Justin Michael and Jacob Reed of Tremendosaur have asked their favorite comedians to dust off their worst sketches and perform them…LIVE. There’s no time to prepare, no time to memorize lines, and nobody but the writer has read them beforehand.
Chandler Einstein, The DNC and Shylock Gets Laid! Guests: Geoffrey Golden (Devastator Press, Disney Comics) and Matt Manser (UCB's Bonafide, Californication). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Please rate and subscribe in iTunes! Follow the show on Twitter @BYWFpodcast and on Instagram @BeforeYouWereFunny.Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe @ smarturl.it/bywfLike what you hear? Check out Don’t Ever Change @ smarturl.it/donteverchangeOh! Check out our survey @ smarturl.it/feralsurvey
Bad dates, parody songs, and people who bite rat butts. Guests: Nick Ciarelli & Bradford Evans of Tween Fest drop by. Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Please rate and subscribe in iTunes! Follow the show on Twitter @BYWFpodcast and on Instagram @BeforeYouWereFunny.
Sci-fi plays, failed McSweeney's articles and college creative writing. Guests: Hayley Huntley (Comedy Central's Review, Lopez) and H Michael Croner (Wander Over Yonder, Comedy Central's Review). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Please rate and subscribe in iTunes! Follow the show on Twitter @BYWFpodcast and on Instagram @BeforeYouWereFunny.
Thriller, politics and a deep dive into early Facebook posts. Guests: White Women's very own Ify Nwadiwe (@midnight, Geek & Sundry) and Carl Tart (Mad TV, Party Over Here). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Please rate and subscribe in iTunes! Follow the show on Twitter @BYWFpodcast and on Instagram @BeforeYouWereFunny.
Mario Kart, time travel and grandpas! Guests: Mike Lane (BOAT, UCB’s Karate Karate) and Patrick McDonald (UCB’s Knucklepuck and The Bus). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BYWFpodcast and @FeralAudio on Twitter for updates.
Poop guns, fanny packs and middle school poetry. Guests: Veronica Osorio (Hail, Caesar!, UCB’s XX Factor) and Pam Murphy (@murphyplease, UCB’s Tuesday Club). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BYWFpodcast and @FeralAudio on Twitter for updates.
Crazy bus people, student film dialogue, and a "me too" jingle. Guests: Beth Appel (UCB's Cardinal Redbird, Artistic Director of UCB LA) and Mark David Christenson (UCB's Copycat, I'll Watch Anything Once). Hosted by Justin Michael + Jacob Reed. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes. Follow @BYWFpodcast and @feralaudio onTwitter for updates!
Slug bugs, best man speeches and awkward facebook messages. Guests: Lindsay Katai (UCB’s 8 Babies, @lindsaykatai) and Riche Root (UCB’s Quick and Funny Musicals, @RichieRooooot). Hosted by Justin Michael + Jacob Reed. Follow @BYWFpodcast and @FeralAudio for updates. Rate + Subscribe on iTunes!
The Lil' Cuties pop by to chat breaking the fourth wall, dog walking and elevator politics. Guests: Shawn Pearlman (@shawnpearlman) and Dave Horwitz (@theidiotking). Hosted by Justin Michael + Jacob Reed. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes. Follow @BYWFpodcast and @feralaudio onTwitter for updates!
Talking trees, rich people dinners and a PTSD Magician named Palooka. Guests: Nick Mandernach (Legitimate Goddamn Theater, UCB's JV, @mandernick) and Joel Jensen (Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster, UCB's The Dragons, @banjoelephant). Hosted by Justin Michael + Jacob Reed. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes. Follow @BYWFpodcast and @feralaudio onTwitter for updates! Click here to support the show.
Devil orphans, Axe commercial parodies and college essays! Guests: Natalie Palamides (Powerpuff Girls, UCB Maude Night) and Dhurv Uday Singh (Children’s Hospital, UCB Harold Night). Rate + Subscribe in iTunes. Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates!
