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Cranker Comedy Podcast

25 Episodes

12 minutes | Feb 16, 2023
Episode 23 for 2023! Happy 60th Birthday Michael Jordan!
Ross Voss trialled this routine as part of his stand up set on February 7th at Cranker Comedy, about his hero, Michael Jordan - now you can enjoy it on the go! Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every first and third Tuesday night of the month in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation. This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show at https://www.paypal.me/crankercomedy and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
22 minutes | Jul 22, 2021
Bung Bung Bruce Bruce (with Claybrin McMath)
Get ready to play double-double in this episode as Clay, Ross and Chris talk about catchphrases, how Clay started comedy, lockdown comedy breaks and Coopers Pale. This episode is definitely not sponsored by Amalfi's Pizzeria Ristorante. This episode was recorded in October 2020 in the Crown & Anchor Hotel Band Room, 1.5m apart. You can follow Claybrin McMath via his Facebook page. You can also listen to Clay's podcast Welcome To The Poddy. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia (When South Australia isn't in lockdown). Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am! This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show at https://www.paypal.me/crankercomedy and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
22 minutes | May 4, 2021
Words of wisdom (with Rodney)
Ross, Chris and Wendy are joined by everyone's favourite chilled-out Cranker Comedy tech, Rod! We talk about the one time Rod tried stand-up, busking vs comedy, a few would-you-rathers, we go for a trip to curry corner and learn about Rodney's plans to 'Be The King'. He also gives us one of his elusive Words of Wisdom. We like the pickle! This episode was recorded in November 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation! This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show at https://www.paypal.me/crankercomedy and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can follow Wendy Torbet via her Facebook page. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
20 minutes | Dec 7, 2020
The beautiful episode (with Marc Ryan)
Ross and Chris are joined by the nicest man in Adelaide's comedy scene, Marc Ryan, The Beautiful Bogan! We talk about Golf, Eddie Bannon doing weird stuff, Marc's first Cranker gig and TV shows about comedy. Marc talks about political correctness, storytelling stand up and the infamous poo in the urinal. This episode was recorded in June 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Marc Ryan via his Facebook. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
20 minutes | Nov 23, 2020
Comedy is ON FIRE (with Mark Metaphor and Wendy Torbet)
Mark talks about being a Cranker Comedy veteran for 3 years straight, how to release comedic tension, competing in RAW Comedy, transitioning to burlesque and setting himself ON FIRE. We joke about this being a Christmas podcast, but in reality it seems quite fitting! This episode was recorded in May 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Wendy Torbet via her Facebook page. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
20 minutes | Oct 19, 2020
Dinosaurs and comedy stores (with Justin Sorre and Wendy Torbet)
The gang talks about Dinosaurs, Big Al helping new comics on stage, Ross' classic duck-patting orgy story, Curry Corner returns, would you rather M.A.S.H and getting Ross' last name wrong. This episode was recorded in July 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Justin Sorre and Wendy Torbet via their Facebook pages. You can also listen to Justin Sorre's conspiracies on his podcast WORMHOLES. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
18 minutes | Sep 14, 2020
Scotland, Eggs and Submarines (with Baz McCulloch, Lou Henry and Wendy Torbet)
Adelaide-based Scot, Baz McCulloch joins Ross, Chris and Wendy with special comments from Lou Henry as the fivesome talk about Scottish Comedy, Billy Connolly, the navy, comey in Adelaide and we discover how far Baz will go for Whiskey. This episode was recorded in June 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Baz and Wendy Torbet via their Facebook pages. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
20 minutes | Aug 24, 2020
Dealing with an unexpected interruption (with Fabien Clark and Wendy Torbet)
Adelaide comedy darling Fabien Clark joins Ross, Chris and Wendy as we talk about having hair, dreadlocks and why Ross thinks of Fabien every time he sees a toilet roll. We also talk about actual comedy, like how Fabien constructs his semi-truthful comedy stories. Fabien also tells us his worst interruptions during a comedy set. This episode was recorded in July 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Fabien Clark and Wendy Torbet via their Facebook pages. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
18 minutes | Aug 3, 2020
Comedy is about the people (with Michael Princi)
To help our Melbourne friends stay strong, we're bringing you a special interview with Adelaide expat Michael Princi for a casual chat about why Princi used to be a comedian, Chris taking over Princi's role as Ross' greek coffee friend, loose comedy stories, games chat and the origins of the "dream partner" game. This episode was recorded in May 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
15 minutes | Jul 20, 2020
Keep your work stuff separate from your fun stuff (with Pam Pudney, Wendy Torbet and Eliza Thomas)
Pam Pudney joins Ross, Chris, Wendy and Eliza for a solid chat about comedians bringing the bulk of a comedy audience from their friends or family, gigs where venues leave the TV on, and the dysfunctional family atmosphere of Cranker Comedy. Ross also manages to bust out a few take-it-or-leave-its. This episode was recorded in June 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
9 minutes | Jul 13, 2020
SWEEPSTAKES (with Fabien Clark, Marc Ryan, Justin Sorre and Wendy Torbet)
Join us on this star-studded episode as we reveal our predictions of the first Cranker Comedy back since the end of March (held Tuesday 21st July 2020). These are clips from future episodes of the Cranker Comedy Podcast.Fabien Clark also chats Corona Beer slogans, that classic Crown and Anchor Hotel smell. Marc Ryan discusses comedians arriving late and repeating material and the unprecedented difficulty around Corona jokes. Justin Sorre talks about Crown and Anchor toilet graffiti. This episode was recorded in June and July 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Fabien Clark, Marc Ryan, Justin Sorre and Wendy Torbet via their Facebook pages. You can also listen to Justin Sorre's conspiracies on his podcast WORMHOLES. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
