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Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show Asssscat, Matt brings you a fully improvised weekly podcast featuring the best improvisers in the universe. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon. Looking for the archives? All episodes older than 6 months can be unlocked exclusively on improv4humans.com. Sign up for one plan and get bonus scenes every week as well as tons of new content so yo ...
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Listen to the hilarious improvised podcast featuring New York’s most talented comedians from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 30 Rock, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live and more. Hosted by Abra Tabak. Everything is made up on the spot. No rehearsals. No scripts. All created in a tiny, comfy room. FOLLOW @ComfyWithAbra
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THE CLICKBAIT REPORT I review the week’s most click-worthy and worthless news articles! OCCASIONAL GUESTS Comedians, writers, waiters, and more! Expect hilarious, in-depth discussions of your favorite T.V. shows, films, and current events. Chats about mental health even make it in there! ABOUT JOE Instagram: @joerodriguez.comedy YouTube: @joerodriguez.comedy TikTok: @joerodriguez.comedy Joe Rodriguez is a comedian in Los Angeles. After purchasing his B.F.A. at New York University, he did imp ...
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Comedian and repeat relationship failure, Erin McGathy talks love, sex and all matters of heartbreak in the audio version of her live show originally performed at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre. Let's get terrible.
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Tim Chang learns about the world with the help of his comedian friends. Hosted by Josh Simpson.
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Take a deep breath and welcome yourself to Headplace. Each week, self-styled wellness experts Matt Cutler and Eric Gersen invite you on a journey of relaxation and exploration with completely improvised guided meditations, featuring your favorite comedians as guest guides.
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The Improv Obsession Podcast is the ideal place to hear fun and thoughtful improv discussion. Your host Stephen Perlstein brings you new guests from the improvisation community to have an enlightening talk about improv comedy.
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A podcast where comedians tell true, "meaty" stories from their lives to inspire longform improv comedy. Hosted by Josh Simpson, Jake Jabbour
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Recently discovered reels from the Library room of renown explorer Henry Gordon reveal many lost adventures previously unknown, until now. This first installment finds the explorer deep in the Appalachian Mountains. What dangers lurk? What magic shall be uncovered? Find out on Tales of Adventure.
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Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast. During my ...
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Comedian and writer Doug Mand (How I Met Your Mother, UCB Theater) talks with other comedians about their most embarrassing and horrifying bathroom attacks and other unflattering experiences.
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In the distant future, archeo-astronomer Jeffrey Lutz travels the stars collecting broadcasts from Earth. A scripted sci-fi comedy podcast by Rob Schultz and Russell August Anderson, Frequency Earth is a blend of sitcom - the adventures of a guy traveling through space - and sketch comedy - the transmissions he picks up from Earth.
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Part talk show and part game show, “I’m Too Effing High” is a half hearted attempt to find out if people are funnier when they’re high. Using the language of comedy in an effort to normalize cannabis, host James Mastraieni guides a panel of stoned comedians through a series of comedy challenges, games, and performances, testing their comedic creativity while being too effing high. More unpredictable than a 100mg edible, this is the funniest show you’ll never remember.
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Random Awesomeness is a comedy quiz show where panelists are given points not only for correct answers but also for making everyone laugh. Each episode has a central theme, such as 'Sex', 'Food', 'The Internet', etc. Each round is filled with fascinating facts about that theme and then, some of the funniest people in comedy, from places like Upright Citizens Brigade, attempt to answer trivia about those facts. No one care about winning. It's funny people talking about fascinating facts.
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Gentrify! is a live variety show at the UCB East Village Theatre every Friday night at 10:30pm. This is it's podcast.
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Legendary time-traveling writer H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes literary giants to The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles for a lively discussion in front of a live audience. Unscripted, barely researched, all fun! Guests include Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Matt Gourley, Andy Daly, Scott Aukerman, John Ross Bowie and many more! Follow us on Twitter: @DeadAuthorPod. For more information on The Echo Park Time Travel Mart and 826LA’s many tutoring and writing programs, visit ...
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A podcast about long form improvisational comedy hosted by Anthony Apruzzese, a performer and teacher at the Upright Citizen's Brigade theatre. In each episode, Anthony interviews a different improviser about a different aspect of improv. My god, it's nerdy. Music by Podington Bear "Roscoe." Artwork by Matt Czap.
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!Team Awesome, Inc is a weekly podcast offering Twisted and explicit comedic perspectives on the news, entertainment industry, politics and human sexuality. Featuring talent from Chicago's Second City, La Luz in Brooklyn, New York's Upright Citizens Brigade, The Magnet Theater, The Annoyance Theater, the NYC stand up comedy scene and the independent artist world. Nothing is off limits.
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Since the dawn of time, man has competed and relaxed. UCB Sports & Leisure celebrates both. Hosts Matt Walsh (Veep) and Scot Armstrong (Dice, Hangover 2) investigate the biggest names and characters in comedy to bring you the biggest stories in sports, and the wide world of leisure.
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Craft of Comedy Wrestling is a podcast designed to inform the public on the inner sanctum of comedy, wrestling and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's Wrestling Division (UCBW).
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Ronna Glickman & Beverly Ginsberg are the best-selling co-authors of You'll Do A Little Better Next Time: A Guide to Marriage and Re-marriage for Jewish Singles ("It says Jewish in the name -- but it's for everyone!"). These outspoken fiftysomethings from Boston, who can be seen regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in LA, dispense their unique brand of relationship advice while interviewing/interrogating celebrity guests. Looking for the archives? All episodes older than 6 month ...
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This is Hear Me Out, the podcast where Winston Noel and Alden Ford, along with a special guest each episode, explore the songs we love, no matter what literally everyone else says. We are not music officials. We are not music critics or music snobs. We are unqualified on every level to provide any cogent analysis of why a song is good or bad. All we know is, there are songs we just can’t stop loving, even though the world passed its harsh judgment on them long ago. So every episode we sit do ...
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The UCB Long-Form Conversations Podcast is the definitive source for news, information, and in-depth conversations about the best alternative comedy theatre on the planet. Now in its fourth incarnation, this podcast is a LaRonde, where the guest of episode 1 becomes the host of episode 2, the guest of episode 2 becomes the host of episode 3, and on, and on, and on. Sporadically, we also present “Palate Cleansers”, where UCB teachers and staff present official UCB news/updates, and offer expe ...
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Minecraft Popcorn Riots (w/ Zach Reino, Brandon Gardner)
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Pee pee on the water slide; bullies now getting bored; snake bites beard; Eiffel tower for sale; animals rip wallets; man in painting has a secret. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into improv, the history of comedy, music an…
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Danish Fiasco After Pizza Incident (w/ Dan Lippert, James Mannion, Austin Williams, Andres Parada)
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Jesus feet cleaning; Johnny Appleseed reincarnation; men with tattoos pick up rattlesnakes more; and the spank bank monkey’s paw. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into improv, the history of comedy, music and sci-fi. See Priv…
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Larry Sharpe
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r I always have fun talking with my friend Larry Sharpe of The Sharpe Way. On this episode, I come to him for advice on how to get my child to put/keep his pants on and insights into how bad New York really is, who’s behind the migrant crisis …
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r On this episode I talk with filmmaker and co-host of The System is Down, Dan Smotz, about collapsitarians (my new favorite word), wedding videography, and Who Is Roger Ver? If you’re a paid subscriber to my Substack or the Lions of Liberty P…
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Sexy Buff Crypt Keeper (w/ Ben Rogers, Dominic Dierkes)
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One shining moment; den pinball machine; road rage vs. property rage; carnival games scam claw machine; drug symptoms ad make great loads. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into improv, the history of comedy, music and sci-fi.…
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Adam Coleman
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r This is my first podcast release since joining the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network. Paid subscribers to my Substack, as well as subscribers to Lions of Liberty, will have early access to new episodes and other sweet perks in the werks. Stay…
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Episode 700!! LIVE from SXSW 2025 (w/ James Adomian, Lisa Gilroy, Anthony Antamanuik)
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i4h celebrates 700 episodes with a live recording from SXSW with pineapple statues; feeding of the brain spoon via neuro links; Tom Hanks gets played off; Capt. Sully parachuting horses; and the Beatles write a song…I’m Ringo; the Piss Pass app. Huge thanks to all the humans who have supported the show along the ride to 700, most especially to our …
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Foam Fiasco (w/ Pam Murphy, Joel Spence)
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Steak enthusiasts yelling; Bill & Ben Nye, the genius brothers; falling in front of hipster café with fancy foam celebrating FJM release; turn down service scam or charity; UFO abduction with exciting bauxite discussion. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive…
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i4h LIVE at UCBLA (w/ Ronnie Adrian, John Gemberling, Ben Rodgers, Paul Rust, Toni Charline)
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i4h is on its feet without chairs serving up a tester pancake; tuba dick ; gnarly feet; rowdy whale watching; and Ben’s dad! Multi-cam video of the entire show, with the bonus scene, is available to subscribers at improv4humans.com. Look in the POSTS section. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a…
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Daniel Friedman
