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Kallis Exists

Kallis Exists

By Kallis Kyriacou

Stand-up Comedian Kallis Kyriacou entertains you with rants and riffs on cinema, life, current affairs and anything else that's annoyed him that week. NEW EPISODE EVERY SUNDAY!
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Kallis ExistsMay 26, 2020

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01:01:58
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Kallis finally gets an episode out but its worth the wait. Rants and riffs on movie fan theories, his first gig back, "Danny Glover" syndrome, England do well at the Euros and going over the top at murder mystery party.

Jul 04, 202126:17
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Recorded far too late at night. Kallis rants and riffs about getting the jab, mood swings, Indiana Jones and the famous photo "Lunch atop a Skyscraper". 

Jun 06, 202120:56
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Kallis provides rants and riffs on his struggles with the heat, Amazon buying MGM, James Bond, constant government calamities, Franco Nero and two irritating idiots in a kitchen.

May 30, 202128:54
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He riffs on Eurovision 2021, attempts to ban Alexei Sayle, right wing comedy, the left wing biting its own tail and his transformation as The Bin Detective.

May 23, 202124:02
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210516_KALLIS EXISTS_S2_EP11

Kallis doesn't make you wait ten years for another episode, for once. He riffs on entertaining yourself without internet, the days of DVDs, DOGE Coin, weird twitter trends and more. 

May 16, 202123:38
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Kallis Exists is back to make you laugh with rants on fighting for open windows on busses, colourised film apologists, VHS tapes, Citizen Kane V Paddington 2 and why Gen Z aren’t that different.

May 09, 202127:33
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Kallis returns! He riffs on displaced lockdown anger, the benefits of an empty London, political frustration and bus confrontations.

Mar 23, 202129:28
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210112_KALLIS EXISTS_S2_EP8

Kallis returns for a bumper episode to start off 2021. He riffs on when to stop saying “Happy New Year”, Chaos at the Capital, the new norms, late stage Trump and shares a story about the worst time to check your blood pressure.

Jan 12, 202140:60
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Kallis returns to supply laughs on topics such as the UK’s post lockdown rules, Celebrities endorsing vaccines and the accuracy of The Crown. In “Halliwell’s Odyssey” he reviews B-Movie Thriller inspired by true events, “Abandoned” (1949).

Nov 29, 202022:59
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Kallis is back in the Sunday slot. He jokes about Boris Johnson in Isolation, Dominic Cummings leaving, Channel 4's Celebrity Stand-up shows and shares funny stories from his last couple of weeks. Today's review in "Halliwell's Odyssey" is B-Movie musical "Aaron slick from Punkin Crick" (1952).

Nov 22, 202018:12
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Kallis returns with his Sunday podcast...on a Thursday. Join him for funny rants about all the post 2020 U.S Election Drama and the hopeful Covid vaccine. In "Halliwell's Odyssey" he explores Bollywood classic "Aan". 

Nov 12, 202023:11
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Join Kallis for a US Election Night Special (2020). He also rants about Covid Halloween and the new lockdown. In “Halliwell’s Odyssey” he talks about this weeks film, Jean Vigo’s “À Propos de Nice” (1930)

Nov 03, 202025:17
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Oct 25, 202024:58
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Kallis returns with the updated weekly format every Sunday. More Funny Topical ravings and a new Movie Review. 

He rants about London moving to Tier 2, Fatima the ballerina and the absurdities of the Undercover Agents ruling. In the second chapter in "Halliwell's Odyssey", the tribute to his brother Nicos, he discusses Claude Chabrol's French Suspense Drama "A Double Tour" (1959).

(Episode 63 overall)

Oct 18, 202023:20
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Kallis returns with a fast and funny new series. He talks about why the show has been away and dealing with the tragic death of his brother Nicos. Despite the bereavement Kallis shouts out funny rants on Anti-maskers, Daytime TV idiots and Rishi Sunak telling musicians to retrain.

The second Part of the show introduces a new film review segment, as a tribute to Nicos, called the Halliwell Odyssey. The first film in discussion? "A bout de souffle" (1960).

EPISODE 62 overall

Oct 08, 202026:20
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Kallis is back to catch you up on his opinions of the months events. He rants about “All Lives" Idiots, JK Rowling’s bigotry, the rush to end lockdown and the return of the premier league.

Jun 22, 202021:09
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Liz Miele Exists! Kallis is joined by Liz Miele one of his favourite comedians, in time for the release of her special "Self Help Me", premiering at 8pm on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD9bm1EFSpI&feature=youtu.be

We rant about accents, "cool" words, how much news is too much, mental health, miscommunication, the human need for answers, therapy and her podcast with Maria Shehata, "2 Non Doctors".

