Latest Episodes
September 24, 2012
A star studded panel of guests who haven’t been on the show due to geographical reasons, B.J. Novak and Wyatt Cenac join us for today’s Comedy Bang Bang! We talk to B.J. about leaving The Office and Wyatt Cenac tells us what is coming up on The Daily Show. We also welcome internet critics Van Davion and Mike Smith to share some insights on how television can be funnier. Plus, we play a riveting game of Would You Rather? Don’t forget to tip your mailman!
September 24, 2012
A soft spoken Glen Phillips sits down with Grant-Lee Phillips on this week’s Shortwave. Glen & Grant-Lee chat about their collaborating history and going out on tour together. Glen also shares stories about his early beginnings as a theatre geek with Toad the Wet Sprocket, how the ukelele saved his life, the glass coffee table incident, and why he’s known as the shoeless one. We are also treated to a couple of live songs from Glen’s latest album “The Coyote Sessions,” and Grant-Lee’s “Walking In The Green Corn.”
September 23, 2012
Mark Valley is a very talented actor (Human Target, Fringe, Boston Legal), and not a demarcation on a map. Stop swooning already, and get to know him on this episode.
September 21, 2012
An in house favorite, James Adomian joins us today for a star-studded episode of Sklarbro Country! Randy & Jason talk about their wonderful experience throwing the first pitch at Progressive Field and how some old man booed the pitch. We then welcome James to the program to learn about his process behind his many impressions and how his transition from doing characters to doing stand-up as himself was liberating. A flurry of special guests drop in to help us out with some Quick Hits! Plus, Mark Wahlberg takes some time away from home to come give us a visit and runs into the one and only Jesse Ventura. That’s not all, If you’re in Atlanta this weekend be sure to see Randy and Jason perform stand-up at The Punchline!
September 21, 2012
It’s an all out chat about undercarriages with our guest H. Alan Scott on this week’s Totally Laime! He shares stories of his recent dealings with testicular cancer, explains the ins and outs of his taint piercing, and tells us why not to mix Dominos with sex. Enjoy!
September 21, 2012
The last day of Summah is upon us once again and what a better way to spend it than to listen to this week’s Two Charted! Wie-Wie tells us tales of street urchins and scams as we count down his Top 5 Rip-offs/Thefts & we discuss our favorite artists as we count down Ku-Ku’s Top 5 Songs On Repeat. Don’t forget to go get your Summah 2012 shell and prepare yourself for Summah 2013!
September 20, 2012
EP. 45 — Best of improv4humans Vol. 1
Guest Andy Daly Sean Conroy Chad Carter Eugene Cordero Jill Donnelly Brett Gelman John Gemberling Chris Gethard Jon Glaser Brian Huskey Jason Mantzoukas Adam McKay Will McLaughlin Billy Merritt Gil Ozeri Adam Pally Lennon Parham Ian Roberts Charlie Sanders Horatio Sanz Danielle Schneider Ben Schwartz Jessica St. Clair Matt Walsh Joe Wengert
We took to the Earwolf Forums and asked YOU which were the best scenes in the past episodes of improv4humans and had so many to choose from that we split them into two very special sampler episodes. Enjoy this pu-pu platter of some of your favorite scenes from an all star cast of improvisers and stay tuned for Volume 2! 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.
September 20, 2012
Today’s Love, Dad is a very special episode where we answer your e-mail questions! Dave & Jeff give some advice on what lies ahead for an expectant dad, discuss how kids are sometimes pressured into a religion, and weigh in on how to deal with a bully situation. We also examine the idea of rough housing and letting kids be kids. In addition to all this question answering, we’re also treated with a clean joke of the week!
September 19, 2012
We’re gripping and ripping through the charts this week as Jon Daly joins us on Who Charted! Jon describes how Drake stunned 60,000 people at the Watch The Throne concert, discusses Bieber’s rapper mentality & chrome-wrapped car, and tells us about the time he met Katy Perry during the Hip Hop & R&B Music Chart. The Movie Chart brings up the question as to why a member of SEAL Team 6 has better Hollywood makeup than Joseph Gordon Levitt in Looper. Plus, we hear how Chuck Woolery invited Jon to go bass fishing with a game of Chart Roulette!
