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"Nerd Poker" is the exact term I've always used to describe D&D to the uninitiated. Sure, it's got magic spells and orcs, but it's not about that any more than poker is about finding cards with the same numbers on them. It's an excuse to get people together for a few hours. And I'm pretty excited at the prospect of who Earwolf might get together for a few hours.
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Fil5000 posted:I like that every time he's on Schwartz gets the piss taken out of him over Undercovers. It wasn't a terrible show from what little I saw, just very average... but I love that they haven't let up on him. I also love that no one really knows anything about the show except there were 2 minority leads
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May 31, 2012 21:19
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Ice Ben Schwartz still has a show
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Poopy Palpy posted:"Nerd Poker" is the exact term I've always used to describe D&D to the uninitiated. Sure, it's got magic spells and orcs, but it's not about that any more than poker is about finding cards with the same numbers on them. It's an excuse to get people together for a few hours. And I'm pretty excited at the prospect of who Earwolf might get together for a few hours. Magic: The Gathering is nerd poker 
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Nerd poker, like regular poker, has many forms of play.
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Magic multiplayer blows rear end and pairing off for two-player games doesn't make for quality hangouts.
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Here's another TV show article, from the LA Times this time: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/06/scott-aukerman-talks-about-bringing-comedy-bang-bang-to-ifc.html Nothing too revelatory, but the picture is pretty great 
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Alright Tim Heidecker, you have no excuse to not be funny on this episode. This is your last chance!!
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UP AND ADAM posted:Alright Tim Heidecker, you have no excuse to not be funny on this episode. This is your last chance!! I heard about 45 seconds and I turned it off. I'll try again later, but gently caress Tim Heidecker on everything but his own show (and even then it's pretty lovely a lot of the time)
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I haven't listened to today's yet, but he and Eric Wareheim were pretty funny when they were on together and doing their popcorn.com shtick
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Haven't listened yet, but read the info. Am I correct to read that as a CBB episode every day until the show premiere?  "Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC has been a long time coming and in less than a week you’ll be able to catch the premiere! To ease the pain of the wait, we’re bringing you a full week of Earwolf podcasts heralding the show’s arrival. I know it’s highly illogical, but we’ve brought in bandleader Reggie Watts and producer/guest Tim Heidecker to talk to two of the the interesting strangers who made their way from the podcast to the television show. Stay tuned to Earwolf all week to hear Scott, Reggie, and special guests like Will Forte and Dave Koechner preparing you for the premiere of Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC. Tune into IFC this Friday at 10/9 central to see Zach Galifianakis, Gillian Jacobs, Thomas Lennon, Will Forte, and some guy named Andy Daly."
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Scott and/or Reggie are going to be on an earwolf podcast every day this week.
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SpacePig posted:I haven't listened to today's yet, but he and Eric Wareheim were pretty funny when they were on together and doing their popcorn.com shtick The Popcorn.com thing was amazing. Also, the Irish Spring rant was also amazing, I still refer to myself as a "spring-dinger".
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The episode starts off really inaccessible even though they mentioned they'd probably get some first time listeners due to the TV show. The Heidecker segment starts off pretty meta but gets so over the top quick enough and actually gets hilarious.
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I'm so glad Scott brought back the celebrity interview bit. I think the last time he did it was the Elvis Costello one like 2 years ago.
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Poopy Palpy posted:Scott and/or Reggie are going to be on an earwolf podcast every day this week. I hope this mean we get Scott on Who Charted again
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Here's a trailer: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5152e4a5b7/first-look-ultimate-teaser-trailer
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Jesus, this chinese food is worse than auschwitz.
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Holy poo poo this episode is one of the best. That extended 'my wife' bit and the songs really made me lose it.
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Probably the best Reggie Watts songs on the podcast ever. I almost said Andy Daly was kind of a snooze on this one, but then I remembered the daycare bit. Don Dimello really needs a guest who will ask him a lot of questions, which is not Tim Heidecker's thing at all. I like Tim on the show and the Star Trek improv thing was really funny, just not a good fit with Don Dimello.
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Deliberately throwing the brakes on a conversation is funny every so often but Tim seems to do it all the time on every podcast he's on. The Jenga thing (that he interrupted Jon Daly's introduction for) for example was just unrescuable.
