There is tension in the air and it seeps through each of the Jesties' vibes. As Chris sips his boxed beverage, Dawn drinks her energy drink, and Alex and Tron conspire to fix their own issues, these comical Improvisors explore all the angles: Friends talk - Living Room style, and generate premise ideas. Improvised Characters deal with premises in spontaneous scenes. Sound effects enhance the virtual aural palette Find out what we have going on with IMPROVISATION, including Live Performances in V...
Nov 15, 2024•46 min•Ep. 73
Friends get together and try to explain LIFE to each other. Inspector Gadget discussion becomes an opportunity for creating the perfect man for Big-D. But who gets to decide what's perfect for Big-D? Family Guy still funny? Family Guy vs. South Park Sasquatch comes in with other mythological characters to play the Dating Game with Big-D Critique of Alex's Centaur from Transylvania Chippendales -- Brenda and Louise wanna know...Straight, or Gay? A visit to the Sexual Congress Cleveland visits Ale...
Nov 01, 2024•47 min•Ep. 72
Alex, Tron, Dawn and Chris shoot the breeze with friendly banter and musings that eventually wind up in an impromptu improvised comedy sketch - with soundscape. The writer's room, where the Writers pitch a new idea for a show. Alex talks about getting hit-on in the gym with political overtures. The zombies come around to vote. Alex finds out about the Chippendales. What's a Peckerwood? - leads to photographing garbage for profit. ...and much much more! Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear...
Oct 18, 2024•46 min•Ep. 71
Soundboarding - Jesties ponder important questions and poke each other with more important musings. They even do some Improv. Game show Cat washing Pickleballers protest New and Goods...and more Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a mention in our episode, we'll do our best to give you a shout-out. Visit us anytime at https://www.jestimprov.com to find out more about us in Ventur...
Oct 04, 2024•47 min•Ep. 70
Episode 69 is finally here and it almost went unnoticed because, well, who knows? But the Jesties did finally notice and discuss in detail the yays and nays, or mehs of it all. Clinic visit for attention and focusing Donation visit In search of a soundboard Jesse Ventura-type guy visits and weighs-in on the debate Frog guy and the Mer-people - without a pizza Chris finds a new toy Bell critique - leads to the Attention Deficit express train Prank calls - who has made them? Dawn tells a joke to g...
Sep 20, 2024•46 min•Ep. 69
Alex, Big-D and Chris are joined once again by fellow JESTIES, Emily and Ryan. The primary topic is, Hobbies. Let's talk collectibles! Action figurines, baseball cards, even Broadway Show cards! Just ask angry Santa. How about a new Broadway show? Or, a high school assembly? Aggressive sales people and the products they sell. Emily is one of those people, and she attempts to make a sale to Alex while he's busy with a full house of adventurous people. Let's run a music festival! Viper Teets will ...
Sep 06, 2024•53 min•Ep. 68
Alex, Big-D and Chris, welcome fellow Jesties, Emily and Ryan to the pod for some uproarious mayhem and nutty banter. Hey, Emily spent some growing years in Alaska, where there are many bears. Ryan was once in a Disney animated episode about a bear. We just had to get these two in the same room. Here's the link to Check out Chris's band, https://www.thebananaconvention.com Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/po...
Aug 23, 2024•48 min•Ep. 67
Carol comes in hot with a squawk-back from one of her chickens (that we met in the previous episode) From there, we pecan-log-roll with the nonsense for another fun-filled, swimmin' hole of an episode. Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a mention in our episode, we'll do our best to give you a shout-out. Visit us anytime at https://www.jestimprov.com to find out more about us in...
Aug 09, 2024•49 min•Ep. 66
Jesties welcome fellow Jestie, Carol - who joins the four goofballs for friendly banter and improvised sketch comedy - on the fly without a net, spiked with supportive and enhancing soundscapes. Where is Chris? (Don't believe the rumor) Carol prefers the moniker, "Little C, " for the pod. She also likes Medium-D, regionally measured. Improv and discussion: Games at the County Fair Let's get to know Carol - Carol has some interesting hobbies. Improv and discussion: Chickens , Doves and Pigeons. I...
Jul 26, 2024•49 min•Ep. 65
Episode 64 - SmegMom Open - Jesties crow about their new theater projector - imagining they could project...WHAT??? Introductions, Tron, Alex, Big-D & Chris - and No Aries...he's too busy grouting. Reflections on showering - and Aquarium Glue...(bit) "Sarging?" - the explanation, from Chris Tron does a voice - that needs minerals..."You, Boy!"...(bit) Rocks vs Minerals...Tron watched Breaking Bad, "Cliff Notes" style. Mock interview with "Vince Gilligan" on Talking Bad (bit) Alex reveals his...
