Jason talks about his new book, We’re Not Worthy, the history of ’90s sketch comedy, which comes out September 12. You can find pre-order info at SketchComedyBook.com, and you can see Jason do a reading at Toadvine Books in Berkley, MI … Contin

Revisiting Harry Shearer (Episode 200)

Dec 30th, 2021 1h 2m

It’s time to celebrate! Episode 200 brings us a guest I’ve been hoping to speak with for years upon years – the fantastic Harry Shearer. I was honored when he agreed to do the show, and excited to talk a … Continue reading →

Episode 406 – Weird Al

Nov 17th, 2021 1h 44m

Weird Al stops by, and Jason says goodbye. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Weird Al Yankovic Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebooks. ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Episode 405 – Dan Gomiller on Weird Al – Polka Party!

Nov 10th, 2021 58m 49s

My best friend Dan Gomiller returns to the show to talk about his exposure to Weird Al through “Polka Party!” and slowly discovering the jokes he missed. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Dan Gomiller Please subscribe to us on Appl

Episode 404 – Bill Frenzer and Bill Carey of Ogden Edsl

Nov 7th, 2021 1h 6m

Two of the founding members of The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band, aka Ogden Edsl, join me to talk about their careers, as well as to perform an improvised song. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guests: Bill Frenze

Episode 403 – Ben Hoffnung on his father Gerard Hoffnung

Nov 6th, 2021 1h 1m

Ben Hoffnung stops by to talk about his father’s work, as well as the upcoming archival website for that work. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Ben Hoffnung Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like u

Unboxing the Mouse Rat Album

Nov 6th, 2021 15m 56s

Unboxing the Mouse Rat record “The Awesome Album,” from Parks and Rec, originally streamed at twitch.tv/jasonklamm. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebo

Episode 402 – Joe Blevins on Trucker Comedy

Nov 5th, 2021 1h 20m

Joe Blevins and I talk about the trucker comedy genre. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Joe Blevins Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebooks. ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Episode 401 – Eddie Schmidt on The McKenzie Bros – Strange Brew

Nov 4th, 2021 1h 9m

Eddie Schmidt returns to round out the McKenzie Bros oeuvre with the soundtrack to Strange Brew which, as you can imagine, is equally as meta as Great White North. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Eddie Schmidt Please subscribe to

Episode 400 – Dan Schlissel – and a Dick Davy Announcement

Nov 3rd, 2021 1h 11m

The show’s benefactor and great supporter, Dan Schlissel, returns one final time to discuss the show, Dan’s love of the record-making process, and the project they’ve been working on together – a new Dick Davy album! Host: Jason Klamm Producer:

Episode 399 – Ahir Shah on Beyond the Fringe

Oct 29th, 2021 52m 8s

This week I’m joined by Ahir Shah to talk about the classic record Beyond the Fringe, the Footlights experience, the Fringe, and his comedy life in general. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Ahir Shah Please subscribe to us on Appl

Episode 398 – Katie Mears Asks Jason About 10 Albums

Oct 27th, 2021 1h 25m

This week, Katie returns and does me the honor of interviewing me about 10 albums that mean even more to me now that the podcast exists. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Katie Mears Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow

Episode 397 – Adam Koford on Walt Kelly – Songs of the Pogo

Oct 20th, 2021 58m 17s

Some of my first meaningful internet interactions were with Adam Koford, as a result of my love for his comics. He even let me sell a sculpture of one of his cartoons so I wouldn’t lose my apartment several years … Continue reading →

Episode 396 – Alex Salem on Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 14m

Alex Salem has been waiting a full decade for this to come out so he could discuss it on this very show. He returns to walk me through an album that I needed a little bit of context for. We … Continue reading →

Episode 395 – Lew Irwin on Creating The Credibility Gap

Oct 13th, 2021 54m 18s

Lew Irwin talks about the origins of The Credibility Gap as a news satire show, and how Len Chandler composed 1,000 songs in one year alone for the program. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Lew Irwin Please subscribe to us on Appl

Episode 394 – Ned Hastings on Two Steve Martin Records

Oct 6th, 2021 1h 27m

Ned Hastings returns to help me round out the Steve Martin discography, with The Steve Martin Brothers, as well as Comedy is Not Pretty. Also, please join me this weekend to fundraise for a sick kitty in a live 20th … Continue reading →

Episode 393 – Ian Brodie on George Carlin – A Place for My Stuff

Sep 29th, 2021 1h 12m

Dr. Ian Brodie joins me to talk about folklore, using Carlin’s A Place for My Stuff as a way in to talking about how he examines stand-up through the folklore lens. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Ian Brodie Please subscribe to u

Episode 392 – Jordan Young on Spike Jones – Dinner Music (For People Who Aren’t Very Hungry)

Sep 24th, 2021 57m 39s

Jordan Young joins me this week to talk about the latest (and possibly final) edition of his book Spike Jones Off the Record (hardback): The Man Who Murdered Music. Our starting point is an outrageous bit of meta comedy album … Continue readin

Episode 391 – Family Albums Ep 11 – Spike Jones, Jr. talks about Spike Jones

Sep 22nd, 2021 56m 37s

Spike Jones, Jr tells the story of his father’s career, as well as filling in for his dad near the end of his dad’s life. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Spike Jones, Jr. Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twi

Episode 390 – Family Albums Ep 10 – Karen Knotts talks about her Dad, Don Knotts

Sep 20th, 2021 1h 1m

Family Albums returns, and we talk with Karen Knotts about her father, Don Knotts, as well as his 1961 comedy album, An Evening with Me. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Karen Knotts Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follo

Episode 389 – Josh Gondelman on Jimmy Pardo

Sep 17th, 2021 56m 25s

Josh Gondelman is back, and we finally get to talk about Jimmy Pardo on the show. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Josh Gondelman Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebooks. ©2011-2

Episode 388 – Nic Robes on Tim Heidecker – In Glendale

Sep 15th, 2021 1h 6m

Nic Robes returns, this time to talk about Tim Heidecker’s 2016 album In Glendale. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Nic Robes Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebooks. ©2011-2021

Episode 387 – DeEtta West talks about Cleavon Little

Sep 8th, 2021 1h 10m

I’m joined this week by the fantastic singer and actress DeEtta West, to talk about the work and legacy of her brother, the late Cleavon Little. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: DeEtta West Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts

Episode 386 – Shawntay Dalon on Whoopi Goldberg – Original Broadway Show Recording

Sep 1st, 2021 1h 14m

You’ve seen her on I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters. This week, I speak with delightful Shawntay Dalon about Whoopi Goldberg’s one-woman show recording. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Shawntay Dalon Please subscribe to u

Episode 385 – Taylor Jessen on Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre – Out of Season

Aug 25th, 2021 1h 21m

When I first met Taylor, he was the archivist for The Firesign Theatre only. Now, he also handles the archived of Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre, and he’s here to talk about their first record. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Tay