Big Town Improv with Jesse Moriarty and Josh Pilch
By Big Town Improv
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal of wilderbluemusic.com!
Big Town Improv with Jesse Moriarty and Josh PilchJun 14, 2021
61. Pre-Planned Epigram (ft. Spencer James Parks)
Hello Word Nerds!!! Josh and Jesse are joined by Spencer James Park (The Dictionary Podcast) to discuss some of his favorite words in the dictionary (that start with the letter E)! This leads to a montage of short scenes about the competitive wordplay of fancy Victorian men, a bizarre pet shop, and a very infirm grandpa! Then in a dictionary-word-inspired BIG SCENE, one of the world's most dangerous criminals is released from prison to go on a secret mission to recover a machine from some bad guys!!!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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60. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: X-MEN Part 3 - Weird Sex Stuff!
Welcome back True Believer!!! This week Josh and Jesse chat about the Royal Family and scary moments in gym class! This leads to improvised Small Scenes about an image makeover for the King of England, a nerd forced to marry his bully, and an unusual royal watcher! Then in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse returns to the world of the X-Men for the third time to create a brand new story about the merry mutants in which they are attacked by like 6 different factions of enemies and there's also a big chicken! Don't miss it!!!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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59. Follow That Car! & The Beach Competition! (ft. Steve Gallant)
We'll say it...this is silly one!!! Steve Gallant (Second Best Hospital; M.O.D.O.K.) joins Josh and Jesse to tell stories about living in California and trains! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about stopping Indiana Jones, unexpected neighbors, and commandeering a taxi cab! Then in the Big Town BIG SCENE, Sibling seashell shop salespeople Sally and Sal enter a beach competition to stop scheming socialite Sam! Also there's a giant crab man named Crabulor.
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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58. Hungry Stars & Poirot!
Someone in Big Town has been MURDERED!!! And all Josh and Jesse can do is tell stories about cave tours, carnivorous worms, and bats! This leads to an improvised montage of small scenes about a time-defying tour guide, a bat PR meeting, and a New Zealand date gone horribly wrong! Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, world famous detective Hercule Poirot travels to a media center in Chicago where a murder has taken place!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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57. The Goblin Gang, The Goblin Gang!
Once again Josh and Jesse dust off that poorly kept Big Town road sign to tell some true stories about murder mystery parties and weird bachelor parties! This leads to improvised scenes about a strange way to honor a groom, a detective who is obsessed with fair-play mysteries, and a dastardly villain's plot to open an escape room! Then, in the BIG Scene, Josh and Jesse improvise the fantasy story of Eric the peasant who must travel to an ancient castle to rescue his beloved from the Black Knight and the Dark Lord he serves. Don't worry, all the worldbuilding is consistent and it makes sense.
Also Abner and Wobner make an appearance. Twice.
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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56. Troll Father & Iron Jack
Big Town is BACK!!! This week Josh and Jesse reunite to tell stories about dogs, rabbits, and Hercule Poirot! This leads to improvised scenes about a council of bunnies, the secret origin of Pride And Prejudice, and an unconventional family of riddlers! Then, in the BIG Scene, Josh and Jesse improvise the story of a Dust Bowl family on the Oregon Trail, who are menaced by a bandit garbed in very particular footwear!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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55. The World We All Live In & The Cold War Submarine Mission
This week, Jesse and Josh face their fears and tell some stories about Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster! This leads to improvised scenes about unusual babysitting methods, a couple who share custody of a chair, and New York City scam artists! Then, in an extended narrative improv, the US Navy are sent on a top secret submarine mission to intercept a Soviet submarine which is carrying a missile meant to be detonated in Washington, D.C.!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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54. Slap Fight & The Mandalorian
That didgeridoo music can only mean one thing - It’s time for Big Town Improv! This week, Jesse and Josh talk about video games...and also about how they are cheaters! This leads to improvised scenes about an alternate cut of The Lion King, espionage in a high school, and a kid who has too much work to do! Then, in a very special narrative improv, Jesse and Josh improvise a brand new episode of The Mandalorian in which Mando is on a mission to collect the bounty that was placed on a beloved Star Wars character, and Baby Yoda probably eats something he’s not supposed to!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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53. John Dorsey and Majed Elass in: Three Blankets And A Duvet
Special guests John Dorsey and Majed Elass come to Big Town to show off their blankets in this extra cozy episode! Together with Jesse and Josh, they tell stories about an unnecessary 911 call and some awkward workplace scenarios! This leads to improvised scenes about a disguised emergency dispatcher, an business fraught with inter-office politics, and a family of pranksters! Then, in an extended narrative improv, two scientists test their new serum on two dumb-dumbs, with disastrous results!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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52. Turtle-Swallowing & The All-Captain Crew 3: Alien Outbreak!
