Erotica by the Fire
Erotica by the Fire is a comedic podcast series hosted by Shoshana McCallum and Donna Brookbanks. Each episode features New Zealand comedians and screen stars reading original erotic fiction they have written themselves. The show blends humor with steamy storytelling, offering a playful take on romance and desire.
Episodes
"The Worst Erotica of All Time" with Tim Batt
(16LS) In a meta erotica about his own award-winning podcast, comedian Tim Batt (7 Days, Did Titanic Sink? podcast) delivers some thinking man's smut featuring marine biology, computers and Guy Montgomery.Rated 16LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 1 Episode 10The
"The Cold Store" with Barnie Duncan
(16LS) Fred Award winning clown, Barnie Duncan (Bunny, Different Party), makes us shiver with desire and hilarity in a restaurant cold store.Rated 16LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+Season 1 Episode 9You can see Barnie in Madam which is available to watch on ThreeNow, o
"Treasure Island: A Slow Burn Narrative" with Bree Tomasel
(16LS) TV presenter and radio star Bree Tomasel (Celebrity Treasure Island, ZM) delivers an original, thoughtful, slow burn fan fiction based on Celebrity Treasure Island. Consider us desperate to be marooned with her.Rated 16LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+Season 1 Epis
"The Glittering Death" with Johanna Cosgrove
(18LS) Self-proclaimed hornbag, Johanna Cosgrove (Madam, Rats in the Gutter podcast), transports us to an historic X-rated performance at the Moulin Rouge.Rated 18LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+Season 1 Episode 7Johanna's podcast Rats in the Gutter is available
"A Star is Porn" with Tom Sainsbury
(16LS) A mundane day turns erotically supernatural in podcaster and comedian Tom Sainsbury's (Small Town Scandal, Snack Masters) sexy, dystopian smut.Rated 16LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+Season 1 Episode 6Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is available to watch
"Meant to Be" with Kura Forrester
(16LS) Celebrated comic and actress Kura Forrester (Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club, Double Parked) spins a sexy fantasy of lights, camera men, and a whole lot of action. Rated 16LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 1 Episode 5Kura Forrester stars in Bryn and Ku'
"Greta's Day Out" with Yvette Parsons
(16LS) Actor Yvette Parsons (Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, Educators) seduces with an erotic horror full of suspense, intrigue and sexy insects.Rated 16LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website, on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 1 Episode 4See Yvette Parsons in Jackie van Beek's 2022 film Nude Tuesday or
LIVE! "Aqua Goddamn" with Hayley Sproull, from the NZ International Comedy Festival
(18LS) Smut connoisseur, Hayley Sproull (Sex.Life podcast, The Great Kiwi Bake Off, ZM) shares her erotic fan fiction about a certain Aquaman in a special live Erotica by the Fire, recorded at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in May 2026. Rated 18LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes.Spicy level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ web
"Capsicum" with Josh Thomson
(18LS) Hilarious comedian and actor, Josh Thomson (The Office, Taskmaster NZ), pens an erotic piece of art involving compost and garden centres, that was absolutely not awkward for him to read out loud at all. Rated 18LS: contains strong language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy rating: 🌶🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website, on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 1 Episode
"The Heaviside Layer" with Brynley Stent
(18LS) Comedian Brynley Stent (Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club, Taskmaster NZ) lifts the curtain on a Cats the Musical inspired erotic fiction, drowning us in erotic puns that Andrew Lloyd Webber would be proud of.Rated 18LS: contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes. Spicy level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶Watch the video version of the episode on the RNZ website, on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 1 Episode 1B
Introducing: Erotica by the Fire
Hosted by comedians Donna Brookbanks and Shoshana McCallum, Erotica by the Fire is RNZ's new comedy podcast with a saucy spin. Featuring some of the most familiar faces on New Zealand’s comedy circuit and screens, each episode sees a guest read their freshly penned, original erotic fiction, followed by a revealing conversation about what makes them tick and what makes for a good time. You can watc
