In Episode 33, hosts Morry Morgan and Lily Geddes welcome Sarah Maree Cameron, known as SMC, a broadcaster, comedian and presenter whose career spans community radio, commercial stations, sports hosting, acting and wellness broadcasting. Cameron reflects on beginning radio as a child with a Talk Girl recorder and homemade shows, then joining community radio around age eleven before moving into professional broadcasting. She discusses hosting for Richmond since 2013, working across tennis, football, cricket and other sports, and balancing those commitments with holidays, comedy and media work. She also explains why she resists gatekeeping in sport and comedy, preferring to remain an enthusiastic fan and versatile performer rather than an obsessive statistician.

The hosts cover comedy news, including the closure of Sydney queer arts venue Divine Playhouse after protests, Dylan Cole’s appointment as CEO and Festival Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and record festival attendance alongside concerns about artists receiving a smaller share of ticket revenue. They celebrate Australians Elouise Eftos and Tom Cardy joining the 2026 Just For Laughs New Faces showcases, revisit a bizarre Dave Hughes backstage story involving Melanie Bracewell’s stage glass, and note Shane Gillis’s record setting Philadelphia stadium show, which sold 77,000 tickets.

Conversation turns to Cameron’s acting role in the Australian Chinese film At Last, her improv training, and the value of improvisation for radio, stand up and business. She describes improv as “playtime for your brain,” a discipline that demands presence, collaboration, memory and the willingness to accept an offer rather than overthink it. The group also revisits comedy history, from Weird Al Yankovic’s UHF and ABC’s The Big Gig to Clueless, considering how older comedies can be appreciated within their era while still being viewed critically today.

The episode finishes with lighter recurring segments, including birthdays, deaths and marriages in comedy, the extraordinary 1876 Kentucky meat shower, and a Funny in the Moment pub exchange about filling a glass or bucket from a beer tanker. Morry and Lily also review The Woodsman, an amber ale from Wolf of the Willows, describing its strong carbonation and fruity, slightly tangerine flavour. Cameron closes by promoting The House of Wellness, where she combines humour with serious health conversations, and hints that another live comedy show may arrive in 2027.

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