Have You Heard This is a comedy podcast that lets the listener in on the hilarious conversations comedians have with each other in the process of creating and perfecting new material. In each episode, host Aaron Hertzog is joined by a guest comedian or writer who brings a topic, premise, or not-yet-finished idea to kick-start the conversation for an hour of free-flowing talk, jokes, stories, and more. They’ll discuss the origins and inspiration for the idea and what compels them to talk about the topic, but mostly they’ll follow any and every path that leads them to laughs. The goal of the show isn’t to dissect comedy, but to create it. Weekly Bonus Episodes Here: https://www.patreon.com/aaronhertzog About the Host: Aaron Hertzog is a stand-up comedian, writer, and silly boy currently residing in Los Angeles. He began his comedy career in Philadelphia where he developed a reputation as one of the best comedians in the city, making Comedy.com′s list of Ten Best Comedians in Philadelphia. With his stand-up Aaron invites you in, sharing his unique and geeky perspective on pop culture as well as constant self-deprecation, examining how he constantly makes the wrong decisions in his personal life. All of this is sprinkled with jovial invitations of friendships, absurd flights of fantasy, and singing. Lots of singing.
Are you afraid of the dentist? Is everybody afraid of the dentist? What's an appropriate level of fear to have of the dentist? Aaron is joined by comedian Doogie Horner to explore these questions and more.
Encyclopedias used to be a bunch of books. Now they're on the internet. But there's still books. What's up with that? with Kyle Ayers Subscribe on Patreon for weekly bonus episodes.
Aaron is joined by comedian Ashley Bez to talk about working day jobs while pursuing your dreams, and running into one of the most successful comedians of all time while doing it. In the bonus episode, available now on Patreon, the two discuss targeted ads and how they can reveal the truth about yourself.
Aaron is joined by comedian Max Fox for a discussion based on a time a woman on a date told Max about some interesting weekend activities she liked to participate in (spoiler alert: the activities were sex parties.) On the bonus episode, available now on Patreon, Aaron confesses to Max that he thinks that sometimes, violence actually can be the answer.
Aaron is joined by comedian Rachele Friedland to discuss a one-woman-show Rachele is working on about the life of her grandmother...and that time she was the victim of a Ponzi scheme. On the bonus episode, available now on Patreon, Aaron and Rachele discuss lifting weights, personal goals, and external validation.
Aaron talks to comedian Blake Wexler about how bachelor parties aren't really either of their cup of tea. In the bonus episode, available now on Patreon, the two discuss how sports teams can tank a few seasons to rebuild their team, and how you should be able to do that for your own life.
Aaron is joined by comedian James Hesky for a conversation inspired by a half-hour comedy pilot James has been writing loosely based on his work with special needs adults. In the bonus episode, available for Patreon Subscribers, Aaron and James talk about how they have both used walking as their preferred method of exercise.
Aaron is joined by comedian Chip Chantry to make comedy out of tragedy. Chip talks about trying to find humor in the passing of his beloved dog, Stanley. Don't worry, it's fun and funny, we promise. On the bonus episode, available now on Patreon, Aaron and Chip talk about the idea of double standards and how sometimes...there should be even more standards.
No chains will ever hold the wonder of the world that is this episode as Joe Moore joins Aaron to discuss what it would be like if King Kong decided to write a Yelp review of the Empire State Building. On this week's Bonus Episode, available now on Patreon, Joe and Aaron talk about how both of them have recently experimented with being vegan.
Aaron is joined by comedian Darryl Charles to talk about how cheating in a relationship is evil...but being evil is fun. On the bonus episode, available now at patreon.com/aaronhertzog Darryl helps Aaron work through feelings he has about a compliment he received that didn't exactly fill him with confidence. Listen to Darryl's stand-up comedy album Black Gentrifier now!
