Clown Motel
🕑 Added 2024-06-18 21:35:30 +0000 UTCThe gang talks about Longmont Potion Castle, an anonymous surrealist prank phone caller that has been at it since the 1980s and has quietly shaped the comedy styles of your favorite funny people for years and years.
Note: Alex made a playlist for watching. Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokGLluse-k&list=PLGdQOEusQ6YQ49vRnUy-WeXU572xEsu1K
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Cthulhusbedandbreakfast
Also thank you for this episode y’all. I love Not Even A Show and had never heard of Longmont. Now on a quest to listen to as much of his work as possible
Cthulhusbedandbreakfast
If you go to the account that posted the video you’ll find a ton of Longmont videos. Not as convenient as a playlist - but it’s something
Cthulhusbedandbreakfast
I am so glad Not Even A Show came up because I immediately thought of Chris after hearing the first Longmont clip
Sam Lomax
Hi winners - It appears the YouTube link is still broken, and leads to a single video instead of a playlist.
djm
a cousin of this would have to be the 'ventrilo harrassment' clips on youtube. the anonymous creator 'videocompiler' would also use audio equipment to take samples of the prank victims in order to play back to the ventrilo, do looping and pitch-shifting, and even made songs out of them to play back a short time later.
Laruna Softpaw
It amazes me when people who aren’t businesses just stay on the phone with him for that long. If he called me my socially anxious ass would panic and hang up.
Leisnak Katheraine
Thanks so much for doing this episode 🥰
Birdie Whack
Just look at it from our perspective
Birdie Whack
i like dunkey now but when i first heard him forever back i will say i had a little resentment in him for this exact reason lol. it really is cool to see how LPC has inspired so many funny people over the years though
Birdie Whack
looking into this
Birdie Whack
ty alex made it so i will check w/ him
Birdie Whack
What's all that beepin
Sean (Alleged Person)
These seem to have directly inspired the prank calls that videogamedunkey did on YouTube. Those are exactly this style of call, committing to nonsense bits, using Skype to connect two restaurants together, etc. Very cool to find this connection
Mightykiko
The kabukers were wondering if longmont was the earliest example of prank calling — definitely not. Wolfman Jack was already doing them on his radio show back in the 60s. However, Longmont is still the michael jordan of the game.
Ben Ferber
Looks like the playlist doesn’t exist, guessing it’s missing a character or is set to private?
Radio Free Tote Bag
YOUUUU WILL BE TUMBLING THROUGH OINTMENT VERY SHORTLY
hamburglar
FYI the YouTube link doesn’t seem to be a playlist, for me it’s just the swamp donkey call
hamburglar
THERES NOBODY WITH THE SPICY NAME
hamburglar
I’m gonna give you the opportunity to be a hero in front of all your friends
Fellow Worker
This whole episode just sounds like some rope moving around to me
Birdie Whack
I don't care if he's your friend, bud! There's nobody around here with that name
hamburglar
Really should have gotten a guest for this one. Spicy legato maybe. Go get Lucas for me
Birdie Whack
So what, you wanna share the splendor, or….?
Coomanfu
Alligator Monday
mironono
Kabuki audio
Birdie Whack
Not sure what happened, we're reuploading in a second
Birdie Whack
Not sure what's up, we're reuploading now. One sec!
mironono
No intro. Hitting it raw
Durlan
Is my app fucked or is there no intro music?