BOAT sketch comedy dudes pop by the podcast to talk brain worms, dressing like little girls and lame Batman spoilers. Guests: Amos Vernon (BOAT, Funny or Die) and Nunzio Randazzo (BOAT, Above Average). Rate + Subscribe in iTunes. Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates!
Tutoring cover letters, bad topical comedy and a kid named Lobster. Guests: Chris Otte and George Cortez of the hit podcast Chris and George in The Morning. Hosted by Justin Michael + Jacob Reed. Recorded at Starburns Industries. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! More at FeralAudio.com and @BYWFpodcast on Twitter.
It's an Angie Tribeca cast special featuring Peter Pan, bros and dogs dogs dogs! Guests: Alison Rich (Saturday Night Live), Andrée Vermeulen (HBO's Animals) Hayes MacArthur (NBC's Go On). Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Recorded live at The Nerdmelt Showroom in Hollywood. More episodes at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com.
Marine perverts, middle school parties and a saloon salon. Guests Rachel Goldenberg (The Mindy Project, Angie Tribeca, A Deadly Adoption) and Juliet Seniff (Lady Time, Angie Tribeca, Funny or Die). Follow @BYWFpodcast for updates. Next live show 2/18/16 at 7pm! Rate + Subscribe on iTunes!
Garfzilla vs. King Odie, quinceneras and bad SNL packet material. Guests: Mike Carlson (Conan, Movie Fights, #Botanicus), Corey Podell (We Should Have a Podcast, Transparent), Barry Rothbart (Comedy Central Half-Hour, The Wolf of Wall Street). Recorded live at the Nerdmelt Showroom in Los Angeles. Next live show: 2/18/16 at 7pm. Follow @BYWFpodcast on twitter for updates. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes!
We take a break from old, bad comedy and share some old, good comedy! Jacob and Justin wrote a 30 Rock spec script in 2011 and it was performed 4 years later to a live audience at UCB Sunset as part of the pilot and spec showcase Let's Table This! If you've always dreamed of Betsy Sodaro playing Tracy Jordan, today is your lucky day. Recorded live at UCB Sunset in Los Angeles. Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates. Next Live Show: 1/9/16 at 7pm at Nerdmelt Showroom in Los Angeles.
Disney villains, tasers and the early days of Twitter. Guests: Noel Wells (Master of None, SNL) and James Urbaniak (The Venture Bros, Difficult People). Hosted by Justin Michael + Jacob Reed. Recorded live at The Nerdmelt Showroom at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. Follow @BYWFpodcast for updates and live show info.
Empty diaries, vloggers and the laziest New Girl spec. Guests: Danielle Morrow (The Groundlings, iCarly) and Samantha Jacks (Nickelodeon, The Groundlings). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates!
Christmas plays, bad Austin Powers impressions, and a sketch called Smart Slut. Guests: Haley Hepworth (UCB, Buzzfeed) and Kevin Manwarren (Hi Ho Silver Oh, The United States of Tara). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter and buy tickets for our live show on 11/15 at The Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics.
Shit tits, thug cats, and a stressed out President. Guests: Zeke Nicholson (Adam Ruin's Everything) and Lamar Woods (Comedy Bang! Bang!) both of the sketch group White Women. Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. More at www.BeforeYouWereFunny.com
REBROADCAST: Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Robot Chicken) and Emily Maya Mills (Comedy Bang Bang, Parks & Recreation) join us for the very serious "Utopia Untitled," a college visit from Jesus, and Prego jars full of sheep. Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes!
Celebrity Easter baskets, food allergies, and Darth Vader. Guests Ahmed Bharoocha (Comedy Central, Dead Kevin), Jason Horton (Friends Without Benefits Podcast, YouTube), and Margot Leitman (The Moth, Long Story Short). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at The Improv Hollywood. Special thanks to LA Podfest and the Sideshow Network. More at www.BeforeYouWereFunny.com
REBROADCAST: Geisha pimps, Little Mermaid songs, and a middle school review of the 1995 movie Powder. Guests: Alison Becker (Parks & Rec, Kroll Show), Matt Jones (Breaking Bad, Mom), and Echo Kellum (Arrow, Rick and Morty). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. Episode originally released March 11, 2013. More at www.BeforeYouWereFunny.com.
