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A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan

Tom Vann & Dan Dennis

Comedy, Improv

4.9 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Well, HELLOOO NURSE! Can we still say that? Tom and I hope you enjoy what we have for you today. Chris Porter was a super friendly, rad dude. Just like the Internet told me, he was! Seriously. I don't think I've ever Google'd a comedian and see more people saying how f'n lovely he is, like, EVER! He was just that nice and hopefully you'll see him in a T&D shirt soon. I'm out of here! Off to edit the video. - d

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- Podcasting crisis discussed with contrasting views between Tom Van, who is criticized for opposing fun and cutting funding for shows, and Dan Dennis, who advocates for increasing fun by 71% and holding podcasters accountable.
- "Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan" show introduction highlights, including Ross feeling unwell from a late dinner and potential on-show vomiting.
- Announcement of a partnership with the Arnold Palmer Invitational, offering discounted tickets through TomandDan.com and planning for a 420 BDM party, dinner show exclusive for BDM members, and a 10-year anniversary ACT live show with a live audience and radio broadcast, followed by an after-party at Tuffy's.
- Discussion on a staged farm accident for insurance fraud involving a man with neatly-severed ankles found near a bush hog, revealed to have been a plot to cash in on insurance without filing a claim yet.
- City workers clearing a sewer line cause Ross's toilet to explode, leading to a confrontation with workers who deny responsibility, particularly one named Surge, who ironically causes the surge.
- Bella, a neighbor's dog, invades Ross's home multiple times, eventually leading to a fight with Ross's dog, Shadow, requiring emergency veterinary care.
- Ross confronts Bella's owner over the vet bills following the altercation; the owner reluctantly agrees to pay directly but later questions the bill details.
- Shadow's surgery and recovery include significant vet costs, with the owner covering all expenses except a heartworm test, and discussions on the challenges of managing a dog with a cone post-surgery.
- Consideration of homeowner's insurance covering dog bites, even off-property, and the potential for legal action against Bella's owner for damages.
- Promotion of Pines and Pauls, a dog-friendly charity beer fest benefiting Pet Rescue by Judy, highlighting the importance of bringing friendly dogs to such events.

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0:00.0	Today's A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan podcast is brought to you by the current seafood counter in college park. If you're looking for some great seafood lobster rolls, black and maize sandwich, grouper sandwich. I mean, it's called the current, but it's also currently my daughter's favorite restaurant. Yeah, you were there the other day. I was just there a couple of days ago. She begged me to take her last night. That would have been two times in a week. Can't do that. you can't you
0:24.6	but I'm gonna. There was this old man I met who yelled at me and said it was the best fucking, I can say that.
0:55.4	I asked Mike Smith. Best fucking group or sandwich he's ever had. I had that sandwich. It's amazing. I mean lettuce, tomato, onion, the way it should be done. Beers on tap. Cocktails. Had myself a UFO. A little sippy on an IPA. It's great. And then they have Curtis Earth trivia. They're doing that on Mondays now.
0:56.7	The place was slammed.
0:57.6	If you haven't been,
1:11.0	check out the current seafood counter, both in Sanford and in College Park. Yep. You can check them out online on Facebook at the current seafood counter. If you want some great seafood, ask for a Tom and Dan pint glass that have them there.
1:14.0	It's the current seafood counter in College Park.
1:19.6	I'm Tom Van, and I approve this message.
1:22.9	Dan Dennis claims Tom Van hates fun.
1:24.9	But is that really the truth?
1:27.0	Fun might be great if you're a communist.
1:32.4	But real America was built on hard work, and what would Dan know about that?
1:39.5	As a Baldwin Park resident, Dan Dennis has only lived his house on two different occasions, and neither was to vote.
1:44.7	Dan Dennis' own wife and daughter never see him. And that's because he's too small.
1:46.8	And what's his idea of fun?
1:50.1	Flying virtual planes built by China.
1:53.4	Randy Newman said it best.
1:56.4	Short people got no reason.
2:00.7	Pay for by Tom Bam for, Tom Bam, for a mayor, ban.
2:03.8	Live from the injured on the go, just call Mo Studio.
2:05.0	It's a blast!
2:07.3	It's Orlando's own Tom and Dan.
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