Peg Is Your Pig (Jimmy Pardo, May Darmon, Joe Wengert)

Summary

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Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

Episode: “Peg Is Your Pig”

Guests: Jimmy Pardo, Pearl Courgette, Greg Amay (Character: Joe Wengert)
Date: April 13, 2026
Host: Scott Aukerman

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Episode Overview

In this lively and character-filled episode, Scott Aukerman welcomes his longtime friend and podcasting pioneer Jimmy Pardo to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pardo’s foundational show, Never Not Funny. The episode’s main theme is comedic reflection on the evolution of podcasting, anniversary milestones, and the tight-knit relationships forged over two decades of riffing and improv.

Things get even zanier as “actress” Pearl Courgette (May Darmon) and eccentric CPA Greg Amay (Joe Wengert) join the chat. Pearl, an aspiring performer with no credits and a uniquely indistinguishable accent, delights in offering questionable impressions. Greg, a hyper-niche pig-expert accountant, drops (satirical) advice about the huge tax advantages—real and imagined—of owning a pet pig. The episode rides high on character bits, meta-commentary on showbiz aspirations, and affectionate lampooning of Hollywood, podcasting, and personal finance.

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Key Topics and Segments

1. Podcasting Milestones & Mutual Appreciation (01:25 – 14:35)

• 16th Appearance Milestone: Scott celebrates Jimmy Pardo’s 16th time on Comedy Bang Bang, paralleling his own appearances on Jimmy’s show.
• Never Not Funny 20th Anniversary: The significance of Never Not Funny as one of the medium’s earliest comedy podcasts and a major influence on others, including Comedy Bang Bang.
• Respect Among Peers: Humorous banter about their mutual history, failed pilots, industry anecdotes, and who holds the true "most frequent guest" status.
• Notable Quote:
  • “The reason that so many comedians are doing podcasts...is this month that we are celebrating... Never Not Funny.” (Scott Aukerman, 06:47)
  • “20 years ago this month, you started doing a comedy podcast when no one even knew what a podcast was.” (Scott Aukerman, 09:07)
  • “Are they [your co-hosts] really? ...If I leave, they're out.” (Jimmy Pardo, 09:46)

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2. The Anatomy of Podcast Success & Creative Process (14:35 – 30:43)

• Evolution of Podcasting: Pardo and Aukerman compare the early podcast landscape, awards, influences, and the upstart nature of their careers.
• Podcast Mechanics: Discussion of Never Not Funny's format, paywall, video episodes, and its massive back catalog.
• Audience Loyalties: Good-humored rivalry regarding fanbases and shout-outs to the crossover listeners.
• Podcasting as Creative Medium: Scott’s on-record gratitude for Jimmy’s inspiration and the “template” Jimmy laid down for the format.
• Notable Quote:
  • “The reason that I had the confidence to do Comedy Bang Bang is I appeared on your show, and I was like, this is a great medium.” (Scott Aukerman, 21:03)
  • “We do two a week. One comes out for free. One is behind a paywall...It's close to 2,000 episodes.” (Jimmy Pardo, 19:17)

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3. Family, Stand-Up, & Nostalgic Bits (30:43 – 35:46)

• Longtime Friendships: Reminiscences about first meetings, supporting each other’s early careers, and personal milestones.
• Pardo’s Son in Comedy: Recounting Oliver Pardo’s engagement with show business and the generational torch-passing as he opens for Jimmy.
• Roller Coasters & Aging: Hilarious riffing on aging out of roller coasters, Six Flags closing, and shifting enthusiasms.
• Show Business Jobs: Sarcastic complaint about movie stars muscling into podcasting and game shows (“They took that away from me as well!”)

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4. Charity, Loss, and The Spirit of Community (27:52 – 31:32)

• Anniversary Live Show for Charity: Recap of the Never Not Funny live anniversary show, raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in memory of Andrew Koenig (original video producer and Jimmy’s late brother-in-law).
• Legacy and Giving Back: Gratitude for community, fans, and the impact of keeping connections alive through charitable efforts.
• Notable Quote:
  • “We were raising money in his [Andrew Koenig’s] name. … [he] brought us the idea of video… I’m grateful for that.” (Jimmy Pardo, 30:11)

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5. Enter: Actress “Pearl Courgette”—Ambition & Absurdity (36:00 – 55:32)

• Pearl’s Introduction: A young “actor” who has no screen/stage credits, works as a lounge singer, and boasts a mysterious, mid-Atlantic accent.
• Hollywood ‘Grindset’: Lampooning modern acting career trajectories—vertical front-facing videos, TikToks, and the leap from YouTube shows to awards show hosting.
• Dialect Attempts: Recurring bit where Pearl tries to act out scenes from shows she hasn’t seen, using oddball phrases ("Peel me a grape!") and period-inappropriate voices.
• Comedy as Meta-Commentary: The hosts bashfully question her career plans, and she earnestly fails upwards.
• Notable Quote:
  • “I feel really late to it. Everyone in my acting class … is at least … 19 years old, so I feel absolutely ancient, Scott.” (Pearl, 38:57)
  • “If only I could just set foot in Shonda-land… or the Harmon-verse… or the Sheridan-sphere…” (Pearl, 44:37)

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6. Enter: Greg Amay, CPA (and Pig Enthusiast) (61:23 – 82:26)

• Tax Time Special Tips: Greg Amay, a CPA obsessed with pigs, dispenses surreal tax tips like the “state and local pigs tax deduction” and claims you can write off up to $40,000 for Pig expenses (clearly satire).
• Pig Placement & Family Life: Wild details about Greg’s pig (“Peg”), wife (“Pig” short for “Pignatia”), and his elaborate attempts to claim extravagant deductions (private chef, Hermès harness, riding lessons for pig, etc.)
• Meta Satire on Tax Advice: Each normal tip quickly spirals back to odd pig-related advice, despite Scott’s attempts to steer the conversation elsewhere.
• Absurdist Therapy: The group laughs through the confusion, and Greg’s looming colonoscopy drink becomes a physical comedy runner.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “Is there a ceiling to the amount of money that I can write off related to the purchase or maintenance of my pet pig?” (Greg, 63:16)
  • “40 grand for the pet…you can write off $40,000 of your income on this pig.” (Scott, 64:46)
  • “My pig's name is Peg, but my wife's name is Pig, so that cannot be…That's short for Pignatia.” (Greg, 67:19)
  • “Peg is a data analyst for Kaiser Permanente.” (Greg, 68:17)
  • “Why do I get the vibe you don’t like your wife at all? And you barely like your pig.” (Scott, 92:33)

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7. Plugs & Closing Banter (82:26 – 92:44)

• Jimmy Pardo’s Stand-Up Tour: Shows in Denver, Tacoma, Portland, Salt Lake City.
• Pearl’s UCB Shout-Out: Attending classes and plugging Harold Night at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
• Greg’s Colonoscopy & Joe Wengert’s Plug: Satirically ties his plug to “Kaiser Permanente” for his colonoscopy, then plugs a real upcoming Prime TV show (Kevin, co-created by “Joe Wengert” and Aubrey Plaza).
• Comedy Bang Bang Tour: Scott lists the cities for the coming live shows.
• Meta-References and Final Laughs: Long list of guest cast for Kevin, final jokes about who qualifies as a superhero, and some gentle mockery between Scott and Jimmy about city lists and touring.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “There is no better night at the theater than going to see Jimmy Pardo do his.” (Scott, 83:56)
  • “I like Spider-Man, I like Batman, and Dracula. Those are the only superheroes I like.” (Jimmy, 89:53)

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Memorable Moments and Recurring Jokes

• Peg & Pig: The wild escalation of Greg’s pig/wife names, with increasingly ludicrous personal and tax scenarios, becomes an episode-long runner.
• Pearl’s Acting Class/Freaky Friday Bits: Pearl’s self-serious attempts at dialects, period scenes, and her comic inability to land a role.
• The Colonoscopy Jug: The repeated visual gag of Greg prepping a massive, cloudy jug of colonoscopy prep (and sipping throughout plugs).
• Award Show “Grand Slam”: The in-joke of becoming the first to host every award show in one year.
• Meta-Commentary: Frequent self-referential asides about how podcasts started, crediting each other, and the iterative nature of podcast comedy.

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• On Podcast Pioneering:
  • “20 years ago this month, you started doing a comedy podcast when no one even knew what a podcast was.” (Scott, 09:07)
• On the Pig Tax Deduction:
  • “The amount of money that you can claim…jumps from $10,000 up to $40,000.” (Greg, 64:27)
• On Creative Influence:
  • “The reason that I had the confidence to do Comedy Bang Bang…is I appeared on your show, and I was like, this is a great medium.” (Scott, 21:03)
• On Career Ambition:
  • “If only I could just set foot in Shonda-land…or the Harmon-verse…or the Sheridan-sphere…” (Pearl, 44:37)
• On Character Absurdity:
  • “Peg is a data analyst for Kaiser Permanente.” (Greg, 68:17)
  • “It does get confusing only in that my pig’s name is Peg, but my wife’s name is Pig.” (Greg, 67:12)
• On Live Shows and Community:
  • “We were raising money in his name…he brought us the idea of video. I’m grateful for that.” (Jimmy, 30:11)
• On Superhero Preferences:
  • “I like Spider-Man, I like Batman, and Dracula. Those are the only superheroes I like.” (Jimmy, 89:53)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:25] – Blood in the Streets. Crip in the sheets: Start, banter, catchphrases, Jimmy intro
• [03:37] – Counting appearances, podcast history, milestone math
• [06:47] – The birth of Never Not Funny, influence on the medium
• [19:17] – Description of NNF’s current structure (paywall, video, 2 per week)
• [27:52] – Charity/Andrew Koenig live show and suicide prevention efforts
• [36:00] – Introduction of Pearl Courgette; her acting backstory and lounge singing
• [61:23] – Introduction of CPA Greg Amay; Pig/wife/pet tax tips and escalating absurdity
• [82:26] – Plugs; Jimmy’s tour, Pearl’s UCB shoutout, Greg’s colonoscopy, Joe Wengert’s “Kevin”
• [91:21] – Closing gratitude and final riffs

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Episode Tone

The episode is a whirlwind of inside-joke meta-humor, wry Hollywood parody, and deliberately absurd character improv. Scott’s signature dry style drives rapid-fire banter and running bits, punctuated by the faux-formal, overly earnest characters. The atmosphere is silly but warm—with clear affection among the host, recurring guests, and their larger comedy community.

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Summary for New Listeners

This episode is an ideal representation of Comedy Bang Bang’s playful absurdity, featuring:

• Deep-cut riffs about the early podcasting era and its stalwarts;
• A satirical but sweet celebration of comedy careers and their unsung contributions;
• Goofy characters who spoof showbiz self-importance and the bizarre corners of American life and tax law;
• Surreal, improv-infused segments that spiral joyfully out of control.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or a newcomer, it’s a showcase for what makes CBB unique: a spirit of creative camaraderie, big swings for laughs, and affectionate pokes at the worlds of podcasting and entertainment.

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For Tour Dates, Merch, and Archive: cbbworld.com
For 20 Years of Never Not Funny: nevernotfunny.com
For all your pig placement needs, well…maybe consult someone else.

Transcript

[Scott Aukerman]

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[Jimmy Pardo]

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[Scott Aukerman]

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[Pearl Courgette]

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[Jimmy Pardo]

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[Scott Aukerman]

Blood in the Streets. Crip in the sheets. Welcome to Comedy Bang Bang. Thank you to Fawcett ph Fawcett for that catchphrase submission. Welcome to Comedy Bang Bang for another week. We have such an exceptional show. I cannot wait to tell everyone about it. Coming up a little later we have an actress. I don't like to gender that job, so I'm just gonna say actor. We also have a CPAs. Oh no, it's CPA. I do like to gender that job. A CPA will be coming up a little later. So this is an exciting episode of comed. Bang Bang. An actress, a cpa. You don't get this kind of show on other podcasts. Who is Mark Marin? Always talking to Barry in his garage. You know, we talk to the real people, actors, CPAers. We're also by the way, my name is Scott Aukerman. I'm the host of Comedy Bang Bang. We have an exceptional show. Of course. I just mentioned that and want to remind everyone we are coming out to a town near you and if you don't live near one of these towns, just pack up all of your belongings and move somewhere. Hole up in a seedy hotel and we're gonna be out there cbbworld.com tours where you can get all of these announcements. Tickets went on sale Friday and they are going fast and we're going to so many dates. We'll be announcing more dates soon. Let's not waste any more time because I have maybe the most incredible guest here On Comedy Bang Bang. That's ever been on the show. He's a good friend to us. Let me look up while he's sitting here, exactly how many times he's been on the show and what Timer club. He's entering. He is entering the. Oh, shit. And then an ad popped up. God damn it. He's entering. He's entering the 6 timer 16 timer club. And he's rubbing his eyes like he can't stand what I'm about to say.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's. That part's not true. I like anything you have to say. I think based on the electronic mails I receive after my appearance is here, that number seems low. I should be here more often.

[Scott Aukerman]

You should be here more often.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But October of 24 was the last time I was here.

[Scott Aukerman]

You were. But that said, we have only been around for now almost 17 years. It's. It'll be our 17th anniversary in a couple of weeks. So 16 times is actually not a. Not a.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Will this be number 17 or is this 16?

[Scott Aukerman]

Number 16.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, then we gotta squeeze in 17, so that it.

[Scott Aukerman]

I'll see you next week.

[Jimmy Pardo]

The math works out to once a year.

