May 2012
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Episode Thirty - Chorus with Morgan Grace Jarrett
Word: Chorus Guest: Morgan Grace Jarrett Bio: Actress and improviser Morgan Grace Jarrett is super funny and literally one of the funniest people I know. You might recognize her as the face of the Today Show Concert Series and all kinds of UCB shows. She is an improvisor on the team “Grandma’s Ashes” (which performs every Saturday at the UCBEast and they’re amazing, so...
April 2012
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Episode Twenty-Nine - Coffee with Justin Shanes
Word: Coffee Guest: Justin Shanes Bio: Justin is the Bo Jackson of comedy. Justin knows stand-up. Justin knows improv. Justin knows writing for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” But that’s not all! You can also read the funny things he types into phones and computers on the website Twitter.com on his own personal webpage right here! “Follow him,” as the kids would...
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Episode Twenty-Eight - Madness with Erik Anker
Word: Madness Guest: Erik Anker Bio: Erik Anker is a man who wears many hats. Literally. I’ve almost never seen him without one. In addition to that he performs standup in clubs and dive bars across the country, co-writes for this website, writes and produces sketch comedy, and maintains a Twitter you should follow. If you know anything about Denver comedy, you’re already a fan. And...
March 2012
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Episode Twenty-Seven - Autumn with Pete and Pete...
Word: Autumn Guest: Will McRobb Bio: I’ll start with the big one: Will McRobb, along with Chris Viscardi, was one of the co-creators of Nickelodeon’s The Adventures of Pete and Pete. Since then he’s worked on a long list of television shows and films.He is a father, a recent transplant to Los Angeles, and lately has been appearing live on stage along with Pete and Pete cast and...
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Episode Twenty-Six - Mixtapes with Mike Doughty
Word: Mixtapes Guest: Mike Doughty Bio: Wanna know who’s fun to talk to? Mike Doughty. Additionally, he is also the author of The Book of Drugs, solo musician, former leader of Soul Coughing and a prolific tweeter. If you’re a fan of things that are great, then you are probably already familiar with this guy.
Discussed: Fire, illegal downloads, New Yorker, fictional band names.
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Episode Twenty-Five - Fire with Brandon Scott...
Word: Fire Guest: Brandon Scott Jones Bio: Brandon Scott Jones is a very funny man and he does all kinds of funny things. These include a Twitter account, being on the Harold Team “Grandma’s Ashes,” the sketch group “Stone Cold Fox,” and the UCB Touring Company. He’s also part of the cast of friend-of-the show Matt Moskovciak and Ben Stadler’s...
February 2012
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Episode Twenty-Four - Fantasy with Lev Grossman
Word: Fantasy Guest: Lev Grossman Bio: Lev Grossman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians, its sequel The Magician King, and several other wonderful books. Additionally, he has worked as a journalist for The Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out New York, Salon, The New York Times, and Time Magazine. He also writes for the Internet on his blog and his Twitter. In the...
January 2012
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Episode Twenty-Three - Unusual with Ben Stadler
Word: Unusual Guest: Ben Stadler Bio: Mr. Ben Stadler is a right funny chap. He has been a writer on a variety of UCB Maude Teams, such as 27 Kidneys, High Treason and Arbuckle. Along with previous guests Matt Moskovciak and Lucas Klauss, he’s also a member of the sketch group The Bilderbergers. If you want more from him, he would be happy to provide it to you, via Twitter, as...
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Episode Twenty-Two - Stars with Mamrie Hart
Word: Stars Guest: Mamrie Hart Bio: Mamrie! Here’s a lady with her hands in many pies. She is on the UCB Maude Team “Fambly.” She hosts the always entertaining stage show “Celebrity Funeral.” Not enough Mamrie for you? Okay! Check out her web series “You Deserve a Drink” or follow her on Twitter @mamriehart! Discussed: Dole, ALF, weird botany professors,...
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Episode Twenty-One - Apocalypse with Lucas Klauss
Word: Apocalypse Guest: Lucas Klauss Bio: Lucas is the author of the brand-new book Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse (also available as a Kindle book!) is available from Simon and Schuster. He also is a member of The Bilderbergers. His writing has been featured online at McSweeney’s and College Humor, and in Splitsider’s list of the best humor writing of 2011. He’s also a very...
