It's also, I should add, a great lesson in how you can not like someone and still respect that they're a person. It's advanced D&D, it really is.
― I am Woolen Man. The scarf and I are one. (kenan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 05:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks for the suggestions people. Just subscribed to the Tobolowsky and Hodgman podcasts and, after putting it off for way too long, diving into the Best Show world.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 17 February 2011 05:17 (thirteen years ago) link
dont forget Uhh Yeah Dude.
― gr8080, Thursday, 17 February 2011 05:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Listened to the Tobolowsky Files episode "The Stranger" this morning. Wow. The man is an amazing storyteller.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i've come around to the intros/rants on maron's podcast
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I still skip them usually. Doesn't really impact my enjoyment of the show.
Got mildly annoyed last night after downloading the WTF iPhone app, thinking I was getting access to the old episodes, only to find I need to upgrade to Premium to get those. But it was only 99 cents and I'm not going to begrudge Maron for trying to make a little dough off the show.
My mother-in-law was high school debate club partners with Tobolowsky.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:58 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @ Maron's mailbag on today's episode.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah that was pretty wow. Liked his reply too.
The Tompkins interview was pretty great! Cringed a little over the fact that Maron couldn't/wouldn't get past the 'you were fat back then' and 'wtf is it with your clothes'...but Maron is Maron, he wouldn't be who he is if he didn't make you facepalm every now and again. Great conversation though. Looking forward to Monday, with the Kinnison guy. Sounds like an eyeopener.
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:10 (thirteen years ago) link
The Tompkins thing was my favorite type of WTF interview, where they get into the real guts of the art of standup. (Also, it was nice to hear Paul talk more about his mom...he'd gone into some of—her death/funeral—on Freak Wharf, but I feel like we got a rounder idea of what his family is actually like today.)
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:13 (thirteen years ago) link
agree, this ep was my fav in a while
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Did you see his Comedy Central standup special last year (October/Novemberish)? -- he talked all about his Mom during that one and it was SO good.
But yeah, I love it when they get into the mechanics of how they do crowd work, how they manage their material on stage, the choices they make, even the travelling...good stuff.
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i think the sound of young america guy may have changed his atrocious opening theme song due to negative feedback -- can the same thing happen with marc maron's unnecessarily aggro morning DJ cut-up intro?also the slate podcast has this public-access public-domain sounding intro song that sounds like some allergy medication commercial. ugh!
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I like this intro 10000 times more than his original intro.
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
there was a worse one?!how did it go?if you haven't heard the original sound of young america song it went like this:rrraadio sweeetheart on the air waaaves / it's the sound ovvv youung amerrrica / maxxxximum fun / maximum fuuuuuuuuuuuun / maximum funnn
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:26 (thirteen years ago) link
original one had like an AC/DC-esque bassline, and stupid Matthew that used to be his sidekick did this Drivetime Radio intro "From the basement of the cat ranch..." that seriously felt like it went for 20 minutes. It was HORRRIBLE
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I love that he keeps his "Lock the gates!" from Almost Famous in there.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah me too!
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 17 February 2011 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe I'll record a new theme song and send it to him
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
you totally should
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
i think it would need to sound pretty '90s for him to actually use it
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
The current one was created by a dude named John Montagna:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0IO9EIWJ4w
― Tyler/Perry's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (jaymc), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I actually don't mind the current theme, at least it's short. But it could be better.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:59 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, i like the kid's toy drums.
what's the deal with the "pow! i just shit my pants!" catchphrase? can't say i'm a big fan of that (although i do love just coffee, and it's roasted two blocks away from me).
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I've really come around to WTF lately--been listening through the back files at work this week.
Also been listening to the "Thrilling Adventure Hour" (more like 26 minutes) a sketch comedy thing with various folks--F. Tompkins, Aubrey Plaza, etc.
― President Keyes, Friday, 18 February 2011 00:26 (thirteen years ago) link
One thing I have noticed is that listening to all these shows has really spoiled me about any other podcasts. The vast majority of folks on the comedy podcasts are all entertainment professionals, and, as such, actually know how to talk on mic, be funny, actually have a decent mic, etc etc etc
Flitting thru shows in the other categories of itunes and it's like, Jesus Christ, people, do you really need to do the whole thing with just your laptop microphone? none of you did college radio shows or anything previous to this where you had to hear yourself before? You do know you are making this for an audience, right?
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Friday, 18 February 2011 08:30 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^this. I feel the same way
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 18 February 2011 15:37 (thirteen years ago) link
That reminds me of this podcast I downloaded once about Chicago architecture and it turned out to pretty much be a guy riding the El and talking about what he saw out the window.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 February 2011 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
The Nerdist sometimes drives me a little crazy because they're so, ... chatty. Like all 3 of them will go off on some riff for 10 minutes between themselves before they get back to the guest. I usually pick and choose who the guest is, as to whether I'll listen. and I love Hardwicke, I just..it's a personal thing with me, I kind of just hate listening to unstructured random chattiness. no knock against Nerdist itself though.
