Is This Thing On?

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.7 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 145 minutes

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Summary

Testing, testing…does anybody know? Is this thing on? It depends on who you ask, frankly. The Blank Check team are divided on Bradley Cooper’s latest offering, the divorce dramedy Is This Thing On? Can you just walk in off the street to do an open mic at the Comedy Cellar? No. Is Peyton Manning one of our finest athlete actors? Yes. Is Griffin’s opinion of this film possibly strained by his anxiety over the New York City mayoral election? Probably. Join us for an episode that we hope is funnier than Will Arnett’s sad sack stand-up, but also probably not as brilliant as Bradley Cooper’s performance as a guy named “Balls.” Read the Cybertruck article Listen to Cannes I Kick It Watch the Vic Mensa ft. Wyclef Jean performance on Colbert Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Blank Check with Griffin and David
0:05.0	Blank Jack with Griffin and David
0:09.0	Don't know what to say or to expect
0:12.0	All you need to know is that the name of the show is Blank Check Oh, do you have something to say?
0:30.5	No, go ahead.
0:33.3	Is this podcast on?
0:35.3	See, he wanted to, he killed our great intro so he could do that.
0:39.0	Yeah.
0:39.4	Oh, wait. This podcast works. That's why he killed it. That's why he killed it. Here's my impression of what happens every time David goes, can we start the podcast? I go, okay, let me find a quote. And then you go, oh. Yes. Yes. As if you have not been hosting blank check with Griffin, David, for 11 years.
0:57.7	11, yes. As if you have not been hosting Blank Check with Griffin, David, for 11 years.
0:57.7	11, Ben.
0:58.4	This is 2026.
0:59.7	This is the first episode of our 11th year.
1:03.4	Yep.
1:04.0	And sometimes you seem so confused and irritated by the mere existence of this show.
1:10.0	Confused is not the word, but you nailed the second one.
1:13.3	It is what it is. I don't know what you want out of me.
1:16.2	Arrive on time.
1:18.1	Impossible.
1:18.9	Have a quote ready.
1:20.3	And when Ben says we're rolling, do the quote.
1:23.3	Do you think this is why Laura Dern and Willernet separated?
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