Pop Culture Continuum John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

John & Pat discuss the soul-crushing emptiness of VIP meet-and-greetsand the weird genius of Stephin Merritt before arriving at the definitive top 10 (or so) stand-up comedians of all time. But not to worry: we consider Don Knotts a stand-up.

A generic title for an episode without a theme, unless you know of some link between Lost and Errol Morris documentaries. And if you do, please don’t tell us.

John & Pat look at the Oscars from 30 years ago and compare them to the current year (312 B.C.). Will the same dumb actors show up on both lists? I totally copied & pasted that from our previous episode description!

John and Pat look at the Emmys from 20 years ago and compare them to the current year (312 B.C.). Will the same dumb actors show up on both lists? You’ll be surprised! (Actually, it’s an awards show, so you won’t)

John & Pat take time to honor two of our greatest actors, lost too soon. Greater actors even, perhaps, than John & Pat themselves. Plus, an inter-podcast shoutout to one of our cutthroat competitors – you have to listen all the way to the end to find out who! LUCKY.

While this episode makes no mention of cows or the lazy noises they make, the title is nevertheless indisputable, so don’t come to us with complaints of false advertising. Focus on getting your own houses in order, freaks!