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Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Devon talk complying with reasonable public safety requests, house tasks they don't mind doing, their favorite concerts, tribute bands, and the ubiquitous likability of Weird Al. Weird Al Yankovic's Disney Channel special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn9q71RsQfo For those unfamiliar with Victor Borge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEMEkNhulsI The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Annemarie discuss tools like a bunch of tools. Bob Vila not allowed. There's no wrestling in this show but there's a lot of Tim Taylor grunting. THE MADDENING (1995), starring Burt Reynolds and directed by Danny (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) Huston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tguGL83NU8Y The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at https://www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your enemies! Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, th

Jim, Jarrod, Karl, and James discuss trees, running away from home, roller blades, their crumbling bodies, and the classic film, Baby's Day Out. Then special guest Kellie comes on to share the latest Poke scandals in Providence. We need your help to #SavetheFirehouse . During the Covid-19 health crisis, we have been unable to keep you laughing in our theater but the bills are piling up. Please help us keep the laughs going by donating to www.paypal.me/firehousetheater if you can! We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jim, Jarrod, Karl and Conor discuss the Parks and Rec reunion special and timeless wonder that is Amy Poehler. They also delve into some positive news for a change. A big happy birthday to our friend Eli P! We need your help to #SavetheFirehouse . During the Covid-19 health crisis, we have been unable to keep you laughing in our theater but the bills are piling up. Please help us keep the laughs going by donating to https://www.paypal.me/firehousetheater if you can! We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod and Karl welcome on Annemarie and Elizabeth to discuss their short video project "Steph QuaranTammie, MLM scams, Annemarie's love story,their reckless youths and fake ids,first concerts, first cars, the versatility of the term "just sayin," and some bizarre practice Annemarie refers to as "Pigeon Sippin'" The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl welcome Andy and Chris for a lovely conversation about The Land Before Time, militia groups and ideas that come much too late. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl welcome back Rachelle to discuss the finer points of Zoom etiquette and quarantine hygiene. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Elizabeth welcome Frank on to talk about the upcoming improv master class that he and Jim will be running. They also break down when their parents first broke their hearts, quarantine procrastination, and what should and should not be on Bravo. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Tim revisit our favorite action heroes, euphemisms for death, Tik Tok, and the weeks of the Covid-19 shutdown blending together. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Karl, Kim, Tim, and Devon check in with rules for the dos and don'ts of social media during the shutdown, as well as their music recommendations and revisited movies to get you through those lonely nights. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Elizabeth, Annmarie, and Karl discuss their quirky family traditions, including Thanksgiving Ham, stuffin' muffins, and pig murder. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl discuss life on lockdown, what they're eating, what they're working on, panic buys, and their spouses, or "spice's", waning patience being locked up with desperate performers. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at http://www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Kim discuss sex ed videos, tea rooms, and clam cakes, then finish up with a long game of HotSpot. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at https://www.bitplayers.net/ AS OF NOW the theater is still open and shows are still scheduled. The Firehouse is an under-100 capacity theater. Our remaining open is not to be taken as a dismissal of safety concerns. Please use your discretion, wash your damn hands, and avoid hoarding. Opening and closing music by Dorisduke. Buy their new album, NEED, here: https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/

Jarrod and Jim welcome Elizabeth and Andy to discuss their opinions on the Oscars, for which they have each viewed AS MANY AS two of the movies nominated. Elizabeth is excited about having jury duty coming up. Andy hates something that most of the world considers unhateable. At 06:35 Jarrod mentions that Jim has seen "almost as many movies as Lisa Pasonelli." Lisa is a teacher and film critic whose reviews can be found here: https://thecriticalcritics.com/author/lisapas/ and Jim has still not seen nearly as many movies as she has. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at bitplayers.net. Check back for more info on the Bits' HITTIN' THE RHODE TOUR for which we're planning to perform in every city and town in Rhode Island. Theme music by Dorisduke, whose new album NEED is available at dorisduke.bandcamp.com.

#2020: Leave Everyone Alone Today it's a Jarrod-free episode, as he was at Foxboro causing the Patriots to lose. As a result, nobody talks about wrestling in this episode. Jim, Lobo, and Frank discuss the Bit Players' latest New Years Eve show, and try to examine what characterizes the '10s as a decade. Beware! Mild Rise of Skywalker spoilers at 34:00. Spoiler discussion lasts about 90 seconds. The Munsters Theme, composed by Jack Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFCnvH2E-6A Come see the Bits' first sketch show, ARE WE HAPPY YET?, directed by our own James Tabor, on Thurs. 1/16 at 8pm! The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. Theme music is by Dorisduke. dorisduke.bandcamp.com

In this episode recorded in August 2017, Jarrod and Jim welcome DYLAN EBERLE, former Bit Player and current geologist, and ADAM WAZ, current professional photographer, to talk about The Force Awakens, Universal Basic Income, and Staind. Jarrod, Dylan, and Waz are all members of the band DORISDUKE. Check back soon for a new episode featuring the band, who'll be discussing their new album, NEED. https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ The Bit Players perform improv comedy every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. BYOB. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net.

Here's the audio from Vlad's one-man show about his training with Marcel Marceau, recorded live at the Firehouse Theater on March 22nd, 2018, on what would have been Marcel's 95th birthday.

This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode. Those just discovering us may want to listen to the previous episode, "#ComingToAmericaTODAY." In Part 2 of our epic interview, Russian mime extraordinaire VLAD TENENBAUM tells us more about making his home in Lynn, Mass., takes us through a game of Soviet Russia true/false, introduces us to some Russian animal noises, and finally, gives us the epilogue of his pizza story. The Russian novel Vlad's talking about is The Master and Margarita: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Margarita-50th-Anniversary-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143108271/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=master+and+margarita&link_code=qs&qid=1573920062&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1 There's more Vlad coming soon to the airwaves: first, the audio of Vlad's one-man show about his training with THE Marcel Marceau, and later we'll be recording a prequel interview where Vlad tells us more about his time in Soviet Russia. So stay tuned for our next episode, "The Phantom Red Menace," or: "Mime and Punishment." The Bit Players (and Vlad

On this episode, we divert a little bit from our usual format of Jarrod insisting on talking about wrestling to talk to our friend VLAD TENENBAUM, Russian mime extraordinaire, about his experience leaving Soviet Russia in the 80s and making his new home in the U.S. of A. This is episode 1 of a 2-part series. Premium members (friends of ours) can access the entire episode right now by subscribing (coming over for drinks and listening). If you like Vlad's story, check back soon for a bonus episode which features the audio from Vlad's one-man show about his training under Marcel Marceau. The Bit Players (and Vlad) perform every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. All shows are BYOB. Go to www.bitplayers.net for tickets.

Jarrod, Jim, and James--or the Triple J Squad, as they like to be called--discuss the new Dave Chappelle special, the VMAs, prison shows, and mid-2000s Steve Martin movies. Jarrod is going to Wrestlemania and continues to annoy Jim with this fact. Vermin Supreme is a performance artist and is running for President again in 2020. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. Theme music by Dorisduke, the band that is mostly Bit Players.