Better buckle up because this week Devin & Amy are discussing the 1950 Bette Davis classic All About Eve. Is this Broadway drama one murder away from becoming a horror movie? How does it stack up to Sunset Boulevard? And why would Devin claim that snide, back-stabbing theater critic Addison DeWitt is his role model? Tune in to hear Devin & Amy dish about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s withering wit — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

In honor of Father’s Day, W. Kamau Bell and Kevin “Richard The Screwdriver” Avery review the first episode of HBO’s Ballers starring Denzel’s son John David Washington. They’ll also take a look at Denzel’s TV debut as they discuss the first episode of St. Elsewhere which begs the question: Did Denzel or his son have the better TV debut? Tune in to find out!

Go Ninja! Go Ninja! Go!!! Paul, Jason AND June (not to mention special return guest Adam Pally of Happy Endings and The Mindy Project) are all here in a very special How Did This Get Made LIVE from Irving Plaza in New York City! They’re talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze. They’ll cover everything from the horrific amount of pizza to why these are the most charmless turtles imaginable to April O’Neil’s strange relationship with the turtles. Plus, we hear from Vanilla Ice himself on how Ninja Rap was born before getting into Audience Q&A!

Rory (Mike Castle) has been sober for a while now and he couldn’t have done it without his friend and spirit animal Skip Rollins. Rory and Skip share their thoughts on current news during “Hey, What the Heck?”, discuss Monica Lewinksy & Bill Clinton during “How A little Bit of Violence Would Have Solved X,” and have a healing moment as they talk through what makes them self conscious during “A Little Bit of Lovin’”. Plus, Traci Reardon arrives to offer advice on marshmallows, t-shirts, and more to her Twitter followers in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Randy and Jason kick off the show with discussion on whether or not NCAA coaches should be taking advice from celebrity parents, as well as why one NBA player can no longer watch his Netflix. Then, the Sklars welcome to the show comedian Joe DeRosa who sheds light on Star Wars fandom and why following Bad Religion was one of the most personally influential decisions he ever made. Other hot topics include racist love making, nazi cheerleaders, and Star Wars porn! Lastly, Jesse Ventura calls in to discuss his suspicions over the St. Louis Cardinals hacking the Houston Astros.

Andrew Ti and special guest Combat Jack finish the week off by discussing a bumper sticker that reads “Political Dissent is Not Racism.” As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

This week on Two Charted, forgiveness is granted to all fellow artists who dared to compete with the release of the Gu Cruise music video. Additionally, Howard and Kulap discuss their most recent trip to the space observatory and why it barely deserves the title of “observatory.” Later, Kulap talks about her recent viewing of some MMA fights, which spawns Howard into an argument as to why Summah is the only time to watch television.

Beck Bennett of SNL and Good Neighbor joins the first timer club as he runs laps around the room on today’s B-B-B-ONUS Comedy Bing Bong! Beck tells us all about his new movie Balls Out, the ins and outs of flag football, and playing a villain. Then, Finnish casino owner Alfie Kangas arrives to talk about the new feature at his hotel/casino The Fantasia. Plus, Denver Coward, a hooker with a heart of gold makes a quick visit!

Andy Daly, Peter Gwinn, and Amanda Sitko join Matt Besser and witness listeners get into the Case Closed Thunderdome and settle the Sun Kil Moon debate on this week’s improv4humans! We’ll also hear what it would be like if your name became slang for a curse word, if you had a teacher who enjoys watching you cheat, and the consequences of an uncle taking a birthday joke toward his nephew too far. New York: improv4humans with Matt Besser will be LIVE at the Del Close Marathon this Saturday (6/27) at the UCBeast from 1-5pm. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Brightening your smile with Nikki Glaser.

Hollywood meets podcasting with guest Franklin Leonard, founder and CEO of The Black List, and host of the Wolfpop show, The Black List Table Reads. Franklin tells Adam Sachs how The Black List began as an informal survey he did just looking for good scripts to read, quickly becoming an annual list of the best unproduced screenplays. In 2012 The Black List launched as a online script database letting screenwriters upload their work to be shared with and evaluated by industry professionals, and Franklin explains how the company’s business is driven by a core mission of finding great stories and helping them get told. Then he tells the story of how the idea for the Table Reads podcast was born, and recalls the day he pitched it to Adam and Wolfpop network curator Paul Scheer. They discuss how the show has evolved over the course of three, four-episode “earmovies,” and Franklin details his goals for it.

Combat Jack and Andrew talk about the idea of scholarships for White men in nursing. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

This week, Howard discusses the release of the official Gu Cruise music video, which features cameos from Kulap, Rocky, and more! Also, Kulap and Howard welcome to the show Drew Droege who discusses the specifics of impersonating a famous person, specifically when that famous person is in the room. Later, the crew discusses why movies today look like sherbet, as well as how many wigs is too many wigs.

The 24th installment of the Hooray Show gets real. Inspired by the events of Charleston and the President’s appearance on WTF, Horatio and Chad of course go to Hooray Show regular Jerry Minor for his take on everything. The show also includes a segment from last week’s episode that was cut due to time constraints. It is presented here, because you have to laugh between the tears. 

A Derro and his dick head friends stand in the way of the gang’s magic carpet. They will do whatever it takes to get it back.

Combat Jack & Andrew talk about whether the Rock Trolls from Disney’s Frozen are racist or not. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

This week I meet an Elven archer! Elvish archer? He’s an elf.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
D’athaniel Quen’yarvin: Tim Ryder
Otok Barleyfoot: Nick Baer
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Ryan DiGiorgi
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

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Kyle, David, and Tig are back with part 2 of last week’s chat on identity. They chat about crafting their identities in the world of comedy, personal fluctuations, and the effect of external pressure.

