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Unbootable posted:

Easily one of my favorite calls of all time. Just the title alone that he comes up with for the biography makes me instantaneously loose my poo poo every time.

"Actually the full title is Darkness on the River's Edge in the USA: From Greetings To the Promise: Bruce Springsteen: The Story Behind the Albums"

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# ¿ Dec 18, 2013 06:45

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 02:40

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TransatlanticFoe posted:

I'm listening to the PFT Gathering of the Juggalos clip, it's what sold me on the Best Show and is still making me cry laughing.

The guy reading the promotional text about the helicopter rides is so funny in and of itself

# ¿ Dec 18, 2013 06:50

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I think it was mentioned earlier, but the one with Jon Benjamin playing a Smirnoff Ice representative is probably the one I've relistened to the most, it's seriously hilarious. It's linked on the Best Show Gems page

edit: heh beaten

# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 21:13

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Listening to the Best Show Gem "Danny Phipps from Glass Houses, America's Number One Billy Joel Tribute Band", it's funny hearing Jon Benjamin calling in to a Wurster call and basically doing his Jason-from-Home-Movies voice.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2013 07:23

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egon_beeblebrox posted:

Which episode was their take on the Gathering of the Juggalos on? I really want to hear it again.

A lot of clips are up on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZicomCP3gM

# ¿ Jun 3, 2014 18:03

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I'm so loving psyched

# ¿ Oct 10, 2014 06:41

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he's not mayor anymore!

# ¿ Oct 10, 2014 20:24

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Whoa, a friend just pasted this to me (linking to google cache since it's not showing up now, maybe wasn't supposed to be announced yet?): http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...lient=firefox-a

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 02:46

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Whenever Wurster says "she was pawing herself" and Scharpling acts disgusted, it's always the funniest thing to me

# ¿ Oct 31, 2014 08:38

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Mico posted:

Seeing as how I am in the I cant watch it on the adult swim website either boat, I went ahead and put it up on dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29aun7_newbridge-tourism-board-newbridge-we-re-comin-to-get-ya_fun

Awesome, thanks a bunch, I was hoping someone would do this

# ¿ Nov 4, 2014 20:25

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DangerDummy! posted:

I'm listening to Jon Benjamin's Smirnoff Ice call right now. Good stuff.

The Smirnoff Ice call is one I've used sort of as a gateway since it's one of the most accessible ones, but it's sort of problematic in that people go "yeah, that was great" but Wurster's (which I love, of course) are so often reliant on the tropes of the show, which you sort of have to get familiar with to fully appreciate.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2014 08:35

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcJ0EdH8To8

# ¿ Nov 18, 2014 08:38

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I really liked that even on the test show where you want someone to just ramble at length, Tom still eventually hangs up on Michael K

# ¿ Dec 13, 2014 20:36

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Considering Spike didn't call for the last couple months I wouldn't really expect him to be on the first show back. I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up again in a couple months, maybe

# ¿ Dec 17, 2014 04:04

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Hahaha, now that Wurster is slandering John Wesley Shipp, maybe Spike will call in

# ¿ Dec 17, 2014 04:29

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The Bunk posted:

No real show tonight. Apparently Tom's dad passed away a few days ago . Mike is playing music and clips.

Aw jeez, that sucks :/

# ¿ Jan 7, 2015 03:17

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My only disappointment was that they played the first Bad Company call but not the second, which was way funnier

# ¿ Jan 7, 2015 07:42

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Illinois Smith posted:

Def Leper
Agnostic Font
The Alive Kennedys
The Old Pornographers
The Psyhcedelic Fur Traders

The other ones I remembered were Skaicidal Tendenskas and Orchestral Manoeuvres in My Shorts

# ¿ Jan 22, 2015 03:20

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The Devil Tesla posted:

God that guest call kind of sucked, and I normally really like those guys so that was a bummer.

I dunno, I thought it was sort of standard for them. Like it was Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington doing their shtick, I thought it was pretty enjoyable in the same way that On Cinema at The Cinema is

# ¿ Feb 5, 2015 05:30

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CaptainPsyko posted:

http://blog.scharpling.com/february-23-2015/

Oof. I just want to reach through the Internet and give Tom a hug. :/

that's so horrible, I had no idea about his grandma passing too. I don't envy him the pressure of having to perform on a weekly basis, I just hope he's able to weather the storm and find a way out of that depression.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2015 07:50

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Weembles posted:

I used to think that the weirdos wouldn't call in now that the show was on the Internet...

Avalanche Bob proved me wrong.

Yeah, wow, that was really something

# ¿ May 13, 2015 03:00

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Roger Troutman posted:

The online Alphaville community seems certifiable. A guy in the FOT chat tweeted at them re: that caller who was blocked from their twitter and I think she and the account holder are insane.

https://twitter.com/BadGuyZero/status/603399613907771392

Haha, jesus, that person sounds completely nuts.

# ¿ May 29, 2015 03:47

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I've had more problems tonight, and they started out with technical problems early on in the show. I wouldn't say it's always like this

# ¿ Jul 8, 2015 03:26

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Maarak posted:

To my shame, it took me half a dozen Wurster calls to get on board with their style. Big Bill and Little Bill did the trick: https://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=1&show=36270&archive=61585

Seconding this, the concept is simple and classic and Jon and Tom do a great job with it

Also the Best Show Gem that really got me into the show was actually not a Wurster call, but Jon Benjamin calling in as a Regional Sales Director for Smirnoff Ice, it's hilarious though unfortunately not necessarily representative since I think Benjamin didn't do a lot of those?