Operas, ghost butlers, and accidental body-shaming. Guests: Josh Duvendeck (Ted, Workaholics) and Holly Prazoff (Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Birthday Boys). Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter and @beforeyouwerefunny on Instagram.
Smooth jazz, Looney Tunes experiments and Horse-Dog. Guests: Julia Prescott (Everything’s Coming Up Podcast!, Disney XD’s Future-Worm) and Mike L. Mayfield (Mr. Pickles, Trip Tank). Rate + subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates.
Livejournals, attics, and blind characters who are also cross-eyed. Guests: Jimmy Fowlie (The Comeback, Go-Go Boy Interrupted) and Jon Mackey (Big Grande, Funny or Die). Rate + Subscribe in iTunes if you please! Follow @BYWFpodcast for updates.
Sea captains, tiny tornados, and punk rock in Texas. Guests: Brea Grant (Dexter, Heroes), D.C. Pierson (Captain America, author) and Dave Ferguson (The Birthday Boys, Comedy Bang! Bang!). Recorded live at UCB Sunset. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates and live shows.
Fart aliens, baby bras and people who live in snow globes! Guests: Aparna Nancherla (Conan, Totally Biased), Megan Neuringer (Kroll Show) and Johnny Meeks (Playing House, Modern Family). Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates and live shows.
Diploma wipes, Extreme Makeover parodies and a guy named Ammoclip! Guests: Will Hines (Broad City, Brooklyn 99) and Mitch Magee (Funny or Die Presents, Welcome to My Study). Follow @BYWFpodcast on Twitter for updates. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes!
Brooks Wheelan (SNL), Heather Sundell (Terrible Twenties) and Mike Leffingwell (Conan, UCB) share their oldest, worst material! Recorded live at UCB Sunset in Los Angeles. Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Produced by Feral Audio. More at @BYWFpodcast on Twitter. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes!
Charlene deGuzman (@charstarlene), Emily Gordon (@thegynomite) and Joe Kwaczala (@joekjoek) read some pretty old and embarrasing writing.
Cloud science, a visit to the Gyno, and a love poem to a cup. Guests Marcy Jarreau (Comedy Bang! Bang!, UCB's Search History), Anne Lane (Groundlings Sunday Company, UCB's Outside Dog), Doug Lussenhop (Tim & Eric, Portlandia). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB Sunset. More @BYWFpodcast on Twitter Rate + Subscribe in iTunes.
Humiliating high school emails, mimes and a little boy trapped in a cave. Guests: Alie Ward (Key & Peele, King of the Hill, Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia) and June Diane Raphael (Burning Love, NTSF:SD:SUV, Netflix's Grace & Frankie). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB Sunset. Follow us @BYWFpodcast on Twitter. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Alien voice over auditions, racial identities, and secret poop powers. Guests: Matthew Brian Cohen (McSweeney’s, Weekend Update), Mike Mitchell (The Birthday Boys, Parks & Rec), Alice Wetterlund (MTV’s Girl Code). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB Sunset. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Creepy college plays, a 6th grade autobiography and a sketch called Count Teachula. Guests: Sean Clements (Workaholics, Hollywood Handbook), Emily Heller (Ground Floor, Inside Amy Schumer) and Paul Rust (Arrested Development, Bob's Burgers). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB Sunset. Rate + Subscribe in iTunes! More @BYWFpodcast on Twitter or www.beforeyouwerefunny.com.
Black Superman, sucking your own dick, and Ducktales deconstructed. Guests: Randy Liedtke (Late Night With Seth Meyers, Adventure Time) and Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Conan). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB Sunset. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Bear-type guys, biking on the sidewalk and Larry Byrd at the end of the world! Guests: Trevor Moore (Whitest Kids U'Know), Fran Gillespie (Kroll Show, Comedy Bang! Bang!), Steve Szlaga (Powerpuff Girls, Medium Friends). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB Franklin in Los Angeles. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com and @BYWFpodcast on Twitter.
