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Episode Thirty - Chorus with Morgan Grace Jarrett

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:42:00 -0400

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 you definitely should). She’s also currently in the show The Bachelor: Romance, Roses and Romance and co-hosts the Lady Improv jam Ladies Night: Men Welcome. So many chances to see this talented lady perform, but if that’s not possible for you, here you go: Twitter, Tumblr, official site. Enjoy!

Discussed: Joss Whedon, bullies, Joy the Baker and significant others.

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Episode Twenty-Nine - Coffee with Justin Shanes

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:03:37 -0400

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 say!

Discussed: Borders, Koni, NPR, and the travails of being an astronaut.

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Episode Twenty-Eight - Madness with Erik Anker

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:05:42 -0400

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 if not, well, you probably will be soon enough.

Discussed: Bill Burr, the Invisible Woman, bathrooms, and a new animal friend of the show.

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Episode Twenty-Seven - Autumn with Pete and Pete Co-Creator Will McRobb

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400

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 crew in a series of live panel discussions in New York, Chicago and maybe a city near you?

Discussed: Fighting, blasting caps, manliness, and old-timey words.

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Episode Twenty-Six - Mixtapes with Mike Doughty

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0400

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 Jones

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0500

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 “This is Not a Sketch Show: A Sketch Show” which is currently running at the theatre. Check all of these things out!

Discussed: Homemade Halloween costumes, drunken wandering, and Best Picture winners throughout history.

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Episode Twenty-Four - Fantasy with Lev Grossman

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:02:00 -0500

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 past, he has sat in very close proximity to Lou Ferrigno.

Discussed: The Shire, The Shi’ar, signing body parts, and the first edition Monster Manual’s Rakshasa.

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Episode Twenty-Three - Unusual with Ben Stadler

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:03:00 -0500

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 @thebenstadler.

Discussed: Microphone placement, questions guests ask when they’re on podcasts, morning radio and an awful lot (perhaps too much) about our new partner Stitcher Radio.

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Episode Twenty-Two - Stars with Mamrie Hart

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:04:00 -0500

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, and drunk magazine purchasing.

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Episode Twenty-One - Apocalypse with Lucas Klauss

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:03:00 -0500

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 friendly person.
Discussed: Robots, X-Men, catchphrases, and high school sports.

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Episode Twenty - Danger with Myq Kaplan

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:50:00 -0500

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 the podcast.)
Discussed: Jackie Robinson, brain injuries, John Byrne, and the Cranberries.

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Episode Nineteen - Cheer with Cirocco Dunlap

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:05:05 -0500

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 O’Neill, and according to her resume, she speaks conversational French and Spanish!
Discussed: Siri, carolers, Cheers, and collecting TV Guides.

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Bonus Episode One

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:51:39 -0500

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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Episode Eighteen - Evil with Erik Tanouye

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:05 -0400

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 standing-up comedy from time to time.
Discussed: Terminators, cartoon devils, Criterion DVDs, and lots and lots of genocide! It’s a Halloween episode!

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Episode Seventeen - Games with Frank Hejl

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:05:00 -0400

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!
Discussed: Football in Texas, Dennis Miller, the long career of The Baha Men, and a game!

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Episode Sixteen - Adventure with Michael Kupperman

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:20:00 -0400

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 Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010. If that’s not enough, check out his live comed show he does with Kate Beaton the fourth Tuesday of each month at Luca Bar! Patronize one or all of these things!
Discussed: Twenty-ten versus two thousand ten, new Doctor Who, schooling.

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Episode Fifteen - Sharks with Brianna Jacobson

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:06:05 -0400

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.
Discussed: Preferred gummi consistencies, cool dads, and two made up people named Holly and Perry.

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Episode Fourteen - Cute with Sarah Claspell

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:06:05 -0400

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

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:19:00 -0400

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 show.
Discussed: Blowing up mailboxes, corn of all types, other people’s books, and Wisconsin.

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Episode Twelve - Voyeur with Jodi Lennon

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:10:05 -0400

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 featuring Marc Maron.
Discussed: The McDonald’s that we recorded this in, Big Brother: After Dark, looking at strangers and car theft prevention devices.

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