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Love NNF. I recommend it anyone wanting to jump into comedy podcasts.
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indigi posted:From what I remember (haven't listened to the ep since it came out) they stopped being friends cause Mike was resentful, aggressively cynical and argumentative. You can hear it come out on some episodes of NNF where he purposely brings up stuff or says stuff he knows gets on Jimmy's nerves just so he can fight about it. If you've ever seen the video from Jimmy's bachelor party, when Mike walks up to the podium he immediately starts giving Jimmy poo poo cause he wasn't giving Mike his full undivided attention. I'm sure a friendship that's devolved into that gets tiring after a while. I like Mike (I'm a huge fan of his Podcast, the 40 year old boy) but I can see this happening. He actually mentions the tension between him and Jimmy at Jimmy's roast during an episode. I wonder if I can find that episode of Jordan Jesse Go where he discusses why he left...
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Jun 25, 2012 16:17
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indigi posted:This season's been good, but mostly doubles so far. And the last new guest that was really a home run was Tig. I love that fences have been mended betweeen Fitz and Pardo. An unexpectedly awesome episode. Has anyone here been to one of the NNF live shows? The next time he comes to NYC I absolutely have to go. Radio Talmudist fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Oct 23, 2012 |
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Oct 23, 2012 17:41
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So what was the consensus on pard-cast-athon? I saw like half an hour with Pat Francis and Paul Gilmartin, which was pretty funny.
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Dec 4, 2012 21:26
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So I've been revisiting the first season again and I have to remark on Mike's role...the chemistry is generally amazing, but there are definitely awkward moments where either Jimmy or Mike (usually more often Mike) seem personally attacked or offended by a comment. It's weird, I guess they were friends for so long and spent so much time together that they began to rub each other the wrong way. Glad they made amends though. Does anyone know what the exact reason was for Mike's departure after season 1? I listened to the pertinent episode of The 40 Year Old Boy but Mike doesn't really specify what the breaking point was (if there was a breaking point).
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Jan 3, 2013 21:01
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tnimark posted:Any regular listener to Mike Schmidt's podcast would agree that, as funny as he is, he would be a VERY difficult person to be friends with. Yeah, he's probably one of the funniest people alive today but being his buddy must be the definition of a high-maintenance friendship. I'd be terrified of having to break up fights all the time.
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Jan 7, 2013 02:49
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I've been out of work for a while so I haven't listened to/purchased the latest season. I'm looking forward to marathoning S12.
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Jul 5, 2013 16:07
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I'm catching up on season 12. Honestly, it's solid so far, with a few duds - but virtually every season has a couple of less than stellar episodes. I also don't get the Bob Zany hate, I liked him as a guest.
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Sep 2, 2013 04:57
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Boco_T posted:It's really good this week. He manages to fit in with the tone and pace immediately. I hope he becomes a once-a-season. He was my favorite part of Parks & Rec, for sure.
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Sep 13, 2013 01:38
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As per usual, I've purchased this latest season after at least 20~ episodes have been upload, as I prefer to listen to them in a glorious Jimmy Pardo binge. I'm already loving this season. I do hope the gambling fades out, however. It's just boring.
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Dec 16, 2013 17:14
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...The Return of Mike Schmidt!? ...Scott Auckerman, now the permanent 3rd chair?! ...Jimmy finally kills Elliot?
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Dec 16, 2013 22:25
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Just listened to the Ben Schwartz episode....one of my favorite guests by far. He understand the exact spirit of the podcast interesting, a really funny guy. I've been wondering what my perfect NNF podcast season would entail. Probably: 1. Ben Schwartz 2. Adam Scott 3. Danielle 4. Mike Schmidt 5. Mike Siegel 6. Paul Gilmartin 7. Paul Auckerman 8. PFT 9. Jon Hamm 10. Al Madrigal (loved his two appearances) 12. Rachel Quaintance (but she needs to stop talking about Willow or whatever the gently caress her daughter's name is) 13. Todd Glass 14. Phil from modern family (I forgot his name!) 15....and I would kill to have Amy Poehler do a full podcast. 16. Oh, and of course Conan.
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Dec 19, 2013 16:40
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Did anyone think that last episode with Adam Scott was funny....but a little awkward? Adam seemed rather unenergetic. Still a good episode. How long are the players club episodes? I plan to sign up for it once I get some extra cash.
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Feb 11, 2014 17:40
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Mordecai Sanchez posted:I would be interested in buying the past episodes that showed how they dealt with his passing though, if you know the #'s. They had a special episode to discuss what happened. I forget the season and number, but it was a short 20 minute ep talking about Andrew's passing. I actually think it's free and on the website. It's an episode that reminds of why I love Jimmy Pardo and this podcast. While it was heartbreaking, Jimmy found a way to express his grief, honor Andrew's contribution to the show and be very funny, all at the same time.
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Feb 11, 2014 17:43
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caligulamprey posted:Matt was kind of an infamous guy before that for doing elaborate rundowns of UCB shows on AST that most (if not all) of the comics hated/felt pressured by, which is why the vibe was a little weird in Season 1. Along with, you know, Matt not being a performer at that point. I knew Matt did write up of shows but I never knew that comedians disliked them! Interesting. Honestly, the first 60 episodes of NNF rank as some of the finest podcasting I've ever listened to. Not that later seasons with other guests aren't incredible (I obviously stayed for the ride), but man that first season was great. Though it did have some truly uncomfortable moments between Pardo and Mike Schmidt. It even comes with a crazy plot twist at the end.
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Feb 11, 2014 20:17
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I also feel that Matt is genuinely hilarious, though in a very unassuming way.
