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Hello From The Magic Tavern
Hollywood Handbook
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Off Book: The Improvised Musical
Office Ladies
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Scam Goddess
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Throwing Shade
Unspooled
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Yo, Is This Racist?
Dan Lippert
Dan currently performs at UCB regularly with the Harold team Winslow and semi-regularly with the movie form team Willhelm. Dan is also a proud member of Big Grande, whose Little Sketch Show ran at UCB and The San Francisco Sketch Fest and whose pilot, I Think We Got It, was a semi-finalist in the 2012 NYTVF Comedy Central Short Pilot Competition. Other UCB credits include: The It SUCKed Awards, Hip Hop Penguin’s Summer School Assembly, The UCB Variety Hour, Urban Legends, UCB Thanksgiving Day Parade, Uncle Irish’s Potato Parade, CDR Sketch, ImproVStandup, & Tremendosaur’s Big Hollywood-ish Sketch Show.
He is one of the hosts of Big Grande’s Teacher’s Lounge. Binge seasons 2-5 plus new weekly episodes from season 6 only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of listening, go to stitcherpremium.com/teacher
Host Information
Big Grande Teachers' Lounge
Welcome to The Teachers' Lounge! Hosts Drew Tarver, Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey and Ryan Rosenberg play 4 highly unskilled teachers who catch listeners up on their oddly captivating careers at the fictional Hamilton High School. In the second half of each episode, The Teachers interview guests who usually play a character in the wild world of Hamilton.
Guest Appearances
Busy Burgeys
Actress, author, raconteur Busy Philipps joins Scott to talk about her first professional paid acting job at toy fairs, the true origin of her nickname, and her new podcast “Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best.” Then, Red Lobster CEO Tricia Seawater stops…
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Big Grande (Re-Release)
Dan Lippert, Drew Tarver, Ryan Rosenberg, and Jon Mackey are all best buds and together perform all around LA as the sketch group Big Grande. Today they join Matt Besser for a special improv5humans complete with pirate speakers, passionate waltzers, and a…
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Micah Schnabel Speaks To The Jury
Singer-songwriter Micah Schnabel joins improvisers Brian Huskey, Eugene Cordero, and Dan Lippert on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! Micah plays songs that inspire scenes about speaking directly to the jury, car dealership mascots, gigging at a firing range, and more.
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Space Forts, Baby!
Ben Schwartz and Tawny Newsome join Scott to talk about their new Netflix show “Space Force” and to hold an audition for She-Hulk. Then, publicist Seth Berkowitz returns to talk about his new venture with Zoom. Plus, Zoo custodians Genevieve and Genzer…
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The Best of i4h Vol. 12
Please enjoy this compilation of some of the best scenes from 2019! These performances feature Suzi Barrett, Alex Fernie, Johnny Meeks, Mel Cowan, Tim Meadows, Danielle Schneider, Mary Holland, Chad Carter, Craig Rowin, Andy Daly, Owen Burke, Bob Dassie, Anthony Atamanuik, John…
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The Best of i4h Vol. 11
Please enjoy this compilation of some of the best scenes from 2019! These performances feature James Adomian, Horatio Sanz, Jessica McKenna, Jon Gabrus, Joel Spence, Alex Fernie, Sean Conroy, Dhruv Uday Singh, James Mastraieni, Matt Newell, John Gemberling, Andy Daly, Don Fanelli,…
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Charlie Mtn. and the Small Crimes
Musical guest John-Allison “A.W.” Weiss of Charlie Mtn. joins improvisers Dan Lippert, Joel Spence, and James Mannion for this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! John-Allison plays songs off their new album that inspire scenes about letting go of a smashed up Tesla,…
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Fall Olympics
Scott and intern Gino Lambardo talk about Gino’s computer class before welcoming lobbyists Chris and Chris Starbo who stop by to announce their campaign for Fall Olympics. Plus, NBA announcer Bill Walton drops by to offer his one of a kind color…
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The Get Up Kids Shaqtin’ Dead
Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids joins improvisers Dan Lippert, Sean Conroy, and Danielle Schneider for a musical improv4humans! Matt performs songs that inspire scenes about a writer reporting on the family Thanksgiving, pushing past the apology part of an affair,…
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Floating Bus Reform
Comedians Joel Kim Booster and Mitra Jouhari join Scott to talk about their new advice podcast Urgent Care right here on Earwolf and it’s original title. Then, bus driver Burgey Sullenberger stops by to talk about floating bus reform. Plus, boogie board…
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GWAR, What Is It Good For?
Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, and Ryan Rosenberg of Big Grande return to improv4humans with Matt Besser for scenes about superpower puberty, a podcast about an Italian dish, a neighborhood emergency, single-word debate prompts, and more. Check out Matt Besser’s new…
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Drew Tarver, Jon Mackey, Dan Lippert of Big Grande in Creeps, Thieves, and Things With Wings: The Musical
Drew Tarver, Jon Mackey, and Dan Lippert of Big Grande join Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a hospital full of creeps, little larceny girls, birds, and more! With songs like “One, Two, Three, You’ll Fall Asleep”, “Satan…
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I'm Your Host with Jacquis Neal
Welcome to I'm Your Host with Jacquis Neal, the #1 podcast where each your host Jacquis Neal hosts a new game show with some of his favorite comedian friends! This week they're playing family feud and it's The Tompkins Family (Paul F. Tompkins, Ashley Holston,…
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Untitled Wachs Project
Author (and Harris Wittels’ sister) Stephanie Wittels Wachs joins Scott to talk about her new podcast Last Day, launching the podcast network Lemonada, and naming her new born baby. After taking some calls, aspiring athletes Shemp A. and Corey A. stop by…
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A Dog's Journey Homeward
Sassy the Cat, Chance the Mutt, and Shadow the Collie are living the good life with their boy and his parents in Malibu. But when the boy gets taken to his grandmother’s house in Eagle Rock, the three animals promise to find…
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Modern Nursery Rhymes
One of the Original Titans of Comedy, Anthony Jeselnik joins Scott to talk about baseball, his new show Good Talk, and on the spot politics. Then, children’s author Maximilian McSillystein stops by to promote his new book of nursery rhymes. Plus, motivational…
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400th Episode: The Cake
Dan Lippert, John Gemberling, and Jessica McKenna join Matt Besser to celebrate the 400th episode of improv4humans! They’ll perform scenes about a dress code bar, a common law high school fling, and a big-big brother program. Plus, they confront an airplane toenail…
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Full Ninja Rights
Comedian extraordinaire Max Silvestri joins Scott to talk about his upcoming 10 minute stand-up set at the Great American Comedy Festival, the show 24, and taking a tour of Johnny Carson’s childhood home. Then, Sprague The Whisperer returns to talk about his…
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Drinking & Driving & Burning
The secret company blackmails Matt into allowing the AI to drive the car while he gets drunk. Then the car tries to burn Matt alive! Starring Matt Besser & Mary Holland. This episode features Betsy Sodaro and Dan Lippert as the man…
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Do No Harm or Sarcasm to Human
The robot car drives Matt to an anti-robot car protest where our story takes a very dark turn. Starring Matt Besser & Mary Holland. This episode co-stars Dan Lippert as the man with no name and Chad Carter as the robot car…
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The Wrong Side of Town
Matt pushes the robot car to its limits by trying to make it drive near water, but Joyce gets her revenge by taking him to the worst parts of town where they meet prostitutes, drug dealers, gang members, and a mobster hit…
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Self Driving Me To Divorce
Matt gets a job test driving a new model robot car only to discover that the operating system’s artificial intelligence is programmed to have his dead ex-wife’s personality. Starring Matt Besser & Mary Holland. This episode features Dan Lippert as the anonymous…
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88 Fingers Louie and The Book Of Craig
Musical guest 88 Fingers Louie joins improvisers Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, Betsy Sodaro, Adam McCabe, and Matt Besser! 88 Fingers Louie plays songs that inspire scenes about a gameshow for selling out, the sexual act all men are too afraid…
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No Relation
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, stars and creators of PEN15 join Scott to talk about their show in 8 words or less, slushies, and the Family Feud hosts. Then, publicist Seth Berkowitz stops by to talk about representing MoviePass. Plus, Perry Gordon,…
