Recorded straight after a padel game and delivered from a slightly overheated garden studio, Episode 236 is very much a classic Two Mr Ps episode: chaotic, relatable, and held together by teacher tiredness and questionable decision making. The lads kick things off with wellbeing chat, winter survival mode, and the small victories that get you through January, before a quick reminder that the live tour is creeping up fast and having something in the diary can make a genuinely grim half-term feel survivable.

From there, the episode leans heavily into what listeners love most: the everyday nonsense of school life. There’s a blind ranking of the most annoying things children say in lessons, plenty of shared frustration about classroom time-wasters, and a deep dive into how rumours start, spread, and somehow become accepted fact in schools, workplaces, and beyond. As always, the stories spiral quickly, proving that children, adults, and the internet are all equally capable of absolute nonsense.

The second half is packed with the kind of teacher stories that make you laugh and wince at the same time: accidental innuendos, things kids say with total innocence but disastrous timing, and those moments where you have to keep a straight face despite everything in your body telling you not to. It wraps up with a listener dilemma that touches on authority, humour, and whether staff in leadership roles should be able to take a joke, sparking a surprisingly thoughtful discussion beneath the laughs.

It’s one of those episodes that feels like a long staffroom chat at the end of a tough day: lots of laughing, a bit of venting, and the comforting reminder that if your week’s been a mess, you’re definitely not alone.

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Tour dates:

📍 Dates and Venues

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 NEW DATE

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎭 October 2026

26th: Dartford, Orchard Theatre 🌉

27th: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre 🌳

29th: Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺

30th: Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓

🎭 February 2027

14th: Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡

15th: Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️

16th: Chester, Storyhouse 🐎

17th: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂

18th: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹

19th: Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺

20th: Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐

21st: York, Grand Opera House MATINEE 🏰

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