The JUSTNOW Comedy Podcast

Alfred Adriaan renames the podcast!

Nicholas Goliath was in the studio with Gareth so we hijacked him for the our show. It's always special to have an actual Goliath with us. Alfred Adriaan is one of the hardest working comics in the land, and having him explain his day was insightful and a blueprint for…

21 Apr 2017 47 min

A Protest in a Podcup

Junk status! Now more than ever, we need comedy in our lives. Political comedy, satire, knock knock jokes... anything, to cheer this sad country up. While people were out there protesting we made sure you got your regular fix of comedy. We are the All-Bran of the internet - keeping…

7 Apr 2017 52 min

Alan Committie: 'The Podcast that Goes Wrong'

Alan's first words 9 seconds into the show: "This looks like absolute chaos!" But it's always a pleasure when one of the hardest working comedians in the country agrees to come and play with us. He's a teacher, actor, director, international stand-up... and he's in a show running at the…

31 Mar 2017 51 min

Longer Harder: Glen Biederman-Pam, Martin Evans, Richelieu Beaunoir

Comedians have a tight connection with sex and we explore the ins and outs of it. Wetting your appetite with Glen who hosted 4 days of live sex last year dressed as Frank N. Furter! This morning we went hard at a marathon 2-hour session, and with these quality guests…

24 Mar 2017 1 hr 46 min

Nqoba Ngcobo & Richelieu - Silent Comedy?

Names you can't pronounce. When Nqoba asks you to do a silent comedy show... you invite him to the podcast to explain! Eric pronounced Nqoba's name correctly, Dave not so much. Richelieu Beaunoir - one of our podcast favourites - popped in to keep us up to date on the…

17 Mar 2017 54 min

A Hostage Situation

We managed to convince London comedy act Archie Maddox to stay in the studio for a full hour, while some listeners accused him of sounding like a tea-drinking construction worker! Then we get Stuart Taylor out of bed to tell us why we should watch the Big 5 Comedy show…

10 Mar 2017 51 min

Comedy SONA Pt 2

Gilli, Prins, Eric and Lihle Lindzy talk about all things currently affecting society. Trevor Noah, Donald Trump, Nicki Minaj, birthdays, gigs, women in comedy and everything else. The gist of the show: Get more ladies doing comedy!

3 Mar 2017 51 min

The Academy Rates our Show

An actual radio professional joins the team. Catherine Grenfell rates the show and they get one and a quarter points! Which is good, and they will grow the show based on her suggestions... the main one being to get rid of Dave. Dax, the owner of 'The Green', talks about…

24 Feb 2017 51 min

D.I.Y. - Just Add GAS

Eric has Lloyd Niemandt and TV personality, voice over artist, and all round cool girl Elle Franc in studio. They talk about all things entertainment, awards, and the life of someone who does D.I.Y. Insightful, funny and all out entertainment - straight into your earholes!

17 Feb 2017 49 min

Comedy SONA 2017 Pt 1

On a point of order, Eric speaks to Prins, Gilli Apter, and Bongani Dube about the happenings during the State of the Nation Address. Points raised, fights in house and the structure of the country (from a comedy perspective obviously) are brought up - as well as the foundation of…

10 Feb 2017 48 min

Philosophy & Comedy Can Co-Exist

We've been trying to get Joey Rasdien on the podcast for some time. And it proves worth the wait. Besides being a very funny comic, he's also a deep thinking man. His theories and life advice are enlightening. We also took BBC out into the world! Subscribe today and please…

3 Feb 2017 55 min

You've Won the Nigerian Lottery

We've all been scammed at some point, so hopefully our panel of comics can advise you on how to know when you're being scammed. Comedian Nkosinathi Maki has recently relocated to Jozi from Cape Town, so we ask him how things are going. He lives in his Polo Vivo. Also…

27 Jan 2017 55 min

How Many Times Can We Say Cock Ring?

George Kuda once asked if he could come onto the podcast, so we made his dream come true today, as part of our Comedian Outreach Programme. We also woke Marc Lottering up and spoke about tight denim shorts and the future awards he's going to collect. BBC was put on…

20 Jan 2017 53 min

NoJokesComedy

After a stellar interview with Gareth Cliff, the rest of the show went downhill quickly. Thank goodness for people like Alfred Adrian who brought a whole new dimension to the podcast, with Business Advice. Did you know there's a comedy blog called NoJokesComedy? Founder and editor Rethabile Mohlala pops in…

13 Jan 2017 54 min

Rolling in the Cash in 2016

The team decides to be more organised and almost get it right. They celebrate their first Whats App message, even though it points out their lack of organisational skills - which is exactly why they have Lloyd Niemandt in to see what he can do for them, because he runs…

6 Jan 2017 51 min

Goodbye 2016!

The guys try to get the WhatsApp text number out again, but Eric talks too fast. And he surprised everyone by bringing his Pilot brother onto the podcast. Brandon wants to be boring and watch football on NYE, and Dave thinks they woke Jason Goliath up to chat about NYE…

30 Dec 2016 53 min

Mixed Christmas Nuts

When a German Pakistani Muslim comedian walks into a podcast... we have a Christmas beer tasting obviously! We review the Durban Comedy Festival with Robby Collins with added 'beef', and intro people to the world of Alyn Adams, who uses big words to describe how to survive the January 'credit…

23 Dec 2016 57 min

Happy Gelofte Dag, Reconciliation Day?

What type of idiots would come and record a podcast on a public holiday? The Gas Comedy team. Today a bonus Martin Evans Surprise Interview (we think he was still busy when we called). And new fresh tasty comedian Vuyisa Qabaka pops in. Then Brandon and Martin - our 2…

16 Dec 2016 56 min

Why Do We Do This?

This week the guys aim for a structured show as the comedians were briefed to come up with a Christmas story and keep an ear out for Ndumiso Lindi's Madiba revival... but an entire cricket team arrived instead. They chat to Couch Ninja about assault with 'NunChuks' and a fan…

9 Dec 2016 58 min

Nationalise the Jokes

Paul Cowan and Vuyisa Xaba are in studio today with Eric because Dave still doesn't know where Rivonia is, 2 weeks in a row. They talk about how crazy the year 2016 has been and how it needs a hard reboot before 2017. The team makes the jokes as internationally-friendly…

2 Dec 2016 46 min