UCB Franklin
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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It’s a Wonderful Sketch (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEvery time an audience laughs, a comedian gets external validation! An evening of sketches all centered around the greatest 2-hour-and-10-minute box office flop about a suicidal banker that barely mentions Christmas ever turned into a holiday tradition! Curl up around the UCB fireplace and celebrate the holidays with an "It's a Wonderful Life" themed sketch show! Featuring: Tirosh Schneider, Marcelle Pallais Debayle, Jeung Bok Holmquist, Dani Schindler, Ben Cumings, Alice Brenner, Maureen Monahan, Greg Smith, Arik Cohen, Jared Lomeli, Alex Song-Xia Starts/streams 7PM PT/10PM ET
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One Big Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Starts 5:30PM PT Free
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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Wreck the Halls (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Holidays are a time full of jubilant memories, beautiful traditions, and cherished loved ones - but what if those memories, traditions, and loved ones were actually super fucked up?! You're about to find out! Come share your most beautiful holiday stories with our stacked lineup of improvisers and we'll recreate them, then WRECK 'em. It's gonna get wild! Cast: Ezra Parter, Elena Martinez, Oscar Montoya, Ronnie Adrian, Amanda Bonar, Jeff Whitaker and Ahsohn Williams Starts 10PM PT
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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One Big Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Starts 5:30PM PT Free
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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Improvised Lord of the Rings (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA horde of UCB performers will join forces to improvise and remaster The Lord of the Rings. It will be confusing, delightful, innovative but definitely unpredictable. Cast: Christopher Renfro, DarylJim Diaz, Austin Williams, Leonard Smith Jr., Michael Christian, Shakira Paye, Quinn Boyes, Dickie Copeland, Gregory Adam Wallace, Jake Regal, Zach Olsen, Yaki Margulies, Ashley Parchment, Jahred King, Ahsohn Williams, Rob Scerbo, Alexis Rhiannon, Tao Yang, Mark David Christenson, Jacquis Neal, Sean Williams, Koschka Bahr, Yazmin Monet Watkins, Hannah Garces, Anna Bezahler, Claudio Saavedra, Pallavi Gunalan Starts/streams 7PM PT/10PM ET
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Search History & Spanish Aquí Presents (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSearch History is a UCB LA staple featuring an all-star cast. They perform improv based off of audience members' search history! Cast: Nicole Byer, Jocelyn DeBoer, Fran Gillespie, Marcy Jarreau, Brandon Scott Jones, Betsy Sodaro, Madeline Walter Spanish Aquí Presents debuted the first & only all-Latinx comedy variety show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) in Los Angeles in 2018, and have been selling out shows ever since! Cast: Raiza Licea, Oscar Montoya, Carlos Santos, Tony Rodríguez Starts 8:30PM PT
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Dramatique! (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLes Mis, Miss Saigon, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera! All musicals with almost no dialogue, high drama, and one of them has Jesus in it. You've seen improvised musicals where the music stops and the improvisers get to take a breath and just talk, but now it’s time to make them work for it. For one whole show, once the music starts it won’t stop. And once the drama begins, it won’t end. High stakes, betrayal, lost […]
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Musical Improv Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 5:30PM PT For musical improv only Anyone can play Hosted by: Tara Copeland, Philip Labes, Greg Smith, Ashley Ward and Andrew Young
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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Is This Thing On? (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesYou've seen them as powerhouse improvisers, character comedians, writers, directors, and actors, but can they be themselves while holding a microphone? Don't miss this absolutely stacked night of stand-up comedy from some of your favorite funny people who don't usually do stand-up comedy. Featuring: Lisa Gilroy, Phil Augusta Jackson, Rachel Marsh, Patrick McDonald, Paul Scheer, Johnno Wilson Starts 7PM PT
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One Big Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Starts 5:30PM PT Free
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans. So get a ticket or get a life! Cast: Lisa Gilroy, Rekha Shankar, Colin McGurk, Jake Jabbour, Rachel Van Nes, Allyn Pintal, Mikey Stephens, Wayland McQueen Rita Repulsa: Much like our namesake, Rita Repulsa is pure wicked bitch chaos. This is not a normal improv show, it’s WORSE! This is a queer calamity of fast-paced nonsense, off-the-rails character “choices”, and aggressive stupidity. Come […]
