Between 2 Butts: The Podcast That Lets Nothing Slip Between The Cracks

We've got a really sick episode for you this time! Literally, in Tice's case, since at the time of recording he was recovering from a stomach bug and has a raspy/sexy voice from a day of dry heaves. Meanwhile, Becca was also "playing hurt" because we recorded on a weeknight, she was worn out from work, and in her own words, was "subdued".  Jay was his usual self, and you, dear listener, may decide  whether that counts as a sickness or not.As we move beyond deciding whether Tice currently sounds more like Peter Brady or Pat Buttram, Jay shares his thoughts on the 3 most important abilities for working in theatre, and it's all very inspiring and wholesome until it turns into advice about 69. Tice comes out guns a-blazin' for "Frazz", a newspaper comic he finds very anti-inspiring. Even in her subdued state, Becca has reactions. For a game round, Jay hosts a round of zodiac trivia, and when our players rise above their mental and physical troubles, it gets ugly. 

Local actor and Jay's football buddy Aimee Snow joins Jay, Becca and Tice to regale you with tales of the thea-tahhhh, including: Finishing "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with a broken leg , monologues vs. cold readings for auditions (and making out in a callback scene!), judging her schoolmates for not projecting, dealing with visible bruises from fight scenes, and developing her love for Shakespeare. Aimee has acted in many Shakespeare plays including "Macbeth", "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Twelfth Night", "Othello",  and "Romeo and Juliet", as well as productions such as "The Music Man", "The Crucible", "Rumors" and "The Quantum Suicide of Sophie Miller", and she wants you to cast her as Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing"!Then, Jay dusts off his Don Pardo voice so Becca and Aimee can play Family Feud Fast Money. It's a nail biter!

Jay, Becca, and Tice sit down with singer, actor, director, and teacher Christine Maxted to talk about her time in "Annie", "HONK!", "Aida" and "9 to 5" (with clips!!), along with how to not ruin your voice, and the various 'tudes of the theatre world. Also, how vocal folds look like vaginas. We then get into a game of "One-Word Song" and raise the spectre of Nanner-Puss, and to find out what that is, you better listen to the whole episode.

A roller-coaster episode for sure! First, Jay shares the story of "Remember the Titans" star Ethan Suplee, and talks weight loss and body dysmorphia as a continuation of his Jay-brain series. Then, Tice directs Becca and Jay through a dramatic reading of a recent storyline of Mary Worth, the long-running newspaper drama-strip about a shade-throwing old biddy fixing everybody's problems. This plot brings back memories for Jay, as it features a handsome dude who just can't stop trying to rescue dysfunctional young women, and everyone takes note of a trope in Mary Worth in which every time someone below middle-class is shown, they are surrounded by squalor, filth, decay and splintered relationships. The story escalates into a coffee-tossing slap-fight, and Tice gets so into the role of fowl-mouthed Shawna that he drops a bomb that makes Becca drop her knitting!If you want to catch up on the best of Mary Worth, or see the comics we are reading, go to The Comics Curmudgeon, where Josh reads the comics so you don't have to. His commentary on this Mary Worth plotline can be found here.And the full clip of Ethan Suplee discussing body dysmorphia and his weight loss journey on The Joe Rogan Experience  can be found here.

Lordy, Lordy...we've reached 40. Appropriately enough for that milestone, we're talking IBS and colonoscopies (although you faithful listeners know that's been our brand since Episode 1). Then, Jay introduces us to the biggest asshole in his life, his own brain, as he leads us in a conversation about self-sabotage and imposter syndrome. Along the way we talk about weight loss and other body changes and how they affect an actor, and we find out that Becca and Tice suffer from Becca Brain and Tice Brain, too. Tice shares that his favorite '90s sketch show "Kids in the Hall" is having a revival, and shows two of the classic sketches, "Is He? (Secretaries)" and "Dipping Areas". Finally, Becca talks about kitties in the MCU and Jay tests her knowledge with a lightning round of MCU trivia!

Becca's cat Echo's presence is felt heavily in this episode, which is how we get started with animals in general being salty or invasive. Jay tells us about the Netflix true crime series "The Staircase", and gets us all hooked on imitating prosecuting attorney Freda Black, with her genteel Southern manner and prurient inquiries. Becca has thoughts about Broadway singer Idina Menzel and a few tips for preserving your voice, demos included. Tice, decked out in special holiday duds, talks about taking some uncertain steps into expressing his fashion sense, but the game gets hijacked by Freda Black as we all begin cross-examining one another in that certain judgemental Carolina way. 

Lots going on as we open the pod. After Tice catches us everybody up on Hanukkah and Jay describes a socially-distant performance, Becca shocks when she reveals she doesn't like A Christmas Carol or A Christmas Story, and moreover, she GETS it! (She's very cool with White Christmas, though.) Jay keeps the emotions flowing when he sings the Grinch Song ("You're a Mean One..."), which makes Becca happy, but then shares a "douchey" Yuletide glamour shot (see image), which makes her definitely unhappy.  Tice tries to rein things in by discussing other Christmas TV movies and specials, but we somehow end up on Cindy Williams' departure from Laverne & Shirley. So, if you're tall enough to ride, strap yourself in for this roller-coaster episode of Between Two Butts!

