Join Shoshana McCallum and Donna Brookbanks for sexy story time. NZ's hottest comedians & screen stars read original erotic fiction they've penned just for your earholes in this steamy comedy series.
(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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/rk34C7e_Zfo) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire).
Season 1 Episode 10
The Worst Idea of All Time and Did Titanic Sink? (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/did-titanic-sink) are available wherever you get your podcasts.
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1 Oct 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/JE4oZOi_X98) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire)
Season 1 Episode 9
You can see Barnie in Madam which is available to watch on ThreeNow, or The Great Maiden's Blush is available to rent on NZ on Screen.
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24 Sept 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/Dzc8tySNSxw) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire)
Season 1 Episode 8
Bree Tomasel's memoir is called Unapologetically Me, and reality TV series Celebrity Treasure Island is available on TVNZ+.
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17 Sept 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/fRLS29bqmtg) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire)
Season 1 Episode 7
Johanna's podcast Rats in the Gutter is available wherever you get your podcasts, and Madam is available to watch on ThreeNow.
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10 Sept 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/z7nHACPXUTs) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire)
Season 1 Episode 6
Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is available to watch on Neon and the podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts.
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3 Sept 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/vXC1BwuB38o) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire).
Season 1 Episode 5
Kura Forrester stars in Bryn and Ku's Singles Club, available on The Spinoff.
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27 Aug 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire), on YouTube (https://youtu.be/VSqAP4sWKSI) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire).
Season 1 Episode 4
See Yvette Parsons in Jackie van Beek's 2022 film Nude Tuesday or the Educators TV series available on TVNZ+.
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24 Aug 2026
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 website (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire) or YouTube (https://youtu.be/KTEiZ4zFg04), or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire).
Season 1 Episode 3
Filmed at the Basement Theatre in May 2026 during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
You can find Hayley Sproull at @hayleysproull and hear her on the Sex.Life podcast or on ZM.
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20 Aug 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire), on YouTube (https://youtu.be/hCAT6wjwXtU) or TVNZ+ (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire).
Season 1 Episode 2
Josh Thomson appears with Dave Bautista in the new movie The Wrecking Crew, as well as The Office (Australia).
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13 Aug 2026
"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 (https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/erotica-by-the-fire), on YouTube (https://youtu.be/M3gto0S91Ck) or TVNZ+. (https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/erotica-by-the-fire)
Season 1 Episode 1
Brynley Stent stars in Bryn and Ku's Singles Club available on The Spinoff, and Taskmaster NZ is available on TVNZ+.
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7 Aug 2026
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 watch the series on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app.
Content warning: series contains explicit language, discussions of sex and sexual themes.
Watch the video version of the series on the RNZ website and YouTube.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/erotica-by-the-fire?share=c27113f3-d177-49ce-891e-d8a22d2c7402)
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