Bleak In Review

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Synopsis

Every week standup comedians Matt Brousseau and Kevin Anderson interview one of their favorite comedians and one of Los Angeles' strangest characters or "influential experts."Learn about the LA comedy scene, the weirdos that inhabit it, the dingy dives they perform in, and the lives they lead as they try to climb up into the infamous air of whatever professional comedy is.

Episodes

  • 145: Eat My Sauce (w/ Vanessa Gritton & Travis Clark)

    17/08/2018 Duration: 01h18min

    Bleak in Review comes to you this week with a very spicy installment! Matt and Kevin kick things off with Kevin's informal review of The Meg and an update on Matt's health concerns. Then, comedians / Unpops alumni Vanessa Gritton and Travis Clark return to the show to detail a fascinatingly gross story about a hot and heavy food challenge Travis attempted. Plus, everyone's favorite quiz segment "Last Train to Scoville" finds the friends tasting brutal hot sauces while figuring out their lives according to Buzzfeed. This episode is brought to you by Uncle Billy's Child Farm!

  • 144: Camp Dysentery (w/ Lindsay Adams & Aaron Weaver)

    10/08/2018 Duration: 01h26min

    Bleak is back, babayyy! The boys kick off this week's episode with banter about the fall of MoviePass and Kevin’s potential trichotillomania. Then, celestial comedians Lindsay Adams and Aaron Weaver join the show to chat with Matt and Kevin about running a comedy show in a crystal shop, things they wish they knew in high school, and how to properly take Robotussin. Plus, Lindsay and Aaron make a Taco Bell run, allowing Jacqueline, the coolest kid at camp, and Toby Robbins, chill motivational speaker, to stop by, spread some positive vibes, and reveal a handful of troubling truths about Jacqueline's summer camp.

  • 143: Muppet Boy Prostitution (w/ Justin Williams & Radostin Zahariev)

    03/08/2018 Duration: 01h12min

    Bleak is back (to back) once more! This episode begins with Matt and Kevin discussing a weird comedian's views on being a "minority" and dehydration. Then, comedian Justin Williams returns to the show to roast Kevin and discuss his high and low points ...

  • 142: Bees of Burden (w/ Ian Ager & Joe Kaye)

    27/07/2018 Duration: 01h20min

    Welcome back to Bleak in Spaaaaaace! This week, Matt and Kevin start a ProTools boycott and talk about the firing of James Gunn. Then, comedian Ian Ager returns to the show to dodge security questions, break down the longest amount of time he's gone wi...

  • 141: Nuke My Wife, Please! (w/ Leah Mansfield & Derrick Lemos)

    20/07/2018 Duration: 01h30min

    Matt and Kevin are finally reunited on Bleak in Review this week to share tales of Matt's trip back east and Kevin's sweaty comedy show. Then, comedian Leah Mansfield stops by the studio to talk about her career as an overseer of nuclear weapons and pr...

  • 140: A Cesspool Story (w/ Liam McEneaney & Aubrey Jacobowitz)

    13/07/2018 Duration: 01h15min

    Bleak in Review rounds out its trifecta of back to back recordings this week! The guys discuss the differences between cocaine and amphetamines in baseball as well as the failings of alt karaoke. Then, comedian Liam McEneaney joins the show to chat abo...

  • 139: Pretty Scary #Barz (w/ Adam Tod Brown & Kari Martin)

    06/07/2018 Duration: 01h12min

    This week's Bleak begins with a delirious Kevin and regular Matt discussing tales of trash chute apathy. Then, comedians / podcast network pals Adam Tod Brown and Kari Martin join the show to chat about jazz killers, spelling bee foibles, and Adam's hi...

  • 138: Sad Dads in Space (w/ Dave Apkarian)

    29/06/2018 Duration: 01h05min

    Bleak in Review comes to you from THE ROAD this week! Matt and Kevin kick off the episode by talking about a screaming weirdo they encountered and the state of mini tour of Clovis, CA. Then, central California comedy powerhouse Dave Apkarian joins the ...

  • 137: Pimp My Flamethrower (w/ Ed Greer & Klee Wiggins)

    22/06/2018 Duration: 01h33min

    Bleak in Review returns to your podcast-holes once more! Matt and Kevin kick this episode off by discussing an alley performance and workshopping some ASMR. Then, Hollywood power couple Ed Greer and Klee Wiggins join the show to talk about failed bar r...

