BEST OF HMS PODCASTS - THURSDAY - January 2, 2025 - Entertainment Drill - MIX - 6x - Affleck Is New Batman - Lou Holtz' Lispy Ad - Wilson Phillips Bells Palsy - Star Wars TV - 2011/2013

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Best of HMS Podcasts - January 2, 2025

Hosted by John Holmberg alongside Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo, this episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness on 98 KUPD delves into a variety of entertainment topics, insightful discussions, and humorous banter. Below is a detailed summary capturing all key points, notable quotes, and the overall flow of the episode.

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1. Opening Segment: Comedy Show Recommendations (00:00 - 00:31)

John Holmberg kicks off the episode by informing listeners about upcoming comedy shows in the Valley:

• Tempe Improv:
  • Paul Versey on Thursday
  • Beth Stelling on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Desert Ridge Improv:
  • Sarah Weinschenk on Thursday
  • Joe DeRosa on Friday and Saturday
• Stand Up Live Downtown:
  • Lil Rel performing Friday through Sunday

Notable Quote:

"Get out to the Tempe Improv... it's John Holmberg here."
— John Holmberg [00:00]

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2. Ben Affleck as Batman: A Heated Debate (01:47 - 06:11)

The hosts engage in a lively discussion about Ben Affleck's casting as Batman, expressing mixed feelings and skepticism about his suitability for the role.

Key Points:

• Kenny introduces the topic with excitement about Affleck's new role.
• Brady voices frustration, questioning Affleck's transition from Daredevil to Batman.
• Concerns are raised about Affleck's previous performance as Daredevil affecting audience expectations.
• Comparison made to Toby Maguire's portrayal of Spider-Man, emphasizing the challenges of swapping superhero roles.
• Brady criticizes the potential for inconsistency in character portrayal, fearing it might not resonate with fans.

Notable Quotes:

"He's already Daredevil prior to Daredevil. If he never did Daredevil, no one would care but you."
— Brady [01:51]

"He burned us so bad on his superhero movie, he has to step away from that arena forever."
— Kenny [04:56]

"Superman sucks anyway. Let's be honest. They haven't made a good movie about Superman."
— Brady [05:39]

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3. Lou Holtz' Lispy Ad: A Comedic Breakdown (06:11 - 09:24)

A segment featuring Lou Holtz's advertisement for a faith-based program is humorously dissected by the hosts.

Key Points:

• Lou Holtz delivers an earnest commercial emphasizing themes like sacrifice, discipline, and prayer.
• Brady and Kenny humorously critique Holtz's delivery, particularly his pronunciation and enthusiasm.
• The conversation mocks the earnestness of the ad, playing on Holtz's perceived lack of charisma.

Notable Quotes:

"He started off just fine... but turns out that it's all right. Saving the seat on the starting bench this Sunday."
— Brady [07:03]

"Notice, in the beginning, the S's are pretty clear. But as his body builds more saliva, he starts to choke on it."
— Brady [08:54]

"We gain strength through God's word. Give me sacrifice for victory in life..."
— Lou Holtz [08:00]

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4. Medical Conditions Spotlight: Carney Wilson and Bell's Palsy (11:30 - 12:23)

The hosts discuss Carney Wilson's medical condition, bringing awareness to Bell's Palsy with their characteristic humor.

Key Points:

• Kenny mentions Carney Wilson's struggle with Bell's Palsy, a facial paralysis condition.
• The conversation lightly touches on misconceptions and treatments like acupuncture.
• Brady jokes about the severity and impact of the condition, blending humor with information.

Notable Quotes:

"Bell's palsy. She's treating with some acupuncture."
— Kenny [11:30]

"Doctors thought it was excessive face weight. Turns out it's an actual illness."
— Brady [12:40]

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5. Billboard Music Awards and Source Awards Banter (13:36 - 15:57)

A spirited debate unfolds around the nominees of the Billboard Music Awards and the 43rd Annual Source Awards.

