Bits Per Second

Jarrod, Jim, and Karl discuss life on lockdown, what they're eating, what they're working on, panic buys, and their spouses, or "spice's", waning patience being locked up with desperate performers. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets and gift certificates are available at http://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 https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ , on Spotify, AppleMusic, or wherever you stream!

Jarrod, Jim, Karl, and Kim discuss sex ed videos, tea rooms, and clam cakes, then finish up with a long game of HotSpot. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at https://www.bitplayers.net/ AS OF NOW the theater is still open and shows are still scheduled. The Firehouse is an under-100 capacity theater. Our remaining open is not to be taken as a dismissal of safety concerns. Please use your discretion, wash your damn hands, and avoid hoarding. Opening and closing music by Dorisduke. Buy their new album, NEED, here: https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/

Jarrod and Jim welcome Elizabeth and Andy to discuss their opinions on the Oscars, for which they have each viewed AS MANY AS two of the movies nominated. Elizabeth is excited about having jury duty coming up. Andy hates something that most of the world considers unhateable. At 06:35 Jarrod mentions that Jim has seen "almost as many movies as Lisa Pasonelli." Lisa is a teacher and film critic whose reviews can be found here: https://thecriticalcritics.com/author/lisapas/ and Jim has still not seen nearly as many movies as she has. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at bitplayers.net. Check back for more info on the Bits' HITTIN' THE RHODE TOUR for which we're planning to perform in every city and town in Rhode Island. Theme music by Dorisduke, whose new album NEED is available at dorisduke.bandcamp.com.

#2020: Leave Everyone Alone Today it's a Jarrod-free episode, as he was at Foxboro causing the Patriots to lose. As a result, nobody talks about wrestling in this episode. Jim, Lobo, and Frank discuss the Bit Players' latest New Years Eve show, and try to examine what characterizes the '10s as a decade. Beware! Mild Rise of Skywalker spoilers at 34:00. Spoiler discussion lasts about 90 seconds. The Munsters Theme, composed by Jack Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFCnvH2E-6A Come see the Bits' first sketch show, ARE WE HAPPY YET?, directed by our own James Tabor, on Thurs. 1/16 at 8pm! The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. Theme music is by Dorisduke. dorisduke.bandcamp.com

In this episode recorded in August 2017, Jarrod and Jim welcome DYLAN EBERLE, former Bit Player and current geologist, and ADAM WAZ, current professional photographer, to talk about The Force Awakens, Universal Basic Income, and Staind. Jarrod, Dylan, and Waz are all members of the band DORISDUKE. Check back soon for a new episode featuring the band, who'll be discussing their new album, NEED. https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/ The Bit Players perform improv comedy every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. BYOB. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net.

Here's the audio from Vlad's one-man show about his training with Marcel Marceau, recorded live at the Firehouse Theater on March 22nd, 2018, on what would have been Marcel's 95th birthday.

This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode. Those just discovering us may want to listen to the previous episode, "#ComingToAmericaTODAY." In Part 2 of our epic interview, Russian mime extraordinaire VLAD TENENBAUM tells us more about making his home in Lynn, Mass., takes us through a game of Soviet Russia true/false, introduces us to some Russian animal noises, and finally, gives us the epilogue of his pizza story. The Russian novel Vlad's talking about is The Master and Margarita: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Margarita-50th-Anniversary-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143108271/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=master+and+margarita&link_code=qs&qid=1573920062&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1 There's more Vlad coming soon to the airwaves: first, the audio of Vlad's one-man show about his training with THE Marcel Marceau, and later we'll be recording a prequel interview where Vlad tells us more about his time in Soviet Russia. So stay tuned for our next episode, "The Phantom Red Menace," or: "Mime and Punishment." The Bit Players (and Vlad

On this episode, we divert a little bit from our usual format of Jarrod insisting on talking about wrestling to talk to our friend VLAD TENENBAUM, Russian mime extraordinaire, about his experience leaving Soviet Russia in the 80s and making his new home in the U.S. of A. This is episode 1 of a 2-part series. Premium members (friends of ours) can access the entire episode right now by subscribing (coming over for drinks and listening). If you like Vlad's story, check back soon for a bonus episode which features the audio from Vlad's one-man show about his training under Marcel Marceau. The Bit Players (and Vlad) perform every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. All shows are BYOB. Go to www.bitplayers.net for tickets.

Jarrod, Jim, and James--or the Triple J Squad, as they like to be called--discuss the new Dave Chappelle special, the VMAs, prison shows, and mid-2000s Steve Martin movies. Jarrod is going to Wrestlemania and continues to annoy Jim with this fact. Vermin Supreme is a performance artist and is running for President again in 2020. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Tickets available at www.bitplayers.net. Theme music by Dorisduke, the band that is mostly Bit Players.