[Scott Aukerman]

Of course.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All right, I'll be here. I'm happy to do it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Much like. Much. Much like me, I've. Who has been on his podcast every single season.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, we've done 30. Well, we just started our 38th season. We've done 37. So you've been on minimum. Understand what I'm saying now? Minimum 37 times.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is it even more than that? It can't.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. There's a couple years where.

[Scott Aukerman]

Where I was on a. On a few episodes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. When we first started, we had like, you and Gil Martin and. And Paul F. And some people I don't talk to anymore on. On a regular basis. And you guys would come back because you. You were fun. I don't talk to my wife anymore, so. She's one of them. Danielle's 1. Danielle and Oliver might be the lead in the pack.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes. Of. Of being on the most.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think so.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Well, we want to get your stats up, definitely. So I think my stats should be higher. I'd like you to be neck and neck with Paul F. Tompkins.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, that seems like I have to.

[Scott Aukerman]

You're going to have to be on every machine every week for a little while.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You know what? I got nothing going on.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. Why not?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm good to go.

[Scott Aukerman]

Be the last podcast you ever record.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay. I'd like mine to be the last podcast ever record.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, no, I Would like what I, what I would love, and I'll introduce you in a second, is I would love it if you were to to kind of close everything out here on Comedy B. Why would I remember when Todd Glass went on WTF to make his big announcement instead of doing it on his own podcast? Well, I want your last podcast to be here.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay. It won't be. I appreciate that. I appreciate that you want it to be you.

[Scott Aukerman]

You, you at least are not planning for it to be.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, you know what? Who knows? This could be it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I could, I could.

[Scott Aukerman]

You could expire right the minute we're done here.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I told you about my drive in. A lot of lane closures.

[Scott Aukerman]

Y.

[Jimmy Pardo]

A lot of giant potholes.

[Scott Aukerman]

I could, you could pull a Eugene Mirman. And, and we want good thoughts to you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Really?

[Scott Aukerman]

Come on. I, I'm friends with Eugene.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He doesn't make it. Okay, maybe. I, I mean, I, I, I like all humor. I, I go for it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Maybe too soon just appeared with us in Boston.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Doesn't matter.

[Scott Aukerman]

And we had a great night together.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, did you say drive safely on the way home?

[Scott Aukerman]

Drive safely, Eugene, from here on.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's horrible.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know, I'm doing okay at all. Oh, oh, yes, he's doing okay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Was he driving the vehicle?

[Scott Aukerman]

He was driving the vehicle, much like you were this today.

[Jimmy Pardo]

New Yorkers weren't supposed to drive. So it's.

[Scott Aukerman]

In a way, he lives in the, the Boston area.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know where he lives.

[Scott Aukerman]

I know nothing about Eugene's car. Usually at Harvard Yard.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, is that right? People like to say that, don't they? Right.

[Scott Aukerman]

Let me introduce you. We are celebrating his 20th anniversary doing his own podcast. He claps for himself.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I thought, I thought it'd be. I thought something would happen. When you said 20th anniversary, nobody else seemed interested in clapping.

[Scott Aukerman]

Joined it? No.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I bailed.

[Scott Aukerman]

Nope. But 20 years. He is, of course, the reason that so many comedians are doing podcasts. And this is the month that we are celebrating all month long. His podcast Never Not Funny, which is available at nevernotfunny.com entering the Six Timer Club. Please welcome back to the show Jimmy Pardo.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thought it was 16 timer. You just dropped. You just.

[Scott Aukerman]

Did I say six timer again?

[Jimmy Pardo]

You lost me 10.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, I would rather it would be six timers.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Nice and tight. Right?

[Scott Aukerman]

You know what I mean?

[Jimmy Pardo]

That seems.

[Scott Aukerman]

Just keep it to a nice six, brother.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're not gonna get an argument.

[Scott Aukerman]

What am I gonna start counting all your appearances on three hands?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, get somebody else involved.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Hey, anyone have a spare hand? I want to count Pardo's appearance.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Absolutely.

[Scott Aukerman]

Welcome back to the show, Jimmy. Sixteen Timer Club.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It is always exciting to be here.

[Scott Aukerman]

It's always exciting to have you. It's more exciting for me than for you. And that is definitely true.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Go along with that. You're not gonna get argument on this

[Scott Aukerman]

side of the table, Jimmy. 20 years ago. It was 20 years ago today. Jimmy. Jimmy Porto got a podcast to play.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Right.

[Scott Aukerman]

Look at this.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Come on, Weird.

[Scott Aukerman]

Alright. What have you been doing with your life, Weird Al?

[Jimmy Pardo]

And not helping me if not making

[Scott Aukerman]

very specific parody songs about podcasts.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think if I went to L today and I think you know as well as I do, he's the nicest guy in the world. Maybe by 4 o' clock he's got something.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, I think so.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think he would whip it up.

[Scott Aukerman]

He'd get the old thesaurus and rhyming dictionary out.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know he uses both of those.

[Jimmy Pardo]

When he was on my program, the aforementioned award winning podcast, Never Not Funny

[Scott Aukerman]

the words of you 1.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I won awards back in the day. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Which ones?

[Jimmy Pardo]

The Aspen Comedy Festival Award. The now defunct. But you know what? You got a trophy. You say award winning and people.

[Scott Aukerman]

And people love it. Yeah, I. I think this, I mean, I think we're nominated for a Webby this year maybe, but I. And I feel like I won one before or something. I have no idea.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think there's a lot of those out there that. Okay, sure.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, I'll take it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Early on I was like, we got to be involved in all these things. And then it's like, then they go. And the best comedy is, you know, John and the Squirrel. And you're like, I've never heard of John and the Squirrel. Nobody's heard of. How did they win? You like John and.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, the Squirrel, mainly. John's got to get away. Well, you know, he's the straight man. Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But the straight man usually do a nice job. You and I both play the straight man. That's.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

How we made a living.

[Scott Aukerman]

We have made a living at it. And you have made a great1 because 20 years ago this month.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

You started doing a comedy podcast when no one even knew what a podcast was.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

No one had any idea what this was.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Matt Belknap did.

[Scott Aukerman]

Matt Belknap, he had his own podcast a little bit before that where he would interview comedians. He interviewed you? And lightning struck.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He did. And then he said, hey, I would rather produce a podcast that you host instead of host my own. What do you think?

[Scott Aukerman]

And then somehow he's now co hosting your show. Infuriating. He's a liar is what we're trying to say.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He did a long, it took about, for 20 years and took about 15 years for him to make it really work. Where it's like they, they are deathly afraid I'm gonna leave at some point, by the way.

[Scott Aukerman]

Are they really?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, because, yeah, I leave, they, they're

[Scott Aukerman]

out, they've got, they could start their own thing. I mean, like what?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Not, not the financial success they're experiencing.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, look, what if Ringo Starr had left the Beatles and the other three decided to keep going? That's what I liken it to.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think that's accurate in any way. I mean, I hear what you're saying. Wait, wait, who's leaving? Ringo left. You're saying I'm Ringo? Yeah, I thought they were. I got, I got caught up in the room.

[Scott Aukerman]

You think you're all three of the Beatles other than Ringo, and they're all Ringo.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Let me tell you something, D head. I'm, I'm minimum George, maybe John. I'd like to think I'm Paul.

[Scott Aukerman]

I see your Beatles ranking now.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I, you know what? I, I, I like the Beatles. I don't love the Beatles.

[Scott Aukerman]

I would go, Paul, you're, you're a Chicago guy. You love Chicago. If you had grown up in Liverpool, you would love the Beatles. But you grew up in Chicago.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think it had anything to do with the city. It just happened to do. My dad liked the band and then my best friend in high school, Gary, loved them. And then he brought me to it. He said, hey, let's go see Chicago at Chicago Fest. A festival for the city, not the band. And, but great booking.

[Scott Aukerman]

You have to agree, it's a great book.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Very, very.

[Scott Aukerman]

They were very proud of themselves that year. So did Chicago Fest happen any other year?

[Jimmy Pardo]

It happened for about five years. Then for some reason a new mayor came in and said this is a bad idea. Even though the city loved it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But Gary insisted that we get there. It was a three o' clock show. He insisted we get there at eight o' clock in the morning and we.

[Scott Aukerman]

Wait a minute, 3:00'?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Clock?

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, I see. It was a festival.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, it was a festival. So Chicago did a three and an eight. Oh, and we went to the three. But again, Gary wanted to get there early. So we got there at 8am and we sat in the front row for, I don't know, seven hours waiting for the show.

[Scott Aukerman]

Their chairs, benches, bench benches is better, though, than standing the entire time or.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, I would go crisscross. Applesauce.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Not in those days. We'd call it something different back then.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes, of course. I remember those.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That was the 80s, where we could say things. Better times. Right. You got your fiery.

[Scott Aukerman]

By the way, Jimmy is kidding about this. He's not. If you. If you don't know Jimmy's patented sense of humor. He is very humorous. That is one thing that I've always said about you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Condescend your listener. They get it. They understand what happens on this program. You say worse things.

[Scott Aukerman]

I lo. No, I. Oh.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Sir.

[Scott Aukerman]

Million Dollar Challenge. You pull up any tape of me saying anything worse.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Pull it up right here.

[Scott Aukerman]

A million dollars.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Rewind. Five minutes. The Eugene Verbat thing is awful.

[Scott Aukerman]

We love EU and we were sending him good thoughts. And that's why I brought it up.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's how you presented it.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's why I brought it up.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. Good save. Good spin. Speaking of spins. I don't know how that. Right.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right, Jimmy.

[Jimmy Pardo]

See, you started it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Jimmy, I've always. I've LOL at you for so many years. We were. I Sometimes. L M A O. Oh, the whole ass. Yes. The entire.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Lost it.

[Scott Aukerman]

And. But we've been friends for many a year.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We have. I want to say, if I. If I need. If I can, I'm gonna go. 2001 is when we really became friends.

[Scott Aukerman]

A Jimmy Pardo odyssey. And I embarked upon that odyssey, and I never wanted to get out of it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You know what? That's kind of true.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We. We tried to pitch shows around town. We sold one.

[Scott Aukerman]

We did. We've been friends now a quarter of a century. You were there when I mentioned that I was going on my first date

[Jimmy Pardo]

with my wife, and I said. What?

[Scott Aukerman]

You said, that's not going to work?

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's what I said. I said, it's not going to work out. How long you been together?

[Scott Aukerman]

26 years. Longer than I've been friends with you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. Wait, that's not true.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, no, no. Yeah. No. So we've been friends then? For now. It must be almost 30 years.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, again, 2001.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, 99 is when you did it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All right, so then it had to be 98.99 then.

[Pearl Courgette]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Incredible. What a friendship. Oh, it's been expanded millennia.

[Jimmy Pardo]

The 90s, the odds.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. The 20th century. The 21st century.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is that right?

[Jimmy Pardo]

No. 21.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. 20th century. 21st century. Yeah. You know what? I get confused about the centuries because of that. 20th century. Fox Business, buddy.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're reading my mind.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know what I mean? Like, you sit down and you want to watch Star wars, right? All you want to see is Darth Vader have a great time.

[Greg Amay]

And then.

[Scott Aukerman]

And you're like, 20th century. And you're like, what year are we talking about? This is 1977.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. It's confusing. Why isn't it the 19th century? I understand why it's not, but wouldn't it just be easier if we all went that direction?

[Scott Aukerman]

I know, like, we're about to. And I'm not bragging here, because you've been around 20 years. We're about to have our 17th anniversary, and yet we'll have been doing it 18 years after that, right? Yeah. It's. Who. Who needs this kind of confusion in your head?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Numbers.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, but Speaking of numbers, 20. 20 is the amount of years that you have been doing. Never not funny. People consider it to be the. Not only the premier comedy podcast, but the template that all other podcasts have spun out of.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't. I don't know about all others. You. You were smart enough to go with a. In a creative direction, but there are a lot of folks that basically just do a poor imitation of what I'm doing, which basically is a poor imitation of Steve Dahl and Gary Meyer.

[Scott Aukerman]

We all imitate. We all have influences, and that's what's great. I know the great band Radiohead. I don't know if you know these guys.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You know, I don't. If you could play a song right now, I would not. I know the name. I don't think. I know.

[Scott Aukerman]

You're a Chicago guy. You weren't born in England like those guys. You were born in Chicago. You like Chicago bands?

[Jimmy Pardo]

What if I only like Chicago band? Buckingham, Zario, Speedwagon, maybe. Maybe Cheap Trick.

[Scott Aukerman]

Get out of the City Limits.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You don't like I'm Out Sticks I enjoy. Are they from Chicago? Yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Really? Oaklawn, Illinois.

[Scott Aukerman]

They don't wear those influences on their sleeve the way that Chicago does.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think they do either.

[Scott Aukerman]

But what if they had called themselves Chicago's Sticks?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, no, I think that's a mistake. I think the. I think the name Chicago is a mistake.

[Scott Aukerman]

You do, really? Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Do a Google search. The Band Aid coming up first.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, I mean people. That's part of the thing that. I wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time. Kill Hitler. Maybe another person, maybe not say that

[Jimmy Pardo]

Eugene Merman joke, the big three.

[Scott Aukerman]

But I wish that I could go back in time and tell bands like X or Chicago, like, no, you gotta change your name. Yeah. Because Google isn't invented yet. Not. Not to mention Bing.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay, don't.

[Scott Aukerman]

And then. And then tell Bing. Like, hey, Bing thyself. You're gonna get confused with Crosby.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You enjoy your white Christmas.

[Scott Aukerman]

Enjoy your white.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We did a Bing Crosby thing once.

[Scott Aukerman]

You and I. We did. You and I. To have a duet of the Bing Crosby David Bowie song Little Drummer Boy. Little Drummer Boy that we put out on a CD single.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We did.

