The Kirchenbauer Haffenhauer
By Bill Kirchenbauer/Legends of Comedy
The Kirchenbauer HaffenhauerJun 11, 2020
38: Life in The Boom w/Bill Freiberger
37: Magic Marc w/Marc Summers
36: Bobby Slayton Appreciates Punctuality
35: A Firesign Chat w/ Phil Proctor
34: Screw the Theme, It’s Tim Thomerson!
33: It’s Not A Dummy w/Willie Tyler & Lester
32: 16 Full Ounces of Pat Proft
31: Who Named Charles Fleischer’s Episode?
30: National Mom w/Carole Montgomery
29: Adam A. Loves Bill K. w/Adam Arkin
28: Kliph Nesteroff Knows Everything About Comedy
27: Bright Light City
Bill and Jason talk Las Vegas - mainly how they're not exactly the target demographic (i.e., gamblers).
26: An Hauer of Horsepauer
25: Q&A-Holes
24: It’s Alan Zweibel’s Episode
23: Ross Shafer and His Hair
Comedian, corporate speaker and TV personality Ross Shafer (rossshafer.com) joins Bill and Jason to discuss entrepreneurship, customer service, and the importance of towels. (Note: Jason's audio is a little distorted at times. We know. We apologize. We did our best. We will refund all your money.)
22: A Good Intro w/Kelly Monteith
21: A Rorschach Episode w/Steven Pearl
Comedy tornado Steven Pearl (RIFF-erendum.com) joins Bill and Jason to talk west coast comedy in the 80's, early exposure to humor, the music-comedy connection, memories of Robin. PLUS, Bill and Jason talk about their slumbering idiosyncrasies.
20: Collecting and Cluttering
Bill and Jason talk about the things that people collect (or hoard), body-switching movies, numismatism, road rallies, and classic comedy albums.
19: The Altman Cometh w/Jeff Altman
Comedy juggernaut Jeff Altman joins Bill and Jason to reminisce, rhapsodize, swap anecdotes and be just an all-around swell guy.
18: To Geech His Own w/Geechy Guy
Geechy Guy (and his kinda ropy phone connection) hangs with the boys and talks one-liner comics, the Mt. Rushmore of Comedy, the seven basic jokes, and MUCH MUCH MORE. I'm not spelling the whole damn episode out for you, what are we Keith and The Girl?
17: Before The Calm w/Howard Storm
Legendary television director and improv pioneer Howard Storm joins Bill and Jason along with biographer Steve Stoliar to discuss Howard's enormous career, and the new book, "The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood," available everywhere.
16: Kicking Through The Ashes w/Ritch Shydner
Ritch Shydner, stand-up legend and historian, joins Bill and Jason to talk about, well... comedy. What, did you think it'd be about zoning laws?
15: Where's Bill? w/Bill Engvall
Comedy superstar Bill Engvall talks with Bill and Jason about company shows, coming up in comedy, the process of writing and performing, traveling, and jock itch. What about it?
14: Top Dog w/R. Ruddell Weatherwax
13: God Complex 1.1
Bill and Jason are graced with a call from The Lamb of God, The Prince of Peace, He Who Is Called I Am - the One and Only Jumping Jesus H. Christ.
12: Marriage
As Bill and his wife, Lynn, celebrate 33 years of wedded bliss, Bill and Jason yap about tying the knot and all the implications of wait a minute that sounds like Bill and Jason are talking about getting married I should go back and change that whoops.
11: Dancing Fools
Bill and Jason trip the light fantastic and talk about dancing as a tricky aspect of courtship. A Pair of Hoofers was the alternate title for this one. Too cute? I don't know sometimes.
10: Arguing (No, It's Not)
Bill and Jason explore the states of mind people inhabit when discourse becomes heated. Why we argue, how we argue, and the dumb shit we argue about, it's all here!
9: Can't Please Everyone
Bill and Jason talk about how to make everybody happy. Listen up, it's the secret to life! Total clickbait!
8: Gettin' Laid
Bill, Chad and Jason talk about those first clumsy fumbles with sex and sexuality. Ew.
7: Depression
Jason and (introducing) associate producer Chad talk with Bill about their personal experiences with deep, crippling, clinical depression.
6: Traveling
A super-sized episode in which Bill and Jason ramble about travel, alcohol, getting lost, helicopters, Franz Liszt, and Bill defends his championship title of knowing where legal prostitution can be patronized.
5: Staying With People
Bill and Jason talk about crashing on the road. Bill is an awful guest, and an even worse host. I mean, apparently. Oh, dammit, NOT ON THIS SHOW. I didn't mean on our podcast! He's great on the podcast! Wow, that was close. Wish I could go back and change it. Oh, well. SAVE.
4: Radio
Bill and Jason wax nostalgic for old voices and obsolete technologies.
3: Friends
They'll make you do some crazy things. Bill and Jason talk about the nature of friendship, and how to navigate and cope with relationship trouble. (spoiler: not with expensive jewelry and vacations)