September 19, 2012
EP. 2 — O Canada
Guest Elliot Page
We discover some great gems from Ellen Page’s past on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Ellen joins Har Mar Superstar to share her love of Degrassi, get Really Really Real about her first movie role, and drops a little Halifax history lesson. She also tells us about her embarrassing moment on Chelsea Lately and plays a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song.
September 18, 2012
If you love movies with huge explosions, bar fights, and monster trucks, then you have to watch Road House immediately. Our first return guest, Doug Benson, joined us for this week’s How Did This Get Made? LIVE at Bumbershoot! We discuss everything from throat ripping to everybody going commando to the lack of any police involvement. That’s not all, we also open it up to questions to make sure we didn’t miss anything important in this amazing movie that even babies are sure to love.
September 18, 2012
Be sure to get into your watching positions for this edition of The Fogelnest Files! Recorded live at UCB-LA, Jake Fogelnest welcomes special guests Jon Daly and Paul F. Tompkins to dive into the world of Cinema. Jake, Jon, and Paul discuss films by viewing a variety of clips which include; a lunatic on Public Access, the trailer to a 1986 comedy where blackface meets Harvard, an exciting television intro to a movie filled with gang warfare, Dan Aykroyd pretending to be a pimp, Vincent Price taking acid, Gene Shalit critiquing The Shining, Siskel & Ebert reviewing Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, and of course, Howard The Duck.
September 18, 2012
We’re going international this week as we welcome Kenny Hassan & Steven Cohen to Sklarbro County! They talk about the differences in English and American soccer commenting, having to be engaged in watching a soccer game, and the previous inaccessibility of viewing a game. Kenny & Steven also help us get into some stories involving; lawnmower Tebowing, a teenager who shot his penis while cleaning a gun he just bought, and another Where’s The Headline? Plus, our good friend Mark Wahlberg left us a voicemail as part of the Weekly Wahlberg.
September 18, 2012
Prepare yourself by putting on your glasses for today’s Professor Blastoff! Our dear friend Jen Kirkman joins us to discuss the end of the world. Jen shares with us her childhood memories of being told the world would end in the year 2000, her description of the Four Horsemen, and her love of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. We also talk about being bitten by dogs, the zombie apocalypse and restarting civilization.
September 18, 2012
It’s time to get warmed up for this week’s bonus episode of improv4humans! Our guests Lauren Lapkus, Dave Theune, and Eugene Cordero go to work with a scene inspired by a story about a rival town.
September 17, 2012
The funniest person in the universe, Amy Poehler, reveals which foreign show that Parks and Recreation is based on this week on Comedy Bang Bang! Fan favorite Jason Mantzoukas uses his co-hosting duties to help countdown the Twelve Days of the Emmys, obsess about thirtysomething, and talk politics. Talk radio host Tom Leykis drops by as well to share the ins and outs of Leykis 101. We play a new game called Speed Round and show off our skills during the Freestyle Rap Battle. Plus, a irresistibly delicious game of Would You Rather?
September 17, 2012
Jukebox the Ghost has traveled all the way from New York to join us in studio this week on Shortwave. Grant-Lee Phillips sits down with Ben, Tommy, and Jesse to chat about the dizzying and melodically haunting world that is Jukebox the Ghost. They discuss the arduous track selection process, how the writing process is divided, being apprehensive when bringing a personal song to the group, writing strange parts to compensate for a bass player, and play tracks off their latest album, “Safe Travels.”
September 16, 2012
Mr. Scott is a theater actor turned film actor, having appeared memorably as the drummer in That Thing You Do!, presumably where he and the Mattress King (check Kevins IMDB) first met. Or WAS IT?
September 14, 2012
Ian Roberts, a true pioneer of Sketch comedy & current Showrunner of Key and Peele, visits the calming shores this week on Sklarbro Country! Ian shares his view on being part of a movement as a founding member of UCB in New York, the criticism and compliments he received from Del Close while he was a student, and discusses his love of spirit & redemption in boxing. We also receive a follow up voicemail from none other than Jerry Jones about the recently released Jerry Wipes. Plus, it gets all Gumbly in this bitch when we give Bryant Gumbel a call to see what he’s up to.
