The Gareth Cliff Show

Covid Christmas carols

17.11.20 Pt 1 - If you have the calling you must answer, maybe your real name is Sibusiso and not Michael Smith. What is the best gift during a Covid-Christmas? How should we manage the expectations of children? When should your Christmas tree go up? Should terrorists have rights? It…

16 Nov 2020 11PM 57 min

Vote for Astley

16.11.20 Pt 2 - Are we now at the mercy of internet access, are we just useless without it? What are the lessons in life that we learn too late? There's a very good reason you shouldn't vote for Trump or Biden, but rather for the one and only Rick…

16 Nov 2020 12AM 56 min

Bliss in the Bush

16.11.20 Pt 1 - Life can sometimes literally hamstring you and that ain't pretty. When was the last time you heard sounds coming out of the wrong place in your life? Isn't it great when you’ve had a nightmare in your personal life, and your friends are flourishing and they…

15 Nov 2020 11PM 53 min

Is your mirror your drama triangle?

13.11.20 Pt 2 - The older you get, the sadder you get. If you're not jaded by 30, are you even human? If you have become unbearably ugly since you left high school, don't fret... there's a body double business which will save you the blushes of an unwanted reunion…

13 Nov 2020 12AM 56 min

Whitney should have showered

13.11.20 Pt 1 - As we age, should we clean up our language in front of our parents? The best thing on Earth is to hear European tourists trying to say African names properly. What is the most embarrassing place you have ever fallen asleep? Whitney Houston died in the…

12 Nov 2020 11PM 52 min

Watch out for the moustache in the ice-cream truck

12.11.20 Pt 2 - There is an unspoken link between moustaches and paedophiles, and nobody has quite figured out why. #SoWhatNow? was postponed for President Ramaphosa's family meeting last night... should this be the real state of disaster? When you are faced with a moral decision which will affect the…

12 Nov 2020 12AM 59 min

Bury me with my Bentley

12.11.20 Pt 1 - In this global pandemic, what have you been ‘blessed’ with - a bad boyfriend or a lazy mother-in-law? While the President of South Africa tries to be serious about Covid-19, people are trying to break up with one another on his speech feed on social media…

11 Nov 2020 11PM 54 min

Cocaine needs new PR

11.11.20 Pt 2 - Stephen Fry is delivering history in a fashion that's fun. Harry and Meghan... are they just attention-seeking slobs, or are they living their best life? Is Queen Elizabeth the last hope of a united Britain? Imagine being married to someone with Covid-19, how would that go?…

11 Nov 2020 12AM 55 min

Erection pills save the Olympics

11.11.20 Pt 1 - If you purge yourself of social media, does that make you the most enlightened soul on Earth? Is the cellphone a box of self-induced anxiety for humans? If you want to be healthy, is the best solution to watch the scale or just measure the waist?…

10 Nov 2020 11PM 53 min

Agrizzi has the 'Schabir shakes'

10.11.20 Pt 2 - If you are a parent who wants more money to spoil your husband or wife for being a great partner during lockdown, you should tell your kids Santa died from Covid. Angelo Agrizzi has been pictured looking worse for wear with what doctors are calling the…

10 Nov 2020 12AM 55 min

Heartbreak and Screaming Babies

10.11.20 Pt 1 - "Dear Melissa, I hope this letter doesn't find you well, you broke my heart 25 years ago and I'll never forgive you"... hey, who doesn't have that memory and thought every now and then? When you have children and they scream at restaurants, what are single…

9 Nov 2020 11PM 50 min

Sexy people are interesting

09.11.20 Pt 2 - If people are beautiful, let's just be honest, they are better than the rest of us. Can you ever make good TV if you try to be safe and pander to society? Since cancel culture has won, can we cancel that and get Katlego Maboe to…

9 Nov 2020 12AM 53 min

Maradona: Manchild or Main Man?

09.11.20 Pt 1 - Do people actually care about the outcome of the US Election, or is it just the best reality show ever? Borat is back and it seems better than ever. Are the traditional media desperate, or is entertainment just news now? Diego Maradona is still living his…

8 Nov 2020 11PM 50 min

Corruption isn't the end of the world

06.11.20 Pt 2 - Do we need state rules or are people usually fine on their own? Is corruption always doom and gloom, or is there wiggle room? As you age, is there a threshold for how much medication you should be taking. A pandemic is not a reason not…

6 Nov 2020 12AM 55 min

Dudu's brain is poo poo

06.11.20 Pt 1 - Let's get something clear right now, the reason why New Zealand is so far from everyone is that they are boring and nobody wants to talk to boring people. When you win and others don't, they resent you. Do fact checkers need to be fact checked?…

5 Nov 2020 11PM 53 min

Hood Karen likes vetkoek

05.11.20 Pt 2 - One thing poor service will do in South Africa is bring out the hood in the most prim and proper private individual. Is there a Zulu name for a Karen type of busy bee? Dear people of the world... a Harvard dropout is not the same…

5 Nov 2020 12AM 1 hr 01 min

Big pricks and Sick princes

05.11.20 Pt 1 - Is there any point in being rich in an awful country? What is the actual point of the Zondo Commission? Blood donation is unlike any good relationship - you have to be able to deal with massive pricks for it to be successful. How did your…

4 Nov 2020 11PM 55 min

Cocaine breeds gay frogs

04.11.20 Pt 2 - If your siblings are doing better than you, should you keep it together in public so as not to pull down the family name? Do your pets get jealous? Are all snacks actually the same? Cocaine is the lifeblood of all news anchors. If frogs become…

4 Nov 2020 12AM 52 min

Big Polls and Great Erections

04.11.20 Pt 1 - If you're a sports fan, how do you feel about recycled answers from knucklehead sportsmen? Are the US Elections a reality show, or the key to the most powerful political seat on Earth? Which soapie has the best theme song in history? The Twitter guy has…

3 Nov 2020 11PM 57 min

Polls are a Trump for Biden

03.11.20 Pt 2 - When you are looking at the polls in the US election, what factors should you consider to establish the veracity of the numbers? What should we expect from American citizens when the winner is decided? Why are high-end stores boarding up their shops as voters head…

3 Nov 2020 12AM 51 min