Everything broke! So to make up for technical difficulties Jesse and Josh do one extra long narrative improv! Eli is an expert at search engine optimization. Isaiah wears a beard of bees in the carnival. Their lives take a big turn on the day that they meet and realize they look exactly the same! Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be f...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Happy Halloween! Big Town Improv has been replaced with Scary Clown Improv! Terrifying special guests John Dorsey and Kevin Finer join Jesse and Josh to share their scariest true stories! This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about a grisly crime scene, a Monsterholics Anonymous meeting, and a group of campers trying to tell scary stories! Then, in a very SPOOKY long narrative improv, four teens travel to a lake to spend Spring Break 1995! But their plans are halted by strange visions of ...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Jesse and Josh talk about school dances and an unfortunate event that happened to Jesse in the night. This leads to improvised scenes about a teacher whose history obsession hijacks a dance planning meeting, a family of well-meaning mosquitoes, and a wedding DJ with a broad playlist. Then, in an extended narrative improv, third-grader Kyler makes friends with the monster in his closet and the two set out to improve their respective third grade classes! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Dorothy Colp-Serrano and Carlos Serrano come to Big Town for a very special episode in which Jesse and Josh catch up with their old friends, and use the conversation to inspire improvised scenes! They talk about playing soccer as kids, the beginnings of Dorothy's and Carlos' relationship, and some of their favorite and least favorite jobs! This leads to improvised scenes about a new kid on the soccer team, a group of art critics, love at a Cold Stone Creamery, and more!! Hey, the listener! Do yo...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Friend of Big Town Jacob Giddens joins Jesse and Josh to talk about castles and travelling to big cities. This leads to improvised scenes about a ghostly castle tour, and a college campus full of monsters! Then, in an extended narrative improv, feudal Lord Montague the Cruel speaks with the peasantry in hopes that he can get them to stop saddling him with offensive nicknames! Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 40
A revisit of some of our favorite improvised stories from the past! Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that has happened to you? Do you have a list of random words? Do you have a fact about a bird?? If you do and you would like it to be featured on the show and used to inspire our improv, record yourself here, or send us an email at bigtownimprov@gmail.com! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) Follow @BigTownImprov on Instagram, Twitter,...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Welcome all listeners! Except for one. You know who you are. This week on Big Town, Jesse and Josh talk about times they've scared people! This leads to improvised scenes about a witch tour guide, a long lost son in a car trunk, and two school pranksters! Then, in an extended narrative improv, a couple is disturbed to learn that the forest where they met is scheduled to be cut down, and they swear to save it at all costs. Hey, the listener! Do you have a story about something interesting that ha...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Welcome back, true believers! This week, Jesse and Josh talk about their experiences at their college dining hall! This leads to improvised scenes about a boy who will do anything to get an egg, restricted areas during a zombie apocalypse, and a heist at a buffet! Then, in a very special extended narrative improv, Jesse and Josh once again create a completely original story set in the X-Men universe, in which the mutants head to Egypt to visit Professor A.P. Ocalypse on Apocalypse Lane! Hey, the...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 38
It's a hot one in Big Town! This week Jesse and Josh talk about their concert-going experiences and the time Jesse had to testify in court! This leads to improvised scenes about a classical music performance that leads to many musical firsts, a man who goes to great lengths to contest a speeding ticket, and a rock star who is obsessed with gimmicks and contraptions! Then, in an extended narrative improv, a man hoping to save his marriage in a luxury hotel finds himself mixed up in a sinister plo...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Welcome to another episode of Big Town Improv with no technical issues whatsoever! This week Jesse and Josh talk about their first jobs. This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about a contest to see which arrangement of books will lead to the most sales, a boy whose father is a piece of industrial machinery, and a man who cannot perceive anything to do with Christmas! Then, in an extended narrative improv, world's greatest attorney Dylan King is called on to defend the owner of a mattress ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Friend of Big Town, Steve Gallant ( Jaggy Lines , Robot Chicken), returns talk with Jesse and Josh about times they've felt awkward in a church! This leads to improvised scenes about an entertainer who is asked to give a eulogy, and a TV extra who is determined to become a main character! Then, in a very special narrative improv, Jesse, Josh, and Steve return once again to the world of Star Wars, and build on their previous efforts in order to "perfectly" recreate the film, Star Wars Episode III...