49: Should Tommy Quit Comedy?

TommyInnit and Jack Manifold are back. Newly caffeinated, chaotic, and somehow still allowed microphones, Tom and Jack chat about stand-up comedy failure, wild Netflix party stories, Pride parade madness, and how the UK Government wrecked Jack’s recent J Schlatt video.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• Tom is back on coffee and Jack has to deal with the overthinking • Jack’s YouTube age restriction disaster: J Schlatt collab tanked from 500K to 2K views overnight • Tom’s beyond brutal stand-up gig: is it time for him to quit comedy? • How bombing on stage made Tom more money than Jack on YouTube • Tom self-diagnoses ADHD after reading one book • Jack crashed the Wednesday • Season 2 premiere and accidentally became Steve Buscemi’s plus one • Jack Manifold made friends with the zombie waiters at the Zombie-themed afterparty • Are Jack’s Meta Smart Glasses actually invasive? • Jack’s bird’s eye view of Brighton Pride: NHS floats, Tesco drag queens & Northern manners in the toilets • How Married at First Sight’s Paul Brunson got Tom to tell all on the We Need to Talk podcast • Jack’s review of the Oasis reunion tour and why Liam Gallagher’s tambourine featured so heavily • Brotherly violence and why Tom Simons hates lad behaviour • New TommyInnit ‘Not Doing Well’ merch flex • Medicinal wanking for dopamine (Jack’s theory, not professional medical advice) • Why Tom will never aim for the sink Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting: Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace

This podcast episode was recorded on 05/08/25

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