ILLUSIONOID
192 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsA bi-weekly improvised comedy podcast in the style of old-time radio shows like Inner Sanctum or X Minus One, Illusionoid is performed by Paul Bates (CTV's Dan For Mayor, Second City), Lee Smart (Comedy Network's 5th Quadrant, Second City) and Nug Nahrgang (Dark Rising: Summer Strikes Back, SyFy's Scare Tactics).
In the distant future, humanity has its last stand against the tyrant computer ILLUSIONOID. A lone survivor sends messages backwards through time in hopes that he can provide a warning of the danger to come. Will you heed his warnings? Open your ears and hone your senses, for without immediate action, none can escape the future that is ILLUSIONOID.
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Episodes
S02E14: THE HUNT FOR COUNT RUTHENIUM – LIVE!
February 12, 2013 13:52 - 23 minutes - 22.9 MBPulp-O-Mizer cover for “The Hunt For Count Ruthenium” Recorded LIVE at Revel Theatre’s Barn Burner show at Unit 102 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Feb. 10, 2013, it’s another unscripted adventure from Illusionoid! From the audience suggestions of “Count” and … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E13: GIANTMAN!
January 30, 2013 14:28 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBA trip to a rare book store leads to big trouble for Jeffrey! Follow one small man with huge problems as his life grows out of control! Magic, mystery, and massive mayhem make a mighty mess! Will Jeffrey make it … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E12: SPACE EGG
January 15, 2013 18:28 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBThe future is full of possibilities… and the possibility of an asteroid hitting the Earth is even more likely in the future! A crack team is sent to investigate the asteroid to see if they can divert it from its … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E11: THE PLEASURE LORDS OF PLANET PLEASURIA
January 01, 2013 22:09 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MBHappy new year!! We’re closer to the future now than we were a day ago! Pleasure is plentiful on Pleasuria, but the planet is also packed with peril! All Rick wants is his shore leave and some action, but a … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E10: THE CHRISTMAS NINJAS
December 19, 2012 18:57 - 5 minutes - 5.59 MBAs the holiday is upon us, many of us are swamped with preparations for family and feasts… Including The Last Man In The Universe! Join us for a telling of the traditional Japanese Christmas story… THE CHRISTMAS NINJAS! A special … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E09: COMBAT EXCITEMENT DOME
December 06, 2012 01:07 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MBThe future is dark and full of terrors… and none more so than being torn from your peaceful life and thrown into the jungle prisons of Excitement Dome! Can three prisoners and one mouse save themselves from a fight to … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E08: BRAIN PIRATES
November 21, 2012 04:56 - 25 minutes - 24 MBEver have a bad first day at a new job? Jason is about to have one. He’s a new doctor at a hospital and it’s about to give him the biggest headache he’s ever had. Can this “cranal” specialist make … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E07: THE OCCASIONAL MUTANT
November 06, 2012 21:45 - 24 minutes - 23.5 MBIt’s the latest episode of your favorite improvised, sci-fi show in the style of old time radio! This week, learn the secrets of a man who is mostly a man but may be a mutant! Can the military harness his … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E06: THE MAN WHO JUMPED THROUGH BEANS (LIVE at Big City Improv Festival)
October 23, 2012 14:28 - 23 minutes - 23.4 MBThis past week saw the BIG CITY IMPROV FESTIVAL hit Toronto, Ontario, Canada and ILLUSIONOID was a part of it! This live show was recorded October 20th, 2012 at Comedy Bar. Fenton is a detective with an uncanny ability to … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E05: CAVERN OF THE SUN
October 09, 2012 19:24 - 26 minutes - 25.8 MBAn expedition into the Earth’s core digs up a mystery for a family of inquisitive scientists and their native companion. An ancient civilization is discovered… but are they friendly… or foe-ly? Are there sunny skies ahead for humanity? Or do … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E04: OPERATION MILK
September 25, 2012 21:06 - 27 minutes - 26.7 MBIn a future without milk, how will mankind survive? Where will our milk come from? Where did it go? A far-off planet holds the key to our race’s survival, but we need the right men to bring back the white … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E03: SPACE SCIENCE ACADEMY with BILLY WEST
September 10, 2012 17:22 - 51 minutes - 49.1 MBIt’s a special ultra-length episode! Recorded live at Comedy Bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for FanExpo and The Canadian Comedy Awards with a special introduction by Comedy Bar owner Gary Rideout Jr. & Bret “The Hitman” Hart! No, really!! It’s … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E02: THE FEBEEBLES DEVICE
August 28, 2012 02:46 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MBFailing to capture a Sasquatch has long plagued man, but one man just wants to capture it’s song… and make money! To do this, he’s hired the one man who knows more about tracking Sasquatch than anyone else: Joey Febeebles. … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E01.5: SING A SONG OF NARWHALS (LIVE) PART 2
