Brett Erlich helps take the edge off by bringing the best news of the week every Friday.
Talking Twitch predictions, Japanese whisky, China's new high-risk COVID-19 testing method that goes up the scuttlebutt (if you catch my drift), Trump's "Office of the Former President," and Costco cutting ties with a coconut water company over monkey labor practices? Plus, Brett and wife after dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's the "OMG he's not in Power" Hour! Brett and Brooke struggle to open corkless champagne bottles, listen to Macklemore's non-freestyle "Trump's Gone" freestyle, complete Brett and Brooke’s homemade power hour playlist, read some news, and so much more! Seriously, it is a crazy power hour, it has been a crazy four years - just drink up and have some fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Happy Friday everyone, it is December 46th, 2020, because everything is still awful in the world and it feels like 2020. On this week’s Happy Half Hour we have Brett's super-secret rum drink recipe, Glenn Beck spews faux intellectualism on censorship, and hackers archive all of Parler’s posts with location data included! Plus, Brett produces clips for the Main Show live, Susan Collins' fear of Iranians taking over the Capitol, and old Dan Harmon/Justin Roiland stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett chats about the goals of the new Happy Half Hour format on Twitch, the technical difficulties producing TYT this week, and how to produce a live news show when an insurrection is happening on Capitol Hill. In news of the weird, Sultry Werner Herzog robs a sandcastle bank, the CIA takes on a new minimalist techno rebrand, and a behind the scenes look at how the producers of Borat Subsequent Movie Film pulled off their scene with Rudy Giuliani. Plus, Brett's unfiltered reactions to the news coverage of the insurrection and certification process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT's Head of Programming, Judith Benezra joins Brett Erlich on Happy Half Hour! Listen to Judith's glamorous Hollywood stories: Captain Kirk, Razzies, Carmen Electra, oh my! Also, listen to Tom Cruise chew out his crew for not wearing masks. Smokey Robinson's mispronunciation of Chanukah has gone viral. Dan Crenshaw's makes an utterly embarrassing 'Georgia Reloaded' video. And is this Burberry boob shirt that costs $300 hot or not? Guest: Judith Benezra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What advice do people have for living with a significant others during quarantine? Wrong answers only! Shepard Smith considers that fact that aliens could be communicating with humans. Also, KFC premieres a horny Colonel Sanders movie with Mario Lopez and Lifetime. This isn't the first time sexy Colonel Sanders has made the rounds. Finally, Congress passes a Tiger King Law! Guest: Brooke Marks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Brian Parise joins Happy Half Hour! Check out his new album ‘Last Wishes’. How is Brian staying safe and sane mid-pandemic? Also, what’s the real story about the mysterious monoliths popping up around the world? We may have an answer! And meet Donald Trump’s new spokesperson, Catturd. Burn anything by sending to the 2020 Dumpster Fire. Yes, it’s an actual dumpster fire. Guest: Brian Parise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor and comedian from Criminal Minds, Archer, and all kinds of all shows, Aisha Tyler joins Happy Half Hour. She talks about her own alcohol brand, Courage + Stone. Watch White gang called the 'Proud Boys’ perform their initiation ceremony — it's absolutely ridiculous! Charlie Kirk gives a coked out rant about Thanksgiving. Karen gets dragged out of a bar by her husband after screaming nonsense. Also, poor Anthony tries fill out an electoral college map for school, but then his crazed OANN mom steps in. Guest: Aisha Tyler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Kylie Brakeman joins Happy Half Hour! How are we continuing to Safe & Sane during a pandemic? Try secret Santa but with food delivery services! Who unloaded on Ted Cruz’s face?! Laura Ingraham launches a new sketch comedy segment on Fox News. The Trump campaign can’t spell Georgia. Also, conservative TikTok-ers want to pick a state and take it over. Furries take over Rudy Giuliani’s Four Season’s press conference. Kenneth Copeland proves demons exist. Finally, Trump’s spiritual advisor, Paula White speaks absolute gibberish in post-election rant. Guest: Kylie Brakeman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Carter joins Happy Half Hour with sangria from Publix. Poop and pimple-popping are keeping everyone safe and sane during quarantine. RIP Quibi. In Kazakhstan, there’s pre-Borat and post-Borat. Kim Kardashian totally misread the room for her 40th birthday. Tall apple pies with a tip, glands, and nuts?! Can you tell if someone is a Trump or Biden supporter based on the contents of their refrigerator? And Jon Stewart is returning! Guest: Jason Carter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT OG Mark Thompson joins Happy Half Hour with wine. AOC’s ‘Among Us’ Twitch stream is one of many ways our audience is staying safe and sane. Also, desperate Lindsey Graham begs for money because no one likes him. And listen to what this Trump supporter says when