SmartLess Presents ClueLess

SmartLess Presents ClueLess is a bite-sized, biweekly podcast (10-12 minutes an episode), in which our host, Emmy-winning writer Elliott Kalan, guides the listener through different puzzles, brainteasers, & conundrums to see if they’re faster than this season's contestant Sean Hayes!

180 - Satellites & Sandwiches (Mini Episode)

On our last mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess before Season 2 (!!), host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are flying high and snacking down as they celebrate the anniversary of the first dog in space AND National Sandwich Day (yum). Today you can expect some questions about the first non-human cosmonauts, some fun facts about the invention of the sandwich, and a new mini-game called Word Sandwich where phrases are the filling (or something like that)! We’ll see you next week for the start of Season 2! Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11-03
12:20

INTRODUCING: I Need You Guys with Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri!

Say hello to the new show from SmartLess Media, I Need You Guys! Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri are comedians who have been best friends for over 20 years, and on I Need You Guys, their group chat has been made public; they’ll catch up, ask each other for advice, answer listener questions, and welcome a special guest into the chat every episode! Please enjoy this clip featuring everybody’s favorite Sean Hayes, as the crew discuss the origins of SmartLess and falling for comedic effect. You can call us with your etiquette question and leave a voicemail at 949-441-1231, or email us at ineedyouguysshow@gmail.com! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @ineedyouguysshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch full video episodes. I Need You Guys with Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate and Max Silvestri is a production of SmartLess Media. Produced by Anne Harris, Josh Richmond and Devon Torrey Bryant. Edited by Josh, with music by Devon. Executive Producers are Gabe, Jenny and Max. Executive Producers for SmartLess Media are Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Richard Korson and Bernie Kaminski. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10-29
07:43

179 - Halloween (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are howling at the moon about today’s subject, the greatest holiday on the calendar: Halloween! Today we’ll tell you about the history of haunted houses, ask a surprising trivia fact about Halloween music, and then we’ll debut Elliott’s favorite game we’ve ever played on the show: Monster Mash-up. We’re having fun! It’s Halloween! Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10-27
13:22

178 - National Chicken & Waffles Day (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) aren’t waffling around, they’re here to tell you all about National Chicken & Waffles Day! You’ll learn about the surprising pre-waffle history of the Eggo brand, you’ll learn which side of the combo is Elliott’s favorite, and then we’ll play a mini game where we ask you to name a more iconic duo, and, uh, yeah, we’ll wait! Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10-20
10:48

177 - National Pasta Month (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are boiling over to tell you all about National Pasta Month! That’s right, October is the month to celebrate pasta, and you can expect a quiz about food mascots, fun facts about pasta names, and a mini-game called Pasta, Italian Inventor, Or Active Volcano, which is almost painfully self-explanatory. Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10-13
11:55

176 - Mad Hatter Day (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to go completely mad - because it’s 10/6, Mad Hatter Day, the day when we do kooky things to celebrate the Mad Hatter’s tea party from Alice In Wonderland! You can expect to learn why this event takes place on 10/6, just why that Hatter was so Mad, and then we’ll have a game called T Party, where you have to identify double-T phrases from a series of clues. Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10-06
11:52

175 - National Coffee Day (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to start your day with a cup of Good Morning, America - that’s right, today is National Coffee Day! You can expect short quizzes about fictional coffee shops and the origin of a famous coffee phrase, plus a history of where the coffee bean comes from, then we’ll play a mini-game that’s all about the Starbucks Secret Menu! Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my game show. Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

09-29
12:25

174 - Hobbit Day (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to tell you all about some very mini people: the Hobbits, from JRR Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings series! Today is Bilbo Baggins’ birthday (sort of, we’ll clarify that), so expect a quiz about what Tolkien fans are called, a history of where the word “hobbit” might have come from, and a mini-game where we ask you to identify mythical creatures hidden in plain sight. We’ll see you next week for National Coffee Day!Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan. Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

09-22
11:12

173 - International Literacy Day Observed (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to crack the book on International Literacy Day, with some fun facts and a word cloud game to identify a famous novel! Then, we’ll play a mini-round of Odd One Out where you have to tell us what book doesn’t belong and why. Big takeaway: read a book! Books are good! We’ll see you next week for Hobbit Day!Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

09-15
09:14

172 - Star Trek Day (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to share some fun facts and test your knowledge about Star Trek Day, which happens to be today, September the 8th! You’ll learn about its curious connection to the TV show Riverboat, you’ll try to solve a brain twisting math problem, and then we’ll play a mini-round of our game The Sort ‘Em Consortium, putting Star Trek series in order. We’ll see you next week for International Literacy Day (Observed)!Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

09-08
10:23

171 - American Chess Day (Mini Episode)

On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to tell you all about American Chess Day, which happens to be today, September the 1st! We’ll have questions and fun facts about the history of chess, then a mini-game for you called Chess Opening, Film Noir, Or Russian Literature?, the rules of which are relatively self-explanatory. We’ll see you next week for Star Trek Day!Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

09-01
09:34

170 - The Best Of ClueLess Season 1!

