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80. A Cappella Apatapati Upon A Peloton
May 4, 2026
Unknown duration
79. Dentists Are From Mars, Yoanna Is From Venus (with Yoanna de La Mort)
Apr 20, 2026
1h 25m 12s
78. Big Town Presents: Hercule Poirot in The London Zoo Disappearance!
Feb 16, 2026
1h 27m 06s
77. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: Star Trek: The Original Series: Captain Kirk Needs A Nap!
Feb 2, 2026
1h 14m 14s
76. Hollywood!
Jan 19, 2026
1h 27m 37s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/4/26 |  80. A Cappella Apatapati Upon A Peloton | Support Big Town Improv on Patreon!!Welcome back to Big Town Improv, with Josh Pilch and JESSE JESSE MORIARTY JESSE MORIARTY JESSE MORIARTY JESSE M!Josh unveils a new song! And then Josh and Jesse talk about their experiences as thespians and singers! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about a Garfield method actor, Doctor Doom's latest villainous scheme to defeat the Fantastic Four, and an extremely urgent a cappella performance!Then, in the Big Town BIG SCENE, a man discovers his exercise bike has the ability to travel through time!!!Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)See full videos of our episodes on Youtube!Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriartyFollow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story (it's free!!!) | — | ||||||
| 4/20/26 |  79. Dentists Are From Mars, Yoanna Is From Venus (with Yoanna de La Mort)✨ | dentistsimprov+3 | Yoanna de La Mort | Big Town ImprovPBS Kids+1 | — | comedyimprovisation+1 | — | 1h 25m 12s | |
| 2/16/26 |  78. Big Town Presents: Hercule Poirot in The London Zoo Disappearance!✨ | improvmystery+5 | — | escape roomboxing match+7 | — | Agatha ChristieLondon Zoo+2 | — | 1h 27m 06s | |
| 2/2/26 |  77. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: Star Trek: The Original Series: Captain Kirk Needs A Nap!✨ | improvStar Trek+2 | — | Star Trek: The Original SeriesDisney Land+4 | Brooklyn | Brooklynimprovised scenes+2 | — | 1h 14m 14s | |
| 1/19/26 |  76. Hollywood!✨ | Hollywoodimprov+3 | — | original music by Steve Wilder BlumenthalPBS Kids+3 | Hollywood | astrologyimprovised scenes+1 | — | 1h 27m 37s | |
| 10/23/25 | 75. Maths!✨ | birthdaysimprov+4 | — | City IslandCity Island Sings+2 | the Big Big Town | improvised sceneseccentric father+2 | — | 1h 15m 00s | |
| 8/7/25 | 74. The Children Of Thanos & Count Doctor Funky's Automatic Attic✨ | theme park ridesimprovised scenes+1 | — | music by Steve Wilder BlumenthalPBS Kids+1 | Big Town | Thanosfamily vacation+3 | — | 1h 15m 36s | |
| 7/24/25 | 73. The All-Captain Crew 4: Multiverse Mayhem!✨ | Michigan-themed songsElection Day+3 | — | Steve Wilder Blumenthal's musicPBS Kids+3 | Michigan | improvcomedy+3 | — | 1h 41m 33s | |
| 3/27/25 | 72. Three Trials (Guests: Steve Gallant & Steve Wilder Blumenthal of wilderbluemusic.com)✨ | dining experiencesimprovised scenes+1 | Steve GallantSteve Wilder Blumenthal | wilderbluemusic.comPBS Kids+4 | — | improvcomedy+1 | — | 1h 21m 24s | |
| 2/27/25 | 71. Charcuterie Sphere & The Muck Man (Guests: Mimi Chiu & KK Glore)✨ | charcuterieimprov+3 | Mimi ChiuKK Glore | kitchen innovationsPBS Kids+2 | — | comedyimprovised scenes+3 | — | 1h 20m 34s | |
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| 2/13/25 | 70. Miss Bobbins & Pervert Town (Guests: India Lombardi-Bello & Bethy Feldman)✨ | improvfriendship+2 | India Lombardi-BelloBethy Feldman | The Animator's FriendPBS Kids+3 | — | sled dogselectric scooters+1 | — | 1h 24m 29s | |
| 1/23/25 | 69. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: Doctor Who! | Welcome to Big Town in the year 2025!!! Of course time is very timey-wimey when the award-deserving hosts Josh and Jesse tell true stories about working in a bookstore help desk and the nightmares of middle school drama club! This lead to an award-deserving improvised montage of SMALL SCENES about a flamboyant actor named Gordon, a fire department membership card, and a family of hillbillies who believe their lives are not worthy of mockery! Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse improvise a brand new story in the world of Doctor Who, involving tuba cleaners, William Shakespeare, and some very codependent robots!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series City Island Sings , which he directed! | — | ||||||
| 12/23/24 | 68. Christmas In Big Town 3: Muffin Tops & The Outlaw Singer | Looking for a reason to carol (aka wassail)? Look no further because it's Christmas in Big Town! Josh and Jesse talk about refurbishing furniture and transporting pets for the holidays! This inspires a Montage of Small Scenes about a home full of ottomans and a very literal cat. There's also a scene about muffins that isn't really inspired by anything. Then, in a very special holiday Big Town BIG SCENE, outlaw singer Francis Blackcoat dreams of escaping prison for one night so he can see his mother again on Christmas! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series City Island Sings , which he directed! | — | ||||||
