Beautiful Stories
Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata
Bitch Sesh
Comedy Bang Bang
Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael
Earwolf Presents
Factually! with Adam Conover
Full Release with Samantha Bee
How Did This Get Made?
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
Get Played
I Weigh with Jameela Jamil
improv4humans with Matt Besser
Midnight Snack with Michelle Collins
The Neighborhood Listen
Office Ladies
Queery with Cameron Esposito
Scam Goddess
Storytime with Seth Rogen
The Three Questions with Andy Richter
Threedom
Unspooled
Voyage to the Stars
Urgent Care with Joel Kim Booster and Mitra Jouhari
Tom Scharpling
Tom Scharpling hosts The Best Show on WFMU which is, pardon the hyperbole, the BEST show on WFMU. He and Jon Wurster make up the creatively named Scharpling & Wurster whose numerous albums have been devoured by comedy fans and musicians alike. Tom recently directed music videos for Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and The New Pornographers, both of which are chock full of Earwolf favorites. And one last thing: MONK!
Guest Appearances
Top 3: Tom Scharpling
Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Steven Universe) joins us to talk about his new book It Never Ends and his top 3 movie musicals! He talks about why he loves excess in musicals, Jack Nicholson’s directorial career, and going to Papa Roach’s…
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Tom Scharpling and Martha Kelly, Our New Comic-Con Friends
TOM SCHARPLING and MARTHA KELLY return to take the Triumph at Comic-Con episode on tour. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com/THEBOYS code: THEBOYS), Harry's (www.harrys.com/handbook), and Away (www.awaytravel.com/handbook code: HANDBOOK).
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Tom Scharpling and Will Hines, Our Third Host Audition
TOM SCHARPLING returns for another attempt to become the third host with guest WILL HINES. This episode is sponsored by Honey (www.joinhoney.com/theboys), NHTSA, and Raycon (www.buyraycon.com/theboys).
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Tom Scharpling, Our Returning Friend
TOM SCHARPLING makes his grand return to the show. This episode is sponsored by hims (www.forhims.com/handbook), Harry's (www.harrys.com/handbook), and Indochino (www.indochino.com code: HANDBOOK).
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Tom and The Doughboys, Our Close Friends
TOM SCHARPLING and THE DOUGHBOYS come to the studio and get tricked by The Boys. This episode is sponsored by Indochino (www.indochino.com code: HANDBOOK) and Quip (www.getquip.com/THEBOYS).
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Tom and Julie, Our Talkshow Friends
Sean and Hayes have a little fun doing a talkshow with JULIE KLAUSNER and TOM SCHARPLING live at The Bell House. This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/savings) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/THEBOYS).
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Tom Scharpling, Our New Host
TOM SCHARPLING returns to make a big change to the show. This episode is sponsored by hims (www.forhims.com/THEBOYSCARE) and Blue Apron (www.blueapron.com/HANDBOOK).
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Tom Scharpling, Our Third Host
The boys are joined by TOM SCHARPLING in his big return to the studio and he meets someone new. This episode is sponsored by NBC's A.P. Bio and Wargaming (code: HOLLYWOOD18).
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SADurday (w/ Tom Scharpling, Jason Gore)
Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Monk, Steven Universe) and Jason Gore (The Best Show, Difficult People) join Jo and Manolo to play listener-submitted games with callers. Games played: Band Name Or Fact?, Is It Raining?, and Don't Get Me Started.
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Tom Scharpling, Our Vulture Fest Friend
The boys welcome back TOM SCHARPLING to help them with their podcast panel. This episode is brought to you by ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/first) and Harry's (www.harrys.com/HOLLYWOODHANDBOOK).
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Tom Scharpling
Comedian, TV writer and host of the popular Internet show/podcast "The Best Show," Tom Scharpling stops by the studio to hold court on a wide range of topics, including the comic genius of Martin Short (and Charles Grodin), the self-importance of Jerry Lewis, the body count of…
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Tom Scharpling, Our Christmas Show Architect
Hayes travels to New York to hear Tom's pitch for the big annual Christmas show in person. This episode is sponsored by Harry's (www.harrys.com code: HANDBOOK).
