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Saturday Night Live's Third Decade, Part One Oct 19, 2026

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Our ongoing series on the fake bands of SNL continues! We try to get the full third decade in, but there's way too many bands and musicians, so we settle for just the first five years in this episode. We talk about Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer and Tim Meadows and some of the legendary musicians they created. More cowbell, anyone?

Animals A to Z Oct 12, 2026

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No, this isn't some kindergarten "learn your animals" easy reader nonsense. We find fictional animal musicians for all the letters of the alphabet! Like, non-human animals. That's what makes it different.

That Thing You Do! Oct 05, 2026

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We celebrate the 30th anniversary of That Thing You Do!, the Tom Hanks classic that is one of the greatest fake band movies ever. We talk the action, the cast, the stories behind the scenes, and the creation of one of the catchiest hits in the Play-Tone Galaxy.

Comic Strip Bands 3: Jason Complains to HR Sep 28, 2026

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The fallout over ComicStripBandsAtoZGate continues after episode guest Jason Torchinsky files a formal complaint with the Rocklopedia Fakebandica Human Resources Department.

Comic Strip Bands 2: Fake Band Boogaloo Sep 21, 2026

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When the Charles is away, the cats will play. If by "play" you mean "talk about fake bands from newspaper comic strips whose names start with N-Z." You meant that, right?

Grace of My Heart Sep 14, 2026

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Join us on our deep dive into Grace of My Heart to celebrate its 30th anniversary. This Alison Anders film is a heavily fictionalized version of Carole King's life, starring Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Eric Stoltz and Matt Dillon. We look at the music of the 1960s, the men and women of the Brill Building, and why we need to give every last bit of minutia and trivia about our subjects.

In Remembrance of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry Sep 07, 2026

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We lost two beloved icons on the same day: Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. We look at Dolly's legacy, her fake band roles in 9 to 5 and Rhinestone, and how she lived her life the way our heroes should live. Then we discuss Tim Curry, the gifted actor who wowed us with charisma and fake band flair. Oh, and T. Mike talks about the TV show Wiseguy for hours and hours and...

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Fake Bands in Comic Strips Aug 31, 2026

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The Autopian's Jason Torchinsky joins us as we delve deep into the comics page, looking for fake bands and artists (and finding quite a few).

Fake Banded Me with Science! Aug 24, 2026

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Sometimes you have to run your experiments in the lab, and sometimes you have to rock! We look at real scientists from real bands like Queen and The Offspring, we look at real scientists who were in fake bands like Bridgit Mendler, and then a lot of fake scientists with their fictional tunes. Then, after all the laughs, we get serious. Yahoo Serious, that is. It's a full show.

Adult Swim Part 2: Aqua Teen Hunger Force! Aug 17, 2026

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So there's a group of people who share a house. Okay, not a group of people, but a milkshake and an order or fries and a meat wad. You heard me. A wad of meat. It only gets weirder from there on Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Luckily for us, they make a lot of fictional music so we can talk about them!

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