The Dork Forest

Do you love Magic? Uh… I do. is a magician and a funny comic. I am SO easily wow’d by magic that you will get to listen to Derek do visual magic and me lose my mind. In the end I think he’s a card dork and a dork about his new son. He knows a LOT about decks of cards. You can also tell I’m gonna need a day off during this one. I’m punchy! So, yeah. Listen up.  Donation Button, if you wish is on NO...

has been doing stand up forever. Like Me. But he’s got to work, extensively, with fancy people… George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield to name a FEW! And… fascinated by Hitler. It’s a great episode. We both allow that JAWS is a really well done film. Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: (Sewer saved Jews during WW2) What to read: Credits:  Audio leveling by Music is by Website desig...

(@aljacksoncomedy) is a great comic that I met in New York City. We talk old school Hip Hop, UFC, and he interviews me a lot. A LOT… so that was fun. I need to have him back and interview HIM. What a great guy. You should definitely go to see his awesome standup comedy. Because it’s so great. Enjoy. Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: Hip Hop Documentary: FOB = Forward Operating Base, COB =...

is a fan of so many things that it went from games to movies to books to everything… so fun. I hope you enjoy it and I hope you support his kickstarter . Enjoy the dorky goodness. Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: Fringe Thunderbolts – this was recorded a couple weeks ago.   What to read: (the opposite one I haven’t read) Heh… SAX says too corny but he’s adorable about all of our grandpare...

has a love of robots! He’s a comic, an artist and he knows a LOT about robots and art and robots and art. It’s an extry long episode of the show because we get INTO it. I thought about breaking it up… this is better. Listen, pause, go to his wordpress and look at drawings, and listen again. Break it up as you will. He’s great. Enjoy.   Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: - – GarrataK7 – Toyb...

is a GREAT standup comic and lovety loves the NY Giants. We spend a great portion of our time laughing. I hope you enjoy hearing people laugh. It was fun. You will like. Listen up. Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: did NOT record an ep. One day. Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Apps...

is an actress and one of the founders of . You may remember her from . Minute 38 I find out she collects furniture. Hi. It’s a fun show … She’ll be at the Philly Comic Con this week. Go. Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: William Shatner Patrick Stewart Avery Brooks Kate Mulgrew Scott Bakula – rhymes with? Right about 15:45 I realize Clare was Glory on Buffy. GAH Walking Dead – Clare interv...

is a GREAT standup comic from the DC area and she collects shot glasses. When I asked her to be on the show she said, “yeah… but everyone collects shot glasses.” Heh. Welcome to the Dork Forest.   Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or   My websites are and

 is The Tolkien Professor. I grill him about Tolkien and then I Iet him talk about more modern fiction… so it’s all books all the time. His book is available for pre-order. I am excitable and on-freaking board. Listen and enjoy.   Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: : Nenya Narya Vilya  Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the b...

is a great comic and knows “a lot about 3 people.” Let’s hear him talk about Elvis Presley, Pete Best and Anne Frank. He’s great, it’s great. I compare myself to Anne Frank. Enjoy.   Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: Gladys Love Presley died on August 14, 1958 – Pete Best’s mom Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus co...

Lizz Winstead is my guest and she has a out that feels "origin story-esque." And, surprise, guess who is into politics? A lot? , Minneapolis comedian, creator of The Daily Show and Air America. She knows more than I will EVER know about politics. I couldn’t sound less informed, tune in. She has a new book out … Get it. Enjoy this.   Donation Button, if you would, is on or   NOTES:This is the last...

and I are at in Portland Oregon and I re-learn some ! Warning: You’re listening to us chat about this and other things while we play. And… I just realized that he let me win the first game! heh! It's a dork expedition to a game store with all the audio hijinks that that involves. I hope you enjoy.   NOTES: For Links to these notes come to   Browse every card ever made - Patrick made me a green for...