We're back! FOR REAL THIS TIME! Jesse and Josh reunite after a long time apart, and to celebrate, they improvise a second sequel to the very first episode of Big Town - The All-Captain Crew!!! Plus, stories about college alligators, hardware stores, Washington D.C. trips lead to improvised scenes about a new neighbor in the turtle bog, a man who wants to return a tractor, and a congressional filibuster!
If you need a refresher on the very linear and coherent storyline of The All-Captain Crew so far, check out parts one and two!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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51. Kevin Finer in: Gigantoville with Abner & Wobner Episode 2
We're back! ...Sort of. Once again our feed was hijacked by Big Town Improv's only recurring characters, Abner and Wobner! The two oddly combative goofball brothers are back once again with their rip-off podcast Gigantoville. And even worse, they tricked one of out favorite guests, Kevin Finer, to join them! Together they recall elaborate scenes about Abner and Wobner's teaching days, Kevin's automotive accident, as well as the long-form story of a kid, an adventurer, and a baker who search for a treasure!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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Big Town Favorites - The Best Short Scenes!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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50. Hugh Jackman Knows The Rules
Welcome to Big Town...in 2021!!! Jesse and Josh tell stories about cooking disasters and sneaking onto roller coasters, which leads to improvised scenes about forgetting what to do in the heat of the moment, two kids who infiltrate the adult world, and an unusual office potluck! Then, in a narrative improv, a doctor believes he has unlocked the secret to bringing people back from the dead...but is he doing it because it's the right thing to do, or is he just tired of everyone making fun of him for healing people's swollen butts?
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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49. One Year of Big Town (with Mimi Chiu, John Dorsey, Steve Gallant, Jacob Giddens, Hilary Webber, and Steve Wilder Blumenthal of Wilderbluemusic.com)!!!
It's the one-year anniversary of Big Town Improv! And to celebrate, a whole bunch of our favorite guests from the past year join us for an extra-long, extra-fun, and extra-clear-and-coherent super episode!!! Together we tell stories about moving, judgmental pets, stuffed albino raccoons, and gallbladders! Then we improvise short scenes about the weird ASPCA, a weird hospital, and a weird department store, as well as a brand new narrative about air travel in 1800s Great Britain, unidentifiable accents, jet-packing assassins, overworked and vengeful engineers, the Lord of Games, volcanoes, Starbucks, and what happens when a scene dies! It makes sense!!!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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48. Christmas in Big Town 2! (With Vince Tran)
The holidays come to Big Town once again! Josh's childhood friend Vince Tran joins Josh and Jesse to discuss (and make fun of) each other's ancillary friend Christmas celebrations, as well as other holiday traditions! This leads to improvised scenes about the invention of Christmas, a family of party animals, and a divisive film critic! Then, in a very special holiday-themed long narrative improv, on their 60th Christmas together, elderly couple Frederick and Eunice are visited by their three children and their families! But it turns out each adult child has a lesson to learn, which adhere very closely to popular Christmas movie tropes, before it can truly be the magical Christmas they expect!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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47. The Big Town Election Special!
