Latest Episodes
January 28, 2016
John Gemberling, Gil Ozeri and Anthony Atamanuik deliver some good, fun and funny scenes on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser. They improvise about Rosie Perez playing Jeopardy!, a couple’s fight about their sex noises and domesticating wild animals. Also, a conversation about lube inspires a scene about a former sex shop employee starting a new job at Subway. Sign up for Seeso.com to watch Besser’s new stand-up special “Besser Breaks the Record” and “The UCB Show,” which were filmed live in UCBLA.
January 28, 2016
Sitting down with David Steinberg.
January 28, 2016
Is there still a purpose to having a personal website when millions of users already go to ‘destination sites’ like Twitter and Medium for their blog posts? Also, what is Stephen going to do with his boxes of pictures and memorabilia currently stuck in a basement?
January 28, 2016
Deirdre Devlin and Andrew talk about racist bumper stickers. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
January 27, 2016
Join Casey, Danielle and special guest Shira Weiss as they discuss the morally corrupt Faye Resnick, “The Brooks effect” and reveal the special Vanderpump Rules Star they spotted at SUR where they feasted upon dry chicken and microscopic goat cheese balls. Also, Shira tells us the TV shows you should be watching. Hint: none of them have been nominated for anything and some can only be found on YouTube.
Don’t forget, we’ll be Rabbling live during the February 2nd episode of RHOBH (during the 9p PT west coast feed.) Check it out @ https://www.rabble.tv/
January 27, 2016
Leonard is joined by his ReelzChannel partner, the irrepressible Grae Drake, Senior Editor of Rotten Tomatoes. Grae recalls some of her unique press junket experiences, which include getting her own Bond Girl name from Dame Judi Dench and leaving Dustin Hoffman speechless. They also discuss two favorite films of 2015 that aren’t part of the Oscar conversation: 99 Homes and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
January 27, 2016
Howard is touring in Texas, so Stard fills in to join Kulap on this week’s Who Charted? The Top 5 songs on Spotify’s U.S. Top 50 inspire conversations about Vegas and sandwiches with actor/podcaster Nate Corddry. They pitch show ideas for the next NBC Chicago series and guess what is under The Edge’s beanie during the Top 5 TV Shows chart. Lastly, Kulap gives updates on the production of “Bajillion Dollar Propertie$,” and Stard shares his journey to the music event NAMM in Two Charted.
January 27, 2016
Can a fake C-section have real emotional impact? Plus, a simple change in the procedure that erases one mom’s C-section guilt.
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January 27, 2016
A commonly cited study states that money’s ability to increase happiness diminishes above $70,000 per year. However, are the statistics really that cut-and-dried? Stephen, James, and guest host Manoush Zomorodi discuss their personal relationships with money, and we finally get one opinion that paying for college may be a worthwhile endeavor.
January 27, 2016
Deirdre Devlin and Andrew talk about the cartoons Doug and Arthur. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
January 26, 2016
The Shrimps take on the Alley Oopsies at Pan Pacific Park. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action, Greg Escalante has the Sock Report. Championship game!
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January 26, 2016
Podcaster and writer Alison Rosen of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend joins Jensen and special guest co-host Ali Segel to talk about ska, writing for the LA Times in high school, freelance writing, West Coast-based rapper Anderson Paak, The Thermals, GLADES, Henrietta Hen Egg Cooker, Birdemic, Fateful Findings, how we’re late on Room, Rick and Morty, The Godfather Trilogy, and many other things you should know about.
January 26, 2016
Laya DeLeon Hayes has officially become the youngest OMFG! guest to join Deanna & Emily in the studio! Laya tells us about her role as the titular star of Disney’s animated series Doc McStuffins, gives us hot tips on booking commercials, and gets us up on “Old Disney”. Plus, we’ll find out who this 11-year-old superstar thinks is “Old or Young?”.
January 26, 2016
EP. 55 — Hosers: LIVE from The Fast Company Innovation Festival
Guest Amy Rutberg Anthony Ramos Bruce Altman Geoffrey Arend Jason Biggs Judy Gold Katrina Bowden Nick D’Agosto Rumer Willis
On a bonus episode of The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard, we are proud to present a live script reading of Jacob Isser’s “Hosers,” a half-hour television pilot recorded at The Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City. Hosers stars Jason Biggs, Bruce Altman, Katrina Bowden, Nick D’Agosto, Rumer Willis, Amy Rutberg, Geoffrey Arend, Anthony Ramos, Judy Gold, and is narrated by Franklin Leonard.
January 26, 2016
CHRIS GETHARD joins Hayes in New York for a surprise retrospective on Big Lake, the Comedy Central show Chris starred in and Hayes wrote for, to dispel the rumors and reveal the true story once and for all.
January 26, 2016
Guest host Samm Levine and KPCS guest Stuart Pankin (Actor, Dinosaurs; Not Necessarily The News) discuss a little bit of everything. How long they’ve known each other, Stuarts deep IMDB credit list, why he was barely in the movie “Congo”, and more!
January 26, 2016
Writer and producer John Matta joins Randy and Jason to discuss his new book “Matta Napkin,” which includes 300 hilarious cartoon drawings on napkins. They also chat about comedic inspirations and John’s upcoming show he co-created with Jerry Minor called “Grand Marquee.” One of Daniel Van Kirk’s crazy stories includes a middle-aged man who dressed up as an elderly woman for a snow-shoveling program’s photo-op. Inspired by the story, Randy and Jason talk to Robert Durst on the phone about his thoughts on wearing a wig.
