3406 – Biting back with Steve Marmel
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
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00 – Welcome on in! 18 years strong and stronger! Jimmy turns it into a flawless Chicago reference.
Jimmy can turn any word into a Chicago reference.
Hot weekend for Jimmy! Fantasy draft during a rainstorm!
How many years of NNF left?! Jimmy thinks Matt’s out the door.
Why does Jimmy split the money? Accolades? Airtime?!
Bad businessmen!
Jimmy talks about the draft.
Good group of folks!
New baseball podcast for Jimmy? He’s gonna do it all himself I guess!
Jimmy talks about the building they used. Lotta rain! Aside from the wetness it was a great spot.
10 – Jimmy might get one more year out of Oliver for hosting the draft.
Jimmy got Andrew Vaughn from the White Sox for $1!
Michael Vaught is PLAYED by Michael Vartan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vartan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Town_Crime
15 – “My Soroka” team name has been changed to “The Walking Baffoons”
The NNF team is The Jerks. Mangled Miniscus and the Uh Oh are his other two teams.
No fixing the screen for me!!
20 – PCAT will be streaming: NeverNotFunny.com and Pardcastathon.com!
Jimmy and fam watched the new Dave Attell special and found it hysterical.
Dave Attell Hot Cross Buns – https://www.netflix.com/title/81728938
Dave’s got a pause to laugh bit in his special.
Specials in HUGE venues don’t really do much for comedy.
25 – Jimmy and fam saw a foreign movie on Easter.
https://www.fathomevents.com/events/someone-like-you/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_a_Wing_and_a_Prayer_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Expect_Too_Much_from_the_End_of_the_World
35 – Talking the Laemmle Royale and its weird theater setup.
Charlie and Matt saw Kung Fu Panda 4 and enjoyed it. The girls went to a Sweet 16 party.
Unsure whether or not there was a car in a ribbon present.
40 – We’ll be right back!
Steve Marmel is here he had a trek!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marmel
we’ll be right back!
43m – We’re back!
Eliot’s wearing a PXG shirt! Check that Promo code!
He likes it!
Eliot gets the salmon business!
45 – Steve Marmel is here!
Steve and Jimmy both have some health issues they’re dealing with.
Steve talks about what he’s been dealing with. He needed spine surgery and also got bit by his dog when he accidentally stepped on him.
50 – Steve lives in Seal Beach.
He couldn’t find a bathroom on his way here.
His back is great but the dog bite infection is still causing problems!
55 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius
Steve has to be vague about his current projects.
Steve talks about using Twitter (X) and why he won’t give it up.
Jimmy compliments Steve’s wife, Judy, who is a powerhouse manager in town.
60 – Steve has a secret about Danny Phantom. He wrote it with a different backstory. He wrote it as if Danny was dead and it was Sixth Sense with a superhero.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Phantom
Invader Zim was created by Jhonen Vasquez – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invader_Zim
Apparently, Ricky Gervais doesn’t believe in god?
1h5m – Chicago pizza! Jimmy got pizza shipped to him from Chicago. They messed up and resent it immediately with the correct orders! Tastes of Chicago (Jimmy thinks)
Steve went to school with Merrick Garland.
Steve was student body president, booked comics, also booked himself as the opener and got paid to do so and paid off all his college debt.
1h10m – Steve also went to the same college as Jim Jordan!
Researchers also discovered that “shorter, smaller bodies have lower death rates and fewer diet-related chronic diseases, especially past middle age.” The lifespans of shorter people appear to be longer than their taller counterparts, the paper says.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/shorter-people-may-live-longer-than-most-heres-why.html#:~:text=Researchers%20also%20discovered%20that%20%E2%80%9Cshorter,taller%20counterparts%2C%20the%20paper%20says.
1h15m – Dirty Carson stops in!
SNL talk. Jimmy wants more weekend update.
No characters during weekend update one recent episodes.
1h20m – Sarah Sherman Owl – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwvIamdCM0
Let’s go around the horn and do trivia (full results below)!
1h25m – Machine!
Peter Stormare was in 2 Cohen Bros movies – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001780/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4
Fargo and Big Lebowski.
1h30m – We’ll be right back!!
1h33m – We’re back!
Alt.comedy.standup old usergroup!
Steve talks about his time working on Johnny Bravo and working with both Hanna and Barbera!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impossibles_(TV_series)
Barbera created The Impossibles and he was not pleased when he heard steve say he did not like it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Jr._and_The_Impossibles
1h40m – X-Men 97 talk!
They got Cyclops power right!
Powertrip talk! Steve went to all three nights.
Jimmy and Steve talk The Beatles.
1h45m – Talking collections and comic books! All Steve’s are in an AC storage!
Round the horn!
25% off at Kennedy Todd! Use code Pardo!
Use Baseball at JimmyPardo.com!
Rainy in Los Angeles!
1h55m – Wondercon!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_(comic_book)
Maria Bamford Local Act – https://www.amazon.com/Maria-Bamford-Local-Act/dp/B0CNZJ3VH6
2h10m – Rent talk!
We’re done!
Trivia Results:
Category: Machines
Question: In Japan, there are one of these machines for every 40 people.
Garon: Vending Machine (8 pts)
Eliot: Trash Compactor (15 pts)
Matt: Vending Machine (6 pts)
Steve Marmel: Vending Machine (3 pts)
Jimmy: ATM (17 pts)
Answer: Vending Machine!
Myself, Matt, and Steve all correct!
Garon wins!!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