On this ClueLess Season 1 clip show retrospective, host Elliott Kalan guides you through ten of our favorite clips, featuring Season 1's constant contestant Sean Hayes, and all our favorite guests, like Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, Reyna Larson, Carrie Aizley, George Stephanopoulos, Jeff Max, and Jon Gabrus! You’ll hear questions and silly moments from some of our favorite games, like Word Centipede, Don’t Be A Ditloid, Bizarro Concert Guide, The Sort ‘Em Consortium, Quick! Quick! Quick!, and more! We’ll see you next week for the first of our new mini episodes!Puzzles in this episode are by Matthew Broussard, Kevin Leman, Josh Richmond, Jason Reich, and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

08-25
25:32

169 - Odd One Out (w/ Scotty Icenogle)

On this Season 1 finale of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and no-longer-constant contestant Sean Hayes sit down with Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to identify the Odd One Out! The five members of Pearl Jam are getting together to go on vacation, but they each brought one item too many to their hotel. See if you can identify which item doesn’t fit the group and why, and try to do it faster than Sean and Scotty. Keep track of your discarded items, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue! And don’t go anywhere, ClueLess will continue!New episodes every Monday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

08-18
19:56

168 - Bot Bops (w/ Scotty Icenogle)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes sit down with Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle for another gala performance of Bot Bops! Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five classic songs in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Keep track of your answers in order to solve the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday (while Sean's in London).Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

08-11
21:15

167 - Don’t Be A Ditloid (w/ Scotty Icenogle)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s husband, the delightful Scotty Icenogle, to decipher another round of Don’t Be A Ditloid! Ditloids are brief word puzzles made up of numbers and abbreviations, and this time the category is simply Movie Titles! Once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will challenge you with an expert level Ditloid! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

08-04
16:37

166 - The Sort ‘Em Consortium (w/ Ali Wentworth)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s hilarious friend Ali Wentworth back to contend with another round of The Sort ‘Em Consortium! For this game, Elliott will give you all the answers right away: they are zero, one, two, three, four, and five. Next, you’ll have to tie those numbers to six corresponding facts, using each number only once. Then, for the MegaClue, guess the theme or topic which ties all the facts together! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

07-28
16:41

165 - Odd One Out (w/ Ali Wentworth)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites constant contestant Sean Hayes and his good friend, the hilarious Ali Wentworth, to choose the Odd One Out! The Spice Girls have been asked to spend the night in a haunted mansion to win a million dollars for charity, but they each brought one item too many to this ghoulish sleepover - see if you can identify which item doesn’t fit the group and why, and try to do it faster than Sean and Ali! Keep track of your discarded items, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday (while Sean’s in London)Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

07-21
19:44

164 - Monkey In The Middle (w/ Carrie Aizley)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites constant contestant Sean Hayes and his good friend Carrie Aizley to swing through another round of Monkey In The Middle! Elliott will give you two words separated by a mischievous little monkey, the word “monkey” needs to be replaced with one word that will complete two common phrases. This is a fast and fun one, and the MegaClue will ask you to find a monkey that can replace multiple words in a sentence! New episodes every Monday (while Sean’s in London).Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

07-14
16:20

163 - Qu!ck Qu!ck Qu!ck (w/ Carrie Aizley)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites constant contestant Sean Hayes and his good friend & business partner Carrie Aizley to play a few rounds of their new improvisational card game, Qu!ck Qu!ck Qu!ck (available on Amazon HERE), fun for players aged 8 to 108. Each player takes turns trying to answer three very silly prompts from randomly selected cards, whoever can complete the most cards in four 45 second rounds wins! And for the MegaClue, we’ll go even faster, with only 30 seconds, only one card, and a chance to answer as many prompts as you can think of! Grab your copy of Qu!ck Qu!ck Qu!ck HERE, available at Target later this year.New episodes every Monday (while Sean’s in London)Puzzles in this episode are by Devon Torrey Bryant and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

07-07
20:53

162 - Linkuistics (w/ Jeff Max)

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s good friend Jeff “JuJu” Max back for another spin through the chain of Linkuistics! We’ll give you one word which starts a two-word phrase or compound word, and the first letter of the second word, all you have to do is guess the correct phrase and keep the chain going. Once you get the hang of it, the MegaClue will ask you to create your own links between words on the chain! New episodes every Monday (while Sean’s in London)Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

06-30
20:05

Lou Israel

as a Monkeephile I got I'm a Believer after one line. I also knew the turtles, wild world by cat Stevens ... because I'm an expert in that area. the next one? All I wanna do? got it at the last minute. and the last one I didn't get at all

08-11 Reply

Lou Israel

somewhat misleading cliffhanger.."the weather"? The answer is rouge

05-08 Reply

Lou Israel

the "solution" appears to be, drop the first letter and the remaining letters of each word are mirror images that spell the same backwards. But they don't spell any words! evive? anana? rammar? what the fuck, Kalan????

04-28 Reply

Lou Israel

I would have skunked both these guys in the first two rounds

04-17 Reply

MM

The way they couldn't get to rapper is one of the most entertainingly white things I ever heard

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