[Scott Aukerman]

And people seem to enjoy several of them right over there, actually.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Do you really?

[Scott Aukerman]

I do.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I may need to take one of those from you.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, please do.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

I have a. I have a. A. A small stash of like, oh, if I ever need to give things away for an auction or something like that. Things like that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Here's the funny thing about that. We. To a photo shoot and I. Because we. It's a Christmas.

[Scott Aukerman]

We went to Sears, didn't we? For a photo shoot.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We did not. We went to the woman.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, sorry. We went to Robin.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes. Okay, I. I'm getting that confused with the year before. We all went to Sears.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We did do that.

[Scott Aukerman]

We all and did a Sears photoshoot, which is very fun.

[Jimmy Pardo]

So I showed up to that. To the Little Drummer Boy photo shoot and I forgot my long sleeve shirt because it was a Christmas theme.

[Greg Amay]

Right, right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And.

[Scott Aukerman]

And this is the. This is the fall at.

[Greg Amay]

At.

[Scott Aukerman]

ladies. Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And so I'm in. I'm in a white golf shirt.

[Scott Aukerman]

And.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But I think Robin might have had a. A green sweat like a sweater vest I could put on. So I put that on, but I still have the. The short sleeve shirt. And I remember going, oh, this is stupid. I feel like an idiot. And then everybody. How hysterical part was wearing a short sleeve shirt in a Christmas show.

[Scott Aukerman]

Like they thought it was part of your patented humor. Look what I'm doing that I mentioned earlier that I lol.

[Greg Amay]

You're an.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're an a hole.

[Scott Aukerman]

And it turns out it was just a mistake. And how much of your success is.

[Pearl Courgette]

Is.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is a mistake? And how much of it was pre planned?

[Jimmy Pardo]

98 mistake. 2.2percent pre planned.

[Scott Aukerman]

Isn't it incredible that this thing that you started just kind of for fun turned out to not only be a wellspring of creativity for yourself, but also the medium which you pioneered has become now what comedians all do? It's just an incredible story.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, it's not just comedians. For some reason, movie stars also do them. Movie stars take time out of their day of their trailer to do their podcast. You've got our job already.

[Scott Aukerman]

So movie started. Movie stars started encroaching upon game show hosting.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, they took that away from me as well.

[Scott Aukerman]

All of that away from all us regular people who would do those jobs happily.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yep.

[Scott Aukerman]

And then they were like, that's not enough for us. What else is? Pardo.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. It's almost like they were coming after me. They. Yeah, they. They crushed me in both the johns.

[Scott Aukerman]

But you know what? You're not crushed because you've been doing this 20 years and we're all here to celebrate it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And we have a great audience. Our audience is loyal and. And just the. They're the greatest. I know you think yours are, and I'm sure yours are great too. We have a lot of crossover.

[Scott Aukerman]

They're. They're both better than the blank check audience. We have to agree.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know what the blank check audience is, but I'll agree with you because I think they're better.

[Scott Aukerman]

The most annoying audience in podcast. I don't know them.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Who are they? Are they friends of yours?

[Scott Aukerman]

No, they're not friends of mine. How dare you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know who they are.

[Scott Aukerman]

I don't know if you're doing that brush.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Is that how you. Is that how one tars?

[Scott Aukerman]

I don't know. There's a roller, I think.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Use a roller.

[Scott Aukerman]

Don't tar me with that roller. All right. Haha. But we have wonderful audiences. But describe now your show for. For anyone who hasn't been around for the last 20 years and wasn't there since the beginning myself. What exactly is never not funny? How does one listen to it? How many episodes do you do a week? What is. What is happening?

[Jimmy Pardo]

We do two a week. One comes out for free. One is behind a paywall. We also have bonus episodes. Behind the paywall. You get video for every episode. If you go behind the paywall, if you become a platinum member, that starts at. I think six bucks is pretty reasonable.

[Scott Aukerman]

That is so, like, insultingly cheap. Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

The fact that.

[Scott Aukerman]

That people aren't just shelling, you know, like giving you thousands of dollars.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Some people do. And I thank those people.

[Scott Aukerman]

Thank God for that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Boy, do I thank them. Because it makes up for the cheap skates that don't pay at all.

[Scott Aukerman]

Would it surprise you to know that I'm about five of those anonymously?

[Jimmy Pardo]

It would not surprise me. It Would not. In fact, I'm happy that you finally came clean on it. That makes me feel more comfortable.

[Scott Aukerman]

Not true.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, damn it.

[Scott Aukerman]

I don't want to have a stolen valor situation.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I've been bamboozled.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Go to nevernotfunny.com we again, we've got. I don't know, it's close to 2, 000 episodes, and that seems low, but, I mean, it probably is.

[Scott Aukerman]

We have almost.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We're.

[Scott Aukerman]

We're inching up towards a thousand. So if you do two a week,

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think we're 1870 something. I don't know. Yeah. It's a great year, by the way.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. They Civil War probably happening.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Listen to my show. It feels like that it's a battle between me and the guest.

[Scott Aukerman]

Civil War, though, the Guns N Roses song, not the actual event. Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Long and grading. That's my show.

[Scott Aukerman]

Not the actual event, which was short and sweet.

[Jimmy Pardo]

So just get Never Not Funny Cop. It's this.

[Scott Aukerman]

If you want to. If you want to try it out, there is a free version. You can get it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, yeah. Once a week. It's free. Yeah. And I've got a great guy. I got Elliot Hookberg, who's our video producer and. And his own character, our quote unquote Intern of 14 years, Garen Cockrell, who is just kind of a film nerd. And then as you mentioned, Matt Belknap has been my co host for the past 20 years.

[Scott Aukerman]

And it's. You know, Jimmy, you started your show. And I've said it many times, interviews and on this program, never to your face. But the. The reason that I. I had the confidence to do Comedy Bang Bang is, is I appeared on your show and I was like, this is a great medium. I feel comfortable in this medium. And Jimmy is doing it really well. I bet I could do a show as well. And so I thank you for that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

My pleasure.

[Scott Aukerman]

And you have inspired so many comedians out there.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you for that. I appreciate that. You. It's you and Mark Marin and in the old days, Chris Hardwick would be the three that would always. When people would go now, you were one of the first. No, no, no. Would you be part of it? You guys always give me that credit, and I appreciate that. Whether the journalist puts it in the article or not, if it fits their narrative or not. Sometimes it do not.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sometimes it doesn't. But. But we always try to credit you. Yes, there were.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You do. There's others that don't.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure, there were. There were podcasts before you. That, that V.J. allen, whatever his name created them.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Adam Curie.

[Scott Aukerman]

Adam Curie, that's right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But there was. Keith and the girl were before me. The Thrilling Adventure hour, I think maybe even predates us by like three. It might be minutes, might be two weeks. It's pretty close.

[Scott Aukerman]

Right, right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And.

[Scott Aukerman]

But they, they're, they're sort of inactive sometimes. Yeah. Doing it the entire time also.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And this is no disrespect to them. I, I already had a following from Stand up, so people knew who I was. And so ours blew up right away. And so.

[Scott Aukerman]

And you are still a Stand Up. You're out there doing dates. We'll. We'll save those for plugs.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay.

[Scott Aukerman]

But you are still out there. People are available to. Or you are available to the people that they can see you in person.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They can see me in person that I do, you know, merch sale and

[Scott Aukerman]

meet and greet after the show and then occasionally.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Your son who is now 18.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He's 18 and a half.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, 18 and a half. This kid has grown up before my very eyes. He was doing. Writing trivia questions for your show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He did as, like as a sixth grader.

[Scott Aukerman]

As a sixth grader, he was doing this. Now he's 18 and a half years old. He's opening for your shows sometimes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Every now and then he will open. Well, he was just on spring break, so he did a show with me at the Zany's in Chicago and then two shows at the Comedy Attic in Bloomington. And I. I've said this before and I'll say it again. I say this as a comic, not as a dad. He's really good and he's gonna be. If he, if he decides to pursue this, he's gonna be great at it if he decides to. He's going to school for screenwriting and perfect timing. The business has never been in better shape. So he's going, he's going by the name currently as a I. Pardo. And I think that's gonna be helpful to him. Great. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

So.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And if it's not, Everybody needs Stand Up. Everybody needs a jester.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, he's. I mean, it's, it's just really gratifying, I'm sure, to you. Oh, my God, it's the greatest to see him not, not necessarily following in your exact footsteps. Like pretend you're at a beach and you see all these footsteps. You know, like, if you're trying to like, like land on every single one, he's like landing on one or two that you've Done.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But mainly because he walks like Charlie Chaplin. He can't. That's 100 true. He can't.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is that true?

[Jimmy Pardo]

His feet are bananas.

[Scott Aukerman]

He also has the mustache.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Right. Wait a minute. Why are you a big Hitler fan? It's not Hitler.

[Scott Aukerman]

It's Chad walk like Chaplin. And so I grew up at the

[Jimmy Pardo]

hat, and Cade Hitler didn't wear this.

[Scott Aukerman]

Does he?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Could he.

[Scott Aukerman]

He could get a job at Universal Studios.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'd like to see him do that. I'd like to see him make a living. Yeah. Yeah. I think that's a good living. You take photographs with drunks.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Right? Children. Children love Charlie Chaplin.

[Scott Aukerman]

Why are people drunk at Universal Studios at 1pm they got to tolerate it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They got to tolerate it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Have you seen the. The video of that Fast and Furious roller coaster?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'd like you to tell me more about it now.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hey, wish granted.

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, I've not seen the video.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, and look, I. I'm obsessed on Instagram now. The algorithm just feeds me videos of the Fast and Furious roller coaster. It hasn't opened yet.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And does it look great? I mean, because you're a roller coaster guy.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, I'm not. And I never want to go on another one, but I. I'm fascinated. I look at it and go, like, maybe I would go on that. It looks so cool.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It makes you feel. I know. It goes fast, and then it makes you furious. Yeah, because it hurts your back. And already that's why I can't go on roller coasters anymore. Like, I. I. The threat. First of all, I used to love them. Now when I get to that, you know, as you tick, tick, tick, tick up, all of a sudden I'm like,

[Scott Aukerman]

what am I doing here?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Why am I doing this? And then we. I have fun. Then I get off, and my spine feels like it was rattled and may not be in the same shape.

[Scott Aukerman]

What do you think about Six Flags closing all their parks?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Not all of them, but a lot of them. Is that true?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, they're. They're much like the screenwriting business. There's a constriction going on. Why? Because they're not making money, Jimmy. That's what America is all about. The almighty dollar.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Do you blame. I. We know who we blame.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, we blame him. He's. He's the reason for all this.

[Scott Aukerman]

J.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Still vote for him.

[Scott Aukerman]

You hillbillies now. We, of course, on Comedy Bang Bang, we don't take a stand like you do on the show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, that was me speaking, not you.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, of course I. You'll never know whether I agree or if I disagree with you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That said, you did make it. Yeah. You were wishy washy on Hitler. You were unclear. You say you'd kill him, but then you love that I kill him just

[Scott Aukerman]

because of, like, the bad PR he's gotten.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You think it'd give you good pr?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, I think. No, I. I think I'd get a bounce. I think my star meter would.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's what I'm asking. Yeah, I think it would. Hey, who's the guy?

[Scott Aukerman]

The problem with killing Hitler is then, no, no one knows who he is and what he was gonna do. And so they're like, oh, you killed someone, you weirdo.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. You're a jerk. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know what I mean? Like, head directly to jail, but do not.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What about go? Do I pass it?

[Scott Aukerman]

No, you do not.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Directly.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, directly.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Could I take a look at Boardwalk as I go past?

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, let me map out the direction. No, I don't believe so.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You know, when the great. And I. And I mean this, and I want to. I don't want to bum people up. When we had the great Rob Reiner, I'm never. Not funny.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He has no idea. He. He never had the idea that. Because he. The game Monopoly came up, and he goes, hey, you know what? At one point, I used to know all the Monopoly squares. Let's see if I could do it. And then he started at Go and went all the way.

[Scott Aukerman]

Every square.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Every square. And then he goes. The greatest part where he goes, and then, here come the yellows. And then he did that, and the whole time he's doing it, and he's like, I know I'm wasting your time.

[Scott Aukerman]

He's like, wait, no, this is.

[Jimmy Pardo]

This is our show.

[Scott Aukerman]

This is.

[Jimmy Pardo]

In fact, if you leave now, it's a win.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He was the greatest guest, and I. It is a. Our world is better. Is not.

[Scott Aukerman]

Not the same without it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

How many.

[Scott Aukerman]

How many squares are we talking? 52 or 48?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know.

[Scott Aukerman]

Wait, I'm gonna look this up. How many monopolies?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm gonna go with 48. I'm going 48.

[Scott Aukerman]

40. So it's less good.

[Jimmy Pardo]

So. You know what? Nice try, Rob. Yeah, you know what? It wasn't as great as I thought.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, well, you know, kind of like,

[Scott Aukerman]

why didn't they bring that up in the Oscars?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Show that clip? Why did I walk out with everybody else?

[Scott Aukerman]

You're next to John.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All those people that. Just me. Who's the guy? I don't. Writer Did a monopoly thing on his show. I was. You know what? I'm the Corey Feldman. I got. I got iced on this.

[Scott Aukerman]

You got iced? Yeah. But Cory doesn't harbor any ill. No,

[Jimmy Pardo]

he seems to be roll with the punches easily.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, Never not funny. The 20th anniversary. You just had an amazing live event show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You were there.

[Scott Aukerman]

I was there. And it was. You raised a lot of money for.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It was not. It was not a telethon.

