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  1. memoirs
    The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling Is Writing a MemoirTitled It Never Ends.
    By Megh Wright
  2. Celebrating 20 Years of Comedy Duo Tom Scharpling and Jon WursterFor two decades, Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster have proven to be one of the most consistently funny and hardworking teams in comedy. The pair […]
    By Ian Goldstein
  3. How Comedy Podcasts Are Evolving Into More Than Just Talk ShowsMarc Maron brews a warm cup of Just Coffee, walks outside to his garage to meet his guest, and the two sit down to talk about…well, whatever. […]
    By Stu Melton
  4. The Classic ‘Best Show’ Bit “The Auteur’ Is Once Again Timely Thanks to […] Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. I’m 40, and for folks of my […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  5. ‘The Newbridge Wall’ Captures ‘The Best Show’ and Scharpling & Wurster at […] Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Jon Wurster’s work with Tom […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  6. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Jane Lynch Does ‘WTF’The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
    By Adam Frucci
  7. Not Allowing Tom Scharpling to Complain Made for an All-Time Classic […] Tom Scharpling has made righteous complaining a big part of his podcasting and professional persona. He’s elevated griping to an art form. […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  8. ‘The Best Show’s Incredible ‘Mother 13’ Trilogy Ended with the Hilarity of […] Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. As recounted in the previous two […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  9. On ‘Mother 13…The First Rock Band on Mt. Everest", ‘The Best Show’ Took […]Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Like pretty much everything they do, […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  10. The ‘Mother 13’ Installment of ‘The Best Show Gems’ Delivered the […] Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Scott Weiland died recently at […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  11. Tom Scharpling & ‘Hollywood Handbook’ Made Anti-Comedy for the AgesPod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. The elaborate mythology of The Best […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  12. Tom Scharpling Has Some Great Advice for Struggling Comedy Writers and […]Tom Sharpling recently sat down with Dangerous Minds for an interview to promote the Best Show boxed set, and among the many insights from the […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. ‘The Best Show’ Hit New Heights of Insane Hilarity with ‘The Newbridge […]Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, and The […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  14. Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster Talked ‘The Best Show’ and Newbridge with […] The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster were on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night, where they talked about how most of what they […]
    By Adam Frucci
  15. Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster Are Going on Tour in MarchTom Scharpling and Jon Wurster are hitting the road to celebrate the release of The Best of The Best Show boxed set in March. The duo announced […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. Tom Scharpling’s ‘The Best Show’ Returns Tomorrow at 9:00pmThe return of Tom Scharpling’s Best Show just got a premiere date. In a Twitter update today, Scharpling revealed that his hit radio show will […]
    By Megh Wright
  17. Strapped In, Helmet On: Tom Scharpling Talks the New ‘Best Show’The last thing listeners heard during the final episode of The Best Show on WFMU was Black Flag’s “Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie” – a sign-off but not […]
    By Greg Hunter
  18. Watch Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster’s Newbridge Tourism AdOn Tuesday at 4:00am, Adult Swim aired the above tourism ad by Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster for Newbridge, the fictional New Jersey town from […]
    By Megh Wright
  19. ‘The Best of The Best Show’ Boxed Set Comes Out in MarchNot long after announcing the return of his long-running music/comedy radio show The Best Show, Tom Scharpling has revealed another secret […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Tom Scharpling’s ‘The Best Show’ Is Returning Next MonthThe Best Show is coming back. Tom Scharpling – who hosted the comedy/music radio show The Best Show on WFMU for 13 years – announced today […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. radio darling
    Tom Scharpling Talks Classic ‘Best Show on WFMU’ MomentsThe host of the long-running radio program dishes on the day of his final show.
    By Abraham Riesman
  22. Jake Fogelnest Pens Spin’s Great Ode to Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster and […]As part of the Patton-Oswalt-edited comedy issue of Spin magazine, there’s a lengthy profile of Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster and The Best Show […]
    By Adam Frucci
  23. Making Love To Tom Sharpling’s The Best Show As New York Mag makes clear, people are real into Tom Sharpling’s “The Best Show” on WFMU. Deeply, sensually, […]
    By Halle Kiefer