The best there ever was.

Yes!!! I know it's only one more blast from the past but it was amazing!! RIP Joypod!!!

Goodbye Joypod, you will be missed!!

One of the greatest gaming podcasts around. Sadly no more. BUT so funny that downloading them all & listening to them retrospectively would still be great entertainment, even if the gaming discussions are no longer current. Funny set of lads who did this podcast which means it did two things - provided great humour while equally providing great videogame chat. Will be sorely missed.

After downloading your show from the webiste this entire time I finally installed itunes. I know it's too late now to really matter but I had to give you guys a 5 stars for the couple of years of fantastic entertainment taht you have given me. You will be sadly missed!

Joypod, I am sorry. Sorry it has taken me so long to right a review. I lost my podcast listening virginity to you way back when you first appeared as a rough demo recorded with SingStar mics I believe, under the simple moniker of The Podcast With No Name.

In the time since I have listened a large number of other podcasts but while some have come close, none have equalled the greatness of Joypod for me. Whilst it can be quite insightful, I listen mainly for the laughs as it is painfully funny. There is a fantastic chemistry between the presenters leading to some cracking banter and I have been on the receiving end of some very strange looks when I’ve burst into laughter while listening to it in public places.

And as I said at the start of the review, I’m sorry. After all the listening pleasure the Joypod guys have given me, I should have left some kind words here *ages* ago. Instead I’ve left it almost until the podcast is due to end (presenter David is bringing a little Elmo into the world so won’t have the time anymore) before doing so. All I can do now is urge anyone unfamiliar with the show to grab as many previous episodes as possible and enjoy what they have left behind, and leave you to all cross-fingers with me that the podcasting pull is too much and that David feels the need to “get the band back together” for the occasional reunion show.

Cheers guys, it’s been a fun ride.

..and it's a crying shame the boys are thinking of finishing the podcast :(

Wish that wasn't the case so please consider even if its once every few months :/

The chemistry amongst all three presenters is excellent, unfortunately we all have to grow up and start famillies. It is both sad and great that this show is comming to an end as Elmo is forced into sensible fatherhood and has to end the podcast.

Here's hoping that when the dust settles you decide to make a new podcast in a few years but if not thanks for all the good times and good bye.

A friend recently played this while on a long car journey. I am now converted and am a full joypod fan!

I used to battle with radio stations while driving to and from work while getting very bored. Now I just stick on an episode of joypod and get to listen to one of the most comical shows I've ever heard!

The range of conversation is great as they cover all different platforms and more often than not Elmo goes off on a complete tangent and generally abuses the guests and host :-)

Rating 5 * because these guys are great!

I'm currently downloading all the previous episodes and working my way through.

'Crackin' podcast guys, been listening for a long time and look forward to every show. Great banter and informative.

I listen to a number of podcasts and this is the best of the bunch. Nice

balance of game reviews along with some cracking comedy. Looking forward to what the guys think of everything next-gen when it arrives. Keep it up!!!!

I got into Joypod around the time of the move to Spong and it quickly became one of my favourite podcasts. The passion for gaming that the lads display is really infectious and it really does sound like a bunch of your mates discussing games in the pub. My favourite recent shows have been the spoilercasts on the Walking dead (I also thought Ben was going to come good...) which had me literally crying with laughter

The addition of Farley and Sean has just added to the show (now with extra arguing)

Just a fantastic show and a must listen. 5 stars

What a brilliant podcast. This gets me through my long day ay work. Last episode had me in stitches with your dad talking about the new consoles. He is the new Karl Pilkington. Lol. Keep up the great work guys

It seems David apologises at the end of each episode for the podcast being too long or for it being too rubbish, but he couldn't be more wrong. I love listening to these guys talk about my hobby. My favourite gaming podcast.

Forget the podcast, I've searched long, hard, far and wide for a portmanteau that didn't make me dry heave upon the merest utterance... and here it is. The tabloid relationship naming machine finally did us proud for this marriage of Joy and Podcast.