Key Points:

• Kenny lists the nominees, including Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, and Rob Zombie, expressing less interest in the event.
• Brady humorously misinterprets the event's name and mocks the credibility of the awards.
• The hosts playfully insult each other's understanding of the awards, intertwining humor with pop culture references.

Notable Quotes:

"The Billboard one? Are you kidding me?"
— Brady [14:02]

"The 43rd Annual Source Awards. Bad to the bone edition."
— Brady [15:35]

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6. Star Wars Live-Action Show and Reboots (16:06 - 17:52)

Discussion turns to the potential live-action Star Wars TV show being contemplated by Disney and ABC.

Key Points:

• Kenny mentions Disney's takeover of Lucasfilm and talks about the live-action Star Wars project.
• Brady speculates on the show's format, suggesting it might resemble a sitcom with characters like Darth Vader.
• The hosts reminisce about previous Star Wars presentations and express skepticism about the new direction.

Notable Quotes:

"Live action Star Wars? Like, yeah, like a sitcom."
— Brady [16:17]

"They're talking with ABC about doing a live action Star Wars show."
— Kenny [16:06]

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7. Closing Remarks and Final Banter (17:52 - End)

The episode wraps up with light-hearted banter and humorous comments, maintaining the show's signature comedic tone.

Key Points:

• Brady and Kenny joke about various topics, including sports references and pop culture.
• The hosts continue their playful interaction, leaving listeners with a sense of camaraderie and humor.

Notable Quotes:

"That's all it was. The Liz Milano is currently hot."
— Brady [18:03]

"I can't watch him. He's impossible to watch."
— Kenny [08:42]

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Conclusion

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness offers a blend of entertainment industry discussions, humorous takes on advertisements, and light-hearted banter among the hosts. From debating Ben Affleck's portrayal of Batman to dissecting Lou Holtz's motivational ad, the show delivers engaging content with a dose of Arizona's top morning radio flavor.

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Notable Exclusions:

• Advertisements and promotional segments for businesses like the Core Institute, Hooters, Amco, and Fisher Tools were omitted to maintain focus on the episode's primary content.

Transcript

[John Holmberg]

All right, HMS Podcast time again to let you know where to go for some great comedy in the Valley this week. Get out to the Tempe Improv on the east side to see Paul Versey on Thursday and Beth Stelling Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Desert Ridge Improv up North features Sarah Weinschenk this Thursday and Joe DeRosa on Friday and Saturday. And downtown at Stand Up Live, check out the very funny Lil Rel performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For the complete lineups. And for tickets, go to standuplive.com desertridgeimprov.com and tempeimprov.com it's John Holberg here.

[Brady]

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[Kenny]

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[Brady]

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[Kenny]

Ben Affleck's the new Batman, which will be out in two years.

[Brady]

People are pissed. Well, it's because he was already Daredevil prior to Daredevil. If he never did Daredevil, no one would care but you. It's. You can't swap. It's just like Toby Maguire being Batman. He's Spider Man.

[Kenny]

Except it's gonna be. It's gonna be more like JFK being Batman with that accent.

[Brady]

He can get rid of the accent, Kenny.

[Kenny]

I don't know.

[Brady]

Why wouldn't you give it a try? Wouldn't it be great? We had the whole deals. Yeah, you had the. Hey, Robin. Let's go over there and try to take care of the Joker.

[Kenny]

Holy wicked Joker.

[Brady]

We got a wicked Joker on our hands there, Robin. Let's go back to the Bat Condo and turn off the hopper.

[Kenny]

Let me drain the vein first.

[Brady]

Why, you harlequin hooligan. You Joker. What's the back car? It's a wicked car that I'm gonna drive over to the Pac after I leave the Bad Condo. I don't want Ben Affleck to be Batman.

[Kenny]

You gotta go catch those dirty cons.

