263: Choking Out O’Toole (Pt 2)
🎙️ The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 263: Choking Out O’Toole
Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another week of niche sporting brilliance, vintage clips, and beautifully off-topic chaos. Expect flying tackles, Scottish football nostalgia, racket sport wars, and a bit of Brian Blessed for good measure.
"Like a sports podcast, if the sport was optional."
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📍 Tour Dates:
Fri 20 March 2026 – Cardiff, New Theatre
Sat 21 March 2026 – Cardiff, New Theatre
Tue 7 April 2026 – London, Hackney Empire
Wed 8 April 2026 – London, Hackney Empire
Fri 24 April 2026 – Carmarthen, Lyric Theatre✨ What’s On This Week’s Episode?
📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY)
Mike:
💥 Maddison Levi tackle – A clever hit you’ll want to see.
Elis:
⚽ Craig Bellamy: Pure passion – Classic Bellamy in full flow.
Steff:
🎾 Padel and Pickleball: The new badminton and squash – The rise of racket sports madness.
📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY)
Elis Documentary:
🏴 That Was The Team That Was: Scotland ’74 – A brilliant look back at a legendary squad.
Mike Book:
📚 Absolute Pandemonium by Brian Blessed – Loud, chaotic, and very Brian.
📌 PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
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Mike:
🤸♀️ Ashlyn Pinner & Brandon Gray (USF Cheer Team) – Pure athleticism.
Elis:
⚽ Ajax youth team brilliance – The future of football on show.
Steff:
🎾 Stefan Edberg magic – A slice of tennis nostalgia.
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The Socially Distant Sports Bar
Join Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero in Award winning Podcast "The Socially Distant Sports Bar".
It's a Comedy & Sports Podcast, but you don't have to like Sports to LOVE it.
Comedians Elis James (BBC 5Live, Sky TV's Fantasy Football League) & Mike Bubbins (BBC's Mammoth) are "Unreasonably hilarious" The Telegraph.
"Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero created a haven where they ramble on about classic clips and random recollections." The Guardian
Known to fans as Distant Pod it has won awards at the Sports Podcast Awards & Pod Bible Awards.
Hosts of "Down The Clubhouse" on TNT Sport another Comedy & Sports show.
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