James Mannion
James Mannion is an improviser.
Guest Appearances
The Sex Pistols Grundy Show
James Mannion, Ali Ghandour, and Hillary Matthews join Matt Besser for scenes about banning small talk, Tool’s social media manager, trying way too hard to get a celebrity’s attention, and more. Plus, revisiting the greatest Sex Pistols interview of all time.
ListenPrevious Partons
Sugar Hill Gang founder Cal Solomon returns to talk to Scott about his encounter with a genie and his time in the CIA. Then, concerned citizen Peanut Parton stops by to reveal the truth behind Dolly Parton. Plus, TV personality Alan Stubbs…
ListenOscar Picks
Lisa Gilroy, James Mannion, and Mookie Blaiklock join Matt Besser for scenes inspired by this year’s Oscar contenders! A tennis poser takes heat, kids go pro at the blackout game, and a horror movie gets pitched without specifics. Plus, Runyon Canyon wins…
ListenIt’s the Crazy Frog NFT For Me
Aman Adumer and James Mannion join Matt Besser to try and Stump The Old Man with popular youth trends that inspire scenes about a Clubhouse invite to shoot your shot, the Crazy Frog team’s latest attempt to stay relevant, hurtful TikToks, dubious…
ListenMalignant Tigger Flag
James Mannion, Hillary Matthews, and Ali Ghandour join Matt Besser for scenes about a free couch that’s hard to get rid of, a neighborhood with a Winnie the Pooh obsession, and more! Plus, a special toast to Engineer Brett Morris.
ListenFriends Reunion Cement Pond
James Mannion, Hillary Matthews, and Ali Ghandour join Matt Besser this week for scenes about a 500-day stand, confronting a neighbor about bottles being thrown in your yard, a sitcom pitch for the modern era, and much more.
ListenLong Hair Country Boy & the Voodoo Doughnuts
Jon Gabrus, Mookie Blaiklock, Ali Ghandour, Hillary Matthews, Vic Michaelis, Aman Adumer, James Mannion, Dan Lippert, Lisa Gilroy, and Ronnie Adrian join Matt Besser for a special improv4humans recorded for SXSW 2021! They’ll perform scenes inspired by their hometowns about hipster donut…
ListenValentines Day Special: Family Feud Feud
On a special Valentine Day, join Matt Besser and Danielle Schneider as they call up former UCB Family Feud producer James Mannion to help resolve their disputes about the Family Feud format, strange survey responses, Steve Harvey, and more.
ListenQ Shaman Has Doubts
Hillary Anne Matthews, Ali Ghandour, James Mannion join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They perform improvised scenes about VR uncanny valley, characters from the Capitol riot, terrible Masked Singer guesses, and more.
ListenD&D with Mr. T
Improv team Leroy (Aman Adumer, Mary Anthony, Kimia Behpoornia, Josh Brekhus, Dayna LoBosco, James Mannion, Edgar Momplaisir, and Mia Schauffler) joins Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They perform scenes about dog lineage, understanding absentee parents, a Grand Theft Auto lawyer, and…
ListenCharlie 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,…
ListenI'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,…
ListenSlaughter Beach, Dog and the Next Great Acolyte
Jake Ewald of Slaughter Beach, Dog joins improvisers Mano Agapion, James Mannion, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Jake plays tunes that inspire scenes about describing a song without hitting any of the notes, digging up bones in order to be…
ListenA 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…
ListenLeroy's Linsanity
Taylor Ortega, Aman Adumer, Mary Anthony, Josh Brekhus, James Mannion, Edgar Momplaisir, and Mia Schauffler join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They perform scenes about confronting an uncle over his jorts, a family that demands Volvo loyalty, and purchasing extremely impressive…
ListenGame of Thrones: The Reunion Show
Welcome to the Game of Thrones reunion aftershow, hosted by the eminent Andy Cohen! All your favorite characters come face to face for the first time since the finale to look back on the conclusion to Westeros’s hottest reality TV series. Shocking…
ListenImprov4humans: Game of Thrones
Valar Morghulis, humons of Westeros! We take you behind the scenes of the latest episode of Game of Thrones to answer all of your burning questions: does Bran Stark have an unfair advantage when it comes to trivia? Just what kind of…
ListenSpeedy Ortiz and the Lemonade Report
Musical guest Speedy Ortiz joins improvisers James Mannion, Vic Michaelis, and Matt Apodaca for a special improv4humans! Speedy Ortiz plays songs off their latest album “Twerp Verse” which inspire scenes about Satan discovering a human more evil than he is, a softball…
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