Hamish & Andy (podcast)

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GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
Hosted by
Opening theme"Arcade Hero" by Beds and Beats
Hamish & Andy
In the foreground of a blue backdrop, Hamish Blake and Andy Lee stand facing the camera both with a costume of an earphone. The Hamish & Andy logo is in the bottom left corner with the Listnr logo at the top.
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
Cast and voices
Hosted by
Music
Opening theme"Arcade Hero" by Beds and Beats
Production
Direction
  • Sarah Grynberg
  • Mike Liberale
  • Sam Cavanagh
Length45 minutes
Publication
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes280+
Original release1 March 2018
ProviderListnr
UpdatesThursdays
Related
Preceded byHamish & Andy (radio show)
Websitehamishandandy.com/podcasts/hamish-andy/

Hamish & Andy is a weekly podcast hosted by Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy, with Jack Post joining Hamish Blake and Andy Lee as a co-host. The first episode was released on 1 March 2018 after the duo's retirement from live radio broadcasting in 2017. In a format similar to that of their previous radio shows of the same name, each episode runs for about 45 minutes with four to five segments. As of October 2023, the podcast is into its sixth season, with 40 episodes published annually.[1]

The show has consistently rated as one of Australia's most downloaded programmes, and it was ranked the number-one comedy podcast in the country for five years straight as of the end of 2022.[2][3] Hamish & Andy averages about one million monthly listeners as of July 2023.[4]

In 2016, the duo announced that 2017 would be their final year on radio.[5] Their final radio show was broadcast live from Margaret Court Arena on 1 December 2017 for their Cool Boys and the Frontman Private Jet Tour.[6][7] Their final radio episodes from 2017 received an estimated 30 million podcast downloads.[8] In 2018, Hamish & Andy announced they would be returning with a weekly podcast on 1 March.[8]

Release and ratings

Annually, 40 episodes are released every Thursday. Typically from December to late February (or "March Eve"[9]), the podcast goes on hiatus, with the duo jokingly referring to it as a "government-mandated break".[10][11]

Episodes are released on major podcast platforms as well as Southern Cross Austereo's online platform LiSTNR. In 2022, Hamish & Andy announced a partnership with Apple Podcasts, granting access to a complete archive of all the duo's radio shows since 2006 via a monthly subscription.[12]

Hamish & Andy consistently rates as one of Australia's most-downloaded podcasts, and is often ranked number one on the Triton Digital Podcast Ranker.[13][14] In 2021, the show had 18.4 million Australian downloads.[15] It was the second-most popular show in Australia in 2022, averaging 856,311 monthly listeners.[16] In 2023, the show's national audience was reported to be about one million.[4]

Season overview

List of seasons, episodes and airing dates of the Hamish & Andy podcast
Season No. of episodes List of episodes First aired Last aired
1
40 1–40 1 March 2018 29 November 2018
2
40 41–80 28 February 2019 28 November 2019
3
40 81–120 5 March 2020 3 December 2020
4
40 121–160 4 March 2021 2 December 2021
5
40 161–200 3 March 2022 1 December 2022
6
40 201–240 1 March 2023 30 November 2023
7
40 241–280 29 February 2024 28 November 2024
8
40 281–320 6 March 2025 4 December 2025

Notable activities

Remembering Project (2020–present)

References

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