Rove McManus: The National Tweasure Fwend

It's Only Fwends! Every fortnight, between interviews, we thwee Fwends have a little natter. In this episode we learn about Georgia's spontaneous half marathon (walking), Rhys's fight club, Kyran's puzzle spot, and we decide that s*x twice in a day is too much. And of course, everyone's still thinking about the baboon.Georgia's Half Marathon Fundraising page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/georgia-mooney-walks-quicklyCONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Fwends LIVE! Recorded at a sold out Comedy Republic (ever heard of it?) during Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Fwends chat with comedy/literary/music sensation David O'Doherty. Is this typically sprawling conversation, the gang cover starting a detective agency, comedy competitions in the late 1990s and who the ultimate forever Fwends is. It's Fwends!CONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgia Fwends is in the sky so it's just the fellas. It's Kyran's birthday and most of this podcast is about a baboon jerking off. It's Fwends!CONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Fwends, we are joined by a literal national treasure and Australian television icon, the one and only Rove McManus!From the high-stakes drama of going missing during a childhood sleepover to the legendary mentorship of Bert Newton, Rove has a lifetime of stories. We also dive into what it’s actually like starting iconic TV shows with your best mates and surviving decades in the biz.Catch Rove on Tour: https://comedy.com.au/tour/rove-mcmanus/CONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Only Fwends! Every fortnight, between interviews, we thwee Fwends have a little natter.On this episode, we have layer upon layer of hangover from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and brains are moving slowly..... there's even a period of comfortable silence..... but (!) that doesn't stop us from having a genius ASMR business idea, and discussing Rhys' new pizza oven, Hops' trip to the Hospital, and the thrills and spills of our first ever live show!CONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Fwends, it's an ABC foreign correspondent who also happens to be a ol' pal of Kyran, Riley Stuart!From reporting from war zones, to people being kicked off expensive holidays, Riley has seen a LOT. And there may even be a special surprise on his fwends list. it's FWENDS!CONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Only Fwends! Every fortnight, between interviews, we three Fwends have a little natter.On this episode, puppy play, mistaken identity, melted sex shops, tap talk, Kyran is chairman and Rhys is the people's princess.SEE US LIVE AT MICF 2026We are bringing FWENDS to the stage at Comedy Republic for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!Tickets are almost gone.📅 Saturday, 11 April @ 3:00pm🎟️ BOOK TICKETS HERECONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Russia's/Several other countries' Olga Koch! One of the world's best comedians and, as we find out in the episode, also a real bloody brainiac. Join the gang as we learn that we are definitely in para-social relationships, Kyran is very good at segues, and Rhys is trying to interview someone. A joy! Fwends!The Parasocial Deep-DiveThe core of the episode revolves around Olga’s academic and personal obsession with how we form bonds with people we don't actually know.Defining the "Fwendship": Olga explains that the term "parasocial relationship" was coined in the 1950s regarding talk show hosts, but has been "turbo-charged" by social media and podcasts.The Intimacy of Audio: She notes that podcasting creates the most intense version of this bond because the host is "directly in your ear" for long periods, leading listeners to feel they are part of a "perceived inner circle".The Emotional Reality: Olga argues that even if a relationship is "imaginary" or one-sided, the emotional response (the dopamine hit from a message or the grief when a character dies) is biologically valid and real.SEE US LIVE AT MICF 2026We are bringing FWENDS to the stage at Comedy Republic for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival! Tickets are almost gone. 📅 Saturday, 11 April @ 3:00pm 🎟️ BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.comedyrepublic.com.au/event/38:542/38:2033/FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMFwends: @fwendspodHelen Bauer: @helenbauerGeorgia Mooney: @georgiamooneyKyran Nicholson: @kyrannicholsonRhys Nicholson: @rhysnicholsonComedy Republic: @comedyrepublicmelbWatch the full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WF0IKNQQVv4Produced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Only Fwends! Every fortnight, between interviews, we three Fwends have a little natter.On this episode, Rhys and Kyran are new godparents, and Georgia has had her first psychic reading.SEE US LIVE AT MICF 2026We are bringing FWENDS to the stage at Comedy Republic for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!Tickets are almost gone.📅 Saturday, 11 April @ 3:00pm🎟️ BOOK TICKETS HERECONTACTVoicemail - speakpipe.com/fwendspodEmail - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaFWENDS WITH BENEFITSGet ad free listening and access to the Simply Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show). Plus other fun stuff!Apple: Subscribe above!Not Apple: https://fwends.supercast.comRATE AND REVIEWIf you'd be so kind, we'd absolutely love you to leave a charming rating and review? In whatever podcast app you're in right now...a little 5 stars will do?FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMGeorgia MooneyKyran NicholsonRhys NicholsonComedy RepublicProduced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Crisis Queen!We are joined by the wonderful Helen Bauer (Trusty Hogs, Helen's Log). We sat Helen down to discuss the high-stakes world of international friendship, why she is a "smash in emergency" friend, and how she once propositioned our host in a school cafeteria.You can also now watch the full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WF0IKNQQVv4Inside the EpisodeThe Crisis Captain: Why Helen prefers her friends when they are having a breakdown rather than when they are thriving.The Ultimate Care Package: Helen’s step-by-step guide to nursing a friend back to health, involving lavender eucalyptus mist and oversized pajamas.Little Women Fever: The group debates who is the Jo, the Meg, and the Beth of the friendship group.The "Naked as Frankenstein" IncidentSEE US LIVE AT MICF 2026We are bringing FWENDS to the stage at Comedy Republic for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival! Tickets are almost gone. 📅 Saturday, 11 April @ 3:00pm 🎟️ BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.comedyrepublic.com.au/event/38:542/38:2033/FOLLOW FWENDS ON INSTAGRAMFwends: @fwendspodHelen Bauer: @helenbauerGeorgia Mooney: @georgiamooneyKyran Nicholson: @kyrannicholsonRhys Nicholson: @rhysnicholsonComedy Republic: @comedyrepublicmelbWatch the full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WF0IKNQQVv4Produced by Comedy Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.