Taking It Easy with Daniel Connell

It's episode 50 and what better way to celebrate than to chat with a legend of Australian comedy, Glenn Robbins. Glenn talks about his early life in Melbourne, how characters such as Uncle Arthur, Russell Coight and Kel Knight came to be, and what he's up to now.

Daniel has a post show chat with comedian, Danielle Walker. Danielle talks about her childhood experiences with snakes and wild pigs in her home town of Townsville, how she became a nanny, and what made her want to give stand-up comedy a go.

Daniel sits down with The Suburban Footballer himself, Tom Siegert. Tom is one of the busiest people Daniel knows, he's a husband, father, he does stand-up comedy, has a full time job and that's not even close to everything. It's a miracle they were able to find a time to meet.

Daniel has a chinwag with American stand-up comedian, Mike Goldstein. They discuss Mike's childhood in Kansas City, what made him move to Australia, and why his podcast 'The Phone Hacks' makes comedians so anxious.

Daniel catches up with Aussie comedian, TV host and former Policeman, Andrew 'Barney' Barnett. Barney talks about his early years, why he joined the Police force and how he came to be the co-host of a popular comedy sports show.

Daniel has a consultation with Melbourne based Holistic Dietitian, Bonny Chow. Bonny explains what first made her interested in the industry, how important a good diet is, and she gives Daniel tips about his own eating habits.

Daniel has a green room chat with stand-up comedian and marathon runner, Mickey D. Mickey talks about his love of marathons, growing up in Adelaide, living in the UK and what is was like performing on Mount Everest.

Daniel drops in for a chat with Actor, Writer & Producer, Nicolette Minster. Nicolette recalls her screen debut along side Meryl Streep and gives a great insight into the life of a TV and film creator in Australia.

Daniel meets one of his childhood heroes, former Victorian and Australian cricketer, Merv Hughes. The pair sat down at Merv's favourite cafe, they discussed Merv's rise into the Aussie team, what it was like playing for his country and what he's up to now.

Daniel has a yarn with Aussie comedian, Kirsty Webeck. They discuss Kirsty's time in Taiwan, how she got into stand-up comedy and why she loves a certain hardware store more than most.

Daniel sits down for a chat with comedian, actor and Dad, Aaron Gocs. They discussed Gocsy's life before stand-up comedy, previous jobs, fatherhood, and how he handles being a cult figure.

Still in Edinburgh, Daniel had a cuppa with Aboriginal comedian, Steph Tisdell. Steph talks about her pre-comedy life, her battles with anxiety, and how overcoming those anxieties led her into stand-up comedy.

While in Edinburgh Daniel caught up with Canadian stand-up comedian, John Hastings. Born 3 months premature, John's early life in Canada was interesting to say the least. Now he travels the world making people laugh.

Daniel chews the fat with Canberra-based stand-up comedian, Chris Ryan. They talk about Chris' early life in India, what made her want to start stand-up at the age of 38 and how that decision has since panned out. (Spoiler, she's doing very well)

Daniel has an appointment with Melbourne-based Cardiologist, Dr Adam Gay. Daniel has always been fascinated by the human heart, so he caught up with Dr Gay at his clinic. They cover topics such as heart health, heart disease and how the ticker works.

Daniel has a chinwag with actor, comedian and part time choreographer, Nikki Britton. They discuss Nikki's previous jobs, which include being a choreographer at Disneyland, how Nikki got into stand-up comedy and how she's starting to kick goals after years of hard work.

Daniel sits down with current Melbourne Storm and Queensland NRL player, Christian Welch. Christian gives a great insight into his journey so far, what life is like as a professional rugby league player and how he survived the infamous Melbourne Storm 'I don't quit' camp.

Daniel catches up with Australian stand-up comedian and dog owner, Nath Valvo. The pair chat about how they survived a typhoon in Hong Kong, Nath's career so far and how he goes supporting his partner's love of triathlons.

Daniel's final guest for 2018 is Tram Driver and internet celebrity, Nick Mason. The guys chat about trams, movies, Nick's big break, and how he and a mate created the hugely successful podcast, The Weekly Planet.

Daniel chats with podcaster and comedian, Jess Perkins. One third of the popular Aussie podcast, Do Go On, Jess explains how she juggles podcast fame, life, stand-up and radio.

Daniel meets one of India's leading stand-up comedians, Azeem Banatwalla. The two sat down and discussed all things comedy in India, a scene that is absolutely booming right now.

Daniel had the pleasure of having a chin wag with Aussie comedian, Aaron Chen. At just 23 years of age Chenny has had a ripper start to his career, he's won awards, hosted his own TV and toured India.

Daniel catches up with Australian comedian and TV host, Mel Buttle. The pair caught up while on tour in India, they discussed everything from Brisbane life, comedy, The Great Australian Bake Off and dogs.

