One of the greats, Chelsea Peretti of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Farts and Procreation fame returns to Comedy Bean Bag! Chelsea tells us all about her new Netflix special “One of the Greats,” her dad’s reaction to when she got her RZ Cola, and her first LA experience. Then, foley artist Lou Ciello stops by to showcase some of his ASMR skills that made him a YouTube phenomahna. Vote now for your favorite episodes for the Best of CBB 2014 right now here: http://earwolf.polldaddy.com/s/best-of-cbb-2014!

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When the founders of OkCupid started one of the most popular dating sites on the Internet, they didn’t intend to find out all of humanity’s deep, dark secrets. All they wanted was to help people make babies. However, they accidentally ended up with a treasure trove of information about the difference between what people say (and even think) about themselves and what they actually do – and you won’t like it.

By analyzing the language and behavior of OkCupid users, they’ve determined that you’re probably a lot more racist than you think, and you can actually guess someone’s race with a stunning degree of accuracy based on what they care about. (It involves lumberjack music festivals.) You’re also probably a lot gayer, unless you actually label yourself as bisexual. The Internet as a whole is rife with this data -– you can even track the voting results for the 2008 election by mapping which areas of the country Googled racist jokes. But you shouldn’t be afraid of leaving these trails of data, because it means that in the future, history will no longer be written by the winners, and every one of us is a potential Anne Frank.

This week on the podcast, Cracked editors Jack O’Brien, Michael Swaim and Alex Schmidt are joined by one of the cofounders of OkCupid, Christian Rudder, to discuss his recent book, Dataclysm, and how the 21st century will be defined by the enormous amounts of data that can be found by digging through your virtual trash.

On this week’s episode, Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson discuss Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and whether this super emotional totally over the top version of Romeo & Juliet belongs in the canon. How cool is it that Leonardo DiCaprio spends the entire movie wet? What happened to Claire Danes after her spectacular performance in this film? Will Devin & Amy finally be on the same page and agree that they both enjoy the movie? Tune in for the battle — and head to the forums to cast the deciding vote! Plus, we’ll find out the results for last week’s movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Nate kicks things off with the always amazing Jason Mantzoukas as he reads a Tom O’Donnell piece entitled “OK, Maybe Our Apartment Is Too Small For A Bald Eagle” recorded live from UCB-LA. Then, Kevin Awakuni of Skylight Books joins Nate in the studio to chat about the popularity of the “How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety” zine, whether Amazon is spreading the word on books or destroying independent bookstores, what makes a good bookstore, why The Hobbit is underrated, and Dave Eggers’ “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” which leads Nate to read a passage from the best-selling memoir. Finally, Nate’s brother Rob Corddry tells us how he auditioned for the Blue Man Group before he reads Colin Nissan’s piece “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers” live from UCB-LA. Don’t forget to participate in the book club by going out and buying “Wolf In White Van” by John Darnielle and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com. Also, come to Reading Aloud LIVE at UCB-Franklin on Sunday, November 23rd at 7pm! Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com!

Our next movie is a remake of a critically acclaimed French film that stars Miley Cyrus and was basically buried. Paul goes through some Corrections and Omissions for both Rhinestone AND some more for Monkey Shines.

It’s a podcast dream come true! Psychic Andy’s all time hopeful guest is here to charm us all – comedy writer, performer, producer MIKE GIBBONS came on and discussed first kisses, why discussing Maya Angelou was one of the most panicked moments in parenting for him and why Streisand’s “sides” are VERY important. Divorce and dead bodies may or may not have also been mentioned. Enjoy!

Andrew Ti and special guest Emily Yoshida finish the week off by discussing the term “cargo cult.” As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

We kick off this weeks episode with a play by play rundown of Howard’s performance this past weekend at The Improv and what it feels like to know if your show went well. Then the group reveals and reviews an all new “horror package” of items from Dragon Manor, all of which will be available for purchase on ebay. Later, Kulap reveals the greatest murder mystery to hit radio journalism since…ever. Lastly, Howard explains the best way to win over your girlfriends family, you show them porn.

