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Mar 24, 2023 Blake In Lower Newbridge Heights
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this episode, Tom gets a call from Blake in Lower Newbridge Heights! (Originally Aired May 11, 2021) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.
Mar 22, 2023 CHAPO TRAP HOUSE! TOP 50 WORST MOVIE CHARACTERS! HERB BROWNSTONE!
WILL MENAKER and MATT CHRISTMAN from CHAPO TRAP HOUSE zoom in to discuss THE TOP 50 WORST MOVIE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME! HERB BROWNSTONE calls in! A hell of a Best Show!
Mar 17, 2023 A Call From A “Star Wars Insider” (featuring Peyton Reed)
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip from The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling, Tom gets a call from a Star Wars "Insider" who may or may not be Peyton Reed. (Originally aired in December 2000 on WFMU; intro to this clip originally aired on July 21st, 2015) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.
Mar 15, 2023 CARL TART! SEAN CLEMENTS! NATHAN GELGUD! DOWNTOWN DONNIE DEE OF THE BAND WET CHERRY! HELP ME IDENTIFY THAT SONG/MOVIE/SHOW!
You want a jam packed show? THIS IS IT. Featuring the hilarious CARL TART in studio! Hear Tom quiz Carl on his long running showbiz accolades and more! SEAN CLEMENTS of Hollywood Handbook swings by! Cartoonist NATHAN GELGUD reveals the long awaited (written on air) illustrated children's book MY PET FLY! Tom gets a call from DOWNTOWN DONNIE DEE OF THE BAND WET CHERRY! Plus, calls on the topic: HELP ME IDENTIFY THAT SONG/MOVIE/SHOW! (I told you it was huge!)
Mar 10, 2023 Sherm and Tad Throckmorton
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from Sherm and Tad Throckmorton! (Originally aired April 14th, 2021) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show!
Mar 8, 2023 MATT BERRY! EYELIDS WORLD PREMIERE! BEST QUITTING & GETTING FIRED STORIES! TEENY KEN FROM NORTHBRIDGE!
The one and only MATT BERRY joins Tom in studio! Phones ring on the topic: BEST QUITTING & GETTING FIRED STORIES! Hear a debut song from EYELIDS upcoming album: "A COLOSSAL WASTE OF LIGHT"! Tom gets a call from TENNY KEN FROM NORTHBRIDGE! Plus, hear a detailed recount of the time Tom went face-to-face with RAY LIOTTA! Don't miss this one! We're on a damn tear!
Mar 3, 2023 Darren from Work Unearths ‘The Newbridge Wall’
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this episode, Darren From Work unearths a relic from Tom's childhood... "THE NEWBRIDGE WALL"! (Originally aired Oct 28, 2015)
Mar 1, 2023 LOU BARLOW! NARDWUAR! MISFITS CLAUDE IN HORRORBRIDGE!
WOW! This show has it ALL! A LIVE SET and interview with LOU BARLOW?! YES! A SURPRISE DROP IN from the legendary NARDWUAR?! YES YES!!! A historic and chilling call from MISFITS CLAUDE IN HORRORBRIDGE?! Baby, you better tap that play button and have a seat...
Feb 24, 2023 Paul Rudd (featuring Philly Boy Roy)
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic episode, PAUL RUDD swings by the studio and talks about Ant-Man, Anchorman, Paul McCartney and more! Plus, PHILLY BOY ROY asks Rudd some hard-hitting questions!
Feb 22, 2023 OPEN MIKE EAGLE! HEIDI N CLOSET & JAIDA ESSENCE HALL! VIC BERGER! DEVON TAYLOR & MARK PENDER! SKYLER CALEB! STEVE MOULTON!
YES! It was BRING A CELEBRITY TO THE BEST SHOW STUDIO NIGHT on The Best Show and boy oh boy is this one wild show!
Feb 17, 2023 A Call from Newbridge Legend Raccoon Face! (featuring Adam Resnick)
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom and special guest Adam Resnick get a call with the mythic Newbridge legend Raccoon Face!
Feb 15, 2023 TOM SCHARPLING’S COMEDY BOOT CAMP! PHILLY BOY ROY! SOUND COLLAGE!
Unfunny and wish you were funnier? Funny but wish you were “Tom Scharpling funny”? Hear Tom help callers get better at The Art of Being Funny! PHILLY BOY ROY calls in to reveal his Superbowl LVII fate! Plus, the return of the SOUND COLLAGE and much much more! It's all right here, my friend!
