Well, hello there, folks. I am Dave Holmes. Welcome to Troubled Waters, the show that treats popular culture as the most important kind of culture, because frankly, it is the shit that's keeping us alive.

Yes. Now, in the before times, Troubled Waters would pit two teams of comedians against one another in a pop culture battle royale.

But now, teaming up with someone who is not in your quarantine pod is, well, it's irresponsible.

So now, for the duration, it is one comic against another to win this battle.

Each comic will be called upon to use their smarts, their rhetorical skills, the cool comebacks they've been working on in isolation to earn the coveted trouble.

Have you not been working on one?

Could you tell by my face?

Yeah, I could tell by your face and the sound you made.

You might have trouble earning the coveted troubled waters title Pundit Emeritus, which will automatically give your opinion on, let's say, Conway Family Counseling, more than a civilians.

Let's get into it.

You're listening to Troubled Waters. Let's meet our teams.

Let's meet our teams.

Our first contestant is an improviser.

She hosts the film podcast, Minute 24.

It is Troubled Waters' favorite Melissa Darge.

I'm the favorite Melissa Darch of all the Melissa Darches on Troubled Waters.

You're up there.

Okay, cool, cool.

How are you?

I'm doing well.

I was just saying I'm still working, so I've been keeping busy every 9 to 5, every Monday

to Friday.

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