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Pick of the Day: Super Horses, Wild Ego 4/19

April 9, 2021

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Alright, OK, well, well, well… two of the best improv groups in comedy history are coming together for a very, very special, exclusive virtual performance presented by the wondrous Dynasty Typewriter.

The improvised comedy powers of Wild Horses (Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, and Erin Whitehead) and Superego (Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, Mark McConville, and Paul F. Tompkins) that truly do represent so much of the crème de la crème of improv comedy are becoming the portmanteau of Super Horses, Wild Ego for this special night on Mon. Apr. 19th at 5PM PT/8PM ET.

No matter what platform or wherever this would be happening, this is most certainly a comedy event not to be missed. Fortunately, you’ll be able to live-stream this from the comfort of wherever you’re comfortably (hopefully) not gathering. Best of all, tickets are only $5-$10. Best go get’em here.

Superego, One of The Funniest Podcasts Around, Will Return for 6 Episodes

July 6, 2018

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Superego, One of The Funniest Podcasts Around, Will Return for 6 Episodes

Together, Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter, Mark McConville, and Paul F. Tompkins form Superego, one of our all time favorite podcasts. It’s as ridiculous as it is brilliant and Superego one-up each other in how absurd they can be in absurdist situations, but doing so with precision.

Seriously, go binge listen to and enjoy past episodes here.

According to this announcement, there will be six new episodes, 4 done in studio and 2 done live, later this year thanks to Earwolf and Stitcher Premium.

Even though the date isn’t announced, it should be something to mark somewhere on your calendar because we think it’s that noteworthy.

Top 50 Raygun Models by Mark McConville

July 28, 2016

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Top 50 Raygun Models by Mark McConville

48. .33 Jumbo
21. FDR
9. BLaDE

Top 50 Professional Athlete Nicknames

July 21, 2016

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Top 50 Professional Athlete Nicknames

Another solid, very important list from Mark McConville.

48. America’s Bow and Arrow Lady
40. First National Hank
23. The First Openly Gay Basketball Player
13. The Mild Liability

Top 50 Fake Acting Resume Credits by Mark McConville

July 14, 2016

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Top 50 Fake Acting Resume Credits by Mark McConville

28. Silverado Sam, Goldrush- The two-man one-man show, Valium-induced Fever Dream
33. Lobo, Jefferson High School Scared Straight Experience
21. Wild Tapdancer 4, The Totally Stationary Show, No Movement Allowed Theater

If you have to read only one Internet list, make it one from Mark McConville.

Steve Agee Has Already Written a Sequel to “Steve Agee’s Weekend Dracula”

January 26, 2016

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Keep in mind that this is all based off a joke on how Steve Agee said goodbye at a party once.

There has been no production of the script for Steve Agee’s Weekend Dracula, which tells the tale of how Steve Agee is a Dracula on the weekends and the weekends only. Yet, Steve Agee has already penned Steve Agee’s Weekend Dracula II.

Again, this all stems from a joke between Steve, Paul F. Tompkins, and Mark McConville and might very well turn into an entire series or feature length script of brilliantly silly comedy if Steve keeps it up.

Read Steve Agee’s Weekend Dracula II here.

Based Off of How Steve Agee Said Goodbye at a Party, He Ended Up Writing “Steve Agee’s Weekend Dracula”

January 7, 2016

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Though it has yet to be fleshed out into full feature length script, we’d absolutely be into reading the whole thing.

As if the idea of comedian Steve Agee being a Dracula on the weekend wasn’t ridiculous and amazing enough on its own, Agee left a party with an overly formal sounding goodbye which left some friends, notably Ben Acker and Ben Blacker of Thrilling Adventure Hour fame, and Mark McConville from Superego to suggest that Steve write a Steve Agee’s Weekend Dracula.

Read it here.

Given the positive response already, we wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a short film, sketch, web video, etc. soon that brings these words to life.

Please Read Mark McConville’s Top 50 Lists

August 28, 2015

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These are the sort of lists that the Internet should be getting into.

Mark McConville, whom we’d hope you’d know from Superego, has been compiling really niche lists that are some of the funniest lists we’ve come across on the web.

