Episodes

  • 43. George W. Bush
    Aug 13 2024

    Once upon a time in the city of Chicago - around 2006 - a group of politically-nerdy writers and performers came together in a mutual need to stay sane through what we all SWORE would be the WORST Presidency we would EVER live through. How naive we were ... but also, how funny! Because the only way we all got through the George W Bush years was to laugh - and, dare we say, we will get you to laugh too. We are at W, and we invite you to listen for one final time at that time ...

    This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    CAST AND CREDITS

    COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
    Dr. Nair - Tommy
    Paige - Ramona
    Audience Member - Paul

    IT SHOULD NOT BE A MUSHROOM CLOUD - Written by Paul Moulton
    Dr. Nair - Tommy
    Condi - Sylvia

    MY FAIR BUSHIE – Written by Patrick J. Reilly
    Rove - Paul
    W - Tommy

    CHENEY VILLAINELLE - Written by Paul Moulton
    Cheney - Joe

    PUT US ON YOUR BACK I – Written by Joseph Fedorko
    Announcer - Sylvia
    Roger Stone - Paul
    Fred Seamer - Patrick

    PUT US ON YOUR BACK II - Written by Joseph Fedorko
    Fred Seamer - Patrick
    Jeffrey Skilling - Tommy
    Announcer - Sylvia

    NOT LESBOS - Written by Paul Moulton
    Barbara Boxer - Ramona

    THE FLIP-FLOPPER - Written by Tommy Spears
    Tommy - Tommy
    Young Tommy - Patrick
    Mr. A - Paul

    JOHNNY B. SCARED - Written by Paul Moulton
    Newscaster - Sylvia
    Dad - Patrick
    Johnny - Tommy

    PUT US ON YOUR BACK III - Written by Joseph Fedorko
    Fred Seamer - Patrick
    Trump - Joe
    Eric - Tommy

    W - THE GOOD OLD DAYS - Written by Patrick J. Reilly
    HECKLE - Sylvia
    JECKLE - Sandy

    Contributions and advertising to DB Comedy are graciously accepted by going to the DB COMEDY donation page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/db-comedy, the nonprofit fiscal sponsor of DB COMEDY. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

    For more information on DB Comedy and THE ELECTABLES, visit DB Comedy’s web site, dbcomedy.com, or DB Comedy’s host page on Simplecast.com. Follow us on Facebook at DB Comedy. Join us on The Trident Network, and listen to us on World Perspectives Radio Chicago, on Live365.com!

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • SP 8B The Third Wheels, Part II
    Apr 30 2024

    DB COMEDY PRESENTS – THE ELECTABLES!

    This BONUS episode was Produced, Written, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Barnett
    ELECTABLES logo and Episodic Thumbnails Caricatures by Dan Polito
    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    Contributions to DB Comedy are graciously accepted by going to the DB COMEDY donation page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/db-comedy, who is the nonprofit fiscal sponsor of DB COMEDY. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

    CAST LIST

    THIRD PARY PART TWO COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
    DR. NAIR - Tommy
    PAIGE - Ramona

    OZ - Written by Tommy Spears
    WARDEN - Patrick
    TRUMP – Joe
    DEBS - Tommy

    WALLACE AND BOMB-IT - Written by Paul Moulton
    JEB - Patrick
    GRANNY – Sandy
    MR. DRYSDALE - Paul
    WALLACE - Joe
    MRS. HATHAWAY- Sylvia
    LEMAY- Tommy

    THE THIRD PARTY SCHOOL OF IMMEDIATE LEADERSHIP – Written by Joseph Fedorko
    TEEN - Tommy
    BOXER - Paul
    POLITICIAN - Patrick
    JILL STEIN - Sandy
    ANNOUNCER - Sylvia

    NON-BINARY - Written by Sandy Bykowski
    MOM - Sylvia
    SON - Tommy

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • SP 8A - The Third Wheels, Part I
    Feb 27 2024

    Throughout the podcast, we have flirted with and chit-chatted about all kinds of third parties in the United States, and while at first we didn't think it was the case, we realized it actually would have been wrong not to talk about all those extra parties - and explore what it is about our system that keeps them as extras. So HERE WE GO, starting way back with that nasty 1824 election and getting through Masons and Whigs and Free Soilers and Know-Nothings and Populists - OH MY! It's a lot more fun than anyone should have talking about third parties in America would be! Join us, why don't'cha?!

