Off Book: The Improvised Musical

Uh oh! Jess and Zach are locked out of the studio this week while Every Place I Cry, the emo band with 4 lead singers including Neal Nocturne ( Ross Bryant ) and Moshe Black ( Nick Mandernach ), plus Aloysius Moody ( Scott Passarella ), And You Will Know Me By My Trail of Picks ( Brett Morris ) and Pain A'wiccans ( Dana Wickens ) record a doc of their latest studio session. With tear inducing tune...

Jess and Zach are live with  Mary Holland  from The Independent in San Francisco with "Bobobo: The Maybe Buffalo", an all-new musical with mortuary ghosts, buffalo shrimp, fire chiefs and more. With songs like "Tell Us Tell Us Tell Us", "Bernie Mac (We Miss You)", and "Ocean Ghost", you won't say no no no to this Bobobo show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Jess and Zach are live from the late show at the Dallas Comedy House with the all new musical: "New Year's Rave-olution" packed with resolutions, Netflix, Skrillex's New Year's rave, humidity and more! With songs like "Find Someone To Kiss", "Walk Out That Door", and "Not Waiting Anymore" you'll have the best "New Year's Karma" listening to this ep!  This episode is brought to you by Palm (ww...

A holiday classic is here again with  Paul F. Tompkins  and  Nicole Parker  and a new musical filled with diners, candles, a snowy winter's night, original Christmas songs, coffee, cat and dog raps, and more! With songs like "Will This Be The Cup?", "A Classic Action Man", and "Candle Candle (Candle)", all of your holiday wishes will come true with these new tunes. Pl...

It's a true holiday treat to have  Matt Rogers  ( Las Culturistas ) return to the OFF BOOK stage for a rockin' Santa-centric musical packed with internet trolls, reindeer, Amy Adams, and more! With songs like "A Nice Internet For The Holidays", "Reindeer Sex Party" and "Nice, Naughty or A Libertarian" you'll get on the nice list the more you listen to this festive ep! This episode is bro...

The incredible  D'Arcy Carden  (The Good Place, Barry) is back on OFF BOOK for a bizarro Beauty and the Beast + Dr. Seuss Christmas musical with Richard Scary, household appliances that are actually human, the Grinch, real surgery and more! With songs like "Dr. Seuss Did The Best Surgery Ever", "Intent Isn't Impact", and "We Weren't Mean", your heart will grow more than 3...

The hilarious  Jeff Hiller  is live in Brooklyn from the Murmrr Ballroom with Jess and Zach in a new underwater musical complete with dolphins, Garibaldi, jellies, witches and more! With songs like "Swim On In", "Gardening or Singing" and "A Seastar is Born", you'll wanna "mate for life" with this new episode. Plus, stay til the end for that special talk-back!  This episode is broug...

Actor, comedian and musician  Flula Borg  joins Jess and Zach for the most insane robotic OFF BOOK yet, packed with whalebots, submarinebots, computer-stuff blow holes, Roomba birds and more craziness. With songs like "We Are All Cars", "It's A Dream To Be A Submarine" and "Make It A Sky", this new show will surely hydroplane into your heart.  This episode is brought to you by Mack...

The h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s  Alison Becker  joins Zach and Jess for a new musical packed with spelling, things you're into, clams, and Klevin: The Coolest Kid in School! With songs like "Can You Spell Relax?", "Orlando" and "Can We Be Real Friends?", this episode will definitely take you to 11. Plus, stay til the end for a special "deep cut" song from the musical "Blood Brothers".  T...

Podcasting king  Travis McElroy  (MBMBaM, Adventure Zone, Shmanners, Trends Like These, and Run: A Doctor Who Fancast) joins Zach and Jess for an all new, all-horse musical! With songs like "It's Grand To Be A Horse Of The Land", "H-O-R-S-E God" and "Three Little Sea Horses In A Human Suit", you won't say neigh to any of these new tracks. Plus, stay til the end for a fan-s...

It's an ultra spooky Halloween OFF BOOOOOK with the hilarious  Lou Wilson  joining Zach and Jess for sacks on sacks of candy, Pintrest pumpkins, half-monster dads, epic ghost stories and so many more treats! With songs like "Which Stuff is the Witch Stuff", "Wall Street for Candy" and "No Thank You, Too Scary!", you'll be howling at the moon to all of these scary new songs! This episode...

The one and only  Ross Bryant  returns to the OFF BOOK stage with Zach and Jess for a wild new musical jam-packed with sneaky booby-trapped letters, lasers, fart lockers, and Phoebe Thunderstein. With songs like "Powerful Woman in a Power Suit", "Straight to the Top / What's In The Box?!" and "Talkin' 'Bout My Best Friend", you'll wish you could be trapped in an elevator with these songs...

