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Episode Date: January 5, 2024

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This is actually a shan idea. So full credit to him of what to do for this episode. Because I wanted to think of sort of like a bullshit game that you would come up with JPC, said with a lot of not aggression. And then I leapfrogged to this in a way, but we are going to build your perfect improv team today. You will each make a team of 10 that you are the improv coach for and you are trying to make the better team. There are 35 options. There are 10 slots on your team like a Harold team and at the end of the episode Casey and I will deliberate and decide which of your teams would put on a better improv show.

Wow and decide which of your teams would put on a better improv show. Wow, okay. I have it in common right now. I'm gonna pick 10 white men. We're gonna do a show for two people. And it's gonna be two of the wives and girlfriends of the 10 white men. The other eight could be fucking bothered. Improv, yes, of course.

And then they'll go back into the green room and of course blame the audience. no they'll go we fucking crushed Yes, we crushed so Addle and JPC well Addle I know that you put together in prop team specifically Harold team for a very long time What do you think makes for a good improv team a cohesive solid improv team? Hmm, okay, so I think a lot of in Prov team. Hmm. Okay.

So I think a lot of different types of players. So like any good team, like if you're putting together a team for a heist, you don't want three getaway drivers. You want one getaway driver. Maybe there's someone who has the ability to also get away drive, but they're also a pick pocket, right? So you're looking for people with different skill sets that complement one another. Obviously, you're looking for the basics in anyone. They're able to listen in support that they're able to have some amount of character play and physicality, maybe

a bit of range, but you're looking to put in the ingredients the variables that make up a good stew. You don't want to have too much of one thing. You don't want to have a bunch of wild cards because then the show becomes chaotic, but maybe you have one wild card or someone with the ability to flip that switch of wild cardness. But yeah, I think a healthy variety of skill sets that complement each other. And GPC, what do you think makes sense? It's obvious that Adel has not been doing this for quite a while because he's very out of practice with his outdated ideas. I've had a former DimPref very out of practice with his out-rated ideas. I've had a former didn't prep team.

So I'll tell you what you need. You need two people that are obviously attracted to each other. Sure, they're going to start to date. It's not going to go anywhere, but it is going to make the whole dynamic a poison pill that everyone has to swallow together. You're going to have one of the weirdest fucking guys you've ever seen in your life. Let's see how nine people deal with this fucking guy, huh? You're going to have two people who both think

they're the funniest person on the team. That's gonna be really important because that's gonna drive a competition. They're constantly gonna be trying to one up each other, trying to get that last laugh, trying to get that light pole line. And then what else? What else?

Oh, you need three people that are straight up just extra. They could walk away the next day. No one would ever notice that they're gone. These are fill-eared people. This is because you have to have a team of 10, but you don't need 10 Jerry's I felt on a team, okay? You got a throw a couple of newmen's in there. You know, I'm saying. Okay. How much is that? Keep it easy. You're gonna try to get 10 Jerry's I'm filled on.

You're on it. Your honor, he just described TJ and Dave. This isn't fair. I know, I heard it, and I've made a note of it. So for this list, I've put together some fictional characters, some from culture, some celebrities, some real people, people I've made up.

Okay, any animals or robots? It's maybe, yeah. When you say, Eric, when you say people you've made up. I've made up their names and they're, Okay, you're gonna give us some characteristic. You're not doing makeup. How do you think Dwayne Smith does? Exactly.

I don't fucking know. So you're gonna get a little blurb about each person and then you'll be able to deliberate of whether or not you want them on your team. If you do want them on your team and the other person doesn't, that's great. You got them. If the other person wants them, you guys can talk it out a little bit and then we will flip

a coin. JBC, you will be Tails, Adel, you will be heads. So here's the thing though, I could be fucking with you in this list. Okay. It just says a heads up. I could have backloaded this list with a bunch of real comedians Or it could get worse as we go you don't know so you just need to sort of navigate this the best You can if you have someone that you do want

Maybe take them, okay, and if we move past someone we can't go back and say can I snag this person once it's gone It's gone. There might be a chance for a one or two snags or trades at the end But I would not count on that. Okay. And here in it, if I only pick two people in the entire list that you do, my team is two people, right? No, you have to get to 10 or it's not a sanctioned team.

