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International Waters

Ep 98: A Furious 69

International Waters

Maximum Fun

Quiz, Trivia, Society & Culture, Pop Culture, Comedy, Improv

4.7782 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Ophira Eisenberg, Bil Dwyer, Tom Bell and Holly Burn join host, Dave Holmes for vigilante justice stories, truly awful Doctor Who-inspired music, and first world problem-solving. Ophira Eisenberg wants to plug Ask Me Another on NPR and recommends Swing Time by Zadie Smith. Bil Dwyer wants to plug The Lying Bell and recommends Witchsy.com. Tom Bell wants to plug the fact that he and David Bowie have the same birthday and recommends The Groundhog Day Musical. Holly Burn wants to plug @HollyBurnComedy and recommends Brian Gitton's comedy . And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA’s Meltdown Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Dave would like to recommend Gem and Dixie by Sara Zarr. You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. Written by John-Luke Roberts and Riley Silverman, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePost in London, produced by Jennifer Marmor, Christian Dueñas, and Laura Swisher.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, folks. I am Dave Holmes. Welcome to International Waters, the transatlantic panel show that pits American and British comedians against each other in a pop culture battle royale. The air is thick with a competitive spirit. All four players are champing at the bit, ready to go. Yes, I said champing at the bit, because that's how you say it. You're listening to International Waters. Playing for the country that loves elections so much they have one every year.

0:44.6

It's like Christmas, but with more despair.

0:46.7

For my TV's bad bridesmaids, it's Holly Byrne.

0:49.3

Hi, Holly.

0:49.9

Hi.

0:50.9

How's it?

0:52.1

How are you?

0:52.5

I'm good, thanks.

0:52.7

I'm sat in David Byron's studio, which we said, and we've got one of those key tars.

0:56.2

I've never seen it.

0:57.1

All I want to do is ignore you and get up and play a key tar.

1:00.3

That's kind of all I want, too.

1:01.5

I've really never seen one of those in the wild.

1:03.2

I know, and I'm in the wild, and there it is staring right at me. believe it. The Bowie himself probably tinkled on them ivories. So it's true that British people tend to call him David Bowie.

1:14.6

Hey.

1:14.8

Averill Levine took a hell of a beating for that.

1:16.7

Who cares about Averill Levine? Look, Bowie Bowie.

1:20.0

I think I do. I care a little bit about Averal Levine.

1:23.8

Taking a...

1:24.3

I care a little bit about Averal Levine.

1:26.1

You've come in quite strongly here, Holly, haven't you?

1:28.7

It's not like me, Tom Bar.

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