Comedy

What’s All This Then with Charlotte McDonnell and Libby Watson

A podcast about Britain, hosted by Charlotte McDonnell and Libby Watson.

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Latest Episodes:

Dogging with Bryan Quinby Nov 03, 2025

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[Headlights flashing in the dark; what could it mean? Just a lost driver, or perhaps a lonely soul looking for something more?] Is what might happen if you went dogging in one of England's green and pleasant lay-bys. We're joined by truly the only person we would EVER want to cover dogging with, Bryan Quinby of Guys: A Podcast About Guys, an expert on all matters swinging and sex guys. Or, in this case, sex blokes? Plus, Conker News AGAIN?!

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Bonfire Night with Ricky Peacock Oct 27, 2025

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Who's this Guy then? Is probably what they said when they found the bloke with all the gunpowder under Parliament, and how amusing that would have been, due to what his name was. We're joined by our streamer friend Ricky Peacock to talk chicken "burgers," comedy college, and Conker News, before we figure out whether Bonfire Night is good or bad or maybe even racist, somehow. Plus, Charlotte did the game! What's Charlotte's game? You'll have to listen to find out—and you could even WATCH to find out on the Watch All This Then tier of the Patreon!

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Derren Brown with @slowpuke Oct 20, 2025

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OooOOO how'd 'e do that then! Is what you'd say if you were watching Derren Brown make a guy think he really wants a sausage roll or whatever. It's our first All In-Person episode! We recorded an episode in an actual bloody room together with our first return main feed guest, Slowpuke, to discuss Britain's greatest magician and the absolute mentalist, Derren Brown. Plus, we taste-test some proper Cadbury versus some of the Hershey's version, and we put our Derren-esque skills to the test in our game.

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Only Connect with Josh Boerman Oct 13, 2025

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Connect! Is what I would be saying, beaming and placid, with jam around my mouth, if I was mistakenly placed on an Only Connect team. We're talking about Da Smart People Show For Brits with Josh Boerman, host of the Worst Of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived, who also has opinions about Irn Bru and whether British people are worse to work with than Americans. Plus, more controversy at silly sports with the stone skimming championships, and Charlotte does a Charlotte-themed Charlotte's Game, which is rather appropriate, don't you think?

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Panel Shows with Justin McElroy Oct 06, 2025

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That's Quite Interesting! Is what you would say if you turned on BBC One at 10pm on a Saturday, I think, in like 2005. We're joined by Justin McElroy, the outrageously prolific host of My Brother, My Brother and Me, The Adventure Zone, and Sawbones, to discuss panel shows, Christmas puddings, a Target wot fell off a hill, and what the King's Remembrancer does. Plus, Charlotte's Game is in fact many panel show-style games within a game; how clever is that?!

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Chocolate with Gareth Reynolds Sep 29, 2025

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Oughhhhgurhhhh chocolate mmm oghhh I need it I'm on my period and I need chocolate. Is what I'd be saying if I was eating a Crunchie instead of writing this god damn podcast description! We're joined by Gareth Reynolds, host of Next We Have and The Dollop and another Real Life Brit (who is also American) to discuss the vast and wonderful world of British chocolate, from Maltesers to Mini Eggs. Actually we didn't talk about Mini Eggs but those things are so good. Plus, ferret legging (we do NOT endorse this practice) and another Charlotte's American Youtubers Trying British Foods Game.

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Blackadder with Hayes Davenport Sep 22, 2025

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I have a cunning plan! Is what YOU should be saying about your great idea to listen to this podcast. We're joined by the one and only Hayes Davenport, host of Hollywood Handbook, to discuss the classic British comedy Blackadder. Plus: Hayes reads us some incisive class analysis from a 1930s edition of Punch; Charlotte makes us watch a bit of gravy wrestling; and we compare horrid traditions at clubs from Harvard and Oxford in one of the meanest editions of Libby's Game yet. (I also tried sooo hard on the graphic design for that one, which is another great reason to sign up for the Watch All This Then tier!)

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Posh People with Meagan Hatcher-Mays Sep 15, 2025

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Pip pip! Is what we'd say to you if we were posh, which we're NOT. Not like these guys, anyway. Today we learn all about Posh People (Upper Class) with the wonderful Meagan Hatcher-Mays, Libby's Longtime Friend and the host of Text Me Back, incompletely tackling questions such as: What is with all the tweed? Do posh people think of themselves as posh? And why do they sound like that? Plus, Tesco's Birthday Cake Sandwich, and Libby runs a game of Posh or Tosh.

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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The Crystal Maze with Howell Dawdy Sep 08, 2025

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Start the fans! Is what we'd say if we were hosting the Crystal Maze, and it's what I'm also asking you to do—bear with me here—because I want you to START being FANS of this show. Yeah I think I pretty much nailed that. Our guest is the one and only Howell Dawdy, who wrote and performed our theme song and the fantastic album I Need Some Help, hosts an unmissable Twitch stream, and has two podcasts of his own—sort of making the rest of us look bad? We discuss the classic 90s game show The Crystal Maze, plus Shakespeare (smart), the Asda Price Promise Stones, and driving on the wrong side of the road.

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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Henry VIII with Dana Bell Sep 01, 2025

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Hmm I don't like the look of these birds let's lop their heads off—is what Henry VIII would say if he stumbled across What's All This Then. Maybe. Or maybe he'd want to marry us! That guy LOVED marrying ladies! On today's episode we do some proper history with comedian Dana Bell, our FIRST in-person guest, with whom we discuss a wife-carrying contest, Bovril, and of course, Henry VIII (except mostly we talk about Wolf Hall oouuhh it's so good). Plus, we play a little smash or pass with some fit Tudor blokes.

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Theme song by Howell Dawdy. Art by Kendra Wells. Edited by Patrick Gill.

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