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Musical Monday

Musical Monday

By Zachary Atherton

Musical Monday is the show where we (Zach Atherton, Shae McCombs, and Caleb Wall) sing our favorite songs to the musicals no one's ever heard of!

Some will say this podcast is completely improvised, others will say the same thing.
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The Fall Of The Umbrella Man: The Improv Musical

Musical MondayApr 29, 2024

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The Fall Of The Umbrella Man: The Improv Musical

The Fall Of The Umbrella Man: The Improv Musical

Before you accept the umbrella from a man, understand they might be a broken vestige of their previous self and just need a wingman to get back up on their feet! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb do what they do best while also giving the best wingman advice since Hitch. Thanks the Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Chat with us on Discord, or checkout our streaming service at linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway

Apr 29, 202415:52
Laundry Man: The Improv Musical

Laundry Man: The Improv Musical

Where do you think your clean laundry comes from? Your Mom? NO! It comes from a magical laundry man that crawls through your laundry machine and leaves lint from his belly button as a treat, silly! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb clean up real nice in beautiful musical about laundry that legally has no connection to Ron Howard's "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" Go to linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for more improvised goodness including joining our discord or checking out LaughPass, our improv streaming service!

Apr 15, 202425:45
Check Your Window: The Improv Musical

Check Your Window: The Improv Musical

There's something special about the new girl in town. Randy knows it, the other kids know it, and the ghosts who have been raising her since infancy know it. Zach, Shae, and Caleb tell the musical tale of supernatural love in "Check Your Window." Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on discord or to check out a bunch more of our improvised goodness!

Apr 15, 202430:17
Little Victorian Boy: The Improv Musical

Little Victorian Boy: The Improv Musical

Boys in 1800s England lived a hard life full of sewage, Her Majesty, and strict clergymen. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs of dreams, monarchy, and theology in Little Victorian Boy. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on discord or to check out a bunch more of our improvised goodness!

Apr 15, 202425:35
Mom's Jury Duty: The Improv Musical

Mom's Jury Duty: The Improv Musical

It's every mother's nightmare to get summoned to jury duty to judge a king who kidnapped her baby 10 years ago, especially since she totally forgot about it.

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs of covenants, blood oaths, and paternal justice in Mom's Jury Duty: The Improv Musical.

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on discord or to check out a bunch more of our improvised goodness!

Mar 25, 202422:16
The Truth of the Grape Tree: The Improv Musical

The Truth of the Grape Tree: The Improv Musical

Alcoholism is no joke. But rubbing alcoholism is kinda funny, right?

Listen as Shae, Zach, and weave a song about how a father struggles to build a legacy worthy of his daughter's memory all while fundamentally misunderstanding the biology of grapes.

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.


Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on discord or watch hours and hours more of improv content!

Mar 18, 202419:29
Cloudy with a Chance of Romance: The Musical

Cloudy with a Chance of Romance: The Musical

A meteorologist gets to live his best life when he wishes on a falling star, but what about the ethical implications? Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing philosophically and meteorologically in this improvised musical. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on Discord, watch our improv comedy specials, or enjoy so much more improvised content!

Mar 13, 202421:27
Coffee At Midnight: The Improv Musical

Coffee At Midnight: The Improv Musical

If you had 24 hours to live, what would be on your bucket list? Oh, we hope you say coffee!!!

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing caffeinated choruses of love, fantasy, and betrayal.

Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode.

Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on Discord, watch our improv comedy specials, or enjoy so much more improvised content!

Mar 04, 202426:30
The Key To Falling In Love: The Improv Musical

The Key To Falling In Love: The Improv Musical

When you think about falling in love what's the first thing that comes to mind? If you said "your wife expiring from being way to excited on your wedding right" than you nailed it. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb tell a soul-crushing story about love, loss, and America's favorite Catholic president. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on discord, watch our FREE improv comedy specials.

