Numbers. Bullets. Stuff. Unique acquirer of things, Benito Constantini, shares some nonincriminating stories and insights about his rise from an 8-year-old living on the streets to the boss of a certain part of a certain industry. He teaches Douglas the fine arts of negotiation, running numbers and when to duke someone in the Anthem of Mr. Big Stuff.

OUR GUEST: Bill Chott

Bill Chott is an actor best known for his role as Mr. Laritate, Selena Gomez's principal on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place and his role as Thomas in the Farrelly Bros. Film The Ringer. He also teaches improv online and in person at www.theimprovtrick.com 

You can connect with Bill on TikTok,  Instagram etc. @billchott 

THE SONG: Mr. Big Stuff

Mr. Big Stuff is a song by American singer Jean Knight. Jean Knight recorded the song in 1970 in the original Malaco Records in Jackson, Mississippi. Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams are the songwriters. Though it was a huge crossover hit, spending 5 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Soul Singles chart and reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, Mr. Big Stuff very nearly never saw the light of day.  The song was recorded by New Orleans Producer Wardell Quezergue in the same 1970 session as Groove Me by King Floyd.  Both tracks were presented to Stax Records, who originally passed on them.  After Groove Me became a massive hit for tiny label Malaco, the employees of Stax Records remembered Knight’s recording of Mr. Big Stuff, reconsidered it and released it. Mr. Big Stuff has been sampled more than 50 times for other songs and heard in numerous films and commercials. In 1987, rapper Heavy D recorded "Mr. Big Stuff", which also became a hit. Though his version was entirely different from the original, Knight's hook line ("Mr. Big Stuff, who do you think you are?") was prominently featured throughout the song. Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

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Reindeer. Cabbage Rolls. Ted Turner. Anya, a.k.a The Dancing Queen, has led a life of great feats and painful tragedy. She shares the highs and lows of literally dancing from Lapland to Stockholm to Anaheim and back again in the Anthem of Anya.

OUR GUEST: Anne Gregory

Anne Gregory is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian. She has written on TruTV's Those Who Can't, Adult Swim’s Momma Named Me Sheriff, MTV's Punk'd, and Awesomeness TV’s Betch Sketch. As an actor she has appeared on American Crime Story: Impeachment, Adam Ruins Everything, Parks and Recreation and much more. Anne hosts a weekly podcast with her comedy partner Rebekka Johnson called Non Drinking Buddies where they interview teetotaling guests on how to find the fun in a booze-free life. Anne and Rebekka also perform a live comedy variety show called The Retreat. You can find out more on Instagram: @anneegreg and @nondrinkingbuddies

THE SONG:

Dancing Queen is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, released in 1976 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival. The song was written by band members Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus, along with manager Stig Anderson. Dancing Queen was a worldwide #1 hit, topping the charts in more than a dozen countries including ABBA's native Sweden. According to ABBA's official site, it was conceived as a dance song with the working title "Boogaloo." Their manager Stig Anderson came up with the title "Dancing Queen," and after several months working on the track, ABBA came up with arguably the world's first europop disco hit. Many listeners interpret the lyric “Night is young and the music’s high” to mean that the music makes you feel high. In Sweden, it just means that the music is loud. According to the BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, when the song was played at a Windsor Castle event, the Queen surprised guests by getting up for a twirl. Her Majesty reportedly said: "I always try to dance when this song comes on because I am the Queen and I like to dance." Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

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Breathing. Cobbler. Things. The smoothest of operators, Steve Dupree, puts the “oh” in operator. His buttery, southern drawl helps all kinds of folks through all kinds of problems. He’s a local celebrity with some questionable professional ethics, but dangit - that voice just makes you forget your fury and worry and just breathe. It’s the Anthem of Steve Dupree.

