Problemz

This week on Problemz, the advice is questionable and the problems are deeply unhinged. With Brynley Stent and Bailey Poching away, Catherine Yates and Vincent Andrew-Scammell are joined by special guests Ella Hope-Higginson and Milo Cawthorne to solve your problems the only way they know how: chaotic improv.This episode tackles some truly important questions:Is having a rotational towel system normal or deeply cursed?Is it embarrassing to walk back to your table with a Ponsonby Food Court pager?How early is too early for dinner with your parents?And if you’re messaging someone called Gina for relationship advice… is that cheating?Expect ridiculous improv scenes, terrible advice, and the kind of problem solving that probably shouldn’t be trusted.

Vinny, Cathy and Brynley are joined by legendary improvisor Hamish Parkinson! They dive into what it is to get a lot of matches, race to pay for dinner, work at the warehouse, date a living statue, help a grandma, cross the boarder, and to be stuck in a frustrating quiz team. Catch Hamish @hungrypeachboy on Instagram! Also, check out his sketch comedy YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@fuqboizAnother also, grab your tickets to the Fuq Boiz live show, The Greatest Showboiz at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival here: https://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/fuq-boiz-the-greatest-showboiz/And the Problemz team on:@problemzpod @vinny.tawera @Brynley.stent @cathrineyates@broozer_

A Year 7 writes in because a girl at school won’t stop laughing at them… and they genuinely don’t know if it’s bullying, flirting, or just their face.So obviously we handle it with maturity and restraint.This episode spirals from a very real school dilemma into talent quest stand-up revolutions, failed Peter Pan auditions, intense Berlin theatre training, Otago flat inspections, choir nationals, ram raids (contextually), and the emotional damage of never getting cast in the school play.As always, we solve listener problems using pure, unfiltered improv. No prep. No plan. Just chaos and occasional accidental wisdom.If you’ve ever been laughed at in class, failed a drama audition, lost your bond in Dunedin, or thought about confronting someone with “why are you laughing?” — this one’s for you.

This week on Problemz, Lana Walters is our special guest and to the surprise of no one she has an incredible Problem to present to the group.Also featured in this week's ep- has the team been pranked?? Or are these gnomes up to no good! The team also helps a listener decide when and how to resign from their job, even when boss seems to be pretty decent.

Guest Tom Clarke and the problems team try to solve issues with new relationships, old relationships, group dynamics and Warhammer. As usual, through the power of improv, the team solve nothing. But they do discover the true meaning of life: Knowing what season to dress in.

This week on Problemz, the gang is joined by comedian, actor and all-round legend Kura Forrester (Taskmaster NZ, Brunch, Golden Boy) while Bailey is off galivanting overseas.We tackle some truly unresolvable issues, including:- Whether a relationship can survive when one person insists on using a top sheet and the other absolutely refuses- How to deal with a astronomical water bill. As always, the problems are real, the advice is questionable, and the solutions may create more problems than they solve.