Tom Scharpling hosts three hours of mirth, music & mayhem LIVE every Tuesday night! Featuring celebrity guests, live music, callers, hot topics, and plenty of surprises. The Best Show streams live every Tuesday night on Twitch at 6pm PT and is available on your podcast app on Wednesday. Bonus content and video episodes on Patreon patreon.com/thebestshow
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Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling


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Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling
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Podcasting icons Julie Klausner (Difficult People) and Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) team up for a fun show where they have fun and you have fun and everybody has fun. Each week, Tom and Julie careen through the best and worst of pop culture, giving the business to blockhead celebrities, rescuing shoddy podcasts, exploring obscure American subcultures, watching clips from the classics (The Munsters, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, etc), and hanging out with amazing guests, all in the name of keepi ...
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Meet My Friends The Friends with Tom Scharpling


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Meet My Friends The Friends with Tom Scharpling
Tom Scharpling
Join Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) for 236 episodes of the ultimate Friends recap podcast!
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Hollywood Handbook is an insider's guide to achieving your showbiz dreams from two A-List it-boys who are living theirs. Hayes and Sean provide an exclusive VIP backstage pass into Tinseltown politics, answer questions from unsuccessful listeners, and bring in famous guests to discuss their craft and how they became what they are (famous).
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Best Show Gems with Tom Scharpling | WFMU


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Best Show Gems with Tom Scharpling | WFMU
Tom Scharpling and WFMU
Best Show Gems: The Best Of The Best Show On WFMU is a twice-monthly podcast featuring highlights from the full radio show. Classic Scharpling and Wurster calls, amazing phone-ins, random weirdness and more! It's a perfect way for a beginner to get on board, or for a longtime fan to look back and remember when.
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The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling | WFMU


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The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling | WFMU
Tom Scharpling and WFMU
The Best Show On WFMU is now The Best Podcast On WFMU! Join Tom Scharpling as he journeys through the treacherous and hi-larious world of open phones, bizarre fake guests, and even more disturbing real guests. The podcast is all of the Mirth and Mayhem, but none of the Music!
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When comic Michelle Biloon visits famous tourist traps, she drags her funny friends along to enliven the experience.
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You know those important life decisions that simply can't be made by others? Lizzy Cooperman asks you to make those for her every other week. Will the "right" choice lead to bliss? Disaster? Marriage? Madagascar? Find out when she places her fate...in your hands.
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Sprawling interviews that are mainly about books and reading.
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A podcast about podcasts, bringing the world of podcasting to the UK via reviews and interviews. Hosted by George Grimwood.
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When we brought comedian and laundry enthusiast Brett Davis to "talk suds with his buds" on our network, we could never have expected the seemingly affable host and innocuous topic (laundry) to result in this. Regrettably, we are contractually obligated to present The Podcast For Laundry, and apologize to the many guests dragged into Brett's endless downward spiral. Listener discretion is advised.
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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast


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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast
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Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, a man Stephen King once called “a national treasure,” talks with the show business legends, icons and behind-the-scenes talents who shaped his childhood and influenced his comedy. Along with co-host and fellow pop culture fanatic Frank Santopadre, Gilbert is joined by comics, actors, musicians, talk show hosts, writers and other eyewitnesses to Hollywood history, including Bruce Dern, Chevy Chase, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Adam West, Steve Buscemi, Micky Dole ...
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The "Goods & Greats" of Prove It All Night! PROVE IT SHOW is a compilation of little nuggets of great moments featured on the weekly Prove It All Night! radio show hosted by Pat Byrne, which happens every Saturday night from 9 - midnight eastern time only on WFMU.org.
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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling


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Bob Bogal Jr., Son of Ventures bassist Bob Bogal
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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip from The Best Show on WFMU, Tom gets a call from BOB BOGAL JR., the son of legendary Ventures bassist Bob Bogal! (Originally broadcast on WFMU on April 5th, 2005.) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SH…
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Tom and Julie recast The Avengers with David Lynch characters. They discuss the two most celebrated movies of 1987: Over The Top and Rent-a-Cop. Plus Woody Allen saves a life, Nick Adams vs Tim Robbins, and Harpo's big dong. Also Mario and Luigi, the Mamas & the Papas chain restaurants, Billy Joel vs NY Post, Upright Woke Mind Brigade, 50 Ways to P…
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GGACP once again pledges support for striking TV and film writers by revisiting this 2019 interview with comedy writer and showrunner Don Reo. In this episode, Don regales Gilbert and Frank with anecdotes about Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Redd Foxx, Jackie Gleason and Bob Hope and shares backstage stories from classic shows like "Rhoda," "Sanford and…
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THE TOP 25 BEST & WORST MOVIES! JAKE FOGELNEST AND MOLLY LAMBERT! RICK FROM SHOEBRIDGE!
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It’s here! The ultimate argument settler… Tom and co. rank the TOP 25 BEST & WORST MOVIES OF ALL TIME! Will yours make the cut?! Find out! JAKE FOGELNEST AND MOLLY LAMBERT swing by the studio to help Tom craft the list and more! Plus, Tom gets a call from RICK FROM SHOEBRIDGE! And as added bonus, we have the official premiere of engineer Andrew's b…
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Hollywood Handbook


