Australian comedy duo brutally announce they’ve ended their podcast after 14 years

A long-lasting comedy duo who co-hosted a popular podcast for 14 years have taken their messy breakdown public.

A popular Australian podcast duo have gone their separate ways in messy fashion.

Victorian comedians Tommy Dassalo and Karl Chandler, who have co-hosted The Little Dum Dum Club with Tommy & Karl for 14 years, both abruptly announced they would no longer be creating their show together via social media on Wednesday.

Sharing a lengthy statement on X first was Dassalo, who explained the pair’s friendship had soured “over the past couple of weeks.”

“Our working relationship deteriorated to the point where a bunch of commitments were left unfulfilled,” Dassalo wrote.

“To get to this point was pretty disheartening for me, as someone who cares deeply about the quality and consistency of what they put out.

“There’s no one person at fault here, but there’s also unfortunately no way forward. We can no longer work together, and the show was suffering as a result of that.”

Karl and Tommy are popular Aussie podcasters.

Dassalo went on to address The Little Dum Dum Club’s cryptic Instagram posts over the past week, which prompted fans to question if relations were frosty behind the scenes.

The duo didn’t upload a fresh podcast episode for the first time in their history last week, with a bizarre explanation offered on their social media account.

“There’s been a new episode every single week for like 14 years or whatever, so yeah, it’s not very Rick. This week probably won’t get a mention on the best of 2024. Trouble in paradise at the moment,” a post on their account read on September 11.

In his own statement Wednesday, Dassalo suggested he was not the one sharing the posts, adding it was “embarrassing” to have this situation play out publicly.

“This last week of cryptic social media activity isn’t the send off that you guys deserved,” Dassalo continued.

“I should have acted sooner, but I guess I’d hoped that maybe we’d be able to reach a conclusion that was a little more elegant.”

The pair co-hosted their podcast for 14 years.

Finally, Dassalo said it was his decision to retire the show after all these years, something he suggested didn’t go down well with his co-host.

“Everything has to end eventually, right? Unfortunately, the other half of the show doesn’t feel the same way, in spite of my trying to have a conversation about this.”

Meanwhile, Chandler shared a brief post on his personal Instagram page, apologising for the “drama”, adding, “bit much don’t you reckon?”

“It’s been very difficult lately,” Chandler continued. “Always been great on air, bit of a tough working relationship behind the scenes.”

Karl Chandler and Tommy Dassalo.

He went on, “Obviously I’ve loved the show and I’ve put so much into it, and would’ve been nice to have a normal chat with a mate instead of having legalese thrust at me out of nowhere. Really strange stuff, honestly.”

Chandler said he would soon be releasing new content with followers explaining his side of the story in greater detail.

“It’s really worth a listen! You think you know someone!” he finished.

Dassalo, for his part, warned his followers any future episodes posted to their podcast page were being shared without his permission.

“As 50% of the show and its IP, any future episodes are being posted without my consent, and all the artwork and merch that I’ve designed for the show are now being used without my approval.”

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