The Big Hollywood Table Read

Tyler Durniak brings his talents to Hollywood, MA and truly nails it. Keep an eye on this kid. As always and forever, people are reading sketches they've never seen before. What a ride. "Meet Cute" at 5:17 "Confession" at 19:55 "Amnesia" at 29:04 "Ditch Digging" at 41:09 "Voight Kampff Test" at 51:12 We hit all the elements of American society, including Catholicism, drunk driving, and Austrailia....

Dan Bomba and Hal Griffin headline the box office smash of this week's episode. Cerebral! Now and forever, these people have not even seen the sketches and are reading them live on the spot. "Boxing Press Conference" at 3:05 "Glasses Store" at 14:07 "Calvin Decal" at 26:34 "Crime Scene" at 38:49 "Cry for Help" at 49:24 It was a wild ride and everyone killed it. We talked old timey medicine, shakra...

Ryan Ellington is living, breathing cinema, and he's here to turn the Stubbs A-List upside-down. Like every time, these are freezing cold reads on a hot mic. Which means people are reading dumb sketches, sight unseen. "The Telephone" at 6:51 "Goodnight Moon" at 21:46 "The Grail" at 33:38 "Hack NYU" at 43:58 "Lab" at 51:12 We talked history and I got James Garfield's name wrong, and also thought th...

Bryan O'Donnell is back in Hollywood MA to huge fanfare, and the critics won't shut the hell up about it: He's the best! As always, this is a cold read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before. Leaps of faith! Voices and choices! "Ouija Board" at 6:31 "Flies on the Wall" at 18:34 "Psych Ward" at 29:36 "War Room" at 39:04 "Media Rez" at 51:10 We also talk through our thou...

Rob Crean and Carly return to the biggest read in showbiz for our big holiday special. A gift to us all! Per tradition, this is a cold read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before. Living Cinema(TM) "Wrapping Paper" at 6:44 "Flag Day Town" at 20:39 "Wet Tree" at 29:58 "Island Town Meeting" at 38:11 "Money Ball" at 49:13 We also talked fake guys on podcasts, actual Stubb...

Sky Nockels debuts in Hollywood MA to great success, five stars from every living magazine! This is a cold read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before, so everyone doing this is very brave! Besides me, I'm a coward. "PG Movie" at 4:30 "Furnace Pond" at 14:05 "In-Flight" at 27:37 "Crypto" at 38:32 "New Role" at 48:30 We did a lot of extremely sophisticated movie critici...

Tyler Swaine and  Dan Hall came by to help us Remember Some Sketches before winter overtakes all of us. What an exciting thing! Yet again, this podcast is a table read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before, so it's a cold read on a hot mic. Hoohah! "French Guys" at 5:07 "Playcall" at 16:28: "Cool Guy Heist" at 25:42 "Think Tank" at 35:58 "Julius Caesar" at 47:42 Lot o...

Mairéad Dickinson and Brandon Pires join us to Remember Some Sketches, and it rocked. Thank you, you're welcome. As per tradition, this podcast is a table read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before, so they're reading them live for the first time. "Trial" at 6:30 "Whipped" at 20:05 "Pay Scale" at 28:18 "Locker Room" at 36:39 "Rock Star Interview" at 46:18 We talked tr...

Matt Shore makes his Hollywood, MA debut as we continue our November to Remember Some Sketches. Warm fuzzies all around. As always, this podcast is a table read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before, which is very brave.* "Frugal Frank's" at 9:28 "Jelly Bean Bus" at 20:20 "Fender Bender" at 27:59 "Offshore Banking" at 39:19 "Fire Investigation" at 48:21 *Technically K...

Rob Crean and Theo Konstantino are here for a November to Remember Some Sketches, and boy is it one to remember! Disclaimer: This podcast is a table read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before, so they just read them live. Whoa! "Aquarium Boys" at 7:36 "Funeral" at 19:02 "Desert Island" at 31:54 "Baby Teeth" at 42:05 "Godzilla Town Meeting" at 51:02 Wow, what a fun han...

Our guest (Tom Hanks) no-showed so the three of us Remembered Some Sketches. "Grim Reaper" at 7:31 "Emergency Call" at 14:03 "Beaumont's Poutine" at 24:03 "Diehard 2 on Cable" at 35:30 "Smoker" at 42:29 "Papa Gino's'" at 50:02 A tale and betrayal and going to the afterlife, a classic story of aspiring pharmacist vs gravity, and an ad for a restaraunt. John biffs a bunch of it, besides his okay Bar...

Cam Ohh and Monica Carroll are back on the big screen of our podcast, and people love it! I think! As always: This is a table read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before. Enjoy. "Lunch Note" at 5:17 "Landscaping" at 15:02 "Ad Break" at 27:05 "Seinfeld Situation" at 34:27 "Jack in Therapy" at 46:06 Fun batch of fun jokes, things get pretty bizarre in the back half but h...

