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Zach & Tavie welcome their very special FIRST EVER GUEST, the host of The Best Show and national best-selling author, TOM SCHARPLING, to the show to discuss 2015’s Ant-Man starring Paul Rudd and directed by Peyton Reed. Without Tom, our two hosts would likely have never met. In an incredibly fun and funny installment, Tom discusses his friendship with Reed, how his visit to the set turned into filming a scene, and how that scene was unfortunately left on the cutting room floor. Tom also shares his history with Marvel comics and media, as well as insights from his perspective as a pro in the industry on choices made on the film, directors who probably influenced certain scenes in the movie, and just how accurate to the comics these films should be. Also explored are questions such as “What other Marvel property was Peyton set to direct at a point?”, “When was the Bronze Age of comics?”, “Why all the alliterative character names?”, “How did directing Bring It On prepare Peyton for making this film?”, “Why is HE in this?”, “What’s Weird Al got to do with anything?”, “How long does it take for Zach to read a book?”, “How do Slurpee cups figure in?” and plenty of others. All of this plus the usual segments of SPOT THE STAN, MARVEL TRIVIA, and PENNY’S CORNER, as well as revisiting Zach & Tavie’s “secret origin”, Tom’s views on Marvel vs DC, Corey Stoll’s villain vibes, Zach’s chance encounter with Paul Rudd himself, how handsome and ageless Paul is, if he should have been a redhead in the film, tangents about Muppets, Star Wars, and Street Fighter, wrapping everything up with a sort of mini-Best Show featuring an embarrassing story from Zach’s Comic-Con past, and SO MUCH MORE! Produced & co-hosted by Zach Woliner & Tavie Phillips Featuring Penny Woliner Edited by Zach Woliner Theme music by Luis Humanoide Cover art by Chris Giarrusso

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with legendary writer/broadcaster Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Steven Universe, Double Threat) to talk about their secret friend “food,” eating to live instead of living to eat, hiking, influencers, ice cream, therapy, and Geese. Plus: Gabrus has a Magnum PI fit, and Pally met Larry David who was, unsurprisingly, in a bit of a mood.   Follow Tom HERE Check out The Best Show every week! Check out Double Threat with Julie Klausner and Tom Scharpling every week!   Full video episodes available HERE. Check out Staying Alive merch at siriusxmstore.com/stayingalive   This episode was recorded April 24, 2026 at Forever Dog in Los Angeles CA Staying Alive is produced by Devon Torrey Bryant and Anne Harris Engineered and edited by Devon Torrey Bryant, who also wrote the music Associate producer and video editor is Maddie McCann Executive produced by Jon Gabrus, Adam Pally, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Bernie Kaminski, and Rich Korson   Keywords for this episode: Magnum PI, Sperry, tuck revolution, Cinderella Man, New Zealand, seder, sushi, fast food, Fosselman’s Ice Cream, Narduwar, Gallagher, Tyler The Creator, Jack’s Dining Room, influencers, therapy, trainers, Arnold, hiking, Kevin Nealon, Geese, Chaotic Good, Jon Wurster, Mountain Goats, WFMU, Dirty Grandpa, Marc Maron, Steven Weber, Larry David, delivery robots Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Don't worry Marvel fans, we're talkin' about the 1998 spy movie The Avengers starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery. LIVE from Vulture Festival in NYC, The Best Show's Tom Scharpling joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss Sean Connery's "evil" plan to control the weather, the 2ma Thurman clone, the bizarre bear costumes, the lack of extras in the movie, and so much more. Plus, an audience member asks a very special question and we hear our first ever 4th Opinion Review! Check out Blake Harris' oral history of The Avengers at: www.slashfilm.com/544548/1998-the-avengers-oral-history/ (Ep. #137 Originally Released 05/27/2016) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your Last Looks theme song to us here • Join the HDTGM conversation on Discord: discord.gg/hdtgm • Buy merch at howdidthisgetmade.dashery.com/ • Order Paul’s book about his childhood: Joyful Recollections of Trauma • Shop our new hat collection at podswag.com • Paul’s Discord: discord.gg/paulscheer • Paul’s YouTube page: youtube.com/paulscheer • Follow Paul on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/paulscheer • Subscribe to Enter The Dark Web w/ Paul & Rob Huebel: youtube.com/@enterthedarkweb • Listen to Unspooled with Paul & Amy Nicholson: unspooledpodcast.com • Listen to The Deep Dive with June & Jessica St. Clair: thedeepdiveacademy.com/podcast • Instagram: @hdtgm , @paulscheer , & @junediane • Twitter: @hdtgm , @paulscheer , & msjunediane • Jason is not on social media • Episode transcripts available at how-did-this-get-made.simplecast.com/episodes Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using the link: <a href="http://siriusxm.com/hdt

