JESTIES

We're back to the mics and dragging along a special guest improvisor, Aries. Aries started at JEST as a student, and now he has joined Tron and Chris in their JEST-affiliated troupe, The Bunkeristas.

Join us for a laugh, or to be disgusted, or to yell at your podcast feed. We love it all.

If you can't get enough of us, please head on over to our website, jestimprov.com to find out about all our goings-on. It's a lot.

Classes and Shows every weekend, at JEST Improv, in The Bunker Theater: 2750 East Main Street, Lower Level, Suite B-2, Ventura, CA 93003

First Fridays -- Shortform Shenanigans with, The Bunkeristas

Second Saturdays -- Jesties and Besties

Third Saturdays -- HERS Hysteria Show

Final Fridays -- JEST JAM

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Episode 62: It's Just The Thrill! - JESTIES continue their taste testing adventures with added twists.

• Starting off with Chris and Dawn eating a bar of Hot Chocolate - Uh, that's a milk chocolate candy bar infused with Ghost Pepper. How do they do it?  WHY do they do it? IT'S JUST THE THRILL
• Then, at the CRACK OF DAWN...(cha-ching) we learn the cost of taking Big-D's name in vain.
• Later, STOOLS TAKE OVER THE WORLD. ..with dangerous fun.
• Chris and Big-D shoot the bull, trying to justify their intense pursuit of the spicy thrill of their treats.
• Pop Rocks...the experience.
• Aquaman gets a mention, then off to Snap, Crackle and POP Rocks - and back to Aquaman.
• ...or Pop Rocks...
• Yes, Aquaman - oh, never mind. Let's hear it for chicken 'n waffles!
• Pop Rocks...and so much more
• Like...potted meat? Or Hot Doigs?  
• Hey, "Gene Simmons" again? Whuhh?
• Oh, look...DRUM CIRCLE...and Pop Rocks
• Lots more stuff...
• Then, Tron vs. Duct Tape
• Alex shares his close shave...and the Bear Patch.
• Oh, gaawd...the Duct Tape removal.
• ...and  more.

...IT'S JUST THE THRILL

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Jesties are on a goofballs-only retreat, in Santa Barbara.

As if they'd been locked up in a cage for the past year, these friendly goofballs explore a few of the touristy parts of the land to the north, "...known only as, Santa Barbara."

• Tasting the chocolates -  Chicken & Waffles-flavored; Ghostpepper infused
• 101 Mom Jokes
• Comedy albums - vinyl not cd, lead to coffee fueled  retro musings
• Internet Down Unduh to Sunning Down Unduh

...AND a whole lot more.

Hey! We have some kind of LIVE IMPROV show every weekend, in the quirky little beach town of Ventura, CA

BYYYE!

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Episode 60: I Think Man...and Robots. These goofballs like to follow a train of thought right into and through a tunnel of comedy.

• Starting with a re-visit of the Dune 2 popcorn bucket, in action, during the film.
• Then, back to the theater's the D-box section with a bevy of vibrators.
• Barff, the gnome, explains elimination among gnomes.
• Robots...deliver, and check I.D.s through fingerprint technology.
• Tesla toys with robot technology. 
• About our voices...and characters -- The group goes to lunch and encounters The Singing Waitress.
• Kink exploration, leads to a unique Resume.
• Further, fantasy exploration, winds up in an intimate cemetery encounter. 

!!!  Come join us at The Bunker Theater, 2750 East Main St. Ventura, CA 93003 - Every weekend for performances - check our website for complete schedule.

Come to a Drop-in class, Saturdays, 2-4PM, or Tuesdays, 7-9PM - check our website for details.

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Episode 59: Teeth Are Not Tools - finds the JESTIES in a heated discussion about what separates humans from animals. From there, the wacky world of improv takes us on a journey only these 4 goofballs could choose to take. Oh, and Dr. Alex Phil tries to give Mr. Christopher Gene Simmons some relationship advice.

• First Attempt at Dr. Phil. FAIL! Alex pulls the plug. Check back later.
• Big D presides over - The People's Court: Alex vs. Alex; Sattler tries to plead his case for pulling Dr Phil bit. Tron tries to explain how the bit could have worked. Chris explains that, perhaps it was a sub-game.
• New and Good: Starting with Chris, who tells us about his band, The Banana Convention's new recordings. New releases, coming soon.
• Then, in the studio, the JESTIES band tries to create new music. Something about a monkey, and a relatable-ranting-traffic-rager, and relegating Alex to playing the triangle.
• Dawn's New and Good: After failing to bring back Dr Phil, she admits that the 101 Students' Showcase was awesome, in spite of having to drop a game at the end of the show - but kept the PARK BENCH game.
• Alex and "Schmeeve" negotiate  the PARK BENCH game.
• INSIDE BASEBALL: Young Tron has been playing baseball inside his house, and his mother is not happy. Young Tron tries to fix up his playing field with cushioning and chintz fabric. 
• Dawn has to explain chintz fabric, supposedly found in many Conservative households. Apparently there is a lot of Conservative love for fu*king flowers.
• Alex's New and Good: After Carly has returned from an extended vacation, he is taking her to see the new Dune movie. He'll be getting the infamous Dune-2 popcorn bucket.
• Elon calls his top engineering scientists together to create a new device for Tesla drivers. After presenting their invention, Elon ejects each of his scientists, one-by-one.
• Tron admits his first suit was a Trump special - when he was 11-years old, because of The Apprentice.
• You're Fired! - A scene from an episode of Alex Trump's, Apprentice. Gene Simmons guest stars - Not the "dancing Simmons" guy.
• The gang compares their longest, partner-free, dry-spells. They attempt, using Price Is Right-rules, to guess Alex's.
• Finally, Dr Phil welcomes Mr. Gene Simmons to his talk/therapy show, to discuss intimacy and relationships. 

