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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling
Mirth, Music, and Mayhem Every Tuesday Night hosted by Tom Scharpling. Get the Full Experience on Patreon patreon.com/thebestshow
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JASON P. WOODBURY! TALLIE MEDEL! HOW DO YOU RELAX?
Aquarium Drunkard's JASON P. WOODBURY joins the Best Show to talk to Tom about his new albun, Jason P Woodbury & the Night Bird Singing Quartet, which...
Sheldon Jennings Calls In for Wonderkid Toby Jennings
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SCOTT ALEXANDER & LARRY KARASZEWSKI! TOPIC: BAD HABITS! PAUL MCHARTLEY IN GREENBRIDGE!
Screenwriters SCOTT ALEXANDER & LARRY KARASZEWSKI join us on the Best Show! Tom tells the story of writing them as a youngster and getting a signed Pr...
Tom's Brother Dom
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his brother, DOM! (Originally Aired On May 15th, 2007)
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A Call from a Major Player in the Music Biz
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE MUSIC BIZ! (Originally aired on December 12, 2006)
MARIA BAMFORD! JASON GORE & GEOFF GARLOCK! DEVON BRYANT!
Legendary standup comedian and actor MARIA BAMFORD makes her first appearance on The Best Show! Maria and Tom discuss classic TV, the new Judd Apatow-...
Barry Levitz Returns
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom follows up on a previous call with BARRY LEVITZ! (Originally aired on February 19, 2002)
CHRIS PARNELL! LIVE MUSIC FROM DANNY AYALA! BRYAN QUINBY FROM GUYS!
It's a Jam-packed Best Show tonight! CHRIS PARNELL zooms in to chat with Tom about his time on SNL and his latest movie MICRO BUDGET! DANNY AYALA and...
Barry Levitz Talks About Punk
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BARRY LEVITZ to talk about a new band called PUNK... featuring a certain famous musician!...
PHONES RING ON THE TOPIC: LOSING YOUR COOL! INCLUDING: TOM'S FROZEN YOGURT STORY!
This week, we're talking about stories where you LOST YOUR COOL! When you just couldn't take it any more and you overreacted. Did you start yelling? T...
A Call from Tom's Old Friend Keith Schwarzendruber
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his old friend Keith Schwarzendruber! (originally aired on May 25, 2004)
MATT JOHNSON (NIRVANNA: THE BAND - THE SHOW - THE MOVIE)! CHAKI THE FUNK WIZARD! OPEN PHONE TUESDAY!
MATT JOHNSON from NIRVANNA: THE BAND - THE SHOW - THE MOVIE checks in with Tom to chat about his new movie, his take on comedy, his upcoming and past...
Three Calls from Gavin, the Mr. Bungle Fan
BEST SHOW BESTS! In these classic clips, Tom gets a series of calls from GAVIN, a huge fan of the band MR. BUNGLE! (Originally Aired on September 25,...
CONVINCE TOM! TOM ENDORSES A NEW CANDIDATE FOR 2028! MORE!
Tonight's topic is CONVINCE TOM! Do you know he disagrees with you on something? Anything you need him to see the light of day on? This is the time fo...
Anything, Inc.
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from the CEO of the mysterious company ANYTHING INC.! (Originally aired on August 15th, 2006)
TOP 50 WORST FANBASES OF ALL TIME, 2026 EDITION!
Tom & the callers rank the worst fandoms in 2026, with some help from the Best Show team! How many things have changed since prior years? Which fandom...
Hot Rockin' Ronny Calls from KPRN Kern Radio
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from HOT ROCKIN' RONNY about his new job! (Originally aired on August 7, 2001)
OLD SCHOOL BEST SHOW... OPEN PHONE TUESDAY! PAUL SIMMERON IN NORTHBRIDGE!
It's a classic, old-school style Best Show! No guests! Just Tom, the phones and you, the Best Show Listener! We hear from people all across the world....
A Call from Madman, Mann & Mann
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from THE MADMAN in San Antonio, Texas! (Originally aired on June 17, 2003)
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LIVE MUSIC FROM TROPICAL F*** STORM! DAN EBERLE! NATHAN GELGUD! GRANITE TOUGHMAN IN STRONGBRIDGE!
Australian rock band TROPICAL F*** STORM comes through and plays a ripping set in the Best Show Theater! They chat with Tom about their band, Australi...
