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Honestly one of the reasons that I4H is so good to me is that, no matter who the players are, everyone's still beholden to the whims of Matt Besser. The Tim Tebow episode is one of my favorites because every minute of it is just tinted with one man's hilarious rage, and if the show were structured just straight scene-to-scene without his poo poo, it wouldn't be nearly as fun or unpredictable as it is now. I love that he'll occasionally walk in with a horrific story like that, or decide to just up and dominate an episode with debates about gay athletes and almost no improv. It's kind of a delight that he never holds back—even when it doesn't work, it's always interesting.
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Oct 25, 2013 04:28
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Dark Weasel posted:Honestly one of the reasons that I4H is so good to me is that, no matter who the players are, everyone's still beholden to the whims of Matt Besser. The Tim Tebow episode is one of my favorites because every minute of it is just tinted with one man's hilarious rage, and if the show were structured just straight scene-to-scene without his poo poo, it wouldn't be nearly as fun or unpredictable as it is now. I love that he'll occasionally walk in with a horrific story like that, or decide to just up and dominate an episode with debates about gay athletes and almost no improv. It's kind of a delight that he never holds back—even when it doesn't work, it's always interesting. Yeah, Besser is an interesting guy. I kind of like how it is half talk-back radio rants and half long-form improv. His personality is definitely part of the show's appeal, even when he isn't being funny.
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Oct 25, 2013 04:55
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Conduit for Sale! posted:The rest of the episode was really good though. Two great stories in one ep, both with even better scenes based on them, AND I learned a ton about mortgages! The best part about Bessers rant is that at any moment during a livid debate or horrifying story (todays actually might be the worst, both for the crime but mainly for the Jurors just symnpathizing for the Nazi murderer) he can just suddenly go "alright let's do some scenes on that." and the whole show instantly turns on its head. That moment in itself always has me laughing. And that time he was on the phone that guy from twitter who disagreed with him on a dumb point "Okay, yeah bye. See yah. I'm right. ok bye."
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Oct 25, 2013 11:01
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Holy poo poo that What's Bother You? segment was loving dark. I'm glad Besser brings up poo poo like this and tries to make something out of it because it really highlights what monsters some people really are underneath. Every time a clip from the documentary played I was loving furious, those people shouldn't be allowed to even be near kids never mind have their own. I'm going for a run to burn off the anger because sweet christ those jurors 
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Oct 25, 2013 11:45
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Good god this last Who Charted? was tremendous. At some point during the show PFT just flipped a switch and was on the rest of the show. I think it started with him doing JFK as Captain Philips. Also I figured Howard would like Lorde because that's the kind of thing he likes, but it's still shocking that he likes an actual good song. Also also I wish I weren't so poor so I could hear PFT and Scott Aukerman sing Royals on that live ep. 
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Oct 28, 2013 03:01
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Lugaloco posted:Holy poo poo that What's Bother You? segment was loving dark. I'm glad Besser brings up poo poo like this and tries to make something out of it because it really highlights what monsters some people really are underneath. Every time a clip from the documentary played I was loving furious, those people shouldn't be allowed to even be near kids never mind have their own. It was horrifying but I completely saw the humor in everything they were saying. The jurors and teacher had such an absurd perspective and the only rational thing to do was laugh about it. I've lived in the south, midwest, and west coast and it's always cracked me up how people on the coast think it's any different. There are terrible people everywhere, and it's just a matter of how comfortable they feel about expressing it.
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Oct 29, 2013 07:07
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SunshineDanceParty posted:It was horrifying but I completely saw the humor in everything they were saying. The jurors and teacher had such an absurd perspective and the only rational thing to do was laugh about it. There was a certain humor to it, but for me it was overshadowed by being reminded that there are plenty of people in this country who would like very much to kill me, and (more terrifying) that there are even more people who would justify and defend my murder. It could've just been the mood I was in or the day I was having or whatever, but still.
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Oct 29, 2013 15:36
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Hayes and Sean's suggestions for potential Batmen is one of the best things. My vote is for Elizabeth Smart because I can't imagine anyone tougher.
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Oct 30, 2013 00:31
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I agree with them 100%, she could easily go toe to toe with the Jokeman.
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Oct 30, 2013 00:41
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Oct 30, 2013 02:44
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I started listening to How Did This Get Made? last week and I have been binging to the point where I am neglecting other podcasts. So great.
