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Support the pod! Join our Patreon for exclusive premium content!This week Tim is joined by the gentlemen on the Word Association, Brett Lyons, Adal Rifai, and Rob White. We chat'n prov about pizza parties, annoying brands in the comments, and of course, Jaws. Listen to The Word Association and Hey Riddle Riddle where you get your pods! Also see Rob White as part of Whirled News Tonight at The iO Theater in Chicago!Join the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White
Bow Wow!The Dudes are joined by the Duchess of Dogs Lauren Williams (Holy Goat Improv, Whirled News Tonight) to try her fave dog house, Byron's Hot Dogs located on Irving Bark! Her Highness reminisces about losing her Duke Doug and being a lazy movie fan on Letterboxd. We then get into the classic debate of "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" before uncovering the fabled Demon Dogs hiding under the city of Chicago.We then try to recall the most famous pop culture hot dog moments. Call in now with your favorite!Brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters (Wild Trilliums is back!) use the promo code: POPPOP for 20% off your entire order! Visit our Merch closet at https://poppinbottles.threadless.com!
Local hero James "T-Day" Dugan (Hitchcocktails, Whirled News Tonight) let us crash his Annual Night Before Thanksgiving meet-up at Cork Lounge! We get a little nuts fighting off head colds as we try some of Dugan's homemade seasonal alcohol infusions. Then we taste a new beer from a fave brewery before discussing the golden age of jukeboxes and bar genres.Listen to us catch up with the ghosts of guests past and future including Edgar Nevarez, Justin Parlette, Marybeth Kram, Rich Alfonso, Marie Maloney, Bruce Philips, Bri Fitzpatrick, Heather Scholl, Allie Ring, Jimmy Barrett, and Erin Elmore.Brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters! Use promo code "POPPOP" to save 20% off your order. Visit our Merch closet at https://poppinbottles.threadless.com!
The Village of Skokie's own Lily Calder and Fiona Stephens (Trapped in a Musical, Whirled News Tonight) allow us passage from Chicago to visit their hometown fave, The Sketchbook Brewing Co. Taproom and Brewery! We sample several of Sketchbook's fresh drafts, take advantage of their Bring Your Own Bagel policy, and are joined by a secret guest. We then head back to Fiona's live-in recording studio to hear about helpful robots, try a sweet liquid treat, and pick either #TeamBog or #TeamLagoon. Brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters! Use promo code "POPPOP" to save 20% off your order. Visit our Merch closet at https://poppinbottles.threadless.com!
Soon to get hitched Simon Collier (Malarkey Comedy, Whirled News Tonight) stops by to talk 7Up and Sweet Tea! He tells us some hot TSwift theories and why alone time is good times. Simon then recalls some prank calls, why lemons get in the way and the joy of wet ice cream!Brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters, use the promo code: PopPop to save 20% off your entire order! Visit our Merch closet at https://poppinbottles.threadless.com!
Chicago's own Ashley Victoria (Malarkey Comedy, Whirled News Tonight) takes us up on our play-at-home game and has us at her house! She shares her love of the Session Ale from Moor's Brewing Company before we take a road trip to her local liquor store LIQUORS. Brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters (promo code: PopPop) and Recovering Bro (promo code: Bottles) Use the codes to save at checkout!
The third host of the pod, Fiona Stephens (Trapped in a Musical, Whirled News Tonight) is back to end virgin summer with an Easy A brew and view! We chat teen sex comedies, share cider stories, count sexy Georges, and talk Red Lobster knockoffs. This episode is brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters (promo code: PopPop) and Recovering Bro (promo code: Bottles) Use the codes to save money at checkout!
Pine-pepp stan James Dugan (Hitchcocktails, Whirled News Tonight) joins us in-studio for the last Slice Boys to share his Pizza Stories! He teaches us where to get the pizza deal and when to get an adult PBJ. We then talk late night slices, pushups, and Cheesy Blasters! This episode is brought to you by Littlefoot Coffee Roasters (promo code: PopPop) and Recovering Bro (promo code: Bottles) Use the codes to save money at checkout!
Marla is an improviser from the Whirled News Tonight iO Theater show. We talk about obeying proper forms of behavior and drawing improv inspiration from outside sources. Plus, a thruple blind date and BBQ chain of custody. And introducing a new character, Lil' Confucius. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions, video versions of recent episodes, and other bonus stuff.
Jen Rowe talks about Helen Wood, the Dive into Improv! retreat (https://www.limehouseandcottage.co.uk/retreats/), teaching, Sarah Davies, The Maydays, Joe Samuel, Happily Never After, Confessions, Tonight's Top Story, Phil Lunn's Circle of Joy, Hoopla! Impro, how to perform The Ballad, iO Theater, Jason Chin, Whirled News Tonight, Chris Read, dogs being a distraction, improvising science fiction, improvising Shakespeare, Impromptu Shakespeare, how to play Mind Meld (with noises and facial expressions), how to play Three in a circle (in reverse), how to play What's On My (Stupid) T-Shirt? and Rhiannon Vivian.
This week, James and Rob are joined by one of the nicest guys Padraic Connelly! They talk with Pad about human attractions, Vegas, Mission: Improvable, ComedySportz, being an Artistic Director, Whirled News Tonight, the life of an improviser, and Ship Talk Royal Caribbean Style. Follow Pad on twitter @ PadConnelly and see him in ComedySportz on TWITCH Like what we do? Support our PATREON! As always, please rate, review, and subscribe.