We won an award from RI Monthly! We didn't win the award from Motif Magazine (but Providence Improv Guild, a good theater, did, and they don't have doll heads in their basement, no matter what Jarrod tells you). And Jay Leno--JAY LENO--visited our theater one night. But we mostly talk about what vegetables are disgusting. At about 24:00 Conor and Karl walk in and ruin everything. We discuss a character Karl probably shouldn't have done, but on the positive side he had a really good poop earlier today. Jarrod's dog Gracie is @graciehoudini on Instagram. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. Visit www.bitplayers.net for tickets. The opening and closing music is by Dorisduke, the band that is 3/4 Bit Players and Bit Player alumni.

Jarrod, Jim, and Clayon try to talk about something meaningful and uplifting in these dark times, including good reliable beer, Catholic morality classes, the ethics of removing someone from your business for moral reasons, and Childish Gambino. VISUAL CUE: At about the 21-minute mark Jarrod shows Clayon a picture he'd rather not see, and then spills Jim's coffee. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday at 8pm as usual. BUT starting the first week of July, they also perform LAUGHTER FOR LOCALS on MONDAY nights at 8pm, and FAMILY FRIENDLY FUNNIES for the kids on WEDNESDAYS at 7! www.bitplayers.net

Ryan "Hans" Murtha, a.k.a. Navy Kevin, joins Jarrod, Jim, and Clayon to celebrate his acceptance into film school. We talk about New Roseanne vs. Old Roseanne and the dreaded Low-T, and Clayon and Jarrod purposely annoy Jim by refusing to not talk about Wrestlemania. And it takes some time, but we actually talk about improv too. The Bit Players perform every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. BYOB. Tickets available at https://www.bitplayers.net/ Clayton Michaud hosts a podcast called Improv Town where he talks to great improvisers and it's really good and you should listen. https://soundcloud.com/user-778668636 The theme music is by Dorisduke, the band that is 75% Bit Players. https://dorisduke.bandcamp.com/

Live from the Firehouse Theater, just before the Saturday 3/24 show, it's a Very Special Episode(TM) of Bits Per Second. The guys talk about crying at movies. Jarrod and Clayon are still trying to make Jim talk about wrestling. Then somebody brings up the recent O.J. Simpson interview and we segue into a heartfelt discussion of today's most crucial issues, like race, poverty, empathy, compassion, and white guy dreads. The Bit Players perform improv comedy every Friday and Saturday at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI. BYOB! http://bitplayers.net/

Elizabeth kicks off the show. Clayon is upset about Snoop Dogg's new gospel album. Jarrod is recovering various belongings he left around the greater Newport area. Jim geeks out about the Garlic Girls of South Korea, who lost the gold medal to Sweden minutes after we finished recording. Clayon gets mad at engineer Watson for starting the pre-show music while we're recording. Annemarie, Frank, and Gmatron are also there. Recorded immediately before the Bit Players' 8pm show on Saturday 2/24. The Bit Players perform improv comedy every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport. BYOB. Go to bitplayers.net for tickets. Five songs from Snoop Dogg's "Bible of Love" are available here: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8097900/snoop-dogg-bible-of-love-gospel-album-five-songs The ill-advised Jonathan Martin Instagram post: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/24/jonathan-martin-instagram-post-miami-dolphins-richie-incognito These are the Garlic Girls, South Korea

Jarrod and Jim welcome CLAYON back to the Bit Players after a couple of years in Cali, and together the three of them talk about office romances, the difference between a porn "star" and a porn "actor," the Mo'nique/Netflix feud, and how lucky Jarrod and Jim are to be married. The Bit Players perform improv comedy every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI!

Jarrod, Jim, Lobo, and Chris make numerous failed attempts at group mind and numerous successful attempts to plug Cumberland Farms' legendary Chug Jug. Chris gets angry with his lawnmower as we enjoy the lovely ambiance of Jarrod's backyard.

Jarrod, Tim, and Anna welcome brand new Bit Player, ELIZABETH aka. Pretty Dad, to this week's show. They discuss everything from getting ready for one's first live show to single-payer health care and make stops along the way to discuss effective methods of birth control, and the history of dogs in Russia. Finally, they Quit Their Bitsin' about women's health, being called a "crazy cat lady", locker room racism, and Bitsin' itself. Catch the Bit Players every Friday and Saturday at the Firehouse Theater in Newport, RI!

After taking a break for the holidays, the Bit Players are back for their first podcast for Season 2! Jarrod, Tim, and Lobo welcome their pal Adam Waz to share his experience in an ever evolving music industry and the arts community in general. They guys discuss putting together a successful improv show, March Madness, the new socially acceptable aspects of Nerd-dom, and Bits about shopping carts and dog poop. Welcome the Bit Players back in 2017!

#NetVets by The Bit Players

Jarrod and Jim welcome Bit Players and DorisDuke drummer Chris Correia to talk about musical improv (2:03) pie (16:50) and Quit Your Bitsin' (40:52) where they take on car dealerships, coffee, and the model names that American car companies use.