The Fogelnest Files with Jake Fogelnest

November 14, 2013

Julie Klausner, Dave Hill, Katie Notopoulos, and Kitty join Jake LIVE from the Bell House in New York! They introduce Kars-4-Kids to Dave, take a look at another internet phenomenon involving dogs reacting to the Law & Order theme, and chat about Jordy, the french rapping baby. Plus, a very special hardcore punk guest drops by! As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

November 7, 2013

TV Carnage creator Derrick Beckles joins Jake to talk about his new Adult Swim show “Hot Package” which parodies network entertainment shows such as Entertainment Tonight. Derrick & Jake discuss the genuine passion of creating compilations of the strangest clips he can find from late-night informercials & local-access programs, getting tabloid news kingpin Pat O’Brien to be a co-host on Hot Package, and Totally for Teens, his old Adult Swim pilot for a fake teen show that nearly got picked up. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

October 31, 2013

Los Angeles Punk rock legend Don Bolles joins Jake to talk about some insane LA Punk rock history from The Screamers to The Weirdos. They’ll get into the origin of Don’s name, how Don moved from Arizona to audition for The Germs, living at the Canterbury apartments with Black Randy, The Source Family, the death of Peter Ivers, and why Don was arrested with a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap. If you want to learn more about Darby Crash and the Germs, grab yourself a copy of Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs. As always, check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

October 17, 2013

Greg Sestero aka Mark (Oh, hi Mark!) joins Jake this week to discuss the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic “The Room.” Greg explains how he went from being in a San Francisco acting class with Tommy to moving in with him in Los Angeles, shares the story behind the “Oh, hi Mark!” scene, and tells why he couldn’t refuse to be in the movie. Grab yourself a copy of Greg’s book, “The Disaster Artist” to read more about the making of The Room & his friendship with Tommy Wiseau. Come to a LIVE taping of THE FOGELNEST FILES on Thursday, October 24th at UCB-LA. Get tickets here!

October 10, 2013

Andy Richter, Matt Besser, and Matt Mira join Jake in their viewing positions on today’s LIVE episode from the LA Podfest! They’ll experience joy that only Huell Howser can create, be intrigued by the gentleman in a music video simply called “Mystical Sex,” and enjoy some public access vids courtesy of the mysterious Rev. Bruce Howard. Remember to check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re listening to this the day it drops and live in New York City, then come to a LIVE taping of THE FOGELNEST FILES at The Bell House with special guests Dave Hill, Julie Klausner, and Katie Notopoulos. Tickets at thebellhouseny.com. Also, don’t miss out on an ILLEGAL SCREENING of a Punk Rock film with Jake & Julie Klausner on Friday, October 11th at UCB East. Go to east.ucbtheatre.com for more info.

October 3, 2013

The Eric Andre Show’s own Eric Andre drops by to talk all about Public Access television and to interview Jake about Squirt TV. We’ll find out how Eric went from mastering the Seinfeld bassline in college to hosting one of the most interesting/funny mock talk shows on television. Eric & Jake will take a look at some clips from Beyond Vaudeville, Fernwood 2 Night, and a performance by a fellow named Tim Staggs. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! The Fogelnest Files is LIVE at the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th with Andy Richter, Matt Besser and Matt Mira. lapodfest.com LIVE in New York City on October 10th at The Bell House with Julie Klausner, Dave Hill and Tom Scharpling. Tickets at thebellhouseny.com.

September 26, 2013

Kim Fowley joins Jake for Sex, Death and Rock and Roll and bedding the bounds of decency and civilized behavior. Drugs, disease and haircuts have not changed in Hollywood since Hollywood began. Live from his hospital bed in West Hollywood, Kim, along with his friends The Fabulous Miss Wendy and Lady Satan, join Jake for a discussion about The Germs, The Runaways, Kiss and Rodney Bingenheimer. The Fogelnest Files is LIVE at the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th with Andy Richter, Matt Besser and more. lapodfest.com LIVE in New York City on October 10th at The Bell House with Julie Klausner, Dave Hill and special guests. Tickets at thebellhouseny.com.

