Tag: comedy clubs

  • Bumperpodcast #221 – Strep throat blues …

    Bumperpodcast #221 – Strep throat blues …

    There is some strep throat at Headquarters, and Bumpercar is full of it. So, special guest host Mott the Sheep comes in to do what he does best! (We’re still trying to figure out what that is …)

    Have you ever talked to a sheep?! Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.


    About This Episode

    In this unique episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar is suffering from a severe case of strep throat and can barely speak. Unable to host the show alone, Natty brings in special guest Mott the Sheep to take over hosting duties. Mott discusses recent travels to Brooklyn and performing at comedy clubs, though listeners only hear Natty's side of the conversation. The episode showcases the improvised, experimental nature of the show as Natty struggles through the recording while attempting to interview the largely silent Mott. Despite the unusual format, the episode maintains the show's characteristic humor as Natty worries about other puppet characters possibly catching various animal-themed illnesses.

    Memorable Quotes

    “A little word of advice to you listeners don't get strep throat it hurts so bad… I yawned and it hurt which has never happened to me before.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I'm contagious but i don't know if sheep can get it… There's no sheep flu. Okay? Just relax. I think you're going to be fine.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #illness #guesthost #comedyclubs #brooklyn #improvisation #friendship

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Mott the Sheep

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: hi everybody it's me natty bumper car and i have what is called strep throat a little word of advice to you listeners don't get strep throat it hurts so bad and so i'm not really gonna be able to do a lot of talking today on the podcast but i ow coughing hurts breathing hurts i yawned and it hurt which has never happened to me before um how i uh drinking hurts i blinked i blinked my eyes and it hurt which is not even on my throat but anyway um so here's what we're gonna do uh is i brought in a special guest uh host today so uh give it up this is my friend he's been around for a long time he's gonna do the show hasn't been here in a while uh mott the sheep yeah mott how's it going that's funny no i mean i'm contagious but i don't know if sheep can get it so uh no i'm pretty sure you're okay okay well that's fine did you want to just take over you want to tell a little joke a little story or uh no okay what about uh just tell everybody where you've been up to i guess

    Mott the Sheep: uh

    Natty Bumpercar: really and then what kind of Did you just hang out there? Did you spend the night? No, okay. I've been there once, but it's really expensive, so I just kind of walked in and walked out. Yeah. Have you been to comedy clubs or anything? You were in Brooklyn. Oh, that's fun. Did you do a show? Was it scary or anything? I know you're not up on stage as much as you used to be. Uh-huh. And what kind of joke did you tell the people? That's funny. No, I mean, I feel like I should just stick around while you're doing the show, just to keep things moving a little bit. Do they like it? Do they like the show? Yeah. That's cool. Robot? No, I don't know. Robot's, I don't know. He's plugged in, so I don't know what he's doing. He's, uh, I haven't seen Pig. He was looking pretty peak at the last time I saw him. This whole strep thing. I know, I know. I said you couldn't get it. But Pig, maybe he's got, like, the swine flu or whatever. I don't know what happens. There's no sheep flu. Okay? Just relax. I think you're going to be fine. I appreciate you coming by. What, so tell me.

    Mott the Sheep: Um, yeah.

    Natty Bumpercar: Uh-huh. Well, no. Well, glad it's… All right. I don't agree with that, necessarily. I mean, so you have been listening to the show a little bit here and there. Okay. Um, because we've been really trying lately. Ow. All right. That's unnecessary. Anything to say? Um, did you want to ask the people out in the world anything? That's a good question. Hey, Bumper Podcast Coutures, if you want to email us your answers to that, yeah, at bumperpodcast.nattybumpercar.com. And, uh, I'll give it the responses to Mott and hook over from there. Really? All right. Uh, so Mott's actually… You're just done? You didn't really do a lot today, did you? Got anything on your plan, on your plate? Anything you're going to be working on? Okay. So you want to just plug that or… Yeah. Okay.

    Mott the Sheep: Okay.

    Natty Bumpercar: You're so busy. It's so impressive. I know, but it's just… I mean, you really get around. So… All right. This has been Bumper Cop… I got strep throat. I'm sorry. I'm off the sheet.

    Mott the Sheep: Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

  • Bumperpodcast 40 – Kneecaps

    Bumperpodcast 40 – Kneecaps

    I like to go on stage and tell little jokes to people . . . but – now – people expect people to come to my shows . . . and I don’t know people – and people – and people – and people.

    I may lose a kneecap . . . aaaaaiiiiiggggghhhh!

    [Click the title to get to the episode!]


    About This Episode

    In this episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar shares his anxieties about returning to stand-up comedy in a new city. Natty explains the challenges of booking shows when you don't know anyone locally, from cold-calling venues to meeting the dreaded audience quota requirements. He recounts a recent show where he talked about camels and expresses his mounting panic about a performance scheduled for that very night. With not enough people committed to attend, Natty humorously worries about potential consequences ranging from being turned away at the door to getting kneecapped. It's a relatable and funny look at the unglamorous side of pursuing comedy in unfamiliar territory.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I talked about camels sometimes you have to talk about camels you just have to”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Are they gonna break my knees are they gonna turn me away at the door are they gonna kneecap me i don't want to be kneecapped i just want to go up and tell some silly stories”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #stand-upcomedy #performanceanxiety #comedyclubs #makingfriends #audiencerequirements #storytelling #camels

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: oh bumper podcast i have to tell you that i am in a fizzle today an absolute fizzle i'm fizzling out of my seat i can't stand it i i don't know if you guys knew this but i like to go on stage and tell jokes to people i like to go up and tell little stories little funny anecdotes little non sequiturs little uh asides and uh so i've been i've been lining up these shows up here where i live here in this place and it's different when i used to do these shows a long time ago not so long ago uh people would call me and they would say hey come to this place do some jokes and i would say of course and then i would get terrified my nervous uh stomach would get nervouser more nervous more nervouser is what it would happen uh but it was great because you know i it was the legwork was done for me here where i live i don't know people and so uh i have to go out and talk to these these people i don't know which means leaving headquarters and having to go and and meet people which is terrifying yes it is absolutely is that's fine because i've done it and i've i've i did a show a few weeks a while ago and it was great fun for me i don't know if anyone else enjoyed it i loved it i talked about camels sometimes you have to talk about camels you just have to uh and then after that i decided well i'm enjoying myself the ball is rolling so i start uh emailing people and calling these places and uh hey how do i get into your show i want to be on your show now and then shockingly these people they start they email me back and they say oh well natty bumper car we'd love for you to come to our show but you have to bring x number of people x being an integer i think it's called an integer i don't really know x being a number and so then i have to oh i gotta find people and then people to come to where i live is difficult and so now i'm having i'm emailing people back and i'm saying i all my people fell through what do i do and and then they i don't know what's gonna happen there's a show tonight this very night this very wednesday bumper podcast night that i'm supposed to do and i don't have enough people what's gonna happen are they gonna break my knees are they gonna uh turn me away at the door are they gonna are they gonna kneecap me i don't want to be kneecapped i just want to go up and tell some silly stories bumper podcast