January 26, 2016
@QOD Twitter follower @BradyWood15 sent the team a question about giving and receiving criticism. Can James, Stephen, and guest host Manoush handle taking each other’s heat while working out the best techniques to do so?
January 26, 2016
Deirdre Devlin and Andrew to talk about kids dressing up as a geisha. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
January 25, 2016
Devin & Amy dive into the big-haired 80s as they nominate the 1988 romantic comedy-drama Working Girl into the Canon. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. Listen as Devin & Amy discuss whether the movie still holds up — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!
January 25, 2016
Hilarious human Rob Corddry joins Josh this week to talk about the time he tripped his socks off at Comic-Con, the new 7th season of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim, playing lovable bad guys, and more.
January 25, 2016
“Weird Al” Yankovic joins Scott as a special co-host and to make a very major announcement on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Child actress Dimples also visits the studio to talk about her new show “My Silly Step-Sister,” her foley artist work, and her dark home life. Then, spokesperson Cody Calavera stops by to raise awareness on what it means to be a “Moss Man.”
January 25, 2016
LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Bloom of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and HDTGM All-star Jessica St. Clair of Playing House join Paul and Jason to discuss the 1984 rock & roll fable Streets of Fire. They’ll cover everything from Rick Moranis being a bad ass to the Michael Pare slap fight. Plus, everyone asks why Dottie from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure is in the movie during Audience Q&A!
Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of Streets of Fire over at www.slashfilm.com!
HDTGM: LIVE! returns to Largo at the Coronet on March 19th at 7pm and 9:30pm! Get your tickets now over at www.largo-la.com!
Attention: The Crash Test special that Paul & Rob Huebel performed on a 60 foot glass bus is available online on Comedy Central! Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com/! People of the internet: Watch Paul in Fresh off the Boat on ABC and a while ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA and now you’ll be able to see it. Go to https://itun.es/us/3M4J9 now to buy it! You can also see Jason in Transparent on Amazon and in Dirty Grandpa in a theater near you! Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, and in all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).
January 25, 2016
Marissa and Listler are back with their special guest, Mr. Dan Tennis (Andrew Barbot), Marina Del Rey High’s Computer Teacher on this week’s WOMP IT UP! Mr. Tennis talks Apple and Marissa has a few choice words for listeners during “What’s Cheesing You?”. Then, the spotlight is on Mr. Tennis as he tells us about his model train hobby, his foster kids, and his passion for playing acoustic covers of Dave Matthews Band. Plus, Listler reveals what happened to her previous marriage during Listler’s Love Lockdown!
January 25, 2016
EP. 44 — The One Beauty Parlor In A Small Town
Guest Dave Holmes Jessica Chaffin Craig Cackowski Brandon Johnson
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everyone, including non-listeners, back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is podcaster, TV host, and author Dave Holmes! They chat about whether to live without electricity or a toilet, why Dave’s no longer able to eat donuts, and parental eccentricities regarding science fiction. Paul is then joined by Jessica Chaffin, Craig Cackowski, and Brandon Johnson to improvise a story set in The One Beauty Parlor in a Small Town. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!
LIVE episodes of SPONTANEANATION return to Largo on The Coronet on Saturday, February 6, 2016! Get your tickets now: bit.ly/SPONT0216
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January 25, 2016
A short list of completely ridiculous things we put up with as English speakers:
1. I before E except after C (apart from numerous exceptions that you should memorize)
2. The letters C and K making the same sound (except when they don’t)
3. The multiple pronunciations of ‘ough’ (Cough, Through, Rough, Thought, etc.)
4. Different countries putting a U in words like Favo(u)rite or Colo(u)r
What the hell is going on here? How did our language get like this? Why is this the 2nd most spoken language in the world when it makes no sense?
To get a grasp at the enormity of English, Jack O’Brien is joined on the phone by Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri, to talk about her time recording every sound in the English language and how programmers put it all together.
Later, Jack is joined onstage at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles by Dan O’Brien, Carmen Angelica and Alex Schmidt. They talk about the history of English, how it combines the best of French and the worst of German, the grammar’s endless nonsensical rules, and some simple things other languages do that we wish we had.
January 25, 2016
Stephen and James are joined by guest questioner Manoush Zomorodi, host of the Note to Self podcast. Manoush and the guys attempt to figure out what exactly would happen to the economy if everyone stopped buying poorly constructed and cheap items.
January 25, 2016
Comedian, writer, actor Deirdre Devlin joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss how sometimes comedy and music heroes have awful points of view. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.
January 22, 2016
EP. 46 — Fay Wolf
Guest Fay Wolf
Fay Wolf is an actress, author, musician, professional organizer, and one of Nate’s closest friends. Fay joins Nate this week to talk about her new book New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (and Everyone Else), how people need permission to begin purging their memorabilia, searching for her own permission to call herself a musician, and the process of electronic decluttering. Make sure to get a head start for the next book club by grabbing yourself The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.
January 22, 2016
EP. 62 — Alana Johnston, Holly Prazoff: Shut Up and Pants With Me!
Guest Alana Johnston Holly Prazoff
Welcome back to Shut Up and Pants With Me! with your hosts Linda and Carol (Alana Johnston, Holly Prazoff)! It’s the podcast solely dedicated to the wonderful world of pants. This week they are joined by Yolanda, only the hottest Ponte Pants designer to answer burning questions. Why Ponte? Are shorts pants? Who wins in a battle against Gauchos vs. Culottes? Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to help her Twitter followers with advice on how to stay popular without going out and more in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”