TOFOP (an acronym of Thirty Odd Foot Of Pod[cast]) is a weekly Australian comedy podcast created and hosted by Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen, and launched in July 2010. Episodes are roughly an hour in length, and primarily consists of casual conversations between Anderson and Clausen on a variety of recurring themes, including; film, popular culture, and sport. Common features are humorous personal anecdotes, and detailed discussions on bizarre hypothetical situations. Significant media coverage in June 2012 helped TOFOP rise to become the most popular comedy podcast in Australia. The show's name is a reference to 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, a band led by Australian actor Russell Crowe.
The podcast has over 50,000 followers in 70 countries mostly in Australia and the USA. Anderson and Clausen have made occasional appearances on episodes of TOFOP's "sister podcast," American comedy podcast Walking the Room. This relationship contributed greatly to the podcast's American popularity.
During Episode 83 of TOFOP, released on 9 September 2012, the projected long-term hiatus of the podcast was announced. Clausen and Anderson were deliberately vague in detailing the reasons for TOFOP's hiatus, other than the fact that a particular company employing Clausen had objected to the content of the podcast. In January 2013 the hiatus was revealed to have been requested by the Seven Network after Clausen had received a starring role as Zac MacGuire in popular Australian soap opera Home and Away. The show returned in February 2013 under the name FOFOP, a reference to a previous episode and the television show Fringe. However, due to contractual obligations the show returned without Clausen, and instead with Anderson and one or more guests, nicknamed "guest-Charlies".
On 1 June 2014 Clausen returned to TOFOP in Episode 84, after almost 2 years. Each episode of the podcast averages 20,000 downloads.
In 2017, TOFOP joined the podcasting network, Planet Broadcasting.
Guest appearances Despite the fact that TOFOP was usually recorded with only Anderson and Clausen present, several episodes also featured guests, including Australian comedians Michael Chamberlin, Justin Hamilton and Tom Ballard. Walking the Room hosts Greg Behrendt and Dave Anthony appeared on several episodes of the podcast, and also collaborated with Anderson and Clausen during the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, in a live podcast recording dubbed "Super Pod".
Since Episode 52, the podcast introduction featured prominent Australian voice-over artist John Deeks performing a parody of advisory content warnings commonly heard on Australian television.
List of TOFOP episodes Episode Title Release date 1 Super-piss 2 July 2010 2 Donuts & Clutch 17 July 2010 3 Richard Greico Underpants 21 July 2010 4 No Harm, No Foul 25 July 2010 5 Wil "Fish In A Barrel" Anderson 1 August 2010 6 Dirty Puppet Fucker 8 August 2010 7 Avengers Assemble! 15 August 2010 8 Underage Friendly 22 August 2010 9 Shit Happened 30 August 2010 10 A Couple of Kookaburras 5 September 2010 11 Pramsport 12 September 2010 12 Kathy Bates To The Future 19 September 2010 13 The Human Internet 28 September 2010 14 Jesusland 3 October 2010 15 Behind The Music. Men. 10 October 2010 16 The Only Gay At The Orgy 17 October 2010 17 Advance Aussie Fair 24 October 2010 18 Innocent Till Proven Spooky 30 October 2010 19 May The Faustino Be With You 7 November 2010 20 I Object 14 November 2010 21 The Vortex 21 November 2010 22 C.R.E.A.M. 28 November 2010 23 A Bridge With Benefits 8 December 2010 24 Pimp My Bog 12 December 2010 25 Entertainment's Hitler 9 February 2011 26 Conspiradiddy 13 