Know as the father of Italian adventure novels, Emilio Salgari lived a live of near poverty and committed suicide via seppuku in 1911\. Dave and Hampton discuss this, and his life, and his work, and Hampton makes the most dick jokes Dave has ever heard, which is saying a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 28, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 34
Kiyoko Matsumoto jumped into a volcano in the 1930s, ending her own life and creating a phenom in Japan: suicide by volcano. Hampton and Dave explore her life and the aftermath of her decision to take her own life, which included volcano donkey tours, we are not kidding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 33
Hampton and Dave discuss the life and suicide of serial killer Jeanne Weber. More specifically, she was a serial child murderer, who got away with it by relying on people's disbelief that a mother could kill children. Any way, the episode is fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 32
Bernard Loiseau is recognized by 9/10 of people in France and is NOT Chef Boyardee, if you can believe it. We talk about chefs and the perilous world of critics they have to appease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 31
Dave outlines a series of stories of failed suicide attempts in history and surprises Hampton with who they are. The episode is mostly Hampton saying, "Woah!" and Dave saying, "Yeahhhhhhhhhh." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 30
Dave and Hampton talk about Avicii being essentially killed by his management. This episode is amazing on ecstasy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 29
The Dave and Hampton talk about Paul Bern (not Blart) a producer in old Hollywood who killed himself OR might have been Michael Clayton'd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 28
Dave and Hampton finally catch up from Dave’s tour of America. This is a friendship episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2018•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 27
In this shorter episode of Suicide Buddies, Dave and Hampton check in while Dave is on tour to tease upcoming episodes and apologize profusely for not having a full episode this week. They thought they’d recorded enough to sustain while Dave was on the road, but they did the math wrong, because they are stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2018•19 min•Ep. 26
Hampton gives a beautiful, informative, well thought-out outline of the life and death-by-poison/government of philospher Socrates, and Dave does everything he can to derail the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 25
Peg Entwistle committed suicide by jumping from the Hollywood sign. Dave and Hampton discuss her suicide and yell about ghost hunters. Why are you a ghost hunter seriously why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 19, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Johnny Ringo, outlaw and character in the movie Tombstone, killed himself, and most people think he was shot by Doc Holiday. I mean what the hell bro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2018•1 hr 25 min
The lead singer of Joy Division, Ian Curtis, hanged himself after years of epilepsy when his band was on the cusp of stardom. Dave and Hampton talk about him, his life, and his crazy voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 05, 2018•1 hr 17 min
Daniel V Jones committed suicide surrounded by police, live on tv, on an LA freeway. Dave and Hampton discuss the circumstances of his untimely death, and basically yell about how lame the news is, and everyone who works in news media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Hampton and Dave discuss the gunshot suicide of Lori Erica Ruff, the woman of a thousand names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 24 min
John Noble tragically took his own life after being banned from the Vegas casino buffet at which he'd won lifelong free meals. There's much more to the story. Hampton and Dave think it's important you know that there's much more to the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 15, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Darby Crash, lead singer of 70s LA punk band the Germs, purposely overdosed on heroin the day before John Lennon died. Dave and Hampton discuss that, and the Germs, and punk rock at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 08, 2018•1 hr 24 min
This week, Dave and Hampton talk about... DAVE AND HAMPTON. They take the week off from doing a suicide in history to talk about what's been going on with them, and some of their tribulations in comedy. It's been messed up, dude. Oh damn it's been real messed up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Jonathan Brandis, of the movie Sidekicks (and in Dave's mind only the movie Sidekicks) tragically killed himself by hanging in his apartment. Hampton explains the life and death of Jonathan Brandis to Dave, and Dave talks a lot about Sidekicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 22, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Hampton and Dave discuss the elaborate self-inflicted death of possible werewolf and confirmed Polish person Jan Potocki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 22 min
More like soul PAIN am I right????!?!???! Don Cornelius created Soul Train and much later in life, after suffering some awful health problems, shot himself in his home in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 08, 2018•59 min
The first televised suicide in history took place in Florida, and on the news. Somehow in this episode about tv news anchor Christine Chubbuck’s famed suicide, Hampton and Dave do not once make fun of Florida or the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 01, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Hampton and Dave discuss the tragic suicide of wildly influential comic book artist Jack Cole, and also how Led Zeppelin still sucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 24 min
In the 90s, the lead singer of famed black metal band Mayhem committed suicide, and also every single other thing about that band is unbelievable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Dave and Hampton talk out the Chris Benoit murder/suicide, the painful life of a wrestler, and how absolutely insane it is that somehow every comedian loves wrestling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 36 min
Annie Robinson survived the Titanic, but not HER OWN MIND. (Because of the Titanic.) Dave and Hampton discuss what drove her to suicide, and also the littany of other suicides that happened amongst Titanic survivors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2018•52 min
IT'S THE 9/11 CHRISTMAS 4/20 SPECTACULAR! Hampton gets high af and Dave makes 9/11 jokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2017•1 hr 6 min
The final chapter in the Plath trilogy. Assia Wevill was the mistress of Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath's husband. Dave and Hampton discuss the ins and outs of this frought love triangle, and also Amelia Airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2017•1 hr 10 min
In 2011, Kipp Rusty Walker committed suicide at an open mic. Dave and Hampton have BEEN THERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2017•1 hr 7 min
Sylvia Plath put her head in an oven, and Hampton and Dave put their heads over microphones and talk about that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 07, 2017•1 hr 9 min