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August 22, 2014
Fantastic Australian comedian Wil Anderson traveled overseas to the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! Wil talks about coming from a longline of farmers, getting heckled by his mom while performing at the Sydney Opera House, and the ins and outs of the Australian Football League. Then, the guys dig into the ban of the Stripper Song & cross bow fun during a round of Quick Hits. Plus, we call up Bruce Jenner to shed some light on the the Keyshawn/Kardashian moldy mansion situation!
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August 22, 2014
We fade away from the main quest for a bit as special guest Dave Anthony sits in for Gerry. The gang finds out that Houg Denning’s uncle Giggles has left his entire fortune to Houg but there is a catch. Houg, Dag, and Winter must spend the night in Uncle Giggle’s Haunted Mansion in order to get it. Tune in to find out if there’s any g-g-g-g-ghosts!
August 22, 2014
Howard teases us with some sexiness, Kulap recalls bursting into tears thanks to a chartist, and Ramhand is Ramhand on this week’s TWO CHARTED! Howard explains why you should Think Before You Spit in another edition of How To Act, finally understands when others can’t understand him in another Blame it on the Weed moment, and gives an update on the clench as he counts down his Wieek That Was. Then, Kulap tells us about popping new muscles she’s never popped before, meeting another family member for the first time, and Scotty Too Hotty winning an Emmy during her Wieek That Was chart. Plus, WE GOT SOME SUMMAH GIFTS!!!
Be sure to check out the new trailer for Kulap’s documentary, Origin Story at http://www.originstorydoc.com/, and support the project by going to it’s Indiegogo fundraising page: igg.me/at/originstorydoc. Don’t forget to follow us on twitter and facebook and #FF @originstorydoc!
Plus, pick up ‘Summah This, Summah That’ at http://howardkremer.bandcamp.com/album/summah-this-summah-that and head to http://teespring.com/gucruiseshirt to pick up your very own Gu Cruise T-shirt.
Don’t miss Howard’s glowing endorsement of Origin Story, available on YouTube. http://youtu.be/ZfODbxdgXSs
August 22, 2014
She’s a sparkling, adorable internet sensation, and a friend of Elizabeth’s – the ever charming LISA SCHWARTZ comes back on and discusses youtube culture (Find her there @LisBug) why cheese and her do not get along, what lil Lisa was like back in college (hot professor alert!) and lastly, why her former backup plan makes her the perfect person (according to Elizabeth!). Enjoy!
August 22, 2014
Andrew Ti and special guest Kathryn Borel finish the week off by discussing a caller’s brag question about dating people of other ethnicities. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
August 21, 2014
Don’t ever stop listening to this podcast or Paul Rust, Harris Wittels, and Michael Cassady from our favorite comedy-pop crossover act Don’t Stop or We’ll Die will die from being unable to make your sides hurt from laughter here on a bonus Kobe Beef Bang Bang! We’ll enter Harris’ Foam Corner for some hot new foam, learn all about Paul’s love for chemicals, and hear the boys play tracks off their new full length album “Gorgeous.” Plus, Harris breaks out his British character and Jay Leno stops by during a game of Riddle Me This! Bye!
August 21, 2014
Soaping up with Jason Thompson.
August 21, 2014
EP. 148 — LIVE from Just For Laughs and Outside Lands Festival
Guest Zach Woods Horatio Sanz Chris Gethard John Gemberling Lauren Lapkus Seth Morris
It’s a double header of improv4humans with Matt Besser this week as we travel to Montreal for the Just For Laughs Festival with special guests Zach Woods, Horatio Sanz, Chris Gethard, and John Gemberling! Take a listen as they learn about the effects of Sitcom Syndrome, find out that whores really love podcasts, and participate in a science competition filled with an enthusiastic audience of Jamaicans. Then, we will travel to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for the Outside Lands Festival with Lauren Lapkus, Seth Morris, and once again the incomparable Chris Gethard! We’ll meet someone who subscribes to the Japanese doll lifestyle, the famous Egyptian Mike, and a grandma who makes vulgar comments on the internet. 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!
