The 2 Johnnies take on E-Gaming
Gaming and e-sports are growing at a tremendous rate with gaming now an entertainment phenomenon grossing more than the biggest movies and consuming more leisure time from the average household than Netflix, while e-sports are on track to soon rival the biggest sports of today – but to people who don’t play, this is an impenetrable world of nerds and goblins.
In this episode, the lads want to find out more about this ever-evolving subculture of competitive gaming and e-sports. They meet top gamers, streamers and Twitchers, as well as the Munster Rugby e-sports team, play FIFA with the FAI and compete in an e-sports tournament, rounding up some hurling legends to help them on their way. The lads then try to further assimilate into the gaming world, designing and attempting to sell their own game, “Grand Theft Chicken Roll”. Will they succeed or will they go down faster than Mario at FIFA ‘21? Grab your controller, tune in and find out!
About The 2 Johnnies:
Johnny B and Johnny Smacks who are well known for their comedy sketches which capture the uniquely funny side of all things Irish, launched ‘The 2 Johnnies’ podcast in 2018, which has since gone on to become Ireland’s fastest-growing podcast with over half a million listeners a week. Together, they have had nine number-one singles and have just released their latest track Noel’s Creamy Pints. They have sold over 40,000 concert tickets including the Marquee in Cork and sold-out tours visiting UK, USA and Australia. The lads also have a social media reach of over 2 million people a week and almost 200k subscribers on Youtube. Since moving exclusively to
Spotify earlier this year, the Podcast is the country’s fastest growing show and is picking up big numbers in the USA, Canada and Australia.
Series Overview:
Each week The 2 Johnnies travel all over Ireland meeting experts, stars, and crazy characters, while taking on some big challenges for themselves, which sees them completely out of their depth and way out of their comfort zone!
The 2 Johnnies will explain and demystify each topic and the world it occupies, providing real insights for viewers at home by deconstructing the skills required to make it in this unfamiliar territory themselves. In each episode, our intrepid duo immerse themselves in these unknown worlds, doing a deep dive, finding out what it takes to get to the top, taking instruction from the biggest names in the industry and challenging themselves to succeed in it, with the usual mayhem and laughter as we watch if they survive or thrive