List of The Champs episodes

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The Champs was a comedy podcast hosted by Neal Brennan, Moshe Kasher, and DJ Douggpound (Doug Lussenhop of the Tim and Eric Show). Guests on the podcast were almost exclusively black. [1] It was part of the All Things Comedy podcast network. [2]

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Episodes

2011

Release dateGuest/TitleSources
August 6, 2011 Jerrod Carmichael [3]
August 10, 2011 Ian Edwards
August 18, 2011NBA Star Blake Griffin
August 27, 2011NBA Star Blake Griffin (part 2) and Comedian Leslie Jones
September 6, 2011 Craig Robinson
September 19, 2011 Donnell "Ashy Larry" Rawlings
September 30, 2011 Tony Rock
October 11, 2011 Robert Townsend
October 21, 2011 David Alan Grier
November 10, 2011 Erik Griffin ( Workaholics ) [4]
November 16, 2011Adult Film's Lexington Steele
November 24, 2011Champsgiving: Hugh Moore [5]
December 1, 2011 Wayne Brady
December 9, 2011 Eric André
December 19, 2011Byron Bowers [6]

2012

Release dateGuest/TitleSources
January 11, 2012The Robot [7]
January 19, 2012 Bobby Lee
January 26, 2012Owen Smith [8]
February 1, 2012Conan's Deon Cole
February 9, 2012 JB Smoove
February 15, 2012 Alonzo Bodden (Last Comic Standing)
February 24, 2012Adult Film's Sasha Grey and Musician Flying Lotus
March 2, 2012 Sasha Grey and Flying Lotus (Part 2)
March 7, 2012"Cutty" from The Wire - Chad Coleman
March 15, 2012 Questlove
March 22, 2012 Key (from Key & Peele )
March 29, 2012 Hannibal Buress
April 9, 2012 Jose Canseco
April 17, 2012 Faizon Love ("Big Worm" from Friday )
April 25, 2012 Baron Vaughn
May 3, 2012 Suli McCullough
May 16, 2012 Pras from The Fugees
May 25, 2012Felipe Esparza (Last Comic Standing Winner) [9]
June 6, 2012 Trevor Noah
June 15, 2012 Roy Wood, Jr.
June 25, 2012 Charlie Murphy
July 4, 2012 Retta (From NBC's Parks & Rec )
July 10, 2012 John Legend
July 18, 2012 Ron Funches
July 26, 2012 Blake Griffin Returns
August 6, 2012Lil Rel [10]
August 20, 2012Maronzio Vance [11]
August 28, 2012 Nicole Richie
September 5, 2012 Aziz Ansari
September 12, 2012 Larry Wilmore
September 19, 2012 Rusty Cundieff ( Chappelle's Show Director)
October 8, 2012NBA Legend John Salley
October 18, 2012 Anthony Anderson
October 24, 2012 Russell Peters
November 5, 2012 Riff Raff and Chelsea Peretti
November 20, 2012 Shawn and Marlon Wayans
November 30, 2012Dwayne Perkins [12]
December 6, 2012CNN and ESPN's LZ Granderson
December 17, 2012 David Alan Grier Returns

2013

Release dateGuest/TitleSources
January 8, 2013 Mario Joyner
January 15, 2013Bashir and Diallo [13]
January 29, 2013 Kumail Nanjiani
February 6, 2013 Too $hort
February 21, 2013 Jasper Redd
March 5, 2013 Aisha Tyler
March 15, 2013 Ali LeRoi (co-creator of Everybody Hates Chris )
March 20, 2013 Chris Rock
April 17, 2013 Reggie Watts
April 26, 2013 Godfrey
May 6, 2013 Michael Che
May 21, 2013 Lucas Brothers
June 6, 2013 Allen Hughes (Director of Menace II Society and American Pimp )
June 13, 2013 Jay Chandrasekhar
July 3, 2013 Superhead
July 11, 2013NBA All-Star Baron Davis
July 24, 2013Kevin Avery [14]
August 5, 2013Jermaine Fowler [15]
August 19, 2013 Jordan Peele ( Key & Peele )
September 3, 2013 busdriver
September 12, 2013 Aries Spears
October 18, 2013Pootie Tang - Lance Crouther
November 1, 2013 Roy Wood Returns
November 13, 2013 Corey Holcomb
November 21, 2013 Dean Edwards
November 30, 2013Felipe Esparza Returns
December 13, 2013 Finesse Mitchell
December 31, 2013"Q", Founder of World Star Hip Hop

2014

Release dateGuest/TitleSources
January 10, 2014 MC Serch
January 22, 2014 Big Daddy Kane
January 29, 2014 Maseo from De La Soul
February 5, 2014 Arsenio
February 12, 2014 Action Bronson
February 20, 2014 Charlamagne Tha God
February 27, 2014 Wyatt Cenac
March 13, 2014 Hot 97 DJ Cipha Sounds
March 21, 2014 Daily Show writer Travon Free
March 28, 2014 Hannibal Buress
April 8, 2014 Russell Simmons
April 17, 2014 Freddie Gibbs
April 30, 2014 Cristela Alonzo
May 26, 2014 SNL's Jay Pharoah
June 4, 2014 George Wallace
June 19, 2014 Jean Grae
June 28, 2014 Pharaohe Monch
July 9, 2014 Keith Robinson
July 22, 2014Marina Franklin
August 21, 2014Seaton Smith (From Fox's Mulaney ) [16]
September 22, 2014Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes
October 8, 2014 Affion Crockett
October 20, 2014 Danny Brown
November 4, 2014 Damon Wayans, Jr.
November 24, 2014 King Bach
December 4, 2014 Baratunde Thurston

2015-16

Release dateGuest/TitleSources
January 7, 2015 Tiffany Haddish
January 20, 2015 Hari Kondabolu
February 4, 2015 Black Thought (The Roots)
February 20, 2015 Ms. Pat
March 12, 2015 Jerrod Carmichael
July 27, 2015 Wanda Sykes
August 18, 2015New Faces 2015: Selections from the Montreal JFL Festival
August 30, 2015 Nicole Byer
September 30, 2015 Jamar Neighbors
February 28, 2016 Questlove (Champs Farewell)

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