In the penultimate episode of Buddies In Space, the Buddies are joined by their final, and most adorable, special guest, Mike’s 4-year-old son Simon!
A dramatic reading of Simon’s “Gaygay the Baybay” ensues, followed by a retrospective of the last 6 years of Buddies In Space, including their evolution and lessons learned. Which, according to S’mike, was absolutely nuthin’…
Also: Wacky gin! Toronto boozin’! And comedy!!!!!
In this episode, the Buddies suffer through an ultra-boozey Aperol/Whiskey/Averna Sicialano/Sake concoction along with special guest and super-cool musician Robert Peters, Mike’s former co-worker!
Robert regales the trio with thrilling stories of life in the world of jazz, playing improvisational piano, auditioning in LA and so much more! Also: Thrilling Herby Hancock stories! Scoring video game soundtracks! And tons of the laughter…
The Buddies load up on some Ready Player One-themed “Scurvy-Bustin’ Citrus Mules” and, as Guest Fest continues, welcome Mike’s old college buddy and improv comedy compatriot Dan Saper, “The Man With An Indiscernible Accent!”
Topics joked about range from the Ready Player One movie vs the book, geek parenting and the college pranks of yesteryear. And the Buddies even keep the episode clean so that Dan’s kids can listen!
Also, Dan reveals a shocking secret that he’s kept from Mike for almost 20 years.
Wow.
One More Thing: Do you have questions about sleep? Send ’em to us! We’ll be joined by a sleep expert in a few weeks, and are collecting questions for her to answer!
The Buddies go non-alcoholic as they welcome special guest and budding voice actress Andrea Rizzo, an old friend of S’mike’s and a part of his mysterious, illusive past!
Catchphrases are coined, copy is read and shocking things are revealed about S’mike*
Hear Dre’s voice reels at www.arizzovoice.com!
*Being completely boring technically counts as shocking nowadays. We’re just saying.
The Buddies (well, S’mike, specifically) birth an outstanding new drink, the “Dead Rodent.” “Dr. Strange” gets further critiqued, and then the Buddies go down a deep, deep hole about Mike Birbiglia’s outstanding film “Don’t Think Twice.”
Long story short, a comedy about an improv troupe fucked Mike up but good!
Also: Dissecting the New York City improv scene! Chinese powdered Jesus! Comedic comedy!
Battling a ghost in the machine, the Buddies are joined by special guest and fellow board game geek Joshua Lippincott. Drinks are shared, pizza is ordered, and then things get really, really deep. This, THIS, is the danger of having Josh Lippincott on your podcast!
Also: The moral correctness of dick pics in the modern age! Diagnostic troubleshooting in everyday life! Millennials!
Annnnd humor…
In 2009, S Michael Smith was cast in the art house/horror film “The Beast Pageant.”
In 2016, in celebration of Halloween and their 50th episode, Buddies In Space made fun of The Beast Pageant.
While drunk.
That’s right, folks, it’s our super-special interactive 50th podcast episode!!! We basically did a RiffTrax of S’Mike’s movie, and you get to follow along while watching it. The movie is free to stream on Vimeo here.
Navigate to the movie and press “play” when prompted in the podcast to have the interactive experience of watching the movie with us in real time as we mock it/provide tons of production commentary.
Enjoy, and here’s to 50 more episodes!
In this episode, the Buddies drink Chartreuse two different ways while S’mike relays the wonders of the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Also: Dueling OJ Simpson documentaries! Virtual Reality headsets! And absolutely no mention of Donald Trump for once!
The Buddies try a new twist on an old drinking favorite and discuss the usual suspects: Trump, gay Hugo Award nomination politics and the Thousand Islands.
How typical!
Also: Golden water wheels! Deadly wine Slushies! Profanity!
The Buddies wind their way through the current political landscape aided by the insight of good ‘ol Rusty Nails.
Also, a correction to S’Mike’s Cube is mansplained.
It doesn’t take long, however, before they break the emergency glass and bust out their “back-up podcast theme” discussion prop, the 80’s best seller The Book of Questions.
While they meant to make fun of it, their answers end up being honest. Uncomfortably honest…
Also: Killing burglars! New Yorker Magazine articles! Humor!