Bryce Calls About The Final Grateful Dead Show
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BRYCE PREFONTAINE, who wants to talk about the final Grateful Dead show! (Originally aired...
THE CRAP YOU LOVE! ANDREW SANDOVAL! JERRY JEFF JEFFERSON IN NEWBRIDGE MEWS!
Phones ring on the topic: THE CRAP YOU LOVE! You know it's really objectively horrible, but you love it anyway! We hear from callers both familiar and...
High School Bully Troy Dershman
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his high school bully, TROY DERSHMANN! (Originally aired August 14th, 2001)
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FIRST EPISODE OF 2026! LIVE MUSIC FROM AUTOMATIC! 2026 PREDICTIONS! DARREN FROM WORK!
IT'S OUR FIRST EPISODE OF 2026! After a stellar 25th Anniversary year, we move forward into new territory! We ask callers what their 2026 predictions...
The Four Loko Holiday Party ft. John Hodgman, Aimee Mann & 80s Rick!
BEST SHOW BESTS! This week's more than just a classic clip. It's one of the most infamous nights in the show's history. It’s the entire 2010 Best Show...
BEST SHOW 2025 HOLIDAY PARTY! KYLE MOONEY! BECK BENNETT! TIM HEIDECKER! JON WURSTER! SAL VULCANO! FOUR HORSEMEN! PHILLY BOY ROY! AND MANY MORE!
IT'S THE END OF YEAR/HOLIDAY PARTY ON THE BEST SHOW! Once again, The Best Show invites all the FOTs to the studio to hang out with Tom! KYLE MOONEY &...
The Kevin Saga Parts I, II & III
BEST SHOW BESTS! In these classic clips, Tom gets a series of calls from his younger brother's old childhood friend KEVIN! (Andrew Earles)
LIVE MUSIC FROM SEDONA! PAUL GRIMSTAD! FOSTER POPPY!
SEDONA comes through the Best Show Forever Dog Theater to play some songs from her album Getting Into Heaven, and to chat with Tom about her life in m...
Chris Fleming
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom is joined in studio by comedian CHRIS FLEMING!
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ALEX R. JOHNSON! LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE!
This week on the show, we want to switch things up by talking about NICE THINGS for once! Favorite places, holidays, heartwarming stories. It's all fe...
Three Classic Spike Calls (feat. MC Steinberg)
BEST SHOW BESTS! These classic clips are from one of the Best Show's all time great villains... SPIKE (featuring a cameo from MC Steinberg) (Originall...
VISH KHANNA! TOP 50 LUCKIEST M-Fers!
VISH KHANNA, host of the Kreative Kontrol podcast, comes in to chat with Tom! Vish is celebrating 20 years of broadcasting this year. He and Tom remin...
OUTGROWN #14: Home Improvement with Taran Smith (PATREON PREVIEW)
BEST SHOW BESTS! This week, we're sharing a classic episode of our Patreon show OUTGROWN, where Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests abou...
LOST AT SEA OR LOST IN SPACE?! CALLS GALORE!
It's a call-heavy show this week! The topic is, would you rather be Lost at Sea or Lost In Space? This one has legs! There are some pretty amazing cal...
Big Bill and Little Bill
Best Show Bests! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BIG BILL & LITTLE BILL! (Originally aired on November 25th, 2008)
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MARY BRONSTEIN! LIVE MUSIC FROM LAEL NEALE! 20 WORST MOVIES TO SEE IN IMAX! DYLAN ALBOM IN SWARMBRIDGE!
Director MARY BRONSTEIN zooms into the Best Show to talk to Tom about her new film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You! They discuss the new film, Mary's next...
Bill At Consolidated Cardboard
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BILL AT CONSOLIDATED CARDBOARD! (Originally Aired May 13th, 2008)
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OH WAIT, I WAS WRONG! NATHAN GELGUD! WILL I. KILIA IN SCAREBRIDGE!
Callers ring on the topic of "Oh Wait, I Was Wrong!" When have you ever realized you had the wrong impression or idea of something? See what Tom and t...
The Billy Joel Song Saga
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic, The Four Horsemen (Tom Scharpling, "AP" Mike Lisk, Pat Byrne, and Jason "Dudio" Gore) are joined by pianist Brian He...
JOHN OLIVER! LIVE MUSIC FROM FRANKIE COSMOS! 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
It's been 25 years here at the Best Show! And this culminates our celebration! Tom, Mike, Pat, the callers, and YOU take a stroll through memory lane,...