Dumb People Town
591 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.3K ratingsIt’s as much an exploration as it is a celebration of dumb people doing dumb things (often in Florida). With Daniel Van Kirk, Randy Sklar, and Jason Sklar. www.patreon.com/dumbpeopletown
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Episodes
Bert Kreischer - Read My Pendant
October 17, 2017 16:05 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis week, comedian Bert Kreischer (Bertcast) joins the Sklars and Daniel Van Virk in Dumb People Town! Story #1 brings us up a tree in Regina. DVK tells his own personal story of falling from a tree, and the group discusses Sober October. In Story #...
Matt Besser - Soft Swing
October 10, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBThis week, Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, improv4humans) drives his minivan all the way down to Dumb People Town! Along with Matt, the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk jump into Story #1, in which a swingers party goes south real quick. The group ta...
Dave Anthony - Control the Bag
October 03, 2017 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBThis week, comedian and friend of the pod Dave Anthony (The Dollop) makes a grand return to Dumb People Town, driven there by a bear! Dave talks to the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about The Dollop and LA Podfest before jumping into Story #1, in which a...
Paul F. Tompkins - Mid-Squat, Pants Down, & Unashamed
September 26, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBThis week, incredible comedian, sartorial dynamo, and podcaster extraordinaire Paul F. Tompkins (Bojack Horseman, SPONTANEANATION) jogs over to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Paul about trying forging new paths before diving i...
Keegan-Michael Key - Sh*t's Out the Window on This One
September 19, 2017 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBThis week, Keegan-Michael Key (Friends From College, Key & Peele) calmly drives to Dumb People Town with a nail embedded in his chest! Keegan talks to the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about the power of surprise in comedy, before jumping into Story #1, i...
Adam Conover - Operation Extra Olives
September 12, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBThis week, Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) rides on the wing of a plane all the way to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk discuss Adam's television show, Adam Ruins Everything, in which Adam spills the truth-beans on all sorts of sub...
Jen Kirkman - Kimono Logic
September 05, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBThis week, amazing comedian Jen Kirkman (Just Keep Livin'?) joins the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk down in Dumb People Town! DVK shares his real life Seinfeld moment, before jumping into Story #1, in which police light a naked man on fire. Jen sheds so...
Henry Zebrowski - Chirk Dones
August 29, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis week, actor and comedian Henry Zebrowski (Last Podcast on the Left, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell) rides a ghost train all the way down to Dumb People Town! The guys give us an update on Jan Flato before getting into Story #1, in which a dared...
Tig Notaro - Take It Down a Notch
August 22, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBThis week, comedian, actor, writer, and new vegan Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) makes the trip down to Dumb People Town riding on the hood of a car! Tig tells the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about how her diet amazingly helped her chronic pain before div...
Jason Nash - Maybe On The Way Out
August 15, 2017 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBThis week, comedian Jason Nash (Views podcast, JasonNashComedy on YouTube) heads on down to Dumb People Town! Jason talks to the Sklar Brothers and Dan Van Kirk about the demise of Vine, having a podcast with a 21-year-old, and doing comedy, before div...
Jason Mantzoukas - Dibblin’ a Toe In
August 08, 2017 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week, Jason Mantzoukas (The House) tiptoes his way over to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Jason about his experience working on The House, the inception of his hilarious podcast How Did This Get Made?, and Jason's theory ...
Tiffany Haddish - Oooh, Your Coochie Minty!
August 01, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThis week, Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) comes on Down to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Tiffany about being a part of one of the summer's biggest hit films. In Story #1, a woman puts out a fire that has engulfed her boyfriend,...
Tony Hale - Today Has Not Been A Good Day
July 25, 2017 04:52 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis week, Tony Hale (Veep, Transformers: The Last Knight, Arrested Development) slides into the backseat of an official state car and takes it all the way down to Dump People Town! Tony talks to the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about getting to work on ...
Kumail Nanjiani - D in the W
July 18, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBThis week, Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Silicon Valley) starts a Grand Theft Auto mission and winds up in Dumb People Town! Kumail talks to the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about his smash hit movie "The Big Sick," working with Ray Romano, and how tric...
Colin Hanks - The Legend of Baggy Pants
July 11, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBColin Hanks (Life in Pieces) rides a hoverboard into Dumb People Town this week! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Colin about his documentary “All Things Must Pass,” and how much Tower Records meant -- and still means -- to people. Story #1 is h...
Jonah Ray - LIVE
July 04, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBOn the first ever Dumb People Town Hall in Los Angeles, Jonah Ray (Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail, Hidden America, Netflix’s MST3K) joins the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk live from the Starburns Castle! Dan runs through the Flato Blotter, before diving int...
Chris Sullivan - The Curious Case of the Strawberry Sh*tter
June 27, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBThis week, Chris Sullivan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) joins Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk discuss Chris's recent meteoric rise, before jumping into Story #1, in which a man files a lawsuit after a bad date. Chris tells the gro...
