SmartLess Presents ClueLess

Latest Episodes:

213 - Odd Throuples/Coupled Up (w/ Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero) Feb 02, 2026

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites the hilarious married couple (and co-hosts of The Endless Honeymoon podcast) Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero to contend with two new Valentine’s-themed games: first up is Odd Throuples, where you’ll get clues to two celebrity names which, when combined, reveal a third celebrity in the middle. Then, our new game Coupled Up, which we promise isn’t complicated, we’ll give you a clue and the answer is a two word phrase where the second word starts with the last letter of the first word. The MegaClue will reveal the secret to a happy relationship!

Follow Moshe @moshekasher on Insta

Follow Natasha @natashaleggero on Insta

Listen to The Endless Honeymoon anywhere you get your podcasts!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Brock Mahan.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

212 - Leg Day/This Or That (w/ Janet Varney and Neil Patrick Harris) Jan 26, 2026

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliot Kalan welcomes back the highly entertaining duo of Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil) and her good friend Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Starship Troopers) to take a couple reps of a new game: Leg Day (ClueLess fans will pick this one up right away). Then, it’s a return of a new favorite, This Or That: Elliott will provide a series of clues, and on this occasion you must answer if they refer to a designer perfume or a Swedish black metal band. A knowledge of contemporary pop stars is needed for the MegaClue!

Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

Listen to Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto with John Hodgman!

Follow Neil Patrick Harris @nph on Insta!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Brock Mahan.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

211 - Breaking The Law/Linkuistics (w/ Janet Varney and Neil Patrick Harris) Jan 19, 2026

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back the hilarious Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil), only this time she’s brought along her wonderful friend Neil Patrick Harris (Doctor Who: The Giggle, Gone Girl, Neil’s Puppet Dreams)! First up is a very relaxed game about bizarre state laws (do NOT overthink this one), and then we’ll have a return of an old favorite: Linkuistics! Elliott will give you a word and the starting letter of a second word that completes a well-known phrase, guess what the phrase is and try to keep your word chain going longer than your opponent! In the MegaClue, we’ll ask you to come up with your own connections between given words!

Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

Listen to Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto with John Hodgman!

Follow Neil Patrick Harris @nph on Insta

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Brock Mahan.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

210 - Take A Wild Guess/Tone Note (w/ Janet Varney and John Hodgman) Jan 12, 2026

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back his pals Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil) and John Hodgman (Dicktown, The Daily Show, The Areas Of My Expertise) to get into the ballpark for a new game called Take A Wild Guess! Then, it’s the return of an old favorite, Tone Note! Elliott will give you a clue, and the answer will always be a two-word phrase where the words are anagrams of each other. You’ll have to assemble your own for the MegaClue!

Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

Listen to Janet & John’s podcast E Pluribus Motto!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

209 - A Hello To Arms/Odd One Out (w/ Janet Varney and John Hodgman) Jan 05, 2026

Show notes

On this bonus size episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites his friends Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil) and John Hodgman (Dicktown, The Daily Show, Judge John Hodgman) to go sifting for letters in a new game called A Hello To Arms! Then, they’ll check in with an old favorite and see if they can identify the Odd One Out! Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

Listen to Janet & John’s podcast E Pluribus Motto!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

208 - The Sort ‘Em Consortium (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman) Dec 29, 2025

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites married podcasters Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (co-hosts of Couples Therapy) to get organized with another round of The Sort ‘Em Consortium! As you may recall, in this game Elliott gives you all the answers first, and then gives you a series of clues where each answer relates to one clue only. This time: colors! And before that, a game about directions, and cities with the same names!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

207 - Christmas Mini! Dec 22, 2025

Show notes

On this miniature holiday episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) gather ‘round the ol’ fireplace sound effects to pose some questions to you about holiday traditions around the world, and then to play a round of Peace, Love, and Joy, where every answer will contain one of those words! Hope you got something nice in your stocking!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

206 - This Or That? (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman) Dec 15, 2025

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back his married friends, the hilarious Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (co-hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy) to weigh their options in a new game - This Or That! Elliott will provide a series of quotes, and on this occasion you must answer if it was said by God (as quoted in the Bible) or by Wu-Tang Clan member U-God. Before that, another round of our game First And Four-Most, where you’ll answer questions about the most common things people injure themselves falling out of, off of, or over. Plus: Andy’s wrong answer initiates Judgement Day, sorry about that.

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

205 - Bizarro Movie Guide (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman) Dec 08, 2025

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back his friends, the hilarious Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (married comedians and hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy) to flip through the uncanny pages of the Bizarro Movie Guide! A copy of the TV listings has fallen into Elliott’s possession from an alternate universe where things are pretty opposite, can you make heads or tails of the titles in their RomComs section, and translate them back into our world? Keep track of your answers, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue! And before that: PHOBIAS.

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

204 - Word Centipede (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman) Dec 01, 2025

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites his friends Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman, married couple and hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy, to contend with the many limbs of our old foe, the Word Centipede! Elliott will give you three words, and you have to figure out which new word can be added either in front of or behind them to create three new compound words! Can you do it faster than Naomi and Andy? And can you keep track of your answers to defeat the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Matt Pack.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.