On the eve of his 38th birthday and 2nd year of sobriety, John Mostyn, has realised he has spent his entire adult life in a world of addiction, debauchery, and self destruction. Now newly sober, he is trying to figure out who he is, what he is doing, and how to behave as a (somewhat) responsible functioning adult human being/stand up comedian. Join John, as he talks about comedy, life, sobriety, addiction, self care, wellness and everything inbetween. Follow/contact John and the podcast on I ...
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Listen every Wednesday to Scottish comedian John Mostyn and Irish Comedian Fiona O’Brien as they join forces from Toronto each week to stop each other craicing(cracking??) up and hopefully cheer you up by airing their dirty laundry in public.
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Fiona and John meet live in person in John's kitchen for one last natter.
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The podcast is up late and John frogot what we talked about, but im sure its all gold!
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Episode 21 of Craicing Up: We are friends again. This week we talk about John running a marathon in denim shorts, Squirting and Fiona wrote a new jingle for the podcast.
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Episode 20: Feeling Supersonic
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Fiona is three sheets to the wind on double Gin and Tonics and John tells us about hiring lady boys in Thailand
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This week Fiona and John have their first on air argument.....will there be another episode ?! Who know??!!!
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Scars, drunk driving and did Fiona wear a crown of thorns or get Botox ?! Fiona has her goo on and John is disgusted
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Episode 17: Fiona gets spooked
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This week we talk about Horror movies scaring us shitless. Jesus and Easter Eggs
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Its St paddy's Day Eve and Fiona is raging!
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Episode 15 of Craicing Up: This week we talk about Men’s bodies, The Royals and Sausage casings. Buy tickets to our St Patrick’s Day Zoom comedy show on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-real-paddys-day-zoom-comedy-show-tickets-145051832937?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=estw&utm-source=tw&utm-term=l…
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This week John explains full body orgasms and tantric sex, Fiona just wants a cheese toasty
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This week we talk bollocks, quite literally.
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Episode 12: Will you be my (Shirley) Valentine?
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This week we chat about rescue dogs, Dentists and real pancakes , Rock N’Roll
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Episode 11: Free Britney Spears!
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Valentine’s Day is coming up, load of shite. Fiona is raging about Britney Spears and John chats about a recent online disastrous date
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Fiona can’t look at John after having a dream about him, we also chat about comfort food and some cursing. Hi Craig
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episode 9: Fiona's having nun of it
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John celebrates 10 years in Canada.....Fiona is still talking about nuns
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John is now a Permanent Resident . We discuss Lean Cuisines, our favourite movies, and talking dirty in bed
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The second lockdown here we go.......getting the creative juices flowing, it’s never too late to try something new. A bit of cursing
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S2/Ep 1: Quarantine Life Is Rubbish
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John is back, and he is currently living alone in another lockdown. Will he turn to Jesus like some of his friends? Or is he quietly and patiently awaiting the vaccine so he can see Paddington 3 in the movie theatres? In this episode John tells us about his year (2020), starting a new business, dating during Covid, losing a friend to addiction, how…
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Episode 6: Sex, Drugs, and Sausages
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This week John and Fiona discuss losing their virginities, travelling in Thailand, drugs, and Sausages
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This week on Craic-ing Up, John and Fiona tells us about their Christmas, overeating and having toilet issues, thoughts on the 2021, the future of dating, sending naked pics now vs back in the day and Fiona pulls out here list of goals for 2020 from her purse which she forgot about. Did she make any of them happen in 2020?? Tune in and find out…
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Today on Craicing up....It’s John’s 40th Birthday and Jesus’s birthday in 2 Days. Fiona and John reminisce about going to concerts, terrible presents, and our recent trip to Niagara Falls. A Christmas Special for your lockdown pleasure
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This week on Craicing Up we discuss Prince Harry and Meghan having the nerve to start doing a podcast, our favourite biscuits, growing up in the 80's and Fiona tells us about how she used to tickle nuns for candy!
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Episode 2: Curly Wurlies and Short and Curlies
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This week Fiona tries to drag John 'Scrooge Mostyn' into the Christmas Spirit and talk about Curly Wurlys, saggy body parts, and Fiona's son gives her the fright of her life.
