The Male Gayz Podcast

With the last shreds of their remaining energy Chris and Eli do what they do best: recap Coachella without having actually seen it. And if you haven’t subscribed to the Substack you’re going to want to today: in the exclusive video award winning comedian Guy Montgomery walks past in his undies. Plus our Fact of the Gay is brought to you in paid partnership with the awesome Shaun Hill from Rewired.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's week one of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and we are recording a day late and without a camera. We are so sorry. But it's a miracle the podcast happened. There is literally so much to talk about this week including Chris's old high school principal being accused of shitting on a driveway 8 times, the horrific persecution of Green MP Benjamin Doyle and why NZ will not embrace Speedo culture as much as Australian straight men have.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are Melbourne bound - BUY TICKETS NOW - and trying to sort their lives out before they leave. We get into the amazing TV we are living through right now, learn about how sneaky gays took over reality TV and pitch the perfect reality TV show.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are frantic in one of their last spare days before they start touring, and they are learning about the c*ck-sucking tears of famous country queers. Plus Chris’s brand new proverb helps Eli discover everything he believed about hedgehogs is wrong.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back in the studio and the vibes are immaculate. A 10/10 podcast reviewing a 7.5/10 Gaga album and announcing the cast for a 1000000/10 production of Jesus Christ Superstar - get ready New Zealand!Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are trans-Tasman again, but this time we’ve flipped it and reversed it. Thanks to Disney+ and clips on line we’ve watched most of the Oscar’s. Chris randomly popped up with a fact of the gay this week inspired by Six the musical. But most importantly we remind men out there to check their prostates.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are podcasting like its 2020 and by that obviously over the internet, because Eli is in Sydney and Chris is home. It's a big ole episode discussing weather Sydney is in fact better than Auckland and why? We learn all about the why Mardi Gras isn't pride, and Chris finally goes into detail about the Pitt (TV show, not depression)Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time to unpack a harrowing weekend for queers and celebrate the legends who have made this pride so special despite all the f-wits. We ask the big questions like “has Brian Tamaki even read the bible”, and Chris reveals the brand new enemy he made in a one second encounter in the gym. Plus we honour a friend’s dad for Queen of the Week and learn about a real gay church in Fact of the Gay.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack!Get your tickets for the crossover GAYZ IN THE GUTTER show with Johanna Cosgrove and Sam Te Kani on Feb. 17th here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From seeing crazy bumper stickers to losing our minds at Laneway - it’s been a busy week. We recap the transcendent experience that was Charli’s headline set, finally talk Emilia Perez and even cover the topic you’ve all been waiting for: the Dump. The fact of the gay comes from the beautiful comments on our Instagram and the Queen of the Week is an incredible girl with an appalling tray of dumplings.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack!Get your tickets for the crossover GAYZ IN THE GUTTER show with Johanna Cosgrove and Sam Te Kani on Feb. 17th here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded minutes after the Grammys finished, we are bringing you the hottest takes we can, given that we live in New Zealand and can’t actually watch it. The fact of the gay is all about a historic onstage wedding ceremony and an unbleeped slur, plus there can be only one Queen Bey of the Week.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack!Get your tickets for the crossover GAYZ IN THE GUTTER show with Johanna Cosgrove and Sam Te Kani on Feb. 17th here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are launching head first into some of the biggest issues facing us today, like is it okay to run shirtless? Should we use AI to fix our accents? What happens to the gay rams? And who trolled David Seymour the best this week? And can we get to Dan Carter by messaging Jockey?Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack!Get your tickets for the crossover GAYZ IN THE GUTTER show with Johanna Cosgrove and Sam Te Kani on Feb. 17th here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Chris and Eli take their official stance on the NZ FOOD AWARDS and that is they are a hoax! We also tally up how many dicks we think the Beatles sucked, and we gloss over what is easily the worst week to be alive in our life times to focus on more pressing issues, what’s going on with the state of movie cinemas.