This week on Sklarbro, Randy and Jason give commentary on an Assassin that has jeopardized the life of one of America’s favorite Nascar drivers, as well as why you should never bet against your home team. Then, the Sklars welcome to the show Russell Peters, famed comedian who’s selling out stadiums all around the world. Russell shares details about tailoring your performance to specific cultures and what it’s like working and shopping with Manny Pacquiao. Later, the Sklars cover sports headlines that include; porn stars who recruit for college football and the disadvantages of breastfeeding in a casino. Lastly, Mark Wahlberg calls in to share his new year’s resolutions.

Sarah and Susan have some Girl Talk as they talk about Joe Jackson’s “It’s Different For Girls,” Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” and the music of Disneyland. Then, Emmy award winning TV writer/comedian/author Merill Markoe joins Sarah and Susan to talk about fake crying, how movies introduce animals only kill them off in the end, and why she hates Terms of Endearment for forcing her to cry.

Special guest Kathryn P. McMurphy returns to discuss the 1995 neo-noir mystery Devil in a Blue Dress with Kevin & Kamau. They talk about Denzel passing the ball to Don Cheadle, try to figure out the deal with that guy cutting up all the trees in the movie, and get into the sexiest Denzel moment in film history. Plus, a quick update on Carbon Copy!

Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Gil Ozeri, and Will Hines are all participants on Survivor in a special improv5humans with Matt Besser! They’ll also visit an awful joke telling dentist’s office, experience the worst road rage, and explore what happens when a witness gets thrown into different disputes. Plus, Matt reads some questionable fan letters. 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!

Breaking stride with John Ross Bowie.

Lex Friedman, Midroll’s EVP of Sales and Development, joins Adam to pull the curtain back on this fun “inside Midroll Media” episode of The Wolf Den. Lex tells the story of how he got started selling podcast ads—despite not having a sales background–and then met Earwolf and Midroll founder Jeff Ullrich who brought Lex and his ad company on board as part of an acquihire. Adam and Lex also talk about how Midroll Media compares to your typical startup and the crazy growth the company has seen in the last eighteen months. Finally, Lex discusses how podcasting is maturing as a medium, and how advertisers are starting to book their spots up front, like in television. This is an entertaining deep dive into the business of podcasting that must not be missed. 

Andrew, Ele Woods, and July Diaz talk about naming your dog “Jamal” and trolls. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Pop quiz, hotshot. What has a bus, a bomb, and five fascinating interview subjects? The I Was There Too Speed Super-sode. Simone Gad, David Kriegel, Carmen Williams, Hawthorne James, and Carlos Carrasco join Matt to talk about their fateful ride on bus 2525 from the 1994 action classic. Take your seat and tilt dat booty.

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Howard and Kulap kick off the episode with How To Act: a detailed analysis on how to not disturb the vista of others. The crew then welcomes Origin Story Donor and loyal Chartist, Randy Denton. During a special chart of Top Country Downloads, Randy gives a quick lesson on the economics of Banking in America and what makes San Antonio unique. As they count down the week’s top movies, Howard shares his multiple attempts at watching Birdman, which he actually sorta likes. Lastly, in a special edition of The Tweet Chart, Howard gives all Chartists a lesson on how to ask questions.

The gang is back on the road to the city after their encounter with the blue wolves. Will they run into a lone hitchhiker? Will they head to the city straight forward or will they find an alternate route? Tune in to find out!

Lauren Lapkus courageously steps up to the plate at Bro-Bro Studio and answers the tough questions, such as “what movie were you in?” – Emmy winning comedy writer, and long-time friend, Kevin Dorf takes us deep inside the writer’s room and everyone gets nostalgic for WGN. Horatio and Chad go on a quest to find out what is America’s favorite cereal, and Werner Herzog pitches a hidden camera prank show to MTV featuring hit rapper ‘Lil Dogg.

Host Horatio Sanz, along with his producer Chad Krueger, invite you into Bro-Bro Studio for the premier episode of The Hooray Show! Matt Walsh, co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade and Chris Kattan, former cast-mate of Horatio’s on Saturday Night Live, drop by to discuss Kattan’s past romance with Zooey Deschanel, Ebola zombies and explore what was really going through U2’s mind on 9/11. 

Ele Woods, July Diaz & Andrew talk about a racist soup commercial. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Deanna & Emily talk to the beautiful Manager of YouTube talent: Sarah Weichel. She teaches them about being a social influencer, the different kind of verticals on YouTube, and what kind of YouTube channel she would start. Sarah manages YouTube greats: Hannah Hart, Flula & Lilly Singh aka Superwoman and more. Plus, Sarah gives Deanna & Emily tips on how to work on their SEO (search engine optimization) for OMFG!

Stand-up comedian Julian McCullough joins Jensen & Matty to talk about the Coachella lineup this year, Julian’s time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, if Julian misses anything from the time before he had his baby, Australia’s Twerps, HBO’s Carnivale, Force Majeure. The Cardigans, Under the Skin, how we’re late on Lena Dunham’s book “Not That Kind of Girl,” flaxseed, Bruno Mars, and many other things you should know about.

Paul is back to let you know all about the next movie which is a classic buddy cop film with Sly & Kurt Russell.

It’s Kyle Dunnigan’s turn for a solo ep in the hatch, and he brings his mother along for the ride. She gives life advice, answers questions, attempts the body rap, and muses about marriage and makeup for this special episode.