Jul 12, 2024•49 min•Ep. 64
We're back to the mics and dragging along a special guest improvisor, Aries. Aries started at JEST as a student, and now he has joined Tron and Chris in their JEST-affiliated troupe, The Bunkeristas. Join us for a laugh, or to be disgusted, or to yell at your podcast feed. We love it all. If you can't get enough of us, please head on over to our website, jestimprov.com to find out about all our goings-on. It's a lot. Classes and Shows every weekend, at JEST Improv , in The Bunker Theater : 2750 ...
Jun 28, 2024•43 min•Ep. 63
Episode 62: It's Just The Thrill! - JESTIES continue their taste testing adventures with added twists. Starting off with Chris and Dawn eating a bar of Hot Chocolate - Uh, that's a milk chocolate candy bar infused with Ghost Pepper. How do they do it? WHY do they do it? IT'S JUST THE THRILL Then, at the CRACK OF DAWN...(cha-ching) we learn the cost of taking Big-D's name in vain. Later, STOOLS TAKE OVER THE WORLD. ..with dangerous fun. Chris and Big-D shoot the bull, trying to justify their inte...
May 03, 2024•49 min•Ep. 62
Jesties are on a goofballs-only retreat, in Santa Barbara. As if they'd been locked up in a cage for the past year, these friendly goofballs explore a few of the touristy parts of the land to the north, "...known only as, Santa Barbara." Tasting the chocolates - Chicken & Waffles-flavored; Ghostpepper infused 101 Mom Jokes Comedy albums - vinyl not cd, lead to coffee fueled retro musings Internet Down Unduh to Sunning Down Unduh ...AND a whole lot more. Hey! We have some kind of LIVE IMPROV ...
Apr 19, 2024•55 min•Ep. 61
Episode 60: I Think Man...and Robots. These goofballs like to follow a train of thought right into and through a tunnel of comedy. Starting with a re-visit of the Dune 2 popcorn bucket, in action, during the film. Then, back to the theater's the D-box section with a bevy of vibrators. Barff, the gnome, explains elimination among gnomes. Robots...deliver, and check I.D.s through fingerprint technology. Tesla toys with robot technology. About our voices...and characters -- The group goes to lunch ...
Apr 05, 2024•43 min•Ep. 60
Episode 59: Teeth Are Not Tools - finds the JESTIES in a heated discussion about what separates humans from animals. From there, the wacky world of improv takes us on a journey only these 4 goofballs could choose to take. Oh, and Dr. Alex Phil tries to give Mr. Christopher Gene Simmons some relationship advice. First Attempt at Dr. Phil. FAIL! Alex pulls the plug. Check back later. Big D presides over - The People's Court: Alex vs. Alex; Sattler tries to plead his case for pulling Dr Phil bit. T...
Mar 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 59
- The JESTIES start off describing something they're eating. What is it? Choose to know. Then meet our guest, and listen to further adventures of these four meandering goofballs. -- Triggered by New & Good: Tron, talks about his connection to Only Fans. Chris and Alex share their New & Good. Sometimes...We feel like writing homage songs, based on popular slogans Play by play, and color commentary of our podcast so far...with scoring - sponsored by, Sheets of Nori. Find out who was voted,...
Mar 08, 2024•42 min•Ep. 58
Ep.-57 Right off the bat, Alex tries to tell Tron about a JayZ album that Tron never heard of. Next, from Tron's new and/or good, we enter the marshmallow pool with questionable ownership. From there, we are transported to a nearby Burger King where the employees are having a serious discussion about Tip money with their owner. Next, we visit with today's guest, Stuart from Cincinnati, and wind up calling his ex-wife for a chat. Dawn gets a shot on Shark Tank, and Chris found some long-lost T-sh...
Feb 23, 2024•45 min•Ep. 57
First up - The gang interviews our first guest, "Mr Steve Fluetenberg, a Bass Pro Shop manager," starring, Alex, who finds out why Chris had to repeat the 6th Grade. Then - Dawn and Tron, battle it out in the theater of their minds. Next up - "I've Got A Theory," Dawn's new segment about how things seem to work, or should work, if only... Followed by - "The Gauntlet of Light," Tron's new game show on the streets of Ventura, CA. Later- The Jesties seem to all switch bodies and portray each other ...
Feb 09, 2024•46 min•Ep. 56
Ep.55 - Some of the Skits included: Tron and Big D's friendship Subscription-tiered life Costco Sheep Chris wins a Grammy Ghost Dawn visits JEST KARENs discuss Bohanski music TSA role play gone sideways Newlyweds order a pizza Pizza delivery guy shows up Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a mention in our episode, we'll do our best to give you a shout-out. Visit us anytime at ht...
Jan 26, 2024•51 min•Ep. 55
This episode starts with a banana and continues from there on a track that nobody could predict. But in the end, WE HAVE FUN! Laugh with us, get pissy with us, or just turn us on as background noise, we'll take it! Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a mention in our episode, we'll do our best to give you a shout-out. Visit us anytime at https://www.jestimprov.com to find out mor...
