The JK Around Podcast: Taking the Magic Out of Comedy

Every Monday, Joel van Vliet and Kevin Avram of J/K Around take the magic out of comedy by paying tribute to their heroes and interviewing burgeoning talents from the Capitol City of the Nation!

0209 Tom Green

This episode starts on a lonely tip because Joel isn’t sure Kevin is going to call. And, as to not ruin the surprise, I’m not going to say whether he calls or not here. After that cliff-hanger, Joel and Kevin discuss what they’ve been up to for the last month. It’s a very interesting journey […]

04-27
52:19

0208 Kevin James

This episode begins with a discussion about the EchoBox Kevin uses to speak to Joel and record the ‘cast. Then they get the 411 (information) on where in the world this Kevin guy is anyhow. He’s doing comedy in a shanty town and boy, some of those jokes are drop dead hilarious! They they talk […]

02-23
46:47

0207 Carl Reiner

Joel has exciting news right at the top of this episode involving Capitol City University Radio and a special person named Kelly Dimples. And the CCUR comedy record collection. Of course, Kevin is also out of the Enchanted Forest, but also discuss ideas for Joel’s new radio show. Then we get into our hat which […]

02-16
46:30

0206 Aziz Ansari

This week’s episode features an in-depth discussion about whether comedy is magic, art or science right off the top. This stems from Kevin telling me about a wizard and a faun in the Enchanted Forest. Joel wonders if maple syrup on cereal could be the catalyst to finding their elusive answers. Then they give a […]

02-09
48:12

0205 John Ritter

Our episode kicks off this week with a little back story about the beginning of our ‘cast. We were so excited to start talking about the Comedy Tree. Everyone will be happy to hear that Kevin is safe out of the desert and he’s now on the outskirts of the Enchanted Forest. We go into […]

02-02
41:23

0204 Phyllis Diller

This week’s episode is super upbeat and exciting! Joel and Kevin are both is high spirits. Kevin is still in the desert, loving it! The conversation sort of devolves into more political talk, but it’s still important and fun! Joel announces the new comedy wing of Capitol City University. It is met with super energetic […]

01-26
50:02

0203 Seth Rogan

In this week’s episode Joel has a cold and Kevin is thirsty (in the desert), but that doesn’t stop them from being very illuminating about Seth Rogan’s career. We will be doing Give Us A Handle with Kevin and Joel, if you have a circumstation, let us know! Check out our YOUTUBE page, share our […]

01-19
55:54

0202 Tracy Morgan

This week’s episode starts out with a discussion about how exciting it is when we post these podcasts and the post podcast ritual we partake in. Then the conversation turns to Kevin’s ongoing travels and the fun week Joel is looking forward to as it is Kite Week in the Nation. Of course, the conversation […]

01-12
48:26

0201 Richard Pryor

We start the year out with a bit of a different thing from last season. Kevin has left Joel in the lurch, so to speak, by deciding to do the 199 days of travel. This week he’s in the Westernmost Mountains. They talk about his Sherpa (Korojo), Joel’s photography website and other intriguing travel related things. Joel asks some […]

01-05
51:27

S01E21.5 Exam Answer Key: Semester I

Here are your answers for this semester’s exam. PLEASE do not listen to this until you’ve completed your exam! Check out our YOUTUBE page, share our podcast clips with your friends! Subscribe on iTunes!! And RATE and REVIEW us!! Questions or comments? Email: thejkaround@gmail.com Our twitter: twitter.com/thejkaround Facebooker? Like: facebook.com/thejkaround Have a great week! Semester dismissed.

04-28
01:10:14

S01E21 Exam: Semester I

Click this sentence or the image below to download exam! Please follow the instructions on page 5 and try your best! Check out our YOUTUBE page, share our podcast clips with your friends! Subscribe on iTunes!! And RATE and REVIEW us!! Questions or comments? Email: thejkaround@gmail.com Our twitter: twitter.com/thejkaround Facebooker? Like: facebook.com/thejkaround Have a great […]

04-21
01:11:39

S01E20 Interview: David Green

This is the last episode of this semester on The JK Around Podcast. It’s an honour to interview the daddy of his local scene (in Niagara of Canada), the master of words, David Green. There’s a lot of learning in this episode, students! We start out immediately wondering if David will ever be transgendered. And […]

04-07
01:27:47

S01E19 Tribute: Margaret Cho

We start the podcast with a sad message about the end of the semester of The JK Around podcast (season 1). We mention School’s out for the summer by Alice Cooper. It’s time for summer vacation! It’s time for recess. We discuss the different climates in other parts of the world and how they don’t […]

03-31
50:44

S01E18 Interview: Justin Laite

This episode begins with a bit of a weather report, which is unusual for our podcast. It’s the rainy, snowy, beach-weather season in the Nation. For the second time, a guest begins to talk before they’re introduced on the podcast and it excites the dynamic comedy duo that is the JK Around. The guest is […]

03-24
01:14:28

S01E17.5 Extra Credit: Ylvis – Stonehenge

We talk about the song Massachusetts and break it down line by line. Enjoy! (You can DOWNLOAD the song on iTunes, LIKE them on Facebook and watch the video below). Subscribe on iTunes!! And RATE and REVIEW us!! Assignment: Give us your ideas of what the purpose of Stonehenge could be! Questions or comments? Email: […]

03-20
56:55

S01E17 Tribute: Demetri Martin

The episode begins with Joel and Kevin suggesting that Prince could do a cool rock and roll version of their theme song. That gets Joel talking about hippity-hop and how he doesn’t enjoy the “music” or lyrics, but really loves the sexy videos they make to go along with those things. Then the JK Around exposes […]

03-17
43:10

S01E16 Interview: Matt Ker

What a beautiful Monday for the JK Around Podcast. We don’t waste much time to introduce our guest: Matt Ker! Matt is an old, not particularly current, friend of Kevin’s. We start in by talking about the history that Kevin and Matt share. It’s pretty underwhelming. The joke they shared didn’t even seem that funny, […]

03-10
01:21:42

S01E15 Tribute: Sam Kinison

The podcast cracks off on an interesting conversation about time, death, tragedy and comedy. They immediately turn the comedy plus time equals tragedy equation on its ear. Then we reiterate what we’re doing with the show, interviewing amateur comedians in order to stay away from just discussing WHO the people are, but rather, WHAT they […]

03-03
53:16

S01E14 Interview: Jen Meyers

We start the podcast by commenting that comedy is eternal, like the blue milk after a bowl of Lucky Charms, the brown milk after a bowl of Count Chocula or Cap’n Crunch mouth. And then our guest interrupts and introduces herself, in a sense: Jen Meyers! Jen immediately impresses us with her use of Latin. […]

02-24
01:28:30

S01E13 Tribute: Chris Farley

We open the episode discussing the throwback to the silent film era! The days of Charlie Chaplin when they used title cards to describe emotions. You’d be watching Journey to the Center of the Moon and music would be the indicator as well as a title sign. We discuss the importance of musical indicators. (That’s […]

02-17
51:38

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