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Episode Twenty - Danger with Myq Kaplan
Word: Danger Guest: Myq Kaplan Bio: Myq is a professional stand-up comedian who has appeared on Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, Last Comic Standing and his own Comedy Central Presents. More importantly, he’s super funny. If you would like to see that for yourself, you can follow him on Twitter and check his website to see when he comes to your town. (And listen to this episode of...
December 2011
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Episode Nineteen - Cheer with Cirocco Dunlap
Word: Cheer Guest: Cirocco Dunlap Bio: Cirocco is a writer, performer, improviser and actor living in good ole Brooklyn, and she’s darn good at all of those things I’ve mentioned. She’s recently had a few articles posted on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (which are wonderful), in January she will be seen in a weekly show at the UCB Theatre directed by Shannon...
November 2011
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Bonus Episode One
Word: Letter Guest: N/A Info: Take a trip back in time and hear the test episode recorded by Adam and Ramsey without a guest, before the podcast existed! Hear us figure this thing out and hit the ground running in a super rare bonus episode!
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October 2011
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Episode Eighteen - Evil with Erik Tanouye
Word: Evil Guest: Erik Tanouye Bio: Erik is another funny man to come out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He has been on Harold Teams, Maude Teams and all kinds of things since 2002. He currently writes for the sketch team Neighbor Boy and has been contributing writer for the Onion’s ONN video network, directed all kinds of things as well. He’s even been known to do some...
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Episode Seventeen - Games with Frank Hejl
Word: Games Guest: Frank Hejl Bio: Do you enjoy comedy? Well then Frank Hejl is your man for comedy of all types. This guy writes (for the sketch team Onassis), this guy improvises (for the improv teams Dance Break, Iron Ruckus, and Kraken) and he acts (also for the sketch team Onassis, and other things). And, as proven by this episode, he’s really good at being a guest on podcasts!...
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Episode Sixteen - Adventure with Michael Kupperman
Word: Adventure Guest: Michael Kupperman Bio: If you like things that are funny/well drawn/cool then you probably already know about Michael Kupperman. The man is absolutely killing it on Twitter, he currently makes the fantastic comic Tales Designed to Thrizzle, he has previously made the thoroughly hilarious Snake and Bacon’s Cartoon Cabaret and he has just released the great Mark...
September 2011
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Episode Fifteen - Sharks with Brianna Jacobson
Word: Sharks Guest: Brianna Jacobson Bio: Brianna started out as a NBC page and worked her way up to a Production Assistant on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! A writer, improvisor and the fifteenth in our ongoing series of nice people, Brianna is a big fan of: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Foo Fighters, being funny, and Seth Green. FUN FACT: She is learning to play the guitar....
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Episode Fourteen - Cute with Sarah Claspell
Word: Cute Guest: Sarah Claspell Bio: Sarah is a writer and improviser at the Upright Citizens Brigade. You can (and should!) currently see her perform with the sketch team Neighbor Boy. On top of that, she runs the blog www.wellthatsadorable.com and her personal blog sarahclaspell.tumblr.com. Collect them all! Discussed: Otters, castles, slaves and a baby monkey, a bunch of times.
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Episode Thirteen - Breakfast with Joe Garden
Word: Breakfast Guest: Joe Garden Bio: Joe Garden is currently the features editor at The Onion, and along with the rest of Action 5, the co-author of The Dangerous Book for Dogs, The Devious Book for Cats and The New Vampire’s Handbook. Actually, I kind of think this episode would serve as a pretty good bio for Joe’s life, so I would probably stop reading this and go ahead and listen to our...
August 2011
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Episode Twelve - Voyeur with Jodi Lennon
Word: Voyeur Guest: Jodi Lennon Bio: Jodi Lennon’s onna dem Chicago types. She studied at the Second City and was a member of The Annoyance Theater. She did a ton of stuff out there, then moved to good ole NYC and was a writer/performer on the Comedy Central sketch show Exit 57. These days she directs, she improvises, she writes and is currently gearing up for the release of a documentary...
