Ruddle Me This! with Taylor Ruddle

In this episode, the fellas Big Socra-tays and Big Plate-o wax lyrical on Matt's first Funday Laughs gig, Standard Hoss Behaviour, eating McDonald's, Hosses in Politics, William Taft literally changing the health exam for presidents, which NZ politicians we could beat in a fight, Trump's assassination attempt, and the Tenacious D fallout afterwards. Follow Taylor Online: https://www.youtube.com/@taylorruddlecomedy https://www.instagram.com/taylorruddlecomedy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorruddlecomedy https://www.facebook.com/TaylorRuddleComedy/ Follow Matt Online: https://www.youtube.com/@mattlilley4 https://www.instagram.com/mattlilley9/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550883098100

Seán Tinker is BACK and he brings us through his Tiny Joys. If you haven't, go back and listen to his previous episode about how to make it as a musician. Seán Tinker's Tiny Joys Follow Seán on Insta HERE Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HERE

In this episode I'm joined by Alan McElroy, Irish born comedian currently residing in Auckland, New Zealand. He runs the incredibly popular Crack Up Quiz Nights, Crack Up Comedy Nights, Booze & Craic Comedy Nights and does a whole lot more I'm sure! I'd been wanting to pick Alan's brain forever so this was an awesome opportunity to me and I'm very appreciative of how generous with his time Alan was. Check out Alan online: https://www.facebook.com/ComedianAlanMcElroy https://www.instagram.com/al_mcelroy https://www.tiktok.com/@almcelroy And check out Alan's latest podcast "The World Is !@#$%*!" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vIbq4Nu7PVKK8kCJZwg5W

I watched this show called The Lazarus Project and wanted to ramble about it!

In this episode I'm joined by a good friend Seán Tinker who's recently made the jump to being a full time entertainer like myself. I had so many questions for Seán about how he makes a living, how he got started, what was his breaking point to quitting the day job, etc. so it was awesome to be able to sit down with him and pick his brain. It's a great listen, especially if you enjoy hearing about my trials and tribulations trying to make it as a comedian. Follow Seán on Insta HERE Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HERE

In this episode I'm joined by Liv McKenzie, one of the new generation of comics in NZ well on her way to becoming a massive star. Easily my biggest comedic guest on the pod so far, so it's a very exciting day for me! We had a chat about what Liv has been up to post-comedy-fest, why it's important to keep yourself grounded as an entertainer and then we get into Liv's tiny joys. It's an awesome episode, and I hope you enjoy it! Liv McKenzie's 5 Tiny Joys Check out Liv's TV Show Cubicle Confessions HERE on TVNZ+ and follow her on Insta @livmckenziecomedian!

Watch the FULL episode WITH VIDEO for FREE on YouTube HERE! In this episode the dons of Hoss Town put together their personal list of Mt Hossmore, 4 of the greatest hosses who represent the hossest of the hoss. Taylor’s List Matt’s List Honourable Mentions Dishonourable Mentions Follow Taylor Online: YouTubeInstagramTiktokFacebookFollow Matt Online YouTubeInstagramFacebookFollow The Hoss Town Podcast on YouTube @HossTownPodcast!

Fill out the survey about the show HERE! Episode 70 already, blimey! If there was a comedy guild award for milking my previous content until it was long dry, I'd be the undisputed winner many years running. I watched the movie Contagion a couple of weeks ago and it got me thinking about the pandemic again and I'd always wanted to do a comedy special commentary, so I thought I'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone and try my hand at one. In this episode I play my whole special from 2023 All My Covid Jokes and interject throughout to add context or additional information, talk about lines that got cut or the inspiration behind certain jokes. It was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it! Watch the full special for FREE on youtube here or just enjoy the audio in your podcast app.

Fill out the survey about the show HERE! In this episode I'm joined by my good friend Anto Martin and we discuss the concept of "Done Is Better Than Perfect", a philosophy I've been working very hard to live by lately rather than getting bogged down in perfection and then projects never getting finished. Anto's someone I greatly respect who has achieved a whole pile of things in his life, so I brought him on the show to pick his brain and discuss how he gets things done, how he motivates himself and how he fights the urge to procrastinate. It's a great listen, and I hope you enjoy it. Follow Anto online @Binsy_M on Instagram!

Fill out the survey about the show HERE! This week I'm joined by stand up comedian, fledgling journalist and just all around lovely guy, Brodie Hunter! We have a chat about his studies as a journalist and then move onto talking about Reality TV, we chat about the early days of MTV's reality tv programs, keeping up with the kardashians, jersey shore and then move on to the king of reality tv - survivor! This podcast is gradually becoming a survivor podcast, it would seem. Brodie's a very sweet and insightful guy, you can follow him on instagram @brodiehunter01 to keep up with his escapades!

