The Dan Nicholl Show

After 16 seasons playing out on DStv across Africa, celebrity talk show The Dan Nicholl Show returns in podcast format, allowing host Dan Nicholl’s signature combination of humour, fun and celebrity guests to play out on a more in-depth and engaged space, with famous faces from South Africa and beyond celebrating the ordinary and the extraordinary in the lives they lead.

Weekly English South Africa Comedy Interviews · Comedy Dan Nicholl

30 Episodes

1 – 20

Dan & Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

Olympic gold in front of a home crowd in London, three World Championship titles, and one of Britain’s greatest athletes: Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill adds star power to TDNS this week.

16 Jan 20 min

Dan & Shep Rose

Place ‘Made In Chelsea’ in the American south, and you’ve got reality TV hit ‘Southern Charm’ - and star Shep Rose joins TDNS ahead of season 10 of the show (and after an incredible South African adventure).

9 Jan 25 min

Dan & Annabelle Bond

The Annabelle Bond story is a remarkable one - how some afraid of heights scaled Everest, and then completed the six other highest continental peaks in less than year #TDNS

1 Jan 23 min

Dan & Sir Andrew Strauss

South African when he won, English when he didn’t - Johannesburg-born England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss joins this week’s show from the Laureus Challenge #TDNS

26 Dec 2024 24 min

Dan & Jacques Kallis

The greatest cricketer of all time remembers a rocky start to international cricket, some fierce opponents, and his dad making him walk home from practice…#TDNS

19 Dec 2024 20 min

Dan & Kenneth Nkosi

Tsotsi, White Wedding, Five Fingers for Marseilles - Kenneth Nkosi has a glittering career in South African film. But he's not stopping as a new Christmas Blockbuster hits Netflix in December.

12 Dec 2024 34 min

Dan & Chris Forrest

Cooking, Liverpool, and swapping sports management for the stage: it’s comedian Chris Forrest on #TDNS this week.

5 Dec 2024 29 min

Dan & Michael Jordaan

School with Elon Musk, running a bank when you’re barely out school, being South Africa’s go to guy for anything start-up: it’s Michael Jordaan on #TDNS this week.

28 Nov 2024 25 min

Dan & Nicholas Goliath

From miserable call centre agent to one of South Africa's favourite comedians, Nicholas Goliath - part of South Africa's definitive comedy family - on #TDNS this week. If nothing else, listen to how Nicholas ended up having surgery while trying to fake a sick day at work.

21 Nov 2024 22 min

Dan & Saray Khumalo

First black African woman to summit Everest, conqueror of the seven summits, South Pole adventurer - and nicest person you’ll ever meet. Saray Khumalo on #TDNS this week. Dan: I get terrified just listening to Saray Khumalo’s adventures, from climbing Everest to skiing the South Pole. And now I’m going…

14 Nov 2024 27 min

Dan & Oscar Chalupsky

Six years after doctors gave him just months to live, Oscar Chalupsky continues to take on cancer with the same drive and determination that made him one of South Africa’s greatest athletes.

31 Oct 2024 37 min

Dan & Schalk Burger, Allan Lamb and Dave Farrell

A giant Springbok, one of England’s greatest batsmen, and a rock star on the comeback: Schalk Burger Senior, Allan Lamb and Linkin Park’s Dave Farrell join the show from the Alfred Dunhill

17 Oct 2024 47 min

Dan & Justin Marshall

Justin Marshall is like so many great All Blacks: supremely annoying as a player when you’re a Bok fan, but superb company off the field. Catch the iconic scrumhalf on #TDNS this week.

3 Oct 2024 26 min

Dan & Nik Rabinowitz

Cricketing Dreams, doing comedy around the world, and dealing with depression: Comedian Nik Rabinowitz opens up on the show this week.

26 Sep 2024 33 min

Dan & John Dobson

Dan and DHL Stormers head coach John "Dobbo" Johnson reminisce about their friendship that has amazingly survived a couple of decades. Lots of jokes in this episode!

19 Sep 2024 36 min

Dan & KG Mokgadi

Dan speaks to funny man KG Mokgadi about his life as a comedian, being a son of a traditional healer, going where no other comedian would dare to perform like war-torn countries and how good or bad KG is at swimming.

12 Sep 2024 46 min

Dan & John Smit

Cycling through Swiss snow, vintage car obsessions, the beginner’s guide to starting a brandy company: World Cup-winning Bok skipper John Smit joins the show this week.

5 Sep 2024 33 min

Dan and Siv Ngesi

The loss of his mum, fighting (literally) for what he believes in, and cleaning toilets in America en route to the big time - it's the Siv Ngesi fairytale on The Dan Nicholl Show this week

29 Aug 2024 38 min

Dan and Ryan O'Connor

It's the most honest and intimate episode of The Dan Nicholl Show yet, as breakfast radio veteran Ryan O'Connor opens up about the loss of a child - but still manages to conjure up many of the smiles he's known and loved for inspiring every morning

22 Aug 2024 36 min

Dan & Jeannie D

Meals to make you cringe in Vietnam, driving monster trucks around Cape Town, being proudly Portuguese (and South African), and married life (with kids) - Jeannie D lights up The Dan Nicholl Show this Week

15 Aug 2024 40 min