E01 · The First Episode 1h
6/22/2011
The first episode was a rocky episode. The beginning of a very wild ride.
E02 · The Episode Where Everything Started 1h
6/29/2011
The second episode. After being shut out of having any prep time, we just took calls - and realized that calls could be the basis for the whole show and we were way over thinking things.
E03 · The Third Episode Episode 1h
7/6/2011
Shirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.
E04 · The Tazapper Episode 1h
7/13/2011
The first appearances of Anthony Atamaniuk and Horatio Sanz. I gotta tell you, I thought this public access experiment had crashed and burned, and Horatio showed up last minute with no warning.
E05 · The Wiffle Bat Gang Episode 1h
7/20/2011
The Wiffle Bat gang makes their debut - our first truly violent in an unexpected and way too much fashion experiment.
E06 · The Last Small Studio Show 1h
7/27/2011
Our final small studio show and the first ever hosted by Shannon O'Neill.
E07 · The Hands on an Audience Member Episode 1h
8/3/2011
E08 · The Kickboxer Episode 1h
8/10/2011
Considered an all time classic. Heavy hitter guests John Mulaney and Matt Besser.
E09 · The Dance Battle Episode 1h
8/17/2011
A controversial episode. Our friends the Oroboros Dance Crew came in and showed us what they do - little did we know that they would pants the Human Fish.
E10 · The Human Crane Episode 1h
8/24/2011
The most legendarily disastrous bit in the history of TCGS, the first attempt at The Human Crane remains the only stunt we've bailed on halfway through.
E11 · The How Random Is Random Jean Episode 1h
8/31/2011
The Chris Gethard Show debut of Jake Fogelnest.
E12 · The Fanelli Birthday Episode 1h
9/7/2011
E13 · The What's on My Head Episode 1h
9/14/2011
What's on My Head? What a weird, fun game.
E14 · The Drawing Pictures Episode 1h
9/21/2011
E15 · The Find the Human Fish Episode 1h
9/28/2011
Perhaps the dumbest idea we ever did - "Let's take the most popular thing about this show - in fact, the only thing that everyone loves all the time - and hide it from view for the entire show."
E16 · Goodbye Random Jean 1h
10/5/2011
A heartbreaking goodbye to an old friend.
E17 · New Friends and Long Lost Friends 1h
10/12/2011
We go on a search for the new Random.
E18 · The Physical Fitness Episode 1h
10/19/2011
Chris Gethard watched an episode and decided he needed to lose a few pounds.
E19 · The Great American Presidential Debate and Halloween Spooktacular 1h
10/26/2011
Connor invited every Republican candidate for president to debate him on the show.
E20 · Sibling Rivalry 1h
11/2/2011
Tom Scharpling in studio to mediate the relationship of Chris Gethard and his brother.
E21 · The Milkshake of Death 1h
11/9/2011
The Milkshake of Death. So gross, so fucked up, and such a fond memory.
E22 · Random Andrew and the Hero's Journey 1h
11/16/2011
Random Andrew was taking it on the chin from our callers.
E23 · Sandwich Night 1h
11/23/2011
A hundred-plus people showed up ready to eat.
E24 · The Greatest Rivalry in Sports 1h
11/30/2011
A bunch of people from the show play on a basketball team together in NYC.
E25 · Papa Gethard's Love Cauldron 1h
12/7/2011
Our dating episode. This one was really fun but also a mess.
E26 · Monologues Only 1h
12/14/2011
This was the great JD Amato's idea, and man was it a good one. All monologue jokes all the time.
E27 · One Hundred Callers 1h
12/21/2011
We attempted to get 100 callers in a single episode.
E28 · Ruin This Show 1h
1/4/2012
This one hurt. The only show that actually went off the rails.
E30 · The Night of Zero Laughs III 1h
1/18/2012
The Night of Zero Laughs.
E31 · The Blindfold Show 1h
1/25/2012
E32 · Loser Is the New Nerd 1h
2/1/2012
E33 · The Search for the New Random 1h
2/8/2012
We had to say goodbye to Random Andrew, and it was so sad.
E34 · The Birth of the Third Random 1h
2/15/2012
We meet Random Melissa.
E35 · Checking in with Alyssa 1h
2/22/2012
Why have something like The Chris Gethard Show if you don't do something nice for other people with it?
