The Sharon Spell Show

This week finds Rekha Shankar (Ladypoints, Ask a Vegetarian) in the guest star chair where, along with Katie, Sean, and Sharon, they discuss the venerable OK Cupid Illuminati, pun competitions, and lovely LA traffic.  Oh, and...this train odor we're smelling...is it "homeless" or "Axe Body Spray"?

Sharron Paul (Cheap Date Comedy, Girls Are Roommates) pops into the guest star chair this week to entertain Sharon, Katie, and Sean with tales of her time working customer service for a medical alert company AND getting her start in music videos.  We all then discuss some strange funerals we've heard about and that usually-disappointing instance of finding cash on the sidewalk.

Should men shave their body hair?  That's the lead-in on this week's episode, which finds Brian Faas (Best Week Ever, The Art Thieves) in the guest star chair.  We (meaning Brian, Sharon, Katie, and Sean) also discuss cat composers and the dreck that is the movies released in January.  Brian also tells us about the differences between meeting Justin Bieber and Dolly Parton.

Good gravy, there's a heap of drama as this week's episode begins.  Justin Williams (3 Dudes and a Broad, Late NIght New York) doors a cyclist while getting out of his cab when he arrives at the recording session and has much to discuss.  He, along with Sharon, Katie, and Sean, also discuss the differences between performing in various US cities, as well as the ins and outs of strip club etiquette.

Shonali Bhowmik (shonalibhowmik.com) joins Sharon, Katie Compa, and Sean Canady in the guest star chair this week to discuss her trouble with feeling like she's doing nothing, when she's been traveling the country to show her short film, "Sardines Out of a Can".  This leads to everyone agreeing that we don't have time for a drug problem...and how we're VERY clear about that in our respective diaries.

What's that sound?  It's the sound of Andy Blitz (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Review) easin' on into the guest star chair to talk about his fear of being roofied.  Sharon, along with Sean Canady and Katie Compa, also get him to explain why he left Late Night when his gut was telling him that Conan wanted to push him out a window.  All this plus ruining TWO Twilight Zone episodes for those of us who haven't seen them.  SPOILER ALERT!

With a cold gust of New Year's air, Michael Hartney (youtube.com/michaelhartney) whirls into the guest star chair to chat about the character-based improv and sketch that he's been doing lately.  Sharon and Michael compare encounters with drunk folks on the subway, and Michael discusses the sudden facebook backlash from his sign-language interpreter video.  Plus, plans are made (also with Katie Compa and Jason Jude Hill) to get some TV pilots rolling.  One just MIGHT have to do with The Fart Doctor...you'll have to listen!

Just in time to ring out the old year, Janine Brito (Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell) stops by the studio to chat with Sharon, Katie Compa, and Jason Jude Hill.  Janine reminisces about the only time that fireworks made her pee her pants.  We disect the difference between a Doo-Dad, a Thing-Me, and a Jim-Jam AND we get introduced to the elusive Katie ComPAH!

This week in the ol' guest star chair is Charla Lauriston (charlaface.tumblr.com).  She chats with Sharon, Katie Compa, and Jason Jude Hill about the hecklers and awkward lead-in acts she's contended with on the road.  Plus, we learn about her that time in Charleston when she greeted the audience with a southern accent.

This week finds Garry Hannon (Funny Ha Ha Funny Queer) settling right in at the guest star mic.  He - along with Sharon, Sean, and Jason Jude Hill - discuss the pros and cons of owning versus renting. We also find out just what a "benign crush" is, and Sharon calls her travel agent from her 1967 boop-boop phone.