Advice Fight

The boys try to share happy memories, and only happy memories. Frustrated by their shared proclivity for only remembering the worst moments in their childhoods, Ben and Andrew decide to mine their respective pasts for positive memories, just in time for the holiday season with family. Meanwhile, Adam dicks around on his phone. Featuring standup comedy clips from Brandie Posey and Dave Ross! PLUGS...

The boys make spooky one-minute movies with their kids. Filled to the absolute brim with Halloween spirit, Andrew challenges Ben and Adam to make short, scary movies. Then Ben says we should all include our kids. Then Adam says we should have our old pal Bobcat Goldthwait—acclaimed director and the man behind the camera for several spooky "Those Who Can't" episodes—come on and judge our efforts. A...

The boys confess their musical guilty pleasures. Fed up by the ridicule he received for attending a recent Dave Matthews concert, Adam demands Ben and Andrew share music they hate to admit that they love, and the trio spend a week taking it all in. Featuring standup comedy clips from Dave Hill and Gabby Gutierrez-Reed!  LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of the Fast & Furious universe.  Enjoy this live episode from High Plains Comedy Festival, where we were joined by renowned hunk experts David Gborie and Chris Charpentier. We review our top picks from the FNFU and place a corona atop the head of the franchise's king hunk. Listen to the full episode of Boi Crazy here! patreon.com/grawlixsaves Listen to the original...

The boys get body positive. Fresh off a swimming challenge where they appeared alongside Olympians in speedos, Team Grawlix mandates an emergency body positivity challenge.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Felicia Folkes and Caitlin Peluffo, live from High Plains Comedy Festival! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, October 29th with Jared Logan and A...

The boys get their swim on—with coaching from actual Olympic athletes. Reasoning that it's never a bad idea to improve one's swimming skills, the boys take like ducks to water and compete in three separate water challenges with help from not one, not two, but THREE Olympic swimmers. Featuring standup comedy clips from Dan Soder and David Gborie! An Olympic-sized swimming pool of thanks to the Univ...

The boys are crazy for those hunky heroes on a half shell! Cowabunga! In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, we earnestly assess the hunkitude of all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michaelangelo. Which turt is the most pert? Listen to find out!  Listen to the full episode and find past episodes of Boi Crazy on Patreon! We'll be back next...

The boys try to not drive for a week. Inspired by the City of Denver's initiative offering free public transportation in August, the boys try to go without a car for a week. Featuring standup comedy clips from our own Andrew Orvedahl and Shanel Hughes! Special thanks to our supporters on Patreon who voted for this challenge! LINKS: See Andrew headlining at Comedy Works Downtown in Denver on Wednes...

The boys try to clean up their potty mouths. Challenged by loyal listeners to reign in their freewheelin' linguistic ways, Ben, Adam and Andrew turn to the age-old remedy of the Swear Jar to curb their cursing. Featuring standup comedy clips from Ryan Belleville and Chanel Ali! Thanks to everyone on Patreon who voted for this challenge! LINKS: See The Grawlix LIVE this Saturday, August 27th with S...

The boys try on organized religion. Despite being staunchly anti-religious, Adam challenges the boys to each attend a religious service of their choosing. Featuring standup comedy clips from Aaron Urist and Ester Steinberg! LINKS: See Ben opening for the band Off With Their Heads on August 12th in Manchester, NH and August 13th in Malden, MA See Ben and Adam on Saturday, August 20th with Miriam Mo...

The boys test the therapeutic merits of a rage room. Realizing that they're angry and reacting disproportionately to perceived slights—and by "they," we of course mean Ben—the boys decide to let out some of their anger by paying a lot of money to smash shit in a shack.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Matt Braunger and Anthony Crawford! LINKS: Follow us on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Faceb...

The boys address their time management skills while on the clock. Producer Ron challenges the boys to take a look at how they waste time in their daily lives, drops a bombshell announcement that he will not be cutting anything from this episode, and then demands that Adam, Andrew and Ben finish the podcast in exactly sixty minutes. Chaos ensues. Featuring standup comedy clips from Kyle Ayers and K...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused!" Alright, alright, alright! In this episode of Boi Crazy, our pod within the pod, we earnestly appraise the hunks of the legendary teen summer classic, "Dazed and Confused!" We size up the hunkitude of Pink (Jason London), Benny (Cole Hauser), Pickford (Shawn Andrews), Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey) and more—and then we crown...