E36 · How Do Girls Work 1h
2/29/2012
Our callers quiz Chris on female related topics and it becomes very clear how little Chris knows about women.
E38 · The Birth of the Hintmaster 1h
3/21/2012
When Chris sets out to play the somewhat complicated word-game "Guess The Magic Word" he gets immediate feedback from the viewers that they are confused and bored by the game.
E39 · The Camera Cannon 1h
3/28/2012
Eventually we had to let our audience use our cameras like guns that shoot missiles, so we went ahead and just did it.
E40 · The Wisdom of the Aged 1h
4/4/2012
We invited the interesting, articulate, and 66 year old Peter Benjaminson to the show to help us wrestle with the concept of aging.
E41 · Math Sucks, Hintmaster Sucks 1h
4/11/2012
A show dedicated to the ups and downs of education.
E42 · The Hintmaster Show 1h
4/18/2012
Completing his transition from hero to villain, the Hintmaster takes over an entire episode of TCGS, renaming it The Hintmaster Show.
E43 · Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos 1h
4/25/2012
The Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos is the ultimate bringer of either reward or punishment.
E44 · Foreign Language Bingo 1h
5/3/2012
This week the TCGS panel is filled with friends of the show who speak different languages.
E45 · We Got Nothing 1h
5/9/2012
This week we test our ability to put on a show by literally planning nothing. No call in topic. No bits. No guests. Nothing.
E46 · Robot Fights 1h
5/16/2012
The Keeper of the Battledome has time traveled back from the future to oversee a night of insanity on TCGS.
E47 · Birthday Night 1h
5/23/2012
This week is not only Gethard's birthday but also the last show before he takes to the streets for #BonnarooGethard.
E48 · The Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza 1h
5/30/2012
With Gethard and much of the crew out on the road, the rest of the gang hosts the Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza.
E49 · Farewell Melissa 1h
6/13/2012
Random Melissa's last episode.
E50 · The One Year Anniversary Show 1h
7/20/2012
It's been one whole year since we first started this circus and we're doing our one year anniversary right.
E51 · The Night of Zero Laughs 1h
6/27/2012
If you laugh, you get eliminated.
E52 · The Genuine Sadness Episode 1h
7/11/2012
This week we weren't in the mood for dumb stuff.
E53 · The Shitty Art Show 1h
7/18/2012
This week we explore both the art world as well as the world of tricking dummies into giving us money.
E54 · The Twist Magazine August 2012 Issue 1h
7/25/2012
In unison we read the August 2012 Issue of Twist Magazine. For the entire show.
E55 · The Setup Show 1h
8/1/2012
Behind the scenes of the setup for TCGS.
E56 · Sum Yourself Up in One Sentence 1h
8/8/2012
Panel, Callers, and friends are all asked to sum up their entire lives in one sentence.
E57 · Celebrities Come Validate Us 1h
8/15/2012
With Chris out of town, Shannon hosts the show and urges celebrities to come down to the show to validate us.
E58 · The Crowd-Sourced Character Contest 1h
8/22/2012
Viewers sent in their submissions for names of new TCGS characters.
E59 · Happy Murf Day 1h
8/29/2012
A day dedicated to Murf's head-shot and the man himself.
E60 · Truth or Dare 1h
9/5/2012
The TCGS cast and crew participate in a viewer submitted game of truth or dare.
E61 · The Ultimate Public Access Party 1h
9/12/2012
When Andrew W.K. comes to the show, we attempt to throw the most unforgettable party possible within with guidelines of public access television rules.
E62 · Smash Cut to the Future 1h
9/19/2012
The Keeper of the Battledome returns to TCGS.
E63 · Smash Cut to the Past 1h
9/29/2012
The Chris Gethard Show gets stuck in ancient Rome.
E64 · A Book Shall Be Written 1h
10/3/2012
R.L Stine, D.C. Pierson, and Dave Hill join the panel and attempt to write a book live on public access television in one hour.
E65 · The Blindfold Show II 1h
10/10/2012
The second Blindfold Show in which the entire panel is blindfolded.
E66 · The Softer Side of Shannon O'Neill 1h
10/17/2012
We attempt to bring out the softer side of Shannon O'Neill.