[Scott Aukerman]

It was not a telethon. But you were, uh, auctioning items off for charity.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's correct.

[Scott Aukerman]

And this was for.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You know what? I never get the name right. The. The American.

[Scott Aukerman]

Do you want to write it down here? I have a whiteboard here. Is that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, that's not going to be the help. Okay.

[Scott Aukerman]

I thought maybe if you wrote it down on the whiteboard, you would be able to figure it out.

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, it's really about my old man memory.

[Scott Aukerman]

You could just say generally what it's for.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Old man memory.

[Scott Aukerman]

By the way, Never Not Funny. You have the last 20 minutes are always singing. Right. Of just.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I would like the entire show to be singing.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. If you get away with it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Would you love to do just a full episode of this where you do not. It was just musical.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's how. And no talking at all. No. Not even introducing concept just comes right into it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yep. Welcome to Never Not Funny.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, you're. You're going to sing new songs that. Yes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I may not go with that voice. I wasn't happy with what just happened.

[Scott Aukerman]

I may take some beautiful and sonorous. What?

[Greg Amay]

What?

[Scott Aukerman]

You're now like swiping things on my phone? I'm the American foundation hinge right now.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Shot it. The American foundation for Suicide Prevention. I only said shut it because it's a serious issue.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

American foundation for Suicide Prevention.

[Scott Aukerman]

In.

[Jimmy Pardo]

In our former video producer and my former brother in law's name, Andrew Koenig, who is our original. He's the reason we started video. We were. We did video before anybody else.

[Scott Aukerman]

He brought it to you and said, hey, I think that we could do video with this show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And I was like, I don't think so. I don't think that's what it is.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, no. You thought it was just. Okay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. No. Everybody wants to look at this.

[Scott Aukerman]

This is, you know, the money maker. Is it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Is that a phrase we could still use Moneymaker? It seems overused.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, when you use it about your ass, it implies that people are having anal sex with you for money.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, if it's accurate, that's your moneymaker.

[Scott Aukerman]

And these are the types of jokes that Jimmy makes on Never not funny.

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, they're not. Here's the thing. I'm going to say two things about that. Anyway. My Andrew Koenig brought us the idea of video. We were in. We were in early on video as well. I think it was just a one camera shoot at the time. Just something capturing what we were doing. But. But you know, now we have. I think I. If I'm. I might be wrong. 97 cameras. There's a lot of cameras.

[Scott Aukerman]

There's a lot of cameras.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But I'm grateful for that. And he was a great guy. And so we were raising money in his.

[Scott Aukerman]

And he passed on in 2009, 2010. 2010.

[Jimmy Pardo]

January, February of 2010.

[Scott Aukerman]

And so we. And. And you have a tribute to him on every episode that you do. And yeah, this is a great cause that you raised some good money for. And people can also donate to it

[Jimmy Pardo]

and they could also buy the download and portion of the proceeds of the download of the entire.

[Scott Aukerman]

What are we talking, 1% it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Listen, Andrew was a great guy, but I've also got bills. It's a. It's a nice portion of it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You know, there's expenses to run a.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. The cameras aren't free. 97 of them.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you.

[Scott Aukerman]

Cost a little money.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thanks for understanding.

[Scott Aukerman]

But no, this. It was a great event on Saturday. You were great people.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Paul of Tompkins was there. A lot of the comedy Bang Bang

[Scott Aukerman]

favorites were there and people can buy it where now at Never Not Funny dot com. That's fine. And then every.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's fine.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hey, I think I was gonna say fantastic. And it came out.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It came out fine. And it was. That's fine.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's fine.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. Okay, I'll accept.

[Scott Aukerman]

I mean it's a compliment.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It's a fine website for them. I mean if that's where you want to sell it.

[Scott Aukerman]

I've ever said anything is fine in my life.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It was awful. That was just awful.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, that's fine.

[Jimmy Pardo]

We got another thing for you to change with that time machine. We got the Hitler, we got the other guy, we got the merman. Now we got this, the big four.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, Jimmy Pardo is here.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you.

[Scott Aukerman]

Never not funny. The 20th anniversary. We're going to be celebrating it all year long and we need to take a break. Jimmy, is it okay if we take a break and then. I don't know if you've heard, but we have an actor and we also have a CPA here on the show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I heard it was an actress and a cpa.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's right. So we're going to take a break. We're going to be right back with more Jimmy Pardo, more comedy Bang Bang. We'll be right back after this. This podcast is brought to you by Squarespace. Whether you're just beginning or ready to grow your business, Squarespace is the all in one website platform designed to help your business stand out and succeed online. Squarespace gives you everything you need to offer services and get paid all in one place. From consultations to events and experiences. Showcase your offerings with a customizable website designed to attract clients and grow your business. Squarespace makes it easy to showcase your expertise and engage clients with video content on your website. Upload and organize your videos, create stunning video libraries and even monetize your content by adding a paywall. Perfect for online courses, exclusive tutorials, premium workshops. So much stuff. Get paid on time with professional on brand invoices and online payments. Plus streamline your workflow with built in appointment scheduling and email marketing tools. Head to squarespace.com Bang Bang for a free trial and when you're ready to launch, use offer code Bang bang to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

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[Scott Aukerman]

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[Jimmy Pardo]

Let's call it another 12.

[Scott Aukerman]

Another 12, I think, until I'm. That's a night, you know, that way

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'll be retired by that point.

[Scott Aukerman]

32.

[Jimmy Pardo]

32 years. How long was Carson on? 30? Gosh, I want to be Carson. I'm coming after you, Carson.

[Scott Aukerman]

I, I honestly.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And what about Leno?

[Scott Aukerman]

I hope to be.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Predator doesn't beat me.

[Scott Aukerman]

How many years?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, I was on a long time. Jimmy doesn't have nearly as many cars as I do.

[Scott Aukerman]

By the way, that's a great impression. You'll hear all those types of impressions on Never Not Funny.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's, that's my. That's one of three that I do.

[Scott Aukerman]

Carson did the Tonight show for nearly 30 years.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, you know what?

[Scott Aukerman]

I bet you beat him.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm gonna beat him. I'm gonna beat him.

[Scott Aukerman]

You think? I do.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't. I don't think.

[Scott Aukerman]

I don't think so.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Not the way you're looking today.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, I know.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think rough shape, it's not gonna be your choice. You look great.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, you look great. Jimmy and I know really looks great. Who's that?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Your two guests?

[Scott Aukerman]

That's right. Why don't we get to this?

[Jimmy Pardo]

They look fantastic. I'm not telling you how to do your show. I just wanted to compliment their appearance.

[Scott Aukerman]

Let's talk to our first guest here. She's an actress.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What?

[Scott Aukerman]

Now she's an actress.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're telling me about it right here in Hollywood?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes. Right. Well, I. Who knows? It could be anywhere. But we'll find that out when we talk to her. Please welcome to the show. Pearl. Corgette.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, Scott, it's actually Pearl Corette.

[Scott Aukerman]

Corette. I. What? What did I say? Corget.

[Pearl Courgette]

I think that's what you said.

[Scott Aukerman]

And Corette is how it's pronounced.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, that's right.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. Is this a French pronunciation? Is it like.

[Pearl Courgette]

No, I'm from here.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, you are.

[Pearl Courgette]

Yes. And I'm dreadfully excited to be here. It's wonderful. I mean, I'm terribly honored that you had me on today.

[Scott Aukerman]

Of course.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

This is Jimmy Pardo.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Hi, Pearl.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hi.

[Pearl Courgette]

Nice to see.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know, maybe you could do his show someday.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, Pearl, I'd love to have you on.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, it would be a dream.

[Greg Amay]

Do you sing?

[Jimmy Pardo]

My show ends with 20 minutes of singing.

[Pearl Courgette]

I do sing sometimes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Do you really? What do you sing?

[Pearl Courgette]

That's right. Well, I sing at the lounge.

[Scott Aukerman]

Have you ever sung Jeremy Piven? Jeremy Piven. Jeremy Piven.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Why would she say that?

[Pearl Courgette]

Do you know what? I actually have sung Jeremy Piven.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, my God. You have sung Jeremy Piven?

[Pearl Courgette]

That's right. At the Delta Lounge.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, the Delta Lounge or the Centurion Lounge. Oh, these are airport lounges. I believe they are.

[Pearl Courgette]

That's right. I sing at lounges.

[Scott Aukerman]

You sing at lounges. Oh, so you're a lounge singer?

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, sometimes it's sort of a side gig. Side hustle. Of course. Of course. I'm terribly excited to be an actress, but we do need to have other jobs in this industry.

[Scott Aukerman]

Of course. Yeah. Well, you gotta maintain your money, you know, and that way you'll be able to focus on your craft.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Pearl, have you done the Admiral's Club?

[Pearl Courgette]

I have.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm a member of the Admiral's Club.

[Scott Aukerman]

Really?

[Pearl Courgette]

Do tell me more.

[Scott Aukerman]

What rank are you? You have to be an admiral to go.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You. You had to do a little time. I was in the KISS army, so I'm allowed in. That's American Airlines, and they've got Admiral Clubs all over the world.

[Scott Aukerman]

Love it or leave it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'd love to see you.

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, I would love to do that as well. I'd love to be in every lounge. But, of course, more than anything, I'd love to be an actor.

[Scott Aukerman]

So you say you're an actor. What. What have you done?

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, I'm just getting started. I'm 22 years old.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, okay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Happy birthday.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's. I mean, it's young for actors, although, you know, like the Olsen twins started when they were babies, I think. So you're actually kind of late to it.

[Pearl Courgette]

I feel really late to it. Everyone in my acting class that I take on Melrose is at least. I mean, they're all 19 years old, so I feel absolutely ancient. Scott. But I'm.

[Scott Aukerman]

Why are they all 19 years old? How did you get hooked up with a class where everyone is 19?

[Pearl Courgette]

It's true. Go to an acting on melrose, everybody is 19 years old. That's not a lie. That's real.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right, so you're 22. What. What have you. What. What are your credits, if you don't mind me asking?

[Pearl Courgette]

No credits yet, Scott.

[Scott Aukerman]

You've never acted on stage, in front of a camera, anything.

[Pearl Courgette]

That's why I was so dreadfully and terribly excited to be here on this wonderful podcast, how you got booked in Los Angeles.

[Scott Aukerman]

Quite honestly, I agree with you. I mean, I.

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, not even stage credit. You've done no theater.

[Scott Aukerman]

I mean, Jimmy's done. I've done theater stuff.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Community theater, even.

[Scott Aukerman]

I done. You did the comedy Bang Bang TV show once every season, didn't you?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I did, yes. I think I did not make the final cut of the final season, but

[Scott Aukerman]

that may have happened on season five. That hurt me trim things for time. But I gave you that footage negative. Yes, I did. And you showed it to Oliver, you said. And he loved it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He loved it. I don't think I liked my performance, but I. I thought you were great. I understood why it was cut.

[Scott Aukerman]

But I mean, even. Even someone like Jimmy, who spends the majority of his. His time. 98 of his time podcasting, has been in. In TV shows. Why haven't you done any?

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, not to worry, Scott. I do have a grindset mindset and I'm trying terribly hard. Of course, I'm told I have to make vertical front facing videos, and then perhaps I could be on a YouTube comedy show. And then maybe eventually I could host an awards show and then maybe I could get.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's a leap, by the way, from vertical videos to a YouTube comedy show to hosting an award show. Which one you want to host? Maybe the Oscars or Spirit? Oh, the Spirit Awards, perhaps. Okay.

[Pearl Courgette]

And then. And then, of course, maybe I could get cast there somehow, but.

[Scott Aukerman]

So wait, you want to host an

[Jimmy Pardo]

award show all before acting? Acting is going to be a benefit of these other item items?

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, I mean, they just started giving Oscars to casting directors.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They did.

[Scott Aukerman]

Which is like, I kind of want to host the Oscars now, honestly, get in front of those casting directors.

[Pearl Courgette]

I mean, I'm open to any advice, of course, if you don't think this is the right path. I'm. I'm taking classes and working, of course, on my accent. Told I have dialects or.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, what? Exactly. I haven't placed it exactly. It seems mid Atlantic, sort of. But when you say you're working on it, you're working on it to sound like the way you do or you're working on it to not sound the way you do.

[Pearl Courgette]

No, I'm from Calabasas, and so when I take classes, I'm just working on trying to fit into some of the most popular shows that are on today, see if I could speak like people in those shows.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, so what are these types of shows?

[Pearl Courgette]

These are, I mean, shows we all know and love. Tulsa King, Landman. What else is there? Oh, Bridgeton, of course.

[Scott Aukerman]

And then, of course, when the day I became a father, I turned on Yellowstone, I was like, this is my show now.

[Pearl Courgette]

So you understand, Scott?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes.

[Pearl Courgette]

You love Tulsa King.

[Scott Aukerman]

I have watched Tulsa. Look, we've had Martin star, star of Tulsa King, Andrea Savage as well, many times, and we love to see them. I loved how Andrea Savage has had sex with Sylvester Stallone in the pilot and didn't throw. No, she did throw up in it. When she found out his. His age, she threw up. The character. The character.

[Jimmy Pardo]

The character. Not actually.

[Scott Aukerman]

Not Andrea, but I thought that was a fun little. Little twist.

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, my acting class, it's very TV focused, and so, of course, they're terribly concerned about you sounding right for whichever show that you're going to be on.

[Scott Aukerman]

And this is what they're telling you to sound like.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, no, no. I've done a lot of work. And actually I have other accents.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, I'd love Jimmy.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Nothing would please me more to hear the accents for these various television shows.

[Scott Aukerman]

Now, do you want to take requests or are you just going to roll through them?

