Latest Episodes
January 18, 2013
We get a Connivers inside scoop on today’s TWO CHARTED! Wie-Wie counts down his Top 5 Awkward Rap Performances and Ku-Ku unravels more of Howard’s super hero past. We also hear Wie-Wie’s Top 3 Biggest Laughs of All Time, Howard tells us about the dumbest thing he did this week with a flu kit, and Kulap continues to try to get invited to Dragon Manor.
January 17, 2013
Harris Wittels and Scott Aukerman are back to catch up on Harris’ recent Phish experience and to pass the figurative torch. Paul F. Tompkins and Howard Kremer are comedians who love the 1975 classic film Jaws. Paul & Howard have decided to introduce Jaws to Shelby Fero, who has not seen the film but has absorbed aspects of the film through pop culture. We’ll learn how much Shelby knows about Jaws, which classic films she has seen, and why her fear of jellyfish is higher than her fear of sharks. Will Shelby love Jaws as much as Paul and Howard? You’ll have to listen to find out!
January 17, 2013
Harris Wittels and Scott Aukerman are back to catch up on Harris’ recent Phish experience and to pass the figurative torch. Paul F. Tompkins and Howard Kremer are comedians who love the 1975 classic film Jaws. Paul & Howard have decided to introduce Jaws to Shelby Fero, who has not seen the film but has absorbed aspects of the film through pop culture. We’ll learn how much Shelby knows about Jaws, which classic films she has seen, and why her fear of jellyfish is higher than her fear of sharks. Will Shelby love Jaws as much as Paul and Howard? You’ll have to listen to find out!
January 17, 2013
Join humans Billy Merritt, Joe Hartzler, and Scott Rodgers as they take you on an improv laced journey that includes all the big drugs today’s improv4humans! They’ll strut their asses, freestyle ad jingles, and throw a Malibu Ayahuasca Tea Party with some celebs! Be 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 “The Six Most Important Sets in the History of Standup” at mattbesser.com!
January 17, 2013
Buzzfeed’s Louis Peitzman joins Jake to discuss internet crazies and motion picture sleaze on today’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Louis tells us about fighting a cold his entire life, gets introduced into the world of Christian Weston Chandler, and describes his love of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ The Blood Trilogy. Louis and Jake take a look at some clips that include; Katie Couric & Bryant Gumbel trying to figure out what the internet is, the delightful Perfume Bro, and the first 2 minutes of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Make sure to go leave reviews for Russ Meyer’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes.
January 17, 2013
Andrew Ti and Christian Lander answer a listener’s question about white women wearing hajibs to make a statement, why Christian watched Sex and The City 2, and tell us if Lady Gaga is racist for wearing a burqa as a fashion statement. Please let us know about any other possible racist fashion statements by calling us at (323) 389-RACE.
January 16, 2013
Jason Mantzoukas returns to talk Golden Globes on today’s Who Charted! Jason expands Howard’s Frank Ocean theory and tells us why Kendrick Lamar might have been forced into comedy during the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Airplay Chart. He also talks about who was looking good at the Golden Globes and shares a controversial statement about The Odd Life of Timothy Green while counting down the Movie Chart. Plus, Jason names other famous J.M.s with ease in a round of Chart Roulette!
January 16, 2013
With Ell Ryan’s (Gerry Duggan) disappearance, the gang decides to follow the survivors who have mistaken them for collectors. Ermine the survivor (Mr. Sark) guides Amarth Amon (Brian Posehn), Mildred Maxton (Sarah Guzzardo), Blackee Green (Blaine Capatch), and Bartho Shett (Ken Daly) to their underwater sanctuary. Plus, Sark tells us a story about some crazy shit that happened to him regarding an espionage themed role playing game that still creeps Brian out to this day.
January 16, 2013
Underground rapper Stefon Alexander (P.O.S.) welcomes Har Mar into his St. Paul home to discuss his ongoing dialysis treatments, tour ambitions for his latest album, and Justin Bieber’s epic 3D movie. Alexander outs himself as a podcast addict, and Har Mar tells an apocryphal tale about the link between Macho Man, Hulk Hogan and Leaping Lanny Poffo. The pair of old friends explore great films and trash TV, daring to ponder Honey Boo Boo’s future. Learn about masturbation by proxy and the essential boner jam in this Midwest edition of Nocturnal Emotions.
January 16, 2013
Andrew Ti and guest Christian Lander tell white people to embrace being called Larry Bird on the basketball court, explain why white people like being called names on the basketball court, and talk about the possible remake of White Men Can’t Jump. Leave us a question about racism at (323) 389-RACE.