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An amazing, perfect episode with fifteen minutes of terrible audio thanks to our SD Card being a flop. The boys are ready to make this podcast as slick as they can and they need your help to decide a catchy intro line! We hear about a historic, televised achievement of the late, not-so-great Anita Bryant and celebrate an All Black queen of the week. And our journey to get Dan Carter on the podcast gets one Instagram comment closerGet every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our first episode recorded this year and we stand with Greenland! Eli’s is feeding a friend’s cat, Chris is ready to get cancelled and both the boys are ready to get former All Black Dan Carter on the pod. A fact of the gay about the worst word for gay there is, and a truly surprising Queen of the Week.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We bringing a fresh and energetic energy to a podcast that definitely wasn’t recorded in advance in 2024. We talk through Eli’s ins and out, and the fact of Gay has Chris crying “shiver me timbers”Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merry Christmas, we’ve ditched our life partners and families to bring you this specific Christmas episode of The Male Gayz. Truly iconic for us to not take one single week off after such a rich history of being so slack. A special festive Fact of the Gay gives us all the answers behind that video. Yes the one you’re thinking of.We also officially launch our campaign for 2025, and thanks to our hons at Kathmandu, we get that litttle bit closer to giving away our ultimate The Male Gayz x Kathmandu official cruising kit.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merry Chrimbo everyone! An absolutely amazeballs episode to end the year. An exquisite fact of the gay from the land of Oz. A divine discussion of Ponsonby ice cream shops. A fabulous recap of the year that has been.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Eli’s birthday and he’s assessing his big Year of the Dragon year. There’s cupcakes, a fact of the gay from Grindr itself and the Queen of the Week is a beloved chef (who Eli doesn’t know). Make sure you come to the live show this Thursday Auckland Chorus Line!Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

we had the wildest night you can have in downtown Auckland on a Monday at the gorgeous hour-and-a-bit Troye Sivan concert. We are getting ready for Christmas, we a learning facts of the gay about Moomins and we are celebrating a queen of the week who hosts a sister podcast.Get every episode early and in video, PLUS our bonus Backstage episodes, on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are struggling under the immense weight of Wicked content - it is inescapable! Eli has lost his voice and Chris’s play is a runaway success. An unhinged chat about “pretty boys”, a fact of the gay about Broadway and a Queen of the Week who could be the queen any week - this episode has it all.Get every episode early and in video on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went to Wicked, the stars were out in the crowd and onscreen and our glowing reviews are just the start of the journey through Oz we go on with genuine Oz expert Chris Parker. Plus we celebrate the only possible Queen of the Week Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and a we learn why we are called Friends of Dorothy.Get every episode early and in video on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We finally opened Schrödinger’s cat box and are very bummed out by the result. We recorded this episode at 8am due to Chris’s theatre schedule, so it’s a very unfiltered chat about the state of things tbh. We wonder if it’s us who is to blame, but ultimately we’ve decided blame rests with Deadpool.Get every episode early and in video on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moo Deng has picked Trump, but we don’t know who wins - even though there may well be a winner when this is released! Plus Eli ran a half-marathon, a fact of the gay about Abraham Lincoln and the most bizarre shoot shag marry of all time. A huge thank you to Florence Pugh for hopefully listening. Get every episode early and in video on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we record hot off the back of one of the biggest nights in Male Gayz history. Both gays went out to da cluuurb. We recap that night, with visceral detail. We also launch our second ever official Male Gayz manhunt, but this one is all in the name of love! Get every episode early and in video on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are finally back in the studio and ready to delve into all the pop culture we’ve missed, covering all the important topics like Olivia Rodrigo, The Substance, The Kardashian and of course: dandruff! Plus a Fact of the Gay on the origins of how Halloween became “Gay Christmas”, which is actually way more interesting and cool than you would think, and we award Queen of the Week to a true queen: psyllium husk.Get every episode early and in video on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back in