Podge and Rodge - Ballydung

Ballydung

Podge and Rodge live in Ballydung Manor, a fictional estate located their fictional hometown in Ballydung (off the bypass past Ballywank) in County Ring. The duo present their comedy chatshow The Podge and Rodge Show from Ballydung Manor. Ballydung Manor was converted into the brothers' home from the former Ballydung Asylum and may be reached by dialling Ballydung 666 from a telephone. Another location known to be in Ballydung is "The Stickitt Inn", which features on the chat show. Ballydung also has a bypass which was blocked off by a swarm of locusts on the Christmas Special of 2006, A Frightmare Before Christmas, thus preventing any of the guests attending the show.

Ballydung Manor first featured in A Scare at Bedtime in the late 1990s. In earlier editions, the bedroom used by the brothers was shown extensively whilst in later episodes, the main action occurred around the kitchen table. This has remained largely the case during The Podge and Rodge Show, although the living room was featured in the Bogmannay special on New Year's Eve 2006. The underground dungeon of Ballydung Manor was also shown in an episode of the chatshow when Podge and Rodge invited guest Sheana Keane to partake in a gruesome game of Operation!.