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The Variety Show (with Tom and Rob)
by Studio:Channel84
The Variety Show Podcast from Studio:Channel84 Running since 2021, hosted by Rob and TJ, The Variety Show is a comedy podcast that mixes pop culture, films, TV, gaming, music, nostalgia, parenting, strange news, quizzes, taste tests and whatever else grabs our attention that week. One minute we're debating classic movies or reviewing the latest cinema releases. The next we're arguing over ridiculous snacks, reliving growing up in the 80s and 90s, or trying to make each other laugh with bizarre games and challenges. Nothing is off the table for long. Expect honest opinions, plenty of laughs, questionable decisions and the occasional tangent that somehow becomes the best part of the episode. If you enjoy conversations that feel like sitting in the pub with two mates—funny, unfiltered and never taking themselves too seriously—you'll fit right in. New episodes are released every other Monday. Formerly The Channel 84 Variety Sh
Episodes
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Before Smartphones, We Read Toilet Duck
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome back to The Variety Show, where Tom and Rob are asking the important questions in life. How do you get out of paying a restaurant bill? Are social media influencers becoming…
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One Pringle or Four? This Is Apparently an Argument
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A nostalgic Transformers cinema trip should be straightforward. Book the tickets, watch some robots, explain why everyone needed the toys. Instead, Tom gets a PG-versus-12A headache and a son...
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Microwave Chips, Movie Swearing and a Weaponised Fart
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 89 begins with a simple question: what happens when tap to pay stops working and you’ve left your wallet at home? After a £99.98 Lidl close call, Tom takes aim at Sky Mobile’s Roy…
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Amazon, Adverts and 90s Dance Anthems
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Rob wins £750 and immediately assumes he's being scammed. Surprisingly, he isn't. Unfortunately, that's where things start going wrong. This week, Rob & Tom return with an Amazon delivery...
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The One Where the Fire Marshal Started a Fire
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! This week, The Variety Show is doing things a little differently. Rob and Tom aren't even in the same room, the audio has had a few adventures of its own, and instead of the usual games, taste...
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It Wasn't Moby
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! It wasn’t Moby. That much we can tell you. Episode 86 begins with Tom and Rob discussing the show’s new searchable name, audio experiments and whether a broken Dell laptop can be fixed by...
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The Summer Crime Walkabout
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What happens when you mix a true crime documentary, a walking tour, local history and two middle-aged idiots who can’t stay on topic? You get The Summer Crime Walkabout. For this special…
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Tea Break : Summer Aesthetic
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to Tea Break. These small bonus downloads are the place to find all our random brain farts and other improv moments. Brought to you by our management company, Business Incorporated.…
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We Tried Recreating Movie Themes With Melody Pops
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Variety Show Podcast returns with one of our most ridiculous episodes yet as Rob and Tom tackle everything from podcast SEO frustrations to Melody Pops musical disasters. We kick things…
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Tea Break : James Gunn’s Supergirl Review | Is Social Media Getting It Wrong?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! James Gunn’s Supergirl Review | Is Social Media Getting It Wrong? In this bonus episode of The Variety Show from Studio:Channel84, Tom heads straight from the cinema to give his immediate,...
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Why Is There A Giant Knife In The Daycare?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Variety Show is back and this episode somehow manages to cover football, children’s TV, floppy disks and fake hazelnuts in the same conversation. Rob and Tom kick things off by trying to...
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Tea Break : Tom the Genius
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to Tea Break. These small bonus downloads are the place to find all our random brain farts and other improv moments. Brought to you by our management company, Business Incorporated.…
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Tea Break : Close Encounters
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to Tea Break. These small bonus downloads are the place to find all our random brain farts and other improv moments. Brought to you by our management company, Business Incorporated.…
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We Have Seen The Chipmunk’s Beaver
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Tom and Rob are back for Episode 82 and, after the emotional ADHD special, normal service has resumed. This week the lads dive headfirst into the wonderful chaos that is Eurovision. Was Sam...
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Why ADHD Isn’t A Superpower
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! This week’s episode of The Variety Show from Studio:Channel84 is a little different. No usual chaos. No Rob. No ridiculous debates (well… mostly). Just Tom, out on a late-night walk, talking...