The boys stare into the mirror that is their e-mail inboxes. Ending his streak of his good suggestions for the podcast, Andrew challenges Ben and Adam to clear out their inboxes completely, and they, in turn, hate him for it.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Salma Zaky and Sammy Obeid! And more birthday shout-outs to our Patreon supporters! LINKS: Here's that email inbox unsubscription service...

The boys take quizzes to determine how they behave in relationships. FInding themselves newly single and not-at-all ready to mingle, Ben and Andrew decide to take a quiz to find their "attachment styles" in relationships and how to be better partners. Adam does as well, but from a place of comfortable superiority. Featuring standup comedy clips from Emma Arnold and Georgia Comstock, and birthday s...

The boys better the world for their dogs. We all love our dogs like children, yet often we take them for granted—so the boys decide to give each of their respective pups a special day to appreciate them before they’re gone.  Featuring standup comedy clips from our own Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland! See Ben and Adam performing at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon on Friday, J...

The boys employ daily journaling of spontaneous prose to get their creative juices flowing. In April of 1951, Jack Kerouac sat down at a typewriter for three weeks and poured On The Road onto a now-legendary scroll. In May of 2022, Adam, Andrew and Ben tried to sit down in front of a journal every morning for a week and then write down whatever comes out of their heads. And literature, as we know...

The boys are crazy for the hunks who've played Batman! It's another episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast-within-the-podcast, where we earnestly appraise pop culture's hottest hunks! Special guest Rory Scovel joins us to evaluate seven hunks from the Batman franchise—Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and Robert Pattinson—and then we crown the hunkiest...

The boys turn to crystals for spiritual guidance. Momentarily shelving the signature cynicism that oozes out of their every pore, Adam, Andrew and Ben EARNESTLY embrace crystals—seeking guidance, enlightenment, and just good vibes, man, from a bunch of stones purchased in a store.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Kristin Lytie and David Gborie! LINKS: See we Grawlix three performing all weeken...

Sean Jordan invites the boys to attempt an old-fashioned push-up challenge. Championing the philosophy that trying hard things always betters the world, friend of the pod Sean Jordan challenges Adam, Andrew and Ben to do 100 push-ups, every day, for a week.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Sean himself, headlining at our live show! LINKS: See video of Sean and the boys doing pushups on day 1 o...

The boys get their survivalist on and prep backpacks for the End Times. Bravely sharing a paranoid side of himself that Ben and Adam always suspected—but never cared enough to confirm—Andrew challenges everyone to prep backpacks that they can grab quickly in an apocalyptic emergency scenario and improve their chances of survival. Featuring standup comedy clips from Janae Burris and Zach Reinert! L...

The boys try to read the most difficult novel of all time. In a week.  In a passive-aggressive Hail Mary for the ages, Ben lashes out at Adam's literary prowess and challenges the group to read James Joyce's Ulysses in seven days. And thus was born "The Ulysses Challenge," which will no doubt sweep TikTok! Featuring standup comedy clips from Hannah Jones and our own Adam Cayton-Holland! LINKS: See...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of "Young Guns" and "Young Guns II" It's a shoot out at the Boi-K Corral! In this episode of our pod within the pod, Boi Crazy, we earnestly appraise those cattle-punchin' hunks of the "Young Guns" franchise. Dig your spurs into this tasty teaser for free, then support us on Patreon to hear (and see) the whole hunk!  We'll be back next Tuesday with a brand-new epis...

The boys try to save the world by donating blood. Adam calls bullshit on the entire premise of the podcast—threatening the fragile cash-cow from whose supple teet we sup!—and then challenges Ben and Andrew to put undeniable good into the world by donating blood. Featuring standup comedy clips from Mo Welch and Jordan Doll! Special thanks to Brooke Way and all of the fine folks at Vitalant's Denver...

The boys try to pinpoint exactly when their families came to the United States. Concerned about their resentment of the vaping transplants e-scootering into their beloved city of Denver, the boys challenge themselves to de-NIMBY their brains—and have a little more empathy—by investigating when and why their ancestors first became strangers in this strange land. Featuring standup comedy clips from...