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Queen George & JV (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesQUEEN GEORGE: Former darlings of Harold Night, Queen George perform a fast-paced improv show based on just a one-word suggestion from the audience. Queen George members acting/writing credits include, Grand Crew, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep, Modern Family, Good Trouble, Shameless, Perfect Harmony, and many more! Cast: Carl Tart, Hillary Matthews, Gregory Wallace, Payam Banifaz, Dhruv Singh, Julia Meltzer, Ed Roe, Greg Gallant JV improvises scenes inspired from true stories of your favorite throwback pics. Everyone loves throwback pictures, especially JV. That's why they're inviting […]
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Sentimental Lady & Hebecky Drysbell (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSentimental Lady: Deconstructed is bringing you a night of fun, hilarious and even sentimental improv comedy as they deconstruct their own show, right in front of your eyes! And it'll be funny! We promise, we've been performing together for over a decade. With performers from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Reno 911!, Parks & Rec, Modern Family, Just Roll With It, Key & Peele, Big Little Lies, Brockmire, Children's Hospital, Conan, Comedy Bang Bang and more! Cast: Suzi Barrett, Johnny Meeks, Hillary Anne Matthews, Alex […]
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BriTANicK: Cash Grab Live (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEmmy-nominated sketch duo BriTANicK (Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher) have written for Saturday Night Live, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and other shows that nobody saw. They were named Variety's Top 10 Comics To Watch, have amassed over 100 million views online and performed sold-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre, Just for Laughs and all over the US. Join them as they bring their online weekly talk show off the internet and onto a real-life stage. Each show features new exciting guests*! (*friends they pressured to […]
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John Milhiser’s Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTracksuit (UCB Maude ‘23-’24, SF Sketchfest) is back on the UCB stage with a holiday spectacular, retelling Charles Dickens’ iconic A Christmas Carol starring SNL’s John Milhiser. Meet the ghosts of Scrooge’s past through hilarious, never-seen-before sketches. Special guests, seasonal songs, and a laugh-out-loud parody… you’ve never seen a Christmas classic quite like this. Featuring: Nabeel Muscatwalla (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Woody Fu (Nora from Queens, The Other Two), Artoun Nazareth (Ghostbusters), Mimi von Schack (Make Some Noise) Written by Emily Murnane (Late Night with Lily Singh, Sundance Film Festival), Lilah Taber (Frasier, Rockstar […]
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Cagematch (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLong, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best, most competitive improv teams in LA battle it out until only one stands. Queen Titi and her REFEREES (Hosts Artoun Nazareth, Matt Visconage, Teruko Nakajima) want YOU the audience to choose who will be the winner as we put two of the best improv teams against each other in a never seen before, never seen again CAGEMATCH!! SUBMIT FOR FUTURE SHOWS HERE! […]
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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One Big Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Starts 5:30PM PT Free
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Missy and Merry’s Holiday Jamboree (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin your hosts, Missy and Merry Christmas (Devon Drew and Sarafina Ludlow), for the best holiday party of the year! Featuring music, standup, characters, and sketches from LA’s best, and maybe even a pop-in from Santa Claus! The audience is part of the party, so wear a festive sweater, bring your sweet tooth, and get ready to join in the merriment! Featuring: Greg Santos, Haley Stiel, Avery Girion, Ava Bunn, Julianne Lang, Tirosh Schneider, Matthew Newman, Zack Colonna Starts 10:30PM PT
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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A Hallmark Christmas Movie (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMoon Goon presents an entire interactive movie, live on stage with 4D effects (yes, you read that correctly). Come fall in love with a tall man with beautiful eyes! Kiss under the mistletoe while Santa watches! ABOUT MOON GOON Moon Goon, frequently referred to as the prize hogs of sketch comedy, is an LA-based comedy collective of actors and writers performing together since 2019. Formed as a house sketch team at UCB Theater Los Angeles, Moon Goon has since taken […]