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r I got to talk with mystery novelist Daniel Friedman about his Buck Schatz series (which includes Don’t Ever Get Old) and some true-crime favorites. https://amzn.to/3G0ZFLj What do Serial, Making a Murderer, and The Central Park Five have in …
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E47: Sorry I missed a week. My ball and chain is here to talk about our recent cruise aboard The Navigator of the Seas! Royal Caribbean took us to Catalina Island, Ensenada (Mexico), and the Port of San Pedro... or at least that's what we saw from the buffet windows.By Joe Rodriguez
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420 Special 2025 (w/ Tim Meadows, Jon Gabrus)
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Jesus takes pants down; Gabrus burns mustache on pipe hit; April Anarchy; collection of Untouchables and Water World; horse meat eaten at science camp; taking first hit does not get you high legends; and Dr. ASAP. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new po…
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r My good friend, collaborator, and now producer of The New York Sun’s Sanity podcast, Boris Khaykin, returns to TLP to talk about his days as a 17-year-old phone scammer at the New Jersey call center featured in the HBO documentary series, Te…
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Black Out Rage Gallon (w/ Zach Cherry, Seth Morris)
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Bracket bully; federal ______ inspector; secret code of the Amherst Mascot; Sabrina statue; Mike’s Hard lemonade at birthday party; clumping shit at office. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into improv, the history of comedy,…
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Episode 46 - Clint Eastwood eats fish for brekky
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E46: Clint Eastwood hates food, TV commercials could be affecting your eating habits, and a new way to remove microplastics! This week's Clickbait Report: The US PostMaster General stepped down. It’s healthier to eat slower. Clint Eastwood eats fish for breakfast. You need to worry about crotch rot. Some cats glitter. Scientists shared a simple way…
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Charles Love
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r I love getting to talk with my friend Charles Love, author of Race Crazy: BLM, 1619, and the Progressive Racism Movement and co-host of the Cut the Bull! Podcast with Wilfred Reilly. On this episode of TLP, Charles and I cover what it’s like…
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I DID Have That On My BINGO Card (w/ Colton Dunn, Joe Wengert)
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Epic scenes with aura vibe master playlist; Brothers Grimm stealing stories; Snow White is the fairest; tire/foil/baseball innovations making big time money$$$!!! Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into improv, the history of c…
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E45: Tally talks being a complicated European, L.A. hangouts, and theater. Follow Tally on IG: snappytallyBy Joe Rodriguez
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PODCAST COPY Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r I had a good time with Mike Lukas, comedian and author of My Effin' Joy Strategy: A Cranky Comic's Game Plan to Find More Happiness in Daily Life and Finding Your Funny Muscle: How to Create Laughs Like a Pro. We talked about ho…
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Horse C*ck Sushi (w/ Betsy Sodaro, Oscar Montoya)
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Flo Rida on Eurovision; Spock’s strange new world aura detecting marketing; Fresno Nightcrawler cryptid pants; celebrity heists Spuds MacKenzie. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into improv, the history of comedy, music and s…
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r I really enjoyed my conversation with writer and teacher of statistics, Hunter Ash. We talked about “trans widows,” my mission to normalize dudes with breasts, as well as the impact of psychedelics on Hunter’s ideological and physical transf…
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E44: Beverage talk, names affect your face, and Siberian husky eyes.By Joe Rodriguez
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SXSW Asssscat LIVE (w/ Scott Aukerman, Lauren Lapkus, Anthony Atamanuik, Lisa Gilroy)
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A special live ASSSCAT from South By Southwest! Featuring monologist Scott Aukerman and an all-star cast of Matt Besser, Lauren Lapkus, Anthony Atamanuik and Lisa Gilory. Scenes include: Admit murder is a sin; divorce area of restaurant; skunk piss bachelor party; half-a-barin show, big boy bed. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and ga…
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E43: Comedian Jay Ko is here to talk open mics, standup, social media, and MORE! Def follow him on IG and go see him at a show sometime... he's hilarious! Follow him! IG: jay_k077 TikTok: the_jayko_showBy Joe Rodriguez
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Brady Pesola
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Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r Executive Protection sounds like a John Grisham novel. And if it was its protagonist would be Brady Pesola: U.S. Marine Corps veteran, firearms instructor, and executive protection professional with extensive experience training civilians, l…
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Alpaca or Llama, or *sshole? ( w/ Neil Casey, Sean Conroy)
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Skinny dipping below 8000 feet; band room duel; broken honor code of surprise party; Don Corleone of the dot matrix; cat heart conversation piece; calcified bone man in living room. Unlock the BONUS SCENE(S) at improv4humans.com and gain access to every episode of i4h, all ad-free, as well as TONS of exclusive new podcasts delving deeper into impro…
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