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The First Podcast (Podcast)
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The First Podcast is a weekly surrealist comedy talk show podcast hosted by Lars Housholder and Amir Ramirez (and, previously, also Joseph Rosenblum and Alexis Keatinge).The first episode was released on July 27, 2018. Initial episodes, most of which have since been removed, focused on the personal interactions between the hosts. Beginning with what was originally the ninth episode, the show gradually shifted focus toward guest interviews, a format that would eventually come to dominate the show.Alexis departed the show in late 2018, with Joe also departing in September 2020, being replaced by Amir (known on YouTube as doplex). | |
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Abandoned Catchphrase | |
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Abandoned Catchphrase: "Boom, roasted," for Joe. Behind the scenes, this was apparently due to Lars noting that it was a bit of a comedic crutch. Joe decided to retire it. | |
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Amazingly Embarrassing Parents | |
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Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Lars has described his parents as "tragically unhip" and considers his mother almost too wholesome for life. | |
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Dramatic Reading | |
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Dramatic Reading: Many early episodes included dramatic readings of My Immortal. | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: Cranked up to eleven on an episode where Alexis amusingly hears a story from Lars and Joe about the former pouring honey all over the latter's face. The incident in question really was Exactly What It Says on the Tin, but it still plays out as this trope in spades. | |
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Cool Old Guy | |
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Cool Old Guy: Vijay Lakshman, the creator of The Elder Scrolls and a guest on the show at one point. Lars and Joe considered him to be one, and frequently brought him up on subsequent episodes as being a humble and personable guy. | |
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Genre Shift | |
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Genre Shift: From romantic comedy to talk show. | |
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All There in the Manual | |
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All There in the Manual: The podcast contains a ton of additional gags in the official Fandom for the show. | |
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Anti-Humor | |
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Anti-Humor: Utilized in a very complex, meta manner by both hosts to varying degrees. | |
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Torment by Annoyance | |
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Torment by Annoyance: Joe often asked guests about their luggage preferences, annoying Lars as he considered the subject material incredibly dry. | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: "And I'm Nick Bertke. I'm not actually here right now. This is just a gag that I've pre-recorded." Also, the first guest episode with Nick himself that preceded this gag. The hosts have noted the humorously disproportionate fame of their first guest, in comparison to their status as an extremely small podcast. | |
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Green-Eyed Monster | |
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Green-Eyed Monster: Alexis accused Lars of this at one point when he feigned disinterest in her latest bad date story. | |
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Heterosexual Life-Partners | |
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Heterosexual Life-Partners: Lars and Joe, during the latter's tenure. | |
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Angrish | |
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Angrish: Was a common mood for Joe. | |
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Heh Heh, You Said "X" | |
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Heh Heh, You Said "X": Once in a while if a guest, for some reason, says the number 69, Lars and (formerly) Joe make an exaggeratingly juvenile observation about that being "the sex number". | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: Done so often that there really isn't much of a fourth wall left. | |
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Black Comedy | |
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Black Comedy: The show is absolutely no stranger to this style of humor, at one point having a long discussion with a guest about amusing ways to die when they are of old age. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: If something seems oddly specifically inserted into an episode, there is generally a reason for it later on, sometimes in a subsequent episode. | |
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Aborted Arc | |
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Aborted Arc: Where to begin? Alexis as a co-host was aborted after about two dozen recordings. Joe "attempted" to bring on a possible co-host named Jasmine in an early episode, with her gratuitously bombing the "unplanned" interview during the episode. The hosts stopped doing dramatic readings of My Immortal at an unspecified point when the profane results became less and less marketable. The original plan was to compile them all into a YouTube video, which has thus also been abandoned. Joe was supposed to get a "character arc" during Early-Installment Weirdness, but this was abandoned when the show shifted toward a talk show format. About a dozen or so episode plans, mostly bonus material, will never see the light of day now that Joe has exited the show. | |
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Long-Runner Cast Turnover | |
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Long-Runner Cast Turnover: Joe's departure and replacement with Amir came after two whole years of production and almost 150 episodes. | |
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Only Sane Man | |
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Only Sane Man: On episodes with the unpredictable Joe and the aloof Ohan, Lars often found himself in the middle, desperately trying to hold things together. | |
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Ascended Fanboy | |
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Ascended Fanboy: TJ ("Tiege"), listener of and friend of the show, eventually became the show's agent. | |
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Funny Background Event | |
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Funny Background Event: A favorite editing trick of Lars, when he is able to layer certain audio gags in the background that the audience may catch. Since it's an audio podcast, he doesn't get the opportunity as often as he would like, but he runs with it whenever possible. | |
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Spiritual Successor | |
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Spiritual Successor: A cursory viewing of Lars's YouTube channel shows that this show is, actually, this trope to it. While the former is a channel and the latter is a podcast, the comedy and editing style are nearly identical. | |
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Non-Indicative Name | |
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Non-Indicative Name: The show title. An early deleted episode was called "Climbing Skyscrapers with Joe Biden". Biden is not on the episode. On an episode with DJ Chuck None, they discussed a hypothetical podcast called "The Obamacast", which would humorously not feature Barack Obama. | |
