SETH POMEROY (Director/Documentarian of COULDN’T YOU WAIT & NASHVILLE FAMOUS) joins B-$ and The O’Connman to listen to the “Godfather of Cajun Comedy” Bud Fletcher’s “Return to the Outhouse” and talk about the tour Seth and Sean went on in 2007, the band Silkworm, and bible.com. They go on a deep dive to find out if anyone in Louisiana has heard of Bud Fletcher, calling a chamber of commerce, a record store, comedian Zach Broussard and more. This episode is like a mini-documentary about the record. Follow Seth: https://www.instagram.com/sethpomeroy Chris Crofton doc: https://www.instagram.com/chriscroftondoc Visit the Iota Chamber of Commerce (Bud Fletcher’s hometown) https://acadiaparishchamber.org/tag/iota/
CALEB SYNAN (CONAN, “30” - COMEDY SPECIAL) hangs with da boyz to listen to Redd Foxx’s immortal comedy album “You Gotta Wash Your Ass” and talk about catchphrases, lie detector phone sex, the South, comedians dying onstage, and the importance of washing your ass. Check out Caleb's special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38i_8g3CfAU See B-$ try to do stand up: http://www.brendonwalsh.com/tour-dates.html
CHRIS CROFTON (NASHVILLE FAMOUS, TRASH HUMPERS, THE ADVICE KING) swings by the Off The Records studio to listen to the classic comedy album “E=MO²” by Emo Philips. We discuss joke writing, imaginary friends, the Guinness Book of World Records heaviest twins, and what it's like to have a documentary made about you. Go see Emo live! https://www.emophilips.com/ Go see B-$ live! http://www.brendonwalsh.com/tour-dates.html Follow Chris here: https://chriscrofton.com/
TOM THAKKAR (THE TONIGHT SHOW, CONAN, COMEDY CENTRAL) plops down with B-$ and The O'Connman to chat about Bob Zany’s “Hi Home I’m Honey” as they discuss their various trips through the Midwest, the incredible club The Comedy Attic, and what happens when a pop culture reference doesn’t make sense to anyone 40 years later. Come see B-$ do stand up comedy: http://www.brendonwalsh.com/tour-dates.html Check out Tom here: https://www.tomthakkar.com/ Go see Bob Zany! https://bobzany.net/ Buy this album on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/8757243-Bob-Zany-Hi-Home-Im-Honey
BILLY WAYNE DAVIS (TESTIFY, LIVE @ THIRD MAN, BORAT 2) swings by the Off The Records studio to listen to Dennis Miller’s classic “The Off-White Album” as they discuss comedy careers, bizarre references, and what happens when your parent teaches you sex ed. A must listen! Check out Billy here: https://www.bwdtour.com/
BETH STELLING (THE LANDLORD SPECIAL on YOUTUBE, GIRL DADDY, CRASHING) drops by the new Off The Records studio to chat about Judy Tenuta’s 1987 album “Buy This, Pigs”. The group discuss bad compliments, teenagers, Skibidi, and putting children in microwaves. We don't listen to a lot of the album or do it justice in this episode, but you should buy it and listen to it! It's really funny! https://www.discogs.com/release/17501965-Judy-Tenuta-Buy-This-Pigs Or you can stream it wherever you like to get your streams. Go see Beth on tour! She's super funny! https://bethstelling.com/ Watch Beth's Landlord special here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV8jwhICQog
CORNELL REID (The Comedy Garage) joins B-$ and The O'Connman in this previously unreleased episode to listen to Bruce "Baby Man" Baum's album "Born to be Raised". We discuss Bruce's involvement with Jerry Seinfeld in writing the "Letters From A Nut" books, parody songs, talking animals, and there is zero Shaq talk in this episode. This is a super fun episode, so tell your friends! Watch Cornell's special here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_rJDNkt-pI
JON SCHROEDER (BOB’S BURGERS, TWO JONS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT) hangs with B-$ and The O'Connman to discuss “Bob and Ray Throw A Stereo Spectacular” an album featuring a cavalcade of RCA Victor artists. The gentleman discuss things like Shaq, being tall, hilarious pranks on the city of Los Angeles, and the incredible Elliott comedy family.