Dry humping, Mr. Freeze and a character named Barney Clyde Washington! Guests: Maggie Carey (The To-Do List, Silicon Valley), John Milhiser (SNL, UCB), and Zack Pearlman (Mulaney, Key & Peele). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at UCB East in New York City. More at www.BeforeYouWereFunny.com.
Lemonade from a penis hole, embarrassing care package notes and the fake diary of a blind man. Guests: Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley, The Wolf of Wall Street), Kulap Vilaysack (Who Charted, Children's Hospital), and D'Arcy Carden (Broad City, UCB's Search History). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Produced by Eric Martin. Recorded live at UCB Franklin. More at BeforeYouWereFunny.com
Single dads, a garbage bag halloween costume and a sketch called Queeftard! Guests: Kyle Mooney (SNL, Good Neighbor), Alana Johnston (The Birthday Boys, UCB), Anthony Gioe (JV, The Millers). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Produced by Eric Martin. Recorded live at UCB Franklin. More at BeforeYouWereFunny.com.
Papa Roach, sleep eating and a foppish mugging! Guests: Julie Brister (Comedy Central's Review, Onion News Network) and Ryan Meharry (How I Met Your Mother, UCB's Bonafide and Bangarang!). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Produced by Eric Martin. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com.
Back to the Future parody, Chicken Soup for the D.A.R.E. Soul and a sketch about Disneyland Fast Passes. Guests: Jen D'Angelo (Cougar Town, Golan the Insatiable), Tim Neenan (Newsreaders, UCB's New Money). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. More at BeforeYouWereFunny.com
Small town murders, fitness Barbie, and office butt ticklers. Guests: Stephanie Allynne (Kroll Show, The Mindy Project), Erinn Hayes (Children's Hospital, Workaholics), Ryan Rosenberg (Big Grande, UCB's Belmonte). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. Recorded live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. More at BeforeYouWereFunny.com
Secret powers, college news, and racist TMZ. Guests: Gilli Nissim (NTSF:SD:SUV::, Newsreaders), Mary Sasson (Hamilton 100, UCB’s WInslow). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Jew poo, suffocating stage directions, and dreams of Aunt Boggle. Guests: Brandon Johnson (NTSF:SD:SUV::, Rick & Morty), Jessica McKenna (Comedy Bang Bang!, The Jeselnik Offensive), and Rich Sommer (Mad Men). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. Recorded live at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Live from SF Sketchfest, it's sassy secretaries, a painful love letter, and a video intro to a college website. Guests: Guy Branum (Chelsea Lately, Totally Biased), Timm Sharp (Enlightened, Undeclared), and Madeline Walter (Weeds, UCB). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. Recorded live at San Francisco Sketchfest. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Kooky uncles, pretending to be straight, and jokes written for Tom Arnold. Guests: Mano Agapion (NTSF:SD:SUV, UCB) and Dave Theune (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Playing House). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. More at BeforeYouWereFunny.com.
It's Couples Week on BYWF! Paulilu dropped by for a literal Cougar Town, Salmonella Pants Man, and a sketch called Let's Be Black People. Guests: Lucia Aniello (Broad City, Above Average) and Paul W. Downs (Broad City, Betas). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. More at BeforeYouWereFunny.com.
Cereal detectives, Haley Joel Osment, and cummed my jeans. Guests: Allison Fields (The Jay Leno Show, Twitter), Jon Gabrus (MTV's Guy Code, Strong Island), and Whitmer Thomas (Power Violence, Stone Quackers). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. Recorded live at UCB Los Angeles. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
Pirate jail, ghost clones, and the poetry of nothing. Guests Eva Anderson (Comedy Bang Bang!, A Kiss From Daddy) and Craig Rowin (It's That Episode, @Midnight). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com
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