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Ding Dong Club

Karl Chandler

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Australia's longest-running comedy podcast (established 2024), host Karl Chandler hangs out with funny, famous, and not-so-famous mates every week and (high concept alert) tries to be as funny as he can with them, for about an hour. Real splitting-the-atom stuff. It's like Joe Rogan if he was a comedian. From the ashes of "The Little Dum Dum Club" comes a podcast JUST different enough to avoid an intellectual property lawsuit. If you find low-brow humour a little hi-falutin', this show may b ...
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Ding Dong! Oh my God, they've done it! It's a live podcast in Bangkok! We've flown over to Thailand as part of DumbCuntiki, with 25 people to tour Bangkok, and do a live show! And THIS is it! And with guests Nick Cody, Milan Crncevic and Arnie Pie! We find out about the tour guide's awful directional skills (whoever that is), and our massive fun it…
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Ding Dong! Comedy superstars and real estate barons DAVE HUGHES and NAZEEM HUSSAIN visit Ding Dong HQ/Blanket's bedroom! We find out about Naz's border security issues, plus the weird way he invited me to his 40th birthday party, and Hughesy's INSANE stories about his drinking days, plus the ongoing drama of getting his podcast van going, plus, is …
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Ding Dong! We're back in the Abbey Road of podcasting: Blanket's bedroom, and I've got RAY O'LEARY and ROHAN GANJU weirded out in there! There's big tech talk as my laptop has gone nuclear; I try not to talk about one of the world's most popular sitcoms with these idiots; there's Thai food talk; Rohan tells us about India; plus we get to the bottom…
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Ding Dong! It's the debut of tonight show host SAM PANG and one of the original NZ comedians who moved to Australia to steal our jobs, TONY MARTIN! Sam finds out the name of this podcast; we get a new 'recording studio'; we talk about working for "Sam Pang Tonight"; Sam's link to Thailand; for some reason we get Dave O'Neil on the phone.. and we un…
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Ding Dong! DAVE O'NEIL is back, along with first-time Ding Donger BEN LOMAS! We deal with the god-awful (but relatable) subject of real estate, and in-between we find out about O'Neil's child stalker; we find out what "Tom Cruise" means in the renovation world; hear all about when O'Neil bought Captain Snooze's house; more Carl Barron stories; Ben …
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Ding dong! Two of east Melbourne's favorite comedians, MIKE GOLDSTEIN and BEN KNIGHT join me in the club, I've found the answer to Hawthorn's weirdest number plate; has Goldstein found Melbourne's coolest Uber driver?; I've had a vehicular NIGHTMARE with picking up Blanket from school; we get the story about Knighty's proposal; and is Knighty INSAN…
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Ding dong! Zoom is back! YUCK! But I've got two interstate comedians, ANDREW WOLFE and NICK CARR! Me and Wolfie are both on Facebook Marketplace (that's right: I'm getting rid of those Thai nightclub chairs), Wolfie has been diagnosed with a bizarre sounding medical compaint, plus we hear about Perth's "Australian Comedian of the Year" competition,…
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Ding dong! I've found the lost episode! Somehow I lost this episode with DAVE THORNTON and SAM TAUNTON, but it's back! We discover the deep, dark, embarrassing secret of Thorno's email handle, I've made a crazy faux-pas with an email to my accountant, and we're getting excited about the DumbCuntiki trip to Bangkok! Plus: Blanket's has a crack at my…
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Ding dong! We've got Guy Montgomery's Spelling Bea (sp?)'s own GUY MONTGOMERY and Queensland' own HARLEY BREEN in the club this week, As we dissect the history of McDonald's sea-based menu item (something I've personally never tasted, actually), plus Harley's employee history at McDonald's, Guy's mascot experience, and the story of Harley losing hi…
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Ding dong! We've got two first-time guests, It's the king and queen of Liverpool: LAWRENCE MOONEY and KYLE LEGACY, There's a LOT of talk about how my two guests are from Liverpool, don't worry, there's not much soccer talk, Except for the incredible career of Australian Craig Johnston, plus a crazy link between bikes and the Gold Coast, and a heap …
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Whoa! It's the first EVER live Ding Dong Club episode recording, Live from the Thai nightclub, Mamao Club in Bourke Street, Melbourne, With guests DAVE THORNTON, NICK CODY and CAMERON JAMES, with special guest OLIVER CLARK, Cam finds out he has surprise visitors in his hotel sauna; we find out about the names of more of my employees, plus my inclin…
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It's comedy festival time, I'm under the pump, but I found time to talk to private schoolboy LUKE HEGGIE and first-timer JESS FUCHS! We go deep behind the scenes at Thai nightclub Mamao Club; how much is a bottle of beer worth?; beach wees; Jess's dyslexia; my idea for a new airport lounge; plus I've bought 130 of something. Plus: Blanket didn't ge…
