This SPECIAL SPOOKY HALLOWEEN episode of How Was Your Week Live --HOW WAS YOUR SHRIEK-- was recorded live on October 17th at The Bell House in terrifying New York City!
Join GHOULIE as she interviews KRISTEN "CORN MAZE" JOHNSTON, "GORY" GABE LIEDMAN, "SCARY" SCHARPLING & WURSTER AND "SCARY" THA SQUIRREL live on stage, while "TERRIFYING" TED LEO watches!
Regret not being there live to see a surprise--and spooky--appearance by GENE SIMMONS, kind of! Marvel at the Halloween Costume Contest, which admittedly might not translate well to audio! Enjoy Ted & Julie's SPOOKY SONG-OFF! And gird your loins for CATS fan fiction and Tawny Kitaen's geniunely horrifying Twitter feed.
Plus--the lyrics to FRANKENSTEIN, finally! Spangles The Cat! The five things that scare Gabe! What slutty thing John Lithgow once said to Kristen on the set of 3RD ROCK! A man named Cheryl Morgan! And Gary Tha Squirrel's favorite candies. Oh, would you were there. Here are photos!
What a show! What a memory-maker! Best Halloween Ever!
The Guests:
Kristen Johnston
Tom Scharpling
Jon Wurster
Gabe Liedman
Gary Tha Squirrel
The Band:
Teddy Leo
Chris Wilson
James Canty
The Dream Team:
Marianne Ways (Live Show Producer)
Jess Coppa (Makeup, Wigs, Costumes)
Jack Ferry (Director, WHISKEY & WHITTLING SHORT)
Melissa Schneider (Producer, WHISKEY & WHITTLING SHORT)
Brian Mann (Editor, WHISKEY & WHITTLING SHORT)
Brooklyn Brainery (Location, WHISKEY & WHITTLING SHORT)
Soma (Teacher, WHISKEY & WHITTLING SHORT)
Alex Scordelis (Writer)
Chris Spooner (Podcast Producer, Graphic Designer)
Jack Fagan (Consultant; Muse)
David Hart (GIFs)
Alex Gaylon (Sound Recording)
Mindy Tucker (Photos)
Merge Records (Giftbags for the Costume Contest)
Thanks to the Bell House for hosting us!
This is exciting! On this special BONUS minisode (it's short for "miniature episode," friends), Julie discusses the 2012 Academy Awards with New York Times reporter DAVE ITZKOFF and cinephile GARY THA SQUIRREL, who came to the New York Times building in a Wawa bag toted by TOM SCHARPLING--- just to talk about Oscars, Oscars, Oscars!
Join Gary, Dave and Julie in a respectful roundtable discussion, during which they address burning questions from last night, such as:
-Who got the worse snub: Scorcese or Albert Brooks?
-Will "Community" get a post-Oscars Descendants bump?
-Where was Tom Cruise during the majority of the broadcast?
-What happens when Nikki Finke decides to be funny?
-Can Billy Crystal be stopped from doing blackface?
-Did Gary like Midnight in Paris? Does he have an anecdote about Diane Lane?
Plus! Gary shares with us his three point plan to make next year's ceremony dazzle us all. And Dave hints at some tidbits from his book about the great film, Network!
And, as an even bigger bonus, the great TED LEO wrote a brand new theme song to the show--complete with a tropical beat that will cause you to shake your maracas. Even you, Albert Nobbs!
You want the mini-sode? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE MINISODE! But here it is anyway. Hooray!
Host: Julie Klausner
Guests: Gary Tha Squirrel, Dave Itzkoff
Produced by Chris Spooner
Original Artwork by Marcia Neumeier
Special Theme Song and Incidental Music by Ted Leo
Thanks to Tom Scharpling