Ratbag with Mel & Sam

Hellooooo treasured rats!!

Welcome to a giggly, gorgy ratfood comin in hot to you wherever you are in the world!

Today, the girls let you in on a theatre-going theory that they believe will change your life FOREVER. It’s PHD level, peer-reviewed, and never misses.

We also chat child agencies, the whiff of desperation, the truth about what happened to all of the Jane Banks’ from ‘Mary Poppins’ and all our shit-hot recommendations for who to go and see this Melbourne Comedy Festival season!

Now go pick one of the names on this list and GO SEE THEIR SHOW! Allllllll of these people have incredible shows you need to get our eyeballs on!

MICF RECS:
Alex Donnelly
Alex Hines
Anisa Nandaula
Ally Morgan
Blake Pavey
Burton Brothers
Casey Filips
Chloe Petts
Con Coutis
Dan Tiernan
Demi Adejuyigbe
Elf Lyons
Elliot Wood
Elouise Eftos
Emma Holland
Frankie McNair
Gabbi Bolt
Garry Starr
Geraldine Hickey
Gillian Cosgriff
Hannah Camilleri
Hannah Gadsby
Helen Bauer
Henry Yan
Hot Department
Isabelle Carney
Jenny Tian
Jordan Barr
Kate Dolan
Kirsty Webeck
Lara Ricote
Lou Wall
Mish Wittrup
Olga Koch
Ruby Teys
Scout Boxall
Sophie Duker
Tom Ballard
Tricksy Collins
Zachary Ruane
Zainab Johnson
Zoe Coombs Marr

We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day.

Okay! Love you, bye!

xx

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHS

Here’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!
https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/

Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!

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Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.

The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.

Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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A Grouse House Podcast
Recorded at Haven't You Done Well Productions
Produced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello darling hearts and welcome to another 'Ratbag' episode! Now, strap in divas because it's time for another guest episode!! Today we are joined by THE Gabbi Bolt! Gabbi is multi-disciplinary artist who rose to prominence in the early 2020s through her viral online content. Her debut solo musical comedy show sold out nationally and earned her the Best Newcomer Award at Sydney Comedy Festival and now she is touring her new show 'Small Poppy' in 2026 and today we are thrilled she has joined us for an hour! It today's episode we chat where her love of music came from, her favourite musicals, the viral moment that was the Ratatouille musical and much, much more. We of course open up our 'Bring Bring Bitch' Hotline for your burning questions and then get ready caus we have an EXTENDED 'Hit It Toots' accompanied by none other than Gabbi herself, on her Korg! We hope you love the episode!
See you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood'!
Love Mel & Sam

Follow Gabbi here: https://www.instagram.com/gabbiboltofficial/
Tickets for her Melbourne show: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/gabbi-bolt-small-poppy/
Tickets for her Sydney show: https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/gabbi-bolt-small-poppy/
Tickets for her Brisbane show: https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/gabbi-bolt/

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Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!

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Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.

The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.

Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

—

A Grouse House Podcast
Recorded at Haven't You Done Well Productions
Produced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hellooooo treasured rats!!

We hope this gorgy, softly spoken, warm hug of a ratfood meets you wherever you’re at today. We personally are exhausted and feeling a bit ‘woe is me’ so please - join us!!

We are ultra sleepover style today (and joined by Mel’s foster cat Tora - OBVIOUSLY) and coming together to chat everything from foreign language competition blunders, to dogs not having boundaries, to chicken noodle soup supremacy and lots in between.

Sammy opens up about an insecurity of hers that has been getting her down, Mel chats about her week off with pneumonia and most importantly - there’s lots of giggles and warmth in this one for you if you need it!

We will see you for another Ratbag on Monda and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day.

Okay! Love you, bye!

xx

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHS

Here’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!
https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/

Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!

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Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.

The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.

Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

—

A Grouse House Podcast
Recorded at Haven't You Done Well Productions
Produced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey there you little buttons! GUESS WHAT it's time for another guest episode and today we are joined by the wonderful Cassie Hamilton.
If you don't know Cassie, first get ready to fall in love. Cassie is a playright, screen writer, song writer, actor and all round force in our industry.
In today's episode we chat her new musical 'Transgender Woman On The Internet Crying' which will be going presented at The Old Fitz in March. We talk through her creative process, what she does to stay motivated, a musical she thinks is overhyped and much much more. As always we open up our 'Bring Bring Bitch' hotline for questions from you rats and we round out the episode improvising the back-alley production of the last 5 Years. Thank you so much for listening!

Follow Cassie here: https://www.instagram.com/cassievehamilton/

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Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!

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Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.

The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.

Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

—

A Grouse House Podcast
Recorded at Haven't You Done Well Productions
Produced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey darling pies!
Thrilled you are taking our pod for another spin!! For this weeks Ratbag we bang into the episode chatting the names that are illegal to call your child. What follows this chat is a spine chilling realisation for Mel and her family tree which takes our episode down a very funny turn. Then we have a write in from a rat asking us to expand our Mel and Sam universe to make space for three new members.
Then our ‘Kick Ons’ gets us pulling our hair out as we decide to freeze or boil to death, before we send it home through Tom’s favourite genre - metal.
Enjoy bbys and see you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’
Xx Mel and Sam

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Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!

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Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.

The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.

Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

—

A Grouse House Podcast
Recorded at Haven't You Done Well Productions
Produced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.