Crazy Christians

Just when you thought the male characters on this show couldn't get any scarier! Comedy writer and cartoonist Sara McHenry joins us to deal with the unholy mess of misogyny that is "Monday," a.k.a. The Harriet Dinner Part 0. Simon has a fruit sketch for Darius. Danny goes from hopeless romantic to murder suspect. And we get a behind-the-scenes look at Aaron Sorkin giving up on the show.

Get your jingle bells a-jingling because Studio 60 is gearing up for their big Christmas Show! A.V. Club TV Editor Erik Adams joins us for this festive episode that officially marks the half-way point (and perhaps the tipping point) in this bonkers season of television. Trombone Shorty tries his hand at acting. Matt and Danny dabble add some more fireable offenses to their HR files. And Cal officially loses his mind.

At the near-halfway point of the season, Aaron Sorkin finally gets down to what the show is meant to be about: Tense and dramatic hostage situations. This week, io9 writer, Charming Pod host, and Tim's wonderful wife Beth Elderkin joins us to dissect the pointlessly confusing episode 'B-12.' It's raining in LA. Harriet (a professional comedian) can't tell a joke. And, finally, Mark McKinney deigns to show his face in the halls of Studio 60.

Just when you thought you'd finally escaped the events of Nevada Day, Aaron Sorkin decides to inexplicably set the very next episode on the same damn day (but also somehow during Thanksgiving?). This week, Belladonna editor Caitlin Kunkel joins us for the seminar in mansplaining that is 'The Option Period.' Ricky and Ron step out on their own. Harriet gets her faith explained to her by numerous men. And finally, Cal's artistic skill gets a moment to shine.

Sure, you've seen Nevada Day Part 1. But you haven't lived until you've experienced the largely unnecessary sequel, Nevada Day Part 2. This week we're joined by 'Texas Forever' and 'Head Over Heels' host Meryl Williams to dissect the clumsy culture debates and troop-supportin' conclusions to this Studio 60 two-parter. Jack gets mad. Harriet gets smitten. And Donkey Kong gets nervous about doing his job.

This week, 'The Opposition with Jordan Klepper' writer River Clegg joins us for the first part of the infamous Nevada Day two parter in which a dizzying array of plot lines are explained to us over and over again until Sorkin realizes he's hit the 42-minute mark. Harriet gets assaulted by a gang of homosexual street toughs. Lil' Nate Corddry gets taken down by a decrepit basset hound. And John Goodman wins a damn Emmy.

This week we're treated to a series of vignettes, each more insulting to the viewer than the last. Jordan wants to make some friends. Matt and Simon want to diversify the writing staff. Lil Nate Corddry struggles to connect with his parents. And Cal harasses an old Jewish man. Yes, that's all in one episode. Join us and comedy writer Alicia Kraft (The Ogrecast) before we all get blacklisted.

Since it's our fifth episode we decided to do something special and get a guest who has actually heard of Studio 60. This week, Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and Studio 60 aficionado Seth Reiss joins us to discuss (and defend!) "The Long Lead Story." Instead of just lamenting what Sorkin gets wrong, we talk a lot about what he's so close to getting right. Also, Seth talks about running the official Matt Albie Twitter account (@MattAlbie60) and the time he wrote an Aaron Sorkin parody sketch for Aaron Sorkin himself.

The only thing that should be taken more seriously than comedy writing is the very serious crime of joke theft. On this very special episode of Crazy Christians, Tim and Dan are joined by comedy writer Don Plattner to discuss the complex emotions and live television logistics at play in this episode of Studio 60. There's also a lot of talk about breasts because Aaron Sorkin is a 14-year-old...? To understand you really have to have read some August Strindberg.

Ok, so you've created one of the smartest and most provocative late night sketch shows in history, but there's only one problem: These rubes in middle America don't understand you're very good jokes! This week, Tim and Dan are joined by comedy writer Michelle Spies to discuss the sketch comedy of Aaron Sorkin which could generously be called offensive (on many levels!). Also, Jordan got a DUI one time! Drama!