Feb 26, 202430:49
With A Wink She Was Gone: The Improv Musical

With A Wink She Was Gone: The Improv Musical

This is a tale of an outlaw duo like none you've ever heard before, and the town that they turned upside down. Join Zach Atherton, Shae McCombs, and Caleb Wall on a musical wild west adventure! Special thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode! Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on Discord or watch our FREE Dry Bar Unscripted comedy specials.

Feb 20, 202428:41
Blue Bees Farm: The Musical

Blue Bees Farm: The Musical

It's a Min-Usical Monday! No banter just totally sensical songs, baby!! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb weave what some are saying the most story of all time. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on Discord or watch our FREE Dry Bar Unscripted comedy specials.

Feb 12, 202412:54
Gluesical: The Improv Musical

Gluesical: The Improv Musical

This musical is largely about glue. We won't be explaining ourselves further. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs that will hopefully leave you GLUED to your seat. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to chat with us on discord, see our free improv comedy specials, or check out a bunch of other great improv things!

Feb 05, 202410:26
Thank You, Chef: The Improv Musical

Thank You, Chef: The Improv Musical

Things can get pretty hot in the kitchen, so get out of this improv musical if you don't wanna get BURNED. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb cook you up some tasty songs based on the one thing they know about the culinary arts: everyone says "Thank you, chef." Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for a mountain of improv content, including our FREE improv comedy specials, plus join our Discord so you can chat with us!

Jan 29, 202424:14
Whispers Of Stardust: The Improv Musical

Whispers Of Stardust: The Improv Musical

When you wish upon a star, do you ever wonder what stars wish for?

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing wishful songs in surprisingly accurate Jimmy Stewart impressions.

Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Gould for producing this episode.

Visit Linktr.ee/ImprovBraodway for more juicy improv content, to chat with us on our Discord channel, and watch our FREE improv comedy specials with Dry Bar Unscripted.

Jan 23, 202418:10
The Garbage Man & The Lost Dog: The Improv Musical

The Garbage Man & The Lost Dog: The Improv Musical

Dog may be man's best friend but it's the trash man's only friend. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb, turn trash into treasure with this hit-filled improv musical "The Garbage Man & The Lost Dog" The Improv Musical" Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for more improv goodness, including our FREE improv comedy specials with Dry Bar Unscripted.

Jan 16, 202422:49
Old War: The Musical

Old War: The Musical

War is heck. And old war is more heckish. Listen, if you can stomach it, to the needless violent tunes of Shae, Zach, and Caleb as they triple-handedly try to inspire the end of war, only to fail miserably. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit Linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for more improv goodness, including our FREE improv comedy specials.

Jan 08, 202431:28
Robots Next Door: The Musical

Robots Next Door: The Musical

Neighbors are always weird but sometimes they're ROBOTS! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb program your minds with songs of tales of artificial intelligence and very ficial love. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials with Dry Bar Unscripted!

Jan 01, 202419:41
Musical Monday Episode 100!

Musical Monday Episode 100!

100 episodes of Musical Monday and we're still not famous?? Oh, well. At least it's Christmas Time! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb perform LIVE a beautiful story of how a child helps himself remember the true meaning of Christmas by becoming Santa Clause. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials!

Dec 19, 202341:48
Get Swole: The Musicale

Get Swole: The Musicale

This is the perfect musical to get jacked to!

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb pump you up with tunes that are sure to make you get swole!

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials!

Dec 19, 202326:21
Cave People: The Musical

Cave People: The Musical

What if humanity never evolved past the cave man stage but history played out pretty much exactly the same? Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing of the history of the cave people by just putting "Gr" in front of pretty much everything. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. For more improvised goodness (like our FREE improv comedy specials) visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway

Dec 11, 202331:25
Research Paper: The Musical

Research Paper: The Musical

What will a music major do for a passing grade? Apparently, not as half as much as what a delivery boy will do for love. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb as they procrastinate their responsibilities to sing songs about procrastinating their responsibilities. Thanks to Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improv stuff like our FREE improv comedy specials.

