Womp It Up!

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WOMP It Up
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Presentation
Hosted byMarissa Wompler (Jessica St. Clair)
Charlotte Listler (Lennon Parham)
GenreComedy/improv
VoicesVarious
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBiweekly
Length60 minutes
Production
No. of episodes88
Publication
Original releaseApril 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)
Provider Earwolf
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Website www.earwolf.com/show/womp-it-up/

Womp It Up! (stylized as WOMP It Up!) is a comedy podcast hosted by Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, in character as high school student Marissa Wompler and her Stars program teacher Charlotte Listler. [1] The podcast premiered on the Earwolf network in April 2015.

Contents

History

The characters of Marissa Wompler and Charlotte Listler originated on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast, with Wompler first appearing in 2010, and Listler joining her in 2012. [2] After several Comedy Bang! Bang! appearances, Scott Aukerman suggested that the duo launch their own podcast. [3] Other characters from Comedy Bang! Bang! have made appearances on WOMP It Up!, including Andy Daly's "Joe Bongo" [3] and Paul F. Tompkins's "Mike the Janitor" characters. [4]

We had been doing the Womptacular specials, where we would just get, like, every single person, and everyone would play, like, four different characters, and it was insanity from the get-go. Those were doing really well, and so then we thought, "Well, we could just do it the way we do our show," which is, every week we have another of our incredibly funny friends play something that they think would fit into the world.

— Lennon Parham [3]

