Talkin' Funny

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Talkin' Funny
GenreCall-in comedy show
Created bySteve Gadlin
Paul Luikart
Presented bySteve Gadlin
Paul Luikart
StarringSteve Gadlin
Paul Luikart
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes126
Production
Camera setupMounted
Running timeApprox. 25 min
Production companyBlewt! Productions
Release
Original network CAN21
Original releaseOctober 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) 
June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)

Talkin' Funny is a live call-in television show hosted by international comedians Sasha and The Noob. Talkin' Funny had its original run on Chicago Public-access television cable TV channel CAN21. The TV show first aired on October 4, 2005 and ran for 6 seasons, airing its final episode on CAN21 on June 29, 2009. It aired on Monday nights [1] at 7:30 p.m. in the Chicago area.

Contents

In 2020, amid stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hosts relaunched the call-in show as Talkin' Funny 2020 on their YouTube channel. The first episode of Talkin' Funny 2020 streamed live on April 14, 2020 with special guest Jordan Klepper. All three participants appeared remotely by video chat.

Sasha and The Noob previously appeared in the live game show Don't Spit the Water at the Playground Theater.


In season 2, episode 13, callers began flushing the toilet on the phone. This became a monumental moment in the history of Talkin' Funny.

Format

The show begins with the character of The Noob blowing his slide whistle. Sasha then takes calls from viewers. Viewers ask questions, make comments, scream, curse, tell jokes, play simple games (such as their trademark "Hide the Peanut") or may interact with paper characters put in front of a desk-mounted camera by Sasha. A guest, usually someone in the Chicago comedy community, then comes on. Viewers sometimes ask questions, but often ignore the guest entirely. Calls then continue until the show's 25 minutes are up, with an often hasty slide whistle ending.

Characters

Sasha

The Noob

Army

Ned Littletoes

The Laugh Cougar

Mr. Sloat

Steve

Paul

Diabolical Dina

Professor Hopchump

Prank Calling

The show is set up in such a fashion that it almost invites viewers to 'prank call' the show. One aspect of the appeal of the show is the haphazard and candid way Sasha and The Noob try to cover up explicit and graphic language spoken by the callers to the duo, usually a hasty cut-off of the caller in the middle of his or her cursing rant, or, if the language is suggestive but not explicit, the hosts' deliberate skewing of the meaning of the language (i.e. pootietang).

One frequent gag is the 'flush-gag', where a caller attempts to flush their toilet in earshot of the phone, doing so at what they believe is the least expected moment possible. It has become custom as of late for the hosts to then eat sour candies.

Frequent Callers

David

Mel

Buddy Bill & His Wife Joani

Governor Kevin

Governor Kevin's Little Sister

Da Noob's Father

Jessica

Joe

Dead for a Ducat's manager

Bo Cleveland

Sean Hardy

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References

  1. "Talkin' Funny begins a new season on a new night!". Talkin' Funny Official Website. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2009-02-19.