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Hello friends, sorry no, I did not sign the table it didn't seem appropriate at the time. PS Thank you to Agata for sending this my way. Everybody look at this. Holy fuck. http://www.avclub.com/article/let-star-wars-minute-satiate-you-until-episode-vii-206797

Insider scoop: that was a special sheet they sent to someone that had donated a large amount of money to the show. Also no need to be nervous anyone! I'm still one of you. Feel free to treat me like you would an average B or even C list celebrity

Haha thanks again ValB and everybody else. I honestly was a little nervous how it was going to turn out and that everyone would think I fucked up the episode and they'd start throwing garbage in my hair, but everyone has been SO goddamn supportive and awesome and it makes me feel very good to be part of this ragtag group of jokers. PS count me the heck in on whatever podcast thing we end up working on! For a brief period I had a "spooky" podcast and once I wrote a script and had some friends help me act it out which was fun so maybe something like that where we all contribute voices would be fun? Or anything is cool with me. Anyway you guys rock I would give you all 1,000 Chris Hardwink points if I could!!! But instead I'll just give you some internet winks these are for you all thank you thank you thank you ;) OK let's see for these questions... I don't think I ever made him actually do his signature loud guffaw but I may have made him chuckle and that is something I will hold onto tightly and try and remember if I ever am feeling nervous or down in the dumps. What I mostly took away from the TV talk was that it's good to not only have funny spec scripts (which you got in spades), but also to have a good original pilot script as well that is crammed full of jokes. I'm trying to figure out a good concept for one right now. I think it's gonna have ghosts and monsters in it because I'm twisted and fucked up and I like stuff like that. I'm having trouble remembering any other specific advice but let me know if there's anything you're wondering about and I'll see if I can remember it getting brought up when we met. We went to a diner that Hayes knew in LA and he ordered cheesy eggs and then so did I because I couldn't decide what I wanted. Then for a side I ordered fruit but instead of like maybe some melon or a fruit salad kind of thing, I ended up just getting four giant chunks of pineapple. And also it came with buttered toast and I made a joke where I said "I only eat yellow foods" but I think Hayes missed it because I said it quiet. Or maybe he thought I was telling the truth. No sorry Sean was also very cool and funny and charming. I think we're just gonna have to look up to both equally because they are two good humans. Sean also asked me where I live which was friendly. I actually never saw him wearing a sling so he either got better before we met or was too proud to wear it in front of me. I also saw Sam leave on his motorcycle and he looked cool as hell. He did some trick where he opened the gate to the parking lot and was able to leave out of the "in" gate and Sean and Hayes were impressed. Hmm what else... right in front of me on the table were the signatures of improv all-timers Paul F. Tompkins and Lauren Lapkus and I felt very honored and simultaneously way out of me league. OK this is long enough thanks everyone I can continue recounting what happened if there are any details people want to hear more about.

Yeah! Here's how it WENT DOWN from what I remember I've sort of been in a rut recently looking for a new job and stuff so I've been reaching out to friends and people I know who have careers I might be interested in, just to ask them how they got their job and what their responsibilities are so I can see if it would be an OK fit. So even though I was sort of nervous to, I reached out to Hayes after he friended me on Facebook, asking if he would ever have a minute to talk about the TV writing world. And he was incredibly accommodating and nice we set up a time and a place to meet really fast. So then when we were having lunch together he kind of just started thinking of bits and ideas for me to do on the show and he came up with the idea of me pretending to be some famous guy's son and they were getting frustrated at me while I tried to explain a movie. And I was pretty shocked that he would even consider putting me IN the show, but I said it sounded funny and if he actually wanted me to say dumb stuff on air I'd love to do anything they wanted. So yeah then not too long later he emailed me and said he and Sean wanted me to come record with them on Saturday. It all happened really fast and I was shocked at how much of the hilarious stuff they were saying (all of it) was just coming right off the top of the dome. Also Aubrey Plaza was leaving when I arrived and she told me I "ruined everything" which means I can pretty much die now. Also sorry we didn't hug but we shook hands a couple times and I think our hands were a good fit. It just felt right, you know? Let me know if I left anything out or if you guys are curious about any particular aspects of this whole insane experience.

