SmartLess Presents ClueLess

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s hilarious friend Jeff Max to tangle with the many limbs of the Word Centipede! Elliott will give you three words, and you have to figure out which new word can be added either in front of or behind them to create three new compound words! Can you do it faster than Sean and Jeff? And can you keep track of your answers to defeat the MegaClue?! New episodes every Monday (while Sean’s in London)Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this 60th episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan gives Sean a special learning segment ahead of his trip to London, an all new game - Slang Gang! Since Sean will no doubt spend much of his London stay hanging out on rooftops with chimney sweeps, we thought he needed a primer in Cockney rhyming slang, one of the most obscure and impenetrable types of slang on the planet. Can you guess what the Cockney rhyming slang terms mean before Sean does, and can you solve a MegaClue which is almost entirely Cockney rhyming slang?! New episodes every Monday (while Sean’s in London)Puzzles in this episode are by Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, Elliott presents SmartLess Presents ClueLess presents This Is Your Game: It’s A Numbers Game Edition, an episode that’s as long on memories as it is words in its title. Each iteration of the game concerns a different category, but the rules are always the same: we will give you two famous titles with their numbers missing, your job is to fill in the blanks, complete the equation, and answer in the form of a title featuring the solution. In this episode you’ll hear clips featuring Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Ali Wentworth, Scotty Icenogle, Jeff Max, and Jon Gabrus! New episodes every Monday (for the next few weeks)Puzzles in this episode are by Matthew Broussard, Josh Richmond, and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes ask Sean’s good friend Jeff Max to accompany them on another tour through State Of Confusion! Elliott’s been traveling around these United States, and he’ll give you a brief clue describing his trip; find one letter to drop between the postal abbreviations of the states he mentions to solve the clue. Keep track of all the letters you add, you’ll need them for the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Josh Richmond.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s good friend Jeff Max to flip through the pages of the Bizarro Movie Guide! A copy of the TV listings has fallen into Elliott’s possession from an alternate universe where things are pretty opposite, can you make heads or tails of the titles in their Comedy Movies section, and translate them back into our world? Keep track of your answers, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond with Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s hilarious friend Jeff Max back to tangle with a new twist on an old game, it’s The Sort ‘Em Consortium! For this game, it is a Battle Of The Bettys as Elliott gives Sean and Jeff six famous Bettys, real and fictional, and they must sort them in the correct order of their first appearance on planet earth. Then, for the MegaClue, guess the identity of another famous Betty in the fewest clues! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Devon Torrey Bryant and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes sit down with Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle for another recital 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 and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich, Devon Torrey Bryant, and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to swing through a brand new game - 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 and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle as they apply themselves to another appealing round of Stuck In The App Store! We’ll give you a series of clues, and the correct answer will always feature the letters A, P, & P in that order, try to answer them faster than Sean and Scotty. And once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will ask you to replace five words in a sentence with more APP words! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.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.

On this episode of ClueLess, the Bot, from our recurring game Bot Bops, has sent Elliott and Sean on some impossible errands while she presents a compilation of her best Bops. Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant has been programmed to sing some very famous songs, but she is not programmed for melody, harmony, rhythm, or anything else that makes music a pleasurable experience. See if you can guess these songs and the artist before Sean and his guests! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman, Josh Richmond, and Devon Torrey Bryant.ClueLess scripts by Elliott Kalan.The Bot’s script by Devon Torrey Bryant.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.