Drew and Shalaka break down one of the strangest Roast Battle UK moments ever: the Max Fosh video where Shalaka was told she would be battling a mystery guest, only for an eight-year-old child to walk on stage.

They get into the setup, the fake facts, the jokes Shalaka could not possibly say, why the kid became the star of the show, and how you survive a roast battle where winning would somehow be worse than losing.

Follow the podcast: @hardlinespod Drew: @drewtellsjokes Shalaka: @shalakakurup Tickets for Roast Battle UK: roastbattle.co.uk/tickets

Drew and Shalaka break down a veteran Roast Battle UK clash between Lee Hudson and Jonathan Kogan.

Lee brings clean, efficient, professional joke writing. Jonathan brings darker ideas, strong concepts and a slightly chaotic stage presence. The result is a 4-0 win for Lee, but Drew and Shalaka ask whether it was really that one-sided, why some clever jokes do not fully land, and how consistency can beat individual big swings.

Follow the podcast: @hardlinespod Drew: @drewtellsjokes Shalaka: @shalakakurup Tickets for Roast Battle UK: roastbattle.co.uk/tickets

Drew and Shalaka break down their own Roast Battle against each other, which turns out to be a perfect example of how hard this format actually is.

They get into clever jokes that died, old references, inside jokes, audience energy, self-policing, family boundaries, Rubik’s Cube trauma, Coco Pops, deep fried Mars bars, and why sometimes the best lesson in roast battle is admitting that the audience did not laugh.

Follow the podcast: @hardlinespod Drew: @drewtellsjokes Shalaka: @shalakakurup Tickets for Roast Battle UK: roastbattle.co.uk/tickets