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PODCAST

Telling Tinder Tales - dating and romance stories from around the world

Jesters Comedy Dublin

We"ve gathered comedians and folks from all over the world to tell us their tales of dating and romance.Listen for the successes and the shockers, the laughter and the tears, of connecting in the modern world.Hosted by Chris O"Neill and Thomasin LockwoodIf you have a tale to tell, please get in touch: Performers & PublicOr email us: tellingtindertales@gmail.comTelling Tinder Tales is also a live show. Come join us and tell your tale!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @TellingTinderTales

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All Episodes

31:03

Lesbian Misfire, Sucking Sticks, and Is She Licking...

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2025/10/28

In this wildly entertaining episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O’Neil land Thomasin Lockwood welcome guests Natasha, Greg, and Rosy for a rollercoaster ride through their most awkward, outrageous, and unforgettably weird dating stories.🌀 Natasha kicks things off with a lesbian Bumble blunder, where 'her date' tried to set her up - with a man.🍣 Greg recounts a sushi date gone painfully wrong, featuring wooden stick phobia, soy sauce slurping, and a trio of nearby women who were way more

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27:25

NEW EPISODE: Binder Man, Just a Booty Call, and It's...

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2025/10/21

Welcome back to Telling Tinder Tales, the podcast where the search for love takes some... unexpected turns. This week your hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by three fantastic guests who dial in with their wildest, weirdest, and most memorable dating app stories.🔥 First up: Nicole – a spiritual relationship coach and matchmaker from Florida – recounts a truly jaw-dropping first date involving a laminated binder of expectations, a $15k monthly girlfriend budget, and bikini waxes

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24:40

NEW EPISODE: Bakery Bonding, Awkwardly Wicked, and...

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2025/10/15

Welcome to Telling Tinder Tales, the comedy podcast where dating goes off the rails and laughter is guaranteed! Hosted by Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood, this week’s episode features three unforgettable stories from across the UK – full of awkward encounters, unexpected plot twists, and musical meltdowns.✨ This episode features:Lewis from Derbyshire, who takes us on a hilariously wholesome first date to York involving plenty of baked goods, and a run in with a Rottweiler at Dick Turpin’s

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31:04

Polo Neck Man, and Dodging a Bullet RE-RUN #6

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2025/10/08

In this hilarious episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by two brilliant guests—Aidan Morris and Melinda Mukuma—who share their unforgettable, cringeworthy, and laugh-out-loud online dating stories from Tinder and beyond.🎉 Aidan recounts a date gone wildly off-course when what seemed like a romantic bar crawl ended up in a Hackney flat, complete with a home bar, leather couch, and one disastrously misguided attempt at a turtleneck boob grab. Spoiler:

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31:45

An Older Woman, A Man in the Closet, and a Bunny...

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2025/10/01

Welcome to this hilarious and unfiltered episode of Telling Tinder Tales – the comedy podcast where comedians (yes, technically people) spill their wildest, weirdest, and most jaw-dropping dating app stories.Hosted by comedians Chris O’Neil and Thomasin Lockwood, this episode dives deep into the chaotic world of online dating – from bisexual Buddhist jazz sessions to a boyfriend in the closet and a near-stalker situation involving some very unsettling red lipstick.👥 Featuring guests:Anya Zova (Los

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24:51

A Cheeky Pick Up Line, and a Whirlwind Wedding #4

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2025/09/24

Welcome back to Telling Tinder Tales – the comedy dating podcast where real people share their funniest, wildest, and most unexpected dating stories! Hosted by comedians Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood, this episode is packed with laughter, love, and just the right amount of chaos.💔 From cringe-worthy Tinder matches to surprise weddings in Las Vegas, this week’s guests Heli and Michael share their unforgettable relationship journeys:Heli tells the hilarious tale of falling for a colleague after

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35:30

Keen as Mustard, Unwarranted Advice, and The Bogwoman...

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2025/09/18

In this very funny episode of Telling Tinder Tales, comedians Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood bring together a lineup of hilarious guests to share their most jaw-dropping, cringe-inducing, and shockingly relatable online dating stories. From Faceparty hookups that turned into six-month relationship disasters, and lesbian cat puke horror stories in rural Ireland, this episode dives deep into the chaos that comes with swiping right. 💔😂🎙 Guests include:Alex Leam, self-proclaimed internet dating

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24:22

A Bunch of Drugs, and a Fancy Doctor RE-RUN #2

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2025/09/10

In this hilarious and brutally honest episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by two unforgettable guests with wildly different—but equally awkward—dating stories.✨ First up, Carly, an American living in Amsterdam, recounts a surreal date that escalates from a shirtless picnic to a dramatic police chase. 💬 Then we meet Josh from London, who shares a painfully awkward story of a blind date gone wrong —explaining how the date was “dying” and how they had

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45:27

Aquatics, Wrestling, and Revenge RE-RUN #1

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2025/09/06

Welcome to the first episode of Telling Tinder Tales, the comedy podcast where stand-up comedians share their wildest, weirdest, and most unforgettable dating stories! Hosted by Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood, each episode brings laughter, awkward confessions, and a dash of romance-gone-wrong.In this debut episode, we’re joined by three hilarious comedians — Vittorio, Jerry, and Roman — who share their outrageous real-life dating experiences involving Tinder hookups, jealous bouncers,

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12:08

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: What's in the bag? First...

