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Since 2014, comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds have recorded the podcast
The Dollop
. In each episode, the pair relates the history of a specific person or event in a humorous style. The comedians have since taken the show on the road, recording episodes in front of live audiences.
The Dollop
has toured the United States as well as Australia and Canada, typically relating stories that have to do with where they are performing the show. They are sometimes joined onstage by other comedians; however, Anthony and Reynolds are always able to carry the show themselves.
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Comedian
Dave Anthony
began
The Dollop
to prepare for a one-man standup show he was set to perform at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He'd already written comedy as well as acted and performed standup. The comedian wanted to share the untold stories of history. In the beginning, only Anthony hosted the podcast. The comedian decided he wanted others to join him on the podcast, and his first guest was
Gareth Reynolds
. From there, Reynolds became a permanent guest on the show, and the duo continued to entertain their listeners. Anthony reads stories to Reynolds, who has never heard them before. Reynolds reacts and occasionally acts out parts of history. The format worked so well that
The Dollop
has consistently ranked in iTunes Top 100 podcasts. In 2016, the podcast was also named one of the 50 best podcasts by The Guardian. In fact, the podcast has more than 5 million downloads each month.
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The Dollop
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''Yes! Anthony and Reynolds just finished up several stops in Wisconsin and will continue to a tour of the UK and Europe for the month of November.'
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You're in luck if you live in Europe. You can check out live performances of the podcast at Scala in Stockholm, Chat Noir in Oslo, De Meervart in Amsterdam, Organ Mor in Glasgow,
Manchester Dancehouse
, London's Union Chapel, The Glee Club in Birmingham as well as The Glee Club in Cardiff, Dublin's Liberty Hall Theatre and
Cecil Hotel
and Cadogen Hall in Copenhagen.
''Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds have been joined onstage more than once, so it's possible to see them joined by other comedians. Past guests include Patton Oswalt, who has joined the pair for multiple shows. Australian comedian Wil Anderson has also joined the show on numerous occasions.'
'The hosts typically tell a story related to where they are performing. The story may be known to you if you're up on local history, but Anthony tries to share lesser-known parts of history about the area.'
'You can check out previous live recordings such as The Cereal Men, Swamp People of Carolina or Boston Corbett. Popular episodes also include the two-part series on Donald Trump, the Donner Party episode and the episode about Uber. You can find video recordings of some of these live shows.'
'These shows tend to be simpler productions with the two hosts, and occasionally their guests, sitting in front of a table with their microphones. Don't expect a lot of bells and whistles.'
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The Dollop
is longer than many podcasts, tending to run just over an hour per episode.
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