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 18 February 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I guess my main issue with the Nerdist podcast is that I think all three of those guys are losers and not as funny as they think they are. But they have good guests and good conversations SOMETIMES.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Friday, 18 February 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
You mean the guys doing a "Nerdist" podcast are kinda dorky and socially awkward?
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 February 2011 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Nope, I love nerds/dorks.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Friday, 18 February 2011 20:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Sarcasm. I am a huge nerd.
― rendezvous then i'm through with HOOS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 February 2011 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
What I meant is that their nerdiness is not why I think they're losers.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Friday, 18 February 2011 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Nerdist for me is for more pleasant, or chatty, whereas something like CDR or Greg Fitzsimmons or Sklarbros are much more in the deliberately funny area.
Similarly, Maron's show can waver back & forth from pleasant to funny to compelling.
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Friday, 18 February 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
The recent episode of Best Show where Tom talks about his trip to LA was absolutely slaying me last night.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Friday, 18 February 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I lapsed on my Best Show listening, I need to pick it back up again... I do love it.
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 18 February 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Just listened to this week's Best Show. Funny how that "Podcastin'" segment comes up the week after his Marc Maron interview. Hmm.
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 20 February 2011 10:46 (thirteen years ago) link
He was on multiple shows when he was in L.A., too.
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Sunday, 20 February 2011 10:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Just now got around to hearing the Adam McKay episode of WTF (#119) and it was great. A little SNL talk, some Will Ferrell bits, and just a generally hour or so of attractive conversation. Unlike most of the WTF interviews, where it's very one-on-one, that one just kind of seemed like Marc and Adam were sitting around at a bar or something and you had a seat too and could jump in at any time.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 21 February 2011 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Marc Maron podcast, Dave Foley episode, repeating an old-ass Wayne and Schuster joke from the Ed Sullivan Show:
Guy at bar: Gimme a martinez.
Bartender: You mean martini?
Guy: If I wanted two of 'em, I'd have ordered two of 'em.
I laughed about that for 15 minutes. I mean, c'mon, that's great.
― DSMOS has arrived (kenan), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 01:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Also I guess I'm a sucker for hoary old vaudeville jokes. I feel absolutely no shame.
― DSMOS has arrived (kenan), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 01:22 (thirteen years ago) link
right there with you, kenan
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 03:14 (thirteen years ago) link
if you haven't heard the original sound of young america song it went like this:rrraadio sweeetheart on the air waaaves / it's the sound ovvv youung amerrrica / maxxxximum fun / maximum fuuuuuuuuuuuun / maximum funnn
no, it went
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, cryin'When that cryin's doneWhen it's doooooooooneMaximum fun
Thursday's are for bein' awesomeAnd dancin' in the sunIn the suuuuuuuuuunMaximum fun
Gimme Thursday, I don't need no FridaysFive o'clock cooooomesIt's maximum fun
Radio sweetheart, boy detectiveIt's the sound of young AmericaMaximum fuuuuuuuuun
Maximum fuuuuuuuunMaximum fun
Maximum fuuuuuuuuu-uunMaximum fun
and was a minute twenty-five
― The Marquis de Sade Adu (sic), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 09:38 (thirteen years ago) link
wish i owned some sort of device that can run "apps", 'cause i'd love to hear some of those early wtf episodes
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Friday, 25 February 2011 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Most of the very earliest WTF episodes aren't really worth tracking down. The show was totally scatterbrained and uncomfortable back then. In fact, despite liking Maron, I stopped listening for a while until I came back to it last summer.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 25 February 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, February 18, 2011 2:32 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^this is v otm. at moments it feels like they all are trying too hard to get a quick witticism in and it makes me immediately want to turn it off. contrasted, say, w/ never not funny where they rarely step on each other or at least it doesnt feel as gross & show-offy. plus pardo is just a way superior host to hardwick, at least for my tastes
― johnny crunch, Friday, 4 March 2011 14:53 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP Mike DeStefano, according to the WTF twitter. :( This is very sad. I assume it was from complications with HIV. His interview with Marc Maron, last December, was one of the best things I heard in 2011: http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-130-mike-de-stefano
― sean gramophone, Monday, 7 March 2011 17:47 (thirteen years ago) link
oh wow that is terribly sad
― johnny crunch, Monday, 7 March 2011 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
OMG. That seriously breaks my heart, and seems surprising. The Marin interview was fantastic, and he seemed like an insightful and kind of amazing guy.
― DSMOS has arrived (kenan), Monday, 7 March 2011 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll have to check out that podcast. I never really got his shtick when he was on Last Comic Standing last summer. RIP tho, he seemed like a genuine guy.
― Mordy, Monday, 7 March 2011 18:53 (thirteen years ago) link