our home town and surrounded by an adoring audience of people mostly have not listened to the podcast. A round of Show and Tell had us bringing out treasures from our family homes and sees an unexpected poetry reading from an amazing special guest. Plus a fact of the gay about the Manchester Street public toilets of course!Every episode now airing in bea-utiful video form on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Chris’s birthday and we are celebrating by making him work (yes podcasts are a job) in a live show from the beautiful Basement Theatre. Eli has a gift for Chris that he will surely be wearing every day for the rest of his life. We bring you Fact of the Gay about the very building we are recording in and very special Rhys Mathewson has the Gayz competing against each other in the very first round of Straight A's.Every episode now airing in bea-utiful video form on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chorus Line members will know, this episode is recorded on Chris’s couch, and the proof is in the pudding. Eli is at his breaking point and has never felt more alone, and Chris has had an amazing weekend away at WOW. There's a lot of great and not-so-great new content out for us to discuss. We love The English, so Brian Jordan Alvarez is Q of the W. And Eli has another amazing Fact of the Gay, which has us wanting to move to Sweden. Every episode now airing in bea-utiful video form on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris is so late to this week's episode and it randomly inspires a very real and deeply thoughtful chat about pop stars. Phrases like “likeability is a prison" get bandied about, and we bravely ask the question everyone is so scared to ask - why are there no openly lesbian whales in pop culture!Every episode now in bea-utiful video form on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys are back to remote recording because of their high flying life style. Chris’s ears are ringing, Eli has an infected toenail, the vibes are immaculate! With a Fact of the Gay from an unexpected source: our straight friend. And no queen of the week cause we forgot lol.VIDEO EPISODES now available on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our first guest in approximately a million years! Taskmaster icon and Billy T winner Abby Howells joins us for a deep dive into am-dram theatre, when improvisors try to be “serious” and her secret collection of beautiful ladies.Find Backstage episodes and more on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris is back from Queenstown and ready to lay into some farmers he met, and Eli is so high on Sudafed he almost gives David Seymour queen of the week! Plus a fact of the gay about a legal gay marriage 53 years before gay marriage was actually legal, and we have a new term we would love to empower straight men (all two who listen to this podcast) to use!Find Backstage episodes and more on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wanna hear us pop off? We are both furious for different reasons. These Gayz have had it and they are ready to throw a drink in your face. Eli has a new enemy. Chris has an airport rival. Plus a fact of the gay about voice training, and the queen of the week is a voice you definitely know.Find Backstage episodes and more on our Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have to get into Queen of the Week right away because a true QUEEN was born at the Paris Olympics... but will she win the title or will it once again go to an incredibly irrelevant person instead? Plus we got sent a GIFT because we have our finger on the coffee pulse and the Fact of the Gay finally addresses what Jockstraps were actually invented for.Support us on Substack for bonus content and early episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris and Eli coin a new phenomenon- The Ryan Reynolds’s effect (when one has no gay friends) Eli has an earth shattering revelation about sweet Thai chili and will the boys ever see Deadpool or are they literally too gay to be allowed.Support us on Substack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our official Paris 2024 episode where we mainly talk about the opening ceremony but also a bit about the sports! Plus we tell deep, dark secrets that could have gotten us CANCELLED at primary school, get into our favourite reality show The Boyfriends and you will not believe who beats Celine Dion to be the Queen of the WeekSupport us and get early, ad-free episodes plus bonus content at SubstackEli's Live Dates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we do a deep-dive on our rooms, the phenomenon of feature walls and Chris’ early works as a visual artist. Our Fact of the Gay is all about Anthony Perkins aka Norman Bates aka The Saddest Celeb Story Ever.Sponsored by 'The Deal' at AS ColourFact of The Gay Anothony Perkins aka Norman Bates aka The Saddest Celeb story ever.Support us and get early, ad-free episodes plus bonus content at Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deep dive on Katy Perry and a shallow dive on the assassination. Chris has been going to the big