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The Box Office PodcastEp. 51 - Somehow, Ryan Scott ReturnedAs the sad Poe image implies, former co-host Ryan Scott is back, at least for one episode. They never found the body; he fixed the autopilot six months ago, an enraged Superboy punched the space-time continuum or whatever a bunch of times, and/or the entire last season was a dream. Either way, we hope for a few more Ryan Scott guest appearances over the next year to the extent his schedule allows. It was like riding a bike as we discussed why Wolf Man earned too little, with Scott discussing the specifics of Invisible Man’s success. Ryan corre...
2025-01-211h 01
The Big E.D idea PodcastThe Rebrand w/ Ryan
Ryan Scott is the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana. He can be described as goal-driven, servant-led, and incredibly relentless in his pursuit to fight for ALL kids!
Prior to coming on board BBBS, Ryan spent 16 years in public education, where he worked tirelessly to preach the gospel of connection before content and that we had a connection, not entirely an academic gap. Ryan received his undergraduate degree from Murray State University and two master’s degrees from The University of the Cumberlands.
“Thousands of research stud...
2024-01-0115 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 417Celebrate 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 Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2019-12-271h 01
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 408Brian 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.
2019-10-2555 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 404We 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, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2019-09-271h 07
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 401Anthony 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.
2019-09-061h 01
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 395Does 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 Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2019-07-261h 02
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 392Jared 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, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Jared Petty.
2019-07-051h 06
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 390Scott 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 and Ryan Scott.
2019-06-211h 06
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 382Ryan 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 purchase history. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott.
2019-04-261h 00
Ryan ScottUncle Ryan - Spring Awakening 03.10.19Uncle Ryan - Spring Awakening 03.10.19 by Ryan Scott
2019-03-081h 08
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 374We 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 birthday party should entail. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2019-03-011h 01
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 368We reminisce about our favorite school lunches, quiz Ryan about exactly what the hell a Dungeon Master is, and try to figure out who bought all of the saddest toys at Kay Bee. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2019-01-181h 04
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 365In our best post-Christmas Christmas episode ever, we can't figure out why people eat candy canes, Ryan doesn't have a clue what cream soda tastes like, and we've got some questions about Santa Claus. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-12-2856 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 361Ryan lives his entire life like the "BUT THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY!" guy in the first 10 seconds of every infomercial. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-11-3059 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 350For our 350th episode extravaganza, we fight sea creatures, play a fun game of "Would You Fellate Cthulhu?," and wince in pain as Ryan attempts to explain how he would plan our birthday parties. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-09-1454 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 348Ryan is back from his month-long exile to the chicken nugget factory, just in time to answer life's difficult questions about Ninja Turtles tattoos. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-08-3154 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 344This week, we figured it would be a good idea to design a tattoo for Ryan, figure out how to get him to eat weird exotic food, and stoke the fire of his eternal war with "film critic" Harry Knowles. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-08-031h 07
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 341Look out, Roger Federer -- secret tennis expert Ryan Scott is coming to take your job and all your sponsorships. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-07-131h 00
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 337April is back this week to dish on Ryan's love affair with NCIS, and work out the mystery of her father-in-law's inability to understand how to order food at Chipotle. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest April Gibson.
2018-06-151h 00
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 334This week, the love of Ryan's life joins us to corroborate the fact that he is a terrible cook, shed some light on their home life, and recount a near-fatal brush with an angry school of Swedish Fish. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest April Gibson.
2018-05-2558 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 329This week, we discuss the sexiest movies of all time according to clickbait robots, awful reality shows, guilty pleasures, problematic faves, and dogs. Look, we let Ryan host again, so it's a big mess. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Kristin Van De Yar.
2018-04-201h 09
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 325Ryan managed to move somewhere even more boring than Sunnyvale, and he even watches Jeopardy every night, like the old man that he (not-so-) secretly is. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-03-231h 03
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 324Scott and Ryan cozy up in an intimate one-on-one episode, to talk about cool samurai movies and Wikipedia secrets. Starring Scott Bromley and Ryan Scott.
2018-03-161h 00
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 323Brian has learned a terrifying, brain-scarring new truth about horses. Also, Ryan becomes God for a minute, and creates the world's most horrific nightmare animal (and we want your fan art). Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott.
