Tom decides to get in on the action and starts doing REACTION VIDEOS! Hear Tom react to hearing Phil Collins and others for the first time! What will he think? illuminati hotties rock the Best Show/Forever Dog Theater with a killer live set! Sarah from IH chats with Tom! AP Mike discusses his recent mishaps with getting scammed! Also, Tom gets a special call from PHILLY BOY ROY live from the Presidential Debate!

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from comedy legend CHRIS ELLIOTT! (Originally Aired on WFMU on February 22nd, 2011) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

Tom hears callers stories and determines whether they are real or fake, with some help from the Horsemen! Who stumps Tom? How many does Tom get right? Tom even hears from comedian Nick Flanagan about his upcoming shows and specials! Also, Tom gets a call from RED N. WHITE IN CANNIBALBRIDGE!

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip.... New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

BOBBY MOYNIHAN stops by the Best Show studio to talk to Tom about his career, SNL, awkward charity events, Impractical Jokers and more! Bobby, Tom, the horsemen and the callers discuss which celebrities would perform on a 2024 version of "WE ARE THE WORLD"! Tom plays scratch offs! Plus, Tom gets a call from an old foe, DEREK PLOPPLETON IN NEWBRIDGE!

Actor/Writer Kelsy Abbott joins Julia and Tom to talk about her childhood obsession with South Park co-creator MATT STONE! On OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever and eventually outgrew. Hosted by Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling Title card animation by Julia Vickerman Theme music by Adam Deibert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom talks to DAVEY FROM NEWBRIDGE HIGH about the controversial ROCK & POP CONCERT! (Originally aired March 1st, 2017) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

Comedian and longtime friend of the show CLARE O'KANE comes to the Forever Dog Studio to talk with Tom about her new album and tour! Clare, Tom, The Horsemen and callers discuss the topic: THE BEST & WORST SONGS BY YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS! Australian rockers SKEGSS perform a rockin' set in the Best Show Studio! Also, Tom gets a call from PETER HEUSE IN DANKBRIDGE!

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom takes calls from listeners who want to improve their comedy chops! (Originally aired February 14th, 2023) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

JAMES ADOMIAN comes to talk with Tom about his new standup special, Jon Taffer, Don Rickles and more! Tom competes in yet another SUCK OLYMPICS to determine which songs are real and which were made by AI! And Tom gets a two-for-one call from young baseball player RICKY DELVECCHIO and coach BILL ROTHCHILD! A truly great Best Show!

James Urbaniak joins Tom and Julia to revisit his childhood fascination with Star Wars.

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from NARDWUAR, The Human Serviette! New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

Phones ring on the topic "You knew it was dumb, but you did it anyway!" Also, OPEN PHONE TUESDAY! Mike takes up Tom's challenge and tries White Castle! Tom talks about going to see 4 Paul Thomas Anderson movies in a row, and re-evaluates them! Tom also finds out that Z-man took his 9 year old daughter to see Deadpool Vs. Wolverine! And more, on this week's Best Show!

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from Congressman SEAN Y. CONGRESSMAN! (Originally aired on February 7th, 2023) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

Tonight on the Best Show, AP Mike comes through with a killer topic: Times you had to kick someone out, or when you got kicked out! A car, a house, a restaurant, anywhere you've had to kick someone out or have been kicked out. Some of the best show's greatest callers come with their stories. Also, a killer live set from New Orleans artists DELORES GALORE & SEXXY DEXX! Tom also regales us with a story of returning home to New Jersey, and also recounts his experience seeing DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE!

Jeffrey Max (Lasagna Cat) joins Tom and Julia to explain why he saw DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD 13 times in theater as a kid. On OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever and eventually outgrew. Hosted by Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling Title card animation by Julia Vickerman Theme music by Adam Deibert NEW EPISODES AVAILABLE ON THE BEST SHOW EVERY OTHER MONDAY!

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom has an extended conversation with DAMIAN ABRAHAM of Canadian punk rockers F*CKED UP! (Originally aired September 8th, 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.

We've compiled the best interviews that Tom has done over the last few years! Featuring BILL HADER! MARC MARON! ALVVAYS! NARDWUAR! NICK THORBURN! OPEN MIKE EAGLE! NATHAN FIELDER & BENNY SAFDIE! KESHA! BOB ODENKIRK! MATT BERRY! KELLY REICHERDT! HEIDI N CLOSET! JAIDA ESSENCE HALL! ORANGE CASSIDY! WILLOW NIGHTINGALE! SARAH SHERMAN & SARAH SILVERMAN! And last but not least, TONY SHALOUB!

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a strange call from KARL, BROTHER OF CARL, SON OF CARL AND KHARL! (Originally Broadcast on WFMU on September 19th, 2009) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.

Tom talks to DANIEL RALSTON about his new podcast "The True Story of the Fake Zombies"! Hip hop supergroup PREVIOUS INDUSTRIES (Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, STILL RIFT) perform in the Best Show Theater and come talk to Tom about Chicago, basketball and more! SCOTT ROGOWSKY checks in with Tom and talks about his upcoming live show! Callers talk with Tom about FRAUDS! Also, Tom gets a special call from PHILLY BOY ROY!

This week, we're sharing a free preview of our Patreon show "S&W Q&A"! In this episode, Tom and Jon answer your questions about Strange Brew, Wurster's call-in scripts, best and worst genres of music and movies, biggest concert disappointment, Hot Rockin' Ronnie, Kelly Reichardt's Ode, and more!

Tom gets roasted by AI versions of Bill Burr and Ricky Gervais! CHRIS COHEN performs live in the Best Show theater to promote his new album PAINT A ROOM! Tom gets a call from BOYD GREATHOUSE IN FURNACEBRIDGE! Also, Tom takes calls for OPEN PHONE TUESDAY!

Enjoy this special free episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, OUTGROWN! Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow On OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever and eventually outgrew. Episode 1 - Lauren Ash (Superstore, Not Dead Yet) joins Tom and Julia to discuss her childhood obsession with New Kids on the Block. Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow Hosted by Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling Title card animation by Julia Vickerman Theme music by Adam Deibert Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from DARVAN IN UPPER SOUTH NEWBRIDGE! (Originally aired on January 25th, 2023) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.