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, we could do something. Maybe a contemporary show like Heated rivalry, perhaps.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. Scott has not seen. But I know the basic gist is it's all about sex.

[Pearl Courgette]

Right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And hockey. I think. I think hockey is.

[Scott Aukerman]

I didn't know hockey was.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think that's the B line.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay.

[Pearl Courgette]

There's hockey, there's sex. Two young men and a. A forbidden romance. Not because they're gay, but because.

[Scott Aukerman]

Why is it forbidden then?

[Pearl Courgette]

Or because they're on opposing teams.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, boy.

[Pearl Courgette]

Should have clarified.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They're. They're.

[Scott Aukerman]

It's. It's ironic. They're on the same team in one respect and opposing teams in another.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think that's what makes the tension.

[Scott Aukerman]

I think. Yeah. That's what makes the rivalry.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, boy. Not.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right, so this. So you can.

[Pearl Courgette]

You can begin the scene.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, okay. Well, I'm just going to have to guess, as I have not seen it, but. Hey, you want to have sex?

[Pearl Courgette]

Peel me a grape. Why don't you come see me sometime? That's some of my dialect work.

[Scott Aukerman]

This dialogue isn't ringing any bells.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're going to say you're going to do that for this hockey program. And with the first line, peel me a grape is that. I don't watch the show either.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is it all about guys come up and see me sometimes? Peel me a grape is new.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't. Is that what's it. It. Is it from this hockey program?

[Pearl Courgette]

I don't understand. I have been told that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That.

[Pearl Courgette]

I mean, that I'm doing excellent work in my dialect class, and I'm sounding modern.

[Scott Aukerman]

It sounded specific. I don't know whether it sounded modern necessarily. I mean, your. Your Calabasas accent sounds very much like, you know, you're an actor.

[Pearl Courgette]

Like what?

[Scott Aukerman]

You really want to add a on the wh. You really want to add A, by the way. But it doesn't sound the most modern out of any accent I've ever heard. But everyone talks different, so I.

[Pearl Courgette]

That's right. Everybody talks different, and every show is different. And if only I could just set foot in Shonda land or. Or the Harmon verse. Or Harmon who's still around. Or the Sheridan sphere.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, Taylor. Yes, yes, yes.

[Pearl Courgette]

Maybe. Maybe even the Lawrence. The Bill Lawrence puddle.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes, of course. We're all watching Steve Carell doing his thing.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Rooster. I like it. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

He's wandering around. They're spending millions and millions of dollars, uh, to watch him wander around to college.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I. I like Steve Carell.

[Scott Aukerman]

I love Steve Carell. I. I do wonder, does he sign. When he signs on to a show, does he say, I'll do this as long as I can die within the, like, one calendar year, My character.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm not caught up.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, no. I'm just. His other shows.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, it would be marvelous. Marvelous to meet Steve Carell.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, you'd like that?

[Pearl Courgette]

I would love it. I would love to be on Rooster or shrinking or even Scrubs.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, Scrubs is back. I mean, what would you do on Scrubs? Would you be some sort of a. Like. Like let's. Let's do a scene from.

[Pearl Courgette]

Yes, yes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Who's Jimmy going to be?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, I'd like to do it.

[Pearl Courgette]

Okay, well, you can be Zack breath.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Hi.

[Scott Aukerman]

I'm Keep him away from AI, by the way. Yeah, and it's not my podcast that said that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know who's. Oh, you got it.

[Pearl Courgette]

No, let's explore that.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, no, no. I will say no more. But a former. A few former Comedy Bang Bang guests may have spilt the beans on them.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Is that right?

[Scott Aukerman]

That's right. But. But anyway. Okay, you're Zach Braff. Who do I get to be? Please don't say the other guy.

[Pearl Courgette]

You're. You're going to be the young Zach Braff, the one he cast to be sort of like him.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, I haven't watched it, but. Okay, this sounds good.

[Pearl Courgette]

Okay, I haven't watched it either.

[Scott Aukerman]

Who did he cast to be the young him?

[Pearl Courgette]

Just a guy.

[Scott Aukerman]

Just a guy. Okay.

[Pearl Courgette]

Kind of a. So a charming guy.

[Scott Aukerman]

Charming guy. All right, I'll be the young Zach Braff. Jimmy, you be Zach Braff. And who are you gonna be now?

[Pearl Courgette]

I'll be a nurse.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, great. All right. We'll be talking to each other when the scene starts.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think we should get 4ccs of amoxicillin to this gentleman right away.

[Scott Aukerman]

How many cc's?

[Jimmy Pardo]

One.

[Scott Aukerman]

Three.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Nope, nope.

[Pearl Courgette]

Say, you two. Why don't you come see me sometime?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay.

[Pearl Courgette]

Peel me a grip.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Again, I don't know if that's accurate. I don't know if that is for scrubs. I don't know.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is it sanitary to have grapes in the operating room? I don't think.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think in the operating room. No. Maybe in, like, a patient's room in the hospital, but I don't think in the er. No, you should not have grapes. Yeah, I'm watching the pit. I've not seen any grapes. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

You hear my rap about the pit, by the way?

[Jimmy Pardo]

You mean like a rap rap?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, yeah, I. I made a rap about the pit. You can look it up on YouTube.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, really? Y. I kind of thought. Oh, and here it is. That's what I thought was about to happen.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All right, I got to look it up.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, oh, sure. Look it up on. In your spare time.

[Jimmy Pardo]

On YouTube.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yep, sure.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Where Scott Arman raps about the pit.

[Pearl Courgette]

Okay, so it sounds like you two don't think I should be on Scrubs, so perhaps something. Maybe more of a period piece.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, yeah. How about a period piece now that you have a certain vibe that would fit in well there. So what type of period piece are we?

[Pearl Courgette]

I guess. Well, there, there is, of course, Bridgerton, dreadfully wonderful show.

[Scott Aukerman]

Bridgerton. Part of Shondaland.

[Pearl Courgette]

Shondaland.

[Scott Aukerman]

I've not seen any. Not even a scene of it. But from what I can tell, it's young people having sex.

[Pearl Courgette]

Right. Okay. Well, we can do one of those scenes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. Who am I gonna be? And please be careful.

[Pearl Courgette]

You're a young gentleman and we're having a forbidden romance.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. And who's Jimmy gonna be, like? My manservant?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm happy to be there, I guess.

[Pearl Courgette]

Yes, Jimmy's there as well as he's the manservant.

[Scott Aukerman]

We go. Hey, man servant. Wash my chamber pot.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Will do, sir.

[Scott Aukerman]

Where's your accent from?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, I'm from the area.

[Scott Aukerman]

The area I thought I recognized.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And I'm going to get. I'm going to scrub that chamber pot.

[Scott Aukerman]

Scrub it twice. A lot of El, please. A lot of what now?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Elbow grease.

[Scott Aukerman]

Elbow grease.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. Somebody get in there.

[Pearl Courgette]

Lord Bridgerton. Hi.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hello. Who are, who are you?

[Pearl Courgette]

I am a. Of course, your lover.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, you didn't recognize her, sir, she's

[Jimmy Pardo]

here on a daily basis.

[Pearl Courgette]

So random to see you here.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, it is, as you say, random to see you.

[Pearl Courgette]

Yes, random.

[Scott Aukerman]

My voice a little bit.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You got to mix it up a little bit.

[Scott Aukerman]

I'm going up to your level now.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, careful.

[Pearl Courgette]

And scene. I think that was wonderful.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're calling. That was the scene.

[Scott Aukerman]

First of all. Great scene.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It wasn't a bad scene.

[Scott Aukerman]

Now, let's critique the little tiny minutia here. I, I, I do wonder, like, that particular voice, you thought that sounded, period. Because that sounded the most modern event you've done.

[Pearl Courgette]

Yeah, that sounded like a current voice.

[Scott Aukerman]

It did, yes.

[Pearl Courgette]

Gosh. Well, I have to talk to my teacher about this.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Maybe you could. Freaky Friday. Your accents. You know what I mean?

[Pearl Courgette]

No, I don't understand, Scott.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know, maybe you could. What happens? I've never seen Freaky Friday. Do they get hit in the head or with a shovel or something? Why do they switch places?

[Pearl Courgette]

So you're telling me Freaky Friday, two women get smacked on the head with shovels.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Or they smack each other because they're mad that, you know, they stole each other's boyfriend.

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, then what about Freaky Friday? Too Freakier Friday.

[Scott Aukerman]

Freakier Friday. What happens Friday? Do you, you think they better.

[Pearl Courgette]

And I'd love to be a part of it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Give us a little taste of that.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What Would that be like, who are

[Scott Aukerman]

we going to be in this? Are there men characters in this movie?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know.

[Pearl Courgette]

If there are no men, does it pass the.

[Scott Aukerman]

The reverse Bechtel test?

[Pearl Courgette]

And. And what's that called? The L. It's the Scott test.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. The Akerman test.

[Pearl Courgette]

It's the Aerman test.

[Scott Aukerman]

Ironic that Fun Home didn't even pass the Bechtel test. Anyway, go ahead.

[Pearl Courgette]

Let's talk about it. Well, no, thank you, I guess. Yes. So if. If I. I mean, if I ever do have the honor of being in the picture like that in Freakiest Friday, well, it would be a dream, and I guess we can try it out here.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right, great. I'll be. I guess I'll be Lindsay Lohan's husband. She's probably.

[Pearl Courgette]

Why. Why do you have to be a man? You can't play a woman.

[Scott Aukerman]

I think. I think that's cultural appropriation or whatever the. The gender version of that is. So I prefer not to.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'll be your Silent buddy.

[Scott Aukerman]

Like Silent Boss Bob.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay.

[Scott Aukerman]

Call me Jay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All right. You're Jay?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Okay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They've cast Jay and Silent Bob in this movie for reasons nobody understands.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yep. Okay. All right. This is good.

[Pearl Courgette]

Great. All right.

[Scott Aukerman]

Snoochies, boochies.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Does he even hum? I don't know what he does. Does he. Does he make any noise?

[Scott Aukerman]

He's kind of, like, mimes things. And, like, Ben has a grappling hook,

[Jimmy Pardo]

so I say I. I literally. I do nothing. I don't even go.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, sometimes. I mean, he makes faces.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All right.

[Scott Aukerman]

He makes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. Let's assume that me doing that is just me making a face.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, great. Snoochy, boochie. That's all I know. Hey, when.

[Pearl Courgette]

Scott, do you need me to set the scene a little bit for you?

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure.

[Pearl Courgette]

You have to perhaps tell you what's going on here.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, so is it a Set the scene? Is it a guy who says, snoochie boochie and a guy who says, what we got?

[Pearl Courgette]

It could be a guy who says, snoochie boochie. But maybe it's easier if. Perhaps I'll be Lindsay Lohan. You'll be Lindsay Lohan's husband.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure.

[Pearl Courgette]

And then your Lindsay Lohan's husband's silent friend.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Happy to do it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, great. All right.

[Pearl Courgette]

And I'm acting a little bit different, aren't I? Because, of course, I've been swapping bodies with my mom.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. And this happens again, that it's the same bodies. Okay, here we go.

[Pearl Courgette]

No, this. When this in the second one, it's. It's four bodies get swapped.

[Scott Aukerman]

Four bodies get swapped.

[Pearl Courgette]

Third one probably going to be a

[Scott Aukerman]

whole, like everyone on Earth, but we also know it's going to swap. Yeah. And then you have to find the person. And it could be. It's. It's. You know, it's like a pluribus kind of thing. It could be in the deepest, darkest reaches of Africa or something.

[Pearl Courgette]

Scott, this is an incredible idea. And I'm being told also that if you want a role, you have to write it now.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's right. And I've mailed this to the wga, by the way, so I own it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You beat it. You beat her to it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yep.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, my goodness.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, boy.

[Scott Aukerman]

We all heard me come up with.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I saw no stamp.

[Pearl Courgette]

Another important Hollywood lesson. I don't think we're gonna do the scene.

[Scott Aukerman]

Scott, you're opting out of the scene. I'm the guy who's gonna cast. This I would love to do Impress me.

[Pearl Courgette]

You're right. You're right. Oh. Never turn down an opportunity. Always be ready when it should strike.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right, here we go.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Go.

[Scott Aukerman]

So I'm talking to Lindsay the other day, and she's like, what's today? And I was like, it's Thursday.

[Jimmy Pardo]

She's like, oh, can I stop you? Because we're gonna have to take. Do a second take on this, sir.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, we are.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think Lindsay is the actress's name. I don't think it's the character's name. So I. I know that.

[Scott Aukerman]

You know what? I don't do second takes, so you're just gonna have to use who are you? Sinatra? Yep.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Who are you? Djt?

[Pearl Courgette]

Who are you? Who am I?

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, my God. That's in the Freaky Friday scene.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I got.

[Scott Aukerman]

I got no info.

[Jimmy Pardo]

She gets all the blackouts.

[Scott Aukerman]

I'm gonna call blackout one of these days.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What, you would like one?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. She won't allow it. Well, that was. What kind of voice was that? What. What. What accent did you think you were doing?

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, Lindsay Lohan has a similar upbringing

[Scott Aukerman]

to me from Calabasas.

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, she spent a lot of time in Los Angeles.

[Scott Aukerman]

Right.

[Pearl Courgette]

Probably sounds similar. And then I thought, well, maybe her experiences have made it a little more heightened, a little more dramatic. But of course, course, she's a wonderful actress and a terrific person, and I'd be honored to be in a movie. Even near her in a movie would be a dream.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, look, I. I own the rights to Freakiest Friday, this version where everyone in the world swaps places with one person. Oh, it would be cool if it was like on the exact opposite place of the Earth. Yes, too. That would be awesome. So. So that you had to travel, like. Exactly.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It's like the Amazing Race meets Freaky Friday.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, exactly. But what would be weird is more people live at the North Pole than at the South Pole. Yeah, of course. Santa and all of his elves.

