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The Variety Show

The Variety Show

Studio:Channel84

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Nostalgia, Film, Music, Gaming and Parenting

The Variety Show from Studio:Channel84 is a rude but fun podcast hosted by Rob and Tom, where they dive into all things pop culture. From nostalgic trips down memory lane to the latest in film, music, gaming, and even parenting, they cover it all. Each episode is packed with taste tests, quizzes, and spirited discussions that will keep you entertained and asking 'how did we get here?'. Released every other Monday, this show needs to be in your podcast line up. Formerly known as The Channel 84 Variety Show, it continues to 'entertain' audiences with its content. Tune in for a dose of variety and a whole lot of fun!

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What is The Variety Show about?

The Variety Show from Studio:Channel84 is a rude but fun podcast hosted by Rob and Tom, where they dive into all things pop culture. From nostalgic trips down memory lane to the latest in film, music, gaming, and even parenting, they cover it all. Each episode is packed with taste tests, quizzes, and spirited discussions that will keep you entertained and asking ‘how did we get here?’. Released every other Monday, this show needs to be in your podcast line up. Formerly known as The Channel 84 Variety Show, it continues to ‘entertain’ audiences with its content. Tune in for a dose of variety and a whole lot of fun!

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The Variety Show - Rambling while rambling... 1998 Rob
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11/23/24 • 31 min

These little walks will see us drawing a year out of a hat and then choosing our favourite

  • TV
  • Film
  • Music
  • Game

This is all 100% opinion so please share your thoughts too.

Out of the hat today was the year 1998. In Part two, Rob struggles with technology, again, and blabbers his way through a late night dog walk with a very confused Loki. Sylvester Stalone, Aerosmith, Craig Charles, A Giant talking Bear, masterbation. What more could you want?

Don't forget to check out Toms version of 1998!

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Find all our details here:

https://channel84.co.uk/thevarietyshow

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

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#n64 #BanjoKazooie #SavingPrivateRyan #DemolitionMan #TheTrumanShow #RobotWars #CraigCharles #DeadlyDinnerPlates #Flamethrowers #SirKillalot #JeremyClarkson #StopOrMyMumWillShoot #Analogue3D

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The Variety Show - Rambling while rambling... 1998 Tom
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11/23/24 • 29 min

These little walks will see us drawing a year out of a hat and then choosing our favourite

  • TV
  • Film
  • Music
  • Game

This is all 100% opinion so please share your thoughts too.

Rambling about 1998 - Tom

Out of the hat today was the year 1998. In Part one, Tom talks about his choices and how they appeared in his life. 1998 was a hard year to make good choices for, there is definitely one bad choice in there!

Don't forget to check out Robs entry for 1998!

Social Details

Find all our details here:

https://channel84.co.uk/thevarietyshow

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

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#1998 #SouthPark #RextheRunt #Halflife #Armageddon #CarlDouglas #Busstop #KungFuFighting #Ramble #Rambling

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The Variety Show - Rambling while rambling... 1994
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07/31/24 • 21 min

This is a bit of a test episode so please do give us feedback using the details below. These little walks will see me drawing a year out of a hat and then choosing my favourite:

  • TV
  • Film
  • Music
  • Game

This is all, 100% opinion so please share your thoughts too.

Rambling about 1994

Out of the hat today was the year 1994. Today I discuss Green Day and their best album, Michael Crichton and his amazing medical drama, why I hate one of the 'best' British film comedies and finally, why I love a certain driving game from the Arcade.

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Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_UntitledTrek.

Facebook you can find us with Studio:Channel84.

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

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#1994 #GreenDay #ER #FourWeddingsandaFuneral #CruisnUSA

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The Variety Show - Painting your Bedroom Purple leads to Divorce
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07/21/24 • 73 min

In this episode of the Variety Show Podcast:

Bad Luck

Tom, according to Rob, is a Psychopath because he opens things from the bottom and not the top. The boys do a quick dive in to what they know about bad luck, before seeing if Rob can identify 'real' bad luck situations from around the world.

