Friday Follies

Continuing the supercut of the Advent Calendar from 2009!

An emotional slice of life. Today is #PizzaFriday, which means today's Odd News PAC story will cover another bizarre report involving our favorite food. We've all been there. The perfect pizza arrives, a cheesy, glorious beacon of happiness. But what if that slice of joy brought tears instead of a smile? And how is that even possible? We'll take a deep dish dive into a survey that reveals a surprising, and frankly, emotional, side of America's relationship with pizza. This is one pairing that might list its status as 'It's complicated." Find out what the problem is and some cheerful advice on how to patch things up with our pizza pies. Then, to celebrate our Platinum Anniversary (PAC!), we take a trip down comedy4cast memory lane. Today's classic clip is a fan favorite: a look back at some of the many, many corrections and apologies that we have had to make. So grab a slice and join us for a little Odd News and a lot of classic comedy4cast.

Bernie Pfelger becomes a reluctant celebrity, endangering his job and his sanity.

Clinton comes to crank up the laughs with Friday Follies! This week it's The Temp #12, comedy4cast: Blue Pizza and Tek Diff #220- 2009 Advent Calendar Supercut 3!

Continuing the supercut of the Advent Calendar from 2009!

The oddest person in the family. Whether you need a helping hand, a friendly ear, or even just some good advice, members of your own family can sometimes be the best place to turn. However, today's Odd News story might make you think twice about who you are talking to. It could have you questioning everything you know about your relatives. Learn how the real-life solution to a problem might lead to a shakeup in the family tree. But that's not all. We're also celebrating 20 years of comedy4cast by playing classic clips from the past two decades. In this episode, we've pulled a sketch from the archives that proves some things never change. First released in 2008, this clip deals with a problem many office workers have struggled with since the invention of the office refrigerator. Guard your lunch and check out a skit that only comedy4cast could deliver. Listen to the episode to learn the full Odd News story and celebrate two decades of comedy with us!

Bernie Pfelger meanders into a mysterious world of sinister stalkers, distressed damsels and an all you can eat stake out. Can Bernie hold his own while working at a genuine bonafide Detective Agency.

Laughter in a new place! Have you found us in our new home? Clinton brings the laughter with The Temp #11, comedy4cast: Relative, Please, and Tek Diff #219-2009 Advent Calendar Supercut 2

