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What’s The Mate is a completely improvised show where a rotating cast of improvisers turn the wacky Berlin tales into long-form hilarity! Join Julia Joubert and her incredibly funny guests for an improv experience unlike any other - it’s so Berlin.
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#50: The Episode With How Money Works and East Side Sap from 2023-06-15T04:50:01
In this episode we are joined by the talented Tina Marie Serra, Salim Fadhley, Zhenya Armazov and Johanna Gustin, at Podfest Berlin with a live studio audience!
The nightmare story of so...
#49: The Episode With 9-1-1-1-1 and The Reindeer Killer from 2022-12-15T13:41:28
This episode brings a fun but not unfamiliar change of pace: two-prov! This time we’re joined by Kevin Napier and Andrew Blumhagen of Bloodthirsty for a slow burn that gets weirder and weirder the ...
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#48: The Episode With Todd the Tick and Walking Advertisements from 2022-12-01T13:40:02
This episode of What’s The Mate brings together three familiar favourites; Angie Cornwell, Tina Joaquim and Carl Clancy.
Stories of camping gone wrong, horrendous choice of advertising s...
#47: The Episode With Rotten Meat Parties and The Maidment Tuck from 2022-11-17T13:40:01
*Not Safe For Over Thirties* This episode contains content that will make you feel old, but don’t worry, everyone behind the mic is with you.
Matilde Kaizer, Trevor Silverstein and Laur...
#46: The Episode With Unqualified Archaeologists and a Spooky Live Audience from 2022-11-03T13:31:01
This episode of What’s The Mate comes to you LIVE from Comedy Cafe Berlin for our Halloween Special! We bring you spooky adjacent stories about spiders scary enough to call emergency services, a sk...
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#45: The Episode with the Yassamagician and Unlucky Duckie from 2022-10-06T14:40:01
This episode of What’s The Mate brings together three familiar favourites; Angie Cornwell, Jenna Stone and Blake Farha of Kaleidoscope, this time under the umbrella of Macaroni Raincoat Shoe. Their...
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#44: The Episode with Nuts, Butts and King Nebuchadnezzar in a Barn from 2022-09-08T12:17:48
In this episode of WTM we are joined by the incredibly talented Billy Mason-Wood, Alice Schmid and Noah Telson.
We explore stories from the “notorious” Berlin swimming pools, bungled Ama...
#43: The Episode With a Killer Hat and Cats with Opinions from 2022-08-25T12:45:02
In this bananas episode of What’s The Mate, we bring you wonderful tales from our very own Berlin, and improvisers Kevin Napier, Tina Joaquim and Blake Farha spin hilarious sketches throughout. Thi...
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#42: The Episode with Berlin's Yetskis and the Self-Centipede from 2022-08-11T11:50:25
This episode comes to you from the Lakeside Film Festival where we were joined by Fünfdollar - featuring Caroline Clifford, Amanda King, Richard Killiam and Kieran Humphries - as well as a live aud...
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#41: The Episode with a Piano Playing Parrot and Mafia Dreams from 2022-07-28T11:42:37
We’re back baby! And live from Podfest Berlin 2022!
To kick off Season 4, we bring you Berlin’s newest musical-improv troupe - Jam Sandwich!
Tina, Jenna, Angie, Blake, Richar...
#40: The Episode with Hot Pizza Veggie (HPV) and a Live Studio Audience from 2021-10-28T11:01:21
Coming to you live from Podfest Berlin 2021, it’s What’s The Mate!
In this episode we bring you an all-lady powerhouse hailing (or wailing) from the streets of Berlin – Rhymes With Witc...
#39: The Bonus Episode with COVID-19 and Machete Man from 2020-05-14T15:00:13
Coming to you from the bowels of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it’s What‘s The Mate!
In this bonus episode we are joined, virtually and from across the globe, by GRILL TALK. Matilde Keizer...
