Ronna & Beverly talk to the North Shore’s preeminent “peppy” party planner, Donna Kagan, about how to celebrate the holidays with an Elegant Touch.

We’re breaking the formula this week to bring you some of the best indie rock of 2011 as decided by The Sklar Brothers, Jonah Ray, and Matt Price. Jonah and Matt are amazing comedians with awesome taste in music who join us to meander through the indie rock hits of the year while touching on stories of bad auditions, great concerts, embarrassing restaurant experiences, and tales of fatherhood. Happy Holidays!

Christmas is just around the corner and Bob’s gift to you is a multi-denominational winter prayer that embraces all faith systems and all theological identities. Happy Holidays!

Well, Santa totally cancelled on us this week but we have the next best thing. The always delightful Jordan Morris joined us to talk about holiday traditions, a special herbal cure for anxiety, the single life, and the confusing world of Katy Perry lyrics. Don’t forget to visit the Totally Laime website to hear our salute to the awesome listeners who’ve left iTunes feedback. Enjoy!

One of the most successful podcasting networks is Kevin Smith’s SModcast. After we had so much fun and learned so much with Bagged and Boarded’s Matt Cohen, it was a no brainer to invite David Kahn to The Wolf Den. He is in charge of advertising and finances for the network and he joins us this week to discuss how to build a network and how to keep it financially secure. Don’t forget to use the Earwolf Amazon link to do any last minute holiday shopping, and we’ll see you next week!

You’d think that the comedic prowess of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the acting talents of Sinbad, and the star power of a Jim Belushi cameo would make for the ultimate Christmas movie! Instead we have an illogical and unbelievable commercial masked as a movie. Join the How Did This Get Made? crew and Joe Mande for this bonus holiday episode and listen in to hear if your Eardrop made it! Happy Holidays!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially if Christmas looks like the secret Spaniard Jonah Ray from Nerdist and The Soup! He joins us for the Billboard Holiday Album Chart, the Movie Chart, some Chart Darts and the first ever round of Kramer Party of 3. We take on Glee, the “other” Jonah, racist bullying in Hawaii, and Howard’s best Mexican meal ever. Plus a Who Charted? gift exchange, a new single from Dragon Boy Suede, and a bonus easter egg if you pay careful attention. Pick up the Who Charted? Holiday Special 2011 with Paul F. Tompkins and have a happy holiday season!

Once dinner has been eaten and presents have been opened, we’ll all need something to do with our loved ones this holiday season. Take a page from Bob and listener Matt and pop in one of these family favorites!

Tis the season! Our gift to you is an extra How Did This Get Made? celebrating the holiday classic (??) Jingle All The Way. Eardrop your best Arnold Schwarzenegger holiday greetings to @PaulScheer and you might show up on the episode! Check in later this week to hear the full episode.

Halle Berry is an Oscar winner, Catwoman is a beloved comic book icon, and Sharon Stone is the perfect villain. It would be tough to screw this movie up, but lo and behold! We watched Catwoman with Jamie Denbo and despite the occasional girl power messages and sometimes amusing witticisms, it revealed itself as an over CGI’d, poorly scripted, oddly dated mess. Tune in to hear your Eardrops and make sure you listen to our bonus minisode out today!

What do you want for Christmas? OH MY GOSH I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ANSWERED THAT HYPOTHETICAL YOU GREEDY LITTLE JERK! Here is what you’re getting: You’re getting an episode of Professor Blastoff all about greed and you’re not going to try to pawn it for cash! Now, as long as you behave and don’t try to steal any of our money we’ll reward you with a rousing rendition of Away In The Hatch by Nathan Rivera.

It’s that time of year again! You’ve hung up your proverbial podcast stocking and Comedy Bang Bang is here to stuff it full of your favorite guests, characters, games, raps, and more! Happy Holidays!

Welcome to the first ever episode of Jon Daly’s Rafflecast! You’ve loved Jon during his appearances on Comedy Bang Bang and now he has his very own podcast where he can do absolutely anything he wants! If you have an idea for Rafflecast, be sure to follow @JonDaly on Twitter and let him know.

Hark! The Apple Sisters sing croon with the Patio singers a heavenly tune. Father Christmas is stopping by for the best part of Christmas is nigh! Gather round and hear this show, as songs and jokes and friends will flow. Candy flirts and Cora swears and Seedy says a special prayer. Hark! The Apple Sisters sing so please listen to the whole darn thing!

Bob couldn’t quite figure out how to use Amazon Wishlist so he’s presenting his holiday desires via podcast!

