Hal Lublin , Josh Briggs , Richard Herring and Iszi Lawrence join Dave Holmes to argue about weird British slang, mannequin robberies, and haggis smuggling. Hal Lublin wants to plug Tights and Fights (on Maximum Fun!) and...
Jan 02, 2017•57 min•Ep. 89
Joe Starr , Lauren Ashley Bishop , Carrie Quinlan and Nick Doody join Dave Holmes to talk about catchy Christmas tunes, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s secret second verse, and (terrible) Christmas cracker jokes. Joe Starr would like to plug The Roast of Darth Vader and recommends MaxFun's own Lady to Lady podcast . Lauren Ashley Bishop would like to plug Harry the Dog's Instagram @senordirtyharry and recommends The Mindy Project . Carrie Quinlan would like to plug the Yonderland Christmas Special...
Dec 16, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 88
Beth Stelling , Kurt Long , Brennan Reece , and Margaret Cabourn-Smith join
Dec 01, 2016•49 min•Ep. 87
Brandie Posey , Emily Maya Mills , Kayleigh Llewellyn and Tom Allen join Dave Holmes to learn about the secret verse of the Cheers theme song, Toblerone controversies, and childhood animal traumas. Brandie Posey wants to plug Burn This Election and her podcast, Lady to Lady and recommends the List of Demands comedy festival . Emily Maya Mills wants to plug the Disney show Right Now Kapow and the UCB web series Pricks and recommends the FX show Atlanta Kayleigh Llewellyn wants to plug her shows a...
Nov 23, 2016•55 min•Ep. 86
Julia Prescott , Rob Fee , Thom Tuck and Sofie Hagen join host, Dave Holmes to talk about The Spice Girls, #firstworldproblems, and proper blowjob etiquette. Julia Prescott wants to plug her podcast Everything's Coming Up Podcast and recommends The Doughboys podcast Rob Fee is on Twitter, @RobFee and recommends you go see The MisterWives and Jack Garrett on tour Thom Tuck wants to plug his American Election special at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club and recommends picking up Bob Dylan's Boo...
Nov 04, 2016•48 min•Ep. 85
Bridgid Ryan , Hayes Davenport , Pippa Evans and Marc Haynes join host, Dave Holmes to learn about the differences between Autumn and Fall, inappropriate Halloween costumes and childhood penis incidents. Bridgid Ryan wants to plug her Life is Awesome (No It's Not) music video and recommends Naomi Ekperigin's new Comedy Central Half Hour . Hayes Davenport wants to plug his Hollywood Handbook podcast and he urges Angelinos to vote yes on Measure M (to support LA transportation funding) in a couple...
Oct 15, 2016•47 min•Ep. 84
John Hodgman , Maria Shehata , John Finnemore and Josie Long join host, Dave Holmes for an episode recorded at Kings Place as part of the 2016 London Podcast Festival . Written by Sarah Morgan and Riley Silverman . Produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson ....
Oct 12, 2016•55 min•Ep. 83
Janie Haddad Tompkins , Andrew Michaan , Fin Taylor and Luisa Omielan join host, Dave Holmes for talk of true crime, wrecking desserts and Star Trek / Wonka slash fic. Join our Facebook group or follow us on Twitter . Written by Sarah Morgan and Riley Silverman . Produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson ....
Sep 16, 2016•41 min•Ep. 82
Sara Shaefer , Will Weldon , Nat Luurtsema and David Reed join host, Dave Holmes for post-Olympic pop culture quizzing, back to school records from either side of the Atlantic and re-boot pitches for Mad Max and Call the Midwife. Sara Shaefer wants to plug her comedy album Chrysalis and says you can hear about her upcoming projects via Twitter – she's @SaraShaefer1 . Sara recommends Rory Scovel's special on Seeso and Lindy West's latest book, Shrill . Will Weldon wants to plug the podcast he mak...
Aug 30, 2016•46 min•Ep. 81
Matt Gourley , Zabeth Russell , James Bachman and Nadia Kamil join host, Dave Holmes for questions about the Olympics, celebrity children's books and #CorporateHigh-erarchy. Matt Gourley wants to plug his Pistol Shrimps Radio podcast and recommends the Great British Baking Show . Zabeth Russell wants to plug the Armando Show which she performs in Friday nights and her all-female improv group The Village Bicycle , both at iO West. Zabeth recommends Lindy West's book, Shrill and Chad Johnson 's Sn...
Aug 16, 2016•40 min•Ep. 80
Tess Barker , Johnny Pemberton , Lou Sanders and Dan Tetsell join host, Dave Holmes to talk heat waves, Pokémon and summer jams. Plus the teams are challenged to take down beloved children's characters from the opposing nation. Tess Barker wants to plug her own MaxFun podcast Lady to Lady and recommends the classic novel Moby Dick . Johnny Pemberton wants to plug his upcoming TV show Son of Zorn and recommends Mr Robot . Lou Sanders wants to plug her Edinburgh Fringe show What's That Lady Doing?...