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Let me check my notes.... Ahh, yes! Welcome to Bug Tone Improve! This week, Jesse and Josh talk about their experiences working on low-budget film shoots. This leads to improvised scenes about people in the nosebleed seats during a hijacked baseball game, an operatic diva with amazingly targeted musical pitch, and hapless extras in a fantasy war film! Then, in an extended narrative improv, Robotics scientist Dr. Steve Whitmire creates a robot with highly advanced artificial intelligence, whom he...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Jesse regales Josh with tales of his trips in helicopters and hot air balloons! This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about the Fellowship of the Ring's shortcut to Mordor, a high speed hot air balloon chase, and some strange portrayals at the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge theme park! Then, in an extended narrative improv inspired by a random story generator, private detective and family man, Ryan Rowe, is hired by eccentric millionaire with a robotic hand, Kit De'ath, for a very special missio...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Guest improviser Kevin Finer joins Jesse and Josh to talk about his first post-college job as a dog groomer! This leads to a montage of improvised scenes about a mafia boss who is asked to deal with low level problems, people who look like their dogs, and a company looking to hire someone as a buffer between its volatile owners. Then, in an extended narrative improv, ace reporter Jack Lance and rookie Wendy Beaumont follow a lead about some illicit business in the local harbor, but how does this...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Remember us, Listener?? This week on Big Town, Jesse and Josh share stories from their shameful pasts as narcissistic school students. This leads to improvised scenes about a saxophone battle, an ingenious college student who just wants to sleep in class, and a boy who had an unfortunate growth spurt over the summer. Then, in an extended narrative improv, it is once again Dracula’s year to throw the famous Monster Mash, but hosting such an event comes with a host of problems, including old loves...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Hello, the Listener! This week on Big Town, Jesse talks about his brother who is a boat tour guide, and Josh describes a date that wasn't quite as romantic as he had hoped. This leads to improvised scenes about two adventurous loiterers, a suburban lady with a new hobby, and a group of kids who love pirates! Then, in a very special extended narrative improv -- Josh loves Buffy The Vampire Slayer ! Jesse has never seen even one episode! Together, they improvise a brand new episode of the classic ...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Guest improvisor John Dorsey ( Odd Lot Improv ) leaves his home in Atlanta to take a trip to Big Town! He shares a story about a strange crime he witnessed, which leads to improvised scenes about a knife-wielding maniac who keeps slipping and falling, a lawyer who only calls silly witnesses to a crime, and something called “earthflax”. Then, in an extended narrative improv, failed actor Imogen attempts to show enthusiasm for her husband Doug’s interests by accompanying him to a poetry jam, where...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Friend of Big Town, Mikey Bond ( Sonic Realms Podcast ), drops by to tell Jesse and Josh about the unconventional fights he seen and been in! This leads to improvised scenes about a pair of British dandies preparing to duel, two high school friends who can't stop fighting each other, and a neighbor with an unusual request! Then, in an extended narrative improv (which you gotta know was inspired by a #birdfact!) the greedy Prince John enlists the help of the mysterious outlaw, Petey Peacock - and...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome to a normal episode of Big Town, where nothing strange happens at all! Jesse and Josh talk about normal prizes they have won from raffles and crane game machines, which leads to normal improvised scenes about trying to win the holy grail, a person who is obsessed with an impossible claw machine, and love in a Denny's restaurant! Then in an extended normal narrative improv, first-time author Wilson Duke suffers from a severe case of writer's block, leading him to make a deal with a monste...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Have you heard the news? It's our half birthday! Jesse talks about an unusual island off the coast of the Netherlands, and Josh discusses his time in student government. This leads to improvised scenes about a man who is forced to become mayor, and a man who is desperate to start a business, if only to get rid of all the monkeys he owns! Then, in a very special SEQUEL to our first ever narrative improv, space captain Buck Leonard returns to Earth after the events of Big Town Improv Episode 1, on...