This week I'm joined by Anna of Paint & Sip, a lovely wee art studio in Christchurch's Arts Center where you can come along and join in on fun and social painting classes where you can also have a bevvy or two. Anna has been a joy to chat with on the couple of occasions I've been into her studio so I feel very lucky she gave up some of her very busy week to record this podcast with me. Check them out at paintnsip.co.nz they're also on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram & TikTok Anna's Tiny Joys

Watch the FULL episode WITH VIDEO for FREE on YouTube HERE! Content Warning: The fellas discuss the Drake/Kendrick beef which alludes to some alleged misconduct, as well as Baby Reindeer which deals with some really heavy subject matter, as well as a bit towards the end about terrorism which contains death, mayhem and self harm references. Jesus, writing this out now Taylor is realizing what a dark episode it comes across as, we swear it's a laugh though! In episode 2 the dons of hosstown discuss the Rap Beef between Drake and Kendrick, or moreso Matt explains why this is so significant to Taylor. The boys then sojourn down Baby Reindeer Boulevard and Taylor explains why the in-show poster for "Lol-on Cancer" was a perfect easter egg. Biggie Smalls is inducted into the Hoss Hall of Fame and The Fellas end by discussing the "Would you rather meet a bear or a man in the woods" trend which leads into a discussion about male delusion, could they stop a bank robbery, land a plane with no training or beat a bear in single combat? Listen to find out! Follow The Hoss Town Podcast on YouTube @HossTownPodcast! Find Taylor on all social media platforms @TaylorRuddleComedy and Matt on Instagram @MattLilley9

Charn Williams is back with a vengeance and we talk about her Tiny Joys, it's another fun filled frolic through topics such as oodies, when is it people watching vs perving, how many beverages can one person have on the go at once, and why I suspect Charn is secretly a cat masquerading as a human. Charn Williams's Tiny Joys:

This week I'm joined by Auckland based stand up comedian Ocean Denham and she brought 5 tiny joys to the show. We ended up getting into some great tangents about entertaining children, being labeled the "picky" eater as a kid, and why whenever you have a fringe, it's a sign that things aren't going well. (I currently have a fringe) Ocean has a show coming up in the NZ Comedy fest called A Hot Girl And Her Suzuki Swift, grab tickets for it here and you can follow Ocean on Instagram here. Check out either, Ocean is really freaking funny. Ocean Denham's 10 Tiny Joys

This week I'm joined by my good friend and comedic colleague, Charn Williams where she talks us through the process of what it was like to donate a kidney here in NZ. Charn has a great memory for the details and took me through every step of the process with heaps of laughs along the way. If you'd like to learn more information about the Kidney exchange program, visit this link

It's just over a week since a year to the day I left my previous job to work as a comedian full time. It's been a year of ups and downs and I've learnt a lot, most of which I tried to document in this episode of the podcasts. The questions I covered: I also talked about these observations:

Stoked to be finally sitting down with Chris Ingham, a comedian from the Manawatū region of NZ and chatting about Ultra Marathon Running. I have an aunt and uncle who are into this so it was great to chat with someone about it. Don't think I'll be partaking in it any time soon, although I've been training to try and hit the city 2 surf 6km run next year! Chris is one of the deadliest gag merchants in NZ and it was a pleasure to have him on the show. Find Chris online on Facebook and Instagram for more! You can read my review from Bad Apple here in full too.

Watch the FULL episode WITH VIDEO for FREE on YouTube HERE! HossTown is a monthly podcast by two big boys respectfully making some noise, stand up comedians Taylor Ruddle & Matt Lilley. The aforementioned Mayors of HossTown take a lighthearted look at masculinity in modern times - it's a journey of trying to find a balance between being Cavemen and Scholars with plenty of belly laughs along the way. In episode 1 we see the Mayors of HossTown give a brief introduction about who they are, what HossTown is, where HossTown originated before moving into the main topic of the episode - can they beat their father in a 1 on 1 fight? Along the way the boys meander through previous fights they've been in, self defence classes and there's even a bit of sporting talk at the end! Follow The Hoss Town Podcast on YouTube @HossTownPodcast! Find Taylor on all social media platforms @TaylorRuddleComedy and Matt on Instagram @MattLilley9

This week I'm Joined by Sam Jones, a local stand up comedian who I've known for many years and it's great to be able to finally collab with her! She brings to the show her 10 tiny joys. Sam's 10 Tiny Joys

This week I'm joined by one of my best pals in comedy, Dunedin's own Gerard Dougherty, the master of the Turkish Getup and collectively we are known as the hack-street boys! Gerard brought with him 5 tiny joys and I think going forward for the most part, we'll be running with 5 from now on, to allow for more time spent on each joy. Gerard's 5 Tiny Joys: If you want to see more of Gerard, he's a very active member of the Dunedin Comedy group so best bet is to follow This Page to find out where you can see him live!