Latest Episodes
April 29, 2013
Jon Daly and Davin Wood of Heidecker & Wood are inspired by Glen Campbell to write a southern rock anthem entitled “LA Smog, Tennessee Fog” in another edition of Building The Track!! With the help of Brett Morris on slide guitar & bass and Cyrus Ghahremani on organ and guitar, will the Rafflecast be able to make it in 20 minutes? Tune in to find out!!!
April 29, 2013
Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello of the writing/directing team Paulilu join Andrew Ti to discuss people who use the excuse of hating everyone to cover up their racism. Call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.
April 26, 2013
Once again we are honored to have an incredible chat with a legendary actor, fantastic improviser, and known to many as the “movie dad.” The great Paul Dooley of stage and screen joins Randy & Jason today to officially become a citizen of Sklarbro Country! Paul tells us about Don Knotts helping him get his first local TV gig in New York, eventually becoming the spokesperson for Fab detergent, and how he landed a spot on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar with an unfinished bit. He also talks about how Robert Altman casted him to be a part of A Wedding, re-writing a scene in Sixteen Candles on the day of shooting, and his love of his character’s arch in Breaking Away. And if that’s not enough, we catch up with Mark Wahlberg as his new film Pain & Gain hits theaters. It’s an episode you won’t want to miss!
April 26, 2013
She’s smart, she’s sexy and she’s in your earholes! SEX NERD SANDRA from the Nerdiest podcast of the same name came over and discussed the difference between geek and nerd, the elusive female orgasm, and how to disarm the “ghosts” in Japanese haunted houses. Enjoy!
April 26, 2013
Today Andrew Ti and Jen Wang talk about lazy people referring to martial arts movies as kung fu movies. Don’t be lazy and as always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
April 26, 2013
Howard and Kulap recount their excellent and adventurous trip to the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in lovely Portland, Oregon. They talk about getting drive-way rocks from Bruce Springsteen’s ex-wife’s house, going to strip clubs, and debating stubborn DJ’s. Plus highlights from their performances, fun times with other comics, and running into Kulap’s homecoming date. Howard then tells a gripping yarn about scoring Molly and feeling the ramifications the next day. This episode will make you want to visit Portland with Ku-ku and Wie-wie ASAP!!!
April 25, 2013
One of the stars of NBC’s cult favorite Community, Gillian Jacobs, sits down with Kevin to discuss her hunger for acting as a child flourishing into a thriving career. Learn of Jacob’s passion for Shakespeare, her long standing devotion to NPR, and what it’s like to be the go-to when Steve Carell is required to make out with a young lady on screen.
April 25, 2013
Humans Sean Clements, Neil Campbell, and Dominic Dierkes join Matt Besser to share their observations on the Boston marathon tragedy on today’s improv4humans. They also explore the notion of naming your child after someone you have a special connection to, what kind of fan questions George Lucas would get in heaven, and the different people who claim to have known Hitler. Make sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon. You can also now get Matt Besser’s new comedy album “Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists” at mattbesser.com!
April 25, 2013
You’re invited to join us in your viewing positions for yet another incredible LIVE edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Recorded LIVE at UCB-LA, Jake Fogelnest welcomes East Coast comedians Kurt Braunohler, Joe Mande, and Gabe Liedman to get acquainted with the Hip-Hop magician, hear about Joe’s brief online interaction with a woman from a “stop reusing catheters” commercial, and look at the backstage process of a Bev & Bob video. Head over to http://www.youtube.com/user/TheFogelnestFiles for all the videos featured in today’s episode and make sure to leave reviews for your favorite YouTube Bar Mitzvah video in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. Be sure to mark your calendars for a LIVE video podcast of THE FOGELNEST FILES on Thursday, May 2nd over at youtube.com/Earwolf! If you’re in Los Angeles on the day this drops, come to a LIVE of THE FOGELNEST FILES with Rob Corddry and Kumail Nanjiani at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre! Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com
Special thanks to Megan Baker for the photos of the evening.
April 25, 2013
Andrew Ti & Jen Wang discuss women creators being held to a higher standard of diversity on TV than men are, the diversity controversy regarding Girls, and the lack of diversity in all sitcoms. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.
