We all know that I've had some tough times recently. One fun thing that has brought me a lot of joy is this podcast that I recently found, "Chris and Jack's Podcast Pilots the Podcast." Jack is Jack De Sena, the voice actor of Sokka from "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (ATLA) and Callum from "The Dragon Prince." Chris is Chris Smith, an actor and writer that I know less about from only watching gay children's cartoons but the two together come up with many sketches and are really good friends.
The premise of this podcast is essentially a bit, it originally started as a Patreon exclusive for the sketch comedy supporters but then it was put up online as a separate thing. The two pitch the premise of a podcast, spend 30 minutes on the pilot, and then evaluate the premises based on if it was fun, repeatable, and added value to the world. (Rarely do any pitches hit all three.) The idea is eventually they'll find a premise that they want to make a second episode of.
I'm not kidding when I say that this series is hilarious, it's wonderful seeing their friendship and watching them flesh out really silly premises and ideas for 30 minutes before evaluating them. I found this podcast through Jack promoting it on "Braving the Elements," the Nickelodeon podcast based on rewatching ATLA, really unfamiliar with any of their sketches. Definitely no prior knowledge is required, there are very few inside jokes that the audience doesn't immediately understand or that aren't explained.
It's also really nice to see these guys just be guys and demonstrate male friendship that clearly isn't toxic or anything like that. There's an episode where they call another one of their friends and end the call with "I love you" and it's super wholesome. Let guys be bros! Go kiss the homies goodnight and listen to this pod!
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