Podcasts about talk show the game show

Dedicating her life to the friendly citizens and responsible merchants of her hometown of Richfield, Minnesota, “where butter is a spice and gravy is a beverage”, Miss Richfield 1981 is one of America’s national treasures. This Midwestern maven is winning over theater audiences around the country with an interactive format that combines homespun warmth and edgy improv, leaving audiences in hysterics. Her live performances have received critical acclaim with The New York Post declaring Miss Richfield 1981 “the must-see act in Provincetown.” and Twincities.com noting: “In these divided times, Miss R is tonic—and gin—for the soul.” In addition to selling out venues each year in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, Atlanta, South Florida, and Minneapolis, Miss R continues to fill the Pilgrim House in Provincetown, Mass, nightly each summer, and tours with Atlantis Events cruise ships and resorts. Miss Richfield’s national appeal includes riotous appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “Today” on NBC, “Cake Boss” on TLC, and “Watch What Happens Live” on Bravo. Currently, she is part of the cast of “Talk Show The Game Show” on TruTV, and a television spokesperson for travel company Orbitz. Additionally, she serves as a national brand ambassador for the City of Palm Springs. What makes Miss Richfield unique is the combination of midwestern sensibilities with an off-the-page humor, stemming from her creator Russ King. A former journalist and Minnesota native, King created the character with a rich history that begins with her life-long goal of being crowned beauty queen of her first-ring suburb of Minneapolis.

We talk to comedian Guy Branum (Chelsea Lately, The Mindy Project, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell) about what it takes to be a TV writer, what it's like in the room, being a gay comic, getting his own TV show Talk Show The Game Show on air, and his path through comedy. Buy his book My Life as a Goddess (available wherever books are sold), and keep up with him at https://guybranum.com/.

I am honored to have Guy Branum as my interview guest this week. He is an accomplished television writer, having worked on Chelsea, Lately and written for Joan Rivers, as well as one of the most consistently entertaining sitcoms of the past decade, The Mindy Project. He also currently hosts Talk Show The Game Show on truTV, on which guests get points for witty stories, just the right amount of name dropping to avoid getting a yellow card, jokes, and applause breaks. It's a fresh and funny show and reminds me of Match Game in a way that the Match Game revival doesn't. And he puts his pop culture knowledge to good use on the Pop Rocket podcast on the Maximum Fun network.  The bulk of the interview is about Branum's new book, My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture. The book shows off who Branum is at his core. It's funny, compassionate, sarcastic, smart, and poignant. Branum tells the story of how a kid from a small but diverse agricultural town in California went from law school to the entertainment industry, how he came out and dealt with both self-loathing and the reproach of his family, and how important television was and is to him. Along the way, you can learn about pop culture, world history, and mythology, among other things.  The goddess in the title is a reference to a particular important mythological figure in Branum's personal history – Leto, sister and lover of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis. Branum tells of how Zeus's wife, Hera, cast Leto out of Mount Olympus and cursed anyone who would give her shelter. She was forgotten and abused for nine months. The phrase that stuck with Branum comes when Leto had had enough and “Then she remembered that she was a goddess.” That is a kind of personal mantra for Branum, and we start the conversation with that idea. You can find out more about him, his tour dates, and what he's up to at his Web site, GuyBranum.com. Look for the book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever you purchase fine reading material. And watch out for notices about Talk Show The Game Show. The show is currently in between seasons and Branum is waiting to hear if he'll get the go ahead from truTV for season three.  This week's featured track is “Everything” from the debut full-length by PR Newman, Turn Out. PR Newman is the solo project of Spencer Garland, the Austin-based multi-instrumentalist who, until a few years ago, had been mostly serving as a sideman in bands like Berkshire Hounds. He played a lot of the parts and wrote almost of the songs, save for “Damn, I Miss That Guy,” written by his fellow Austinite, Willy McGee.  I got the album in the mail a few weeks ago and took an immediate liking to it. IT was hard to pick a song to feature, for a few reasons. First, there are a lot of great songs here. And second, Garland is all over the map sonically. Should I choose the cheeky “Let's Go Meet In A Small Town,” the strange and soulful “Right Here, Yeah, Ya,” the grooving “Here Come the Rangers?”  No single song can represent the range of the album. So I chose the Kinks-like acoustic rocker “Everything,” partly because it's the designated single, and partly because it's just impossible not to bob your head along with the thing and try to sing the horn line (I haven't nailed it yet). You can find out more about at www.prnewman.com and tune in next week for my conversation with Garland.

A favorite from the Bullseye archives this week. First up: Comedian, writer, and podcast host Guy Branum recently wrote a book called "My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through (Un)Popular Culture." It's a collection of personal essays. Kind of a combination of memoir and manifesto that covers his childhood, college, his early days as comic. It's also got his opinions on football movies, politics, and which city has the hottest guys (It's Los Angeles, btw). We're revisiting our conversation with Guy from last year where he sat down with Jesse to discuss his truTV series Talk Show The Game Show. Then, academic and writer Emily Lordi, author of the 33 ⅓ book Donny Hathaway's Live tells us why she thinks the classic Hathaway live performance deserves to be added to the canon of all time great albums. Then, Jesse tells us about why he loves the Errol Morris ESPN documentaries: It's Not Crazy, It's Sports.

