Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Now, dear listeners, you know we would never give you back to back monsters right? Well, here's another monster. Oskar Dirlewanger hated commies and Jews, and the things he did as a result of that hate even made other Nazis go, "Hey, man. Like, take it easy ok?" Do you realize how over the top you have to act for Nazis to think you're going too far? Well if not, you'll be learning in this episode...

Not gonna lie to you, dear listeners, this was a rough one. David Parker Ray was one seriously messed up dude even for a serial killer/rapist, and the stuff he did combined with the transcript of the tape he played for his victims adds up to be one of our most brutal episodes. So of course we decided to inflict it upon one of our friends by having Derrick Murray back on the show. Listen to him go...

Today we have mixed martial artist and criminal extraordinaire, Lee Murray. He could have had a great career in beating people up if it wasn't for the other career he had in beating people up. Whether it be in the ring, or in the alley of a local pub, Lee just loved fighting. And stealing. That was the other thing that got him into a wee bit of trouble. You'll see what I mean. If you own any Tapou...

General George Armstrong Custer is most famously known for losing the battle at Little Bighorn in the biggest and most impressively stupid way possible. But today we'll be telling you about all his other failings and bad decisions. And about how, up until that last battle, pure dumb luck basically carried him through life. And if you think we're overexaggerating what a bad officer he was, wait unt...

Despite the fancy title, Thomas Cochrane got down in his day. He spent most of his life sailing around in a goddamn tugboat masquerading as a warship, and still managed to fuck up all of Britain's enemies. Then when his wild shit talking got him into too much trouble, he bounced from the Navy and went into politics. Then when his mouth got him into too much trouble there, he went down to South Ame...

For any listeners that have been waiting for a pirate episode, today is your lucky day! We're talking about notorious French buccaneer and really terrible person, Francois l'Olonnais. He was great at torturing and killing the Spanish, and taking plunder. So much so he even got a pretty badass nickname (which you'll learn in the episode of course). Hopefully you're not expecting those fun heroic mo...

Hello there, dear listeners. Kick back and relax, and listen to the story of Donald McBane. He was a badass medieval old timey Scottish swordsman who loved fighting and pimping. He fought in some significant battles across several countries, killed a bunch of people, tapped a lot of kegs (and women), and then sat down and wrote a book about it all that also explains how to fight like you're as bad...

Well, dear listeners, it took 165 episodes but it finally happened. We showed up to record and had prepared the same person. And we really picked a top tier scumbag to cross the streams for. Randall Woodfield loved to make people look at his dick. Then things all kinda spiraled out of control from there after football stopped offering him protection from the consequences of his actions. Then of co...

Today we'll be talking about notorious Jewish mobster, and possessor of a terrible nickname, Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. Dude did a lot of dirt back in his day, and contributed heavily to a well known group of violent sociopaths, Murder Inc. Then right up at the end he turned out to be kind of a pussy. But hey, at least he'll always have that super awesome nickname. Also we have the first and last grea...

A question for you, dear listeners. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined The Grinch with Charles Manson? Well wonder no more, for we have an answer, and boy is he a nightmare. Ronald Gene Simmons lived a fairly normal life, right up until he decided to become king of a white trash castle down in Arkansas. And it only spiraled further into madness from there. They say not to jud...

Today we're talking about a Canadian who wore many, many hats throughout his bonkers ass life. Pro wrestler, drug smuggler, knee breaker, biker, and just all around violent crazy person. Imagine showing up to your job as a fake fighter and being told, "Alright you're paired up with Bruiser Bedlam, he beats people for the mob and he's the president of Satan's Choice MC." "Like his gimmick right?" "...

Welcome to 2021, dear listeners! Today we're talking about a Canadian that decided to buck the stereotype of them all being nice, courteous, and non-murdery. Keith Jesperson went the very different direction. In fact, Keith is gonna bust the podcast's first scum-nut of the new year! Dude loved traveling around murdering, but then once the end was nigh, he decided to pussy about and write a bunch o...

