Bits Per Second

Jim, Danny, and Bit Players techbro/filmbro/resident documentarian Gene talk about laserdiscs, Disney rides, and movie theater experiences. The Bit Players perform every Friday at 8pm and every Saturday at 7pm and 9pm at The Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. If you're listening on the day this drops (Saturday 7/16), you still have a chance to get entered into the raffle for two free tickets to see Jay Leno at the Firehouse this coming Wednesday! All you have to do is come see one of our shows tonight. Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, the band that is 3/4 Bit Players. Buy their latest album, NEED, here: dorisduke.bandcamp.com/

SEASON 5 BABY!!! Bits Per Second returns as Jim, Karl, Frank, Izzy, and James zoom together while the Firehouse is dark for a weekend, some from quarantine. Together we discuss who the most athletic Bit might be (believe it or not, there's some controversy) as well as what it's been like to be back on stage regularly after being closed for over a year, and a detour or two into our week with Jay Leno. Keep your eye on this feed for some hot new stuff coming soon as THE BIT PLAYERS PODCAST NETWORK begins! The Bit Players perform every Friday at 8pm and every Saturday at 7pm and 9pm at The Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, the band that is 3/4 Bit Players. Buy their latest album, NEED, here: dorisduke.bandcamp.com/

Purely promotional Jimisode. Come join us for MATCH YOUR WITS WITH THE BITS TWO! Our second online trivia night to raise money for the Firehouse Theater. Friday 8/21 at 8pm. Get your tickets here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1042940999480727 The Bits are back on stage! Every Saturday at Newport Blues Cafe. Go to bitplayers.net for more details. A good NewportRI article about us: https://www.newportri.com/entertainment/20200820/newport-based-bit-players-keep-laughs-going-though-in-new-ways-and-places Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to be able to get back to our comedy home as soon as we can. If you can, drop some money at www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your enemies! Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, the band that is 3/4 Bit Players. Buy their latest album, NEED, here: dorisduke.bandcamp.com/

Karl and Jim discuss the Bits' very successful trivia night from last weekend, then veer into comic book movies and Karl's recent experience with Masterclass. David Lynch's Masterclass trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr2e6j4qF7w David Lynch's "iPhone commercial": www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0 The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your enemies! Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, the band that is 3/4 B

In honor of our upcoming MATCH YOUR WITS WITH THE BITS Trivia Night, Jim and Karl host McCaughey Standard Trivia's JUSTIN PIMENTEL, and Jim turns the tables and throws some very obscure trivia back at him. MATCH YOUR WITS WITH THE BITS takes place on Zoom this Friday 6/26 at 8pm. Go to www.bitplayers.net to get your tickets and get teamed with a Bit Player of your own! https://www.facebook.com/events/616814105594199 The nonprofits that Jim mentioned can be found here: https://thewomxnproject.org/ and http://www.tgijp.org/ And the voting initiative that Justin mentioned is here: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/ The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all ov

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl look at 2018's GOTTI, starring the always-at-11 John Travolta and directed by Kevin Connolly, best known as the kid who shows Elly May around in THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (1993). And also--Dios mío--Stacy Keach! The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Get ready to MATCH YOUR WITS WITH THE BITS at the Bit Players Trivia Night! Each team will partner with a Bit Player to have fun and win prizes. Fri. 6/26. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. Check the Bit Players social media for more details. The Bit Players have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed while the theater is still closed. If you like what you see, take what you would have donated to our PayPal this week and give it to Black Lives Mat

Today we watched the heartwarming wrestling comedy FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, starring a pre-Swedish-death-cult Florence Pugh as the WWE Diva wrestler Paige. After a bit we segue into a side discussion of THE WRONG MISSY, an Adam Sandler production that is way better than it needed to be. FIGHTING is available on Prime and Hulu, MISSY is on Netflix. The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. The BIT PLAYERS TRIVIA NIGHT is coming! Each team will partner with a Bit Player to have fun and win prizes. Fri. 6/26. Check the Bit Players social media for more details. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this