September 19, 2013

Twitter’s Jenny Johnson joins Jake to talk about being on The View after she made Chris Brown furious over Twitter on today’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jenny also explains how she joined Twitter initially for her television news producer job in Houston, what lead to her introducing the Geto Boys in concert, and occasionally pointing out Kim Kardashian’s delusional thoughts on Twitter. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! People of Los Angeles, THE FOGELNEST FILES will be a part of the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th and is a great place to meet girls! Go to http://lapodfest.com for tickets! Lastly, THE FOGELNEST FILES returns to New York on October 10th at the Bell House in Brooklyn and tweens are not welcome as it is a 18+ show!

September 12, 2013

Jake is back from New York and in the Earwolf studios with the very funny & delightful Cameron Esposito on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Cameron takes us through her late night television debut experience which is considered the most memorable first time on a late night show for any comedian in recent history, tells us about her 2 podcasts, one of which is an all standup podcast/live show called Put Your Hands Together and the other a action/scifi movie podcast called Wham Bam Pow, and explains why she decided to start doing stand-up as opposed to improv. Jake and Cameron also get into the phenomenon of dogs reacting to the Empire Carpet commercial jingle, take a look at the Beastie Boys on The Joan Rivers Show, and see what Yakov Smirnoff has been up to. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re listening to this on September 12th, tune in for a LIVE VPN edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest Jenny Johnson at 9p EST/6p PST over at youtube.com/Earwolf! People of Los Angeles, THE FOGELNEST FILES will be a part of the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th and is a great place to meet girls! Go to http://lapodfest.com for tickets! Lastly, THE FOGELNEST FILES returns to New York on October 10th at the Bell House in Brooklyn and tweens are not welcome as it is a 18+ show!

September 5, 2013

Jake compiles his favorite moments from the first year of the show on this week’s Best Of edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Fantastic moments like Megan Amram’s Rosie O’Donnell story, Jen Kirkman’s breakdown of Royce & Marilyn, Cheech & Chong explaining the origin of “Dave’s Not Here”, an appearance from a certain squirrel and many, many more are highlighted. Head on over to youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles to watch all the clips from this week’s episode.

August 29, 2013

The guy behind 4chan, Christopher Poole aka moot joins Jake to discuss everything 4chan on this week’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Christopher tells us how he originally started 4chan as a place to talk about Anime, his role as the bartender of 4chan, and explains how the actions of one 4chan user lead to him testifying in the case of Sarah Palin’s “hacked” e-mail account. Head on over to youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles to watch all the clips from this week’s episode which include a classic Rick Astley vid, Tom Green on trolling, and an online joke brought into the real world!

August 22, 2013

Jake welcomes documentary filmmaker Josh Johnson, director of the fantastic REWIND THIS!, on this week’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Any child of the VHS era will feel right at home as Jake and Josh discuss  the history of all things home video, starting with the tale of the Magnetic Video Corporation and how they revolutionized the film industry before chronicling the rise of the videotape as well as the fall of Beta & LaserDisc. Josh explains how his film came together, details the differences between shooting a documentary versus a narrative feature and shares his hilarious experiencing bootlegging GREMLINS 2. Head over to YouTube for the full playlist of this week’s episode and be sure to check out REWIND THIS! when it hits iTunes on Tuesday, August 27th.

August 15, 2013

The infamous Twitter personality @dogboner AKA Michael Hale stops by to dole out some Internet wisdom on this week’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jake leaves it to our guest to choose the videos of the week, which include a hilarious and unnecessary YouTube response video, a man disproving a potato chip related myth and a hilarious clip from Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid Of The Dark? The clips lead Michael and Jake to discuss the specificity of old AOL chat rooms and many other weird Internet-related topics. Head on over to youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles to keep up with the full playlist of this week’s episode!

August 8, 2013

World Champion Judah Friedlander gives us tips on beating Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Judah shares the origins of his World Champion character, tells us about going thrift shopping with Toby Radloff, and explains why he chose to audition for 30 Rock over Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Go leave a review for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in the comments section of The Fogelnest Files on iTunes and head over to youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles for the full playlist of this week’s episode!

August 1, 2013

Jake visits his longtime pal Jimmy Fallon to catch up on fun times on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jake & Jimmy chat about Woody Allen, the 11th floor at 30 Rock, and recall a story that involves them, Horatio Sanz, and a pound of spiced ham. They also take a look at a drunk Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show, Howard Stern on David Letterman in 1985, and one of the greatest SNL sketches that never made it on air. Be sure to leave a review for the new Harry Nilsson box set in the comments section of The Fogelnest Files on iTunes and head over to youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles for all the videos from today’s episode!