Welcome back, dear listeners, to the final episode of 2020. We're going back to Vietnam to talk about Japanese American Vincent Okamoto. Dude kicked some major ass and did some batshit crazy stuff. Then had to go ruin it by getting involved in some chicanery and shenanigans with the Phoenix Program. Then he became a judge. Fuckin' boo. But before that, he was just a good old fashioned shit kicker,...

2020 is almost over, dear listeners, we made it. So we're kicking off the last week of the year, AKA No Monsters Week, with a badass Civil War veteran, William Carney. Not only did he survive one of the war's most brutal battles, he got some goddamn accolades for how he handled himself. His part in the war, and his whole unit's part really, had a ripple effect that played a role in the Union victo...

Happy almost Christmas, dear listeners. Today our friend Andrew Pupa joins us again to talk about "Tommy Karate," the little weeb that could. And what he could do was turn into a monster. Dude loved him some killing. People learned pretty quickly to not make fun of his stupid Mickey Mouse voice because the jokes certainly weren't worth getting shot in the face. He was also the only Mafia guy I've...

Another round of batshit crazy Russian ass kicker for you to day, dear listeners. And we're joined by friend of the show, despite his guinea heritage, and comedian, Andrew Pupa. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was really, really good at killing Nazis. I don't know if it's something in the water over there, but it seems like every Russian is born with that talent. The Nazis even gave her a nickname, sure it w...

Welcome, dear listeners, and happy 7th day of Hanukkah! Today we have yet another frustrating look at the incompetence of law enforcement. Belle Gunness and her gold digging, murderous ways should not have been allowed to go on for as long as they did. But hey, who cares about red flags and probable cause when your gut feeling is that a woman couldn't possibly be up to some shenanigans and what no...

Today we're covering one of the toughest bastards the United Kingdoms every produced, Lenny McLean. After a brutal childhood in the East End of London, he went on to live a bonkers life. And there are an uncountable amount of people who will never forget the feeling of getting punched in the face by him. Of course it all sounds way less cool when you read about it in the goofy ass cockney slang, s...

Who's ready for another fun filled nightmare voyage? Because today we're going back to old timey Massachusetts to talk about Jesse Pomeroy. I don't want to spoil anything by saying what his nicknames were, but they were appropriately horrifying. This guy's whole life was basically made out of red flags and it turns out when you ignore all the warning signs, bad things happen. Who knew? So enjoy th...

Today we'll be talking about Daniel Sickles. Corrupt politician, American hero, cuckold, and god awful general. He truly wore many hats back in his day. And boy did he love partying and whoring his way through life. He truly did some awesome shit. Then followed it up with some real obnoxious shit, then thought that he could become a general. Which technically yea, he did do. But he was also respon...

Today we'll be returning to France, so that we can make jokes about the French. But also to talk about Joseph Vacher, a man who sucked at committing suicide. But he was pretty successful at traveling around the French countryside like European Grapes of Wrath. Just all migranty. And also super murdery. All because a a broad wouldn't bang him and some random dingus didn't know how to make a proper...

That's right, you read that alphabet soup in the title. We're going back to Russia. This time to cover a couple war heroes though. These two hardcore Russian shitkickers didn't have a ton of details on their battles, so we decided to combine them into one glorious Soviet episode. Yevdokiya and Mariya joined up to fight the Nazis in WW2 for different reasons, but they both left their mark in signif...

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners! And what better way to commemorate this day in American history than by talking about a man who loved killing and had an unpredictable temper? Joseph Barboza may have been Portuguese but this dumb, Bostonion slab of muscle and hate truly captured the American spirit. Also, I don't know what it is about various organized crime groups and their love for doing shit...

Today we'll be visiting a land that god forgot, Louisiana. And we're gonna be talking about uppity Louisianan rich person, Delphine LaLaurie. She was a member up the upper crust of society, and that should clue you in to the fact that she was also kind of an evil bitch. She gets into some shenanigans and boy do we have fun making jokes about it. Also pay no attention to that part in the beginning...

Normally when we have a mustache on this show it's an epic, badass mustache. But today we have a sad mustache, Christopher Wilder. This asshole Australian decided that rather than stick around and kill people in his own country, he'd come to America and do it. Complete with his weird, homemade bug zapper, he hade an insane trip around the country shooting and stabbing his way into the attention of...