This week Jarrod, Jim, and Karl watched BERNIE, the 2011 film based on a true murder, starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Baker Dill himself Matthew McConaughey. We discuss predatory funeral directors, intra-Texas rivalries, and the presence of iPhones in a movie that takes place in the '90s. The movie is available on Prime, and also for free on Tubi, YouTube, Pluto, PopcornFlix, Crackle, Roku Channel, and I'm pretty sure some UHF channels. The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at www.paypal.me/firehou

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl all watched SERENITY, the 2019 film starring Matthew McConaughey in full Lincoln Continental mode as a fisherman who's given an offer he can and should refuse. BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT. 2/3 of us loved this movie and the other one is Jarrod. The movie is available on Prime. The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your enemies! Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, the band that is 3/4

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Devon talk complying with reasonable public safety requests, house tasks they don't mind doing, their favorite concerts, tribute bands, and the ubiquitous likability of Weird Al. Weird Al Yankovic's Disney Channel special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn9q71RsQfo For those unfamiliar with Victor Borge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEMEkNhulsI The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Annemarie discuss tools like a bunch of tools. Bob Vila not allowed. There's no wrestling in this show but there's a lot of Tim Taylor grunting. THE MADDENING (1995), starring Burt Reynolds and directed by Danny (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) Huston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tguGL83NU8Y The Bit Players WOULD be performing every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater. We are currently closed due to the governor's order and safety guidelines, but we look forward to performing for you again in the future. Please help us #SaveTheFirehouse! The Bit Players want to make sure we have a home to go back to when the quarantine is over. We have funny stuff all over our Facebook (The Bit Players) and Instagram (@bitplayers) as well as a variety of stuff coming to this feed. If you like what you see, drop some money at https://www.paypal.me/firehousetheater so that we can pay our bills and keep the laughs going! Tell your enemies! Opening and closing music by DorisDuke, th

Jim, Jarrod, Karl, and James discuss trees, running away from home, roller blades, their crumbling bodies, and the classic film, Baby's Day Out. Then special guest Kellie comes on to share the latest Poke scandals in Providence. We need your help to #SavetheFirehouse . During the Covid-19 health crisis, we have been unable to keep you laughing in our theater but the bills are piling up. Please help us keep the laughs going by donating to www.paypal.me/firehousetheater if you can! We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jim, Jarrod, Karl and Conor discuss the Parks and Rec reunion special and timeless wonder that is Amy Poehler. They also delve into some positive news for a change. A big happy birthday to our friend Eli P! We need your help to #SavetheFirehouse . During the Covid-19 health crisis, we have been unable to keep you laughing in our theater but the bills are piling up. Please help us keep the laughs going by donating to https://www.paypal.me/firehousetheater if you can! We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod and Karl welcome on Annemarie and Elizabeth to discuss their short video project "Steph QuaranTammie, MLM scams, Annemarie's love story,their reckless youths and fake ids,first concerts, first cars, the versatility of the term "just sayin," and some bizarre practice Annemarie refers to as "Pigeon Sippin'" The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl welcome Andy and Chris for a lovely conversation about The Land Before Time, militia groups and ideas that come much too late. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl welcome back Rachelle to discuss the finer points of Zoom etiquette and quarantine hygiene. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Elizabeth welcome Frank on to talk about the upcoming improv master class that he and Jim will be running. They also break down when their parents first broke their hearts, quarantine procrastination, and what should and should not be on Bravo. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Tim revisit our favorite action heroes, euphemisms for death, Tik Tok, and the weeks of the Covid-19 shutdown blending together. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Karl, Kim, Tim, and Devon check in with rules for the dos and don'ts of social media during the shutdown, as well as their music recommendations and revisited movies to get you through those lonely nights. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Elizabeth, Annmarie, and Karl discuss their quirky family traditions, including Thanksgiving Ham, stuffin' muffins, and pig murder. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at www.bitplayers.net. We are currently closed per the Governor's order and safety guidelines, but look forward to performing for you again soon in the future! Opening and closing music by DORISDUKE. Buy or listen to their new album NEED at dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!