Dec 04, 202329:47
Garbuncle's Last Friday: The Musical

Garbuncle's Last Friday: The Musical

What happens when a 17 year old fakes her driver's license to get a job as a high school janitor to poison her fellow student to teach them the lesson of stranger danger? We wish you could tell you but our attorney as advised us otherwise. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb drop some sick harmonies about some sicker subject matter. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway to watch our free improv comedy specials and a whole bunch more great improv stuff!

Nov 27, 202328:10
Hot Dog For Two: The Musical

Hot Dog For Two: The Musical

The 2008 financial crisis might have devastated families around the world, but it started a beautiful one between two ladies and one lucky hot dog man. Listen in as Shae, Zach, and Caleb weave songs about how two house insecure women overcome their annoyance with men to find that the hot dog man of their dreams. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/musicalmonday for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials!

Nov 20, 202320:01
Evil Science Class: The Musical

Evil Science Class: The Musical

We know it's not Monday and we know it's not spooky season anymore. SUE US! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs about an evil, manipulative high school science teacher...who just wants to be a dad. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials.

Nov 14, 202325:28
Little Miss Gretzky: The Musical

Little Miss Gretzky: The Musical

What happens when the granddaughter of Wayne Gretzky isn't really interested in hockey? Robots. That's what happens. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb carve the musical ice rink with their blades of solid hockey understanding and slap puck melodies! Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials!

Nov 06, 202324:36
Urban Legends: The Musical

Urban Legends: The Musical

Slender man, the boogey man, why are so many urban legends about dudes?? Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb share some of their favorite urban legends in today's musical review of "Urban Legends: The Musical" Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness including our FREE improv comedy specials.

Oct 30, 202327:00
Corn Scare Football: The Musical

Corn Scare Football: The Musical

Spoooooooooooooooooooky! That's what you'll probably say after you watch this spooky special featuring Shae, Zach, and Caleb. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness, including our FREE improv comedy specials

Oct 23, 202317:32
Experiment: The Musical

Experiment: The Musical

Today's episode is experimental in more ways than one!

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb construct songs in reverse just to discover the disturbing context of the songs! Spoiler alert: Twilight author, Stephanie Meyer, will be proud.

Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode.

Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Oct 16, 202319:48
Spoiled Game: The Musical

Spoiled Game: The Musical

Some people take hunting too seriously, there's no second part to this sentence.

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb show how much they know about hunting and reveal their innate desire to hunt their grandpa in the forest.

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness.

Oct 10, 202320:54
What's Next? The Musical

What's Next? The Musical

What happens after we die? It just might an almost an exact ripoff of Hadestown. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs of one mans struggle in the afterlife to sing as low as Patrick Page from Hadestown. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness including free improv comedy specials!

Oct 02, 202322:53
Old Russia: The Musical

Old Russia: The Musical

Current Russia is doing too hot, but OLD Russia? That was a beautiful time.

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb regale you with tales of the old country while carefully not trying to support anything about the new country.

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness.

Sep 27, 202317:27
Speeding Ticket: The Musical

Speeding Ticket: The Musical

Traffic violations are a crime. But they pale in comparison to the crime of true love. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing high speed songs about heartbreak and misunderstandings of basic U.S. geography. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness including Shae and Zach's free improv comedy specials!

Sep 18, 202318:53
Jealously: The Musical

Jealously: The Musical

After you watch this musical review, your past self will be jealous that it can't you right now! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs about the profound (and sometimes blasphemous) songs of jealousy. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing today's episode. Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness

Sep 12, 202323:41
Kiss Me, I'm Ireland: The Musical

Kiss Me, I'm Ireland: The Musical

"Hoyty toyty tahtee too!" are stereotypical Irish noises you will NOT be hearing in this very sensitive and appropriate representation of every Irish person ever. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb tap into their Irish roots to honor their ancestry with taste and tact! Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway

Sep 04, 202324:53
Back To School: The Musical

Back To School: The Musical

It's back to school time and you know what that means...MUSICALS! Listen as Shae, Caleb, and Zach return to school of hard rocks with this bangin' musical all about first day back drama. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit http://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Aug 29, 202325:23
The Birthday Musical

