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A Fistful of Dicks posted:I'm about 400+ posts behind, and it'll take me a while to get caught up. But in the meantime, I'd be pretty interested in a top 5-10 comedy podcasts from the various posters. I've found that it varies from week to week, but I really like the recaps that the Onion AV club is doing. Here's the most recent one. It's a good way to keep tabs on podcasts that you don't listen to often, or to find some new ones you haven't heard yet. It's where I found Julie Klausner's "How Was Your Week?", which I like but won't be everyone's cup of tea. I've started listening to the Slashfilm Filmcast podcast. Mostly about movies with some TV stuff, but not really in the comedy category. I'm listening to episodes from about a year ago so that I'm hearing about movies I've already seen. They save all the spoilers for the ends of the episodes, so if you're listening to a new one you can stop when they warn you. I'm finding increasingly that I prefer a well-produced podcast more than the actual subject material. I don't really care about sports, but I like Sklarboro Country because they run a tight program and keep it interesting. With the Filmcast, for interest, they keep imdb open to look up an actor or director if someone can't remember who it is. (I can't stand the shows where two or three people argue about something stupid, like "The capital of Japan is Beijing." "No it's not, the capital is Bangkok. It's where all the brothels are." And they go back and forth for fifteen minutes, and the next week someone apologizes and says that it's Tokyo. Kevin Smith is pretty awful about this, with his confusion over Helen Keller and Anne Frank, and estimating that the population of the US is about 40 million people, and other weird stuff.
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Listened to the Brian Callen episode of Rogan Exp, it wasn't as bad as it was made out to be. Just usual Rogan being questionable, which I enjoy.
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May 11, 2011 02:58
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A Fistful of Dicks posted:Also, a question: My office blocks anything off of libsyn, so I can't stream about 95% of podcasts. Is there an alternative, say, web-based streamer I could use that would pipe in my libsyn rss's to me so I don't have to access them directly? Otherwise, any ideas on how I can get around the libsyn block on those days I invariably forget to bring/refill my ipod with new shows and help make my soul-crushingly dull job a tad more bearable? I'm pretty sure if you subscribe to them through Google Reader you can play it through the Reader itself, that should allow you to stream without being blocked.
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A Fistful of Dicks posted:I'm about 400+ posts behind, and it'll take me a while to get caught up. But in the meantime, I'd be pretty interested in a top 5-10 comedy podcasts from the various posters. I don't think I could number them in order but besides the ones most commonly mentioned in this thread (all of Earwolf, Doug Loves Movies, Pod F Tompkast), I like Smartest Man in the World and Judge John Hodgman. I also found You Look Nice Today funny but I need to listen to more episodes. As of late I've been heavily enjoying The Bugle. Probably the best episode to start with is 99A which is a best of the first 99 episodes. You can find it at http://gamesplusone.com/thebugle/
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NotWearingPants posted:Can someone explain Tig Notaro to me or maybe point me to something where she's actually funny? Do you find it funny when Scott tries to throw Andy Daly off his game by grilling him about timelines and inconsequential details?
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May 11, 2011 04:29
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I think Tig live/stand-up is awesome. She's incredibly funny live and in-person. Cannot stand her on podcasts. I tried Prof. Blastoff and gave up after 15 minutes. But if you get a chance to see her live, go for it.
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Tig Notaro seems like the comedy equivalent of cilantro. There's some sort of genetic marker that makes you love her or hate her, but there's no in between. It's like how I feel about Tim & Eric. I can accept that many people find them hilarious, and I don't argue with them, but I simply don't get it at all. On a vaguely related note, while I love WTF with Marc Maron, I'm not a big fan of his standup. I've listened to a few of the albums, and his sadness/bitterness thing works better in the format of his podcast rather than on stage. You start feeling sorry for him at points while the crowd is letting out bits of nervous laughter.
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May 11, 2011 05:03
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I really love "How Was Your Week?" Julie Klausner is one of the two people I enjoy just bullshitting into the mic (Paul F. Tompkins is the other one). Her interview with Joan Rivers was amazing and serves as a good intro into the kind of stuff on the show (Jews, cats, Bravo television).
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May 11, 2011 05:56
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WoG posted:Perhaps the most basic principle of humor is the alteration of expectation. A clear example of doing that is defying the understood rules of an improv game by, eg, 'stepping on someone's bit'. I think thats different. Scott knows Andy is a master improvisor so he grills him on details to try to gently caress him up. The episode with Jeff Garlin was an amazing improv gauntlet for Andy Daly. Tig stepping on peoples jokes come off as her being a jerk. I've also listened to her on other podcasts and she just doesn't come off as funny. Obviously the other comedians like her but I don't see it.