Here we go! Merry Holidays that you celebrate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The runaway pooch of Kangaroo Island. Another day, another odd news story. Today we're heading to a remote part of Australia for a true story that defies all expectations. A pet goes missing on Kangaroo Island. That sounds like fun, but it's a place teeming with predators! Oh no! That's where the story could end. Except this is comedy4cast Odd News PAC. We wouldn't bring you this tale if it didn't take a truly bizarre turn. Find out how a single photograph changes everything. Plus, we're celebrating the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast (PAC) by bringing back a classic clip from the archives. The theme is especially fitting given today's Odd News story. It's an experiment in corporate-speak that you can still take part in. Listen to the latest episode now to hear the full story of this remarkable runaway pooch and find out which classic clip is getting a revival. You won't believe how this story ends, and you'll definitely want to “dog ear” this episode for a laugh later on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernie Pfelger goes head to head with an office bully who has it in for Temps. Can he win her over with his childlike charm or will sticks and stones break his bones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's May Day! May Day! May Day! Yes, the laughs are that alarming! Host Clinton brings you The Temp #10, comedy4cast: Field Tested Fur, and Tek Diff #218-2009 Advent Calendar Supercut 1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Don't lose sleep over this one. Welcome back to Day 5 of the Dog Days of Podcasting! This month, we're bringing you a new episode every day, featuring a bizarre-but-true Odd News story and a classic clip from the comedy4cast archives. In this edition of "Odd News PAC," we're talking about a travel hack that's taking to the skies. Are you tired of paying those pesky and expensive airline baggage fees? Well, some savvy travelers have found a loophole. It turns out that while most airlines limit you to a carry-on and a personal item, a travel pillow might be your new luggage best friend. Of course, this hack isn't without its risks. As we discuss in the episode, getting caught could lead to a less-than-glamorous exit from your flight. To celebrate the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast (or PAC), we're also taking a trip down memory lane! In a classic clip from May 2007, Clinton dives into the absurdity of things randomly being declared "official". Prepare to have your mind blown when you find out what comedy4cast is the Official Podcast of. Tune in to hear the full story and relive a moment of comedy4cast history! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a long time since we've visited "The Temp" from Michael Wilhelm, and now we're thrilled to be back with the rest of the series! Bernie Pfelger gets a lead on a job that could be permanent but the trick is getting there on time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laugh out loud it's the Fridays! This week we return to The Temp with #9- Tardy, comedy4cast: Looking into the Pillow Case, and Tek Diff #217- Homecoming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back after a week on the road, and boy is my brain confused. What road trips are like, celebrity GPS, our evil heritage and the inside scoop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandwiching in a story about bread. We're already a few days into our month of Odd News PAC stories for the Dog Days of Podcasting, and today we're serving up something truly stale. But in a good way! In this edition, we're slicing into the baffling tale of a 5,000-year-old loaf of bread unearthed by archaeologists in Türkiye. And there's no doubt about it, this is one mysterious loaf. Who baked it? Why was it buried under the entrance to a house? Was it part of an ancient ritual? So many questions. You'll have to listen to find out what rye comments Clinton will make about this very odd discovery. But that's not all! As we continue to celebrate the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast, we're looking back at some of our favorite moments. This episode features a classic clip from 2006 with a skit that finds Clinton answering listener emails, with the help of fellow podcasters. It's a hilarious look back at a much simpler time in podcasting. So, why wheat? Press play and let us know: Would you try a slice of 5,000-year-old bread? Lending their voices in this episode are Steve Runner ("Phedippidations" podcast), Scott Johnson ("Frogpants Studios" family of podcasts) and Grant Baciocco ("Saturday Morning Media" family of fine podcasts). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we give our Madison a little rest on this last of her currently released shows, we see that while Madison has been in plenty of western gunfights, solved murder mysteries, traveled through space and faced monsters, she's never been in a romance! “The Theater of Romance” took romantic tales from novels, films and plays and turned them into thirty-minute radio stories. So join Madison as she steps into Jane Austen's “Pride & Prejudice” as Elizabeth Bennet giving poor Mr. Darcy an extremely hard time. Will love prevail? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host John Bell brings the funny with the Follies! This week we have Madison on the Air #65, comedy4cast: Turkiye, Load, and Tek Diff #216-Confusion Factor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2nd part of the story picks up where it left off. And gets stranger. If that's possible... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The saga of the Seborga shambassy. In today's edition of Odd News PAC, we're inviting you along on a wild trip to some countries that are certainly off the beaten path. Sit back and learn about exotic places like Seborga, Ladonia, and Westartica. You'll think they sound too good to be true. But don't tell that to their ambassadors. In fact, they'll insist there's something for everyone in their tiny countries. Get ready to discover the bizarre world of micronations and an ambitious individual who built an entire business around them. Oh. Did we mention the story involves a new song by Clinton? Well, it does! Plus more classic comedy from the vault! Then, we carry on with our Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast (PAC) series. Continuing through our 20 years of shows, we've found a great clip for you today. Get ready to revisit a hilarious moment from January 2006. You'll be introduced to Clinton's very expensive, very high-tech new digital camera, the Specular MS-B4500. And it turns out this camera has more than just a lens. It seems to have a mind of its own! You'll laugh as Clinton tries to navigate voice prompts, change annoying settings, and simply take a picture with this gabby gadget. So, buckle up for a journey into the ridiculous, from international intrigue to inanimate objects with attitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our 5th Anniversary episode! Madison teams up with Sam Spade to investigate the case of the Maltese Falcon. Can they clear Sam's name for a murder rap and find the priceless statuette? Adapted from the radio plays of both “The Lux Radio Theater” and “The Academy Award Theater,” join us for the quintessential film noir by Dashiell Hammett! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host John rings in the Follies with Madison on the Air #64, comedy4cast: Diplomatic Dud, and Teknikal Diffikulties #215- Transit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, it's yet another OTR tribute. And odds and ends of odds. And ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ancient bottle, unexpected message, modern laughs! Get ready for another dose of the delightfully bizarre! In this edition of our month-long Odd News PAC series, we bring you a true story that proves reality is often stranger, and far funnier, than fiction. Imagine this – a faded glass bottle washes ashore, containing a message that could easily be from days long past. What secrets does it hold? A desperate plea? A historical revelation? Or something far more unexpectedly hilarious? Researchers are about to find out. Listen to "Bottle With A Message" to discover the surprising truth behind this curious find. Let's just say it involves a well-known spirit. And not the ghostly kind. Oh, and if you know your 1990's dance crazes, that might be a big help. This is one comedic unraveling you won't want to miss! Plus, we continue to celebrate 20 years of comedy4cast. In this episode, our Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast (PAC) clip was first released in October of 2005. This one will transport you to a retro-futuristic world. Have you ever wondered what "tomorrow" looked like from a 1950s perspective? Prepare for a wonderfully misguided, incredibly funny journey through antiquated predictions of work, school, and even movie nights! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's New Year's Eve, 2020, and Madison is partying a bit more than her boyfriend, Jeff, would like. Left on her own, a freak accident will change the course of her — and Jeff's — lives for the future. Or is it the past? Take a journey with the Mysterious Traveler as we present the Madison origin story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Easter! Line up for laughs with host John bringing you Madison on the Air #63, comedy4cast: Bottle with a Message, and Tek Diff #214-Weird Circle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It starts about creationism and goes from there. Over the time limit. With bonus material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A family takes pizza parties to the next level! It's August! And, once again we're diving deep into the Dog Days of Podcasting. Yup, comedy4cast is bringing you a daily dose of delightful strangeness with our Odd News PAC series! PAC? That's right. We're celebrating the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast (that's PAC for short!). Each episode of Odd News PAC will feature a bizarre-but-true odd news story, followed by a hilarious classic clip from from the 20-year archive of your scripted comedy podcast . Building your own Pizza Hut In today's edition, we're serving up a slice of pure nostalgia. This story will make you long for those glory days of pizza parlors! We head to London, Kentucky, to meet the Hubbard family. They've done what many of us only dream of: built their very own, incredibly authentic retro Pizza Hut in their garage! It's a heartwarming and wonderfully wacky tale of reliving simpler times, proving that some dreams are worth driving five hours for (just ask Chris about that pizza delivery car topper!). Upgrading that old Commodore 64 But wait, there's more! After you've had your fill of pizza parlors nostalgia, prepare for a trip even further back in time with a classic comedy4cast clip from August 27, 2005. In this vintage gem, you'll hear Clinton and his family, navigate the confusing world of early 2000s computer upgrades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madison thinks she's getting an easy gig covering for Archie Goodwin over the holidays. That is, until Santa Claus comes to Nero Wolfe — afraid he's going to be murdered! Madison will be the great detective's snow-boots on the ground as they take on “The Case of the Slaughtered Santas.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring and banana peels! It's time for hilarity! Join host Clinton with Madison on the Air #62, comedy4cast": Home is where the Hut is, and Tek Diff #213- Uncreative! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wow. Even I'm not sure how this happened. Office meetings, Chad Blastermann, and a big talkdown... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prepare for a wild ride through the Summer movie season! Welcome back, comedy4cast faithful! Grab your snacks and prepare for a 2025 Summer movie experience unlike any other... as interpreted by our very own Danny Hillcrest! In this episode, Danny takes center stage, much to the dismay of Buzz "Scoop" Crackerjack Thomas. For two decades, you've known Danny for his boundless enthusiasm and, shall we say, unconventional approach to... well, everything. When it comes to movies, Danny's "reviews" are less about critical analysis and more about Danny making wild assumptions. He freely admits his insights come from trailers and random internet comments. This lead to his now-legendary "non-clip clips" which are audio snippets hilariously disconnected from anything in the actual films. Buzz, ever the professional, attempts to maintain order, but as you know, that's often a losing battle when Danny's around. Their dynamic is a cornerstone of comedy4cast, offering a delightful clash between chaos and journalistic integrity. In this Danny turn his unique lens on three major summer releases, "28 Years Later", "Superman", and "Fantastic Four: First Steps." In his "28 Years Later" preview, Danny goes down a truly unexpected rabbit hole, proving that even a zombie apocalypse can't escape his imaginative (and utterly misinformed) grasp. According to Danny, the Man of Steel faces his greatest challenge yet in "Superman". But it's a threat we're not sure even James Gunn could have seen coming. And Danny introduces us to the iconic Marvel team that stars in "Fantastic Four: First Steps". Kind of. Listen in as Danny Hillcrest once again proves that when it comes to movies, what you think you know is far less entertaining than what Danny imagines. In this episode, the roles of Tam and Sue Storm are played by Bonnie Kenerdine, and the roles of The Editor and Conspiracy Guy are played by Scott Morris, of the Disney, Indiana podcast, located at disneyindiana.com. And don't forget to consider supporting comedy4cast by becoming a Patreon patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PINK Beetle fights for justice! Madison takes a special assignment to look into reports of a sea serpent terrorizing bathers in the tourist town of Breaker City. The beachfront hotels are losing business and the owners fear bankruptcy, but no one seems to be able to catch the mythical monster. Even the oceanic specialist, Professor Meredith, comes up empty. It will take a lady reporter, a rattlesnake catcher and a visit from the PINK Beetle to crack the case! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relax into a good gut laugh with Clinton this week as he brings Madison on the Air #61, comedy4cast: Danny's 2025 Summer Movie Previews, and Tek Diff #212- Brain Chaos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids shows, tech support, Steve's other profession and a Copbeat return. Among other things... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Murder's on the menu for Detective Haartte. Hold onto your fedora! Detective Haartte is back with another true crime tale meant to test your sleuthing skills. It all begins as a routine investigation. But you know how HaartteStoppers work, right? Things quickly spirals into a whirlwind of peculiar details, questionable alibis, and, in this case, even a well-trained pet. Just stay focused. Remember your training. From strange home furnishings to unusual beverages, every piece of evidence gives you a chance to showcase peak private detective skills. The question is, can you crack this case? Or will you just crack up hearing about it? Let's face it, Detective Haartte is brilliant. After all, he tells us so all the time.. But this is your chance to shine and prove you have the right stuff! You've got this. Just one word of warning. Avoid butting heads with Haartte's his long-suffering police department nemesis, Sgt. Wilkins. Do that, and you'll be fine. Listen to this hilarious mystery now. It'll keep you guessing...and laughing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly 10 years before Hitchcock brought this thriller to the silver screen, the radio anthology series, “Escape,” adapted Daphne du Maurier's short story, “The Birds.” This adaptation is closer to the original story (Hitchcock took the concept and completely reworked it). Set in the rural seaside of Southern England, Deborah Hawkins and her two young children, along with hired governess, Madison, (okay, we reworked it, too) try to adapt to life away from London's high society. Deborah's husband makes few visits anymore, pushing Deborah into a fragile mental state. Oh, yeah, then outta no where, birds start attacking. Narrated by our favorite voice of horror, Edward October, join us for this chilling thriller classic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the funnies! This week host Clinton brings us Madison on the Air #60, Comedy4Cast: HaartteStoppers: Death Became Her, and Tek Diff #211- Proverbial! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Giles faces a technological terror...with a familiar voice! What happens when Giles tries to embrace artificial intelligence? Let's just say his vision of a smooth, automated front desk experience doesn't quite pan out. Between an AI with a mind of its own (not to mention a voice that sounds suspiciously familiar) and the arrival of a certain enthusiastic resident, things go sideways in the most hilarious way possible. Can Giles get the kiosk working? Can AI make any sense out of the new information it is getting? And how does Miss Falmacher figure into all of this? Listen now to find out in an episode that proves sometimes the best technology is no technology at all (especially when Danny Hillcrest is around). This episode features a voice clone created specifically for use in this story. comedy4cast has been bringing listeners hilarious scripted comedy reminiscent of classic sitcoms and old-time radio for nearly two decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices