Dan Klass

The Bitterest Pill

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“Former comedian, failed actor, stay-at-home dad/shut-in” Dan Klass mines the victories and failures of his life in Los Angeles to bring you true stories of the joys of being a parent, and the soul crushing realities of feeling like a neurotic loser in modern America. Did Dan really have to pee into a Snapple bottle parked outside the Brentwood Country Club on his way to lunch with a celebrity priest? Yes. Did Dan screw up his lines on The X-Files over and over and over while having a hypoglycemic melt down? Yes. Did Dan’s family end up on the news after a San Francisco mass murder? Yes… Alway...

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#332: Jury Duty and Rats… 04.07.2015 1:09:31

I briefly discuss taking down the Confederate flags (yeah) and the recent turn of events regarding gay marriage (yeah). I blather on, trying to keep my head together while the […]

#331: Melophobia Americana 13.06.2015 1:01:20

Back to the podcast after being away, working on a short “film.” I hesitate to call it a short “film,” since I haven’t seen a piece of actual film since […]

#330: Without Making You Angry? 02.05.2015 48:55

I had to be the parent-on-call during one of my daughter’s dance comepetitions. So, instead of just sitting in the audience, tweeting about the other company’s lame costumes, I had […]

#329: The Title Has Been Redacted 24.04.2015 49:28

Next time you see me talking on my iPhone, you’ll never see me the same again… This episode we talk about the handful of auditions I had last week. Due […]

#328: I Totally Love the 80’s, for sure 11.04.2015 52:35

We put on an 80’s prom. Tawny Kitaen was there. Tawny Kitaen makes everything sexy. This time we talk about Westchester, voted “Most Up and Coming Town in Los Angeles” by Chain-Smoking […]

#327: A Jacket is a Blanket with Sleeves 21.03.2015 1:00:22

We got a new wireless router. I hoped it was gonna be awesome and give me internet access in the studio. So far, no good. At least, when I was […]

PILLBOX #156: Slightly Clever Title About Movies 17.02.2015 31:57

(Originally released Nov. 2008) All I really want to do is sit and watch a movie without it seeming like I’m into racist porn. I need to get out of […]

PILLBOX #155: Mos Hi Def 10.02.2015 49:25

Well, we finally did it: we went hi-def. After years of research, stalling, criticizing the state of the art and worrying about replacing our kids’ DVD collection, we bit the […]

PILLBOX #154: Fix It, Now 03.02.2015 50:17

(Originally released Nov. 2008) Best wishes to everyone who is dealing in one way or another with the devastating fires here in Southern California. Shortly after recording this show, I […]

PILLBOX #152: Raising Show Dogs 27.01.2015 53:29

(Originally podcast Oct. 2008) Please don’t make me go to any more school meetings. They always last just long enough for another parent to prove they are an idiot. You […]

PILLBOX 151: Bad to the Bone (part two) 17.12.2014 39:22

Our story continues with the call from the kids’ school. Yes, Princess T. got into a “tête-à-tête” with a wall, and her tête lost the fight. It’s okay, I rushed […]

PILLBOX 150: Bad to the Bone (part one) 10.12.2014 27:14

(Oct. 2008) With Melissa out of town, it gets harder to juggle kids, my podcasting job and, oh wait, an audition? Hmmm. Everything has to happen at the same time. Everything. […]

PILLBOX: 149: Nine and a Half Years 03.12.2014 48:04

(Oct. 2008) The kids and I went to Target to shop for Halloween decor, ate burgers, played with dry ice and realized that half time has passed. We had snacks […]

PILLBOX 148: Amen, Dojo-man 27.11.2014 40:19

(Sept. 2008) Well, I finally have to recognize that I am a “Karate Dad.” I spend six hours a week at the dojo while the kids do their thing. Does […]

#326: Because I Have a Podcast? 06.11.2014 1:04:13

!0th Anniversary Show! (Don’t worry, it’s the same old crap) I went to the latest meeting of the LA Podcasters on Tuesday, scheduled to sort of begin celebrating the 10th […]

#325: Your Pollo is Driving Me Loco (a.k.a. U2, Bruté?) 21.09.2014 1:00:46

On this edition of THE BITTEREST PILL, we catch up on a bit of internet news and discuss how horrible it is that Apple put U2’s new album on everyone’s […]

NEW! #324: The Results of Heat Prostration 13.09.2014 1:07:39

I was very hot telling this story about being very hot, and then seeing a woman who was very hot… Listen, I agree, it’s been WAY too long since the […]

PILLBOX #147: Triple Funky Action Protection 18.06.2014 50:08

(Originally podcast Sept. 2008) Yes, my wife has the honor of being amoung the 2 million or so lucky winners of the “An Employee of Countrywide Stole All Your Personal […]

PILLBOX #146: Three Minutes and Two Hours 23.05.2014 44:51

(Sept. 2008) Today is the first day that both the kids are in school for a full day. Wow. Of course, I thought I’d spend much of my new free […]

PILLBOX #144: Cover Me 02.05.2014 48:42

The continuing saga of the first 15 or so days of August. This time we’re in Vegas, baby. You know what they say: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, […]

#323: Hudson’s In High School 19.04.2014 1:04:34

Hudson Klass, now 15 years old, returns to the studio for a long awaited talk about high school, hair, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Asians of S.H.I.E.L.D. and walking the dog. And, yes, […]

PILLBOX 143: Southwest Hertz My Head, Stan 02.04.2014 1:17:43

I’m back with a vengence! Yes, I deliver a show that is almost an hour and twenty minutes! Some people would call that two shows, but not me. I give, […]

PILLBOX 142: Put Me In The Zoo 29.03.2014 51:06

From the vaults…The Tale: The kids and I went to the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, to have lunch and complain about the heat. Par for the course with […]

#322: “Just Be Memorable” 28.02.2014 39:02

I talk about something, and then I talk about Philip Seymour Hoffman. No matter what I say, it’ll never do him justice. Philip Seymour Hoffman was arguably the greatest screen […]

#321: He Knows Where I Live 19.01.2014 37:51

Turns out I’m not a college professor, turns out I’m not in Dog Bowl and turns out I’m not shooting that movie this winter. Happy New Year. But, that’s okay, […]