The Fallout Lounge

The golden age of adult movies didn't happen by accident. It took the efforts of dedicated, hard-working individuals. Give a listen and gain some respect for the titans who once ruled the porn industry. Voices by Andrés duBouchet, Andy Bobrow, and Russell Arons. Sound design and mix by Dave Gerbosi. 

We can all agree that one of our most welcoming, friendly states is Hawaii--the Aloha State! That is, of course, unless you owe Hawaii money. Then they play hard coconut. VO by Andrés duBouchet, Music, vocals, and mix by Dave Gerbosi. 

Let's pause to honor a recently fallen cast member, Pope Benedict XVI, who right this very moment may be looking down and wishing us struck by lightning for claiming him as a cast member. Or looking up, who knows! And if you pray really hard, a brand new sketch will ascend from the underworld next week! 

The New York Times' hugely popular podcast "The Daily," hosted by Michael Barbaro, provides listeners with in-depth reporting and analysis on the important issues of the day. But until now, you couldn't dance to it.  Written by Bob Merlotti.  Mix by Dave Gerbosi.

Scientists, PETA, and the entertainment community are in agreement that live primates should not be used in film. But what do monkeys have to say? Voices by David Pasquesi, Kathy Nagler, and Dennis Ryan. Mix by Dave Gerbosi.

New listener? Wonder what the Fallout Lounge is all about, or where to start? This trailer will give you the details you need to begin your comedic journey (spoiler alert: it ends in a dark alley behind Long John Silver's). 

Friday the 14th, walking in  front  of a ladder, and a killer asteroid hitting the planet next to you. That's the thrill of near catastrophe you'll feel when you listen to our latest compilation. Six hilarious sketches, stitched together like a Human Centipede, each one barely skirting disaster. Should you download it? Share? Subscribe? Yes, all of those things, lest you anger our intern Jason, wh...

The recent HBO documentary about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward drew critical raves and fresh tomatoes. But there's more to the story, as we recently learned by bugging the  Newman's Own  boardroom. Written by Bob Merlotti. Voices by David Pasquesi, Russell Arons, and Dave Gerbosi. Sound design and mix by Dave Gerbosi.

Once in a blue election cycle, an artist emerges with their stubby finger on the faint pulse of the nation. Share this alternative national anthem with a patriot who's bullish about America! Written by Bob Merlotti. Vocals, music, and mix by Dave Gerbosi.

Even the most rabid NFL fan can watch only so many concussions before they crave an expert to analyze those concussions. This halftime show has everything you'll ever need. Ever. Written by Bob Merlotti. Voices by Andrés duBouchet, David Pasquesi, Andy Bobrow, Patrick Schumacker, Kathy Nagler, Chris Cady, Barry Burdiak, Meg Ruddy, Dennis Ryan, TV's John Montgomery, Dave Merhar, Dave Gerbosi, Susan...

Some days you're the fly, some days you're the windshield, and some days you stick your hand in a toaster oven. Written by Bob Merlotti. Voice by David Pasquesi, and introducing "Luna" and "Wolfie."  Mix by Dave Gerbosi.

It's time to paint over Pantone Color of the Year 2021 with a sassy new selection. Color us mixing a strong drink. Written by Bob Merlotti. Voices by Kathy Nagler, Barry Burdiak, Meg Ruddy, and Stevie Sant'Angelo. Mix by Dave Gerbosi.

Tired of non-alcoholic beers that lack gusto? Hoist three sheets to the wind with the bold new NA brew that's cresting with flavor! Written by Bob Merlotti. Voices by David Pasquesi, Barry Burdiak, Chris Cady, Meg Ruddy, Kathy Nagler, Dennis Ryan, TV's John Montgomery, Dave Gerbosi, and Bob Merlotti. Music and mix by Dave Gerbosi.

We've procrastinated all summer, and it's been one big, fat Target chaise longue of contentment. But now that all twelve compilations are displayed in a row for you to snatch up like an end-aisle display of RC Cola, the time has come for new material. Beginning next week, fresh sketches will drop like a coast-to-coast water balloon. So wrap up your summer romances and get that prickly heat rash lo...