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Lampshade Hanging | |
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Lampshade Hanging: First a gag is done legitimately. Then a gag is lampshaded. Then a gag is abandoned. Then a gag is resurrected in a bizarre postmodern form. Wash, rinse, repeat. | |
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Awesome, but Impractical | |
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Awesome, but Impractical: Many early segments, recurring audio gags, and general traditions on the show were highly enjoyable in terms of the final product, but required a high level of difficulty behind the scenes. This unfortunately led to a lot of aborted arcs. | |
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Older Than They Look | |
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Older Than They Look: Lars is in his thirties. | |
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Initiation Ceremony | |
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Initiation Ceremony: The original first two episodes of the podcast were auditions for the co-hosts to be a member of the show. Amir's first episode, number 148, was also technically an audition for him. | |
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Shipper on Deck | |
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Shipper on Deck: Joe, for Lars and Alexis. Lars, for Ohan and Kirsten Collins. Chris, for Lars and Laura Bailey. | |
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Arch-Enemy | |
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Arch-Enemy: Joe: Donald Trump Lars: Nostalgia Critic Amir: Lactose | |
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Cluster F-Bomb | |
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Cluster F-Bomb: An early staple of Joe's repertoire, usually downplayed in his later episodes. | |
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OnceAnEpisode | |
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Once an Episode: An early staple of the show was that, during almost every guest interview, the hosts would posit at least one hypothetical question. | |
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Character Development | |
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Character Development: The persona that Joe adopted on-air evolved drastically over time. | |
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Instant Turn-Off | |
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Instant Turn-Off: Lars and Alexis go from 60 to 0 when it comes to any potential suitor, if they learn that the latter is a Trump supporter. | |
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Noodle Incident | |
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Noodle Incident: That time Lars went over to Alexis's place late one night. | |
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Manipulative Bastard | |
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Manipulative Bastard: Lars and Joe, for somewhat different reasons. Later episodes of the show had Lars start cranking this up to eleven. | |
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Stylistic Suck | |
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Stylistic Suck: Infrequent but humorously used, especially on episodes without a guest. | |
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Left It In | |
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Left It In: Done frequently, starting on the original very first episode with a loud throat-clearing that Lars said he would edit out. | |
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Sound-Effect Bleep | |
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Sound-Effect Bleep: Used extensively in earlier episodes to censor harsh cursing such as "fuck", but also to censor information a host or guest deemed unacceptable for inclusion in the episode. In later episodes, the former was dropped, though the latter is occasionally used. | |
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Dropped a Bridge on Him | |
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Dropped a Bridge on Him: A self-dropping by Joe in September 2020 with a sudden announcement that he was leaving in two weeks, shocking the fans (especially on the Discord server). | |
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| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_43a045de | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_47fea76b | type |
Butt-Monkey | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_47fea76b | comment |
Butt-Monkey: Joe during his tenure (though he did not favor this in his final months), occasionally Ohan, and very rarely, Lars. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_47fea76b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_47fea76b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_47fea76b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48081842 | type |
The Stinger | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48081842 | comment |
The Stinger: Several episodes do contain extra material after the outro music. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48081842 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48081842 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48081842 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_485d09ab | type |
Creator In-Joke | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_485d09ab | comment |
Creator In-Joke: While technically full of this, anyone can be in on the joke by listening to the live recordings on Discord; a lot of "throw it in" gags will be very obvious to the listener when they hear the finished product. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_485d09ab | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_485d09ab | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_485d09ab | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48f0ca7f | type |
PostModernism | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48f0ca7f | comment |
Postmodernism: Especially on episodes without guests, "What is a show?" is something of a running theme. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48f0ca7f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48f0ca7f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_48f0ca7f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_49fb5ccb | type |
Combat Pragmatist | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_49fb5ccb | comment |
Combat Pragmatist: Lars, though more in the sense of debates and competitions and such. Subverted by Chris. Lars once harshly criticized Chris for apparently playing Call of Duty as a primarily melee-based fighter, likening this practice to the opposite of the Trope Namer. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_49fb5ccb | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_49fb5ccb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_49fb5ccb | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_4f4372e9 | type |
Early-Installment Weirdness | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_4f4372e9 | comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: The early episodes of the show had a lot of this. In part because of these examples, Joe and Lars chose to take down several of them. There were almost no guest interviews. An additional co-host, Alexis, was prolific. The episodes centered mainly around the lives of the (then three) hosts. Mild profanity was allowed, but more volatile language was censored. Joe was in a long-term relationship with someone, which suddenly became very outdated after an abrupt end to the engagement. Episodes featured frequent dramatic readings of My Immortal. The hosts essentially abandoned this, as it made for exceptionally NSFW episodes. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_4f4372e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_4f4372e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_4f4372e9 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_57be3cd5 | type |
