DEAD cuz Taran Killam

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Taran Killam (SNL) interviews guests while he has them play the scariest video games in history.

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Episodes

Ep9 Ashley Park

For too long, she's lurked in the shadows. Just out of sight, barely audible whispers from somewhere nearby. This week Ashley Park steps away from the control panel and into the spotlight as our special guest for episode 9. All dirty deets and tea are spilled by the director/moderator of Dead cuz TK.

Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Ep8 Paul Brittain

This episode will complete you. Well at least complete the trifecta of Clarions Triplets and quadfecta of SNL class of 2010. Paul Brittain also breaks a record for all time deaths on Dead cuz TK. Hear him discuss his comedy beginnings in Chicago, dancing with Katy Perry as he barely stumbles past the opening moments of Dead Space 3.

Nov 18, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Ep7 Ryan Gaul

Ryan Gaul (The Last OG, Bajillion Dollar Properties) moves in to the tower for good. Not really. But he and Taran do discuss their time at The Groundlings Theater and their love for horror movies as Ryan tries to survive "Until Dawn."

Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Ep6 Shannon Woodward

Shannon Woodward (Westworld, The Last of Us 2, Raising Hope) visits the tower, which she basically helped launch. She plays the very spooky Visage and swaps Twitch stories with Taran.

Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Ep5 Vanessa Bayer

Taran's work wife and craver of free swag, Vanessa Bayer, waxes poetic about her friendship with Taran, roasts him about his Twitch career and gets very bored playing Alien: Isolation, aka "Hallway Simulator".

Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Ep4 Maria Blasucci

Maria Blasucci (Drunk History, Ghost Ghirls, The Big Ones Podcast) enters the tower to play "Outlast", talk about a teenage Taran coming to her childhood home and brag about her World Record AntEater Arcade high score.

Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ep3 Jay Pharaoh

Taran's dear friend Jay Pharaoh is in the Tower to discuss their time at SNL, maturing into manhood and finding love, all while playing the very confusing Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Ep2 Jake Choi

Taran invites his Single Parents co-star Jake Choi into the Tower to Play Dead Rising 2.They discuss their Las Vegas tradition, Jake's basketball career in South Korea, Hells Kitchen Gay Bars and what you get when you mix Drake, Dave & Busters and strippers.

Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Ep1 Cobie Smulders

Taran Killam (SNL) interviews his favorite actress, Cobie Smulders, while she plays the Remastered 'Resident Evil'. They discuss their video game history, how it plays into their relationship (they're married) and why she steals wardrobe from her hit TV show 'Stumptown'.

Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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