SmartLess Presents ClueLess

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203 - Bot Bops (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman) Nov 24, 2025

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back comedians, best friends, and co-hosts of I Need You Guys Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, to attend another infernal recital of Bot Bops! Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five classic songs in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Keep track of your answers in order to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

202 - Word Workout (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman) Nov 17, 2025

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back the hilarious comedians, best friends, and co-hosts of I Need You Guys, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, to hit the verbal gym with another round of our old favorite - Word Workout! Before that, you’ll be treated to a game of galactic proportions as Elliott quizzes them on movies about astronauts!

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.

201 - State Of Confusion (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman) Nov 10, 2025

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Welcome to the new and improved Season 2 of SmartLess Presents ClueLess! Host Elliott Kalan is back to pose even more questions per episode! More games, more jokes, and more music! Today we’re joined by the hilarious comedians Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, two hosts from the fabulous new SmartLess Media show I Need You Guys! Max and Gabe will be put through their paces with an opening game about the periodic table of the elements (meet us on row 5), and then they’ll get the rambling bug with a return of our game State Of Confusion!

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.

180 - Satellites & Sandwiches (Mini Episode) Nov 03, 2025

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On our last mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess before Season 2 (!!), host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are flying high and snacking down as they celebrate the anniversary of the first dog in space AND National Sandwich Day (yum). Today you can expect some questions about the first non-human cosmonauts, some fun facts about the invention of the sandwich, and a new mini-game called Word Sandwich where phrases are the filling (or something like that)! We’ll see you next week for the start of Season 2!

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

INTRODUCING: I Need You Guys with Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri! Oct 29, 2025

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Say hello to the new show from SmartLess Media, I Need You Guys! Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri are comedians who have been best friends for over 20 years, and on I Need You Guys, their group chat has been made public; they’ll catch up, ask each other for advice, answer listener questions, and welcome a special guest into the chat every episode! Please enjoy this clip featuring everybody’s favorite Sean Hayes, as the crew discuss the origins of SmartLess and falling for comedic effect.

You can call us with your etiquette question and leave a voicemail at 949-441-1231, or email us at ineedyouguysshow@gmail.com! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @ineedyouguysshow

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch full video episodes.

I Need You Guys with Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate and Max Silvestri is a production of SmartLess Media.

Produced by Anne Harris, Josh Richmond and Devon Torrey Bryant. Edited by Josh, with music by Devon.

Executive Producers are Gabe, Jenny and Max. Executive Producers for SmartLess Media are Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Richard Korson and Bernie Kaminski.

179 - Halloween (Mini Episode) Oct 27, 2025

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On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are howling at the moon about today’s subject, the greatest holiday on the calendar: Halloween! Today we’ll tell you about the history of haunted houses, ask a surprising trivia fact about Halloween music, and then we’ll debut Elliott’s favorite game we’ve ever played on the show: Monster Mash-up. We’re having fun! It’s Halloween!

Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan and Devon Torrey Bryant.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

178 - National Chicken & Waffles Day (Mini Episode) Oct 20, 2025

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On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) aren’t waffling around, they’re here to tell you all about National Chicken & Waffles Day! You’ll learn about the surprising pre-waffle history of the Eggo brand, you’ll learn which side of the combo is Elliott’s favorite, and then we’ll play a mini game where we ask you to name a more iconic duo, and, uh, yeah, we’ll wait!

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

177 - National Pasta Month (Mini Episode) Oct 13, 2025

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On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are boiling over to tell you all about National Pasta Month! That’s right, October is the month to celebrate pasta, and you can expect a quiz about food mascots, fun facts about pasta names, and a mini-game called Pasta, Italian Inventor, Or Active Volcano, which is almost painfully self-explanatory.

Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

176 - Mad Hatter Day (Mini Episode) Oct 06, 2025

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On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to go completely mad - because it’s 10/6, Mad Hatter Day, the day when we do kooky things to celebrate the Mad Hatter’s tea party from Alice In Wonderland! You can expect to learn why this event takes place on 10/6, just why that Hatter was so Mad, and then we’ll have a game called T Party, where you have to identify double-T phrases from a series of clues.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

175 - National Coffee Day (Mini Episode) Sep 29, 2025

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On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to start your day with a cup of Good Morning, America - that’s right, today is National Coffee Day! You can expect short quizzes about fictional coffee shops and the origin of a famous coffee phrase, plus a history of where the coffee bean comes from, then we’ll play a mini-game that’s all about the Starbucks Secret Menu! Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my game show.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

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