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Live at the Ottawa Improv Festival 2018 Tuong​ , Angus​, and Leslie​ are joined by D.j.​Danger Mouse” Mausner (Crybabies, The Second City Touring Co), Dave​ “The Destroyer of Lawyers” Sawyer (Big Bang Improv​) , and "Jason Voorhes" Kirsten Rasmussen​ (K$M, The Second City​). Take the plunge with them as the Star Wars characters get a job at Dunder Mifflin, Alan Rickman unlocks the secrets of Footl...

Can you believe this year will be the 90th Academy Awards show? NINETY! Over most of this time, The Awards have been a pretty boring celebration between (generally) rich, white, powerful people giving themselves a pat on the back and snubbing more deserving individuals/films. However, this year in particular we saw the entire landscape of Hollywood shift from more representation, to calling out sh...

Quest Friends Forever’s Goblin Whisperer Colleen Wang joins Tuong and Angus as they learn how going through puberty can affect your basketball career, sing their way into everyone becoming The Phantom of the Opera, and Link accidentally digs up the romantic past of his fairy Godmother and an Old Wizard Man. The post E08 – The Legend of the Puberty Phantom (High School Musical 2, Phantom of t...

Lovable. Relatable. Dysfunctional. They are just like us! TV families come in all shapes and sizes but we love them all the same for making us laugh and cry on the small screen at home. They make us forget about our own lives (and to be honest - take a break from our own families) and bring us to a world of pure entertainment. While there are many great families on television, there are some that...

The Magnficently Mustached Kristian Reimer of Blind Date joins Tuong and Leslie as they go on a steamy romantic date with a human and an orc, become spellbound as they see ‘The Vernons’ go to Hogwarts and get taught pizza magic, and finally answer the classic  Goodfellas question – funny how? The post E07 – Bing Bong Vernon DiGiorno Pizza (Army of Darkness, Harry Potter, Goodfellas) appeared...

We choo-choo choose you to be our Valentine! It's February and the time for cheesy, romantic, gushy, over-the-top gestures of love is in the air! Whether you are in a relationship, single, hate/love Valentines, or just like going on dates we got something for you! Join Tuong La and Rambunctious Romantics Catherine Ballachey, Kristine Shadid, and Alyssa Wooldridge as we discuss the best date ideas...

Former 'Woke Warrior' of TREVOR + The Improv Embassy Val Perelshtein joins Tuong and Leslie as they sing along with the Candy Man at his shop, smash cut to The Room going to a galaxy far far away, and find out that Jack from Titanic is the world’s #1 baby daddy The post E06 – Cut to Barbied Tauntaun (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Room, Titanic) appeared first on PodCavern .

Some of the best TV theme songs and intros have the power to take you back greatest moments in TV. They get stuck in our heads so we hum out the songs and forever remember fondly these shows years after the series finished. While there are so many amazing TV theme songs out there, there are some stand outs that rise above the rest! Join Tuong La as he assembles the A-Team of 'co-host wannabes' Les...

Improv Embassy’s Head Honcho Chris takes a blue pill and joins Angus and Leslie as they learn about the dying wishes of Optimus Prime, bring violent gangs together with the power of love, and see a young Angus take the Voight-Kampff Test. The post E05 – Stinky Pete and The John C. Reilly-verse (The Transformers: The Movie, Gangs of New York, Blade Runner) appeared first on PodCavern .

We survived 2017! Happy new year PodCavern friends! Last year was quite the ride (to say the least) of wild ups and downs. Somewhere in all that chaos, video games decided to have one of the best year of releases and we're here today to celebrate that! Join Tuong La and gaming nerds Ethan Howieson, Tyler Furness, and Kevin Wiler as we deliberate on the best video games that came out in 2017. The p...

Improv Embassy’s Character Queen Deborah Ring takes a magic carpet ride with hosts Leslie and Tuong as they have a guys night out in Agrabah, learn about the Jobs family legacy, and lend a desperate prisoner a “really good” banjo. The post E04 – Wanna Huff Some Carpet Cleaner? (Aladdin, No Country for Old Men, Cool Hand Luke) appeared first on PodCavern .

Merry Christmas you filthy animals! On part 2 of our holiday themed episodes, we grab a nice cup of cocoa and put on our ugliest sweaters to decide once and for all what the best things to watch on Christmas are. Join Tuong "Gruber" La, Kristine "The Elf Dentist" Shadid, Chelsea "The Red Nosed" Fahey, and Taylor "The Abominable Snowmonster" Fleming as we ride our magical Christmas sleigh into the...

