Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev
Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev is a comedy podcast hosted by Birmingham stand-up comedian Lovdev Barpaga. Each episode dives into everyday life, strange confessions from the internet, bizarre news stories, and the occasional rant about British problems. Lovdev mixes storytelling, observations from life on the comedy circuit, and his own unique take on the weird things people do. It’s relaxed, funny, and unpredictable — like listening to a comedian thinking out loud.
Episodes
Episode 243 – Look, Don't Touch!
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I've been exploring an American-style Halloween shop where the prices were frightening enough, and performing stand-up at an Asian singles night that turned out to be a rather awkward experience!
Over on Reddit, we're asking what would actually happen if you accidentally broke something worth millions in a museum. Would you have to p...
Episode 242 – A Tall Order
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I've been testing the limits of my stomach with a calorie disaster, reflecting on a recent corporate comedy gig at a golf club, and looking back at my solo show Half Soaked at the Birmingham Comedy Festival.
Over on Reddit, someone's discovered a vending machine that's been giving away free drinks for years, while another person finds that...
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I've been pumpkin picking, rescuing a racing pigeon that had been missing for seven days, and remembering the time being distracted by my mobile phone nearly got me run over.
Then it's over to Reddit. Should your blood type be on your birth certificate? Does everyone moo when they drive past cows? And one husband is struggling with his wife's new dog — a four-legge...
Episode 240 – Like a Bat Out of Hell
It's been a week of technological disasters in the Barpaga household, so this episode starts with me having a bit of a rant about everything deciding to go wrong at once.
Then it's over to Reddit for some relationship terminology, a debate about when giving people lifts turns into becoming their unpaid taxi service, and a very British complaint about the ridiculous price of p...
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, we're back with another mixture of stories, observations and complete nonsense.
I talk about a TED Talk that got me thinking about how we hold onto our memories, and Puns Without Pictures returns for another round.
We also head to Reddit for a confession that went dangerously wrong, a very British complaint about packed trains, and discover something surprising about the ...
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, we're going from ancient Rome to chocolate doughnuts and somehow ending up on a motorway.
In What The F...?, we discover that Pompeii wasn't the only settlement caught up in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius — and the strange story of a Roman city that was buried, rediscovered and then buried again.
Over on Reddit, there's a wedding argument involving a 13-year-old boy...
Episode 237 – Grip of the Dead
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, there's a real mixture of funny, strange and slightly more personal stories.
I talk about a recent corporate event, as well as the sad loss of my uncle.
Puns Without Pictures returns after receiving some surprisingly positive feedback, and we head back down the Reddit rabbit hole for a confession involving some seriously committed reven...
Episode 236 – The Tunisian Princess Diana
I'm back! There was no episode last week because I swapped the microphone for a holiday in Djerba, Tunisia.
This week's episode is a little different. No Reddit rabbit holes and no Weird News — just me catching you up on the holiday.
I talk about our villa, exploring Djerba, visiting the historic El Ghriba Synagogue, some of the people we met along the way and, some...
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, a bike ride takes an unexpected turn when I end up helping someone along the way, and Puns Without Pictures returns for another round.
Over on Reddit, we've got a mysterious paranormal encounter and a brilliantly British neighbourhood dispute involving a missing wheelie bin.
Then we finish with a Weird News story from Washington DC involving a suspicious discovery that br...
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I've got stories from a couple of recent gigs before we dive into another collection of bizarre, funny and slightly disturbing tales from Reddit and beyond.
There's a confession involving a treasured family possession, Britain's mysterious unwritten social rules, an extraordinary story from history and a Weird News story involving a man with a rather worrying fascination...
Episode 233 – No Pressure... Washer
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I chat about my latest bike ride to the gym, introduce a brand-new feature called Puns Without Pictures, and dive into another collection of funny, bizarre and thought-provoking stories from Reddit and beyond.
There's a debate that divided opinions, a nostalgic trip down memory lane, an incredible story from history, and a Weird N...
Episode 232 – Hello, Geesey-Boops!
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, we've got another collection of bizarre, funny and thought-provoking stories from Reddit and beyond.
We kick things off with a heartbreaking confession from someone who's carried a secret for 20 years. Then we lighten the mood with two perfectly linked British Problems involving an unexpected greeting to some geese and an even funn...
Episode 231 – The Never-Ending Baby Shower
This week on Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, Lovdev dives into another collection of bizarre, funny and thought-provoking stories from Reddit and beyond.
There's an AITAH post so long it had to be summarised before it could even make it onto the podcast, a confession from a man who secretly repairs broken things without permission, a very British problem involving a n...
Episode 230 – Great Balls of Fire
This week, Lovdev is back with another collection of bizarre, funny and thought-provoking stories from across the internet.
We discuss a bakery queue that sparked a heated debate, a conspiracy post that leaves more questions than answers, a brilliantly British birthday mishap, and a weird news story that's so unbelievable it sounds like fiction.
If you enjoy strange headlines, Re...
This week on A Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I give an update after my car ended up in the garage, forcing me to borrow my wife's car for the week.
We also dive into another collection of fascinating stories from Reddit, including a neighbour who reported a perfectly legal driveway only to discover his own garage wasn't supposed to be there, and a thought-provoking question about what happens to elderly widows li...
This week on A Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I give an update on my battle with the block paving, before diving into another selection of bizarre stories from Reddit.
We discuss wedding guests who complained so much they ended up uninvited, a confession from someone who's actually paid to be their roommate's friend, and a classic British problem involving people who only start searching for their train ticket onc...
This week on A Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, we discuss a road trip that nearly went wrong after a tyre failure left a family relying on a temporary spare wheel in the middle of nowhere.
We also look at a British problem involving England flags, football tournaments and the fear of being mistaken for "those people", plus a conspiracy theory surrounding the mysterious death of a scientist and alleged links to atom...
This week on A Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I give an update on how my Half Soaked show went and whether all the preparation paid off.
We also dive into a question from Reddit asking what your personal warning label would be, discuss a genuinely bizarre paranormal story involving a man who apparently vanished into thin air in broad daylight, and tackle a very British problem involving companies that seem incapab...
This week on A Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, I'm gearing up for my Half Soaked show and sharing a few stories from the comedy circuit, including the unexpected moment I found myself chatting to world snooker champion Kyren Wilson at a gig.
We also dive into a brilliant AITAH story involving a group of siblings who hired professional cleaners to prove their mum was impossible to please when it came to housework.
Th...
This week on A Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev, we cover everything from awkward office friendships to blood donation guilt, bizarre comedy gigs and forgotten words.
We react to a confession from a man who fake laughed at a coworker’s jokes for so long that he accidentally became his emotional support audience.
Then we discuss a RandomThoughts post about the strange irony of regularly donating blood… onl...
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