The Birthday Musical

This birthday is one for the history books! Specifically, the history books that record terrible birthdays. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing sing one of the saddest birthday tales you ever did hear. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Aug 14, 202328:23
Babes: The Musical

Babes: The Musical

We're baby hungry! Well, baby musical hungry. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing adorably infantile songs! Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Aug 07, 202324:20
CARNIES: The Musical

CARNIES: The Musical

Come run away from home and join the band of traveling voluntary freaks as they operate roller coasters, of which this story is one. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb share the story and songs of the carnival, in CARNIES: The Musical, which is not to be confused with a different carnival musical that exists. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness.

Aug 01, 202330:51
Secular Church: The Musical

Secular Church: The Musical

Why do religious churches get to have all the fun??? Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs of worship and praise that have nothing to do with the divine...until THE END. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness.

Jul 24, 202327:16
Hot Take Tuesday!

Hot Take Tuesday!

We're trying something new, y'all! If you want more, let us know in the comments. Otherwise, vote with you silence.

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb give their boiling hot takes and then sing about them (genius level premise).

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Jul 18, 202332:40
Musical Monday LIVE! Sketch Camp: The Musical

Musical Monday LIVE! Sketch Camp: The Musical

Is there anything more theater nerdy than crashing a teenage sketch camp with a musical review???

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb do just that!

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Jul 18, 202320:13
The Prep Period: A Teacher's Musical

The Prep Period: A Teacher's Musical

Teacher's have a precious few minutes of peace to get ready before all the students arrive, but perhaps it's not as peaceful as it seems. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb improvised the condensed version of a musical all about what happens during the free period before school. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Jul 11, 202320:31
Shower Thoughts: The Musical

Shower Thoughts: The Musical

We're sorry! We missed posting this on Monday! We were lost in our thoughts...SHOWER THOUGHTS THAT IS! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing three songs about thoughts you've probably had in the shower. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Jul 04, 202314:26
Grocery Store Mart: The Min-usical

Grocery Store Mart: The Min-usical

Grocery stores give us the things we need to live but it also gives one thing we don't: DRAMA.

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing store songs of retail rhythm and mart melodies.

Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode.

Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness

Jun 26, 202314:13
Mailman: The Min-Usical

Mailman: The Min-Usical

The oath of the mailman is very serious, and breaking it has terrible consequences. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb review a musical about one mailman's journey after reading some mail he shouldn't have. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

Jun 20, 202332:53
Serious: The Min-Usical

Serious: The Min-Usical

We've been accused of not being serious, and we take that baseless claim seriously. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb be so serious with no jokes, just serious stuff about serious problems. Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding producing this very serious musical. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for Musical Monday march and other improvised goodness

Jun 12, 202319:36
Urgent Care: The Operetta

Urgent Care: The Operetta

Sorry, folks, no musical today, because we're doing an operetta! Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing more songs and do less banter. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness.

Jun 05, 202317:07
Stockholm Syndrome: The Musical

Stockholm Syndrome: The Musical

Kidnapping and holding people against their will is never ok. Unless it's SEXY!

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb explore how Stockholm Syndrome in popular fiction isn't as weird and problematic as it sounds. (Spoiler alert: it's weirder)

Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode.

Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

May 29, 202326:25
Public Pool: The Musical

Public Pool: The Musical

Public pools are gross. That's it. That's the musical.

Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing all about that.

Thanks to Ethan Young and Gabriel Goulding for producing this episode.

Visit https://linktr.ee/improvbroadway for more improvised goodness!

May 22, 202332:12
Roadtrip: The Musical

Roadtrip: The Musical

Remember those sweet family roadtrips that generated precious, timeless memories? Us neither. Listen as Shae, Zach, and Caleb sing songs of the family roadtrip, a musical that will be sure to take you down painful/awkward memory lane. Thanks to Gabriel Goulding and Ethan Young for producing this episode. Visit https://linktr.ee/ImprovBroadway for Musical Monday march and other improvised goodness!

May 15, 202333:35