#550 - Behind The Scenes of Chuck and Brad's Best Christmas Show Ever 2021

We just finished a weekend of live shows and we're here to talk about it! Our first stop was Smodcastle in New Jersey - how did my drive to that neck of the woods go? Then back to our home club, The Comedy Connection, in East Providence, RI! How did things go comically awry, and how much of that was intended? We dish all the dirt! We read some listener emails and answer some probing questions about Christmas before signing off! Have a great holiday season, ya filthy animals!
- Brad
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#504 - Listener Emails, Closing the Secret Stash, and WandaVision

We kick things off with some listener emails! Chuck and I share stories from our time working retail and the ridiculous things we did and dealt with. How did Chuck almost die? Listen and find out! We read a controversial email that infuriates Chuck and tickles me. We pull back the curtain about ad sales. All kinds of stuff! From there, Chuck relates the story of his recent trip to New Jersey to film the final days of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash before its move down the street. We close with a discussion about WandaVision on Disney Plus and share what we thought about the first two episodes!
- Brad
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#497 - Chuck and Brad's Christmas History - Part 2

What do you get when you combine a walk in a winter wonderland with a walk down memory lane? You get a History of Chuck and Brad Christmas episode! Part TWO of two! We get through some listener emails, Chuck gives an update on his most recent project with Tell Em Steve-Dave. Then we're right back into our Christmas history, starting in 2015, right around the time of Chuck's house fire! We go from there to the present and talk about creative gifts and creative projects and creative games! So much creation! Toss in a few clips from previous Christmas episodes and we've got ourselves a winner!
- Brad
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#453 - Ray Harrington on "Conan" and a Sad Story From Brad's Past

We welcome in our pal Ray Harrington this week! After he and Chuck discuss the best way to celebrate (or not celebrate) Valentine's Day, we get to the heart of the matter. Ray tells us all about his experience doing stand-up on "Conan." How it came about, how it felt, what kind of snacks were in the green room...all the most important things about the entire experience. And after we finish celebrating Ray's career milestone, I bring things back to earth with a dating tale from my college days. Much merriment is had discussing my pain!!!!
- Brad

#452 - Cage Titans MMA, Embark Dog DNA Tests, and Bad Boys For Life

Our intern Ayden joins us for one final adventure this week! We talk about our friend (and frequent podcast guest) Ray Harrington guesting on the Conan show as we were recording this episode. We talk about Chuck's feelings on animal attack videos and discuss whether bad guys getting attacked by animals would make for good viewing. We recap our recent adventure hosting the Spectacular Cookie Smackdown for RI Food Fights. Chuck and I tell Ayden about our night out watching some local MMA bouts and how it felt to witness such brutality. From there, we discuss the recent WWE Royal Rumble (with a little more scripted brutality). Chuck talks about the Dog DNA kit he just received from the good people at Embark. Chuck tells us about the Kevin Hart documentary series on Netflix. From there, Chuck waxes nostalgic about Bad Boys 1, then waxes ecstatic about Bad Boys 2 (and describes the entire ending sequence to Ayden). We then offer a spoiler-free review of Bad Boys For Life, and give a clear warning before giving our spoiler-full thoughts on the film.
- Brad

#434 - Between Two Ferns, It Chapter 2, and the Rubsam and Horrmann Brewery Launch Party

We are back! We kick things off by recommending a new podcast from our pals - check out The Hoof when you get a chance! We talk about the Between Two Ferns movie currently running on Netflix, then I tell a story about maybe accidentally being present for the filming of what was possibly a fetish video. A quick chat about a recent video game night, then Chuck tells me all about filming the opening of Rubsam and Horrmann brewery, run by Impractical Joker Brian "Q" Quinn. Chuck enchants me with tales of the food at the Cambridge Brewing Company, then we talk about the screening and Q&A for the show Undependent - directed by our pal Ray Harrington, edited by Chuck, starring Ray and another friend Derek...good stuff! We close the show with (first) a spoiler-free discussion of It: Chapter Two. We then make it very clear when the spoilers will begin, and we fully break down the entire movie!
- Brad

