A podcast where comedians tell true, &#34;meaty&#34; stories from their lives to inspire longform improv comedy. Hosted by Josh Simpson, Jake Jabbour

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Chris Renfro and DarylJim are friends and teammates on Filipino AF, and today they are on the MEAT! First we talk about taking up interests of the people we love. DarylJim shares a story about his first time getting pulled over. Chris shares a story about going on a good date on a bad stomach. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about NFT ownership, nuttin&#39; to vibes, Batman needing a change of clothes and a bunch more!Support the show <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">on Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about improv technique and what they&#39;re teaching. If you like the show, tell a friend and leave a rating &amp; review on iTunes (please and thank you). Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

276 - Chris Renfro & DarylJim in "Nuttin' to Vibes"

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For episode 275, we welcome teammates from Wimbledon, and all around exceptional humans John-Michael Sedor (Bet the Spread) and Hanna-Lee to talk fitting in, parents falling in love, and a long-running, over the phone acting job! These lead to scenes about God coming down to lose money and love, oversharing during an audition, and organized crime during a movie and a movie during organized crime! Thanks for listening! If you&#39;d like to support The MEAT, you can subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/themeatimprov Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

275 - John-Michael Sedor and Hanna-Lee in "Cargo (relation)Ships and MovieFone!"

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We welcome fan and Meat favorites Mikey Stephens (@MikeyLovesMikey, Bitchin&#39;) and Jonny Svarzbein (@jjscomedy, Fuckable) to talk navigating the tides of a party, pranking someone who flips you off, dealing with movers who hit on your partner, and having a baby! These lead to scenes about inner thoughts on pie, misreading innuendos, shooting your shot, umbilical cord unicorns, shit tacos, and more! Thanks for listening! You can support the show at patreon.com/themeatimprov Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

274 - Mikey Stephens and Jonny Svarzbein in "Moving, Shaking, and Baby Making"

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This week on the podcast we have Mary Anthony &amp; Madison Lanesey! First we talk about Josh&#39;s fancy trip to the Soho house and Madison&#39;s celebrity run ins she had while working there. Mary shares a story about her mom&#39;s badass history as a Target security guard. Madison talks about a recent trip to Hawaii and how she became a badass cool kid. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about texting in code, wedding worries, boat cliques and a whole bunch more! Support the show <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">on patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about improv technique and what they&#39;re teaching.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

273 - Mary Anthony & Madison Lanesey in "Badass Moms & Turtle Touchers"

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From the podcast Jam Space Pod, we have friends and musicians Janine Hogan (j9_Hogan) and Scott Rodgers (Outline Your Feature) to talk artist projects, IDing someone in a line-up, making friends with a head wound victim, making your own music and the new album Hit Machine by Dead Drummer Friends. These lead to scenes about Paul McCartney&#39;s new set, acting for a line-up, making friends with a good samaratin, vow libs and more! Thanks for listening and supporting. You can go to Patreon.com/themeatimprov for more content! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

272 - Janine Hogan and Scott Rodgers in "Split Heads and Dead Drummer Friends"

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This week we have Seth Mason (Monks &amp; Mason Complain) and Suzie Riemer (CARversations) on to discuss real success and a whole lot more. Seth shares a true story of breaking his toe while hiking barefoot. Suzie talks about the good and bad times she had couc surfing around Europe. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about Jamie from the Progressive ads, a judgment free doctor&#39;s office, Vampire Airbnbs and a whole bunch more. Support the show <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">on our Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about improv technique and what they&#39;re teaching.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

271 - Seth Mason & Suzie Riemer in "Barefoot Ouches & Surfin' Couches"

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This week we welcome teammates on German Supermarket Lani Engstrom (Yello Yoga) and Lehr Beidelschies (Everything Is Terrible) to talk sporting event value, spiritual advisors to Beyonce, afterlife, wikipedia journalism and more! These lead to scenes about load managing the toilets, dying in the civil war, frat bro interns, plane pals, Pennywise and more! Thanks for listening and subscribing. You can support us at patreon.com/themeatimprov Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