Thank you for listening to Paired Season Three! Hannah - Brooke BreitCreator/Writer/Producer/'Pairy' - Liz AndersonEditor/Composer - MJCover Art - Adrian TheumaTheme Music - Arne ParrotBrooke Breit is a writer and game designer at Jackbox Games. She is resident stage alum of the Second City e.t.c. and has performed improv comedy for many years with groups like Whirled News Tonight and The Improvised Shakespeare Company. She can be seen on television shows like Easy, Shrink and Hot Date, and heard as Flower on the popular podcast Hello From the Magic Tavern.
We reinvent the classic 185 this week as Chicago comedy legend, and host of the Our Father podcast, Pad Connelly joins Simon to talk cockatiels. We learn that cockatiels are just like that one ex you have, you know - that one, and Simon learns an invaluable lesson on sound checks before recording.
Clair Clairmont & Shane Wilson share a story of a wild night of illness and their discovery of magic screentime. Then Sarah Lowe and Matt Donnelly tell us about their experience with circumcising... or not... Check out Matt's podcast Ice Cream Social at www.heyscoops.com And if you're in Chicago, drop by IO Chicago to see Shane with the cast of Whirled News Tonight https://www.ioimprov.com/shows/whirled-news-tonight/
Starring: George Diaz [Good Idea], Kevin Hendrix [Knives at Night, The Quiz Box], Kim Metzger [Service Desk, LCP D&D], Aiden Kinsella [Good Idea, Shattered Worlds], Adal Rifai [Hello from the Magic Tavern, Hey Riddle Riddle], and Russ Walsh [Hogcast: Speedy Delivery, Shootcast: Jabroni Delivery].
This week, James and Rob sit down with Becca Barish! They talk about college improv, finding the line, Harold commission work, and setting goals. See Becca at iO Chicago with Whirled News Tonight and Lil' Tooties and Saturdays with Horsefly at CIC Theatre. Follow her on twitter and instagram @ Becca_Barish As always, please rate, review, and subscribe!
iO U: An InterviewPadraic Connelly!Jonders and Kelsey are joined by Padraic Connelly. Pad gives advice to actors who have moved to Chicago, talked about his time on Jeopardy! and Jonders stop the interview to play Pad in Super Smash Bros.Watch Pad Perform every Saturday night at 8 and 10 as a part of Whirled News Tonight! https://www.ioimprov.com/shows/whirled-news-tonight/Theme music provided by Frank Ruvoil and the Frank Ruvoil OneArtwork by Recline & Design:Facebook & Instagram: @Recline.and.Design, Twitter: @ReclineDesign, Website: reclineanddesignmarketing.comFollow @iOChicago and @JondersFPT on Twitter to stay up to date on iO U: An Interview
We are joined by Adal Rifai of the amazing Hello From the Magic Tavern podcast to chat about improv, Dungeons & Dragons, talking badgers, hungry ghosts, manticores, and more! We also cover creepy grandma vocab, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, deer man, and the Hog King & Queen, and make about a hundred jokes along the way. Guest Adal Rifai is an improviser with Whirled News Tonight and Revolver, as well as one of the stars of the amazing Hello From the Magic Tavern. You can find him on twitter @adalrifai or as Chunt at @chuntttttt! Sponsor Huge thanks to Shaker & Spoon for sponsoring this episode! Get $20 off your first box at http://shakerandspoon.com/spirits. Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, & Goodreads, and review us on Apple Podcasts to help new listeners find the show. You can support us on Patreon to unlock bonus audio content, director’s commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. Transcripts are available at spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, or download our press kit, head on over to SpiritsPodcast.com. About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, a production collective of indie audio professionals. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Sarah and Adal Rifai got into bed and talked about Insomnia, Improv vs. Standup and how Adal's podcast, Hello From the Magic Tavern was created. You can follow Adal on Twitter @adalrifai and catch him performing at iO Chicago every Friday for Revolver and Saturday for Whirled News Tonight. Sleeping with Sarah is a podcast where comedian and narcoleptic, Sarah Albritton interviews people in her bed. They talk about sleep, comedy and relationships. Sleeping with Sarah is proud to be part of the Laugh Factory podcast network. Visit www.sleepingwithsarah.com for more information. You can follow Sarah on twitter:@sarahalbritton or visit her at www.sarahalbritton.com
Josiah is back for an episode!!! We invited the great Padraic Connelly on to talk about the horrible animated movie THE FLIGHT OF DRAGONS Remakes begin @ 51mins Josiah plays up the science and magic; Rob pulls a poor man's Fight Club; and Pad is inspired by the Wizard of Oz! Follow Pad on twitter @ PadConnelly and check out his podcast OUR FATHER. Also see Pad live on stage at Comedy Sportz and Whirled News Tonight at iO Chicago.
Arnie Niekamp is the director of the video game Drawful, writer and director for You Don’t Know Jack and Fibbage. He’s also the host of the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern and a founding member of the improv group Whirled News Tonight in Chicago. In this episode of the podcast, Arnie talks about having a […]
Whirled News Tonight is a smart and topical improv show that is a mainstay of iO Chicago, gracing the main stage on Saturday nights for the past 11 years. In this episode, cast members Brook Breit, Padraic Connelly, and Megan O'Neill join Jimmy for a look at how they've been able to keep it hip and fresh for so long. We hope you enjoy this show!
Matt Young of Whirled News Tonight, Welcome to Your 30's Boys, and Improvised Start Trek joins me. We talk about Star Wars, Star Trek, Arnie Niekamp, and more. Subscribe on iTunes.