In the return episode of Have You Heard This, Aaron is joined by his former An Offer You Can't Refuse podcast co-host, writer Stephanie Mickus (Billions, Hope Springs Eternal). The two discuss their friendship, their former podcast, and the television writing process and then outline a brand new half-hour comedy pilot from a randomly generated word. SUPPORT THE SHOW: For weekly bonus Have You Heard This content, including a second episode featuring Stephanie available now, subscribe at patreon.com/aaronhertzog
Hello! This podcast (feed) is soon going to be a brand new podcast! We hope you stick around to listen, it's going to be a lot of fun.
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Josh Kelly (UnREAL, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen/Dark of the Moon) to discuss the 1989 American action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies.
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Ed Zwick (Blood Diamond, Glory, The Last Samurai) to discuss 1978 American romantic drama war film Coming Home, directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jon Voight, Jane Fonda, and Bruce Dern. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Patrick Heusinger (Absentia, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce) to discuss the 1992 American sports comedy-drama A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall and starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, and Rose O'Donnell. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Dave Horwitz (Rick and Morty, Don't Trust the B**** in Apt. 23) to discuss the 1973 American neo-noir thriller The Long Goodbye, directed by Robert Altman, written by Leigh Brackett based on Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel, and starring Elliot Gould. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Steve Agee (The Suicide Squad, Superstore) to discuss the 2002 American romantic-comedy/drama film Punch Drunk Love, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Sean O'Connor (Solar Opposites, Lights Out with David Spade, The Late Late Show with James Corden) to talk about the 1995 American comedy film Billy Madison: starring Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson, and Bradley Whitford, directed by Tamra Davis, and written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Aaron challenges Stephanie to three rounds of movie trivia to test her knowledge and have some fun and friendship. Originally aired as a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode! For a video version of this (and every) podcast, plus weekly bonus episodes and more, subscribe at patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Jeremy Konner (Waffles + Mochi, Drunk History) to talk about the 1986 American coming-of-age film Stand By Me, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Will Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Johnny Pemberton (Superstore, Son of Zorn) to talk about the 1979 American epic psychological war film Apocalypse Now directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, and Dennis Hopper. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Josh Malina (The West Wing, Sports Night, Scandal) to talk about the 1985 dystopian science fiction black comedy film Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam, written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard, and starring Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Michael Pallin, Robert De Niro, and Katherine Helmond. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by James Roday Rodriguez (Psych, A Million Little Things) to discuss the 2016 French coming of age horror film Raw, written and directed by Julia Ducournau, and starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Richard Roeper (The Chicago Sun-Times, At the Movies with Roger Ebert) to talk about the 1975 thriller Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb based on Benchley's book of the same name, and starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Andy Kindler (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Daily Show, HBO) to talk about the 1981 American comedy romance film Modern Romance, directed by and starring Albert Brooks, who also co-wrote the script with Monica Mcgowan Johnson. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Josh Gondelman (Desus and Mero, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) to discuss the 2007 neo-Western crime thriller No Country for Old Men, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at https://www.patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs, Cougar Town) to talk about the 1967 romantic comedy-drama The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) Stephanie and Aaron are joined by Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly) to talk about the 1976 film Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky, directed by Sidney Lumet, and starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, and Robert Duvall. For premium content, including bonus episodes, early access to episodes, video episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more subscribe to An Offer I Can't Refuse at patreon.com/anofferpod
(An Offer I Can't Refuse) People are always telling me "I can't believe you haven't seen [insert name of some incredibly popular movie here]?" and "how can you be a screenwriter if you haven't seen (some other movie that has no real interest to me)" or "wait, you don't know that quote is from (some movie where a violent robot from the future talks in short, stagnated sentences?)" It happens to me every day. And it's annoying AF. So now, I've decided I'll watch these movies if...they make me An Offer I Can't Refuse (by agreeing to come onto this show to have a nuanced conversation about how I feel now that I have finally watched it...and perhaps making a donation to offset any problematic content or issues surrounding the movie.) Hosted by screenwriter Stephanie Mickus and stand-up comedian/screenwriter/"Stephanie's well-socialized emotional support human" Aaron Hertzog, An Offer I Can't Refuse aims to have conversations and how socialization, gender, and other socio-economic factors affect what movies we are drawn to.
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