#38: The Episode with Celebrity Steak Addiction and 50s Techno from 2019-11-21T10:57:53
It's our season finale, and we honestly couldn't think of a better way to end an incredible year! Julieta Degese, Trevor Silverstein and Gaston Stabiszewski join Julia for another side-splitting ep...
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#37 The Episode with Head Cheese&a Swingers Buffet from 2019-11-14T10:59:32
Friends With Benefits join us for this week’s hilarious episode of What's The Mate! Antonia Bär, Caroline Clifford and Matilde Keizer dive right in, with the German Record of 268 litres of Solyanka...
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#36: The Episode with Coke Taxis and The Wizard of Wedding from 2019-11-07T10:50:12
The Skeleton Brains are back! Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Jake Potashnick join Julia in studio for another wild ride. From coke taxis delivering pizza to teenage birthday parties, family reuni...
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#35: The Episode with the Devil's Utensils&a Live Studio Audience from 2019-10-31T16:51:34
Werewolves, vats of blood and Berlin's 10pm curfew - it's the What's The Mate Halloween episode and it's LIVE with GLB! Noah Telson (@telsonia), Nicole Ratjen (@rattynikki) and Josh Telson (@joshwi...
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#34: The Episode with Granny Tom Cruise&Not Oktoberfest from 2019-10-24T11:23:53
I, Contact makes their What's The Mate debut with this brilliantly funny and four storied episode! Blake, Ben and Justin dive into what it would mean to be stuck with a stranger's luggage on the S-...
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#33: The Episode with All the Movies&Murder on the Orient Twitter from 2019-10-17T11:31:31
Double XL promised us a weird episode, and what a weird one it is! Nacho Sanguinetti and Trevor Silverstein join us for the „Ultimate Berlin Episode“ with stories about volunteering at the unfinish...
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#32: The Episode with Radical Honesty&Julia's "Big" Story from 2019-10-10T10:00:05
Amanda King, Kieran Humphries and Carl Clancy come together for the first time on What's The Mate as Two and a Half Micks. They unpack some hilarious stories, including Julia's tattoo experience an...
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#31: The Episode with iRats&Eunuch-Cycles from 2019-10-03T10:00:13
Skip Recap join us for the first time on What's The Mate and it's killer! Jakob Wagner, Kevin Napier and Tyrone Stallone step into studio for this week’s episode and turned our Berlin tales into in...
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#30: The Episode with Softboys and Zumba Moms from 2019-09-26T15:56:14
Carl Me Maybe makes their What's The Mate debut with this hilarious and absolutely wacky episode. Marisa Llamas and Carl Clancy take us on a Panda date, inspired by the birth of Ming Ming's twins a...
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#29: The Episode with Naked Blake&Birthday Boyd from 2019-09-19T08:48:22
Our favourite Skeleton Brains are back! Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Henri Parmentier join us in season three for another epic adventure. Together, they took us to 30AD where "Jesus Christos" z...
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#28: The Episode with Buxom Bosoms&the Angry Brewer from 2019-09-12T08:53:08
Kevin Napier, Emma Aldridge & Lou take the WTM stage as Britwich, a British Sandwich if you will, with Kevin as the single slice of American ham.
The true story of beer sabotage inspire...
#27: The Episode with 13 Espresso Shots&Timothy the Fluffer from 2019-09-05T11:55:25
We kick off Season 3 with CUNT HAMMER, our favourite 'girl group' since Destiny's Child and The Bangles! Sara Nere, Caroline Clifford and Janina Rook take us on a beautiful journey of "Double Dom" ...
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#26: The Episode with EMPIRE&the Prophecy of KitKatClub from 2019-07-04T14:30:19
Coming to you live from Das Improv Festival 2019, it’s What‘s The Mate!
In this episode we bring you talent straight out of New York, as the veteran musical improv troupe EMPIRE join us,...