Anchored Ship | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_57be3cd5 | comment |
Anchored Ship: Lars and Alexis, since her departure as a regular host. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_57be3cd5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_57be3cd5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_57be3cd5 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5941d75 | type |
Beta Couple | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5941d75 | comment |
Beta Couple: Subverted with Joe and his former partner. For almost a year, they functioned in the background of the show lore as this, with Lars (and, when present, Alexis) left to explore the foibles of being single. Many episodes discussed the lengthy history Joe had with said partner, including future plans of marriage and moving out of state together. One could hardly see the cracks show, though for eagle-eyed listeners, they were very subtly present. About halfway through the show, however, Joe returned to "ready to mingle" status. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5941d75 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5941d75 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5941d75 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5efd1de2 | type |
Bug Buzz | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5efd1de2 | comment |
Bug Buzz: The trope is discussed on an episode with Chelsea Sanders of the Stupid Sequels Podcast, in which the movie Shark Exorcist fails to noise-gate any of this out, much to their annoyance. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5efd1de2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5efd1de2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5efd1de2 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5fcedca | type |
Big Eater | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5fcedca | comment |
Big Eater: Ohan. Joe once told a tale of a time the two of them went out to eat, in which Ohan got two large burritos with a nonchalance that suggested this was completely normal for him. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5fcedca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5fcedca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_5fcedca | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6056f853 | type |
Homoerotic Subtext | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6056f853 | comment |
Homoerotic Subtext: On Alexis's last guest host appearance, the "honey story" could be easily interpreted this way between Lars and Joe. Ironically, the story refers to an innocuous moment involving actual honey. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6056f853 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6056f853 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6056f853 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_62907b90 | type |
Bottle Episode | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_62907b90 | comment |
Bottle Episode: Later guestless episodes. This is in contrast to the process of procuring, recording with, and releasing the episode for promotion (which is quite involved and can take up to several months). Episodes where Lars and Amir (and formerly Joe) just sit down to blast out a quick and easily editable episode are way easier for the crew. That being said, the hosts try to stray from this format as much as possible, as the episodes with guests are what make the show actually interesting for newcomers. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_62907b90 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_62907b90 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_62907b90 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6627695f | type |
Author Appeal | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6627695f | comment |
Author Appeal: Certain guests were brought on specifically because Lars (and, during his tenure, Joe) likes them as a content creator. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6627695f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6627695f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6627695f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b05b601 | type |
Jerkass Has a Point | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b05b601 | comment |
Jerkass Has a Point: Invoked for comedic value, moreso during the beginning. If a guest seemed taken aback by a withering barb that Lars or Joe lobbed at one another, said other would be quick to point out if the jab they just made was, at the end of the day, true. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b05b601 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b05b601 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b05b601 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b0f4552 | type |
Jewish Complaining | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b0f4552 | comment |
Jewish Complaining: An early staple of Joe's repertoire. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b0f4552 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b0f4552 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b0f4552 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b8c8d72 | type |
Our Slogan Is Terrible | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b8c8d72 | comment |
Our Slogan Is Terrible: "The First Podcast. One of many podcasts." Voice acted by Marieve Herington, of all people. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b8c8d72 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b8c8d72 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6b8c8d72 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bda9a30 | type |
Meaningful Name | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bda9a30 | comment |
Meaningful Name: The title of the show is, in itself, a gag. As the podcast began in 2018, it obviously isn't "the first podcast", as in the first one ever created. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bda9a30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bda9a30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bda9a30 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bea999c | type |
Radio Voice | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bea999c | comment |
Radio Voice: Voicemail clips that the hosts listen to on-air are sometimes intentionally processed in this way for consistency. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bea999c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bea999c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6bea999c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6dc7d2c | type |
Fake Loud | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6dc7d2c | comment |
Fake Loud: Mercifully enforced in the editing room with a fairly strict adherence to a hard-limited -3.0dB volume level. Even if someone is screaming bloody murder into their microphone, it won't usually destroy one's speakers. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6dc7d2c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6dc7d2c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6dc7d2c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6e8b95dc | type |
The Teaser | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6e8b95dc | comment |
The Teaser: Every single episode begins with a cold open. Sometimes this includes statements that are humorous of their own accord, while other times they contain gags that pay off later in the episode. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6e8b95dc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6e8b95dc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_6e8b95dc | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_701243b8 | type |
