This time I'm joined by Dec McHale, Stand Up, Improv Comic, Actor & icon from Auckland and he joins me on the show to talk about the behemoth music event that is Eurovision! I learnt a lot about the history of the event, how geopolitics influences the event depending on what's happening in Europe and then we talk about why Eurovision is meaningful to Dec, as well as how it has influenced him throughout his life. I learnt that Eurovision is sometimes known as "The Gay Olympics" which I found just delightful, most likely doing a follow up podcast with Dec about it!If you'd like to follow Dec, hit him on instagram @decmcomedy or get yourself down to the Wednesday Laughs at the Covert Theatre once a month, check his insta for the most up to date details!As always, make sure you join my FREE patreon page here for exclusive behind the scenes content such as backstage photos, uncut specials, set breakdowns, video podcasts and whatever other fun stuff I chuck up there!If you'd like to check out the tapas tasting menu of Eurovision Tracks that dec sent me, they are as follows:https://youtu.be/9DPAb9-Stmo?si=WP0bV5U7bxLxZjFZhttps://youtu.be/LpRq47hP_f0?si=fAzvUi1SlT-2yBsHhttps://youtu.be/BE2Fj0W4jP4?si=m8KowQgsLGCWRfW3https://youtu.be/3FsVeMz1F5c?si=bfXG3wY8AhOwGIEGhttps://youtu.be/Fv83u7-mNWQ?si=y8ez8DhS0s3cXgKYhttps://youtu.be/DREeDXs9ijc?si=v71G6U2wfTJtZyYWhttps://youtu.be/azw4Kh8Rqpw?si=MddcYNOHJbrTnhT_https://youtu.be/XAJ62IG3gBo?si=0oJ6rqYJ0H_V-oc2https://youtu.be/gAh9NRGNhUU?si=SfRmhLqyXGCGhkS0https://youtu.be/hfjHJneVonE?si=oCKI0fKAiMeVKrYZhttps://youtu.be/pHXDMe6QV-U?si=Kt3b1HAjV6_2SUbehttps://youtu.be/nBtQj1MfNYA?si=9dpen7icTo-KqA0FWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

I recorded an Audiobook for Plains FM here in Christchurch and it's finally begun releasing! I recorded Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.They have graciously allowed me to play chapters 1 & 2 here on my podcast but you'll have to tune in to hear the rest!You can listen to it if you tune into 96.9 every Saturday at 9:30am or visit this link to listen online!After the chapters, I give my thoughts on what it was like to record an audiobook as well as my thoughts on how Treasure Island influenced pirate culture, as well as the adaptation Treasure Planet.This was only possible thanks to Plains FM and Project Gutenberg which I highly recommend you check out!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I'm joined by my good friend Steve King and what begins as a bit of a moan-fest about how hard it is to advertise comedy shows in this day and age turns into quite an insightful chat when Steve brings up the way the band Phantom Planet (remember The OC's theme?) use their patreon page to engage with their community. This part of the chat blew my mind and immediately changed how I saw the platform of patreon. It's a great listen if you're a fellow struggling creative, and I hope a good listen if you're just a podcast fan!Find Steve online @humblekingdom on Instagram, and once he makes his patreon I'll post it here too.Steve's show Aloha Infinity in the Dunedin & Nelson FringeYou can visit MY patreon here too!My show Panic! At The Buffet in the Dunedin & Nelson Fringe too!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I'm joined by 2 great friends of mine, Georgia West Cahill and Matt Lilley where LIVE in front of an audience 8 members strong at Little Andromeda (2 left in the break), we went through their list of 10 tiny joys. This episode is Matt's list of 10 tiny joys.Matt Lilley’s 10 tiny joysA good sunsetComing up with a new jokeKane Williamson Cover drivesHelping a stranger get something off the top shelfMonday morning NFL redzoneRolling upCold shower on a hot dayA good hugAn ice cold monster energy drinkSheepYou can check out Georgia on Facebook & Instagram, Matt on Facebook & Instagram, or you can listen to their podcast Playtime With Georgia & MattWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!Join my Patreon page for FREE to be able to give your thoughts on these live episodes as well as enjoy heaps of patreon-only content!