On top of that frankly revelatory experience, the podcast is brilliant too. Bless our cotton, wool or nylon-blend socks of all sizes. Entertaining chat from gents who have nothing but the utmost respect for one-another and hold each other's opinions in the highest regard. Snoogans!

A podcast by a group of guys who love gaming.

When I have a load of fresh gaming podcasts to listen to, I find myself picking this one first.

Keep up the good work!

Joypod isn't always timely, you can't download it with the certainty they'll be talking about that week's big new release. It almost sounds like they're playing the games that they want to play. Sometimes lacking the eloquence of those who do this for a living, thats easily overshone by the passion brought to the table. No pretention, no sense of disillusionment just people that enjoy videogames talking about videogames.

That being said they'll never let a videogame get in the way of a chance to make fun of each other, because the other thing about joypod is that it is very, very funny. Often crossing the line into full blown hilarity. The chemisty between the hosts feels utterly natural and a chance to insult is rarely wasted. Often harsh and downright sadistic but always friendly.

Joypod is a group of friends winding each other up and talking about videogames they love playing. And they let us listen in.

I'm really glad they do.

It's a podcast, they talk about games sometimes.

It's really rather good!

I've been listening to joypod since 2008 when they where still a 2 man show, now in 2013, with the addition of sean bell and james farley they still consistanly knock it out of the park everyweek. There really funny, talk about current games, have great weekly segments and are really consistent in releasing episodes!

they really are quite magnetic!

The boys get me up on a Saturday morning. Well when I say that i they actually keep me in bed on my lay in while listening to 2hrs of fun and frolics

I love listening to gaming podcasts, but they seem to fall into a couple of categories, either trying too hard to be funny and not talking about the games, or too nerdy about a particular genre of game making it boring, these guys have it nailed down, they bounce off each other brilliantly, it's like chatting to your mates in the pub, but when it comes to games they really do know their stuff, and are passionate about it. Highly recommended, it's the best one out there.

I've been listening to Joypod for over 4 years now, It's the podcast that got me listening to podcasts but this still remains the best.

This is the gaming podcast that got me listening to gaming podcasts. Always makes me laugh and never fails to inform on what is going on in the world of videogames.

Without question the best podcast on the internet, behind all the others ones of course.

Excellent gaming chat, funny and slightly (ok very) offensive, what more could a man want?!

'Comedy Video Game Podcast' is not a easily achieved title, but this podcast repeatedly earns this title.

Top well produced podcast with excellent off the cuff topics.

Start your listening pleasure with EP64 which has the main hosts brothers, best man speech.

This basically involves him ripping the crap outta his brothers podcasting hobby and playing sound bites from the show to all the wedding guests, classic!

Top notch entertainment, a hybrid of comedy and games. And abuse. The triple act of Elmo, Egg and Bell-end gives a balance of informed opinion, passion about gaming and sheer idiocy in laugh-out-loud format. Great job guys, this is my favourite car-cast for the journey to work.

At least it isn't over 2 hours.

Quite entertaining

Haven't stopped listening to this since the C&R crossover episode where I first opened my ears to the yell of the magnetic yolk folk!

Elmo, the Egg and Ding Dong never lack the enthusiasm to keep me laughing and additional hosts like the China man keep my cultural awareness appetite fed! I can't recommend this podcast enough and thank the guys for keeping me entertained.

They also talk about games.

The podcast I treasure most. Love it!

I was drawn to this podcast by the quality of the 'casters. Like they were magnetic or something?

Well, two of them anyway, the third geezer, he's got a head, shaped like an egg.

The funniest videogame podcast, bar none.

Joypod is my favourite podcast of the many i subscribe to. Awesome hosts putting together a well produced, informed and highly entertaining show. The character of and banter between the hosts always gets me laughing, and with great discussions and stories to enjoy, this podcast has everything to offer.

