Comical Start

Comical Start

By Mark and GrantComedySociety & Culture
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Comical Start episodes

  • I'm Going Full Bar

    Mark got a new toy, and you'll want to hear about it... Matt. He's finally (maybe?) an adult.

    Mark brings a Wizard of Id comic, and wants to talk clocks. Grant lays out his take on the American education system, and his four-layer alarm redundancy.

    Grant brings a Peanuts comic to explain how good he is at being too perfect. Mark acknowledges how that plays into social anxiety. Your co-hosts have a battle of wits and wills on the Tic-Tac-Toe board.

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    46 min
  • Kind of Fun to Get Messy

    Mark has a big shake-up in his produce, and Grant tells Mark how to eat Nutella.

    Grant brings a Fowl Language comic to talk about life hacks and good friends.

    Mark brings a Phoebe and Her Unicorn comic to talk about style and pockets.

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    45 min
  • It's Something, but Not Art

    Last week marked the end of an era in Mark’s life, but the start of a new one as another birthday came and went.

    Mark brings a B.C. comic. He wants to know whether Grant ever has flashes of inspiration in his life. Grant wants to know what Mark does after he has one.

    Grant brings a Shirley and Son comic. Has Mark ever made calculated risks? Hardly.

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    44 min
  • We're Not a Comedy Podcast

    Mark is officially a teacher, and has a handful of gripes. The podcast gets a makeover.

    Grant brings a Luann comic, wondering what Mark’s experience is with adult coloring books. Apparently this line of questioning had no goal whatsoever. At least the comic was good.

    Mark brings a Herman comic, and requests that Grant regale the audience with tales of interview woes.

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    42 min
  • Moderately Competent High School Musician

    Mark begins by talking about his new purposeful and accidental sound setup. Grant swears, Mark has a long day, Grant buys groceries, and Mark deals with weird snacks at work.

    Mark brings The Fusco Brothers with the intention of not talking about music theory, and yet your hosts discuss exactly that topic for quite a bit.

    Grant brings a Fowl Language comic, wanting to discuss bathrooms and brag a little.

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    45 min
  • Passion For Birds

    Mark has started running, so he and Grant discuss how that's going and the difficulty Mark has with the local topography.

    Grant brings a Calvin and Hobbes comic. He wants to know how Mark deals with the incredibly annoying people who always try to start conversations. Mark's solution is simple, as usual: don't talk to people.

    Mark brings an Eyebeam comic, and it isn't funny. To make up for that, your hosts have a discussion on the finer points of fair food, particularly those native to the Minnesota State Fair.

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    46 min
  • One Year Anniversary

    Mark and Grant celebrate their one year podcasting anniversary with verbal paintings inspired by their refined palettes.

    Mark brings a Cat's Cafe comic to discuss bathing in fluids

    Grant brings a Frazz comic to ask Mark about pronunciation.

    Grant is attacked.

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    47 min
  • Objectively Horrible

    Mark and Grant start out as promised last week, discussing Sharknado: The Fourth Awakens. Skip ahead if you don't want spoilers.

    Grant brings a Marmaduke comic, wondering how Mark deals with negative people surfacing at random. They dive a bit further into general social interactions.

    Mark brings a Thatababy comic to discuss recent progress in paper towel innovation.

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    48 min
  • It's About Time!

    Mark and Grant talk more about fruit and play a guessing game, because Mark bought something new.

    Mark brings a Poorly Drawn Lines comic, wishing to see what Grant thinks about looking into the future. They get a bit off topic, veering back into Sharknado territory.

    Grant brings a Big Top comic to discuss the wonders of robes. Mark is not convinced, and extrapolates about Grant’s other habits.

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    41 min
  • I Like Tom Holland

    Grant and Mark talk about fruit. You won't believe the deal Grant got on these mangoes.

    Grant brings a Drabble comic, while Mark brings a Reality Check comic. What, two comics in a row? Well the script is flipped, as Mark and Grant take their first hack at pop culture review.

    Your hosts talk about Avengers: Endgame, giving you the juicy spoilers, and an unofficial love-letter to Tom Holland.

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    44 min

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