Just wanted to give a quick update about why you might not have been seeing new episodes in your apps while this changeover to the new host (hopefully) gets resolved.In the meantime, you can listen on:SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsiHeartRadioOvercastPocket CastsGoodpodsAnd a bunch more hereI'd also love it if you could join the Patreon Community (free!) and we can start creating a bit of a community for the podcast and my other comedy stuff!Get in touch with me!@TaylorRuddleComedy on:YouTube • TikTok • Instagram • Facebook• Twitter • Patreon • MERCHIf you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Music Used:Ruddle Me This: Funky Retro Funk by MokkaMusicRamblin' With Ruddle: Rock Your World by Audionautix

In this episode I'm joined by 2 great friends of mine, Georgia West Cahill and Matt Lilley where LIVE in front of an audience 10 members strong at Little Andromeda, we went through their list of 10 tiny joys. This episode is Georgia's and Matt's is coming next week.Georgia West Cahill’s 10 tiny joysCoffee & Princess In The MorningA minor medical emergency that gets you out of work for the dayMeeting a neighbourhood cat when out for a walkpetting said neighbourhood catthe crustIRL rain sounds at nightwhen you use a knife to eat peanut butter and it doesn’t cut your tonguethe smell of blossoms on a warm spring daythe smell of a nearby subway on a warm spring daytea soaked gingernutsYou can check out Georgia on Facebook & Instagram, Matt on Facebook & Instagram, or you can listen to their podcast Playtime With Georgia & MattWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!Join my Patreon page for FREE to be able to give your thoughts on these live episodes as well as enjoy heaps of patreon-only content!

Larry Smith and Dan Bublitz Jr are two standup comedians who spend a LOT of time on the road. Fortunately, they love visiting new places, discovering the hidden, and not-so-hidden, gems in a community, and generally hanging out and getting to know people. They’ve also discovered some tips and tricks to thrive while traveling and will pass them along. Let Diners, Drinks, and Drives (yes, purposefully named this to ride on the coattails of a certain celebrity chef) be your travel guide. From large cities to small towns, Larry and Dan will do their best to showcase the best (at least, the best to them) food, travel tips, and places to get some booze that they can!

Our first episode as a member of TapeDeck Media is live! In this episode, we are doing 10 Tiny Joys again with one of my pals, Hamish Mabon-Ross!Hamish’s 10 Tiny JoysBurger King with my best friendCollecting Pokemon cardsRewatching TV series for the millionth timeSnuggles with pet ratsMetal MusicTasting new beers and whiskiesRoad trip playlistsCompletionismDiscussing historyChatting in NZSLWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Today I'm joined by Dan Bublitz Jr, a comic based in Denver who I've been a fan of for ages and am stoked to be working with going forward. He's the first guest to join me in a new segment called 10 Tiny Joys where we celebrate the little things in life that get you through the day.Dan's list of 10 Tiny Joys are:Gentle Puppy KissesIce-cold beer on a hot dayLong Road TripsFinding a new comic book storeJuicy Burger and friesPost Gig Gas Station SnacksAnimal Videos/watching animalsCompleting a task/houseworkBeard TrimNew Hat/ClothesCheck out Dan on social media @dbubcomedy, or visit his linktree HERECheck out all of his projects at danbublitz.comCheck out my new podcast Label TapeDeck Media on Facebook and Instagram!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

This week we're trying something a bit new, my guest Sam from Gee Quiz is the same Gee Quiz that we host all of our quiz nights under the umbrella of and as a sort of crash test dummy / backdoor pilot for a project that Sam wants to create, we thought it would be cool for Sam to quiz me in the style of one of the Gee Quiz quizzes and see how well I did. Spoiler: Not good!It's a really fun episode that'll tickle the parts of your brain that enjoys learning about etymology, culture and the world in general. I had so much fun recording it despite completely tanking the quiz.Keep an eye out on Gee Quiz to see the announcement of Sam's podcast being released Here!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