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, Scott, would a lot of people be swapping with dolphins and whales and such?

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, no, I.

[Scott Aukerman]

But no, I would imagine because, like, not every piece of land on earth has an opposite. You know, sometimes it would be the ocean. So yeah, that would be cool. That's a great idea. I'd mail that to myself as well and to the wg.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Wait, wait. You beat her to the punch on this too?

[Pearl Courgette]

Just got to be quicker, I suppose.

[Scott Aukerman]

You gotta have a envelope at the ready.

[Pearl Courgette]

Have an envelope at the ready. A TikTok every day reels as well.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. You could probably double up on those.

[Pearl Courgette]

Film a podcast. No, they have to be separate.

[Scott Aukerman]

They have to be separate.

[Pearl Courgette]

Film a podcast.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And what was the vertical thing you mentioned?

[Greg Amay]

The.

[Scott Aukerman]

Those are the front facing videos.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Front facing.

[Pearl Courgette]

Vertical video.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Look, I think you're on the path to success. I, you know, I don't like to predict these things, but I think that you may be a huge Hollywood star and hosting every award show. Has anyone ever done that? Hosted every award show in one calendar year?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think so. I don't think there's like, the grand slam of hosting.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, they should. Has Conan done every single one of them?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I know he's probably done the Emmys and the Oscars and the mtvu. He's done three that I know of. He's done three, probably more.

[Scott Aukerman]

He should do the Tonys and he should do the. What are the other ones? Grammys. Trevor Noah had those on lock for too many years.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Let's get o', Brien, like, grip on the Grammys. Grammys. But now he's out.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They got rid of him.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, he did. He's stepping down. It's moving off of CBS now. It's moving to, I think everything. Everything's moving to streaming.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, I don't like to make predictions on this show, but I do predict you're going to be a huge Hollywood star and then you'll qualify to be on Never. Not funny.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Not quite sure how you got booked on this show, but. Would you like to stick around? We need to take a break.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, I'd love to. Thank you, Scott.

[Scott Aukerman]

We're gonna take a break. Break. When we come back, we're gonna have more pearl. Courgette or courget. What is it again? Courgette. We're gonna have more Jimmy Pardo. Plus we're gonna have a cpa. We're gonna be right back with more comedy. Bang bang. After this hunger hits. Energy's gone and that healthy meal that's in the fridge is not happening. That's not a willpower problem. It's a setup problem. Factor fixes it with fully prepared meals designed by dietitians and crafted by chefs. Delivered right to the door. Whose door? Your door. Think protein packed favorites like grilled chicken with roasted veggies. Perfect for staying on track without the work. Meals are fresh, never frozen, ready in two minutes with 100 plus options each and every week. No planning, no grocery runs, just real nutritious food that fits the routine. Now I'm a factor subscriber. I get the meals personally delivered to me where I'm not gonna give up my exact location. But they're really good, they're healthy, they have great proteins in them. They're so. And this is the thing about the ease of how to prepare them. A lot of these places that do the recipes, they're like, oh yeah, this only takes 10 minutes. 10 minutes plus 3 hour setup. Now this is done in 3 minutes, 4 minutes sometimes tops. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Head to factor meals.com Bang Bang 50 off and use code Bang Bang 50 off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box with new subscription only while supplies last until September 27, 2026. See the website for more details.

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[Scott Aukerman]

comedy. Bang bang. We're back. We have Jimmy Pardo never not funny. 20th anniversary is here. You can get. Are all of the free episodes out there out from behind the paywall.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They are not you. If you want back like 7, 8, back catalog, you've got to be a platinum member.

[Scott Aukerman]

Platinum member.

[Jimmy Pardo]

One of the levels.

[Scott Aukerman]

I think it's well worth it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. There's 1800 shows.

[Scott Aukerman]

1800 shows. Who knows if you'll be even alive? If someone started right now and just listen to it continuously, how long would it take?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, let's.

[Scott Aukerman]

What's 1800 episodes times two? 3600 hours. You're going to divide that by 24?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I am 24.

[Scott Aukerman]

You're. Because that's how many hours are in the day. And then we're going to figure out the days.

[Jimmy Pardo]

The Jack Bauer thought you went by two months or two years. Like, I don't understand. No, no.

[Scott Aukerman]

3600 divided by 24 is. Let's see. One carry the 12. 121. It's a hundred day. Is that right? That can't be right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, she's low.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, it's 1, 1, 1. It's about 150 days and people don't get to sleep.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They got to stay awake all.

[Scott Aukerman]

They got to stay awake the entire time.

[Jimmy Pardo]

150 days. They got to stay awake.

[Scott Aukerman]

You could do that. Anyone could do that.

[Pearl Courgette]

And seen.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, okay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you. Thank you. Pearl. Pearl's head. Enough.

[Scott Aukerman]

Pearl's calling. Blackouts now just in our conversation.

[Jimmy Pardo]

She's. That she can't take this anymore.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, my God. Never not funny. 20th anniversary. [e-mail] we also have Pearl Courgette here, an actress.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Scott, the break. I booked Pearl on the show.

[Scott Aukerman]

Congratulations.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Pearl's gonna be on Never Not Funny. Thank you so much.

[Scott Aukerman]

I remember another Pearl who had a similar success story. Pearl from Funny or die. Adam McKay's daughter.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, yes. She showed up at the door. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

So I see big things with you in a similar fashion to that Pearl.

[Pearl Courgette]

I'm so terribly excited. Scott.

[Scott Aukerman]

Do you think she's still rude to landlords?

[Jimmy Pardo]

I would imagine based on her upbringing,

[Scott Aukerman]

I mean, and the public perception of landlords has only dimmed since then, so. Man, she was really. She was. Yeah. She truly was. Let's get to our next guest, and hopefully he's a pioneer, much like Pearl was. He is a cpa. Please welcome Greg.

[Greg Amay]

Gosh, Greg, It's Greg Amay.

[Scott Aukerman]

Amay. Greg Amay. I'm sorry, that's a M E N A Y.

[Greg Amay]

That's right.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. Greg Amay.

[Greg Amay]

Scott. Thank you for having me here. Hi, Jimmy. Hi.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hello.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Nice to meet you.

[Scott Aukerman]

So nice to meet you. You, yeah, you, you're a cpa, which

[Greg Amay]

stands for Certified Public Account Accountors.

[Scott Aukerman]

And how does one get certified in a, in a business like this? Oh, I was it like when I went and almost got my scuba certification?

[Greg Amay]

Oh, it's a little bit more involved than that. I did have to go to, you know, a college for it and, but I, I, I've been doing it for, I guess about 17 years now.

[Scott Aukerman]

Seventeen years, that's fantastic. Yeah. So ever since, I guess, 2009. Oh, 17 years is when we started doing this show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You think that's why?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Were you inspired by this show to become an accountant or.

[Greg Amay]

I, Yes, I was.

[Scott Aukerman]

You really? I just kind of said that jokingly, but you really were.

[Greg Amay]

I, the thing I really zeroed in on was a lot of your guests had jobs and I said I should get a job.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's good.

[Scott Aukerman]

They usually come on here and they talk about their job. Yeah. So, I mean, I'm so glad to hear that, that, that 17 years ago we were so inspiring.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It's thrilling for me to come full

[Greg Amay]

circle and be here now.

[Scott Aukerman]

Did you ever listen? Since that 17 years ago, never again

[Greg Amay]

haven't had a chance to check in. I've been very busy, very busy crunching those and then, you know, doing the work. And now I'm kind of in the I, I, I'm established enough that I like to sort of make public appearances close to tax time.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It's a busy week for you, is it not?

[Greg Amay]

And just to sort of let people know, it's not too late to get your taxes filed, and it's also not too late to get some IRS approved tips for saving money on your taxes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. Yeah, we have a good three. Unless you filed an extension. We have like three days or so that people can get all this together. What are some of the tips that you would give people to people doing their taxes now?

[Greg Amay]

Well, I guess it will. If you've waited this long, you're probably procrastinating, so maybe you. I should start with the basics. So I'll start with, like, the first question that any client comes to me with, which is, is there a ceiling to the amount of money that I can write off related to the purchase or maintenance of my pet pig?

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's the first question.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes, I'M sorry, did you say pet? Pet pig.

[Greg Amay]

My pet. Yeah, your pet pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

Your pet pig. So a lot. A lot of your clients have pet

[Greg Amay]

pigs and they're assuming. Yeah, pretty much all of them do. I'm assuming. And I'm assuming you guys all have pet pigs as well.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hi, Jimmy.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Do you have a pet pig? I've never.

[Scott Aukerman]

I've known you for so long, I've never asked you that question.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I am allergic to most animals, so I do not have a pet pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

I would love one.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I would love nothing more to have a little babe around the house.

[Scott Aukerman]

Pearl, what about you?

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, it breaks my heart to say this. I don't have a pet pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, Pearl. You don't. Have you ever desired one?

[Pearl Courgette]

No. Was I supposed to?

[Scott Aukerman]

No, no, no, no, no.

[Greg Amay]

Well, you will after you hear about this thing.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, yeah.

[Greg Amay]

I'm going to encourage all of you guys. If it's you. You actually have until the 15th to get papers on a pig and then you can actually shelter it into the previous tax year.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay.

[Greg Amay]

Because they. There was a big change in the tax code last year and the amount of money that you can claim under the state and local pigs tax deduction amount jumps from 10, from $10,000 up to $40,000.

[Jimmy Pardo]

40 grand for the pet.

[Scott Aukerman]

You can write off $40,000 of your income on this pig.

[Greg Amay]

Suggest that everyone do, because otherwise that's money that you're giving to the government.

[Scott Aukerman]

Jimmy, I mean, I know you're allergic to animals, but you love money more than that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I love money. Money, money, money.

[Pearl Courgette]

It's just pigs. No other animal.

[Greg Amay]

I. I haven't really ever looked into if they've never looked into this. No, I've been really focused on pigs.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. Okay. So. So, I mean, we don't know. But you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Would you get a pig if you could write off $40,000? This gentleman suggested.

[Greg Amay]

Hell, yeah, super easy. You could operate on the PPN right now. The Pig Placement Network or the pp.

[Scott Aukerman]

I've never even heard of the Pig Placement Network.

[Greg Amay]

That's okay. I understand that you don't have a pet pig, but you've never heard of the Pig Placement Network or.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, no.

[Greg Amay]

Southern California association of Miniature Pigs.

[Scott Aukerman]

No. I'm sorry, No. I guess I'm not really clued into the whole pig culture. So maybe I've seen it. I've just never really. It's not seeped into my consciousness or

[Greg Amay]

I don't want to. I don't like to shame people that have sort of not gotten their taxes taken care of yet, but I just. Do you, do you like giving money to the government?

[Scott Aukerman]

I mean, because I, I don't.

[Greg Amay]

I, I mean, you're, you're giving too much.

[Scott Aukerman]

I'm telling you right now to get my fair share.

[Jimmy Pardo]

There we go.

[Scott Aukerman]

And, and, and that fair share has to be very, very low.

[Greg Amay]

You can get it lower if you, you, you want to just sort of shelter your money into a pig. Money to the government.

[Scott Aukerman]

Shelter money into a pig?

[Greg Amay]

Yes.

[Scott Aukerman]

What do you. What are you talking about, shelter money into a pig?

[Greg Amay]

You can, you can write up to $40,000. So as long as you're spending money on the pig, those are all things that you can write on.

[Scott Aukerman]

You have to prove that you've spent it on the pig, though.

[Greg Amay]

Yes, of course.

[Scott Aukerman]

Like, what are. I don't, I don't think I could spend $40,000 on.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What do you recommend, Greg? How do I spend 40k on my pit pig?

[Greg Amay]

I could go through some of my. I mean, I, I could really claim more. Some of the stuff I've spent on Peg, my pig this week.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Peg is your pig?

[Greg Amay]

Peg is the.

[Scott Aukerman]

Does that get confusing ever?

[Greg Amay]

No, I actually think it's very cute.

[Scott Aukerman]

Look, I'm not disputing the cuteness. I'm just saying, like, if you were to say, like, Peg, you know, in a certain accent, people might think, like, it could be one of the other 20 pigs that are.

[Pearl Courgette]

Or if you wanted to just say the word Peg.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, like I want to Peg you.

[Pearl Courgette]

Exactly.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, and then your, Your pig is like, like, hello, I'm right here. And you're like. Not you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You all uncurls it. They.

[Greg Amay]

It does get confusing, only in that my. My pig's name is Peg, but my wife's name is Pig, so that cannot be.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That cannot be. Is that true?

[Greg Amay]

Yes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Greg Amay]

Pig. It's short for Pigia.

[Scott Aukerman]

P. Beautiful name.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That is. That's a beautiful name.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. That's gorgeous, actually. Yeah, I never thought about that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Peg is a song by Steely Dan. Does that play into this at all?

[Greg Amay]

That do that do they do.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you, Greg.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, this. I mean. So what are you spending on your pig then? Your. Your. Peg is your pig this week?

[Greg Amay]

Well, I, I. Spoiler a little bit. So I spent $700 this week on an Hermes leather harness. Of course I'm spending. I'm spending about $3,000 a week on private chef.

[Scott Aukerman]

Private chef for peg.

[Greg Amay]

$50 an hour for armed security. Private security for Peg.

[Scott Aukerman]

Peg.