[Brady]

Yeah, we got cons all over. We gotta clean these streets of cons. These corns are everywhere. I don't like it. He actually doesn't have too bad a Boston. No, but we want him to spruce it up a little. Like in the town. We want it to happen. Oh, Lord, it's that horrible Cat Woman. She's giving me a boner. Hi, Batman. Hi. Greetings and his salutations to you, Catwoman.

[Kenny]

Hey, Batman.

[Brady]

Who's that? Who was that guy?

[Kenny]

Just a citizen of.

[Brady]

Oh, just a citizen of Gotham. I should have stayed in Gotham. I moved to Boston and it all went to hell. Move your car. Go Bruins. Ben Affleck has him. You don't know until you try it, John. I know, but he's already Daredevil. It could be good. It already had. Daredevil was God awful. Terrible. But that's what I'm saying. He was already a superhero. It failed. You can't jump suits. You can't jump suits who? Oh, God. I can't believe Belichick signed him. We have to stop the evil Tebow from ruining our patriots. Tom Brady is terrific. Tom Terrific. I just can't picture it. I just. He's better as a Superman. Why? What's the difference? I know he's tall. Batman was never like, not that tall. He's pretty tall. Ben Affleck's pretty tall. He's like six, two, too tall. Superman is. This guy can't jump suits. No suit jumping. I don't think Daredevil even counts. It shouldn't. And that's the other thing. It's so bad. He should never be allowed to suit up again. I know he can pull it off, but he should never be allowed to Suit up. Again. He burned us so bad on his superhero movie, he has to step away from that arena forever. Now you can't go. Oh, sorry. I tried. Daredevil. Now I'm gonna be the most popular superhero. Batman, no, you're out. There's plenty of other qualified candidates. Will he do that voice that Christian Bale did? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Kenny]

I want to come over there. He kept losing his voice.

[Brady]

Wicked Heart over here. Try to again, Batman. What happened to your accent? Oh, it's the Bane there. I. I'm gonna fight the Bane there at the end here. That's all I can say about that there. I don't think this fight will be fair. It takes you half an hour to say a sentence, Batman.

[Kenny]

I like a couple exchanges. Bane just says, I got nothing there. I. I don't understand what he's saying.

[Brady]

You're a real wicked pisser here. He's got a little. Instead of the Batman logo, it's a Red Sox logo. It's just a socks. I noticed some changes to your outfit, Batman. Yeah, I got rid of that there bat there, and I stuck on a big Boston Strong logo. Boston Strong. He moved to Boston because of the bombings. I'm stopping terrorists here. See, now you're making the movie sound really bad because it's gonna suck. Superman sucks anyway. Let's be honest. They haven't made a good movie about Superman. It's bad. No.

[Kenny]

And now a commercial from Lou Holtz.

[Brady]

Is this Lou Holtz spot? All right? This is great stuff. Go ahead. All right. You thought it was an exaggeration when we were slobbering Lou Holt.

[Lou Holtz]

Green light. We've got to keep focused on the goal. And the goal is heaven. The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and love others with all you've got. Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacraments. And when we fumble due to sin. And it's going to happen, confession puts us back on the field. So if you haven't been going to Bass Weekly, get back in the game. We're saving your seat on the starting bench this Sunday.

[Brady]

Real thing, it was a real commercial.

[Kenny]

That went back to the Catholic Church. And by the way, if you're saving.

[Brady]

A fleet on the starting bench, if.

[Kenny]

You'Re planning on going to the Vatican, bring cash, because they don't take Visa or MasterCard.

[Brady]

They don't take American Express.

[Kenny]

They're not taking any of them. It's been a shutdown. You have to in order to cash only.

[Brady]

To get in cash only.

[Kenny]

Because difficulty going on on the cash laundering.

[Brady]

Cause what's it cost in life, really, to see Jesus Christ in all of his glory sitting in the Italian Vatican over there in Rome? I'd like to get inside that building right now, I tell you, and just maybe just exercise a few demons of my own. It's called confession. That's a great take, Lew. Yeah, I thought maybe I was a little dry on that one, but turns out that it's all right. Saving the seed on the starting bench of salvation. He's kind of like Brady. Got a perfect voice to be on tv, doesn't he? There is no starting bench.