August 14, 2012 00:40 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBIt’s the second half of our live episode with Colin Mochrie… and it’s coming off of a cliffhanger? Will our intrepid crew survive the mermaid army and the King of the Narwhals? Will The Trouble Brothers save the day? Will … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S02E01: SING A SONG OF NARWHALS (LIVE)
July 30, 2012 20:14 - 31 minutes - 30.5 MBSEASON TWO IS UPON US! Recorded live at Comedy Bar on June 30th with special guest COLIN MOCHRIE! It’s underwater adventure time, and from the audience suggestions of “narwhal”, “mermaid”, and “Gulf of Mexico” comes the craziest thing we’ve done … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E26: INFINITY SAUSAGE MINUS ONE
July 17, 2012 15:19 - 21 minutes - 20.7 MBIt’s the culmination of the impossible! A full year of Illusionoid! And episode 26 is not just filler… it’s THE filler! Science discovers an immense sausage in space that goes on forever! One scientist wants to study it and find … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E25: BETRAYAL OF THE WOLF CLAN
July 03, 2012 19:04 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBHatred and unrest know no bounds in the future, thanks to Illusionoid, but before it came to destroy us all there were societal clans that spread evil everywhere. This is a tale of just one of them. Can three friends … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E24: THE FLUORESCENT CUBE OF SEALAND (LIVE)
June 18, 2012 19:47 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBRecorded live at Comedy Bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 14, 2012. From the audience suggestions of “Sealand”, “cube” and “fluorescent” comes our 24th astonishing tale… and it’s the return of the master mimic IDENTICAL QUINN! The sovereign nation … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E23: THE DONKEY PARADOX
June 05, 2012 20:42 - 22 minutes - 21.9 MBSoon mathematics and donkeys will collide… so there are bound to a be a few problems. Especially with the amount of jackasses the future will produce. Can a few scholars find the solution to this perplexing problem? Will Illusionoid use … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E22: THE POWER OF THE MINED (LIVE)
May 21, 2012 22:02 - 21 minutes - 21 MBRecorded live at Comedy Bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 14, 2012. From the audience suggestions of “telekinesis” and “coal shoveling” comes our 22nd fable from the future. One lazy coal miner digs up trouble for all mankind as … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E21: DOOM SEED
May 09, 2012 12:52 - 22 minutes - 22.1 MBA case of mistaken identity leads to the garden of evil as two men plant the crop that could spell the end of the Earth! Will they reap what they sow, or will humanity find its way through the thick … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E20: ATOMIC HORROR FROM BELOW
April 24, 2012 02:30 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MBIt’s our Emerald Episode! When a weekend vacation goes horribly wrong, can three friends find freedom from tunnels of terror? Who will survive? What is that noise? Will there be hot chicks? Where are those margaritas? Can you believe we’re … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E19: IDENTICAL QUINN
April 11, 2012 21:18 - 24 minutes - 23.6 MBIn the future, the army needs scientists that know what they are doing. Sadly, Quinn and Randy are not those scientists. But will a freak accident show them the way to success through the sincerest form of flattery… imitation? And … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E18: COSTIGAN’S NEEDLE
March 27, 2012 00:32 - 22 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Secret Society of Strange Old Men returns! A game of cards becomes much more than for which they ever bargained. A paradox machine is/was/will be built. What secrets do they uncover… or have they uncovered… or will they once … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E17: HIGH TREASON OF THE WITCH – LIVE!
March 12, 2012 19:29 - 26 minutes - 25.5 MBRecorded LIVE at Comedy Bar in Toronto on October 23rd, 2011! We went to the audience for our title suggestion and were not disappointed! When a supernatural mystery rears it’s head only one man can solve the case… MAX MAGUS! … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E16: TANK REYNOLDS-MOLE MASTER
February 29, 2012 21:31 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBOne man’s research into mysterious soil samples leads to the discovery of a sinister plot from beneath the earth… and perhaps his own legacy. Might mastery of moles mean much more mayhem for mankind? May mole mind manipulation make more … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E15: SPACE BLIND DATE
February 13, 2012 20:38 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MBOur Valentine’s Day episode! Meeting that special someone is hard enough but in the future it’s even harder! Blind dates are legally necessary! Online dating allows one man to meet the woman of his dreams, but allows that woman a … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E14: SIGN OF MAGUS
January 31, 2012 15:24 - 18 minutes - 18.2 MBWhen the forces of evil combine science and magic for their own diabolical means, there’s only one person that can thwart them… MAX MAGUS! With his Asian assistant Wong at his side, can Max Magus stop the nefarious Professor Carstairs … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E13: (QUEST FOR) THE BREWERY OF THE HORSEHEAD NEBULA – LIVE!
