Mission To Zyxx

After a nearly interminable wait, our vinyl soundtrack album is finally finished and will ship out to pre-orderers in the next couple weeks. But first, we want to invite you to celebrate with us in Brooklyn on December 3 for the galaxy's first listen-thru! Come eat drink and sing along with us! Get your tickets here!

We're doing another variety show, featuring the cast and guests of Mission to Zyxx! Thursday June 8th in New York, live streamed straight to you WHEREVER YOU ARE. There will be improv, standup, and maybe even some Zyxxy stuff. Alden and Seth are here to tell you more, with an extra special appearance by field reporter Moujan. Plus a clip from our last variety show. GET TICKETS FOR JUNE 8TH.

Just moments after agreeing to rule the galaxy, the crew is sent on … One. More. Mission. Pleck reunites with an old enemy. Bargie sells NFJs. C-53 meets his son?! Recorded LIVE at Sketchfest 2023 in San Francisco. Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Justin Ballweheat With special guest Ify Nwadiwe as Benedict Judas Live sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Recorded by Shawn Doyle Edited by Seth Lind Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Additional music by Shane O’Connell Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast A big thank you to everyone at SF Sketchfest for having us! Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The crew comes out of hibernation and out of character (!) to announce a couple upcoming live shows! Join us December 3 in NYC for an all-new, non-Zyxx-related improv show, The Shrimp Lovers' Variety Hour, featuring the crew and Zyxx guests doing improv, standup and more. Livestream tickets also available! And if you prefer your Zyxx shows to be a little more Zyxxey, we'll be performing January 20th at SF Sketchfest with a brand-new live episode, just as it should be. More live shows coming up in 2023! Stay tuned. Tickets available at caveat.nyc, sfsketchfest.com, and missiontozyxx.space.

Nermut gets a promotion. STARRING: Jeremy Bent Winston Noel Allie Kokesh Seth Lind Moujan Zolfaghari Alden Ford Shane O’Connell Featuring special guest Brennan Lee Mulligan Edited by Seth Lind and Alden Ford Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Additional music by Shane O’Connell, Brendan Ryan, Eric Gersen and Steven Czajkowski Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Special thanks to: Brendan Regan Erik Braund Ben Lillie Charles Pulliam-Moore Nick Douglas Ira Glass Jesse Thorn, Bikram Chatterji, Stacey Molski, Kira Gowan, Daniel Baruela, and the rest of the Maximum Fun team Our incredible special guests Our amazing live show audiences Our heroic supporters on Patreon and Maximum Fun And you, for listening to the show. Mission to Zyxx has been a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The wait is over. The series finale of Mission to Zyxx will be released on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 2PM ET. And you're invited to join the crew then for a LIVE LISTEN on youtube.com/missiontozyxx. We'll share some laughs, some tears, and the last orange bee-oh wait they ran out.

As the crew zooms through hyperspace toward their final showdown on Mufalata Secundus, Bargie and C-53 realize they’ve left something unfinished. Nermut calls the shots. Pleck breaks down. AJ sells sacs and milk. Recorded live at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY on April 10, 2022. (Stay tuned for the OTHER finale, hitting this feed sometime soon.) Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie [and Justin Ballweheat] Plus many special guests! Live sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

As we hurtle toward the grand finale of Mission to Zyxx, the seven creators sit down to answer listeners’ burning questions and talk about what the show has meant to us. Will we cry? Will you laugh when we cry? Will you cry WHILE you laugh at us crying? Only one way to find out, and that’s to hit that play button, baby. STARRING Jeremy Bent as Jeremy Bent Alden Ford as Alden Ford Allie Kokesh as Allie Kokesh Seth Lind as Seth Lind Shane O’Connell as Shane O’Connell Moujan Zolfaghari as Moujan Zolfaghari and Winston Noel as AJ

The crew finally arrives at Mufalata Secundus for the showdown of their lives. Just one stop first. The Dars play catch up, and catch. AJ hazards a guess. Bargie gets an invite. STARRING: Jeremy Bent Winston Noel Allie Kokesh Seth Lind Moujan Zolfaghari Alden Ford Shane O’Connell Featuring special guests Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Music Production and additional Music by Shane O’Connell Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

Alden here with a little message about the Maximum Fun Drive and a little peek at 520! Support a great network and great shows at maximum fun.org/join .

