This episode starts on a lonely tip because Joel isn’t sure Kevin is going to call. And, as to not ruin the surprise, I’m not going to say whether he calls or not here. After that cliff-hanger, Joel and Kevin discuss what they’ve been up to for

0208 Kevin James

Feb 23rd, 2015 46m 47s

This episode begins with a discussion about the EchoBox Kevin uses to speak to Joel and record the ‘cast. Then they get the 411 (information) on where in the world this Kevin guy is anyhow. He’s doing comedy in a shanty town and boy, some of th

0207 Carl Reiner

Feb 16th, 2015 46m 30s

Joel has exciting news right at the top of this episode involving Capitol City University Radio and a special person named Kelly Dimples. And the CCUR comedy record collection. Of course, Kevin is also out of the Enchanted Forest, but also disc

0206 Aziz Ansari

Feb 9th, 2015 48m 12s

This week’s episode features an in-depth discussion about whether comedy is magic, art or science right off the top. This stems from Kevin telling me about a wizard and a faun in the Enchanted Forest. Joel wonders if maple syrup on cereal could

0205 John Ritter

Feb 2nd, 2015 41m 23s

Our episode kicks off this week with a little back story about the beginning of our ‘cast. We were so excited to start talking about the Comedy Tree. Everyone will be happy to hear that Kevin is safe out of the desert and he’s now on the outski

0204 Phyllis Diller

Jan 26th, 2015 50m 2s

This week’s episode is super upbeat and exciting! Joel and Kevin are both is high spirits. Kevin is still in the desert, loving it! The conversation sort of devolves into more political talk, but it’s still important and fun! Joel announces the

0203 Seth Rogan

Jan 19th, 2015 55m 54s

In this week’s episode Joel has a cold and Kevin is thirsty (in the desert), but that doesn’t stop them from being very illuminating about Seth Rogan’s career. We will be doing Give Us A Handle with Kevin and Joel, if you have a circumstation,

0202 Tracy Morgan

Jan 12th, 2015 48m 26s

This week’s episode starts out with a discussion about how exciting it is when we post these podcasts and the post podcast ritual we partake in. Then the conversation turns to Kevin’s ongoing travels and the fun week Joel is looking forward to

0201 Richard Pryor

Jan 5th, 2015 51m 27s

We start the year out with a bit of a different thing from last season. Kevin has left Joel in the lurch, so to speak, by deciding to do the 199 days of travel. This week he’s in the Westernmost Mountains. They talk about his Sherpa (Korojo), J

S01E21.5 Exam Answer Key: Semester I

Apr 28th, 2014 1h 10m

Here are your answers for this semester’s exam. PLEASE do not listen to this until you’ve completed your exam! Check out our YOUTUBE page, share our podcast clips with your friends! Subscribe on iTunes!! And RATE and REVIEW us!! Questions or co

S01E21 Exam: Semester I

Apr 21st, 2014 1h 11m

Click this sentence or the image below to download exam! Please follow the instructions on page 5 and try your best! Check out our YOUTUBE page, share our podcast clips with your friends! Subscribe on iTunes!! And RATE and REVIEW us!! Questions

S01E20 Interview: David Green

Apr 7th, 2014 1h 27m

This is the last episode of this semester on The JK Around Podcast. It’s an honour to interview the daddy of his local scene (in Niagara of Canada), the master of words, David Green. There’s a lot of learning in this episode, students! We start

S01E19 Tribute: Margaret Cho

Mar 31st, 2014 50m 44s

We start the podcast with a sad message about the end of the semester of The JK Around podcast (season 1). We mention School’s out for the summer by Alice Cooper. It’s time for summer vacation! It’s time for recess. We discuss the different cli

Theme Song Lyrics

Mar 27th, 2014

Comedy SoupWe give you ingredients for a comedy jokeAnd you make the soupWhere’s the soup?Can I Be Your?Times were crazy, but I was happyI held your hand and we walked by the seaCan I be your? Can I be your?Can I be your?TweetsThat co

S01E18 Interview: Justin Laite

Mar 24th, 2014 1h 14m

This episode begins with a bit of a weather report, which is unusual for our podcast. It’s the rainy, snowy, beach-weather season in the Nation. For the second time, a guest begins to talk before they’re introduced on the podcast and it excites

S01E17.5 Extra Credit: Ylvis – Stonehenge

Mar 20th, 2014 56m 55s

We talk about the song Massachusetts and break it down line by line. Enjoy! (You can DOWNLOAD the song on iTunes, LIKE them on Facebook and watch the video below). Subscribe on iTunes!! And RATE and REVIEW us!! Assignment: Give us your ideas of

S01E17 Tribute: Demetri Martin

Mar 17th, 2014 43m 10s

The episode begins with Joel and Kevin suggesting that Prince could do a cool rock and roll version of their theme song. That gets Joel talking about hippity-hop and how he doesn’t enjoy the “music” or lyrics, but really loves the sexy videos t

S01E16 Interview: Matt Ker

Mar 10th, 2014 1h 21m

What a beautiful Monday for the JK Around Podcast. We don’t waste much time to introduce our guest: Matt Ker! Matt is an old, not particularly current, friend of Kevin’s. We start in by talking about the history that Kevin and Matt share. It’s

S01E15 Tribute: Sam Kinison

Mar 3rd, 2014 53m 16s

The podcast cracks off on an interesting conversation about time, death, tragedy and comedy. They immediately turn the comedy plus time equals tragedy equation on its ear. Then we reiterate what we’re doing with the show, interviewing amateur c

S01E14 Interview: Jen Meyers

Feb 24th, 2014 1h 28m

We start the podcast by commenting that comedy is eternal, like the blue milk after a bowl of Lucky Charms, the brown milk after a bowl of Count Chocula or Cap’n Crunch mouth. And then our guest interrupts and introduces herself, in a sense: Je

S01E13 Tribute: Chris Farley

Feb 17th, 2014 51m 38s

We open the episode discussing the throwback to the silent film era! The days of Charlie Chaplin when they used title cards to describe emotions. You’d be watching Journey to the Center of the Moon and music would be the indicator as well as a

S01E12 Interview: Ben Whipps

Feb 10th, 2014 1h 17m

This week begins by making sure everyone understands that our ‘cast isn’t just for “students” of comedy, but for everyone who enjoys hearing about comedians and the discipline of comedy. Then we introduce our guest: Ben Whipps! We discuss how e

S01E11 Tribute: Jerry Seinfeld

Feb 3rd, 2014 49m 26s

We open the podcast reminding our students about the ongoing, very late Garfield meme assignment. Then we talk about the Sunday funnies and how our government is keeping down the strong liberal and conservative voices of heavy hitters like Doon

S01E10 Interview: Mikey Henley

Jan 27th, 2014 1h 8m

Today starts off with exposing our rap alter egos: K-Love Flavrum and Joel van Violence. Then we introduce Mikey Henley! We get straight in to talking about the belt wearers and non-belt wearers of Islam and the Scots (kilts). And then we get o

S01E09 Tribute: Ricky Gervais

Jan 20th, 2014 47m 17s

This podcast gets off to a great start with us reminding our students what we’re actually doing: taking the magic out of comedy. We take care to remind out listeners that we all could die every day and, most importantly, this year, so make the