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The Best of Meta Vol. 1
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…
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Best of The Bible
In the beginning, Matty B created improv4humans. Then Matty B said, “Let there be a compilation of the greatest biblical improv scenes ever performed on this show”, and there was a compilation of biblical scenes. And Matty B saw the compilation, and…
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Big Grande III: Unboxing Earwolf
Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, and Ryan Rosenberg of Big Grande join Matt Besser for a special unboxing episode of improv4humans! They’ll unwrap their best Earwolf merchandise while performing scenes about shopping for passive aggressive gifts, a person who really wants everyone to…
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Ryan Rosenberg, Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Drew Tarver - Spotlight On: Big Grande's Teacher's Lounge with Sam Weatherman, Todd Padre, Howard Levi’s, and Bill Cravy
The finest teachers at Hamilton High School, Sam Weatherman (Ryan Rosenberg), Todd Padre (Dan Lippert), Howard Levi’s (Jon Mackey), and Bill Cravy (Drew Tarver) of Big Grande's The Teacher's Lounge join Marissa and Listler for a special crossover edition of WOMP It…
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Hop Along and the Funky Butt
Special musical guest Frances Quinlan of Hop Along joins improvisers Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, and Seth Morris for this week’s improv4humans! Hop Along plays songs that inspire scenes about a kid under pressure to whistle well, an open house that attracts jazz…
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Dull Knives, Sturdy Eyes
Comedian extraordinaire Emily Heller joins Scott to stand up for the entire episode and chat about her new stand-up album “Pasta,” her best joke, and Barry buying a zoo in season 2 of HBO’s Barry. Then, TV personalities Luke and Matthew stop…
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Lotion Burrito (w/ Shalewa Sharpe, Jim Tews)
Comedians Shalewa Sharpe (Thug Passion Presents podcast) & Jim Tews (Quitting Comedy podcast) join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers, including a special call from Dan Lippert (Big Grande Teachers' Lounge)! This episode is brought to you by Audible…
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Liz Wheeler Loves Bird Scooters
Victoria Longwell, Drew Tarver, and Dan Lippert join Matt Besser to check in with the executive producer of Seeso, meet a mom driven nuts by her family’s cries for help, and follow a YouTube-trained stunt coordinator. Later, right-wingers voice their outrage over…
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Flying Porta Potty
Tim Meadows, Toni Charline, and Dan Lippert join Matt Besser for scenes about a restaurant that specializes in celebrity favorites, a fireplace soundtrack recording, and a guru who sees his clients in a bathroom stall. Plus, a mother searches for a baby…
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OLD GRAY LADY
Dan Lippert and Toni Charline join Matt Besser for scenes about a talk show host who gets physical during interviews, a confrontation over stolen newspapers, and a series of destructive prank phone calls. Later, a rich kid’s fort getting knocked down leads…
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Hail Satan with Chip Gardner
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…
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Welcome To Under-Earth
Bobby Moynihan, Dan Lippert, and Betsy Sodaro join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! A singer gets pulled out of retirement to perform a song about her greatest tragedy, a botched visit by the Men In Black has a long-lasting impact, and…
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Big Grande (Drew Tarver, Dan Lippert, Ryan Rosenberg, Jon Mackey): Get A Grips
Welcome to Get A Grips with your hosts Chris Singleman (Jon Mackey), Nate Marriedman (Dan Lippert), Chuck Betweensituations (Ryan Rosenberg), and Brad Justfriends (Drew Tarver)! It’s the only podcast for below the line Hollywood employees where grips are able to shoot the…
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Chekhov's Phone
Never Not Funny's own Jimmy Pardo joins Scott to talk about his new podcast Playing Games with Jimmy Pardo, Houdini, and performing Grease. Then, best friends Jake and David stop by talk about their friendship and being bullied in school. Later, Hollywood…
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The Smith Street Band and the Incredible Shrinking Feet