LOUIS KATZ (PRESENT/TENSE, STAVVY’S WORLD, FALLON) joins B-$ and the O'Connman to talk about stand-up legend Robert Schimmel’s debut album “Comes Clean”. The boys discuss his place in the history of comedy, touring stories, and the differences between Jewish and Catholic sexuality. Watch Present/Tense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01FUQkgPs3E Go see Louis live! https://www.louiskatz.com/
CULLEN CRAWFORD (The Onion, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and an upcoming SECRET PROJECT) joins the dudes to talk about legendary improv/sketch group The Committee’s album “The Wide Wide World of War.” Besides listening to a bunch of outdated sketches, these pals discuss sketch comedy, drug humor, the cops, and dinosaur genitalia. Bid on our Dino Dick art! B-$ https://www.ebay.com/itm/157193061663 O'Connman https://www.ebay.com/itm/157193027379 Cullen https://www.ebay.com/itm/157193018130
MATT FARLEY (Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!, has written over 26,000 songs, made 14 movies, Motern Media, a living legend) comes to the Off The Records studio to listen to an album he sent us… a comedy album about former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, “Spiro T. Agnew is a Riot!” We talk about not knowing a lot about Spiro T. Agnew, making your own movies, LBJ's penis, and the authorship of one particular song. Dive into Matt's world here: https://moternmedia.com/
NATASHA LEGGERO (The Endless Honeymoon Podcast, Live at Bimbo’s, The Roast of Justin Bieber) joins B-$ and The O'Connman to listen to the iconic Phyllis Diller’s 1968 Greatest Hits Album “What’s Left” and chat about Phyllis’ desk, The Dice Man, naming tracks on your album inappropriate things, and of course, Shaquille O’Neal. Visit all things Natasha here: Natasha Leggero
PAUL RUST (With Gourley and Rust, Netflix’s Love, The Great North) hangs with B-$ and The O'Connman to listen to Gallagher’s self-titled album from 1980. Da Absolute Boys talk about The Jerk’s filming locations, seeing Gallagher live, prop comedy, and what they really wish would happen at the end of a Rolling Stones concert. It's honestly the most fun you’ll ever have.
MARC MARON (WTF, star of upcoming HBO special “Panicked” - August 1, and AppleTV’s Stick) joins B-$ and The OConnman to listen to Pat Cooper’s “Our Hero” and discuss ending the ground-breaking WTF podcast, edible underwear, Andrew Dice Clay, and cars. Will The O'Connman talk about Shaquille O’Neal? Well, you'll just have to listen.
MARTHA KELLY (Baskets, Carol & the End of the World, Common Side Effects) joins B$ and The O'Connman to discuss 1990’s “Brain Damaged” by comedy icon Sinbad. This episode is so funny as they discuss Las Vegas careers, what celebrities are nice, and of course, Sean writing for Shaquille O’Neal. Do they love the album? You'll just have to listen.
In this episode, we're joined by Branson Reese to listen to the soundtrack album of Snow White and the Three Stooges. This album is pretty interesting in the sense that The Three Stooges barely appear on the record. We have a lot of fun listening to it though. We hope you have fun listening to this episode too! Visit Branson's website here: https://www.branson-reese.com/
Johnny Pemberton comes over to listen to Elmer Fudpucker's "At The Nudist Colony Lettin' It All Hang Out" released in the mid 1960's on Vulgar Records. B-$ workshops an idea for a new joke with the boys and The O'Connman talks about writing for Shaquille O'Neal again. You can see Johnny on season two of Fallout in December. Get tickets to see Johnny on tour this summer here: https://www.johnnypemberton.dog/
Canadian and author, Kliph Nesteroff joins B-$ and The O'Connman in the record room to listen to "Zingers from the Hollywood Squares" released in 1974 by Event Records. Kliph knows so much about comedy, he wrote some books about it. Buy one of his books at your local bookstore here: https://www.indiebound.org/indie-store-finder Or borrow one from your local library here: https://www.usa.gov/libraries-and-archives
Tim Heidecker (Tom Goes To The Mayor) joins B-$ and The O'ConnMan to listen to Adam Sandler's first album "They're All Gonna Laugh At You!". Brendon and Sean both have fond memories of the album, but will Tim enjoy it? I guess you'll have to listen and find out! See B-$ Live in Austin Saturday May 31st! Get tickets here: https://the-velveeta-room-the-velveeta-room.seatengine.com/shows/318720
Matt Fulchiron joins B-$ and The O'Conman to listen to Gabe Kaplan's album Holes and Mellow Rolls. This episode is definitely NSFW! We talk about pornography a lot for some reason and some of the album tracks keep the discussion going. We really like the album and we have a lot of fun getting off track while talking about it. Enjoy!