Tarot

Remember that thing Rob did for Halloween? Yes, Tarot reading and it's about time he makes use of his new skill. Tom wants a Tarot reading and it leads to some uncomfortable truths.

Ghost Hunting in Peterborough

Thanks to Paul Gannon (CheapShow, I ain't afraid of no ghosts etc), Tom and Rob were invited on a true to life, serious Ghost Hunt at Peterborough museum. With celebrity guests including Mr Biffo and Sanja, Stuart Ashens and Ryan Livermore, the boys do their best to find ghostly goings on.

Our video will be out in about two weeks times from release of this episode (21st July). If you would like to see an incredibly good film from the weekend, check out Digitser over on YouTube where their latest video is now live:

https://youtu.be/nVlPUG3gG74?si=o6Nl83OFKP3nVotD

Make sure you subscribe as right now, this is some of the best content YouTube has!

Social Details

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_UntitledTrek.

Facebook you can find us with Studio:Channel84.

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

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#GhostHunt #PeterboroughMuseum #Peterborough #BadLuck #Tarot #TarotReading #Ghunt #Digitiser #MrBiffo #Ashens #PeterboroughGhosts #AnzacSoldier #Quiz

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The Variety Show - Go go gadget cock!

Go go gadget cock!

The Variety Show

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04/14/24 • 89 min

Today Rob and Tom both ruin Inspector Gadget, taste test the most flavourless 7Up ever created, and discuss what their worst hairdresser stories are. Rob finally has seen Barbie the movie and has a few things to say.

If you've read this far. Make sure you stay to the VERY end. You'll be in for an orgasm for your ears.

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The Variety Show - Do You Remember Ranting?

Do You Remember Ranting?

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09/01/24 • 66 min

In this fine episode of The Variety Show podcast:

Ranting

Should family pools be warm or cold? Should Curry’s look at its hiring policy and ban Pringles?

Socks

Toms wife thinks he’s a freak for how he takes his socks off, do you agree?

Do You Remember

Another trip to the memory vaults for Tom and Rob, who will walk away with a prize? Prison Pigeon also turns up and makes things miserable as normal.

Taste Test

A random dig in the bag of goodness before tasting the dirty blue Pepsi. I think you can tell where the scores are heading already.

Social Details

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_UntitledTrek.

Facebook you can find us with Studio:Channel84.

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

Music

Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/)

Man is he mega by Geoffrey Burch (Outro music)

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#Pepsi #PepsiBlue #TasteTest #Rants #Ranting #Rant #Viscount #CadburyTwirl #Honeycomb #Socks

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The Variety Show - Don't Pick Your Nose and Taste Test
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08/04/24 • 53 min

In this episode of the Variety Show Podcast:

T's been watching YouTube Kids again

Every now and then, the kids get to watch YouTube Kids and guess what, it's not always good. Rob, overhears something and wants Tom to confirm that indeed, it sounds ruder than it actually was. It's Heart radio all over again!

Temu Wins

Tom has been wasting money on Temu but insists, it's actually really good. Why don't you decide? Tangents then happen and the boys get ranting about TikTok, Facebook and X fake advertising of products.

Taste Testing to the max

Tom makes Rob taste test a dodgy branded beer before getting hyped on sugar. Today the boys test out:

  • Sunkist Mango Orange
  • Fanta Tropical (foreign)
  • Coke Spiced
  • Tango Cherry and Raspberry Blast

Without ruining it, there are some pretty bad scores coming your way,

Social Details

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_UntitledTrek.

Facebook you can find us with Studio:Channel84.

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

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#Pinkfong #Tango #TangoIceBlast #Duff #Beer #Lidl #Sunkist #CokeSpiced #Temu #TikTokShop #TikTok #Boogers #FantaTropical #Fanta #Guessthelyric #YouTube #YouTubeKids #TasteTest #Tasting #FakeProducts #FakeAds

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The Variety Show - Variety Show - The Great Big Christmas Special.. Fail?
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12/22/23 • 64 min

I think we salvaged this. Somewhat. Merry Christmas to everyone! Enjoy the boys swapping gifts and then getting involved in something that neither of us agreed to.