Daniel sits down with one of New Zealand's finest comedians, Guy Montgomery. A man of many talents, Montgomery explains how he juggles performing and keeping a fan base in his home country, Australia and the US.

Daniel sits down for a tea with stand-up, writer and actor, Luke McGregor. One of Tasmania's finest exports Luke has already achieved plenty in his short career. The guys talk about Luke's early years, performing stand-up and what it takes to make a successful TV show.

Daniel sits down with Shenoah Allen, who is one half of the award winning American sketch comedy duo, the Pajama Men. A fascinating upbringing in Albuquerque helped Shenoah to become one of the best sketch and physical comedy performers going around.

Daniel has a chin wag with award winning British stand-up comedian Carl Donnelly. Carl tells tales from his early life about shop lifting and experimenting with drugs, how he started out in stand-up and how a psychedelic drug helped him onto the right path.

Daniel sits down with Australian artist Ria Green. Ria is currently touring the world doing artist residencies, so Daniel took the opportunity to meet up with Ria in Italy! It's an in depth look into the life of an artist.

Daniel meets Funeral Director, Ian Allison. A 6th generation Funeral Director, Ian gives Daniel an insight into his profession and what goes on behind the scenes when we farewell a loved one.

Daniel sits down with Comedian, writer and TV host, Claire Hooper. A regular on our TV screens for over a decade Claire's introduction into the TV world came quicker than most, something she only realized during this chat.

Daniel is invited into the studio of music producer, DJ and drummer Plutonic Lab, aka Leigh Ryan. A veteran of the Australian hip hop scene, Leigh has performed all over the world both as a solo act and as the drummer for Hilltop Hoods.

Daniel invites American stand-up comedian Al Del Bene into his cabin for a mid cruise chat. Born and raised in Boston, Al has had an interesting life so far, from a cocaine habit at 13 to performing in stadiums full of people.

Daniel has a green room chat with New Zealand born, Australian based, comedian Cal Wilson. Cal tells of how she started out, what it's like growing up with earthquakes, and how she fared on Dancing With The Stars.

Daniel meets Melbourne based Firefighter, Donna Wheatley. One of only a handful of female Senior Station Officers in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Donna explains how she started out in the MFB, the dangers a Firefighter faces and how important diversity is in the organization.

Daniel has a nice sit down with Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson. Born and raised in Newcastle Rhys has had an interesting time so far, he's faced the odd challenge, but it's those experiences that have made him 'one of the most remarkable talents on the national stand-up circuit'.

Daniel sits down with Melbourne based Physiotherapist, Sriyan Peries. Sriyan explains how he started out in the physio world, how he maintains his own business and the things we can do to avoid seeing a physio in the first place.

Daniel has a chin wag with Australian comedy quadruple threat, Susie Youssef. Having grown up with 5 sisters in a busy household, there's no wonder she makes performing improv, sketch, acting and stand-up look easy. 

Daniel sits down with Australian comedian, radio host and everyone's mate Geraldine Hickey. Gez tells of her comedy journey so far which, as you'll hear, has included some very big moments.

Daniel meets Australia racehorse trainer Troy Corstens. They discuss champion horses, training techniques and what day to day life is like around the stables.

Daniel catches up with Iceland's biggest comedy star Ari Eldjarn. After meeting at a gig a few weeks earlier, Daniel was very keen to chat to Ari as he's an interesting man with a fantastic story to tell.

Daniel sits down with comedian and sometimes nurse Georgie Carroll. The two discuss Georgie's 20 years spent as a nurse in the UK and Australia, and how she ended up in the stand-up comedy scene.

Daniel goes one on one with his dentist, Dr Nimisha Bhatia. Now that he's worked up a good doctor/patient relationship Daniel is keen to ask Dr Bhatia some hard hitting questions about dentistry.

Daniel chews the fat with Australian comedian, actor, writer and fantastic dancer Damian Callinan. Damo tells of his late start to the comedy game and how his upcoming film The Merger came to be.

Daniel catches up with Melbourne based veterinarian Dr Lara Davies. Life as a vet is definitely not all puppies and kittens, as Dr Davies explains.

Daniel sits down with Tony Clarkson from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. With problem gambling becoming a growing issue in the community, Tony explains what the foundation does and how people can get help.

Daniel catches up with award winning Australian stand-up comedian Luke Heggie. Luke is fast becoming a big name in the comedy game.

Daniel chats to Australian comedian Anne Edmonds. Eddo is one of the brightest stars on the Aussie comedy scene today, and she's just getting started.

Daniel chats to Dr Tony Connell. Based in Perth, Dr Connell is one of the world's leading surgeons specializing in reconstructive breast surgery.

Daniel sits down for a cuppa with Australian TV and radio personality Sam Pang. They discuss Sam's footy career and how he came to be a household name.

Daniel sits down for a chat with award winning Australian photographer Nicole Reed. Find out what life is like for a photographer on the rise.