one of my favorite podcasts, comedy bang bang, is coming to ifc soon. while there are a number of similarities between the two formats, im glad to see the show goes beyond what they podcast normally does. the host cut his teeth as a writer on mr. show and is plugged into the upright citizen brigade world so expect that sort of humor. this isnt great but it shows some potential.
turns out i will gladly suffer through my dentists story about his daughter telling him in his late 50s that it was time to retire his speedos if he will perform a 5 minute procedure for free. i just wish there was a fee chart for future visits that i could choose from. god only knows what a root canal would cost but i imagine that a story about inappropriate touching from a high school gym teacher might be involved.
what's with the phone solicitors who tell you your computer is sending out error messages and they want to walk you through the steps to fix it? i was curious to see what she would try to do, so i played along but she got flustered when i told her i have a mac. told me their "apple dept" would call me back. it was pretty obvious she was calling from her living room. what is that all about?