2018-03-091h 10
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 317This week, we have some adventures in FOOOOOOOOOOOOD! Except for Ryan, because he orders Subway sandwiches like he's Jeffrey Dahmer. Dude needs to have his head checked. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2018-01-261h 02
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 295In what is clearly our best episode ever, Ryan hijacks show-hosting duties to explain how he and his father were jointly unable to figure out how a microwave works. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2017-08-251h 03
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 294For your consideration, we present "Ryan Orders Room Service: A Short Play." Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2017-08-1856 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 292Marty Sliva tells us what it's like to be a pub trivia master, and bonds with Ryan over their shared useless knowledge of the Saw film series. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
2017-08-0457 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 281Brian becomes our resident astronomer, Ryan shares his favorite peanut butter recipes, and Scott reminisces about how incredibly lawsuit-prone the Jelly Belly Factory used to be. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2017-05-1956 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 277It's pet week here at the Comedy Button -- where Brian has a close encounter with a real-life Double Dragon character's dog, Ryan shares his future animal jail's floor plans, and we wonder if snakes are tax deductible for business purposes. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2017-04-2152 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 273Real-life pro chef Andy Lunique is on hand to teach Ryan... nothing. Absolutely nothing. It's hopeless. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Andy Lunique.
2017-03-2457 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 262Guess which number is higher: The number of bad movies we forced our parents to take us to see as kids, or the number of food items that Ryan has successfully made during his three-and-some-change decades on planet Earth. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2017-01-061h 07
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: 5-Year Anniversary SpecialIt's our five-year (OK, TECHNICALLY five-year and 2.5-month, give us a break) anniversary special, and we've put together a selection of the podcast's most hilarious stories for some of our favorite guests. Have a laugh at some of our best moments... or, if you're new around here, this is an awesome sampling of what you've been missing. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guests Anthony Carboni, Jack DeVries, Mike Drucker, Mitch Dyer, Andrew Goldfarb, Ryan McCaffrey, Greg Miller, Colin Moriarty, Jared Petty, Zach Ryan, Dan Ryckert, Adam Sessler, Marty Sliva, and Jackie Talbott.
2016-12-301h 17
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 247These idiots all think that they can replace Ryan Scott with a Ryan Scott sound board, but YOU CAN'T REPLACE RYAN SCOTT! After all, who would write these episode descriptions? Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, and Max Scoville.
2016-09-161h 01
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 207How do seasons work in California? How does Ryan get sick? How much did '80s garbage dumps rule? These are the questions that matter. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2015-12-121h 13
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Ryan and Father One-on-One -- SNEAK PREVIEW! GET IT ON PATREON!Here's a sneak preview of our two-part interview with Ryan Scott's father, with cast reactions. It's just a short peek at what you're in store for when you support us on Patreon (www.patreon.com/comedybutton). Get these two bonus episodes while you can -- they're going away in mid-February, when our new monthly bonus episodes replace them!
2015-01-3012 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 159To help us celebrate 2015, former DeLorean owner Ryan McCaffrey regales us with tales about that one time when he got stuck in 1955. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Ryan McCaffrey.
2015-01-021h 14
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 150With Halloween upon us, murder is in the air as we talk about Anthony's road rage, Ryan's terrible driving skills, and which of us would make the least-wrathful god. Also, Halloween kinda sucks when you're an adult. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-10-311h 18
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 149Cool Ryan Scott returns to tell us a very out-of-left-field story about his dad. That is, after Anthony and Max tell us all about what the aliens REALLY want to do to us. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-10-2459 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 145Max gets a fake doctor's note, and everyone shares their favorite Ryan Scott memories. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-09-1957 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 132Our (real) reactions to this year's E3 Expo are nothing compared to Ryan and Anthony's schoolyard magazine production dreams. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Scott.
