Billy and Willie's Workshop

One selfie with Jon Gruden got Billy some heat. One flying beer got him kicked out of the Ohio State game. He tells both stories on Billy & Willie’s Workshop, and the crew gets into what accountability and second chances look like after Gruden’s email controversy.

They also get into Templeton Rye’s bootlegging lore, swap stories from election night, and close things out with “Tuesdays with Willie” and a round of “Baseball Player, Porn Star, or Country Singer?”

LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Bats and Bugs Pest Solutions, and Revelton Distilling Company.

Political ads are flooding the mailbox, Willie’s internet is barely hanging on, and somehow the inside of his pocket might qualify as award-winning photography.

Billy, Willie and Chris tackle Iowa campaign ads, paid actors and election-season absurdity before Willie takes us back to 1975: five bucks, disco, drinks and a late-night breakfast. Along the way, they roast Willie’s technology troubles, brainstorm a Christmas comedy show, react to viral videos and finish with another round of “Baseball Player, Porn Star or Country Singer?”

It’s Billy & Willie’s Workshop—unfiltered stories, relentless roasting and no telling where the conversation goes next.

LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Bats and Bugs Pest Solutions and Revelton Distilling Company.

Explicit language and adult humor.

Willie learns the zipper merge—and immediately wants to find a construction zone to try it out. Billy, Willie and Chris turn traffic etiquette into a full-blown argument over roundabouts, clueless drivers and who actually knows the rules.

The guys also unload on political mailers and vicious campaign ads, debate whether talented freshmen should start over seniors, and ask which classic comedies could survive being released today.

Plus, Willie shares wild Hollywood memories involving Shaq, a ride from Nicole Eggert and a Mike Tyson encounter where correcting a case of mistaken identity felt a little too risky. A Reddit relationship question wraps things up: can you have romance, companionship and separate houses without somebody wanting more?

It’s another night of strong opinions, ridiculous detours and absolutely no indoor voices on Billy & Willie’s Workshop.

LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Bats and Bugs Pest Solutions and Revelton Distilling Company.

The Tracksuit Mafia has opinions—and nobody’s getting off easy. Billy, Willie and Chris tackle the backlash over Shane Gillis’ monologue, debate why every joke becomes a political fight, and unpack Kelly Clarkson’s dispute with a Brooklyn shop over a $15,000 mechanical bird.

Then it’s a battle over overrated Iowa restaurants, ’80s versus ’90s fashion, and whether Saved by the Bell settles anything. The guys also share their Ross Eveland campaign commercial, weigh in on AI and data centers, and deliver some wildly unqualified Reddit relationship advice before another round of Baseball Player, Porn Star or Country Singer.

Unfiltered comedy, questionable advice, and enough detours to derail the whole workshop.

LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Bats and Bugs Pest Solutions, and Revelton Distilling Company.

Billy needs a therapist—and Willie thinks Kirk Ferentz should get the job. After Iowa’s loss to Ohio State, the guys unpack Billy’s competitive rage, a perfectly timed middle-finger photo, and the emotional cost of loving the Hawkeyes.

Willie delivers another round of outrageous Chicago family stories, including stolen lamps, a getaway gone sideways, and an unexpected encounter with basketball legend Artis Gilmore. Then an O.J. Simpson prank-show documentary sends the conversation into truly bizarre territory.

Things turn serious as the guys react to Greg Hanson’s WHO Radio commentary about sexual assault allegations, discussing consent, victim blaming, double standards, and men’s responsibility to speak up. Plus, youth football coaches throw punches, the guessing game returns, and high school stories close out another unpredictable night in Billy & Willie’s Workshop.

LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Bats and Bugs Pest Solutions, and Revelton Distilling Company.

Billy shares stories from opening for Dave Attell and recalls a tense exchange with a heckler at another show. The crew talks about building a comedy workshop at Chuck’s, then veers into mock political attack ads, a game of “baseball player, porn star, or country singer,” and the usual unscripted chaos.

Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Bill is enjoying every second of Iowa’s Cy-Hawk victory—and he brought the receipts for the Cyclone fans filling his comments with excuses. The guys break down the game, debate which team had more experience and read some of the best insults fired Bill’s way.

Then the Workshop goes completely off the rails with AI-generated sports clips, the pointlessness of sideline interviews, an AI apocalypse, questionable relationship advice and another round of “Baseball Player, Country Singer or Porn Star?”

Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell of RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

It’s Cy-Hawk Week, which means Billy & Willie’s Workshop immediately goes off the rails. The guys break down Iowa vs. Iowa State, argue over who actually has something to lose, debate the Hawkeyes’ season ahead, and somehow launch an investigation into Kirk Ferentz’s game-day gum habits.

They also look back at the latest comedy show with Tony Rock—including his wild near-kidnapping story—before the conversation takes its usual Workshop detours through politics, porn-star-or-country-singer trivia, road-trip movies, and memories of September 11.

Football, comedy, arguments, questionable transitions, and absolutely no filter. Just another night in the Workshop.

Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company.

LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Billy and Willie are coming off a big weekend at the Funny Bone, including Willie hitting the stage and Billy spending the week getting ready for Tony Rock.

That leads to a deep—and hilarious—conversation about what life as a working stand-up comedian is really like. From the energy drain of doing two shows a night and the pressure of knowing an audience paid to see you, to years spent bouncing between comedy clubs, one-nighters, cruise ships and life on the road, the guys pull back the curtain on the parts of stand-up the audience never sees.

They also get into Tony Rock’s approach on the road, the relationship between headliners and their opening acts, legendary comedy club green rooms, partying after shows, selling drinks from the stage, road routines and some wild stories from Billy and Willie’s years in comedy.

It’s Tony Rock Week—but this episode turns into a look at what it actually takes to make a living making people laugh.

Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company.

🎙️ LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Billy is back from Omaha, and the Workshop wastes absolutely no time getting back to what it does best: going completely off the rails.

The guys remember Dolly Parton and what made her one of the rare celebrities nearly everyone could agree on before the conversation takes some very Billy & Willie turns. From Hawkeye bike helmets and Willie’s new cycling adventures to politics, the WNBA, sports, movies, celebrity crushes, and the usual arguments nobody asked them to settle, nothing stays on topic for long.

Plus, the guys debate public marriage proposals—which leads to the story of a proposal at a Nadas concert that ended up being permanently recorded on a live album.

It’s unpredictable, inappropriate, occasionally thoughtful, and exactly what you expect when the guys get together in the Workshop.

Billy & Willie’s Workshop is sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell – RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company.

🎙️ LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.