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what people are saying
“I am sad for each episode to end. Left weeping in my own crapulence.”
— apple podcast listener: ‘malaria rules the earth’
“I laughed so hard that I called my estranged mother by accident.”
— apple podcast listener: ‘markmurpnf’
“I have never participated in drug use, but I imagine hard drugs being something akin to your vox angelica otherwise known as exquisite vocalizations. I now find myself waiting with bated breath and anticipation every time I open my app to see if your show has produced a new episode. Please continue to fill the airwaves with your delicate vocalisms.”
— mystery email
From Steve-
Well hello there. I’m Steve. I’m attractive and fun. I like long walks around the house. I’m looking for a listener who wants to grow with us and make us really, really rich. Thank you and good luck.
From Ashley-
Gun for hire. I came out of the womb goofin and I haven’t stopped yet. Robin Williams is my hero, I have the dumbest dog on planet earth, and if you’re a fan of the show, I think you’re smart. If you aren’t a fan, become one and you’ll become smart. Guaranteed. Weeee.
Steve’s top 5
Edgar wright
He’s pretty much a genius. If you don’t know who he is, go to hell. No, uh, he created and directed the “Cornetto” comedy movie trilogy which is comprised of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World’s End (2013). He’s directed and created an insane amount of other stuff. Absolutely brilliant. Hot Fuzz is legitimately one of my top 10 movies of all time, of any genre. He hits high and low brow equally well, and is a precise, reference-obsessed madman.
God bless this freakshow.
Jim Carrey
Carrey—Obviously a comic genius. His character abilities are extraordinary. His agility as an actor is extraordinary. In Living Color (1990-94) was a show that my brothers loved watching and they eventually turned me on to, as well. That entire cast was ridiculously talented. When my brothers saw Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), they could not stop quoting it. We loved that movie in our house. His humor fit us…LIKE A GLOVE. Anyway. His trajectory as a performer is very interesting. Kind of like Robin Williams—mostly comedy, but some brilliant dramatic work peppered throughout. He paints. He fucks around on late night shows. Legend.
Dave Chappelle
Oh, Dave. Dave, Dave, Dave. Killin’ Them Softly (2000) remains one of the best comedy specials ever recorded. Chappelle’s Show (2003-06) was a monumental sketch show at the time. It doesn’t all necessarily hold up (which isn’t a surprise with him), but he was breaking boundaries for that time period, and his stuff permeated through pop culture like few other comedians’ stuff had that I could remember in my lifetime. I feel like there are only a handful of comic geniuses who can boast that. Very cool. Very smart. Yeah.
conan o’BRIEN
If there were a number one, this guy would be my number one. He speaks to me on such an innate level. He’s a weird, Catholic suburban kid who was obsessed with comedy growing up and wound up being a comedy nerd hero to millions.Every iteration of his show has been incredible. Weird characters (The Interrupter! And Triumph the Insult Comic Dog just to name a couple). Travel shows (please f*cking watch his travel shows, for goodness sake). His podcast now is great (though not as good as ours of course. Hahahah. Ugh.) I LOVE CONAN. I would give anything to meet him.
Adam Sandler.
Yes. Adam Sandler. Total OG. Completely silly and lovely. Playful but also wonderfully deranged. He is an incredibly interesting, complex person. I hate his shitty movies. I get it. But he does what the fuck he wants and he makes bank. He’s also a good dude. So go for it, I say. I mean…Opera Man. Happy. His most recent special, 100% Fresh (2018) is fantastic and I try to listen/watch it every few months. It constantly surprises and delights. Every time I listen to celebrities talking about him, they, to the person say how genuinely decent of a man he is, and I can hear that decency in his comedy. He knows how to do sweet comedy unbelievably well. And we all need more sweetness in our lives.
Ashley’s top 5
Lucille Ball
A doe-eyed girl from Jamestown, N.Y. who became a f*** trailblazing pioneer woman. My b*tch, my glamorous, goofy queen: the one and only Lucille Ball. She gambled big and won bigger. From small town stages to vaudeville, Hollywood, and then right up to the tippy top of the comedy food chain, Lucille Ball went as high as one can go.
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Richard pryor
He taught me a lot of new words.
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robin Williams
What an honor to watch this man work.
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AMY SEDARIS
In the 1960’s & 70’s, reformed prostitute-heroin addict Florrie Fischer toured the country, illustrating her life struggles to high school assemblies packed with teenagers in those “scared straight” programs. This woman came to be the muse for Amy Sedaris’ character Jerri Blank on Strangers With Candy. This show was like a religious cult when I was in high school. Now that I think of it, I may have been the only zealot that I knew at the time, but I knew I was going to be a devout Sedaris fan (sidenote: also a disciple of the church of brother David and his magnum opus). Looking back, this character epitomizes Sedaris’ comedic approach: she takes a total crack pot and glazes over it with her signature style: some type of home-ec., odd flavored bubblegum, whimsical American nostalgia that stitches together the morose with the goofy. It’s ugly and cute all at the same time.
Fast forward to Broad City, S.1, Ep. 9: ‘Apartment Hunters.’ For me, this here is the star of the five season stunner. A show where everyone is a side dish to the talented Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, Sedaris immediately becomes the main course as Pam the real estate agent. As usual, Sedaris is somehow using every single comedic muscle in her body from start to finish to be Pam, and it is a blessing. In a sketch on At Home With Amy Sedaris, she plays a detective—clearly Columbo. The trench coat, the wig, the posture and pacing: it is spot on…and then she uses her regular speaking voice. It catapulted me into outer space. It’s brilliant; you don’t have to have all the pieces to do it. Just do it anyways and don’t let one thing stop you from going for it if you want to.
I envy anyone who is her friend. Oh, and if you haven’t watched Florrie Fischer on YouTube…
Steve Carrell
The sketch ‘Stupid Pranksters’ on the very short lived Dana Carvey Show featured Carvey and Carrell as two absolute bozos who always ended up pulling the fast one on themselves. One in particular has been burned into my memory core since I was a teenager when I first saw it: the Drive Thru bit. Steve Carrell, 1996.I was sitting on the living room floor, completely mesmerized watching Carrell lose his sh*t. It was like drugs…only better. I was hooked.
And then came Michael Scott…
I could imagine Seinfeld without Jerry Seinfeld. But I can’t imagine The Office without Steve Carrell. The thought of working on Seinfeld? Ultimate fantasy. Until Michael Scott came along. As a child, I worshiped Jim Carrey. I memorized his sketches on In Living Color and would perform them for anyone who would give me the time. Fire Marshall Bill was my specialty and I went on to memorize every Ace Ventura movie. When Carrey guest starred on The Office, my first thought was, “lucky bastard.”
Steve Carrell. How does he do it.