You guys are the fuckin best. I was a little nervous about how it was going to turn out but all this nice stuff eased my worries so thank you. If any of us are ever in somewhat close proximity I am going to pinch you on the cheek and buy you tons of drinks

Hayes and Sean might actually think I'm dying which would explain how in the world this happened

I still am having a hard time comprehending that this actually happened. Sorry in advance if I fucked up the show

God damn now THAT'S a dad. Question for Aubrey: Hi Aubrey. I heard that once you had a run-in with Ryan Gosling and I assume by now you are fast friends. Have you ever gone shopping with him? He seems like the kind of guy that would spend a lot of time picking out olives. Please confirm/deny my olive theory. Thank you.

I appreciate the concern Bruce but I think the meetup actually was in NYC aka New YorC

Congrats ShowShowBro and Agata (and Gabe) for great on-camera chemistry and what seems like a very fun day in the big city. THOUGH I do have to say, if you want to split hairs, the first forum meetup was actually that time when Jeff Ulrich and I were both looking at the moon while thinking of each other.

Sorry guys, The Bloodhound Gang isn't a funny band because their guitars still have the normal amount of strings. Comedy is about the unexpected which is why you laugh so hard when you see the guys from The Presidents of the United States and you go "what the heck? they only have maybe 3 or 4 strings on that guitar" also can I be totally honest down here in a small font? I remember as a boy when I heard of that band I just assumed they all actually were former presidents of the United States. Like from before I was born or something

Thanks Sean and Hayes for that little moment at 29:10 where you go "Aaaaaah" and it sounds like singing. You better believe that shit's getting autotuned and put into the longest Popcorn Gallery theme these message boards have ever seen

Hey thanks! I sit about 95% of the day in front of a computer for my job and then I do it some more once I get home which is probably bad for me, but hey, gotta make that money right? You guys know what I'm talking about. As far as sitting on jokes, if I have some new dumb joke I think is funny, I'll probably just go up and say it and try it out next time I go up, but I don't do stand up super consistently so sometimes I have a few weeks to think about the joke and see if there are any ways I can make it even stupider. But I'm no expert or anything I still am fumbling around trying to figure out what the H I'm doing and trying to work up the nerve to do it more consistently around LA so probably don't listen to me. you should do it though!

I just want to throw out there that maybe once a week I think of the phrase "Brown on your butt, brown on my hands, let's grab a drink when this airplane lands" and chuckle to myself like a crazy person. Kudos to Mike Bay of Pigs.

Haha I saw that too. It happened at least 10 times from what I saw. Every time I refreshed there was a different pic

You might have to upload the pic onto a different site like http://imgur.com/ and then post it here but maybe some computer whiz on the forums has an easier way to do it

Here's a freebie for anyone looking for forum superstardom and an avalanche of "likes": Make a Homegrown Tomatoes episode that starts with a standard comedy premise such as "ahh Aukerman the big boss man is coming for a health inspection and this place is a pigsty!!!" And then have it slowly morph into a sexy fanfiction where everyone fucks.

All this cool content is inspiring me. I'm gonna make the hugest, best. longest Popcorn Gallery theme the podcasting world has ever heard. It's gonna be so good Tim Treese is going to have to give me props and everyone on these forums will uncontrollably fist pump for at least 2 days. Let me know if any of you wanna be on it

All that talk about yawns in the opening section made me yawn too in real life. Engineer Sam infected me with yawns through the airwaves. Now I'm yawning typing this. PS funny episode! Matt Gourley was great. When I wasn't yawning I was laughing and once I even laughed while yawning which I don't think I've ever done before.

I thought for a second that dadpic was a guy from The Eagles you got a cool ass dad VB I wish mine knew how to rock

For anyone feeling underappreciated, I have it on good authority that each time someone posts, Sean and Hayes will lean in and give a kiss to the person's avatar on their computer screen

Welcome all new folks! If you have a cat or really any pet at all I'd very much like to look at it

Hi guys sorry I haven't been as active this has been a busy week but here let's recap: I haven't seen Vibes yet and cats are cool. Here is a video of a trick my cat knows http://instagram.com/p/pM4tiqn1I6/ PS funny episode this week

I just wanted to chime in and say how inspiring this podcast is. Hearing how excited Jeff and his guests are about this new medium and all the possibilities is so fun to hear and makes me want to get out there and seize whatever opportunities are out there. Every time I listen I feel like I get a surge of creativity. As much as I love podcasts, The Wolf Den is the one I can think of that gives me that creative juice. I love it. Keep up the great work!

YEAAAHHHhhh VB this rules. Some day soon I will record that theme song for you.