mattbesser

i agree with you that I was a bully on Ep. 36. We really ganged up on that guy and that was no fun. I regretted that show and tried to change the way we do case closed after that. I think every other Case Closed has been either light hearted like Catchment, Capt. Pike, antique cars, or has been fair like Gun Control. As you heard on the show I asked my guests not to gang up on him. There were certainly moments when we were passionate but I don't recall being mean to him. When did that happen? FYI, Tyler also tweeted me after the show that he had a good time. I like case closed for several reason but maybe most of all it's a nice antidote to the one way negative commenting that rules the internet. Also you are right that I am uninformed on gun control. I guess I'm pretty much uninformed on every topic in the world besides sketch and improv. But I'm not presenting i4h as a political talk show, it's just our opinions,

Prestonsinfield, will you please call in to improv4humans to discuss?

MY SHOTGUN AMERICA - 1) Automatic weapons available for rental ONLY at all target ranges. 2) Legalize weed. 3) Make it much a harder to get a drivers license.

I'm glad you guys liked it. I was totally wrong about Lanza's mother's shooting habits. Apparently she loves to go to the target range all the time. But I was right when it came to home protection. I've read she was a doomsday prepper, which I guess is the ultimate in home protection. Tyler was wrong about the gun he used to kill the children. He did indeed use a .223 semiautomatic as one of his three killing weapons. It's good to talk about this topic when it still hurts. In California we are fortunate to have Senators who are leading the fight in gun control. But even here in LA you can contact your local politicians and them how you feel. I'm just afraid that instead of gun control, the issue is going to be made into "we need more security at our schools" and "we have to combat evil".

Glad you guys like the Eric interviews. We're going to put out a BEST OF in two weeks. What have been some good sketches since our last BEST OF?

Okay guys we're going to do another BEST OF for Thanksgiving. What are the best scenes since the last time we did it?

I agree with you pretty much. I believe when I used it in this podcast I was using it sarcastically since we had had the discussion about it at the top of the episode about crossing the line. I know I have crossed the line on this word in my twenty years of improvising. But I think I've matured enough in the last 5-10 years to not say "retard" unless I am making a point about the semantics of it like we are doing now.

Yeah Tim was on fire. Wengert's Poe was great too. Help me get the work out on this ep. if you can.

I don't consider BONUS scenes to be bad. I just think the show flows better without them. This was a long discussion and didn't have Danielle's point of view so it wasn't a CASE CLOSED the way I want to do it. Wait till you see who I'm going to have on Case Closed in next week's episode.

The noise was indeed the weed pipe being cleared of ash. I asked the same question as soon as the ep. was over.

You should work at the TSA. I was trying to think of what I said "Hear ye, hear ye". I think there is another phrase town criers say but I still can't think of it.

How so Corky? I haven't smoke pot in months.

What questions should Eric ask at the farmer's market?

Please explain to an old man, what is 4Chan?

Sorry guys, the project I'm plugging has had a delay. I'm the boy who cried earwolf.

I know this is asking a lot of your memories, but what were some particularly good Q&A moments from the intro segments?

Thanks, I like that too, but which scene are you talking about? Put the one you like the most on the Best of i4h thread. We're putting those shows together now.

Going to close the voting soon...have we covered every type of segment? What was the best eric the intern?

Any Youtube suggestion for next episode? Remember they need to work as an audio only experience and I prefer videos that are not funny on purpose.

I do speak of Crossballs on our next episode.

In a way my character was one of Dewey's biggest straightmen. Really the whole band was. Parody is a unique animal, because the thing that is being parodied is the straight man. That's why you can't really parody a comedy.

Thanks Robin! Yeah, it's an ongoing series and we recently put up the four part, "Black Guy auditions". You can find them easiest on www.mattbesser.com I had forgotten about that Fraiser episode. What I remember from shooting it is that Kelsey never looked me in the eye or acknowledged me at all until the director called "action". Total dickhead.

...but the important question is, can we legally force Eric to cut his hair? And is this hair-cutting important enough that someone will volunteer to have sex with him?

I did speak about mopes in the Eric the Paid Intern street interview segment which was cut from the show for a special Eric the Paid Intern show coming in near future.

Neclord, you were a really great sport and as a result this was definitely one of my favorite episodes.