Hollywood Babble-On
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| Hosted by |
Kevin Smith Ralph Garman |
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| Genre | TV & Film, comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Length | 90-120 minutes |
| Production |
Kevin Smith Ralph Garman Josh Roush |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| No. of episodes | 268 |
| Debut | August 24, 2010 |
| Cited for | Best Film and TV Podcast |
| Provider | SModcast.com |
| Website | Official Website |
Hollywood Babble-On is a weekly podcast featuring filmmaker Kevin Smith and radio personality/actor/voice over artist Ralph Garman. Released each Monday, the show is Smith and Garman discussing the week's celebrity and movie news.
Kevin Smith is a frequent guest on the Kevin and Bean Show on KROQ-FM, and suggested to Ralph Garman they do a show on the station. They recorded two pilots, which were passed on. The show was called The Showbiz Beat (after Garman's regular spot on the Kevin and Bean Show) and was released in 2012 as Hollywood Babble-On #91. In August 2010, Garman and Smith started recording Hollywood Babble-On at Smith's SModcastle theater; the podcast was subsequently moved to the larger capacity Jon Lovitz Comedy Club & Podcast Theatre, formerly known as the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club. The show also tours, but this is limited due to Garman's day job. On April 22, 2013, Smith announced through Twitter that the podcast would no longer be recorded at the Lovitz after a falling out with Lovitz. He announced on April 25 that the show's new regular home will be The Hollywood Improv from May 24 onwards. Said comments and a further explanation on the falling-out with Lovitz were addressed at the beginning of Episode #126 of the podcast (recorded on May 4, 2013).
The show discusses current events happening in Hollywood, and includes segments (of variable frequency) such as:
Each segment is preceded by a characteristic lead-in introduction song.
Recurring segments discuss actress Lindsay Lohan, singer Miley Cyrus, "singer" Justin Bieber, pornographic actress Kim Kardashian, reality star Farrah Abraham, and actress Amanda Bynes, during which Ralph and Kevin discuss the latest exploits of these persons. Some of these segments have been retired through the show's six year history.
When discussing current events with Smith, Garman will also perform impressions of famous actors such as Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, Charlton Heston, Adam West, Truman Capote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ed Wynn, and Sylvester Stallone. Fans of the show have created an informal drinking game (mostly centered on Garman's phrase "How dare you, sir?" and Smith's overuse of the word "whatnot"), which the hosts have mentioned approvingly.
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