Sinopsis
Every week standup comedians Matt Brousseau and Kevin Anderson interview one of their favorite comedians and one of Los Angeles' strangest characters or "influential experts."Learn about the LA comedy scene, the weirdos that inhabit it, the dingy dives they perform in, and the lives they lead as they try to climb up into the infamous air of whatever professional comedy is.
Episodios
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #20: What a F*cking Week
05/06/2020 Duración: 33minBleak In Review finally lives up to its name! Kevin gives an update of his experiences during this undoubtedly historic week in human history, full of protest stories, political ponderings, and calls to action! To support #BlackLivesMatter causes in your area, please check out this link and consider donating to one or more of the many worthwhile causes all over America: papermag.com/where-to-donate-protests-minneapolis-2646128317.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 Thanks, pals!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #19: Disease Ansari (w/ Adam Cozens)
29/05/2020 Duración: 01h04minBLEAK IN REVIEW CONTINUES BEING A THING YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO ON PATREON! Try it out, don't be shy! http://patreon.com/bleakinreview Welcome to Friday, Bleaklings! In this Quarantine Quickie, Kevin (@KBAndersonYo) riffs on Target lootings and desperately needed socializing. Then, comedian Adam Cozens (@AdamCozens27) joins the show for the VERY FIRST TIME to have a good ol' fashion laugh riot with Kev about billion dollar toothpaste ideas, HILARIOUS T-shirt designs, and starting a comedy career out of spite. This episode is brought to you by Mantooth & Clan D.D.S.! Special thanks to Ian Ager (@IanAger) for this week's sponsored content! Check out Adam's comedy special here! https://youtu.be/kVVFQjahwpE
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #18: Patreon Teaser (w/ Radostin Zahariev)
27/05/2020 Duración: 11minA little snippet of this week's Patreon episode of the dang ol' Bleak in Review podcast featuring comedian Radostin Zahariev (@RadostinZ). To hear the full thing, head on over to http://patreon.com/bleakinreview and sign up for additional content today!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #17: Truth Jesters!!! (w/ Olivia Haidar)
22/05/2020 Duración: 01h06minBLEAK IN REVIEW CONTINUES TO BE A PATREON THING! Go here, give money if you can, take money if you can't, and have a good time: http://patreon.com/bleakinreview. Welcome back to your own personal pandemic podcast party! In this installment of Bleak in Review's Quarantine Quickies, Kevin (@KBAndersonYo) reintroduces the show before chatting about bad band names and gross genres of music. Then, comedian / Unpops colleague Olivia Haidar (@hitherehaidar) returns to the show from 2,500 miles away to goof it up with Kev about being a TRUTH TELLER, the parts of stand up comedy that will hopefully evaporate because of pandemic, and whether or not most people are actually good. This episode is brought to you by AmazonX2.brain!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #15: Tik Tok Toad (w/ Cindy Aravena)
15/05/2020 Duración: 54minBLEAK IN REVIEW CONTINUES TO BE A PATREON THING! Go here, give dollars, get content, stay smooooooth: http://patreon.com/bleakinreview. You will most likely not regret it! Welcome back, fellow survivors! In this installment of the Quarantine Quickie franchise, Kevin prattles on about Waco spoilers, quarantine jam sessions, and Zoom comedy show gatekeepers. Plus, long-time friend of the show / comedian extraordinaire Cindy Aravena (@cindyaravenajr) is on the line to chat with Kevin about symbiotic relationships, varying stages of Pandemic DABDA, and intensifying stay-at-home personalities. This episode is brought to you by Scotie's Ball Hut! Thank you to Nadav Fleisher (@im_nadav_hello) for providing this episode's sponsored content!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #14: PATREON TEASER (w/ John Fahy)
12/05/2020 Duración: 07minOoooh, it's another tasty bit of some of that good, good Patreon content from Bleak in Review! To hear the full episode, head on over to http://patreon.com/bleakinreview and consider pledging a few bucks to unlock all the bonus content your heart desires!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #13: Anti-Maskers (w/ Andy Sell)
