Headgum After Dark (w/ Melanie Bracewell!) - The Headgum Podcast - 164 

Honestly the funniest thing that's ever happened on the podcast besides Geoff hosting while driving

@@trevorfraley1744 honestly still one of my favourite episodes to return to. It was so absurd

27:09 Replay Button 27:09

@@trevorfraley1744how on earth did I miss that??

@@trevorfraley1744 Which ep is that @T4ke2

Yes exactly! She was so funny reacting to Geoff’s shenanigans on the audit episode. Just genuine shock and awe

haunted oven absolutely killed me

11:34 I freaking died when Mel hears the 2nd quote and just goes "NoooOOoooo"

"Chef's a Liar" (pt. 2) (ft. Ice Spice)

He Finally got reilly to hear one!

I’ve always wanted Rice Kelly instead of Grace Kelly. “I could be brown I could be white I could be basmati rice!”

I missed her so much during the rice song. She loves those, Geoff would have gotten a way more positive reception.

Saw her on this, said I'd check if I'd heard her on The Worst Idea of All Time. Yep, she's there 😂

This and last weeks episode have been all-timers & I hate that I have to add this as an addendum, but it clearly isn’t because of Geoff.

Miles is merely a Good Samaritan, helping the wounded Geoff off the road.

What is the original title?? Please 👼

@@bungaIowbill don't let me down

It was fucking fish scroll IRL

@@timgehrsitz3267lol yes 😂

No way they read this out in the next episode. This comment is certified Hall of SHAME.

@@jamesbrightman4990 i know it, when i saw the episode titled "Tony Zero" it was extremely bizarre like it came out of my dream

We’ve all basically been brainwashed at this point

Also the “grits count as rice” moment is top 10 for sure

43:08 Reilly just set him up with a scenario with Melanie that he completely just flew through, then he stumbles with an awkward "Reilly and I are good friends...I don't know" man he got real nervous. Geoff, buddy :/

AND Reilance just jumps right into it with them. Their natural chemistry omg

I also think that childhood, for a lot of people, is a carefree time in their lives, which they look back upon fondly…but I never felt comfortable in my age as I was growing up. I always felt like a middle-aged man stuck in the non-autonomous body of a child. I was constantly craving an escape from what I saw as the burden of childhood. Comedy was that escape for me. I think every creative project I’ve done has been for the laugh.

Life is farcical in and of itself. There’s an exercise they teach in “Improv 101” at UCB called “Park Bench of Truth,” where you’re not allowed to improvise for laughs, you simply have to have a conversation with your scene partner. Every time we’d do it, the two people in the scene would have a completely normal conversation, but we’d all still laugh. Why? Because there are absurdities in everything we do and say. Comedy just helps strip away the bullshit and reveal these absurdities. The old adage “it’s just life” also comes to mind.

Laughter creates a bonding experience. The beautiful thing about comedy is that it thrives in niches. When you meet someone whose sense of humor is similar to yours, that’s an instant point of connection. I never feel closer to someone than I do when I laugh with them. I never feel more different than someone when I laugh at something, and they can’t see why it’s funny. "I NEVER FEEL MORE DIFFERENT THAN SOMEONE WHEN I LAUGH...AND THEY CAN'T SEE WHY IT'S FUNNY" That hits different knowing the last 2+ years of this podcast

I take a lot of inspiration from music. When I write, I usually hop back and forth between my laptop and my guitar. I think the creative flows of improvising dialogue and improvising music feed into one another. For that reason, I also like to listen to improvisational music while writing-Bill Evans, Grateful Dead, etc.

Question - "You host two comedy podcasts. You act, write, edit, produce, direct. In your opinion, how can storytelling, comedy, art, what have you, build compassion in the world?" I firmly believe comedy is a more effective way of building compassion in the world than simply standing on a soapbox. Compassion requires at least a basic understanding of the pain of another person’s experience. As you said earlier, comedy is based in truth, and when people from different backgrounds laugh at the same thing, they’re both recognizing the same truth. In that way, comedy can arguably be the most powerful tool we have in building compassion and understanding between people across divides, EVEN IF THAT'S NOT THE SHOW'S MAIN PURPOSE OR GOAL. Personally, I would love to see more comedy from unhoused standups. I bet a lot of people who don’t currently recognize that our unhoused neighbors are entitled to a life of dignity just like the rest of us would be more willing to lend an ear if they could hear their perspective through jokes.

wondering the exact same thing

Dont let me down by the beatles and billy preston

He hoisin’s our souls. He hoisin’s our watering holes.