As we open Episode 19, Becca brings us the neighborhood gossip, and Jay and Tice, in turn,  introduce her to the NextDoor app. Jay wants to make it known that he considers it a breach of messaging etiquette, not to mention a waste of his valuable time, to message him without a clear objective, and Tice and Becca, in turn, rag on him about it. We give attention to other scourges of online socialization, like sales pitches from "friends" and pyramid scheme/sex cults. A mentally fatigued Tice tries to opt out of having a topic but Jay and Becca draw one out of him by complimenting his Waffle House coffee mug. And when it's Becca's turn, she shares her feelings about the Guardians of the Galaxy films. Then, for game time, we play one of our improv favorites, "Acronyms".  Skip this episode and you'll be SOL!

Tice is back from his vasectomy (teased in last week's episode), and Jay and Becca are digging deep to find out what the surgery was like. And since he was awake for the entire procedure, Tice has answers; including what it's like to chat with the doctors while they were cutting his tubes, what he could see happening below his waist during the surgery, and facts he learned about his skin thickness! Fear not, though-- discussion moves beyond Tice's manly parts as our three so-far childless podcasters discuss pressure to reproduce. And then we get into Jingle Balls...uh, Bells... and other favorite and non-favorite Christmas music as Jay shares a lesser-known Mel Blanc cover. Moving on from there, we get into Hallmark Christmas movie tropes, after which we try to write one of our own in the game of Story Yay-Boo! Don't miss this Between Two Butts: it really cuts to the chase!  

We are coming in strong just one day after the 2020 election is called for Biden (at the time of recording), and Becca begins our show by speaking about how glad she is to finally be rid of the caustic source of irritation she did not ask for...the piece of glass that just popped out of her hand after being stuck there for 20 years. It gives everyone a chance to share about injuries old and new. Then Tice begins the first installment of the GameShowVember with a tribute to Match Game, in which he tried to find a week of episodes without any skeevy overtones and failed. Instead we get Bob Barker in a studded leather vest. From there, Jay remembers a milestone production where he and Becca first met, and appropriately we close out the episode producing our own show-stoppers in a game of One-Word Song.  Let the hootenanny begin!LINKS! Just another Friday on Match Game (Episode 46-49, featuring the same celebrity panel, can be found in the sidebar suggestions)(This program was edited for broadcast.)

Episode 14 sees Jay sharing his favorite thing on the Interwebs after ass-kicking nuns: a little something starring televangelist Kenneth Copeland and Covid-19. It also has Becca's yoga journey, including lots of helpful tips and encouraging words to newcomers. It even includes Tice sharing gym dos and donts. But an undercurrent throughout this show is Jay and Becca's own little version of the war on Christmas: Jay thinks it's fair game to put up Yuletide decorations as soon as Halloween has passed, and Becca is appalled. Tice is, as usual, caught in the middle, covering his eyes and waiting for it all to be over. Emotions run high; harsh words get exchanged; it's a little like Christmas with family. Whose side are you on?  

We’re back with lucky Episode 13! Unlucky number or not,  this is the perfect episode for us because Jay, Becca and Tice welcome fabulous DMV theatre actor and singer and one of their biggest fans, Stacy Crickmer!!After, Jay, Becca and Tice discuss the perils of using public bathrooms, Stacy tells us all about her time in the THEATAH, including being part of the original production of Moby Dick The Musical! We also discuss crushes on animated characters, Garfield conspiracy theories and what kind of potato you are. Stacy then discusses the compatibility profiles of all three Between 2 Butts couples, according to their astrological signs, via the book Love On A Rotten Day by Hazel Dickson-Cooper of the American Federation of Astrologers. So, it has to be accurate, right?! We then close with out of our favorite improv games, 185! Thanks for coming on the show Stacy! We loved having you! 

    We have company again! Today we're graced with the presence of Kim Braswell, local actor and "Kitty-Paws" buddy to Becca (you'll have to listen to really understand that...). We begin the podcast talking about the genesis of their friendship and their memories of competitive karaoke, both of which involve a surprising amount of humping and dildoes! Then it's on to fretting over the latest cuts to the Taco Bell menu, and the wholesome Pornhub star who washes dishes. In both cases, Tice is the bearer of bad news, some of which is fake, which causes him great consternation. But as it's almost Halloween, we switch to spookier fare, and talk about what scared us when we were kids. Turns out for most of us of a certain age, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" touched a nerve. (Although Tice, for the second episode in a row, brings up Garfield.) To close, we return to "Match Game", not even bothering this time with a lawyer-friendly alias. Stay tuned, to see if Goodson-Todman Enterprises hits us with a big fat *BLANK*!