Maddie Kelly debuts under the bright lights of Hollywood, MA. Wow! Showbiz! Per tradition, this is a table read of comedy sketches by people who have never seen the scripts before. "Zendaya" at 6:21 "Crossing Guard" at 17:31 "Game Genie" at 28:29 "The Key" at 38:52 "Candy Factory" at 49:03 Whoa fun time! Some light political chatting up top, a lot of realizing that we've built an impenetrable wall...

Hal Griffin and James Huessy join us for the first ever Big Halloween Table Read (the sketches are about Halloween). As always, these are actual cold reads by people who have never seen the scripts before. "Exorcism" at 3:39 "Pumpkin Contest" at 13:31 "Haunted House" at 25:17 "Monster Court" at 36:12 "Spirit Halloween" at 47:29 "Trick or Treat'" at 52:10 This one's got everything: Classic cinema,...

Shaun Connolly cartwheels up the red carpet to steal America's heart on the silver screen of our podcast. As always, these are actual cold reads by people who have never seen the sketches before. "Betting Shark" at 3:39 "Zoo Guy" at 12:13 "The Demon and the Doorknob" at 22:22 "Attic" at 30:50 "Classroom" at 40:27 "Turkey Brothers'" at 52:57 It goes: Ocean's 11 of gas stations except it's an ad, th...

Raoul Biron brings his movie star magnetism back to the table of reading dumb sketches. Cinema! As always, these are actual cold reads by people who have never seen the sketches before. "Parking Lot" at 4:20 "Bed Bugs" at 13:33 "Baseball" at 21:54 "Newton" at 32:54 "Wing Dings" at 42:48 "Surfin'" at 49:08 An angry old guy gives way to an angry guy's subconcious, and then some kind of Babe Ruth-sty...

Carly and Maylin return to the table of success and deliver Golden Globe Shortlist level performances. It's a big deal! As always, these are cold reads of comedy sketches by people who haver never seen the sketches before. "Hospital Visit" at 4:06 "Mrs. Doubtfires" at 13:59 "Call-In Show" at 22:39 "Spare Tire" at 34:27 "Roast Battle" at 42:20 "The Condo" at 51:29 It goes: Man vs Horse, insane fixa...

Chris Post and Tim Champa debut on the Stubbs A-List tier of being a movie star, and boy was it a hoot. As always, these are cold reads of comedy sketches by people who haver never seen the sketches before. "New Apartment" at 4:57 "Breastucci's" at 16:15 "Magic Lamp" at 24:37 "Private Eye" at 36:14 "Grave Robbers" at 42:20 "Yoga" at 49:40 We go from haunted apartment showings to figuring out What'...

Danya Trommer and Tyler Durniak make their respective debuts on life's biggest stage: Our dumb podcast. Also John wasn't here because he was busy firing people. We soldier on regardless, through scenes from a funeral parlor, a book publisher, and civic heroism. What a ride! Then some Catholic electioneering washed down with robber barons who take to the skies. After that, it's a journey into blank...

Ryan Ellington takes a seat at our table of showbiz and Sean Sullivan makes his debut chronicling a legendary retirement, the trials of cooking show television, and the emasculation of a suburban homeowner. Ennui, baby! Things go off the rails almost immediately with difficulties both technical (Sean has never used a computer) and personal (Sean took the casting personally). But we prevailed! Bare...

Zach Stewart and Anthony Rinaldi are on the call sheet for some hotel lobby drama, equicide-related trauma, and an undercooked thing about slap fights. Coulda been good! This was an extremely silly time with fun anectdotes and John crashing out on character choices in real time. He's an executive, not an actor! Also sketches about shooting pool, vehicular homicide and revisiting your past. Whoa, a...

Owen Linders and Rob Crean stop by to explore publishing, the real estate market, and yet another bank robbery. What's the difference, right? Nobody answer that. Katlin wasn't around so it wasn't as fun as usual, but we still had a good time talking about credit cards, hypnotism, and the road to hell. Regular stuff! Be normal! As always, these are sketch comedy first-reads by people who have never...

Cam Ohh and Kaitlin Buckley attend our clinic of being a movie star to explain fortune telling and the entire deep state. Also Cam was late lol. We also got into it about reality TV and concluded that it is actually Good, then some superhero crap from John, a cousinly disagreement, and the reality of corporate America, which is that it's good! We love it! As always, these are sketch comedy first-r...

Rob Crean ( @robcrean ) is back to talk death, life, and the time someone called 911 way too much. It's always a blast having this kind of superstar on the show, and John is still doing Richard Nixon stuff so stay tuned for that. There are some baseball-based enjoyments from Mr. Crean himself, and some nonsense about poker and sex. John also had a holiday sketch in the middle of summer but everyon...

James Huessy (@jameshuessy) has returned to reminisce about comedy, life, and famous baseball underwear. We also took a trip to heaven, the top of a mountain, and a tree full of birds. Maybe all of that was the same thing.  Everyone was pretty tired so it's loopy the whole way through, and Katlin roasted each of us, which was pretty fun. As for the last two sketches: Our continued, totally uncriti...