When you get a chance, check out:

Top 50 Nastiest Black Diamond Ski Runs in the World
Top 50 Retired Price Is Right Games
Top 50 Canadian Ghost Towns
Top 50 Vape Flavors in America for 2015

Also, you should be following Mark McConville on his Tumblr for more of these nuggets.

Superego’s Matt Gourley and Mark McConville Do Live Game Commentary For Pistol Shrimps Basketball as “Pistol Shrimps Radio” Podcast

July 7, 2015

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Before you even start forming the question, you do not have to know sports to get into this. In fact, you don’t even have to be in attendance of the game that Matt and Mark are commentating on to enjoy it.

You’ve already probably heard about the LA based women’s basketball rec league that has gotten a lot of press from having The Pistol Shrimps (as well as the league’s dance squad, The LA City Municipal Dance Squad) that are filled with great comedy folks like Stephanie Allynne, Aubrey Plaza, and more.

Well, they now have a podcast of live in-game commentary, Pistol Shrimps Radio, done by two of the funniest people on podcasts/”venerable sports acknowledgers” Matt Gourley and Mark McConville who we’d hope you would know from the hysterical podcast Superego.

Here’s a whole episode on Soundcloud of what both sports fan and non-sports fan can enjoy so long as they both love absurdist comedic stylings.

They’re already ten episodes in, so listen, catch up, subscribe, etc.

Superego Has a Winner For Their Editing-One-Nearly-40 Minute-Sketch Contest

June 12, 2015

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Earlier this year, one of the funniest podcasts around, Superego, revealed the existence of a sketch about scissor repairman that they had recorded that went nearly 40 minutes known as Stetch Maldonay.

They weren’t sure what to do with it due to its unwieldy length. So, they opted to have a contest to see if any of the Superego faithful would be able to make it into something that’s fit for their high quality brand of short form audio absurdity.

Well, months after the contest was announced, they’ve found a winner in a submission from one Blake Fawley, which you can hear here.

We’ve heard it and it definitely meets Superego standards. They’ve also found some runner-up winners as well that you can listen to here.

If there’s any takeaway here, you should just be listening to any and all of Superego.

Superego’s Fremont City Council Meets/Strikes Again

October 13, 2014

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Certainly, there are plenty of oddities that take place during a city council hearing that has the floor open to any and all residents of that particular city. However, none are as great as the Fremont City Council meeting as done by Superego.

Kick off Monday correctly and watch an animated version (animation by Dan Hartshorn) of the Fremontians reconvening for pretty much anything besides actual town business.

So, Superego Season 4 Is Here

September 1, 2014

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It’s been over a whole year since the end of Superego’s 3rd season and today, the wait for the next season of one of the funniest podcasts on the Internet is finally over. Matt Gourley, Mark McConville, Jeremy Carter, and now, Paul F. Tompkins bring you another wave of downright, absurd fun.

Listen to the first episode here or here or both, so long as you go listen.

Superego Tries to Record a Few Commercials with “Country Star” Shunt McGuppin

August 29, 2014

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Country music here in the U.S. has always done things it’s way. If Toby Keith names his bar Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, it might be reasonable to assume a country star reading copy for commercials, might likely put his own country spin on it.

Perhaps that’s just Superego’s own country star Shunt McGuppin that does that. Either way, ads could do better with a little bit of twang, Shunt McGuppin style.

Watch McGuppin and Superego attempt to get a through a few pages of ads hopefully without any censoring.

Superego Now Has Its Own YouTube Channel Now With a Whole Bunch of Videos To Watch Obsessively

August 10, 2014

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While we all wait as patiently as we can for the new season of one of the funniest podcasts around known only as Superego, they have given us all something to tide us over until September when that new season actually premieres.

As of this week, they have their very own YouTube channel where they’ve made more animated versions of their sketches as well as some live action ones that are just as crazy and damn funny.

We highly recommend binge watching and subscribing so you can see more from a priest that you shouldn’t be confessing to, “old timey” comedy duos, a meeting between Don DiMello, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and H.R. Giger, and “great” California cooking tips.