A New Duck

Just curious about how y'all feel about U2, and how the podcast has impacted those feelings!

This was my ten: 259 Charlotte's Website 260 Tiny Cheeseburger Story 261 Love Agape 272 Sex Party Season 280 DuALity 305 CattleLickItUp 306 Project Funway 312 Grounded Me@ 317 Tash.2 320 Charging Kids This was really hard. Wanted to include Solo Bolo, LIVE from RIOT LA, In the Larp Run, Return to Suicide House, The 2013 Holiday Spectacular, the two Wompler episodes, Calvins Twins, and the Fifth Anniversary Special. But I am one man, and I get 10 votes. Standout moments from episodes I didn't vote for and want to mention now: Victor's podcast, Neil Campbell's character on In the Larp Run.

I wish I could remember which one looped the Friends theme riff like thirty times, but that was a definite highlight.

The other day I was re-listening to an episode and thought it'd be fun if Scott and Scott discussed something like Zooropa role playing as themselves at the age right when it came out. Then I realized that this idea is probably ridiculous, unsustainable, way too high concept, and not even good. I'm super eager for the U2 tour to start because they will then have be able to create that from-the-concert podcast. Also, totally into them just sitting down with any comedian and talking U2 with them. Like Howard Kremer. Also up for the Naomi and Kulap special, if that can ever happen. What about a Christmas episode? Discuss "It's Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" and any of their numerous live Christmas song performances? I'm also still wondering what happened on the walk home from the record store that Christmas Scott bought "The Unforgettable Fire." The Scotts must be crazy busy right now. But I hope to hear one of these soon!

According to the results already, four people were turned onto them and five people got back into them! And that's out of 11 votes! I think that's earned the Scotts an audience with Bono.

Classy post. Timely, too.

I've just become a fan of CBB in the last 14, 15 months, so I need to go back and read the descriptions of these and try to remember what really stood out. It's gonna be hard for me to not just vote for everything with Lapkus, Small (at least as Victor & Tiny), and Gabrus.

I don't want to give up on Riddle Me This! I even just want to hear it done really well one more time. It's kind of fun to watch it crash and burn, too, but when approached properly (like the first few times it was done), it can be a riot. I guess the question is how to communicate to the guests that the game can have no energy or room for growth if everyone immediately goes to a long, rambly non sequitur. It's got a great theme song, too!

Gabrus is so sharp, it hurts. I can't get enough Gino. This episode was just a joy.

This is one of my favorite episodes of a podcast ever. Just listened to it again, and nearly every moment of it delights the hell out of me. Scott losing his patience with Phish talk and Harris getting on the wavelength of everybody who calls in was just too great.

The moment Juan's detailed description of high school year book club policy began, the way everyone in the room just shut down and got bored/irritated was pretty amazing. I wonder if Juan stayed a big fan. This whole ep is CBB gold. The stuff of legend. Only got turned onto the show last year, and I'm loving going back and slowly catching up on these. I love the show in all its incarnations, but the ones where a crew like Harris, Sarah, and Benny Schwazz can all just bullshit with each other for an hour are among my favorites.

If you build it, they will draw penises on it.

Lauren Lapkus has legit got me to start listening to other podcasts I'd never considered listening to just 'cause she guests on them. One of my favorite people in comedy right now. Always delighted whenever her face shows up on the Earwolf front page.

Counting down this year's ten most unlivable lives!

I sometimes genuinely forget Small is doing these characters in real time together. He's not the only one who can do this well, but he really does do this amazingly well.

Listening to Howard regress to his childhood how-can-I-be-cool state regressed me to my childhood how-can-I-be-cool state.

I can't not picture Victor looking exactly like this. I try sometimes, but it doesn't work.

Brendon Small becoming a semi-regular is the best thing that could've happened to this podcast, and the show didn't need anything particularly great to happen to it at this point to keep it amazing. And Alex was right on it right from the beginning. This episode was delightful.

I feel like such a child every time it happens, but The Monster Fuck never fails to work on me. The incredible, confident coarseness Nick Wiger brings to each line is a marvel. How is that the only character Wiger has ever done on the show? (I'm also a giant sucker for people delighting in really strained, bad Halloween puns--and especially Scott's 1000% horrified overreaction)

Relistening to The Unforgettable Fire last night. I dunno. I'm fuckin' high. Did someone already do this?

I thought that might be more about how their model of stardom works than specifically their music? Though I'm not sure. Of all these bands, I'm actually most invested in U2 (thanks to the podcast!), so the offense just goes over my head.

This was just a magical combination of players today. Everyone seemed to be grooving on almost exactly the same wavelength. Lyonne is a great fit, and Mary Holland brought so much energy and delight, it was wonderful. PFT basically playing sidekick for a newcomer interview is a formula I certainly wouldn't mind seeing again. Also, fuck Aug. Oct forever.

This is probably my life's most satisfying moment. Loved the ep. A little lower energy than usual, but that's alright! Any Scott-on-Scott action I can get, I'll take.

Rick Faber is the funniest concept for a character I think I've ever heard and Campbell knocked it out of the fucking park. That was great. Dane Cook's initial seg' wasn't what I normally expect, but I've actually really enjoyed the times recently when the bits before the character(s) show(s) up and introduces a world of insanity isn't necessarily wall-to-wall yes-anding bits. It was quite different in tone, but the Adomian/Glass thing this summer was a highlight. It seemed like Scott was genuinely interested in hearing Cook answer those quests, and if there's one thing CBB shoul ddo, it's just follow the whims and interests of Au[c]k[l][a/erma]n[d].

Yes and forever.