Musical guest The Smith Street Band joins improvisers Drew Tarver, Betsy Sodaro, and Dan Lippert for this week's improv4humans! They perform songs that lead to scenes about bringing a girlfriend to band practice, the worst fake laugh in the world, and a…
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Shuba Shobo Shoezaphone
Tim Meadows, Dan Lippert, and Don Fanelli join Matt Besser for this week's improv4humans! They improvise scenes about shoe-based instruments, a student with a highly unusual name, and the truth about the iPhone 9. Later, the finalists in the intern contest show…
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The Mopes Trilogy Pt. 1
Eugene Cordero, Jessica McKenna, Jon Gabrus, Dan Lippert, and Zach Reino join Matt Besser for part one of a new improvisational saga! Join wealthy twin heirs Jess and Jon along with personal assistant Gene as they attempt to inherit billionaire Sanford Micheal's…
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Big Grande II: Bad Dad Persona
Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Drew Tarver of Big Grande (Teacher's Lounge) join Matt Besser this week for improvised scenes about hiding your shitty car from your girlfriend, going with the Conehead look for your headshot, and finding a role…
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A Small Town Post Office After Hours w/ Big Grande
Paul F. Tompkins continues cross-over month on Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guests/improvisers are Big Grande (Big Grande’s Teacher’s Lounge) Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Drew Tarver. They chat about what food item they have consumed the most of in their lifetime,…
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Pinchin' Loaves Jesus
Dan Lippert and Drew Tarver join Matt Besser for this week's improv4humans! They perform scenes about an impressive Japanese Starbucks, hiring a homeless man for entertainment, and getting matching airplanes for your anniversary. Plus, they jazz up the Olympic Pentathalon for a…
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Dan Lippert, Our Oscars Friend
With the Oscars coming up, DAN LIPPERT from Big Grande's The Teachers' Lounge helps Sean and Hayes make their predictions for the big show. This episode is sponsored by Harry's (www.harrys.com/hollywoodhandbook) and Blue Apron (www.blueapron.com/handbook).
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The Trump Inauguration Special with Big Grande
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mark and Pete are live on the scene with some of the A-list performers headlining the festivities (Big Grande's Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg and Drew Tarver). 3 Doors Down comes out in favor…
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Radical Face and the Pillowcase Full O' Beans
Special musical guest Radical Face (Ben Cooper, Josh Lee) joins Dan Lippert, Jon Gabrus, and Stephanie Allynne along with Matt Besser for this week's improv4humans. Ben and Josh serenade the improvisers with tunes that inspire scenes about schoolkids that refuse to be…
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Lydia Loveless and the Mortgage Muse
Musical guest Lydia Loveless joins Pamela Murphy, Dan Lippert, Tim Meadows, and Matt Besser for a musical edition of improv4humans! Songs about dating an artist and moving on inspire scenes about an unsatisfactory muse and a therapist that uses his own relationship…
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Big Grande's The Teacher's Lounge
Welcome to the Teacher’s Lounge, the only podcast that gives an uncensored, behind the scenes look at the goings on at Hamilton High School. To hear more episodes from this 6-part mini-series go to Howl.fm and use the promo code TEACHER at…
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Wolf Boy with Langhorne Slim
Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim joins Matt Besser, Jon Gabrus, Drew Tarver and Dan Lippert for a music episode of improv4humans. Langhorne's songs inspire scenes about an actor without sports knowledge who auditions for a Gatorade commercial and a boy with a faulty birth…
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The Best of i4h Vol. 6
Here is what you voted for as the best scenes of 2015, humons. These performances feature Jon Gabrus, Joe Wengert, Will McLaughlin, Chad Carter, Neil Casey, Betsy Sodaro, Colton Dunn, Joe Hartzler, Andy Daly, Sean Conroy, Brett Gelman, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh,…
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Travel Agent-Si!
