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A new podcast from the guys who had a hilarious TV show on a network that hemorrhaged money. Brian Sack and Jack Helmuth cover the news, make up the news, and interview possibly fascinating people.

Brian Sack and Jack Helmuth


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 185 EPISODES

    4.9 from 137 ratings Listeners of Questionable Material with Jack & Brian that love the show mention: sponsorships, one guy, improv, laughed out loud, irreverent, hysterical, bs, bits, unless, comedy, ears, laughing, jokes, missed, strong, funny, hilarious, instead, relevant, humor.


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    The Questionable Material with Jack & Brian podcast is a hilarious and entertaining show that will have you laughing out loud. The chemistry between hosts Jack Helmuth and Brian Sack is evident, and their comedic timing is spot on. The show combines improv sketches, scripted bits, and witty banter to create a unique and enjoyable listening experience. The humor is clever, often poking fun at current events without getting too political. It feels reminiscent of the comedy stylings of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner in their 2000 Year Old Man performances. Overall, it's a must-listen for anyone looking for quality comedy content.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the strong writing and improvisation skills displayed by Jack and Brian. They excel at setting up improv premises and delivering well-crafted jokes. The recurring bits throughout the episodes add an additional layer of humor, making each installment feel cohesive and engaging. The show's format allows for variety, as they tackle different topics such as movie scripts, inventions, interviews, and more. The fake ads are particularly entertaining, showing off their creativity.

    However, one potential downside of the podcast is that it may not appeal to everyone's sense of humor. Comedy is subjective, so what one person finds funny, another may not appreciate as much. Additionally, while the hosts have great chemistry together, some listeners may prefer one host over the other based on personal preferences or comedic style.

    In conclusion, The Questionable Material with Jack & Brian podcast delivers quality comedy content that will leave you chuckling throughout each episode. Their strong writing skills combined with their improv abilities make for an entertaining listening experience. While humor is subjective, this podcast offers a refreshing break from politically-charged comedy and provides a lighthearted escape from reality. Give it a listen if you're looking for laughs and enjoy witty banter between two talented comedians.



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    Latest episodes from Questionable Material with Jack & Brian

    The Tendercrotch Badge Is Not Legit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 51:58


    Brian was a Swallow Scout. Another dead friend. Jack reads for a talking mime. Wilton CT Public Schools love social justice, but not really English. Jack's wife's up to no good. Jack reads for Wild Turkey. Brian talk about his rejected ad campaigns. Jack reads for Kensignton Organic Markets. qmpodcast.com

    Four Virgins Short of Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 50:26


    Jack reads for the Taylor Lorenz audiobook. Brian went on a tornado and flood adventure in rural Dixie. Slugburgers. Jack Junior is an umpire and needs tips. Jack reads for the Lauren Sanchez audiobook. Brian interned for the KGB and was paid in prostitutes. Jack reads for the Body Works School Textbook. qmpodcast.com

    Homage to George Lowe and Lou Gehrig's Uncle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 51:36


    Biden campaign revelations from Fight, the book. Brian has too many dead friends. George Lowe's "Medieval World." Brian's to-do list. Secret Gay Cruising Club signal. Welcome Rockets. George Lowe's "Roadway Package Systems." Heightening. Lou Gherig's Uncle's Disease. Jack dreams of Brian. April Fool's Jokes. George Lowe's "Num Num." qmpodcast.com

    The Nazis Were All About Cat Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 52:26


    Brian thinks GTA V has bugs. Jack reads The Real History of World War II by Daryl Cooper. Potential Marine is a wine thief. Speaking Tanya Hardingese. Jack reads Dolly Parton's memoir. A lump on the thyroid. An overly-thorough dentist. Possessing Lena Dunham antibodies. Jack reads Bouncy the Bunny.