2014-06-211h 15
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 123What's the most cartoonishly bad restaurant in San Francisco, and who went there for kicks (hint: not Ryan)? Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-04-181h 14
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 122Everyone has vacation stories this week! Max stayed in a horse hotel, Brian saw the 9/11 tourist attraction, and Ryan visited his ancestral homeland. Yep, only the best for this band of actual grown adults. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-04-121h 17
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 119This week, the cast plays "Kill Ryan." The shocking truth is, they would utterly lose this game in real-life, because Ryan is a MFing BADASS. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-03-2149 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 117If each of us could swap lives with one of our fellow castmates for a day, who would we pick? Well, the answer to that is: How badly does everyone want to experience Ryan's presumed cartoon-character lifestyle? And how much do we want to bang each other's girlfriends? This is kind of awkward now. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-03-081h 22
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 113On this week's extra-awesome episode, Adventures of Pete & Pete star Danny Tamberelli returns with his on-sceen big brother Mike Maronna in tow, we hear some behind-the-scenes tales of Grand Theft Auto V, Ryan and Mike have an OK Q*bert love affair, Mike tells us what it was like to teach Bill Clinton how to use the Internet, we hear some fun Home Alone set stories, we hear even more Pete & Pete stories, everyone recalls their He-Man memories, we drop some hot hip-hop voiceovers, Max and Mike nerd out over their mutual love of Dragon Ball Z, and Danny...
2014-02-081h 44
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 112It's another three-man show, wherein Scott hates his birthday, we recall the first video games we ever played, Ryan delves into the contents of his MP3 player, proxy servers are cool, our stupid hobbies make us feel older than we are, we (occasionally) question our lots in life, the revelation of Santa Claus and wrestling being (spoilers) fake drove our kid selves mad, getting friend-zoned is your own stupid fault, we examine the peculiar difficulties of the late '90s, we talk all about pants, we take refuge in an imaginary zombie apocalypse, a 35-year-old virgin asks us for...
2014-01-311h 27
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 111This week, Anthony is dating a 23-year-old, we take a trip to the Bone Zone, the great California drought has us doing nothing differently whatsoever, Max grows up a little bit more, Tata Massage takes its face-slapping operations international, rap is for insane people, politically correct people don't care about you, Anthony misses San Francisco, Scarlett Johansson loves her Sodastream, we don't understand where countries are, we remember some of our most rage-filled moments, Ryan hacked some pay phones, Brian made a ninja movie, Max is actually a permanent man-child, and we all say something nice about Ryan. Starring...
2014-01-251h 22
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 110With half the cast MIA, it's down to Brian, Scott, and the guy who doesn't talk to discuss the Star Wars canon re-org, Ryan's extracurricular activities, Brian's month of sobriety, Scott's big gay wedding, continuing to get old, pie filling for lunch, the origin of our show's name, Brian's triple-platinum album, the aftermath of Scott's new pop culture show, and Dungeons & Dragons. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, and Ryan Scott.
2014-01-171h 20
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 109After a way-longer-than-we-planned-for holiday break, we're back in 2014 to talk about the real-world problems that occasionally happen, Anthony's love for Rust, "Ryan Scott," Brian's latest awful airline story (and his subsequent tales from New Jersey), Anthony's quest to be totally radical at 31, eating healthy because we're old, Anthony's dad's newfound tolerance for humanity, Max's big tragedy lever pull, Ryan vs. the MMA, the worst college professor ever, bashing fine art, dire YouTube predictions, and Brian's r-word resolution. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2014-01-101h 20
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 108We're joined by a couple of awesome IGN editors to talk about life as an extra in the movie biz, Ryan's new Ranger Smith look, Midwestern values, the horrors of Culver's, BuzzFeed's terrible ideas for Christmas pumpkins, the 1994 Academy Awards, the art of manscaping, amazing listener emails with terrible endings, banging out with dead bodies in the house, and the importance of referential humor. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, and Ryan Scott, with special guests Andrew Goldfarb and Marty Sliva.
