Mystery on the Rocks
Chris Stokes, Masud Milas & Sooz Kempner
Hi there! We are Mystery on the Rocks, a comedy cocktail mystery podcast with award-winning comedians Sooz Kempner, Masud Milas and Chris Stokes ham-fistedly trying to solve real-life mysteries over cocktails.
Sometimes we're joined by a special guest, sometimes it's just the three of us being very silly indeed.
From true crime and bizarre occurrences to X-Files and the paranormal, all of the cases have a whodunnit or 'WTF happened' question hanging over them. So come in, pull up a chair, and let's crack this case!
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VHGuess #1 | Oh Golly, I've Fallen Into Your Rectum
Mystery on the Rocks
12/12/24 • 67 min
Joining Sooz Kempner's One Hit Wonders as another occasional new series, our favourite game returns!
Discovered during the recording of our Gentleman of Heligoland episode, VHGuess sees Chris and Masud have to guess which particular VHSes are in a bundle Sooz finds at random on eBay.
With new rules, structure and lifelines added, join us as we play Mystery on the Rocks panel game VHGuess!
Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them.
You can follow us on Bluesky, X and Instagram too!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 178: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas...
Mystery on the Rocks
12/19/24 • 42 min
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...
Possibly one of the most famous Christmas verses yet itself the subject of a pervading mystery. Submitted anonymously to a New York newspaper in 1823, any potential author didn't come to light until over 20 years later. But then, an ownership contest began...
Join us for the first of this year's Christmas Specials as we get merry for the festive season and Sooz introduces us to an unhinged rendition of Jingle Bells and tries to get Masud to climax to pictures of her boyfriend dressed in various costumes.
Have a great Christmas and we'll be back with our second Christmas Special on 2nd January (it's still the Christmas season OK)...
Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them.
You can follow us on Bluesky, X and Instagram too!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 183: The Rey Rivera Mystery
Mystery on the Rocks
02/20/25 • 47 min
This week's episode is the bizarre story of Rey Rivera, who was missing for 8 days in 2006 before turning up dead in the strangest of circumstances, circumstances which were eventually ruled a suicide.
Except it would have been physically impossible for Rey to have taken his own life in this way...
An exclusive extended version of this episode with almost 40 minutes of extra chat can be found over at our Patreon! Extended episodes drop over there 3 days early so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!
Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them.
You can follow us on Bluesky, X and Instagram too!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 6: Nish Kumar and the Curious Tale of Clairvius Narcisse
Mystery on the Rocks
04/18/19 • 49 min
Slinking into the bar this week is none other than Nish Kumar. Critically acclaimed comic, internationally famed meme & wonderfully nice gentleman, Nish Kumar is a comedian, and a bloody good one at that. Since beginning his comedy career in 2006, Nish has achieved global success on the stand-up circuit with three rave reviewed solo stand-up shows receiving huge recognition from both industry & fans alike. In 2012 Nish’s debut solo show, ‘Who Is Nish Kumar?’ earned a spot on Dave’s ‘Ten Funniest Jokes of The Fringe’, a nomination for Best Show at the 2013 Leicester Comedy Festival & two sell-out runs at one of London’s most noted comedy haunts, The Soho Theatre. Since then he hasn’t stopped from appearing across our screens in many TV shows, and we’re very glad he managed to stumble into our joint.
Masud whipped up...
Filibuster
1.5oz Rye Whiskey
3⁄4 oz Lemon Juice
1⁄2 oz Maple Syrup
2 tbsp Aquafaba
Angostura Bitters
Add rye, lemon, maple syrup, and aquafaba to a cocktail shaker. “Dry shake” (that’s without ice) vigorously then add ice and shake again (this is a “wet shake”) strain into a coupe, garnish with angostura bitters.
