You Must be Jokin’

On this week's show, the wonderful Keith Barry joins Willa and Eric in the studio. The lads chat hypnosis and how Eric tried to quit the smokes using it. Keith tells them about how some mind hackers are hired to create sleeper agents and Keith hacks Eric's mind and finds out his first ever crush...

Eric and Willa on their tod this week as they shoot the shit (sometimes literally) about old classic cars, the time Willa got pulled over for speeding in the UK only for the story to take a wild turn, a drunken accident after a night of whiskey and the beauty of VHS.

Willa is back this week as himself and Eric chat about their summers in Butlins, the magic of old VHS renting shops and whether or not older drivers should have to retake their driving test to keep their license.

Our guest this week is Northern Irish royalty, the brilliant and hilarious Shane Todd. In Willa's absence, Eric and Shane chat about gigging in Dubai, meeting Osama Bin Laden's brother (and having to laugh at his bad jokes). Eric tells Shane about the time he met Bono and how he'd done a background check on Eric. Shane tells us about growing up in Northern Ireland, but in an area where the paramilitaries are also friends. And we have some shameful confessions from the Laughter Lounge confessions box.

Joining Eric and Willa this week is the handsomest Canadian to set foot in Ireland, it's the brilliant Tom Stade. The lads chat about their methods to survive in prison, why CAN say anything these days and how to knit a scarf while otherwise engaged... this isn't one for the kiddos.

Our guest in the You Must be Jokin' studio is the wonderful, fabulous, fantastic, Aideen McQueen. Aideen is a comedian who has gone from teaching (Willa's kid) in school to the stage doing comedy in Irish. Eric and Willa chat voice preparation, Aideen tells us about her experiences trying to teach coolock school-kids Irish and discuss the legitimacy of faith healers.

On this week's episode Eric and Willa are joined by....TIGER WOODS!!! I mean... Simon Harris, no I mean Charles LeClerc... Oh wait, no, it's the legend of the JOE parish Conor Moore (Sketches). The lads talk about the potential new Taoiseach, about Conor's time coming through the ranks as a impressionist, how that led to his own TV show and ad with Tiger Woods and why he loves covering F1 now.

Our guest this week is award-winning crime journalist Nicola Tallant. This episode is slightly different to our others, but it's incredibly important. The lads chat to Nicola about her career as a crime journalist, reporting on the drug cartels in Ireland and the damage cocaine has done to the country. We also hear Willa's story when it comes to addiction and how he found help in Mountjoy Prison. If you are affected by the issues discussed in this podcast, contact the Samaritans or visit their website. https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/