270 - Lani Engstrom and Lehr Beidelschies in "From Spiritual Advisor to Journalism Intern"

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This week on the MEAT we have Matt Adams &amp; Chris Howard from the team PB&amp;J! Matt tells a story about a time the ceiling collapsed at a movie theater he worked at! Chris shares a story of a jackass stunt gone.. right? These true stories inspire improvised scenes about dumb uncles, sexy bass players, John MalkaMonk and a whole lot more. Support the show <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">on our Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about improv technique and what they&#39;re teaching.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

269 - Matt Adams & Chris Howard in "AMC & CKY "

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This week we welcome two of the funniest Alex Bigelow and Phillip Arliss (Springfield Tornadoes) to talk wedding plans, reservoir security and getting hit in Hawaii. These stories lead to some of our more insane improv scenes involving rat weddings, no buttholes in the water, dog poop investigators, and I assure you, more! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

268 - Phillip Arliss & Alex Bigelow in "Ranger Danger and Vespa Mess-pa"

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This week we have Curtis Retherford (McSweeney&#39;s) and Ruha Taslimi (Blocks) from the UCB Harold team Ghost to share some stories and play! Curtis shares a story about a wild week working for a traveling carnival. Ruha tells a story about a time they communicated with cows on mushrooms. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about a man reluctant to use his superpowers, a high-minded movie about a guy with turds for brains, batting cages for Christ and a whole bunch more! Support the show on our <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about improv technique and the things they&#39;re teaching and trying to get better at. If you like the show, tell a friend!  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

267 - Curtis Retherford & Ruha Taslimi in "Carnies & Cows"

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We welcome to new guests from Loose Caboose Isabella Escalante and Joe Knopke to talk book organizing, bike wrecks, and celebrating fun art at a funeral. Joe Knopke talks his worst birthday ever, broken and bleeding in an AM/PM and Isabella talks about funeral stories and her father&#39;s following. These lead to scenes about Barney&#39;s autobiography, love of quarters, dad&#39;s butt machine, screening eulogies and more! Thanks for listening and subscribing! You can always leave us a review or support us at Patreon.com/themeatimprov and we&#39;ll love you for it! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

266 - Isabella Escalante and Joe Knopke in "Bad Birthday and Funeral Stories"

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This week we welcome our old pals Gilli Nissim (The Other Two) &amp; Dave Theune (Good Girls) on the show to share stories of times they&#39;ve won something, beached whales &amp; the bros who love them, and 3rd grade moments that shape our lives. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about cake&#39;s courting for their eaters, haunted seal skulls, a guy who matches kids up on blind dates and a whole bunch more! Support the show on <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about improv technique and what they&#39;re teaching.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

265 - Gilli Nissim & Dave Theune in "Beached Whales & Basketball Fails"

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Quite possibly two of the funniest people and wonderful friends, Rachel Van Ness (Reductress, Pencilmation) and Lauren Knutti (Marvelous And The Black Hole, Golden Arm) join The Meat to get down and dog dirty. Rachel shares a story about a clingy condom and Knutti talks about the time a large date took her cinnamon roll. These lead to scenes about being engulfed by a big guy, a doggy restaurant, assertive contestants, wish making groundhog days and more! Thanks for listening! You can support us at Patreon.com/themeatimprov Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

264 - Rachel Van Ness and Lauren Knutti in "Stuck on in the airport and Perching Pastry Pirates!"