    This BONUS episode was Produced, Written, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Episodic Thumbnails Caricatures by Dan Polito

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    CAST LIST

    THIRD PARY PART ONE OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
    DR. NAIR - Tommy
    PAIGE - Ramona

    ANTIMA - Written by Paul Moulton
    FILMORE - Paul
    MORGAN – Joe
    MARSHALL - Sandy
    WEED - Tommy

    VICTORIA WOODHULL - Written by Patrick J. Reilly
    ANNOUNCER - Tommy
    STOCKBROKER - Patrick
    VICTORIA – Sandy
    CAPTAIN BLOOD - Joe
    POLITICIAN - Paul
    HARRIET BEECHER STOWE - Ramona
    FREDERICK DOUGLAS - Sylvia

    WEAVER THE BELIEVER – Written by Paul Moulton
    REV. THEO CRADDICK - Joe
    MRS. BURA CRADDICK - Sylvia
    WEAVER - Tommy
    JESUS - Patrick

    THE BIG LEAGUES - Written by Sandy Bykowski
    THE RED PLAYER - Patrick
    THE BLUE PLAYER - Paul
    THE NEW PLAYER - Tommy
    ANNOUNCER - Joe

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • President 42 - Bill Clinton
    Dec 5 2023

    We have reached the end of the American Century - was this a century about nothing? Was the last President of the 20th century a Presidency about nothing? Or was it chock-a-block of a life we left behind (good-bye, VHS!) and into a new way of life (hi, Internet!) and the start of so much of what we live with now? Get your flannel and teal out and let's find out with President 42, The Man From Hope, Bill Clinton!

    This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    Contributions and advertising to DB Comedy are graciously accepted by going to the DB COMEDY donation page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/db-comedy, the nonprofit fiscal sponsor of DB COMEDY. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

    For more information on DB Comedy and THE ELECTABLES, visit DB Comedy’s web site, dbcomedy.com, or DB Comedy’s host page on Simplecast.com. Follow us on Facebook at DB Comedy. Join us on The Trident Network, and listen to us on World Perspectives Radio Chicago, on Live365.com!

    CAST AND CREDITS 

    COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
                 Dr. Nair - Tommy
                 Paige - Ramona

    THE WONDER YEARS 90s – Written and Performed by Patrick J. Reilly

    CLINTON EXTREME – Written by Tommy Spears
                Teen 1 – Ramona
                Teen 2 – Paul
                Announcer - Tommy 

    CLINTON! PAIN IN MY MARRIAGE – Written by Paul Moulton
                Bill - Patrick 
                Rahm - Paul
                Hillary - Sandy 

    BE LIKE NEWT – Written by Joseph Fedorko 
                Sally - Ramona 
                Patrick - Patrick 
                Ms. Sandy - Sandy 
                Newt - Paul

    CLINTON! CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTORITY – Written by Paul Moulton
                Bill – Patrick
                Hillary – Sandy
                Al – Tommy
                Monks – The Company

    CLINTON! PAIN IN MY MARRIAGE – Written by Paul Moulton
                Bill – Patrick
                Rahm – Paul
                Newt – Joe
                Hillary - Sandy 

    Thanks for listening! Thanks for downloading! Don’t forget to subscribe! And don't forget to like!!

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • President 41 - George HW Bush
    Aug 15 2023

    Would it be prudent to download this episode? Is it a kinder, gentler take? Or is it all voodoo? Read Our Lips - it's DB Comedy snark the way you know it and love it ... especially since it's a chance to kick a certain potato-misspelling Hoosier up and down the electoral map too! It's George HW Bush - he was a President, he turned out to be the better Bush (erp!) and this is his episode!

    This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polity

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly

    CAST AND CREDITS 

     

    COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
                Dr. Nair - Tommy
                Ms. Mann – Sylvia
                Paige - Sandy

    QUAYLE HUNTING – Written and Performed by Tommy

    ROSE BUSH – Written by Paul Moulton 
                Axl – Tommy
                HW - Patrick

    MALTA MEAL – Written by Paul Moulton
                Announcer - Joe
                Andy - Patrick
                Raisa - Sandy
                Barb - Sylvia 

    BUCYRUS INDUSTRIES PRESENTS CULTURE WAR TODAY – Written by Joseph Fedorko 
                Announcer – Joe 
                Pat – Tommy
                Harper - Patrick
                Sammy - Sandy

    QUAYLE MIX – Produced by Tommy 

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • President 40B - Ronald Reagan
    Jul 11 2023

    The Ronald Reagan Presidency. Lots of feels about this one - and so our discussions and sketches have lots of barbs and lots of laughs to cope with the things that were done. Ronnie may not have remembered - but we did and we dish, and you'll be glad we did! This is how you deal with Reaganism - give it your ears!