Comical Overreacting | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_701243b8 | comment |
Comical Overreacting: Whenever someone asked Joe about the last time he cried. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_701243b8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_701243b8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_701243b8 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7464705c | type |
Arc Words | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7464705c | comment |
Arc Words: Many episode titles are this. After the first few episodes, Lars began a habit of attempting to pull out a phrase or one-liner that accurately presented the motif of the episode, rather than one that directly described its contents. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7464705c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7464705c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7464705c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_74b5724e | type |
We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_74b5724e | comment |
We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties: Often invoked and exaggerated in the editing room. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_74b5724e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_74b5724e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_74b5724e | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_754df088 | type |
Put on a Bus | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_754df088 | comment |
Put on a Bus: About two months in, Alexis suddenly disappeared from her regular hosting duties. The show later mentioned that this was due to real-life scheduling complications, and that she was welcome back on whenever her time allowed. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_754df088 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_754df088 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_754df088 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_75d6bf40 | type |
Belligerent Sexual Tension | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_75d6bf40 | comment |
Belligerent Sexual Tension: Nearly the entire focus of the show in very early episodes between Lars and Alexis. Seemingly abandoned when Alexis was Put on a Bus, but resurrected in a later episode in which she returned as a guest host. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_75d6bf40 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_75d6bf40 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_75d6bf40 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7808eb5f | type |
Gag Series | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7808eb5f | comment |
Gag Series: Pretty much. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7808eb5f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7808eb5f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7808eb5f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7a2d9301 | type |
Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7a2d9301 | comment |
Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: There are a lot, like a lot a lot, of pop culture references that Lars makes on episodes which, while he isn't expecting them to per se, most people won't catch or understand. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7a2d9301 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7a2d9301 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7a2d9301 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7abba202 | type |
The Faceless | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7abba202 | comment |
The Faceless: Lars. While every other co-host and guest host is something of a frequent picture-taker, the former just isn't fond of taking photographs of himself, citing that he feels he is not photogenic. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7abba202 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7abba202 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7abba202 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7d18b45b | type |
Sound Defect | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7d18b45b | comment |
Sound Defect: The show is recorded on Discord. Not every guest has the most reliable internet connection. Thus, once in a while a guest will unfortunately drop out of the call in a humorous-sounding manner, which will be laughed about by the hosts. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7d18b45b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7d18b45b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7d18b45b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7f64efd5 | type |
Enforced Plug | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7f64efd5 | comment |
Enforced Plug: At least once an episode now that the show is sponsored. Done as humorously as possible in the hopes that the listener will tolerate it. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7f64efd5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7f64efd5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7f64efd5 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7febc23b | type |
Establishing Character Moment | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7febc23b | comment |
Establishing Character Moment: Lars on the very first proper moment, and very first joke, of the series (after The Stinger and the intro music). He asked Joe, "As a Jewish person, what do you think..." For some time, Joe was expecting him to continue with a clarification, but he really was just asking him what he thought. As in, in general. This served as a strong showing of the kind of absurd and goofy humor style of the show, with frequent subversions of expectations. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7febc23b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7febc23b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_7febc23b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8409a385 | type |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8409a385 | comment |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Zig-zagged. The show is (intentionally falsely) presented as "the first podcast ever made", which obviously is not true. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8409a385 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8409a385 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8409a385 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_84fe1d10 | type |
Annoying Background Event | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_84fe1d10 | comment |
Annoying Background Event: On many early episodes, one of the hosts would begin typing furiously, which disrupts the audio of the episode (usually to the chagrin of Lars). Joe would occasionally trigger this trope in early episodes by eating potato chips while recording. Whenever a plane or car drives by the recording studios, the hosts will rudely chastise them for it (even though they obviously can't hear that). | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_84fe1d10 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_84fe1d10 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_84fe1d10 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_863fa679 | type |
What Happened to the Mouse? | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_863fa679 | comment |
What Happened to the Mouse?: Many early plotlines are this, but perhaps most prominent concerns the regular Dramatic Reading instances of My Immortal. The hosts have noted that they still enjoy doing these readings, but they are simply not commercially friendly. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_863fa679 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_863fa679 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_863fa679 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8797239c | type |