  • 136: In Her Majesty's Secret Cervix (w/ Rivers Langley & Sameer Suri)

    15/06/2018 Duration: 01h22min

    Matt and Kevin kick off this week's Bleak with a riveting discussion of birthday gaslighting and studio sleeping. Then, delightfully loquacious comedian Rivers Langley joins the show for the very first time to celebrate the magic of Fry's Electronics, ...

  • 135: Nine Months in Broad (w/ Olivia Haidar & Theo Manhattan)

    08/06/2018 Duration: 01h20min

    This week, Bleak begins with a listener-requested welfare check on announcer Wolfgang before Matt and Kevin launch into a discussion of movie shaming and drug-induced anxiety. Then, comedian Olivia Haidar returns to the show to chat with the fellas abo...

  • 134: Peon Bottom (w/ Michael James Benson & Chad Lurie)

    01/06/2018 Duration: 01h27min

    Welcome Bleaklings! Matt and Kevin kick off another episode with chatter about shellfish and lazy aggression and also show off some of their best Warcraft impressions. Then, comedian Michael James Benson returns to the show to talk about people who cre...

  • 133: Soy Boy Safe Search (w/ Dani Fernandez & Ify Nwadiwe)

    25/05/2018 Duration: 01h15min

    This week on Bleak, Matt and Kevin intro it up hard with riffs on dream anxiety and tales of new pigs. Then, funny pop-culture fanatics Dani Fernandez and Ify Nwadiwe stop by the studio to chat with the boys about their new podcast Nerdificent, their f...

  • 132: Baby's First Bounty (w/ Heather Thomson & Erik Barnes)

    18/05/2018 Duration: 01h23min

    Bleak in Review begins on a somber note this week as Kevin laments the passing of his precious pet to Matt and describes how the situation scarred his roommate. Then, comedian Heather Thomson joins the show to talk about her repressed pony memories, pa...

  • 131: The Drug Whisperers (w/ Whitney Melton & Jorge Riverol)

    11/05/2018 Duration: 01h16min

    Matt and Kevin return to your earholes with tales of travel and wonderment and a cruise ship musician who was probably on drugs. Then, comedian Whitney Melton joins the fun to discuss a festival in the desert he attended with Matt, Matt's bathroom tria...

  • 130: In Cola Blood (w/ Henry Epstein & Tommy Bowe)

    04/05/2018 Duration: 01h16min

    Bleaklings rejoice! Matt and Kevin celebrate the 130th episode with hot riffs about the nature of crowdwork and a comedy show filled with foam. Then, comedian Henry Epstein joins the show to get read to filth by Kevin, tell stories of his artful drug u...

  • 129: Albanian Devils (w/ Brendan Cooney & Radostin Zahariev)

    27/04/2018 Duration: 01h11min

    The Bleak Boys welcome you to this week's episode with a quick update from The Corrections Department as well as a riveting discussion of Matt and Kevin's top ways to die. Then, comedian Brendan Cooney returns to the show after a long absence to update...

  • 128: The 4/20 OG Introspectacular! (w/ Andy Sell & Jessica Singer)

    20/04/2018 Duration: 01h30min

    Matt and Kevin welcome the listener to a very hazy 4/20 edition of Bleak in Review! The boys talk about their recent tandem act on stage and Kevin's experience at a synthwave show. Then, comedian Andy Sell returns to the show to chat about choose-your-...

  • 127: Dr. JPEG & Mr. GIF (w/ Dillon Peddicord & Sean White)

    13/04/2018 Duration: 01h31min

    The Bleak Boys return with an update on Matt's crime problems, Kevin's fancy footwear, and Matt's "meh" experience at The Comedy Store. Then, comedian / body double Dillon Peddicord joins the show to chat it up about playing the backside of Zach Galifi...

  • 126: Carl's Jr. Knockout (w/ Rob Smallwood & Atif Myers)

    06/04/2018 Duration: 01h15min

    Matt and Kevin kick off this week's Bleak by telling tales of parking garage break-ins and ghostly phone calls. Then, comedian Rob Smallwood stops by the studio to chat with the fellas about being bullied by lifeguards, therapeutic fight videos, and m...

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