[Pearl Courgette]

Does Peg need a nanny? That's another side. Hustle. That A lot of actors.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, yeah, that's a great idea, Greg.

[Jimmy Pardo]

A pig nanny.

[Greg Amay]

You know what? She does need a driver to help her get to and from work, so that's something. Yes. Peg is a data analyst for Kaiser Permanente.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Peg the pig.

[Greg Amay]

Yes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Or we're talking about your wife pig right now.

[Greg Amay]

No, I'm talking about my. No, my. My wife pig is. Does gun repair. My.

[Jimmy Pardo]

My gun.

[Scott Aukerman]

What's. What's going wrong with this many guns? That someone that's.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Well, you got to get them fixed. You got to clean them.

[Greg Amay]

There have been. I'm sorry to say, it's a business.

[Scott Aukerman]

Don't you just throw away your gun if it's not working? No, just buy a new one.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I see that in movies all the time. It doesn't work. They just.

[Scott Aukerman]

They just throw it at the person.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They don't even care.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah, no, that's bad. Especially if somehow your pig has damaged the gun. You can write that off. You can shelter that into your pig as well.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. You shouldn't be keeping your guns unlocked around. I would, I think. Do you have children?

[Greg Amay]

No.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, that's maybe a good thing because it sounds like this is very expensive for you to be spending so much money on these pigs.

[Greg Amay]

I don't see it that way because this is money that I'd be handing over to the government, and instead I'm handing it over to a pig who I love.

[Scott Aukerman]

Do you know how this works? It's not. You wouldn't be handing the equivalent value of this money over to the government.

[Greg Amay]

I think I know how it works.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He's the CBA.

[Greg Amay]

Certified public. Public account.

[Scott Aukerman]

A write off is just 17 years.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He knows this stuff.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. You know your stuff. What else are you buying for your pig?

[Greg Amay]

What else am I buying for the pig? I am spending probably 400amonth in riding lessons.

[Scott Aukerman]

Right? Riding a horse?

[Greg Amay]

Yes. She can't just work all the time, Scott. She has to have hobbies as well.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, I. I think it's bizarre that your pig is working.

[Greg Amay]

And.

[Scott Aukerman]

And the why was.

[Greg Amay]

Is I spent all the money on her. Her. In taking that coding boot camp and then she. She sort of.

[Scott Aukerman]

It was a boot camp, not just a regular course.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Does she pay taxes as well? The pig?

[Greg Amay]

Oh, no, that's part of the beauty part of it. Yes.

[Pearl Courgette]

Okay, look, I. I don't mean to overstep. It's of course, a miracle I'm even here, but do you spend any of this money on your wife pig or.

[Greg Amay]

She has her own money. We have made A choice to have separate accounts.

[Scott Aukerman]

So gun repair is doing well for her.

[Greg Amay]

It's doing better than being a CPA right now.

[Scott Aukerman]

Now she's, she's, she's a pig related cpa. I can imagine.

[Greg Amay]

I do other. I feel like I'm getting a lot of resistance from my pig tips, which I don't understand at all. But I can move on to other tasks.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It's confusing. Greg. I'll be honest.

[Greg Amay]

You guys, you're an actress, right? And you guys are in the industry, so you guys are.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, I mean I, I hate the questionable nature of that, but yeah, we are self employed.

[Greg Amay]

You're independent contractors.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes.

[Greg Amay]

So there's.

[Pearl Courgette]

And I had made any income yet.

[Greg Amay]

Well, this is something because you're about to be on Never. Not funny. You're going to start making money.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah.

[Greg Amay]

Something that you will want to do is as an independent contractor. You know, you can write off your home office on your taxes. You calculate the square footage of your home office, compare that to your house. And then another thing you can do if you guys do take my advice and get a pig is you can write off your bedroom if you let your pig sleep in the bed with you.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, we're back to the pig thing. I thought you were going to give

[Jimmy Pardo]

us other attention advice.

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, that seemed like you were giving normal advice. You want. No, no. Pig segued into pigs. Well, you know, you don't have to

[Greg Amay]

dig deep, but you know how when

[Scott Aukerman]

you're on social media you can mute certain words? You know, I would love to mute you saying pig, so I guess I won't ask. You have a follow.

[Pearl Courgette]

Well, I guess it just sounds like you share a bed with Peg and Pig.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah, we have a California King. It's tight, but we're all.

[Scott Aukerman]

Are you in the middle?

[Greg Amay]

Me and Peg and Pig? No, Peg's in the middle.

[Scott Aukerman]

Middle. Which one is Peg?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Peg is the pig.

[Greg Amay]

Peg.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay.

[Greg Amay]

My. And my wife's name is Pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

And do you ever get amorous with either? Scott, if I'm asking about your wife, why are you taking such umbrage?

[Greg Amay]

Not well. Peg's in the bed right there.

[Scott Aukerman]

She has to get up and go

[Greg Amay]

to work in the morning.

[Scott Aukerman]

That's fair. So you're saving your. Your lovemaking times for when Peg. Right. Goes to work.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Meanwhile, Pig's at home.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Home.

[Greg Amay]

No, Pig has to get her own gun repair shop.

[Scott Aukerman]

So what. What are you just jerking off all day?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Can you write that with one of them?

[Scott Aukerman]

I beseech you.

[Greg Amay]

Why do you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Why is your why are you concerned about this?

[Scott Aukerman]

Well, I want our guests to not be sexually frustrated. All right.

[Greg Amay]

You guys don't like the pig I can get.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Nobody said we didn't like it. I just confused. Not everybody has a pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

I think, yeah, a lot of our listeners don't have these pigs.

[Greg Amay]

I, I, I'm going to disagree with you there, but for the people in the room, maybe there are other people like that. Well, one thing you could do is you could also put money into various accounts. There's three accounts I always tell people about. You get. Really two. Only two are going to apply to you guys. But you could put some money into a 401k or an HSA.

[Scott Aukerman]

So the third pig is, the third account is pig related. Is that, is that what I'm getting?

[Greg Amay]

It's an S.R. yes, it's a S.U. a day retirement account. Okay, well, she's not going to be a data analys journalist forever. She's going to retire at some point. She's got to be taken care of.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, Okay. I, you know what? I opened the door that time and I regret it. And, but it's my fault.

[Greg Amay]

But I, I think you guys are being very close minded. I get the vibe that none of you are going to race out to Chatsworth or to Valley center or one of these places that you'll find on the PPN and get yourself a pig. Today.

[Scott Aukerman]

You have, why are these towns so why do they have all the pigs?

[Greg Amay]

That's where the farms are, Scott.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. All right.

[Greg Amay]

And there's, there's places all over the country for, I'm assuming there's tons of listeners not in California.

[Scott Aukerman]

We're not just a California based podcast. Although a lot of the references people would assume that you and I both, but, I mean, these are mainly unhelpful tips.

[Greg Amay]

But what about, how about charitable donations?

[Scott Aukerman]

I would love to hear what do you got? Because a lot of times I'm looking for places to put my money, but I also wonder how much I can actually donate.

[Greg Amay]

Donate? I mean, there's a number of great places that you could give money to. The one place I would spotlight right now is the Harvest Angels Food Bank.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, what is, what, what do they do? Where are they located?

[Greg Amay]

They are located in Valley Center, California.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay.

[Greg Amay]

And they help pigs who would like to get on America's Got Talent.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, wow. A talented pig.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah. Pigs that want to become famous.

[Pearl Courgette]

No, that's something I could get behind music.

[Scott Aukerman]

I, I has a pig on America's Got Talent.

[Greg Amay]

Not yet.

[Scott Aukerman]

And that's why they think they're. They're due.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's why.

[Scott Aukerman]

Who thinks. The pigs think that they can get on America's Got Talent because, like, naturally we'll get to them.

[Greg Amay]

Look, let me be clear. I'm a certified public accountant. I don't know what goes on in the inner minds of pigs.

[Scott Aukerman]

Right. Because pigs don't. Don't actually speak English. Right.

[Greg Amay]

No.

[Scott Aukerman]

I feel silly even asking that question.

[Greg Amay]

I'm glad you did.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I.

[Scott Aukerman]

You are glad I did?

[Greg Amay]

I'm glad you did.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What about that pig in the church? Charlotte's Web? He had a little something to say. Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Although. Were they just speaking their own languages and they could understand each other? I'm not. Oh, wait, but no, then the. Doesn't the spider, like, put in the

[Greg Amay]

spider right in the web some pigs.

[Scott Aukerman]

And so that spider knows English, but I wonder if that spider just happens to know various languages. Is speaking spider to the pig. The pig speaks spider, but then is like, okay, I'm gonna put this up in English because the farmer knows English.

[Greg Amay]

I mean, she. I know Peg doesn't speak English, but she does communicate through tapping of her hoo. And that's how she communicates with her co workers. And.

[Pearl Courgette]

And she speaks coding languages.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah, she understands coding. Yeah, she understands English, but I think dogs understand English.

[Scott Aukerman]

I mean, what's that famous horse that everyone thought was adding number. No, you're gonna have to let me finish. What's that famous horse?

[Jimmy Pardo]

That secretary.

[Scott Aukerman]

Nope. Guys, I'm afraid there's a little more descendants. All right, what's that famous horse? I mean, arguably, these days, yes, the most famous horse, but the famous horse that would tap its foot and its owner thought that it knew math.

[Pearl Courgette]

Donkey from Shrek.

[Greg Amay]

Not a horse donkey.

[Scott Aukerman]

I think not a horse. But a very funny character we all admit likes a parfait. The owner thought that it was. It was. It would give it mathematics, medical problems, and it would tap the.

[Greg Amay]

That's his. That's the first mistake he made.

[Scott Aukerman]

The. The owner.

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, what's the last mistake?

[Greg Amay]

Owning. Owning the horse.

[Scott Aukerman]

Owning the horse.

[Greg Amay]

If you're trying to save money on your taxes, make sure you do want to own a pig. You do not want to own a horse. That's very bad for your taxes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh. Why is it only you can.

[Greg Amay]

You can rent a horse or you can visit a horse, but once you own a horse, according to changes in the tax code, the government then sees you as your own sovereign nation because that's the start of an army.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, that's really it's true.

[Pearl Courgette]

Women in my acting class own horses and well, they're queens.

[Scott Aukerman]

These 19 year old.

[Jimmy Pardo]

They're 19 year olds. They have horses.

[Pearl Courgette]

Are own horses. Come to Melrose. See what I'm talking about?

[Jimmy Pardo]

They're all on horseback.

[Greg Amay]

Can I ask you a question? Are you from Calabasas?

[Pearl Courgette]

That's right.

[Greg Amay]

That's where Pig is from. You have the same accent.

[Pearl Courgette]

So Pig does speak?

[Jimmy Pardo]

No, Pig's his wife.

[Greg Amay]

No, my wife is Pig. My pig is Pig.

[Jimmy Pardo]

What was Pig short for again?

[Greg Amay]

Pignatia.

[Scott Aukerman]

PNA and what is Peg short for before?

[Greg Amay]

Pegatha, I think you really, you've never asked. She came with her own name.

[Scott Aukerman]

So you, you.

[Greg Amay]

When you again just. Just check out.

[Scott Aukerman]

None of your business.

[Greg Amay]

They handle all this for you on the P. P.N.

[Jimmy Pardo]

does it all.

[Scott Aukerman]

Clever Hans, by the way, is the name of the horse that.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And what would it do? This gentleman would say seven plus four.

[Scott Aukerman]

And then it would. Then it would tap its. Its feet and. And every. And even the owner thought it could do these math problems. It was proven. And then they found out it was because. Because of the way the owner was breathing. Once it reached the right answer, it would like his physical body would change or his breathing would change and then the. The horse would know to stop.

[Jimmy Pardo]

But the guy also was excited. It wasn't a scam.

[Scott Aukerman]

It wasn't a scam.

[Jimmy Pardo]

My horse could do it.

[Scott Aukerman]

They talk about it with AI how like everyone thinks AI is alive, but it's really a Clever Hans situation.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, I don't. Okay, I'll Google that. And you rapping. I got two things. Homework. All right.

[Scott Aukerman]

I know it's a very busy 20th anniversary.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm also going to buy a pig. I've got three things to do.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Now you own the pig and you consider yourself to own a pig. Is that, is that right?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is it. No, I mean is it moral?

[Greg Amay]

Is it moral?

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah. Because it seems like you've, you've, you know, you're, you know, it seems like you love this pig and it's. But is it right to own an animal?

[Greg Amay]

Yes, I think so. And at least where I'm from. I mean, I don't know where you from? I'm from Glassell Park, California.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. And your name? Greg Amay. That's. That's pig Latin.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah.

[Greg Amay]

Oh my God. Yes it is.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Is that right? That is true. First time it's come up.

[Greg Amay]

First time it's come up.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Holy smokes.

[Scott Aukerman]

And this is a real live animal and not a piggy bank?

[Greg Amay]

No. This is a real animal.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. Okay. Just wanted to make sure.

[Greg Amay]

Why are you so

[Jimmy Pardo]

concerned that I

[Greg Amay]

have some sort of extra something going on?

[Scott Aukerman]

You just pull out of your bag, Scott.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Describe that for me.

[Scott Aukerman]

I have to take a. I don't have my phone on. Can you take a picture of this, Jimmy? Possibly. I. You brought out the largest jug of the cloudiest liquid.

[Greg Amay]

I'm having a colonoscopy tonight.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, tonight?

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

There's a weird timing.

[Greg Amay]

I've got to do well. Oh, I disagree.

[Scott Aukerman]

Are we talking midnight colonoscopy?

[Greg Amay]

Yeah. Friday night colonoscopy.

