The Sore Thumbs Variety Hour with Brady Reynolds and Frankie Mendez

A long-form improv comedy show between two friends and a rotation of special guests (Emerson friends, Boston-based comedians), staging ‘interviews’ between impromptu characters that meet and come to life in the booth. Inspired by shows such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists, and Dropout’s Very Important People, Sore Thumbs is rooted in character work and on-the-spot banter, so no episode will be the same. For our listeners, we want to cultivate the feeling of being ‘in’ on an inside joke.

The Sore Thumbs Variety Hour with Brady Reynolds and Frankie Mendez is a comedy podcast hosted by somebrady, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

somebrady hosts The Sore Thumbs Variety Hour with Brady Reynolds and Frankie Mendez, a comedy show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  After Hours with Haydn Kelley

  May 8, 20261h 42mS1

  <p>Oh god, oh shit, oh fuck it's ENDING! After our official finale with Matt Shearer, we decided to get back into the studio for a second After Hours (AKA 1304) episode with our dear, dear friend Haydn Kelley (Assassins), and for the TRUE FINALE! We ate a lot of sandwiches, played some songs, and we talked about a lot! Brady also had to "pee" a lot (bringing in surprise guest cameos) and we closed out the season with a full three-part cover of Geordie Greep's "Holy, Holy", our outro song for every single episode since the beginning. Take a listen...

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  Episode #12

  Matt Shearer

  May 8, 202656 minS1

  <p>Extra! Extra! Read all about our big finale! Our Season 1 finale* with Matt Shearer, AKA Reporter Matt, the famous Massachusetts journalist and Emerson alumni that absolutely knocked our socks off! Knocked it out of the park! Knocked us out of our sock park! What a delight of a gentleman, in the studio and out. We were genuinely stunned and so unbelievably excited to find out that he would be such a great sport as to come onto our silly little show. We talked to him about his process, his craziest encounters, and so many more stories he was willing...

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  Episode #11

  Archer Isaacson

  May 8, 202657 minS1

  <p>Are you a man? Are you a muppet? Are you listening to the Sore Thumbs Season 1 Reunion Roundtable? Unfortunately, our plans this week with special guest Nick Shea fell through (too iShowSpeed Hollywood for us, I guess), but we were so thrilled to get an absolute day-one with us at the last minute: Archer Isaascon (Normalville)! What a damn talent, this guy. He can act, he can sing, he can play every instrument on the planet, and he can joke! Alongside Archer, we also brought in our friend Kai Lee (Bygones, Genesis) before we lost the chance this season...

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  Episode #10

  After Hours with Lilyella Ventura

  Apr 17, 20261h 29mS1

  <p>Honk-shoo! Honk-mimimi! Cuddle up in your coziest blankets and candles and jammies. Listen to the extra-long, extra-special episode of Sore Thumbs: After Hours! Breaking precedent! Making history! Recorded from 11pm to 12:30am, Frankie, Brady, and long-time friend of the show and "force to be reckoned with" LILYELLA VENTURA get nostalgic and sing songs (including the latest draft of the Sore Thumbs theme song), all the while reestablishing their platonic love for one another. Also, 10th episode! They took us into the double digits! We also also get a teensy little interview between three mythical figures that visit children in...

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  Episode #9

  Rhett Sosebee

  Apr 16, 202655 minS1

  <p>Hey gang! Get out and vote, and on your way there, bump this week's Sore Thumbs! It was an absolute pleasure, a riot even, to have Boston comedy veteran Rhett Sosebee (Improv Asylum, New Besties Podcast) in the booth with us today. We talked about comedy beginnings, Tapple, The Drama, and so much more before our breaking coverage of the early 2028 US Presidential debate: Derling Sterling (R) vs. Travis Phillips (D). Tune in to find out who is elected! And if you're "not political," stick around for special appearances from Beyonce, Mark Zuckerberg, and Dame Cornelius Butswipe III of...

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