Big Town celebrates the 2020 US presidential election! Jesse talks about the time he ran for school class president, and Josh describes his experience on the day after the 2016 election! This leads to improvised scenes about the inner workings of a fifth grader's campaign, a surprising change in personality, and the day that Superman died! Then, in a special politically-themed narrative improv, an idealistic person runs a grassroots mayoral campaign involving damaged roads and a Five Guys!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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46. SAT Trapdoor & Sandy and Derek
Nothing like recording an episode of Big Town on a day when the whole country is definitely not in the grip of anxiety and paranoia over some sort of contest or race or something! On this perfectly normal nice day, Jesse and Josh discuss their experiences with standardized testing and kids getting scared at the zoo! This leads to improvised scenes about a vindictive test proctor and an expedition to the South Pole! Then, in a special narrative improv, Jesse and Josh take inspiration from a random character generator, which creates two truly bizarre characters who go on an adventure involving a cruise ship and a dance contest!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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45. Newt Warner and Steve Gallant in: House Meeting & The Sinister Office Of Dr. Boudoir
Old friends Newt Warner (Stump And Sammy) and Steve Gallant (Jaggy Lines, Robot Chicken) return to Big Town to reminisce with Jesse and Josh about their various hijinks as friends! This leads to improvised scenes about a house meeting to call out a Wiggles-loving roommate, the Boston Tea Party's life drawing homework, and a WWII soldier who really wants to watch King Of The Hill. Then, in a weirdly eerie non-Halloween long narrative improv, aging 1940's actress Amelia Carmichael is so desperate to retain her youth that she seeks help from the mysterious and strange Dr. Boudoir!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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44. Clowns and Bosses
Everything broke! So to make up for technical difficulties Jesse and Josh do one extra long narrative improv! Eli is an expert at search engine optimization. Isaiah wears a beard of bees in the carnival. Their lives take a big turn on the day that they meet and realize they look exactly the same!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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43. Scary Clown Improv! (With John Dorsey and Kevin Finer)
Happy Halloween! Big Town Improv has been replaced with Scary Clown Improv! Terrifying special guests John Dorsey and Kevin Finer join Jesse and Josh to share their scariest true stories! This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about a grisly crime scene, a Monsterholics Anonymous meeting, and a group of campers trying to tell scary stories! Then, in a very SPOOKY long narrative improv, four teens travel to a lake to spend Spring Break 1995! But their plans are halted by strange visions of the future...as well as a homicidal groundskeeper!!!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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42. Hallelujah! & The Monster In The Closet
Jesse and Josh talk about school dances and an unfortunate event that happened to Jesse in the night. This leads to improvised scenes about a teacher whose history obsession hijacks a dance planning meeting, a family of well-meaning mosquitoes, and a wedding DJ with a broad playlist. Then, in an extended narrative improv, third-grader Kyler makes friends with the monster in his closet and the two set out to improve their respective third grade classes!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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41. Dorothy Colp-Serrano and Carlos Serrano in: Lord Gromit, The Time-Travelling Drug-Addicted Art Critic
Dorothy Colp-Serrano and Carlos Serrano come to Big Town for a very special episode in which Jesse and Josh catch up with their old friends, and use the conversation to inspire improvised scenes! They talk about playing soccer as kids, the beginnings of Dorothy's and Carlos' relationship, and some of their favorite and least favorite jobs! This leads to improvised scenes about a new kid on the soccer team, a group of art critics, love at a Cold Stone Creamery, and more!!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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40. Jacob Giddens in: Bohemian College & Montague The Cruel
Friend of Big Town Jacob Giddens joins Jesse and Josh to talk about castles and travelling to big cities. This leads to improvised scenes about a ghostly castle tour, and a college campus full of monsters! Then, in an extended narrative improv, feudal Lord Montague the Cruel speaks with the peasantry in hopes that he can get them to stop saddling him with offensive nicknames!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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Big Town Favorites! - The Middle School Mafia & The Tigers That Are As Fast As Race Cars
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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39. The Witch Tour & The Witch Forest
Welcome all listeners! Except for one. You know who you are. This week on Big Town, Jesse and Josh talk about times they've scared people! This leads to improvised scenes about a witch tour guide, a long lost son in a car trunk, and two school pranksters! Then, in an extended narrative improv, a couple is disturbed to learn that the forest where they met is scheduled to be cut down, and they swear to save it at all costs.
