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Comedians Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett have announced after their holiday break the return of their podcast, “What is Our Podcast?”. The duo introduced a brand new show with a guest appearance of Kate Berlant and shared a video which was as strange as their usual ones to make the podcast comeback announcement.
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For a short time, the virtual space did not seem so bizarre anymore. Nevertheless, the void was filled up again. Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett are back with their offbeat podcast that just needed a little time off to recharge. The newly released show features the hilarious Kate Berlant and is available not only on YouTube but also on all the podcasting platforms. The announcement came with a video that lasted almost the whole time of the show’s silly low-stake humor. The scene shows Mooney’s character, Frodrick, a calm hotel employee talking with guest Bennett. The dialogue is a perfect example of deadpan absurdity with its climax when Frodrick revealing, with the utmost nonchalant attitude, that he has urinated on the guest’s room key. It is the kind of humor that is really hard to describe yet very strong and extremely loyal fan base comes from it.
The audience was quick and very positive with their response. One listener referred to the last episode as “the best of all”, suggesting that the presenters have finally realized what it should be for the podcast and thus, they will not be experimenting anymore. Another user said, “This is my favorite clip out of everything in the world!!!!!!!!!” Such enthusiasm shows the small but loyal audience that the two have cultivated, first through their online stories and now through this audio medium.
The kind of weirdness that was shown in the video encouraged the audience to be imaginative. One of the viewers invented a new location for the fictional characters, which he cleverly named “the Don Fellatio Ortiz,” and praised it for its “breathtaking” Banana Room suite. This kind of humor, which allows the viewers to take part in the internal logic of the show, is definitely a characteristic feature of Mooney and Bennett’s works. Moreover, there were a few who simply couldn’t believe how re-enactable the moment was. “I watched it 9 times,” admitted one user, while another was talking about the way the punchline was delivered, saying: “Omg I laughed so hard at ‘absolutely! I pissed on it’”
The break, though short, was still recognized. One user who even put heart emojis to emphasize the feeling wrote: “I missed you boys and your great team! I am going to die waiting for the next episode.” On the other hand, someone else, relayed, “Phew! I was afraid we would never get the Dender episode!” which indicates the continuity of narratives or insider jokes that the audience is willing to follow. A person, indeed a reflection of the show’s audience, said, “The rockos miss our daddies,” which is a cryptic but nonetheless enticing testimony of fandom.
The podcast not only elicits laughter but also its impact seems to reach some people very intimately. One listener noted, “Thanks for the podcast! It is of great help to me in my battle against anxiety,” confirming that in this case, the escape comedy did provide a real service. The entry into the creative process is still a riddle to many. “How do u guys come up w this stuff!?” a bewildered fan wrote. The peculiar character of the show even made some very unexpected comparisons, for instance, one person remarked, “This is the same as a dialogue in the Sherlock Holmes game I play. Watson is such a bitch.”
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It’s already time to start pondering and fantasizing what could be the podcast’s future. One user proposed to involve more novel comedians from the YouTube comedy section, pointing specifically to Gus Messak as the fellow comic. This shows the position that the show holds among the various forms of underground digital comedy. The podcast’s launch was a mysterious event, as covered when Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett launch mysterious new Headgum podcast. Nonetheless, now it is the time to rejoice over the return. The extremely short holiday is over and Frodrick and Beck are either at the hotel or in the studio again, ready to present the usual portion of painstakingly crafted absurdity. The audience, of course, is enthusiastic and already there. In a recent tense exchange, Kyle Mooney and Tim Heidecker clash in tense podcast episode exchange. Furthermore, Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney get a hilarious career reset from Tim Heidecker. Their work also extends to television, as seen when Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney workshop absurd Saturday Night Live promo ideas.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
