Dennis The Menace(s)

High-rolling merchant Nicholas Vanacker wrote out a cheque for a hefty £400 on 16th February, 1659 - one of the earliest modern cheques still preserved today. For goldsmiths-to-the-aristocracy Morris and Clayton, the innovation wasn’t just about ease; it was a strategic move to r ...  Show more

The Winter Olympics kicked off in Calgary on 13th February, 1988 - but the stand-out stars of the event did not qualify for a medal. Rather, the four-man Jamaican Bobsled team - who would later become (unreliably) immortalised in the Disney comedy ‘Cool Runnings’ - became a testa ...  Show more

This week we’re back to the competition format but with some new parameters. Chris and Karl team up to present the worst comedy podcast they could find - Adult Babies Show. Three truckers sit around and periodically crack up over nothing. Then Lucy and Andy team up to present Can ...  Show more

Dennis and Christian are waiting on their new equipment from Westwood One, so they’re in a music studio in Santa Barbara, which reminds Dennis of a favorite David Bowie story from his friend Peter Noone. Then, Dennis talks about reading Paul Shaffer’s book, how his wife saw the C ...  Show more

On this week's episode, the gang wraps up Worst of 2020 month with a chat about the totally unnecessary sequel, Bad Boys for Life! Why can't poor Marcus just retire already? Is Mike Lowery becoming an even more deranged serial killer? And wow, you never thoug ...

Dennis is joined by comedian Brian Regan who talks about Vegas re-opening slowly but surely and getting back on the road to play comedy clubs around the country, which he hasn't played in years. They also chat about starting out, comedy condos, inspiration for jokes, their kids b ...  Show more