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 absolutely get you arrested today.

It starts with a nostalgic trip down memory lane with cap bombs — those plastic missile-shaped toys loaded with paper caps that produced a satisfyingly loud bang and that unforgettable sulphur smell. Of course, that innocent nostalgia quickly escalates into stories of childhood creativity involving firecrackers from France, homemade explosive experiments, and a mysterious series of exploding dog bins in St Albans.

Then the show takes a turn into one of the strangest corners of pop culture: lyrics that nobody can actually understand. Rob challenges Tom with a quiz featuring songs from Blur, Green Day, Nirvana, System of a Down, Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Barenaked Ladies, proving that half the music we’ve sung along to for decades might as well be complete gibberish unless you’ve read the lyrics sheet.

Naturally, this leads to a rant about the internet’s obsession with fake “misheard lyrics” like “we built this city on sausage rolls” — because apparently the internet thinks everyone hears songs about processed meat.

There’s also a chaotic Snack Sack segment featuring a bizarre giant peelable mango gummy, suspicious Galaxy Flutes, and surprisingly brilliant maple bacon waffle crisps from Aldi. One snack scores a rare top rating… another absolutely does not.

Elsewhere, the episode veers into classic 90s pop culture, including Billy Piper’s early pop career, the tragedy of animated classics like The Land Before Time, and the discovery of a genuinely disturbing banned Tweenies episode parodying Jimmy Savile.

It’s nostalgic, slightly unhinged, occasionally educational, and proof that the 90s were a much less supervised time to grow up.

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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, which unexpectedly turns into a full appreciation segment for Alan Ritchson. There’s also a chat about the different eras of Spider-Man films, why Andrew Garfield might be underrated, and how modern blockbuster movies compare to the classics we grew up with.

Gaming chaos follows as the lads talk about introducing kids to video games. From the early disasters of Minecraft parenting to the surprisingly perfect starter game Goat Simulator 3, they discuss how modern kids jump straight into huge open-world games like Spider-Man 2 when we all started with a joystick and one button.

Then comes the Chipmunk Challenge — a quiz of badly described films that somehow manages to confuse two grown men who claim to love movies. Expect terrible clues, wild guesses, and the realisation that some films sound completely unhinged when described badly.

The food segment returns with a seasonal classic as Rob tries a Cadbury Creme Egg for the first time ever. The result? Let’s just say the sweetness causes immediate regret.

Finally, the Snack Sack returns with a drinks special featuring Sprite Lemon & Lime Tea, Coca-Cola Cherry Float, and Pepsi Max Tropical. One of them is surprisingly brilliant. One is deeply confusing. One is absolutely awful.

Add in a rant about the so-called worst songs of the 90s, a nostalgic discussion about Easter eggs, and plenty of completely unnecessary Alan Ritchson jokes… and you’ve got Episode 76.

Rude. Fun. Unfiltered.

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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, 90s nostalgia, snack reviews, and an unexpectedly furious Peppa Pig rant.

Yes. We’re talking about Daddy Pig.

The episode spirals (in a good way) through Peppa Pig’s portrayal of dads, questionable Bluey books, bedtime story chaos, and whether kids’ shows secretly hate fathers. From “Daddy Pig’s Lost Keys” to fairground sexism and archery stalls, nothing is safe.

Then it’s onto pure nostalgia fuel: a 90s sound quiz featuring ... see if you can guess. This one will hit hard.

We also revisit Ambassadors of Funk’s 1992 Super Mario Land track and ask: was it best left in the 90s, or does it still slap?

Snack Sack returns with:

• Caramel Penguins (that barely taste like caramel)
• Japanese Toppo vanilla biscuit sticks (deeply underwhelming)
• Lay’s Numb & Spicy Hot Pot crisps (absolute redemption arc)

There’s also film spinner chat, No Country for Old Men love, Hopper reactions, studio updates, and the joy of rediscovering retro tech like Doom, DOS prompts and CRT start-up sounds.

