Matt Gourley

paulftompkins: AUSTIN, TX: This Friday. Two shows. Me....

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:23 -0700

AUSTIN, TX: This Friday. Two shows. Me. Superego. LIVE.

That’s all you need to know.

I beg your pardon, there is actually some more information that you need to know. Times and location, things like that. I apologize for my presumptuousness. ANYWAY.

FRIDAY MAY 24 - THE SPIDER HOUSE BALLROOM

8PM TICKETS

10PM TICKETS

Illustration: Dan Hartshorn

Yesterday I was given a tuxedo and a message saying a car would...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:22 -0700

Yesterday I was given a tuxedo and a message saying a car would pick me up at 7:45. What followed was one of the most fun, thoughtful, and ridiculous surprises of my life. @amandafunbuns never ceases to amaze me and I feel like the luckiest guy in the world. She’s absolutely the best. Thanks also to everyone that helped and to all the Moneypennys, Blofelds, Mr. Wints and Mr. Kidds, Jawses, Oddjobs, and Fiona Volpes. But thanks the most to the golden girl herself. I love you, Amanda. Turn 40 everyone, it’s great. #mg0040

Superego Live in Austin Texas! WHY DON’T YOU COME...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:52 -0700

Superego Live in Austin Texas!

WHY DON’T YOU COME ALONG?

There will be two shows and they will be different.

Tickets and Info.

Poster by the talented young Dan Hartshorn.

The Beginning Of A Story I Never Finished

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:34:58 -0700

From page 197 of High-Hanging Fruit:

‘He unlaced his cowslamb stepping-shoes with an intensity seldom reserved for slip-ons. She knew instinctively what this meant. Together, in this abandoned Bavarian sex chapel, they would lie as one in a long, wet nap. He began tasting her un-webbed fingers, leaving only the left thumb un-sampled. It was precisely this un-finished business that left her orphaned in the foster care of his spangled turgidity…’

And so closes another volume of Dahlia Brand’s best-selling series, The Convincing Laplander. For 11 long years, she had been serializing the molten affairs of her taut Scandinavian hero, Paavo Hjerpe. Fifteen novels, eight Fleshy awards, and one minor motion picture option later, she finally felt her hero’s romantic escapades had run their course. More to the point, she had been basing the book’s more salient passages on her personal, and very real, love life. But somewhere in the long stretch from starving authoress to literary powerhouse, she had forgotten to ‘replenish the coffers of her sex-banks.’* The well had run dry, and frankly, so had she. Her books were world famous, autobiographical, and entirely true. True except for one thing. Miss Dahlia Brand was really Mister Louis Fessenden.

* From Brand’s novel Wingéd Yeast.

sarapocock: Oh man. These guys. Look at them. I mean, just...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:47 -0700

sarapocock:

Oh man. These guys. Look at them. I mean, just LOOK at them!

From Superego Live, 5/3/13. Left to Right: Andy Daly, Paul F. Tompkins, Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter, and Mark McConville.

liezlwashere: UCB-LA | Superego Podcast | 05.03.13

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:49 -0700

liezlwashere:

UCB-LA | Superego Podcast | 05.03.13

Today, my mom alerted me that my old episode of...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:51:07 -0700

Today, my mom alerted me that my old episode of ‘Lingo’ with Chuck Woolery was on TV. When @markmccoville and I taped this, it was apparently sci-fi week and they didn’t tell us until we showed up. They had costumes(?) ready to go. I’m a futuristic ‘The Crow’ and Mark is a space lesbian.

paulftompkins: AT LONG LAST! AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD TUESDAY,...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:35:36 -0700

paulftompkins:

AT LONG LAST!

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD TUESDAY, MAY 14

THE DEAD AUTHORS PODCAST CHAPTER 2: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Inconsistent quality of sound kept us from releasing this lost chapter, featuring the author of Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. We tried everything we could to correct it to a pleasantly listenable podcast before resorting to the “Hail Mary pass” of GIVING UP.

Let’s say this one is for completists. And people who enjoy turning volume up and down every 5 to 10 minutes for an hour. If you fall into one or both of these categories, there’s a lot of good stuff in here!

Thanks to Mr. Andy Daly, for no particular reason.

Mercy me, I love these guys.

My Little House Is For Rent! PLEASE REBLOG AND SHARE WITH YOUR...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:44:05 -0700

My Little House Is For Rent!

PLEASE REBLOG AND SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS – I put a ton of care into this place and would love to rent it to someone that will take good care of it. My current tenants had to move away so I’m looking to fill it with quality peoples.

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Long Beach, CA

This 1922 Craftsman bungalow has been completely remodeled and restored. It is technically a one bedroom but the garage out back has been converted into a studio/second room. It’s small but perfect for a young couple or single professional. This place will charm your socks off and then put them back on because it’s so cozy. Located near the Rose Park area of Long Beach. Available early May.

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$1500 a month includes:

• Small private yard in front

• Private patio/yard in back

• Private street parking (one spot)

• Washer and dryer

• Gas grill

• New stainless steel refrigerator, microwave, and stove

• New hardwood floors (not laminate)

• New windows/door casements/molding

• New kitchen tile and cabinets w/built-in wine rack

• New furnace

• Landscaping gardener

• Optional security system (service is on your dime)

• Fios, cable and DirecTV ready

The neighborhood is only so-so, but the house couldn’t be nicer.

