My Brother, My Brother and Me
| My Brother, My Brother and Me | |
|---|---|
| File:My Brother, My Brother and Me logo.jpg | |
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy |
| Genre | Comedy, advice |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Once per week |
| Length | About an hour |
| Production | |
| No. of episodes | 302 |
| Publication | |
| Debut | April 12, 2010 |
| Provider | Maximum Fun |
| Website | My Brother, My Brother and Me |
My Brother, My Brother and Me (often abbreviated as MBMBaM) is a weekly comedy advice podcast distributed by the Maximum Fun network and hosted by brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy. Regular episodes of the podcast feature the brothers humorously providing answers to questions either submitted by listeners or found on the Yahoo! Answers service.
The show was independently produced and released by the McElroy brothers from April 2010 until it joined the Maximum Fun network of podcasts in January 2011.[1] In 2010, the show was consistently listed among the top 10 comedy podcasts on iTunes.[2] Writing for The A.V. Club, critics David Anthony and Colin Griffith both counted MBMBaM as one of their top 10 podcasts of 2012.[3]
Contents
Format
Each week the McElroy brothers alternate between answering questions that have been directly submitted by listeners and questions that listeners have found on Yahoo! Answers. The second type of question is usually referred to by the brothers as a "Yahoo." The questions will usually prompt the hosts into long humorous discussions.[2]
Advertisements from corporate sponsors and paid messages from listeners are read by the hosts on air during a segment called "The Money Zone."[4]
Episodes of the show are occasionally performed and recorded in front of live audiences at venues in cities such as Los Angeles, New York City and Huntington.[5] A special episode called "The Adventure Zone" was released on August 18, 2014, shortly after Justin and his wife had a baby. It featured the brothers playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons with their father, Clint.[6] The Adventure Zone was later spun off into its own podcast on the Maximum Fun network.[7]
"(It's a) Departure" by John Roderick & The Long Winters (from the album Putting the Days to Bed) has served as the primary theme song for My Brother, My Brother and Me since the show joined the Maximum Fun network on January 17, 2011.[4] Prior to this, the show's theme song was "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA, while "Play Your Part (Pt. 2)" by Girl Talk was used as a closing theme.[1]
Guests
The show occasionally features guests (referred to as "guestsperts") who help the McElroy brothers answer questions. Notable past guests include:
- Bill Corbett, television and theatre writer, producer and performer[8]
- Cameron Esposito, stand-up comedian and podcaster[9]
- Elizabeth Gilbert, author[10]
- John Hodgman, actor, author, and podcast host[11]
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, award-winning composer and rapper[12]
- John Roderick, musician and podcast host[13]
- Dan Savage, advice columnist, podcast host, and author[14]
Hosts
Justin, the oldest brother, lives in Huntington, West Virginia,[15] and works as the managing editor of Polygon, a video game website.[16] He also co-hosts the medical history podcast Sawbones with his wife, Dr. Sydnee McElroy.[17] Travis, the "middlest" brother, lives in Los Angeles, California,[18] and worked as a master carpenter for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.[19] He also co-hosts the doomsday prepping comedy podcast Bunker Buddies.[20] Griffin, the "sweet baby brother", lives in Austin, Texas, and is the deputy news editor for Polygon.[21]
All three were raised in Huntington by Clint and Leslie McElroy.[15] Together with their father, a radio personality himself,[22] the brothers produce a Dungeons & Dragons game show called The Adventure Zone.[23]
References
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- ↑ Maximum Fun#The Adventure Zone