E67 · The Cans Film Festival 2012 1h
10/24/2012
We screen ten films each under one minute in the first ever Cans Film Festival.
E68 · The Beef Off 1h
11/14/2012
The Beef Off: After a caller tried to determine the beefiest member of the TCGS crew, we decided to hold an official contest to figure out who the beefiest member of the TCGS family might be.
E69 · Sandwich Night 2012: 2 Sandwich 2 Night 1h
11/21/2012
A bunch of friends gathering at a public access studio and eating sandwiches together on the eve of Thanksgiving - This year's Sandwich Night was massively successful.
E70 · Fan Fiction Theatre 1h
11/28/2012
Viewers send in their own original TCGS Fan Fiction and we perform it live on the show with Bobby Moynihan, Anthony Atamanuik, and many of our TCGS friends.
E71 · First Night in Harlem 1h
12/12/2012
While our regular studio is being renovated we have to head uptown to do the show from MNN's secondary studio in Harlem.
E72 · Panic Attacks and Technical Disasters 1h
12/19/2012
Our second week in Harlem and fittingly we are talking about panic attacks.
E73 · Hyperresolutions 1h
1/2/2013
We're in Harlem again and this time we're asking callers to give us their hypersolutions. We then take those hyperresolutions and then put Andrew Parrish in charge of making them come true.
E74 · Keeper and Company 1h
1/9/2013
With Chris out of town we head to the time stream and check in on The Keeper of the Battledome's morning talk show Keeper and Company.
E75 · Loser Is Still the New Nerd 1h
1/16/2013
Chris is joined by Jesse Ventura and Bethany to officially celebrate Loser-dome for the second time on the TCGS air waves. Callers and audience members explain why they might be losers.
E76 · Angels and Devils 1h
1/23/2013
This week the panelists take calls from people seeking advice and let them choose whether they want good or bad advice.
E77 · Belly Burrito 1h
1/30/2013
The panelists talk about some real stuff with callers as they help make a Belly Burrito.
E78 · Farewell Manesha 1h
2/6/2013
Chris Gethard is joined by Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna from the Adventures of Pete and Pete as we say goodbye to "Random Manesha" who we literally only met once.
E79 · Race to the Top 1h
2/13/2013
After challenging (begging) the fans to make the show #1 on iTunes, the panelists reward their successful efforts by degrading Chris Gethard.
E80 · Ambidextrous? 1h
2/20/2013
The panelists test the limits of their non-dominant hands in a show concept suggested by a fan on the show's message boards.
E81 · February Beach Party 1h
2/27/2013
After getting hit in the head with a coconut Vacation Jason has lost his memory and transformed in the stuffy suit-wearing Jason Reinlib.
E82 · When the Cat's Away, the Ratz Will Play 1h
3/3/2013
With Chris Gethard down in Austin for South By Southwest, Shannon takes over hosting duties for the night and promptly gives all the power to our chatroom viewers. The legendary Ratz Carlton.
E83 · First Times 1h
3/20/2013
Chris Gethard has first time callers, first time foods, first time experiences, and first time giant life moments. Special guest Aidy Bryant.
E84 · Someone will Die 1h
3/27/2013
One of the fictional characters will die.
E85 · The Royal Rumble of Twister 1h
4/3/2013
Colt Cabana is the guest for the first ever Royal Rumble of Twister. Every two minutes a new competitor joins the fray as callers give twister-based challenges.
E86 · Beyonce 1h
4/10/2013
With Chris Gethard out of town, caller and friend of the show Alyssa takes the reigns and hosts a night dedicated to Beyonce. One full hour dedicated to Beyonce.
E87 · Let's Get Real 1h
4/17/2013
This week we decide to get real and talk about anything our callers want to divulge.
E88 · What's in Hot Dog's Mouth 1h
4/24/2013
We spend an hour trying to guess the different objects hidden in Hot Dog's mouth.
E89 · Let's Sell Out with Real Late Night Characters 1h
5/1/2013
We try to prove that we can play ball just like any mainstream late night talk show, so we invite some conventional late night talk show guests onto our show.
E90 · Who Needs a Haircut? 1h
5/8/2013
Special guest Zach Galifianakis joins us in studio to give haircuts to strangers.
E91 · We Will Predict Your Future 1h
5/15/2013
Amy Poehler helps us predict the future. We use fortune cookies, tarot cards, magic eight balls, and our own intuition to determine what will happen to our callers.