Corpse Reviver
1oz Gin
1oz Cointreau
1oz Lillet
1oz Lemon Juice
Absinthe
Add a small amount of absinthe to a coupe glass and turn to coat the inside. In a mixing glass add the ingredients with ice and still until well chilled. Garnish with an orange twist.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 37: Nigel Ng and The Great Amherst Mystery
Mystery on the Rocks
02/20/20 • 53 min
Dropping by for a tipple today is stand-up comedian Nigel Ng! Nigel was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award for his sold-out show Culture Shocked at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. Nigel is co-host of the comedy podcast Rice To Meet You with Evelyn Mok and has appeared on Comedy Central’s Stand Up Central, Roast Battle, Mock the Week, Romesh Presents and more.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Editing - Joel Grove
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 5: Joanne McNally and the Bizarre Murder of J. B. Elwell
Mystery on the Rocks
04/11/19 • 39 min
Taking a sip in the bar today is none other than Joanne McNally. Joanne burst onto the Irish comedy scene in 2014, and in less than a year in the business, she became the co-host on RTÉ 2’s flagship comedy show ‘Republic of Telly’, and has recently hosted Presenter on Republic of Telly RTÉ2 , Women on the Verge RTÉ 1, and Soft Border Patrol BBC One. She is currently working on her new stand up show for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival and can be seen gigging across the UK and Ireland.
Joanne was served...
Campari Spritz
2oz Prosecco
1oz Club Soda
2oz Campari
Fill rocks glass with ice. Add sparkling wine, club soda, and campari. Stir Gently. Garnish with olives.
Great Gatsby
1oz Vodka
1oz Lillet Blanc
2 1⁄2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
Fill mixing glass halfway with ice. Add vodka, Lillet blanc, and grapefruit juice. Stir until cold. Strain into ice-filled glass. Garnish with orange slice.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 179: The Warminster Thing
Mystery on the Rocks
01/02/25 • 46 min
Happy New Year!
The second in our festive episodes is a brief curio - in the English town of Warminster at Christmastime in 1964, plenty of independent witnesses experienced a bizarre wave of sonic attacks, for which there remains no explanation to this day...
Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them.
You can follow us on Bluesky, X and Instagram too!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 45: Ken Cheng and The Gatton Murders
Mystery on the Rocks
04/23/20 • 60 min
Popping into the bar during his daily outdoor exercise allowance is the hilarious comedian and professional poker player Ken Cheng. As well as his own series on BBC Radio 4, you might have heard and seen Ken in all manner of comedy shows such as The Now Show, Ladhood and Harry Hill's Tea Time among many others. He applies his formidable mathematical brain in helping the gang crack the case of The Gatton Murders...
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
Produced by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas and Sooz Kempner.
This is a Studio71 production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 85: Who On Earth is Tommy Wiseau? Hollywood Case File #30
Mystery on the Rocks
01/21/21 • 76 min
When 'The Room' was released in 2003 it very quickly became widely recognised as the worst film ever made but a mystery which endures to this day surrounds its bizarre writer/director/star, the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau. His origins remain shrouded in mystery, thanks mainly to the man himself who refuses to say where he is from, his age or how he managed to raise the $6million dollars he spent making 'The Room'.
His strange friendship with actor Greg Sestero combined with the cult status 'The Room' attained spawned the book and film 'The Disaster Artist' yet still the mystery of Tommy Wiseau persists. So who is he? Join us as we attempt to uncover the truth, with a few surprises along the way and maybe solve another long-standing mystery in the process...
With thanks to Jonathan Foster at the Prince Charles Cinema
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
Produced by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas and Sooz Kempner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 33: Mark Simmons and The Ricky McCormick Cipher
Mystery on the Rocks
01/23/20 • 43 min
Just finishing up his game of pool is Mark Simmons! Mark is an exceptional one-liner comedian. It won him a place in Dave’s prestigious Best Joke of The Fringe in Edinburgh 2017. His solo show at the festival, One-Linerer was also a huge hit, with sell out shows every day and was nominated Best Show by the Amused Moose Comedy Award Fringe Show 2017. He hosts the wonderful Jokes with Mark Simmons podcast which is a must listen!
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Editing - Joel Grove
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Mystery on the Rocks have?
Mystery on the Rocks currently has 203 episodes available.
What topics does Mystery on the Rocks cover?
The podcast is about Mystery, Unsolved, True Crime, Unexplained, Mysteries, Comedy and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Mystery on the Rocks?
The episode title 'VHGuess #1 | Oh Golly, I've Fallen Into Your Rectum' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mystery on the Rocks?
The average episode length on Mystery on the Rocks is 54 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mystery on the Rocks released?
Episodes of Mystery on the Rocks are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Mystery on the Rocks?
The first episode of Mystery on the Rocks was released on Mar 1, 2019.
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