April 24, 2013
The charming Ron Funches returns to countdown some charts with Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie in another LIVE episode from Vancouver, British Columbia! We hear about the time Howard got kicked in the head by a stripper, one of Kulap’s first acting class experiences, and Ron’s feelings on the current acting class he’s taking while they countdown the Top 5 Greatest Movie Robots. Also, Ron shares how hilarious his son is as he plays a game of Chart Roulette!
April 24, 2013
On a suicide escort mission with Sparklett, we join our heroes as they enter the 2nd round of their battle against Lord Noral and his army of guards. They’ve made it this far and must follow Sparklett’s directions to rest the crown from the Lord’s head to be able to seal the rift to the water elemental plane. It’s crunch time as every dice roll counts!
April 24, 2013
The Strokes frontman, Cult Records founder, and solo artist extraordinaire Julian Casablancas sits down with Har Mar for a rare interview on today’s Nocturnal Emotions! Julian & Har Mar talk about movie soundtracks, not being natural in front of a camera, and Julian’s ability to sing falsetto to write. Then they explore the idea of creating a mini-movie series about human evolution during Let’s Create A Show and are challenged while playing a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” You can now get Har Mar Superstar’s new album “Bye Bye 17″ as a digital download at iTunes and as a digital download, CD or vinyl record at Amazon!
April 24, 2013
Andrew Ti & this week’s guest Jen Wang get familiar with the music genre that is Black Metal. Cut that racist shit out and leave us a message at (323) 389-RACE.
April 23, 2013
EP. 101 — Cars
Guest George Reddick
The hatch is alive with questions in today’s Professor Blastoff! The hosts start with a discussion about race and whether Kyle’s impressions fall on the offensive side. Then they dive into the world of automobiles with car expert George Reddick. He talks about the car that started his automotive love affair, the douchiness of Lamborghinis, and the long term viability of the Google car. Plus Kyle does the greatest bro voice of all time, some flying car talk, and a full explanation of how combustible engines work. Believe it! And then a little What’s Nuts and a wonderful round of Boring Texts!
April 23, 2013
Lady energy is all up in the County as the incredible improviser/writer Tami Sagher stops by! Tami tells us about her last performance on the Second City mainstage, having an amazing time writing for 30 Rock, and embarrassing herself the first time she met Steve Buscemi. Dan Van Kirk also brings us some crazy stories such as; a lady in a sumo suit attacking her ex with a Smirnoff for flirting with a man dressed as a candy bar, a man who fakes a robbery to avoid telling his wife he blew $1K at a strip club, and a 86-year-old Millville man who fights a robber for hours. Plus, Hall of Fame announcer Pat Summerall sent us an extremely crazy voicemail from beyond the grave. Don’t forget to get your tickets to see Randy & Jason live this Thursday at the Comedy Bar in Toronto and at The Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase on Friday, April 26 & Saturday April 27th!
April 23, 2013
Sean and Hayes cheer themselves up from this tough week by delivering the news as Joey from Survivor, talk about Ready For Love being pulled from the NBC schedule, and do their best to stray away from having a gutter discussion while recapping the latest episode of Real World: Portland. Then, JOE SPELLMAN stops by to share stories of going to high school with Sean, talk about a whole genre of digging shows, and gives us a brief summary of the trailer park reality show Welcome to Myrtle Manor.
April 23, 2013
Our next episode will be a tribute to the great Roger Ebert. It will be a movie that he considered to be the worst film he has ever seen and it’s on Netflix instant! Paul explains why it shouldn’t matter that he, June, and Jason were not very familiar with the Street Fighter video game during Corrections & Omissions and lets us know whether the Hot Dog scene from Nothing But Trouble was weirder than Stallone cutting a pizza with scissors in Cobra as he answers your Qs. Grab yourself the new issue of Paul’s comic book Aliens Vs. Parker and check out The ArSheerio Paul Show on the Jash Network!
April 23, 2013
The incredible Jen Wang of Disgrasian.com talks to Andrew about work segregation, who had the worse high school, and where the stereotype of Asian people doing laundry came from. Hang in there everyone and make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
April 22, 2013
One of Jon’s favorite fellas Steve Agee is here to channel the power of the funk to become the band Deadly Stabbe! Listen as they use some nice grooves, do some funky soulful yodeling, and create the P-Funk tune “Donkey Strut!”
