PODCAST · comedy
Problemz
by Brynley Stent, Bailey Poching, Catherine Yates & Vincent Andrew-Scammell
Join Brynley Stent (‘Taskmaster NZ’) Bailey Poching (‘North of North’) Catherine Yates (‘Wellington Paranormal’) and Vincent Andrew-Scammell (‘Shortland Street’) as they man the hotline of PROBLEMZ! Every week the four co-hosts take YOUR problems and help you find a solution through the power of improvised comedy. Expect an assortment of oddball characters, strange new worlds and some truly outside of the box thinking. Will they solve your problems? Hopefully! Will it be a hilarious half hour of unhinged improv? Also hopefully! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Problems with Family Group Chats & Not Fitting In
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,...
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Problems with Egg Love & Mother-In-Laws
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...
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Problems with Following the Format
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…
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Problems with Feeders & Not Being Seen
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:...
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Problems with Splitting the Bill & Know-it-alls
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...
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Problems with Laughing in Year 7
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…
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Problems with Garden Gnomes and Resigning when your Boss is Nice
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…
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Problems with Soundtracks and Rules Lawyers
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...
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Problems with Top Sheets & Water Bills
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…
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Problems with Bathroom Cats & Step Mothers
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...
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Problems with Caps & Bridesmaids
This week on Problemz, special guest problem solver Chris Parker joins the gang once again, as a simple problem about saying no while sick quickly derails into food poisoning, hat anxiety, and absolute alpha-energy chaos. We debate whether wearing a cap makes you look like a child, descend into a...
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Problems with Wrong Names & Bark
This week on Problemz, the hotline goes fully off the rails as we’re joined by very special guest Chris Parker — improviser, comedian, content creator, Speedo evangelist, and outspoken critic of teenagers who “run the pools”. Together, the gang attempts to solve: • What to do when a coworker has...
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Problems with Cults & Blu-Rays
Happy New Year, Prob-Goblins! We’re kicking off the year with resolutions, reflections, and absolutely no self-control. This week on Problemz, the gang tackles: • A very awkward run-in with a mysterious, nameless church (is it a cult? is it just meetings? will we be sacrificed at McDonald’s?) •...
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Problems with Vans and Flirting
This week on Problemz, we accidentally abandon the concept of solving problems entirely and instead invent a shared cinematic universe of superpowers, flirt syndrome, laser tag betrayal, and extremely expensive van repairs. We attempt to answer important questions like: Is it okay to be a flirt…
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Problems with I Love You’s & Edgelords
This week on Problemz we play a very dangerous game with the words “I love you” and absolutely no safety net. We attempt to solve what to do when you say “I love you” to literally everyone, but you’re suddenly in a brand new relationship. And what to buy a 16-year-old edgelord cousin for Secret...
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Problems with Secret Santa & T2 Lanes
Hey Prob-Goblins! It’s a very special Christmas episode of Problemz Podcast - the fully improvised comedy podcast where four friends attempt to solve your problems through the magic of improv. This week we take on: dogs buying Christmas gifts; adult-babies; romance in a bubble tea shop; and a...
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Problems with Mice & Fulfilment
This may be our last evening record, due to tangents and somewhat aggressive improv. Never the less the quad try and help troubleshoot a mice disposal issue and whether or not you should choose your dreams. Characters such as, Batman, Stuart Little and a family of cows, come to life through the…
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Problems with Spiders & Extra boyfriends
Our first evening record got so crazy! This episode the gang face their first insect themed problem AND the case of the double secret boyfriend. The possible solves? How about a silacous Spider-man, a self-checkout, a strictly ballroom DVD and medieval duel perhaps? If you have a problem and want...
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Problems with Siri & Sick Kids
They are the four best friends that ever were! And they are here to solve all your problemz through the form of IMPROVISATION! In this ep, the team give advice on rawdogging life, putting your phone on silent, and being the weakest link in your a cappella group. If you have a problem and want us…
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Problems with Revolutions & Cutlery
The team gather on another sunny sunday morning! This time they tackle set menus, flatmates, and single dads. 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 If you have a problem and want us to...
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Problems with Nordic Birthdays
On this 'mini ep' the improv quad take on the case of the "Oversees Birthday". They visit a Swedish, possibly Norwegian Air BnB. How to deal with a long distance break up whilst on the tube and tackle what it truly means to be popular. If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire...
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Problems with Kiwifruit and Itchy sheets
The gang truly spends too much time talking about morning routines and breakfast habits. Then they follow it up by helping YOU with your problems around kiwi fruit and pillowcase repairs! We bounce around from a busy crosswalk, a dragon's journey through adolescence, the etiquette of buying new...
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Problems with Curses & Kettles
In the second episode of Problemz, Bryn, Bailey, Vinny and Cathy explore some solutions to two very creepy problems: Curses, and breaking and entering. We flit from The Court Theatre to Catan, and meet Lisa Chapel, the Hoyts Children, Shepherds, and Dracula. If you have a problem and want us to...
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Problems with Lube & Honesty
The hotline is now open! In this inaugural episode of Problemz, the team tackles two very real dilemmas: what to do when you’re allergic to strawberry lube, and how to give honest feedback on your friends’ creative work without destroying the friendship. We take you on a trip to Chemist Warehouse...
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We've got Problemz
Got a problem? Brynley Stent, Bailey Poching, Catherine Yates, and Vincent Andrew-Scammell are here to kind of solve it, through pure, unhinged improv chaos. First episode is out on Wednesday October the 29th! If you have a problem and want us to somewhat help - fire through a voice message via…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Brynley Stent (‘Taskmaster NZ’) Bailey Poching (‘North of North’) Catherine Yates (‘Wellington Paranormal’) and Vincent Andrew-Scammell (‘Shortland Street’) as they man the hotline of PROBLEMZ! Every week the four co-hosts take YOUR problems and help you find a solution through the power of improvised comedy. Expect an assortment of oddball characters, strange new worlds and some truly outside of the box thinking. Will they solve your problems? Hopefully! Will it be a hilarious half hour of unhinged improv? Also hopefully!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Brynley Stent, Bailey Poching, Catherine Yates & Vincent Andrew-Scammell
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Problemz currently has 25 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Join Brynley Stent (‘Taskmaster NZ’) Bailey Poching (‘North of North’) Catherine Yates (‘Wellington Paranormal’) and Vincent Andrew-Scammell (‘Shortland Street’) as they man the hotline of PROBLEMZ! Every week the four co-hosts take YOUR problems and help you find a solution through the power of...
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Problemz is created and hosted by Brynley Stent, Bailey Poching, Catherine Yates & Vincent Andrew-Scammell.
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