PF’s Tape Recorder

Tom Arnold  ain’t mad at cha. Fast food workers want higher wages. Also, Fake News. DATES: Tom Arnold headlines the  Brew Ha Ha  comedy festival in Cincinnati Friday August 23. Saturday’s headliner is Reno Collier. PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at  McLevy's Pub  in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday August 15 at 10:00 p.m. LINKS: Check out our friends over at  Ross Rants . Funny stu...

Costaki  kicks off a new chapter in his life. Also, brand new music from Easthills  and Fake News. DATES: Coatki is at the Acme Comedy Club  in Minneapolis August 6-10. PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at  McLevy's Pub  in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday August 8 at 10:00 p.m. LINKS: Check out our friends over at  Ross Rants.  Funny stuff! Ross may be helping out with some bits in t...

Arj Barker  returns from Oz. What’s the difference between NBC Nightly News and Extra? Not much, it turns out. Music from  Rocket Me Nowhere  and Fake News. DATES: Arj Barker is at the  Acme Comedy Club  in Minneapolis July 31-August 3. PF is doing  PF Trivia LIVE!  at  McLevy's Pub  in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday August 1 at 10:00 p.m. LINKS: Check out our friends over at ...

Ryan Singer  goes west. DOMA is repealed by tyrants. PF finds cool stuff on the Internet. DATES: Ryan Singer  is at  Go Bananas  in Cincinnati July 11 through July 14. PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at  McLevy's Pub  in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday July 11 at 10:00 p.m. LINKS: Check out our friends over at  Ross Rants . Funny stuff! Be sure to click over to Fangirl’s blog,  Che...

An homage to BBC Radio 1 and Zane Lowe, for the second part of our annual Summer Music Festival. Apologies up front for the tepid Zane Lowe impression and the accompanying, atrocious, Australian accent. LINKS: Bands on today’s show: Static Wonder , The Ratells, Andy Hawk & The Train Wreck Endings , Myrmidons, Goldhouse , LIGHTS, The 1975 Check out our friends over at Ross Rants. Funny stuff! PF is...

It’s an homage to the podcast Rock Solid . PF and Fan Girl assume the roles of Pat Francis and Gary Lucy from the very great podcast Never Not Funny Presents: Rock Solid. Producer Lizzie takes on the Matt Belknap role. It’s Part 1 of our annual two-part Summer Music Series. LINKS: Check out our friends over at Ross Rants. Funny stuff! PF is NOT doing PF Trivia LIVE! at McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati,...

Dave Thomas. This week’s show is done as an homage to This American Life . In the interview segment, Dave talks about SCTV, American, Canadian, and British culture, and the real story of how Bob & Doug McKenzie came to be.  There’s a “Dumb Bit” and “Fake News,” both folded into the concept. LINKS The complete SCTV collection is available from Shout! Factory. Highly recommended. Check out our frien...

Paul Morrissey has a podcast too. PF tries stand-up again. Fake News as well in this week’s episode. DATES: Paul Morrissey performs at Great American Comedy Festival at the Johnny Carson Theater in Norfolk, NE June 12-15 PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday June 13 at 10:00 pm. LINKS: The Alley Oop Podcast can be found here. Kevin Jones...

Dave Attell for the whole show! You deserve it. Dave talks about comedy, television, social media, and retro adult entertainment. DATES: Dave Attell is at The Comedy Works South, in Greenwood Village, CO, June 7-8. For more Dave Attell show dates click here. PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday June 6 at 10:00 pm. LINKS: Here is the art...

The Midnight Swinger ; world record holder. A new feature: CSI: Crime Song Investigation. And as always, Fake News. DATES: The Midnight Swinger is at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre in Sarasota, FL June 5-9 PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday May 23 at 10:00 pm. PF is in the Funniest Person in Cincinnati, round 1 (and likely only), Wednesday...

Bob Biggerstaff on the road, the sea, and in the air. We’ll here a track from the new CD by friend of the show Paula Poundstone . Also “Fake News.” DATES: Bob Biggerstaff will perform at the Great American Comedy Festival Norfolk, NE June 12-16. Paula Poundstone is in Columbia, MO at the Columbia Festival of the Arts May 31 PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door...

Nick Vatterott figures out stand-up. In the process, PF digs up an old bit.  We have another installment of “It’s Facebook Not FACTbook” and “Fake News.” DATES: PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at  McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday May 16 at 8:00 pm. PF is in the Funniest Person in Cincinnati, round 1 (and likely only), Wednesday May 29 at Go Bananas. Show starts at 8:...

Nick Griffin is scary funny. The false equivalency of Tim Tebow and Jason Collins.  Also, Fake News. DATES: Nick Griffin is at Sidesplitters in Tampa May 9-12 and at Sidesplitters in Knoxville, TN May 16-19. For the rest of Nick’s date’s click here. PF is doing PF Trivia LIVE! at  McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday May 9 at 8:00 pm. PF is in the Funniest Person in...