#25: The Bonus Episode with Game of Thrones and Game of Thrones from 2019-05-21T11:13:45
Before you hit play on the best GOT retelling you'll ever hear, educate yourself on Season 1 through 8 because SPOILER ALERT!
We've heard your cries of frustration and are here, answerin...
#24: The Episode with the Trebuchet Salesman&Café Wars from 2019-05-02T13:58:04
It's the final episode of Season 2 and it's an epic adventure featuring the weirdest stories and wackiest improv, brought to you by Michele Guido, Clementine Satsuma and Andrea Andrésdottir of Lege...
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#23: The Episode with the Impossibly Persuasive Lawyer&PewDiePie in a Bunker from 2019-04-25T09:40:10
Skeleton Brains are back and this time Julia joined in on the action, together with Blake Farha and Henri Parmentier!
Our host and improvisers take you on a wild ride where a story about...
#22: The Episode with The Tiny Orchestra&a Tender Tenderness from 2019-04-18T06:04:49
We are joined this week by three of our favourites! Matilde Keizer, Steindór Jónsson and Julieta ran with our stories of the Berlin housing crisis and took us to a place where people fight over spa...
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#21: The Episode with Pizza Rat&The Voice of Mom from 2019-04-11T12:43:35
Improvisors Marisa Llamas, Kevin Napier and Julietta join us for another brilliant episode of What's The Mate!
Julia's jealousy of a fat rat who was rescued inspired the tale of Pizza Ra...
#20: The Episode with Old People in MEC Suits&The Reasonable Expectation of Conversation from 2019-04-04T07:48:56
We are joined this week by the brilliant Nicole Ratjien, Noah Telson and Josh Telson of
GLB!
Our three comedians used our Berlin tales to inspire a world where old people are fight...
#19: The Episode with a Live Studio Audience&the Anti-Trump Peaceful Vegan Brunch from 2019-03-28T06:49:43
What's The Mate favourites, CUNT HAMMER, join us for another episode and it's a live one! Sara Nere, Caroline Clifford and Janina Rook took us on a very entertaining bro date inspired by Julia's so...
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#18: The Episode with Caroline's Owlets&The Singing Shrinks of Berlin from 2019-03-21T10:54:44
The wonderfully funny Friends With Benefits join us for this week’s episode of What's The Mate! Antonia Bär, Caroline Clifford and Matilde Keizer took us on a wild ride where stories of "manspreadi...
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#17: The Episode with Baby James Dean&Fighter Pilot Christmas Ornaments from 2019-03-14T14:29:22
This week's episode features the brilliant This Never Happened! Jakob Wagner, Kevin Napier and Emma Aldridge joined us in studio for another episode of What’s The Mate where our true Berlin tales i...
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#16: The Episode with Monastic Security Guards and €120 Cat Poop from 2019-03-07T09:29:52
This week we are joined by the uber talented and brilliantly funny Steindór Jónsson, Andrea Andrésdottir and Carl Clancy aka A North Atlantic Extravaganza! They turned the true story of Germany’s s...
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#15: The Episode with Dead Man Heirlooms&All The Hoo-Ha Talk from 2019-02-28T11:59:23
Another week, another episode! This week we are joined by Marisa Llamas, Amy Jane and Trevor Silverstein, three improvisers who treated us to some dark and hilarious comedy.
In this epis...
#14: The Episode with Techno Painting and Terrible British Accents from 2019-02-21T11:37:28
The brilliant GRILL TALK joined us for this week’s episode of Berlin inspired funnies. Together, Matilde Kaizer, Nacho Sanguinetti and Trevor Silverstein improvised off of one of the more ridiculou...
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#13: The Episode with Angela Merkel and Gaston’s Hacked Instagram from 2019-02-14T07:06:02
We’re back baby and kicking things off with another visit from Skeleton Brains and the main men who helped kick things off in Season 1!
Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Gaston Stabiszews...