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Oh my word, I'm joined by CAMERON JAMES and first-timer ROHAN GANJU for an absolutely grotty (but very, very funny) episode. There's a massive update on my psycho neighbours; we learn all about Rohan's very interesting current job, as well as his less-fictional previous jobs; I get to tee off about The White Lotus; Blanket's done an extremely inter…
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Back in the basement: ROVE McMANUS and BRON LEWIS join me for a red-hot, vodka-fuelled, late night episode, and it's a ripper! The latest episode of ABC's "Australian Story" features Hughesy, Rove AND me; my wife has gets a mysterious bunch of flowers; Rove hates massages and Bron hates her masseuse; Bron has a severe eyebrow episode; there's an IN…
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Episode 18! Finally the episode is allowed to drink (and have grandchildren in Maryborough). PETE HELLIAR and SAM TAUNTON join me for the party, as we hear Pete's quite remarkable story about the World Cup; Sam and Pete try to figure out how my wife gave me permission to go to England for 24 hours; there's HEAPS of plane talk (middle seats, charger…
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DANIELLE WALKER and NICK CARR join me in the Basement Comedy Club green room this week a few hours after I've just flown in from England and boy, is my brain tired/f*cked. We talk Liverpool (the city), plus my methodical plan of how to beat jetlag (and how it failed magnificently), heaps of airport talk, and of course: Danielle's family and weird s…
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NAZEEM HUSSAIN and RAY O'LEARY join me in the Spleen Bar office(!) for an hour of dumbshittery; Nazeem's been burgled, plenty of school talk, some drug updates, and Chando's off to England and gets plenty of advice! It's a good one! LIVE Melbourne show on April 5 is on sale now: https://www.trybooking.com/CXQGV Our trip to Bangkok from June 5-9 is …
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Ding Dong indeed! I had a donkey and I needed its hind leg talked off, so I called DAVE O'NEIL and DANNY McGINLAY! O'Neil has had a run-in with a Test cricketer, talked fish and chips with Viggo Mortensen, as we descend into a deep dive on fast food... including a classic Chando trolling of a potato cake Facebook group. Plus: Blanket learns how to …
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Back in the basement, I'm joined by LIZZY HOO and Triple J's LUKA MULLER! Lizzy has a crazy schooldays fail; there's a new Basement Comedy Club Hall of Fame funny customer name; Blanket's had a disastrous first day of Grade 1; Luka's had a wild childhood pirate incident; there's a guide dog on the loose in Basement Comedy Club, and of course, Bangk…
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Hey mates! (Are we still allowed to say that?) Chando here! The new show is up and running, It's called DING DONG CLUB, and it's (mostly) what you remember of the old show! Is it better? Is it worse? Have a listen and make your mind up! It's rattling along at a rate of knots so far, with plenty of old mate guests, and plenty of ripper episodes (and…
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ACHTUNG! RIPPER EPISODE ALERT! We're back in the green room at Basement Comedy Club with Nick Cody and Mike Goldstein as we stick around for a couple of drinks and delve into the recent controversy in the newspapers involving our German friend Timmy Billiards. Plus: are we convincing Cody to come to Bangkok? Are the ping pong shows gonna get him ov…
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International comedian ROSS NOBLE joins me, along with national comedian DANNY McGINLAY, as we record backstage in the green room at Basement Comedy Club. On the menu today is: Mount Rushmore; who's outranking you in the newspaper if you die on a plane?; Norm from "Cheers"; has airport security ruined comedy?; Auslan interpreters; the Wiggles; Men …
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CAMERON JAMES and BEN KNIGHT make their Ding Dong debut! We tackle all the hot topics of 2025: Wet potato cakes, pumas hiding in Australia, having sex with ghosts, saving money with the disabled at McDonalds, and Chando finally has to go through his drug counselling thanks to the big Richmond police station valium bust! It's like Joe Rogan, but som…
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Here they are! Lehmo joins first-timer William Wang in the Ding Dong Club this week, As we find out all about a little country called China, plus delve into what it's like working in a casino, Plus Chando's had a very sweary heckler! And a super-extended "Let's Talk to Blanket"! Plus all details about our big trip to Bangkok! Hosted on Acast. See a…
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Yes! RIPPER episode as Wil Anderson joins long-time veteran Bron Lewis as we find out about the Lewis family being scammed in a BIZARRE way; we enter the inside-baseball world of gatekeeping, and then get balls-deep into Chando's world of "drug-smuggling". Chando's had an absolute SHOCKER on his way to Vietnam (you really have to hear it to believe…
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Veteran guest Andrew Wolfe and Ding Dong virgin Dave O'Neil join me as we dissect the New Zealand comedy invasion, Wolfie's ex-wife erasing him, Kyle and Jackie O's House of Horrors, O'Neil ranks himself in the top 50 of Australian comedy, Wolfie getting an encore request at a gig, both O'Neil and Wolfie steal food from a gig.... and of course: Per…