Episodes

No. Episode title Special guest(s) Release date
1"Spotlight On: Dr. Lionel Drioche"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Dr. Lionel Drioche (Seth Morris)April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)
2"Spotlight On: Lil' Nicky"Lil' Nicky (Chris Gethard)May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
3"Spotlight On: Mr. Jordache"Mr. Jordache (Neil Casey)May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
4"Spotlight On: Dr. Dennis Endercut and Principal Sanders"Marissa's Step Dad Seth (Brian Huskey), Principal Sanders (Miriam Tolan), Dr. Dennis Endercut (Brian Stack)June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
5"Spotlight On: Mr. Joe Bongo"Health Teacher Mr. Joe Bongo (Andy Daly)June 15, 2015 (2015-06-15)
6"Spotlight On: Dustin Dusty Magaway"Mr. Dustin Dusty Magaway (Eugene Cordero)June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
7"Spotlight On: Mike the Janitor"Mike the Janitor (Paul F. Tompkins)July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)
8"LIVE From UCB-Sunset" Scott Aukerman, Marissa's Step Dad Seth (Brian Huskey), Marissa's Mother Diane (Michaela Watkins)July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)
9"Spotlight On: Nathan Ponsor"Daily Dolphin Lifestyle Editor Nathan Ponsor (Erik Tanouye)August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10)
10"Spotlight On: Eric Gutterballs Gutterman"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas)August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)
11"Spotlight On: Becca Foster"Becca Foster (Tara Copeland)September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07)
12"Spotlight On: Donna Delpepio"Donna "Pep" Delpepio (Jessica Chaffin)September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)
13"Spotlight On: Red Morrison"Guidance Counselor Red Morrison (Tony Hale)November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
14"Spotlight On: Rhonda DeLuce"Humanities Teacher Rhonda Deluce (Danielle Schneider)November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)
15"Spotlight On: Matt Yanni"Marissa's Pittsburgh Boyfriend Matt Yanni (Jon Daly)December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)
16"Spotlight On: Mrs. Patti Raper"Substitute Teacher, Mrs. Patti Raper (Jamie Denbo)December 28, 2015 (2015-12-28)
17"Spotlight On: Chet Noseworthy"Class President, Chet Noseworthy (Jack McBrayer)January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11)
18"Spotlight On: Mr. Dan Tennis"Computer Teacher, Mr. Dan Tennis (Andrew Barbot)January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)
19"Spotlight On: B.B."Local Drug Dealer B.B. (Matt Besser)February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
20"Spotlight On: Gary Wasikowski"Gym Teacher Gary Wasikowski (Kyle Bornheimer)February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
21"Spotlight On: Mr. Casey Steers"School Newspaper Head Mr. Casey Steers (Paul Scheer)November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
22"Spotlight On: Alexa Crobble"Alexa Crobble (Lauren Weedman)December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)
23"Spotlight On: Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman Again"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas)December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
24"Spotlight On: Marissa Willard"New Student Marissa Willard (Casey Wilson)December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)
25"Spotlight On: Chuck Turlinski"Home school student Chuck Turlinksi (Brad Morris)December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26)
26"Spotlight On: Mr. Glen Butterman"Head of PAW Patrol Glen Butterman (Rob Huebel)January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02)
27"Spotlight On: Sanjie Walker"Sanjie Walker (Marcy Jarreau)January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)
28"Spotlight On: Seth Wompler"Marissa's stepdad Seth Wompler (Brian Huskey)January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
29"Live from Largo "Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Marissa's stepdad Seth (Brian Huskey), Health/Sex Ed instructor Joe Bongo (Andy Daly), Humanities instructor Rhonda DeLuce (Danielle Schneider), and head of the Theatre department Dr. Lionel Drioche (Seth Morris)January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)
30"Spotlight On: Dr. Dennis Denton"Dr. Dennis Denton (Nick Kroll)January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30)
31"Spotlight On: Ashton Whispers"New student Ashton Whispers (Don Fanelli)February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)
32"Spotlight On: Mary Beth Walter"Job fair recruiter Mary Beth Walter (Pamela Murphy)February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)
33"Spotlight On: Denise Fawmnst"Denise Fawmnst (Katie Dippold)February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)
34"Spotlight On: Miss Twerck"Art teacher Miss Twerck (Julie Brister)February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)
35"Spotlight On: Coach Kevin Alamo"Football coach Kevin Alamo (Chris Kula)March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)
36"Spotlight On: Kent O’Yellow"Kent O’Yellow (Shaun Diston)March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
37"Spotlight On: Judy Toots"Librarian Judy Toots (Mary Holland)March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
38"Spotlight On: Scott Plummer and Mickey Braskin"District representatives Scott Plummer and Mickey Braskin (Sklar Brothers)March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)
39"Spotlight On: Maximillian Burger III "Maximillian Burger III (Brandon Gardner)April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)
40"Spotlight On: Traci Reardon"Traci Reardon (Lauren Lapkus)April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)
41"Spotlight On: Dr. Gregory Cotton"Choir teacher Dr. Gregory Cotton (Zeke Nicholson)April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)
42"Spotlight On: Jenelle Pierce"Conflict resolution counselor Jenelle Pierce (Jean Villepique)April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)
43"Spotlight On: Ken Manuel Miranda"Ken Manuel Miranda (Anthony King)May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)
44"Spotlight On: Simon the Street Urchin"Simon (D'Arcy Carden)May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)