This time I'm joined by Bridie Thomson, an up and comic comedian, voice actor and potentially puppeteer based in Auckland to talk about The Muppets, as well as the idea of the Muppetverse / Jim Hensen-verse / whatever you call it.We talks about what The Muppets mean to Bridie, get into the history of a show a little bit and then end on some rapid fire Muppet based questions. It's a fun, cosy, very casual wee chat about a beloved series, what more could you want?If you want to see more of Bridie, check out her LinkTreeWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I'm joined by writer, director and comedian Dan Bain to chat about his upcoming theatre project, an adaptation of The Odyssey that'll be playing right here in Christchurch over the summer.We get into how the project came about, what had to be cut for time, how he landed on The Odyssey rather than The Iliad, what we can expect to see from the play, and we cap it off by asking some rapid fire Greek Mythology questions.It's a delightful interview and I'm stoked to get Dan back on the show, I hope you enjoy it!The Odyssey Show Details:📅 11-28 Jan (Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun) ⏰ Weekdays, 6.30pm & Weekends, 2.30pm (except 27 Jan) & 6.30pm 📍 Weather Station Lawn, Christchurch Botanic Gardens💲 Free! Koha donations will be gratefully accepted by Noosed Octopus👥 All ages but the show is best enjoyed by ages 12 years +🌟 Get all the deets: ccc.govt.nz/summertheatreFollow Dan Online:FB: @Iamdanbain IG: @iamdanbain_ @Perfuctshow @standupinhellSleepy Time Mumbles PodcastWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Hey hey it's 2024's first podcast, a vanity project! I copied the idea off The Anime Man, a Youtuber I follow who mentioned in a podcast that he starts each year doing a Q&A video, so I thought I'd do the same. Luckily for me, some listeners submitted some great questions and I recruited local mensch, Henry Hickman to read them out to me.To get more Henry in your life, follow him on YouTube, Facebook or Instagram.Here are the questions I answered:If I gave you three return flights to anywhere in the world, where would you go?If you could put together a concert with any three bands/artists (including those alive, dead, or disbanded), who would you pick?Why don't you have a cohost for Ruddle Me This?How do I get started making a podcast?Biggest Blooper From Your Recent Tour?Biggest achievement of 2023 that you didn't think would be big at the time?What's your girth, big boy?Coombe or friends? Who’s better Most Awkward First Date?Coombe and Friends Collab?Would you still love me if I was a worm? I've always wanted to ask, where do you get your ideas from?Roasts. Is the format just because comedians want to be really mean to each other because they are actually repressing self hatred?If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life why would it be Dennys? Who are your favourite comedians to watch right now?What is your boomerest opinion?What has been your favourite episode of the podcast so far?What are your favourite podcasts right now?Were you the class clown at high school?Are you happy?What that mouth do?What's the weirdest nickname you have and how did you get it?Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Terribly sorry about missing the usual Christmas / Boxing day upload for State of the Ramble, everything fell to bits all at once; I was losing my voice, had about 3 gigs coming up that I needed said voice for, and the first recording of SOTR2023 clocked in at a whopping 43 minutes AND to top it off I had messed up the audio mastering and it ended up unlistenable.But we rebuild! I was feeling up to recording again on the 30th, so I smashed it out in an afternoon and here we go! I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to yapping at you some more in 2024!I've had ChatGPT the ol' faithful workhorse that it is format this podcast into a nicer list, which you can view here.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I'm joined by Georgia West Cahill, a good chum of mine from the Christchurch comedy scene to teach me all about the ins and outs and ups and downs of the dog-eat-dog world of online doll collecting. We meander through a bit of 90s nostalgia as well as talking about our cats, and the episode gets surprisingly deep at the end as we talk about what do toys / dolls / etc mean to us, as well as the day we realized that they weren't as fun to play with any more.If you need more Georgia in your life, find her online:Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok or check out her podcast.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I'm joined by Auckland stand-up comedian and all around great gal Renee Church! We talk about The Beatles, Renee gives me a proper education about their history, what the band means to her and all that good stuff. Towards the end of the podcast we get into some general chat about the difference between improv and stand up, and what they could each learn from each other, as well as just the general hustle of trying to be a comedian these days.If you need more Renee in your life, find her on:Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TiktokWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Hey now what's this!? Ramblin' With Ruddle is back!? In a new solo format!? You betcha, Ramblers!I've been wanting to create a different "flavour" of the podcast for when I do these solo talking (unhinged rambling) episodes and as I talk about in this episode I was inspired by the recent The Escapist exodus to return to my roots a bit and revive the name Ramblin' With Ruddle.In this episode Ruddle rambles about Copyright, Transparency and Corporate greed through the lens of the Escapist's recent exodus and the founding of Second Wind that followed. It's a really exciting and inspirational story, if you're into that sort of thing then definitely have a read, it was covered by the BBC!Do you like the idea of these solo podcasts? I've been surprised by how well the downloads for some of the later solo podcasts have done which helped inspire me to come up with the idea to revive Ramblin' With Ruddle. Let me know via a DM or email if you like or hate these, I need your feedback!This is also the first episode of the podcast 100% recorded on my new microphone, the Samson ESAQ2U! I did a bit of a comparison and the quality increase blew my mind, hope you enjoy the new production value!The previous show Zero Punctuation can be seen Here, and Yahtzee's new show Fully Ramblomatic can be found Here. Nick Calandra's twitter can be found here.The intro music is "Rock Your World" by Audionautix.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I'm joined by a guy I've been a fan of for ages, Kozo Kaos! Kozo is a Wellington-based street performer, Juggler, Magician, Comedian and Vlogger. Kozo is a high octane performer who combines rock n' roll, video games as well as the occult into his unique brand of chaos. In this interview I catch up with Kozo and get to really pick his brain about how to survive as a street performer in NZ, what does a day in his life look like, what does a year in his life look like, what's it like performing around the world in festivals, how to travel on a budget and all that good stuff.If you need more Kozo in your life, follow him on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or check out his website here.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode we take a slight divergence from the usual model of having a topic to talk about and I present to you another wee Wednesday bonus episode, an interview with my friend Matt Coombe! It's your pretty standard Two Dudes Talking format podcast, just having a catch up with Matt and talking about what he's been up to. Matt is a comedian and comedy producer up in Auckland with a lot of hustle, so it was cool to pick his brain a bit about that as well as the fact that he's a zoomer so I could ask him things about where he sees the future of comedy going. He caps the show off with a hilarious tale of an encounter with a vicious and violent duck that he had. It's a great listen, I hope you enjoy it!If you need more Coombe in your life, follow him on Instagram at @coombegram, @coombeandfriends and @laugh_mobnz and on Youtube @Coombetube.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I am joined by my guest Tracey Royce, one of the 2 founding members of the paranormal investigation team The Quantum Foundation. Tracy was insanely supportive of me with my Phantom Files episodes in both helping me get some new stories as well as spreading the word about the episodes online. The success of these episodes wouldn't have been possible without Tracey's help. I brought Tracey on the show to talk about the origins of The Quantum Foundation as well as how their method of paranormal investigation differs from the typical "ghost hunter" type you see around a lot these days. It's a fascinating listen and I really enjoyed having the conversation.If you'd like to know more about The Quantum Foundation, maybe you have a potentially paranormal situation you'd like them to investigate, visit quantumparanormalnz.com for more information.Check them out on Facebook here or join their group Ghosts & The Paranormal NZWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Hey Hey it's another Wednesday bonus episode and Hickamania is running wild as we release the final part of this 3 part conversation about (allegedly) the greatest TV show ever, Survivor! I reckon probably go back and listen to part 1 and part 2 to get yourself up to speed before this, or just dive right in, I'm not the boss of you. In this episode we cover the last third of Survivor's history and get into what the show is like now, how it's streamlined its filming process and possibly even a bit of what does the future look like for Survivor? Listen to find out. Part of the Survivor Trilogy of podcasts, catch part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. If you want more Henry in your life, check him out on Facebook or catch him at comedy gigs around Christchurch!If you're joining us from attending Henry's recent talk at Nerd Nite, welcome! I hope you enjoyed this episode and come back in a couple of weeks for the next one, or while you're here, why not check out some of my older episodes? If you're into the Nerd Nite concept of people explaining he hell out of a specific topic, then you'll love Ruddle Me This!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Every year around Christmas time I do a State of the Ramble review of the year where I talk about what was good, what was bad and what's next. This one was originally written and posted on my Patreon, you can read it here.I hope you have a wonderful end of the year, whatever that looks like to you, and make sure to check out the rest of the entries in the State of the Ramble series every year around Christmas time.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