    This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    CAST AND CREDITS 

    COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
               Dr. Nair - Tommy
               Ms. Mann - Sylvia

    REAGAN – A NEW HOPE – Written by Joseph Fedorko
                Barry - Tommy 
                Phyllis - Gina 
                Ed - Paul 
                Ronnie - Patrick 
                Nancy - Syvia 

    BORN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT – Written by Paul Moulton 
                Ronnie – Patrick
                Peggy - Sandy 

    ALL ABOUT RAISA – Written by Paul Moulton
                Andy - Patrick
                Raisa - Sandy 
                Nancy - Sylvia 

    SIX DEGREES OF RONALD REAGAN – Written by Patrick J. Reilly
                Announcer – Joe
                Andy – Patrick
                Gary – Tommy
                Roxy – Sandy  

    Contributions and advertising to DB Comedy are graciously accepted by going to the DB COMEDY donation page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/db-comedy, the nonprofit fiscal sponsor of DB COMEDY. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

    For more information on DB Comedy and THE ELECTABLES, visit DB Comedy’s web site, dbcomedy.com, or DB Comedy’s host page on Simplecast.com. Follow us on Facebook at DB Comedy. Join us on The Trident Network, and listen to us on World Perspectives Radio Chicago, on Live365.com!

    Thanks for listening! Thanks for downloading! Don’t forget to subscribe! And don't forget to like!!

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Bonus Talkback: The Isms of the Reagan Era
    Jun 20 2023

    It is said that the influence on the 1980s on subsequent decades - even now - is stronger than any other in cultural history. All we know is, because we're at Ronald Reagan and he was kind of big in the 80s, we talked a LOT about a bunch of those influences - and we thought it was interesting and fun, so we packaged them here in this bonus episode (and even include a bonus sketch at the end going out to our Chicago homies). Grab that Walkman, pull up those leg warmers and order up a Long Island Iced Tea for this one!

    This BONUS episode was Produced, Written, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault, and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    CAST LIST

    THE BLUNDER YEARS – Written by Paul Moulton
               NARRATOR – Paul
               YOUNG PAUL - Tommy
               JOHN – Patrick
               RUTH - Sandy
               DAVE and PRINCIPAL MARTIN D. GABRIEL – Joe
               MS. JACKSON – Sylvia
               COLLEGE CHICK - Gina

     

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    51 mins
  • President 40A - Ronald Reagan
    May 23 2023

    If Franklin D. Roosevelt was the defining President of the first part of the 20th Century to the burning resentment of one of our two political parties, you KNOW there was an inevitable counter - and we all know that counter is named Ronald Reagan. So away DB Comedy goes, with a review of the pre-Presidential path that includes baseball and acting and naming names and even times when ol' Ronnie remembered stuff - right up to when he becomes President. The Ronald Reagan DB Comedy episodes start NOW!

    This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:

    Gina Buccola
    Sandy Bykowski
    Joseph Fedorko
    Sylvia Mann
    Paul Moulton
    Patrick J. Reilly
    And Tommy Spears

    This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae

    Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
    Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
    Sound effects procured at Freesound.org

    DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
    ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito

    THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

    CAST AND CREDITS 

    COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
               Dr. Nair - Tommy
               Ms. Mann - Sylvia

    WHY WE DON’T FIGHT – Written by Tommy Spears 
                Announcer - Sylvia
                Ronnie AND John - Patrick
                Hope AND Mickey - Joe
                Bing AND Erroll - Tommy 
                Wayne – Paul

    IT’S A RONDERFUL LIFE – Written by Patrick J. Reilly
                Clapper - Joe 
                Director – Tommy
                Ronnie – Patrick
                Actress/Wife - Stanley

    THE MANCHURIAN CANDYMAN – Written by Paul Moulton
                Ronnie - Patrick 
                Nancy - Sylvia 

    FOR THE KIDS – Written by Joseph Fedorko
                Dick – Joe
                Ronnie – Tommy

    Contributions and advertising to DB Comedy are graciously accepted by going to the DB COMEDY donation page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/db-comedy, the nonprofit fiscal sponsor of DB COMEDY. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

    For more information on DB Comedy and THE ELECTABLES, visit DB Comedy’s web site, dbcomedy.com, or DB Comedy’s host page on Simplecast.com. Follow us on Facebook at DB Comedy. Join us on The Trident Network, and listen to us on World Perspectives Radio Chicago, on Live365.com and Hard Lens Media!

    Thanks for listening! Thanks for downloading! Don’t forget to subscribe! And don't forget to like!!

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    1 hr and 22 mins