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The Comedy Button
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What's going on, Internet!? Prepare for some of the most insane rambling about everything from life, to sex, to what passes for 21st-century Internet culture. Your aural canals are ours, and we're filling them with nonsense -- courtesy of hosts Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville. BRAAAP BRAAAP! New episode every Friday afternoon!

Episodes
  • 2020 / 1 / 3
    The Comedy Button: Episode 418

    To ring in the new year, we eat packaged Japanese fish that tastes like pizza, and discover when we first knew we were idiots. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 12 / 27
    The Comedy Button: Episode 417

    Celebrate the end of the year with a bowl of liquor from our favorite weird bar, enjoy our new show "Will Ryan's Dog Eat More Things Than Ryan?" and learn some true facts about astronauts. Starring Brian...

  • 2019 / 12 / 20
    The Comedy Button: Episode 416

    The interminable year known as "2019" is finally coming to an end, and Max and Brian are drunk in an abandoned conference room at work to tell you about cookie exchanges, getting fat for the holidays, why...

  • 2019 / 12 / 13
    The Comedy Button: Episode 415

    It's animal week on the Comedy Button: Brian made his family get a Christmas goose, horses wearing flippers are making the Internet great again, and Animorphs can move the heck over to make room for...

  • 2019 / 12 / 6
    The Comedy Button: Episode 414

    Good news, everyone: 10 years in, we're still the #1 show, in all categories, everywhere. Well, except that Scott's gone and made a TV show, so that may be what finally knocks us down to #2 in the vaunted...

  • 2019 / 11 / 29
    The Comedy Button: Episode 413

    It's a Thanksgiving miracle with the Comedy Button! This week, we talk about the worst food we've ever eaten, and all sorts of other goofs, guffaws, and hijinks that will drown out the sounds of your own...

  • 2019 / 11 / 22
    The Comedy Button: Episode 412

    Jack DeVries is back once again, and we've all had several wine spritzers. We discuss what our spirit fast food restaurants are, the most embarrassing clothes we wore in middle school, our self-care routines,...

  • 2019 / 11 / 15
    The Comedy Button: Episode 411

    Jack DeVries joins us to discuss the X-Men, the 1997 Kevin Kline film "In and Out," who Kevin Kline is married to in real life, WikiFeet, the WikiFeet gift shop, and our favorite hard AND soft desserts....

  • 2019 / 11 / 8
    The Comedy Button: Episode 410

    This week, we're joined by legendary chatterbox and walking almanac Jared Petty, so in lieu of asking him questions, we're just feeding him listener-submitted keywords and seeing what trivia, anecdotes, or...

  • 2019 / 11 / 1
    The Comedy Button: Episode 409

    On this very special Halloween episode, Jared Petty joins us to talk about our favorite Halloween candy, Easter candy, Christmas candy, perennial non-denominational candy, and delight in our spooky stories --...

  • 2019 / 10 / 25
    The Comedy Button: Episode 408

    Brian has a wardrobe malfunction at a video game event, Max debates the merits of owning chickens, and Ryan is bad at Twitch. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 10 / 18
    The Comedy Button: Episode 407

    It's just Max and Scott this week, so they imagine what they would have changed about their early 20s, and debate whether it would be better to eat chocolate-flavored poo or vice versa. Yeah, we get up to...

  • 2019 / 10 / 11
    The Comedy Button: Episode 406

    Scott's better half, Stacey, joins us for the first time ever. What more could you ask for?! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Stacey Bromley.

  • 2019 / 10 / 4
    The Comedy Button: Episode 405

    Happy October! This week, we discover that Sunnyvale's former Toys R Us is now a Spirit store, and Geoffrey the Giraffe and his entire family are all dead. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott,...

  • 2019 / 9 / 27
    The Comedy Button: Episode 404

    We figure out the worst way to spend $1600, remember America's first Thanksgiving starring Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin, and pitch Ryan on romantic dates with the rest of the cast. Starring Brian Altano,...

  • 2019 / 9 / 20
    The Comedy Button: Episode 403

    We're joined once again by those foul-mouthed ladies, Kristin Van De Yar and Jenn Scoville. In addition to a rousing debate about hot air balloon etiquette and a fun game show in which we try to do Google's...

  • 2019 / 9 / 13
    The Comedy Button: Episode 402

    Max and Brian went to a German zoo, and Max ripped a real hooter of a fart in the monkey-house, scaring all the primates. Meanwhile, Jenn has a great idea for a western movie, and Kristin reveals her true...

  • 2019 / 9 / 6
    The Comedy Button: Episode 401

    Anthony joins us once again to discuss pooping at work, then we dare Ryan to drink horrible sodas. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Anthony Gallegos.

  • 2019 / 8 / 30
    The Comedy Button: Episode 400

    Our pal Anthony Gallegos is back to celebrate our 400th episode spectacular, and we've got a lot of catching up to do about exactly how many animals he lives with these days. Starring Brian Altano, Scott...

  • 2019 / 8 / 23
    The Comedy Button: Episode 399

    Guten tag! Hallo und willkommen auf der Comedy-Schaltflache! We sure hope Google Translate got that right. It's the Comedy Button, all the way from Cologne, Germany -- where Brian and Max are off playing...

  • 2019 / 8 / 16
    The Comedy Button: Episode 398

    Special guests Brandon Hunt and Eric Sapp join us to talk about their new project, HVYSTRK, and discuss "content" creation, growing up on the Internet, memes, Evangelion, Midsommar, and Tubgirl, among other...