January 15, 2013
Sit down and make yourself comfortable for a very sensual episode of Professor Blastoff. We invite our expert Sascha Cohen back to the hatch as we discuss gay culture. Sascha describes how she identifies as being a Homoromantic bisexual, we talk about why there is so much bullying toward gay people, and Tig & Sascha have a couple things to clear up. Enjoy it with that special someone.
January 15, 2013
The guys settle their differences over a controversial term Hayes used on national television. Then they zero in on the premiere of “The Bachelor” and a game of You Just Got Kept On the Show. The guys celebrate the return of mean reality shows like Joe Schmo and Making Mr. Right, then 2 Broken Girls writer Pat Walsh sidles into the booth to celebrate his own birthday and take on the popular MTV shows Buckwild and Catfish.
January 15, 2013
Matt Walsh, Jon Gabrus, and Lauren Lapkus are apart of a Tim Tebow edition of Case Closed on today’s bonus cut of improv4humans. They get into a discussion about ass kissing on Twitter, talk with a Tebow fan about Besser’s tweet toward Tebow, and Besser resolves to not be mean to Tebow anymore. Enjoy!
January 15, 2013
The lovely host and producer of the legendary live show UnCabaret, Beth Lapides stops by on today’s episode of Sklarbro County! Beth tells us about spending New Year’s Eve doing yoga with Joni Mitchell, recalls some of the amazing performances that were apart of UnCabaret, and talks about the new iteration of UnCabaret which is available to download/stream on Amazon. This week Dan Van Kirk brings in crazy stories submitted by listeners which include; a woman arrested after a drunken on-ice striptease at a men’s rec league hockey game, Australian robbers mistakenly tunnel into a KFC while trying to tunnel into a jewelry store, and a drunk Florida dad leaves his baby at a strip club. Plus, we call up Charlie Sheen to get to the bottom of what really happened when he partied with L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in Cabo. Sweetness!
January 15, 2013
Tune in next week as Tim Heidecker joins us for one of the oddest episodes of How Did This Get Made! Paul reads some Corrections & Omissions from Anaconda, Sleepaway Camp, and lets us know which VHS tape he will never throw out. Be sure to get your tickets for a special Valentine’s Day episode of How Did This Get Made? LIVE Feb. 13th at Largo!
January 15, 2013
Andrew Ti and Christian Lander talk about why white people care about restaurant authenticity, a listener’s grandparents potentially being racist, and the one time Christian was called a foreigner as a white male in America. Tell your grandparents to stop being racist and leave us a message about racism at (323) 389-RACE.
January 14, 2013
Friends of the show, Nick Kroll and Chelsea Peretti are here for a character filled episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Chelsea tells us about her recent nauseating airplane experience and Nick quickly lets us know what to expect on the upcoming Kroll Show before having to leave. Luckily our open door policy is still in effect so Chelsea’s ex-boyfriend Chance stops by to read us some of his spoken word poetry, El Chupacabra brings along Baby to reunite with his paternal twin Tootie, and Fabrice Fabrice demands to not be censored during a game of Would You Rather? KOO KOO RI-KOO!!
January 14, 2013
Building The Track returns on today’s Rafflecast with Islands’ Nick Thorburn! Get ready for a soulful track created in 20 minutes entitled “Gimming Me Something For You, To Remember Me, Bye.” (Cyrus Ghahremäni on keys, Brett Morris on bass, and Jon Daly on sax.)
January 14, 2013
Andrew Ti welcomes special guest Christian Lander (the genius behind Stuff White People Like) to discuss 90’s TV police chiefs such as Carl Winslow. Continue the fight against racism in 2013 and call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask us if anything is racist.
January 11, 2013
The very talented Sarah Silverman joins Randy & Jason to reminisce about playing together on a comedy softball league on today’s Sklarbro Country! Sarah talks about why people have a hard time believing comedians can act in serious dramatic roles, being benched the whole time she was on the Gotham comedy club softball league, and her perspective on how her father defended her against a rabbi’s open letter. She also tells us about meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger, noticing how the dynamic between men and women was much healthier while re-watching Meatballs, and not feeling good after a spinning session during a round of Quick Hits. Plus, we call up Bruce Jenner to give us his explanation as to why he was sitting in a different row from the Kardashians at the Clippers game. Don’t forget to pick up tickets to see Randy and Jason in San Francisco at Cobb’s Comedy Club on January 18-20 and in Portland at Helium Comedy Club on January 24-26.
