Episode 74 — We R Michelle Shocked

[admin 330]

What’s that? More improv4humans? Well, you got it! Today Matt Besser is joined by humans Jeff Hiller, Jill Donnelly, and Gil Ozeri and they’ll get shocked by Michelle Shocked, explore who would want the newly unearthed Titanic violin, and say thank you to Mississippi. Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon. You can also now get Matt Besser’s new comedy album “The Six Most Important Sets in the History of Standup” at mattbesser.com!

[Neclord 194]

"CanItalktoyou?"

[JacobCrites 4977]

You're all bloody next to that beautiful fridge!

[pbnews 93]

I'm confused -- was that Yoshi's, or was it in San Francisco? (edit: Oh, NM -- didn't realize there was one in SF too).

 

I had never actually heard the rant for myself -- it was way more entertaining than the articles I read led me to believe...

[NickArnold 74]

I gotta agree with Jill on the religious thing, all religions have people trying to force it down your throat, including atheists. Its just there are more Christians in this country than anyone else.

[therealMATTLOXLEY 135]

man i love when besser gets pumped on a subject

[Syme 548]

I gotta agree with Jill on the religious thing, all religions have people trying to force it down your throat, including atheists. Its just there are more Christians in this country than anyone else.

 

It's a bit of both I think, other countries have worst examples of religious oppression than America and most western European countries, but Christianity and Islam encourage evangelizing in their texts more than the any of the other major religions.

[Defmx04 14]

Matt, you couldn't be more off by supporting Bloomberg's 32 oz. or bigger soda ban. I too understand the spirit behind the law, but nobody should be allowed to tell any citizen in this country what to consume or not consume. As stupid as this sounds, killing yourself with surgary garbage is one's right as an American. You should turn your anger at the great fat people of Mississipi towards the Pepsi and Coca-Cola corporations that produce this shit and sell it

[Corky Kneivel 113]

Loved it. This episode mimiced the manic randomness of Michelle Shockds performance.

[benk 257]

Man, Jeff Hiller is freaking funny.

[mattbesser 605]

Matt, you couldn't be more off by supporting Bloomberg's 32 oz. or bigger soda ban. I too understand the spirit behind the law, but nobody should be allowed to tell any citizen in this country what to consume or not consume. As stupid as this sounds, killing yourself with surgary garbage is one's right as an American. You should turn your anger at the great fat people of Mississipi towards the Pepsi and Coca-Cola corporations that produce this shit and sell it

 

Yeah, ultimately I am against the Bloomberg laws. But I do think there are a lot of dumbies out there who are fooled into buying something unhealthy because they convince themselves they are getting a deal. I guess you gotta let dumbies be dumbies, especially if they live in Mississippi.

[Kickpuncher 5012]

Awesome episode, lots of great moments from everyone. I don't ever remember a scene being abandoned like at the end of the show, so that was pretty hilarious.

[xoValeriexo 4369]

Matt Besser, did you know that you can eat for free at the Heart Attack Grill if you weigh over 350 pounds? I was curious what you thought about that.

 

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[choochoo_the_wonder_slut 740]

Please send Eric and his shitty tape recorder to Mississippi

[BrettMorris 1862]

Please send Eric and his shitty tape recorder to Mississippi

love this idea

[chesterdouglas 291]

Awesome episode, lots of great moments from everyone. I don't ever remember a scene being abandoned like at the end of the show, so that was pretty hilarious.

 

Yeah, that was pretty great. I was reminded of the time when Lauren Lapkus kept shoe-horning the notion of "ass play" into scenes throughout the episode and then Matt suddenly went "meta" with the last scene and made it about Lauren returning home that day and dealing with the implications of what she had done.

[wo 265]

I love how they tell Jeff Hiller that he's Carl Lewis and he acts as if he has NO IDEA who Carl Lewis.

 

"Ah, yes, I AM Carl Lewis... and um..." (hilarity ensues)

 

EDIT: Oh, shit. And they bring it right back at the very end. That was amazing.

[Jerkface 58]

The first sketch took some time to get up there, but once Jill got in there it became so awesome. I loved the english class where Gil said: "What the FUCK,,,?" and you could just hear Besser chuckling in the background.

[Shakesbeard 61]

Another great episode. High point: EVERYONE busting up at the introduction of Besser's Japanese speech writer.

[choochoo_the_wonder_slut 740]

None of us could have predicted that level of crazy from a former Mormon born-again sexually confused punk rock/folk artist who spent time in a mental institution as a teenager before living as a squatter in abandoned San Francisco factories.

 

None of us.

[Syme 548]

Hasn't she denied she was expressing her views and claimed she was trying to highlight the prejudice of others? Seems like obvious bullshit, but I love the idea that she's completely unable to express what she means coherently.

[Shannon 2953]

None of us could have predicted that level of crazy from a former Mormon born-again sexually confused punk rock/folk artist who spent time in a mental institution as a teenager before living as a squatter in abandoned San Francisco factories.

None of us.

 

I totally wasn't ever going to watch this video because on the first place I saw it linked, they were suspecting that she was off of her meds and having a schizophrenic episode and then it just sounded sad. But the audience reactions are totally gold, and they made for such awesome scenes.

[Joshie 125]

edit: misinterpreted

[mattbesser 605]

Uh, FINDING something on the internet is much different that walking down the street and being accosted by it or even have it knock on your door.

[pokey_valentine 115]

NY Times: Her Gig Canceled After Tirade, Michelle Shocked Plays Outside In Protest