The Town Show

By: Kelly&Kelly Inc
  • Summary

  • From the creators of Let’s Make a Sci-Fi and This Sounds Serious comes The Town Show – where comedians Mark Chavez and Ryan Beil set out to build a fictional town. Each week, a guest comedian helps pitch new residents, landmarks, history, and events that shape the town. Together, they craft a world from scratch, one episode at a time. Building a town… how hard could it be?

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Episodes
  • Ep 5: The Round-Up
    Nov 20 2024

    Join Mark and Ryan (and Chris) in a special roundup episode as they check-in on all of the elements that have been created for their town so far. They’ll revisit Benicio the Singing Baker, Eric the Giant, the town fountain, the festivities of GAZEBO, and they’ll even introduce a new citizen or two. They also take a visit to “The Void” where rejected ideas find a strange new life.


    00:00 Introduction to the Town Show

    01:20 The Roundup: Revisiting Town Elements

    02:40 The Fountain: A Central Landmark

    03:42 Misusing the Town Motto

    04:56 Yeast Meets West: The Singing Baker

    09:03 Eric the Giant: A Tall Tale

    14:28 Mayor McDaddy's Car Wreck

    18:19 The 1968 Town Council Meeting

    22:17 The Miracle That Wasn't

    23:15 The Sandwich Trick Revealed

    24:18 Naming the Conman

    26:02 Symbology and the Town's Secrets

    30:32 The Gazebo Festival

    32:56 Exploring Folk Art

    39:43 The Void of Forgotten Ideas

    44:43 Wrapping Up


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    46 mins
  • Ep 4: The Bakery w/ Taz Van Rassel
    Nov 14 2024

    In this episode Mark and Ryan welcome their Sunday Service pal Taz Van Rassel who pitches the town’s first bakery - Yeast Meets West. This episode you’ll also meet a singing baker, a controversial sea captain landlord, train robber Stye Sturgeon Principled, and Bill Harris - a name who gets caught stealing from the bakery.


    00:00 Introduction

    00:58 Welcome to the Town Show

    01:27 Meet the Special Guest: Taz Van Rassel

    03:04 Childhood Memories and Neighborhood Stories

    07:57 The Mysterious Man with the Umbrella

    09:58 Exploring the Berm and Local Legends

    13:01 Corner Store Adventures

    14:44 Billy Bishop and Canadian History

    22:51 Pitching a New Character: The Bakery Thief

    32:05 Sarah's Bakery Job and Bill's Cookie Theft

    32:54 Bill's Home Visit and Rent Increase

    37:48 The Locomotive and Stye Sturgeon Principled

    45:31 Back to the Bakery: Confrontation and Consequences

    53:50 Town Show Recap and Future Plans


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep 3: The Gazebo w/ Maddy Kelly
    Nov 6 2024

    In this episode of The Town Show, Mark and Ryan welcome their ‘Let’s Make A…’ co-host Maddy Kelly. Maddy talks about growing up in Vancouver and how it’s become “basic”. She builds the town’s gazebo (the largest in the world) and introduces us to Gazebo Fest, the town’s union leader Erythra, the BIPOC diner and the Quiet Cowboy.


    00:00 Introduction and Gazebo Talk

    00:44 Meet the Hosts and Guest

    01:18 Casual Conversations and Banter

    03:35 Life in Vancouver

    05:20 Island Adventures

    06:21 Chemainus and Its Murals

    10:41 The Town's Unique Features

    17:48 The Gazebo Festival

    21:46 Nearly Neil

    22:04 Erythra's Office Scene

    22:41 Union Boss Erythra on the Street

    23:33 Meat Sponsorship Ad

    23:57 Father-Son Conversation

    24:45 Restaurant Encounter with Erythra

    27:54 BIPOC Diner and the Quiet Cowboy

    31:30 Small Town Stories and Halifax

    35:56 Voting on Town Elements

    42:32 Conclusion and Thank You


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    43 mins

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