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Say words, Eddie Vedder
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Barclays tech support apparently runs on spreadsheets. Pearl Jam may or may not be speaking English. One child becomes emotionally invested in the tragic fate of fictional people who “didn’t...
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Spice Girls vs Bono: One Must Die
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 79 of The Variety Show from Studio:Channel84 is what happens when nostalgia, snacks, and absolute nonsense collide. The long-running cap gun saga finally gets its “satisfactory ending”…
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The Snack Sack Disaster: Chocolate Chicken
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! This week on The Variety Show from Studio:Channel84, things start weird and somehow get even stranger. The episode opens with an unexpected Peppa Pig monologue that turns into a full-blown...
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Misheard Lyrics & Dangerous Childhoods
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode of The Variety Show, Rob and Tom dive head-first into the chaos of misheard song lyrics, questionable 90s nostalgia, and the kind of dangerous childhood experiments that would...
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Alan Ritchsons Love Eggs
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 76 of The Variety Show is here and it might be the strangest mix of topics we’ve had in a while. Tom and Rob start with movies, including the Netflix sci-fi action film War Machine,...
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The Snack Sack Saves The Day
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 75 is chaos by design. With less than 24 hours before release, Rob and TJ hit record and commit to a raw 60-minute, no-edit episode. No music. No safety net. Just parenting exhaustion,...
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Creme Eggs & Coping Stones
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! This week on The Variety Show, it’s Cream Eggs & Coping Stones — and yes, it’s exactly as unhinged as it sounds. Rob drills into his wall and discovers a soggy brickwork nightmare thanks to...
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24 Deaths and a Children’s Theme Tune
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! We’re recording Episode 73 of The Variety Show LIVE, and it’s an absolute rollercoaster of nostalgia, snacks, questionable adverts, and childhood trauma. This episode starts with the usual...
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Fancy a Choc Dick?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! It finally happened. One innocent snack chat. One unfortunate Freudian slip. And suddenly Rob has offered the nation a Choc Dick. In Episode 72 of The Variety Show, Tom and Rob return for...
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Advent 2025 - Day 25
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 24
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 23
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Walking Home for Christmas
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! WARNING - We tested out a walkabout recorder rather than the Lavaliers. I know it's not as bad as I think but I still want you to know, this isn't the normal quality!! We are working on it, I...
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Advent 2025 - Day 22
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 21
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 20
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 19
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 18
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 17
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 16
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 15
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 14
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 13
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 12
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Episode 11
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 10
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 9
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 8
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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18 Adverts, 18 Snacks, Zero Dignity
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! WARNING - MR BLOBBY CONTENT IN 'WAS IT BEST LEFT IN THE 90s'. It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and also the most unhinged. Episode 70 marks our annual UK Christmas Adverts & Snack...
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Advent 2025 - Day 7
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 6
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 5
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 4
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 3
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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Advent 2025 - Day 2
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Welcome to 25 Days of Advent: The Christmas Number Ones Edition — our festive countdown where Tom and Rob celebrate the holiday season by digging through the #1 box office films from every...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Variety Show Podcast from Studio:Channel84
Running since 2021, hosted by Rob and TJ, The Variety Show is a comedy podcast that mixes pop culture, films, TV, gaming, music, nostalgia, parenting, strange news, quizzes, taste tests and whatever else grabs our attention that week.
One minute we're debating classic movies or reviewing the latest cinema releases. The next we're arguing over ridiculous snacks, reliving growing up in the 80s and 90s, or trying to make each other laugh with bizarre games and challenges.
Nothing is off the table for long. Expect honest opinions, plenty of laughs, questionable decisions and the occasional tangent that somehow becomes the best part of the episode.
If you enjoy conversations that feel like sitting in the pub with two mates—funny, unfiltered and never taking themselves too seriously—you'll fit right in.
New episodes are released every other Monday.
Formerly The Channel 84 Variety Sh
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Studio:Channel84
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The Variety Show Podcast from Studio:Channel84 Running since 2021, hosted by Rob and TJ, The Variety Show is a comedy podcast that mixes pop culture, films, TV, gaming, music, nostalgia, parenting, strange news, quizzes, taste tests and whatever else grabs our attention that week. One minute we're...
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