The Friend Request
The Friend Request
The Friend Request is a hilarious new podcast hosted by comedian Chloe Maddren, who explores the intricacies of friendship in her quest to find her very own BFF. With each episode, Chloe and her guests share their experiences navigating childhood and adult friendships, while playing a few sleepover games to test their compatibility. Featuring established comics and entertainers as guests, The Frie…Social links:
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Who needs friend when you've got movies w/ Alexei Toliopoulos
Chloe Maddren is joined by comedian and movie guy Alexei Toliopoulos for a chaotic chat about film, friendship, fake empathy, and irrational fears. They talk stupid phobias, roast the worst movies they’ve ever seen, and Chloe confesses to being historically clueless. Plus, a very accidental spoile…
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How far would you go for your followers w/ Lachy Mac
This week, Chloe Maddren is joined by sketch comedian Lachy McIntyre (aka Lachy Mac) to talk dating red flags, brand deal disasters, and how far they'd go to keep their Instagram accounts. Lachy talks up about his worst partnership (bleeped, of course), being newly single, and Chloe makes him do c…
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Inside the Dum Dum Club split w/ Tommy Dassalo
Comedian Chloe Maddren is joined by Tommy Dassalo (The Little Dum Dum Club) to talk podcast breakups, friendship fallouts, and navigating messy creative endings. They also unpack cheating trauma, accidentally starting a great relationship at the wrong time, and the reason women “don’t see balls.” …
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Free feet (and my dramatic confession) w/ Nina Oyama
This episode has it all: bisexual school trauma, cosmetic procedure panic, and the unexpected chaos of having a hot gyno. I’m joined by the wildly talented, hilarious Nina Oyama from Deadloch, Taskmaster, Thank God You're Here and every other Aussie TV comedy! We unpack whether or not we’re gettin…
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There's no episode this week! Sorry!!
Hey y'all!! I'm so sorry I've been bad with the episodes!! I think most of you know I do all the editing and what not myself which I looove to do, but it takes some tiiiime y'all!! Anywho, with some technical difficulties/ delays and way too much on, I just cannot get it done for you this week!! …
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Cat mum vs actual mum w/ Alex Lee
I had a real mum on the podcast… and spent most of it comparing her kids to my cat. Comedian, writer, star of The Roast, Thank God You're Here and SBS The Feed Alex Lee joins me to talk about how parenting changes your algorithm, the great sleepover debate, and why Bluey might be more for adults t…
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He forgot we’d met and I made it weird w/ David Correos
This week on The Friend Request, comedian David Correos joins me to talk Instagram etiquette, food hyperfixations, and why he likes wearing wet clothes. Plus: the hilarious moment he realized we’d met a year ago—and had no memory of it. Chaos (and laughter) ensues.
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Trying to take down Aunty Donna (so he says…) w/ Broden Kelly
Broden Kelly (Aunty Donna) joins The Friend Request to talk comedy group dynamics, fashion mishaps, mole maps, solo projects, and why he might be trying to sabotage Aunty Donna from the inside (allegedly)... I mean, he's just doing solo stuff as well. We also dive into The OG Crew, what makes some…
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The secret to a lifelong friendship + the wildest FMK you’ve heard w/ Carlo Ritchie
This week on The Friend Request, I’m joined by the hilarious Carlo Ritchie — comedian, improv performer, Thank God You’re Here cast member, and writer for the iconic kids show Play School. We dive into the story behind his 15-year comedy partnership, the power of friendship that survives improv ch…
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Billionaires, bisexuals and being weird w/ Olga Koch
This week Chloe Maddren is joined by UK-based Russian stand up comedian Olga Koch!! Off the back of performing her show Olga Koch Comes From Money, Chloe sticks her nosey little nose into the details of what it is like growing up rich and boy oh, does Olga have some good goss. Mainly from the make-…
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