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The Third Episode Episode
The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access - S1 - E3
Shirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.
The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access: Season 1 - 53 Episode s
1x1 - The First Episode
June 22, 2011
The first episode was a rocky episode. The beginning of a very wild ride.
1x2 - The Episode Where Everything Started
June 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.
1x3 - The Third Episode Episode
July 6, 2011
Shirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.
1x4 - The Tazapper Episode
July 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.
1x5 - The Wiffle Bat Gang Episode
July 20, 2011
The Wiffle Bat gang makes their debut - our first truly violent in an unexpected and way too much fashion experiment.
1x6 - The Last Small Studio Show
July 27, 2011
Our final small studio show and the first ever hosted by Shannon O'Neill.
1x7 - The Hands on an Audience Member Episode
August 3, 2011
1x8 - The Kickboxer Episode
August 10, 2011
Considered an all time classic. Heavy hitter guests John Mulaney and Matt Besser.
1x9 - The Dance Battle Episode
August 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.
1x10 - The Human Crane Episode
August 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.
1x11 - The How Random Is Random Jean Episode
August 31, 2011
The Chris Gethard Show debut of Jake Fogelnest.
1x12 - The Fanelli Birthday Episode
September 7, 2011
1x13 - The What's on My Head Episode
September 14, 2011
What's on My Head? What a weird, fun game.
1x14 - The Drawing Pictures Episode
September 21, 2011
1x15 - The Find the Human Fish Episode
September 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."
1x16 - Goodbye Random Jean
October 5, 2011
A heartbreaking goodbye to an old friend.
1x17 - New Friends and Long Lost Friends
October 12, 2011
We go on a search for the new Random.
1x18 - The Physical Fitness Episode
October 19, 2011
Chris Gethard watched an episode and decided he needed to lose a few pounds.
1x19 - The Great American Presidential Debate and Halloween Spooktacular
October 26, 2011
Connor invited every Republican candidate for president to debate him on the show.
1x20 - Sibling Rivalry
November 2, 2011
Tom Scharpling in studio to mediate the relationship of Chris Gethard and his brother.
1x21 - The Milkshake of Death
November 9, 2011
The Milkshake of Death. So gross, so fucked up, and such a fond memory.
1x22 - Random Andrew and the Hero's Journey
November 16, 2011
Random Andrew was taking it on the chin from our callers.
1x23 - Sandwich Night
November 23, 2011
A hundred-plus people showed up ready to eat.
1x24 - The Greatest Rivalry in Sports
November 30, 2011
A bunch of people from the show play on a basketball team together in NYC.
1x25 - Papa Gethard's Love Cauldron
December 7, 2011
Our dating episode. This one was really fun but also a mess.
1x26 - Monologues Only
December 14, 2011
This was the great JD Amato's idea, and man was it a good one. All monologue jokes all the time.
1x27 - One Hundred Callers
December 21, 2011
We attempted to get 100 callers in a single episode.
1x28 - Ruin This Show
January 4, 2012
This one hurt. The only show that actually went off the rails.
1x29 - The Dominatrix
January 11, 2012
1x30 - The Night of Zero Laughs III
January 18, 2012
The Night of Zero Laughs.
1x31 - The Blindfold Show
January 25, 2012
1x32 - Loser Is the New Nerd
February 1, 2012
1x33 - The Search for the New Random
February 8, 2012
We had to say goodbye to Random Andrew, and it was so sad.
1x34 - The Birth of the Third Random
February 15, 2012
We meet Random Melissa.
1x35 - Checking in with Alyssa
February 22, 2012
Why have something like The Chris Gethard Show if you don't do something nice for other people with it?
1x36 - How Do Girls Work
February 29, 2012
Our callers quiz Chris on female related topics and it becomes very clear how little Chris knows about women.
1x37 - The Culture Show
March 7, 2012
1x38 - The Birth of the Hintmaster
March 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.
1x39 - The Camera Cannon
March 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.
1x40 - The Wisdom of the Aged
April 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.
1x41 - Math Sucks, Hintmaster Sucks
April 11, 2012
A show dedicated to the ups and downs of education.
1x42 - The Hintmaster Show
April 18, 2012
Completing his transition from hero to villain, the Hintmaster takes over an entire episode of TCGS, renaming it The Hintmaster Show.
1x43 - Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos
April 25, 2012
The Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos is the ultimate bringer of either reward or punishment.
1x44 - Foreign Language Bingo
May 3, 2012
This week the TCGS panel is filled with friends of the show who speak different languages.
1x45 - We Got Nothing
May 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.
1x46 - Robot Fights
May 16, 2012
The Keeper of the Battledome has time traveled back from the future to oversee a night of insanity on TCGS.
1x47 - Birthday Night
May 23, 2012
This week is not only Gethard's birthday but also the last show before he takes to the streets for #BonnarooGethard.
1x48 - The Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza
May 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.
1x49 - Farewell Melissa
June 13, 2012
Random Melissa's last episode.
1x50 - The One Year Anniversary Show
July 20, 2012
It's been one whole year since we first started this circus and we're doing our one year anniversary right.
1x51 - The Night of Zero Laughs
June 27, 2012
If you laugh, you get eliminated.
1x52 - The Genuine Sadness Episode
July 11, 2012
This week we weren't in the mood for dumb stuff.
1x53 - The Shitty Art Show
July 18, 2012
This week we explore both the art world as well as the world of tricking dummies into giving us money.