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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38. Employees Only & The X-Men Go To Apocalypse Lane
Welcome back, true believers! This week, Jesse and Josh talk about their experiences at their college dining hall! This leads to improvised scenes about a boy who will do anything to get an egg, restricted areas during a zombie apocalypse, and a heist at a buffet! Then, in a very special extended narrative improv, Jesse and Josh once again create a completely original story set in the X-Men universe, in which the mutants head to Egypt to visit Professor A.P. Ocalypse on Apocalypse Lane!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) Follow @BigTownImprov on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, or see full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: Instagram - @jesse.moriarty; Twitter - @JesseJMoriarty Follow Josh: Instagram - @thejoshpilchshow; Twitter - @JoshPilchShow
37. The First Mosh Pit & The Cloche Caper
It's a hot one in Big Town! This week Jesse and Josh talk about their concert-going experiences and the time Jesse had to testify in court! This leads to improvised scenes about a classical music performance that leads to many musical firsts, a man who goes to great lengths to contest a speeding ticket, and a rock star who is obsessed with gimmicks and contraptions! Then, in an extended narrative improv, a man hoping to save his marriage in a luxury hotel finds himself mixed up in a sinister plot to steal a valuable diamond. It involves the word "cloche"!!
Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) Follow @BigTownImprov on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, or see full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: Instagram - @jesse.moriarty; Twitter - @JesseJMoriarty Follow Josh: Instagram - @thejoshpilchshow; Twitter - @JoshPilchShow
36. My Dad The Printing Press & The People v. Man-Eating Mattresses
Welcome to another episode of Big Town Improv with no technical issues whatsoever! This week Jesse and Josh talk about their first jobs. This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about a contest to see which arrangement of books will lead to the most sales, a boy whose father is a piece of industrial machinery, and a man who cannot perceive anything to do with Christmas! Then, in an extended narrative improv, world's greatest attorney Dylan King is called on to defend the owner of a mattress company whose beds keep coming to life and eating their owners! But will King's sense of personal morality get in the way of the not guilty verdict??
Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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35. Steve Gallant in: Awkward Eulogies & Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Friend of Big Town, Steve Gallant (Jaggy Lines, Robot Chicken), returns talk with Jesse and Josh about times they've felt awkward in a church! This leads to improvised scenes about an entertainer who is asked to give a eulogy, and a TV extra who is determined to become a main character! Then, in a very special narrative improv, Jesse, Josh, and Steve return once again to the world of Star Wars, and build on their previous efforts in order to "perfectly" recreate the film, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith completely from memory!
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Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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34. Matter-Shattering Musical Notes & Robbie The Robot
Let me check my notes.... Ahh, yes! Welcome to Bug Tone Improve! This week, Jesse and Josh talk about their experiences working on low-budget film shoots. This leads to improvised scenes about people in the nosebleed seats during a hijacked baseball game, an operatic diva with amazingly targeted musical pitch, and hapless extras in a fantasy war film! Then, in an extended narrative improv, Robotics scientist Dr. Steve Whitmire creates a robot with highly advanced artificial intelligence, whom he loves as his own son. The only problem - he accidentally programmed the robot to be incredibly biting and sarcastic!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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33. Dangerous Helicopters & The Adventures of Ryan Rowe and Kit De'ath (By J.R.R. Tolkien)
Jesse regales Josh with tales of his trips in helicopters and hot air balloons! This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about the Fellowship of the Ring's shortcut to Mordor, a high speed hot air balloon chase, and some strange portrayals at the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge theme park! Then, in an extended narrative improv inspired by a random story generator, private detective and family man, Ryan Rowe, is hired by eccentric millionaire with a robotic hand, Kit De'ath, for a very special mission - finding her original hand!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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32. Kevin Finer in: The Godfather Of Hell's Kitchen & The Ace Reporters' Scorpion Sting
Guest improviser Kevin Finer joins Jesse and Josh to talk about his first post-college job as a dog groomer! This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about a mafia boss who is asked to deal with low level problems, people who look like their dogs, and a company looking to hire someone as a buffer between its volatile owners. Then, in an extended narrative improv, ace reporter Jack Lance and rookie Wendy Beaumont follow a lead about some illicit business in the local harbor, but how does this connect to the masked vigilante known as...The Scorpion??
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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31. Saxophone Anime, Long Arms, & Dracula’s Monster Mash: Monsters Gonna Monst!