The Boys confront TOM SCHARPLING about stealing their tour right out from under them. Check out Tom on tour here! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook  This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Best Show's Tom Scharpling chats with Jason & Paul about discovering new music, the Best Show's 25th anniversary, Tom's Grown Ups 3 spec script, and much more. But first, Paul answers all your Corrections & Omissions on last week's Jack's Back episode. And as always, we announce next week's movie! Get tix to the Best Show's 25th Anniversary Tour at: thebestshow.net Read Tom's Grown Ups 3 spec script at: www.grownups3script.com JASON & TOM'S MUSIC PICKS: Dan's Boogie by Destroyer Music For Writers by Steve Gunn Wednesday Sharp Pins Gimme Gimme Records in L.A. Healing Force of the Universe in L.A. • Join our Vulture Movies Fantasy League at vulture.com/hdtgm • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your Last Looks theme song here • Join our Discord at discord.gg/hdtgm • Buy merch at howdidthisgetmade.dashery.com/ • Order Paul’s book about his childhood: Joyful Recollections of Trauma • Shop our new hat collection at podswag.com • Paul’s Discord: discord.gg/paulscheer • Paul’s YouTube page: youtube.com/paulscheer • Follow Paul on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/paulscheer • Subscribe The Dark Web w/ Paul & Rob Huebel: youtube.com/@enterthedarkweb • Listen to Unspooled with Paul & Amy Nicholson: unspooledpodcast.com • Listen to The Deep Dive with June & Jessica St. Clair: thedeepdiveacademy.com/podcast • Instagram: @hdtgm , @paulscheer , & @junediane • Twitter: @hdtgm , <a href="https://x.com/paulsche

Tom Scharpling is celebrating the 25th year of his beloved comedy playground, The Best Show, which was one of the foundational inspirations for WTF back when it launched in 2009. Since then, Tom became a fan of WTF, a frequent guest, and a personal friend of Marc’s. Tom and Marc meet up for one final garage chat, reflecting on their respective achievements and looking toward the future of podcasting, as well as their places in it. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hooooly Shit. We had the great Tom Scharpling on the show to talk about a type of guy that we have been sort of obsessed with lately, Metallica Guys!! What would you say to the boys if you met them? How abou those tasty cigars embued with the spirit of Metallica? Also, Tom gives Chris and I the business and tries to get us to stop making fun of each other but we never will There is more Chris at https://www.patreon.com/notevenashow And for more Guys content, streams and SHOCKTOBER: a deep dive into shock jocks you can click patreon.com/guyspodcast, Join us on the Sunday Night Stream every Sunday night at 8:00 EST at twitch.tv/notevenashow and I am on https://bsky.app/profile/murderxbryan.bsky.social  Guys is on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/guys.pod Guys has a Post Office Box now! PO Box 10769 Columbus Ohio 43201

