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Welcome to the Pod F. Tompkast! When night descends on the internet, Paul F. Tompkins keeps watch over all their is, fueled by the music of Eban Schletter's pianoforte. Together, these two sentries ail unseen towards the shores of day, passing the time with comedy type ramblings and bitlets. [more inside]
posted by mark k on Jan 28, 2023 - 8 comments

For City Senior Detective Terry Seattle, every day brings a murder, and a new celebrity partner, who isn't given a script but who must solve the mystery or else be fired. Starring Will Arnett. Guest Starring Conan O'Brien, Marshawn Lynch, Kumail Nanjiani, Annie Murphy, Sharon Stone, and Ken Jeong. Co-Starring a who's-who of funny people. Entire six-episode first season streaming on Netflix. [more inside]
posted by Navelgazer on Feb 6, 2022 - 26 comments

Comedy duo Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz turn small ideas into epically funny stories in this series of completely improvised comedy specials. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Jun 1, 2020 - 5 comments

For the first time this season, someone will sashay away! The queens must flex their comedy improv skills for the new TV show “World’s Worst” - a talent show for people with little talent. Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse) guest judges. [more inside]
posted by supercres on Mar 14, 2020 - 5 comments

Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War. [more inside]
posted by Harry Caul on Aug 5, 2019 - 1 comment

Still in space, trying to get his ship repaired, Lars get a letter from Steven about the latest happenings in Beach City. Bill Dewey is directionless. [more inside]
posted by numaner on Mar 28, 2018 - 9 comments

When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all.
posted by donajo on Aug 6, 2016 - 13 comments

Ho! Ho! Ho! It's the year end holiday episode of Comedy Bean Bag with music from The Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) and guests galore! Director of the Underworld series, Len Wiseman is back for the CBB festivities that will include visits from some spooky ghosts, a naughty elf, and much more. [more inside]
posted by Room 641-A on Dec 17, 2014 - 12 comments

Chapter 38: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes the creator of James Bond himself, Ian Fleming (Matt Gourley) to the Dead Authors stage. Mr. Fleming is a troubled soul who only wants to be a monstrous misogynist. Is that so much to ask? Apparently so. [more inside]
posted by Room 641-A on Dec 17, 2014 - 5 comments