I recorded every single set David and I did on our 20-show new material tour in 2023, combed through it and picked out some of my favourite crowd interactions, jokes that I only did a couple of times, as well as other spontaneity that only happened in the room, I even have audio in there of me falling off the stage at Inch Bar in Dunedin!If you attended one of the shows on the tour, this might give you the chance to experience what the other nights were like, and if you didn't attend, maybe you'll change your mind next year! Either way, I hope these clips give you a giggle!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Every year around Christmas time I do a State of the Ramble review of the year where I talk about what was good, what was bad and what's next. This one was originally written and posted on my Patreon, you can read it here.I hope you have a wonderful end of the year, whatever that looks like to you, and make sure to check out the rest of the entries in the State of the Ramble series every year around Christmas time.(Yes the cover for this year was inspired by the Snapchat "Comedy Legend" sticker)Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Part 2 of my 3 hour long conversation with local up and coming comedian Henry Hickman all those weeks ago is now live! We continue on with the Survivor chat, I reckon probably go back and listen to part 1 to get yourself up to speed before this, or just dive right in, I'm not the boss of you. In this episode we get into the middle years of survivor where things got really nutty and they tried some absolutely insane social experiments when deciding to come up with the tribes. I hope you enjoy it!Part of the Survivor Trilogy of podcasts, catch part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. If you want more Henry in your life, check him out on Facebook or catch him at comedy gigs around Christchurch!If you're joining us from attending Henry's recent talk at Nerd Nite, welcome! I hope you enjoyed this episode and come back in a couple of weeks for the next one, or while you're here, why not check out some of my older episodes? If you're into the Nerd Nite concept of people explaining he hell out of a specific topic, then you'll love Ruddle Me This!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I reflect on the experience of my first ever stand up comedy tour. In October 2023 David Correos and I did a 20-show new material tour around most of the South Island of New Zealand. This sort of thing is very uncommon in NZ even amongst professional comedians so I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings about this incredible experience while they were still fresh in my mind. I talked about what went well, what could have gone better as well as the whole ton of stuff that I learnt from being on the tour.It was such a good experience and to have it go off as my first ever touring experience makes me feel very lucky. I look forward to doing it next year again! (Spoiler? Maybe!)I will do an episode with David on the show too, but for now I thought I'd like to do one solo to help process what we did.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