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May 11, 2011 06:17
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Satire Forum Mom posted:I really love "How Was Your Week?" Julie Klausner is one of the two people I enjoy just bullshitting into the mic (Paul F. Tompkins is the other one). Her interview with Joan Rivers was amazing and serves as a good intro into the kind of stuff on the show (Jews, cats, Bravo television). For anyone that's interested, Klausner plays Neko Case in The New Pornographers video for Moves. The video was directed by Tom Scharpling, host of The Best Show podcast, and it features lots of comedians or comic actors playing roles throughout, including Todd Barry, Don Glover, and many others.
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May 11, 2011 06:21
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Satire Forum Mom posted:I really love "How Was Your Week?" Julie Klausner is one of the two people I enjoy just bullshitting into the mic (Paul F. Tompkins is the other one). Her interview with Joan Rivers was amazing and serves as a good intro into the kind of stuff on the show (Jews, cats, Bravo television). Seconding the love for this podcast, it's pretty drat tight in terms of comedy per minute, and makes me wonder why I haven't seen Klausner in more things. Also, I have to ask SFM, where did you get your red text from?
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May 11, 2011 06:22
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Man, while I don't have any problems with the name change, the first episode of Comedy Bang Bang was pretty painful to listen to.
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May 11, 2011 06:23
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A PRIZED MULE! posted:Man, while I don't have any problems with the name change, the first episode of Comedy Bang Bang was pretty painful to listen to. Agreed. There was just a lot of trying too hard and obvious moments where no one was sure what was going on.
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May 11, 2011 06:33
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Maarak posted:Seconding the love for this podcast, it's pretty drat tight in terms of comedy per minute, and makes me wonder why I haven't seen Klausner in more things. No idea - I honestly do not even what it means. It's oddly hypnotic, though.
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May 11, 2011 06:54
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King Lou posted:By the way Lou, your HoodUp.com episode was hilarious!!
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May 11, 2011 07:11
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Tig's story about meeting Taylor Dayne a bunch of times was pretty funny. I don't remember where I heard it, but I got a good laugh out of it, and it's actually a very good example of her humor. Decent standup, fairly lovely podcast guest.
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May 11, 2011 07:31
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I enjoyed the latest CBB. Even the worst episodes I like better than pretty much anything else out there. I think the Birthday Boys are just kind of a different kind of humor than is usually on the show, sort of sillier randomness.
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May 11, 2011 07:48
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A PRIZED MULE! posted:By the way Lou, your HoodUp.com episode was hilarious!! Don't you mean "cy the way"? 
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May 11, 2011 11:21
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I know the name of CDR/CBB shouldn't matter, but all I can think about is "Man, that podcast I used to like is now going to suck." I'm sure I'm overreacting, but it doesn't help that the first episode with the new name is a clunker. 
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I'm a sucker for the episodes of CDR/CBB that were recorded years ago yet somehow perfectly predicted current events.
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May 11, 2011 14:02
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benito posted:For anyone that's interested, Klausner plays Neko Case in The New Pornographers video for Moves. The video was directed by Tom Scharpling, host of The Best Show podcast, and it features lots of comedians or comic actors playing roles throughout, including Todd Barry, Don Glover, and many others. I'm not sure which I love better, that one or bottled in cork http://youtu.be/w248uwpAX14
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May 11, 2011 14:47
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Ya know I haven't listened to Doug Loves Movies in a while. I think I figured out recently that most of the show is just the Len Maltin game, the necessary explanation of its rules, and the game itself isn't really that fun or interesting. I'm not sure why the game is such a big hit. I'll listen if a Pardo or Tompkins or whoever is on, but any new guests I skip right over.
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May 11, 2011 15:06
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DLM is really hurt by the fact it has a time limit and has to end for the UCB show to start. The Len Maltin game can be fun, but it's painful how they cram it in sometimes especially when the guests have no interest in playing/learning how to play.
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May 11, 2011 15:14
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nemoulette posted:Boy, if you found Rogan interminable during the Callen episode, don't listen to the latest one Yeah, Joe can read everything under the sun but he'll never think we landed on the moon.
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moleman posted:DLM is really hurt by the fact it has a time limit and has to end for the UCB show to start. The Len Maltin game can be fun, but it's painful how they cram it in sometimes especially when the guests have no interest in playing/learning how to play. I love listening to the Len Malton game, but then on episodes like the most recent one, where assholes won't SHUT THE gently caress UP *cough cough adam corolla* just piss me off as much as I imagine it pisses off Doug. I'd like to see an entire seperate podcase just for the Len Malton game, where he can bring in guests who really WANT to play and are good at it and understand how the game works, and maybe mix it in with some audience members playing.
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webster876 posted:I love listening to the Len Malton game, but then on episodes like the most recent one, where assholes won't SHUT THE gently caress UP *cough cough adam corolla* just piss me off as much as I imagine it pisses off Doug. I'd like to see an entire seperate podcase just for the Len Malton game, where he can bring in guests who really WANT to play and are good at it and understand how the game works, and maybe mix it in with some audience members playing. I find it far more annoying (although it's not his fault) that Doug rushes rushes rushes everyone through the first part of the podcast and then rushes rushes rushes everyone through the game. He's had to cut off some great discussions.
