Ellicott City Floods. Again. — Episode 567
We attempt to bring humor to the following sad topics this week: -Ellicott City has been destroyed by flood for the second time in two years. Yet people still want […]
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Dimitrios Pagourtzis, Greek School Shooter — Episode 566
A Greek school shooter. Finally, a subject I’m qualified to discuss. I’ll make this short and sweet: Being raised ethnically Greek outside of the two Greek neighborhoods still left in […]
Incels — Episode 565
We talk about “incels,” aka the involuntarily celibate, who have gained notoriety for producing a spate of recent murderers, among them Elliot Rodger. Is it bad for a group of […]
Shawn Westfall Loves You — Papa’s Basement 564
Shawn Westfall, founder of the Unified Scene Theater in Washington, D.C. has taught me improv for a while now and has also come to be a friend (meaning we hang […]
Why It’s Impossible To Spoil Infinity War — Papa’s Basement 563
Marvel’s Infinity War is soon to be the highest-grossing film of all time (and probably will be by the time you read this). And, if there’s one refrain I’ve heard […]
Which The Office Characters Would Survive A Quiet Place? — Papa’s Basement 562
A Quiet Place is a fantastic film that most of the show’s cast, by this point, has seen. Those same members of the cast are also huge fans of The […]
Dead Bedrooms — Papa’s Basement 561
This episode is about two things: 1. my new favorite website, Reddit’s Dead Bedrooms, where anyone that has been or is currently in a relationship where there is zero sex […]
Lies We’ve Told On Tinder — Papa’s Basement 560
Comedians Travis Dorward and Jesse Robinson are in studio and talking about the biggest lies they’ve ever busted out on their Tinder matches. Mind you, these aren’t lies to get […]
The Roseanne Reboot / The Soup Slut — Papa’s Basement 559
First, the good: There are still helpful people in this world, and veteran and DC-area comedian Dan Kaufman is one of them. He’s come in studio to promote a stand-up […]
Read My Article “The Four Best Couples’ Movie Fights” On The Prompt
For those of you that have visited my site for years and remember when I used to write for it, good news: I’m writing again. But this time, it’s for […]
Is Having Kids Worth It? — Papa’s Basement 558
We were treated this week to a visit in studio from Howard’s awesome infant daughter, Josie. And I love that kid…but after she spent most of her time behind the […]
Chain Reaction Barfing / Songs To Kill Yourself To — Episode 557
Josh Bard of The Prompt Magazine swings by the studio in what turns out to be a celebration of the 1991 cinematic tour de force Problem Child 2 and its […]
White Thoughts On Black Panther — Papa’s Basement 556
The post title is mildly inflammatory for the clicks, but I am white and I did see Black Panther, so it works. Though it’s a struggle to list the show […]
RIP Frasier’s Dad — Papa’s Basement 555
Forgive me taking forever to upload: I’ve been depressed lately which, combined with Netflix adding Goodfellas to its roster, has led to a week of sleeping, overeating and watching the […]
The Secret Of Groundhog Day — Papa’s Basement 554
It is (was) Groundhog Day, meaning this episode is filled with all sorts of references to everybody’s existential comedy…and the disclosure of a deep, dark secret held by both […]