2013-12-201h 26
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 107This week, in-between bouts of random audio issues (sorry about that), we pull some cool pranks, Ryan's wife schools us on cooking steaks, we get a box of bad German booze, Christmas arrives early, Max is a walking cartoon disaster of epic proportions, Anthony protects himself from riff-raff, we ascertain how to tell if a girl is into you, Anthony has SAD, Ryan pays someone to lock him in a room, and we scrutinize one listener's problems with his hot supermodel wife. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-12-1459 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 106This week, Ryan does a bang-up hosting job, Captain Planet is still terrible, a thoughtful listener subscribes us to Instabang, we consider the weirdos that date below their league, trading cards are for dorks, monster trucks and demolition derbies are for insane people, we don't want other people's kids on our fridge, engagement photos are the worst, we deal with fans awkwardly, Boston sucks, holiday shopping for your parents sucks, wedding planning sucks, and 7-Eleven food sucks. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-12-071h 19
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 105We forget to hit record, Anthony eats a whole pie for his birthday, Jaden Smith's Twitter account is insane, Brian sees a midget Rastafarian, Brian is an accidental racist at Starbucks, we talk about talking during sex, Anthony gets in touch with his Mexican side, we imagine some insane Christmas gifts for each other, Scott reveals a weird holiday tradition, Ryan is the manliest cast member, Ryan's dad is the world's manliest gamer, and we love on some terrible old video games. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Scott.
2013-11-291h 39
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 103Max takes his career back to the future (and explains his weird phobias), we do a boob tally, the Folsom Street Fair is weird, Ryan whips out the bully blinders, Brian is a closet depression eater, Ryan spins tales of his former criminal mastermind career, we're glad Blockbuster is finally gone, we learn some monster cereal facts straight from the source, we all totally would have been friends in high school, and making out is awesome (mostly). Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-11-1659 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 102This week, we contemplate the idea of becoming actual Ghostbusters, we're still giant manbabies, Brian makes fun of tiny horses, Ryan would be the worst drug-purchaser ever, hangovers suck, getting older sucks, our childhood bullies' adult lives suck, and moving away from home rules. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-11-091h 15
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 101We hear stories from medical professionals, get wind of some weird STD news, talk about the stupid Power Rangers, bring up Brian's apparent archnemesis, make fun of cartoon theme songs, hear about Ryan's unwanted drug deal, get excited about Halloween, debate the merits of Twizzlers and Red Vines, move out of our parents' houses, get an update on Ryan's Renaissance Faire adventures, roll our eyes at disappointing educational field trips, discuss our favorite scary movies, and ponder the ramifications of sleeping with friends-of-friends. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-11-011h 16
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 99This week, Anthony broadcasts from space, Max has a big announcement, we talk about whackin' (and not the mob kind), fast food travels through time, Max wants to be rotoscoped, pennies are still dumb, Ryan reads us some hot Amazon reviews, Game of Thrones is a ye olde porno, we speculate on Ryan's living conditions, we tally our couches battle scars, and we have some fun with Goosebumps story titles. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-10-191h 11
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 98This week, Anthony gets in touch with his inner Mexican, Star Trek is still dumb, Scott has a Donald Duck butt, we play "Racist or True," Brian encounters a time-traveling vagrant, Scott follows in Brian's footsteps, people sell some weird Grand Theft Auto-related merchandise on eBay, old video games are awesome, the Mile High Club might not actually be legal, E.T. is weird, Super Mario World is totally better than Donkey Kong Country, we discover that '80s funk is the prequel to gangster rap, we try to figure out WTF "joggling" is, one listener gets some action...