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2025/08/30

We're back, baby! In this wild and hilarious post-Fringe episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood reunite to spill the most outrageous, jaw-dropping dating stories from their live shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.From a woman who brought a surprise on a Tinder date, to a coming-out story turned squatter saga, to an unforgettable moment when three women in the front row all discovered they all shared the same secret —this episode delivers pure storytelling

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10:00

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: There's Not Many Fish,...

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2025/08/23

In this special live episode from the Edinburgh Fringe, hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome comedian, writer, and children’s entertainer Philip Simon for an unforgettable deep-dive into the wild world of Jewish dating, speed dating gone wrong, and awkward online matchups—including one with his own sister 😳 (yes, really!).💬 From being set up with childhood friends at Jewish singles events to dodging karaoke-loving kids during his fringe show, Philip delivers a non-stop stream of

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10:21

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: Locked in Love, Bonus EP#7

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2025/08/21

In this hilarious and mildly horrifying episode of Telling Tinder Tales Edinburgh Special, hosts Thomasin Lockwood and Chris O’Neill welcome comedian Mark Maloney to share a truly unforgettable dating story—one that starts in a shared bathroom and ends with an unbreakable bond (and some very strict toilet rules).Live from the chaos of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the trio dive into cringe-worthy dating disasters, absurd human behaviour, and how getting locked in a bathroom in your pants with a new

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10:26

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: You're a Bit Too Much!...

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2025/08/14

In this special Edinburgh Fringe Festival episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O'Neil and Thomasin Lockwood brave the blustery Scottish weather to bring you a hilarious, heartfelt, and wildly relatable dating story from comedian Pauline Eyre.From church crushes and university heartbreaks to a brush with a future Radiohead drummer, Pauline takes us through a pattern of romantic near-misses that left her being told—more than once—that she was “a bit much.” But in this raw and funny tale, she

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16:42

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: You Can't Mess with the...

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2025/08/12

In this hilarious and unexpectedly spooky episode of Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood go live from the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival to bring you a tale of love, fate, and very specific numerology.🎭 First, we dive into the role of PBH Free Fringe, a vital platform that provides free performance spaces to artists, levelling the playing field for acts and audiences alike.🧙 Then, we're joined by Liverpool-based theatre designer and horror storyteller Peter

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11:32

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: A Palestinian, a Love...

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2025/08/08

We're live from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 with a brand new episode of Telling Tinder Tales! Hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome Palestinian-Irish comedian and writer Sami Abu Wardeh who shares a hilariously disastrous Fringe dating story involving an infamous one-off performance of a man in a gorilla suit, rocking gently in a rocking chair.Sami opens up about his comedy journey, growing up between Kuwait, Palestine, and the UK, and how his show "Palestine Peace: The

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11:15

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: A Creepy Facebook...

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2025/08/07

Welcome to Tender Is the Night aka Tinder Tales from Edinburgh, your fix of wild, weird, and wonderful dating stories—recorded live at the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival! 🎭💘In this episode, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by the brilliantly funny Mari Volar—an Estonian-born, German-based international comedian—who shares her hilariously awkward first online date in London, involving: 💻 Pre-dating app Facebook groups 🇮🇹 A mysterious Italian man (we're calling him

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8:31

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: You Brought Your Sister?...

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2025/08/06

Welcome back to Telling Tinder Tales, the comedy podcast that dives into the funniest, weirdest, and most awkward dating stories—recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! 🎭💘In this episode, your hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by comedian Kevin O'Brian, who shares a bizarre dating tale with a twist: His date kept bringing her sister along… There were Wetherspoons, wine, and absolutely no rounds paid back. And somehow—it led to marriage?! (And later... divorce.)

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10:25

Tales from Edinburgh Fringe: Hurt Me, and We Share...

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2025/07/30

Join hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood in this special bonus episode of Telling Tinder Tales as they gear up for the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival — the world’s largest celebration of arts, culture, and live performance! 🎭In this episode, Chris and Thomasin share behind-the-scenes stories from past live shows, including unforgettable dating tales, hilarious communication mishaps, and what makes Telling Tinder Tales so uniquely uplifting. They also introduce the live show’s upcoming run at

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33:18

Glass on Toast, Penis Paintings, and Red Flag Bunting...

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2025/07/23

This week on Telling Tinder Tales, hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome three guests from across the UK (and beyond) to share their most unforgettable, off-the-rails dating experiences. From breakfast gone dangerously wrong, to a New York artist whose obsession with anatomically bold paintings left one man reeling, to a chaotic Prosecco-fuelled night filled with anxiety, unsolicited voice notes, and far too many red flags — this episode dives deep into the unpredictable world of modern

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20:40

A Bed of Crisps, and The Wrestler #22

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2025/07/16

Welcome to Telling Tinder Tales, the podcast where love, lust, and the lawless world of dating apps collide. Hosted by comedians Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood this weekly comedy podcast dives deep into the weird and wonderful world of modern dating.In this episode, we meet Dan, a London-based content creator whose Hinge date brought 15 bags of crisps to his doorstep and Liam, an Irish stand-up comic whose night of wrestling nearly turned a one-night stand into a true crime story.Whether you're

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