This week I'm joined by local up-and-coming comedian / computer science genius Henry Hickman! Henry is a passionate and knowledgeable fan of the hit TV reality series Survivor. I've always been vaguely aware of survivor and know some friends who are really into it so I was happy to bring Henry on the show to tell us more about it. Henry and I didn't really know each other that well before this podcast, and this first part is a 30 minute version of that scene from Step Brothers where "Did we just become best friends?" happens.Part of the Survivor Trilogy of podcasts, catch part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here.If you want more Henry in your life, check him out on Facebook or catch him at comedy gigs around Christchurch!If you're joining us from attending Henry's recent talk at Nerd Nite, welcome! I hope you enjoyed this episode and come back in a couple of weeks for the next one, or while you're here, why not check out some of my older episodes? If you're into the Nerd Nite concept of people explaining he hell out of a specific topic, then you'll love Ruddle Me This!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

A wee Wednesday bonus episode for you!Many weeks ago Matt Lilley and I sat down for him to explain to me the ins and outs of the great kiwi past time Rugby. When we recorded it was right around the time that all the office workers of the world were saying "Up The Wahs" to everything, and by the time I've uploaded it, the All Blacks are about to play South Africa in the finals of the RWC. Oh how time flies. Matt was kind enough to remind me about this podcast, so I decided bugger it, we'll slip it in as a Wednesday bonus episode in case any of you out there were looking to brush up on your Rugby knowledge before the finals!Follow Matt Lilley on Facebook or InstagramCheck out tickets to the final days of my tour with David Correos at www.davidcorreos.com!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode, I'm joined by up-and-coming Auckland-based stand-up comedian Craig Westenberg. If you've been following me since the days of my first podcast Ramblin' With Ruddle, you'll recognize Craig as my first ever podcast guest. Craig's been my go-to music friend for years, he is very learned around all sorts of artists and genres and often has insightful knowledge about them. This time I thought it would be fun to bring Craig onto the show and talk about his favourite band, the hottest band in the world - KISS! I've been a bit of a bandwagon fan of Kiss for many years, always liked their music but never really delved into the history of the band or what sort of evolution they've been through as a unit, that's where Craig came in. It's a really interesting listen about one of the most unique bands in entertainment.Follow Craig online on Facebook, Insta, Tiktok or check out his Linktree, you can also catch him LIVE most weeks at The Classic comedy club up in Auckland.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

If you know me at all, you know that I love pro wrestling. I missed the boat during the 90s when it was booming but discovered it when I was 17 or 18 years old and have been a fan ever since. Dave Adams is a Christchurch-based stand-up comedian originally from Wellington and he's also a huge fan. In this podcast we seek to give the casual viewer an insight into the baffling popularity of "fake fighting." Dave got into wrestling during the boom in the 90s so between us we have 2 different reference points to look at and hopefully we will be able to take you from skeptic to curious and maybe you'll check out a show.One of my best friends is a local wrestler, "Eccentric" Elliot Samuels, check him out on Facebook here to see him sporting some of the merch I designed him while he puts the stretch on the competition. He wrestles for Unified Championship Wrestling here in ChristchurchIf you need more Dave Adams in your life, check him out on Facebook, Insta, or check out his business winning.nz.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