The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling has been a Beach Boys obsessive for over 40 years, and the idea behind bringing him on for Party!, The Beach Boys’ oft-dismissed 10th LP that also served as a stopgap measure allowing Brian Wilson to buy time to shape Pet Sounds, was to feature a guest who took this record seriously. In addition, the various unreleased experiments in which Brian was engaging during this era are some of the most fascinating studio visits Brian would ever make in his life, and each and every one is covered in forensic detail (especially in The Director’s Cut edit). Greatness was not just around the corner…it was already here.   Here’s just a few of the many things that Tom discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:   How Tom initially became deeply, deeply obsessed with The Beach Boys in the early 1980s, and the burnout he eventually incurred via oversaturation; The time in the late 1980s that a young Tom contacted a radio call-in show that featured Brian, only to harangue him about when Smile was coming out; A fascinating series of unreleased studio experiments that paved the way for both Pet Sounds & Smile; A discussion about whether or not The Beach Boys are an inherently funny band…or not at all in the least; A debate over whether covering their own material on Party was proto-Weird Al or just a complete misfire; And a track-by-track rundown of the Party! LP.   Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti   I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.    If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 13 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 2 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…   Subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. And now with our 2025 Patreon Membership Drive, you’ll also get an episode all about YOU and a FREE copy of Metal Machine Muzak at the Lieutenant Tier or higher: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954 Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe Web site: http://discograffiti.com/   CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe There is no other Patreon in existence where you get more for your money. 4 shows a week is what it takes these days to successfully blot out our unacceptable reality…so do yourself a favor and give it a shot for at least one month to see what I’m talking about.   If you’re already a member, please comment below about your experience.   www.Patreon.com/discograffiti   #tomscharpling #thebestshow #thebestshowwithtomscharpling #thebeachboysparty #barbaraann #davidmarks #thebeachboys #brianwilson #beachboys #denniswilson #mikelove #carlwilson #music #vinyl #aljardine #thebeatles #brucejohnston #rock #petsounds #goodvibrations #surf #rocknroll #surfing #california #beach #surfrock #discograffiti #metalmachinemuzak #soldiersofsound #andyourdreamscometrue  

Bridger narrowly avoids a major conflict when Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) rudely shovels a gift on him. The two discuss mafia activity, suggestive advertising, and artificial grape flavoring.  Don't forget to review the podcast, it's the least you can do. Follow the show on Instagram I Said No Gifts! Merch Have a question for I Said No Emails or a Gift or a Curse suggestion? Email us at isaidnogifts@gmail.com and Bridger may or may not read it aloud on the show.   Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3Uw1W4v See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) joins to discuss drive-thru burger chain Checkers and Rally's, to explain the challenges of dining out while pescatarian, and to discuss his new book It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories! Plus, Quincy Chamber of Commerce representative John Quigley Adams stops by to discuss the local economy. Sources for this week's intro: https://www.risingsunmd.org/department/division.php?structureid=51 https://checkersfranchising.com/frequently-asked-questions/ https://www.eatthis.com/east-vs-west-coast-food-brands/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/i3no70/checkers_vs_rallys_locations_in_the_united_states/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s the direct-to-Crackle sequel to our original Clifford episode from four years ago! Clifford superfan and comedy legend Tom Scharpling (“The Best Show,” his new memoir “It Never Ends”) joins us to wax poetic on Martin Short and eulogize the great Charles Grodin. The guys also give pitches for an actual Clifford sequel. Would it involve a prison break? Ben thinks so! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! Buy some real nerdy merch. Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boys talk to TOM SCHARPLING about adapting his new book It Never Ends into a big new movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOM SCHARPLING returns to do some maintenance on the show. Subscribe on Patreon and watch the full video recording of this episode here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOM SCHARPLING makes his grand return to the show. This episode is sponsored by hims ( www.forhims.com/handbook ), Harry's ( www.harrys.com/handbook ), and Indochino ( www.indochino.com  code: HANDBOOK). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys are joined by TOM SCHARPLING in his big return to the studio and he meets someone new. This episode is sponsored by NBC's A.P. Bio and  Wargaming  (code: HOLLYWOOD18). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hayes and Sean applaud the Suicide Squad movie for a brave choice. Then TOM SCHARPLING returns to correct the mistakes of his infamous first appearance on the show, speak on Monk, do the Popcorn Gallery, and debut a potential new podcast with a hot new co-host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean and Hayes are back with another episode of the best show, Hollywood Handbook where they talk about politics and Hollywood. Then, good friend TOM SCHARPLING from The Best Show comes by to get some advice from the guys, who kindly offer Tom tips on the best ways to restructure his show to achieve success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.