# humor
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13:38Word of the Week: restroom lurkingAl Elliott: Let me tell you really quickly the story. All right. So I was in a shopping center, uh, which amusingly was called Cock Edge, um, in Warrington. Um, and it had, uh, And so they'd got a supermarket, a couple oEP 306 · 2 Jun 2026·news roundup· 13:38–14:535:08Why 'truth is funny' and what it reveals about trustAl Elliott: You mentioned something a minute ago. You're not there to try and make comedians. I think a lot of people who think funny people are essentially either comedians, professional or just amateur. What's the diffEP 269 · 22 Jan 2026·interview· 5:08–10:5810:58Why you shouldn't try Ricky Gervais at the office Christmas partyAl Elliott: I've watched some of Ricky Gervais's stuff at— now, I don't know, is it Golden Globes? There's one of them where he's reflecting back reality to a load of very, very influential and famous and wealthy people.EP 269 · 22 Jan 2026·interview· 10:58–17:4719:43The rule: unless everyone's laughing, it's not funnyAl Elliott: I like that. I like that. So I think there's, unfortunately, in almost any office of any size, there's going to be one person who thinks they're funny, but they're not. First of all, why are they not funny?EP 269 · 22 Jan 2026·interview· 19:43–19:575:22The School of Dumbassery — what the word actually meansAl Elliott: Let's start with the School of Dumbassery. I believe it's not just a random word, dumbass. I believe there's some meaning behind it. Tell us more about the School of Dumbassery and what it means Garry Ridge: EP 251 · 20 Nov 2025·interview· 5:22–7:5042:45Phantom poopers, naked Barbies, and the stories Amy won't investigateAl Elliott: It's the standing on the table that I just think is just so specific. And also just the getting up and getting down off the table has got opportunity to expose a little more than you expected. Yeah. You probaEP 233 · 18 Sept 2025·interview· 42:45–44:4915:05What it means to be 'waggish'Leanne Elliott: Can I ask you, I've heard you described, um, HR as waggish. What does that mean? Tony Cooke: The, the, the waggish piece is is, is in a fun sort of way, getting the best out of people by appealing to peopEP 231 · 11 Sept 2025·interview· 15:05–16:0641:26The 'North Mafia' storyLeanne Elliott: What's the mafia story? Were you genuinely accused of being in the mafia? Tony Cooke: We had a management team, uh, the management team, uh, essentially the, the 3 most senior was myself, the FD, and the EP 231 · 11 Sept 2025·interview· 41:26–44:280:00Introducing Joel Zeff and the harmonica storyAl Elliott: I want you to meet Joel Zeff. He's a keynote speaker, an improv expert, and quite possibly the most enthusiastic person you'll ever hear on a podcast Joel Zeff: My name is Joel Zeff. I am a keynote speaker. IEP 225 · 21 Aug 2025·intro· 0:00–2:4730:18Ground rules for humor at workJohn Michel: Same kind of with small talk is, you know, keep it clean, keep it, you know, uh, keep it non-offensive, non-personal. I mean, I think a lot of times it's like, if it becomes overly personal and you're not reEP 223 · 14 Aug 2025·interview· 30:18–34:4948:07Al's Tesco meat counter catastropheAl Elliott: Okay, so just really quickly because we've only got a couple of minutes left, But I will tell you my story, and my story is so, so, so simple. Do you remember it, Lee? Leanne Elliott: Tesco? Al Elliott: Yes, EP 218 · 29 Jul 2025·other· 48:07–53:0524:19Employee feedback on the new spaceEd Williams: And 2 out of 3 of us are devilishly good-looking Ed Williams: Seamless, seamless Al Elliott: Tell us about your latest episode, PhilEP 125 · 5 Sept 2024·interview· 24:19–25:2714:54Al channels his inner Andrew Tate (with shades and a gold medallion)Lydia & Amelia (Ivee co-founders, merged ch): In terms of the, yeah, the kind of figures that companies have in there in terms of their gender balance across their organization, depending on the size of the company, thisEP 94 · 2 May 2024·interview· 14:54–16:0439:21The question Al should have asked — improv comedyAl Elliott: Brilliant. Is there any question that I should have asked you that I haven't? Jim Young: Yeah. And it would be about what I've done outside of my work life, the traditional professional career. That has helpeEP 22 · 17 Jan 2023·interview· 39:21–42:06
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