
Off Book: The Improvised Musical
It takes years for a Broadway musical to hit the stage, but on OFF BOOK: The Improvised Musical, you get a brand new original musical every week! Each episode, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino and a special guest create a new musical on the spot. Accompanied by Scott Passarella, King of Pianists, Pianist of Kings.
Latest episodes

Jan 28, 2020 • 1h 8min
133. Scott Aukerman in In The Name of Love The Musical: Logan Actually
Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Threedom) returns to Off Book and joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a future with finite love, cyber scientists, Bono & Edgebot, and more. With songs like “We Gotta Put Our Love On Lock”, “What Can We Do? (So You Can Love You Too)”, and “We Used To Love Our Cars”, it’s the perfect musical for anyone who needs a little more love in their life!
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Jan 21, 2020 • 59min
132. Laci Mosley in Are You Aware?: The Musical
Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess, Florida Girls) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with talking turtles, a family of scientists, and more. With songs like “Knock, Knock, Were You Aware?”, “We Finally Got Some Money”, and “What is Science? (Don’t Call Our Mom)”, it’s the perfect musical for anyone who wonders what turtles would say if they could speak!
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Jan 14, 2020 • 1h 7min
131. Sara Caplan in The Puppet Formerly Known As Prince: The Musical
Sara Caplan (Baby Wants Candy) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a puppet show, a dumb prince, the Kingdom of Squelch, and more. With songs like “Could it Be A Subversive Puppet Show?”, “You Better Not Laugh At Me”, and “The Throne Isn’t Yours (Until You Take It So)”, you’ll have a royal good time listening to this musical!
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Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 9min
130. Jackie Tohn in The Private School Bus: The Musical
Happy New Year sleepy babies! Jackie Tohn (GLOW) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a private school bus, green lights, bear building, and more. With songs like “Private School Bus,” “In a School With No Kids,” and “School is Everywhere (School Is Everything),” it’s the perfect back to school musical!
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Dec 31, 2019 • 1h 21min
129. Live from the Chicago Podcast Festival with Nathan Jansen
Nathan Jansen (Baby Wants Candy) joins Zach and Jess live from the Chicago Podcast Festival for an all new musical packed dinner parties, pocket birds, and more. With songs like “We Need Super Hubba Ralph Right Now”, “A Vase, A Vase, A Vase, What Is a Vase?”, and “Talking Peacocks”, it’s the perfect musical for bird lovers! Plus, stay tuned for a special Happy Paul F. Days treat at the end!
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Dec 24, 2019 • 1h 11min
128. Paul F. Tompkins in Tales from a Cozy Cabin: The Musical
To keep the Paul F. Days tradition going, we have Paul F. Tompkins back on the pod for a very special and festive episode featuring a cozy cabin, three storytellers, and Maurice the Dirtman. Plus, the return of the annual holiday tradition of Switchmas!
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Dec 17, 2019 • 1h 6min
127. Paul F. Tompkins and Nicole Parker in Flamingle All The Way: The Musical
Happy Paul F. Days! Happy Parker Days! Paul F. Tompkins and Nicole Parker (The Neighborhood Listen) join Zach and Jess once again for an all new musical packed with a Christmas Flamingo, poison dart frogs, and more. With songs like “Do You Know About A Christmas Flamingo?”, “Pantone, Peloton, Pantene the Shampoo”, and “Give Them A Little Jingle and See If They’ll Flamingo With You”, it’s the only musical inspired by a Christmas Flamingo you’ll need to listen to!
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Dec 12, 2019 • 1h 8min
181. Paul F. Tompkins in A Happy Paul F. Days Bonus!
To keep the Paul F. Days tradition going, we have Paul F. Tompkins back on the pod for a very special and festive aeronautical bonus episode for Sleepy Babies new and old!
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Dec 10, 2019 • 1h 8min
126. Robin Lord Taylor in Cincinnati: The Musical
Robin Lord Taylor (Gotham, You) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with druids, a normal Spaghetti Chili restaurant, and more. With songs like “Build Cincinnati”, “Commute Through the Mist”, and “Brave Brave Explorers (In the Greater Ohio Area), it’s the perfect musical for Cincinnati fanatics!
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Dec 3, 2019 • 1h 4min
125. Paul F. Tompkins in We Forgot About Helium: The Musical
Recorded live from Outside Lands in San Francisco, Paul F. Tompkins (Threedom, The Neighborhood Listen) join Zach and Jess once again for an all new musical packed with scientists, business people at Johnson & Johnson (A Family Company), adult band-aids, and more. With songs like “We Forgot About Helium”, “Stop It’s None of Our Business (To Be Creative)”, and “Are We Paying You For This Part”, it’s the perfect musical for creative AND business people!
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