In sweaty anticipation of all-new Season 5, we're unloading our old sketches for pennies on the dollar! Make us an offer on the patriotic adult book store sketch. Grab a bargain on the "Racist Johnny Appleseed" sketch! We can't say no offer is too insulting, because we're constantly humiliated--but that said, everything must go! C'mon, step into our massive sketch garage sale and breathe in the sa...

"You won't get ten laughs out of this so called 'comedy program' of yours," the big-time agent scoffed, slamming the door in our faces. "We'll show him!" we said, full of more bravado than experience. Midway through Season Three, we had a total of four confirmed laughs--one of them clocked at 7.8 on the Garretty Guffaw Scale. We decided to alter our focus in Season Four, claiming in a  Scientific...

Space: dark, cold, not worth exploring. Yet here we are, trying to locate a fixer-upper galaxy with potential. Will science find a place for rich assholes to escape before Earth goes belly up? Given that we haven't yet figured out how to get from Silver Lake to Santa Monica in less than an hour, probably not. Still, we boldly go where no man has gone before--unmanned. Explore this compilation, and...

Much like our national pastime of shooting each other, this week marks the traditional halfway mark of the baseball season. Also, we're 50% of the way to humanity's demise! And what better way to honor the stretch run of our extinction than this compilation, which mocks not only sacred cows, but also sacred Popes, sacred Hollywood stars, and sacred podcast norms. Listen, you can bellyache about ma...

It's time for rocket's red glare and fingers blowing off in air. That's right, Independence Day, and while you may not feel like watching fireworks, you can still light the fuse of comedy, have the fuse fizzle for a bit and then appear to go out, and then stick your head in to check what the problem may be, and have comedy go off in your face. This compilation was our first of Season 3, and featur...

It was the worst of times, it was the shittiest of times. Gripped by fear that the Soviets were undermining democracy through comedy, brave white Senators held serious hearings about the country's need for seriousness. Joy buzzers and seltzer bottles were banned, and dropping one's pants in public to reveal boxer shorts with little hearts on them became a felony. The grim era ended when Senator Fr...

Our fifth compilation features a litany of reasons why your summer is going to eat a biggie. But nobody likes a swelter-spoiler, so dig those mangled earbuds out of your sweat-stained tricot-mesh swimsuit pocket, tune into these seven hilarious sketches, and sink your flip-flops into the bubbling Trader Joe's parking lot until you stick and the asphalt oozes between your toes. Your screams will be...

When The Fallout Lounge premiered, the comedy cognoscenti didn't give us a chance. "More like Fallout Lounge DEAD!" sniffed SNL's Lorne Michaels. But defying the odds, we were renewed for a second season, which we cheekily dubbed "Season 2." Listenership grew, and we dropped some of our funniest sketches yet. Mr. Michaels remained unconvinced, locking himself in his office for a day and emerging w...

Our third compilation landed us in hot water with politicians, the tech industry, and Hitler enthusiasts (turns out there's some overlap). Yet despite this "canceling" from "elites," "dicks," and "Third Reich aficionados" (again, some Venn diagram overlap), we trudged forward. Our listenership grew. And now, as the most popular podcast of a tiny, as yet unrecognized generation, we humbly ask you,...

Here's the second compilation we dropped, containing the first sketches we recorded. Sort of like when the Beatles recorded the songs for  Let it Be , then  Abbey Road , and released them in reverse order. Admittedly, nobody's made a documentary of our sessions, much less a second documentary of the same sessions. That hasn't happened, yet. On the other hand, you'll laugh harder at this than Ringo...

Here's our very first compilation, from way back in 2019. If you're a new listener, we're guessing you haven't heard it yet (we like to make uninformed assumptions like that). Do the sketches hold up, three years later? Given that several of them deal with a dystopian society careening toward disaster, boy howdy, do they! P.S. Don't worry, it's hilarious disaster.