528 - Story Smash the Storytelling Gameshow LIVE at the Hollywood Improv

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2018

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Join host Christine Blackburn and expert judges Danny Zuker, MaryLynn Rajskub, and Jimmy Pardo for a fast and funny game of Story Smash The Storytelling Gameshow! Contestants spin the Wheel of Stories and tell a true, 1, 2 or 3 minute story on whatever topic they land on. Contestants include writer Brian Finkelstein, Comedian Sharon Houston, Storyteller David Crabb, Impressionist Rachel Butera and audience member Rich Dickerson. Recorded November 24th, 2018 at The Hollywood Improv. Watch Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show on YouTube anytime! https://bit.ly/39OoTdw With your host Christine Blackburn and comedian Blaine Capatch, writer Danny Zuker and many more talented people like Wayne Federman, MaryLynn Rajskub, Melissa Peterman, Ed Crasnick, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Greg Proops! Four comedians spin the Story Worthy Wheel of Truth and tell a true 1 or 2 minute story on the topic they land. The "expert judges" comment and everyone laughs their ass off. Story Smash sold-out consistently at the Hollywood Improv for 3 years. It's a blast! Check out the Story Smash website here- https://www.storysmashshow.com The Story Worthy Hour & 1/2 Of Power is now once a month on the third Sunday at 5:00pm PST, at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank California! Watch 7 true hilarious stories in 1 hour! More info on the website- https://www.storyworthypodcast.com Please follow for free, rate, and review Story Worthy on Apple Podcasts here- http://apple.co/1MceZ2Q It really helps. Follow Christine and Story Worthy on Social Media- Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/storyworthy/ Twitter-https://twitter.com/StoryWorthy Facebook- https://facebook.com/StoryWorthy/ and at ChristineBlackburn.com. Thanks guys! Christine

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0:00.0	Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
0:02.4	Welcome out to the lab here inside the world famous Hollywood Improv.
0:05.9	Make some noise, guys.
0:07.8	Oh, we are bigger than that, ladies and gentlemen, make some noise.
0:15.2	All right, ladies and gentlemen, you're going to lover the creator and host of Story Smash letter here at Christine Blackburn.
0:25.9	All right.
0:28.5	Wow, welcome to Story Smash, the storytelling game show.
0:32.5	My name is Christine Blackburn.
0:34.5	And wow, did you guys pick an amazing night to come here tonight. Wait until you
0:40.1	see the talent on this show. Give yourselves a round of applause for getting out here. Happy Thanksgiving.
0:46.8	And we're going to start right away by revealing the Wheel of Stories. There are 12 permanent topics on the wheel, and there's one additional space that says free.
0:59.0	If the contestant lands on free, then they can tell any topic on the wheel.
1:03.6	There's also three additional spaces that say audience.
1:06.9	And if the contestant lands on audience, which they always do, right, then you guys are
1:13.3	going to shout out your story suggestions, and our expert judges will choose one of those
1:18.0	suggestions to be their topic, yes? Are you thinking of story topics? You are? Okay, okay,
1:26.4	because we don't, if I ask that later, and then everybody, and I'm going to be really mad at you. So you know, right? Everybody's prepared. All right. All right. Speaking of expert judges, let's start right away. Our first judge coming to the stage is a comedian who has appeared on such shows as the Tonight Show, Conan, the late, late show, and his own half-hour comedy special on Comedy Central.
1:45.5	He's also the host of Never Not Funny, which Entertainment Weekly called one of the sharpest
1:49.8	and gut-bustingest shows on the internet.
1:53.0	Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Judge Jimmy Parto.
1:58.5	Hello. Our next judge is an actress and a comedian, and she's best known for portraying Chloe O'Brien in the Fox Action Thriller Series 24.
2:08.6	She was also one of the original cast members on Mr. Show, and has appeared in numerous films, including Punch Drunk Love, Little Miss Sunshine, and Road Trip.
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