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We're on the road, as we record out the front of DAVE HUGHES's house alongside ED KAVALEE, as we find out all about Hughesy's new 40k secret purchase! Take your dexies, there's a lot in here to keep up with: We find out Hughesy's neighbour's surprising dog's name, a huge reveal of Kav's famous uncle, Hughesy's top 3 guest list for his new podcast (…
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We've got TV's MELANIE BRACEWELL and NAZEEM HUSSAIN in this week, and this episode is absolutely chockers! A 90 minuter! Naz is used as a drug guinea pig; Mel replaces Naz as the host of the GQ Awards and we find out why Naz got dumped; plus Naz gets blanked by an international music superstar! And we haven't even gotten to the time Chando and Naz …
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TOM BALLARD and MIKE GOLDSTEIN make their grand Ding Dong Club debut, and go balls-deep with Chando's trip to Bangkok where he's gone to get his teeth whitened, AND watch open mic comedy(!), plus we finally talk about the Chandler vs Ballard roast at Fox FM's "Roast of Tommy Little" last March, plus get into behind the scenes at Channel 7's John Cl…
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Radio's Tommy Little and Lehmo discover what the show's name is (and what it nearly was), as we get stuck into how Tommy helped Blanket get to sleep, Lehmo walks the Kokoda Trail, and we find out about the most exclusive celebrity dating app! Plus, more Let's Talk To Blanket! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Recorded in the home of Australian comedy (Perth), it's a cracker of an episode with Harley Breen and Andrew Wolfe! Wolfie is full Wolfie (as usual), and someone gets deep under my skin (as usual) with a horrible, deeply personal piece of culinary slander, plus there's $10 on offer for Australia's greatest comedian! Big laughs on this one! Hosted o…
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A SUPER-fun episode with Nova FM's Joel Creasey and "Have You Been Paying Attention?"'s Bron Lewis! Non-stop good stuff, with Chando getting abused by an Uber driver, Bron's bizarre "Have You Been Paying Attention?" audition, and Creasey's gotten engaged in Italy! Subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, sign up to Patreon, and leave us a lo…
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Holy crap, it's the very first episode of Ding Dong Club! In this episode, your host Karl Chandler enters the mysterious world of podcasting for the VERY first time, and gets ex-stand up comedian Nick Cody and historian Danny McGinlay to help him out. We discuss the embers of The Little Dum Dum Club, Chando getting electocuted as a child, Blanket t…
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This week we're joined by CAMERON JAMES and BRON LEWIS! Tommy's reading from his dream diary, Bron's been in trouble with a teacher, Cameron's been in trouble with celebrities, Karl's potentially uncovered some dark truths about his time living in London PLUS there's pranks after gigs in Canberra and disturbing on-stage acts! Hosted on Acast. See a…
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This week we're joined by MIKE GOLDSTEIN and BEN KNIGHT! Mike and Ben are incredibly dusty after being at Mike's bucks the night before (must be nice) we also finally get around to talking to Knighty about his role alongside Ryan Gosling in the movie The Fall Guy, including him and Mike attending the Hollywood premiere (must be nice)! Don't worry a…
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This week we're joined by TONY MARTIN and DAVE THORNTON! Thorno's encountered some Dum Dum fans in the wild, we're speculating about DVD screenings on oil rigs, and we spend a lot of time covering the latest developments in one of our favourite topics whenever Tony's on the show. PLUS Little Blanket has gotten into trouble at Book Week! Hosted on A…
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This week we're joined by NICK CAPPER and first time guest ANDREW HAMILTON! Andrew's currently on tour promoting his book about the time he went to prison so we've got a LOT of questions for him. If you've ever listened to the podcast before, I'm sure you can make an educated guess as to the calibre of question that we'd want answered about prison …
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This week we're joined by NICK CODY and LEHMO! We're dealing with audience members who have no idea who they've just watched, we're worried about how rapidly we're aging, Lehmo's child has been doing comedy on a cruise ship, we've got our school reunions coming up and we're all wondering what we can do to make it to 'notable alumni' page of our sch…
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This week we're joined by MELANIE BRACEWELL and BRON LEWIS! Melanie's brought her dog along, there's been some raucous audience members at Basement Comedy Club, someone's using Tommy's Binge account in an AirBnB, Karl's done some work on Melanie's show and received ZERO compensation for it, plus Greg Larsen texts in with a strange dream! Hosted on …
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We're finally back in Sydney for a huge live show with WIL ANDERSON, CONCETTA CARISTO and CAMERON JAMES! There's a lot going on as Tommy's been heckled, Cam's paid to come and see one of our live podcasts, Concetta's flashed a co-worker, Milan's living under a pseudonym but the absolute piece de resistance is a slice of Wil Anderson lore that Karl …
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