Will Durst still finds the funny in politics. What’s a tragedy without a crazy conspiracy theory? Music from Andy Hawk & The Train Wreck Endings , and as always, Fake News. DATES: Will Durst is at the Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis May 1-4. PF  hosts PF Trivia LIVE! At McLevy's Pub in Cincinnati, right next door to Go Bananas, Thursday May 9 at 8:00 pm. LINKS: Will Durst website. Andy Hawk & T...

Ted Ottaviano of Book of Love discusses the possibility of a new chapter for that band. Michele Bachmann may have a new career as a comedy writer. Comedian Tabari McCoy makes a special announcement and, as always, Fake News. DATES: Book of Love is at Numbers Nightclub in Houston, Saturday April 27th. LINKS: The piece I wrote on Book of Love for The Houston Press is up. Ted and Lauren’s current pro...

Rob Schneider gets serious. We have a great chat with the comic and actor about some of the pressing social and political issues facing our country. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) can’t spot irony. And as always, Fake News. DATES: Rob Schneider is at McCudry’s Comedy Theatre in Sarasota, Florida May 24-25 and Levity Live in West Nyack New York June 14-16 LINKS: Fangirl’s new blog, CheckCheckHey! i...

Part 2: Andy McCluskey of OMD . Fangirl reviews the Pierce The Veil show in Cincinnati. And as alway (well, usually) Fake News. DATES: OMD is on tour now in western North America now. Pierce The Veil is currently on tour in the Midwest and will then head to Florida for several dates. LINKS: For part 1 of our interview with Andy, click here. The Most Popular Girls in School , Episode 17, is up now....

It’s Jimmy Pardo for the entire show. How far can we go down the ’80s music rabbit hole? Find out. DATES: Jimmy is at Go Bananas in Cincinnati, April 12 and 13. LINKS: John Roy’s fine blog post about Jimmy can be found here. Never Not Funny , Jimmy Pardo’s award-winning podcast, can be found here. It’s also in iTunes. Check out Never Not Funny Presents: Rock Solid. Here’s a link to The Most Popula...

The Most Popular Girls in School co-creators Carlo Moss and Mark Cope join us. Also, Fake News. LINKS: Fangirl’s new blog, CheckCheckHey! is up and running, as is her photo blog. Look for a review of The Ready Set show in Cincinnati plus pics. Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook . Check out The Big Pretty Podcast , as well as The Paul Mecurio Show and Man School . All 3...

Dave Shelzel and The Ocean Blue set sail once more. We have an interview and a brand new track from the band. Also, “It’s Facebook, Not, FACTbook” and “Fake News.” DATES: The Ocean Blue will be touring the US starting May 31 in Philadelphia. For more information, check out the tour page on the band’s website. LINKS: Buy The Ocean Blue’s new album Ultramarine directly from The Ocean Blue website ....

Tommy Johnagin was never shy about his dream. A brand new track from Andy Hawk & the Train Wreck Endings , Fake News, and PF is a 15 year-old British girl. DATES: Tommy Johnagin is at Go Bananas in Cincinnati, March 14-17. For more of Tommy’s dates, head to his website. LINKS: Fangirl’s new blog, CheckCheckHey! is up and running, as is her photo blog. Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this pod...

Something’s always up with Jimmy Dore . As a special treat, we get to play some hilarious clips, featuring Mike MacRae , from Jimmy’s show. Also, Fake News. If you’re wondering where Part 2 of the interview with Andy McCluskey of OMD is, don’t fret. We’re pushing that back to the end of the month to coincide with the release of the new album English Electric. DATES: Jimmy Dore is at Go Bananas in...

Andy McCluskey of OMD talks a little architecture and English Electric. It’s part 1 of a big interview. Add comedy to the list of things Newsbusted doesn’t seem to understand, and as always, Fake News. DATES: OMD’s twelfth studio album English Electric is released April 8, 2013 in the UK, April 9 in North America. The single “Metroland” is available March 25 in the UK, and should be available Marc...

Jackie Kashian sees the forest for the trees. Also, Fake News peppered with some Dumb Bit action, and PF gets a shout out from another podcast. DATES: Jackie Kashian is at the Acme Comedy Company Tuesday February 26 through Saturday March 2. LINKS: The Dork Forest Podcast and Never Not Funny Presents: Rock Solid which can also be found in iTunes. The Big Pretty Podcast. Maybe PF’s episode will dro...

It’s the return of Marc Maron ! Former executive director of the South Carolina GOP Todd Kincannon ignites the Twittersphere and he Skypes into the show. Also, Fake News. DATES: Marc Maron is at Bogart’s in Cincinnati February 14. For more dates on Marc’s Out of the Garage Tour check out his calendar. PF may or may not be at The Varsity Sports Bar & Grill in Cincinnati, February 12 for PF Trivia L...