Aug 02, 2016•46 min•Ep. 79
David Park , Danielle Radford , Hatty Ashdown and Toby Hadoke join host, Dave Holmes to answer questions about Star Trek, movie themes and Dame Judy Dench's new tattoo. David Park wants to plug his improve groups Dr God and The Lusty Horde . Danielle Radford wants to plug her own upcoming MaxFun wrestling podcast, Tights and Fights and recommends our sister MaxFun show Pop Rocket . Hatty Ashdown wants to plug her Hatty's Running a Bath podcast and recommends Julia Davis' TV show Camping . Toby H...
Jul 15, 2016•44 min•Ep. 78
Erin McGathy , John Butler , John Finnemore and Rachel Parris join host, Dave Holmes for an episode packed with Brexit, embarrassing stories of failed romance and Dave doing a Brummie accent. Erin McGathy is taking her show Love You Loudly to the Edinburgh Fringe in August and recommends Maria Bamford's Netflix show Lady Dynamite . John Butler is the director of The Bachelor Weekend ( The Stag in the UK) and the upcoming movie Handsome Devil . John recommends web series, The Gay and Wondrous Lif...
Jul 01, 2016•40 min•Ep. 77
Aparna Nancherla , Jonathan Van Ness , Phill Jupitus and Shappi Khorsandi join host, Dave Holmes to quiz about Daleks, soccer, "meatlegging" and musicals. Aparna Nancherla wants to plug her new comedy album, Just Putting It Out There and recommends Jaqueline Novak's book How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows . Jonathan Van Ness wants to plug his Funny or Die series Gay of Thrones and his own MaxFun podcast Getting Curious . Jonathan recommends The Great British...
Jun 15, 2016•42 min•Ep. 76
Bryan Cook , Carrie Poppy , Matt Kirshen and Ella Smith join host, Dave Holmes for underage drinking stories, awful Prince and Bowie covers and universe-crossing slash fic. Bryan Cook wants to plug Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction and recommends Welcome To Night Vale . Carrie Poppy wants to plug Oh No Ross and Carrie and recommends So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed . Matt Kirshen wants to plug Probably Science and recommends Jesse vs Cancer . Ella Smith wants to plug Hoff The Record and recommends My...
Jun 03, 2016•51 min•Ep. 75
Sara Benincasa , Hal Lublin , Paul Foxcroft and Gráinne Maguire join host, Dave Holmes for some sexually charged comedy quizzing with bonus hating on Burning Man and a ranking of which fast food chains have the smartest customers. Sara Benincasa wants to plug Real Artists Have Day Jobs and recommends WNYC's new stand-up podcast 2 Dope Queens . Hal Lublin wants to plug We Got This with Mark and Hal and recommends his wife's country music star comedy character Carter Parton Rodgers . Paul Foxcroft...
May 16, 2016•47 min•Ep. 74
Chris Fairbanks , Jackie Kashian , Gemma Whelan and Andy Zaltzman join host, Dave Holmes for pop culture quizzing about Shakespeare, scandals and corporations cack-handedly trying to memorialise Prince. Chris Fairbanks wants to plug his TV show Almost Genius and his podcast Do You Need A Ride . Chris also recommends the Ted Cruz Bad Lip Reading video. Jackie Kashian wants to plug her podcasts The Dork Forrest and The Jackie and Laurie Show and recommends Maria Bamford's new Netflix show Lady Dyn...
May 04, 2016•41 min•Ep. 73
Karen Kilgariff , Keith Powell , Katy Brand and Gareth Gwynn join host, Dave Holmes for a c-bomb littered riot of secret spilling and Gwyneth dissing, comedy quizzing. Note: The UK team weren't able to take part in the secret spilling part – apparently calling the show International Waters doesn't offer the level of protection from English laws that one might have hoped. Karen Kilgariff wants to plug her podcasts Do You Need A Ride and My Favorite Murder as well as her recent appearance in Zach ...
Apr 20, 2016•45 min•Ep. 72
Kulap Vilaysack , Janet Varney , Ben Partridge and Tiffany Stevenson join host, Dave Holmes for stories about dumb crimes, old timey musicians and chicken fights. Kulap Vilaysack wants to plug her SeeSo.com show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and recommends FX Network comedy You're The Worst . Janet Varney wants to plug her podcast The JV Club and is on Twitter...
Apr 01, 2016•58 min•Ep. 71
Kyle Kinane , Zabeth Russell , Angela Barnes and Marek Larwood join host, Dave Holmes topical quizzing, guessing whether a list of things are a new "Uber For..." or Summer Festival Indie Band and tearing down The Queen and Meryl Streep with almost as horrendous consequences. Kyle Kinane wants to plug his up-coming gigs and recommends (MaxFunster) Bucky Sinister 's new book Black Hole . Zabeth Russell wants to plug her show Middle Seat at Hollywood's Pack Theatre on March 15th and recommends Moll...
