You Must be Jokin’

Eric Lalor and Willa White sit down with a different guest each week to find out what their story is, have a bit of craic and delve deep into the shenanigans of life and cultural phenomenas.

Expect big guests, big conversations and big laughs.

Lookin’ for a feel-good listen? Well done, you’ve found it.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 53 minutes
Episodes: 67
Years Active: 2024 - 2025

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Carly Mahady | Elvis ain't dead, he's in our studio.. and so is Eric's estranged daughter

The most ridiculous episode of the podcast to date. Eric and Willa are joined by the wonderful, hilarious and inspirational Carly Mahady as they talk through her journey fighting cancer and her love …

01:11:09 | Thu 30 Jan 2025

Jennifer Zamparelli | "I definitely wouldn't do that now"

Our guest in studio this week is the brilliant Jennifer Zamparelli. Eric and Willa chat to Jennifer about her journey from the Apprentice, to the Fear, her Republic of Tele days and now hosting Danci…

00:47:10 | Thu 23 Jan 2025

Willa and Eric's guide to the new year, darts and fitness

You asked, we answered. Willa and Eric go solo this week as we answer loads of your questions for the lads. They debate snooker vs darts, they pick their dream line-up to perform with, and they look …

00:57:37 | Thu 16 Jan 2025

Dave Moore | An episode filled with Bad Jokes

On this week's episode, he's the king of bad jokes, one of the funniest people on radio, a bigger Man United fan than Eric and a former rapper (?) - It's the one and only Mr Dave Moore.

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00:56:37 | Thu 09 Jan 2025

Chris Kent | Trading trady stories and living without the internet

Our guest this week is the king of Cork and one of our best pals - it's the hilarious Chris Kent. The lads chat to Chris about his rise through the ranks of comedy, his new documentary where he lives…

00:54:39 | Thu 02 Jan 2025

You Must be having a very wonderful Christmas

Eric and Willa go solo on our final episode of 2024! The lads chat about their Christmas memories, some good, some bad, some happy and some sad. They debate what the best Christmas song is and they r…

00:51:43 | Thu 26 Dec 2024

Lynn Ruane | How to make life better for working class people

Our guest this week is the wonderful senator Lynn Ruane. In this episode, we chat through the job of the members of the Seanaid, and how that differs to the government, we talk about the need for fai…

01:04:21 | Thu 19 Dec 2024

Garron Noone | The most delicious man on the planet

Our guest this week is absolutely delicious. You could eat him all up. He's fought the good fight to bring back the mars delight, he goes toe-to-toe with Americans over Irish Chinese food and he also…

00:57:26 | Thu 12 Dec 2024

Pat Kavanagh | The Ballymun man who ran Mountjoy Prison

Our guest this week is a very special one. Pat Kavanagh was the Chief Officer of Mountjoy prison for decades - and played a big part in Willa's life. In this episode, they talk about his life working…

01:10:53 | Thu 05 Dec 2024

Carol Byrne | How to dress like an Irish man

Our guest this week is the wonderful Carol Byrne! Carol is a fashion queen and she's here to teach Eric and Willa all about how to dress to impress, why she likes Irish men's fashion and the magic of…

00:53:24 | Thu 28 Nov 2024

Danny O'Reilly | The Coronas-virus, Mary Black's apple tree and Christmas sing-songs

Eric and Willa are joined this week by the fella from the band that shut down the world for a few years. Who? Your man from the Coronas. Mary Black's son? Yeah! The wonderful, talented, and all round…

00:48:25 | Thu 14 Nov 2024

Tommy Tiernan | Trump's America, train journeys with Michael D and girls from Derry

We're back! Can you believe they gave us another season? And it's kicking off to an absolute flier. We have the one, the only, the legend Tommy Tiernan in studio with Willa and Eric. The lads chat ev…

01:07:24 | Thu 07 Nov 2024

Fred Cooke | The famous Spar ad, keeping Tommy's secret and love of music

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Our guest this week needs no introduction, well he does, but h…

01:00:17 | Thu 03 Oct 2024

Neil Delamere | Scrapping in Skerries, Countdown conundrums and the ploughing

YOU MUST BE JOKIN LIVE SHOW: Lads, it's finally happening... we're doing a live show! Willa White and Eric Lalor will sit down at the Laughter Lounge with some special guests to find out what their s…

00:52:34 | Thu 26 Sep 2024

Danny O'Brien | Infiltrating Rangers fans, climbing Kilimanjaro and being sober in Ireland

The first episode as an AWARD WINNING podcast is back in studio with a good friend of ours, comedian Danny O'Brien. Danny chats to us about his secret mission inside Rangers' stand at the Scottish Cu…

00:44:56 | Thu 19 Sep 2024

Oliver Callan | Replacing Tubridy, RIP radio and the ultimate spoof review

Eric and Willa are joined in the You Must be Jokin' by a special guest this week. The wonderful, brilliant, hilarious Oliver Callan. Oliver is a legend of the Irish radio scene, a brilliant impressio…

00:55:55 | Thu 12 Sep 2024

Oasis return, 90's nostalgia and Croke Park concerts

Eric and Willa are back together for a solo episode of the podcast as they chat Oasis, 90's music and Willa finding an old prison album he made while shopping in a charity shop in Rush.

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00:41:42 | Thu 05 Sep 2024

Joe McGucken | Finglas curry sauce, Northside sketches and making Barry Keoghan

We're back to regular scheduling this week after our gallivanting in Electric Picnic and we've got a whopper guest in studio. The legend that is Joe McGucken joins Eric and Willa in studio to chat ab…

00:58:17 | Thu 29 Aug 2024

LIVE from Electric Picnic with Maisie Adam

Us? Live at Electric Picnic? You Must be Jokin'! This week's podcast comes live from Electric Picnic with the wonderful Maisie Adam.