3807 – Speaking off the cuff with Matt Koff
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
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00 Hello! Welcome in!
Jimmy’s gonna guess the episode number! 3rd guess is the charm.
The Monday before the big show!
We MIGHT start that show a little early. Log on around 3:45 just in case!
20 guests for 20 years! Will it be 22 guests? I guess we’ll see.
The band sounds hotter than ever…they have not rehearsed yet.
Tony’s on tour so he won’t be joining us.
Did Erc Kalver set up a shadow show for Motion City Soundtrack to keep Tony away?!
Jimmy compares Tony to Bam Bam.
Saturday 4/11 @ 3:45 (ish)!
You can preorder the package of the show now!
Matt’s wearing the 20th Anniversary shirt that will be available at the show first and then online afterwards!
Comics Unleashed taking over The Late Show time slot.
Talking about shows similar to Comics Unleashed: Greenroom, Jon Favreau’s Dinner For Five, and Tough Crowd.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_Crowd_with_Colin_Quinn
Jimmy talks Patrice O’Neal.
Steve Perry is always around.
10 – Studio City restaurant talk.
Scooch the bottoms! (At the bathhouse?!)
Jimmy and Danielle went to the New Bev for a movie. They saw Casablanca which was for some reason played during the family kids matinee?
Jimmy may never have seen Casablanca in full and it brought him to tears at the end.
He talks about it and the audience members.
The show was nearly sold out.
They accidentally got there really early.
15 – Danielle had a giant sit next to her.
Jimmy talks his “billboard” ass and the intro to the movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Sleep_(1946_film)
Right before the movie started someone sat in the empty “friend of wheelchair” seat in front of Danielle. He was super tall so she had to move to find another seat.
The guy was fidgeting the entire time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Beverly_Cinema
20 – The Pitt talk!
We can never tell when it’s gonna end!
Fuck the Pitt it’s anniversary talk! The first official release date is 4/7! Jimmy remembers Matt uploading the first episode right after they did it.
Congrats to us!
Olympics tickets talk!
What did local residents get?
30 – Matt got his purchase email. Jimmy got his as well. He can buy tickets today at 4pm!
Detour to Trump’s Truth Social post.
40 – Back to tickets!
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport combining fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser shooting, and running. Designed by Pierre de Coubertin to emulate a soldier’s skills, it has been an Olympic staple since 1912. The competition now features a “laser run” finale (running + shooting), with athletes competing for the highest total points.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_pentathlon
Matt also got some Lady Golf tix, including one for Jimmy’s birthday for a medal round ON his birthday.
45 – The Flyaway is $12.75.
Matt Koff is here!
Jimmy does his Seinfeld!
We’ll be right back!
50m1s – We’re back!
Welcome back!
Jimmy got an email from Deadline!
Deadline Exclusive #3! It’s about us!
Zach Noe Towers new special is #2!
Patton’s release is #1!
Matt Koff seems like a Gaslight Anthem or Of Montreal guy?
He does enjoy They Might Be Giants.
There does not appear to be a band named Rolled Up Rug!
Or Coyotes in the Area.
Matt Koff talks his new special!
MK’s cat ate the arm of his suit. 4k vet bill!
MK recommends pet insurance.
His cat is on Prozac now.
Clean that fabric that went through your pets body before you take it to the tailor to fix it.
https://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/behavioral/pica-cats
60 – MK talks his girlfriend as he removes his jacket.
A lot of his latest material is cat and divorce related.
MK is still writing at The Daily Show.
Rotating hosts continuing at the show.
1h5m – Talking The Daily Show election specials and how they were around Trump’s reelection.
Dick Cavett talk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cavett
Send Nate Silver to the wood chipper as well?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Silver
Beer keg talk!
https://www.beveragecraft.com/blog/beer-keg-sizes
Matt Koff (MK) talks about his shows in town. Including Senor Fish!
1h20m – Talking paying for the car behind you in a drive through.
Don’t you want to see their reaction?
Talking Trader Joes and breakfast cereals.
1h25m – Matt talks Magic Spoon Cereal.
Lotta bowls at the Pardo-Koenig house.
Jimmy switches to LPGA talk.
1h30m – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Lee
Allison talked about another player being a conspiracy theorist when she was filling in as a commentator.
Minor League baseball talk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Bananas
MK isn’t a big sports fan but he did grow up going to some Yankee games. He realizes now they’re basically a corporation.
Matt recommends the documentary Bull Durham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Durham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Russo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Cup
Prefontaine talk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prefontaine
1h35m – https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/netflix-is-a-joke-fest-2026-los-angeles-lineup-dates-tickets
May 4-10.
MK talks more about his shows in town, including one with his girlfriend!
Jimmy asks MK about his writing for the Correspondents Dinner.
1h40m – Politics is showbusiness for ugly people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Correspondents%27_Association
1h45m – https://veeps.com/mattkoff/c2a88ddf-64f8-4195-bb57-2c8b4e47cc27
Veeps was founded by the Madden brothers (Benji and Joel) from Good Charlotte!
Talking old jokes and new hours!
1h50m – Talking ICE at airports.
Jimmy would speak up if he saw them but he doesn’t want to miss his fight.
Trivia!
Full results below!
We’ll be right back!
1h55m10s – We’re back!
Jimmy suggests watching Cat Man at about 2:30 and then switch on over to NeverNotFunny.com and watch the 20th Anniversary show!
Round the horn!
No taste test! We need a refresh!
Galactic Snacks!
The Last Five Years!
Celebrity Sighting!
2h – Cheyenne Jackson!
Eliot talks testing the video for the live show. He played Minecraft, fortnite, etc.
He found some clips from the POP show they did.
“Eliot, squinting is not acting.” – Andrew Koenig
The Bush’s are a squinty family.
Also some of the UCLA Spring Fling he was part of.
2h15m – We’re done!
Maybe join in around 3:30 now for some special content that may or may not appear! Eliot gets scolded for not interrupting for that info but did interrupt for the 3 N guesses?!
https://supporting.afsp.org/campaigns/NNF
Trivia Results:
Category: Potential Spam
Question: What greeting first proposed by Alexander Graham Bell as a way to answer the phone has had a modern uptick in popularity due its inclusion in a long running TV show.
Garon: Talk To Me (6 pts) Preguess: Nigeria
Eliot: Ahoy hoy (15 pts) Preguess: Next Door
Matt:Ahoy hoy (18 pts) Preguess: Norton Anti Virus
Matt Koff: Hey You Guys (23 pts) Preguess: Hormel
Jimmy: wasssuppp (3 pts) Preguess: Bologna
Answer: Ahoy hoy!
Matt wins!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