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August 21, 2014
On today’s episode, Andrew and Kathryn Borel talk about a white South African who was told he had an 80 percent chance of making it into a university in South Africa for being white. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.
August 20, 2014
August 20, 2014
Kathryn Borel & Andrew talk about a caller’s issue with Andrew’s examples of why religion is racist. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.
August 19, 2014
Welcome to the 1st ANNUAL HOWDIES!!! Break out the tuxedo and join Paul, June, and Jason as they look back at the Best Intro Lines, Worst Character Names, the Weirdest Thing Jason Has Been Turned On By, the Best Guest impression, the Most Next Level Bonkers June Theory, and much more.
August 19, 2014
David describes his run-in with authority and the whole gang discusses their favorite characters from old shows. Then, have you been spending time searching online for your soulmate? Marty Yu is in the hatch to talk about online dating, social stigmas, specialized websites, changes in communication. Tinder, OkCupid, arranged marriages, and so much more!
August 19, 2014
EP. 214 — Jon Heder
Guest Jon Heder
Join Kevin as he sits down with actor Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite, Blades of Glory) as they discuss Jon’s early passion to make movies lead to his career. Jon chats about having to be interviewed in character for a brief stint, meeting Will Ferrell for the first time on an ice rink, and the fact that a bronze statue of him exists is ridiculous.
August 19, 2014
Sean and Hayes memorialize their friend Robin with a good story and have some bones to pick with how people online are expressing themselves. Then they talk about the controversial Let’s Be Cops and some of Sean’s own experiences with cops. Finally, JESSICA WILLIAMS is around to discuss the big stories from the news and answer Popcorn Gallery questions about the word “news,” being Native American, and her large arms.
August 19, 2014
Detroit born and Brooklyn based comedian Nate Fridson returns to join the boys for some good ol’ fashioned fun on today’s Sklarbro County! Nate tells us all about his new stand-up album “Best Guy So Far” as well as embraces the weirdness that Daniel Van Kirk brings with a recap of Mancation. Plus, Daniel has some crazy stories which include a Brazilian woman searching for her long lost mother discovers she is married to her brother, a Oklahoma teacher who was fired on her first day for being drunk and indecent, and two women who attacked each other with the taxidermied head of an antlered deer. Then, our good buddy Mark Wahlberg stops by the studio to talk about his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy and tells us about his UCB-LA show The Wahlberg Situation which will be released as a podcast on Earwolf.
Go buy Nate’s new stand-up album “Best Guy So Far” over at http://astrecords.bigcartel.com/product/best-guy-so-far-cd!!
Also, if you’re in Los Angeles, come watch The Wahlberg Solution LIVE at UCB-LA on Thursday, August 21st at 7pm. Go to www.ucbtheatre.com for tickets!
Make sure to stream The Sklar Brothers’ one hour special “What Are We Talking About” right this very minute on Netflix and don’t forget to buy the Sklars’ album available on iTunes today!
Check out when the Sklars will be coming to your city over at www.supersklars.com!
August 19, 2014
Kathryn Borel & Andrew read an email which leads them to discuss swastikas on books about Nazis. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
August 18, 2014
Hilarious writer and editor for The Believer, Kathryn Borel joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they talk about Canada, the new Country radio station, and Southern Rap music. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.
August 18, 2014
Howard Kremer & Kulap Vilaysack of the fellow Earwolf podcast Who Charted? are both here with separate amazing projects to share with us as well as the return of intern Gino Lambardo on today’s Comedy Bean Bag! After Gino gives us his take on what’s been going on with The Opie and Anthony Show, Howard tells us all about his brand new album “Summah This, Summah That” which is the 3rd album of his Have A Summah series. Then, Kulap shares the story behind her documentary Origin Story, which is a feature-length, international quest with stops in Los Angeles, Minnesota, and Laos to meet the biological father she never knew. Plus, Howard, Kulap, & Gino decide between summoning velociraptors when they sneeze or having a partner who posts public reviews of their sexual performances online as they play a game of Would You Rather!
