Walking the Room
| Hosted by |
Greg Behrendt Dave Anthony |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Mondays |
| Length | 1 Hour |
| Production | Dave Anthony |
| No. of episodes | 206 (List of episodes) |
| Original release | May 24, 2010 – April 10, 2015 |
| Website | http://www.walkingtheroom.com |
Walking the Room was a comedy podcast hosted by American comedians Greg Behrendt and Dave Anthony. The free, hour-long weekly show debuted via web and iTunes on May 24, 2010, and was recorded in Behrendt’s closet in Los Angeles, California. Each episode was broken into three segments that typically involve rants and banter between the hosts, but occasional guests have included Patton Oswalt, Karen Kilgariff, Brian Posehn, Jimmy Pardo, Jonah Ray, Brendon Walsh, Jen Kirkman and TOFOP hosts Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen. Anthony produced and edited the show. Behrendt originally created the opening theme, “Estoy Podcuddle,” under the name HoboTang, and most of the music played on the show is performed by his band, The Reigning Monarchs. The podcast ceased regular production in October 2014 following an extended hiatus. In April 2015, a final episode was recorded from the Melbourne Comedy Festival and released a few days later.
Dave Anthony, a stand-up comedian, writer and actor, wanted to start a comedy podcast that did not revolve around interviewing guests. He recorded two episodes based on his blog, Stop All Monsters, which he hosted solo, but felt it needed something more. He pitched the idea of co-hosting to his long-time friend, Greg Behrendt. The two had met during their early stand-up days in San Francisco, and had previously worked together in radio as well as on The Greg Behrendt Show.
Behrendt had gained success when his consultant position on Sex and the City led to his co-authoring the book He's Just Not That Into You. The book became a New York Times Best-Seller, landed Behrendt an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was later turned into a feature film. Behrendt always considered himself a stand-up comedian first and foremost, and agreed to co-host with Anthony. They began recording Walking the Room in Behrendt’s bedroom for the first 10 episodes, then relocated to the now-trademark closet to improve the show’s sound quality.
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