2013-10-111h 18
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 97Ryan's life gets disrupted by a chocolate factory burning to the ground, Lobo is the worst comic book character ever, Brian pops the question, we speculate on our continuing snail's-pace race to parenthood, we dish out some advice to a 27-year-old virgin, we speculate on which cast members would win in a fight, and a bunch of 30-year-olds try to understand what Tinder is. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-10-041h 05
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 95Ryan and Brian roll with San Francisco's craziest cab driver, Seattle gets collectively high, Anthony goes on a solo adventure, Max makes a very odd find at PAX Prime, the river man demands payment, we talk Exosquad, Ryan discusses his just-in-case-I-die preparations, we whine about how hard it used to be to get porn, we look at the hot new toy of 2013, and Cool Ryan Scott returns. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-09-2058 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 94Ryan and Anthony go to PAX Prime 2013, the guys who make Halo apparently listen to our show, Max gets all muscular, Anthony has a white weekend, one public break-up gets very awkward, the ThunderCats are awesomely bad, He-Man is even worse, Anthony plays us a sweet song, the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Batman toys are all kinds of insane, and Nickelodeon Gak is back. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-09-131h 08
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 93Anthony is absent again this week, and in his stead we learn the origins of one very politically incorrect term, Max gets confused by the concept of land ownership, Ryan hates on Harry Knowles (who still sucks even though his Kickstarter got funded after we recorded this), Brian wishes for a cool wheelchair, we recall our favorite (and least favorite) comedies, we recall the ghosts of Comedy Button past, and we remember Charlotte's Web's worst character. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-09-0658 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 90In this episode, we all try to live healthier lives, Ryan gets annoyed about Taco Bell breakfasts, we encounter the most confident woman in America, Brian asks for permission to get married, we review church on-air, Anthony finds a Seattle wingman, we share some sly girl-meeting tactics, we recall our favorite Comedy Button moments (so far), Ryan eats a very special lollipop, and Scott reports on Vidcon 2013. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-08-171h 26
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 89In this very special episode, we analyze the Gotham City Police Department, learn about Seattle's real-life superhero squad, introduce some coworkers to the show, get AMBER Alerted, get rendered speechless by the hardest Tragedy Lever pull in the show's history (thanks Ryan), check back in with Cool Ryan Scott to lighten the mood, and work through our daddy issues. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-08-1057 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 87Max has an important raccoon-related announcement, Brian had to babysit Jason Mewes, a listener (finally) sends in a great email, we explain how your nerdy hobbies don't impress women, Cool Ryan Scott pays us a visit, some guy pulls very weird pranks on his friends, some other guy almost joins the mile-high club, sleeping with your cousin is always a bad idea, summer vacation is awesome, and we get hot and heavy with our favorites JPG files. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-07-2759 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 85We find out what annoys Ryan's wife, confess to the stupid things we do out of habit, witness a hobo couple's $300 argument, meet the Jean Whisperer, relive Ryan's cartoon wedding day, get into arguments with our significant others, compare dog baths to something terrible, learn that our girlfriends don't care about the dumb Internet memes we try to show them, visit baby animal Vietnam, have Cola War flashbacks, talk about why drugs are bad, and recall our worst hangovers. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-07-1357 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 84This week, we spin the Comedy Button topic wheel, discuss Ryan's style (and what would happen if he found himself unexpectedly alone), marvel at Radford University's latest screw-up, report on San Francisco's gay pride parade, consider the idea of an Escape from San Francisco movie, hear all about Ryan's awesome dad, and learn a thing or two about game design. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-07-0651 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 83This week, Anthony joins us from Seattle to tell us about his cat-sitter, we search Yelp for highway review scores, Anthony gets real job, we ponder some interesting puppetry, crack costs skyrocket, Max's girlfriend becomes an official mouth-doctor, the gang plays "Where's Ryan?" at E3, we talk spy tech, Brian races in the Malibu Grand Prix, we conclude that arcade ticket machines are the worst things ever, 90 percent of our emails are still bad, we send a 14-year-old on a scavenger hunt of doom, and we discuss big finishes. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and...
2013-06-221h 11
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 81In this episode, we wonder if we really need a theme song, conclude that Cops was an amazing show, rave about Lethal Enforcers and NARC, laugh at some pretty terrible undercover cops, get harassed at stores, witness some insane racial profiling at a movie theater, whine about wine, put stuff on the street for free, puzzle over feeding fetishes, racially profile fat people, discover a dead mole, read emails, and hear all about Ryan's new TV. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-06-0857 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 80This week, we try (and fail) to give Ryan a new catchphrase, discover that people have no idea what we look like in real life, wonder what ever happened to Billy Zabka, learn that Max and his girlfriend have been together for three years and went on a hot date, hear about the dumb cartoon bar that Ryan wants to go to, receive presents from Germany (and have a mini-Alcoholocaust), take the ethnic candy taste test, marvel at how bonkers Amanda Bynes is, and answer a single email. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max...