[Kenny]

He's a motivator.

[Brady]

He can't save a seat on the starting bench, Lou. Sure he can. That's Lou Holt. They can do whatever he wants. All right, all my starters, I need sitting. Did he say sitting?

[Lou Holtz]

Yes.

[Brady]

Oh, but I better pull these up. Wants to rest them. You starters sit here and watch the other team. Is he telling us to sit? Sit here. Everybody just shit. All right, Lou.

[Kenny]

I think everyone's a starter.

[Brady]

The word salvation messes Lou up pretty good. Yeah. And sacrifice, it's. It's starting to get Dick Clark like here. It's a little Dick Clark if he were Carol Channing. And by the way, just so you know, diamonds are a girl's best friend. It might be time for Lou to hang it up. Yeah, I can't watch him. He's impossible to watch. I don't watch ESPN that much, but I like that. I like the word sacrifice. Get it back.

[Lou Holtz]

To sacrifice, we gain strength through God's word. Give me sacrifice for victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal. And the goal is heaven. The key to winning is choosing to do God's love.

[Brady]

Notice, in the beginning, the S's are pretty clear. But as his body builds more saliva, he starts to choke on it.

[Lou Holtz]

And love others with all you've got. Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin. And it's going to happen, confession puts us back on the cell phone. So if you haven't been going to Bash Weekly, get back in the game. We're saving your seat on the starting bench this Sunday.

[Brady]

Welcome home John Holmberg's morning sickness.

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[Brady]

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[Kenny]

That's awesome.

[Brady]

I'll say. We're Amco. Google Amco for your nearest location. That's Amco code double A, MCO transmissions and a whole lot more. Holmberg's morning sickness. Here's what I know about that from listening to it. Again, it was one take because it starts off just fine. We're just all good. Sacrifice. Got me. Start suffering. Suck attack. He's a professional. He's a one take wonder. And who wants to be on the other end of cleaning that mic after three takes? Sorry, guys, I got a little wound up there. Just gonna have to try this one all over again. Let's get her done. Time to hang him up, Lou. So I thought I saw a pudding cat, but I was pretty sure the puddy tat was pretty tame.

[Kenny]

That's where the shield was developed at Notre Dame football from the players when. When Dr. Lou was coaching.

[Brady]

Yeah, the shield over the eyes. I don't want to get poked in the eyes anymore. That's pretty bright. Some people would say that you were just being superficial or maybe even had some things that weren't necessary. Across your face. I think that's called superfluous. You got me on that? Yeah.

[Kenny]

Carney Wilson has a medical condition.

[Brady]

Ah. Is it. Is it fatitis?

[Kenny]

I know you think that.

[Brady]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. It is. Diabetes.

[Kenny]

Bell's palsy.

[Brady]

Oh, geez. Ouch. Shaped like a bell. That's where it's a new form where your body is shaped exactly like a bell.

[Kenny]

She's treating with some acupuncture. Acupuncture.

[Brady]

That'll work. Wait, she just got screwed over. Oh. Not only are you fat, but here, let me define your face when you try to talk. Your sister's smoking, so you've got all the bad genes. So, are you feeling all right? Yeah. Still hot. Skinny. Everything's good. How about you? Oh, my face is sliding off now. Doctors thought it was excessive face weight. Turns out it's an actual illness. Man, poor her.

[Kenny]

I'm okay.

[Brady]

Had half her belly ripped out too, to get skinny. And that didn't take.

[Kenny]

I guess the Bieber is tired of his monkey. Mali. The capuchin monkey was seized by customs officials. Immune.

[Brady]

You don't call it capuchin anymore. Did you find a new way capuchin? Why do you say that?

[Kenny]

That's how I heard them saying it on the nature channel. But I always go capuchin.

[Brady]

Well, then. Then keep doing that.

[Kenny]

Not anymore.

[Brady]

What do you. Yeah, what do you mean you heard? No longer can you start a sentence with well, I heard. Because you're deep.