The boys talk about their favorite toys, fancy cars, and the dangers of not being careful with car shopping. Then ERIN WHITEHEAD arrives to talk about the film documentary she made in collaboration with WolfCool productions, answer two questions from the Popcorn Gallery, and tell a secret story about her last appearance on the show.

Combat Jack & Andrew talk about White dudes taking pride in their state’s Mexican food. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

This week, the Sklars welcome to the show comedian Drew Michael, who discusses why Chicago and Los Angeles celebrate their Stanley cups so differently, as well as why Seinfeld never would have existed during the age of cell phones. Additionally, Sam the engineer tells the story of the night he saved Drew’s life. Also, Daniel Van Kirk covers stories that include a riot inducing waffle maker, a man that blacks out and becomes a cop, and how Taco Bell has decided to risk it all. Lastly, Steven Seagal calls in to explain why “everything is coming up Seagal.”

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Natasha Leggero and Jeremy Konner of Comedy Central’s Another Period are here to give us all the juicy details about the fake reality show set in 1902, who’s first on the call sheet, and how they got Snoop Dogg to sing the theme song. Then, our old friends Victor and Tiny return to tell us about the new bits they’ve been working on exclusively for Caesars Palace. Finally, Mrs. Potts the former teapot from Beauty and the Beast stops by to ask for help on how to get back to her old life as a teapot.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes Los Angeles AND the internet to the first LIVE episode of Spontaneanation recorded at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This time Paul’s special guest is actor Colin Hanks of Orange County & Fargo! They chat about why Colin chose to wear the outfit he had on that night, feeling awkward at a fancy buffet inside Dodger’s Stadium, and his personal high school uniform. Paul is then joined by Spomtaneanation all-stars Craig Cackowski, Marc Evan Jackson, and Janet Varney to improvise a story set at a Dental Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona (on the hottest day of the year). As always, the miraculous Eban Schletter scores it all on piano! 

The next LIVE Spontaneanation happens at Largo on Saturday, July 11th! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! bit.ly/SPONT715

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Last year, of the ten highest grossing films at the American box office, nine were adaptations of one of the following: a Marvel property, a Disney property, a line of toys or a fantasy novel. You could easily guess what movies these were – your X-Men, your Hobbits, your Legos and Transformers – but what was that one outlier, that one movie that didn’t fit the mold of mass-produced comic book movies or animated films? That movie was in fact the highest grossing film  of last year, and it was an adaptation itself, ‘American Sniper.’

As you would assume, ‘American Sniper’ wasn’t the runaway hit overseas as it was in the States, but neither were the rest of the films from the American top 10. Every major foreign market only featured a small handful of American blockbusters in their top 10. The rest of the spots in each country went to smaller adult comedies and dramas, the types of movies we almost never see atop our box office. Why is that, and where are those movies in America? It feels like we’re told in the US that the reason we only have blockbuster movies here is because the rest of the world craves big, American spectacle. Then why does it feel like our main exports are comic book movies that half of the world doesn’t even really want to see?

This week on the podcast, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked editors David Bell and Josh Sargent to discuss the seeming disparity between the size and the quality of modern-day blockbusters, their effectiveness internationally, and how the process of developing movies has changed over the last hundred years.

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Podcast legend Combat Jack joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss if it’s racist for a White person to dress up as Rachel Dolezal for Halloween. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Next week we’re traveling back to a time when pizza was cool, turtles were even cooler, and Shredder was still a dick. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Jupiter Ascending, tells everyone to join the virtual reality phenomenon during Scheer’s Picks, and answers your Qs about fridges, Donald Duck, and much more.

Los Angeles: Get your tickets now for the 10pm show of HDTGM LIVE from Largo on Saturday, August 29th! Go to www.largo-la.com for tickets!

People of the internet: Check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and ScheeRL on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbNGyZuMGBm0cq73JN-QhcpQNc-Shtlb7

One weekend Trystan and his boyfriend were clubbing in Vegas; the next they were steeped in diapers and Legos. The story of how two twenty-somethings became parents. Overnight.

Randy and Jason start off the show by brainstorming proper punishments for the St. Louis Cardinals and revealing why sports paraphernalia is the best investment a fan can make. Then, the Sklars welcome to the show Dave Hill who discusses why LeBron is a really good guy, why ZZ Top is magic, and why the Chicago Blackhawks may or may not be a dynasty. Later, in quick hits the gang covers stories that include a restaurants ability to turn away business, as well as a soccer player who’s able to turn a crowd evil. Lastly, Sepp Blatter calls in to defend the integrity of Fifa.

The Blastoff crew is together again in a hatch away from the hatch as they talk about Tig’s special, David’s experience working on his new Syfy show Reactor, and Kyle’s lively neighborhood. They also find out the origin of “giving him the business” as well as get into identity. What is cool? What is real? Who do you identify as? Stay tuned for part two coming soon!

Alright chickadees, welcome back to Chick Chat with your host Bishop Gertrude Steinham (Cameron Esposito)! It’s the show in which we discuss women’s rights, women’s needs, and every other important thing in between. This week we are joined by the head of the Women Studies department at Sarah Lawrence college, Miss Sarah Lawrence for a special summer show. They’ll chat about Sarah’s use of invisible barriers, learning when you are first becoming a woman, and women in television. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to offer her advice and answer all women related questions to her Twitter followers in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”