# ¿ Oct 2, 2015 23:27

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Have they done no shows in DC or Baltimore? It seems so weird that they'd do Philly and NC but nothing in MD, DC, or VA

# ¿ Nov 13, 2015 07:27

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Incorporating the ongoing joke about Dudio engaging in cat-flipping really made the Night Vale bit terrific

# ¿ Dec 4, 2015 08:04

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Doughy Fresh posted:

Is anyone else digging half hour of power more than the proper show? Mike is really hitting his stride

I'm reluctant to compare the two since the formats are different but yeah the half hour of power has been really good and Mike is awesome on it

# ¿ Dec 30, 2015 09:26

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Hahaha James is back on this week's half hour of power

# ¿ Mar 11, 2016 07:11

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Weembles posted:

This computer voice guy is equal parts amazing and excruciating.

I was so disappointed that it didn't end in "You just got James'd"

# ¿ Mar 30, 2016 05:42

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Illinois Smith posted:

It's better because he has Jon Daly and Woliner in the studio and they all fall into this thing where they try to impress this blas� kid who hasn't heard of any of their work.

The funniest part was when they were going through stuff and he hadn't heard of anything and then they mention Dinner with Brett Gelman and he's heard of it and they all simultaneously are like "really?!"

# ¿ May 26, 2016 08:02

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I normally am not that big a fan of KV on the best show, but this week he was a lot better/seemed a lot more engaged than he has in the past.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2016 01:33

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I like Heidecker either way but yeah I'd love to have more of him just being himself with Tom, because they had a fun rapport

# ¿ Jun 9, 2016 05:40

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WrathOfBlade posted:

Does Andy Kindler count as a guest? Because Andy Kindler is great. Especially when he's interacting with Gary the Squirrel. Especially in this episode of The Fogelnest Files that I'm currently re-listening to for like the 3rd time.

The One on One with Gary the Squirrel that had Andy on is so great, I love their interaction so much

# ¿ Jun 27, 2016 05:47

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NESguerilla posted:

Did anyone really stop calling after the Ban other than Laurie and Julie? The only notable post ban regular I can think of is Fred, who is great.

Geneva I guess if you count her as a regular? I think Laurie and Julie stopped for other reasons really, I think Laurie took flack on twitter or something and was hesitant to call in and Julie worked through a bunch of personal stuff over the past few years

As far as regulars go, I've always loved Jason and his thing about his son being on Tom's Ark was really good stuff

Seltzer posted:

I miss spike a lot

I miss Tom clowning on Spike but I don't really miss Spike. I miss Larry da Perv as a regular more than I miss Spike

NESguerilla posted:

Plus Tom's "I'm Joe Lunchpail" thing is just a total joke. He's certainly now low brow comedy. I havent listened to last weeks, but I really like Haye's because he doesn't just seem to be on there to promote something and he's fairly funny imo.

Binowru posted:

Likewise, Tom is loving hilarious every time he's on Hollywood Handbook. Hayes doesn't guest on the Best Show because he's a celebrity, he does it because he's a funny dude that Tom can joke around with.

Yeah these two comments are exactly on point. I don't think Hayes is the greatest guest or anything but if you listen to Tom's Hollywood Handbook eps, you can tell what a rapport they have when they're doing a bit, and when he's on the Best Show he's there for the right reasons.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2016 07:13

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The Bunk posted:

I'm a little behind, but Dania was right. They really need to get a compressor so I can stop having to turn my stereo up 10 db just to hear. It wouldn't be $20k either, what the hell Dudio.

Yeah it's been really bad ever since they left WFMU, I really wish they'd do something about it

# ¿ Jul 19, 2016 02:27

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Allen Wren posted:

http://www.rocky-52.net/son/son_c/cribbie_bob/cribbie_bob_rockabillyyodel.htm

holy poo poo

(click through for mp3)

When I heard that tonight I seriously was thrown for a loop and almost wondered if the whole thing was some elaborate ruse. Not really looking forward to more Avalanche Bob calls but at least it feels less pointless now I guess

# ¿ Sep 28, 2016 08:30

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CaptainPsyko posted:

I'm coming around on E-Cigs dude. His dedication is impressive.

honestly one of the best one-joke gimmicks in the history of the show. he doesn't call too frequently so you don't get sick of him and there's usually at least a little misdirection before the punchline.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2017 22:22

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Tatumje posted:

I was making an assumption for Ted Leo and Aimee Mann since they haven't been on the current iteration of the show. I don't think Tom has passive-aggressively referenced either of them, so there is a chance that scheduling just hasn't worked out yet.

This was what happened with Hodgman, it just took a long time for him to make it on the show, I probably wouldn't make any assumptions about Ted and Aimee

# ¿ Feb 23, 2017 04:58

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Flip Yr Wig posted:

I have a sneaking suspicion that part of the frustration is that he burned some bridges on his way out from Divorce, so he's going to have a hard time getting another good writing gig.

I feel like last fall there was something where like, he had offended someone at work or made some faux pas and apologized (maybe publicly) and this may have been the ultimate fallout from that? ISTR some tweet apologizing to Sharon Horgan or something

# ¿ Feb 26, 2017 09:44

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 02:40

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Transistor Rhythm posted:

I think you're thinking of Tom covering for and apologizing for Mike after Mike's "gently caress Islam" etc. twitter rampage.

Nah this was very definitely a totally separate incident and specifically pertaining to Divorce

# ¿ Feb 28, 2017 05:18

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