Have you dreamed about Artemis Pebdani making her return to Totally Laime? THE SECRET WORKS! Artemis is back and beautiful and hilarious and giggly and amazing! We talk about our celebrity fantasies, vagina tattoos, and the joys of New York living. Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by audible. Support Totally Laime and get a free audiobook at http://www.audiblepodcast.com/laime

After giving him so many props in the latest Patton Oswalt episode, we had to invite Kyle Kinane to visit Sklarbro Country. He totally lived up to expectations with stories of his past as a punk rocker, his love of sports snacks, and his approach towards corporate comedy gigs. Also on the show is Jesse Thorn whose fantasy report is both timely and, dare we say, holly jolly? Plus more stories of freak sports accidents and a look into the frightening world of sailing. If you’re in Phoenix this weekend be sure to see Randy and Jason at Stand Up Live and Sacramento folks can start planning their New Years Eve by picking up tickets to Punch Line now!

And now it’s time for one of everyone’s favorite Christmas carols! You know the tune so sing along! And a one, and a two…

This week on improv4humans we take you to the dark world of dumpster diving hobos, unsanitary restaurants, pathological liars, and confrontational assholes. Our tour guides on this trip are Danielle Schneider, Ben Schwartz and Alex Fernie. As always, follow @MattBesser to tweet your suggestions and visit Bobby Matthews and Dragoon to hear more music like the stuff you heard today. This episode is sponsored by audible. Support the improv4humans and get a free audiobook at http://www.audiblepodcast.com/improv

With Who Charted? safely in its second year, we couldn’t go much longer without an appearance from Steven Brody Stevens! Will Brody earn enough comedy credits during the episode to warrant a fourth return? You’ll just have to listen as he joins Ku Ku and Wie Wie for a look at The iTunes UK Chart, the Weekend Box Office Chart, and a return of Hermes the Chart Goose!

And now it’s time for one of everyone’s favorite Christmas carols! You know the tune so sing along! And a one, and a two…

So, it’s not a contest or anything but if there was an award for the best comedy podcast featuring Chad Daniels discussing the topic of competition, sportsmanship, and social Darwinism, we would totally win it! And we’d totally rub it in all of your faces! This episode is sponsored by audible. Support Professor Blastoff and get a free audiobook at http://www.audiblepodcast.com/blastoff

As long as they keep making awful adaptations of awesome comic books, we will continue to watch them! We want you to watch Catwoman with us and act out your own Gotham City scenes on Eardrop. Our favorite drop will be played on the podcast so include @PaulScheer in your tweet!

We have a lot of fun here on Comedy Bang Bang, but this week we’d like to share an important holiday message with you all. You see, the holidays are a time for friendship, giving, forgiveness, cakes, and Would You Rather?! This week is a merry celebration of all of that and more. Our joyful carolers are Erinn Hayes, Dan Telfer, and Paul F. Tompkins who is mysteriously absent when our good friend Cake Boss drops by. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn a thing or two! This episode is sponsored by audible. Support the Comedy Bang Bang and get a free audiobook at http://www.audiblepodcast.com/bangbang

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Well, even if you aren’t walking in a winter wonderland you can treat your ears to a holly jolly time with Candy, Cora, Seedy, and our new friend Barry O’Metric. Join us this week as we continue on our voyage to Christmas!

And now it’s time for one of everyone’s favorite Christmas carols! You know the tune so sing along! And a one, and a two…

Ronna & Beverly teach Harris Wittels the meaning of life. Beverly has a new friend.

Janie Haddad Tompkins insists that she suffers from murderous rage, but we refuse to believe that anyone could treat her wrong! She’s a writer, performer, vlogger and actress who minds her manners and donates to the homeless. What’s not to love? Anyone who sends her into murderous rage from now on have two podcasters to answer to! Enjoy!

Are you ready to rumble? Because it might be… could it be… it is a home run of Affirmation Nations this week! Boom goes the dynamite!

If you love Sklarbro Country but not enough to get a tattoo of Randy and Jason, listening to this week’s episode is a good enough gesture. Our guest is The League’s Steve Rannazzisi who talks to us about his background in theater and improv and who shocks us with the fascinating story of why he left New York City. First time guest Tim Gunn calls in and puts us in a headlock with his secret athletic prowess, concluding this knock-out episode. If you live in Chicago be sure to see The Sklars this weekend at the Mayne Stage theater, and if you live elsewhere why not leave them an early Hanukkah present in the form of an iTunes review! This episode is sponsored by audible. Support Sklarbro Country and get a free audiobook at http://www.audiblepodcast.com/sklarbro