E92 · Sum Yourself Up in a Dance Move 1h
5/22/2013
Callers, cast, and friends all describe the motions that make them unique. With special guest Griffin Newman.
E93 · What's the Worst Thing You Can Make Us Say? 1h
5/29/2013
This week the audience was challenged to submit the most offensive things they can muster.
E94 · Conspiracy Theory Gary Show 1h
6/5/2013
The show was handed over to fellow MNN producer Conspiracy Theory Gary and let him put on the Conspiracy Theory Gary Show.
E95 · The Hour Long Song 1h
6/12/2013
What happens when a bunch of strangers come together with random instruments and make up an hour long song?
E96 · The Crowd Sourced Character Contest 2 1h
6/19/2013
It's back. Viewers submitted over 700 character names, we picked 10, and now you get to see these characters come to life.
E97 · True or False 1h
6/26/2013
Callers tell stories and our panel has to decide if they are true or not.
E98 · Leaked E-mails 1h
7/3/2013
Following the lead of Edward Snowden, Gethard decides to leak all emails and text messages associated with this week's show.
E99 · Looking at Dicks for an Hour: A New Low 1h
7/10/2013
Four adult men look at each other's dicks for an hour.
E100 · Hundo 1h
7/17/2013
Chris gives a State of The TCGS speech while getting speech jammed.
E101 · Glory Hole Kissing Booth 1h
7/31/2013
With special guests Aidy Bryant and Vanessa Bayer, the panel is challenged to guess the lips of TCGS characters by kissing them in the first ever Glory Hole Kissing Booth.
E102 · Destroy-A-Toy 1h
8/7/2013
Bobby Moynihan loves toys. Callers decide which challenges Bobby has to endure in order to save toys from destruction.
E103 · Turtle Birthday 1h
8/14/2013
We have a birthday for a Turtle.
E104 · Space Battle 1h
8/21/2013
The Human Fish has been captured by an alien and only a board-game based space battle captained by Mad Men's Rich Sommer can get him back.
E105 · Caller Critiques 1h
8/28/2013
Jake Fogelnest joins the panel to critique our callers.
E106 · The Villain's Journey 1h
9/4/2013
Is Random Messenger Bag truly a hero or just a man who has yet to be properly tested? Also, the Front Bottoms join us and make our audience go crazy.
E107 · We Got Nothing 2 1h
9/11/2013
We got nothing. The only things we got are Quitzow who mesmerizes our audience in dancing a lot.
E108 · The Mole 1h
9/18/2013
Someone leaked confidential information to Gimghoul Castle in North Carolina, which begs us to ask the question: Who is the goddamn mole?
E109 · The Beef Off 2 1h
9/25/2013
Will Rob Malone defend his title? Will Jersey Dave repeat his first round failure from TBO1? Only the beefy will survive.
E110 · Olympic Training 1h
10/2/2013
Callers help us train Connor Ratliff in possible events for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Will he find his event?
E111 · We Watch You 1h
10/9/2013
We use Skype to watch our audience watch us.
E112 · TCGS Half Hour + Saddle Bee Neigh T Hive 1h
10/16/2013
TCGS performs a half-hour opener for the hit live variety sketch show Saddle-Bee Neigh-t Hive starring Horse and Bee. Griffin Newman is the special guest on TCGS as well as the host of SNH.
E113 · Mike at the Library 1h
10/23/2013
We let a guy from Cornell lead us around his school library via Skype for a full hour.
E114 · Rid Us of This Cursed Doll 1h
10/30/2013
We have a haunted doll. We want to give it to you. By the end of this show one of you will get it and all of the curses that come with it.
E115 · Open for Delivery 1h
11/6/2013
Viewers send things to the studio and we just sit back and let the fun come to us.
E116 · Place Your Bets 1h
11/13/2013
You make bets, we do them.
E117 · A Big Announcement 1h
11/20/2013
A big announcement. Anything can happen. No cool kids.
E118 · Sandwich Night Br3advolution 1h
11/27/2013
The third annual Sandwich Night. The biggest crowd, the most sandwiches, and calls from other sandwich celebrations.
