My Brother, My Brother And Me: MBMBaM 282: Candlenights 2015
December 22, 2015 1:03 PM - Subscribe
A joyous Candlenights to you and yours! Here's our live episode from our beautiful hometown of Huntington, WV. It's got everything you need to boost your holiday spirits: Carolers, good cheer and a deep, deep dive into fetishizing Tim Allen's Santa belly.
Way too drunk Justin never augurs well.
posted by maxsparber at 1:32 PM on December 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 1:32 PM on December 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
As a new MBMBAM fan I'm wondering...should I just skip the live episodes? I've heard negative things.
posted by ariadne's threadspinner at 6:15 PM on December 22, 2015
posted by ariadne's threadspinner at 6:15 PM on December 22, 2015
I've not listened to this one yet but I'm a huge McElroy fan and I often skip the live episodes. They're never as good.
posted by something something at 7:36 PM on December 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by something something at 7:36 PM on December 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I thought it was OK. One of recent live shows, maybe Portland? (or was that the ghost episode?) Was hilarious.
posted by KernalM at 8:01 PM on December 22, 2015
posted by KernalM at 8:01 PM on December 22, 2015
I'm usually ambivalent on their live shows but I thought this one was actually pretty good.
posted by kmz at 10:54 PM on December 22, 2015
posted by kmz at 10:54 PM on December 22, 2015
ariadne's threadspinner: "As a new MBMBAM fan I'm wondering...should I just skip the live episodes? I've heard negative things."
I generally do. Between the boys yelling into their mics, the in-person stuff that doesn't translate well to audio, the sometimes dodgy sound quality, and Justin occasionally getting a bit too loose, they don't usually work for me. To be clear, I don't begrudge it - I'm sure the live shows bring in a pretty penny, and I think the recent Home for the Candlenights thing in particular is more for them than for us.
posted by Rock Steady at 7:18 AM on December 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
I generally do. Between the boys yelling into their mics, the in-person stuff that doesn't translate well to audio, the sometimes dodgy sound quality, and Justin occasionally getting a bit too loose, they don't usually work for me. To be clear, I don't begrudge it - I'm sure the live shows bring in a pretty penny, and I think the recent Home for the Candlenights thing in particular is more for them than for us.
posted by Rock Steady at 7:18 AM on December 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
Like watching a live music gig on Youtube, I imagine it's a lot better if you're actually there.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:20 AM on December 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:20 AM on December 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
Their Seattle show was the most fun I've ever had at a live thing. It was really incredible. The ENTIRE audience was engaged.
I just don't think it translates well for me into a recording and, like Rock Steady, I don't hold it against them at all.
Except sad libs. I hold sad libs against Travis.
posted by Tevin at 10:02 AM on December 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
I just don't think it translates well for me into a recording and, like Rock Steady, I don't hold it against them at all.
Except sad libs. I hold sad libs against Travis.
posted by Tevin at 10:02 AM on December 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
Sad Libs is the ne plus ultra of Travis' commitment to a bit. It's genuinely awful, but he's going to keep at it until he's literally physically restrained from doing so.
posted by maxsparber at 10:46 AM on December 23, 2015
posted by maxsparber at 10:46 AM on December 23, 2015
travis used my word this year so fuck all y'all sad libs forEVA
posted by JimBennett at 4:00 PM on December 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by JimBennett at 4:00 PM on December 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
I really like the live episodes -- a friend and I tend to save them for when we have long driving trips together.
posted by jwgh at 5:53 AM on December 24, 2015
posted by jwgh at 5:53 AM on December 24, 2015
I like the live shows in general but haven't been impressed by the Candlenights shows thus far. This one was worth it for Justin's, "You want a cast iron skillet so old that something in it had a racist slang name." I am stealing that.
posted by WidgetAlley at 8:04 AM on December 26, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by WidgetAlley at 8:04 AM on December 26, 2015 [2 favorites]
As a new MBMBAM fan I'm wondering...should I just skip the live episodes? I've heard negative things.
I'm also a fairly new fan and have been slowly working through the back catalog (happiness is finding a podcast you really enjoy then finding it has years of back episodes). I'm only up to about Episode 80, and while there have been a few live episodes that were below average, there's been some good ones and at least one that had me laughing as much as the funniest non-live shows.
On the other hand, there's almost 300 episodes. Even if you skip all the live shows, you're still gonna plenty of funny to last you a while.
posted by straight at 8:55 PM on December 27, 2015 [1 favorite]
I'm also a fairly new fan and have been slowly working through the back catalog (happiness is finding a podcast you really enjoy then finding it has years of back episodes). I'm only up to about Episode 80, and while there have been a few live episodes that were below average, there's been some good ones and at least one that had me laughing as much as the funniest non-live shows.
On the other hand, there's almost 300 episodes. Even if you skip all the live shows, you're still gonna plenty of funny to last you a while.
posted by straight at 8:55 PM on December 27, 2015 [1 favorite]
Does anyone know if there was a live "Things I Bought At Sheetz" as part of the Candlenights celebration?
posted by drezdn at 4:35 PM on December 28, 2015
posted by drezdn at 4:35 PM on December 28, 2015
I'm not a big fan of their live episodes, but man this one was pretty funny.
"You want a skillet old enough to have had something with a racist nickname in it" is brilliant.
posted by graventy at 5:11 PM on December 28, 2015
"You want a skillet old enough to have had something with a racist nickname in it" is brilliant.
posted by graventy at 5:11 PM on December 28, 2015
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But this was not a good episode.
And that Sad Lib was ... bad. Really bad.
posted by Tevin at 1:04 PM on December 22, 2015