Feb 10, 2023 An Interview With Yo La Tengo
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom has an extended interview with indie rock legends Yo La Tengo! (Originally Aired June 2nd, 2015)
Feb 8, 2023 PEYTON REED! MARC MARON! SEAN Y. CONGRESSMAN!
THIS IS A HUGE ONE! PEYTON REED makes his triumphant return to share some HUGE NEWS with Tom that, let's just say, is the payoff of a lifetime! MARC MARON visits the Forever Dog studio for the first time and talks to Tom about his upcoming HBO special From Bleak To Dark and much more! Plus, Tom gets a troubling call from NJ Congressman, SEAN Y. CONGRESSMAN!
Feb 3, 2023 Carl the Sound Engineer, Lisa Jane Persky, Joe Mande and Gabe Delahaye
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom, along with guests Lisa Jane Persky, Joe Mande and Gabe Delahaye have an interesting conversation with Carl The Sound Engineer.
Feb 1, 2023 TOP 50 MOST BORING PEOPLE! PHILLY BOY ROY! SOUND COLLAGE TEASER!
Who are the 50 MOST BORING PEOPLE alive? Tom decides with callers! PHILLY BOY ROY checks in with Tom on The Eagles and more! Plus, a special SOUND COLLAGE! A great show!
Jan 27, 2023 Molly Shannon
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom talks with the one and only Molly Shannon! (Originally Aired Tuesday, May 5, 2015)
Jan 25, 2023 LIGHTHOUSE CONFESSIONS! DARVAN IN UPPER SOUTH NEWBRIDGE! MIKE VS. ANDREW!
Anonymous callers join Tom in the solitary serenity of the ol' lighthouse for some top secret LIGHTHOUSE CONFESSIONS! Hear their darkest truths finally revealed! One of which comes from DARVAN IN UPPER SOUTH NEWBRIDGE! Plus, A.P. Mike is forced to read a stunning public statement after losing last week's Giants vs. Eagles bet with producer Andrew! Surprises! Revelations! This show has it all!
Jan 20, 2023 Skip Magellan, Tom’s Mailman
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this episode, Tom gets a call from his mailman, SKIP MAGELLAN! New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.
Jan 18, 2023 RANK THE HANKS! CONNOR RATLIFF! DUFFY BOUDREAU! ALBERTINA RIZZO!
WHAT A SHOW! Tom and the crew pit sixty-four classic Tom Hanks characters against each other with the help of DUFFY BOUDREAU, ALBERTINA RIZZO and CONNOR RATLIFF! WHICH HANKS WILL REIGN SUPREME?! Will an underdog shock us?! A true celebration of America’s favorite actor - BEST SHOW STYLE!
Jan 13, 2023 The First Ever Call From “Mike In Baybridge”
BEST SHOW BESTS! This week, we go back to the first episode of 2022 for the first of many calls from the one and only "Mike In Baybridge"! (Originally Aired January 4th, 2022)
Jan 11, 2023 JASON WOLINER! SALLY BURTNICK! PLOPTRON 2024!
New year. New Best Show! And we’re back with a big one! Director JASON WOLINER stops by to talk about his new Peacock show, PAUL T. GOLDMAN! Tom attempts to convince comedian SALLY BURTNICK to move to LA! PLOPTRON 2024 calls in. A CLASSIC BEST SHOW!
Dec 23, 2022 Philly Boy Roy reads “Twas The Night Before Christmas Future, Philly Style”
BEST SHOW BESTS! Philly Boy Roy calls in and recites "Twas The Night Before Christmas Future, Philly Style"! (Originally aired December 23rd, 2014)
Dec 21, 2022 THE BEST SHOW HOLIDAY PARTY! PHILLY BOY ROY! A MINI MTV REUNION: MATT PINFIELD! DAVE HOLMES! JESSE CAMP! JAKE FOGELNEST! DAMIEN FAHEY!
UNLEASH THE 2022 BEST SHOW HOLIDAY PARTY!!! An in studio appearance from PHILLY BOY ROY?! Yes. A MINI MTV REUNION featuring: MATT PINFIELD! DAVE HOLMES! JESSE CAMP! JAKE FOGELNEST! DAMIEN FAHEY! Also yes!!! This is one for the ages, folks. Dig in, buckle up, and... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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