Randy and Jason start with the hottest topic in baseball, Alex Rodriguez, the incontinent athlete, who when he isn’t cuddling a pile of cash, is trying to stumble his way back into the MLB. Then the Sklars are joined by old friend Jen Kirkman, who shares a personal and inspirational story about Joan Rivers and why Justin Bieber was a catalyst for positive change. Later, the Sklars explain what a punter is, who he represents, and why he shouldn’t take pictures with Mascott’s. Lastly, Dennis Rodman drops in to explain why “you get more bee’s with honey.”

Sarah and Susan’s Cry of the Week picks have them discuss post-sobbing remedies, Katy Perry’s “Roar,” and Andrea Bocelli’s “Con te Partiro.” They then go down memory lane as they chat about the movie The Color Purple and Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech during Classic Cry. Later, comedian/author/co-creator of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead joins Sarah and Susan to talk about The Replacements’ “Unsatisfied,” growing up in Minneapolis, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, her dad having her back, hate crafting, and Rod Stewart’s “Reason To Believe.”

Rocking on with Pat Francis.

Paul Rust, Pamela Murphy, and Dan Lippert check into a video game rehabilitation center on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! They’ll also hear a first time concertgoer’s experience, get to the bottom of a grandma scam, and try to keep their cool around a cool kid’s above ground pool. Plus, we hear some hiking tips from a human by the name of Joey. Humans, watch Matt Besser & Rich Fulcher’s Adult Swim infomercial parody “In Search of Miracle Man” November 10th-14th at 4am. Program your DVRs now humans. LA: Head over to the brand new UCB-Sunset for a LIVE improv4humans on Saturday, November 29th. Get tickets at http://www.ucbtheatre.com/! Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

On today’s episode, Andrew and Emily Yoshida talk about the term “the Greatest Generation.” Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Actor and writer Ricco Ross joins Matt this week to discuss his role as Private Frost in the film Aliens. Ricco explains what Arcturian Poontang is and what it means to hammer some of that down, takes us through his difficult decision of turning down a role in a Stanley Kubrick film for Aliens, shares the story behind the white heart with the name “Heath” on his character’s chest plate, and talks about what it was like working with James Cameron & Sigourney Weaver. Plus, Matt sheds some more light on why James Remar was replaced by Michael Biehn as the male lead in the film another installment of I Wasn’t There Too.

Check out Ricco Ross’ ALS/PIC project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dJr-eH7cwY

W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery talk about a “Where Are They Now?” article on the cast of Remember the Titans before getting into the 1984 drama A Soldier’s Story. They’ll discuss why this falls into the category of black homework, white people double takes, how anything can be turned into a racial slur, and Denzel basically being the Hulk in the movie.

World renowned self-help author and life coach Lloyd Betin joins Bob for a life changing episode where they discuss his latest book and movement “Why Not,” Lloyd’s early adoption of “why not,” negative feedback, the true meaning of a (k)not, and to do some “why not” role-playing. Plus, Bob graciously shares some of the nicknames he has received from his rapper friends after recently being embraced by the Hip-Hop community.

Howard kicks off the show with a congratulations to the first ever winner of dragon manner memorabilia. Then, Kulap and Howard are joined by the Bitter Buddha himself, Eddie Pepitone, who makes his introduction by explaining why cops are the best story tellers. Then, the gang breaks down all the great culture that France has offered the world. And in our movie segment the group discusses the advantages to casting a drama, with nothing but comedians. Then, Eddie explains the consequences for playing with a Ouija board from Staten Island, as well as what commercial’s are a healthy career choice. Lastly, in an intimate and revealing segment, the Bitter Buddha fields questions from Chartists!

Also, check out the new Gu Cruise Ku tee-shirt at the link below:

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Brian, Blaine, Ken, and special friend Steve Agee crash through the woods as they continue fighting off red giants that appear in their path.

In Episode 2 of Season 4, Michael and Michael discuss Rebirth & Renewal. Their conversation covers everything from the recent changes in their life to sharing the energy of artists of the past such as Michelangelo to the music of God.

