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| Never Not Funny | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Jimmy Pardo Matt Belknap |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Wednesdays & Fridays |
| Length | Approx. 1 1/2 Hour |
| Production | |
| Camera | Eliot Hochberg |
| Production | Matt Belknap |
| Video format | MP4 |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | April 7, 2006 |
Never Not Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo since Spring 2006. He and producer Matt Belknap have appeared in every episode. Past anchor Mike Schmidt appeared for all of season one, except for episode 60 when his departure was announced.
Since March 2008, the show moved to a pay format, with the first twenty minutes of each show remaining available to non-paying subscribers. Episodes from past seasons are also commercially available.[1]
Show Format
The show is of the comedy talk variety, consisting of conversation between Jimmy Pardo, Matt Belknap and a third, weekly-changing guest comedian. Topics discussed range from music and popular culture to personal life and amusing or interesting anecdotes. Starting with season three, the last 5–20 minutes are dedicated to a listener-submitted "Stupid Question Of The Week." At the beginning of season five, they introduced a new segment called "Judge Jimmy," where Pardo is a judge, Belknap and the guest are the attorneys and they settle a listener-submitted dispute.
Until the end of the third season, the show was recorded in a single take without any editing. After the Chico, CA earthquake in August 2008 forced the show to stop briefly (originally so Jimmy, Matt and guest Patton Oswalt could check on family members) the podcast has had one small break per episode since.
History
The original idea was to do an audio podcast version of Jimmy's Los Angeles show "Running Your Trap." The first episode featured him and Matt Belknap and guest Mike Schmidt. Pat Francis was scheduled for episode 2, but when he was unavailable, Schmidt (usually referred to by Pardo as "the former third baseman" after the similarly named baseball player) became the permanent co-host. This became the arrangement for the show for the first season.
Every fourth episode would have a guest such as Pat Francis, Scott Aukerman or Graham Elwood. Midway through the first season the theme song was changed from a small portion of an unnamed instrumental song by Jimmy's close friend Daver to "Mad At The World" by Daver, with sound bites from previous episodes mixed into the song. This three-man setup lasted sixty episodes, including a clip show and two live shows recorded at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. The show went through little change throughout the first season until episode sixty, when Jimmy announced that his relationship with Mike Schmidt had become strained through the years and that they had decided to go their separate ways; Mike left the show in an attempt to reconcile their friendship.
Mike explained the situation on May 25, 2007, on his website [2]. In March 2008 Mike started his own solo podcast named The 40 Year Old Boy.
With Schmidt's departure, the show began its second season. Instead of a standard three-man lineup, now only Pardo and Belknap were regulars, with a rotating guest every episode. Pat Francis was the guest for the first episode, which began the new tradition of Francis being the "third chair" and appearing on every fourth episode. It was in the second season that the show received its first sponsorship, lasting only a few weeks. On episode 39 of the second season, it was announced that the show would be moving to a pay format, beginning with season three. Listeners would have to pay to continue receiving the complete podcast, although the first twenty minutes of each episode would still be available for free. The subscription price was set to US $19.99 for 26 episodes. They also hired Pardo's brother-in-law Andrew Koenig to record video of the show. Only 5 minute clips of the show were available on video during season three and was hosted on Koenig's site Monkey Go Lucky, but at the beginning of season four full video of the show was available for US $24.99. Midway through season six tragedy struck when Andrew Koenig passed away. Andrew's close friend Eliot Hochberg was his replacement.
The show is currently in its sixth season.
Awards
- Never Not Funny was the winner a 2008 Rooftop Comedy Award for best Comedy podcast.[3]
- Never Not Funny was nominated for a 2007 Podcast Award in the Comedy category.[4]
- Never Not Funny was nominated for a 2006 Weblog Award.[5]
- Never Not Funny was made one of iTunes' "Best in 2006" and "Best in 2007" podcasts.