[Scott Aukerman]

Wow.

[Greg Amay]

I've worked hard all week as a cpa, and now I'm going to take a nice nap.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, so you have to drink that whole thing?

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

By when? By the end of the show?

[Greg Amay]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Pardo]

How much.

[Greg Amay]

How much more time do we have? An hour?

[Scott Aukerman]

No, no, no. We have plea. We only have, like, 10 minutes at most.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You're just starting it now. It's good. You're supposed to buy. It's not good. Yeah, it is not good. It is very bad colonoscopies. It's not good.

[Greg Amay]

I have to give you some. But I. I'm supposed to drink.

[Scott Aukerman]

I would love to not have any. I.

[Greg Amay]

It's very good.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, I pick or Clen Peak. It's cranberry. Colonoscopy recently. I don't believe you, Greg.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I think it's supposed to be half now, then you have half later. You don't have to do it all in one.

[Greg Amay]

I figured I could just double it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think that's how to do it. I'm worried about you.

[Scott Aukerman]

This is a late addition to your mythos, by the way, that normally I'm a regular man.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Okay?

[Greg Amay]

So I come on your podcast, and I'm allowed to be a cpa, and that's it. Just in the same way that my pig can't have a job and my

[Jimmy Pardo]

wife can't be pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

Is the weird thing. Not this colonoscopy drink that you brought out.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't think weird thing at all.

[Scott Aukerman]

It's a love.

[Greg Amay]

It's a member of my family who I love, who happens to be saving me thousands of dollars every year. You want to give your money to the government?

[Jimmy Pardo]

Go ahead.

[Greg Amay]

I'm giving my money to my pig. My money. Government. No money pig yet.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. All right, all right, Greg, look, you're a very interesting guy, and you're. You've written, turned back to your colonoscopy drink.

[Pearl Courgette]

Please stop drinking.

[Greg Amay]

Well, I've got to drink It.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, he's got you, Pearl. I've got it.

[Greg Amay]

I've got it scheduled.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I thought it was an ocd. I saw Greg move the coasters over and put them all in a line. I'm like, what OCD thing is.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, he just. He needs four coasters. Giant drink on it's.

[Greg Amay]

I know this is an audio podcast, but it's a big bottle.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, it is. I took a photograph.

[Greg Amay]

One coaster isn't going to get it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, my gosh. Well, well, Greg, thank you for being here and giving us these tips. We are running out of time if that's okay. We. We really only have time for one final feature on the show and that is, of course, a little something called plugs. You got no place to hide.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Loosen the bag and let it open. W.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, yeah, that was theme song from Plug bag Night Season 2 by Parterio. Thank you to Parterio. And speaking of people that sound like Parterio, Jimmy Pardo. What are we plugging? Obviously never not funny. Everything's available [e-mail].

[Jimmy Pardo]

that's right. 20th anniversary. But I will be. You mentioned my stand up comedy earlier.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes. And so here's always a great night at the theater.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you very much. In fact, I will be at the Bug Theater in Denver on the 29th of April. I will also then the next night be at the Tacoma Comedy Club club on Thursday 30 April. I then drive down to Portland. I'll be at the Siren Theater.

[Scott Aukerman]

What a drive that is.

[Jimmy Pardo]

It's a beautiful drive.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, gorgeous.

[Jimmy Pardo]

That's on the first of May.

[Scott Aukerman]

Mayday, mayday, Mayday. We're gonna have fun tonight. That's how you can remember, bud.

[Jimmy Pardo]

In the middle of my plugs. We're doing that.

[Pearl Courgette]

Sure.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I've got better time. I've got tickets to move. And then the next night I'm in Salt Lake City. 2 May, Salt Lake City at the Wise Guys Complex Comedy Club. Come on out. One show each. But no Portland's two shows. Come on out.

[Scott Aukerman]

Fantastic. You're one of the original Wise Guys too. I was reading.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, it's right on my Wikipedia page. I need to probably have that removed, but it is on the page.

[Scott Aukerman]

There is no better night at the theater than going to see Jimmy Pardo do his.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Hamilton's close.

[Scott Aukerman]

Hamilton can get it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. You know what? I'm a lamez guy.

[Scott Aukerman]

You've always said that. Yeah, because you. You. Because you.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You really relate.

[Scott Aukerman]

You stole some bread and ran early in My life.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, that's right.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right, Pearl. Pearl, what do you want to plug? I mean, obviously you don't have a lot of work, but your upcoming appearance on Never Not.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, it's exciting.

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, hello, Scott.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Hello. How you. Good. Pearl.

[Pearl Courgette]

I'd like to plug. Well, in my acting journey, I've taken some improvisation classes, and I've been seeing some amazing shows at the Upright Citizens Brigade, specifically on the one in Los Angeles. The one in Los Angeles on Franklin and near Bronson.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. We don't need to give out the exact address necessarily.

[Pearl Courgette]

Bronson, then.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, no, that's all right. You can Cherimoya. Yeah, no, you can keep going. It's by the Cherimoya School. Sure.

[Pearl Courgette]

But I would suggest people come see Harold Night, a fun show Monday night.

[Scott Aukerman]

This is a man named Harold. Who does what now?

[Pearl Courgette]

Oh, Scott, that's clever.

[Scott Aukerman]

It's actually, it's so funny because, like, I, I, I LOL at Jimmy over here and just to see the succession. Now you're laughing at me. It's like the succession of laughter that

[Pearl Courgette]

is, you know, it's a beautiful thing, a wonderful thing. And you would laugh a lot if you came to the Upright Citizen Brigade and saw a show called Harold Knight. No man named Harold, and a team called Yikes, Yikes, Yikes.

[Scott Aukerman]

But a man named Harold possibly could be performing.

[Pearl Courgette]

He could be there.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Then we got a. We got a pig peg situation that if Harold's right, if Harold's doing that herald.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, all right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Can't be the first person to say that.

[Scott Aukerman]

Greg Aim. Greg A what? Yeah. No. What do you want to plug Greg? Just stop. Just stop picking up your drink right as you're about to talk tonight, I'll be at.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, we're going to be tonight, the

[Greg Amay]

Kaiser Permanente on Sunset getting a colonoscopy.

[Jimmy Pardo]

A night colonoscopy. Yeah, all right.

[Scott Aukerman]

All right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Sure.

[Scott Aukerman]

No, stop, Swiggy. You're in the middle of your plug. I, I've got to get it done. Go right there. Okay.

[Greg Amay]

Well, you know, I don't have anything else to plug, but one of my clients is a comedian and a writer here in, in Los Angeles. His name's Joe Wengart. He's never appeared on this show.

[Scott Aukerman]

This guy owns a pig.

[Greg Amay]

Of course he does. One of my clients.

[Jimmy Pardo]

All right.

[Scott Aukerman]

I never knew that about. Hey, I know Joe, actually. He wrote for the Comedy Bang Bang television show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Oh, is that right?

[Greg Amay]

That's right.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes, that's right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And he never brought the pig to the office.

[Scott Aukerman]

Never brought this. Yeah, this Is all news to me.

[Greg Amay]

He was in financial dire straits at that point. Point. It was after he worked for you that I got him.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, I see. Because he did my show, he was in financial dire straits.

[Greg Amay]

No, because he was making money and handing it all over to the government.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, got it.

[Greg Amay]

Got my perfectly sound advice that I give.

[Scott Aukerman]

Sure. But what about Joe? What?

[Greg Amay]

He's got a show coming out on prime video on April 20th called Kevin and it's about. It's semi autobiographical. It's about his relationship with his pet. Pet? Not his pig.

[Scott Aukerman]

This guy is another pet.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He.

[Greg Amay]

He co created the show with Aubrey Plaza. They used to date. They adopted a cat named Kevin and then they broke up. And then what do you do with the cat? And in this show, this couple breaks up and Kevin the cat says, you guys, I'm going to go live on my own. And he moves into a pet rescue where he lives with other independent cats. And it features tons of former Comedy Bang Bang guests.

[Scott Aukerman]

And what about the host? Is he on this or.

[Greg Amay]

He.

[Scott Aukerman]

He.

[Greg Amay]

He could be.

[Scott Aukerman]

He could be. He's on Invincible. This season got a lot of great reviews.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Is that right?

[Greg Amay]

Yeah, but Gil Ozeri is in the main cast. A parting on Sherla and we love all these people.

[Scott Aukerman]

And this is co created by Joe, you say? And stop drinking your thing. Co created by. By Joe and Aubrey.

[Greg Amay]

By Joe and Aubrey, yeah.

[Scott Aukerman]

Fantastic. And this is on Amazon Prime.

[Greg Amay]

Dan Murphy is our other co creator.

[Scott Aukerman]

Dan Murphy, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime, April 20th.

[Greg Amay]

April 20th, all eight episodes.

[Scott Aukerman]

Next week they all drop at once.

[Greg Amay]

They all. You can binge the whole show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Love it.

[Scott Aukerman]

Love this. All right, well, what do I want to plug? Look, I mentioned it before. The Comedy Bang Bang tour is coming out there very soon. We're starting May 25th in Toronto and then we go to St. Paul, Minnesota, Madison, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Royal Oak, Michigan, Columbus, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, Charleston, South Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, Washington, D.C. new York, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boston, Massachusetts, Fairfield, Connecticut and Portland, Maine. That's just the first half of the tour. We're gonna be out like it. Yeah, it did.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Why do I get felt like the first half? Why do I get. You go to the website for other things and you're get. You get to see.

[Scott Aukerman]

You chose to say what you said.

[Jimmy Pardo]

You said every city you've ever heard of.

[Scott Aukerman]

I don't even believe those are cities I've ever heard of.

[Jimmy Pardo]

The ones you go to.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, the ones I go to if. If I hear about another city, I'll go to it.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah. You heard about Glassell park today? That's where Greg's.

[Scott Aukerman]

I'll be there.

[Greg Amay]

Can I say my big list of people or Joe's big list of people? Also on Comedy Bang Bang.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Greg Amay]

I think people will care.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay, sure, go ahead.

[Greg Amay]

Stephanie Allen. Maria Bamford, Nicole Byer, Eugene Cordero, Pam Murphy. Tignataro Lennon Parham. Ben Rogers, Carl Tart, Lamar woods and Mike Mitchell. And Nick Tiger Weiger.

[Scott Aukerman]

Wow, this is a huge group of people. This is M. And Jimmy Pardo, season two.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm a 16 timer. Greg, talk to Joe for me.

[Scott Aukerman]

Look, I wasn't on Invincible until season four or whatever.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I don't know what Invincible is.

[Scott Aukerman]

Oh, it's a great show. Yeah. Robert Kirkman, former guest, created the comic book and the show.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Where's it at?

[Scott Aukerman]

That's also on Amazon.

[Greg Amay]

Amazon.

[Scott Aukerman]

Just watching videos.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Is it superheroes related?

[Scott Aukerman]

It is, yes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I'm out.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. You don't like superheroes.

[Jimmy Pardo]

I like Spiderman and Batman.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay.

[Jimmy Pardo]

And Dracula. Those are the only. Those are the only superheroes I like. I don't know that.

[Scott Aukerman]

That. Well, he has a cape.

[Jimmy Pardo]

He can fly.

[Scott Aukerman]

He can fly. He has a cape.

[Greg Amay]

You're right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Yeah, that's a superhero on my.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yeah, you're right.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Thank you for understanding.

[Scott Aukerman]

Anyway, to get tickets. Tickets went on sale Friday. There are probably in some cities are still some available. Go to cbb world.com tour to get tickets. And while you're over there@cbb world world.com why don't you become a subscriber? We have the entire archive of the show. All 975 episodes or whatever are there. Plus every live episode we've ever done. Plus other shows like CBB presents the Neighborhood. Listen, college town, so much stuff going on over there. All right, let's close up the old plug bag. Malice, of course. That was Dr. Sweet Gregorian chat by John Kelly. Thanks to John Kelly. If you have a plug theme, head over to cbb world.com plugs and guys, I want to thank you. Jimmy, always my pleasure. Wonderful having you on the show and welcome to the 16 Timers Club. Thank you, brother.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Exciting.

[Scott Aukerman]

We'll get you on relatively soon for the 17 timers and we'll even out those odds or stats there once a year. Once a year. And hey, Pearl Corgette, so wonderful to have you on the show and good luck to you with your future career. Let us know if anything happens, if you ever get a chance job.

[Pearl Courgette]

Thank you. So much. Scott.

[Scott Aukerman]

Yes. And then Greg Amn, he's restraining again.

[Jimmy Pardo]

Unbelievable.

[Greg Amay]

I don't know why you don't want me to have my colonoscopy.

[Scott Aukerman]

I want you to have it. But you're on a show right now and I. Anytime you're about to talk, you reach for this thing.

[Greg Amay]

I. That's on me.

[Scott Aukerman]

That is on you. But good luck with all of your pig related business and even your non pig related business, I think.

[Greg Amay]

Thank you. Yeah, yeah, and good luck to you too.

[Scott Aukerman]

Look, no one's ever turned it back around on me and so I appreciate it. Thank you so much. Anything going on this year for you?

[Greg Amay]

Well, sort of the slow period of the year coming up, but then, yeah, just I'm going to continue to be.

[Scott Aukerman]

Any Christmas plans with you and the pig? And when I say that, I mean your wife.

[Greg Amay]

We all do our own separate thing for Christmas.

[Scott Aukerman]

It sounds like you don't like your wife at all. And you barely like your pig.

[Greg Amay]

I love my wife. I love my pig. And I let them. I love my. I love my pig. I love my pig. I let them do their own thing.

[Scott Aukerman]

Okay. All right, we'll see you next time. Thanks. Bye.

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