 and and I are at the. Jesse teaches game design at Carnegie Mellon, has his own company, and has great dork cred in the world of other hobbies: Harmonica, juggling. Andy Ashcraft and he talk for real about games… I ask for a lot of clarification. It’s a good one. Enjoy! In an ongoing effort to make the links work... here there are - visible. Donate and I'll hire someone to make this right. If suc...

was on … and she LOVES Biblical Archeology… what? I think she’s a Hebrew-o-phile! And… there are dick jokes. closes with stand up. It’s great. Enjoy, Rangers.  Donation Button, if you would, is on NOTES:– it’s not in Lebanon!! It’s in Jordan! JORDAN. @AncientAliens - twitter@marybirdsong – twitter Credits: Live Audio by Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are ava...

. We’re in a coffeeshop in the village in NYC – it’s LOUD at this coffeeshop. Tomorrow, Jim's downloadable hour becomes available for $5. $5 an hour of his comedy... don't steal it. You have $5. It’s interviewy we talk comedy a lot. And some news personality dorkdoms. But it’s a lovely conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  Credits on the app bonus chitter chat. OR... below you!! Don...

Do you feel like his name is familiar? He fixes the audio every show!  is part of a great production company in NYC and we dork out about audio. You will notice he sounds GREAT. But we quickly go into animation forever. Patrick is over prepared and it’s fantastic. Prepare to learn a LOT about the history of animation. We are in NYC and we talk Hari’s subway woes briefly. I encouraged Patrick to ad...

(@KevinAvery) and (@kleethepimp) are standup comics and are real, dyed in the wool, Star Wars fans. Klee could probably act out the whole series. I need to have them back separately so that Klee and I allow Kevin to talk. This ep weeds off into TV, movies and actors. I get another recommendation of a movie I will never see on purpose. They both just did a short film, . Look into it. Tell me if the...

 is a correspondent on The Daily Show. We recorded in his office, in NY, at The Daily Show. I was very cool about it. He’s a great comic and he’s BEEN that guy in ! I am more than matched in my sales knowledge. And he watches a LOT of cartoons with his kids. Heh. Enjoy. NOTES: – LOUD website – LOUD website – LOUD website Lil Hammer – I actually couldn’t find a reference to that. Credits: Audio: ,...

Glee ! Just listening to TDF made Janine Schatz KNOW that she could be a guest. She is correct. And fascinating. We have dinner in Brooklyn (Japanese). So, you get to hear more restaurant noise! To read her fan fic; follow the twitter feed   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the sh...

(Twitter @harithecomic) is a great comic and I subletted his apartment in my recent trip to NYC! We talk of his love of Seattle, international comedy and then... more on Seattle. Here’s a clip from his – he’s great. Listen Up.   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel fr...

is a lawyer (not practicing), actor (practicing), and giant gamer (practicing)! We dork out about acting and gaming - and he’s now. And he has a that you can donate to. Listen up, more Boardgame fun!!   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: Podca...

is on the show. She has a new and you should know who she is, really. Best known for working on Letterman, making up stuff like Stupid Pet Tricks, she’s written . I talk too much but I learn stuff too. It’s so good.   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me....

is hilariousdorkdom is to dissect famous people’s careers. He also loves an indie comic book. This is the snarkiest episode of the dork forest. Man… it’s so great. We get political and Then does his LCS audition and his George Lopez set. Oh Hollywood. Heh. Enjoy.   Credits: Live Recording by Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus con...

is a Chicago comic and writer and total fan o’ science! That thing that historians loved so much and some modern folk have so many issues about. are just the tip of the iceberg here, folks. We taped early in the day and I’m just awake! Heh. This is a great dork on dork dialog. He’s great and you should see him live! Enjoy.   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his ow...

Vilmos is a , and . It’s road comedy stories and Mitch Hedberg is talked about like he was a man. A human who was fallible and funny and a goof. Vilmos loves comedy and, we find out, drumming! Enjoy.     Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: Tree...