
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

Feb 19, 2019 • 1h 7min
84. Felicia Day and Colton Dunn in The Little Mermaid & Bryce Dallas Howard
Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) and Colton Dunn (Superstore) from Voyage to the Stars [itunes.apple.com] join Jess and Zach in an all-new improvised musical packed with egg laying, mermaids, Bryce Dallas Howard, little crabs and more! With songs like "Friends Take A Bubble Bath", "Jackpot", and "Is This a Twist?", you'll feel like you're on a party bus to Vegas listening to this new ep! This episode is brought to you by Leesa (www.leesa.com/OFFBOOK) and The Real Real (www.therealreal.com).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 12, 2019 • 1h 4min
83. Janet Varney + Steve Berg in Night at the Natural History Museum
Janet Varney and Steve Berg from the new series Voyage to the Stars joins Jess and Zach for a museum musical packed with security guards, sexy Egypt wings, monkeys, two Owen Wilsons and more! With songs like "We Could Be History", "Thank You For Not Making Fun of Me When I Farted", and "I'm Hungry (For Friendship & Food)" you won't stop saying "WOWWWWWWW" this epic ep! This episode is brought to you by Leesa (www.leesa.com/OFFBOOK) and The Real Real (www.therealreal.com code: REAL).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 5, 2019 • 1h 9min
82. Luke Null in "What's in a Name?"
Luke Null of Saturday Night Live fame joins Jess and Zach this week with multiple Brent's, cold balloons, 5th grade best (appetizer?) friends, and more! With songs like "What Other Dips Are Legit?", "Fly on Wings & Cheese" and "Pee Your Pants", you won't stop dipping into this tasty ep! This episode is brought to you by The Real Real (www.therealreal.com code: REAL).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 29, 2019 • 56min
81. Seán Cullen Live! from SF Sketchfest
Multi-hyphenate comedian, musician and more Seán Cullen joins Zach and Jess live at SF Sketchfest for an all new nautical musical packed with mermen, prophecies, the HMS Daddy ship and more! With songs like "The Enemy is Everywhere", "Jam & Bricks" and "Blow Megalodon Blow", you'll want to call your mom* (*us) and say thank you for this ep! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 22, 2019 • 1h 10min
80. Mark McConville in Candy Crushin' It
Mark McConville of Superego and Pistol Shrimps fame joins Zach and Jess for the first in-studio episode of 2019 and an all new Portuguese vacation musical packed with Candy Crush, pickpockets, cops and more! With songs like “A Little Less Screen Time”, "It's A Famous Place That We Have", and "It's Hard To Pick A Pocket", you'll be drinking coke, grenadine, lime, orange and vodka to celebrate after listening to this ep! This episode is brought to you by Leesa (www.leesa.com/offbook), The Real Real (www.therealreal.com code: REAL), and Care/Of (www.takecareof.com code: OFFBOOK50).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 15, 2019 • 60min
79. Rachel Bloom Live from Vulture Fest LA
Rachel Bloom from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend joins in for an electrifying musical featuring mysterious elevators and soul stealing. Songs like 'We're Going Up (Never Going Down)' and 'STDs on the A-List' add humor and charm to the episode.

Jan 8, 2019 • 1h 7min
78. Ross Bryant + Nick Mandernach in Every Place I Cry
Uh oh! Jess and Zach are locked out of the studio this week while Every Place I Cry, the emo band with 4 lead singers including Neal Nocturne (Ross Bryant) and Moshe Black (Nick Mandernach), plus Aloysius Moody (Scott Passarella), And You Will Know Me By My Trail of Picks (Brett Morris) and Pain A'wiccans (Dana Wickens) record a doc of their latest studio session. With tear inducing tunes like "I Wanna Be Infotained", "Rattlesnake Dick", and "You're Rubbish! (Back Off!)" you won't be ashamed to release your true emotions after listening to this special ep.This episode is brought to you by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com/OFFBOOK) and The Real Real (www.therealreal.com code: REAL).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 1, 2019 • 1h 12min
77. Mary Holland Live from The Independent
Jess and Zach are live with Mary Holland from The Independent in San Francisco with "Bobobo: The Maybe Buffalo", an all-new musical with mortuary ghosts, buffalo shrimp, fire chiefs and more. With songs like "Tell Us Tell Us Tell Us", "Bernie Mac (We Miss You)", and "Ocean Ghost", you won't say no no no to this Bobobo show.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 25, 2018 • 1h 15min
76. Live From the Dallas Comedy House (Late Show!)
Jess and Zach are live from the late show at the Dallas Comedy House with the all new musical: "New Year's Rave-olution" packed with resolutions, Netflix, Skrillex's New Year's rave, humidity and more! With songs like "Find Someone To Kiss", "Walk Out That Door", and "Not Waiting Anymore" you'll have the best "New Year's Karma" listening to this ep! This episode is brought to you by Palm (www.palm.com).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 19, 2018 • 1h 12min
75. Paul F. Tompkins + Nicole Parker in A Cup of Christmas
A holiday classic is here again with Paul F. Tompkins and Nicole Parker and a new musical filled with diners, candles, a snowy winter's night, original Christmas songs, coffee, cat and dog raps, and more! With songs like "Will This Be The Cup?", "A Classic Action Man", and "Candle Candle (Candle)", all of your holiday wishes will come true with these new tunes. Plus, stay tuned til the end for the annual holiday tradition of the 12 Days of... you'll see. This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: OFFBOOK), Palm (www.palm.com), Leesa (www.leesa.com/OFFBOOK code: OFFBOOK), VRBO app, and Robinhood (OFFBOOK.robinhood.com).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.