It's a real "because the internet" kinda week, and we're unpacking North West's $20k lol gift for her mum, Meryl and Martin's possible hard launch (thanks Steve), and the plight of Mickey the Cockatoo.

A band called Lawrence are drawing attention on TikTok for their singer's huge wail, some people love it some people hate it, everyone is posting their reacs to it. Because the internet.

Bieber's love of slippers as outdoors wear has infiltrated high farshun and we are here for cosy o'clock. And we're banging on about new series Rivals and Dan Levy's directorial debut Good Grief.

North West necklace for KK: https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/north-west-kim-kardashian-birthday-necklace/

Viral Lawrence song: https://thetab.com/uk/2024/10/16/this-chaotic-viral-song-is-dividing-tiktok-and-people-are-beefing-over-if-its-great-or-terrible-392636

Meryl and Martin: https://www.vulture.com/article/did-steve-martin-confirm-martin-short-meryl-streep-relationship.html

Beef S02: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/beef-season-2-cast-oscar-isaac-carey-mulligan-charles-melton-cailee-spaeny-1236186757/

Mickey the Cockie: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/mickey-the-cockatoo-macarthur-square-coles-birds-indoors

FARSHUN slippers: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/t-magazine/slippers-the-row-justin-bieber.html

RIVALS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSQhpZX6PBk

Good Grief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_MPXTaEZw

Andrew Garfield on grief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVlXbiP4x2E

Bang On Live in Ballarat: https://comedy.com.au/tour/bang-on-live-with-myf-warhurst-zan-rowe/

Bang Back to us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

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