1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,000 The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now. 2 00:00:09,842 --> 00:00:15,482 This is the 2023 comedy4cast Podcast Spectacular, brought to you by the 3 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:18,622 fantastic Patreon patrons. Thank you! 4 00:00:19,242 --> 00:00:25,162 Why not join Gary, Darren, Stan, and the other amazing individuals who support 5 00:00:25,162 --> 00:00:27,702 the show for as little as a dollar a month? 6 00:00:28,182 --> 00:00:31,482 This year's original 20-chapter story is called Big Shot. 7 00:00:32,242 --> 00:00:36,522 To hear it from the beginning, go to comedy4cast.com/2023. 8 00:00:37,222 --> 00:00:43,762 And remember, comedy4cast is all one word, with the number four. 9 00:00:44,382 --> 00:00:50,202 Now here's Chapter 20, Wiping the Slate Clean. 10 00:00:50,320 --> 00:01:13,520 Music. 11 00:01:13,982 --> 00:01:19,662 Previously in our story, Danny Hillcrest's movie premiered on five screens at 12 00:01:19,662 --> 00:01:21,702 the underground Cine-Round-a-Dome. 13 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:25,882 But due to shifting demographics at the cable channel that greenlit the film, 14 00:01:26,282 --> 00:01:29,562 this was not the lighthearted romp people were expecting. 15 00:01:30,162 --> 00:01:36,222 In fact, the film was a disaster. No, literally a disaster, with explosions and everything. 16 00:01:37,322 --> 00:01:42,502 And as a twist, Middling Fair was the target of the destruction, not Grassssssside 17 00:01:46,706 --> 00:01:54,646 Greene. Everyone watching the movie from inside princess the 1976 tiara mega coach tri-axle, 18 00:01:55,246 --> 00:01:59,126 school bus was sure people would hate the unexpected tone shift, 19 00:01:59,526 --> 00:02:04,266 but checking social media right after the film ended painted a different picture. 20 00:02:04,666 --> 00:02:13,586 According to all these posts everyone from Grassssssside Greene loves this thing? 21 00:02:14,226 --> 00:02:23,966 Like, I think Danny's a hero, at least to like Grassssssside Greene. 22 00:02:24,406 --> 00:02:27,646 As this chapter begins, a few hours have passed. 23 00:02:28,046 --> 00:02:31,626 Miss Falmacher has invited dignitaries from both towns to gather in the main 24 00:02:31,626 --> 00:02:35,486 ballroom of the Venus Arms Hotel and Towers for a post-movie celebration. 25 00:02:40,226 --> 00:02:44,366 Fortunately, the end of the month means the hotel staff is finally returning, 26 00:02:44,826 --> 00:02:47,146 just in time to dispense food and drink. 27 00:02:47,666 --> 00:02:50,866 The room is all abuzz about the evening's exciting premiere. 28 00:02:51,586 --> 00:02:59,386 I agree, Mayor Barkley. If it hadn't been for my insistence on bringing an arcade 29 00:02:59,386 --> 00:03:05,786 game into the lobby, I think the movie would have missed out on one of its best scenes. 30 00:03:06,626 --> 00:03:12,226 Maybe. But I think I should consider ordering more toothpicks for the restaurant, no? 31 00:03:17,546 --> 00:03:22,786 Taking a break from all the attention, Danny sits in a corner of the ballroom idly doodling. 32 00:03:24,831 --> 00:03:29,631 Wicker Cricket! Wicker Cricket! Wicker Cricket! Wicker Crick- Hi! 33 00:03:30,271 --> 00:03:34,671 Danny Hillcrest here! Hello, Danny! It's Perry J. Oshmont. 34 00:03:35,011 --> 00:03:38,951 I wanted to- Okay, okay. Hard stop, people. We have a little course correction 35 00:03:38,951 --> 00:03:41,711 to make on this film. Forget the volcano. 36 00:03:42,131 --> 00:03:44,871 This movie is now about the rocks. 37 00:03:45,871 --> 00:03:49,571 Sorry about that. I hear the premiere went great! 38 00:03:49,991 --> 00:03:55,831 It sure did! I can't haltingly wait for it to be on the Lowe channel tomorrow night. 39 00:03:56,211 --> 00:04:02,291 Yeah, about that. I was just speaking with Trudy Gerda, the Senior VP of Creative Operations. 