It’s rude. It’s chaotic. It’s unfiltered. And somehow… it works.

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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 porous coping stones (because nothing says fun like unexpected water damage). Meanwhile, Tom discovers his robot vacuum has been secretly sabotaging him with a “Do Not Disturb” mode that basically means “Do Not Clean.”

We dive into The Snack Sack Taste Test featuring:

🍫 Terry’s Chocolate Orange Cream Eggs

🍫 Milky Bar Crunch

🍫 Questionable hazelnut wafers

Spoiler: not everything deserves a comeback.

Then it’s full throttle into 2026 movie trailer reactions — including Super Mario Galaxy, Mortal Kombat 2, Project Hail Mary, Masters of the Universe, Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and more. Are we hyped? Are we worried? Are we just old?

And finally… we revisit a late 90s girl band hit in Was It Best Left in the 90s?

Let’s just say… Ireland deserved better.

Builders. Bots. Bangers.

Rude. Fun. Unfiltered.

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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 nonsense before Tom absolutely loses it over a baffling Wickes “Proud as a Peacock” advert, followed by a full-blown Guess the Company, Guess the Slogan quiz featuring iconic campaigns from Gillette, Toys R Us, Pot Noodle, Xbox, Milky Way, Barclaycard, the National Lottery, and more.

There’s also a Snack Sack taste test, where things go from pleasantly surprising to deeply regrettable thanks to maple mochi, Neapolitan Kit Kats, and cheeseburger crisps that probably shouldn’t exist.

Then… we descend into darkness.

The main discussion takes a hard look at The Animals of Farthing Wood, breaking down why it may be one of the most traumatising children’s TV shows ever broadcast. We dig into the 24 on-screen and implied deaths, revisit the most disturbing moments, and ask the important question: how did this air after school?

Expect bad adverts, great slogans, terrible snacks, dead cartoon animals, and live reactions throughout.

📺 Recorded live as it happened — chaos included.

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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 another round of nostalgic nonsense, snack-based investigations and passionate rants that spiral wildly out of control. There’s a new season taste test format, a deep dive into modern Lego ruining childhoods, questionable chocolate scoring systems, a Journey Through Middle-Earth fitness challenge, and a snack so good it accidentally gets renamed forever.

Expect:

🍫 A legendary Choc Dip slip-up

🧱 A furious Lego rant

🏃 FitQuest step challenges and VR workouts

🎶 Retro chart nonsense from the year 2000

🎄 Christmas aftermath chaos

😏 And far too many things being dipped into sacks

It’s chaotic. It’s nostalgic. It’s filthy. And it’s absolutely on brand.

Listen now and find out why Choc Dip will never be called Choc Dip again.

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We couldn't believe it, the Newsagent had just put out this new Pepsi Max flavour (we think it's imported). Tom does an emergency taste test to feedback exactly what is wrong with this 'drink'..

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 promise!

For the final episode of the year, Tom and Rob leave the studio behind and take a festive wander through two familiar towns to answer one important question: which one actually feels like Christmas?

Armed with nostalgia, sharp opinions, and a suspicious number of LED complaints, the boys walk through Hemel Hempstead and St Albans, judging Christmas lights, trees, town centres, and the general festive “vibe” — while discovering that colour appears to be illegal in modern Christmas decorating.

Along the way there are disappointing trees, baffling design choices, Instagram-bait decorations, knitted postbox toppers, and one genuinely Christmassy saviour hidden away in the Maltings. There’s also a gloriously retro detour into 90s Nokia ringtone culture, as Rob attempts to identify classic Christmas songs recreated using a vintage Nokia composer emulator.

Add Liebkuchen taste-testing, childhood memories, mild outrage, and the slow realisation that it’s far too late at night for Christmas lights to still be on — and you’ve got the perfect cosy, chaotic send-off for 2025.

Merry Christmas from The Variety Show, and we’ll see you in 2026 🎄

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