| 12/17/24 | 67. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: The Amazing Spider-Man - Dinosaurs Are Just Cool! | Welcome back, True Believer! This week on Big Town, Josh and Jesse talk about amusement park rides and the movies Josh hasn't seen! This leads to a Montage of Small Scenes about a Dagwood-themed amusement park that is running out of space, Bill Nye's taxes, and a perfect recreation of the movie Jurassic World! Then, in a very special Big Town BIG SCENE the boys dive into the world of the Amazing Spider-Man and his first encounter with some of his greatest villains! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series City Island Sings , which he directed! | — | ||||||
| 10/3/24 | 66. The River Creature's Pronouns & Mr. Clement | And now a word from our sponsors! This week on Big Town, Josh and Jesse talk about stand up paddle boarding, Jesse's landlord, and the animals they have ridden! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about a terrifying river creature, the Wright Brothers, and an urgent message which must be delivered through the sands of a vast desert! Then, in the Big Town BIG SCENE disgruntled teacher Mr. Clement must accompany two precocious British boys on an impossible journey around the globe! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series City Island Sings , which he directed! | — | ||||||
| 9/28/24 | 9. Hilary Webber in: Sexy Monopoly & The Invisible Boy | Guest improviser and storyteller Hilary Webber (Film Tampa Bay) stops by Big Town to reminisce with Jesse and Josh about their time in college together, as well as her experiences playing Dungeons & Dragons! This leads to an improvised montage of scenes about a guy who forces his friends into a game of "sexy" Monopoly, a persuasive but ill-prepared rogue, and a wizard who can't stop getting set on fire! Then, in an extended narrative improv, an unconventional teacher forces two rival students to work together to enter an invisibility potion into the science fair! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)! | — | ||||||
| 9/12/24 | 65. Bucks County Green Lantern (Ft. Danny Getz & George Brudermann) | Get ready to FEEL GREAT, because the hosts of the Feel Feelings podcast, Danny Getz and George Brudermann, join Josh and Jesse to talk about...LAST NAMES!!! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about the proliferation of people named Josh, distancing oneself from one's family, and Bucks County PA's greatest hero! Then, in a very emotional BIG SCENE, high society amateur sleuths Lionel and Margaret uncover a plot to steal a family fortune in Southern Wales!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Feel Feelings! Listen to Josh on Feel Feelings! Also listen to Josh on Danny's other podcast, Blanketing Covers! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series City Island Sings , which he directed! Follow Danny: @danny_getz Follow George: @broodurmin | — | ||||||
| 8/22/24 | 64. Kid Kidman & Trouble In The Smithsonian | Nwot Gib ot emoclew! Jesse is joined by Josh's exact negative doppelgänger Posh Jilch (who basically acts exactly like Josh) to discuss...GARAGES!!! This exciting topic leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about the inventor of the garage, a dad's favorite room, and a dangerous road race involving 8-year-olds! Then in the BIG TOWN BIG SCENE two siblings are trapped inside the Smithsonian Institute with a killer on the loose! But is it all the grand design of two time-and-space-manipulating recurring characters??? Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical City Island Sings series, which he directed! | — | ||||||
| 7/11/24 | 63. The Land of Dave "Elvis" Rossi's Tattoos (ft. Dave and Ethan) | It's time to get weird, because Dave "Elvis" Rossi and Ethan Ullman from Dave and Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast are in Big Town! They join Josh and Jesse to talk about how they met, their shared Weird Al fandom, and the lengths they'll go to expand their Weird Al collections! This leads to a montage of SMALL SCENES about taking back a wedding gift, a back alley concert poster deal, and a Dave and Buster on the border of the US and Canada! Then, in a very Dave and Ethan BIG SCENE, we learn that Dave Rossi's tattoos of Weird Al's band actually contain the living souls of the people depicted! How will they ever break free?? Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Dave and Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast! And support it on Patreon Listen to Josh on Dave and Ethan's podcast here and here. Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical City Island Sings series, which he directed! And check out Dave, Ethan, AND Josh in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ROKU!!! | — | ||||||