Bait-and-Switch | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8797239c | comment |
Bait-and-Switch: Too many examples to even list. Can be considered one of the pillars of the show. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8797239c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8797239c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8797239c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_87d7e9fa | type |
Surreal Humor | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_87d7e9fa | comment |
Surreal Humor: Pervades almost every second of every episode. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_87d7e9fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_87d7e9fa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_87d7e9fa | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_884e513b | type |
Medium Awareness | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_884e513b | comment |
Medium Awareness: All the hosts possess this in spades. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_884e513b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_884e513b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_884e513b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8b68d9a7 | type |
Stalker with a Crush | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8b68d9a7 | comment |
Stalker with a Crush: A non-sexual example in Lars, toward the track "Beach" from the video game Plok. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8b68d9a7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8b68d9a7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8b68d9a7 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8c78872 | type |
Writer's Block | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8c78872 | comment |
Writer's Block: One of the secondary motivations for switching to a talk show format; Lars and Joe were simply having trouble coming up with new ideas for episodes by themselves. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8c78872 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8c78872 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8cf6aa | type |
Literal Metaphor | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8cf6aa | comment |
Literal Metaphor: Lars's middle name (Danger). He actually changed it to this; such a process is rather easy to do in California, believe it or not. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8cf6aa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8cf6aa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8cf6aa | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8e20979 | type |
Wham Episode | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8e20979 | comment |
Wham Episode: Occasionally, the show will take a hard turn into serious terrority, featuring guests like a former State Senator involved in a lawsuit alleging that he was ousted for dirty reasons. | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8e20979 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8eb3d48f | type |
Revisiting the Roots | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8eb3d48f | comment |
Revisiting the Roots: A later episode with the return of Alexis is a stylistic throwback to the early episode format. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_8eb3d48f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_92fa14 | type |
Our Lawyers Advised This Trope | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_92fa14 | comment |
Our Lawyers Advised This Trope: Lars, Joe and even Alexis would occasionally invoke this trope by very specifically explaining how they are washing their hands of something that was said by a co-host. | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_92fa14 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_973d220f | type |
Never My Fault | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_973d220f | comment |
Never My Fault: Guest Luke, from the aptly named YouTube channel unusual videos, explained that his channel name comes from him being an example of this trope. | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_973d220f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_973d220f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_98ff7254 | type |
Long-Haired Pretty Boy | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_98ff7254 | comment |
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Lars's "Jesus era", referenced on the show but occurring before the show, during a time when he grew his hair out to shoulder length and lost a lot of weight. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_98ff7254 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_99514b8b | type |
Rimshot | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_99514b8b | comment |
Rimshot: Inserted for comedic purposes here and there. | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_99514b8b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9c8701b5 | type |
A Day in the Limelight | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9c8701b5 | comment |
A Day in the Limelight: A deleted episode featuring Shirley Raines is an episode in which the hosts decided to simply let the guest tell her story with almost no interjection. As such, the episode became a vessel for a story about a woman helping the homeless, with literally zero gags and only one moment of humor. Lars and Joe considered the format experimental and unusual, albeit in a good way. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9c8701b5 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d12bbc1 | type |
Foreshadowing | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: On the original very first episode of the show, Joe mentioned that one of his dream guests would be Josh Newman, a former California State Senator who he felt was set up for a recall. At least half a year later, this is exactly who they interviewed. An April Fool's Day joke episode was released in 2020 stating that Joe was "leaving the show over creative differences", unintentionally foreshadowing this actually happening later in the year. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d12bbc1 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d724fde | type |
Fan Boy | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d724fde | comment |
Fan Boy: Lars and Joe, to Death Note. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d724fde | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d724fde | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9d724fde | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dab0a6e | type |
Continuity Nod | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dab0a6e | comment |
Continuity Nod: Invoked whenever possible, to reward long-term listeners. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dab0a6e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dab0a6e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dab0a6e | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dcc010d | type |
Signature Sound Effect | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dcc010d | comment |
Signature Sound Effect: Though initially added as a stock sound effect, the specific sound[1] used for the "rewind gag" is something of a signature sound effect for the show, due to consistent and insistent usage of it each time. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_9dcc010d | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a188ac4b | type |
Overly Long Gag | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a188ac4b | comment |
