EPISODE 209 — Frank Turner and the Popular Poets

[JulyDiaz 2797]

English singer-songwriter Frank Turner joins Jon Gabrus, Mookie Blaiklock, Charlie Sanders, and Ben Rodgers for a stacked musical edition of improv4humans with Matt Besser! Frank Turner performs songs from his latest album "Positive Songs for Negative People" live in-studio that will inspire scenes about a personal poem about a relationship going mainstream, being cursed by an ex after a break-up, and artists meeting face to face with a terrible anonymous negative reviewer. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and pick up Frank Turner's "Positive Songs For Negative People" ft. “Get Better”, “The Next Storm” and “Josephine” at http://fthc.cc/PSFNPdeluxe!

[JacobCrites 4977]

These are all my favorite humons! Charlie Sanders always ends up having to do some sort of spoken-word singing, and it is great every time.

[AlbinLundholm 4020]

Jon Gabrus

[guicemann 325]

Soooooooooo gooooooooooooood!!!!

[flimsy-von-reebles 48]

When the humans joined in on the last song, I couldn't help smiling. That sounded like people having a lot of fun.

[MultipleReferee 176]

Yeah, that "harmonica" solo was amazing.

 

And that Michael Caine scene went off the rails in the most glorious way possible.

[HotSaucerman 2051]

Just started this one. I'm always impressed by how great the musicians sound in the Earwolf studios. Gotta give it up for Stard and the crew.

[TOMATOrocket 1]

white male white male white male white male please diversify the guest list please

[illuminatedwax 59]

The sound was fantastic as always, but I was really impressed with how well the "sing-along" was mixed -- you've got a solid engineer there!

 

Is this the first we've heard of this new show? A Google search for "Besser vs audience" or "Besser versus audience" isn't giving me any info on this. What is it?

[Lukas Holmes 2287]

I cannot believe he got fucking Frank Turner!

[Kickpuncher 5012]

Great episode throughout, but the Muppets bit at the end really put it over the top.

[Joe Lerini 7329]

RIP Kevin Costner, who died of crack in the bathtub.

[clams 242]

I.. just.. wow.

 

Welp, if earwolf needs a best of episode, here ya go! No editing needed!

[robotam 4493]

That was amazing.

[AlbinLundholm 4020]

Once again the show version of the song sounds better than the album version

[saddlebags 581]

white male white male white male white male please diversify the guest list please

 

 

Women and people of color are always on the show. Often they compose the entire lineup. It just happened this is who could schedule. No white cis conspiracy here.

[AlbinLundholm 4020]

Oh my god the Michael Caine scene

[JacobCrites 4977]

white male white male white male white male please diversify the guest list please

hot take over here

[Shampoodler 1489]

white male white male white male white male

Just realized The Beatles were a hate group.

[Concord Bismarck 17]

white male white male white male white male please diversify the guest list please

 

If you care so much, take UCB classes and join in muthafucka. Or don't listen ya racist.

[freshy 154]

Best episode ever?

 

This was a riot

[FaceLikeThunder 2114]

white male white male white male white male please diversify the guest list please

 

Post #2 and you're making demands for less white people?

I can't believe such a thing occurs to someone during such a good episode. Did you even listen or were you just mad about all the whiteys right off the bat?

[greggy 15909]

best podcast of the week according to my calculations

[Kevin Bartelt 87]

This is a breakdown of the scenes from this episode.

 

- “Love Forty Down” – Mookie’s horrible 31^st birthday (3:15)

- Let’s Talk Some More About That Song – Not settling down – Father uses fingertips of dishwashing gloves as condoms (15:10)

- “The Opening Act of Spring” – Poet reaches success by insulting her boyfriend in poems (25:36)

- Let’s Talk Some More About That Song – Besser’s ex-girlfriend gives “curse” during final meal together – Family gets cursed by only cumming air (38:54)

- “The Next Storm” – Friends inaccurately reminisce on “The Wizard of Oz” (49:20)

- Let’s Talk Some More About That Song – Frank’s music causes religious protests – Band tries to make controversial music to stir up protest (58:23)

- “Get Better” – Obnoxious kid finally meets the artists he criticizes online (1:04:03)

- Let’s Talk Some More About That Song – The black marker – Jon confronts with racism in the workplace (1:15:51)

- “Still Believe” – The Muppets drop by for an Improv4Humans scene (1:22:33)

[saddlebags 581]

Once again the show version of the song sounds better than the album version

 

yeah after drag the river was on I was bummed to find the album versions of the songs weren't nearly as good as the I4H live versions