The crew seeks their fortune on the foreboding and watery planet Aquatis. Spleen dresses up. Red Eyed Clort downsizes. Natalie goes all in. STARRING: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Winston Noel as Cameron Allie Kokesh as Spleen Seth Lind as Digby and Pez Moujan Zolfaghari as Red Eyed Clort and the Princess Alden Ford as Natalie, Greedrick Bartlesby III, and Captain Musslewaite Shane O’Connell as the First Mate Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Featuring “Sailing for Kroon (The Captain and Me)” written and performed by Steven Czajkowski, featuring Colin Forhan on guitar and banjo, Liz Hanley on fiddle, Anna Colliton on bodhran, Kevin Crawford on low whistle, and Gregory Grene on accordion. Thanks Steven! Music Production and additional Music by Shane O’Connell Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network. Episode art by the amazing Daniel Matthews of the Backwater Bastards Podcast! For all you Kiarondos out there, this episode is available in full res WAV format on our website!

Alden, Moujan and Seth stop by to tell you about three things: First, details about our live (and live streamed!) show on April 10th. Second, an announcement about our VINYL soundtrack release. Not joking! And finally, a sneak peek at

Inspired by the great podcast Song Exploder, the crew invites composer Brendan Ryan to unpack his original score for Mission to Zyxx. As we work away on the final episodes of the show, this episode will answer all your burning questions about the music of the Freshest quadrant. How do you “plane” a chord? Which direction does a French horn point? And did Brendan’s high school Band open for Justin Timberlake? There’s only one way to find out, and that’s if you dare to venture behind the muzyxx.

The crew receives troubling news and is forced to reroute to the planet Trevlakk. AJ fields some questions. Nermut and C-53 get their skitter on. Dar comes clean and gets messy. Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Justin Ballweheat With special guest Zach Cherry as 3Pete And featuring Frank Garcia Hejl as Dad Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Additional music by Shane O'Connell Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The crew is in for a little surprise when they arrive at… Mufalata Secundus? Bargie undercompensates. Dar drinks the Dramamom. C-53 ranks albums. Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Justin Ballweheat With special guest Hari Kondabolu as Pawlr’dd. And featuring Cole Semien-Graef Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The crew encounters something unexpected after emerging from hyperspace at Quantaris. Pleck gets a discount code. Bargie’ll have another. AJ orders the combo. Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Justin Ballwehat With special guests Ellena Doe as 04K TЯ33 and Riley Soloner as Flix Dunker Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Featuring the following songs from the Free Music Archive via Creative Commons attribution licenses: “Bitcrusher,” “Corvalolum,” “Goa Trolls” and “Benzodiazepines (145bpm slow version)” by Soulbringer “Nip The Slipple” by Jason Shaw Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

Starring: Jeremy Bent Alden Ford Allie Kokesh Seth Lind Winston Noel Moujan Zolfaghari Edited by Alden Ford Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Additional Music by Shane O’Connell Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The crew seeks out intel from an old friend. Dar makes a drop-off. AJ sees his near future. Pleck gets yoked. Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Justin Ballwehat With special guest Leslie Collins as Ms. Janelle Fitzmeyer Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Additional Music by Shane O’Connell Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The crew lands unexpectedly on a forest planet after Bargie shares some news. AJ thinks something is up. Pleck and Nermut go down. Dar gets hugs all around. Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie With special guest Aaron Burdette as Chunky Tubbins Edited by Seth Lind Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Additional Music by Shane O’Connell Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

The crew gets an unexpected visit from an old… friend? Pleck gets vindicated. Bargie makes five nermos. Nermut gets boxed in. Someone says “shrimp.” Starring: Jeremy Bent as C-53 Alden Ford as Pleck Decksetter Allie Kokesh as Dar Seth Lind as Nermut Bundaloy Winston Noel as AJ Moujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Justin Ballwheat With special guest Jonathan Braylock as Two Edited by Alden Ford Sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Theme Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra Opening crawl narration by Jeremy Crutchley Ship design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric Geusz Audio hosting by Simplecast Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.