Okay, are we ready? And you have one more question, one more question. Is this is very important? Is this a short form team or a long form team? This is a long form team. Let's call it a Harold team actually. We're gonna do the Harold, okay? Okay, so if you do not know what the Harold is,

and you're listening to this, and you're like, what the hell am I about to watch? You're gonna have what number one with the bullet, an organic opening, some sort of group opening, then you can have- It's usually a passport, it's a good thing. It's gonna be a lot of people doing, I got like a, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam,

I don't know how to, bump, and they'll bail 20 seconds in. Yeah, one guy out there will hate it the whole time. Yeah. And you'll see you know this. Yeah. Okay. Are we ready? Yes. The first person is someone I made up. This is that Christopher. He did short form improv in Kansas City, Missouri.

He moved to Chicago at 27 and he's the funniest barista at his job. Wow, what's his job? Where does he work? He works at like a cute coffee shop in like Andersonville. Okay, Zapp. Bobby, I'll just let you, Zach Christopher,

who I happen to know is a listener, is gonna be devastated when they hear this episode. They're the funniest person that they're caught, where's their coffee shop? Hmm, but yeah, that could be like they write somebody's name and they're like,

did you say, doink? And someone's like, no, I said, Mark and they're like, I heard doink. He's funny. That's go crazy. All right. Well, he's back Christopher. Aaron, you keep saying he's the funniest person that is coffee shop. Do you think that the person who is the funniest person in any workplace is

actually funny? Maybe depends on the workplace. Also, he trained in short form in Provin Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City has a strong in prophecy and I'll say that and strong barbecues. Seen a lot of a lot of improvisers that I know have come from Kansas City, strong, strong improvisers. Okay. Are we making that Christopher?

Does anybody want him? Aaron, I'm going to, I feel confident in saying this. Both of us are going to pass politely. Aaron, not only am I gonna pass, I wouldn't touch that Christopher with a 25 foot fucking rib. Okay. Moving on. From, uh, I want to say Oklahoma Joe's the best barbecue in Kansas City. Keanu Reeves. He was born in 1964 and he was in the movie Constantine. Got him. Take him. Can't remember him making me laugh unless he's been in an animated movie. So it's Keanu Reeves. Does anybody want him? Wait, Bill and Ted didn't make you laugh?

No. John Wick didn't make you laugh. Aaron, there is no way in hell. I'm not scooping up. Keanu Reeves. Well, Adam, do you want him? Yeah, we both want him. Because I can explain to me why. Okay, here's the thing. What, what are you doing at 10 person Harold?

Let alone a 10 person improv show. You need people who are going to be, let's say conservative with their words. Nobody fits this bill better than a little long-haired guitarist from Southern California named Keanu Reeves. He's going to come into a scene and go, uh, okay. Yeah, he's basically Kendall from succession, but with his surfer accent, right? Oh, yeah, what? Yeah, okay, dad. Right. That's Kendall. And Kendall is a lovable, we hate him, but we love him. Keanu, we love to love. Not only is he going to bring ladies to the show, because they're

going to be like, who la la, I love. Keanu Reeves. He's so pleasant, but he's going to make things stronger, because he's not going to try and dominate everything. You're okay. I'm going to clip. I think it was, I think it was Matthew Perry and his, in his memoir, RIP, because he said something about like, he said something disparaging about Kiana Reeves and his memoir and everyone was like, what the fuck are you talking about?

Everyone loves Kiana Reeves. Kiana Reeves has like a, he's one of those guys in Hollywood that is known for being like nice and down to earth and like level headed and like easy to work with and easy to talk to. He's an all around great guy. I know Kiana Reeves would mesh so well on an improv team. All right. I'm going to flip. JPC your tails, add all your heads.

Mitheads, add all your Kiana Reeves. Yes, fuck. Oh, and you know when he does a callback, he's going to be like, uh, yeah, I'm thinking I'm back. You know the real reason why I want to Kiana Reeves is because there's not a single person who would go to that improv show where Kiana Reeves was up there doing improv who wouldn't like laugh and have the time of their life no matter if he's good at all. Like it is a guarantee crowd pleaser.

All right, next on the list, Borat. Borat. Yeah, I take Borat. I definitely take Borat. Adel, do you want Borat? For sure, I take Borat. I'm gonna say no. Okay, great.

I because because I know there is, I don't know, 10 episodes of Hey Riddle Riddle, where I would say my wife just because I thought it was funny. And I know I got dozens of emails saying, Hey man, love the show. If you keep saying my wife, I'm gonna have to stop listening. So I think people are tired of them, my wife, or at least tired of hearing it on podcasts.

So I'm gonna say that's bad news. Here's the thing, Aaron. And this is your fault, because Borat is not the last person you add to an improv team. He's the first person to do it. You build a team around Borat? You build a team around Borat. You build a team from Borat. One, two, three, four, eight, little riddle.

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