January 11, 2013
Talented comedy and improv actor, THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH joins us as one of only a few guests to make a repeat appearance and for good reason – he keeps us laughing through discussion of dick size, relationships, and oh yeah, whether or not he believes in an afterlife. Enjoy!
January 11, 2013
We get a preview of the new Dragon Boy Suede album on today’s TWO CHARTED! Ku-Ku takes us through her & Howard’s Reflexology massage adventure and Wie-Wie gives us a little taste of some Dragon Boy Suede tracks from the upcoming album. Things get sexy when we find something out about Kulap, Howard should probably stay away from skewers, and lemons are eaten.
January 11, 2013
Andrew Ti and this week’s guest Aparna Nancherla are here to tell fashion people to grow up. They talk about clothing stores capitalizing on somebody’s culture just to make cute clothes, how working on “Totally Biased” has made it easier for Aparna to call racist on a subject, and Aparna shares her New Year’s resolution. Let’s keep hoping racism disappear sin 2013 but until then leave us a message and ask us if something is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
January 10, 2013
Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David admits he never would’ve agreed to this sort of malarky had Garlin not been such a close friend. Luckily for us, the magnetic misanthrope plays nicely with others, participating in audience games and revealing deep convictions without reservation. During this off-the-cuff chat, we learn why Larry 1. would prefer to do crossword puzzles than voluntarily listen to music, 2. feels nervous at a dinner table of 12, and 3. is overly strategic in the gifting of old shirts. And you won’t believe the one mundane thing that Larry has never before done in his life.
January 10, 2013
Kristen Schaal makes her first in-studio appearance on today’s special Thursday episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Kristen schools co-host Nancy Cooper on rare pennies, microphone techniques, and invites her to Los Angeles for a 24 hour comedy training experience. Teenager Rick Faber then stops by to share his true feelings about being an awful teenager, some of the terrible antics his group of friends have gotten into, and has a confession to make during a game of Would You Rather?
January 10, 2013
Wedding bells are in the air as humans Matt Walsh, Jon Gabrus, and Lauren Lapkus join Matt Besser to share their stories of marriage proposals on today’s improv4humans! Listen as they create improvised scenes about the worst marriage proposal, secret drinking songs, and prank calling impressionists. Be 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 “The Six Most Important Sets in the History of Standup” at mattbesser.com!
January 10, 2013
Jake is joined by the wonderful Jen Kirkman to discuss Taxi, Jesus’ opinion on improv, and what Ringo Starr wants people to do with their fan mail. Jen shares about her dance background, digging the oldies as a kid, and the time her dad had a great stand up set. Jake and Jen dive into some clips that include; a soulful moment on The Lawrence Welk Show, classic banter on Royce and Marilyn, and Geraldo interviewing Joey Ramone and his mom. You can now preorder Jen Kirkman’s book I Can Barely Take Care Of Myself and make sure to leave reviews for The Whisper 2000 in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. Enjoy!
January 10, 2013
Step your kindness game up! Andrew Ti and Aparna Nancherla explore the stereotype that white people dance badly, compare the diversity of Los Angeles & New York, and Aparna shares a story about a racially charged altercation in a New York subway on election night. Tweens, please let us know if this stereotype is harsh and ask us if anything is racist by calling us at (323) 389-RACE.
January 9, 2013
We get a preview of the Adam Scott workshop on today’s Who Charted! He tells us about passing out at a Neil Young concert, lets us know how he feels about Chris Brown, and gives off a single guy vibe during the Billboard Hot 100 Music Chart. Adam finds out how big of a Step Brothers fanatic Howard is and shares his pick for favorite movie of 2012 during the Movie Chart. Plus, Adam talks about growing up in Santa Cruz and tells us how much he charges for a workshop with a game of Chart Darts!
January 9, 2013
The gang has no choice but to follow the whispers up ahead to find out what happened to Ell Ryan (Gerry Duggan). Mildred Maxton (Sarah Guzzardo) takes action and dives underwater in search of Ell Ryan, Blackee Green (Blaine Capatch) tries to make out the whispered conversations to gather clues, Amarth Amon (Brian Posehn) stealthily swims towards the voices, and Bartho Shett (Ken Daly) is tired. All the while, the dungeon master (Mr. Sark) helps them advance by whispering as well. Plus, the gang takes us back to their past time traveling D&D adventure.