Remember us, Listener?? This week on Big Town, Jesse and Josh share stories from their shameful pasts as narcissistic school students. This leads to improvised scenes about a saxophone battle, an ingenious college student who just wants to sleep in class, and a boy who had an unfortunate growth spurt over the summer. Then, in an extended narrative improv, it is once again Dracula’s year to throw the famous Monster Mash, but hosting such an event comes with a host of problems, including old loves, monster bullies, and world-famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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30. Loitering On A Boat & Buffy The Vampire Slayer in: Angel's Widow's Peak
Hello, the Listener! This week on Big Town, Jesse talks about his brother who is a boat tour guide, and Josh describes a date that wasn't quite as romantic as he had hoped. This leads to improvised scenes about two adventurous loiterers, a suburban lady with a new hobby, and a group of kids who love pirates! Then, in a very special extended narrative improv -- Josh loves Buffy The Vampire Slayer! Jesse has never seen even one episode! Together, they improvise a brand new episode of the classic 90's teen horror series involving a pipe-player and a drummer, a monster made of tea, and some new powers you never realized Angel had!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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29. John Dorsey in: A Knife-Wielding Maniac & Patriarchy Poetry
Guest improvisor John Dorsey (Odd Lot Improv) leaves his home in Atlanta to take a trip to Big Town! He shares a story about a strange crime he witnessed, which leads to improvised scenes about a knife-wielding maniac who keeps slipping and falling, a lawyer who only calls silly witnesses to a crime, and something called “earthflax”. Then, in an extended narrative improv, failed actor Imogen attempts to show enthusiasm for her husband Doug’s interests by accompanying him to a poetry jam, where the two are captivated by a strange and exciting beat poet known only as Cardboard!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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28. Mikey Bond in: A Bunch Of Violence, Mr. Tubaman, & The Legend Of Petey Peacock
Friend of Big Town, Mikey Bond (Sonic Realms Podcast), drops by to tell Jesse and Josh about the unconventional fights he seen and been in! This leads to improvised scenes about a pair of British dandies preparing to duel, two high school friends who can't stop fighting each other, and a neighbor with an unusual request! Then, in an extended narrative improv (which you gotta know was inspired by a #birdfact!) the greedy Prince John enlists the help of the mysterious outlaw, Petey Peacock - and his three peacock friends - in order to prevent his tax money from thieves....but this leads to severe consequences involving the King of the Bandits, the Master of the Woods, and the entire English countryside!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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27. Inspiration Is Chin
Welcome to a normal episode of Big Town, where nothing strange happens at all! Jesse and Josh talk about normal prizes they have won from raffles and crane game machines, which leads to normal improvised scenes about trying to win the holy grail, a person who is obsessed with an impossible claw machine, and love in a Denny's restaurant! Then in an extended normal narrative improv, first-time author Wilson Duke suffers from a severe case of writer's block, leading him to make a deal with a monster and eventually landing him in the whimsical world of....Fictionland?? It's normal!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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26. Monkey Test & The All Captain Crew 2: This Time, It's The Sun
Have you heard the news? It's our half birthday! Jesse talks about an unusual island off the coast of the Netherlands, and Josh discusses his time in student government. This leads to improvised scenes about a man who is forced to become mayor, and a man who is desperate to start a business, if only to get rid of all the monkeys he owns! Then, in a very special SEQUEL to our first ever narrative improv, space captain Buck Leonard returns to Earth after the events of Big Town Improv Episode 1, only to discover a crisis that will force him to reunite with some old friends...who all also happen to be captains!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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25. Hilary Webber Was Not The Guy Who Said "Hey Dude"
Guest improvisor Hilary Webber joins Jesse and Josh once again for some extreme silliness! They discuss their college days, Jesse's laser-related job, and Hilary's first grade classmate who was a particularly bold liar. This leads to improvised scenes about a weird party that Hilary throws, a college campus that is plagued by mythical creatures, and another weird party that Hilary throws! Then, in an extended narrative improv, Quinzibald is fired from their position as the tuba player in the LA Philharmonic Orchestra, and Jack is fired from his role as the comic relief on a new prestige drama TV show. When the two meet, things start to get interesting...