| 6/27/24 | 62. POLE: An Epic Saga! (ft. Nicole Otaola) | Yo. Welcome back to Gen Z's favorite podcast - Big Town Improv! This week Nicole Otaola (City Island on PBS Kids) joins Josh and Jesse to talk about...CLOWNS for some reason! This leads to an improvised montage of SMALL SCENES about Professor Maslow, the meeting of the clowns, and the parents of a joyless child! Then, in perhaps the biggest BIG SCENE ever, they improvise a millennia-spanning story about the unstoppable evil entity known as Santa Claus, and the lengths humanity will go to imprison him! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Nicole: @nicoleotaola Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch City Island on PBS Kids, and especially the musical City Island Sings series, which he directed! | — | ||||||
| 5/2/24 | 61. Pre-Planned Epigram (ft. Spencer James Parks) | Hello Word Nerds!!! Josh and Jesse are joined by Spencer James Park (The Dictionary Podcast) to discuss some of his favorite words in the dictionary (that start with the letter E)! This leads to a montage of short scenes about the competitive wordplay of fancy Victorian men, a bizarre pet shop, and a very infirm grandpa! Then in a dictionary-word-inspired BIG SCENE, one of the world's most dangerous criminals is released from prison to go on a secret mission to recover a machine from some bad guys!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Watch Josh on the Dictionary Podcast here! Follow Spencer: @spejampar; Support The Dictionary Podcast on Patreon, or watch it on Youtube, or listen to it! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ROKU and City Island on PBS Kids! | — | ||||||
| 4/11/24 | 60. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: X-Men - Weird Sex Stuff! | Welcome back True Believer!!! This week Josh and Jesse chat about the Royal Family and scary moments in gym class! This leads to improvised Small Scenes about an image makeover for the King of England, a nerd forced to marry his bully, and an unusual royal watcher! Then in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse returns to the world of the X-Men for the third time to create a brand new story about the merry mutants in which they are attacked by like 6 different factions of enemies and there's also a big chicken! Don't miss it!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ROKU and City Island on PBS Kids! | — | ||||||
| 3/12/24 | 59. Follow That Car! & The Beach Competition! (ft. Steve Gallant) | We'll say it...this is silly one!!! Steve Gallant (Second Best Hospital; M.O.D.O.K.) joins Josh and Jesse to tell stories about living in California and trains! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about stopping Indiana Jones, unexpected neighbors, and commandeering a taxi cab! Then in the Big Town BIG SCENE, Sibling seashell shop salespeople Sally and Sal enter a beach competition to stop scheming socialite Sam! Also there's a giant crab man named Crabulor. Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) See full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Steve: @generalwalnut Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ROKU and City Island on PBS Kids! | — | ||||||
| 3/7/24 | 58. Hungry Stars & Poirot! | Someone in Big Town has been MURDERED!!! And all Josh and Jesse can do is tell stories about cave tours, carnivorous worms, and bats! This leads to an improvised montage of small scenes about a time-defying tour guide, a bat PR meeting, and a New Zealand date gone horribly wrong! Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, world famous detective Hercule Poirot travels to a media center in Chicago where a murder has taken place! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) Follow @BigTownImprov on Instagram, or see full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ROKU and City Island on PBS Kids! | — | ||||||
| 2/20/24 | 57. The Goblin Gang, The Goblin Gang! | Once again Josh and Jesse dust off that poorly kept Big Town road sign to tell some true stories about murder mystery parties and weird bachelor parties! This leads to improvised scenes about a strange way to honor a groom, a detective who is obsessed with fair-play mysteries, and a dastardly villain's plot to open an escape room! Then, in the BIG Scene, Josh and Jesse improvise the fantasy story of Eric the peasant who must travel to an ancient castle to rescue his beloved from the Black Knight and the Dark Lord he serves. Don't worry, all the worldbuilding is consistent and it makes sense. Also Abner and Wobner make an appearance. Twice. Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com) Follow @BigTownImprov on Instagram, or see full videos of our episodes on Youtube! Follow Jesse: @jesse.moriarty Follow Josh: @thejoshpilchshow; Watch WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ROKU and City Island on PBS Kids! | — | ||||||
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