SPECIAL: JEST HERS have their own show, Saturday night, March 23rd, 2024, 7-9 PM, at The Bunker Theater, 2750 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93003

Regular show schedule at The Bunker Theater: 

• First Fridays of the month: BUNKERISTAS' short-form improv, 7-9 PM
• Second Saturdays of the month: JESTIES and besties, 7-9 PM; JEST Improv's main, longform improv troupe perform, with special opening guest, (usually) The HERS troupe - JEST's all-women longform improv troupe.
• Third Fridays of the month: The POOL SHOW , 7-9 PM; JEST's in-house show for any JEST students, past or present, who want to perform. Short-form (first half), followed by Long-form (second-half).
• Final Fridays of the month: JESTIES' JAM; Invite only private show - sign up on our website, jestimprov.com, to receive an invitation.

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Thank you - Byyyeee!

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- The JESTIES start off describing something they're eating. What is it? Choose to know. Then meet our guest, and listen to further adventures of these four meandering goofballs. -- 

Triggered by New & Good:

• Tron, talks about his connection to Only Fans.
• Chris and Alex share their New & Good.
• Sometimes...We feel like writing homage songs, based on popular slogans
• Play by play, and color commentary of our podcast so far...with scoring - sponsored by, Sheets of Nori.
• Find out who was voted, Most Horny Person, by his fellow law students.
• Dawn shares her New & Good, leading to exploration of a weird, conservative version of America - with Timothy, 18, and a bizarre celebrity based wig collection.
• Dark Tron?
• Low lights inspire us to do a group spoon - the measuring kind. What would the order be?
• A High School Science Teacher who measured a lifetime of progress,  one cup at a time. Even at home.
• Carly is away...will Alex likely, play? Doesn't matter...Carly can see all - including his visitors. Yoda?
• Skipping right over Bill Cosby...
• The pepperoni nips are finally freed - and renamed - in front of the webcam. Italian bagel?
• We promote our JEST IMPROV offerings - Shows, every weekend, and Classes at various levels

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• Ep.-57 
• Right off the bat, Alex tries to tell Tron about a JayZ album that Tron never heard of. Next, from Tron's new and/or good, we enter the marshmallow pool with questionable ownership. 
• From there, we are transported to a nearby Burger King where the employees are having a serious discussion about Tip money with their owner. 
• Next, we visit with today's guest, Stuart from Cincinnati, and wind up calling his ex-wife for a chat.  
• Dawn gets a shot on Shark Tank, and Chris found some long-lost T-shirts.
• Then, there is some discussion with  a couple knees and a pepperoni nipple, followed by Tron's discussion with "Ralph-from-Ralph's," about something from Tron's childhood that traumatizes him to this day.

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First up - The gang interviews our first guest, "Mr Steve  Fluetenberg, a Bass Pro  Shop manager," starring, Alex, who finds out why Chris had to repeat the 6th Grade.

Then - Dawn and Tron, battle it out in the theater of their minds.

Next up - "I've Got A Theory," Dawn's new segment about how things seem to work, or should work, if only...

Followed by - "The Gauntlet of Light," Tron's new game show on the streets of Ventura, CA.

Later- The Jesties seem to all switch bodies and portray each other as teenagers, theorizing about dating. "Lube those squeaky parts."

At some point - Tron brings up The Economist, and that spurs a scenario about optimal age-gaps in couples. "He's the same age as my Grandpa."

Then - The Jesties play each other once again, on a busy street corner. "Hey, come here, I'm rollin' a big one."

So - Chris starts a school of humor, where un-funny people can un-learn their bad comedy habits and learn new joke skills.

New and Good - The group shares random facts about themselves which turn into improvised scenarios of absurdity.

Locker Room Talk - Alex and Tron both relate weird locker room behavior they've witnessed.

Finally - Enjoy the pilot episode of, "Alex Sattler, Shower Police," where Alex tries to figure out what's going on in those stalls.

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Ep.55 - Some of the Skits included:

• Tron and Big D's friendship
• Subscription-tiered life
• Costco Sheep
• Chris wins a Grammy
• Ghost Dawn visits JEST
• KARENs discuss Bohanski music
• TSA role play gone sideways
• Newlyweds order a pizza
• Pizza delivery guy shows up

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This episode starts with a banana and continues from there on a track that nobody could predict. But in the end, WE HAVE FUN! Laugh with us, get pissy with us, or just turn us on as background noise, we'll take it!

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