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Feb 12, 2014 18:03
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I just signed up for the players club. Great episodes so far, I love that I'm getting twice the never not funny a week.
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Feb 20, 2014 16:50
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urk the quack posted:If you bough audio + video, don't forget to occasionally check the audio section for live recordings. Those don't show up on the video player, at least for me. I don't typically listen to the live shows....and I'm not sure why. I remember that a few have some truly hilarious moments (like whenever Pat Francis reads an ebay message). I think I need to fix that starting with this season.
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Feb 20, 2014 18:40
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Your way works too posted:Probably my favorite moment in nnf history. I remembered his comment during the build up along the lines of "oh, you think you hate me now." and started laughing in my living room seemingly apropo of nothing. I keep hearing about this story but I don't know what live ep it comes from, does someone know the season and episode? Also, I just want to say that Eliot is clearly a smart, kind and wonderful person....but I could listen to Jimmy rail into him all day. It's honestly like magic to hear Jimmy stop a joke because of an innocuous comment from Eliot....and then go off like a nuke.
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Feb 25, 2014 22:03
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For anyone who follows the 40 year old boy, did Mike and Karen get divorced? I notice he seems to be getting engaged to someone else, and was surprised because I had no idea his previous relationship appears to be over?
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Mar 6, 2014 14:03
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caligulamprey posted:Yep. About a year ago? Maybe a little less. He kept it quiet for a couple months and then released a loving doozy of an episode detailing it. drat. When he has a heart-to-heart about something he really cares about, he is unmatched as a raconteur. I might just go buy that episode.
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Mar 6, 2014 16:38
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Scylla posted:Almost exactly one year ago (March 14, 2013). Episode Forty-Nine, Year Five ("Almost") is the one you're looking for. Thank you! Has he ever released a best of? I know he has other amazing stories but I can't be bothered to purchase his whole back uncatalogued.
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Mar 7, 2014 17:58
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caligulamprey posted:Nope, but if anyone's interested, I'll scrounge around and look for some specific episodes that should be listened to. I know one episode worth listening to is the one where he describes his going to pardcast-a-thon before he made amends with Jimmy and Matt. I remember it being heartfelt and moving and a great story all around. To this day, I don't know if there was a specific reason as to why Schmidt left NNF after season 1. Or was he and Jimmy just pissing each other off?
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Mar 10, 2014 17:49
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redz posted:I know it's for ipods and what not but they really need to up the video quality. Doesn't even seem like it's 480p with how washed out it always looks. Given Eliot's 7 camera set up it honestly makes no sense how low quality the videos are. A schmuck with a smartphone could film higher red stuff. I still like Eliot though.
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Mar 25, 2014 01:46
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Boco_T posted:I wasn't watching the video so I couldn't tell for sure which one was the worst, but I think it's the guy that plays video games with Conan. He was a horrible guest, their podcast sounds awful, and then he wraps it up by telling one of the worst stories I've ever heard about a lovely friend of his and then he's like "oh no this guy's still my best friend!" While the friendzone stuff was a little cringey, it was actually not a bad episode on the whole. And I thought his story about his insane parrot-murdering friend was horrific and hysterical because of its horror.
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May 19, 2014 01:43
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Oliver was hysterical, it was very cute to see Jimmy interact with him and try to maintain his rear end in a top hat persona in front of his kid.
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Jun 11, 2014 16:47
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Sinbad was a phenomenal guest. Extremely funny...and he had such a great energy. I can't imagine not having a blast with him around.
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Jun 26, 2014 21:28
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Todd Glass going into full QVC infomercial mode is a sight to behold. He really reaches some liminal state of being as he tells you why you need these particular terrycloth towels.
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Jun 27, 2014 15:03
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The episode is a little old, but Vance Gilbert is loving incredible. Going to buy his latest album for sure. Such a talented artist.
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Jul 10, 2014 20:26
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guys as long as serial gets its due recognition i think jimmy will be fine
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Dec 15, 2014 19:25
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Brock Samson posted:Listened to every ep and it's the first I've heard of it. Likewise. I'll chalk it up as another Never Not Funny mystery (alongside the question of what exact issue was it that lead to Mike leaving the show in season one).
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Jul 13, 2015 20:48
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caligulamprey posted:Mike talks a lot, Jimmy felt like he was being overshadowed on his own show, especially when Mike's tone got a little more argumentative (the argument about Jet Li out-of-the-blue challenging Chuck Norris to a fight in a restaurant being the example that gets brought up, usually), which then bled into their personal friendship and I remember that conversation, and while I felt Mike went over the line a few times (the fran drescher joke he made was the cringiest moment of the show, IMO) I felt like the Jet Li situation was more of Jimmy's fault in that he didn't seem to pick up on Mike playing around with a joke premise....but given that Mike once punched the hood of a car when some dudes were bothering him on the road, I can also see why Jimmy might of thought Mike actually liked the idea of beating up old men.
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Jul 15, 2015 20:52
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sambafish posted:Wow! I consider myself to be a pretty big fan of NNF, but this is the first I've heard of this. That would be a much better show IMO. IIRC, wasn't Pat also due to be the first guest of NNF, and Mike subbed in instead (sticking around for 59 episodes)?
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Jul 16, 2015 14:53
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I think it was last season, but there was a guest from ireland who said he had a memoir about working at Cnet during the dotcom boom. Do you guys remember who it was and the name of the book?
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Aug 26, 2015 01:31
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tnimark posted:His name is John Butler. He's an Irish writer/filmmaker. Don't know anything about the book but I'm sure it's easy to find now you have the name. Thank you!
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Aug 26, 2015 13:45
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