Latest Episodes

September 25, 2013

After blowing the roof off the place, the gang is back in the halls of the tower where they started. What will they stumble upon as they continue their search for this old necromancer? You’ll have to tune in to find out! Plus, everyone shares tales of early dungeon masters and Blaine discovers the triangle in the room.

September 25, 2013

Former frontman of the band Freedom Fighters and new bar owner Frank Bevan reunites with Har Mar to talk about their early touring days on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Frank tells us about opening Lake Street, a Midwestern-themed bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn along with fellow musicians Bobby Drake, Eric Odness, & Rob Pope, and the special things that come with it such as having the best toilets in town. Then, Frank & Har Mar create a number of reality show inspired movies including a buddy cop film where two friends open up a Waffle House in Cancun and they also play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with David Lee Roth’s “Yankee Rose.”

September 25, 2013

Today Phil Yu & Andrew talk about Trader Joe’s subtle racism courtesy of their ethnic specific food labels. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

September 24, 2013

HitFix’s Drew McWeeny joins Paul & Jason to discuss the less charming and more preachy Willy Wonka aka Robin Williams in Toys. It takes a special kind of movie with a strange choice of casting, tone, and plot for us to truly ask “how did this get made?” And this movie delivers. We get into everything from LL Cool J’s interrogation scene to the big reveal of Joan Cusack’s character. Oh yeah, we didn’t forget about the sea monster.

September 24, 2013

It’s David Huntsberger’s time for a solo episode in the hatch! After answering some listener questions, David gets into the topic of dreams and why we have them. He’ll call up a Blastronaut, his neuroscientist buddy Jono Zalay, and even his mother to discuss lucid dreaming, recurring themes in dreams, and how dreams are sometimes prophetic. Can David battle his cold and make it to the end of the show? Tune in to find out!

September 24, 2013

Matt Besser answers some of your questions in another edition of Ask the UCB! Matt elaborates on his comparison of independent improv shows to stand-up open mics, talks about how the UCB Comedy Improv Manual is helpful in writing comedy, shares what he really thinks about “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” discusses an improv school that brags about not focusing on the “rules of improvisation,” and gives a couple of book recommendations. You can now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

September 24, 2013

Fantastic stand-up and writer Matt Goldich stops by to tell us how he and his brothers had one of the best experiences of their life at the Beijing olympics on today’s Sklarbro County! Matt also tells us about growing up as a Phillies fan, his time writing for Stump the Schwab, one of many great jokes he wrote for The Jeselnik Offensive, and reads some of his favorite sports tweets. Daniel Van Kirk brings us some crazy stories as usual including a Florida city attorney who was arrested after he broke into a woman’s home naked, how Classic Rock inspired an assault, and many men will go under vasectomies in front of a live audience as part of World Vasectomy Day. Plus, the return of your Weekly Wahlberg! Make sure to check out Daniel Van Kirk’s NFL column over at cover32.com! Citizens of Los Angeles — Sklarbro Country will be a part of the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th! Go to http://lapodfest.com for tickets.

September 24, 2013

Sean and Hayes bid listeners farewell on the last episode of the Reality show Show. They give us a glimpse into the ugly business of podcasting as they discuss Big Brother, get into the season premiere of Survivor, and wrap up the second to last episode of The Challenge. Finally, LAUREN LAPKUS drops by to talk about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Bachelor, and Chris Siegfried’s book of poems.

September 24, 2013

Comedic actor and writer, Ken Marino, (Wet Hot American SummerBurning Love) chats with Kevin about his interest for performing in college leading to a career in acting. Ken discusses being nominated for 2 Emmys in the same category, collaborating with his wife on writing projects, and how fantastic it is to play with his college buddies and call it work.

September 24, 2013

Phil Yu & Andrew get into whether the mohawk is indeed a racist hairstyle. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

September 23, 2013

Cancel all your plans because Amy Poehler is back along with co-host Neil Campbell for a post-Emmys chat on today’s Comedy Bing Bong! Amy gives us a sneak preview of the new season of Parks and Recreation, tells us about the reality shows she’s working on, and shares some important advice on improv. Then, special guest Alan Thicke stops  by to talk about what it was like on the set of “Growing Pains,” if he ever competes with his son over women, and he performs his very own Parks and Rec theme song. Plus, Scott, Amy, Neil, and Alan go head to head to be crowned G.O.A.T. in the Freestyle Rap Battle!

