Problems with Soundtracks and Rules Lawyers

This week on Problemz, Brynley Stent, Catherine Yates and Vincent Andrew-Scammell are joined by guest improviser Shanna Paese, who steps in seamlessly and immediately helps derail everything.We tackle a listener who’s been brutally left out of the family group chat, spiralling into theories, confrontations, and some truly cursed family dynamics. Then it’s onto a workplace identity crisis, where being the “old one” in the office leads to painfully unfunny jokes and some desperate attempts to fit in. 🎤 Got a problem? Send it in.🎟️ We’re also LIVE at the NZ International Comedy Festival — May 7th, 9:15pm at Q Theatre Loft. Tickets are $23: https://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/problemzFull episode out now. Come for the problems, stay for the terrible advice.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Problemz, Brynley Stent, Catherine Yates and Vincent Andrew-Scammell are joined by special guest Shanna Paese — who’s running on zero sleep and absolutely thriving (or not).The team dives into a listener who wants to be vegan… but also eat eggs, someone trying to figure out how to tell their mother-in-law she’s not invited to the birth. Full episode out now. Come see us live at New Zealand Comedy Fest! If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Problemz, we’ve abandoned the format completely.No Brynley Stent, no Bailey Poching, and no improv - just Catherine Yates and Vincent Andrew-Scammell joined by special guests Ella Hope-Higginson and Milo Cawthorne for a full chaos hang.There's some flatting horror stories, genuinely terrifying late-night stories and a bunch of conversations that probably should’ve stayed off-mic. We will do better next time.It’s less “advice podcast” this week and more “four people absolutely derailing for 50 minutes.”Full episode out now.Got a problem? Send it in — we might actually get back to solving them next time.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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_If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Problemz, Catherine is joined by a very special guest: comedian, improviser, actor, writer, clown, and all-round icon Kara Forrester.Kara arrives with a problem of her own: she’s 25 weeks pregnant, it’s summer, and she is running hotter than the Titanic’s furnace room. Together, the girls unpack the perils of pregnancy overheating, emotional combustion, and the urgent search for an iceberg-shaped fridge.Plus: a listener writes in with a truly baffling issue - why does their cat insist on dragging them into the bathroom every time it wants attention? What secrets does the bathroom hold? What trauma does the cat have? And can love survive a cat named Mouthwash?Expect improvised scenes, exes at the pub quiz, evil stepmothers with opinions about New Zealand, and a surprising amount of toast-based evacuation planning.As always: send us your problems. We’ll solve them. Probably.If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via any of our social channels: https://linktr.ee/problemz.podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.