Comical Start

Comical Start

By Mark and GrantComedySociety & Culture
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Comical Start episodes

  • Real Nasty French Silk Pie

    Your hosts catch up after a secret hiatus. There’s a visual revamp and a disagreement on branding. Fruit and birthdays are also discussed.

    Grant brings a Chuckle Bros comic. Are your hosts perfectionists? Are they beaten down by the corporate world?

    Mark brings Kliban’s Cats. Grant does not have an aptitude for art, but does have an amusing story.

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    43 min
  • The Jake Special

    Food habits are analyzed. Smoke alarms are investigated. Mark did stairs, kind of.

    Mark brings Messycow Comics to talk about nostalgic camping foods. Another food review episode may be in your future.

    Grant brings Barkeater Lake. Your hosts discuss “me time”. But not that kind.

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    45 min
  • He's Already Got the Scalpel

    Grant isn’t fully aware of all his senses, and desires input on a hair situation.

    Grant brings 9 Chickweed Lane, and boy is it esoteric. Your hosts discuss uncomfortable situations and learning new skills.

    Mark brings an In the Bleachers comic to focus on soccer ball aesthetics.

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    45 min
  • Christmas Cinematic Universe

    Karma. A reunion. Share in Mark’s joy during the intro. And also learn about disc golf.

    Mark brings Nothing is Not Something, and asks a question that sends your hosts far away from their intended topic. Movie contracts should be in the mail.

    Grant brings a Big Top comic. Mark enjoys magic.

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    45 min
  • Komika Komenco

    Your hosts explore their living situations and whether they’re good neighbors. Grant has a lot to say about tolls (and Illinois).

    Grant brings Heart of the City for an extended discussion of language and grammar. Mark finds its maintenance a difficult problem, and Grant learns Esperanto.

    Mark apologizes for his misrepresentation of Esperanto. He was thinking of Lojban, but the overall point still stands.

    Mark brings a False Knees comic. Grant tries to define condiments.

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    45 min
  • They're More Like Balls

    A non-linear story of a disc golfing adventure starts off the show, followed by a brief discussion of weekend preferences.

    Mark brings Overboard to talk tools. Are general tools generally good? Are smartphones particularly useful for anything?

    Grant brings a Speed Bump comic to talk free things. Mark doesn’t like obligations.

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    46 min
  • Yoink Us to the Right

    Mark’s back in California, and had a bit of a first world problem on the way, while avoiding another. Grant learns a revelation about dirt.

    Grant brings Baldo. Mark has his own revelation about GoComics, and Grant is game. Grant can’t talk good, so Mark provides technical support.

    Mark brings a Robbie and Bobby comic to talk about hummingbirds. Your hosts disagree.

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    43 min
  • Patrick Stewart's Whole Deal

    Your hosts start with a small in-memoriam. Mark (or maybe Grant) ruins it with an arguably dubious claim. They get back on the rails, and talk about Mr. Freeze.

    Mark brings an Eek! comic, setting a dangerous precedent of coming back to a potential topic. How does one appoint a room with art and decoration?

    Grant brings Marmaduke, and gets quite surprised that Mark has a legitimate history of sort with keys.

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    41 min
  • Wait Wait Wait, No, That's a Dog

    Mark wants to talk cooking, but digresses on a necessary story. The world needs to know.

    Grant brings a Speed Bump comic, looking for insight on white shirts. Mark provides a musical revelation, then gets down to business. Grant was quite the fop.

    Mark brings Junk Drawer and a fight ensues about comical representations of dogs (or other animals).

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    39 min
  • Senior Tongue Depressor

    After a quick skit about upset doctors, Mark gives a technical update. Then, the true point of the intro is reached. A potpourri follows.

    Mark brings a Liberty Meadows comic. A bit of conversation about Grant's reading occurs, until your hosts finally get to competition.

    Grant brings Drabble. Adults are really obnoxious.

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    46 min

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