Overly-Long Gag: In one episode with Ohan, Lars stretched out a moment of the former saying "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." for forty-eight seconds. The end result sounds like some sort of decaying flight vehicle and is truly bizarre, even for this podcast. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a188ac4b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a188ac4b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a188ac4b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a2492aff | type |
Dogged Nice Guy | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a2492aff | comment |
Dogged Nice Guy: Joe. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a2492aff | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a2492aff | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a2492aff | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a3451f14 | type |
Double Acts and Groups | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a3451f14 | comment |
Double Acts and Groups: Lars and Joe, during the latter's tenure. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a3451f14 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a3451f14 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a3451f14 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a4c37cbe | type |
Mood Whiplash | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a4c37cbe | comment |
Mood Whiplash: Listening to the show as it comes out does not generally produce this trope. However, if the listener chooses to instead binge-consume the podcast, there are occasionally severe differences in tone and mood from episode to episode. In one example, the show takes a hard turn from a serious political conspiracy discussion to a goofy interview of a small D&D YouTuber the next episode. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a4c37cbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a4c37cbe | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a60e3252 | type |
Rule of Funny | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a60e3252 | comment |
Rule of Funny: Invoked and even cranked up to eleven when appropriate. Later episodes of the show have Lars completely abandoning any sense of consistency, reasoning, or common sense if doing so will lead to something funny, such as including Billie Eilish in a list of "celebrities with one name". | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a60e3252 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a60e3252 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a65288e2 | type |
Ascended Extra | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a65288e2 | comment |
Ascended Extra: Ohan, and to a relatively similar extent, Richard. Both were guests who Lars and Joe enjoyed as "friends of the show", and frequently appeared on subsequent episodes as guests hosts. Amir was originally a listener of the show who was invited on as a guest twice, and then became a host. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a65288e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a65288e2 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a681bfc6 | type |
Amicable Exes | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a681bfc6 | comment |
Amicable Exes: Though it's ambiguous if they were ever actually together, Lars and Alexis seem to be fine around each other as of the latter's latest guest host appearance. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a681bfc6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a681bfc6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a681bfc6 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6cda066 | type |
Rule of Three | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6cda066 | comment |
Rule of Three: Broken by Joe, frequently, with the "awkward fourth" joke on a row. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6cda066 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6cda066 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6cda066 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6ff7243 | type |
Hates Being Touched | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6ff7243 | comment |
Hates Being Touched: Lars, though with very specific context. He enjoys physical contact with women he dates or sleeps with, but definitely isn't big on touch overall. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6ff7243 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6ff7243 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a6ff7243 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a94eaaa4 | type |
Odd Friendship | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a94eaaa4 | comment |
Odd Friendship: Played with. Lars and Joe, during the latter's tenure, could have been seen as this by a newcomer to the podcast, as they had wildly contrasting personalities. However, the clashing personalities were purposefully cranked up to eleven for the sake of comedy. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a94eaaa4 | featureApplicability |
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| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_a94eaaa4 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_aebae11c | type |
Viewers Are Morons | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_aebae11c | comment |
Viewers Are Morons: Invoked, but only for comedy. For example, Lars will occasionally over-explain a joke that required zero explanation. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_aebae11c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_aebae11c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b2280b66 | type |
Retcon | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b2280b66 | comment |
Retcon: While the earlier episodes of the show are not explicitly abandoned in terms of memes and lore, the format of these episodes is essentially disregarded by the hosts. In a sense, the show has been "retconned" as a talk show instead of a romantic comedy. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b2280b66 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b2280b66 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b4a6ae4c | type |
Everyone Has Standards | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b4a6ae4c | comment |
Everyone Has Standards: The reason why Lars no longer made jokes about girls being "too old for Joe". While he dismissed criticism that it was an offensive joke to make, as it was clearly tongue-in-cheek, he agreed to curtail usage of it because it could lead to statements being taken out of context (and used against Joe, Lars, or the show in general). | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b4a6ae4c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b4a6ae4c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b4a6ae4c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b707726f | type |
Hypocritical Humor | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b707726f | comment |
Hypocritical Humor: While not the majority of jokes, a strong minority of jokes on the show are intentionally hypocritical. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b707726f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b707726f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b707726f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b7e0c5ff | type |
Love Triangle | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b7e0c5ff | comment |
Love Triangle: Jokingly invoked during an early episode, where joke "host" Randy is stated to get in the middle of Lars and Alexis. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b7e0c5ff | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b7e0c5ff | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b7e0c5ff | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b999f0a4 | type |