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The Smokes & The Big Team (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTHE BIG TEAM (formerly known as White Women) is an improv team of all black men based in Los Angeles. Formed after meeting at the UCB Black History Month Show in 2013, this team has been featured at theaters all over Los Angeles and the country, having headlined festivals in Portland, DC, Austin, NYC, and more. Collectively they have written and produced videos for Comedy Central, College Humor and Funny or Die, and individually they’ve written and acted in a lot […]
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Magic to Do: Musical Improv (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMagic to Do is a fully improvised musical show. We take a suggestion from the audience and turn it into Musical Magic! Cast: Tara Copeland, Chris Grace, Ashley Ward, Ross Bryant, John Hartman, With Aaron Wilson on keys Starts 7PM PT
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The (2nd) 77th Annual UCB Holiday Pageant (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWell well well, folks! Time to get those sleigh bells jingling and ring ting tingling, because the interim City Council Members (Luke Moran, Skyler Madsen and Jeremy Schmidt) are attempting to finally put on last year's Holiday pageant, this year! The pageant was cut short due to arsonist Liam Grench (whose name sounds suspiciously like "Grinch") burning up half the town. But now that he's locked away for good, we get to do the whole thing! Fire be damned! People being able […]
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Leroy & PONY (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLeroy will set the stage for a romantic first date (music, drinks, vibes). An audience member will volunteer to be on a first date with not one, not two, but all nine members of Leroy. They’ll get to know each other and use that intimate information to inspire the improv. Everyone gets lucky after FIRST DATES WITH LEROY! Cast: Aman Adumer, Mary Anthony, Kimia Behpoornia, Josh Brekhus, Dayna LoBosco, James Mannion, Edgar Momplaisir, Laci Mosley, Mia Schauffler PONY returns to the UCB stage […]
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Searching for Celebrities with Tucci (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWe’ll admit it, we’re obsessed with fame. We love famous people. We want to be famous people. The next best thing? Making the most famous people we know hang out with us. In this improv show, we’re having some drinks and searching for friendship with the most important people in the world: people that get stopped and asked for a photo. Tucci and a celeb guest will share a drink, bond over shared Hollywood tales and spill on what it’s […]
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Sophie Santos…is Codependent! (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAfter going through a breakup, Sophie Santos faces the one person they've never faced before, themself. Written and Performed by Sophie Santos Directed by Heath Cullens Music by Sophie Santos and James Harvey Starts 7PM PT
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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One Big Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Starts 5:30PM PT Free
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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Chris Renfro Tells Exactly One Story (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt's a show where we let sketch teams and solo performers try some shit out! Some will be good, some will be bad but it will all be weird and new and that's what makes it fun! It's experimental sketch at it's finest! Come on, you know you need a spanking. --- This Monday, we have: Chris Renfro Tells Exactly One Story A chaotic, overly-sound designed, tech-filled sex adventure story about my relationship with hook-up culture and the insane lengths I've […]
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PLANES, TRAINS, and ?: A Musical and Improvisational Parody (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPlanes, Trains, and ? is a musical and improvisational parody of the John Hughes classic holiday travel nightmare film adapted for the stage with a cast of three. One actor plays the Steve Martin role, one actor plays the John Candy role, and one actor plays everyone else. Featuring: Ithamar Enriquez (Wandavision, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Miracle Workers, The Second City) as Neal Page, Frank Caeti (MADtv, Jimmy Kimmel Live, UCB, The Second City) as Del Griffith, and Jaime Moyer (Bob’s Burgers, Night Court, Modern Family, The […]
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ASSSSCAT (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world! Starts 8:30PM PT
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One Big Jam @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Starts 5:30PM PT Free
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