Bites and Bits

Please enjoy episode 1 of StanLand, a hilarious new comedy fantasy story featuring Rhea Seehorn, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, John Waters, Steve Little, Timm Sharp, and more! Written by Mike Sacks with S.G. Wilson.

A cynical podcaster, Melanie Hughes (Rhea Seehorn), who investigates tales of “mysterious phenomena,” stumbles upon the most outrageous story of her career. An unemployed mediocrity from Maryland, Stan Little (Bobby Moynihan), has discovered a once-pristine, Narnia-like fantasy world and is accidentally ruining it by introducing commercial capitalism run amok. Will Melanie be able to escape this magical land overrun by fast-food chain restaurants, waterparks and vape stores?

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Comedian and Gemini Award winner Inessa Frantowski (The Amazing Gayl Pile, The Second City) joins Mat and Hisham for a taco trio from El Zarappe and Mikey’s Taco Joint. In our season 3 finale Hish is forced to eat vicariously through Mat and Inessa when his tacos mysteriously disappear. Mat gets the details on Hish’s food plans for his Italy trip. Inessa dishes on her time as a scientific cookie taster and the heated debate if a taco is a sandwich is reignited. Inessa is faced with her greatest cooking challenge during our game segment and shares why she focused on standup and solo character pieces after her move to LA. Inessa reveals her dream show to pitch and star in!

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Improviser and actor Ken Hall (Umbrella Academy, 2-Man No-Show) joins Mat and Hisham for a burger and spaghetti from Jollibee. Mat abandons his Uber Eats driver in a mound of snow; Ken reveals his fast food addiction. Ken and Hish go head to head in the game segment putting their global food knowledge to the test. Ken speaks candidly how his philosophy of saying yes has changed the trajectory of his career and confesses just how many Hungry Man dinners he’s eaten in one sitting.

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Comedian and actor Tricia Black (Pretty Hard Cases, The Second City’s She The People) joins Mat and Hisham for some clam chowder from Buster’s Sea Cove. Hish is perplexed by Clamato juice; Tricia dishes on her first acting job at an east coast dinner theatre with the best name. She reveals an “inspirational” story from Stevie Nicks. Mat and Hish jump in to help Tricia get through our most challenging game segment yet! Tricia shares how she managed to unwittingly dupe her TikTok followers with her commitment to a bit.

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Comedian and actress Emma Hunter (Moonshine, The Beaverton) joins Mat and Hisham for pizza from ONO. In our most ASMR episode ever, Mat and Hish chat about the nuances of ski lodge foods. Emma, Mat and Hish discuss the best packaging for takeout food and Emma dishes on how she manages dinner in a household of picky eaters. Spoiler alert: there are multiple seatings. Emma shares just how sweaty things get hosting a food show on television. Mat and Emma go head to head with Chat GPT as they improvise Shakespearean soliloquies in our game segment.

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Stand up comedian and writer Mark Little (Conan O’Brian, Mr. D) joins Mat and Hisham for a bonus LIVE episode from the Sonar Network’s Holiday Marathon recorded in December 2022. The three indulge in KFC’s gravy lovers sandwich – and give it a harsh critique. Mat scares Mark and Hish with tales of the Rat King of Alberta; Mark decides if it’s Binge or Cringe over the holidays in our game segment. The three discuss the economics of live comedy shows and Mark reveals why he turned down a gig at sea with astronaut Chris Hadfield!

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Comedian and cohost of the Great Canadian Baking Show Alan Shane Lewis joins Mat and Hisham for beef vindaloo and palak paneer from Sher E Punjab. Mat and Hisham share their tactics for coping with the dark days of winter. Alan admits his mom is his fave cook and discovers he and Mat share a love of callaloo. Alan shares his journey from late night shifts at A & W to becoming one of the most beloved hosts on Canadian television. During the game segment, we quiz Alan about trends he hates and some he just can’t get enough of!

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Co-star of Run the Burbs Rakhee Morzaria joins Mat and Hisham for Greek food from the Greek Grill! Our hosts discuss cannibalism during the dark days of winter; Rakhee offers to hook Hisham up with her momo guy. Rakhee reveals her surprising shame for her sweet dance moves. Hisham tests Rakhee on her (lack of) Canadian geography knowledge in the game segment! Mat and Rakhee commiserate about trusting your instincts when it comes to auditions and finally Hisham and Rakhee nerd out about stationary.

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Segment writer Tony Hall guest hosts this very special episode! Mat and Hisham are joined by the creative team behind Bites and Bits for a family meal – just in time for the holidays. The meal is a potluck full of nostalgia and funny stories. Mat shares his hot takes on Calgary’s burger scene and sound designer Sheedy reveals his first falafel was from a fast-food Greek restaurant. Our game segment heats up when east enders go head to head with west enders and fight over the best part of Toronto!

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Comedian and actor Chris Sandiford joins Mat and Hisham for ravioli and cannoli from Cafe Oro di Napoli. Mat and Chris fret over the shortage of Compari and our guest reveals he vacations like George Clooney. Chris’ love for Italy is put to the test in the game segment and he admits how film school almost turned him off film entirely! Chris and Hisham get nerdy over food in the Star Trek and Star Wars universes.

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