September 23, 2013

Creator of AngryAsianMan.com, Phil Yu joins Andrew Ti to answer racism questions all this week. Today they talk about Twitter’s racist backlash after finding out who was crowned as Miss America. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

September 20, 2013

NFL legend and all around awesome guy Terrell Owens makes his first visit to the calming shores on this week’s extra special Sklarbro Country! After some quality takes, Terrell joins Randy & Jason to break down his career in the NFL, talk about what it’s like to play in the Super Bowl and deal with a potentially career-threatening injury. After a discussion on the rise of concussions in football and the funniest players in the league, Terrell shares some personal stories and sticks around for some Quick Hits. Later on in the show, Jerry Jones joins in on the fun via a very secure phone line to talk all things TO and Lady GooGoo. Citizens of Los Angeles — Sklarbro Country will be a part of the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th! Go to http://lapodfest.com for tickets.

September 20, 2013

One of our all time favorite guests (Check him out in episode 68!) is back for seconds! Hilarious actor, improvisor, writer and producer JOHN LEHR from 10 Items Or Less and now his hit HULU series, Quick Draw, came on and we discuss things like treehouse glass, penis guessing, what happens when you meet a portly gal in Hannibal, MO. after a juggling gig, and oh yeah, Andy and Elizabeth make a very big announcement! Enjoy!

September 20, 2013

Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie recount their adventurous weeks on today’s TWO CHARTED! Howard gives us all the details on what he calls the “Hair Saga” during his Wie-Wiek that was chart while Kulap tells us about finding some productive & not so productive ways to procrastinate. And you won’t believe the bomb that Howard drops on us that involves a cup of coffee yogurt from his youth.

September 20, 2013

Andrew Ti and this week’s special guest Sandeep Parikh finish off the week by discussing the idea of perpetuating stereotypes in sketches. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

September 19, 2013

Be cool, don’t be that guy, and instead listen as Tim Meadows, Horatio Sanz, and Brian Huskey join Matt Besser for part one of a very special improv4humans recorded LIVE from Bumbershoot! Prepare yourself to hear what happens when Elvis Presley hosts a movie night, people get instantly offended by history, and Brian takes the bus for the first time. Attention humans, please go to the Earwolf forums to let us know which scenes should be in our next Best of improv4humans episode! You can now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

September 19, 2013

Twitter’s Jenny Johnson joins Jake to talk about being on The View after she made Chris Brown furious over Twitter on today’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jenny also explains how she joined Twitter initially for her television news producer job in Houston, what lead to her introducing the Geto Boys in concert, and occasionally pointing out Kim Kardashian’s delusional thoughts on Twitter. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! People of Los Angeles, THE FOGELNEST FILES will be a part of the LA Podcast Festival on October 5th and is a great place to meet girls! Go to http://lapodfest.com for tickets! Lastly, THE FOGELNEST FILES returns to New York on October 10th at the Bell House in Brooklyn and tweens are not welcome as it is a 18+ show!

September 19, 2013

Andrew and Sandeep Parikh get into white people’s fascination with spirit animals, karma, and chi. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

September 19, 2013

Jonah Ray joins the Matts to talk about their love of Russia with Love!

September 18, 2013

June Diane Raphael couldn’t get enough of the charts so she joins Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie once again for a clean and tidy episode of WHO CHARTED! We learn a little bit about June’s father, what June’s pop song would be titled, and the Creative Arts Emmys as they count down Billboard’s HOT 100 Chart. Then, the Movie Chart leads to discussion about the journey of June’s upcoming film Ass Backwards, the power of Twitter, and Vin Diesel. Also, June describes how she dealt with her childhood growing pains during a round of Chart Darts!

September 18, 2013

Finally onboard the ship, our heroes decide to fly over to the other side of the tower to explore and hopefully find the old man whose portraits hang on the walls of this soul filled place. Some crazy shit will definitely go down and the gang will figure out the 21st century versions of references that might be lost to younger listeners!

