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The Town Show

The Town Show

Kelly&Kelly Inc

From the creators of Let’s Make a Sci-Fi and This Sounds Serious comes The Town Show – where comedians Mark Chavez and Ryan Beil set out to build a fictional town. Each week, a guest comedian helps pitch new residents, landmarks, history, and events that shape the town. Together, they craft a world from scratch, one episode at a time. Building a town... how hard could it be?

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The Town Show - Ep 23: The Rave w/ Kevin Vidal
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04/23/25 • 56 min

Comedian and causal raver, Kevin Vidal stops by the show to start a rave scene in our town. He also quite accidentally builds an entire industrial park, and a newspaper printing press. And Mark gets fixated on the idea that there should be a door to door knife sharpener by the name of Mr Whetstone.


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The Town Show - Introducing The Town Show
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01/14/25 • 1 min

From the creators of Let’s Make a Sci-Fi and This Sounds Serious comes The Town Show – where comedians Mark Chavez and Ryan Beil set out to build a fictional town. Each week, a guest comedian helps pitch new residents, landmarks, history, and events, that shape the town. Together, they craft a world from scratch, one episode at a time. Building a town... how hard could it be? New episodes every Wednesday.


Watch the video podcast version: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTownShowPod


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The Town Show - Ep 15: The Comic Shop w/ Kevin Lee
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02/19/25 • 66 min

Comedian Kevin Lee joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in New Jersey and Tsawwassen, BC. He builds the town’s first guitar store and comic book shop and things get a little PG-13 there with Patrick Stewart. We also learn more about the devious plans of Party Island.


Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetownshow/

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The Town Show - Ep 19: The Big Dig w/ Tess Degenstein
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03/19/25 • 63 min

Actress and improviser Tess Degenstein (Neon’s The Monkey) joins us to talk about growing up in Regina. She builds a science museum for the town called Science for a Day. We meet a man who always wears a cat around his neck. Plus, we find out why they are draining Lick Lake and digging it up.


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The Town Show - Ep 12: The Casino w/ Dino Archie
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01/29/25 • 63 min

Stand up comedian Dino Archie (Jimmy Kimmel Live) joins Mark and Ryan to talk about his hometown of Fresno, California. He tells stories about slinging ice cream, a local one hit wonder who ran a limo company, and his basketball coach who wanted to fight him. He also introduces some major locations for our town: a stadium for Irish hurling, a used car dealership, and a casino.


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The Town Show - Ep 14: The Mini-sode
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02/13/25 • 16 min

Producer Chris abandons Mark and Ryan and so they decide to make a show on their own. It is quite something to behold.


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The Town Show - Ep 10: The Egg Market w/ Aaron Read
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01/15/25 • 50 min

Standup comedian, musician and artist Aaron Read joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in Burnaby, BC, setting off bear-bangers in the woods, and neglectful landlords. He also creates a Jean Claude Van Damne movie that only exists in our town and builds something called an Egg Market.


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The Town Show - Ep 11: The Pub with Colin Cowan
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01/23/25 • 59 min

Comedian and musician, Colin Cowan joins Mark and Ryan to talk about his hometown of Riverview, New Brunswick, regional sayings of the Maritime provinces of Canada, and rumours. He also builds the town’s first pub, creates a whole cable access TV station, and has someone murdered in the muddy banks of a river.


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The Town Show - Ep 21: The Map

Ep 21: The Map

The Town Show

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04/09/25 • 45 min

Our town now has a map! Created by Townie D’Leen, Mark and Ryan pour over all of the details in the map and do some scenes. They also get on their horses for the round-up and read some emails which inspire a secret society barber shop, and a very bizarre conspiracy around french horns in the town.


If you want to see the map, check it out on our instagram: @thetownshow or what along for this deep dive over on YouTube.


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The Town Show - Ep 20: The Arcades w/ Cam MacLeod
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03/26/25 • 61 min

Actor and comedian, Cam MacLeod joins the show to talk about being a “scrubber” growing up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. He builds two arcades for our town with a hilarious rivalry. He gives the town a pants store where the slogan is: “Where you always know where the legs do meet”. A town clock gets built by local artist/grifter Jessna. Plus, we meet the Bleepsy, The Janitor Clown.


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FAQ

How many episodes does The Town Show have?

The Town Show currently has 24 episodes available.

What topics does The Town Show cover?

The podcast is about Canada, Cbc, Improv, Comedy and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The Town Show?

The episode title 'Ep 6: Party Island w/ Ronald Dario' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Town Show?

The average episode length on The Town Show is 52 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Town Show released?

Episodes of The Town Show are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Town Show?

The first episode of The Town Show was released on Oct 15, 2024.

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