OUR GUEST: Dean Sharpe

Dean Sharpe is an Actor, Writer, Improvisor and Musician based in Los Angeles. Dean is an all-around awesome fellow who was an Offensive Lineman at Alabama A&M before he traded it all in and came to Hollywood. He’s had recurring characters on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure and Guest Starred on many TV Shows including Young Sheldon, 911: Lonestar and Mr. Mayor. You can find out more about Dean on Instagram and X: @iamdeansharpe

THE SONG:

Smooth Operator is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). Smooth Operator was co-written by Sade (Helen) Adu and her former bandmate from the band Pride, Ray St. John. The pair co-wrote the song in 1982 while still members of Pride, but did not get around to recording it. Smooth Operator was produced by Robert Miller. Sade member Stuart Matthewman said in a 2007 interview “See the thing about Robert Miller was that we recorded "Your Love is King," "Smooth Operator" and a couple of other tracks before we even had a record deal because he liked us, he thought we were good.” Stuart continued: “Miller produced and recorded the first tracks almost like a demo and then we took that to the record company.” Sade got signed and the record company made very few changes to the original demos. While Smooth Operator did not have a huge impact in the UK, it helped Sade gain exposure worldwide. The single was released in 1985 in the USA and landed at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Smooth Operator became one of the most iconic songs of the 1980s and Sade gained international prominence. Smooth Operator has two official videos, one being a 12” extended version coming in at 8½ minutes. Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

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Cocaine. Restraining Orders. Vacations. Occasionally potent lover, Larry, helps Douglas recover from a rough night as he shares his woes with his stalker, being on fire in Barbados and a solid pros-and-cons comparison between cocaine and molly in the Anthem of Larry. 

OUR GUEST: MARTIN GARCIA

Martin is a Second City alum who resides in Los Angeles. He is an improviser, an actor with over 30 credits to his name, a writer with fewer credits to his name, a dancer (you can see some of his dancing on his Instagram @martingarciala), a teacher, director, and is bad at making short lists.

THE SONG: GENIUS OF LOVE

“Genius of Love" is a 1981 hit song by Tom Tom Club. The song reached number one on the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart and was performed by Talking Heads (the group from which Tom Tom Club originated) in the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense. The song was designated as Tom Tom Club's second single. Although the album had not been released in North America, over 100,000 copies of the single were sold as imports from Island Records UK, so Sire Records made a deal to release the single and the album in North America. The lyrics also pay tribute to many notable black musicians and singers, including George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley, Sly and Robbie, Kurtis Blow, Hamilton Bohannon, and James Brown. Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

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Thrown Drinks. Double Dates. Imaginary Friends. Frankie and Milt are known around Newhall CA quite simply as “The Boys.” They are back in town, each for their own reasons that both make perfect sense. From trigger songs to chatbots and from irresponsible parenting to women's studies, it all gets covered in the Anthem of Frankie and Milt… or Milt and Frankie.

OUR GUESTS: Jarrett Lennon Kaufman and Josh Spence

Jarrett Lennon Kaufman (Jett to his friends and listeners) is an LA-based improviser, actor and podcaster. Find Jett on Threads and Instagram @TurboFool

Josh Spence is an improviser, producer and native Angeleno. You can find Josh on Instagram @jp_spence

As a creative team, Josh and Jarrett have produced shows such as “The Feel Good Not Bad Death Laser”, “the Death Laser Invitational”, “The Michael Heiman Classic” and the award-winning “ALLEGEDLY...” They currently produce The Super Legit Podcast along with their talented friends. Discover the joy of SLP at SuperLegitPod.com, and every podcast platform.

THE SONG:

The Boys Are Back in Town is a song by the Irish band Thin Lizzy. Written by group leader Phil Lynott, the song was originally released in 1976 as the first single from Thin Lizzy’s album Jailbreak. It hit #1 in Ireland, #8 in the UK and was the band's breakthrough record in the USA. The Boys Are Back in Town is considered by Rolling Stone to be Thin Lizzy’s best song, placing it at No. 272 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Guitarist Scott Gorham told Classic Rock, “To us, this was a decent album track, no more. We certainly did not think it could be a single!” Gorham attributed the song's unexpected success to two DJs in Louisville, Kentucky who "played it incessantly until other stations in the surrounding area picked up on it. Had that song not kickstarted the sales of the album, the band was over." The song is played at most Irish Rugby matches and has appeared in numerous commercials, video games, TV shows, and films.

Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

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Fiddles. Family. Broken Glass. Galway girl, Maeve has been fiddling away since she was a wee lass of two. She plays and lives hard. Meave takes Douglas on a 30-year tour of life that has brought her to this gig in this bar. We cover everything from smashed pint glasses to a gradual runaway in our Anthem of Maeve.