I asked some of the local comics if they'd be interested in hearing a podcast about how I gave up my day job and became a full time comic. There was a good amount of interest and my very good friend Steven Lyons volunteered to interview me for this episode and so here we are, a deep dive on what steps I took to make sure I was able to leave my day job and start doing this delightful comedy business full time. I hope it's useful to you!If there's any answers that were kid of vague or you wanted more info out of, send me a DM on Facebook and I'll do my best to answer it! You can follow Steven online at:https://www.facebook.com/StevenLyonsComedyhttps://twitter.com/stelyonshttps://www.instagram.com/stelyonshttps://www.facebook.com/PaperGoatNzhttps://www.instagram.com/papergoatnz/Get tickets to my tour with David Correos at www.davidcorreos.com!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Hey hey look at that, we're at number 30 and what a fitting coincidence in that we're going to talk about the movie 300. History buff and former comic Talia joins me on the show and we have a chat about what the film got right and what they got wrong about the battle of Thermopylae. I was and still am a massive fan of the movie so this was a great opportunity to ask many questions I've had for years. I even ended up reading the comic a few weeks ago and really enjoyed that, highly recommend you do too!And yes, I had so much fun creating the cover artwork this week!Get tickets to me and David Correos' south island tour at www.davidcorreos.comWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Today I'm joined by comedian Danny Sewell as we explore his theory that New Zealand has the best potato chip game on the planet! Danny made such a bold claim and I just had to bring him onto the podcast to explain his theory. We get into what makes Danny qualified to speak on this matter, he ranks the best chips we have and why in a lot of detail. It was an eye opening podcast for me and I know you'll enjoy it too.More of Danny on Facebook and Instagram. Check out Theoretical Comedy Here.Danny & Finn's Butt Bros here. Check out The Lamington too!My tour in October with David Correos here.The Outboard Motors on Facebook here.Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Hamish and I take a stroll down memory road and reminisce about the first few years of the pandemic. What our lives were like before, during and now as it appears to be winding down. I wanted to record this episode as I feel some of my memories start to fade and I feel like future Taylor in 20 years will appreciate hearing me talk about it while the memories are still fresh.Watch my special All My Covid Jokes for free here!This week's song "Better" was kindly donated by Isla, a NZ musician.You can check out her on Facebook and Instagram if you need more Isla in your life!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Volume 3 of the phantom files is here! I thought I'd spring this on you without warning as a wee surprise. 5 fantastic stories in this episode with a bit of a change of pace with some UFO sighting stories. Hope you enjoy it!Check out Wayne's photos hereListen to The Phantom Files Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. IV here, and check out my Interview with a Paranormal Investigator here.Intro/Outro Music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fVRA6XnvYcHorror Ambience:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svAspF0nxC0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nD3Sp_saz4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrRNj9gJezA--Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!The Phantom Files, a subseries of the Ruddle Me This! podcast featuring paranormal stories from all over New Zealand; Cryptids, Ghosts, UFOs and everything else from beyond the veil. All of the stories have been submitted by real people, and often recorded and told in their own voices. It's not a show about ridiculing, debunking or discrediting paranormal experiences, more about sharing cosy spooky stories. If you like M.R. James, Spooked, Shadows At The Door, Monsters Among Us or The NoSleep Podcast, you'll love The Phantom Files!

