Come hang out with us as we discuss the topics of the day and the news here in Portland, OR. We'll be joined by local comedians and some of our good friends. Huge. Quickly.
Well, Schepman’s back in Portland, I’m down in Florida on business, and we were overdue for a pod. We talked about Chris’ new improv class, finishing Mad Men, I’m sure other stuff too. Check it.
Well Chris has left us once again. In fact, today is his first day at Apple in Vancouver, WA, but we managed to get a season 3 finale recorded before the big move. We talked about why he’s such a good candidate for Apple and generally tried to figure out why he’s leaving me. Check … Read More →
Comedian, performer, all around good guy Al Fallick dropped by to talk about his one man show Movies, Musicals, and Me: An Evening with Me, Halpert Evans, his experience training with the Groundlings, and other stuff too. Here are his tweets @alfal99, and the trailer for his short film We’re Working On It. There you … Read More →
A quick catch-up on the reason for the song’s absence, Hack Reactor, and other stuff, including a discussion of gossip in the workplace, or lack thereof.
Chris shares the details of a trip back home and talks about what might be a deal breaker in his new apartment. Possible remedies are discussed, as well as a couple of old stories, including dangerous bike rides and roller blading mishaps.
Well it’s been a minute, but we’re back. Schepman and I live in NY now and we’re coming at you with season 3! I promise the music will return next time :)
Multi-talented guy Travis Abels stopped by this week to talk about our experience on Reign In Portland, nerd out on improv, have some baseball talk, and eventually talk about his awesome and wildly successful Kickstarter that you can support called …Or Something Like that.
Comedian, producer, competitive pinball player, other stuff all about town guy, Dylan Reiff called in this week to talk about his Kickstarter campaign, Kickstand Comedy (which he co-founded), and other stuff too. He’s a really funny and nice guy, you’ll like him. Plus, mediocre improviser Matt Lask sat in as well. Just kidding, he’s a … Read More →
Well it’s too late for you to see Ian at Bridgetown, but there’s always next year! It was really fun sitting down with Ian to talk about his comedy show 7 Minutes In Purgatory, and genearlly make fools of ourselves in the lobby of his hotel. Hit it!
I got to hang out with Andy Kindler this week, known for his role of Mort on Bob’s Burgers and all kinds of other stuff. We hung out in the lobby of his hotel and talked about fresh fruit and other stuff, but really mostly fresh fruit. There was a lot of fruit talk. You can see … Read More →
Named by Willamette Weekly as Portland’s funniest comic 0f 2014, and named by me as very funny, both equally prestigious, Sean Jordan dropped by this week to talk about our love for things like Paul Walker and skateboarding (well he skateboarded, I was honorary cameraman) to things we don’t love like sunburns on vacation. That … Read More →
Half of the wildly popular improv group Ladies & Gentleman stopped by to chat about things like life abroad and quitting jobs plus a few improv scenes. Hit it up, people!
Heeey everyone. I had a great time this week with Emilie, Zach and Jason talking about bad jobs from our past, Zach’s tattooing career, girl scout cookies and other fun stuff, check it, man. Find these great people doing some improv at Kickstand!
Schepman made his much awaited return, Skyping in from Spokane, to hang out with Jason and I plus a special guest this week. It was just an absolute delight as always.
A couple very talented improvsers and friends of mine dropped by with the intention of doing some improv but we kind of just talked about stuff instead. Sorry about that. I admitted that I don’t love The Dark Knight and Jason almost killed me and left. Intense stuff folks. Also there was some fun potato … Read More →
Bri Pruett was nice enough to stop by this week and she was great! I’m bad at episode recaps! bripruett.com @bripruett
Long-time veterans of the show, Emilie Sites and Todd Kimmich stopped by to review 2014, discuss some ideas for monthly loot boxes, talk about Danny’s awkward acting experience over the weekend, and other stuff too. Check it. Buy some sweet furniture from Todd’s woodworking business – http://divisionstreetworks.com/ Check out Emilie’s improv super group Soopergud – https://www.facebook.com/soopergud
This week we talked to owner and operator of one of the first recreational marijuana stores in the country. He also happens to be my dad. We talked about how it’s going and what kind of political climate is going on up in Washington.
Local comedian Curtis Cook stopped by to talk about his career in comedy and thoughts on Portland. Plus, we had a very uplifting and optimistic discussion about some of the recent grand jury decisions. @curtis_cook http://www.curtiscookcomedy.com/
Nicole, also known as Springbok ASMR, Skyped in this week to talk about ASMR and her wildly popular Youtube channel. ASMR is a response some people get while listening to certain sounds or soft spoken words. It can have a tingling or calming effect and it has quite a community in places like YouTube and … Read More →
Famed public servant Justin De Ruyter dropped by to talk about ways to simply your life, tell a story about a close call fighting fire and how NFL rules have backfired. Check it.
Rebecca dropped by and was a delight as always. We talked about a recent experience working in a recreational marijuana shop, ebola scares and planned for the upcoming snowboarding season. Hit it.
Rebecca stopped by this week to correct Danny’s bad German, talk about some recent concert experiences and other stuff too, man. Check it.
