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April 17, 2014
Betsy Sodaro, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh join Matt Besser LIVE at the Chicago Improv Festival. Tune in to this week’s improv4humans to hear where and when your boyfriend should be sexually relieving himself, what to do if your poo-loggers are on strike, and how to handle yourself if the CIA wants you, and and your body. Safe duck hunting y’all! 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!
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April 17, 2014
Joe Rubin runs Vinegar Syndrome which specializes in restoring/releasing classic X-rated and exploitation films. Louis Justin runs Massacre Video which specializes in restoring/releasing low-budget and hard to find horror/cult/exploitation VHS tapes. These weirdos join Jake to talk about what lead them to do what they do, the process of tracking down directors to be able to re-release films, and their thoughts on the current state of cinema. Along the way they’ll take a look at some of the films they’ve re-released such as Game Show Models & Black Devil Doll From Hell. As always, check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!
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April 17, 2014
On today’s episode, Andrew and Tom Kauffman discuss if it’s racist to read Colonial literature. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.
April 16, 2014
Adam Scott Aukerman continue talkin’ U2 as they dive right into U2’s ninth studio album Pop. They’ll discuss the 1995 single “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from the Batman Forever soundtrack which served as a bridge to Pop, the PopMart Tour which was announced from a New York K-Mart, and Scott goes through his alternate mix of Pop. Plus, they’ll discuss the new U2 album delay and talk about the Batman movies in another edition of “I Love Films.”
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April 16, 2014
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the best part of everyone’s week, a new episode of WHO CHARTED is here with your host HowHow, and special guest host, and spa professional, Natasha Leggero! The star of THE Guiding Light and overall good person, Jeff Hiller joins them to break down this week’s Hottest Country Songs and the Top Movie Charts. Tune in to hear Natasha sing her own Country ballad (non auto-tune of course), discuss the pitfalls of HDTV, and the biz of being a Butt Double. Plus Jeff reveals his favorite Summah activity, discuses his stay on BroadWAY, and makes everyone feel bad by talking about his time with the Denver Gutter Rats. Now, go watch Pornoculus!
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April 16, 2014
With the curse lifted, the gang help the dwarves in a battle against the Man Rats that kept them captive. Spoiler alert: These Man Rats are going to get the shit kicked out of them.
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April 16, 2014
In Episode 10 of Season 3, Michael, Michael and special guest David Wain discuss the subconscious LIVE from the Brava Theater in their second ever live recording as part of the 2014 SF Sketchfest. Do we subconsciously dress ourselves a certain way? How is it that our mind lets us only see what it wants during sleight of hand? Why is it that we don’t focus on the carefully placed orange in the corner of movie frame? Tune in as Michael, Michael, and David blow each other’s minds in front of a live audience.
“Topics” features original music by Dan Deacon.
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April 16, 2014
Tom Kauffman & Andrew discuss the ins and outs of affirmative action. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.
April 15, 2014
Join Kevin as he sits down with comedian and actress, Jenny Slate (Kroll Show, Obvious Child) to discuss her transition from stand-up, to television, and now film. Jenny chats about the satisfaction of crossing tasks off a list, doing a scene with a possibly anti-semitic baby, and her hit single “Poop and Pee Are Husband and Wife.”
April 15, 2014
The Professor Blastoff gang start the show off by talking about future parenthood and Tig describes her “new thing” jar. Then, previous guests Corey Beilstein and Rob Cherry III come back to the show to flip the script and ask the questions for a change. The question and answer portion delves into creativity, comedy careers, identity, alter-egos, children, originality, and more.
April 15, 2014
Hilarious stand-up comedian & The Pete Holmes Show writer Jamie Lee brings some much needed lady energy to this week’s Sklarbro County! Jamie talks about the one time she was make out rejected during Spring Break, her thoughts on having kids, and how working for Comedy Central after college inspired her to start doing stand-up. Daniel Van Kirk brings in some crazy stories as always such as a Florida woman who vandalized a McDonald’s in nothing but a thong, a front desk clerk in Florida who thought he was a victim of an April Fool’s Day prank, and Philadelphia police who are investigating a love triangle rat attack. Later, in honor of baseball season, friend of the show Gar Ryness aka the Batting Stance Guy returns to tell us about some amazing stories from his many MLB misadventures including recently hanging out with the New York Yankees.