    James Taylor Swift and the Miracle Whip Clinic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 41:41


    Jack tries to land sponsor Everything You Want To Know About Fran Drescher. Jack hurt his brain a lot. RIP longtime pal George "Space Ghost" Lowe. Brian helps people with dementia. Jack tries to land sponsor Madeline Albright. Jack tries to land sponsor Splax. qmpodcast.com

    Irresistible Stepsister, Book Plugged

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 41:09


    An interview with two of the guys from DOGE. A very special time with Andrew Heaton, author of  Tribalism Is Dumb: Where it Came From, How It Got So Bad and What to do About It.  https://amzn.to/4bUFDxJ

    Captain Unamerican Has a Pringles Pal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 54:12


    Jack auditions for Century 22. Jack's wife is a nervous host. Brian's wife has expectations. Joe Biden's talent agent. Jack auditions for Aristartled. The new Captain America. Jack auditions for Allahu Akhbar.

    The King of Pop's Best Tract

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 51:00


    Mouth noises. Jack reads for Frost & Fury. How to extort potential sponsors. Face tats for an edge. How to extort your college admissions. Jack reads for Justice Thomas. The Questionable Material Stock Market Report: Amazon, Proctor & Gamble, Merck. Jack reads for GroverClevelandBook. qmpodcast.com

    Madonna Borrows Jimmy Carter's Wheelchair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 51:45


    Jack auditions for WSB-TV. Interaction Night with David Muir. Brian's kid's college hunt. Jack reads for MSNBC. Time machine report from December 2025. Mega Executive Orders. Trump takes Cash App. Jimmy Carter's Superbowl Tribute. Jack reads for KCRG-TV.  qmpodcast.com

    Jumpy Hawthorne's Cadaver Ligament

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 44:52


    Brian won a Tony (Gioni). Convincing 18-29 year olds that murder is bad. Taylor Swift's Errors Tour. Jumpy Hawthorne's cadaver ligament. Hot women with speech impediments. German Christmas with a Jew Noodle. Betsy plays ping pong. qmpodcast.com

    Follow Me on Only Bums

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 48:01


    Jack's testimonial for Paragard. Brian's in charge of fixing New York City's homeless problem. Jack's testimonial for The Carry Collective. Brian is advertising's Mister Christmas. Jack's testimonial for BetterHelp.com 

    Biden On Broadway - The Musical

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 18:08


    A Broadway musical by Questionable Material. Keep It Hush, Joe's Revenge, Don't Vote for That Guy, Election Night, Kamala's Lament, Pardon Me For Life, Remember Me. Original lyrics by Brian Sack. qmpodcast.com

    Wham, Ham, Thank You Ma'am

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 59:43


    We're a little late, sorry. Brian's PDF Disaster. Brian ruins Jack birthday. Jack reads A Cat Named Gouda. Brian's Temu Pocket Constitution. Brian hired a rapierist. Jack reads The Old Stone. Brian's inventions. Jack reads Alira the Ranger. qmpodcast.com

    The Muppets Go To Springfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 55:51


    Jack auditions for a Star Trek videogame. Brian's traumatic school memories. Jack auditions for the Elder Scrolls. Brian explains his screenplays: Kramer vs. Kramer vs. Kong vs. Godzilla, The Discover Card Movie, The Muppets go to Springfield. Jack auditions for Call of Duty 16. 

    Secret Service Hiring Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 58:40


    Jack auditions for Danger Horizon. Brian's selling a house. Slabadab gamed the happy arrangements. Random Amazon names. Jack auditions for Vader Returns. The Humpback of Notre Dame. BlueAnon friends. How the Secret Service gets the ladies. Jack auditions for Godzilla 2025. 

    A Chest Hair Mohammed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 56:14


    A most professional start. Jack reads for Golden Luck restaurant. Brian's lemonade/shellac stand. Octavius, the foster child. Humanitarian aid. Jack reads for Hershey's. Listing a home for sale. Afghan pre-nup. Jack reads for The Lawn Barber.

    Claudio's Mattress Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 51:31


    Jack reads for a children's book. Anti-Zionist podcast school. Latinx ladies love Papi Brian. Very Special Ed. Jack reads for another children's book. The wife tours colleges. Brian runs Camp Falsehopes. The wife tours colleges.  Sponsored by silent.partners. 

