The Town Show

Jennifer Tong, improviser at Tightrope Improv Theatre in Vancouver and recently seen in the Arts Club play Heist , joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in Richmond, BC. Her stories include birthday parties at Go Bananas that ended with a mystery biter, and a sweet sixteen at the River Rock Casino. Inspired by this, our town gets All Bets Are Off, a kids' play zone with a strict no-biting policy, and its sister casino, All Bets Are On. A heist begins, and Dr. Noodle proposes cracking the safe with plant roots. It would only take sixteen years. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan joins Mark and Chris live (to tape) from Seoul, South Korea. He tells stories about his travels including being the perpetrator of cultural faux pas on a train that involved the hit Korean cartoon “Bread Barbershop”. Inspired by this Mark and Ryan create our very own classic cartoon series for the town called Spice Rack featuring Pancake Man. Our town also gets an insurance company called Off Broadway Insurance where most of the employees just want to be actors. The Town Show won a 2026 Signal Award for Best Video Podcast Co-Host Team! Thanks to all who voted! https://www.signalaward.com/winners/details/new-metric-media-the-town-show-729948/ Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s all been leading to this - the wrap up of Season 1 of The Outskirts - our premium, serialized narrative that takes place on the outskirts of our town. Will Engle get away with faking his death? Will we ever learn Sequel’s real name? Will the mystery of the Labyrinth be solved? What is going on with that Mad Max type gang? Will Carole and The Sad Man ever reunite with their wife/ex-wife? A word to the wise, you may want to listen to the 1964 song “Leader of the Pack” by The Shangri-La’s before listening to this episode - it highly influences it. If you want to start at the beginning of the series check out the following episodes: #33, #40, #53, #71, #88. The Town Show is nominated for a 2026 Signal Award for Best Video Podcast Co-Host Team. Please go vote for us here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/video-podcast/best-video-podcast-co-host-team Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Hill, part of the comedy/theatre duo Hip.Bang! comes on the show to talk about their new show about You Bet - which is all about gambling. And he also talks about their comedy album Hi-Fi Comedy Kit. Tom brings a very precious and very serious improv troupe to our town by the name of Naked Grapes. The internal politics are crazy. We meet a man by the name of Tylanosaurous Rex. Tom also builds the Central Community Gardens for our town. Tylanosaurous Rex gets a plot. Lastly, we take a visit to our pyrite mine. The Town Show is nominated for a 2026 Signal Award for Best Video Podcast Co-Host Team. Please go vote for us here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/video-podcast/best-video-podcast-co-host-team Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emmett Hall - video game music maker and member of thrash metal band Necronado returns to the show to talk about the new neighborhood he’s moved into in Vancouver, but he puts in New York terms so every can understand. Emmett creates “Van Land” an attraction that is basically just 6 rusted vans on someone’s front lawn. We also get a chain eatery called Chagrinie’s that moves into a neighborhood to gentrify it. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor Howard Dai joins us for our “on-site” episode, where Mark and Ryan host from the outdoor gazebo at The Caravan Farm Theatre in beautiful Armstrong, British Columbia. Howard talks about his time growing up in Taiwan, getting in trouble for throwing rocks in a pond, and a mysterious “Journey Man”. He brings a night market to our town (complete with some sketchy vendors), hints at the beginnings of an AI revolution, and adds a few new updates to some existing town lore. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host of the legendary Talent Time, Paul Anthony comes by to tell us about getting kicked out of NXIUM, telling Zach Galifianakis that The Hangover was going to flop before it was released, and living in a dead zone. He creates so much this episode including: a town beer called Hissy, a goal orientated cult, and a black market for Certs breath mints. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School is back in session and so are we, and this time Chris is joining Mark and Ryan on mic. Lots of promises are made in anticipation of Episode 100 of The Town Show. We also read a few listener emails and take their suggestions which results in two Christmas themed sandwich shops, one Victorian Bear Pit themed sandwich shop, and a very cool banker named Dill. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by Puppers Premium Lager - The official beer of Shoresy and Letterkenney. https://www.instagram.com/officialpuppers/ Must be legal drinking age to follow. Please enjoy responsibly. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back with Ep 5 of The Outskirts - our creepy serialized show within the world of The Town Show. Mark and Ryan start things off with a scene between the two undercover cops - Carol and “The Sad Man” racing through the desert on a silent ATV where they encounter a Mad Max-esque encampment. Then they jump over to a scene with our main character Engle - who is faked his death and the man who is trying to change his identity for him - Shadow Spike. And last but not least we end with a very steamy scene with the Pig Man, and we end on a thrilling cliff hanger - all the be wrapped up in Ep 6 of The Outskirts - the Season 1 finale. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and writer Kayla Lorette (Netflix’s Wayward ) joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in Pamela Anderson’s home town of Ladysmith, BC. She talks about her cool drama teacher, her high school improv team that didn’t wear shoes, and the pseudo science film What the Bleep Do We Know!? She also talks about her deep connection with the goth kids of Vancouver Island. For our town she builds a grocery story with a wine bar call The Spirits of Grocery, a beach where teens hang out, a we see a tax dispute between local magicians and an order of witches. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Ryan welcome back Taz Van Rassel (The Sunday Service), the first member of the Three Timer Club! He talks about the town of Prince George, BC where he used to visit his grandparents. He talks about Mr PG - the famous log statue. Then the conversation quickly turns to pranks of all scales - from a garbage juice prank to the infamous Boner Satan Statue of Vancouver. In our town he builds a credit union, a very suggestive sculpture, and we follow a very elaborate prank that plays out for years in our town. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcaster and comedian Abdul Aziz (Spout Lore) drops by to tell us about growing up in The United Arab Emirates and Dundas, Ontario. He talks about his school in the UAE having an airplane hangar and about how his high school in Dundas was turned into a cemetery. He gives a full Power Point presentation on his high school in Dundas, so you’ll want to watch this one on video. He builds a hockey arena in our town and it is named after a haunted character by the name of PT FRIGHTDREAM. Our town also gets a cemetery in honor of Abdul’s high school. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Ronald Dario joins Mark and guest host Christine Bortolin to talk about: His experiences on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The difference between Corn Pops in Canada and the US. How creating Party Island for our town now hangs over him and how he can’t escape it. Mark spoils the end of S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders. Despite being unable to get away from it, Ronald creates a podcast for Party Island which is sponsored by “Boner Gum” and he creates a Hall of Fame for the town. Sign up here for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Allie Entwistle joins Mark and guest host Christine Bortolin to tell us all about Kelowna, BC’s infamous “boob wall”. They actually talk a lot about the night life in Kelowna. It inspires a nightclub in town called Zero Love that has its own special wall. Allie also tells us about a very unremarkable museum and a place known as Parrot Island. This inspires some wild improv and of course we get our own parrot sanctuary called Squak Palace. Also be warned: there is a lot of talk of “clampsh” in this episode - the town’s very confusing currency. Oh yeah, and a London Drugs gets built in town. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got a treat for all of you Townies - we are sharing with you Episode 1 of our Patreon exclusive series Tenants! It is a serialized story line about a group of Town citizen that live in a small apartment. This is the pilot episode and so you’re literally getting in at the ground floor. If you like this episode and want to hear what happens next, head on over to our Patreon and become a member of The Neighborhood Watch and get 4 more episodes right now! Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Town Show 02:57 The Role of Nurses in the Community 05:57 Creating the Apartment Building Setting 09:01 The Elevator Experience 12:02 Naming the Building and Its History 14:59 The Residents and Their Stories 17:59 Community Performances and Events 20:59 Memories from Apartment Living 23:58 Building Manager Dynamics 27:03 Character Development and Future Episodes 29:21 The Building's Challenges 32:45 Introducing New Characters 35:36 The Dynamics of Relationships 39:01 Anniversary Confusions 42:52 Workplace Dynamics and Humor 46:11 Setting the Scene for Drama 50:30 Teasing Future Conflicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yeehaw! The “Round-Up” is back. For those of you that don’t know, the round-up has nothing to do with rounding up anything - it is our mailbag episode and this one is a doozy! A townie suggests some overzealous police who try and try make people more healthy. We get an amazingly detailed voice note account of how Town got its name. The kids in town have a new catch-phrase - “Long Hours No Showers” and we meet a couple of old timers who get into gene splicing. If you want to take part in our first ever live Town Hall - be sure to sign up for our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Town Show 01:40 World Cup Excitement and Local Events 03:04 Listener Letters and Town Ideas 04:37 Creative Town Concepts and Humor 12:07 Exploring Town Lore and Character Development 14:31 Podcast Recommendations and Community Engagement 16:52 Privatization of Education 18:06 High School Pranks and Humor 19:58 Classroom Dynamics and Student Interactions 22:22 Corporate Influence in Education 24:02 Community Engagement and Local Culture 25:47 Weather and Its Impact on Daily Life 27:35 Gene Splicing and Ethical Considerations 29:23 Neighborhood Relationships and Secrets 31:59 Closing Thoughts and Future Plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen Zaltzman, host of the legendary podcast The Allusionist stops by the show to talk about her home town of Royal Tumbridge Wells, England, a town famous for writing complaint