To whet your appetite for this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, here's a walk down memory lane to Show 1 last year. Get your tickets for this year's show (Sat 9 April at 1pm) here: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/welcome-to-patchwork-100th-episode



Recorded LIVE on April 11, 2021 at Comedy Republic as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.



What time does a host need to arrive to their event? Should you pause your conversation when a waiter begins to set your table? What's your favourite style of chopping? 

With very special guests, Oh Wow of the week, Forgive Me Father, Patchword of the Day and of course, your Really Goods!

To whet your appetite for this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, here's a walk down memory lane to Show 1 last year. Get your tickets for this year's show (Sat 9 April at 1pm) here: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/welcome-to-patchwork-100th-episode
 
Recorded LIVE on April 11, 2021 at Comedy Republic as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
 
What time does a host need to arrive to their event? Should you pause your conversation when a waiter begins to set your table? What's your favourite style of chopping? 
With very special guests, Oh Wow of the week, Forgive Me Father, Patchword of the Day and of course, your Really Goods!

**Nominated for 'Best Comedy' at the Australian Podcast Awards 2018 & 2019**

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someone's house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Well if you have, then you’re in good company. Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome to Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that thinks too hard about the monotony of life. By debating the obvious, challenging social conventions and improvising sketches, we're more concerned with the crumbs than the cookie.

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someones house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome To Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that stares far too hard at everyday life.

Welcome To Patchwork

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someone's house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Well if you have, then you’re in good company. Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome to Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that thinks too hard about the monotony of life. By debating the obvious, challenging social conventions and improvising sketches, we're more concerned with the crumbs than the cookie.

Patchwork Rewind #1: 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Show 1)

We're back! After 160 days away, a refreshed studio, and some very big life updates, we ease back into the important stuff - like underwear. Josh is staring down the barrel of doubling his underwear usage, and he doesn't like it. Christian walks us through his two-pair rotation system while Dion tries to map out the maths. How many pairs do you own? When do you retire a pair with a hole in it? And would you ever donate used undies?

Then we revisit the night Christian and Josh went to see The Presets and split up at the toilet block. What followed was a ten-minute standoff where both men were absolutely certain they were standing in the most logical spot. Josh chose the path of travel. Christian chose the thoroughfare. Neither could see the other. We ask: when you lose someone outside a bathroom at an event, where do you stand? How long do you wait before giving up? And does going back to the group without them count as a confrontation?

Finally, Christian reveals he's been reading his text messages aloud while typing them — and wonders whether that's a courtesy or a cry for help. 

Plus: the etiquette of being on your phone in someone's company, Josh's $40 Aldi smartwatch that can't tell the time, and whether 151 is a prime number (it is).

Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork

For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

We're back! After 160 days away, a refreshed studio, and some very big life updates, we ease back into the important stuff - like underwear. Josh is staring down the barrel of doubling his underwear usage, and he doesn't like it. Christian walks us through his two-pair rotation system while Dion tries to map out the maths. How many pairs do you own? When do you retire a pair with a hole in it? And would you ever donate used undies?
Then we revisit the night Christian and Josh went to see The Presets and split up at the toilet block. What followed was a ten-minute standoff where both men were absolutely certain they were standing in the most logical spot. Josh chose the path of travel. Christian chose the thoroughfare. Neither could see the other. We ask: when you lose someone outside a bathroom at an event, where do you stand? How long do you wait before giving up? And does going back to the group without them count as a confrontation?
Finally, Christian reveals he's been reading his text messages aloud while typing them &mdash; and wonders whether that's a courtesy or a cry for help.&nbsp;
Plus: the etiquette of being on your phone in someone's company, Josh's $40 Aldi smartwatch that can't tell the time, and whether 151 is a prime number (it is).
Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork
For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

Patch #151 - Where Do You Wait For Friends Outside The Toilets?

After eight years, 150 episodes and approximately one and a half Bibles worth of words, Christian, Dion and Josh gather to celebrate the tangled quilt they’ve been slowly unravelling since 2017. This very special Patch, recorded live on YouTube on September 10, 2025, is best experienced by watching rather than listening. Here's a link to the YouTube livestream recording.