(Special thanks to Cyrus Ghahremani on guitar and production)
April 22, 2013
IT’S BEEN quite a while since Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has been on Comedy Bean Bag and this time he’s here for a special comprehensive interview of his entire career! Shortly after expressing his love for Vampire Weekend, Scott & Lord ALW are caught off guard by the return of the stabby lil’ orphan boy Fourvel. Equipped with a bandolier full of his little brother Threevel’s scraps, he claims to be here to apologize but does he have other motives? Tune in to find out!
April 22, 2013
The very awesome Jen Wang (Co-creator/author of Disgrasian.com) joins Andrew Ti to talk about the everyone’s fascination with black people’s hair. Don’t fuck with people’s hair and call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.
April 19, 2013
Veep’s own Tim Simons joined Randy & Jason to take calls & punch waterfalls on another livestreamed episode of Sklarbro Country! Tim tells us the way a fan approached him once, how his role on Veep came about, and the one time he made Michael Phelps uncomfortable. Then after a round of Quick Hits, he stuck around to hear Racist Vin Scully call in to give us his thoughts on the Jackie Robinson film 42. Be sure to get your tickets to see Randy & Jason perform stand-up at The Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase on Friday, April 26 & Saturday April 27th
April 19, 2013
He’s the multi-talented and hilarious comedian, writer and podcaster you know from the Dana Gould Hour and we are SO thrilled to have him on – DANA GOULD came over and discussed true crime, why it’s impossible for him to cry, favorite Halloween costumes and ohhh yeah, WTF is pegging?! Enjoy!
April 19, 2013
Nothing makes a Friday more fun that hanging with Ku-ku and Wie-wie on TWO CHARTED! They talk about Dirt Cup’s appearance on the New Girl, Howard receives a Chuck D doll, and does an impromptu countdown of his top three music recording platforms. Then it’s proper chart time as Howard revisits his chart from last week concerning his greatest fears for his comedy album recording including; an effortless beer run, wearing his hair in a samurai pony tail, and an overall wonderful experience. Then Kulap counts down the top 5 songs from her favorite tv show Nashville. Plus some LA dating advice, a quick countdown of the best Australians, and some words about the LL Cool J and Brad Paisley debacle. Enjoy Chartists!
April 19, 2013
Andrew Ti and Amrit Singh finish the week strong by discussing the pope quitting, the Catholic church, and religion in general. Have yourself a dosa and as always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
April 18, 2013
Comedian and author Jen Kirkman explains why she’s never been on the show on today’s b-b-b-bonus episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Jen talks about her new book I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, her fear of finding a dead body, and shares an embarrassing story that occurred during Morrissey’s Hollywood High show. Then activist Karen Porter stops by to motivate us to take action and to join Jen in their first game of Would You Rather!
April 18, 2013
Put down your bear poles and enjoy some great sound & movement scenes on today’s improv4humans! Zach Woods, Charlie Sanders, and Colton Dunn join Matt Besser to break down Brad Paisley’s “Accidental Racist,” challenge the matrix, and help Zach apologize to rapper Asher Roth. Make sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon. You can also now get Matt Besser’s new comedy album “Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists” at mattbesser.com!
April 18, 2013
Comedy rockstar legends Cheech & Chong sit down to chat about their entire career with Jake on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! They discuss Tommy Chong being let go from Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers, how T-Bone Walker inspired Blind Melon Chitlin, and waiting in line all day to get stage time at The Troubadour. Cheech & Chong also explain how “Dave” was originally suppose to be a different bit, what lead to George Harrison, Carole King & many others recording with them, and their extensive film career including the upcoming Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie. Be sure to leave a review for your favorite Cheech & Chong album in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. If you’re in Los Angeles, come to a LIVE taping of THE FOGELNEST FILES with Rob Corddry on Thursday, April 25th at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre! Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com
April 18, 2013
Is it racist if the first thing white people ask you is where you’re from? Andrew Ti & Amrit Singh share their thoughts about the frustrated caller’s question. Everyone be more polite and keep up with leaving a message at (323) 389-RACE.