OUR GUEST: Rebecca Sohn

Rebecca Sohn is an actor/improviser/writer in LA where she has appeared on AP Bio, Teachers and Shrink. She’s a Chicago transplant and alum of The Annoyance, iO and The Second City. Rebecca has performed with Steppenwolf, Remy Bumppo, About Face and is an ensemble member of No Stakes Theater Project. She’s got 3 solo shows under her belt and is working on a 4th. That’s why her clothes fit weirdly. You can find Rebecca on Instagram @bexsohn

THE SONG: Galway Girl

Galway Girl is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The song is a collaboration between Sheeran and Irish Folk band Beoga. Galway Girl incorporates parts of the tune "Minute 5" from Beoga’s 2011 album How to Tune a Fish. On Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2017, Sheeran released Galway Girl as the third single from his 2017 album. It topped the charts in Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, and Slovakia; and reached number two in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and Poland. The music video for Galway Girl features actress Saoirse Ronan and Ed having a night out on the town in Galway. Sheeran had to fight his record company to include the song on the album. In an interview with The Guardian, he said: “They were really, really against Galway Girl, because apparently folk music isn’t cool.” Galway Girl has turned out to be one of Sheeran’s biggest crowd-pleasers, especially in Ireland. Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

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Trucks. Horses. Hugs. Long-haul trucker, Alexandria, lives a hard life and has all the physical and mental strength needed to do so, But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still have needs. From the wide-open roads that crisscross these United States to the solitary thoughts in the mind of a trucker in the cab of an 18-wheeler, it all gets grappled with in the Anthem of Alexandria.

OUR GUEST: HOLLY LAURENT

Holly Laurent is an LA-based writer and performer.  She is the creator and host of the hit podcast MEGA, and co-host and producer of It’s a Wonderful Lie.  Holly is an alumnus of the Second City main stage in Chicago and a founding member of the longstanding improv group The Reckoning.  She was a featured contributor and writer on the nationally syndicated radio variety show Live From Here and the Onion News Network.  Holly’s film, Brought to You by Satan, premiered in Festivals in 2020.  You can find more on her website, Hollylaurent.com and @hollylaurent on Instagram.

THE SONG:

Maneater is a song by American Duo Hall & Oates, featured on their 11th studio album, H2O (1982).  Maneater reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 18th, 1982.  It spent four weeks at #1 in America, making it the biggest single US Hit of the 80’s to feature a sax solo.  It is one of several Hall & Oates songs that Daryl Hall’s long-time girlfriend Sara Allen is credited along with Hall & Oates. According to Hall, Allen convinced him to cut some additional words in the chorus which really made the song come together.  "Maneater" was used on the soundtrack to the Julia Roberts and Richard Gere movie Runaway Bride. John Oates and viral saxophone sensation Saxsquach released a version of Maneater in 2021.  In 2011, two fans set up a "Callin' Oates" hotline, where those in desperate need of a Hall & Oates song can get help. As of this post, to play "Maneater," call 719-26-OATES and press 3. Try it! Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

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Life Is A Second-Hand Store author, Dr. Sheila, has dedicated herself to the study of human sociology. She walks the Campus of the University of Minnesota Minnetonka with Dougas and talks about hay in her hair, emotional debt and her lazy ex-husband in the Anthem of Dr. Sheila.

OUR GUEST: Shaun Landry

Shaun Landry grew up on the South Side of Chicago and is currently based in Los Angeles. She attended Chicago's prestigious Goodman Theatre School for Youth and worked for Geese Theatre Company, The Second City, and African American Shakespeare Company. Shaun created the San Francisco Improv Festival. She has taught theatre across the country and internationally and is the founder of The Ledge Theatre in Los Angeles. Shaun is married to improv partner Hans Summers of Landry & Summers. She likes Prince cuz he is Funky

yeah she likes Prince he one and not only. You can find out more at ledgetheatre.org, shaunlandry.com

THE SONG:

Raspberry Beret, was released on May 15th, 1985, and was written by American musician Prince. It was the lead single from Prince & the Revolution’s 1985 album Around the World in a Day. The song reached #2 on the Billboard chart, making it one of Prince’s highest-charting songs. The sound of the song expanded upon previous Prince arrangements, incorporating stringed instruments, Middle Eastern finger cymbals and a harmonica in the extended version. The video for the song was filmed on June 5, 1985 in Los Angeles. It was directed primarily by Prince, with animation created by Colossal Pictures co-founder Drew Takahashi. It combines footage of Prince & The Revolution performing the song surrounded by dancers and overlaid with various animations. According to 333Sound, Prince’s coughing fit at the beginning of the Raspberry Beret video was widely debated. As his jokes and euphemisms were well known, many jumped on the unusual cough, wondering what it could possibly mean. It was said that the coughing added a certain funkiness to the video and Prince later admitted, “I just did it to be sick, to do something no one else would do.” Link to OfficialVideo

