Should I Keep This?

Things get a little hairy when guest Caitlin Corkery and Sam both bring multiple wigs to the pod. They discuss how multiples of the same wigs can make things funnier and come up with some creative new uses for old wigs. This week’s props: four Ben Franklin wigs and a trash bag full of wigs.

This week Isaiah Headen and Sam discuss whether it’s worth it for a sketch to have too many props and they experience a true Christmas prop miracle! This week’s props: a plastic black army helmet and two reindeer masks.

This week’s guest is Jen Curcio, the artist behind the podcast’s graphic. Jen and Sam discuss major prop pare downs and deep cut Halloween costumes. The episode’s props: Large Marge glasses and a pageant dress and wig.

Guest Julia Celley (Locked in Julia’s Basement, The Darlings & Goat Rodeo) and Sam discuss procrastination as motivation (though it may cause Sam frustration) and they set their sights on becoming weird artists. This week’s props: The Sad Peanut Man and a child sized mannequin with a box of dismembered hands and feet.

Our guest this week is Meg Favreau. Sam and Meg chat about how sketches don’t always have to make sense and writing an entire script around one dumb gimmick. This episode’s items: a small fake duck and a grayscale costume dress and wig.

On this week’s episode, Sam talks with Alyssa Truszkowski about how props are divided up among members of a sketch group and Alyssa comes up with a plan that could shut down the whole podcast!

This week Kait Thompson and Sam discuss how elaborate props can make sketches better and how old is too old to play a child in a comedy sketch. This week’s props: a plastic lobster and children’s footy pajamas.

This week we have a mini Secret Pants party with guest Brian Kelly (Secret Pants & Mean Wendy Band). We discuss the potential of repurposing props and how some props can enable you to hoard other props. This episode’s items: a (very large) disassembled spaceship control panel and three shopping baskets.

Our guest this week is Jacquie Baker (Flat Earth & The Incredible Shrinking Matt and Jacquie). We talk about how high school memories only get better with age and that time we all had a case of pope fever. This week’s props: Jacquie’s cap and gown and a cardboard cutout of Pope Francis.

In our first episode with guest Joe Moore (Dog Mountain & Steve Swan Vs Joe Moore) we discuss items that remind us of sketches that bombed and how costumes worn on big stages can be very hard to let go. Today’s props: a homemade basketball jersey and Alvin and the Chipmunks costumes.

On “Should I Keep This?” sketch performer Samantha Russell (Secret Pants, Goat Rodeo & Youth Large) talks with fellow comedians about props they’ve been holding on to and whether or not they should keep them.   No matter how useless an item may seem, the emotional connection to comedy props can be strong.  New episodes […]