Scott examines the worst things people do when trying to impress someone they fancy, working through a series of cringeworthy answerphone messages left by listeners attempting to chat people up.
The show features Scott analysing dating blunders through real voicemail messages sent in by listeners. He identifies several key mistakes: being too forward too quickly, calling back repeatedly within hours if someone doesn’t respond immediately, and leaving messages that are awkward or off-putting. Among the examples are messages from people trying to arrange dates, with varying degrees of desperation and poor judgment. One caller leaves an aggressive follow-up message just three hours after the initial contact, while another’s message hints at more sinister undertones. Scott and his team react to each message with a mix of sympathy and bemusement at how badly some people misjudge the situation. The feature serves as both entertainment and a kind of public service announcement about what not to do when you’re interested in someone — a recurring theme in the show’s humour, combining real listener contributions with Scott’s commentary on modern dating culture.
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