BIG NEWS: Mark your calendars for The Sklar Brothers one hour special “What Are We Talking About” premiering on Netflix Friday, April 25th and available on iTunes Tuesday, April 29th!
Catch The Sklar Brothers LIVE at the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin,TX on April 24th-26th, at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA on May 9th-10th, at the Up Comedy Club in Chicago, IL on May 29th-31st, and at the West Palm Beach Improv in West Palm Beach, FL on June 27th-28th. For tickets go to www.supersklars.com!
April 15, 2014
The Hollywood Handbook guys start off with some tips on how to pitch a movie in the segment “Pitch Perfectly”, with topics like writing yourself into scripts and classic beach pranks. Then ZACH GILFORD from Friday Night Lights shows up to complain about how annoying film crews are, the dynamics of working with your wife, and the Popcorn Gallery is back again to ask more important questions about Taylor Swift and starving children.
April 15, 2014
EP. 128.5 — Best of improv4humans Vol. 4
Guest John Gemberling Lennon Parham Joe Wengert Adam Pally Andy Daly Alex Fernie Anthony King Ben Rodgers Brian Huskey Sean Clements Dominic Dierkes Horatio Sanz Jon Gabrus Katie Dippold Mike Still Neil Campbell Paul Rust Rob Huebel Sean Conroy Seth Morris Tim Meadows Todd Glass
Humans, it’s time for the best of improv4humans with Matt Besser volume 4 featuring a tremendous roster of the greatest improvisers including Andy Daly, Lennon Parham, John Gemberling, Paul Rust, Sean Conroy, Katie Dippold, Seth Morris, Alex Fernie, Ben Rodgers, Anthony King, Todd Glass, Joe Wengert, Sean Clements, Dominic Dierkes, Neil Campbell, Brian Huskey, Jon Gabrus, Rob Huebel, Adam Pally, Tim Meadows, Horatio Sanz, Mike Still, and Zack Pearlman. Make sure to choose the best scenes from episodes 90-127 and head over to the Earwolf forums to let us know for the next best of improv4humans episode! You can also now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!
April 15, 2014
Tom Kauffman (Rick and Morty) & Andrew talk about if it’s racist to agree with the stereotype that black people are loud in movie theaters. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
April 14, 2014
Let’s turn our gaze away from Los Angeles and move over to Washington D.C. which is where HBO’s Veep takes place and Matt Walsh & first timer Tim Simons are both HBO actors in. They’ll define political terms, describe the accents from their hometowns, and reveal some xclusies about Veep. Plus, a chill boarder by the name of XJR& rolls on in the studio to tell us about his charity. We’re not karate kidding you when we say this is an episode you don’t wanna miss!
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April 14, 2014
Why is Hollywood allergic to female protagonists? It’s not a conspiracy — men and women alike tend to prefer films with male heroes getting the girl. Even Disney’s most progressive princesses still wind up with huge eyes, tiny hands and every other indicator they can dream up to make the girl look vulnerable. Cracked editors Jack O’Brien, Jason Pargin and Kristi Harrison look into how pop culture’s subtle sexism leads to people calling Sandra Fluke a whore for testifying to congress.
Ever wondered why Hillary Clinton and Elena Kagan take as much crap for ‘not being pretty’ as they do for their politics? Throw on your headphones and click play above.
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April 14, 2014
Writer Tom Kauffman (Rick and Morty) joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they talk about grocery store sushi. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.
April 12, 2014
I tell the leader of the modern natural birth movement that I feel betrayed by her message.
April 11, 2014
In honor of the brand new Chart Theme Collection, Howard & Stard count down some of your favorite Who Charted? themes on this week’s Two Charted! Where did Hermes the Chart Goose come from? How do you scroll on Twitter? How did Howard & Stard get pranked recently? All of this is discussed plus, exclusive audio of Howard’s first moments at Earwolf location 3!