boy Les Mills and we have both been meeting more Chorus Line members in the wild - including the first straight male member of the chorus line!? See Chris live on 19 July in RotoruaSee Eli live on 2 & 3 Aug in Christchurch, and Aug 21 - 24 in AucklandSupport us and get early, ad-free episodes plus bonus content at Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serving up a healthy bowl of podcast salad. Back on Chris's couch, which is better for vibes, but generally worse for growing the podcast. We have the update on Earl Haggerman truly no one asked for, not even us really. We dissect modern retellings of classics, and classic re imaginings with a modern twist, and make an official announcement, that all men straight men retire from acting: stage, tv and screen.Brought to you by Scenic Hotel Group Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are a fan of Joe Biden or Friands maybe skip this episode cause we have harsh words for both! Plus a thrilling Fact of The Gay about Tortoises and we listened to the worst new podcast in Aotearoa so you don’t have to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eli’s joined a gay tennis league and Chris has imagined a new life in Christchurch! Plus what do we think about the Charli and Lorde collab (spoiler: it made us cry) and a Fact of the Gay about Frankie Goes to Hollywood that will blow ya gay mind! A tense battle sees a kiwi icon crowned as the Queen of The Week.Thanks to our sponsors: Sybs Candles & Wilson Parking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In classic Male Gayz style we bookend this week's podcast on a Taylor Swift and Dyson Vacuum Cleaners. Eli informs us all about a real life gay army, and Chris shares his thoughts on gays renovating homes and selling them to straight people. Classic Male Gayz stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris bought some mushroom supplements and Eli saw the Opera so you could say we are living our better lives. This episode is like 80% about supermarkets... but like in a random way.  Special shout to our Queens of The Week, the cast of Furiosa. Love your work, can't wait to see your career blossom Hemsworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A beautiful morning podcast from the boys has opened up a plethora of conversation topics including but not limited to, if you were standard in the woods with only a packet of munchos would you survive, Is sleeping with women like eating a tomato, and why does Eli never talk about his time at the cinema! This weeks fact of the gay has us really strung up too! Literally! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot off the back of Eli finally watching Challengers, the male gay are return with our most salacious episode yet. Gossiping about gossip, and doing a deep dive into Manginas (Thesis on this incoming) we also ask the question everyone has been asking... What Happened to Puppetry of the Penis? Answer is... they are in the Sphere at VegasChris Parker tickets for BrisbaneEli Matthewson tickets for Auckland & Wellington Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back on home turf with breaking news, there is a sequel to Priscilla! Beyond that, Taylor Swift is still a billionaire, Chappell Roan is still the most exciting celebrity around and we are still forever grateful to Zendaya. Also, hot tip, you could learn a thing or two from those pesky bin chickens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Male Gays have seeked safety from the Destiny Church members who want them dead and are in Melbourne! We are actually here for the comedy festival, please come see our shows. But while we were in town we thought we would pop off with the best podcast we've ever recorded. This is a star studded podcast, no guests, but lots of celeb sightings!Chris' Melbourne show: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/give-me-one-good-reason-why-i-shouldn-t-throw-my-phone-off-this-bridgeEli's Melbourne show: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/daddy-short-legs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris reviews P!nk and Eli reviews the worst photo ever taken of him at Round the Bays. And the Fact of The Gay is all about a film that only doctors were allowed to watch. We NEED to talk about Queer Eye and also, for the first time: video content: https://youtu.be/ojKCqtyHgj8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We said we weren’t dropping the visuals, and that’s still true. But we will go live. We chat about how gay Auckland really is (turns out, quite a bit!) Plus a very special Queen of the Week… Live and in person, it’s Rhys Nicholson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This may be the very last record of the Male Gayz before they mysteriously went missing without a trace. JK we will never leave you, but we do kind of fantasies about it sometimes. This week you're also getting a sort of wrap up of the Grammys (we saw some clips) and things get pretty existential in the end. But that's our classic style. Live show tickets: The Male Gayz | Q Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.