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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24. Parking Lot Fireworks & The X-Men in: The Fog Of Confusion
Jesse and Josh talk about going to parades and watching fireworks, which lead to improvised scenes about a small town with an underwhelming parade, a Disneyland security guard who is determined to prevent people outside of the park from enjoying fireworks, and an unfortunately placed carnival game! Then, in a very special extended narrative improv, Jesse and Josh create a completely original story set in the X-Men universe, in which young mutant Kitty Pryde is fed up with the lack of privacy in Professor Charles Xavier's school for mutants!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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23. Newt Warner in: Chipmunk Worship & The Acorn Boy Band
Best guest storyteller in the world, Newt Warner (Stump And Sammy), stops by the best town in the world, Big Town, to tell a story about a squirrel, as well as...you guessed it...a #birdfact! This leads to improvised scenes about a street performer who can't keep his audience's attention, a customer whose complaints come at a significant delay, and the guy in the office who has a fun story. Then in an extended narrative improv, an acorn-selling company makes a last ditch effort to save their business by persuading the members of the "problem pop" boy band, N'Side Out, to become their new spokespeople...but the boys have problems of their own!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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22. Contagious Broken Bones & The Prison Break
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21. Natasha Fishman in: I'm Glad My Trauma Amuses You
Guest storyteller Natasha Fishman (T.O.T.S., Niko And The Sword Of Light) stops by Big Town to tell her story of a harrowing white water rafting accident, as well as some new #birdfacts! This leads to improvised scenes about overzealous skiers, a subway soothsayer, and a man who is trapped in a cave with someone who has very poor priorities. Then in an extended narrative improv (inspired by a #birdfact), The Klein family receives the alarming news that their new son is a giant!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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20. Gigantoville with Abner & Wobner
On this week’s episode of Gigantoville, your favorite silly goofball hosts, Abner and Wobner, take you on a whimsical journey through the events of their lives, including the time they tried to buy a bean, a story about an evil robotics scientist that Wobner read about in the newspaper, and the time that Abner went on a date with a married woman. Then Abner and Wobner recall the longform tale of a fighter pilot in World War I who was sent on a secret mission with a gorilla! It’s the quality you’ve come to expect from Gigantoville, and it bears no resemblance to any other podcast hosted by two dumbos!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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20??? New Episode On Wednesday!
Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)
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19. Relatable Fancy Clothes & Murder At The Renaissance Festival
Ahhh, what a beautiful day in Big Town, as Jesse and Josh talk about awards they’ve won and their youthful interest in dinosaur bones! This leads to improvised scenes about a big change in the Academy Awards, people who try to convey who they are by their clothing, and a a bullied kid who gets advice from a fossil! Then, in an extended narrative improv, police inspector Dick Connelly investigates the murder of a tech mogul, which forces him to cross paths with people from his old life at the Renaissance Festival…including a sword-wielding former lover!
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17. Saxophones Look Like Snakes & A Fish Story
Josh tells some stories about his school days, and Jesse talks about his cool laser demonstrations, which leads to improvised scenes about bullies who play the saxophone, a megalomaniacal science teacher, and a calculus class that takes an unusual turn into competitive skiing! Then, in an extended narrative improv, a relaxing day of fishing is interrupted when two friends are swept up by a salty sea captain and his crew, and their undying desire to hunt down the mysterious monster fish of Beanworth Lake known as…Beanie!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (www.wilderbluemusic.com)!
16. Rachel Gitlevich in: Birds & Balls
Guest storyteller Rachel Gitlevich (Mao Mao: Heroes Of Pure Heart Valley, Our Cartoon President) stops by Big Town to tell Jesse and Josh some bird facts, as well as a story about a memorable college life drawing class! This leads to improvised scenes about a pair of acrobats-turned-models, a botched blackmail attempt, and Michelangelo’s surprising meeting with the pope. Then, in an extended narrative improv, two ambitious owls and a bat follow their dreams to travel to Hoo York City and star on Broadwing, which flies in the face of the staunchly traditional leader of the owls, Hoogamemnon! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (www.wilderbluemusic.com)!
15. Steve Gallant in: Frilly Collars & Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
Guest improviser Steve Gallant (Robot Chicken, Super Mansion) joins Jesse and Josh to talk about nature day camps and brazen attempts at teen fashion! This leads to an improvised montage of scenes about a student who can’t stop calling out his fellow students’ fashion choices, and a camper who insists on modeling his experience after Lord Of The Flies! Then, in another very special narrative improv, Jedi knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi set out on an investigative mission to find who has tried to assassinate a prominent senator, as Big Town Improv takes on Star Wars Episode 2: Attack Of The Clones! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)!