    Doomed Poultry Glance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 63:26


    Jack auditions for The Spy. Brian's Hostile Environment Awareness Training. Chicken Auschwitz. Evading kidnap. Jack Auditions for Romeo & Juliet 2025. Hostile checkpoints. The Talk. Jack auditions for An American in London. Sponsored by silent.partners

    She's So Stoned (for Adultery)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 52:17


    Prestigious western stoning rocks. Six Flags at half mast. Extracting a Zionist from college. Mallet Monkeys. Death by vengeful salmon. Sponsored by Silent.Partners 

    The One With The Drone Strike

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 49:38


    Nancy Lynn's Organic Bakery. Brian was gone because of a terrible thing that actually happened. Friends episodes you didn't know about. Top Golf. Gen Z boardgame adaptations. Hobby Lobby. RIP Damian. Sponsored by silent.partners

    Accidental Hiatus Explainer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 5:06


    Brian explains the accicental hiatus because Jack asked him to explain the accidental hiatus.

    A Pebble Named Sue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 45:16


    Colonoscopy woes.  Rock-solid sponsor. Coloring books for kids. Brian's off to Cyprus. qmpodcast.com

    All Dogs Go To Benetar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 43:55


    Obits. Pat Benetar. Jack's kids get assimilation tips. Sponsored by silent.partners qmpodcast.com

    Tom Cruise's Cheese Penis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 51:25


    Audition: The Albert R. Broccoli story. Waking up with the Helmuths. Tracing Jack's family's COVID origins. Audition: White House Memoir. A Very Unnecessary Rabbit Testing Facility. Audition: a serial killer's autobiography. Sponsored by Silent Partners. qmpodcast.com

    Only God Can Judd Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 48:27


    An ad for Silent Partners. Brian moved to Rivertownbergville. An ad for Silent Partners. Great new Californian laws. An ad for Silent Partners. qmpodcast.com

    Half a Helen Keller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 49:38


    Liberal Sects Chat. Comedy Jihad. Jack's a Half-Keller. Masai sneakers. Libertarian Sects Chat. Knights of Death. Silent Partners. Remigrating the unassimilated. Conservative Sects Chat. qmpodcast.com

    Bonnie's Clyde Packs No Heat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 44:25


    Movie Trailer auditions. Evil Canadian Truth and Reconcilition. Clinton Presidential Library exhibits. Sponsored by Silent Partners. qmpodcast.com

    RFK's Ball Drop Drop

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 42:41


    Merry Christmas. No one reads these.

    Founding Father Traci Coconuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 55:58


    Audiobook: Paul McCartney bio. Jack's a scab. Brian's car isn't autonomous. Audiobook: Harvard Pres. Claudine Gay's work. Christmas scripts: Santa Goes to Divorce Court, Christmas on Mars, The Little Drummer Girl. Audiobook: Arizona Skies.

    Kissinger: Live, Laugh, Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 42:22


    Kissinger Memorial Gala. The Terrible Tale of Tim's restaurant. Kissinger's biography. Jack got mis-aged. Brian has a Wellness Center.

    Martin Luther Cookie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 45:16


    Dr. Rabinowitz obituary. The King of Detention. New college courses: New Math, Intro to Judaism, American History. Jason Peevy obituary. Holiday Promotions: Ford, Dick's Sporting Goods, Oreo. Ingrid Mackenzie obituary.

    The Temp Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 43:48


    United Federation of Lust. Breakfast wine in Morocco. Temp wives. Safe Date. Writing gaffes for Biden. The Entitled Cyclist.

    Strip Comedy Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 38:09


    Off to Morocco for the Respect Dollars. Jiggles & Giggles, A Gentleman's Comedy Club. Losing the wife to a Saudi Prince. Gregarious Brian. John soiled Taylor. A modern reboot of popular comics: Garfield, Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes. 

    Gerber's Celebrity Nipples

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 53:37


    Brian was in Maui for the wildfires. Jack has a new baby and needs advice. Brian is a marketing genius improving baby products. qmpodcast.com 

    Vincent and His Seagull-Killing Twin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 41:16


    Tips on listing your home. Road trip guide. Barry White's romantic song for cats. Jack auditions for audiobooks: Clip Clop, Ibram X. Kendi's Guide to the Stock Market, The Ogre's Child.

