Fact reports with the wheels slightly loose.
Do Go On is a chatty comedy report show where one researched topic becomes a shared sprint through facts, interruptions, and side jokes. Recent episodes range from supermarket strikers and a doomed fleet to paramedic history, criminal mischief, and Beatles-adjacent eccentricity.
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Do Go On is a fact-led panel comedy show with a deliberately loose grip on the steering wheel. The premise is simple: a researched report becomes the day's shared subject. The execution is not simple, which is the fun of it. Recent episodes move from the Dunnes Store strike to Russia's Baltic Fleet, from Freedom House ambulance pioneers to criminal mischief and Beatles-world oddballs. The show likes stories where the details keep getting stranger. It also likes a sidetrack. A solemn historical point can sit beside a joke about remembering patients' names, burying someone at sea, or the practical limits of crossing Canada for a live show. That tonal gear change is the engine. The panel can handle dark or serious material, but it tends to keep the room animated through mock-serious analysis, interruptions, and quick comic reversals. The Dunnes Store episode gives space to worker solidarity, public abuse, apartheid-era politics, and the moral force that kept the strike going. The Baltic Fleet episode lets military incompetence become both tragic and ridiculous as overloaded ships, coal dust, and bad choices compound. The Freedom House ambulance story turns toward medical history, training, and Dr. Nancy Caroline's lasting influence. Elsewhere, the show can spend time with a suspended licence, a police standoff, a Finnish wartime survival story, or Magic Alex and The Beatles' electric orbit. It is not polished lecture comedy. It is more like a report being passed around by people who know the facts but enjoy testing how much nonsense can orbit them before the point gets lost. Usually, the point survives. Often, it gets funnier on the way back. The result is broad, restless, and companionable. It works best for listeners who want factual stories with momentum, not solemnity.
Made for: For listeners who like history, criminal mischief, strange public figures, and serious or foolish episodes retold by a quick-moving comedy panel. It suits people who enjoy researched storytelling but prefer banter to a straight lecture.
What sets it apart: Do Go On keeps the research visible while letting the conversation stay messy, fast, and warmly irreverent. The show’s strength is how confidently it lets serious facts and ridiculous side roads occupy the same room.
A fact based comedy podcast. Each week Melbourne comedians Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke take it in turns to research a topic and report back to the class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Do Go On turns researched stories into quick-witted group conversations without letting the jokes erase the facts.
Do Go On turns researched stories into conversational comedy, with Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke constantly testing the material for stray jokes.
A Russian fleet runs out of coal space; you get the deadpan suggestion to tow a trailer.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A supermarket strike story where abuse, church pressure, and picket-line grit keep colliding.
Do Go On turns the Dunnes Stores strike into a brisk, layered look at supermarket labour, Catholic pressure, and the abuse the strikers took from shoppers and people they knew.
A coal-soaked naval disaster, paced with enough banter to keep the bleakness moving.
Do Go On opens with a chatty run through Who Knew It With Matt Stewart's 200th episode and the Canada tour before settling into a bleak tale of ships loaded with heaps of coal because there was not enough storage space.
A Canada tour plug turns into a loose, lake-filled geography riff with doughnuts close behind.
Do Go On folds its Canada tour announcement into a breezy geography ramble, using Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto as launch points for jokes about Australian and British ideas of distance.
A lively, researched look at Freedom House and the training that reshaped paramedic care.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service lands as a serious piece of medical history, kept approachable by the hosts' loose, conversational rhythm. Dr.
A smashed-up car, a suspended licence, and one determined argument about federal authority.
A drunk driver in a wrecked car insists he is just waiting for a mate, then tries to sidestep a Victorian police officer by saying he only wants to speak to the feds.
A Canada tour plug turns into a breezy run of lake facts, distance jokes, donut wordplay, and ticket details.
Canada takes center stage as Do Go On turns a tour announcement into a loose, fact-happy run through distance, lakes, donuts, and ticket logistics.
A dolphin's science lesson derails when puberty takes over the classroom.
A project meant to teach Peter the Dolphin becomes a deadpan comedy about science losing control of its own classroom. Hal Lovett's lessons arrive with wonderfully shaky credentials, from Planet of the Apes as preparation to telepathy tried from upstairs, while the speech tapes…
Creative work, personal stories and affectionate interruptions.
Peter Sagal leads NPR's live news quiz, pairing celebrity guests with listener call-in games.
A stranger calls. Chris Gethard listens. Anything can surface.
The hosts of Do Go On announce their 2026 Canadian tour, covering shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto.
In part two of their 500th episode, the Do Go On hosts and guests Kirsty Webeck and Suren Jayemanne explore the bizarre dolphin experiments of scientist John Lilly.
Deanna Ortiz opens with the question "What item has been stolen so often that it is now kept under 24 hour surveillance?" and the hosts' guesses range from gold bars to Mac 5 razor blades before they land on bourbon.
Do Go On turns to the Dunnes Stores strike.
Do Go On opens with live-show news.
Do Go On uses this June 2026 episode to announce a September 2026 Canada tour, with Dave Warnicke and Jess Perkins naming Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto as the stops.
This episode discusses the story of Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who survived extreme conditions during World War II after consuming methamphetamine.
The hosts of Do Go On introduce an episode about the attempted murder of Susan Kuhnhausen, blending true crime storytelling with comedic banter.
Freedom House Ambulance Service gets the Do Go On treatment, with the discussion centered on Dr.
A man sits in a crashed car and insists he is just waiting for a mate.
This episode of Do Go On features comedic banter among hosts discussing live shows, cricket, and briefly mentioning the topic of Magic Alex, The Beatles' electric guru.
The hosts discuss recording a Halloween episode live in Canberra, describing the spooky atmosphere of the quiet streets.
This episode explores the history and significance of the Dewey Decimal System, a library classification method created by Melvin Dewey.
This is the final part of a live 500th episode extravaganza featuring comedians Wil Anderson and Rhys Nicholson discussing the Antwerp Diamond Heist.
This is part two of a 500th episode special featuring comedians Kirsty Webeck and Suren Jayemanne, discussing dolphin experiments and live show announcements.