List of guests
| Guest | Episode # |
|---|---|
| Adam Carolla | 507 |
| Andrew Daly | 302, 421, 624 |
| Andy Kindler | 220 |
| Andy Richter | 410, 622 |
| Bil Dwyer | 148, 317, 422, 601 |
| Cathy Ladman | 236, 416 |
| Chris Fairbanks | 228, 406, 510, 625 |
| Chris Hardwick | 224, 310, 502 |
| Conan O'Brien | 608 |
| Danielle Koenig | 132, 155, 205, 211, 226, 230, 239, 308, 412, 425, 522 |
| Dave Holmes | 222, 225, 233, 301, 314, 401, 414, 512, 617 |
| Doug Benson | 232, 305, 407, 516 |
| Graham Elwood | 116, 203, 207, 237, 319, 418, 521, 616 |
| Greg Behrendt | 318, 603 |
| Greg Fitzsimmons | 505 |
| Janet Varney | 419, 506 |
| Jen Kirkman | 409, 515, 622 |
| Jesse Thorn | 503, 607 |
| Jimmy Dore | 144, 220, 316, 423, 605 |
| Joe Lo Truglio | 618 |
| John Heffron | 221 |
| Jon Hamm | 403 |
| Jordan Morris | 613 |
| Laurie Kilmartin | 621 |
| Marc Maron | 610 |
| Maria Bamford | 208, 234, 401, 526 |
| Mark Volman | 517 |
| Matt Besser | 622 |
| Matt Braunger | 513 |
| Matt Walsh | 313, 415, 518 |
| Mike Schmidt | 623 |
| Mike Siegel | 124, 212, 235, 322, 420, 614 |
| Pat Francis | 108, 140, 201, 205, 209, 213, 215, 217, 220, 221, 229, 230, 236, 240, 303, 307, 311, 315, 320, 325, 404, 408, 413, 416, 420, 425, 504, 508, 514, 519, 523, 604, 609, 619, 622 |
| Patton Oswalt | 321 |
| Paul F. Tompkins | 128, 202, 214, 231, 309, 326, 426, 602 |
| Paul Gilmartin | 104, 120, 204, 223, 239, 324, 424, 524 |
| Paul Goebel | 130 |
| Paul Rust | 615 |
| Pete Schwaba | 152, 209, 216 |
| Rachel Quaintance | 417, 525, 620 |
| Rich Sommer | 612 |
| Rob Corddry | 312, 402 |
| Samm Levine | 520 |
| Scott Aukerman | 112, 130, 156, 206, 219, 227, 238, 304, 323, 411, 501, 626 |
| The Sklar Brothers | 210, 218, 509 |
| Todd Glass | 136, 306, 405, 511, 611 |
| Todd Levin | 606 |
List of Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Bonus Episodes | Originally Broadcast | Co-host | Free Version | Primo Version(s) | Video | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 60 | – | April 7, 2006 - May 26, 2007 | Mike Schmidt | Full episode | – | – | – | |
| Season 2 | 40 | – | June 1, 2007 - March 7, 2008 | – | Full episode | – | "Jimmy Cam" Youtube clip | – | |
| Season 3 | 26 | 3 | March 18, 2008 - September 10, 2008 | – | First 20 minutes | Full audio | 5 short clips per episode | – | |
| Season 4 | 26 | 6 | September 26, 2008 - April 3, 2009 | – | First 20 minutes | Full audio & video | Full episode | – | |
| Season 5 | 26 | 7 | April 17, 2009 - October 9, 2009 | – | First 20 minutes | Full audio & video | Full episode | – | |
| Season 6 | 26 | – | October 21, 2009 - | – | First 20 minutes | Full audio & video | Full episode | – | |
Primo Bonus Episodes
Never Not Funny: Volume One
Pardcast-A-Thon 2009
On November 27, 2009, they hosted a nine-hour telethon on Ustream to raise money for the Smile Train organization in front of a live audience. The guest list included Danielle Koenig, Todd Levin, Chris Hardwick, Greg Behrendt, Brody Stevens, Jordan Morris, Jimmy Dore, Dan Kaufman, Scott Aukerman & Maria Bamford, Mad Men's Jon Hamm & Rich Sommer, Rachel Quaintance, The Office's Oscar Nuñez, and Dinner and a Movie's Paul Gilmartin & Janet Varney. Mike Schmidt announced on his podcast the following week that he had visited the building during Dore's 4am segment with the intention of making an unscheduled appearance on the show, but was told to leave by Pat Francis[6]. At the end of the night they all raised over US $12,000 for charity.