#425 - Brad Gets Ghosted, Chuck's Trash Troubles Redux, and Ray Talks "Undependent"

We are joined this week by comedian/filmmaker/self-proclaimed spiritual guru Ray Harrington! He is ostensibly on to talk about the screening of "Undependent" at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, but first, I have to talk about my dumb social life. Why did this one woman ghosting me bother me so much? From there, we revisit Chuck's Trash Travails, as the social media response to Chuck's addressing of the issue was unexpected. From there, Ray tells us the story of "Undependent" and gives us some cool behind-the scenes info on this very funny project.
- Brad

#424 - Undependent, Chuck's Trash Troubles, and Brad's Family Visits

Back in the studio/my kitchen this week! Chuck FINALLY reveals the name and nature of the project he worked on with Ray Harrington - a sitcom pilot named Undependent! We talk about its upcoming premiere at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and Chuck talks about how he got involved. Good stuff. Chuck then laments some issues he has had with local trash pickup, and we discuss the role of the trashman in modern society. Very highbrow! After that, we talk about my family's recent visit to the area and I recap all the things we did and all the food we ate!
- Brad

#418 - Chuck, Brad, and Ray Bond Over Bombing

We are joined this week by comedian and pal Ray Harrington! Chuck and I were tasked to do a comedy show at an outdoor festival - and all the humor was supposed to be pretzel-related (note: "tasked" is probably the wrong word, since we chose to do a gig and chose to make it pretzel-themed). We tell Ray the story of the entire show, complete with sound clips from our actual performance! You can even hear the audience "woo!" at one point. Ray expresses dismay that we didn't bomb more than we did (for the podcast, not as a friend), then relates two stories of him bombing as a stand-up comic and they are BRUTAL. Make our pretzel show look like kid stuff! Anyway, Ray is great and it's always a blast when he stops by.
- Brad

#404 - Brad's Physics Problem, Equality In Friendships, and The New TESD Videos

We start out this week with a very long tangent about equality in friendship - a subject we continue to try and figure out! I seamlessly tie in a plug for our sponsor, then we work on some listener emails about book recommendations, predatory behavior, hypnotism, and the app Discord. I tell Chuck about an annoying problem I had at church last weekend and he laughs himself sick at my expense. He then tells me about the new Coodle Pillow, as well as a trip to see Kevin James do stand-up at the Comedy Connection in East Providence. Chuck then pulls back the curtain on two new Tell 'Em Steve-Dave videos - Episode 400.1 and Makin' Haystory! Crazy!
Closing the show this week is Paper + Plastick Records' artist Divided Heaven with their song Home For The Summer!
- Brad

Episode 329: Saying Goodbye to WBRU, The Belko Experiment and Rick and Morty

We are joined this week by longtime guest Lou Perella and firsttime guest Peter Maldonado. Chuck and I work in some show plugs, then Chuck talks about his experience at the East Greenwich, RI restaurant Chelo's on the Water. After Chuck and I talk about resetting after the Impractical Jokers situation didn't break like we hoped it would, we talk with about going to see Green Day live with Lou. Chuck and I joke about Ray Harrington's upcoming album, about grabbing sushi from a new-to-us place, then about the movie The Belko Experiment. We discuss Senior Discount being asked to open for Crazy Town (and how that panned out for both bands). Lou and Chuck talk about longtime independent alternative station WBRU shutting down and what that means to them. Finally Chuck reveals he's recently watched the entire existing library of episodes of the television show "Rick and Morty" and discusses his enjoyment of the program while dissecting what makes him enjoy it so thoroughly.
- Brad

Episode 328: The Story of Ray Harrington

This is one of my favorite episodes ever. We are joined by Ray Harrington - comedian, documentarian, good human. We talk about his new album "Overwhelmed," about his documentary "Be A Man," and about his story - how he got started with comedy, what led him to stand-up, and so many other fun and funny topics. It was a great time recording this episode, and I think that will really translate to your listening experience.
- Brad