E119 · Scare the Shit Out of Bethany 1h
12/4/2013
We try to make Bethany Hall cry live on air with help from horror actress Blanche Baker and the sick and twisted minds of our callers.
E120 · The Cream Wedding 1h
12/11/2013
The wedding you've all been waiting for: The Guy Who Likes Cream But Not Too Much Cream & His Personal Barista. Love, laughs, and - drama?
E121 · The Human Fish Gets Waxed 1h
4/2/2014
The Human Fish gets waxed. With special guest Sal Vulcano, and musical guest Wheatus.
E122 · Tell Us Something You've Never Told Anyone 1h
4/9/2014
Chris Gethard and the panel ask the callers to tell them something they have never told anyone before.
E123 · J.D.'s Nightmare 1h
4/16/2014
E124 · I'm Nervous All the Time 1h
4/24/2014
Planned to be about nervousness regarding the future. Instead, a completely unplanned chant of "eat more butts" broke out at the beginning then lasted almost fifteen full minutes.
E125 · Say It to My Face 1h
4/30/2014
Chris Gethard invited fellow MNN producers who have been talking shit to come on air and talk it out. None of them show up.
E126 · Don Fanelli Builds a Human Size Bird House 1h
5/7/2014
Don Fanelli builds a human size bird house. A callback from the very first episode.
E127 · Paintin' Faces with Diana Kolsky 1h
5/14/2014
Diana Kolsky face paints panelists.
E128 · Spanish Calls Only 1h
5/21/2014
An episode where only Spanish is allowed to be spoken.
E129 · How Would You Fight Me? 1h
5/28/2014
Callers were asked to call in and describe how they would fight Chris Gethard.
E130 · Straight Up Phone Sex 1h
6/4/2014
Callers were asked to call in and have phone sex with various members of our panel, and our very special guest, Hannibal Buress.
E131 · Talkin' Teenz 1h
6/11/2014
Chris Gethard invites a Canadian teenager to interview the panel about comedy and teenagers.
E132 · Juan in a Million 1h
6/18/2014
The Chris Gethard Show celebrates the long time creative contributor Juan in a live retrospective.
E133 · The Night of Zero Laughs V 1h
6/25/2014
The Night Of Zero Laughs V. If you laugh, you get eliminated.
E134 · The First Call Show 1h
7/2/2014
The first person to call in decides the topic of the entire episode.
E135 · We Aren't Done Talking About Wrestling Yet 1h
7/9/2014
Special guest Eddie Kingston in studio to help us work on the ancient art of cutting wrestling promos.
E136 · Talk About Whatever You Want (But We Recommend Professional Wrestling) 1h
7/16/2014
"El Matador" Tito Santana and SNL's Brooks Wheelan are joining us to talk about pro wrestling for the third week in a row.
E137 · Why Did You Stop Watching the Chris Gethard Show? 1h
7/23/2014
No characters, no costumes, no musical guest, no house band, no hula hooping. Just taking calls from people who used to watch the show but don't anymore, so they can say why.
E138 · ShoutOutTV Presents the Booty Shake Hour with Bo Montez 1h
7/30/2014
Bo Montez takes over the The Chris Gethard Show time slot, so get ready to shake your rumps for a full hour of debauchery.
E139 · I Can Do Bad All by Myself 1h
8/6/2014
There are no camera operators, floor managers, or any crew, Chris Gethard takes over all the reins with musical guest Mal Blum.
E140 · 18th Century American Gladiators 1h
8/13/2014
The Chris Gethard Show traveled back to the 1700s to see some of our nation's founding fathers compete against audience members in a series of ill advised and very 18th Century events with music by Open Mike Eagle and Hannibal Buress.
E141 · Should We Keep Doing the Show? 1h
8/20/2014
The Chris Gethard Show has a simple call in topic this week - "Should we keep doing this show?" with music by Black Wine.
E142 · The Hallowcane Squeezetacular 1h
10/31/2012
Due to Hurricane Sandy shutting down most of New York, TCGS is forced to put on an impromptu Halloween Party and Live Show direct from Chris' actual bedroom. Cast and crew walked from the far corners of New York to get there and what unfolded was a last-second completely unplanned episode of TCGS. We try to scare Bethany, hear some great music, and endorse products since we're not on the public access airwaves.
E143 · 12 Hours of Election Coverage 1h
11/6/2012