Bit of quickie this week, so much has been happening since my last big batch of recordings, I had to fill you in! We also get into what Hamish has been up to with his studies in Sign Language Interpreting.Get tickets to the tour with David Correos HERE!Check out Can Do Comedy on Facebook to keep up to date with all our quizzes and gigs!Big thank you to Bekon Media for the billboard and their support with Laugh Cellar!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Part 2 of my discussion with Aimée Borlase about the album It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen. We complete the rest of the tracks on the album and get Aimée's closing thoughts as well as a general observation about Lily Allen as a singer, performer and public figure. We also talk about how it has influenced Aimée with her singing and performing. Probably behooves you to listen to part 1 of this conversation as this episode carries right on from where we left off.Follow Aimée Online:https://www.facebook.com/aimeeborlasehttps://www.instagram.com/aimeeborlase/https://www.youtube.com/@aimeeborlaseWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Today I am joined by Steve Wilbury. Steve is an international award winning magician, stand up comedian and children's entertainer based up in Nelson. I first met Steve last year when we performed on the Kids Day Out Variety Show together. I think I was the first person to do stand-up to children on that tour. Steve and I stayed in touch and have gigged together sporadically since. Today Steve offered to teach me all about Contact Juggling, a version of juggling that I had no idea was so rare of a skill, as well as relatively recent. We get into the history of contact juggling, as well as Steve's ambition to create an act that contributes to the art form. We delve into all sorts of magic and comedy geekery throughout, so if you're into those, you're in for a treat!Follow Steve Online:https://www.facebook.com/stevewilburyentertainerhttps://www.instagram.com/steve_wilbury/http://www.stevewilbury.comDon't forget to check out Steve's Laugh, Cry or Die podcast!Kids Day Out Variety Show: https://www.kidsdayoutvariety.co.nz/Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Today I sit down with my very good friend Hamish and we talk about the ideas of FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out and FOBI - Fear Of Being Included. The conversation fairly quickly becomes one about a lot of my personal anxieties as well as the situations in which Hamish feels FOBI rather than FOMO. It's a great little lighthearted chat about how difficult navigating social situations can be, especially during adult life. Hope you enjoy it!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In this episode I am joined by comedian, singer and actor Aimée Borlase! She brought with her to the show to discuss Lily Allen's album "It's Not Me, It's You." We discuss a little bit of The Muppet's at the start which was her alternative choice, but ended up going with Lily Allen. We discuss why this album was meaningful to Aimée, some of the themes contained in the lyrics and talk about how this album and Lily Allen in general has influenced Aimée's art thus far. Aimée is a self admitted over-preparer and had prepared a ton of notes, so we ended up being able to go for a lot longer than expected as thus this is part 1 of our discussion, give me a subscribe to keep in the know for when part 2 drops in a couple of weeks!Follow Aimée Online:https://www.facebook.com/aimeeborlasehttps://www.instagram.com/aimeeborlase/https://www.youtube.com/@aimeeborlaseWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In today's episode I am joined by Hoani Hotene, he's a Wellington based comic and was the 2023 winner of NZ's Raw comedy competition, quite an achievement and I was delighted to have him on the show. Hoani brought with him the Errol Morris documentary Gates of Heaven, made in the 70s about people who own and operate pet cemetaries. I watched the doco the night before and we had a really fun and interesting discussion of about it, as well as Hoani's wider love of documentaries. If you're a cinephile or a docophile (?) this one's the pod for you!Follow Hoani Online:https://www.facebook.com/hoanithecomedianhttps://www.instagram.com/hoanihotene/https://www.tiktok.com/@hoanithacomedianWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Today I am joined by Aimée Thorne, and up and coming comedian from Auckland becoming known for her dark comedy. She's a part of the "Weird, Dark & Scandalous" crew, a comedy show for deviants, weirdos, outcasts, metalheads, geeks, and anybody who’s ever felt like they don’t quite fit in". Definitely get along to one of these shows if you see it being advertised! Aimée is a big fan of true crime and so I wanted to pick her brain a bit and see why people find true crime so fascinating, we also talk about a book called The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker and we talk about a few prominent NZ true crime cases. As you can expect this episode deals with some dark and potentially disturbing subject matter so please be aware of this when you listen, I won't hold it against you if you skip it!Follow Aimée Online:https://twitter.com/athornycomedyhttps://www.instagram.com/aimee.thorne/Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

I've been wanting to talk about baseball at length with someone ever since I saw Moneyball. Great film. John being a native american was more than happy to chat with me about it and we cover the basics of the sport, as well as a few of the more advanced intricacies of the game. Towards the end we start getting into how baseball is deeply ingrained within american culture in a very interesting discussion. John will be returning to talk about other American sports in future episodes!Follow John Online:https://www.facebook.com/JohnTheRobertWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