Tom Segura - A Plaque That Reads “Unjustice”
June 20, 2017 12:47 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBThis week, Tom Segura drives his truck down to Dumb People Town while half-naked. The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk discuss Tom’s new album “Mostly Stories,” including Tom’s “Scared Straight” bit and its real-life repercussions. In Story #1, a burglar att...
Thomas Middleditch - Rectum for a Dream
June 13, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBThis week, Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) rides on (yes, ON) the trunk of a car all the way down the highway to Dumb People Town! In Story #1, a man proves that when you’re drunk, inertia does not apply. The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Tho...
Sal Vulcano - Not A Lot, I Can Get It For You
June 06, 2017 13:29 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week, Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers) rides a bright orange ferry over to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Sal about the lasting success of Impractical Jokers. In Story #1, a couple gets caught in compromising positions ...
Moshe Kasher - Doo Doo Mist
May 30, 2017 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBThis week, Moshe Kasher (Problematic with Moshe Kasher) steals a golf cart and rides it all the way down to Dumb People Town! Moshe talks to the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about his new show, Problematic, and what it's like being a CODA. Story #1 is t...
Maria Bamford - Grab the Pineapple of Life
May 23, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThis week, Maria Bamford hitches a ride into Dumb People Town with the Schwan man! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Maria about her new Netflix special "Old Baby" before diving into Story #1, in which door-to-door meat salesmen straddle the line...
Guy Branum - Walking-Around Money
May 16, 2017 14:23 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThis week, Guy Branum (Talk Show the Game Show) hitchhikes down to Dumb People Town! After discussing a surprise visitor on the Dumb People Town Facebook page, the group tackles Story #1, in which a bank robber has a difficult time communicating. Guy...
Rob Corddry - How You Eeling Today?
May 09, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThis week, Rob Corddry (of Elizabeth Warren's favorite television show, "Ballers") unicycles all the way down to Dumb People Town! Rob talks about getting a gun pulled on him in Florida, and in Story #1, a member of the Illuminati is arrested after eme...
Mark Normand - 2 to 4 Throwing Stars (The Jan Flato Origin Story)
May 02, 2017 14:51 - 1 hourThis week, the hilarious Mark Normand arrives in Dumb People Town on a stolen bulldozer. Mark tells The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk what it was like opening for Louis CK during the taping of his newest special. Story #1, a mayoral candidate has an unusual outburst involving a basketball. Mark recorded his new special in a synagogue, and he tells the gang about it. Story #2, an 8-year-old child takes matters into his own hands in his quest for a cheeseburger. Story #3 introduces a legendary cit...
Mark Normand - 2 to 4 Throwing Stars
May 02, 2017 14:51 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThis week, the hilarious Mark Normand arrives in Dumb People Town on a stolen bulldozer. Mark tells The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk what it was like opening for Louis CK during the taping of his newest special. Story #1, a mayoral candidate has an unusual outburst involving a basketball. Mark recorded his new special in a synagogue, and he tells the gang about it. Story #2, an 8-year-old child takes matters into his own hands in his quest for a cheeseburger. Story #3 introduces a legendary...
Doug Benson - The Yolk Has Been Broken
April 25, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBThis week, Doug Benson (The High Court with Doug Benson) moseys on down to Dumb People Town. The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk discuss Doug's new show, The High Court. Story #1, a man is dumbfounded that the community doesn't appreciate when he brings his pets to the park. In Story #2, a Grindr date is broken up. In Story #3 a record is broken that may make you lose your appetite for Cadbury Creme eggs. Ira Glass leaves a very informative voicemail.
Andy Daly - Pressing Chubbs
April 18, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBThis week, Review's Andy Daly makes the journey to Dumb People Town aboard an inflatable raft held together by duct tape. Along with The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk, Andy discusses Review's seminal episode, "Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes," and Orson Welles. Story #1 brings us a man accused of practicing medicine without a license, and leads to impassioned discourse about circumcision. The group chats about Andy's disturbingly hilarious character, Don DiMello. Story #2: the tale of a turkey s...
Sam Richardson - That's A Good No-Call
April 11, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBSam Richardson (Detroiters, Veep) hang-glides down to Dumb People Town this week! The group explores Sam's Second City past, DVK's Elton John story, and discusses Story #1: a drunken assault at the Taco Villa. The four discuss Sam's new show Detroiters, as well as the city of Detroit. Story #2 is the tale of a high school math teacher who makes some poor choices on the road... on a school night. Story #3 involves a man playing bartender in a grocery store and getting away scott free. ...