Season's greetings PodCavern friends! On part 1 of our 2017 Christmas themed episodes of Ranked, Tuong La and Santa's Elves Laura Gordon, Samantha Leggatt, and Colleen Wang gather around the fireplace ,with a nice cup of holiday wine, to decide once and for all what is the most worthy thing to go into a giant Christmas sock. The post 22 – Top 5 Christmas Stocking Stuffers appeared first on P...

Crush + GRIMprov's resident goofball Jordan Moffatt steps into the ring with hosts Tuong and Angus as we learn about monkeys + keys, adding conflict at 400x speed, and visiting the council of wizards. The post E03 – 12 Angry Monkeys at 400x Speed (Jumanji, The Hunt for Red October, LOTR: The Return of the King) appeared first on PodCavern .

Crush Improv's own Kristine Shadid joins hosts Leslie and Angus this week as they discover an underground sphincter market, the interworkings of Uber Meth, and Jenny Craig's many "presidential" connections. The post E02 – Butthole Mole (Gladiator, Breaking Bad, Forrest Gump) appeared first on PodCavern .

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Improv Punch Up - the show where we take another pass at famous clips from movies, tv, video games, etc. and make them 'better' through improv! Join your hosts Tuong La, Angus MacDonald, and Leslie Cserepy as we see what it's like to be Aquaman, sit down with Darth Vader and Luke at a cafe, and see what Peter Parker thinks about the day after his infamous sp...

Warning: this episode will make you salivate. Since the dawn of sandwiches, people around the world have experimented tasty solutions on what goes best between two slices of bread. Unfortunately, there are people out there whose sandwich game is a little stale. Well not to worry, because today Tuong La and self proclaimed sandwich connoisseur's Leslie Cserepy, Johnny McArthur, and Sarah Fynn are h...

Civil War has broken out in the PodCavern. With Justice League rounding out a pretty amazing year of comic book movies (so far), we decided to nerd out and discuss once and for all what the best superhero teams are. Join Tuong La and our own rag-tag Avengers Angus MacDonald, Stephen Peeling, and Matt Barrow as we dive deep into the world of superheroes and do our best to keep Ragnarok from ruining...

Everybody get up it's time to jam on this fictional sports themed episode of Ranked! Join Tuong La and unlikely team of misfits Joel Empey, Catherine Ballachey, and Kenneth DeBaeremaeker as we rank a Top 5 List; and try to come behind at the last minute with a weird trick play that we invented at the last second to win your hearts. The post 19 – Top 5 Fictional Sports Teams appeared first on...

Hey fellow PodCavern friends! We are creating a new podcast for the PodCavern (about time!) and we need to work out some kinks before we release the show! This is strictly test audio so we can submit our feed to all your favorite podcast players. Stay tuned for more details. The post 00 – Improv Punch Up’s Test Episode! appeared first on PodCavern .

The Halloween madness continues with spine tingling true tales of terror! Gather around the campfire and join Tuong La "Mort", Angus "The Murderer" MacDonald, Catherine Ball"SLASH"ley, and Taylor "The Phantom" Fleming as they spin dark stories of murders, mysteries, and mayhem. The post 18 – Top 5 Real Life Scary, Spooky, Horror Stories appeared first on PodCavern .

October is here and so is the kickoff to our month of Halloween themed Ranked episodes! Join Tuong La and terrifyingly bone-chilling guests Leslie Cserepy, Rich Hilborn, and Colleen Wang as we talk about the Top 5 Spooky Characters in fiction! The post 17 – Top 5 Spooky Characters appeared first on PodCavern .

Urban Dictionary defines the term "badass" as: "ultra cool mother fucker". Join Tuong La and 'ultra cool mother fuckers' Samantha Leggatt, Victoria Wallace, and Deborah Ring as we celebrate the very best female badass characters in film. The post 16 – Top 5 Badass Female Characters in Film appeared first on PodCavern .

Summer where did you go? As the days get shorter and fall starts creeping in, it only means one thing: Back to School is here! Join Tuong La and A+ guests Stenley Philippe, Patty Eddu, and Stefanie McLean as we look back on things we wish we knew when we were students; and pass down our wisdom to current students looking to get their sh*t together for school this year. The post 15 – Top 5 Wa...

Some people love to sing in the shower or in the car, others love to belt out a tune (being on key is optional) in front of a room of rowdy people who want to sing along with the party. That's right! This week we are talking about a concept that's been around since the dawn of musical recordings: Karaoke! Join us as Tuong La and Karaoke Superstars Adam Cunning, Chelsea Fahey, and Val Perelshtein s...