Avast ye, audio adventurers, it is another Cherry Spitz Podcast! In this death defying episode, Tony, Erik, Tim, James, and B-Rob catapult the propaganda by telling stories of: how good Huey Lewis is (or bad...if you like to be wrong), various terrifying road accidents, being the muscle for ladies of the night, and the Bee Girl - oh, the sweet, sweet Bee Girl.
"If you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." - Conan O'Brien
The king of late-night is dead. Long live the king.
Conan O'Brien did his final Tonight Show this past Friday, a mere seven months into his tenure as the new host. This wasn't supposed to happen. People like me have been waiting for years to see Coco take his rightful throne atop all the other late-night clowns. Seven months. It's like if Obama got laid off a month after being sworn in so that we could have another term under Bush.
I'm sure at this point everyone has heard what has gone down between Conan, Jay Leno, and NBC. Personally I really don't wish to re-hash the details again because frankly there's nothing to talk about. It's happened. Jay Leno is a pompous shitbag, NBC clearly has no idea what it's doing, and as far as I'm concerned the Tonight Show is over. If anyone reading this has no idea what I'm talking about, this video will explain it all. And very clearly.
That's pretty much what happened. Conan turned into the Hulk and apparently Captain America's power comes from the top of his glowing head. It goes without saying that Conan O'Brien deserved better than this. This was supposed to be the dawning of a new renaissance for late-night comedy. After Jay Leno had spent the better part of the past decade making the Tonight Show thoroughly unfunny Conan was finally coming in to return the once great show to Carson-level status. And now, after a mere seven months, it's right back to the old status quo. Goodbye Andy Richter and Masturbating Bear; hello more wacky headlines.
If you have not yet seen Conan's final episode check it out, it's quite a show. Steve Carrell stops by to do Conan's exit interview on behalf of NBC. My professional nemesis Sir Thomas Hanks stopped by and was his usual, charming self. Neil Young performs, and not the song "Hey Hey, My My" as I predicted when I first heard he would be appearing on the final Tonight Show. Plus Beck, Billy Gibbons, and Mister Will Ferrell himself show up for the final close-out. Not to mention all the emotional retrospection and looks back at Conan's epic NBC career. Watch it here: Coco's final Tonight Show
This got to me:
If anything this whole ordeal with NBC screwing Conan over has made me indeed cynical. Cynical about the whole entertainment business and the process behind it. It felt like Conan was talking directly to me/the Spitz. I think I can confidently speak on behalf of the whole group when I say that Conan O'Brien has been an inspiration and idol to me for years and if any of us in the Spitz have even half the career he already has then it would be both a fantastic accomplishment and partially due to Conan himself. Thanks for everything Conan O'Brien. We miss you already, and can't wait to see where you turn up next.
We at Cherry Spitz promise to continue working hard and being kind. Stay tuned for some amazing things.
Cherry Spitz are back with another installment for your hungry, hungry ears. In today's episode, Shim Sham Magicians, Tony, James, Erik and B-Rob avoid the rain (that TONY caused!) and get down to the nitty gritty on topics such as merciless improvisational beatings, the late night tv landscape., disaster movies (including Faces of Death), freakishly skinny CGI actors, "The Cobain Conspiracy," Tony & James' love for Joss Whedon, goth poetry, washed-up professional wrestlers, the 2010 celebrity deadpool and that crappy Vincent Gallo movie that came out a couple of years ago! Just when things can't get any bleaker, a Mexican Standoff breaks out as B-Rob and Erik put guns to our collective head and force us to choose even more heinous fates.
To top it all off, Iffy calls in for a grizzled Q&A session with Erik.
Below is your prescribed optical intake of episodic propaganda. Drink plenty of water when you take these.
Hey gang. Just thought we'd share with all your wonderful friends of the Spitz that we helped raise $4,000 dollars at the Help for Haiti show on the 17th.
It was a great turnout and a really good house. We hit the audience with a fast and furious set and they kept up with us just the same.
Thanks again to Virginia and the FOUND Theatre for setting all this up. Really tasty desserts, good acts, and a fantastic crowd; what's not to like?
In a grand meeting of nearly all the Spitz, Lars, James, Tim, Ify, Blaire, Tyler, Tony, and Erik assail your senses at the D-House in this maniacal podcast. Such topics include: sex robots, swastikas, life-saving enemas, and inferior puddings. We also discuss our show happening TONIGHT (that's right TONIGHT), so if you are in the Long Beach area this fine Sunday evening get on over to the Found Theatre and help us help Haiti.
By now everyone has undoubtedly heard about the earthquake that hit Haiti and the devastation now facing the country.
Cherry Spitz will be performing at a benefit show this Sunday night in Long Beach. The Found Theater is hosting a night of musicians, actors, comedians, and other performers to benefit the international humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders. Details about the show can be found here.
The show starts at 7pm and there is no charge to get in. The Found is simply asking that you donate whatever you can, as 100 percent of the money raised at the door and through concessions will be going to Doctors Without Borders and the Haitian aid efforts.
This is gonna be a great night of performances and all for a really good cause. Hope to see you all there. And don't worry, we'll be back to doing fart jokes next week. We promise.
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