Once upon a time in the city of Chicago - around 2006 - a group of politically-nerdy writers and performers came together in a mutual need to stay sane through what we all SWORE would be the WORST Presidency we would EVER live through. How naive we were ... but also, how funny! Because the only way we all got through the George W Bush years was to laugh - and, dare we say, we will get you to laugh too. We are at W, and we invite you to listen for one final time at that time ...
Once upon a time in the city of Chicago - around 2006 - a group of politically-nerdy writers and performers came together in a mutual need to stay sane through what we all SWORE would be the WORST Presidency we would EVER live through. How naive we were ... but also, how funny! Because the only way we all got through the George W Bush years was to laugh - and, dare we say, we will get you to laugh too. We are at W, and we invite you to listen for one final time at that time ...
This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:
Gina Buccola
Sandy Bykowski
Joseph Fedorko
Sylvia Mann
Paul Moulton
Patrick J. Reilly
And Tommy Spears
This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae
Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
Sound effects procured at Freesound.org
DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito
THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.
CAST AND CREDITS
COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
Dr. Nair - Tommy
Paige - Ramona
Audience Member - Paul
IT SHOULD NOT BE A MUSHROOM CLOUD - Written by Paul Moulton
Dr. Nair - Tommy
Condi - Sylvia
MY FAIR BUSHIE – Written by Patrick J. Reilly
Rove - Paul
W - Tommy
CHENEY VILLAINELLE - Written by Paul Moulton
Cheney - Joe
PUT US ON YOUR BACK I – Written by Joseph Fedorko
Announcer - Sylvia
Roger Stone - Paul
Fred Seamer - Patrick
PUT US ON YOUR BACK II - Written by Joseph Fedorko
Fred Seamer - Patrick
Jeffrey Skilling - Tommy
Announcer - Sylvia
NOT LESBOS - Written by Paul Moulton
Barbara Boxer - Ramona
THE FLIP-FLOPPER - Written by Tommy Spears
Tommy - Tommy
Young Tommy - Patrick
Mr. A - Paul
JOHNNY B. SCARED - Written by Paul Moulton
Newscaster - Sylvia
Dad - Patrick
Johnny - Tommy
PUT US ON YOUR BACK III - Written by Joseph Fedorko
Fred Seamer - Patrick
Trump - Joe
Eric - Tommy
W - THE GOOD OLD DAYS - Written by Patrick J. Reilly
HECKLE - Sylvia
JECKLE - Sandy
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