Part One - 0:00 Host H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) barely scratches the thetan-encrusted surface of guest L. Ron Hubbard (Andrew Daly) and calls for a followup interview at the end of this one. Part Two - 1:00:43 H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes L. Ron Hubbard (Andy Daly) back to the Dead Authors stage. For some reason!
It literally should win an award for the most brilliant comedic acting ever. Andy Daly he used to be my neighbor is just beyond brilliant in this mixing in these hilarious things that are 100% true with his reactions and quick comebacks it just incredible
It's an at-least yearly thing for me, usually when Scientology pops up in the news (thanks, linkin park) and i need to find some funny in all the awful crap.
I honestly can't believe how well Andy Daly plays this character. The best parodies don't copy a person exactly. They take their most ridiculous attributes to the extreme. Andy does this perfectly. I don't know if he did a tonne of research or what but he seems to know so much about Hubbard too! I really hope the likes of Chris Shelton and Aaron Smith-Levin listen to this one day.
Hearing how "Excalibur" drove people to jump out of a nearby window makes me think... I wonder if Hubbard was at any point overcome with the urge to throw himself through a window or multiple windows while writing it.
@@brazenbunniesI didn’t find out about it till now (7/25/24). Not sure if AS-L ever posted about this, but I’m extremely grateful to the person who posted the link in AS-L’s comments section that led me here. HILARIOUS. Thank you!
If you loved this, listen to the Andy Daly Pilot Podcast "Ship to Shore", with Matt Gourly, Lauren Lapkus, and Mary Holland along with Andy and Paul -- absolutely hilarious.
This is a master class from Andy Daly on how to mix truth and fiction into something absolutely hilarious. I love PFT, but he dropped the ball twice and broke character. First when he talked about Forrest J Ackerman and totally lost all of his commitment when he mumbled "and now curates monster movie props" to dead silence, when it could have been a big laugh if he stayed committed. The other part was when L Ron said being gay is weird (and it is, sorry, so is being left handed like me, so don't freak out ) and PFT in character as a guy from the 1800s says being gay isn't weird, come on.
In PFT's defence on the gay thing, HG Wells was famously libertine regarding sex and relationships, firmly believing that monogamy was unnatural, in the equality of women and men in social and sexual spheres and so forth, so the idea that a H.G Wells that had spent any time in the modern era would consider homosexuality normal, is not unreasonable. I know that wasn't the actual reason for the reaction and it probably was just modern sensibilities reasserting themselves but as I say it's not actually totally out of character. But you are absolutely right on the Ackerman line, unfortunately I think he just lost the thread of the sentence half-way through and rather than push through just let it fizzle out. I also think while yes a master class by Daly on truth and fiction and the benefits of going big in improv, I think the way PFT asks follow-ups on things like "Do you remember the crash on Venus that broke your back?" or "Was there a ceremony in making you a Condor Scout?" are great questions in that they show trust in Daly to be able to work with them as prompts and expand on them in very funny moments, that would have been lost if they were allowed to be just skipped over.
After decades of PFT's improv tyranny, we common people have finally been provided with the incisive tool necessary to bring down his reign of terror: the nitpicking critique of some jackass on the internet.
@@TheAwnman that's very interesting, although I've read most of his books, I can't say that I know anything about HG the man. I'll definitely read more about him. - ok, he was a socialist, so I can appreciate the art, but despise the artist. 😊
Part One - 0:00
Host H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) barely scratches the thetan-encrusted surface of guest L. Ron Hubbard (Andrew Daly) and calls for a followup interview at the end of this one.
Part Two - 1:00:43
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes L. Ron Hubbard (Andy Daly) back to the Dead Authors stage. For some reason!
These two hours deserve a “best of century” comedy award, perhaps even “best of millennium!”
It literally should win an award for the most brilliant comedic acting ever. Andy Daly he used to be my neighbor is just beyond brilliant in this mixing in these hilarious things that are 100% true with his reactions and quick comebacks it just incredible
I would put episode 1 of the ADPPP right up there too.
best comedic performance of the last trillion years, certainly since earth got renamed from teegeeack.
The way Andy and Paul play off each other is brilliant; not to mention the *research* Andy did.
Once you start researching L. Ron Hubbard you simply can't stop. He was jaw-droppingly bonkers. And audacious.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anything funnier than this in my whole life.
This is literally the funniest thing I have ever heard. Third time listening to it.
It's an at-least yearly thing for me, usually when Scientology pops up in the news (thanks, linkin park) and i need to find some funny in all the awful crap.
Did the people in the audience know they were witnessing history?
I honestly can't believe how well Andy Daly plays this character. The best parodies don't copy a person exactly. They take their most ridiculous attributes to the extreme. Andy does this perfectly.
I don't know if he did a tonne of research or what but he seems to know so much about Hubbard too! I really hope the likes of Chris Shelton and Aaron Smith-Levin listen to this one day.
At 1:25:14 L Ron Hubbard reveals he's been in charge of the QArmy all along, presumably alongside JFK Jr.
This is perhaps the most magical podcast episode(s) ever recorded. 😍
This and the William S. Burroughs episode were my favorites.
One of the funniest things I ever heard. I must have listened to this about ten times.
Thank youuuu
This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard. For the 20th time maybe? At least
These are classics.
this is the best thing on tv in years.
This is in the top 3 greatest things I've ever heard.
And I've heard, like, 8 things in my life.
can we have #1 and #2?
Hearing how "Excalibur" drove people to jump out of a nearby window makes me think... I wonder if Hubbard was at any point overcome with the urge to throw himself through a window or multiple windows while writing it.
Good stuff!
We really need an H.G. Wells + L. Ron Hubbard time traveling to fight Xenu movie now.
"Rounding third."
I mean has anyone sent this to Aaron Smith-Levin?
I did
@@brazenbunniesI didn’t find out about it till now (7/25/24). Not sure if AS-L ever posted about this, but I’m extremely grateful to the person who posted the link in AS-L’s comments section that led me here. HILARIOUS. Thank you!
Please check out the Ayn Rand episode if you enjoyed this
Still as amazing as it was the first time hearing this...OR IS IT?
Also did D.T. steal his personality from L.R.H.?
It’s sad to think there are comedy podcast fans who have never heard this
If you loved this, listen to the Andy Daly Pilot Podcast "Ship to Shore", with Matt Gourly, Lauren Lapkus, and Mary Holland along with Andy and Paul -- absolutely hilarious.
There's a new one out now too!
He got Elrons way of speaking downnn!!
5:16
This is a master class from Andy Daly on how to mix truth and fiction into something absolutely hilarious. I love PFT, but he dropped the ball twice and broke character. First when he talked about Forrest J Ackerman and totally lost all of his commitment when he mumbled "and now curates monster movie props" to dead silence, when it could have been a big laugh if he stayed committed. The other part was when L Ron said being gay is weird (and it is, sorry, so is being left handed like me, so don't freak out ) and PFT in character as a guy from the 1800s says being gay isn't weird, come on.
In PFT's defence on the gay thing, HG Wells was famously libertine regarding sex and relationships, firmly believing that monogamy was unnatural, in the equality of women and men in social and sexual spheres and so forth, so the idea that a H.G Wells that had spent any time in the modern era would consider homosexuality normal, is not unreasonable. I know that wasn't the actual reason for the reaction and it probably was just modern sensibilities reasserting themselves but as I say it's not actually totally out of character.
But you are absolutely right on the Ackerman line, unfortunately I think he just lost the thread of the sentence half-way through and rather than push through just let it fizzle out.
I also think while yes a master class by Daly on truth and fiction and the benefits of going big in improv, I think the way PFT asks follow-ups on things like "Do you remember the crash on Venus that broke your back?" or "Was there a ceremony in making you a Condor Scout?" are great questions in that they show trust in Daly to be able to work with them as prompts and expand on them in very funny moments, that would have been lost if they were allowed to be just skipped over.
Casual homophobia is okay if you compare it to being left-handed
After decades of PFT's improv tyranny, we common people have finally been provided with the incisive tool necessary to bring down his reign of terror: the nitpicking critique of some jackass on the internet.
@@amandadube156 as a left handed person, not comparable.
@@TheAwnman that's very interesting, although I've read most of his books, I can't say that I know anything about HG the man. I'll definitely read more about him. - ok, he was a socialist, so I can appreciate the art, but despise the artist. 😊
How am I just finding this?! I feel like I just found a stash of bitcoin buried in a coffee can on an old farm in youtubeland