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This week we have the hilarious improvisers &amp; teammates, Miriam Katz (Cosmo, Sharon is Karen) &amp; Aaron M. Lichtanski (Cosmo, At Home with Pam). First we get to the bottom of why polish jokes exist at Josh&#39;s insistence. Then we hear true stories about getting high with famous authors in Russian baths &amp; moms driving through tornadoes in the family van. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about classic Jabbour jokes, road pies, the old and the bald and a whole bunch more. Support the show on <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about what they&#39;re teaching and how they improvise. Thanks for listening. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

263 - Miriam Katz & Aaron Lichtanski in "Russian Baths & Tornado Paths"

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Please enjoy this spectacular episode with Cory Wilis (Illuminati Improv, BurnCoryBurn) and Joe Uhlarik (EmphaticPictures) where we talk small concerts, prom in the ass machine and rocking till the bands go home in NYC. These stories lead to scenes about Planet Awesome&#39;s shock at their fans, non-humans getting a paintjob, finding a hobby in limo driving, gigging out and more! Thanks for listening! You can support us at Patreon.com/themeatimprov and get bonus improv nerd talk episodes! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

262 - Cory Willis and Joe Uhlarik in "Ass Machine Goes All Night Long"

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Linsay Deming &amp; Blake Edwards play together on a team called Tooth Pasta and they stopped by the MEAT to tell stories of a nuisance named Peaches &amp; a slap happy theater director. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about Peyton Manning&#39;s theme park, life after death, a jury with a queen and a bunch more nonsense. Support the show <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">on Patreon</a> where you can join our Discord channel and get access to a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about what they&#39;re teaching.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

261 - Linsay Deming & Blake Edwards in "Big Boys & Jury Queens"

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We welcome Julie Brister (Goliath, Superstore) and Andy Morrison (German Supermarket, Chauffeurs) to talk the MCU, catching up during quarantine, a summer trist in France and a lying roommate who loses her shit. This leads to scenes about spreading pornography during an audition, writing comics for love, time traveling with Joe Biden, lovers over crosswords and more! Thanks for listening and if you want to support please visit Patreon.com/themeatimprov Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

260 - Julie Brister and Andy Morrison in "A French Summer Love and a Fresh Bummer Dud"

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This week we have a special 3 guest episode! Lisa Gilroy (Conversations with my Period), Cathryn Mudon (Broad City) and Rekha Shankar (Animaniacs) join the show to tell stories about driver&#39;s ed, an all you can eat fish fry sham, a baby in a hot outfit and excellent pandemic customer service. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about children working in the &#34;Do Zoo&#34;, Catholic cod, an ugly baby named Leonard and a bunch more. Support the show on our <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themeatimprov" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>! Patrons get access to a Discord channel as well as a weekly bonus episode called The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and talk about the improv technique. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

259 - Lisa Gilroy, Cathryn Mudon & Rekha Shankar in "Hot Babies & Baked Cod"

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This week we welcome party dudes Jason Palmer (NFL on FOX, jpalmercomedy.com) and Matt Noonan (ClydeMcFly.com) to talk concert prep, opting not to &#34;party,&#34; and getting arrested with Carlton. These stories lead to scenes about shoes for specific occasions, denying bird watching, Jon Bon Jovi&#39;s brother&#39;s restaurant, and more! Thanks for listening and subscribing! Please tell a friend if you like the pod or support us at patreon.com/themeatimprov Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

258 - Jason Palmer and Matt Noonan in "I Party in the Paddy Wagon"

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This week on The MEAT we bring back some old friends in Marina Mastros (New Rockstars on YouTube) and Michael Capristo (UCB Harold &amp; Maude)! First we talk about one year in quarantine and the difficulties of asking favors. Marina tells a story about a desperate situation at an LA gas station. Michael talks about his short-lived career as a bartender in NYC. These true stories inspire improvised scenes about the oldest booger in town, perverted aliens, a Subway that serves blue gills and a whole bunch more. If you like the show, you can support us on patreon and get access to our 2nd weekly episode The Potatoes where Josh and Jake do two-prov and break down their process. If you have a moment, please give us a nice rating and review in the iTunes store and tell a friend if you like the show. Thanks! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

257 - Marina Mastros & Michael Capristo in "Gas Stations Number 2s & Bartender Number One"

Improvisation Based on Great Stories

Improv comedy based on meaty stories and topics with Josh Simpson, Jake Jabbour and special guests.