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April 11, 2014
The hilarious and talented Max Greenfield joins two of one person, The Sklar Brothers, on this week’s episode of Sklarbro Country. Tune in to hear Max talk about making it in Hollywood, his early career as a Stand-up, and meeting Devin Hester. Plus tune in to hear the guys discuss what kind of wedding present to buy Ray Rice and Janay Palmer.
Mark your calendars for The Sklar Brothers one hour special “What Are We Talking About” premiering on Netflix Friday, April 25th and available on iTunes Tuesday, April 29th!
Catch The Sklar Brothers LIVE at the Comedy Attic in Bloomington, IN on April 11th-12th, at the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin,TX on April 24th-26th, at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA on May 9th-10th, at the Up Comedy Club in Chicago, IL on May 29th-31st, and at the West Palm Beach Improv in West Palm Beach, FL on June 27th-28th. For tickets go to www.supersklars.com!
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April 11, 2014
He’s a good friend and an incredibly badass (and incredibly mysterious!) screenplay writer. The fantastic ERIC PEARSON came on and got off to an amazing start by making Elizabeth cry with joy over baked goods. Then they move on to discussions about the most disgusting drawing in the world, what it was like getting robbed as soon as he arrived in LA, why poker almost got the best of him, and what were the two memorable times he’s cried in his life. Enjoy!
April 11, 2014
Vine expert and Sklarbro Country regular Jason Nash joins Ronna & Beverly this week from the Earwolf studios to talk about wanting to be a sportscaster at a young age, looking like a lesbian, being called “chubs” as a kid, the rules of Snapchat, and his upcoming Comedy Central movie “Jason Nash Is Married.” Plus, the girls tells us about their upcoming Passover plans and Beverly remembers Michael Jackson.
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April 11, 2014
Andrew Ti and this week’s special guest Maggie Mull finish the week off by discussing a caller’s moral dilemma regarding accepting the gift of maple syrup from an avowed racist. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
April 10, 2014
Getting loose with Lauren Ash.
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April 10, 2014
Andy Daly, Dan Lippert, and Will McLaughlin get heated at an all you can eat restaurant, use the expert toothbrush services of a man named Toothbrush Tommy, and find out that teens are actually Oompa Loompas on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! They’ll also create a new supernatural TV show, deal with a kid who plays games by his own rules, and explore a day in the life of a very famous hand model. 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!
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April 10, 2014
Though he is rarely heard from on his own, Marc Maron says he considers WTF producer Brendan McDonald, “half of the show.” On this episode of The Wolf Den Brendan steps out of the producer’s chair and in front of the microphone. He tells Jeff how his five-year relationship working with Marc at Air America turned into them creating WTF together, and how their successful collaboration relies on a shared vision. Brendan then shares how producing WTF means he had to become a businessman and entrepreneur, learning lessons along the way, like which responsibilities he should do himself and which are better to be outsourced.
Make sure to watch the bonus video http://blog.themidroll.com/twd-55-bonus-video/) where Brendan reveals what he’s most excited about in podcasting, his favorite podcasts, and what keeps him up at night.
April 10, 2014
Little Esther is a very funny & nice stand-up comedian. She joins Jake this week to talk about collecting hot chicks, what was funny to her as a kid, some of the ghosts that appear in the Comedy Store at 2am, and her surreal experience making a pilot for MTV. They’ll also take a look at a dance number from a Canadian children’s TV show called Size Small, a video for a product called the Fuck Me Silly Mega Masturbator, and an instructional video that teaches Japanese people how to speak English. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!
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April 10, 2014
On today’s episode, Andrew and Maggie Mull talk about the lack of diversity in Game of Thrones. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.
April 9, 2014
The rat pack has found themselves in the kitchen as they are onto their next mission to poison the Shaman of the Man Rats. Will they able to finally break the curse? Tune in to find out!
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