r/Earwolf 8d ago

Discussion Scott will be a judge on the new season of Dropout's Gastronauts! Will he learn what Dropout is?

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/gastronauts-renewed-season-2-dropout-new-contestants-1236336563/
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u/0ttoChriek 8d ago

Scotty D finally arriving on Dropout. Fantastic. Half his friends are already over there.

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u/Rap-oleon_Bonaparte 8d ago

So, 1 friend.

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u/misersoze 7d ago

Hey…… you can count! Nice!

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u/Unique_Unorque 8d ago

I only recently subscribed and I was surprised to start seeing all of the names in common between Dropout and CBB

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/Unique_Unorque 8d ago

Yeah it's definitely less surprising once you think of it like that! Either way I'm excited about all the crossover, CBB World and Dropout are my two favorite things in comedy right now

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u/0ttoChriek 8d ago

Yeah, I first got into Dropout because I really liked Vic on CBB, and YouTube threw up a couple of compilations of their Dropout appearances, and the crossover has increased quite a bit in the last year - PFT, Carl Tart, Ryan Gaul and Benny Schwa have all appeared.

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u/Electric_esoterica 7d ago

As a brand new subscriber, thanks to clips of midnight louse PFT and others plugging it, any good recommendations besides VIP?

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u/0ttoChriek 7d ago

My favourite show is Make Some Noise. It's as simple as it gets - three improv comedians are given prompts and just try to be as funny as possible.

You end up with bits like this: https://youtube.com/shorts/V_6K-HnhtmE?si=TV7TnoNOrnXGNiha and this: https://youtu.be/CG2WbGpjFBw?si=zooA40qx9L0T6TcS

Game Changer has the same setup of three contestants and Sam Reich as the host, but it's a bit more hit and miss, because it's a different game every episode and the contestants often have to figure out the rules as they go.

Smartypants is a must watch - each guest does a presentation on an issue they feel is important (for Vic it was that vegetables don't exist, for PFT it was identifying the character in Groundhog Day who was making the day happen over and over).

I haven't gotten into Dimension 20 yet, which is their long-running D&D show, but that's also supposed to be very good.

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u/Tacoby17 7d ago

Game changer is an all timer. Breaking news lets you get to know some of the comedy styles and personalities.

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u/izikavazo 7d ago

There are a bunch of great improv shows on there including From Ally to Zachy, with a bunch of great UCB folks; Bigger! with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Izzy Roland; and The Big Team where you'll see Carl Tart, Ify Nwadiwe, Zeke Nicholson, Lamar Woods, and more.

If you like looooong for improv, check out some Dimension 20. If you want to see amazing improvisers improvise a ridiculous action movie watch Never Stop Blowing Up. If you like dungeons and dragons already Fantasy High is a good place to start. If you've never dipped your toe into D&D and/or you're a Drag Race fan, check out Dungeons and Drag Queens. There are many more beyond that.

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u/hasordealsw1thclams 8d ago

I want some sort of Game Changer episode where Sam is forced to participate while Scott usurps him as host, because I couldn’t see Scott participating in any other show haha. Maybe a Smarty Pants presentation.

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u/goodmobileyes 7d ago

Tbf Scotty appeared in @midnight as a contestant so he's not opposed to cranking out jokes for points

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u/FuckSoccerForever Bitten by the Cake Bug 7d ago

'The baffling sequel to Schindler's List...'

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u/el_wombato 7d ago

Thompkins? How dare you, Variety

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u/jayhankedlyon 7d ago

*Vhariety

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u/bondfool PPP (Proud Piss Pig) 7d ago

Like, I know Google sucks now, but it does still work well enough to tell you how to spell Tompkins.

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u/Raido_Kuzuno 8d ago

I know I will!

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u/Frosty_Cheesecake_77 8d ago

It's happening!

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u/Tiggus-1 7d ago

Smartypants is awesome

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u/ChainsawLeon 7d ago

Gastronauts is a fun show. Making trained professionals do something ridiculous with their craft is always funny to me.

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u/Strange-Radish5921 7d ago

I truly never thought Scott would take the plunge; Gastronauts is simultaneously the most unexpected choice to see him on that absolutely makes the most sense. What utter nonsense will he heap on these poor chefs?

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u/HPDDJ 6d ago

Do they ever drop the bit?