40 00:04:02,791 --> 00:04:09,391 Apparently, there's been another rebranding at LOW. Action is out. Documentaries are in. 41 00:04:09,891 --> 00:04:11,571 Do I love it? 42 00:04:12,291 --> 00:04:16,751 Probably not. It means they won't be showing the movie. But get this, 43 00:04:16,931 --> 00:04:23,671 if we had actually shot it in Middling Fair, we probably could have shown it. Pretty funny, huh? 44 00:04:25,891 --> 00:04:32,971 Hilariously, ha. Okay. Well, gotta go. Time is money, especially here in the Philippines. 45 00:04:33,331 --> 00:04:35,691 Hey, the next time you're in L.A., let's do lunch. 46 00:04:36,671 --> 00:04:42,351 I don't think so. After a bad franken-hotdog experience at Tale o' the Pup back 47 00:04:42,711 --> 00:04:49,771 in 2016, I vowed I would never eat lunch in that town again. M'kay, ciao. 48 00:04:51,871 --> 00:04:56,511 Huh. Yeah, I never did find out what A Ram Sang was all about, 49 00:04:57,071 --> 00:04:59,391 but I don't think he wants to hear from me again right now. 50 00:04:59,991 --> 00:05:03,771 Oh, well, they probably wouldn't have explained anything about Danny's life anyway. 51 00:05:04,931 --> 00:05:09,591 Yeah, all right people, let's get back to work, we're losing the light. 52 00:05:29,873 --> 00:05:32,913 Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just clear off the table. 53 00:05:33,173 --> 00:05:36,393 We gotta grab all these sheets and wash them. The hotel's gonna be back open 54 00:05:36,393 --> 00:05:38,433 in a couple of days. Okay, okay. 55 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:44,273 Hey, check this out. Someone wrote all over this one. In pen. 56 00:05:44,973 --> 00:05:46,213 It's a bunch of gibberish. 57 00:05:47,613 --> 00:05:52,193 Man ran gas. Man as rag? 58 00:05:52,953 --> 00:05:59,853 A ram sang. Hmm. What do you make of all that? Your answer is right there. that first word. 59 00:06:00,853 --> 00:06:07,153 Anagrams? You mean, whoever was writing all this was just making anagrams out of the word anagrams? 60 00:06:07,813 --> 00:06:12,113 What an idiot. Be sure to put extra bleach on that one when you wash it. 61 00:06:12,913 --> 00:06:16,833 Will Danny's movie ever see the light of day again? Will Perry J. 62 00:06:17,053 --> 00:06:18,973 Oshmaud ever finish his next project? 63 00:06:19,413 --> 00:06:23,493 And will anyone stop the cleaning crew from wiping out Danny's scribbles? 64 00:06:27,433 --> 00:06:31,953 Well, for possible answers to other questions, be sure to keep listening to 65 00:06:31,953 --> 00:06:36,673 comedy4cast, and be sure to return next April, even if it's in May, 66 00:06:37,093 --> 00:06:41,013 or June, or July, for another big event. 67 00:06:41,613 --> 00:06:46,253 But for now, this is your humble narrator Gary saying, thank you for listening 68 00:06:46,253 --> 00:06:49,813 to this tale from Middling Fair. We hope you enjoyed it. 69 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:56,400 Music. 70 00:06:55,733 --> 00:06:59,673 Like the show? Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. 71 00:07:00,233 --> 00:07:05,653 It's easy. Just go to comedy4cast, all one word with the number 4, 72 00:07:06,033 --> 00:07:10,433 and you'll find lots of places to add us, like Apple Podcasts, 73 00:07:10,613 --> 00:07:13,513 Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio. 74 00:07:13,853 --> 00:07:19,313 In this episode, as Cindy and Abby Falmacher, Bonnie Kenderdine. 75 00:07:19,873 --> 00:07:26,033 As the maitre d', Nathan Alvord. As Perry J. Oshmont, Grant Johnson, voicegranted.com. 76 00:07:27,973 --> 00:07:33,853 As cleaning crew member one, Chuck Tomasi. And cleaning crew member two, Kreg Steppe. 77 00:07:34,193 --> 00:07:38,793 Both from the Technorama podcast, chuckchat.com/technorama, 78 00:07:39,073 --> 00:07:41,893 and the Topic is Trek podcast, thetopicistrek.com. 79 00:07:43,673 --> 00:07:47,393 And the narrator was played by Gary J. Chambers. 80 00:07:49,133 --> 00:07:54,013 GaryJchambersvo.com. Additional voices, as well as story and music, 81 00:07:54,273 --> 00:07:57,273 by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2023. 82 00:07:57,973 --> 00:08:02,573 All rights reserved. See you next time. But for now, that's it. 83 00:08:02,893 --> 00:08:03,873 We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye bye. 84 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:18,541 Music.