Thank you to everyone that got involved.

We'll be back in the new year with some new ideas and hopefully a bigger audience. A small recovery is needed.

#Christmas #Saw #PrisonPigeon #Xmas #DoYouRemember

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The Variety Show - Merry Christmas, Now Go Watch Schindlers List
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11/25/24 • 99 min

It’s the 25th November and that can only mean one thing.. Pay Day! Oh, and we are exactly one week away from the 1st of December, the official time to start getting your Christmas pants on! In this weeks pre-Christmas episode.

Rob's Penis

IT TOUCHED SOMETHING, SOMETHING BAD.

Christmas Lights

Is it just Tom and Rob or are town Christmas decorations getting worse and worse with each passing year? Expect to hear them talk while wearing rose tinted glasses. There will most likely be a lot of ranting and moaning too..

What’s the Perfect Christmas Film to start December with?

Tom and Rob choose which film is the best to start the Christmas period with. Will you agree? Is it always Elf? Maybe you love a bit of 'Stop or my Mum will shoot'. You tell us!

The great big Advert Taste Test thing

Neither of the boys watch terrestrial TV anymore, it means they don’t know when they can buy a sofa in time for Christmas delivery OR what the major brands did on TV this year. Join Tom and Rob as they taste festive treats so you don’t have to, and watch 15 of the UKs ‘finest’ adverts.

Like last episodes firework craptacular, the final section of this episode will also be up on YouTube now! Link here:

https://youtu.be/8rpyLRnZHfs

Social Details

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_UntitledTrek.

Facebook you can find us with Studio:Channel84.

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

Music

Intro created by the amazing Ryan at Geeky Brummie

https://geekybrummie.com

The Annoying Hash Tags

#Christmas #Adverts #Xmas #Tesco #Waitrose #McDonalds #Lidl #Aldi #Kevin #SchindlersList #RedOne #Oppenheimer #M&S #MarksandSpencers #Barbour #ASDA #Boots #RAY #TheEntertainer #Oreo #Cadbury #Treats #Festive #JohnLewis #Bad #Terrible #2024

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The Variety Show - We're all going on a Summer Holiday
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08/18/24 • 75 min

On this fantastic episode of the Variety Show Podcast:

Dr Phantasm is back

Listener Matt from A Pint of Cthulhu has mailed in his dream. What is the diganosis? Where's Bertha? Who's under the sheet?

What's happening to Cinema?

Rob broaches the sensitive topic of Borderlands being a bit shit. Tom then tries to fix the cinema to keep it alive for longer.

Guess the News Headline Quiz

Tom has three headlines with 'words' removed, can Rob guess them? Will we get cancelled by shorter people or Australians?

Summer Holidays

Tom's back from summer holiday with the family and wanted to talk retro holidays. Find out what Tom and Rob got up to as kids, things they did during the 6 weeks off and so much more..

Social Details

Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_UntitledTrek.

Facebook you can find us with Studio:Channel84.

We are part of the Studio:Channel84 network and are featured on their site https://channel84.co.uk.

Finally, why not e-mail us:

TJ mailto://tj@channel84.co.uk

Rob mailto://rob@channel84.co.uk

Both Hosts mailto://podcasts@channel84.co.uk

Music

Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/)

Man is he mega by Geoffrey Burch (Outro music)

The Annoying Hash Tags

#Borderlands #BorderlandsMovie #Cinema #SummerHolidays #SchoolHolidays #News #Headlines #Quiz #Chipmunk #Dreams #DrPhantasm #Robocop #Bertha #Australian #Short

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Variety Show have?

The Variety Show currently has 160 episodes available.

What topics does The Variety Show cover?

The podcast is about Comedy, Podcasts and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on The Variety Show?

The episode title 'Rambling while rambling... 1998 Rob' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Variety Show?

The average episode length on The Variety Show is 55 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Variety Show released?

Episodes of The Variety Show are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of The Variety Show?

The first episode of The Variety Show was released on Feb 20, 2023.

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