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Clea DuVall and Jason Mantzoukas, Our Love & Santa Friends
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CLEA DUVALL returns with JASON MANTZOUKAS to make a major change to Love & Santa. See Hollywood Handbook live and streaming May 30th with guest Mary Holland at Dynasty Typewriter! Click for tickets Watch the video recording of today's episode with Clea and Jason at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal…
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GGACP celebrates the birthday (May 28) of Oscar-winning producer Irwin Winkler ("Rocky," "Goodfellas," "Raging Bull," "The Right Stuff") with this ENCORE of a fascinating interview from 2019. In this episode, Irwin looks back on a half-century of movie-making and shares behind-the-scenes stories about working with Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Sydney…
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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from HERMAN IN NEWBRIDGE HEIGHTS! (Originally broadcast on June 22nd, 2021) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patr…
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GGACP celebrates May's Jewish Heritage Month by revisiting this 2022 interview with Grammy and Emmy-nominated musician and historian Michael Feinstein. In this episode, Michael serenades Gilbert and Frank with classic tunes from the “Great American Songbook” and talks about performing at Hollywood parties, dining with Frank Sinatra, “accompanying” …
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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling


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PATRICIA ARQUETTE! WORST SUMMER VACATION STORIES! DARREN FROM WORK!
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The one and only PATRICIA ARQUETTE returns to the show to share a bad vacation story and talk about her new Apple TV+ show High Desert! Phones ring on the topic WORST SUMMER VACATION STORIES! Tom gets an important call from DARREN FROM WORK! All this and much more! You'll need to hit PLAY to begin! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPI…
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The Boys talk to AMIR BLUMENFELD about their new podcast partnership. See Hollywood Handbook live and streaming May 30th with guest Mary Holland at Dynasty Typewriter! Click for tickets Check out the video of today’s episode with Amir at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht…
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Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling


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QAnon the Musical (with QAnon Anonymous)
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Where We Pod One, We Pod All. The hosts of QAnon Anonymous (Julian Feeld, Jake Rockatansky, Travis View) join Tom and Julie for a wild stinky ride through the sewer of QAnon music, culture, and celebrity. Plus David Lynch's Avengers, Julie finds out about Over the Top, Tom and Brett find out about Rent-a-Cop, Andy Hardy movie trivia, Coney the Bask…
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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast


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Max Allan Collins and Dave Thomas Encore
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GGACP celebrates the birthday (May 20) of Emmy-winning actor and writer Dave Thomas with this ENCORE of a 2021 interview with Dave and author-mystery writer Max Allan Collins. In this episode, Dave and Max talk about the influence of Mad magazine, the genius of Jack Webb, the strange passions of Raymond Burr and their science fiction/crime novel “T…
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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from Robert Popper! PLUS, Patton Oswalt is live in studio and takes calls! (Originally Broadcast on WFMU on February 29th, 2009.) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WE…
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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast


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GGACP Classic: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
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GGACP continues its support of striking film and television writers by revisiting this 2019 interview with Emmy-winning screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. In this episode, Scott and Larry talk about the 25th anniversary of "Ed Wood," the exuberance of Milos Forman, the bizarro cinema of Rudy Ray Moore and their Eddie Murphy vehicl…
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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling


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JURY DUTY CAST & PRODUCERS! SCTV'S JOE FLAHERTY! MERLYN Y. MCWILLIAMS FROM NEWBRIDGE SPRINGS!
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THE CAST & PRODUCERS OF JURY DUTY visit Tom to tell behind the scenes stories from their hit improvised show and explain how they pulled it off! Featuring the show's subject Ronald Gladden, cast members Mekki Leeper, David Brown, Rashida Olayiwola, and producers Andrew Weinberg and Nicholas Hatton. Plus Tom interviews comedy legend and personal her…
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For the 500th episode of Hollywood Handbook, The Boys help BEN STILLER pitch the show to potential guests. Watch the video recording of this episode with Ben at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. See Hollywood Handbook live and streaming May 30th at Dynasty Typewriter! Click for tickets See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva…
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Cumming with a C (with Alan Cumming)
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The legendary Alan Cumming joins Tom and Julie to talk Schmigadoon, The Traitors, showbiz stories, and so much more... Playing Sweeney Todd, kissing Kristin Chenoweth, hosting the Tony's, the outfits on Traitors, what you don't know about Jennifer Jason Leigh, and watching Turner Classic Movies with Liza Minnelli. Also listeners have actually start…
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GGACP salutes the life and career of late comedian and variety show mainstay Bill Saluga (AKA Raymond J. Johnson Jr.) with this ENCORE of an interview from 2017. In this episode, Bill recalls his years in the sketch group The Ace Trucking Company and reminisces about working with everyone from Redd Foxx to Billy Barty to John Lennon (among others).…
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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom and James Murphy have an extended conversation, and take a call from disgruntled filth rocker THOR! (Originally Aired August 8th, 2017) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY B…
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GGACP commemorates the 25th anniversary of the final episode of "Seinfeld" (May 14, 1998) by revisiting this 2020 interview with Tony-winning actor and director Jason Alexander. In this episode, Jason talks about network interference, working with animals, classic "Twilight Zone" episodes, Woody Allen's influence on George Costanza and how a "show …
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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling


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KURT VILE! FENNE LILY! SQUIRE FROM NORTH SOUTHBRIDGE! THE QUIZ OF NEIL!
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A live performance from KURT VILE! A live performance from FENNE LILY! SQUIRE FROM NORTH SOUTHBRIDGE calls in! And if that wasn’t enough, KV and Tom play THE QUIZ OF NEIL with T-BONE! You may ask yourself? How does one show pack all of this talent in three hours? BECAUSE WE’RE THE BEST SHOW, BABY! Buckle up! This one is a RIDE! SUPPORT THE BEST SHO…
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The Boys and REKHA SHANKAR make their new Dungeons & Dragons characters. See Hollywood Handbook live and streaming May 30th at Dynasty Typewriter! Click for tickets Watch the video recording of this episode with Rekha at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p…
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The Top 10 Movie Creeps (with Jeff Hiller)
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Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) joins Tom and Julie to pick the Top 10 Creepy Characters from Movie History. The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? The sign guy from Love Actually?? Beetlejuice??? Who will make the cut? Also Julie talks cats at the Met Gala. Brett explains #babygirl to Tom and Julie. And Nick Adams updates, George Carlin …
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GGACP pledges its support for film and TV writers with this ENCORE of a 2021 interview with Emmy-winning writer-director David Mandel. In this episode, David joins Gilbert and Frank for a revealing conversation about the origin of classic "Seinfeld" gags (man-hands, "Bizarro" Jerry), the inner workings of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the brilliance of B…
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Ahoy! Episodes 1-2 are now available on Patreon! Hosted by Tom Scharpling & Harri Woliner SIGN UP FOR PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Forever Dog
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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from KEN IN NEWBRIDGE ESTATES! (Originally Aired June 15th, 2021) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/Th…
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GGACP celebrates the birthday (May 6) of TV personality and game show host Tom Bergeron by revisiting this entertaining conversation from 2017. In this episode, Tom weighs in on a variety of topics, including the unpredictability of live television, the genius of Marcel Marceau, the benefits of transcendental meditation and the rise and fall of the…
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To celebrate May the 4th, please enjoy this clip about the stupidity of Star Wars! Does Princess Leia know who Chewbacca is? Tom and Julie investigate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Forever Dog
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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling


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HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL WITH PAUL SCHEER & YVONNE ZIMA! PLUS CELEBRITY ENCOUNTERS!
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HOLLYWOOD GETS EXPOSED! Tom welcomes industry insiders Paul Scheer and Yvonne Zima to talk about the showbiz secrets of Hollywood! Plus, phones ring on the topic: CELEBRITY ENCOUNTERS! What a show! Don’t miss this Tinseltown tribute... SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATC…
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The Boys help GRACE FREUD and APRIL CLARK from Girl God hone their skills in the regional sketch comedy scene. See Hollywood Handbook live and streaming May 30th at Dynasty Typewriter! Click for tickets Watch the video recording of this episode with Grace and April at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and …
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The Crypt Keeper's feet! The bizarre tale of Arthur Knight! Hedda, Queen of Hollywood! Bryan Cranston for Fast Blast! Alf and Garfield fight in the War on Drugs! It's an old fashioned clips bonanza with your pals Tom and Julie. CLIPS FROM THIS EPISODE: Arthur Knight https://twitter.com/Doug_Tilley/status/1650517041797910530 John Kassir wikiFeet htt…
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GGACP celebrates the birthday (May 3) of the late actor, author and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne with this ENCORE of a memorable conversation from 2014. In this episode (a Gilbert favorite), Robert talks about long-forgotten character actors, the introduction of Cinemascope, the evils of colorization and "pan and scan" and his friendsh…
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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from Dietrich in Newbridge Flats! (Originally Aired June 8th, 2021) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/…
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