[Kenny]

That's right.

[Brady]

Yeah. Now you're like, I hope he gets better, like Rush did. Rush was gonna go deaf in, like a week. And he's all better. Oh, I thought you meant just like, in general. Oh, wait on that, too. Like a better broadcaster. Yeah, that would be good, too. From an AIB network. That's in the square. Somebody wanted orgasming Brady in the square. Well, Brady Limbaugh. I like Brady Limbaugh, too.

[Kenny]

The Billboard Music Awards nominees were announced. Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, the usual Rob Zombie fun. Yeah, they're all tied with 11 nominations apiece. Rihanna was next with 10. I don't have much desire to see a lot of that, but I will see Tracy Morgan host the event.

[Brady]

What's he hosting? What's it called?

[Kenny]

The Billboard Music Awards.

[Brady]

The Billboard One? Are you kidding me? Really? That's not. Oh, the source is the bad one, right for you. I don't have a problem.

[Kenny]

There's nothing bad about that. Except for the bad to the bone.

[Brady]

Even black people. Wow, you really got some street cred for that. Yeah, Brady really understands. Right on, homie. Right on. Player. Slippy some on the down. I got your slice, George Thoroughgood, Mother. Yeah. Damn. Bad to the Bone. That's a reference most urban blacks. Can we get it? Have you ever know about having the links? As kid, you were. You literally were just three years behind the two black guys on the plane and airplane.

[Kenny]

I just served you up with some Cool J cookies.

[Brady]

I've been served. I don't Think so they serve people anymore either. The 43rd Annual Source Awards. Bad to the bone edition. Homies.

[Kenny]

You know it's good.

[Brady]

Well, coming up next, Bloods old white people wrote this show. Right on, players. Snap. We'll be right back with more Billboard Source Awards to appease the negroes. You just see this. The credits at the end and it's all like old Jewish people. Harvey, Flickenstein, Ryder, don't they raise their right hand still and say blood to each other. Write that.

[Kenny]

After the break, Rihanna will set the booty out.

[Brady]

We're going to be knocking boots until the break of dawn. 43rd annual Source Awards. Please put your guns away. Yeah, that's Brady's Source Award. He's never even sniffed it.

[Kenny]

Oh, man. Awesome.

[Brady]

What the hell is Red Tails? And why does it keep winning best picture? Never heard of it.

[Kenny]

That was a good number, Red man. Now that Disney controls Lucasfilm sandwiches, they're talking with ABC about doing a live action Star wars show.

[Brady]

Live action Star Wars? Like, yeah, like a sitcom. Whoa. Well, they already kind of did that last time I was there. They brought out Darth Vader and all the stormtroopers troopers.

[Kenny]

They're rebooting who's the boss.

[Brady]

Yeah. Here we are face to face. Couple of silver spoons finding that we hope. I don't know what was who's the boss? I can't remember the theme of that one. You can't remember it? I know. I can think of it. Hang on a second. Because I got this going on. Who are you? I know. Oh.

[Kenny]

I was trying to remember her name.

[Brady]

I can't remember the words. I remember how. This is Charles in charge. Yeah, Charles in charge. Oh, it's Darth Vader, you idiot. And Charles. Yeah. Let me see. This is good. Here we go. There's a path for love Kind of a lame. So take a chance and make a wish Driving mode. And the road that's hip to a brand new life around the bend There were times I remember it now we lost a dream or two that is a lame TV theme. But at the end oh, no. Found the trail and at the end was you There's a path for love Choice is up to you that's got to be one of the least memorable of the the Hades. But you might awake to a brand new life Brand new life Maybe they.

[Kenny]

Go older and reboot love American style.

[Lou Holtz]

L. Milano is going to be so hot.

[Brady]

That's all it was. The Liz Milano is currently hot. We're the same age. It was a jerk festival from the day that show started. Get Pintaro off my screen. Arizona's most powerful rock radio station, he said. Fully erect.

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