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Oct 30, 2013 03:00
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The Berzerker posted:I started listening to How Did This Get Made? last week and I have been binging to the point where I am neglecting other podcasts. So great. It's awesome, I especially love the moment that happens almost every episode where June blows their minds with a theory or observation they hadn't thought of.
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Oct 30, 2013 03:21
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Eltoasto posted:It's awesome, I especially love the moment that happens almost every episode where June blows their minds with a theory or observation they hadn't thought of. But really... what is a street fighter?
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Oct 30, 2013 03:50
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The Berzerker posted:I started listening to How Did This Get Made? last week and I have been binging to the point where I am neglecting other podcasts. So great. Ugh, I wish I could listen to all of the live episodes fresh again. Say what you will about HDTGM, but they have the best audience questions/comments during live shows. I also loving adore the moment during the Reindeer Games episode when Zooks realizes the meaning of the names 'Rudy' and 'Nick'
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Oct 30, 2013 03:53
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This Adam Pally interview bit is amazing. Follow Adam Twitter
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Eltoasto posted:It's awesome, I especially love the moment that happens almost every episode where June blows their minds with a theory or observation they hadn't thought of. I wish Paul would record June watching one of the movies and make a highlight reel of it, it sounds like her reactions are even better than her post-movie analysis. The fact that they all seemed unimpressed with After Earth yet June still tossed her pen in surprise at one point is amazing.
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Oct 30, 2013 04:09
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Eltoasto posted:It's awesome, I especially love the moment that happens almost every episode where June blows their minds with a theory or observation they hadn't thought of. I wish theyd do Jack and Jill already, June has talked about it so much, I cant wait to hear what she has to say about it.
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Oct 30, 2013 07:00
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Eltoasto posted:It's awesome, I especially love the moment that happens almost every episode where June blows their minds with a theory or observation they hadn't thought of. June saying she thought the villain in Halloween III was going to turn out to be "a leprechaun who...went bad" was bordering on self-parody. She threw that out there before they talked about practically anything else!
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Oct 30, 2013 13:52
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JethroMcB posted:June saying she thought the villain in Halloween III was going to turn out to be "a leprechaun who...went bad" was bordering on self-parody. She threw that out there before they talked about practically anything else! I am worried that it'll become a gimmick. I love when June has these moments but only if it's natural. If it's forced it'll just get stale.
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Oct 30, 2013 14:35
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The Senator Giroux posted:But really... This made someone in the next cubicle think I was choking because I was trying so hard not to burst out laughing like a lunatic in my silent office.
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Oct 30, 2013 16:19
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I love Adam Pally blowing up and antagonizing people during improv.
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Oct 30, 2013 22:29
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Yeah, I'm digging Hollywood Handbook.
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Something I only just noticed is that since Earwolf hosts their shows on soundcloud now, you can see how many people have listened to each episode. I've always been kind of curious about it, so here are the numbers from last weeks episode of each podcast in case anyone else cares: How Did This Get Made? (Halloween III) - 126,634 Comedy Bang Bang (Todd Glass/Amber Tamblyn) - 98,330 BTW with Jeff Garlin (Sarah Silverman) - 65,631 The Cracked Podcast - 33,374 Professor Blastoff - 25,974 Sklarbro Country (Ed Helms) - 23,848 Who Charted (PFT) - 23,543 Nerd Poker - 21,597 Improv4Humans - 16,607 Kevin Pollak's Chatshow (Greg Proops) - 14,117 Rafflecast - 7,580 (Most recent episode was 5 months ago  )Fogelnest Files - 6,772 Ronna & Beverly - 6,139 Totally Laime - 5,840 Hollywood Handbook (Donald Glover) - 5,560 Yo, Is This Racist? - 2,767 (I think they put out five of these a week and they usually get a couple thousand plays each) Owen & TJ Read the News - 2,568 Shots Fired - 1,647 Nocturnal Emotions (Rob Pope) - 1,486 Help Im Alive fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Oct 31, 2013 |
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Oct 31, 2013 02:20
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Which of you dummies doesn't listen to the Fogelnest Files?!
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Oct 31, 2013 02:56
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The Berzerker posted:Which of you dummies doesn't listen to the
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I wonder if those are representative of the itunes #s? I have a feeling those make those numbers insignificant.