Guestress of honore Mary Elizabeth Ellis of FOX's The Grinder shares what the hardest part of being an actor is on this week's Comedy Bang Bang! Mary also tells us about becoming a judge, what showbiz job she would take in an…
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Wild Horses vs. Big Grande: LIVE at UCBsunset
It's a two-team spectacle as Lauren Lapkus, Erin Whitehead, and Stephanie Allynne of Wild Horses and Dan Lippert, Ryan Rosenberg, Drew Tarver, and Jon Mackey of Big Grande join Matt Besser for a LIVE improv4humans from the UCB’s Sunset theater in Hollywood…
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Big Grande: Teachers' Lounge
Hello and welcome to another episode of Hamilton High School's podcast Teachers' Lounge! In the lounge as always is Theatre teacher Keith Padre (Dan Lippert), Women's Basketball Coach and Spanish teacher Logan Waters (Drew Tarver), Drivers Ed teacher Sam Weatherman (Ryan Rosenberg),…
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Summer Stache
Dan Lippert, Drew Tarver, Drew Spears, and Echo Kellum join Matt Besser for a jam packed improv5humans! They’ll look to a party hero for guidance when crisis hits, break the rock band norms, and pitch new Subway games. They also check in…
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Don't Say Nothin'
Paul F. Tompkins, Dan Lippert, and Drew Tarver are caught in a door to door scavenger hunt, are haunted when a scary movie bleeds into reality, and make sure to not snitch about what’s really going on at the farmers market on…
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Big Grande
Dan Lippert, Drew Tarver, Ryan Rosenberg, and Jon Mackey are all best buds and together perform all around LA as the sketch group Big Grande. Today they join Matt Besser for a special improv5humans complete with pirate speakers, passionate waltzers, and a…
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Funky Kong
Paul Rust, Pamela Murphy, and Dan Lippert check into a video game rehabilitation center on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! They’ll also hear a first time concertgoer’s experience, get to the bottom of a grandma scam, and try to keep their…
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Old Dread Ben
Attention humons, this is not a con. Paul F. Tompkins, Stephanie Allynne, Dan Lippert, and Ben Siemon join Matt Besser this week for a special improv5humans! Ever run into someone you hardly remember? Have your ever wondered what the real deal is…
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Bonus: Best of Vol. 5: The Nasty Hits
All the way from shitting robots to smegma cheese shops and beyond! It's the bonus best of improv4humans with Matt Besser aka the nasty hits featuring Ian Roberts, Lauren Lapkus, Joe Wengert, Tim Meadows, Charlie Sanders, Betsy Sodaro, John Gemberling, Stephanie Allynne,…
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Best of improv4humans Vol. 5
That time has come once again humans! The best of improv4humans with Matt Besser volume 5 is here featuring an amazing roster of the greatest improvisers in the universe including Joe Wengert, Sean Clements, Dominic Dierkes, Jason Mantzoukas, Lennon Parham, Jessica St.…
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Don't Be A Dork
Aloha! Charlie Sanders, Eugene Cordero, and Dan Lippert create an authentic Hawaiian experience on today's improv4humans with Matt Besser! They’ll also play a game of Dungeons & Dragons, meet the famous famous footwear hermit, and find out what really happens when someone…
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Toothbrush Tommy
Andy Daly, Dan Lippert, and Will McLaughlin get heated at an all you can eat restaurant, use the expert toothbrush services of a man named Toothbrush Tommy, and find out that teens are actually Oompa Loompas on this week's improv4humans with Matt…
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Non-Descript Hole
John Gemberling, Stephanie Allynne, and Dan Lippert do whatever it takes to party, experiment on a four arm freak, and search for the perfect vagina on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! Plus, they check in on the war on Christmas. Give…
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Rainbow Party Pitch
Grab some snacks and buzz juice and listen to a special VPN edition of improv4humans with Zach Woods and UCB-LA Harold team members Nick Mandernach, Matt Newell, Erin Whitehead, Dan Lippert, Molly Bretthauer, and Paul Welsh! They’ll soothe a crowd of rioters…
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