February 2011 27 Anna Phil Lactate 20 February 2011 28 Cock Weed 27 February 2011 29 Chonks 6 March 2011 30 Humpa Lumpas 13 March 2011 31 Only Wil Bleeds 20 March 2011 32 Roboctupus 27 March 2011 33 The Anti-Crust 3 April 2011 34 The Pornocalypse 10 April 2011 35 Truth Bombs 17 April 2011 36 Pinguins 24 April 2011 37 We've Achieved Nothing 1 May 2011 38 Shoot, Kid 8 May 2011 39 Bukkaké 15 May 2011 40 Poo Poo 22 May 2011 41 Andimov's Three Laws 29 May 2011 42 Twins 5 June 2011 43 Lay Away 12 June 2011 44 Goat Or Throat 20 June 2011 45 Prime Minister Van Damme 26 June 2011 46 Love vs. The Stockmarket 24 July 2011 47 Matthew, Mark, Luke & Schlong 7 August 2011 48 The Zooey Keeper 14 August 2011 49 Kid Carbon Tax 21 August 2011 50 Rise of the Planet of the Muppets 28 August 2011 51 Hopefully 6 September 2011 52 Bertie Blagowrie 19 September 2011 53 Kim Jong Wil 25 September 2011 54 Ponyism 9 October 2011 55 The Answering 16 October 2011 56 Mrs. T's 20 November 2011 57 Uncle Zom 27 November 2011 58 The Oktober 2000 4 December 2011 59 Aweson 11 December 2011 60 Uppity Monkey 19 December 2011 61 Leprecum 25 December 2011 62 Cloon Clucks Clan 21 January 2012 63 A Mission To India 28 January 2012 64 TOFOB 1 February 2012 65 The Over-Explaining Cyrano 5 February 2012 66 The Prison Clause 12 February 2012 67 Li'l Elvis 19 February 2012 68 Playgoy 26 February 2012 69 Chobelix 4 March 2012 70 Ghost: Ghostbusters 11 March 2012 71 Buckets 18 March 2012 72 Billionaire Baby 25 March 2012 73 Manifisto 1 April 2012 74 Benedict Cumabunch 8 April 2012 Bonus Episode The Death Of Superpod 9 April 2012 75 TOFOW 15 April 2012 76 The Quiz 22 April 2012 77 The Quiz II 29 April 2012 78 The Answering Reloaded 3 May 2012 79 The Answering Revolutions 13 May 2012 80 Catourage 20 May 2012 81 The Really Expendables 8 July 2012 82 No No No 15 July 2012 83 Weng Weng 9 September 2012 Bonus Episode 01 06 14 84 1 June 2014 84 We’re Back, We’re Bad, You're Black, I'm Mad 1 June 2014 85 Vin Diesel's Hannibal 8 June 2014 86 Namaste Bitch 17 June 2014 87 Nonlids 23 June 2014 88 KFCXC 29 June 2014 89 Gopher Day 6 July 2014 90 Awesun's Creek 17 July 2014 91 How You Doohan? 22 July 2014 92 Hot Woman and The Enmore 27 July 2014 93 20.32 Centimetres 30 September 2014 94 Undiplomatic Immunity 6 October 2014 95 Pengweng Weng Weng 19 October 2014 96 Crunchy Granola Sweet 28 October 2014 97 Cool Things For Cool People 30 October 2014 98 We’ve Bee-n Here For Years 25 November 2014 99 What Actually 3 December 2014 Bonus Episode Cypress Halloumi Remix 17 December 2014 Bonus Episode Popeapolooza 24 December 2014 100 HOHOHOFOP 21 January 2015 Bonus Episode Superpod 2: This Time It's Recorded 8 April 2015 101 Never Had A Bartman 9 May 2015102A Podcast From Death Row10 August 2015103Mad Adam Boory Road15 August 2015104Biodegradable Gelatinous Mounds23 August 2015105Clear Eyes, Credit Card Details, Can't Lose2 September 2015106Extra Butter6 September 2015107Limp To The G11 September 2015108It's Miller Time16 September 2015109Leftovers28 September 2015110Die Hard 619 October 2015111Solo Han27 October 2015112Heyfield Girls15 December 2015113Everyone RelaXmas25 December 2015114Everyone ReLAx13 January 2016115Sussan18 January 2016116Classic Funeral Suit14 January 2016117UFO Russ Go7 February 2016118Aaron Norris Jokes21 February 2016119President Dick With Eyes13 March 2016120Foottight20 March 2016121Good Luck With That27 March 2016122Donnie Darko 2: Even Darkor4 April 2016123Rise Of A Machine17 April 2016124Murderer Vs Murderer24 April 2016125Gareth Fuq1 May 2016126Quantum Cop16 May 2016127Auld Lang Batsign29 May 2016
References
External links
TOFOP on Liberated Syndication TOFOP on iTunes Wil Anderson website