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Oct 31, 2013 03:05
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Hollis Brown posted:I wonder if those are representative of the itunes #s? I have a feeling those make those numbers insignificant. Yeah, I use the Soundcloud files to try out new series or listen to old favorite episodes at work. I'd guess (hope) that those are representative of the overall weekly subscriber bases. I just recently started to check out Reality Show Show, way late after the fact, based on this thread's recommendations. You guys weren't kidding - they wrangled a good, consistently funny 15 minutes out of just the line "I have a BMW, a Porsche, a Monster Truck, a house and 30 companies! Suck my DICK!" "He got the BMW, the Porsche, the house and the 30 companies and said, 'I need one more thing before this is a great soundbite.'" "Something with 3 syllables - it can't just be a regular truck." "It makes you wonder...What is he doing on this show?" "CelebrityNetWorth lists him at $500,000...That's a lot, is that liquid? Probably not! It's tied up...in a Porsche, a Monster Truck, a BMW...A MURDERED OUT BMW..." JethroMcB fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Oct 31, 2013 |
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Oct 31, 2013 03:13
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JethroMcB posted:Yeah, I use the Soundcloud files to try out new series or listen to old favorite episodes at work. I'd guess (hope) that those are representative of the overall weekly subscriber bases. I hope not because that would mean the outlook's pretty bad for holly would handbook and i4h compared to some of the worse podcasts that are higher up on the list
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Oct 31, 2013 03:31
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Those numbers bum me out. I hope it doesn't include iTunes.
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Oct 31, 2013 03:40
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Besson posted:Those numbers bum me out. I hope it doesn't include iTunes. It doesn't, it's a very small slice, just good for looking at how they rank in listeners.
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Oct 31, 2013 04:19
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Interesting that How Did This Get Made is a cool 25% more popular than CBB.
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Oct 31, 2013 04:37
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scary ghost dog posted:Interesting that How Did This Get Made is a cool 25% more popular than CBB. Nah I think that was just a bad choice of episode, I forgot that it was a Thursday one. I think CBB usually gets 120,000-130,000 per episode on Soundcloud E: But yeah it surprised me that HDTGM is pretty much on the same level as CBB. The other big surprise for me was I4H. I thought it was way more popular than that Help Im Alive fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Oct 31, 2013 |
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Oct 31, 2013 04:48
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I'm not surprised by HDTGM being that high up, it's a very easy show to get into for people who otherwise don't like the alt-comedy scene or even that much comedy at all. I know several guys who don't like comedy but loves movies and talk about bad movies. Case in point there's like a billion goon run movie podcast with the same premise. Is the numbers for Hollywood a lot higher or about the same as RSS? I heard Shots Fired was being threatened and it seems to be outnumbering that one at least. Dong Lover should have been a huge get for them, and good timing with his instagram picture/drama thing. Glad to see Cracked having huge numbers, I really really like their format. I guess I should have realized they'd get huge numbers from their fanbase, but when no-one was talking about it here... The Berzerker posted:Which of you dummies doesn't listen to the Fogelnest Files?!  I try to catch eps with guests I like from time to time.
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Oct 31, 2013 12:08
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Zsinjeh posted:Is the numbers for Hollywood a lot higher or about the same as RSS? I heard Shots Fired was being threatened and it seems to be outnumbering that one at least. Dong Lover should have been a huge get for them, and good timing with his instagram picture/drama thing. It's hard to tell without the iTunes numbers but each episode of RSS was getting 2,000-2,200 on Soundcloud by the time they stopped, so Hollywood Handbook is off to a good start I guess.
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Oct 31, 2013 13:45
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Amazing I4H today. Laughed doubly hard at the bullying part because I've been really tempted to buy the CBB poster for Christmas to furnish my new apartment but now with Matt Besser totally destroying me about it I don't know....and I also really like to drink milk
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Oct 31, 2013 14:45
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I really hope those Soundcloud numbers aren't representative of the iTunes ones because it hurts to see I4H so low down. I honestly thought it would've been just behind CBB and HDTGM. It's by far my favourite Earwolf podcast and by far the most consistently great.
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Oct 31, 2013 18:27
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Lugaloco posted:I really hope those Soundcloud numbers aren't representative of the iTunes ones because it hurts to see I4H so low down. I honestly thought it would've been just behind CBB and HDTGM. It's by far my favourite Earwolf podcast and by far the most consistently great. Best podcast in the universe.
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Oct 31, 2013 19:04
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We're assuming, as long as the rest of the universe is like North America.
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Hayes just posted on the Earwolf boards that the next guest for Hollywood Handbook will be Paul (F.) Tompkiss. Tuesday can't come soon enough.
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