    Carbon Conscious Fast & Furious

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 36:13


    Frenchman having a stroke opening. Brian lost a girl to sweating. Debate camp. Brian reacquainted Jack's wife her money. Woking the blockbusters: Fast & Furious, Transformers, Rocky, Jurrasic Park.

    Waterborne Airhorn Flare Monkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 45:25


    Brian fights ableism with a flare-bearing monkey. Mouring the open we never got to know. Coke in the White House. Polyamonours Mayor. Jack reads Obituaries: Irving Maximus Rothwell, Sunny Dee, Stockton Rush.

    The 1492 Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 31:18


    The 1492 Project. Jack is sad he wasn't invited to Brian's Party. Brian wife speak word. God took Brian's mom and made him hate Connecticut. Horse piñata. qmpodcast.com

    Klingon Affirming Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 35:05


    Home Automation Experts LLC. The kid is back from college and the wife is transitioning. Celebrity endorsements: Dwayne the Rock Boyardee, Madonna for Jello, Colin Kapernick for The Marines, Billy Joel on Scranton. qmpodcast.com

    Do You Know The Methane Man?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 42:17


    Cat Investments, LLC. Brian and Jack's sleepover. Brian has great and Ecuadorian remodeling tips for Jack's new house. Brian would be a great philanthropic Koch brother if only given the chance. qmpodcast.com

    A Cantaloupe In They's Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 46:03


    Tucker & Lemon. Brian's back from Turkey. Jack made a mistake and has big news. Bud Light made a mistake? Hold my beer. qmpodcast.com

    What's Happenin' - Turkey Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 8:36


    Brian gives an update from Turkey, which Turks call Turkiye.

    The Cinnabons of Pandora

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 42:44


    Two Turtle Doves Again. Kwanzaa Outlet. Jack's no good, terrible year. Fort Knox secrets. Andrew Heaton tries to land sponsors: Plastic Surgeon, Avatar 2, Wampaquissett Valley Casino. qmpodcast.com

    A Fascist Nazi Called Me Hyperbolic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 43:39


    Adagio for Strings. Baking Clinic. Cat tumors and doggie DNA. Advice for a young lady. Audiobook auditions: The Day the Bird Died, Harrison Schmitt Was There Too, The Night Santa Came. qmpodcast.com

    Oprah Picks The Scab-Forming Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 48:13


    Mama Pione's Marinara. Charles from Tech Support. Intimate venues, intimate moments, soiled doorways. Oprah's favorite things. Jack auditions: Who Moved My Cheese?, The Feds, Night At The Bunker. qmpodcast.com

    Stephen Hawking's House of Pancakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 49:21


    SHHOP. Brian's back from disaster relief. Go Fund I. Jack Jr. has COVID. Timmy Sykes is Delicious Bill. Ad campaigns for John Fetterman, Ye's Hannukah Village, Trombones, Chipotle. Jack reads for CNN++: Liftoff, Medical Miracle, Stacey Abrams.

    Spice-Laden Sex Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 39:22


    A Gulgarian expat opens a sexy venue. Brian's back from disaster relief. Halloween costumes. Presidential Baby Team. qmpodcast.com  

    God Save The Heaton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 45:54


    Questionable Material with Jack Helmuth and Andrew Heaton as Brian's off to do his disaster relief thing. Jack's archival interview with Queen Elizabeth. qmpodcast.com

    God Save The Heaton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 45:24


    Questionable Material with Jack Helmuth and Andrew Heaton as Brian's off to do his disaster relief thing. Jack's archival interview with Queen Elizabeth. qmpodcast.com

    Sir Topham Bottom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 43:10


    Russian recruitment ad. Nursing home rebellion. #NeverForget tragedies or anniversaries. Thomas the Tank Engine's new friends. Jack tries to land sponsors: Rowley Private Investigations, Pete's Discount Zoo, Willie Nelson. qmpodcast.com

    An Aspiring Taqueria-ist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 44:44


    Paint Distributor. Jack's new home has Monkeypox. Saving Prime Time with Brian & the Gang, Alff, The Inspirational Singers. A son heads off to college and dad is eager to help. 

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