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Email matt-at-hotspurink.com.

Thanks to Zachary Childers for the photos.

kwmurphy: I hope by now you’ve heard these fellows and what...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:26:04 -0700

kwmurphy:

I hope by now you’ve heard these fellows and what they do. These four and their guests have provided me with more laughs over the last couple of years than I can count.

When I was a wee lad I listened to Firesign Theater records, over and over again, not simply because they were cryptic and obscure and fed the in-joke catchphrase beast of high school cool, but because when they were on they were profoundly funny, they played off each other with precision and glee, their timing was impeccable, and their bits would build to the point where I’d have to pause the record so I could breathe. They were the comedic equivalent of a great rock band.

I get the same feeling listening to Superego, only with them the madness runs deeper, the interplay more synergistic, the energy controlled just enough.

I don’t know if you ever heard the Replacements on a good night. These guys are the Replacements on a Good Night of Comedy. I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the microphone with them twice, but I can only bathe in their reflected brilliance.

Their latest is a compilation of their third season and it’s great introduction to them. Now go forth and download.

Kevin Murphy is a gorgeous.

Superego: Best of Season 3, Vol. 2

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:46:59 -0700

HOLY STEP-CHRIST:
It’s the Best of Superego Season 3, Volume 2!

HELP US:
Wrap up the season with the most lovable of case studies.

AND LOOK AT THESE GUESTS:

Paul F. Tompkins
Patton Oswalt
Andy Daly
Thomas Lennon
Colin Hanks
Dan Harmon
Steve Agee
Bill Corbett
Kevin Murphy
Jeff Davis
Chris Tallman
Amanda Lund
James Bladon and the Little Bladons
Generous Listener Sean Sakimae

PLUS:
A brand new Furniture Dick’s case study!

DOWNLOAD IT: Here.

sloaneshutup: a little gif of the Buffum Fragrance Counter...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:22:55 -0700

sloaneshutup:

a little gif of the Buffum Fragrance Counter girls from SUPEREGO, a really hilarious podcast that you should def listen to ASAP if you havent. the Buffum girls are played by Paul F. Tompkins and Jeremy Carter.

I can just picture their scathing, judging eyes.

paulftompkins: LONDON, ENGLAND! Oh, do me a favour! That...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:53:18 -0700

paulftompkins:

LONDON, ENGLAND!

Oh, do me a favour! That favour being, buy a ticket to come see me next week! I shall repay you with ENTERTAINMENT!

I will be making my London debut with my new evening of comedy.

The Soho Theatre (Downstairs)

2-13 April

Tickets: HERE.

Ta.

I highly recoummend this to you, pœple of Loundon! £

paulftompkins: FREE COMEDY! AGAIN! THE THRILLING ADVENTURE...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:21:15 -0700

paulftompkins:

FREE COMEDY! AGAIN!

THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, EP 110

“Captain Laserbeam: Circle Gets The Square”

Starring John DiMaggio as Captain Laserbeam. Also starring Paul F. Tompkins and Matt Gourley as Matthew and Terry Righteous; Craig Cackowski and Hal Lublin as Captain Laserbeam’s Adventurekateers; Clancy Brown as Shape Ape; and John Ennis as his henchman, Tyler. Narrated by Annie Savage.

Recorded February 2, 2013.

Photo: Liezl Estipona

What a couple of faces!

biorhythmist: I may have swooned a little Getting in on this.

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:20:30 -0700

biorhythmist:

I may have swooned a little

Getting in on this.

I think most people appreciate a good mural, but a quality...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:11:51 -0700

I think most people appreciate a good mural, but a quality hand-painted sign is a true work of art. It is incredibly difficult to pull off consistent lettering and spacing. I studied this as part of scenic design in college and l couldn’t believe how precise you had to be. For instance, any letter with a curve at the top or bottom, like an S, needs to extend above and below a T just a little bit. It doesn’t make logical sense but the eye sees the S as smaller if it’s not a little bigger than the other letters. I can’t wait for this documentary. It’s a dying art. I salute you sign painters!

liezlwashere: SF Sketchfest | Superego | 01.26.13 A tender...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:35:55 -0700

liezlwashere:

SF Sketchfest | Superego | 01.26.13

A tender moment with the guys of Superego with guests Colin Hanks, James Urbaniak, John Hodgman and Paul F. Tompkins

Good Lord, I am just enough in the Goldilocks zone of...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:59:59 -0700

Good Lord, I am just enough in the Goldilocks zone of drunkenness to reboot this ridiculous wonder.

Superego on Adult Swim's Thing X

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:16:44 -0700

Superego on Adult Swim's Thing X:

We are very glad to be working with those sickos over at Thing X. Here is something we did with Rob Delaney and animator Dan Hartshorn.

paulftompkins: “Hey, it’s finally raining!” “You thinking what...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:39:32 -0800

paulftompkins:

“Hey, it’s finally raining!”
“You thinking what I’m thinking?”
“Are you thinking, ‘Lay out by the sewer?’”
“Haha, trick question— THAT’S ALL I EVER THINK ABOUT!”
*high-five so enthusiastic it somehow ends up paying for their grandchildren’s college education*