December 12, 2013

80: The Birthday Boys

1 hour 8 minutes

Jeff Dutton, Dave Ferguson, Mike Hanford, Matt Kowalick, and Chris VanArtsdalen join Jen this week to discuss their sketch group The Birthday Boys. They chat about their approach to comedy, and take Jen through the group's history, from putting up their first sketches at a free midnight show at Upright Citizens Brigade, to working with Bob Odenkirk and now having their own TV show on IFC. They also wish Jen a happy birthday since this episode was recorded on her birthday, but that was just a weird coincidence.

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Show notes:

Follow @thebirthdayboys on Twitter, go to thebirthdayboys.com to see some of their videos, and check out their sketch show on IFC Fridays at 10:30pm. You can also find their show on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-birthday-boys-season-1/id700993130?i=709889314

To see one of their live shows, check them out at UCBLA on the first Wednesday of every month at 8pm, see them at the Troubadour 12/17/13 in Comedy for the Holidays II, and catch them at San Francisco Sketchfest and Riot LA in 2014.

Dave's recommendation: Nathan For You

Mike's recommendation: Deadwood

Chris's recommendation: the books of John Swartzwelder

Jeff's recommendation: Jon Favreau's Made

Matt's recommendation: Fleetwood Mac's Tusk

Theme song: Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.

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