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Episode 1: We did a feckin' podcast
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It's taken three years but a global pandemic has forced Fiona and John to finally record a podcast. Technology has stumped us but they did it! In this first episode of Craic-ing Up, John and Fiona discuss moving to Canada from Scotland and Ireland, starting comedy, getting business cards from 'producers' and thinking they had made it, and now how t…
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#13 Back in time for the end of the world
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John is back after a healthy podcast layoff. He explains where he has been, how he is doing amidst the current quarantine, his hopes for the future of humanity and for the podcast. LIKE/SHARE/SUBSCRIBE Check ma face on youtube if you want some visuals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YOD9byC10 If you would like to subscribe to my patreon its www.p…
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We are back after a (lengthy) summer break. Today I sit down with comedian, Courtney Gilmour to talk about comedy, life, manifesting, goal setting, diet and more! Follow Courtney IG: Courtneyjgilmour Twitter: courtgilmour Donate to Courtney's #dreamleg foundation: gofundme.com/dreamleg Follow John on all social media @mostyncomedy…
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Comedian Mark Hughes drops in on the MLIR podcast to chat about his past life as a heroin addict and armed robber. Mark tells us his story about growing up in Vancouver, getting involved in a life of drugs and crime, which ultimately leads him to be in and out of prison for most of his life. After a seven year stint, Mark is sober and finds a new l…
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John is staying in an old Victorian prison/converted hostel in Ottawa, which reminds him of the time he got arrested twice in one day when he first moved to Toronto, where he encounters a Scottish detective. This episode looks at how to deal with your past and moving on from it in a positive way. Follow John on all the social medias @mostyncomedy P…
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After last's week's meltdown, John talks about taking a break from stand up and the reasons why, Iron Man training, and hopes for the future. gofundme.com/dreamleg
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John is back after a lengthy absence. He talks about what has been going on, dealing with depression, going crazy, thinking about quitting stand up comedy and how going to a silent meditation retreat might have changed his life. #PositiveEnergy gofundme.com/dreamleg dhamma.org @mostyncomedy
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Happy New Year everyone! A lot of people have been messaging me about advice on getting sober, how to start and what did I do/still do to keep myself sober, so I decided I would put it all out here on this podcast. If you are keen to start the new year off on a positive note then this is where to begin. Next week I'll be chatting about goal setting…
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Aine Davis drops by the podcast to talk about all things plant based. We talk about the stigma about calling yourself a vegan, growing up eating processed foods in Ireland, and how to start adopting a better, healthier, whole food plant based diet. Follow Aine and Vegan Girlfriend on Instagram @vegangirlfriend and follow me for more info about the …
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I talk to Zoe about CBD, what it is, and the benefits of using it. We get into why she became such a weed advocate, the stigma around marijuana, and how it is no longer just used to get 'high'. We also have a cameo from Barry the cat who seemed to wanna join in the discussion.I loved this episode, very insightful. If you wanna check out more about …
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# 4 Elisabeth Bailey: Anxiously Ageing
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Elisabeth is a stand-up comedian, producer, and host of 'Punch Up' Comedy in Toronto. We talk about being new to stand up in our 30's, negative self talk, being bad at accepting compliments and the new culture of over-sharing on social media.Follow Elisabeth on IG: ebgoingsand Punch Up Comedy : punchupcomedyEnjoy, and please send me some feedback a…
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#3 Tracy Hamilton: Mindfulness
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John talks to stand up comedian and actor, Tracy Hamilton, about the importance of mindfulness, meditation, and self care. Tracy discusses how a bad live situation lead her to a mindfulness class and how it made her take stock of everything in her life and how to implement positive, impactful changes.Check out/Follow TracyIG: hamiltraceTwitter: @ha…
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#2 Leonard Chan: Making Changes
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In this episode, comedian, writer, actor, and my friend, Leonard Chan, talks about walking away from a 'safe' career in engineering to pursue his dreams of being a comedian, all at the age of 35. We discuss 'is it to late to make a change and pursue your dream?'Check out/Follow LeonardIG: theleonardchan…
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#1 John Mostyn: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
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In Episode 1 of 'Modern Life is Rubbish', John talks about Scotland, how alcohol abuse was normalised growing up, and what the beginnings of sobriety feels like.Please follow/contact the podcast on Instagram (@johnmostyncomedy), Facebook (@johnmostyncomedy), and Twitter (@thejohnmostyn). Would love to hear any feedback.…
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