Succotash Epi81: Co-hostin' With Tyson Saner
Feb 9, 2014
Welcome to Epi81 of Succotash, The Comedy Podcast Podcast. I, Marc Hershon, am not alone this week. Joining me as co-host for the show, via Skype, is Associate Producer Tyson Saner!
It was
about a year ago that Tyson began sending me a stray clip or two,
testing the waters to see if his choices jibed with the "flow of
the show". And it wasn't long after that I recognized his value in
helping me to canvas the vastness that is Podcastland in our
ever-widening efforts to sample comedy podcasts.
By the end of last summer he'd been named our Honorary Associate Producer. He supplies the show with at least three and as many as a half-dozen of the clips you hear every week, as well as giving me valuable background info on both the specific clips and the shows from which they've been harvested.
At the beginning of the year he became our ACTUAL Associate Producer – as you can now hear in Bill Heywatt's closing credits – and this won't be the last time we hear his dulcet tones on the show, methinks.
In the course of the show we find out a little of Tyson's background, how he stumbled into being a massive podcast listener and fan, how he found Succotash and what really catches his attention when it comes to deciding to click that Subscribe button on a show.
We also have a DOZEN clips in this show, not to mention our Burst O' Durst, a brand new Henderson's Pants ad, and even a song from out of Tyson's repertoire of original music (most of which is available - for free - from SoundCloud!)
PLUS we have a Special Bonus Interview at the very end of this epi! Keep listening after Bill Heywatt says "Goodbye!" to hear my interview with Cole Stratton, co-organizer of the 13th Annual San Francisco Sketchfest and co-host of podcasting's Pop My Culture. We were backstage (or "mid-stage", actually) following his appearance in Speechless (a show I help produce) at the Sketchfest. Our chat is only about nine minutes long but, as it comes at the end of the longest Succotash episode yet recorded, it's a while getting there.
Top 10 Most Active Shows In Stitcher's Top 100 Comedy Podcast List
No wild swings up or down the Stitcher 100 list this past week, but there definitely was some movement in the chart…
AT MOVED
9.
SModcast >> Tell ‘Em,
Steve-Dave
+6
30. The Brian & Jill
Show
-7
37. Fitzdog
Radio
+5
52. Keith & The Girl Comedy Talk
Show
-8
60. A Mediocre Time with Tom &
Dan
+7
72. Jim Florentine’s Metal Comedy
Midgets +5
73. Righteous
Prick
+7
85.
LightCast
-7
94. SModcast >>
FeaB
+20
97. Never Not Funny/Jimmy
Pardo
-12
I guess there WAS a major jump up the charts, actually, if you look at Succotash's nuimbers. We went from #5945 last week to #5107 this week, so that's pretty sweet!
The 2nd Annual Stitcher Awards were last week and I attended the ceremony, which was held at The Chapel in San Francisco. Many awards were given out for categories across the spectrum. I recount the winner in this episode of Succotash, but you can also go see the list of top prize getters on the Stitcher blog.
Burst O' Durst
In this episode's installment of comedian Will Durst's running commentary, he takes some potshots at the ultra-rich.
Podcast Review
For my portion of This Week In Comedy Podcasts over on Splitsider.com, I've reviewed The Nerdist with hosts Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray, and Matt Mira, interview B.J. Novak, actor/writer from The Office and the author of a new book of short stories.
The Clips
Chillpak Hollywood
Hour
This week’s clip from CHH with Dean Haglund & Phil
Leirness features them thanking me for catching a big ol’ audio
snafu in their recent episode. (Hey, we podcasters have to help
each other out, right?)
SModcast
Vintage SModcast (from July 10th, 2008) wherein Kevin
Smith turns ordinary circumstances into "What If?" adventure
time, pushing Scott Mosier furthur and further outside his
comfort zone as the "What if"s become more and more unlikey,
bizarre and often outrageous.
Edumacation
The idea behind this show (form the SModcast universe) is
that Kevin Smith needs educating so Andy McElfresh
brings in stories and information from around the world while
Kevin asks as many questions as he possibly can which Andy also
attempts to answer. Hilarity Ensues. This clip is of Andy
attempting to apply real world diagnoses to the cast of The
Cosby Kids.
Fitzdog Radio
Bobcat Goldthwait’s always entertaining and this time
Greg Fitzsimmons has him. We get an interesting glimpse into
the life of the once celebrated madman comedian whose ambition
these days is all about making and directing movies. To fuel his
interest, he’s back in the clubs, which leads to an interesting
series of comedy club anecdotes.
Perfectly
Imperfect
This panel-based comedy commentary show features four variously
"challenged" hosts – Kathy Buckley, Tobias Forrest,
Geri Jewell and Mark Povinelli – who take off on,
debate, and otherwise have their way with a variety of topics. In
this clip, it's about marriage equality and Muppets.
Broadcast
Basement
I was a guest with Chris Lanuti, the main host of
podcasting’s Broadcast Basement this week. He asked me what
kinds of podcasts I don’t particular like and which ones I do. Also
how Broadcast Basement can get mentioned on our show more. Having
me on as a guest is obviously one way…
Nardwuar, The Human
Serviette
Nardwuar's chats with musicians are among some of the most
unique in the history of music interviews. He plays his own version
of This Is Your Life complete with memorabilia and gifts for
his guests. In this clip, he's speaking with eclectic musician
Jaap Blonk.
Do The
Right Thing
Another fine British recommendation from our friend
@Good_Podcasts, Do The Right Thing is a comedy panel
show hosted by Danielle Ward with team captains Michael
Legge and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Guest team
members this week are Jason Manford & Sara Pascoe. In
the “Agony Aunt” sequence this episode, the panel answers a letter
about how to deal with a free-loading, loser former best
friend.
Comedy Bang Bang
Hosted by Scott Aukerman, the premise of the show is simple:
Scott interviews celebrities, musicians and comedians. Another
comedian or performer comes in after the initial interview
and pretends to be someone else – sometimes a famous actor, but
often a character from a television show, or sometimes a
brand new original character. The featured guest is Park &
Rec's Nick Offerman, who is interrupted by a whiny,
pissy Paul Giamatti…voiced to perfection by James
Adomian.
A Mediocre Time with Tom &
Dan
This show was one of the six podcasts nominated for Best Comedy
Podcast for the recent Stitcher Awards. The winner was Comedy
Bang Bang, but it must mean something that Tom and
Dan got in there. They’ve got a subscription model show and
a free version and they do their show out of Orlando, Florida. In
this clip, they ruminate about Salem witch trials, a hot new
restaurant idea, and they also talk about making it big in
Nashville with one of their songs.
Adam & JP
Got a note AND a clip in the Tweetsack this week from the Adam &
JP podcast: “Hey Marc, I just recently found your show and I
love it. Really great work! In advance, thanks for giving us
a shout out. Basically, we talk all things geek (gaming, comics,
movies, music, pop culture) with a comedic slant. We host a
two hour radio show on a local station every Saturday morning and
do a weekly podcast. I have attached a clip from our latest
episode, in case you wanted to use it. Thanks again and we would
love to chat with you on the show sometime to discuss your show."
<signed> J Patrick Pretty funny stuff, guys!
That's a pretty full show! Almost TWO hours of Succotash! Enjoy it, savor it, and please remember to pass the Succotash along, too!
— Marc Hershon