Shouldn't Laugh But...Laura Smyth & Carmen Butcher

Laura and Carmen unpack the viral video of a woman demanding The 1975 be skipped from her birth playlist - plus Matty Healy and Gabriette’s perfect reaction. Laura shares the unexpected soundtrack to her own labour, while the girls decide which songs they’d want to be born to.
Elsewhere, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s anniversary plans reignite the Beckham family-feud chat, Carmen gives a wedding-planning update, and the pair discuss why sharing a private DM from A$AP Rocky is never the one.
Plus, Laura’s family getaway in the Austrian Alps, a very handsome John Hannah on Sunday Brunch, and Carmen’s Budapest break - where a vintage cap intended to protect her scalp somehow cost her £60 and changed her whole personality.
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Comedy creator, writer, actor, producer, and self-appointed professional comedy quizmaster Jake Bhardwaj joins Laura and Carmen for an episode packed with internet chaos, traumatic flights and some truly outrageous stories...
Jake reveals what happened when he joined a fear-of-flying course and the moment he had to board a plane with 200 other terrified passengers. Think screaming, aisle-length toilet queues, a man repeatedly hitting his own head and one very ambitious holiday plan to Barbados.
Elsewhere, they discuss the danger of heckling from a car, why no adult should have Blu-Tacked posters after university, and why mum’s are the funniest people.
They also chat about writing questions for The Chase, the art of making Bradley Walsh laugh, Jake’s journey into Saturday Night Live UK, and his huge Fringe night out, Not Another Quiz Night.
Find out more about Jake Bhardwaj’s Not Another Quiz Night here

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Laura and Carmen are completely obsessed with Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives! From Trewley Precious, Pearly Girl and Honey Peaches, to car boots, hustling, sisterhood and giving back to the estate - the girls unpack why Channel 4’s new series has far more heart than its title suggests.
Elsewhere, they discuss eight-year-old Valencia Fury launching a make-up line, the increasingly strange world of children’s skincare, and why an AI photo of your partner snogging someone else could quite reasonably lead to an AI divorce.
Plus, Laila Morse (AKA Big Mo) becomes Madame Creps in an iconic Reebok campaign, Laura’s son Alfred melts a dad’s heart at an end-of-term picnic, and a listener’s WHOOP detects what may have been a very private, post-football “late-night yoga” session.
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Laura and Carmen are joined by comedian, ventriloquist and all-round comedy genius Nina Conti.
The three of them dive into the funniest corners of the internet, from legendary local news bloopers and Katharine Hepburn's savage interviews, to women climbing through windows, council estate gender reveals and so many more online clips that never stop making them laugh.
Plus, Nina shares the unbelievable story of being spectacularly pooed on at Thorpe Park in front of her teenage son and the utterly chaotic memorial where someone flipped open a coffin lid mid-funeral service.
They also chat about creating her film Sunlight, falling in love while dressed as a monkey, the freedom that comes with hiding behind a mask, her upcoming Taskmaster appearance, and why she's happier embracing the ridiculous than ever trying to be the sensible one.
Oh, and if you've ever had to wipe bird poo out of your eye with Greggs napkins... this is the episode for you.
Find out more about Nina’s C*nti’s Cabaret here
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This week, Laura and Carmen are chatting all things The Odyssey. From 10:00 AM popcorn and strategically timing a wee during a three-hour epic, to Greek monsters, Travis Scott opening the film, falling for Matt Damon all over again and finding Anne Hathaway mesmerising. The girls also get into Christopher Nolan banning UGGs, his refusal to use a smartphone or email, and take bets on what food was on offer on set.
Elsewhere, Laura and Carmen unpack the perils of group holidays as Laura prepares to head to the Austrian Alps with 12 families. Expect hard-won advice on letting the planners plan, escaping for a “shower”, forming strategic subgroups, finding the one person who also thinks someone’s annoying, and never splitting a bill equally when one family has been on the steak, prawns and Hugo cocktails.
Plus, Carmen celebrates Pancake Rhiannon’s 40th, dreams she and Vogue Williams are podcasting equals, and watches her him indoors fall head over heels in a new bromance. Meanwhile, Laura enjoys a rare kid-free weekend, opens a gig for Kevin Bridges and realises the ghost leaving every cupboard door open in her house is, unfortunately, herself.
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