Welcome to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Thanks for coming along if this is your first time and thanks for coming back if you've been before.My guest this week is comedian, Improv star and Raw Comedy winner Bec Melrose. Bec and I have gigged a bunch together and she is a brilliant comedian who you are all going to love! We chat about her student exchange program to the States as a teen and how it all went wrong. We chat about being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and how the fear of improv brought on that diagnosis. We chat about starting out in comedy and the Raw Comedy journey. This is a great episode. We CHAT alot of things. Please follow Bec on the gram @Becmelrose and get out to one of her shows when live stuff comes back! If you enjoy what I'm doing at the DDS, please like, subscribe, or follow us on social media.@DeadDadsSociety@MitchGarlingX o X o Gossip Garl

Dead Dad's Society

Episode 40 - Bec Melrose (Comedian + Raw Comedy Winner 2018)

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society, and if this is your first visit, welcome to the club. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast and I have another great solo episode for you today. In this episode, I address the passing of the great comic Norm Macdonald and reminisce about some of my favourite Norm memories.I also discuss how one of my uncles is turning against me, growing biscuit fat, and a couple embarrassing incidents at McDonalds Drive Thru.If you enjoy what I'm doing at the DDS, please like, subscribe, or follow us on social media.@DeadDadsSociety@MitchGarlingX o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 39 - Bigger than a Normal Hat

Welcome to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Thanks for coming along if this is your first time and thanks for coming back if you've been before.My guest this week is a bloody good friend of mine Marc Dwyer. Marc is a voice over extraordinaire, funny internet human being and he played the kid in Lantana. You know that brilliant Aussie movie featuring Aussie film royalty Anthony LaPaglia? Well Marc played his son and that's pretty cool. Marc and I chat all about losing loved ones, our teenage years and we delve into some stories about people who have wronged us and how we will get revenge. Please follow Marc on the gram @marc.com.auAs always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 38 - Marc Dwyer (Voice Over Actor + The Kid in Lantana)

Welcome to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Thanks for coming along if this is your first time and thanks for coming back if you've been before.My guest this week is an old friend of mine Craig Evans. Craig was a successful breakfast radio host and comedian but has had a change of career and gone into law!We chat all about his name change, the change of careers at an older age and all about Craig's battle with testicular cancer.I loved catching up with Craig and this was a really great chat which I hope you guys like!As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 37 - Craig Evans (Law Graduate + Comedian + Actor)

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society, welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast.Another Slam it down fast Solo Episode for you this week and boy ohhhhh boy do I have a good episode for you. In the last few days my photo and name has been doing the anti-vaxxer / Covid conspiracy rounds as an actor being paid to pretend to have COVID. I've been getting abusive messages, being tagged 24/7 and having a whale of a time. The Daily Mail did an article about it, I did a Tiktok which has gone semi viral and now I'm having some fun with it so I chat about that. I also chat about my lockdown rewatching of The Office and How I Met Your Mother. I air my grievances about Bob Saget doing the voiceover for HIMYM and I give a shoutout to severely underrated actor Bradley Whitford. If you like what I'm doing then show the socials some love and leave nice reviews.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 36 - Mitch Garling; Crisis Actor

Welcome to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Thanks for coming along if this is your first time and thanks for coming back if you've been before. My guest this week is my best man and comedian Will McKellar. Will is a brilliant comedian who I started out with in comedy and we chat all about those days. Will tells us a great story about being left in Fiji when he was 5 and we pull apart the time we competed in a Roast Battle against each other.Will is expecting a child in the near future which we chat about and he runs some queries past me about fatherhood. It was really great to catch up with Will and I hope you like the chat!As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 35 - Will McKellar (Comedian + Best Man + Expecting Dad)

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society, welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Another Slam it down fast Solo Episode for you this week and I chat all things teenage drinking escapades and how a mate of mine reckons he could drink 12 Woodstocks. (Fun fact: He went to sleep). I talk about my new enemy at the petrol station, debate the crazy folks not giving a flying fajita about the lockdown fines and I try to find new activities for Daddy Daughter day. If you like what I'm doing then show the socials some love and leave nice reviews. X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 34 - 12 Cans of Woodstock

