It's Funny Because

Brian Malow is Earth’s Premier Science Comedian (self-proclaimed). He regularly proves that science is just as rife for parody and solid comedic story telling as anything else that can be found under the sun (which as it happens is not exactly as They Might Be Giants tells us it is).

This week: Bombing! What happens? How does something so well planned take a turn for the worst? Two sources on the subject: From public radio's This American Life and The Moth - Jeff Simmermon talks about a particularly hard bombing at a Richard Pryor tribute show as well as how he came to develop his long-form joke style. Johnny sits down with Kim Martel. She discusses the physical effect of bombing; what happens to the mind and body.. Plus Kim discusses what shes learned & learning here...

Stand Up! Records recording artist and host of The Dork Forest podcast, Jackie Kashian joins the show to talk about her career in comedy, her record This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux and threatening to call Tig Notaro about the surprise ending of TIG!

This week - Keith & Johnny sit down with the host of the looooong running RetroCrush Blog, podcast and comedy show - Robert Berry. Robert talks about recording and releasing his comedy record on his own and his take on putting on a live show re: Quality vs. Quantity. BONUS: Thrills! Suspense! Detergent! Intern Evan's Drunken Laundry Adventures! ... he really is very thoughtful.