May 26, 202001:01:58
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Maria Shehata Exists! Kallis is back and one of his favourite people returns to the show. Maria and Kallis rant about Dating TV shows, Maria P.I, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Wushu, Bruce Lee's "Game of Death", Bernie Sanders' Folk Album and find out what happens when they play "Two Truths and A Lie"

May 25, 202051:41
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Kallis give honest reason about the gap between episodes. He rants about shaving his head, governments taking advantage, the benefits of defunct technology, his new writing tool and the Jim Jarmusch films "Stranger Than Paradise" & "Down By Law".

May 05, 202021:15
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Kallis records the first consecutive episode for awhile. He rants about BBQ's, North Korea, "Chuck Norris vs Communism", Soviet Westerns and quiz questions he is glad he couldn't answer.

Apr 26, 202021:09
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Kallis returns to rant about queue jumpers, his driving dream, hating PETA as a vegan and why he hates the phrase “better the devil you know”

Apr 25, 202020:38
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Kallis rants about why you shouldn't use Virtual Reality after a rich curry, forgotten PS1 game "Chase the Express", the myth that old songs/jokes were cleaner and whether cockney music is the precursor to punk...with other nonsense.

Apr 18, 202022:23
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Kallis is joined by his friend, writer/director, Rory Stewart. They rant about the TMNT Movies, childhood myths, Lockdown pressures, Kids TV shows, Bournemouth, getting robbed and Kallis' use of out of date references (recorded 12/04/2020)

Apr 16, 202001:03:18
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Kallis finally sobers up from his birthday to retell the tale. He rants about finally exercising, 5 weeks since quitting smoking, how to be a decent human being while still remembering that Boris is a self-serving arse, a virtual pub quiz and being crap at FIFA.

Apr 10, 202022:25
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Despite revealing he's recent troubles Kallis returns to offer some Friday night entertainment. He rants about Keir Starmer, the dilemma of someone having a serious illness during a pandemic, cleaning to feel powerful and his fridge becoming a celebrity.

Apr 04, 202022:03
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Kallis welcomes his first ever guest MARIA SHEHATA, one of his favourite people and stand-up's! They talk about comedy, WW2 references, all things corona, looting over stockpiling, catalysts for changing appearances and Kallis asks stupid questions he immediately regrets asking. (recorded 30/03/20)

Mar 31, 202001:03:47
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Kallis returns to the mic in time for the lockdown. He rants about selfish bastards, why coronavirus is dramatic enough without conspiracy theories and why Boris Johnson is the worst person to announce rules on movement.

Mar 23, 202019:59
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Kallis explains why its been so long since the last episode (long for him but a normal amount for other podcasts). He rants about finally quitting smoking, coronavirus, being sleepy, people who say contrary things to sounds clever and cyclists almost running him over.

Mar 09, 202026:02
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Kallis tries to work out why people keep mistaking him for a drug dealer. He rants about books you buy but don't read, why "Patton" is a good biopic, Temple of Seitan Vegan restaurant, trying to get over Liverpool's loss to Watford by watching "The Hitcher", his vision of his personal future and the next chapter in his ongoing quest to make befriend a cat.

Mar 01, 202020:56
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After falling asleep trying to record this episode the day before Kallis makes it this time. He rants about, sleeping on the tube, positive interactions on a bus, "Cool Hand Luke", why I despise anyone who says “If I were their parent” or “I think outside the box” and what I have in common with the queen.

Feb 27, 202021:54
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Kallis lives to tell the tale of two recent nail-biting scrapes, including almost becoming road kill and trying to break into his own house. He also rants partying in your 30s, trying to avoid sporting spoilers, how pizza is his heaven and the start of a ongoing saga to become friends with a cat.

Feb 24, 202023:02
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This piece of Saturday Night Entertainment starts with Kallis explaining how he just almost had a fight with a Hare Krishna. He rants about actors doing bad films for big checks, things you learnt as a kid but only found out were wrong as an adult, old songs about inane things, losing youthful enthusiasm, why whistlers are always suspicious and reading the Beano as a fully grown man .

Feb 22, 202022:44
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Kallis records the first episode from his new house. Kallis rants about being alone with his mind, “The Running Man”, why “anything you can do” is the twitter anthem, combo gadgets, being out of touch with technology and being without internet.

Feb 20, 202024:24
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Kallis has finally moved to a more long-term place, ending a long podcast arc. He rants about moving, "Parasite", Actors real names, faux cinephiles, why Narcos is his drug, his ideas for "Knives Out 2" and find out what 90s Hollywood, comedy, Movie Star he just spotted in the street.