How have three friends managed to keep a podcast going for nearly a decade without ever truly learning how to knit, sew, or grow as people? Can a single WhatsApp message — “So we record tomorrow night?” — spark eight years of overthinking? And is it possible to look back fondly on a show that has spent more time debating calendars, microwaves and recycling etiquette than producing anything of real value?

Across Patch 150, Christian, Dion and Josh:


Look back on their early days — dodging vacuum cleaners in borrowed boardrooms, dreaming up terrible theme songs, and accidentally almost making a current affairs show.


Revisit iconic segments like Oh Wow, complete with a very special surprise cameo.


Discover that some opinions can change (you probably shouldn’t throw a full jar of kimchi straight into the bin) while others remain uncomfortably fixed (like how to microwave leftovers without scorching your fingertips).


Play a chaotic round of Patchwork Trivia


Reflect on eight years of shared milestones: house moves, breakups, pandemics, and the strange intimacy of a community built entirely on dissecting the minutiae of life.

Listen to Patch 150 and find out whether we crossed the line from nostalgia into self-indulgence.

After eight years, 150 episodes and approximately one and a half Bibles worth of words, Christian, Dion and Josh gather to celebrate the tangled quilt they&rsquo;ve been slowly unravelling since 2017. This very special Patch, recorded live on YouTube on September 10, 2025, is best experienced by watching rather than listening. <a href="https://youtube.com/live/XWUJRqx6Bvc?feature=share">Here's a link to the YouTube livestream recording</a>.
How have three friends managed to keep a podcast going for nearly a decade without ever truly learning how to knit, sew, or grow as people? Can a single WhatsApp message &mdash; &ldquo;So we record tomorrow night?&rdquo; &mdash; spark eight years of overthinking? And is it possible to look back fondly on a show that has spent more time debating calendars, microwaves and recycling etiquette than producing anything of real value?
Across Patch 150, Christian, Dion and Josh:
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Look back on their early days &mdash; dodging vacuum cleaners in borrowed boardrooms, dreaming up terrible theme songs, and accidentally almost making a current affairs show.
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Revisit iconic segments like Oh Wow, complete with a very special surprise cameo.
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Discover that some opinions can change (you probably shouldn&rsquo;t throw a full jar of kimchi straight into the bin) while others remain uncomfortably fixed (like how to microwave leftovers without scorching your fingertips).
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Play a chaotic round of Patchwork Trivia
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Reflect on eight years of shared milestones: house moves, breakups, pandemics, and the strange intimacy of a community built entirely on dissecting the minutiae of life.
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Listen to Patch 150 and find out whether we crossed the line from nostalgia into self-indulgence.

Patch #150 Livestream - Is This How You Celebrate 150 Episodes?

In this Bonus Patch, Josh and Christian reflect on knowingly and repeatedly making themselves unwell by continuing to eat leftovers that have made them sick in the past. For Josh, chilli con carne. For Christian, Broccoli soup. Is it simply a question of sunk costs, stubbornness, or disbelief? We also debate the merits of riding out acid reflux versus treating it, and explore the logic behind bulk-buying psyllium husk.

From there, we take a walk through Chemist Warehouse and talk picking up prescriptions, the rituals of pharmacy shopping, and the kinds of items we always seem to leave with.

Follow us on Instagram and YouTube to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork or login to Patreon for the YouTube video link to this Bonus Patch.

In this Bonus Patch, Josh and Christian reflect on knowingly and repeatedly making themselves unwell by continuing to eat leftovers that have made them sick in the past. For Josh, chilli con carne. For Christian, Broccoli soup. Is it simply a question of sunk costs, stubbornness, or disbelief? We also debate the merits of riding out acid reflux versus treating it, and explore the logic behind bulk-buying psyllium husk.
From there, we take a walk through Chemist Warehouse and talk picking up prescriptions, the rituals of pharmacy shopping, and the kinds of items we always seem to leave with.
Follow us on Instagram and&nbsp;YouTube&nbsp;to see clips from the show: <a href="https://linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork">linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork</a> or login to Patreon for the YouTube video link to this Bonus Patch.

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