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Episode Eleven - Punk with Chris Spooner
Word: Punk Guest: Chris Spooner Bio: Chris is a famous graphic designer living in Brooklyn, NY who is also musically gifted, humorly gifted, and friendily gifted. In his spare time he produces Julie Klausner’s podcast “How Was Your Week,” is a call screener for Depravity’s Rainbow on WFMU and runs the best fake George R.R. Martin Twitter account in the world. Discussed:...
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Episode Ten - Blood with Geoff Garlock
Word: Blood Guest: Geoff Garlock Bio: Writer/comedian at the UCB NY and bassist in the grindcore band The Year is One. He is currently a member of the Maude Team Neighbor Boy and his recent show, “Gettin’ Quaid” was about fans of Randy Quaid going to a Randy Quaid convention. Discussed: Taco Bell, needles, fencing and vanity license plates.
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Episode Nine - Punch with Matt Fisher
Word: Punch Guest: Matt Fisher Bio: An improviser at the UCB NY’s Law Firm, a writer for Diamond’s Wow!, and is seemingly always performing in some great show. You may have also caught him as one of the writers at TGS on TV’s 30 Rock. He’s also a future father/present father, depending on when you’re reading this! Discussed: French puppets, Woody Allen’s...
July 2011
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Episode Eight - Prom with Jill Morris
Word: Proms Guest: Jill Morris Bio: Jill is making with the funny jokes on Twitter big time. If you aren’t following her, you’re a stupid dummy. She also co-wrote the book Please Fire Me, and runs the blog of the same name. What are you doing at this site still? Get on Twitter to follow Jill! Discussed: Last names, the stuff in Ramsey’s apartment, and superheroes.
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Episode Seven - Video Episode
Guest: Nobody! It’s a crazy video episode! (Kind of Mo Cahill, Ramsey’s newly-minted wife) Bio: Why, it’s a video episode filmed at Ramsey’s wedding! It’s short, and endearing! Discussed: Wedding, love, receptions, marriage, knowing looks.
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June 2011
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Episode Six - Accents with Corinne Fisher
Word: Accents Guest: Corinne Fisher Bio: Corinne is a writer and improviser who frequently performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. She interned at Late Night back when it was still a Conan’s show, which is pretty awesome. She’s a funny person, and is from New Jersey. Those are not mutually exclusive things; just two facts placed side by side. Discussed: Sexy...
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Episodes Five - Magic with Ben Rameaka
Word: Magic Guest: Ben Rameaka Bio: Actor, improviser, voice over artist and comedy teacher?! It’s true! And you can catch him doing all of these things at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. He’s been a part of a ton of shows, and regularly performs with the improv team Airwolf and the Maude Team Onassis. Ben is one of the foremost experts on Stephen King literature and...
May 2011
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Episode Four - Guitars with Chella Negro
Word: Guitars Guest: Chella Negro Bio: Colorado folk singer-songwriter, and co-host of the podcast The Chuck Roy Show. Chella is very talented and sings and writes some very lovely songs which you can check out over on her myspace account. Which I would do if I were you. Discussed: Guitar Centers, ukuleles, seventies rock, Elton John collaborators, and men’s advances. Direct Link
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Episode Three - Horses with Matt Moskovciak
Word: Horses Guest: Matt Moskovciak Bio: Writer and improviser at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NY. Currently a writer for the Maude Team Neighbor Boy, formally of Gorilla Gorilla. He also performs and writes with the sketch team The Bilderbergers and the indie improv team Out of the Woods. Is not visibly upset when you check in with him before buying electronic equipment. Discussed:...
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Episode Two - Trains with Greg Stees
Word: Trains Guest: Greg Stees Bio: Writer and filmaker and nice person. Originally from Upstate New York, then made his way down to the big city to study Film and Television Production at NYU. Discussed: Disneyland, scary streets, and bad microphones
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April 2011
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Episode One - Musicals with Alison Bennett
Word: Musicals Guest: Alison Bennett Bio: Writer and actress at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. A member of the Maude Team Arbuckle, and contributor to a number of bit shows for the theatre. Alison is an active blogger at her site, Taxidermy Church. Generally speaking, she is not a fan of the 1990s as a decade. Discussed: Sequels to Annie, Soundheim, Desperate Housewives, and...