Famous Dead People

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Louie Pearlman) Of the two people that I had on this week's episode, you'll never guess which one invented gaslighting! We get to all of that and more on this week's Famous Dead People. For more Rebecca Robles: https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/ https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/ For more Louie Pearlman: https://www.louiepearlman.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyandron/joey-and-ron-a-new-sixties-bubblegum-rock-musical?ref=user_menu For more Jarret Berenstein: https://jarretberenstein.com https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein https://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Jon Bander & Jonathan B. Lerner) A lot of antisemitism on this ep, despite all three of us being jewish. What do you expect when we talk about Walter Cronkite's tv show where he did the news with puppets? For more Jarret Berenstein: https://jarretberenstein.com https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein https://twitter.com/justjarret For more Jon Bander: https://twitter.com/jonbander https://magnettheater.com/show/53958/ For more Jon B Lerner: https://twitter.com/jonblerner https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-next-best-thing/

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) How does one go about establishing themselves as the choreographer of enormous musical numbers for stage and screen? And how does one trick hundreds of people to give them millions? We get into all of that with Charles Ponzi and Busby Berkeley on this week's ep!For more Rebecca Robles:https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/For more Dennis Pacheco:https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/https://twitter.com/dpachecoFor more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & David Bluvband) I feel bad having someone like Epstein on, but I really wanted to find out the truth about his untimely but well deserved death. And I had similar questions for the Big Bopper of course.For more John Trowbridge:https://johneveretttrowbridge.tumblr.com/https://twitter.com/JohnTrowbridgeFor more Dave Bluvband:https://sexyspookyteens.podbean.com/https://twitter.com/BluvbandFor more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Shawn Wickens) Why did Charles Bukowski stop writing after getting two stories published, and how did Boris Karloff land his first scary movie role? We get into all of that and more on this week's ep!For more Shawn Wickens:http://badtheaterfest.com/For more Louie Pearlman:https://www.louiepearlman.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyandron/joey-and-ron-a-new-sixties-bubblegum-rock-musical?ref=user_menuFor more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & Dominic Russo) We chatted with Philip about acting ad Rudyard about writing and also racism and intensity and yelling! Also, stick around till the very end to hear three people doing simultaneous Truman Capote impressions.For more Brendan Goggins:https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/1000-foot-whale-claw/For more Dominic Russo:https://www.instagram.com/dfr247/https://thearmorycomedy.com/schedule/2019/9/18/armory-sketch-house-teams-be-king-rewind-lje7b-xxy26For more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Pat May & guest host Rebecca Robles) I let Famous Dead People darling Rebecca Robles take over the microphone so she could interview famous dancing man and Fred Astaire rival Gene Kelly, and pretty cool dude with no negative attributes Joseph Stalin. What do we talk about? Listen to find out (plus there's really funny bonus audio at the end of the ep).For more Rebecca Robles:https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/For more Pat May:https://www.youtube.com/videogamesimprovFor more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Evan Altshuler & Rob Penty) Where did Robin Leach's obsession with the rich and famous come from? And why was Saint Augustine such a controversial christian? We got into all of that and more on this week's ep!Check out Rob Penty:https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/sexy-baby/http://actuallyitsrobpentydotorg.com/Check out Evan Altshuler:https://twitter.com/evanaltCheck out Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Jonathan B. Lerner) We got to the bottom of Chaucer's early nicknames and Jim Jones' journey to being a cult leader and more!For more Megan Gray:https://twitter.com/graymeganhttps://magnettheater.com/show/53334/For more Jonathan B. Lerner:https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-next-best-thing/For more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) We deconstructed some of Manet's paintings, and Anna had some snacks off mic. All that and more!For more Rebecca Robles:https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/For more Dennis Pacheco:https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/For more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Kyle Gordon) I never usually do this, but we dedicated this entire episode to delving into the life and times of two members of the notorious punk band The Ramones. And it was great!For more Kyle and Louie:https://twitter.com/KTJBPodcasthttps://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/Kick-the-Jukebox-p988433/https://soundcloud.com/kickthejukeboxFor more Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & Chris Ferry) How did Andrew Carnegie make all his billions of dollars, and what was some of the secret sexual meanings of Conway's songs? We get into all that and more on this week's ep.See Brendan Googinshttps://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/https://magnettheater.com/show/53194/See Chris Ferry:http://podcast.storypirates.com/https://www.storypirates.com/backstrokeraptorSee Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Austin Sanders) I thought I knew what the HW stood for, but it turns out there were many options. And at what point was Roger Moore offerred the role of Bond?! We get into all that on this week's ep!Check out Kevin Cobbs:https://gacdrifters.com/https://twitter.com/kevincobbshttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6UKzyrdGwhAM2KpAPADtci?si=2MHRl2EvTsqfOdFVpAGRWwCheck out Austin Sanders:https://theouterzone.brownpapertickets.com/Check out Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Mia Bloomfield & Aaron Gold) We get to the bottom of everything in this episode, like the extremely sketchy way that Marilyn Monroe got into modeling and also the weirdly unnecessary role Excalibur played in King Arthur's life.Check out Mia Bloomfield:https://www.instagram.com/weirdwellness/https://www.instagram.com/ediblefreaks/Check out Aaron Gold:https://twitter.com/HeyItsAaronGoldhttps://www.aaron-gold.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-mind-if-i-dont/id1155338403?mt=2Check out Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Rob Penty & Graham Techler) We discussed the hidden meaning of some of Chekhov's plays and also the hidden double meaning of the title of Kerouac's book On The Road. Hint: it's exactly what you think it is.Graham Techler:https://twitter.com/gr8h8m_t3chl3rhttps://hellskitchen.ucbtheatre.com/performance/68461Rob Penty:http://www.actuallyitsrobpentydotorg.com/https://magnettheater.com/show/52979/https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/sexy-baby/See Jarret Berensteinhttps://jarretberenstein.comhttps://youtube.com/jarretberenstein

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Evan Altshuler) When our country first formed there was one key question every new citizen had on their mind: where's the beef.Check out Megan Gray:https://magnettheater.com/show/53171/https://twitter.com/graymeganCheck out Evan Altshuler:https://twitter.com/evanaltCheck out Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) We had an awesome time getting into the origins of early Desi Arnaz's career, and what HG Wells' rule is for writing great science fiction stories!Check out Dennis Pacheco:https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/the-nitro-girls/https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/Check out Rebecca Robles:https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/metal-boy/Check out Jarret Berenstein:https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret

(ft comedians Pat May & Anna Neu) How did ee cummings feel about jews, and how did the Beastie Boys move from punk to rap? We'll get to the bottom of all of that and more on this week's ep!See Pat May:https://magnettheater.com/show/50505/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0xxSgc9hfIez9sd5TF14QSee Anna Neu:https://magnettheater.com/show/53055/See Jarret Berensteinhttps://jarretberenstein.comhttps://www.youtube.com/jarretberensteinhttps://twitter.com/justjarret