asked what Trump has done for him. Rudy Giuliani was caught with a seemingly young girl doing weird stuff in the new movie 'Borat 2’. Tiffany Trump gives a train wreck of a speech to LGBT+ community. Finally, who’s the better dancer, Donald Trump or George W. Bush? Guest: Mark Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Co-Creator joins Happy Half Hour! What are the best ways to safe and sane right now? We don’t know, but here’s what everyone's doing. Australian politician, Will Fowles delivered a 90 second speech borrowing lines from fictional West Wing's Jed Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. Also a priest was caught ‘filming himself having sex with two dominatrices on a church alter’. Watch this man get forced into marriage on the job at Target. Finally, Eric Trump loses his mind during an interview, because his dad lost his money. Guest: Phil Iscove Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Calise Hawkins joins Happy Half Hour. Trump has inevitably gets coronavirus, what more could happen? What is the life of a flying turtle like? CNN Reporter Joe Johns gets ambushed by a raccoon while updating America on the president’s condition. A sex robot changes it’s mind? Students struggle to pay for textbooks, listen to what their professor did next. Check out the Biden Beauty website, 'Beat Your Face, Beat Out Trump’. Finally, a family at a mini-zoo taunts a baboon and suffers the consequences. Guest: Calise Hawkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Eddie Pepitone joins Happy Half Hour with Brett Erlich. Eddie tells us about his comedy special ‘For the Masses’. When is the world going end, like actually? How do you safe and sane after that first presidential debate? Underwear wants to become interwear on Betsy Devos’ nephew. This Hercules statue keeps losing its penis. Donald Trump Jr. probably did lines of coke, filmed himself, and posted THIS Trump 2020 ad! Guest: Eddie Pepitone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor and comedian, Ravi Patel joins Happy Half Hour with Sapporo. Ravi talks about his HBO Max show ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ based on his big questions and time from therapy. Japanese public schools are wild! What are the major differences between the US and Japan in terms of public education and lifestyle? Triathlete goes the wrong way during the race and the runner behind him shows incredible sportsmanship. Karen calls about a rowdy toddler pool party. Guest: Ravi Patel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Twitch streamer, Moczy drinks Moscow Mules on Happy Half Hour. Mom turns off the internet to help her son focus on online classes. Dress up as Karen for Halloween with Karen masks and wigs. Karens fight each other for dominance in a yarn store. Crazy maskless man gets thrown out of Disney World, yelling a ‘A Bug’s Life’ quotes. Boomer rocks out to golfing sounds. WTF is happening here? What does Captain America’s penis look like? Guest: Moczy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Standup comedian Judah Friedlander joins Brett Erlich on Happy Half Hour. Judah discusses his new Netflix comedian special. Right-wing propaganda YouTuber drools over hot Republicans. Which party is better looking? Republicans or Democrats? Many boats sink at the Trump boat parade. And a gender reveal party sparks a massive wildfire in California. Guest: Judah Friedlander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Epic Politics Man, Michael Shure joins Brett Erlich on Happy Half Hour! Someone replaced Walgreens' ‘W’ with Al Green. You can’t unsee that — you’re welcome. Michael celebrates National Record Store Day. What happens when you tell a cop they have a small dick? ‘Godly Man’ loses it in an Alaska Walmart over masks. Sex is saving the US Postal Service. Japan develops a flying car. Science for win! Guest: Michael Shure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett Erlich shares some Happy Half Hour facts. What’s Simon Simonson of Simon Simonson Signs doing? TYT fans have taken on a new challenge! Criminals steal an ATM using a bulldozer. Karen gets picked up by her bleached hair for not wearing a mask. Kimberly Guilfoyle screams fascist America. Chad creates a man bikini called a Brokini! Brett & Brooke do a Tik Tok finger challenge. Guest: Brooke Marks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT’s Associate Producer, Aishwarya Nag-Choudhury joins Brett Erlich with Moscow Mules. How is Aishwarya staying safe & sane? Marianne Williamson bizarrely roasts the DNC. And check out more weird DNC moments. Imagine trying to explain Skype to Noam Chomsky - Aishwarya had to! And Brett unboxes PC Builder, Artesian Builds! Guest: Aishwarya Nag-Choudhury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett Erlich and his wife, Brooke Marks have gone crazy, but they have wine! They reflect on 2016 election night in preparation for the 2020 election. This frog eats a bug and poops it out 30sec later! Ken freaks out over masks and gets dragged away by his son. A swastiKaren spotted in Walmart. Japan is now offering virtual vacations using VR. Guest: Brooke Marks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT’s Craig Lowery joins Brett Erlich with a New York Sour on Happy Half Hour! What movies are you watching