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I also really like the old version of the game, where Doug just picks a random movie and starts naming names till someone yells out the correct answer. It seems far more pure and also doesn't take an hour to set up.
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The Len Maltin game sounds good in concept, but is actually pretty lovely in execution. What makes it fun is the interactions with the guests. Like Michael Rooker not even being able to remember any movie that he was in during the 80s. Bald Bryan is a prime example of someone who would mop the floor if given the chance, but gets screwed out by the other players trying to one up his over zealous bids. I like Carolla but hate him on DLM because of his constant talking. Jerry O'connell is a good guest but hardly was able to get a word in because of Carolla. The same stuff happened with the other guests in the episodes with Jeff Garlin and Rainn Wilson. I am glad that he is going to do the next tournament of champions as a bracket system. He had so many guests in the last one that it was hard to track who was talking, not enough mics, and fan favorites getting the boot too quick. I wonder why Pang wasn't going to show anymore. He and Roosie were mentioned almost every week there for awhile.
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May 11, 2011 16:05
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Adam Carolla is annoying, because he doesn't know he's annoying.
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:Adam Carolla is annoying, because he doesn't know he's annoying. This joke may have sucked for a while, but the last few times he said it I burst out laughing.
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:Adam Carolla is annoying, because he doesn't know he's annoying. Adam Carolla is annoying because he's a homophobic, misogynistic, generally pig ignorant sack of poo poo. He was obtrusive in DLM because he was a motor mouthed dickbag.
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The Len Maltin game during the live episodes is almost always more fun to listen too. I feel like trying to cram the game into 15-20 mins on the normal episodes really hurts it overall because they have to actually push through and play the game. Listening to the guests struggle with answers and riff in between is really what makes the game work for me. He should also really keep the number of guests down, not hearing certain guests because they just don't have a mic sucks and makes everything hard to follow.
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shotgunbadger posted:Adam Carolla is annoying because he's a homophobic, misogynistic, generally pig ignorant sack of poo poo. "Yeah, but still."
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Geekslinger posted:Bald Bryan is a prime example of someone who would mop the floor if given the chance, but gets screwed out by the other players trying to one up his over zealous bids. On the other hand, it's not at all entertaining to listen to people who take the game that seriously. Imagine listening to a poker game. Carolla's in the Kevin Smith territory for me. I can't claim he's talentless or unfunny, but he has a limited schtick and a finite number of entertaining stories, and between loveline, the man show, and the few pre-morning-zoo eps of his podcast I caught, I've heard it all five times over. He has nothing new or surprising to bring to the table.
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WoG posted:Carolla's in the Kevin Smith territory for me. I can't claim he's talentless or unfunny, but he has a limited schtick and a finite number of entertaining stories, and between loveline, the man show, and the few pre-morning-zoo eps of his podcast I caught, I've heard it all five times over. He has nothing new or surprising to bring to the table. Adam Carolla had a tremendous podcast when it was just him and a guest. But he hosed it up for me when he turned it into a radio show.
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-Atom- posted:Adam Carolla had a tremendous podcast when it was just him and a guest. But he hosed it up for me when he turned it into a radio show. I don't much like Carolla for a lot of reasons, but I can agree with this, when it was just him hanging out with another person and chatting you could easily ignore his random "AND THE FUCKIN WOMEN TRYIN TO TURN US ALL INTO QUEERS" and poo poo, but now that he is a ~radio guy~ he feels he has to turn that poo poo up to 11 and now he's an insufferable douche.
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I'm not sure why he took the podcast in the direction he did. He has always claimed he loves just talking without the morning zoo antics, but here we are. He's definitely not talentless. When on, he's as funny as anyone. He just too often steers the funny ship into rough waters that quickly become awkward or just plain boring to listen to.
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shotgunbadger posted:Adam Carolla is annoying because he's a homophobic, misogynistic, generally pig ignorant sack of poo poo. Sometimes I wish they would release an alternate Adam Carolla Podcast where they just edit out his political crap. I find the guy very funny and quick witted and I enjoy his podcast for the most part, but when he launchs into his pro-torture rants or talking about how the rich are overtaxed it gets unbearable.
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Carolla has a bad habit of not letting the guest speak, and constantly trying to turn the conversation back to one of his rants or stories about "swinging a hammer". He's got the clout to get some interesting people, but listeners already know his entire life story backwards and forwards. Let the guests talk, and learn to ask questions. One of the strangest examples of this was when he had George Takei on, and Takei was telling the story of being put into an internment camp as a young boy during WWII. Carolla at one point interrupted him by trying to compare the internment of the Japanese to his recent firing from the radio show, his primary rant at the time. Takei was one of the few guests to ever call him on this BS, and said, "Adam, it's really not the same thing."
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