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Sharon Horgan, Our Close Friend
Hayes and Tom invite SHARON HORGAN to stop by the Handbook East studio to do community service by workshopping some jokes from past episodes while Sean calls in.
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Tom Scharpling
Writer, director, and radio host Tom Scharpling of The Best Show joins Sarah and Susan to talk about the music of ABBA, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly performing "Por Ti Volare" from the movie Step Brothers, the movie Creed, and "Rent"…
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The Avengers: LIVE!
Tom Scharpling of The Best Show joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1998 action spy film The Avengers. Recorded LIVE from the 2016 Vulture Festival in New York City, they discuss Sean Connery's "evil" plan, Uma Thurman's clone "2ma Thurman",…
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Far East Movement, Our Favorite Band
Hayes and Sean are brought to the studio against their will for an unscheduled record. This episode is sponsored by Nudist Colony Clothing.
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Engineer Cody's Engineer Training Boot Camp and School LIVE
Sean and Hayes appear in front of a live audience to offer tips on personal health and how to eat, then welcome Engineer Cody and special guest TOM SCHARPLING for an inside look at Engineer Cody's Engineer Training Boot Camp and School.
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Cranking It to Coldplay
Tom Scharpling of The Best Show finally returns to Comedy Bang! Bang! to join Scott in a chat about funny performers who get muscular, which kind of montage they would like to live their life in, and whether or not dogs have…
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The Secret Story of the Missing Episode
Hayes is joined by Tom Scharpling in Tom's railyard studio to acknowledge the many awards their shows have gotten lately and to tell the entire true story of the technical difficulties that got last week's episode canceled.
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Handbook East with Tom Scharpling
Hayes and Tom Scharpling are checking in this week from The Big Apple itself -- New York City! They talk about potential New Yorkers to recruit to the east coast branch of the network, discuss the mega-hit Hamilton, and bond over their favorite…
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The Grease Knows Eggs Show with Jesse Thorn
Tom "Eggs" Scharpling and Engineer "Greasenose" Cody debut the pilot of their new podcast to potential buyer Jesse Thorn.
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Tom Scharpling Again, Our Close Friend
Hayes and Sean applaud the Suicide Squad movie for a brave choice. Then TOM SCHARPLING returns to correct the mistakes of his infamous first appearance on the show, speak on Monk, do the Popcorn Gallery, and debut a potential new podcast with…
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Tom Scharpling, Our Close Friend
Sean and Hayes are back with another episode of the best show, Hollywood Handbook where they talk about politics and Hollywood. Then, good friend TOM SCHARPLING from The Best Show comes by to get some advice from the guys, who kindly offer…
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Johnny's Bananas Season 4 Writer's Room
Thank god for eBay for saving Johnny’s Bananas and making it the first ever StreamBay original series! Rafflecast brings you inside the writer’s room of season 4 of the animated series Johnny’s Bananas starring Johnny “Drama” Chase & Andrew Dice Clay. Listen…
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Johnny's Bananas Season 4 Writer's Room
Thank god for eBay for saving Johnny’s Bananas and making it the first ever StreamBay original series! Rafflecast brings you inside the writer’s room of season 4 of the animated series Johnny’s Bananas starring Johnny “Drama” Chase & Andrew Dice Clay. Listen…
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Sklarbro County 149
Randy and Jason welcome to this week’s Sklarbro County the hosts of The Best Show Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster, who talk about great concerts they’ve attended, what the future beholds for them in comedy, and why the NBA is the best…
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Who's Got My Goo Balls?
Harris Wittels is back to be your tour guide through the cosmos (sorry) along with special guest Tom Scharpling of The Best Show on WFMU. Similar to Scott Aukerman, Tom could care less about Phish but is certainly open to change his…
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Sloppy Lady Junk
Tom Scharpling is the host of The Best Show on WFMU, the director of some of the best indie rock music videos, and perhaps a contender for best Sklarbro Country guest?! His sports knowledge (available for perusal at The Classical) and radio expertise…
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Garry Marshall Presents
When you have your own talk show on IFC, you can get some pretty huge guests from the world of entertainment. This week Scott shows off his showbiz credentials with former Monk writer Tom Scharpling, gay marriage advocate Gary Marshall, and future…
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