16 minutes | Jul 6, 2020
Gratifying your audience, and yourself (with Alan Catman)
Alan Catman brings some sound advice and interesting tidbits to this episode of the podcast, we start with a bit of mouth pleasure, lots of comedy chat, how far would you take a comedy bit without offending someone and why you shouldn't beat yourself up about being fresh or pushing boundaries, especially if you're a new comic with nothing to lose. This episode was recorded in June 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (COVID-Safe return on Tuesday July 21 2020) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
4 minutes | Jun 29, 2020
RENEGADE (with Gerry Masi and Wendy Torbet)
Framed for the murder of the woman he loved, ex-cop Rosso Voss teams up with fellow bounty hunter Chrissy Mankiller to clear his name and avoid capture. And if he helps a gorgeous woman with a problem along the way, so much the better. Ross, Chris, and Wendy and Gerry Masi talk about their recent TV show viewing. From housewife heartthrobs in Outlander to money washing in Ozark. Ross wraps it up with a 90s TV show Renegade known for too much exposition and being generally terrible. This episode was recorded in May 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can listen to Gerry Masi and Devil's Cabaret via Spotify and follow Wendy Torbet via her Facebook page. You can also listen to Gerry Masi on Cranker Comedy Podcast episode "Getting an audience ready to laugh". Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
15 minutes | Jun 21, 2020
25 years of comedy in Adelaide (with Steve Copley)
Adelaide comedy veteran Steve Copley, tells us how comedy has evolved over the last quarter century, from Comix Comedy Cellars to Cranker Comedy today. Steve shares the half of an Adam Hills quote to comedy success that he remembers, Ross and Steve chat about comedy theory and their favourite RPG video games. We also talk about best gig/worst gig and Nick Gooch's neighbour. This episode was recorded in April 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (COVID-Safe return on Tuesday July 21 2020) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
15 minutes | Jun 15, 2020
Comedy to Connect (with Deb Bland and Wendy Torbet)
We bring in Deb Bland to talk bad dates, bad nannas, bare feet, Eddie Bannon and why comedy is Good For The Soul. This episode was recorded in May 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
13 minutes | Jun 7, 2020
Developing your comedy (with Rohan Harry and intro with Steve Copley)
After a brief introduction with future guest Steve Copley, Ross and Chris call comedy's Rohan Harry to talk about podcasting, Rohan's ISO life and how he has developed his comedy over the years. This episode was recorded in April 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can listen to Attitude Consultant and follow Rohan Harry via his Facebook page. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
14 minutes | May 31, 2020
Getting an audience ready to laugh (with Gerry Masi and Wendy Torbet)
Ross, Chris, and Wendy "everyone knows it's windy" Torbet welcome the toilet-singing joke-slinging Gerry Masi for a chat.They discuss why Gerry doesn't label himself as a comedian, how he uses character comedy as a way of connecting to non-comedy audiences and the positives of comedy rooms that let young comedians learn by trying potentially offensive material.Ross then gets distracted by his new segment Hygiene Chat and this week's "take-it-or-leave-it", would you take four free lunches a week but you can never use a fresh towel? This episode was recorded in May 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can listen to Gerry Masi and Devil's Cabaret via Spotify and follow Wendy Torbet via her Facebook page. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
13 minutes | May 24, 2020
Welcome to Curry Chat (with Rishi Chadha)
Ross brings in local comic Rishi Chadha to talk about comedy, starting with Rishi's nightmare first gig. They end up side-tracked by supermarket checkouts, car-jacking and our new segment Curry Chat.Chris looks on in disbelief. This episode was recorded in April 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
12 minutes | May 17, 2020
How do you become a comic? (with Zack Southern and Wendy Torbet)
Ross, Wendy's husband Chris, Chris' wife Wendy and Zack "Southern" Sirianos chat in this episode. They go over a few Would-You-Rather questions, as well as Zack's heartbreaking childhood and which Australian Celebrity should be the next Australian Prime Minister.Close to the end of the show they actually talk about comedy (Surprise!) and how Wendy and Zack each went on their own journey to become comedians. Also Sodastreams exist, so don't worry, be happy! This episode was recorded in April 2020 in the Corona Shed, 1.5m apart. You can follow Zack Southern and Wendy Torbet via their Facebook pages. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
13 minutes | May 11, 2020
The Casual Comedian (with Joshua Connor)
Ross and Chris say hi to Filmmaker, Photographer and Part-Time Comedian Joshua Connor about footpath racing, Brett the high school teacher, the Philippines, some take-it-or-leave-it questions and we hear about when when Chris met his wife...again. This episode was recorded in October 2019 in the Crown & Anchor Hotel Band Room before COVID-19 restrictions came into place. You can find Josh Connor in a bush on the streets of Adelaide. Cranker Comedy Podcast is created by Ross Vosvotekas with Christopher Warman. Cranker Comedy is a Stand Up Comedy Night held 8pm every Tuesday night (when COVID-19 lets it happen again) in the Band Room of The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. Cranker Comedy presents Adelaide's Emerging & Established Comedians, Entry Via Donation, with Happy Hour Prices 9pm-12am!This podcast is pay what you feel, like the live comedy show, so if you felt this podcast gave you value, please consider supporting the show athttps://www.paypal.me/crankercomedyand follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can pick up Ross' card game Eat It on eBay
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