Halloween is creeping in on Between 2 Butts! Episode 11 begin with a review of Hocus Pocus from a first-time viewer and stories about Hocus Pocus cosplay. THis ends up as a discussion on the proper spelling of Bryan/Brian. Keeping on the costumes theme, Becca talks about gender-bent cosplay, including her own adventures dressing up as male characters. October also marks the 70th anniversary of "Peanuts", as well as the Peanuts Halloween special, so Tice shares a list of Peanuts characters who disappeared, including one that Charles Schulz...sort of murdered? Jay is up third and the spookiest thing he has for us is an unpopular opinion: that Karate Kid 2 was better than the first movie. Becca is still working on her Cobra Kai "Cawwwww!" sound effect. To wrap up, we play "Cotton Candy Chicken Nuggets", and if you want to find out what THAT is, you have to listen to the end. 

Wow, it's a landmark episode: Number 10! And as we cross into our double digits, we see Jay consider re-branding the podcast as a wrestling trio, complete with a hype-filled promo. Along the way, he shares why he loved professional wrestling and why he hates hearing people say it's fake. Meanwhile, Tice is already wrestling, but it's with his past, specifically his worst-ever childhood Halloween costume. Then, Becca is ready to shock the world by revealing the movies she's never seen. No spoilers, but: there's at least two Tom Hanks, two Stephen Kings, and Morgan Freeman gets a couple of mentions.As we have for every episode now, we close with a game, and this time it's: So You Think You Know Your Podcasters?! After ten episodes, do you know us at all? Stay to the end to find out! 

In this week's show, we welcome as our guest improviser and comedian Carlic Huynh! We start by recapping the audition where Jay, Tice and Carlic met for the very first time, then go over some of Carlic's comedic influences. But we stray from the point on this show, and soon enough we're talking about chipmunk love, the many floors of the Museum of Sex, and the dreaded face-penis. But stay with us, and Becca will teach you about sleep paralysis and Exploding Head Syndrome, and then we'll all play the improv jumpout game, Jimmy the Pigeon!You can see some of Carlic's standup here!

Zounds! It's a beautiful pumpkin spice morn and Tice is contemplating cow udders, but Jay brings distraction in the form of what may be called "Gutter-billy": a folk/metal track called "Y'all Motherfuckers Need Jesus" by the Goddamn Gallows, accompanied by a video of ass-kicking nuns. After Becca and Jay comment with their own experiences with nuns and the Catholic church, Tice re-lives his pre-podcast morning, but through a Shakesperean filter, with some dialogue coaching by Jay. Then Becca takes over with a couple of weird stories where something happens that just ain't right and seems to defy earthly explanation, which she calls "Glitches in the Matrix". But because at Between 2 Butts we promise to set the bar high-- just high enough to walk into-- we end with the game "One-Eighty-Five", which is all about things walking into bars. Please also enjoy this full-length cut of "Y'all Motherfuckers Need Jesus", without nuns, unfortunately, but we promise to bring you that footage if we are able to find it again.

Tice debuts shiny new recording equipment, and he puts Jay and Becca through the Myers-Briggs and Kiersey personality sorters with a crispness never heard before. But soon enough, his fortune reverses and he becomes completely inaudible, leaving Jay and Becca to their own devices. His powers unchecked, Jay wastes no time in getting at the Catholic Church, laying out his thesis for how he would make Communion more delicious. Becca keeps things grounded with the last(?) installment of her health trilogy: The Clavicle Debacle. Meanwhile, will Tice be able to return in time for a game of "I Like My Women.../I Like My Men"? Stay tuned, buttheads...Try the Kiersey Temperment Sorter/ Personality Test yourself!The Myers-Briggs/Kiersey Temperment Alignment Inforgraphic we reference during the show. 

We have a guest butt!! It's our very own music man, Matthew Scarborough, composer of our theme song and all the incidental tunes here on the pod. He shares a bit with us about how he creates our intro music and the many variations we've asked him for, and then, together with Jay, gives us a sneak preview of their long-awaited collaboration -- Butthurt: The Musical!!! Meanwhile, Becca delivers another installment in her review of the comedy of errors that is our body. This week, the Great Gallbladder Caper, in which we find out what happens when Irritable Bowels do a 180.But it's truly Matthew who brings the charm to this episode, and by the end, Tice, Becca and Jay are all so enamored that we take turns trying to take him home with a little game called "Casanova." Which team will have the best pick-up line game?  

Come join our bubble! It's nice here when nobody's having a flare-up. Jay goes through a gamut of emotions this week as first we talk about some theatre pet peeves, and then we review an accordion-tastic episode of The Lawrence Welk Show (linked below), which deals Jay a crushing disappointment. But then, Becca tells the story of an incident with IBS, including a costly misdiagnosis, and Jay's mood turns right around! With everyone's feelings in balance, we test each others' skill at separating fake porn titles from real ones.  The Lawrence Welk Show- Transportation (1972)