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Billy and Adam sit down with author, adventurer and friend Marina Shifrin to discuss her new book, 30 Before 30. At age 23, Marina made a list of goals to accomplish before her 30th birthday. Well, she accomplished them... wrote about them... and her stories are hilarious. Also in the episode - growing up in a Russian household, the unexpected consequences of going viral and the perfect way to quit your job. Plus, music by M83! Theme: Send Medicine - Way to the SeaDonate to "Fun Size" on PatreonPre-Order "30 Before 30" on Amazon

Billy and Adam welcome lead judge and head writer for TruTV's, Talk Show The Game Show, Casey Schreiner. In this episode he explains the rules of the show, Billy's contributions and how he created ModernHiker.com. Learn what it takes to be a TV judge and watch Casey every Thursday on TruTV. Plus, music by Calexico!Theme: Send Medicine - Way to the SeaFun Size on Patreon

TJ (@tjchambersLA) and Andy (@andytwood) welcome their first guest Guy Branum (@guybranum), host of Talk Show The Game Show, to talk about an unlikely pairing of mid-90s movies featuring road-tripping, gender-bending trios and impossibly long titles: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Guy Branum (@guybranum) of Talk Show: The Game Show joins Babs and Tess to dissect Britney's relationships with men and more importantly, with chocolate.  Follow us on instagram @britneysgram!

Once upon a time, late-night talk shows were like boozy dinner parties, fun chat-fests where movie stars would reveal a little too much about themselves. Now, they’re marked by anti-septic games of charades and sing-alongs. Comedian Guy Branum wants to bring anarchy back to late night with Talk Show: The Game Show. “We’ll all watch these people in TV and singing; we know what they’re good at,” says Branum. “A talk show should let you inside of them a bit more.”  Plus, we head back to Vexillological Corner for a discussion of city flags with flag expert Ted Kaye.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of the premier of Guy Branum's new truTV show, the gang is talking about game shows this week! Karen reminisces about the implicit corniness of 70's and 80's game shows, Wynter talks about the accessibility differences between quiz shows like Jeopardy and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, and Margaret tells us about the time she was on The Price is Right. Plus, we learn about Wynter's new obsession with ASMR-adjacent Youtube click-holes, and Guy tells us why he was stunned by the latest episodes of Feud, Girls, and the gang discuss the series finale of Big Little Lies. Finally, the gang tell us which tracks they can't stop listening to. **There are many plot revealing spoilers in this episode, particularly about the series finale of Big Little Lies** Rocketeers, don't forget to tune into Guy Branum's NEW tv program called Talk Show The Game Show every Wednesdy at 10/9c on truTV, with a premier date of April 5th! Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell, and Margaret Wappler Jams: Margaret Wappler - Sit Down - James Wynter Mitchell - That's What I Like - Bruno Mars Karen Tongson - Maggie Rogers - Alaska Guy Branum - Conceptual Jam - Donate to Maximum Fun! Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist. You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. Other Links: Michael Larson on Press Your Luck James - Laid That Poppy Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org

  This week, Jordan Morris fills in for Guy Branum while he’s away filming his new Tru TV program, Talk Show The Game Show. The gang talks about what pop culture from their childhood has withstood the test of time (and political and social advances) and what hasn’t.  Margaret brings up late 90’s bands that make her smile and some that make her cringe. Wynter talks about why horror films from her childhood still hold up, and Karen discusses the manifestation of her baby feminism in relation to Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda. We find out what the panel is all about this week, and what jams they are listening to. **PLUs** Guy Branum calls in to tell us about his new show and what show he’s all about (*hint* Rita Moreno features heavily in this segment). With Jordan Morris, Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell, and Margaret Wappler   Jams: Jordan Morris - 1988 Crystal Light National Aerobic Opening1979 World Disco Dancing Finals Margaret Wappler - Goldfrapp - Anymore Wynter Mitchell - Sampha - No One Knows Me (Like The Piano) Karen Tongson - Donny Hathaway - Someday We’ll All Be Free Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist. You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter.     Other Links: Key & Peele - Aerobics Meltdown Aziz Ansari’s SNL monologue         Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org

Guy Branum (@guybranum, Totally Biased, Talk Show The Game Show) and April Richardson watch the episode of Saved by the Bell where the gang join glee club in an attempt to win a trip to Hawaii, and the entire performance rests on the shoulders of Screech's girlfriend, Violet.

Guy Branum (@guybranum, Totally Biased, Talk Show The Game Show) and April Richardson watch the episode of Saved by the Bell where the gang join glee club in an attempt to win a trip to Hawaii, and the entire performance rests on the shoulders of Screech's girlfriend, Violet.