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Guest improvisor Hilary Webber joins Jesse and Josh once again for some extreme silliness! They discuss their college days, Jesse's laser-related job, and Hilary's first grade classmate who was a particularly bold liar. This leads to improvised scenes about a weird party that Hilary throws, a college campus that is plagued by mythical creatures, and another weird party that Hilary throws! Then, in an extended narrative improv, Quinzibald is fired from their position as the tuba player in the LA ...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Jesse and Josh talk about going to parades and watching fireworks, which lead to improvised scenes about a small town with an underwhelming parade, a Disneyland security guard who is determined to prevent people outside of the park from enjoying fireworks, and an unfortunately placed carnival game! Then, in a very special extended narrative improv, Jesse and Josh create a completely original story set in the X-Men universe, in which young mutant Kitty Pryde is fed up with the lack of privacy in ...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Best guest storyteller in the world, Newt Warner ( Stump And Sammy ), stops by the best town in the world, Big Town, to tell a story about a squirrel, as well as...you guessed it...a #birdfact! This leads to improvised scenes about a street performer who can't keep his audience's attention, a customer whose complaints come at a significant delay, and the guy in the office who has a fun story. Then in an extended narrative improv, an acorn-selling company makes a last ditch effort to save their b...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Jesse and Josh talk about their early attempts at making up cartoons, and Josh talks about the time he broke both his arms at once. This leads to improvised scenes about uninspired newspaper comic pitches, a broken wrist epidemic, and a kid who plays pranks by telling very convincing lies! Then, in an extended narrative improv, falsely accused murder convict Fox Eviscerate and shoplifter Chick Wilson team up to break out of prison and find the true culprit behind the Fox Eviscerate murders! Orig...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Guest storyteller Natasha Fishman ( T.O.T.S. , Niko And The Sword Of Light ) stops by Big Town to tell her story of a harrowing white water rafting accident, as well as some new #birdfacts! This leads to improvised scenes about overzealous skiers, a subway soothsayer, and a man who is trapped in a cave with someone who has very poor priorities. Then in an extended narrative improv (inspired by a #birdfact), The Klein family receives the alarming news that their new son is a giant! Original music...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 21
On this week’s episode of Gigantoville, your favorite silly goofball hosts, Abner and Wobner, take you on a whimsical journey through the events of their lives, including the time they tried to buy a bean, a story about an evil robotics scientist that Wobner read about in the newspaper, and the time that Abner went on a date with a married woman. Then Abner and Wobner recall the longform tale of a fighter pilot in World War I who was sent on a secret mission with a gorilla! It’s the quality you’...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Oh no, the podcast is broken! Guess we won't be able to put out a full episode until April 1.... Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) Follow @BigTownImprov on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, or see full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: Instagram - @jesse.moriarty; Twitter - @JesseJMoriarty Follow Josh: Instagram - @thejoshpilchshow; Twitter - @JoshPilchShow; Watch The Midnight Gospel on Netflix, available 4/20!
Mar 30, 2020•2 min
Ahhh, what a beautiful day in Big Town, as Jesse and Josh talk about awards they’ve won and their youthful interest in dinosaur bones! This leads to improvised scenes about a big change in the Academy Awards, people who try to convey who they are by their clothing, and a a bullied kid who gets advice from a fossil! Then, in an extended narrative improv, police inspector Dick Connelly investigates the murder of a tech mogul, which forces him to cross paths with people from his old life at the Ren...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Jesse and Josh welcome none other than composer/musician, Steve Wilder Blumenthal (Lost Treasure Of The Valley; Rick And Morty; Big Town Improv) to Big Town! Steve talks about his recent attempts to cook for himself, as well as his childhood attempts to be an athlete! This leads to improvised scenes about the invention of the microwave oven, the world’s sneeziest baseball player, and a five-year-old with high standards of cleanliness! Then in a narrative improv inspired by a bird fact, two scien...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Josh tells some stories about his school days, and Jesse talks about his cool laser demonstrations, which leads to improvised scenes about bullies who play the saxophone, a megalomaniacal science teacher, and a calculus class that takes an unusual turn into competitive skiing! Then, in an extended narrative improv, a relaxing day of fishing is interrupted when two friends are swept up by a salty sea captain and his crew, and their undying desire to hunt down the mysterious monster fish of Beanwo...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 17