Mar 15, 2016•48 min•Ep. 70
Brandie Posey , Andy Wood , Andi Osho and Tom Bell join host, Dave Holmes to talk fast food menu changes, TV comedy re-boots and classic superheroes from each country's past. Links: Brandie Posey wants to plug her new album Opinion Cave and our sister MaxFun podcast Lady to Lady and recommends The People Vs. O.J. Simpson . Andy Wood wants to plug his podcast Probably Science and recommends Jesse Case's other podcast Jesse Vs. Cancer . Andi Osho wants to plug her Instagram, @TheAndiOShow and is c...
Mar 02, 2016•49 min•Ep. 69
Jimmy Pardo , Eden Dranger , Tom Parry and Matthew Crosby join host, Dave Holmes for Superbowl talk, sexy breakfast foods and a Dame Helen Mirren-off. Links: Jimmy Pardo wants to plug the Pardcast-a-thon 2016 , his annual podcast marathonwhich benefits the charity Smile Train . Eden Dranger wants to plug her podcasts Snacks and Hacks and Failing Up and is touring the US in March raising breast cancer awareness. You can find dates at EdenDranger.com . Tom Parry wants to plug Pappy's Bangers and M...
Feb 17, 2016•38 min•Ep. 68
Emily Maya Mills , Dave Ross , Lucy Montgomery and Barunka O'Shaughnessy join host, Dave Holmes for probably our rudest episode ever. Graphic sex talk, bad transatlantic accents and lots of shouting, plus we make up some fast food villains. Links: Emily Maya Mills wants to plug her appearance on SeeSo.com's UCB Show and her new album, coming soon on A Special Thing Records . Emily recommends the comedy of the Dress Up Gang . Dave Ross wants to plug is live comedy either on tour or in LA - find d...
Feb 02, 2016•52 min•Ep. 67
Josh Androsky , Mike McShane , Margaret Cabourn-Smith and John Luke Roberts join host, Dave Holmes to talk about David Bowie, Monty Python and Bill Murray, with very different degrees of reverence. Links: Josh Androsky wants to plug his regular comedy show at The Bigfoot Lodge in Los Angeles, Babe Island and recommends our sister MaxFun podcast, Lady to Lady . Mike McShane wants to plug his up-coming web series, Red Bird and recommends The Children Medieval Band . Margaret Cabourn-Smith wants to...
Jan 16, 2016•39 min•Ep. 66
Chris Fairbanks , Carrie Poppy , Nadia Kamil and Adrian Poynton join host, Dave Holmes for a New Year's episode featuring horrific YouTube videos, a defence of eyebrows and celebrity encounters. Links: Chris Fairbanks wants to plug his new TruTV show Almost Genius and recommends Ben Roy's performance in the TruTV show, Those Who Can't . Carrie Poppy wants to plug her MaxFun podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie! and recommends the UCB Theatre show Cool Shit / Weird Shit . Nadia Kamil wants to plug the m...
Jan 05, 2016•38 min•Ep. 65
Asterios Kokkinos , Renee Colvert , Carrie Quinlan and Jon Blyth join host, Dave Holmes for topical jokes, festive slash/fic and Christmas crackers. You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter . Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos , recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePost in London, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson ....
Dec 19, 2015•47 min•Ep. 64
Brock Wilbur , Rye Silverman , Humphrey Ker and Ingrid Oliver join host, Dave Holmes for pop culture quizzing as well as chat about pizza eating, sex tech and fictional bands from Law and Order. Get in touch through our Facebook group or on Twitter . Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos , produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson ....
Dec 04, 2015•53 min•Ep. 63
Allegra Ringo , Kevin Dorff , Josie Long and Thomas Nelstrop join host, Dave Holmes for transatlantic pop culture quizzing and face-friendship. Allegra Ringo is on Twitter @AllegraRingo and wants to plug her own MaxFun podcast Can I Pet Your Dog and her Fast and Furious parody show which is playing at the UCB Sunset in LA on December 14th at 5.30pm. Allegra recommends the FX comedy show You're The Worst . Kevin Dorff wants to plug Review on Comedy Central, which he's been writing for and recomme...
Nov 16, 2015•44 min•Ep. 62
Amber Tozer , Nate Craig , James Bachman and Sarah Morgan join Dave Holmes for trending hashtags, Nazi references and a charm contest. Written by Asterios Kokkinos . MaximumFun.org...
Nov 01, 2015•48 min•Ep. 61
It's Maximum Fun's #GreatSwitcheroo, so Kevin Allison from the RISK! podcast takes over hosting duties this week and is joined by New York-based comics Myka Foxx , Judah Friedlander , Dave Hill and Jenny Jaffe . Plugs and recommendations: Myka Foxx is on social media as @MykaFox and wants to plug her podcast This Week in Jackin' which is over with our pals at the Cave Comedy Radio podcasting network. Judah Friedlander wants to plug his new book If The Raindrops United . He's on Twitter as @Judah...
Oct 15, 2015•51 min•Ep. 60