Hello Phantom-philes! Volume II of the Phantom Files is here and I couldn't be more stoked. This series has by a large margin the most downloads out of all my podcast stuff so it seems y'all are here for the spooky stuff. Got 4 fantastic stories for you this time around, hope you enjoy them and don't forget you can still submit stories to me at [email protected]! Audio is best, but if you don't feel comfortable, you can write your story out and I'll have somebody voice record it. Anyway hope you enjoy, the next episode won't be too far off as I have a few stories left over!Audrey Porne's deets:https://twitter.com/AudreyPornehttps://www.facebook.com/AudreyPorneComedianhttps://www.instagram.com/audrey.prne/Listen to The Phantom Files Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. IV here, and check out my Interview with a Paranormal Investigator here.Intro/Outro Music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fVRA6XnvYcHorror Ambience:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svAspF0nxC0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nD3Sp_saz4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrRNj9gJezA--Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!The Phantom Files, a subseries of the Ruddle Me This! podcast featuring paranormal stories from all over New Zealand; Cryptids, Ghosts, UFOs and everything else from beyond the veil. All of the stories have been submitted by real people, and often recorded and told in their own voices. It's not a show about ridiculing, debunking or discrediting paranormal experiences, more about sharing cosy spooky stories. If you like M.R. James, Spooked, Shadows At The Door, Monsters Among Us or The NoSleep Podcast, you'll love The Phantom Files!

I've been writing and designing for the best NZ based satire news page, The Lamington for about 3 months now and I thought it would be cool to have a chat with Danny & Fin the 2 lads behind the project. We went through the origins of the idea, how they followed through and got it off the ground, what's in store for the future of The Lamington and then we went through a couple of our sizzle reels, headlines we wished had got through but didn't for whatever reason. The interview was rife with technical issues, recording online and trying to sync up 3 conversations was a new podcasting challenge for me, and we ended up losing big chunks of the interview but what we did keep is still a great listen. I hope it makes up for the massively long episode last week.Follow The Lamington!Follow Danny online:https://www.instagram.com/dannysewell123/https://www.facebook.com/DannySewellComedyFollow Fin online:https://www.instagram.com/finnibin/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090048405551Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In today's episode, I chat through an idea I had when I was around 15 or 16 years old. I started creating a flash animation of the story but possibly due to moving house or a PC dying I never got around to working on it any more. I always liked the idea for the setting, the magic system and the characters so it's never left my head all this time. I decided it would be great to bring Hamish, a fellow comic and fantasy fan onto the podcast where I could rattle off my story and ideas to him, and he could help me flesh it out as well as suggest some ideas of his own. We intended to only go for 40 minutes but we got so wrapped up in the discussion I decided to just let it roll and we've ended up with quite a long-y. If you're into worldbuilding, fantasy, comics, anime, storytelling and all that juicy stuff you'll probably really enjoy this episode, but if that's not for you then I won't begrudge you for skipping it. You might also just like to listen to me and Hamish chat for an hour, he has a very pleasing voice and I've been told the same about mine. Hope you enjoy!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

This time I decided to try out a "Two Dudes Talking" style podcast and went in without any ideas in mind, just wanted to have a chat to Steve who's a good friend of mine. Steve's a very funny comic, as well as a talented musician and artist. He loves cats too, so he's a true triple threat. We start out talking about the kings birthday holiday which was the day recorded it, and moved onto James Bond, what would a New Zealand James Bond movie be like, and then we moved into chatting about Steve more; how long has he been doing music and comedy, how did he get his start, and all those juicy details. It's a fun chat, and I hope you enjoy a change of pace for this one!You can find Steve's artistic pursuits here:https://www.instagram.com/humblekingdom/And his music endeavours here:https://www.instagram.com/gearloose/Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

In today's episode I rant and mostly rave for 45 minutes about this series of Japanese movies I love called Crows Zero. I show a few different versions of the international posters and talk about how hard it is for them to get the style right. I planned to go into more depth about the themes in the movies but once I started talking I mainly started raving about the things I love about the series and I'd love for you to check them out too. Let me know what you think of them in the comments!I've added ASMR to the tags as I've been told my voice and soft talking style has ASMR-ish qualities to it, let me know in the comments if you think so too!0:00 Intro1:04 Crows Manga Background5:19 Crows Zero14:13 Crows Zero 224:17 Crows Explode (3)28:52 English Posters31:08 Thai (?) Posters32:07 French Posters34:21 Korean & Taiwanese (?) Posters36:34 Crows Zero Reboot Manga37:28 Crows Zero Roadshow Graphics39:41 Crows Zero Stage Play Poster41:21 Wrap Up & PlugsIntro Music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3tXX2XgjYWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!