Overused Running Gag | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b999f0a4 | comment |
Overused Running Gag: The duck question: "For two billion dollars, would you spend the next 4300 years as a series of ducks?" The hosts ran this question into the ground. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b999f0a4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_b999f0a4 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc00493f | type |
Precision F-Strike | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc00493f | comment |
Precision F-Strike: For a show that otherwise has no qualms with frequent vulgarity, Lars has noted slight discomfort with using more volatile language like "fuck" on air due to the wholesome fact that his mother often listens to the show. When Lars uses the F-word, it's for a poignant reason. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc00493f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc00493f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc00493f | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc74ef27 | type |
Berserk Button | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc74ef27 | comment |
Berserk Button: Joe had quite an extensive list of them, it would seem, but it was never quite clear what they actually are. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc74ef27 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc74ef27 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bc74ef27 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bda2a088 | type |
Did They or Didn't They? | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bda2a088 | comment |
Did They or Didn't They?: Lars and Alexis. It is left completely ambiguous. Not even Joe knew. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bda2a088 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bda2a088 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bda2a088 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bef696dd | type |
Mind Screw | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bef696dd | comment |
Mind Screw: Subtle or overt examples of this occur in literally every episode. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bef696dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bef696dd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_bef696dd | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c2393191 | type |
Show Within a Show | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c2393191 | comment |
Show Within a Show: Nebraska Coeds, a semi-fictional series within the First Podcast universe. Inspired by a real-life series called "Nebraska Coeds", Joe utilized the name in a surreal way by pretending that it was a legitimate film series resembling the arc structure of Star Wars. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c2393191 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c2393191 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c2393191 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c5249b29 | type |
Nice Guy | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c5249b29 | comment |
Nice Guy: Lars, outside of banter with Joe and the occasional light-hearted jab toward a guest, is a genuinely nice dude. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c5249b29 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c5249b29 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c5249b29 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c660bc15 | type |
Fan Disservice | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c660bc15 | comment |
Fan Disservice: On an episode where Alexis is extremely sick, Lars makes a point of not only not editing out her nose-blowing moments, but amplifying them to all hell. While most podcasts edit out throat clearing and coughing, this show often exaggerates them. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c660bc15 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c660bc15 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c660bc15 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c6b38794 | type |
Censored for Comedy | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c6b38794 | comment |
Censored for Comedy: Occasionally sprinkled in, especially in early episodes. Amir's first favorite gag when he came on the show was the episode with James Miller as a guest, when Lars completely unnecessarily censored the word "gamer" in post. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c6b38794 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c6b38794 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c6b38794 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c919de1d | type |
"London, England" Syndrome | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c919de1d | comment |
"London, England" Syndrome: Joe occasionally had problems with this. One infamous example is him thinking Stockholm is located in Germany. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c919de1d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c919de1d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c919de1d | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c9597a03 | type |
Self-Deprecation | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c9597a03 | comment |
Self-Deprecation: Generally subverted by Lars, which is somewhat unexpected for the format of the show. He only employs this trope when he thinks it will make something unusually funny. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c9597a03 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c9597a03 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_c9597a03 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cbeb76de | type |
Wacky Sound Effect | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cbeb76de | comment |
Wacky Sound Effect: While not utilized every episode, this is a very frequent gag. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cbeb76de | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cbeb76de | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cbeb76de | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cca8c07b | type |
"Metaphor" Is My Middle Name | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cca8c07b | comment |
"Metaphor" Is My Middle Name: Subverted by Lars. His middle name is actually Danger. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cca8c07b | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cca8c07b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_cca8c07b | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d177a22c | type |
Dominatrix | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d177a22c | comment |
Dominatrix: One of the guests, though with completely subverted expectations. Instead of talking about the dominatrix life in any way, the entire episode is devoted to discussing political philosophy and her relationship with someone who later turned out to be major figure of the alt-right. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d177a22c | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d177a22c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d177a22c | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d1e7f24a | type |
Big "SHUT UP!" | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d1e7f24a | comment |
Big "SHUT UP!": A previous staple of Joe's early repertoire, which mostly disappeared. On one of his last appearances featuring John Swan as a guest, Lars made an Ironic Echo of this. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d1e7f24a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d1e7f24a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) | hasFeature |
The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d1e7f24a | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d397657d | type |
Hoist by His Own Petard | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d397657d | comment |
