DanEngler

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(Mantzoukas sketch courtesy of Alex Kelly)

If Howard's going to be touring the original 13 colonies with standard (non-Summah) material, he should call it "The O.G. One-Three Tour".

I've been severely negligent in my posting duties. Here, three days late, is the latest Speakeasy with Paul and Jerry Minor up in the club. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZSeNnKWBF0

Thanks, Sensei! I fixed the link in Shannon's post.

How many early episodes of SPONTANEANATION were tragically lost, such that you now make a point of thanking the engineer for recording all the way to the end?

If you dig the vibe on this episode, Ku was on Jamie Lee's EW webseries "Polished" last October.

I had no choice but to create the only ringtone I'll ever need.

From the official UCB boards: That post (by Nate Dern, then-Artistic Director of UCB Theater NY) concerned 2013 auditions for only one of the UCB theaters. In 2012, over 400 people auditioned and 10 were added to Harold teams. With the ongoing comedy boom, I'm sure classes are even more popular now. My original post was not an indictment of the UCB program, but an attempt to explain why people feel so loyal to the theater after dedicating so much of their lives to training there. If Sean Conroy—a 20-year veteran of UCB—says things* like (paraphrased) "I know it's a cult, but I choose to drink the Kool-aid" I don't think the (semi-tongue-in-cheek) comparison is too far off. * During a discussion of UCB policies on episode #822 of The Long Shot Podcast

You forgot the part where you then went out of your way to say you didn't like it, without any attempt at qualification or constructive criticism. That is a shitty thing to say.

If Scott indeed cares about the domain, a screenshot of the page is all the ammunition he'd need to file a UDRP and have ICANN turn it over to him. Per Harvard Law's analysis: Registering a domain of a public figure's name and outright stating that you're holding it hostage until you receive compensation? Any one of the above conditions is sufficient for a domain squatting judgement, and Fronzo has already failed two.

You doing okay, pal? You've had nothing but an assortment of shitty things to say about various shows for weeks now, and the boys down at headquarters are starting to worry about you!

The original UCB TV show was formative in my comedy consciousness, and I love I4H and the work countless UCB alumni are doing today, but elitism charges cut both ways. UCB training is a lifestyle and, according to dozens of conversations I've heard describing the process (with people like Sean Conroy and Jon Gabrus), the comparison to Scientology earlier in this thread seems more apt than the author intended. In order to progress, you must take a series of escalating courses, to the tune of thousands of dollars. If you reach the appropriate echelon, you will be allowed to audition for a team, but slots are extremely limited and only 1/100 people will make it. If you don't, you can either take more courses or bide your time until the next audition. You must be willing to be paid little/nothing to perform at the UCB theaters, so that the popular/successful shows can subsidize new/experimental shows. This is the way it's always worked, and graduates of the program are heavily invested in terms of time, money, and loyalty. People who don't buy into (or have washed out of) the system will always try to paint the UCB as Improv Infidels. Culture wars are a foregone conclusion.

This show was recorded in April, well before IFC moved the Comedy Bang Bang TV show to Thursday nights at 10:30 PM. Therefore, every time Scott mentions "Friday's episode": Pause the podcast. Tip your sunglasses forward and do a take to the camera. In your most sarcastic voice, ask "Don't you mean Thursday's episode?" Hold for audience applause. Resume the podcast.

I hope this is the start of a Warriors-style gang war between the UCB and other LA improv schools. Ratzo, come out to plaaay-aaayy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3wm7ZvB_a8 This rabbit hole goes deeper than anyone could have imagined.

Adam Scott!?!?

And, as is my sacred duty, here is this week's episode* of Speakeasy, featuring Reginald Waterford: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV11Me8bruo * And B-B-B-BONUS-S-S-S

Surely, among the throng of SPONTANEANATION listeners, there must be someone illustrating The Harrowing Adventures of Mitch and Delores? 'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished.

I was going to correct you and say that they had already done Bewitched, but no, that was this week's episode of Maltin on Movies.

From this moment forward, any time you see this: you will repeat it to the tune of "S'been a while!"

…after Earwolf is bought out by Indie 103.1 and changes formats to an all-musical guest podcast.

I wondered why anyone would continue submitting new catchphrases after Scott selected a permanent successor to "What's up, Hot Dog?", but a quick survey reveals that 72 songs have been submitted to the Jukebox Jury forum since the last time it appeared on the show, April 16, 2012. Some people just can't take a hint.

Yes, but how would you rate its sink and its bounce?

Yes, except he had a thick Southern accent, always wore a bolo tie, and married one of his students after she graduated.