Jan 12, 2024•47 min•Ep. 54
The JESTIES - Alex, Tron, Dawn and Chris - Try to stay in a festive mood but are sidetracked with nonsense. You know, the usual. There are some songs, some skits, some riffs, and tons of random trains of thought that head right off the rails. For more information about shows, classes and drop-ins, check out our website: http://jestimprov.com Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a ...
Dec 29, 2023•42 min•Ep. 53
JESTIE regulars, Alex, Tron, Dawn and Chris in Episode-52, The ol' In & Out. Starting at, do it yourself, "McRib," and venturing forth into the lands of The Soothsayer, aka - Voice of The Wood. Eventually it's all too much and Dawn's brain brakes. Tron shares his recipe for GRAVY POPSICLE. RALPH Talk is interrupted. We visit the HUNGER BAINES, and THE LIBRARIAN OF EVERYTHING NERDY attempts to relay the acronym for THE GREAT LAKES. RALPH returns with more helpful tips, including where to find...
Dec 16, 2023•48 min•Ep. 52
The Jesties are back after a brief, hiatus - and that's good, because we all need to laugh more. Listen, as they attempt to practice, or master, the usual style silly bits. First, Eliza, a friend of Gertie's, meets and finds out about Fletch's odd family situation. Why are there so many professions where the experts "practice" in their field, and are not said to "master?" This may sound like the premise for a Stand-Up bit, but let's just think about this... The Practicing Fry Cook, who has maste...
Dec 04, 2023•55 min•Ep. 51
In this episode, some very ambitious Grannies verbally battle in a prescription turf war; Alex and Tron attempt to talk their way into a Gen-Z club; Chris talks about running naked through a corn field; Alex reminisces about sweating it out in a steamy lodge; Chris relates as Stephen Segal turns down an opportunity to lay a track on a new album; More! Sign up for exclusive shows and classes on our website, www.jestimprov.com Come see our shows! Every Second Saturday and invitation-only shows -- ...
Oct 27, 2023•27 min•Ep. 50
Episode 49: Now THIS Is Pod Racing! Bradley's friends try to pull him out of his deep obsession with Star Wars lore; Alex's dad tries to coax him into partnering with Mephistopheles; Chris's parents might've had an interesting California tour bus ride, had they jumped on this one; Dawn's search for a new apartment leads her to Jeremy's kitchen; Tron talks to Indiana Jones via Chris; Everyone realizes they completely overlooked Friday the !3th; And MORE! For more information about JEST Improv, cl...
Oct 13, 2023•34 min•Ep. 49
Tron talks to the Ozzie owner of a domain site that the Team wants to own named, "Only Friends Dot Com." With no luck, our adventurous friends pursue alternative sites and wind up at a very suspect online dating site. Next, Tron tries desperately to keep up with Dawn and her friends on a hiking trail. The group flashes back to the good ol' Boone's Farm Wine days. Alex tries to tell us what makes a great TV show, then the group throws his ideas into their wacky spinner and creates mayhem, and muc...
Sep 29, 2023•46 min•Ep. 48
Episode 47, Chris Is Now Very Regular - Alex, Tron and Dawn officially welcome Chris to the JESTIES pod on a regular basis. Tron's clone visits the group; Tron wonders what his life would have been like if he had become a youth pastor; Workers at the Chick Filet take a church break; The group calls a new, 1-1-1-Dial a Celebrity, phone line; Tron wears huge Hulk Hands for the first time on a date; So much more! JESTIES podcast is a production of JEST Entertainment, LLC. Please visit us at jestimp...
Sep 15, 2023•37 min•Ep. 47
The JESTIES welcome back Chris, who comes in HOT right from the top. Alex guests on the HOWARD STERN SHOW and winds-up dating one of Howard's listeners, which earns Alex a new nickname. Chris shares some good news and starts a call-in podcast about it, and has a couple head-scratching conversations with his listeners. Office Water Cooler conversations about 10-minute movies and Jeremy's photocopying of his private parts. The boys get schooled in words-you-cannot-say, and much much more. Thank yo...
Sep 01, 2023•46 min•Ep. 46
Big-D returns from a short detour to join the recently minted, "Beer Brewski Boys," AKA-Alex, Tron & Chris, to imbibe and improv into the usual imbalance of chaotic comedy. Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a mention in our episode, we'll do our best to give you a shout-out. Visit us anytime at https://www.jestimprov.com to find out more about us in Ventura, CA - including ...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 45
Chris, Alex and Tron stop by to bring an episode of the jesties with just the fellas Thank you for listening. LIke what you hear? Want to hear something more? Drop us a comment at https://www.jestimprov.com/podcast Let us know if you want a mention in our episode, we'll do our best to give you a shout-out. Visit us anytime at https://www.jestimprov.com to find out more about us in Ventura, CA - including when to drop-in for classes and shows!
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 44
