Billy Merritt

Billy Merritt plays an important role in UCB history. Performer and teacher, Billy was a member of the world-famous groups The Swarm and The Stepfathers. Maybe “world-famous” isn’t the right term. Nerd-famous? Comedy-famous? Should-be-world-famous? You know what, screw it, WORLD-FAMOUS!

Guest Appearances

October 27, 2022

After losing a battle with a young Earthling armed with nothing but a hatchet on a rope, the Predator Hunting League hold a post-game press conference on their planet, Yautja Prime. Interviews with the coach of the deceased Predator hunter (Ben Rodgers); the widow (Anna Salinas); the league commissioner and planet’s Minister of Defense (Joel Spence); director of hunter technology (Billy Merritt), and cocky newcomer Predator hunter (Mookie Blaiklock) next up to battle Earth. The press conference gets hot covering topics such as the eating owners’ wives scandal; the skull helmet injuries controversy; the new season of Real Predator Hunter Wives; Predator planet SNL hosting rumors; and criticism over too much rattle snake killing.

February 6, 2019

Please enjoy volume one of the all-time best i4h scenes about improv, Matt Besser, Earwolf, and all things meta! This compilation features amazing performances by Tim Meadows, Joe Wengert, John Gemberling, Zach Woods, Colton Dunn, Charlie Sanders, Sean Conroy, Billy Merritt, Paul Rust, Mike Mitchell, Mike Hanford, Dave Ferguson, Dominic Dierkes, Sean Clements, Drag The River, Seth Morris, Jon Gabrus, Ben Schwartz, Gil Ozeri, Mookie Blaiklock, Dan O’Brien, Danielle Schneider, Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham, Jason Mantzoukas, Austin Lucas, Jon Snodgrass, Andy Daly, Peter Gwinn, Amanda Sitko, Andy Secunda, Mary Holland, Dan Lippert, Molly Bretthauer, and Paul Welsh.

 

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com/IMPROV code: IMPROV).

August 29, 2018

Musical guest Sarah Shook joins improvisers Billy Merritt, Laci Mosley, Aman Adumer, and Matt Besser for a special improv4humans! Sarah performs songs that inspire scenes about having your friend’s back during a knife fight, inappropriate expressions of grief, and instructions for how to smoke while having sex. Plus, karaoke singers riff on Dwight Yoakam and a pet owner tries to return his lemon of a dog.

This episode is sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.NHTSA.gov).

March 28, 2018

On today’s episode, Andy Daly & Matt Gourley have chosen a unique interactive podcast experience in a pilot hosted by 91-year-old Personal Trainer to the Stars Bill Carter. Bill will lead you through the steps needed for the workout of a lifetime, he’ll chat with his good friends Victor the Giant (Billy Merritt) & Rochelle the Elf (Miriam Tolan), former Wrestler/Governor Jesse “The Body” Ventura (James Adomian) will make an appearance to challenge the listener, and everyone will answer some questions from Twitter about fitness. Plus, you’ll be treated with the world premiere of the greatest workout song ever to be written since “Eye of the Tiger” by the one and only Spyryt (Jeremy Carter, Mark McConville, James Bladon).

This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: ANDY).

Listen to Season 2 starting Thursday, March 8th on Stitcher Premium! For a free month trial, go to stitcherpremium.com/andy and use promo code ‘ANDY’.

March 21, 2018

Things get grizzly as Andy Daly & Matt Gourley bring us the next podcast pilot hosted by Broadcaster and Game Show Host Chip Gardner. With his trusty longtime announcer Tip Thompson, Chip & Tip will recall past game show failures, play some of their favorite games from over the years, and share tips & recommend chips to listeners in a segment called Chip’s Tips & Tip’s Chips. Plus, Chip will debate formidable opponent Carol Channing for the honorary position of Mayor of Hollywood and we are taken through a day in the life of a feeble-minded man named Chocolate Pudding in Chocolate Pudding Does Whatever The Fuck He Wants.

Featuring Sean Conroy, Billy Merritt, Betsy Stover, Jamie Denbo, Dan Lippert, Matt Newell

This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: ANDY).

Listen to Season 2 starting Thursday, March 8th on Stitcher Premium! For a free month trial, go to stitcherpremium.com/andy and use promo code ‘ANDY’.

July 21, 2016

Musical guests Austin Lucas, Fernando, and Adam Faucett return along with John Gemberling, Billy Merritt, and Brian Huskey to improv4humans with Matt Besser. Austin brings some talented musicians with him to play songs that inspire songs about a band that cannot emote and a record label that pays its artists in compliments. Later, we visit a future where nobody touches anything and meet a couple of parents that take wishes too seriously.

Check out Austin Lucas’ music over at www.austinlucasmusic.com!