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Digging into the Archives

One of my goals with Never Not Notes has been to log not just the current episodes, but the past episodes as well. As you can tell (by clicking the “Previous Seasons” link) that has been a slow process. Don’t worry about me, though. I don’t feel a speck of guilt about it.

The truth is, it takes a long time to do the show notes in their current (and evolving) style, so just keeping up with the new episodes is about all I have time for.

So, I’ve decided to be non-perfectionistic with the past seasons. As I’m able, I’ll post show notes for past episodes, without worrying about the time codes graphics, icons, and such. I’ve done Episode 239 in this stripped-down format. 239 is historic, as you will see by reading the notes.

So, even though the previous seasons may not have all the wit, insight, and tremendous visual appeal of the current seasons, at least there is something there to browse or search. I’ll keep chipping away at these little by little, and if any of you want to do an episode or two in this way, let me know!

UPDATE: Just added Episode 58 – Starting Mike’s Top 3 Gym Stories

UPDATE: Just added Episode 60 – The Schmidtless End of Season One

UPDATE: Just added Episode 319 – Graham Elwood (Bag o’ Corn, Friend!)

-Darryl

Notes from Darryl

August 24, 2010

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If You Can Count to Four, It Must Be Pat Francis

Pat is back in his rightful place: the third chair in the exclusive and palatial Never Not Funny studios, where he bares his soul, digging into his personal life and resolving some deep-seated childhood issues. No wait, I mean, he talks shit 90 minutes with Jimmy and Matt.

As an added bonus, this episode has a special interactive feature: Count-Pat’s-Allergy-Induced-Sniffs. Go ahead, give it a shot. There is no prize for a correct answer, except the pride you will have in knowing that you might have the correct answer, maybe.

August 23, 2010

Ballbusting Matt’s Dad with Mike Sweeney

What’s it like to write for Conan? Who decides whether your name is in the credits, and should you care? What should you do if your dad doesn’t call you on your birthday? What do you do when the guest starts busting Matt’s dad’s balls?

All these questions and more are answered in Episode 713 of Jimmy Pardo’s award winning podcast Never Not Funny.

Mike Sweeney, head writer for the failed Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (shut down after just 7 months), and the failed Late Night with Conan O’Brien (shut down after only 16 years) joins the guys for insightful commentary, keen observations, goading, and ballbusting.

August 15, 2010

Meet Jimmy’s New Neighbor, Ty Burrell

Jimmy and Matt welcome star of screen and big screen, Ty Burrell.

Ty just bought a house near Jimmy, so they are going to be best of friends, barbecuing in Jimmy’s back yard, having sleepovers, and playing golf together. And it all started here!

Ty’s gigantic, handsome head looms over the studio as the guys talk about the Emmys, Modern Family, Ty’s Q-rating, Joan Rivers, and compare Ty’s handsomness to other handsome people.

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August 11, 2010

Jimmy Dore is a real **** in Episode 711

Jimmy (“Jimmy”) welcomes Jimmy Dore (“Dore”) for episode 711, and boy do they get into it about 3/4 of the way in.

The debate rages as to whether comedians should say **** or if it’s too offensive. Jimmy also decides to not say ****** any more, and meanwhile Dore somehow misspells ****.

Dore thinks you should be able to say **** and that by not saying **** or ****** you give those words too much power. And that Jimmy is making ****** even more funny by calling it off-limits.

We also learn that Jimmy hates ***** but also pays the price when he uses ****** in quoting someone else.

And at exactly 2 hours, this is one long ******* episode.

August 5, 2010

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Due to an accounting error: Pat Francis

Yes, we know he was supposed to be on 2 episodes ago, but the accounting department had a hard drive crash which left everything a total mess, so Pat is on 710 instead of 708. But it’s fine, because he is well worth the wait! It’s only a 2 week delay, but meanwhile it might take payroll up to 4 weeks to recover from the error, so we ask that all the employees of the vast Never Not Funny organization sit tight; your checks will show up just as soon as we can get them out. Unfortunately, the employee who actually mails the checks quit, because she didn’t get her check on time, which means we are currently looking for someone to fill that position.

Anyway, enough behind-the-curtain talk. Episode 710 brings us the complete Jimmy Pardo Quiz (thanks to Amanda Bremmer-Zimmerman, a name which I think breaks some kind of rules regarding overuse of the letter M), along with witty repartee, amusing anecdotes, and various other jokish and funny content.

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July 25, 2010

Kittens! It’s Greg Proops!

Jimmy and Matt welcome Greg Proops, a legend of comedy, for Never Not Funny #709! Just a few of Greg’s credits are, well, easy to find via Google, so look them up yourself. I have a baseball game to go to.

The guys discuss Greg’s neither-gay-nor-Jewish Nickelodeon character, old-timey show biz, old-timey baseball, and how to dress on stage. Plus lots more stuff!

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July 21, 2010

Janet Varney, Queen of the Unexpected Callback!

Never Not Funny 708 brings us the delightful, lovely, witty, but never shirtless Janet Varney! Jimmy, Matt, and Janet talk about baseball, movies, things that strap to the chest, and a disgusting recipe for scrambled eggs.

Also, Jimmy tracks down the cause of piss-whiff in his home bathroom, Matt has a minimum of four gross references, and Janet proves her expertise on all things carny-related.

Plus: contest winners are announced.

What the hell else could you ask for in a Never Not Funny Episode?

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July 12, 2010

Behind the scenes: search terms

While we are all anxiously awaiting the next episode of Never Not Funny, here’s a little something to kill some time.

People find NeverNotNotes through a variety of ways. Obviously, when it’s mentioned on Never Not Funny, the traffic goes up. A banner from pardcast.com also links to the individual episodes. The e-mailed Never Not Funny newsletter also brings a lot of visitors. In addition to all that, I announce new posts and episodes via Twitter and Facebook. This is not news to most of you.

But I think the most interesting way people find the site is through search terms. WordPress.com (where this site is hosted) keeps track of the search terms used to find the site, so I thought I’d let you peek behind the curtain into the wonderful world of search terms.

By far, the most common term is never not notes in its various permutations: never not notes; ”never not notes”; never not funny notes. At least one person must have been interested in a specific episode because they searched for never not note.

Some people search for nevernotnotes.com, which tells me that many people still don’t know how to use the address bar on their web browser.

Others find the site by searching for a specific person, such as Mike Siegel, Rachel Quaintance, or our friend Andrew Koenig. Some people get a little more specific: Pat Francis Facebook; Jimmy Pardo Monster Drink; and Maria Bamford as momstar.

Some come upon the site in their quest for gossip. such as comedy and everything else todd glass leaving and Why did Mike Schmidt leave Never Not Funny?

Here are a few others:

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There you go. A peek behind the curtain. I hope it doesn’t totally ruin Never Not Notes for you.

Notes from Darryl

July 5, 2010