Celebrity Name Droppers, Volume 2
Cast & Characters (4)
Bits & Timeline (13)
The Return of the Celebrity Name Droppers
The panel reintroduces themselves as elite Hollywood insiders who are physically incapable of finishing a sentence without mentioning a minor celebrity or a specific high-end location like Nobu.
"I don't actually do comedy a lot, I just like act like I sometimes I just like do comedy."
"We promised we are not going to name drop today."
Telluride Junior and Slam Your Ride
Gerard discusses his success at 'Telluride Junior' (also known as Slam Your Ride), a film festival for children where youth productions perform live versions of adult short films.
"Telluride Junior is an off-season smaller but I think it's better actually than Telluride."
"It's half film festival, half like a kind of jamboree."
Roller Coaster Theater Activations
Claude describes a high-concept theater experience where classic plays like Chekhov's 'The Seagull' are performed around passengers while they ride the Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags.
"You get onto a regular roller coaster and all of the sudden you're in one of the great playwrights' plays."
"The Seagull happened around me during the whole ride."
Brain Rejuvenation Surgery (BRS)
The panel discusses a new Hollywood trend called BRS, where water is injected into the brain to make one feel internally younger, allegedly invented by Gerard's grandfather, Big Chumbo.
"Why don't we just inject a bunch of water into their brains so they feel younger?"
"My grandpa Big Chumbo was one of the first people to kind of think of the idea of BRS."
The Rockettes Class Action Lawsuit
Lips Mouth reveals she is part of a massive class-action lawsuit involving 20,000 people who were kicked in the face by Rockettes outside of a mall.
"I should get like about $13.35 payout."
"Michelle Stephenson actually kicked me in the face while sitting down once."
The Hollywood Scabies Outbreak
The group discusses a massive scabies outbreak in the LA social scene, tracing it back to a birthday party and a greasy sewer rat named Figaro. They brag about being 'patient zero' and the trendiness of having the infection.
"I can claim the trend of everyone having scabies in LA."
"We all lay on the ground and we spoon each other, hundreds of each other."
Deadline Alerts and the 12 Hipsters
Kay Oss receives constant Google Alerts from Deadline, leading to a rapid-fire name-dropping session regarding a Snow White reboot featuring 12 hipsters and various short film projects involving 'The Raph' and Dick Butkus.
"Deadline just posted that for the Snow White reboot, they're taking the seven dwarfs and they're doing 12 hipsters."
"I get Google alerts for every time Deadline does anything."
"He accidentally put Gatorade in their boss's cup and then their boss turned into a football coach."
The Good Conservatorship of Susan Boyle
The group discusses the benefits of 'good' conservatorships, claiming Susan Boyle is thrilled with hers because she no longer has to sign paperwork. They debate the merits of getting one themselves.
"Susan Boyle is actually owned by my best friend in a conservatorship."
"She loves her conservatorship. She's like, I'm so down, I don't have to sign any paperwork anymore."
"I'm thinking about getting one. I kind of want one."
The Hollywood Polycule and Lena Dunham's Ballet
The group defines regional terms for polycules (Holly-Poly, Polywood, etc.) and discusses Lena Dunham's upcoming ballet set in a Midwestern co-op, while complaining about their 'frozen' room-temperature sushi.
"In upper North Burbank, we call it a Polywood."
"Lena Dunham is doing a ballet."
"Can you heat up my California roll? It's absolutely frozen."
Claude's 'One-on-One' Tutoring Schedule
Claude lists a series of high-profile meetings that are revealed to be simple high school tutoring sessions for subjects like social studies and English, which he insists are just 'one-on-ones.'
"If you're a tutor you could just say that."
"No these are one-on-ones. I'm doing one-on-ones."
"I've never heard of a one-on-one to talk about social studies."
The Closed Mic Comedy Scene
Gerard describes an exclusive 'closed mic' event where comedians yell stand-up into muted microphones, a concept the group finds incredibly artistic and high-pressure for the audience.
"He hosts these open mics that are actually closed microphones."
"The pressure for the audience is so off."
Dick Nixon and the Air Fryer Empire
Claude reveals he is dating 'Dick Nixon,' leading to a flurry of name-dropping about Nixon's short film career and his association with air fryers.
"Their name is Dick Nixon. No relation."
"Do you mean Dick Nixon of Air Fryers?"
The Great Escape from the Ivy
The group realizes their luxury lifestyle is a facade as they flee the restaurant in a destroyed Honda Civic, a bird scooter, and a rubella diagnosis.
"The valet just pulled up my completely destroyed Honda Civic."
"I just tested positive for rubella. I got it at Pharrell's house."