357. The Tale of Moby Wick: The Same Light for Wishmas (LIVE with Paul F Tompkins and Nicole Parker)
From Off Book: The Improvised Musical by Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino
December 30, 2025 · 1h 5m · Season 2 · Episode 357
About this episode
The episode features a live improvised musical performance with a holiday theme, including special guests and comedic storytelling.
The following was recorded LIVE at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on December 16th 2025, and is the NINTH annual Off Book Holiday Spectacular! It features the entire fam band (Scott Passarella, Brett Morris, and Dana Wickens) and as per tradition welcomes the return of our incredible friends Paul F Tompkins and Nicole Parker! Join us as we embark on a nautical holiday tale of whales, candles, feminism, and that pinocchio island where people "do sin." Top it off with "The 12 Days of Sandwich" and you've got yourself a show. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who listened to the podcast or came out to see us live this year. Your support means the world to us. Happy New Year! (To support the show and to watch full videos of many episodes including this one (soon) check out OffBookClubhouse.com) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Hosts: Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino
Guests: Paul F Tompkins, Nicole Parker
Topics covered
- holiday special
- improvised musical
- live performance
- nautical tale
- comedy
- friendship
- feminism
Keywords
- improvised musical
- holiday special
- live podcast
- comedy
- Paul F Tompkins
- Nicole Parker
- Moby Wick
- whales
- feminism
- The 12 Days of Sandwich
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The 12 Days of Sandwich, Moby Wick
Places: Los Angeles
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