“Topics” features original music by Dan Deacon.

Emily Yoshida & Andrew talk about Pop stars having black background singers. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Deanna & Emily are joined by Twitter expert Shelby Fero to talk about all of their Twitter issues. They’ll discuss how to gain Twitter followers, how to write better tweets, the proper way to use hash-tags, buying Twitter bots, and making new friends online. Then, Shelby plays “Real or Fake,” a game in which she has to figure out whether the premise of a 70’s or 80’s TV show actually exists. Plus, Shelby helps Deanna & Emily craft a tweet to promote the show!

Tig, Kyle, and David start off with a discussion on remembering names and Kyle’s physical changes. Then, Mark Flanagan, owner of The Largo, is in the hatch to talk about everybody’s eyes and then describe his journey starting from the many battles to owning one the city’s greatest venues all the way to the unique way he runs the place now. Finally, David closes out the show with a fan email.

Join Kevin as he sits down with six-time Emmy award winner Allison Janney (Mom, The West Wing) as they discuss her immense talent. Allison chats about Meryl Streep giving her a facelift, hanging out at The Mall of America to perfect an accent, and the make-up job that is done on women’s legs for talk shows.

Hayes and Sean start the show by critiquing segment theme song submissions from fans. Then, on the first Hollywood Handbook writer’s panel, DAVE KING, STEVE HELY, and KEVIN ETTEN join the boys to talk about TV writing, real writing, the creative process, conflict, and alt and main jokes. Then, the Popcorn Gallery is back to ask the panel about their A/V Club GPAs, cams, and the writer’s room boys club.

Emily Yoshida & Andrew talk all about the term “racist” and GamerGate. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Randy, Jason, and guest Matt Gourley, start off the show with a nostalgic reflection on the genesis of improv, old comedy troupes, and how they have surfaced in the world of podcasts today. Then, Daniel Van Kirk walks us through a play by play adventure of finding a cell phone, in which we meet Maurice, the Joker of boyfriends. Then, the group breaks down the power of free bread sticks, perhaps enough to spark a new religion? Lastly, Doug Buffone, Chicago Bear’s leading interceptions holder at the position of linebacker, stops by the show to field some phone calls and asses the value of porcelain Beanie Baby’s.

Rapper Lil Dicky joins Jensen & Matty for his podcast debut to talk about how rapping came from his job in marketing, getting a million hits the first day his first video was posted on YouTube, looking for love on tour, DeJ Loaf, LA Gear, giving T-Pain a second chance, Ma$e Pandora, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, how we’re late on Philips Hue Connected Bulbs, washing your face, Tinder and many other things you should know about.

SNL Hall of Famer and Suburgatory’s Ana Gasteyer joins the first timer club and Intern Gino returns on this week’s Comedy Bean Bag! Ana tells us about her Broadway career post SNL, shares what her SNL dream cast would be, and plays a couple of tracks off her new record “I’m Hip.” Then, officer Jay Gutwill stops by to warn us and protect us from internet perverts. Plus, everyone shows off their pipes during a game of Riddle Me This!

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Hollywood never fails to remind us that we only use 10% of our brains. That statistic is bullshit, but it’s true that around 90% of the activity in our brains is completely unconscious. We make most of our decisions without even knowing it. Our brains are constantly making decisions for us before we even know it, and it’s our conscious mind that fills in the rest of the details, crafting this decision into a narrative. That’s how a guy like Dennis Rodman could know where every ball was going to go as soon as it left a player’s hand — it’s also how most racism happens, and the reason why “when the judge ate last” is the best predictor of how he’ll rule.

This week on the podcast, Cracked editors Jack O’Brien and Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) discuss the conscious and unconscious sides of human decision-making, how they’re tied together, and the unexpected biases they produce. They’ll also talk with writer and improvisational comedian Ali Farahnakian to learn how these theories can be applied to comedy.

Listen now to get some solid advice on improvisational humor — and to learn why your political preferences might be less the result of your own decisions than of how your brain is hardwired.