2013-06-0152 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 79We try and come up with new catchphrases, Ryan gets a cool new jacket, Anthony talks fleshlights, Brian sees a wind-something-not-filter-friendly, Anthony fails at surfing in Puerto Rico, Scott tricks a Japanese couple into driving him through a lava field, Max shows off his Totoro tattoo, Anthony finally figures out how OkCupid works (and breaks some serious rules), and we face a serious long-distance relationship. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-05-2557 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 77This week, Ryan loves all women, we happen upon one defective San Francisco raver girl, Anthony goes on a group date, public Facebook profiles are serious problems, cartoon squirrels get all the action, Anthony gets ready to head to Puerto Rico, we take a bizarre detour into an Eastern European educational film, Scott's mom goes to Burning Man, Max puts his foot down about getting made fun of, and Ryan lusts after stupid old video games that no one cares about anymore. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-05-111h 00
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 73This week on the Comedy Button, Max is apparently turning into Benjamin Button, Anthony visits Jurassic Park, Ryan tells us his stupid opinion on G.I. Joe: Retaliation, we deduce that Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue actually made kids WANT to take drugs, Scott reports on his trip to Star Wars heaven, we give ourselves a little lovin', Scott tells us about his girlfriend's totally-not-night-terrors, we wonder how to explain the C-word to children, people send us some more stupid emails and press releases, Ryan is basically the old man from Up, we rave about Sebulba Koosh balls, we r...
2013-04-131h 11
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 71This week, Anthony rides shotgun with Max, we discover the world's worst (fake) Android game, we consider how to make your girlfriends play video games, Ryan is a total jerk online, we reminisce about food-related mishaps, Indiana Jones is still awesome, sex at Disneyland is totally on-camera, we learn crazy things about insane scientologists, and we talk about the worst time to try to have sex. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-03-3052 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 69This week, we learn that Ryan Scott -- the king of lounging -- still wears thermal underwear, ponder Etsy-crafted anal beads, recall our international travels, laugh at broke drug dealers, shoot bugs with shotguns, meet our heroes, scratch our heads at the idea of a Comedy Button video game, and consider our dream jobs. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-03-1553 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 68This week, we ask Ryan how his life is going, discuss our hatred of dolphins, beg for some horribly cooked food, discover the coolest book ever, read corny jokes for blind people, fix our cars like real men, deal with a coffee conundrum, and pit crappy cereal mascots against one another. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2013-03-0950 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 66This week, Anthony gets Scott's front door mixed up, we ponder the idea of being sickly shut-ins, quitting smoking is hard, Anthony impersonates his Mexican family, Ryan talks fairy tales, Max pines for a gritty Wishbone reboot, Babar and David the Gnome sucked, Anthony plays in trash piles, we explore the complexities of the Rancor pit, goats are hilarious, Max's girlfriend reminisces about growing up in a liquor store, the Jersey Devil is a big cartoon idiot, Ryan campaigns for president, interracial relationships are complicated, rejection is awkward, and Max tells us why he doesn't want to date his...
2013-02-231h 14
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 65This week, Anthony has a sleepover, Ryan performs a dramatic reading of DuckTales (and proves why he'd be the worst at reading bedtime stories to kids), we fight over shotgun, animals go wild, our special guest spins tales from the Great White North, we speculate about Wile E. Coyote's suicide plans, some bangout emails come in, stupid kids run though pane glass windows, and Brian recalls his worst Valentine's Day ever. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Mitch Dyer.
2013-02-151h 04
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 64This week, Ryan shows up for an episode (and tells us about his love for the Matrix), we order nerds to lose the pony tails, fat shaming gets shameful, Canada is dumb and full of mutants, we totally wish for mutant superpowers, our dreams (and night terrors) go under the microscope, Ryan opens up about the most absurd "fear" ever, we wonder if the new Star Wars movies will suck, we offer more free art school advice, awkward moments continue to be the best moments, little kids still suck, and the San Francisco Muni gets terrifying (and just a...
2013-02-081h 02
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 62On this week's wild-and-crazy "lost" episode, Anthony gets everything wrong, Diablo gives bedsores, Game of Thrones has its share of homeless people, Siamese twin logistics get complicated, Shredder's foot soldier gets the crap beaten out of him, we consider a seeing-eye horse, we tell some Bay to Breakers stories, Scott is afraid of his relationship changing, we watch the worst porn ever, Ryan gets sick for a month, cars destroy our dumb toys, we tell some tales from the haunted mansion, everyone takes their gummy vitamins, we see some sonograms on Facebook, old people are amazing racists, and Ryan...