Jess and Zach are riding solo this week, live from the Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, performing the brand new musical "We Object To Fear"! With songs like "Legacy", "Codependent Bullsh*t" and "Looking At Clouds", you will have so many songs to dance to at your winter formal 6 months from now! Plus, stay tuned to til the end for a special audience talk-back! This episode is brought to yo...

Actress, writer and  Natch Beaut host  Jackie Johnson  joins Jess and Zach for a wild new musical packed with nature, camping, fancy people in the mountains, chippity-choppity chipmunks, and sex with ghosts! With songs like "We Call It Lamping", "Let's Barter!" and "That's Wild", this new episode will give you winnnngs!  This episode is brought to you by Evelyn and Bobbie (www....

They're hereee!  Scott Aukerman ,  Paul F. Tompkins , and  Lauren Lapkus  of  Threedom  are Jess and Zach's triple guests this week in a new musical packed with soft-serve caves, restaurant police, 68-ing(?) and Zendaya as Meechee. With songs like "...A Tree", "What Are We Saying?" and "Find That Owl!", you won't stop singing along to these t-hooo-nes! This episode is...

Get ready to get trippy with the amazing  Lauren Adams  (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Jess + Zach in a brand new psychedelic musical swirled with limitless pills, fruit bats, vampires, sentient vines and Brad! With songs "You Can Die Anywhere", "Walk Together, Not Alone" and "Cake Glidin'", you'll definitely have unlimited tunes to sing along to this ep! This episode is brought to...

Sean Clements  and  Hayes Davenport  aka "The Boys" of  Hollywood Handbook join Zach and Jess for a very van der Beek-y musical filled with Joshua Jackson, peak TV, and Eartha Kitt(?!). With songs like "That's What You Know Us From", "Banana King", and "Isn't Life Sweet with James Van Der Beek", you won't be a crying Dawson after listening to this ep.  See Privac...

The hilarious  Erin Gibson  (author of the new book  Feminasty and host of  Throwing Shade !) joins Zach and Jess this week for a dreamy new musical packed with time sensitive eggs, witch twins, and an alligator with a baseball bat. With songs like "You're Dreaming", "Straight Up Witches", and "Baby Boy, Not Yet a Baby Man", you won't want to wake up from this awesome rock musi...

The awesome  Tawny Newsome  is back on stage with Jess + Zach in a new musical with all your favs: The Rock, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Steve Bezos (?!) and more! With songs like "Three Things (You Love Hot Springs)", "Put The Rock In 'Men In Black'", and "Everything's A Simulation", you won't want to leave this OFF BOOK universe. Plus, stay for an all new rap at the end!...

Comedian, writer, host and new author (!!!)  Guy Branum  ( My Life As A Goddess ) joins Zach and Jess on the OFF BOOK stage for a new musical filled with all the dogs, backflips, a florist named Daisy Violet, plus Stephen Sondheim and his wife! With songs like "Happy Days", "Do You Have Worth", and "See Less, Feel More", you'll be "In (Good) Company" with this new show! Th...

Kyle Dunnigan  (Inside Amy Schumer) is back in the Earwolf studios to join Zach and Jess for a new musical with husbands and wives, World of Warcraft, and of course: bears. With songs like "Little Bit Trish", "Big Ideas" and "Gettin' Up the Stairs", you'll definitely have "Great Taste" if you listen to this ep. more than once.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

Jess and Zach are live with the hilarious  Baron Vaughn  (Grace & Frankie, Corporate) from the JFL Comedy Festival with a brand new musical packed with fun on the bus, a guy name Brackets and bird friends! With songs like "My Clothes Are Dirty", "Stalk That Guy", and "Stop", you definitely won't stop listening to this ep.  This episode is brought to you...

This week on OFF BOOK,  Mary Sohn  (AP Bio) joins Zach and Jess for a teen-aged adventure musical filled with crushes, 7-11, horse girls, S&M and more! With songs like "Clean Your Plate", "Not Ready to Be A Big Girl", "Can I Still Like Horses?" and more, you'll be blasting these tunes out of your Lamborghini for sure. Plus, guest pianist Dan Wessels! See Privacy Policy at h...

The lovely and talented  Jean Villepique  (AP Bio, Sharp Objects) hits the stage with Jess and Zach this week for an icy new musical with Buzzfeed listicles, yetis, Hell('s Kitchen) and more. With songs like "PropertyPropertyProperty.com", "Perfect For Kelsey" and "Living Wage", you won't be in hell listening to this new ep! This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.c...

The insanely hilarious  Bryan Safi  ( Throwing Shade ) joins Jess and Zach for the quickest conceived musical to date! If you ever wanted to hear a rock musical about a talent competition reality show, One Direction-esque kid contestants, "Oasis", the Pope, and more, this is the show for you! With songs like "Dear Lord", "When's The Worst Time For Divorce" and "Ghost Coconut", you'l...