Download and listen to it now, you wont be disappointed!

I've listened to Joypod since they were on Play Talk and it's all been downhill from there... but in a good way! This is an underrated gem of a gaming podcast and, despite jostling for drive space with the likes of 1UP and Joystiq, remains my personal favourite gaming podcast by a country mile.

I don't care that they don't often get big name interviews or high profile sneaks into upcoming titles, Elmo, Michael and Sean look at the gaming scene with the eyes of lovers of the hobby... enthusiastic, irreverant, honest, scathing where appropriate, at times slightly drunk, but always listenable and hugely entertaining. They muck about a bit and frequently go off on topics only thinly related to videogames but that's what makes the show so listenable and never repetitive - like listening to your mates down the pub.

Long may it continue.

And Moses did come down from the mountain and proclaimed "Joypod is The Mighty Fine Podcast".

Get involved with the Joypod guys - all you ever wanted to know about video games and a multitude of random stuff you never wanted to know about.

Always entertaining. Never dull.

Been with you guys since the Bee…keep it up!

This is the only video games podcast I download.

Honestly people, they put the joy in to pod... See what I did there!? When listening this its like having both 1 horse sided duck and 12 duck sized horse its madness! You could fly the duck and have 12 horses following you like jesus and the lepers (true story). JOIN!! and Write a review about how badass this podcast is!

It's brilliant. My favourite gaming podcast not about gaming. Excellent funny banter about anything and everything.

To sum up: Elmo plays Fifa, Sean plays Skyrim and the magnetic egg headed unemployed manic depressive loves a good single player board game...

Keep up the good work gents!

Now even more looked forward to after Iain Lee's hopefully non permanent podcast/radio absence. It's not really about games to be honest, though they do talk about them quite a bit which is great. What makes the podcast great is the hilarious banter between the three lads with regular features and guest host's now and then. As much a podcast for non gamers as it is gamers.

Oh and Michaels got a head like a f*@!*%£ magnetic egg !

We're now lucky if we get one or two shows a month, and Turners has turned into a Gervais-aping toolbox who never shuts up and lets the two superior hosts speak for long. Egg and Sean make up for it, still a good UK podcast with enough randomness to keep you hooked.

Very funny and a must listen for all even non gamers. Role up role up hear the EGG speak. :-)

Joypod is a fantastic, thoroughly entertaining podcast. The presenters; Elmo, Sean and Michael are incredibly fun and likeable, providing a unique voice and commentary on the gaming industry. If you haven't listened before, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. You won't regret it.

"As in the medical scanner, what does MRI stand for?"

Michael buzzes confidently.

"Michael?"

"Magnetic."

Long, uncomfortable pause, followed by dawning realisation.

"Magnetic, magnetic resonance…PASS"

Classic :D

Love the witty banter, helpful game info and general hilarity ! Keep up the good work guys and see you at Eurogamer !

Give it a try, you might like the dynamic between the hosts, they all seem to have a slightly different viewpoint and it can create some hilarious moments of tension and puerile ridicule.

Elmo and the egg are the funniest podcast presenters i have heard to date. . . and i have heard alot! love the reviews and the non game related stories aswell. thanks so much for the free podcast. I just wish it was daily lol.

I like this podcast a lot, it has taken the place of most other gaming podcasts on my iPhone. Just press subscribe now already.

One of the best video game podcasts out there. Unpretentious interesting chat about games with genuinely laugh out loud humour. Three great hosts who work well together and know their stuff. Keep up the great work lads

Parental advisory: may contain mild Dean Gaffney references

Eggtastic

Fantastic podcast. Must listen.

Michael has a head shaped like an egg.

Light hearted, highly entertaining and hilariously original. Great topics and funny stories every week and not forgetting MAGNETIC!

Better than any "pro" cast. (in my opinion)

Great podcast - funny and has some stuff about video games if you're interested