08/05/2020 Duración: 01h29sBLEAK IN REVIEW CONTINUES TO BE A PATREON THING! Please feel free to head on over to http://patreon.com/bleakinreview and sign up to be an official Bleakling who receives additional content (add-con)! Holy slightly shorter intro, Bleakman! Kevin (@KBAndersonYo) returns to this Quarantine Quickie with talk of terrible anniversaries and horrific injustices. Then, comedian / podcaster of note Andy Sell (@andy_sell) returns to the show to chat about overcoming pandemic rage, socially-non-distant open mics, and The Twilight Zone, of course. This episode is brought to you by Parront! Thank you to Cindy Aravena (@cindyaravenajr) for providing sponsored content for today's episode!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #12: PATREON TEASER (w/ Michael James Benson)
05/05/2020 Duración: 09minAnother tiny chunk of a Patreon-only episode! To hear the rest of this ridiculous episode featuring comedian Michael James Benson and a lot of talk of the amish, head on over to http://patreon.com/bleakinreview! A mere $5 gets you extra content every week! Plus it's technically charity, we we're pretty sure!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #11: Ear Turds (w/ Joe Kaye)
01/05/2020 Duración: 48minBLEAK IN REVIEW CONTINUES TO BE A PATREON THING! Go here, give money, get content, feel CONTENT: http://www.patreon.com/bleakinreview Holy lost-stretches of time, Bleakman! Kevin returns to you this week to recount his difficulties with the remembrance of time, as well as some more chaotic news from the neighborhood. Plus, comedian Joe Kaye (@JoeCharlesKaye) returns to the show to chat with Kevin via the internet about the reopening of nightlife industries, earwax problems, and the musical education he has been bestowing upon Kevin! This episode is sponsored by the medical-ish offices of Dr. Nat Baimel (@NatBaimel)!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #9: Erotic Soup (w/ Erik Barnes)
24/04/2020 Duración: 50minBLEAK IN REVIEW IS NOW A PATREON THING! Go here, pledge loyalty, receive EXCLUSIVE 'TENT: http://patreon.com/bleakinreview Welcome back to Bleak in Review, stay-at-homers! In this delightfully free episode, a very sweaty Kevin rambles on about being in his feels, diving into the world of musicals, and why he likes The Beatles again. Then, comedian / friend of the show Erik Barnes (@ErikWBarnes) returns to the 'cast via interweb to discuss the illusion of money and how the world of professional wrestling has been affected by the pandemic. Plus, erotica writer Vance Bupples bumbles into Kevin's connection to discuss his style of writing and read some excerpts from his filthy (sort of) body of work! This episode is brought to you by Larry's Little Guy Emporium. Special thanks to Frankie Griffin (@frankieg_baby) for providing this week's sponsored content! Check out his show Wizarding World Live on Twitter (@wizworldlive) and Instagram(@wizworldlive)!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #8 PATREON TEASER (w/ Nadav Fleisher)
21/04/2020 Duración: 06minHey there! Here's a little fun-sized teaser of today's Patreon Only episode featuring comedian Nadav Fleisher (@im_nadav_hello). To hear the full episode and all other Patreon content, head on over to patreon.com/bleakinreview and consider pledging a few bucks! Thanks!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #7: Erection Ralph (w/ Matt Brousseau)
17/04/2020 Duración: 46minBLEAK IN REVIEW IS NOW A PATREON THING! GO HERE, GIVE MONEY, GET CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/bleakinreview Welcome back to Bleak, fellow pandemic-endurers! In this Quarantine Quickie, Kevin rambles about aimless self-care drives, moms that drop dark truth bombs, and unexpected mail. Plus, comedian / podcaster/ former Bleak in Review co-host Matt Brousseau (@CapitalCityInc) joins the show over the interwebs to chat with Kevin about lockdown work habits, surreal quarantine experiences, and whether or not baseball will survive! This week's sponsored content provided by Hailey McLaughlin (@haileytjmclaughlin)! Check out her podcast SAHM and Spinster here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sahm-and-spinster/id1485813456
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #6: Flippin' Crickets (PATREON TEASER)
14/04/2020 Duración: 06minOooh just a tasty morsel of the Bleak in Review content you could be experiencing over at patreon.com/bleakinreview every Tuesday for only $5 a month! Do it if you feel inclined!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #5: Pandemic in Paradise (w/ Evan Kessler)
10/04/2020 Duración: 47minBLEAK IN REVIEW IS NOW A PATREON THING! GO HERE, GIVE MONEY IF U WANT: https://www.patreon.com/bleakinreview Welcome back, quarantine kiddos! In this installment from the bunker, Kevin discusses becoming a thirst trap, catching a virtual oarfish, and toilet paper lifehacks. Plus, comedian Evan Kessler (@EvanJKessler) joins the show from his adopted hidey hole in Hawaii to chat with Kevin about his peculiar quarantine experience, social distancing in a foreign land, and what drugs are good to do in an apocalypse! Thank you to Andy Sell (@andy_sell) for providing sponsored content for this episode! Follow Kevin @KBAndersonYo! Follow your heart!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #4: A Common Case of Feral Hounds (w/ Ian Ager)
07/04/2020 Duración: 50minWelcome to the first ever Tuesday installment of Bleak in Review! In this Quarantine Quickie, Kevin hypes up the new BLEAK IN REVIEW PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/bleakinreview) and discusses rotating roommate character profiles and grocery store inside trading. Plus, comedian Ian Ager (@IanAger) returns to the show as Kevin's first lockdown guest to chat about developments in the pandemic, shopping mishaps, and coping with the chaos through structure! Special thanks to Matt Brousseau (@CapitalCityInc) for providing additional content on this episode! Follow Kevin @KBAndersonYo and Bleak in Review @BleakPod!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #3: Please Buy Cars
03/04/2020 Duración: 25minIn this broadcast from his Fortress of LOLitude (ugh), Kevin waxes comedically about quarantine thirst traps, literal viral marketing, and despicable pandemic politics. Plus, a special message from our parent company, Verticorp! Follow Kevin's descent into madness more frequently HERE!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #2: Butt Felony
27/03/2020 Duración: 23minWelcome back to the apocalypse! In this Quarantine Quickie, Kevin discusses older brothers with stun guns, pandemic togetherness, and media consumption. Plus, the debut of another track from "The Quarantine Titan" entitled "Back Again!" Watch the dumb music video here. Follow Kevin on Twitter here. Have a good time...ALWAYS!
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QUARANTINE QUICKIE #1: Pay It Forward
20/03/2020 Duración: 26minWelcome to the first of many Bleak in Review Quarantine Quickies, inspired by the fact that Kevin can't leave his home! In this short episode, Kevin waxes on rude apocalypse people and answers YOUR questions submitted via social media! Plus, the debut of the first single from Kevin's upcoming (hopefully) hip hop EP "The Quarantine Titan" entitled "Bidet Liotta." Stay safe and follow Kevin @KBAndersonYo and this podcast @BleakPod!
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226: Flex Luthor (w/ Derrick Lemos & Ethan Stanislawski)
13/03/2020 Duración: 01h17minThis week, Bleak is once again interrupted by a very topical mini-episode of Politics Schmolitics before Kevin takes control of the situation and waxes on the coronavirus pandemic. Then, comedian Derrick Lemos (@DerrickLemos) returns to the show to chat with Kev about young love, terrifying mountain mists, and disruptive political activism. Plus, noted Hollywood celebrity Jesse Eisenberg (@EthanStanComedy) joins the show to talk with Kevin and Derrick about his very specific lifelong vendetta against a single LA comedian. Check out Derrick's podcast Mansplain Yourself on iTunes! Follow Kevin @KBAndersonYo and this podcast @BleakPod! Please! He NEEDS this!
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225: The Schwag Shack (w/ Sam Harter & Rivers Langley)
06/03/2020 Duración: 01h23minHoly political intro, Bleakman! Today's episode is briefly interrupted by some hot news from the Politics Schmolitics podcast before Kevin waxes on Super Tuesday and an Anamanaguchi show he attended. Then, comedian Sam Harter (@SlamHarter) from The Goods From The Woods joins the show for the first time to chat with Kevin about BB gun foibles, hard Texas drinking, and quitting various bad habits. Plus, The Scourge of the West himself, Kelvin Centigrade (@RiversLangley), returns to the show to update listeners on the goings on of Burndown, TX and detail some strange attempts at gaining admittance to country clubs! Check out The Goods from the Woods on Twitter @TheGoodsPod! Also, follow Kevin @KBAndersonYo and this podcast @BleakPod, dinguses!