Rainn Wilson celebrates playing in high school band, learning some serious clowning in college, insists the first video-on-the-ipod saved “The Office” and that Matthew McConaughey worked out to hair metal on “Sahara.”

Hayes and Sean start with an analysis of this year’s Oscar nominations and reactions, then open up the Teaser Freezer to talk Mortdecai. Then, JES MACALLAN from Mistresses stops by to talk about her favorite movies and make political statements. Then, the Popcorn Gallery is finally back to ask about flooring, nerd culture, and  the rules of business.

Andrew, Ele Woods, and July Diaz talk about using someone’s voice to predict the color of their skin, the Black voice stereotype, and Iggy Azalea. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

The Sklars welcome to the show comedian Paul C. Morrissey, unrelated, who shares a play-by-play detail of dropping 35 points on, NBA star, Bob Sura. Then, the crew brings us into the deep dark shadows of underground, comedian, street-basketball. Later, Dan covers headlines that include, a man who holds up a convenient store with a golf club, a famed 90’s TV star who has been charged in a bar stabbing, and what a perfect American obituary should sound like.

Academy award winner Jim Rash joins the first timers club on today’s Comedy Bean Bag! Jim tells us about the upcoming 6th season of Community on Yahoo! Screen, potential plot lines involving his character Marquess of Queensberry on Mike Tyson Mysteries, and most importantly, where he keeps his Oscar. Then, our old pal Shelly Driftwood stops by to give us all the details on his new venture selling special vitamins. Finally, everyone becomes closer as friends as they play a game of Would You Rather!

In the last two weeks, the internet was blessed with new trailers for both ‘Ant-Man’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’. Frames were analyzed, Hulks were busted, and lids were flipped. For millions of people, no international tragedies or disasters could compare with the latest news from Marvel’s explosion-dense Verse. And we’re not even getting into the shrieking excitement that already surrounds the latest Star Wars movie.

As crazy as it seems, reports indicate that there are perhaps hundreds of movies coming out this year that don’t feature Stan Lee cameos or Jedi. Perhaps this year’s ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ is hiding somewhere and we can’t see it through the fog of discussion surrounding hilted lightsabers. The big blockbusters of the year have a way of drowning out everything else, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t filmmakers doing some seriously cool things in 2015.

This week, Cracked editor-in-chief Jack O’Brien is joined by Alisha Grauso from Moviepilot.com, Drew McWeeny from HitFix.com, and Scott Mendelson from Forbes.com to discuss some of the box office and filmmaking trends that we’re moving towards in 2015. They’ll cover the year’s most anticipated movies that AREN’T sequels or comic book movies, and that don’t involve so much as a single dinosaur. Crazy, we know.

Comedy folk Ele Woods & July Diaz joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they talk about The Interview, free speech, and France. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

This week we tunnel through to join Devin & Amy and discuss IMDB’s #1 rated movie, ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Does Frank Darabont’s work deserve to be in the Canon? Or is it actually a series of several small “charmingly mediocre” movies pieced together? Join Devin, Amy, Brooks, Red, and Andy Dufresne to find out. Tune in for the battle — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Happy 2015 everyone! Doug Benson is known as a lover of movies and he joined Matt this week to discuss how his love of movies lead him to be an orange dancer in the Disney multidimensional attraction Captain EO. Doug tells us about his time working as a PA for Michael Jackson, watching MJ do his signature moonwalk on the set, how Doug’s views on MJ which he shared on Doug Loves Movies where badly timed, and being squibbed in Return of the Living Dead II. Plus, Matt welcomes his grandmother Eleanor Gourley to talk about falling in love with Cesar Romero and much more when she lived near the infamous Schwab’s Pharmacy and Garden of Allah Hotel in a segment called I Was There Circa 1942.

Nate welcomes his good friend & return guest John Ross Bowie in the studio to read “Jesus Shaves” by David Sedaris. Then, Nate is joined by the great Henry Winkler to talk about his children’s book series Hank Zipzer, his time studying at Yale School of Drama, feeling like his life started at 26, being diagnosed as dyslexic at 31, and what makes a good children’s book. Finally, Jess Walter’s “How To Be A Man” is read by the amazing Erinn Hayes. Don’t forget to grab a copy of Denis Johnson’s “The Laughing Monsters” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com. Also, come to first LIVE show of the new year on Sunday, January 25th at 7:30pm at UCB-Franklin in Los Angeles. Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com!

Bill Burr has an amazing comedic mind and is one of the best stand-ups around. Bill & Jeff chat about performing with Robin Williams, the hilarious YouTube experience, the time Bill had to look up the word gazebo in the dictionary, and witnessing a stripper quite onstage.

Esteemed author Christopher Noxon joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about scissoring possibly being a myth, feeling like adults have taken Halloween away from kids, why adults act more like kids now, his new Plus One: A Novel, and the similarities the characters in the book have with his wife Jenji Kohan & himself. Plus, the ladies tell us who looked good and who didn’t at the Golden Globes.

Recorded LIVE from UCB-Sunset in Los Angeles is The Dr. Phil Show! Dr. Phil (Horatio Sanz) welcomes teenager Traci Reardon to talk about what is going on with the youth and what is the problem with adults. Then, Victor Ramos appears for a segment called Community Accents in which he chats with Traci about her new art project for the community. Later, Traci heads to a vacuum store for a job interview with King Latifah and goes to a recording studio to lay down some Kidz Bop covers. Finally, Traci with the help of Horatio Sanz offer Twitter followers advice in her hit segment, “Help Me, Rhonda.” I couldn’t have asked for more.