2013-01-261h 19
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 61This week, Brian interrupts Max too much, animals go on welfare, California has some crazy garbage rules, lingerie is important for about eight seconds, pajamas are dangerous, Mila Kunis shows up in a meat bikini, people don't understand our eating habits, Max brings up Stephen King, we discuss dumb art projects, we ruin the Geekbox, Ryan talks about dumb old stuff, we dig through our best email spam, Brazzers gets in touch with us, Brian starts a turf war between mattress stores, and we meet the skanks who work at Goodwill. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan...
2013-01-191h 02
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: The Best of 2012Holy swazzle stars! We've gotten through our first full year of this madcap craziness -- and in an effort to help ring in the new year (and to give your friends a handy jumping-on point when you finally talk them into listening to our weekly nonsense), we've compiled our best and funniest bits from the first 58 episodes of the Comedy Button. Oh boy! Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-12-281h 24
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 57It's an all email episode! We tell some Helen Keller jokes, have some adventures in pumping our own gas, provide manbaby decor advice, shake our heads at underage girls with breast implants, brainstorm cheap presents, help a lesbian act gayer, interview Ryan, hear from a member of the Food Fight crew, open up some truly weird snail mail, and learn to fear Scott's new co-worker. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-12-0845 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 56This week, Anthony had a birthday (and nobody got him a raccoon), we deduce that pothead posters and religious art are pretty much the same thing, adult spy gear and toy helicopters are the coolest things ever, we try to understand Ryan's antiquated audio/video setup, we tell our Thanksgiving tales, Max goes coocoo for pinatas, watching movies on laptops enrages Anthony, Scott's apartment has a nudity problem, Scott and Brain pit the gym for Jews vs. the gym for jocks, Anthony has terrible road rage, the homeless own the morning San Francisco commute, and Scott quits his job. S...
2012-12-0151 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 50For our 50th episode not-so-spectacular, we talk about taking pictures of our butts as kids, Brian gives all his stuff away, Anthony hunts for tarantulas, no one understands how Max can have an Indian half-brother, everyone tells a sewer story, Brian is an upstanding citizen, we realize that we're getting old, we remember our weird neighbors, we rock out to L. Ron Hubbard's horse jams, Tom Cruise still sucks, Ryan hates the beach, we break down the science of DuckTales, and some podcasts will always be more awesome than ours. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott...
2012-10-1255 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 47This week, Ryan tries to get healthy, Mike & Ike break up, weird classmates turn into weirder adults, Max and Anthony go to Toys R Us (and deliver a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles history lesson), Max winds up at a sad mall again, we ponder how animals pleasure themselves, Ryan shares his meticulous Indiana Jones notes, and we imagine a world without Guy Fieri. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-09-2253 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 43This week, Max has a terrible werewolf movie pitch, Anthony gets hit on, the Golden Gate bridge gets hot and heavy, nurses rave about cat tranquilizers, Brian shoots himself, Max accidentally blows it, Scott discusses the horrors of Disneyland, we roll our eyes at Velcro wallets, we rant and rave about terrible reality shows, Anthony geeks out about Star Wars Celebration, we open some early Christmas presents, and Scott relays the secret history of one very special Vanilla Ice song. Starring Scott Bromley. Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-08-181h 21
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 42Sex in the 1920s, live Harry Potter puppet shows, the Home Alone Band, reviews for nature trails, Ryan Scott's Excellent Virginity Adventure, the early days of cybersex, pithy email responses, Anthony's new OkCupid initiative, getting excited over household appliances, the continued ruination of the English language, number 2, sewer-worthy silverware, and extracurricular creativity. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-08-111h 02
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 40We discover that horse fights are terrifying, discuss our dream jobs, confirm that chinchillas are terrible animals, solve the mystery of the used condom and the toilet brush, learn to not be such packrats, examine Ryan's downtime, teach Anthony how to talk to girls, get an update from one of our listeners on his crazy girlfriend, recall one amazing '80s turn-of-phrase, learn about Ryan's international travel plans, and experience the death and return and death of Putnam Whipple. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Scott.