45"Live from Largo "Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Marissa's stepdad Seth (Brian Huskey), boyfriend Bruce Almighty (Matt Walsh), rival Traci Reardon (Lauren Lapkus)May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)
46"Spotlight On: Senor Guillermo Guillermo Rodriguez"Senor Guillermo Guillermo Rodriguez (Tony Rodriguez)May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
47"Spotlight On: Randall Foote"Randall Foote (Kevin Sussman)May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)
48"Spotlight On: Billy Reck"Billy Reck (Brian Gallivan)June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05)
49"Spotlight On: Dominus Templeton"Dominus Templeton (Owen Burke)June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)
50"Spotlight On: Candace B. Hapnen"Candace B. Hapnen (Oscar Montoya)June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)
51"Spotlight On: Nurse Frank Teeple"Nurse Frank Teeple (John Flynn)June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)
52"Live from Largo "Mr. Joe Bongo (Andy Daly), Rhonda DeLuce (Danielle Schneider), Dr. Lionel Drioche (Seth Morris), Marissa Willard (Casey Wilson)July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)
53"Spotlight On: Uncle Tammy"Uncle Tammy (Jen Caldwell)July 10, 2018 (2018-07-10)
54"Live from DCM 2018"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Chet Noseworthy (Jack McBrayer), Seth Wompler (Brian Huskey), C.S. Steers (Paul Scheer), Matt Yanni (Jon Daly)July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17)
55"Spotlight On: Gary Gove Jensen"Gary Gove Jensen (Greg Hess)July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)
56"Spotlight On: Ms. Suze Sackrider"Ms. Suze Sackrider (Beth Dover)July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31)
57"Ask Jess & Lennon"N/AAugust 7, 2018 (2018-08-07)
58"Listler's Love Lockdown"N/AAugust 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
59"Spotlight On: Chris Gainz"Chris Gainz (Jon Gabrus)August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)
60"Spotlight On: Monty Sutton and Bront LeFleur"Monty Sutton (Jessica McKenna), Bront LeFleur (Zach Reino)August 28, 2018 (2018-08-28)
61"Listler's Love Lockdown"N/ASeptember 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)
62"Spotlight On: Shirley Baskets & Aunt Lotti"Shirley Baskets (Rebekka Johnson), Aunt Lotti (Kimmy Gatewood)September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)
63"Spotlight On: Glen-Garry Glen Schmaltz"Glen-Garry Glen Schmaltz (Dan O'Brien)September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17)
64"Spotlight On: Dove Washington"Dove Washington (Nicole Byer)September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)
65"Spotlight On: Seth Wompler Again"Seth Wompler (Brian Huskey)October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
66"Spotlight On: Lil' Nicky Again"Lil' Nicky (Chris Gethard)October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)
67"Spotlight On: Bing Sumito"Bing Sumito (Kulap Vilaysack)October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)
68"Spotlight On: Lunchlady Mary Frank"Mary Frank (Natasha Rothwell)October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
69"Spotlight On: Marinetta Papahimona"Marinetta Papahimona (Mano Agapion)October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)
70"Spotlight On: Dr. Cheryl Myers & Mr. Joe Chantae"Dr. Cheryl Myers (Stephnie Weir), Joe Chantae (Bob Dassie)November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
71"Spotlight On: Tara Trout"Tara Trout (Beth Appel)November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12)
72"Spotlight On: Sheline Lion"Sheline Lion (Janet Varney)November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
73"Spotlight On: Big Grande’s Teacher’s Lounge with Sam Weatherman, Todd Padre, Howard Levi’s, and Bill Cravy"Sam Weatherman (Ryan Rosenberg), Todd Padre (Dan Lippert), Howard Levi’s (Jon Mackey), Bill Cravy (Drew Tarver)November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
74"Spotlight On: Cory Damron"Cory Damron (Michael McDonald)December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
75"Spotlight On: Mr. Vibe"Mr. Vibe (John Ross Bowie)December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)
76"Spotlight On: Madman McCullough and Nice Jones"Madman McCullough (Sean Clements), Nice Jones (Hayes Davenport)  December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)
77"A Very Special Listler’s Love Lockdown"N/ADecember 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
78"Spotlight On: Dr. Lionel Drioche (re-release)"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Dr. Lionel Drioche (Seth Morris)January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
79"Spotlight On: Dr. Bill Doyle"Dr. Bill Doyle (Ben Rodgers)January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)
80"Spotlight On: Mr. Pat"Mr. Pat (Bobby Moynihan)January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)
81"WOMP It Up! Best Of Guests"VariousJanuary 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)
82"Spotlight On: Mike the Janitor (re-release)"Mike the Janitor (Paul F. Tompkins)January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)
83"Spotlight On: Dr. Mark Claybourne"Dr. Mark Claybourne (Matt Walsh)February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)
84"Spotlight On: Don Haypen"Don Haypen (Bryan Safi)February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)
85"Spotlight On: Dobby Teacups"Dobby Teacups (Dave Theune)February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
86"Spotlight On: Raven"Raven (Shannon O’Neill)February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)
87"Spotlight On: Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman Again"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas)March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)
88"Spotlight On: Duncan Petway"Duncan Petway (Tim Meadows)March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11)
89"Live From SF SKETCHFEST"Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Dr. Lionel Drioche (Seth Morris), Coach Bill Coach (Carl Tart).March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)
90"Transmission from Sicily"N/AMarch 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)
91"Spotlight On: Barry Miller"Barry Miller (Jeff Hiller)April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)
92"Spotlight On: Scott Aukerman" Scott Aukerman May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)

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