Welcome along to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast.My guest this week is singer, songwriter and absolute star Tannah Zancanaro! You may know Tannah from her time on The Voice or you may know her as the pastor's daughter from a church in Waverley. We talk about growing up as the pastor's daughter and the scrutiny that accompanies it, losing two Grandpas within weeks of each other and a scary night in her teen years.Of course we chat all about The Voice aswell as her time on X Factor and the fabrication of reality TV.This is a really great chat - I have worked with Tannah and her husband Luke a few times over my years of work with Listen Up Music so it was really great to sit down and chat in depth!Check out Tannah wherever you get your tunes and give her a follow while you're at it! @itsmetannahAs always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 33 - Tannah Zancanaro (Singer / The Voice)

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society and welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Another Slam It Down Fast Solo episode for you this week! Thanks for all the love on the episode with Laura Hughes - was a lovely chat!It was my birthday this week. I watched Saving Private Ryan, ate foods and threw rocks in the creek with my daughter. We have spent alot of time throwing rocks in the creek lately because she is obsessed. This week I chat about my new favourite pastime, talk about when my vice principal Punk'd my friends and embarrassing story about a corporate acquaintance busting in on me in the toilet. AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS!As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give it a like + subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 32 - Throwing Rocks in the Creek

Welcome along to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast. My guest this week is comedian, actor and all round sweetheart Laura Hughes. You may know Laura from the Aussie sketch show Open Slather or you may know her as your local mop salesman. We chat all about the acting world, touch on working with legends in Open Slather and dive into the many horrible jobs we've both had over our years!We have gigged together a bunch but have never had a chance to sit down and properly talk like this and I really loved it. It's a great episode and I hope you like it! Check out Laura on the socials - @LaurahughesismeAs always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling. X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 31 - Laura Hughes (Comedian + Actor)

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society and welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Another Slam It Down Fast Solo episode for you this week!This episode I talk about how I got my intense fear of deep water or thalassophobia! How swimming underneath a catamaran didn't help it. I tried to impress a girl okay! I chat about my daughter's obsession with bandaids and how I have to bribe her with money to hang out with my Mum. Also I share an embarrassing pee related story after watching the episode of Schitt's Creek where David wets the bed. Sharing in solidarity! As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give it a like + subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 30 - Thalassophobia

Welcome along to the Dead Dads Society, the therapy group in the form of a podcast. My guest this week is comedian and content creator Tom Gee (The Fresh Serve). We chat all about Tom losing his Dad, his Dad's illness and Tom's ADHD diagnosis as an adult. How it came about? What brought on getting checked out? How is life as an adult with ADHD?We share some great stories including one of my favourites ever told on the podcast of how Tom made his Dad feel comfortable after a traumatic experience. As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling. X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 29 - Tom Gee (The Fresh Serve)

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society and welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Another Slam It Down Fast Solo episode for you this week!This episode I talk about how a group of fellow comics think I'm a murderer, the fat reason I almost crashed my car this week, some childhood memories and I have a revelation. I start a new segment in an attempt to wrap up the show properly. Each week I end the show with a recommendation; this week's is the show Mr Inbetween. Get amongst it!As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give it a like + subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 28 - Revelations and Recommendations

Welcome back to the Dead Dads Society and welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Another Slam It Down Fast Solo episode for you this week! This episode I talk about the new Fast and the Furious movie and dissect a clickbait article ranking the movies from Worst to Best! I chat about my Dad's love for Peter Brock comparing it to my love for Paul Walker and take a trip down memory lane recounting some stories from the Australian Reptile Park!As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give it a like + subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 27 - Ploddin' Along

Welcome back to the DDS and welcome along if this is your first time. This is the therapy group in the form of a podcast. Another Slam It Down Fast Solo episode for you this week - the uni semester has just ended so expect more and more episodes!This episode I DID talk about something very cool that has been happening in the Sydney Comedy Scene but I had to take it out at the request of the HIGHER POWERS!In the remainder of the episode, I talk all about some more horror gigs lately and briefly touch on dealing with loss in the public sphere.As always if you like what I’m doing at the DDS then give us a like/subscribe or follow on the socials @Deaddadssociety and @mitchgarling.X o X o Gossip Garl

Episode 26 - Gig Pig

Comedian Mitch Garling runs the Dead Dad's Society. It's a club for people with Dead Dads to come and have a chat. You also don't have to have a dead Dad, you can just be interesting.