September 14, 2012
Our new friend John Ross Bowie drops by to not sweat the small stuff on today’s Totally Laime! John talks about dealing with his daughter starting school, how he misses marijuana, and his short gig as a Horoscope writer. We also learn about his bad cruise experience with a game of Laime or Totally: Rapid Fire. Enjoy!
September 14, 2012
We are overjoyed to be joined by the ray of sunshine that is June Diane Raphael! June gives us a little behind the scenes on the show NSTF:SD:SUV::, tells us how she once won a Latina America Award, and shares how she performed dental procedures on herself. Also, Ronna & Beverly get to the bottom of a past Summer romance.
September 14, 2012
Oh boy! Join Storch, Trish and Hammerhead for a refreshingly dangerous episode of Two Charted! This week Ku-Ku counts down her Top 5 Highlights of Her Weekend & Wie-Wie counts down his Top 5 Quotes From An Ex Regime. Be sure to make it bounce!
September 13, 2012
You’ll want to give someone a Christian Hug after listening to this week’s improv4humans! Lauren Lapkus, Dave Theune, and Eugene Cordero join Matt Besser to make purple with a special Lauren Lapkus Birthday episode filled with scenes about tripping on mushrooms, the fork cartel, annoying customer service representatives, and murder house tours. 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.
September 13, 2012
The rookie and veteran pass the axe as they discuss education on this week’s Love, Dad! Dave & Jeff recall their college experiences to determine the drastic change in higher education today. We also tackle the questions as to what motivates the youth, why the cost of tuition continues to rise, and what are the benefits of having the college experience. Plus, the clean joke of the week and a couple time saving tips of the week!
September 12, 2012
Welcome to the first episode of Nocturnal Emotions with Har Mar Superstar, where the night time is the right time. Join Har Mar Superstar as he brings you one on one dark conversations with actors, musicians, comedians, writers, and other people of interest that focus on embarrassing moments in their lives and careers. Our first guest is an actor, artist, and great charades player, Macaulay Culkin! Macaulay shares what inspires his work as part of the art collective 3MB, describes the game of Whiskey Slaps, sends his love out to Tommy Wiseau, and lets us know that this is his first interview in six years. That’s not all, we also get into a little segment called Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song.
September 12, 2012
The Garfunkel in Garfunkel & Oates, Riki Lindhome, joins us this week on Who Charted! Riki helps us through the Billboard Dance/Club Music Chart and shares how she bared it all in the upcoming film Hell Baby during the Movie Chart. Plus, we hear about Riki’s time in The Actors Gang with a game of Chart Darts!
September 12, 2012
Welcome to the first episode of Nocturnal Emotions with Har Mar Superstar, where the night time is the right time. Join Har Mar Superstar as he brings you one on one dark conversations with actors, musicians, comedians, writers, and other people of interest that focus on embarrassing moments in their lives and careers. Our first guest is an actor, artist, and great charades player, Macaulay Culkin! Macaulay shares what inspires his work as part of the art collective 3MB, describes the game of Whiskey Slaps, sends his love out to Tommy Wiseau, and lets us know that this is his first interview in six years. That’s not all, we also get into a little segment called Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song.
September 11, 2012
It’s time for your mid-week snack with today’s Sklarbro County! We are joined by Brendon Walsh and Randy Leitke of the Bone Zone podcast to talk about Randy’s challenge to Joe Rogan, Brendon’s connection to 90210, and their pajama party. Dan Van Kirk brings us stories which include; Olympic gold medalist Tianna Madison being sued by her parents, a Reno golfer being confronted with a shotgun after his ball broke a house window, and Canadian pole dancing classes for kids. Plus, Jerry Jones left us a voicemail explaining his glasses cleaning incident.
September 11, 2012
Impressions are all over the place on this week’s Professor Blastoff! We are joined by our very own audio engineer/nephew Cody Skully to talk about Astral Projection. Cody discusses the differences between lucid dreams & projecting, different dimensions, exit techniques, and his experience with Astral Projection.
September 11, 2012
You wouldn’t believe what we have in store for you on this week’s bonus episode of improv4humans! Our guests Zach Woods, Brian Huskey, and Jill Donnelly join Matt Besser for scenes involving religious loopholes and an extra Man On The Street Interview. Plus, we give our Sound Opinions on Punk Rock.