Make Some Noise (TV series)

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Make Some Noise
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Genre
Created by Sam Reich
Written by
Directed bySam Geer
Presented bySam Reich
Theme music composerRadio Night
Opening theme"Follow Every Move"
ComposerTJ Dumser
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes36
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyKevin Stiller
EditorEve Hinz
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDropout
Original release
Network Dropout
ReleaseJune 13, 2022 (2022-06-13) 
present

Make Some Noise is an American improvisational comedy television show hosted by Sam Reich and released fortnightly on SVOD service Dropout. [1] [2]

Contents

Brennan Lee Mulligan, Zac Oyama, and Josh Ruben are nicknamed the "Noise Boys" and all serve as executive producers in addition to each appearing in the first and last episode of every season, with the other episodes often featuring one of them and a rotation of Dropout regulars and special guests, including Wayne Brady and Pete Holmes.

The show is a spin-off of the Dropout game show Game Changer , which featured four episodes with the "Noise Boys" format from 2019 to 2021, the first simply titled Make Some Noise. [3] [4] As a separate show Make Some Noise premiered on June 13, 2022 with a 10-episode season; the second season, with 15 episodes, aired in June 2023, and a third season consisting of 20 episodes began airing in June 2024. [5]

Format

In each episode, three comedians compete as players, improvising scenes based on prompts from Reich. The players are then awarded "points", though the amounts given are jokes and no numbers are actually tracked. The game is split into three rounds: in the first round, the players each respond to individual prompts; in the second round, the players fulfill the prompts in groups of two; in the third and final round, all three players improvise each scene together. A minigame takes place between each round, with the players competing in a specific challenge, such as imitating a specific sound using a prop or coming up with a name for something presented on screen. At the end of each episode, Reich declares a winner, awarding them a "golden ear" trophy.

Some episodes feature alternate formats, such as all prompts being based around impressions. One of these formats is the musically themed "Karaoke Night", which was introduced in the second season, based on the Game Changer episode of the same name. In "Karaoke Night" episodes, players choose a song title and musical artist from a large binder and must improvise a song in the style of the artist provided, accompanied by keyboardist Aaron Wilson. The rounds work the same way as the main game: the first round being solos, the second round being duets, and all three players singing together in the final round.

The final episode of each season is a "Cut for Time" special, consisting of scenes and prompts that were omitted from previous episodes for reasons such as quality, good taste, or episode length.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 11June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)October 31, 2022 (2022-10-31)
2 16June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)January 15, 2024 (2024-01-15)
3 20June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24)TBA

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleContestantsOriginal air date
11"HBO's A Game of Rock Paper Scissors" Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee Mulligan June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)
22"Shakespeare's 'Dude, Where's My Car?'"Ross Bryant, Jacquis Neal, Anna Garcia June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)
33"A Monster Truck Voiceover for a Peaceful Sunday"Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki, Kimia Behpoornia July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)
44"The Cut 'Plunger's Song' from Beauty and the Beast"Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jess McKenna, Andy BustillosJuly 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
55"Jennifer Coolidge the Air Traffic Controller" Lisa Gilroy, Mary Elizabeth Kelly, Frank Garcia-HejlAugust 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
An impressions themed episode.
66"The Hostage Negotiator Knows the Hostage Taker from Way Back"Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki, Vic Michaelis August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22)
77"A Villain and Their Real Estate Agent Tour Volcano Lairs" SungWon Cho, Caitlin Reilly, Brian David Gilbert September 5, 2022 (2022-09-05)
88"Brennan's Wario, Wennan Wee Wulligan"Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ruha Taslimi, Oscar MontoyaSeptember 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)
99"Things Jimmy Stewart Would Give to Mary in Addition to the Moon"Allie Jennings, Izzy Roland, Erin DellorsoOctober 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)
1010"The Long Awaited Meeting Between Times New Roman and Comic Sans"Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee MulliganOctober 17, 2022 (2022-10-17)
1111"Cut For Time"N/AOctober 31, 2022 (2022-10-31)
A collection of prompts from the entire season that were cut from the episodes for time.

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleContestantsOriginal air date
121"100,000 Batmans" Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee Mulligan June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)
Dropout regular Grant O'Brien appears in a mini game where the contestants have to try to get him to make a sex joke.
132"Two Two-Kids-in-a-Trenchcoat on a Date" Jess McKenna, Geoff Ross, Jeremy CulhaneJune 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)
143"Shakespeare's 'Two Gentlemen of Coronavirus'"Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ross Bryant, Matt ApodacaJuly 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)
154"Thinking Every Restaurant Has a Secret Menu"Nick Mandernach, Vic Michaelis, JiavaniJuly 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)
165"A Track Announcer Who's Clearly Attracted to One of the Horses"Josh Ruben, Anna Garcia, Izzy RolandJuly 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)
176"'Not Really My Thing' by Harry Styles"Rashawn Nadine Scott, Ross Bryant, Wayne Brady [6] August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14)
The first episode to use the Karaoke Night format.
187"Adam and Eve Broach an Open Relationship"Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki, Vic MichaelisAugust 28, 2023 (2023-08-28)
198"The Speech MLK Really Wanted to Give Instead of 'I Have a Dream'"Jacquis Neal, Matt Apodaca, Carl Tart September 11, 2023 (2023-09-11)
209"The Wicked Switch of the West"Izzy Roland, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii September 25, 2023 (2023-09-25)
2110"Both Sides of a Dolphin Argument"Kurt Maloney, Jacob Wysocki, Lauren Pritchard October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)
2211"What is Robin Williams Even Talking About?"Josh Ruben, Katia Kvinge, Cameron LogsdonOctober 23, 2023 (2023-10-23)
An impressions themed episode.
2312"How Not to Survive a Bear Encounter" Kimia Behpoornia, Jacob Wysocki, Lou Wilson November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06)
2413"A Love Is Blind Contestant Is Secretly a Horse"Zac Oyama, Lisa Gilroy, Jacquis NealNovember 20, 2023 (2023-11-20)
2514"'Yes And' by Ed Sheeren and Kelly Clarkson"Jess McKenna, Zeke Nicholson, Zach ReinoDecember 4, 2023 (2023-12-04)
A Karaoke Night episode.
2615"Two Grizzled Fishermen Compare Scar Stories"Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee MulliganDecember 18, 2023 (2023-12-18)
2716"Cut For Time"N/AJanuary 15, 2024 (2024-01-15)
A collection of prompts from the entire season that were cut from the episodes for time.

Season 3 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleContestantsOriginal air date
281"A Cutscene in a Video Game That's Glitching Out" Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee Mulligan June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24)
292"An Open-Heart Surgeon With the Attitude of a Cool Hairdresser"Jiavani, Vic Michaelis, Talia TabinJuly 8, 2024 (2024-07-08)
303"Uber but on Horseback"Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jacob Wysocki, Lou Wilson July 22, 2024 (2024-07-22)
314"Willy Wonka's Lawyer's Opening Statement"Ross Bryant, Paul F. Tompkins, Chris Grace August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)
325"A Celebrity's Unflattering Wax Figure Reveal"Josh Ruben, Caitlin Reilly, Pete Holmes August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19)
336"Sober You Discusses Last Night's Receipts With Drunk You"Nick Mandernach, Lauren Pritchard, Sarah ClaspellSeptember 2, 2024 (2024-09-02)
347"A Bear Who Just Hibernated Through Like 250 Commitments"Ify Nwadiwe, Carl Tart, Zeke NicholsonSeptember 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)
358"A Horny Chain Text Message For Arbor Day"Ross Bryant, Jess McKenna, Geoff RossSeptember 30, 2024 (2024-09-30)
369"A Kid Who's Definitely the Reason Their Parents Got Divorced"Jeremy Culhane, Kimia Behpoornia, Kurt MaloneyOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)
Jacob Wysocki appears in the final minigame to judge the players' impressions of him, and then participates with the other comedians for the prompts in round three.
3710"A Couple Calls For the Check But Doesn’t Know the Hand Motion"Josh Ruben, Anna Garcia, Hannah PilkesOctober 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)

Reception

Describing the show's popularity in late 2023, Dropout CEO and show host Sam Reich said, "Make Some Noise has brought more folks into Dropout than just about any other show on the platform." [3]

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