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Good Intentions. Harsh Judgement. Arm Karma. Kareen has distinct opinions about pretty much everything and a rating system to help her express those opinions. On her walk with Douglas, they explore inconsiderate neighbors, street racing and too many horses in the Anthem of Kareen.

OUR GUEST: Celeste Pechous

Celeste Pechous has been kicking the comedy improv tires for the last two decades. As an alumna of the National Touring Company with Second City, Pechous performed comedy all over the world. Celeste was a series regular, playing Campbell, on Showtime's critically acclaimed dark comedy: Work in Progress. Other TV credits include Upload, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Carol's Second Act, The Kenan Show, Masters of Sex, Workaholics, Review, Hot in Cleveland, Get Shorty, Sharp Objects, Pearson, and One Day at a Time. Pechous resides and improvises in Los Angeles. You can find her on Instagram @celesteinclogs and on Twitter @cpechous

THE SONG:

She's Always a Woman is a song by Billy Joel from his 1977 album, The Stranger. The single peaked at No. 17 in the U.S. in Oct. 1978, and at No. 53 in the UK in 1986, when it was released as a double A-side with Just The Way You Are. Joel wrote the song for his then-wife, Elizabeth Weber. Weber, a businesswoman, became his manager and was partially responsible for his ensuing financial success. However, she also had a reputation as a cold and ruthless woman—characteristics necessary in the music industry, which was dominated by men. Joel has said that he was influenced by Gordon Lightfoot and his mellow acoustic guitar ballads. He stated in an interview that he was attempting to replicate the fingerpicking common in folk music.  He accomplishes this by playing arpeggiated triads with the right hand. Joel and Weber divorced in 1982 after nine years of marriage. Joel eventually nixed the song from his repertoire, but not because the memories were too painful. It was because he realized he no longer felt the passion for his ex-wife that he had felt when composing the song. He later said he realized it was time to stop when he found himself fantasizing about his dinner while performing She’s Always a Woman live. Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

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Big Dreams. Small Town. Chili Dog. Jack and Diane never left Farmton, Indiana, but they have lived full and complex lives. They explore their hopes, dreams, expectations and realities over the years. The moments that defined them and the choices they would have made differently that have combined to twist their lives together like a giant zebra cone are all in the Anthem of Jack and Diane.

OUR GUESTS: Carla Cackowski and Craig Cackowski

Carla Cackowski is a writer and comedic improviser based in Los Angeles. Craig Cackowski is an actor/improvisor/teacher, also based in Los Angeles. You may have seen Craig on TV in Drunk History, Community, Veep or heard him on podcasts such as The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Alchemy This or Spontaneanation. Carla and Craig travel the world together performing and teaching improv with their duo Orange Tuxedo. You can check out more of Carla’s work at carlacackowski.com and by checking out her podcast Episodical: The Search for Bebe Kimball (true crime parody meets 90s soap opera fan fiction) You can find Craig on Instagram: @ccackowski  

THE SONG:

Jack & Diane is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Melloncamp, then performing as "John Cougar." Jack and Diane was released as the second single from the 1982 album American Fool. It spent four weeks at number one, and is his only number one Hot 100 hit. According to Mellencamp, Jack & Diane was based on the 1962 Tennessee Williams film Sweet Bird of Youth. The music video featured Mellencamp and his then-wife, Victoria Granucci. Mellencamp spent a long time crafting this song in an effort to make it a hit. This was part of his plan to become so successful he could ignore critics and tell his record company to stick it. This song helped Mellencamp forge his identity. "The image that was given to me by the record company was so far off base of who I was and what I wanted to do," he said in his Plain Spoken DVD. "I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew what I didn't want to do. I did not want to be Johnny Cougar, I did not want to sing love songs." Jack & Diane, with specific references to rural America, established Melloncamp as a heartland rocker, which suited him perfectly. Link to OfficialVideo

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

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