#12: The Episode with a Live Studio Audience and Noah’s Recurring “Sexy Voice” from 2018-10-30T13:01:19
We thought we’d close Season 1 with a bang and brought you our second live recording with a What’s The Mate favourite, GLB! Nicole Ratjien, Noah Telson and Josh Telson joined Julia again, this time...
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#11: The Episode with Charades Fight Club and Elbow Skin Grafts from 2018-10-23T12:21:32
Another week, another episode! This week we are joined by Amanda King, Marisa Llamas and Steindór Jónsson who treated us to some brilliantly funny and at times utterly terrifying Improv.
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#10: The Episode with All The Vaginas&Crayfish in Tiergarten from 2018-10-16T18:40:38
Sara Nere, Janina Rook and Caroline Clifford of CǓNT HåmmɆr, join us for another brilliant episode of What’s The Mate! Our three improvisors unpacked how some of the week’s Berlin stories could hav...
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#9: The Episode with all the Unsponsored Coca-Cola References&Terrifying Swans from 2018-10-09T07:05
This week we are joined by the brilliantly funny Antonia Bär, Andrea Andrésdottir and Carl Clancy. The three of them ran with our Berlin stories and gave new meaning to a "bone chilling" Berlin win...
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#8: The Episode with a Whiskey Drinking Hippopotamus&Kevin’s Terrible Cycling from 2018-10-02T11:45:34
Improvisors, Jakob Wagner, Kevin Napier and Emma Aldridge join us in studio for another brilliant episode of What’s The Mate. This week’s Berlin tales inspired the sad story of Marlene the Tapir wh...
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#7: The Episode with a Live Studio Audience&Nacho Trying to Buy Condoms from 2018-09-25T11:46:30
This week is a biggie as we bring you our first Live Recording! The episode features GRILL TALK, who joined us in front of a packed house at Comedy Café Berlin. Matilde Kaizer, Nacho Sanguinetti an...
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#6: The Episode with the Berlin Neighbour Manual&a Famous Public Toilet from 2018-09-18T07:17:19
Skeleton Brains are back! Blake Farha and Daan Henselmans joined us for round two and brought with them another Brain, Henri Parmentier. Together they improvised the not too far-fetched world of de...
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#5: The Episode with Sensitive BVG Employees&Aunty Carrey's Amazing Butt from 2018-09-11T11:05:42
From Berlin with Love come Amanda King, Kieran Humphries and Deschna Afram of Schön Connery! The troupe join us this week as we unpack how some of Julia’s stranger Berlin experiences could have gon...
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#4: The Episode with Heavy-Handed Doctors&Poops On The Landing from 2018-09-04T07:00:08
This week we are joined by the brilliantly funny Nicole Ratjien, Noah Telson and Josh Telson of GLB! The GLB three run with our Berlin stories and give us a look into the world of a woman who has t...
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#3: The Episode with Fabergé Eggs&Boring Josh Watching Boring TV from 2018-08-28T07:00:06
Comedy Café Berlin veterans, Michele (with one ‘L’) Guido, Josh (with powers) Telson and Peter (just Peter) Talbot, spill the tea on this week’s episode of What’s The Mate. Our bizarre Berlin sagas...
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#2: The Episode with Terrible French Accents and The Berlin Techno Scene from 2018-08-24T10:30:05
Improvisors, Carl Clancy and Jakob Wagner of People System as well as Kevin Napier step into studio for a side-splitting episode of What’s The Mate. This week’s Berlin tales inspired our guests to ...
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#1: The Episode with No Name&Daan as a Dog from 2018-08-21T07:00
Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Gaston Stabiszewski of Skeleton Brains, join us for the inaugural episode of What’s The Mate - an Improv Comedy Podcast for the world, by Berliners!
This week...
#0: The Trailer from 2018-08-14T07:19
What’s The Mate is a completely improvised show where a rotating cast of improvisers turn the wacky Berlin tales some long-form hilarity! Join Julia Joubert and her incredibly funny guests for an i...
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