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This was the first time I was able to guess the responses during Scotts celebrity interview. Also Barry R sounds way gayer nowadays.
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RandolphCarter posted:This was the first time I was able to guess the responses during Scotts celebrity interview. Even the Culture Club one?
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Harm Barn Gumshoe posted:Deliberately throwing the brakes on a conversation is funny every so often but Tim seems to do it all the time on every podcast he's on. The Jenga thing (that he interrupted Jon Daly's introduction for) for example was just unrescuable. I hate this so much every time he does it.
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Man I don't know what you guys were talking about Tim was hysterical. I am really looking forward to Ching Chong Matinee.
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The_Rob posted:Man I don't know what you guys were talking about Tim was hysterical. I am really looking forward to Ching Chong Matinee. Agreed. The Star Trek impersonations had me grinning like an idiot.
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CBB tv thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3488611. I probably hosed something up so be sure to yell at me.
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I rescind all of m previous comments about this episode. Andy daly cracking up the entire room was gold. Also Tim saying "I love that character"
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You guys realize that Tim Heideker's whole thing is "anti-comedy", right? I mean, you don't have to LIKE it, I can definitely understand not liking it, but are people still seriously confused when he's awkward and ruins jokes? Have you not seen his stuff or heard him on the show enough to understand what he's doing?
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Listen to how much everyone is listening to Tim Heidecker's Woody stories. It truly is hysterical how straight faced he is about shooting such an absurd film. When he, so earnestly, said "Jason is a great improvisor", I lost my poo poo.
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I know exactly what he's doing and 95% of the time it sucks. Oh man, an unlistenable podcast, what a funny idea. His stuff is often more interesting when you read about it versus actually experiencing it. I'm a smart, savvy comedy consumer. I'm in on the joke. But it doesn't make it any more tolerable
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But yeah he was as good as I've ever heard him on the podcast today. And even he broke at the "president Clinton" thing
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Blackula69 posted:I know exactly what he's doing and 95% of the time it sucks. Oh man, an unlistenable podcast, what a funny idea. See, I was laughing my head off at the whole thing. It wasn't just an amusing intellectual exercise. I find the 'big shot hollywood' type hilarious. I am not saying you are wrong or you don't get it, but I assure you that I am laughing at more than just the concept.
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The moment Tim came on and I got what his gimmick was going to be, I skipped the rest of the episode. I get it, I just find it loving ruins everything it touches. Probably the same reason I can only tolerate Tim & Eric is 5 minute doses.
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CaptBushido posted:You guys realize that Tim Heideker's whole thing is "anti-comedy", right? I mean, you don't have to LIKE it, I can definitely understand not liking it, but are people still seriously confused when he's awkward and ruins jokes? Have you not seen his stuff or heard him on the show enough to understand what he's doing? Yes, everyone knows what he's doing. No one is confused here. The issue I have is that it's at odds with CBB's bread and butter, which is Scott pushing the conversation into stranger and stranger places by keeping the characters on their toes without breaking the flow of conversation/interrogation. Stopping the conversation makes it harder for the show to reach its "things get increasingly crazy" rhythm. Tim DID do a good job of playing that game with the Ching Chong Matinee / Star Trek stuff, which I think everyone on Earth will agree turned out funnier than the Jenga interruption or the fake crying interruption or whatever else I forget he did typing this much about comedy on a Tuesday morning, ugh, gently caress me
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Lamuella posted:The moment Tim came on and I got what his gimmick was going to be, I skipped the rest of the episode. I get it, I just find it loving ruins everything it touches. Probably the same reason I can only tolerate Tim & Eric is 5 minute doses. You made a mistake. I skipped to the beginning of the Woody story (like 20 minutes) and the rest of the episode is pretty amazing, if only because they're having a shitload of fun. It's really worth it
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The only time I really felt that Tim held the show back was that Jengo thing. I mean, the character isn't even introduced yet and your stepping on his toes already.
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Man if you skipped this episode you are seriously a dummy! I haven't laughed so hard at an episode since the "Poet Laureate of the West" stopped by. The whole Woody Allen story was so goddamned hilarious, but especially the part about how Jason Alexander would "do a Woody" so great that Woody Allen would just lose his poo poo and go bonkers.
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