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Happy Holidays to you.

And thank you for taking time out of your holiday, be it Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Festivus, or

Celebration of the Guooferman to spend an hour or so with me and my guests.

And what guests I have?

The cast of the new Mystery Science Theater

is here today.

Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn, and Hampton Yunt, the new Jonah Heston, Tom Servo, and Crow respectively,

are with us today on the podcast.

And the author of one of my favorite books to come out this year,

The Comedians.

Drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy,

my friend Cliff Nesteroff.

Speaking of stand-up comedy, if you'd like to see me doing it,

stand-up comedy, I will be ringing in the New Year in Austin, Texas on December 31st, January 1st, and January 2nd.

Please come out if you are in the area.

I will also be returning to San Francisco, California for Sketchfest,

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