over and over again? Everything in the world is now made out of cake! Even vegetables and dead bodies. Appetizing or crappetizing? Shazam for spiders is now a thing. And a new discovery finds this species has ‘penis with a heart’. Thanks, I hate it. Guest: Craig Lowery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT’s Bart Kyle joins Brett Erlich with gin & tonic on Happy Half Hour! Bart has a podcast called 'Tao of 205’. Is Ohio’s state capital getting named after Guy Fieri? What a time to be alive. Karens Unmasked Remix with the super-mixer himself, Bart Kyle. Kim Jong Un McDonalds Commercial?! WTF is happening here? Guest: Bart Kyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Songwriter, and Composer Nick Marzock joins Brett Erich on Happy Half Hour! Stay safe! Stay sane! Writing music. Necessity: The MOFU of Invention. Superman likes to build computers. Thank you momma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT staffer Edwin Umaña joins Brett Erich on Happy Half Hour! Stay safe! Stay sane! TYT BTS: Show Pilots, Guest Personalities. Thanks I hate it. Thank You for Exisitng. Ivanka's Goya Endorsement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Co-Creator of The Daily Show, Madeleine Smithberg joins Brett Erlich on Happy Half Hour! We cheers to her impressive career and she shares Brett’s origin story. WTF is Kanye running for president? Kanye envisions a White House organizational model based on the secret country of Wakanda in the Black Panther. And sneaker policy could be on the horizon. Why is a public official encouraging oral sex during a pandemic? This creative parent punishes their kid with a Fortnite dance. Guest: Madeleine Smithberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Carter joins Brett Erich on Happy Half Hour! Jason's drinking Sangrias and Brett's drinking Moscow Mules. How is Jason staying safe and staying sane during quarantine? This woman cant' figure out how to put gas in her car. You can buy a dog for $75,000, but all it does is dance. Thanks, i hate it. How do you explain coronavirus to conspiracy theorists? Guest: Jason Carter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nando Vila joins Happy Half Hour drinking blood orange negroni. Nando talks about his ‘Entourage' podcast called ‘Let’s Pod It Out’: A Podcast About Entourage. Pro-Trump Karen loses her mind over masks in a cringe rant to a city council. Dave Rubins freaks out on Twitter over Sesame Street. What will ‘Aunt Jemima’ pancake syrup now be called? A gym in California launches completely enclosed workout pods that unfortunately have a limited supply of oxygen. Guest: Nando Vila Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett’s Wife kinda mysteriously joins the TYT family with Moscow Mules. How is Brett’s Wife staying safe & sane while sharing a house with Brett? Let’s go Globeshotting! Netflix owns the US government with a Space Force copyright. In Australia, people are confusing Gin and hand sanitizer. In Hollywood, social distancing guidelines require CGI sex scene simulators. And check out these incredible TikTok’s you haven’t seen yet! Guest: Brett’s Wife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How is Aida staying safe and staying sane? ‘2020 Vision’ has us gouging our eyes out. Here’s the REAL good news —people are stupid. Out-of-touch influencer & Washington Examiner employee deletes her account after Aida exposes her for pretending to care about the protests. Meghan McCain gets roasted after being called out in real time. K-Pop is taking over & saving lives! Constituent drops his mic in an epic statement during LA Police Commission Town-Roast. Guest: Aida Rodriguez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Francesca Fiorentini joins Happy Half Hour, drinking a French 75 from her Downton Abbey cookbook. How is Francesca staying sane during quarantine? Finally, Eric Trump’s origin story is explained. Also, priests are using super soakers to baptizing babies. Meet some totally normal people: White men owning the libs by cocking guns at their cocks & the ‘Karens’ very own Statue Of Liberty that’s terrorizing the internet. Guest: Francesca Fiorentini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT Sports's Rick Strom joins us on Happy Half Hour! How are we staying safe & sane? Laugh at some epic 'Last Dance' memes. Rick Strom is now engaged! So we put him to the test by playing a game called 'Should Rick Have Kids?'. Play along and find out if you should have kids. The best ever of the week comes out of Long Island, NY where officials explain the dangers of touching other people's balls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rebel HQ host Emma Vigeland joins Happy Half Hour with her mom’s beer. We are all still trying to stay safe & stay sane but what do you when are living with family or dealing with people who break the few quarantine laws? Twitter’s making WFH decision & Twin Peaks director gives WFH weather reports. Elon Musk was exposed by a google image search. In Washington D.C., a restaurant uses ridiculous theatrics to reopen. It’s time to explore the patri-anarchy with Doja Cat. And check out the latest in mask fashion. Guest: Emma Vigeland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett’s wife joins Brett with margaritas on Happy Half Hour! Nature has made a bounce back while we are sheltering in-place. Wild sheep takeover a city & badgers are doing people things. Who needs people? Memes are targeting us. How do women and men really shop in the grocery stores? Little girl writes song called ‘I Wonder What’s Inside Your Butthole?’ Meet the male Karen. And finally, Brett’s Wife cuts Brett’s hair. Guest: Brett’s Wife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT producer & host Jayar Jackson drinks Hard Kombucha with Brett Erlich on Happy Half Hour! They ponder the ethics of letting your kids win. What’s the most stir crazy thing you’ve done during social distancing? Man gives himself a tattoo a day in lockdown — but he’s running out of skin! A woman fights of coronavirus with sperm smoothies. Is this real life? Jayar and Brett show off bad manors as they make fun of celebrity houses. Guest: Jayar Jackson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ana Kasparian & Brett Erlich share GOOD NEWS with some dirty martinis on Happy Half Hour! Unwind with us after a long week! Ana's dog, Charlie faces off against other cute dogs. Which dog is better? Listen to these videos and try to explain to us WTF is happening here! Senator Mark Warner copes with COVID stress by making TUNA MELTS?! Trump supporter protesting the lockdowns over her gray roots gets brilliantly trolled by a true investigative journalist! Guest: Ana Kasparian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Iadarola joins Happy Half Hour at a socially acceptable distance. Pornhub launches HILARIOUS satirical site that reminds people to wash their hands. It's called Scrubhub! John Iadarola's climate change documentary series True North returns to TYT Network. Quarantine has sparked a booming industry, tiny pet museums. Head on over to colornames.org, and your creativity may be rewarded with a color officially named by you. And learn these equally important science stories all with facts you wish you knew. Guest: John Iadarola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett’s wife joins Happy Half Hour! | John Krasinski has a happy news show | Bitter Brett hates Italians singing in quarantine | So Bad, It's Good: Rona Edition | Bears: They're Just like Us (Panda Sex) | Appetizing or Crappetizing: Kink Edition | Arnold Schwarzenegger in quarantine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
100-Meter Long Pizza… appetizing or crappetizing? | Democratic candidate obituaries & poems remembering political dropouts. | Jun’s Kitchen makes dinner for cats! What the f*** is happening here? | John Iadarola answers all your questions. Guest: John Iadarola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Manhattans with Comedian Sam Morril | 1 in 30 people poop in the shower & why you should always pee in the shower, according to science | Man grew a chicken in an open egg | A passenger said she’s hurt after her reclined seat was repeatedly ‘punched.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dry Gin Martini with Sam Dingman | Wonderful Yet Unholy Interspecies Duos | Best Thing Ever: This Sweet "Koala" Cat | Valentine's Day Gift Guide | Kids in Ecuador Race Llamas To Save Wetlands | Adios, Sophie T-T Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Pepper with Uproxx Travel Writer Justin Walter | Globeshotting + Brett's Travels in Verana | Sex Toy Stuck in Woman's Bladder | The Penis Candle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Writer & Comedian Dan Levy on Happy Half Hour | The Wienermobile Got A Traffic Ticket | Canadian Oil Worker Rescues Cats | This Is Not How You Greet A Dog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People Are Dipping Their Balls Into Soy Sauce After Learning Testicles Have Taste Receptors | Facebook Apologizes for Translating Chinese President’s Name as ‘Mr Shithole’ | Meet the robot that India is sending to space | Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to life | Florida man attempts to hide underwater from cops & Cold Weather in Florida = Falling Iguanas Guest: Nando Vila Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT's Dan Evans on Happy Half Hour | Herpes Monkeys | Irish Kid Wants To Go To The Pub | Bad Tattoo Prank | Man Proposes To Wife At KFC | Pet Names of 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Journalist Kinga Philipps on Happy Half Hour | Testicuzzi | Kardashian Pantry Tour | Royal Family Update | Sustainable Foods | AOC's New Dog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019's Best of Happy Half Hour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Funny Or Die Writer Sloane Hughes on Happy Half Hour | Kristmas Kard-ashian | Potty Time | Mom Cardboard Cutouts | The Perfect Boob: A Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Carter is Back!! | Some Christmas Gift Ideas | Cowboy Pigeons | Golden Globes Nominations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TYT's Very Own Emma Vigeland on Happy Half Hour | This Week's Weird Political Moments | Terrible Gifts: Pelotons | Butthole Tanning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cuban Coffees with Comedian Ellory Smith | Ten Most Dangerous Toys Of Christmas Season | Fartgate | Meth, We're On It | Amanda Bynes & Her Vagina | Things Fall...When Tossed Into The Air Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices