Episodes

• Nov. 25, 2015

  Episode 49

  No Balls In Your Court

  Robin was pressured to join the boy's basketball team by her father in middle school. It didn't go too well. We hang out with a couple guys really trying to impress their friend's daughter, kids in a faulty pool and of course Michael Jordan and his son, Kim.

• Oct. 26, 2015

  Episode 48

  Sausage Bar Me

  Brian had a hard time getting the nerve to visit gay bars. Eventually he made it to one in NYC, but it wasn't the ideal experience. We find a beer cooler apartment, a guy who can't stop backing up and a weird, real-life game of Clue.

• Oct. 6, 2015

  Episode 47

  I'm Stalkin Here!

  Amelia met a guy on vacation and ended up stalking him after she got back to NYC. We meet hip Puerto Ricans, Detective Johns and we drink radioactive Piña Coladas.

• Aug. 30, 2015

  Episode 46

  Pew Soon

  Violet brought a toy gun to school the day after the Columbine massacre. It didn't go well. We meet rebellious kids, troubled Juggalos and a couple with weird ways of showing their love.

• Aug. 9, 2015

  Episode 45

  Moms Doohickey

  Val thinks of herself as a late bloomer, which is why her friends were surprised by her middle school hickey. We meet a psycho little girl, suicidal theater director and a punk band who is frankly terrible with children.

• July 28, 2015

  Episode 44

  Old Lady Peace

  Adam was schooled on the ins and outs of matters of love by his grandmother and aunt. We visit the North Pole, packed French bakeries and trashy families!

• May 24, 2015

  Episode 43

  Orgy-in Of Species

  Jefferson has a sexual awakening after his separation from his wife. We visit a polite orgy hostess, enthusiastic masturbators, underwear parties, sad bros and sex restaurants. Apologies for some audio strangeness during the story. The entire story is audible, but there are some clear level differences.

• May 11, 2015

  Episode 42

  Mothers Fray

  Lori's mother constantly body shamed her. Thank goodness she has the therapeutic outlet of storytelling to work out the years of torment. We lighten the mood by visiting a Tom Sawyer-like Jesus, angry aunts and unintentionally funny accident victims. Enjoy!

• April 26, 2015

  Episode 41

  In The Reserves

  Drew studied abroad in South Africa in college, and he reflects with us on the differences between himself then and now. We visit transplanted cities, dick knockers and softcore actors. Enjoy!

• April 20, 2015

  Episode 40

  O Condoms My Condoms

  Morgan overthinks his purchase of prophylactics. We meet some strange kinksters, strippers with their own terminology and some Duane Reade bullies.

• March 30, 2015

  Episode 39

  Sister Sinister

  It took a creepy existential horror to make Claire realize her deep love for her sister as a teenager. The improvisers on today's episode are very silly and so is the improv. We meet a vicious mother, an unlikely bicyclist and exiled children.

• March 17, 2015

  Episode 38

  Dad Stuff

  Justin's dad wasn't around much. He tells us how he was able to find a father figure in a very unlikely place. We meet psychics, basement monsters and... highway scouts.

• March 15, 2015

  Episode 37

  Deaf Modeling Jam

  The Price is Right holds a special place in the hearts of Val Roder's family. We meet various characters from the game show, from Bob to Drew to various models to, of course, God.

• March 10, 2015

  Episode 36

  No Home-o

  Jake Hart found himself unceremoniously tossed out on the street a few years back. He found solace and strange romance in his local bar. We visit some terrible roommates, BB Kings Bar and Grill as well as a drunken nomad.

• Jan. 31, 2015

  Episode 35

  Fear And Floating

  Mark Pagan has a recent fear of flying. We improvise scenes with murderous robots, friendly Europeans and porn magazine writers.

• Jan. 20, 2015

  Episode 34

  Life Is A Highway

  Lyssa Mandel had a special bond with her car as a teenager. We improvise scenes with mobile lawyers, erotic extreme sports and carnival folk!

• Jan. 4, 2015

  Episode 33

  On A Troll

  Greta Schwartz returns to the show to tell us about a couple awful blind dates. Trolls, bratty children and meat men all make appearances later in the show.

• Dec. 8, 2014

  Episode 32

  No Brian No Cry

  Brian Kennedy wanted to be more popular in middle school, and he found an unusual way to try to impress a crush. We visit with two Tonys as well as smelly kids and trampoline babies.

• Nov. 24, 2014

  Episode 31

  Professor Zoo

  Steve Heisler joins us to talk about what turned him off of computer science, forever damning him to the world of pop culture journalism. We join a global ape uprising and have fun saving a professor from never existing!

• Nov. 12, 2014

  Episode 30

  Hold It In or Keep It Right And Tight

  Karolena's day started off in a very fly way. A bunch of vomit and frightened Japanese tourists later... Anyway, the improvisers visit some mythical creatures and some supervillain divorcées. Take a listen!

• Nov. 5, 2014

  Episode 29

  Big Easy Come...

  Carly Ann Filbin loved and lost on a New Orleans vacation. She joins me and a couple other excellent improvisers to explore cajun country, the ins and outs of love and dirty professors.

• Nov. 4, 2014

  Episode 28

  Can't Seafairer Than That

  Emily Johnson never thought of herself as the kind of girl that participates in a pageant. But that's exactly what she did in college, and if anything, it just confirmed that she is not that kind of girl. We improvisers visit a robot family, Mad Men catacombs ghosts, the boys of Boeing and more!

• Oct. 13, 2014

  Episode 27

  Ear Today Gone Tomorrow

  It's the first musical improv episode of Can't Make This Up! Anna Roisman is back to recount her harrowing experience getting her cartilage pierced for a web series. We visit a Patch Adams dad, hardworking groundskeeper and cop with stars in his eyes, among others. Our accompanist is the mega talented Toby Singer.

• Sept. 29, 2014

  Episode 26

  How 2 Beat Meth

  Nhu An Do had a crystal meth problem that she kicked with the help of a shaman. We hang out with the ghost of 2Pac as well as some chickens. It's better than ska.

• Sept. 23, 2014

  Episode 25

  Miyazaki Ride

  Asher Novek tells us about getting broken up with before he got a chance to pull the plug himself. We visit shady car renters, Red Lobster islands and all sorts of terrible break-ups. Come join the fun!

• Aug. 27, 2014

  Episode 24

  Kissin' Hell

  Caitlin Brodnick returns to tell us about her first kiss. Was it on American soil or foreign soil? The improvisers and I explore sexual taboo in a way that makes that sort of thing fun.

• Aug. 17, 2014

  Episode 23

  Keep Calm And Bagel On

  Anita Flores returns to tell a very fresh story about not so fresh bagels and the fresh celebrities who refuse them! The other improvisers and I do scenes about brunches in the park and penning letters from prison. Idyllic.

• Aug. 17, 2014

  Episode 22

  Frosty Tall Boy

  Our storyteller never arrives so we decide to improvise from a suggested word! There's licking and recycling, and it doesn't get more responsible than that.

• July 16, 2014

  Episode 21

  Don't Have To Gingrich To Be My Girl

  The cast of Electoral Dysfunction joins me for a very special episode of meta moments, impressions and ceiling Star of Davids. Robert A. George tells a story about standing up to Newt Gingrich, and we make up a bunch of stuff. Like a whole bunch. It's a long one.

• June 17, 2014

  Episode 20

  Minnesortof Nice

  Brian Kennedy is from Minnesota, but now he's in New York! That means getting your hair cut by addicts and liking it. We meet a variety of super heroes and other New York transplants.

• June 11, 2014

  Episode 19

  Bro Knows

  Sam Dingman returns to talk about unlikely friends and even more unlikely advice. We can't help ourselves, we love unlikely friends...

• June 4, 2014

  Episode 18

  Ding Dong and Ditch You're Dead

  Sara ding dong ditches with a vengeance, and we shoot Tom a lot. Like, a lot.

• May 28, 2014

  Episode 17

  Are You Karaoke?

  Katie has a karaoke rival, and we take on school perverts and slumber party reveals.

• May 5, 2014

  Episode 16

  Thrift That Keeps On Gifting

  Asher talks about getting to know his uncle better after his death, and we find the humanity in a variety of people.

• April 16, 2014

  Episode 15

  Flow Like A Butterfly

  Anna commits a rap song to memory to impress her friends. We discover how terrible middle school girls are.

• March 31, 2014

  Episode 14

  Bacon Ate 'Er

  Julia discovers the lengths you need to go for a successful Lent. We find out just how many types of agents there are and how much people hate doctors and lawyers.

• March 28, 2014

  Episode 13

  Cat and House

  Caitlin befriends a cat to get a home. We have a trying time with a princess, and have some fun with some ghosts.

• March 17, 2014

  Episode 12

  Pregnantics

  Susan tells us about hiding her pregnancy from her family and describes her feelings looking back on the decisions she made as a young adult. We do our best to respectfully pull the fun we can from a powerful, moving story!

• Feb. 24, 2014

  Episode 11

  Automatic For The Sheeple

  Lynn has an interesting deflowering, and we visit some terrible funeralgoers and troubled teens.

• Feb. 16, 2014

  Episode 10

  Whack The Line

  Anita tells us about a couple awkward parties, and we check out some terrible roommates and hitmen.

• Feb. 9, 2014

  Episode 9

  Duck That Wand

  We talk the perfect spiral and the Mighty Ducks. Greta tells us about how great speed dating is. We question what we know about some of our favorite SNL and SCTV stars.

• Dec. 16, 2013

  Episode 8

  Body Singing Blues

  We discuss Santacon, and Nhu An tells us all about her quest to sing. We get to the bottom of what body singing really means and what happens to old rockers.

• Nov. 24, 2013

  Episode 7

  Garden Variety Emetophobe

  We hear the origin story of Anna Roisman's toy poodle and their first ordeal together. Then we look in on an odd relationship, Olive Garden dates and celebrity therapy.

• Nov. 18, 2013

  Episode 6

  Strip Clown

  Anita Flores had an unexpected houseguest growing up. We visit a strange wrap party and hate on Bubbles.

• Nov. 12, 2013

  Episode 5

  RIcuP Lou Reed

  April Salazar has a weird history with the Velvet Underground. We decide how to be the best strippers, what is seat-saving etiquette and of course that we hate Tony.

• Nov. 4, 2013

  Episode 4

  Fallopian Swimsuit Area

  Lynn Bixenspan tells us about a traumatic childhood event involving boobs. We get a glimpse of some strange super heroes and consider the proper name for a porno stash.

• Oct. 21, 2013

  Episode 3

  Hand Prints of Persia

  Sam Dingman learns something about himself as a NYC cab driver. We visit the seedy side of NY crime and chain restaurants.

• Oct. 7, 2013

  Episode 2

  Chest Shit a Kubrick

  Dawn Harris has a run in with an amorous IT guy, and we get to visit with some ghosts out of water.

• Sept. 30, 2013

  Episode 1

  Tre Coolio

  Anna Roisman shares her experience at a Grammy after-party with Green Day. A rowdy absorbed twin shows up as does Gwen Stefani. Of course.