Dan Harmon - The Nissan Ring of Power
April 04, 2017 14:11 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBThis week, Feral Audio's own Dan Harmon (Harmontown, Rick and Morty) travels to Dumb People Town by way of a stolen rental car at 4AM! Dan tells The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk about how he mines material for his podcast. Story #1 involves a family who comes home to find a surprise on their couch. The group then discusses Rick and Morty's surprise Season 3 premiere drop on April Fool's Day, and the perils of the creative process. For Story #2, hear how a group of ne'er-do-wells gets in m...
Aisha Tyler - Banned From Ouija
March 28, 2017 15:07 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBArcher's Aisha Tyler joins The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk this week for a quick weekend trip down to Dumb People Town! Aisha tells the guys about her distracted therapist, and they get into Story #1, in which a high school track team encounters a walk-...
Matt Walsh - Under The Turkish Bus
March 21, 2017 14:50 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBVeep's Matt Walsh is taking the bus to Dumb People Town this week, and we made sure to save him a spot underneath in the baggage storage area. Just until the next stop! Story #1 - Matt joins The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk to discuss the story of a drunken man who hijacked a bus in Georgia. The group shares their Turkish bus stories (pro tip: ask what the clear liquid is before you drink it) and they chat about HBO's "Veep." Story #2 is the tale of a man who mugged his friend for beer mon...
Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds - Garage Lemons
March 14, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBThis week, Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds of The Dollop pull over for a quick rest stop in Dumb People Town! Story #1 involves a drunken shower intruder. Dave and Gareth talk about what it's like to do their podcast live. Story #2 is the tale of a r...
Jamar Neighbors - Jesus, Take The Snake
March 07, 2017 07:59 - 1 hour - 64 MBThis week, Jamar Neighbors (Keanu) is along for the ride down to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk talk to Jamar about the origins of The Comedy Store & Comedy Central's Roast Battle. Jamar tells the DPT crew how Cedric The Entertainer encouraged him to be a comedian, how he landed his role in Keanu, and how he quit substitute teaching. Story #1, a woman gets her pet stuck in her gauged earlobe. Story #2 is the saga of some sword tricks gone wrong. The final Story is t...
Jon Hamm - Bring In The Nerp
February 28, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBWorld-class actor Jon Hamm journeys on down to Dumb People Town! The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk chat with Jon about goofing around on the set of Mad Men and his experience going to last year's World Series as a Cardinals fan. Story #1 involves the wrangling of a deer in a super market. Jon tells the tale of his only trip to model-filled Cleveland. The group discusses the Oscars SNAFU and dives into the Marisa Tomei Oscars incident of yesteryear. Story #2 brings to light a series of esca...
Adam Carolla - The Fin Don't Lie
February 21, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBAdam Carolla (The Adam Carolla Show) joins The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk on a journey down to Dumb People Town! Adam tells the guys about honing his ability to read people. The group then discusses Story #1, which involves a toilet snake (the venomous kind). After deliberating upon Joe Rogan's theory about killer whales and the merits of human dorsal fins, Story #2 emerges -- spoiler alert: it concerns an illicit cartwheel in choir class. Next, Adam regales a tale about stolen eclairs. For ...
Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark - 27 Waterbeds
February 13, 2017 21:06 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBKaren Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark of the smash-hit true crime podcast My Favorite Murder join The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk to break down dumb people doing dumb things! After chatting about My Favorite Murder's inception, the group breaks down Story #1, which involves a multitasking arsonist. Next they deliberate upon Season Two of Fargo, theories about human behavior, and the upcoming court appearance of Robert Durst. The final two stories comprise of a drunk driver armed with a penis...
Matt Braunger - Gentlemen's Day
February 07, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBHappy Gentlemen's Day! Matt Braunger of the podcast Ding-Donger with Matt Braunger joins The Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk on a trip to Dumb People Town! For Story #1, they break down a meth-fueled, pantsless escapade at the Orlando International Airport...
Scott Rogowsky - LIVE in Madison
January 31, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 80 MBThe Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk are live in Madison, WI, for the first Dumb People Town EVER! Running Late's Scott Rogowsky joins the gang for homemade venison jerky, as well as tales of intimate spider bites, a naked altercation with the police, and an imaginary fire. Hunker down for some midwestern madness.
Ryan Sickler - Sliced Cheese at CVS
January 24, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBComedian Ryan Sickler of storytelling podcast The CrabFeast joins the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk! Stories include a regrettable miscommunication about sliced cheese, a painful accident involving a wedding ring, and a woman with a very unusual diet who's looking for love. Nic Cage leaves a voicemail!
Nick Thune - Snowjob
January 17, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBComedian/Actor/Musician triple-threat Nick Thune joins the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk on Dumb People Town's inaugural (no pun intended) episode! Nick talks about his new SeeSo comedy special, Good Guy, an ill-fated birthday gift he once gave his father, and Marshawn Lynch. The guys discuss an illicit sex act performed upon a snowman and a good ole gas station defecation -- plus they receive a voicemail from Steven Seagal!