Hoist by His Own Petard: Common outcome for Joe when he would try to set up a gag/prank against Lars. | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d397657d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The First Podcast (Podcast) / int_d397657d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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The Chessmaster | |
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The Chessmaster: Lars in the editing room. There are long-form gags still in the works to this day that will eventually pay off. | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds: Played up for laughs on the show during Joe's tenure. Lars and Joe were much more agreeable toward each other in real life. | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Played for laughs on several episodes during Joe's tenure, where Lars would notice the current "state" of the show, often with Joe behaving in an extremely cringeworthy manner, and contemplate quitting it altogether. | |
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Sixth Ranger | |
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Sixth Ranger: Ohan, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Richard, during the early episodes. Both were recurring guest hosts. | |
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Hand Wave | |
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Hand Wave: The reason for Alexis's absence was given as "medical leave" due to a "sea witch" stealing her voice. | |
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Ship Tease | |
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Ship Tease: The entire story arc of Lars and Alexis in early episodes, as well as articles on the official Wikia of the podcast. | |
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Stock Scream | |
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Stock Scream: The Wilhelm Scream. This is a Justified Trope, as it is only ever utilized when said scream itself is actually referenced. | |
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Antiquated Linguistics | |
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Antiquated Linguistics: A mild example occured occasionally when Joe used a word that begins with the letters "wh", pronouncing them "hw" in a style that is now considered outdated. | |
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Ambiguously Gay | |
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Ambiguously Gay: Joe and Lars, for completely different reasons. The former seemed to get himself into an unusually number of situations where he had to remind the audience that he is straight. The latter has a good amount of metrosexual mannerisms about him, and is the one of the two that would be most likely Mistaken for Gay in real life. | |
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Manipulative Editing | |
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Manipulative Editing: Purposefully and overtly done for comedy. | |
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Beat | |
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Beat: An underrated element of comedy on the show, often accentuated on the editing room. | |
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Catchphrase | |
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Catchphrase: Joe often introduced himself with an exaggerated and particular "Oh, hello", as a reference to a Kroll Show sketch. Lars has an extremely distinct and nuanced "...Ah!" when listening to guest stories. It has a bit more mustard on it in terms of tonal excess, but not quite enough to sound dubious or condescending. "You heard it here first!" for any of the hosts, when a guest reveals previously private information. | |
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Writer on Board | |
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Writer on Board: Occasionally utilized in the editing room by Lars, almost always for comedic effect, even if it is a bit overly charitable to him. | |
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Flashback... Back... Back... | |
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Flashback... Back... Back...: Many early episodes have a "rewind gag" with the same stock sound effect, although they almost never actually flash back, instead inserting random unrelated audio from some other media. | |
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Crossover | |
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Crossover: A curious example in a one-off episode of The Stupid Sequels Podcast, upon which Lars and Joe were the guests. Lars actually edited this episode, and because of that, the end result more closely resembles an episode of The First Podcast than an episode of its own show. | |
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Jackhammered Conversation | |
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Jackhammered Conversation: Utilized occasionally to "censor" something. | |
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Non-Indicative First Episode | |
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Non-Indicative First Episode: Other than perhaps a vague similarity in sense of humor, the original first episode of the podcast would give the listener absolutely zero expectations of future genre, the format, or the hosts present. | |
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Aside Comment | |
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Aside Comment: Was utilized by Joe on rare occasions, but is semi-frequently utilized by Lars in the form of "editor's notes" to explain certain things in post-production. | |
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Insult Backfire | |
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Insult Backfire: Frequently when Joe would toss one at Lars. Explained on an episode with Ohan, in which Joe's persona as the "dorky guy" makes most insults he delivers tend to backfire. | |
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Running Gag | |
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Running Gag: There are oh so many. In early episodes, Joe would react with angry "Jewish rage" in response to something Lars has said, usually in the form of telling him to "shut up", followed by an over-the-top apology. Joe's sexual orientation, during his tenure, would be questioned for no particular reason. Lars would also attempt to surreptitiously convince the guests to ask Joe when was the last time he cried. The hosts will intentionally misunderstand a term in order to initiate a "rewind gag", in which the podcast is supposedly "rewound" to discover what was actually said. Instead, Lars inserts a random clip from some other media for the sake of absurdity. The hosts will often note that the guest should be answering all questions "as if their life depended on it". The hosts will forget to do an ad read for the sponsor, and have to insert one in post production. | |
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Now, Buy the Merchandise | |
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Now, Buy the Merchandise: Played straight on many episodes, though in a humorous way. | |
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Comically Missing the Point | |
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Comically Missing the Point: Deliberately invoked in almost every episode for comedy. | |
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Will They or Won't They? | |
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Will They or Won't They?: Played up extensively in early episodes between Lars and former co-host Alexis, with her second episode appearance practically planting the entire "rom com" seed. | |
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