Verbomania!

Griffin Newman: Actor, writer and podcasting marvel! (Vinyl HBO, Blank Check with Griffin and David, Fort Tilden, UCB)Anacreontic: composed in the manner of the Greek poet Anacreon, known for his lyrics praising wine, women, and song.Join Griffin and Hallie for a riveting session of games, texting etiquette and shockingly believable example sentences on the last Verbomania of 2015!

Michael Kayne: Writer, director, and producer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City (ASSSSCAT, What I Did For Love, and Baby Wants Candy).Gubernatorial:of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.Join Michael and Hallie for another romp of wordplay, hilarity and cocaine on this special Electorial episode of Verbomania!

Zach Sherwin: Epic Rap Battler, Comedian, Lyrical Mastermind.Mondegreen: A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song.Join Zach, Hallie and background troll Myq Kaplan on this special musical beat filled extravaganza episode of Verbomania!

Myq Kaplan: Comedian with a linguistics degree whose special "Small Dork and Handsome" is on Netflix.Ambisinister: clumsy or unskillful with both hands.Join Hallie and Myq as we discuss cockney rhyming slang, freestyle rap and lefthandedness on this episode of Verbomania!

Jenny St. Angelo: an actress, improvisor and dynamite wordsmith! Balloonacy : Mania for ballooning; balloon madness. Join Jenny and Hallie as we delve into Portmanteaus, High Pressure Synonyms and British slang on this episode of Verbomania!

Zach Mandeville: Performer and Writer of Funwater AwesomeDecathect: to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, orobject), as in anticipation of a future lossJoin Hallie and Zach as we talk train poetry, Gloom  and the peculiarities of the anamoly: "Stroy" on this episode of Verbomania!

Neil Casey: Peabody Award winning writer for Inside Amy Schumer, performer and comedian extraordinaire.Piffle: noun & exclamation, nonsense. Get to know Neil, learn the perfect way to remember someone's name and witness the birth of a new German word on this episode of Verbomania!

Jo Firestone: Comedienne extraordinare, Writer, Host, Producer for The Chris Gethard Show. Quiddity: The inherent nature or essence of something Find out more about Jo, learn about parts of a ship and discover human emotions on this episode of Verbomania!

Brennan Lee Mulligan: Improvisor, comedian; writer of the wonder webcomic Strong Female Protagonist.Rubicund: Having a ruddy complexion; high-colored.   Learn more about Brennan, portmanteaus and the perfect way to return a compliment on this episode of Verbomania!

Casey Jost: Senior comedy producer for TruTV's Impractical Jokers, performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade, and member of the band Les Vinyl.  Palimpsest: A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.Learn more about our guest Casey, Bubblequeens and how awkward a typewriter can sound on the debut episode of VERBOMANIA! with Hallie Haas!!!