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Mitchell Coombs on Brian The Lamb, Pilates Anxiety & Is IIJM Returning?
It’s a full-circle Halloween reunion! 👻 Mitch Churi welcomes his Is It Just Me? co-host and long-time bestie Mitchell Coombs for a chaotic, catchup ft. a very special third wheel...
They spill on everything from the haunted Cash Cock costume to Brian the Sheep’s merch empire, Pilates mishaps, fake names at the gym (“Go Peter!”), and memories of their early radio days. Plus, a classic Culture Card moment, Pack to the Rafters confessions, and why Mitch is done with reformer Pilates.
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0:00 Intro — Halloween Special Begins
2:30 Nun vs. Chicken: Costume Reveal
5:00 “We Were Never Equals” — Revisiting Is It Just Me?
8:00 The Infamous Brown Smear & Cashcock Memories
10:30 “Terminally Ill Ex” Analogy & Chat Show Chaos
13:00 Friendship Dynamics: Grace vs. Mitchell
15:00 Brian the Sheep Origin Story 🐑
18:00 The Great “Bart” Naming Scandal
20:00 How Brian Went Viral (Meta Rising Creator!)
23:30 Brian’s Merch & Mitchell’s New Collection
26:00 Comparing Fame — Brian vs. Mitch
29:00 Mum & Dad Get a Call from the Farm
31:30 Culture Card Segment Begins
33:00 Mitchell Chooses: Pilates!
34:30 Mitch Quits Reformer Pilates
37:00 Scout Pilates vs. The New Gym
40:00 Becoming “Peter Pilates” 😭
42:30 The Gym Mix-Up That Went Too Far
45:00 The HIIT Class Incident — “Go Peter! Go!”
48:00 Why He Can’t Correct Them Now
50:30 Pack to the Rafters Chat & Granddad’s Homophobia
53:00 The Logies Flashback: Radio Intern Days
56:00 Working with Grace Again — Full Circle Moment
59:00 The Tyra Banks Bottle & Other Studio Disasters
1:02:00 “Peter Pilates” Lives On
1:04:00 Reflecting on the Mitches’ Evolution
1:07:00 Final Laughs & Outro
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