September 18, 2013

Art director/blogger extraordinaire Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson joins Har Mar for a true night time chat on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Elizabeth & Har Mar talk about a certain shame lust, how Elizabeth started designing album covers for The Walkmen, and her coining the term “amazeballs.” Then, they explore the idea of a reality show simply called “Hasidic Real World” and are disgusted by the lyrics of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” during a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song.

September 18, 2013

Today Sandeep Parikh & Andrew talk about white people co-opting black culture and starting to twerk because of Miley Cyrus. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

September 17, 2013

Tig is back in the hatch but this time she’s solo. After giving us a quick update on what’s going on with her life, Tig is joined by actress, improviser, and internet person Stephanie Allynne to discuss Religious Science. They’ll talk about Stephanie’s childhood cooperative learning game “Harvest Time,” being positive by not dwelling on the future, and that old woman who lived in a shoe. Plus, they’ll explore Stephanie’s connection to Angelina Wells.

September 17, 2013

Actor and comedian Tom Papa, (The Informant!, Come to Papa) sits down with Kevin to discuss his start in stand up comedy leading to a writing and acting career. Tom talks about Bill Cosby making his wife laugh so heartily that she goes into labor, Steven Soderbergh asking him if he would like to be in “the gayest movie of all time,” and Alec Baldwin publicly tweeting his phone number.

September 17, 2013

Sean and Hayes thank their fans for compiling all the awkward moments from the show on a Tumblr, share some facts about Thailand courtesy of The Challenge, and are surprised that they were able to catch up on what previously happened on VH1’s Tough Love. Then JON GABRUS stops by to talk about the quips he makes on MTV’s Guy Code and to introduce the guys to World’s Worst Tenants.

September 17, 2013

Phenomenal actor Josh Stamberg takes a break from filming a 10 episode arc on NBC’s Parenthood to join us in celebration of episode 69 of Sklarbro County! Josh tells us about his tough decision on leaving “Drop Dead Diva,” what his thought process was when he had to make out with his buddy on “Six Feet Under,” his days of playing soccer for the University of Wisconsin, and how he ended up playing tennis against Serena Williams herself. Daniel Van Kirk is also here with some gems from Florida including a tale of a naked man storming into a home, a tired man who was arrested after throwing a bowl of chicken wings at his wife, and a story that will make you think twice about receiving free baked goods. Then, we take a listen to a voicemail that Michael Douglas sent us in regards to having Josh on the show. Make sure to check out Daniel Van Kirk’s NFL column over at cover32.com! Citizens of Philly, don’t forget to get your tickets for The Sklar Brothers’ run at the Helium Comedy Club this upcoming weekend (September 19th, 20th and 21st)!

September 17, 2013

We’ve gathered some of our favorite What’s Bothering You? segments for this week’s special bonus episode of improv4humans which features an all-star roster of improvisers which includes Eugene Cordero, Pamela Murphy, Billy Merritt, Andy Daly, Stephanie Allynne, Chris Kula, Sean Clements, Neil Campbell, Dominic Dierkes, Amy Poehler, Seth Morris, Joe Hartzler, Lennon Parham, Danielle Schneider, Horatio Sanz, and Brian Huskey. We’ll look back at some of the topics that have been discussed such as the use of Twitter during the Boston marathon tragedy, Oscar Pistorius shooting his girlfriend, and the epidemic of ceiling fan suicides. Attention humans, go out and interview your fellow citizens and find out what is bothering them, then send it to the show so it can be played on an upcoming episode of improv4humans! You can now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

September 17, 2013

Our next How Did This Get Made? choice was suggested by next week’s guest and he did not disappoint. It’s the odd comedy with a bonkers ad campaign starring Robin Williams known simply as Toys and it’s streaming on Netflix! Paul also reads some Corrections & Omissions for The Glimmer Man including a correction from an actual coroner, answers your beard questions, and announces the winners of last week’s Movie Title Game. Make sure to go to www.getfxx.com for info on where to see the new season of The League, look out for Ass Backwards coming to a theater near you & VOD, catch Season 3 of NTSF:SD:SUV:: Thursdays at midnight on Adult Swim, and use your face to watch Hell Baby right now on Amazon!