Feb 17, 202022:23
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A Valentine's Day special! Includes many romantic themed rants, some of Kallis' dating stories and his pick for an anti-valentine's day movie.

Feb 15, 202024:12
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After a cocktail of therapy, a shower and a bowl of pasta, Kallis is unusually peppy. He rants about the movie Twins, how Disney own everything, why he doesn’t personally need mind altering drugs, the upcoming Valentine's Day and a surprise topic request.

Feb 12, 202024:30
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Kallis rants about the hazards of bottling anger, why Korean Cinema is leading the way, Flat Earthers, why text is the best way to discuss or debate (especially on twitter), trying to avoid groups, Donnie posting a clip from "Curb Your Enthusiasm", not understanding its an insult and tries to come up with some penguin material. 

Feb 11, 202029:58
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After 2 days without an episode Kallis is back! Kallis rants about dogs in cafes, storm Keith, the hazards of taking 1 person to represent a million, why I'm being lazy if I say "I want someone to believe in", the oscars and find out what happened when I took a board game too far by channeling Gene Hackman as 'Popeye' Doyle. 

Feb 09, 202023:17
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Kallis returns to share some of his recent strange encounters with peculiar people and rant about arguing with yourself, when someone offers you a choice but just wants you to agree with them, RIP Kirk Douglas, "Fuzzy Monsters" at the BBC and find out his alternative ideas for 'guard dogs'.

Feb 07, 202025:10
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An unintentional sequel to EP36 as Kallis is made to evacuate his office again after another bomb scare, he also rants about getting too much information from a police officer, what he thinks the real most spoken language is and find out what happened when he couldn't control his anger at a pub quiz.

Feb 04, 202021:36
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Kallis has just evacuated his building due to a unexploded WW2 bomb scare, he talks about this while also ranting about how old James Bond films are too creepy to seem heroic, his personal ideas for more Super Bowl Commercials that ruin your favourite movies, a Police Officer with sunglasses on an overcast day and having dyspraxia.

Feb 03, 202025:04
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Kallis rants about the "English" language, racist Brexit Day signs in Norwich, Sovereignty, the absurdity of national pride, those EU laws that give us more rights we are now 'free' from, going out in my hometown and a string of one-liners against the sadists running South Western trains and National Rail.

Feb 03, 202021:08
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THE BUMPER BREXIT DAY SPECIAL! Kallis has been reluctant to talk about Brexit because there's enough news about it to depress you. However he sets out to be as cathartic, interesting and funny as possible. So have a listen if you want to hear why he thinks "Die Hard" teaches us a lot about Brexit and other entertaining rants.

Jan 31, 202047:36
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Kallis rants and raves about a strange encounter in a takeaway, why word play is never original, how I don't have the self control for edibles and why going to the moon is an awkward first date, 

Jan 30, 202023:24
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As a tribute to Nicholas Parsons today's episode is just a minute long. So instead I suggest you listen to an episode of that or his great interview with Richard Herring.

Jan 29, 202001:02
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After being distracted by the making of "Eye of the Tiger", Kallis rants about commuters complaining about passenger alarms on the tube, doing Bogart impressions in the street, Upper Middle Class Londoners pretending they know what Working-Class Northern voters want, Prince Andrew evading justice and an awesome Film Noir inspired sketch from comedian Claire Haus.


Jan 27, 202018:33
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200126_KALLIS EXISTS_EP30

Kallis returns hungover from last nights adventures. He rants about hanging out with old friends, sleeping with dogs, the action master Steven E. de Souza, the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and a tale from my personal archive of failed romance. 

Jan 26, 202024:27
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Kallis explains why there was no episode on Friday and rants about drinking games, what his LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram/Tinder photo meme would be, people doing impressions of me, how to make your own action movie titles, "right wing comedians" and how living on opposites sides of London tests your friendship.

Jan 25, 202018:41
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Kallis feels soiled after a Tory minister turns up at his work. Trying to keep it short and sweet he rants about Carpool Karaoke, Church of England saying only heterosexuals should have sex, the Doomsday Clock ticking ever closer and a series of old street jokes to lighten the podcast.

Jan 24, 202015:54
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200122_KALLIS EXISTS_EP27

Kallis is surprised he's in a decent mood. He rants about his new movie inspired technique to quit smoking, why saying "I don't know" is underrated, a Harry Styles lookalike, Rock Stars who won't play their hits and buying Liz Miele tickets (and why you should too and listen to her albums).

Jan 22, 202025:44