Off Book: The Improvised Musical

Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino
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Mar 30, 2021 • 1h 3min

194. Sax Life (With Phil Augusta Jackson)

Phil Augusta Jackson (The Redondo Tape, Writer on Insecure) joins for a musical that Scott called very quickly! And boy what a great one it is! We proudly present "Sax Life" the story of the World Series of Saxophone. Kevin McCallister (not that one) will journey through crippling doubts and voicemails to get back his passion and his true love. With songs like Back to the Sax, When it Doesn't Rain (At the Rainforest Cafe) and Sit in the Seat the Seat is for Sitting you'll feel so many things but mostly shock and awe that they're aren't more Rainforest Cafes. Sit in this seat: offbookclubhouse.com to see the vid of this ep and support the show! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Mar 23, 2021 • 1h

193. Twins in the Mist (With Lily Sullivan)

Twins in the Mist" is a mysterious, coming-of-age story for all times! Zach and Jess are joined by Lily Sullivan (Going Deep) to unravel the truth about the twins left in a Wal-Mart before the Mist settled. Intrigued?! Well with songs like, "I Gotta do Me (With these Seeds)" "Face/Off to Face/Off" and "The River F***ing Sucks" you'll wanna take your scooter past the pumpkin patch for more (a reference you'll soon understand!)Want to see this video and archived eps? offbookclubhouse.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 46min

192. Crystal Corner (With the FamBand)

In this episode of Zach and Jess are powered by the arcane and unknowable power that is crystals! This is fortunate because their brains are melted this week, so any help is appreciated. The family band however is out in full force, and together they answer listener questions, reveal their origin story, Jess practices her tight 5,  and also we’re pretty sure the actual Dave Matthews shows up? Song’s include: Jessie Two Drinks, I Do Not Know A Single Thing’s, We’re All Just Pig Puppet’s In The Wind, Heavy Tho?, Magic2Me, and Valley (girl)!Wanna support this nonsense? Join Offbookclubhouse.com for bonus episodes, video of episodes, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Mar 9, 2021 • 1h 7min

191. Bad Robot! (With Rory O'Malley)

Rory O'Malley (Central Park, Hamilton, Book of Mormon) returns to help Zach and Jess face the prospect of the singularity in Bad Robot! Can you program your robots to be your nice children? Are any and all robots also cars? And how could J.Crew possibly be involved? Well, with songs like "They Grow Up as Fast as You Program Them To," "Hot Dog," and "More Buttons than Holes" it's time to move over J.J. Abrams because THIS is the only Bad Robot that matters. Want to prove you're not a robot? Join us at offbookclubhouse.com for a video of this ep, downloads, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Mar 2, 2021 • 52min

190. Time Fountain: Fountain of Time! Chapter 2.

It’s the second installment of our continuous musical! Join us as twins Catalina and Jenson resolve their encounter with a dragon, Penelope and Gregor deal with the morality of a volcano that hasn’t exploded yet, and Zach and Jess start to figure out what kinds of improv moves make an ongoing narrative musical harder/easier to create! Songs include: Imagine (An Everlasting Dragon), Flappin’, Dickensian England, and With You (Doot Dee Doot Dee Doo)Want to support the show, see video episodes, get cool downloads and more? Join us at OffBookClubhouse.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Feb 23, 2021 • 1h 18min

189. Anything Goes: In Montana! (with Demi Adejuyigbe)

Zach and Jess are joined by freakin' genius Demi Adejuyigbe (The Amber Ruffin Show) for a classic tale of star-crossed love set in the high stakes world of fashion... but also Montana in "Anything Goes: In Montana!" Can sleeves be protected by a patent? Should you trust this apothecary? What is even one thing you know about Montana? With songs like Hot Solid Juice, I Choo Choo Choose (to Fall for You), and Being A Teen you'll definitely probably know some of the answers to those questions! Want to see a video of this madness? Join us at offbookclubhouse.com to support the show and get videos, downloads, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Feb 18, 2021 • 51min

5. Leaving Your Heart On The Field (w/ Betsy Sodaro)

It's a tale of competing teenage soccer teams in the brand-new musical "LEAVING YOUR HEART ON THE FIELD." Betsy Sodaro joins in for the musical offering of a lifetime by way of hit numbers such as "Sports Boner", "Empty Nest Syndrome", "You Like My Face" and many more in this timeless classic that will remind you that with every new day comes a new kid.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Feb 16, 2021 • 44min

188. Hot Australian Circus (Grab Bag)

Listen, we're gonna level with ya, this one is all over the place. Do we have songs like Cyber War, Gosh Damn What the Heck, A Man and His Brain, and Bring Back Crap (Crap is Back)? Yes we do. But we also play our new gameshow we just made up called "What's the Dif?" And if that wasn't enough, which it absolutely is, we also bring you info on thrilling new products such as the Clock-A-Doodle-Do, and a meditation app that definitely works. Scott amazes us all with television style underscoring. Brett apparently owns a kalimba and we're not mad about it. Wanna support the show? Become an X-Temely Sleepy Baby or Baby of Infinite Dreams at OffBookClubhouse.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 5min

4. Curses Curses Curses! (w/ Jamie Denbo)

Jamie Denbo (Orange is the New Black, Ronna and Beverly) stars in a very explicit new musical about the conflicts between children, their parents, witches and talking horses. Theater-goers will be entranced by such stand-out hits as "Sleepin' With Barbara", "Parenting is Hard" and "Children Are Our Future”, but never forget that ponies are also the future, the future for horses. This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: OFFBOOK) and Leesa (www.leesa.com/offbook).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 9min

187. My Best Friend's Breading with Paul F. Tompkins

Well, we keep asking him and he keeps coming back! Why? Because he's simply the best! The incredible Paul F. Tompkins joins us once again in a culinary musical the late 90's could only dream about. Get ready to dine on 5-star songs such as The Cool and Glamorous Life of a Chef, Gossip, A Metaphor That's Also a Pun, 3 Your Majesties, and No One Can Help But Look (At Julia Roberts.)Also, WE HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS ONE! Check it out by supporting the show at any level at OffBookClubhouse.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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