letters. She talks about a local sausage shop that was a front for embezzlement, meeting Dr Who in a book shop, and “Killing and Maiming” man. She builds our town a headless statue garden, a sausage store, and a “brass rubbing center” … you’ll have to listen to find out what that means. If you want to take part in our first ever live Town Hall - be sure to sign up for our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Chapters 00:00 The Fantasy Suite Dilemma 02:57 The Podcasting Journey 05:52 Life in Vancouver 09:00 Growing Up in Tunbridge Wells 12:02 Local Legends and Controversies 14:54 The Artistic Legacy of a Sculptor Father 17:03 Navigating Youth and Parental Expectations 18:54 The Quirks of a Small Town 21:00 Reflections on Change and Nostalgia 23:03 The Unlikely Celebrity Connection 27:52 Cultural Backgrounds and Accents 30:24 Imaginary Attractions and Statues 33:42 The Mechanics of Statues 36:50 The Headless Statue Dilemma 39:41 Brass Rubbings and Sponsorships 42:02 Childhood Memories and Coloring Books 44:54 The Brass Rubbings Experience 48:01 Sausage Shop Shenanigans 51:09 Corruption and Sausage Economics 53:01 The Town Show Wrap-Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The man who is "BC Bob" on TikTok & Instagram, Bob Kronbauer (rhymes with Prawn-Power), stops by to talk about starting the world’s first online skateboard magazine, growing up in Vernon, not knowing the difference between apple juice and cider. He also makes in impassioned plea to the maker’s of Altoids to sponsor Ryan Beil. He also tells a wild story about how he went fishing at Disneyland for bass right next to the Indiana Jones Ride. He builds our town an apple orchard and a fishing pond that is largely stocked with frogs. If you want to take part in our first ever live Town Hall - be sure to sign up for our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Vernon BC, skateboarding history, local stories, baseball seats, cider, small-town life, personal anecdotes skateboarding, skateboards, design, culture, Disney World, water activities, high school stories, skate industry, skateboarding history comedy, storytelling, fishing secrets, creative water bodies, orchard management, pop culture, humor, discussion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and comedian Andrew Barber (@isandrewenough) comes on the show to talk about growing up in Tsawwassen, BC. Giving his weed smoking spots names, going to see The Backrooms on mushrooms, historical re-enactors being too in character. Mark talks about taking a first class flight once and the tiny VHS cassettes the plane had to play movies. That takes up a lot more time than you’d think. In our town, Andrew builds Black Sabbath Sandwich - a store with a long legacy and a very odd owner. We also revisit Slippery and Stationary, the water park we built last episode and check in with the caveman, Kratom. And he builds a plane museum that has a “mile high club” section. If you want to take part in our first ever live Town Hall - be sure to sign up for our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Setup 03:43 Meet the Guest: Andrew Barber 09:29 Travel Tales and Flight Experiences 13:25 Movies on Planes and Shared Experiences 17:55 The War on Drugs and Personal Experiences 21:03 The Whimsical World of Fireworks 27:53 The Charm of Tawasin's Sandwich Shop 29:15 Nostalgia and Old Friends 30:57 The Menu and New Sandwiches 32:24 Finding Old Memories 33:56 The Mystery of Marco and Chelsea 35:29 The Slippery and Stationary Adventure 37:11 The Black Hole Slide 38:54 Cave Brad and the Worship of Slides 40:52 The Children’s Favorite and Opening Time 42:03 Creative Improv and Character Development 44:20 Exploring the Plane Museum Experience 47:07 The Riddles of Air Travel 49:54 Storytelling and Theatrical Experiences 52:41 Closing Thoughts and Future Endeavors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stand up comedian Jess Lupini ( @jlupini ) come on the show to talk about dissecting baby pigs in high school science class in Victoria, BC. She also talks about dead seals, positive graffiti, and local celebrity furniture salesman Gordy Dodd. Mark and Ryan also talk about famous “toadies”. Jess goes on a building spree in our town and makes a water park, a rock and gem shop, and a furniture store. Ryan also plays a very funny caveman character right at the end of the episode. If you want to take part in our first ever live Town Hall - be sure to sign up for our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheTownShow The Town Show is sponsored by No Smoke Coffee - " No Smoke. No Mirrors. Just great coffee." Head to NoSmokeCoffee.com and use the promo code TOWNSHOW20 at checkout to get 20% off your order. Follow us on Instagram: @TheTownShow YouTube: @TheTownShowPod TikTok: @TheTownShow Chapters 00:00 Welcome to the Town Show 04:51 Jess's Background and Upbringing 09:54 Teenage Years in Victoria 15:40 High School Experiences and Transition 16:38 The Art of Graffiti and Humor 17:52 Navigating School Systems: A Canadian Perspective 19:35 Summer Vacations and Year-Round Schooling Fears 21:43 Vancouver Island Adventures and Local Attractions 25:01 Childhood Memories: Video Stores and Gem Shops 28:08 Improv Scenes: Kids Breaking into a Gem Store 33:01 Creative Merch and Humor 33:57 Character Exploration and Improvisation 35:18 Darth Fiddler: A Unique Character 37:37 Improvisation in Action 38:58 Commercial Ideas and Legal Concerns 39:21 Sales and Business Banter 40:45 Water Slide Shenanigans 42:06 Caveman Comedy and Character Development 44:16 Reflecting on the Performance 44:49 Promotions and Closing Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.