The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Updated: 20 Oct 2025 • 328 episodes
www.scummymummies.com

A comedy chat show for less-than-perfect parents. Hosted by comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn and featuring guest parenting experts, comedians and authors. The podcast covers the big issues affecting modern parents - from fish fingers to farting, to play-dates and pelvic floors. Expect frank and funny chat as well as wine, laughter and sophisticated boob jokes. Check out our Scummy Mummies Blog and dates for our Live Comedy Shows - www.scummymummies.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How do you get teens to talk to you? Why do they need to sleep so much? And where the hell are they putting all that food? Helping us to answer all these questions is author Nicole Howes!  She tells us all about her new book, Not a Survival Guide. We talk about the highs and lows of having teenage kids, and share our t

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Time for a cup of tea and a catch up as we share all the big stuff that's been happening lately. Helen talks about what it was like to run the Sydney marathon, and shares an unimpressive celebrity anecdote. Ellie discusses her partial knee replacement, and the thing she did in the hospital that made a nurse go "Oh my G

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Is leopard print the new Breton top? What should you wear if you want to avoid "Mum Bum"? And what is the one thing you should always bring to a festival? Answering these questions is the amazing Zoe de Pass, aka Dress Like a Mum!  We interviewed Zoe live on stage at this year's Big Feastival. As she's a style icon we

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Our guest for this episode is the awesome author Julia Raeside. She tells us about her brilliant and very funny book about women taking on toxic men in comedy, Don't Make Me Laugh. We discuss why so many comedians turn out to be dreadful, and how working together is the key to effecting change. Julia talks about the re

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This episode comes to you live from a Premier Inn room in Stevenage. That's showbusiness!  Our guest is Steve Hill, sports writer, roadie, and miserable but funny man.  We talk about his last decade driving for the Scummy Mummies, and how he's managed to finagle his way onto the stage. Listen in to discover what we fig

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What's the best way to dispose of a sex toy? Do cats have nails? And is it wrong to take a piss in your cheating husband's bathwater? Nobody is asking these questions, but we attempt to answer them anyway in this special episode!  As we take a break from gigging for the summer, we reflect on the opening leg of our Hot

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