  • 2019 / 8 / 9
    The Comedy Button: Episode 397

    We ponder the Cheeto chicken sammich, recall the craziest things we've seen at San Diego Comic-Con, and solve the unsolved mysteries of the macabre. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 8 / 2
    The Comedy Button: Episode 396

    We debate the merits of Where's Waldo, animal dildos, and whether we'd rather have all food look or taste like chicken fingers. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 7 / 26
    The Comedy Button: Episode 395

    Does Ryan work from home naked? Does Batman really smell during the holidays? Did Brian's trip to the zoo with his daughter wind up as stupid as the time when he went with the rest of us? Starring Brian...

  • 2019 / 7 / 19
    The Comedy Button: Episode 394

    We sure miss the good old day of video game journalism and porn stars. Oh, and Max went to Hawaii. Insert joke here about getting lei'd, or something! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max...

  • 2019 / 7 / 12
    The Comedy Button: Episode 393

    Buckle up for a little something we call Max and Brian's Excellent Florida Alligator Adventure! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville. Be sure to check out Brian and Max's rad...

  • 2019 / 7 / 5
    The Comedy Button: Episode 392

    Jared tells us about his vision quest to Hawaii, Ryan tells us about his (possibly only) trip to the ocean, and Brian tells us about the hottest new energy drink of 2019. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley,...

  • 2019 / 6 / 28
    The Comedy Button: Episode 391

    Guest host Jared Petty returns to reminisce about making weird soda cocktails, help us figure out WTF is up with Applebee's, and play a quick round of "Which Person Would You Eat?" Starring Brian Altano,...

  • 2019 / 6 / 21
    The Comedy Button: Episode 390

    Scott and Ryan are home alone! You know what that means: candy dinner, Disney karaoke, swapping stories about our wives, talking about weird dumb movies, and doing only the easy chores. Starring Scott Bromley...

  • 2019 / 6 / 14
    The Comedy Button: Episode 389

    Can you tell the difference between an actual rhino birth and Ace Ventura coming out of its butt? And if so, can you explain it to us? Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 6 / 7
    The Comedy Button: Episode 388

    Welcome to phase 1 of the Macho Man Slim Jim Cinematic Universe. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 5 / 31
    The Comedy Button: Episode 387

    We discover the perfect director for our upcoming cinematic universe, ponder all the gross stuff we've probably eaten at restaurants, and consider -- in pretty careful detail -- what it would take to make the...

  • 2019 / 5 / 24
    The Comedy Button: Episode 386

    Max and Brian managed to find the weirdest bathroom in all of San Francisco. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 5 / 17
    The Comedy Button: Episode 385

    Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Scott Bromley! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 5 / 10
    The Comedy Button: Episode 384

    It's time to talk about Danzig for like six hours straight, then design our own custom Ninja Turtle pizzas and ponder millennial midlife crises. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville, with...

  • 2019 / 5 / 3
    The Comedy Button: Episode 383

    We debate the nuances of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' characterization, remember our backyard funerals for our fallen G.I. Joes, and analyze to what extent Playmobil has lost its mind. Starring Brian...

  • 2019 / 4 / 26
    The Comedy Button: Episode 382

    Ryan tells us about his dad's wedding, Scott shares life hacks for San Francisco weed delivery services, Brian discovers how good Chicago's cuisine is, and we all make fun of each other's recent Amazon...

  • 2019 / 4 / 19
    The Comedy Button: Episode 381

    Special guest Lucy O'Brien teaches us about New Zealand, and Wikihow teaches us how to do sex things. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville, with special guest Lucy O'Brien.

  • 2019 / 4 / 12
    The Comedy Button: Episode 380

    Kristin Van De Yar is back again this week to drop a bombshell on us: She was a Sega kid. Everything makes sense now! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville, with special guest Kristin Van De...

  • 2019 / 4 / 5
    The Comedy Button: Episode 379

    Kristin Van De Yar returns to share her thoughts on Lucky Charms, posterior entertainment, Tinder, and nonsense foods. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville, with special guest Kristin Van De...

  • 2019 / 3 / 29
    The Comedy Button: Episode 378

    Grocery Outlet is gross, the Mythbusters are wrecking homes, and we make some difficult choices about what food we'd want to be stuck with for an entire year. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max...

  • 2019 / 3 / 22
    The Comedy Button: Episode 377

    Max and Brian do their best to explain the mysteries of the urinal to Jenn. Other topics include the Amish, how to spend a million bucks like an idiot, and true horror stories of public embarrassment....

  • 2019 / 3 / 15
    The Comedy Button: Episode 376

    Since Ryan isn't here to babble endlessly about the Suicide Squad, we take the opportunity to describe our dream superhero movies. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 3 / 8
    The Comedy Button: Episode 375

    For your listening pleasure, we present the world's most authoritative and expertly curated collection of Hamburglar lore. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 3 / 1
    The Comedy Button: Episode 374

    We reveal our carefully-thought-out fan cast for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, hear horror stories about Scott's vacation to a nudist colony, and learn that Ryan has no idea about what a child's...

  • 2019 / 2 / 22
    The Comedy Button: Episode 373

    We learned more than we bargained for about Max's weird back hair, which is equal parts "werewolf ass" and "police sketch artist's rendition of Satan." Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and...

  • 2019 / 2 / 15
    The Comedy Button: Episode 372

    All hail Jared Petty, King of Ropes! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Jared Petty.

  • 2019 / 2 / 8
    The Comedy Button: Episode 371

    It's poopin' day at Scott's house, and guest host Jared Petty is here for the festivities. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Jared Petty.

  • 2019 / 2 / 1
    The Comedy Button: Episode 370

    The Comedy Button: Your most trusted source for the worst smells on Earth. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

  • 2019 / 1 / 25
    The Comedy Button: Episode 369

    7-Eleven doesn't have a mascot, so we made up a cool werewolf for them. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.