Very talented man Patrick Polsin stopped by this week and was a delight as always. Topics include a valet’s poor attempt to park Danny’s car, lawn mowing stories and other such things. @Payytrike GALLERY:
Author, podcaster, improviser, other stuff too guy Mark Tucker stopped by talk about the impending ebola outbreak, ranch taps, Mark’s new podcast and other stuff too, check it. http://www.powersandtucker.com/ GALLERY:
Rebecca dropped by to talk camping, an unfortunate insect incident, the fail mary revisted and other stuff too. Check it! GALLERY:
Rebecca stopped by to talk about a big camping trip to Crater Lake and relative lack of injury, Danny’s over use of metaphors and similes and Danny getting a “headache” during a camping trip and being embarrassed about it. Check it, man. GALLERY:
Recent winner of Helium Comedy’s Portland’s Funniest Person contest Steven Wilber stopped by this week to talk about his victory and other stuff, like weed puns. @WilberWithAnE
Rebecca stopped by after yet another injury to discuss recumbent bikes, video games and other stuff too. Nice. GALLERY:
The great Sherman Edwards dropped by to talk improv and comedy in Chicago and, you know, other stuff too. LINKS: http://shermanedwards.tumblr.com/ @shermanedwards
Host of the wildly popular Mad Men Podcast, Jeremiah Panhorst stopped by to talk Mad Men and Rear Window plus some Rotten Tomatoes game. I screwed up and cut off the end of the game, I know, I know. Big mistake, I know. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again. I I blame myself. GALLERY: … Read More →
Jason Traeger stopped by this week and gave some great comedy advice. He’s been in the Portland comedy scene for the last couple years and had plenty of great words of wisdom. You can see him at Helium Comedy Club for the Portland’s Funniest Person contest on Wednesday, July 2nd at 10:00 P.M. Do it. … Read More →
In honor of Schepman and #Schepcation here’s a little HQ drop from Schepman. Probably his finest work thus far.
Just a quick little update from Danny and then, drum roll please, the return of HQ Improv! You can check out the other episodes at hqimprov.com PLAYERS: McClure Tosch, Kristin Light, Beth Gray, Kyle Kohlman, Sean Denicola, Danny Hendrix 07:58 – A couple decide what kind of pie they want 14:55 – A group of … Read More →
Don’t worry, the hiatus is over. The Sasquatch gang is here to talk about our recent Gorge experience. GALLERY:
The wonderful Janet Varney stopped by the studio to talk Bridgetown, the future of driving, Quentin Tarantino, Bruce Springsteen and other stuff too. GALLERY: LINKS: http://www.janetvarney.com http://www.bridgetowncomedy.com
Live at Brody. Dan and Chris discuss the the small size of the studio and bad sportsmanship, then Amy Miller does some stand up, Soopergud did some great improv but it wasn’t recorded so just close your eyes and imagine what it could have been like. You’re welcome. And they play the Rotten Tomatoes game … Read More →
The very funny Tim Hammer dropped by to talk Waffle Tacos, Bridgetown, Blazers and more plus we played the wildly popular Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
It’s us again, what more could you want? We talk motorcycles, nerd out on Android vs Apple for a while and finish with the very popular Rotten Tomatoes game.
Recently concussed Rebecca Hood stopped by to talk snowboarding, Danny’s vacation romance, mouse brain surgeries and played the wildly successful Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
Collin Ruffenach stopped by the studio to talk Wes Anderson, virtual reality, college basketball and even more stuff too. Plus we played the wildly successful Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
It’s the dream team once again. Danny and Chris sat down to talk golf, Amazon paychecks, the huge sketch show and played the wildly popular Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
It’s Chris and Danny in the studio this week and some say this is a winning formula. We’ll find out. They talked Levi numbers, a tattered business card and other stuff plus played the wildly popular Rotten Tomatoes game as always. GALLERY:
Virginia Thayer came over to discuss mercury exposure, livejournal, D&D and other stuff too. Plus the Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
Amy Miller dropped by the studio to talk Oscars, Portland and played the wildly popular Rotten Tomatoes Game.
It was Chris and Danny once again in the studio to talk Simple, read a Hendrix sketch and of course play the wildly successful Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
Beth Gray joins in the studio to talk improv, bad jokes, and other stuff too, plus another round of the awesomely popular Rotten Tomatoes game. GALLERY:
Danny and Chris discuss the Seahawks Super Bowl victory, a snowboarding mishap, introduce a new segment called the Rotten Tomatoes game, read a Hendrix sketch and read the news. GALLERY:
Danny starts things off discussing a scheduling mishap, then Chris and Danny give a live performance of Danny’s sketch homework. They also discuss Limp Bizkit, cocktail glasses and more. GALLERY:
Danny starts things off discussing a poorly planned drive to the gas station and a big coupon mistake, then Kristin Light enters the studio to talk about her history as a performer and improviser, castratos and more. Be sure to check out HQ Improv!
Collin Ruffenach and James Pozdena drop in and a good time is had by all. They discuss the merits of the Find My Friends app, an error filled email, the hotness of Fran Drescher. GALLERY: