BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom has an extended conversation with DAMIAN ABRAHAM of Canadian punk rockers F*CKED UP! (Originally aired September 8th, 2015). New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISOD…

Tom and Julie create the first toll free vanity number in the history of comedy podcasting - the Double THREATLINE - featuring advice from Tom and Julie, messages for your cat and dog, the sex party virtual experience, and so much more! Plus Tom and Julie listen to classic 900 numbers from the 80s and 90s for inspiration! Double Threat starts the r…

We've compiled the best interviews that Tom has done over the last few years! Featuring BILL HADER! MARC MARON! ALVVAYS! NARDWUAR! NICK THORBURN! OPEN MIKE EAGLE! NATHAN FIELDER & BENNY SAFDIE! KESHA! BOB ODENKIRK! MATT BERRY! KELLY REICHERDT! HEIDI N CLOSET! JAIDA ESSENCE HALL! ORANGE CASSIDY! WILLOW NIGHTINGALE! SARAH SHERMAN & SARAH SILVERMAN! A…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a strange call from KARL, BROTHER OF CARL, SON OF CARL AND KHARL! (Originally Broadcast on WFMU on September 19th, 2009) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISO…

Tom talks to DANIEL RALSTON about his new podcast "The True Story of the Fake Zombies"! Hip hop supergroup PREVIOUS INDUSTRIES (Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, STILL RIFT) perform in the Best Show Theater and come talk to Tom about Chicago, basketball and more! SCOTT ROGOWSKY checks in with Tom and talks about his upcoming live show! Callers talk with…

Lauren Ash (Superstore, Not Dead Yet) joins Tom and Julia for the first episode of Outgrown! Lauren discusses her childhood obsession with New Kids on the Block. On OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever an…

Tom and Julie act out The Big Lugosi and watch clips of Roger Stone dancing and the mummy scene in Scavenger Hunt. Plus the comic strip HEATHCLIFF apparently came up with Summer Mummies before Tom and Julie did??? They reckon with the truth, Heathcliff vs Garfield, and much more. Also real life Space Jam, Lugosi guys vs Karloff guys, the sad end of…

This week, we're sharing a free preview of our Patreon show "S&W Q&A"! In this episode, Tom and Jon answer your questions about Strange Brew, Wurster's call-in scripts, best and worst genres of music and movies, biggest concert disappointment, Hot Rockin' Ronnie, Kelly Reichardt's Ode, and more! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISOD…

Tom gets roasted by AI versions of Bill Burr and Ricky Gervais! CHRIS COHEN performs live in the Best Show theater to promote his new album PAINT A ROOM! Tom gets a call from BOYD GREATHOUSE IN FURNACEBRIDGE! Also, Tom takes calls for OPEN PHONE TUESDAY! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.c…

Please enjoy this unlocked Patreon Livestream where Tom and Julie pit flowers vs flowers in a brutal deathmatch tournament to determine the Ultimate Flower! Plus lots more!! Patreon is the best way to support Double Threat! Your support keeps the show going and we appreciate it more than we can say. Plus you get weekly bonus episodes, access to mon…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from MARC MARON! (Originally broadcast on WFMU on December 4, 2012) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/…

Enjoy this special free episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, OUTGROWN! Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow On OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever and eventually outgrew. Episode …

Tom and Julie watch clips of Nick Adams promoting his new book on a duckboat, Linda Rae feuding with Joan Collins, Baz Luhrmann explaining his marriage in a TikTok street interview, and more. Plus Tom and Julie practice their pitch for an M. Night Shyamalan-directed Chubby Checker biopic called The Twist! They reveal what went on behind-the-scenes …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from DARVAN IN UPPER SOUTH NEWBRIDGE! (Originally aired on January 25th, 2023) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.p…

SARAH SQUIRM makes amends with Tom for her recent Best Show Zoom debacle by appearing live in studio with her friend LUKE TAYLOR! Tom talks with director JOSH MARGOLIN about his new film THELMA! SHEER MAG rock the Best Show/Forever Dog theater with a scorching live set! JULIA VICKERMAN comes to talk with Tom about their new show OUTGROWN, only on t…

Tom and Julie watch clips of comedians at the Vatican, Dusty Rhodes on acid, Armie Hammer on a podcast, and more! Julie recounts her big week at the Sondheim auction and the new production of Cats. Tom plans how to rob the audience at the new production of Cats. Plus updates on Brett’s Watchalong of The Net and plans for the upcoming Patreon livest…

Tom selects the TOP 25 WINNERS WHO ARE LOSERS (Elon Musk, Jerry Seinfeld, etc) and the TOP 25 LOSERS WHO ARE WINNERS (Rodney Dangerfield, John Starks, etc)! NICK THORBURN stops by the studio to nominate some Winners and Losers for the topic and talk with Tom about the new Islands album WHAT OCCURS! Also a killer set of live music from TORRES! SUPPO…

We just uploaded a 36 minute bonus episode to Patreon all about The Baldwins - the new TLC reality show that follows Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their 7 kids. Enjoy this free preview and then sign up for the Patreon for the full bonus episode! https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod Audio at the $5/month tier! Audio AND Video at the $10/month tier…

Rudy Giuliani's got his own coffee! 80s kids react to The Young Ones! How to make the best limoncello! Tom and Julie bask in the warm glow of listener clips PLUS they dictate an email for Brett to send to The Today Show regarding a great idea for an Al Roker hosted karaoke show called Rokaroke. Also dinner theater etiquette, karaoke etiquette, Anth…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from JON KALE! Why is his name spelled like that? Tune in to find out! (Originally aired November 29th, 2022) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES …

Tonight! Tom talks with STEVE AND JEFF MCDONALD of the one and only REDD KROSS about their childhoods, career, and new album! A conversation for the ages! Also, a very, very late SARAH SQUIRM (SNL's Sarah Sherman) zooms in to talk to a very, VERY miffed Tom about her comedy tour, Tom's special surprise for her that she ruined by being late, and mor…

Tom and Julie rank the greatest dad movies of all time! Featuring submarines, cowboys, dead baseball players, and more! Plus Brett identifies 20+ characteristics of a dad movie. Also Three Stooges, the Goofy marionette puppet in the Donna Summer documentary, Father Guido Bonaduce, Terry Gilliam directs The Joey Buttafuoco story, the Death Star, Dr.…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from PLOPTRON 2024! (Originally Aired January 11th, 2023) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestSho…

Comedian DAN LICATA joins the show and talks to Tom about his new special FOR THE BOYS, a comedy special filmed in front of an audience of 15-year old boys, as well as Jackass, his school days, Sebastian Maniscalco, movies and more! MDOU MOCTAR performs a blistering set of live music in the Forever Dog Theater! Author JOHN LINGAN talks to Tom about…

Tom and Julie welcome the “crazy old lady of comedy” JULIA SCOTTI to the show to talk about her career in standup, winning the “funniest person in New Jersey” award, and the new documentary about her life JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY. Plus Tom and Julie talk about the dead worm in RFK Jr’s brain and Brett finally tells his Lawnmower Man story. Also…