2012-07-281h 05
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 37This week, after host Mike Drucker tells us what it was like working at Nintendo, we imagine which fantasy worlds we would want to live in, beat the dead Brony horse some more, discover that VidCon is the weirdest convention on the planet, talk about terrible music, find out where Max's mom didn't work, recall the strangest sex we've ever had, and learn all about Ryan Scott's fake birthday weekend. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Mike Drucker.
2012-07-071h 05
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 35On this week's episode, Brian and Scott go to the beach, Clifford the Big Red Dog destroys everything, Gotham City is overrun by evil surf gangs, Brian tells the Bronies to get their lives together, sex in horse costumes gets complicated, Hasbro recycles the '80s on The Hub, geese are still jerks, Ryan is the worst superhero ever, and we recall breaking all our parents' stuff. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Jack DeVries.
2012-06-231h 01
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 32This week, Brian quit smoking and wants to kill us all, we explore the confusing logistics of being a monster, we never want to play video games with the Joydick, Ryan Scott hosts another Recipe Corner, living with survivalists would be insane, we explain that we are not licensed counselors, we want stupid teenagers to stop having babies, we talk about lots of dumb things we've done, we tell you about our crazy relatives, Ryan shares his Nintendo dreams, we reveal which porn images haunt us, we recall the lies our parents told us, and we consider how hysterical...
2012-06-021h 11
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 30This week, Ryan is an accomplice to murder, Scott's dad is in the High School Sports Hall of Fame, drug dealers love cartoon characters, '80s WWF got really insane, Max tries to talk about comics, Ryan calls in from the Murder Train, geese are jerks, squirrels are awesome, Brian's mother is surprised that he isn't in jail, drunk college girls remind most of us why we're relieved we aren't single, and the toilet in Pee Wee's Playhouse hates his life. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-05-181h 05
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 25This week, we discuss why Facebook sucks, why Tinychat makes us feel like we're cult leaders, how we found out our significant others were cool, how Ryan proposed to his wife, the strangest things that have happened to us during sex, how special guest Jack DeVries lost his virginity to Cool Dog, the horrors of hot dog stuffed pizza, attending a DJ battle, newspapers that cater to the homeless, how bullying has changed over the years, sad-faced soda spills, how to write a good email, almost getting murdered on a date, and Ryan Scott's cooking corner. Starring Scott Bromley...
2012-04-141h 12
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 22This week, we discuss weird ways to finish having sex, looking at Playboy Magazine as adults, awful summer camp stories, why we hate going to the movies, terrible press releases, handmade torture chambers, Ryan Scott's recipe corner, bad first dates, one listener's awkward homosexuality test, and truly miserable greeting cards. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-03-231h 06
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 20It's time to discuss homeless San Francisco hyenas, terrible children and the people who have them, Anthony on conciseness, Mario Party drinking games, dumb names for pets, the Ryan Scott Recipe Corner, Tinychat boobies, the transformation of Mr. Hyde into Dr. Jekyll, meeting celebrities, and Shannen Doherty's horrible life. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Scott.
2012-03-1058 min
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 17This week on the Comedy Button, Max plays Santa Claus, Anthony hates on dumb holidays, Scott reviews his birthday gift, Ryan relates his excellent Valentine's Day adventure, we relive our '90s fashion nightmares, Brian admits to seeing Star Wars in 3D, we reminisce about our hometowns (and someone named Scary Gary), we tell you what to drink on your 21st birthday, Brian brings a most horrid makeshift projectile weapon to light, and we realize that old video games suck. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
2012-02-171h 05
The Comedy ButtonThe Comedy Button: Episode 12Put your mittens up, people! This week, we recorded an episode that sucked (so we scrapped it), and then we recorded this one (you get to be the judge of whether this one sucks too!) In any case, we say hello to Ryan Scott's bizarro rapper twin, examine the upper echelon of Snob Hill, discuss the pitfalls of OKCupid, give our advice for name-changing (short version: just rename yourself "Max" like Max did), listen to some terrible theme song submissions, consider having babies (or not), and mock the ridiculousness of truTV. Also: Vajazzling. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony...
2012-01-141h 21