January 17, 2012 15:15 - 23 minutes - 22.7 MBRecorded LIVE at Comedy Bar in Toronto on October 23rd, 2011! We went to the audience for our title suggestion and were not disappointed! In the future, a hard day’s work will be rewarded with an ice-cold beer… but that … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E12: PANTS OF ETERNITY
January 02, 2012 05:21 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBThe future holds many wondrous treasures but none so sporty as the Pants of Eternity. A secret society forces a young man to fetch the everlasting slacks for their own evil ends. Will mankind walk the path of the well-tailored? … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E11: SILENT NIGHT, HOLY SHIT!
December 19, 2011 16:44 - 25 minutes - 24.2 MBFuture Christmases will be marred by the arrival of the Platypodians! Can a few human survivors make it a happy holiday amongst the atomic waste and laser fire? Special guest star Sean Cullen (Last Comic Standing, The Producers, The Sean … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E10: THE GREAT SPACE PRISON CAPER
December 05, 2011 16:25 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBPrisons of the future are impenetrable! Can one man, armed only with his skilled friends, save the woman he loves from such a fortress? And where is ILLUSIONOID’s evil tendril in all of this? It’s THE GREAT SPACE PRISON CAPER! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E09: INVASION OF THE CYBERNETIC CYBERFREAKS
November 21, 2011 22:34 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThe future brings the inevitable joining of man and machine, but it also brings forth war between man and cybernetic man! What will become of humanity? And what role does ILLUSIONOID play in this conflict? From a title suggested by … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E08: THE LUCIFER DEVICE
November 07, 2011 21:54 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBFinally, Professor Carstairs appears to present his latest creation: The Lucifer Device! But his closest competitor is ready to pounce on any mistake he may make. Certain doom through unchecked science is at hand… but is this Lucifer Device a … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E07: CREEPING CORRIDOR
October 25, 2011 12:45 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBHaunted houses are the worst! But never more so than on this terrifying night. Two young men stumble into a living labyrinth of supernatural activity. Does the key to Illusionoid’s creation lie in the world of magic or science… OR … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E06: SPACE GOLD RUSH
October 11, 2011 16:28 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThe search for gold leads humanity to Mars, but what they find there is much more rare… and much more dangerous! Will our lust for gold bring about our demise… and bring us one step closer to the creation of … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E05: VERDICT: ANNHILATE!
September 28, 2011 20:17 - 13 minutes - 19.3 MBIt’s another urgent message from the future for the past! The Last Man In The Universe warns of corporate sponsorship and the annihilation of the universe! But who wants to destroy us? Who casts the deciding vote? And will Illusionoid … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E04: WHITHER SATURN?
September 13, 2011 18:47 - 20 minutes - 28 MBWarm up your Time Radios for another transmission from The Last Man In The Universe. In the future, explorers from Earth will travel to Saturn… but to what end and why? What awaits them could mean the end of all … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E03: TIME GOAT
September 01, 2011 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBIt’s time for the third transmission of the last man in the universe. (Really, he should have a name…) In the future, farms will be exactly as they are now. But what we farm could bring devastation to time itself… … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E02: SPACE COURT
August 15, 2011 20:39 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBIt’s time for the second episode of Illusionoid! What message will the lone survivor send from the future to us now? Wait no longer! Please enjoy SPACE COURT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S01E01: BURY THE MOON
August 15, 2011 20:37 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBWe’ve added a fancy new introduction to the podcast, making it the show we want to make. Please download and enjoy the full-scale galactic nonsense that is BURY THE MOON… DELUXE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
First Transmission
July 20, 2011 03:04 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBHere’s the secret project we’ve been working on for a while. Paul Bates, Lees Smart and Nug Nahrgang are Illusionoid. After winning the Globehead tournament at the Bad Dog Theatre, they decided that improvising together was fun… especially when the … Continue reading → Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.