Be sure to check out the new trailer for Kulap’s documentary, Origin Story at http://www.originstorydoc.com/, and support the project by going to it’s Indiegogo fundraising page: igg.me/at/originstorydoc. Plus, pick up “Summah This, Summah That” at http://howardkremer.bandcamp.com/album/summah-this-summah-that and head to http://teespring.com/gucruiseshirt to pick up your very own Gu Cruise T-shirt.
August 18, 2014
Why do we listen to self-help gurus? It’s not because they’re all so much better at living than we are — it’s because we want to believe the path to success starts by asking “how” rather than just nutting up and starting. On today’s podcast, Cracked editors Jack O’Brien and Jason Pargin discuss the myths we build around self-improvement. Diets focus on cutting carbs or sugar or fat, while all that really matters is being willing to sacrifice the part of yourself that loves eating to build a new person who loves being skinny. The method doesn’t matter as much as the resolve to start doing something.
Some cultures have no future tense in their languages. You’d think that might be a handicap, but people who use languages like English, with a future tense, are more likely to be obese slackers who wind up in debt. It seems insane, but the weird fact is our brains perceive future-us as a different person than now-us. That’s why you’ll eat a whole carton of ice cream at midnight, because obesity and diabetes aren’t YOUR problem. They’re some future asshole’s problem, and screw that guy.
See? Our brains are programmed to betray us. And media that shows off the absurd lifestyles of the wealthy and famous don’t help matters. Rather than focusing on our actual options and the paths to success that are really open to us, we look at Kim Kardashian and secretly set ‘born into wealth and celebrity’ as our unstated, unachievable life goal. But if you throw on your headphones and click play above, we’ll teach you how to fight back.
August 17, 2014
Comedian Julian McCullough’s mom left the family when he was a kid. Now that he’s got a family of his own, Hillary talks to him about what makes a happy family.
August 15, 2014
August 15, 2014
Comedian and icon, Andy Dick, joins the Sklars on this week’s incredibly interesting episode of Sklarbro Country. Tune in to hear the Sklars explain why the NBA hates Drake and hear Andy Dick talk about having filet mignon with Travolta, studying with improv guru Del Close, and waking up lying down in the middle of a parking lot. Plus, the guys pay their respects to all their late great friends, most notably, Robin Williams, and Steven Seagal gives the Sklars a call.
August 15, 2014
Comedian extraordinaire and writer for TV Land’s Younger, Eliot Glazer joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about the times when his sister Ilana & his NY accent comes out, why hot yoga is his life, the significance of his Bea Arthur tattoo, how a relationship he was in ended extremely abruptly, and he sings a little opera for us. Plus, the ladies reminisce about the great & kind Robin Williams.
August 15, 2014
He’s a hysterical actor and comedian from basically everything on TV but most recently the Emmy nominated Disney’s Dog With A Blog – REGAN BURNS came on and discussed his near death experience with a sea kayak, what went wrong at his wedding that involved an emergency room visit, why Katy Perry is taking up a lot of space in his musical life right now and lastly, what it was like being on stage with OPRAH mothafuckin’ WINFREY!
August 15, 2014
Andrew Ti and special guest Christian Lander finish the week off by discussing a caller’s friend who has randomly begun claiming herself to be Latina as a white woman. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
August 14, 2014
Playing the game with Ben Schwartz.
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August 14, 2014
Attention humons, this is not a con. Paul F. Tompkins, Stephanie Allynne, Dan Lippert, and Ben Siemon join Matt Besser this week for a special improv5humans! Ever run into someone you hardly remember? Have your ever wondered what the real deal is with bronies? Was there ever a time when a person pestered you about possibly being related to you because you share a last name? Well, step back and relax with a nice glass of lemonade as you tune in to hear improvised scenes about these instances and much more! Be sure to watch many of the stars of improv4humans on the new Hulu series called Hotwives of Orlando. This is some funny shit and it’s available now. Make sure to get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!
August 14, 2014
On today’s episode, Andrew and Christian Lander talk about Ebola and whether the word “bushmeat” is racist. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.
August 13, 2014