Jordan Doll and Sam Wiles whisk you away to FIGHT ISLAND! A comedy podcast where your favorite comedians hypothesize, riff and role-play about fictional fights and the very real island where they take place. It's one part D&D, one part your new favorite road-trip game with a new topic every week. it's brutal, it's funny, it's FIGHT ISLAND!
Episode 133 - A Very Thanksgiving Episode (with The Boyz)
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Ahh you guys we all got together, we sat down at the table, Mom made me turn off the Gameboy before we started eating, and boy oh boy did we fight the food.
The boys are putting on a solo show today of all the greatest things that freak the shit out of them in the dark of the night and boy oh boy is the heavyweight weirder than you think. Seriously, whatever you think it is it's weirder than that.
You know the stuff. It's always giving you that wry look from that perverted corner of the Walgreens. Avoid it's tricks while you can because it won't be too long before you'll be paying less than 5 dollars for a 30 rack!
There are just some people in this world who don't feel comfortable hanging their hat on just two names. Today these XXL nom de plumes will end it all.
Yes it's that part of Saturday Night Live where they stick the cast members who are too dumb to do anything but be themselves. But which one of them has the bones to rip out a throat or two? Find out this week!
Episode 113 - Dumb Guy Leaders (with Kath Barbadoro)
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Every army needs a leader; an Alexander to send the hoards into the wood chipper. The question is which dumb guy who has an irrational fear of antibiotics and maybe has a Youtube channel will reign supreme???
Episode 112 - Fictional Wrestlers (with Dan Black)
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Brother let me just tell you that on this Fight Island? This one right here? We got hunks of fictional brothers doing all kinds of fictional fightin'. Best believe!
Episode 110 - Person's Wearing Boots (with Ben Roy)
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There's no other way to articulate it: Every fight in this card prominently features somebody wearing boots. Some of the them are famous, some of them are very not, all of them end in death. And you can thank Ben Roy for helping!
Every body is beautiful! The week the boys will be pitting anthropomorphic slights against god against each other while also inadvertently examine various pervy subcultures. Trust me, it wasn't planned this way. Cancelled!
This episode we travel the 20th century to see which individuals are strong enough to look camera one in the face and say, "hey Bub hasta la muerta" or something cool like that.
These bands would sully even the most decrepit of late 80s Volvo station wagon cassette players and today we find out who will fill the stadium with $140 general admission tickets and $50 merchandise t-shirts here on Fight Island!
A raging backwoods? The geographic center of the USA? A type of barbecue cooking style? You guessed it, the boys are figuring out the top contenders from one the America's oft maligned middle states: Missouri. See who prevails!
Some TV HBO, other parts of television are primetime, even other elements of TV can be REALITY, but today we'll be battling TV...that is simply must see. Tune in with the boys and guest Joe "I did have to make sure twice his last name was correct" Kwaczala to see which show makes it to the top of the fight pile!
The body oil flows like wine today as the gang decides who is the hunkiest of the hunks. Join us in this episode to see who the island will crown king and who will be relegated to hunk jail (New Jersey).
In celebration of Godzilla and Kong finally airing their filthy, filthy laundry, the boys have decided to let the island decide the fate of two genetic branches that diverted millions of years ago and have never looked back. It's ape like things vs lizard like things!
Episode 100 Mega-sode - KINGS (with David Gborie, Nicole Conlan, and James Austin Johnson)
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Folks, it's the 100th episode so we did something fun and had not one, not two...but three lovely guests on to debate who is the kingliest of kings. Enjoy this double stuffed episode of Fight Island: The true beats to relax to while studying.
Episode 99 - Various Kurt Russells (with Andy Sell)
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This episode the boys talks to Andy Sell who knows, by all accounts, A LOT about actor Kurt Russell. Which one of his various characters of the silver screen will prevail??? Tune in and discover!
This week we welcome our newest and surely most handsome producer, Danny Felts, to the island to see which morally ambiguous producer of film and music will come out on top. Spoiler Alert: They're mostly bad!
Episode 97 - Fight High 2: The Teachers Lounge (with Amy Silverberg)
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Hilarious educator and gifted comedian Amy "Battle Jugs" Silverberg returns to the island this week to settle once and for all who is the most fearsome combatant to ever don a mortar board. its FIGHT HIGH 2: THE TEACHERS LOUNGE this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
This week the boys are joined by the fearsome and funny Jack Robichaud to orchestrate a fight between the most savage beings to ever operate abeer bong. It's PARTY ANIMALS, This week on FIGHT ISLAND!!!
It's time for a crossover ep! The boys unite in the shadow of Rush Limbaugh's death to fight the worst people to ever wind up dead. Joining them this week is the cohost of the Werewolf Radar podcast and expert on the dead Nate Balding! it's DEAD ASSHOLES! This week, on FIGHT ISLAND!
Jordan and Sam welcome Phoebe Bottoms back to the pod to orchestrate a battle between those cuddly little euphemisms, those disingenuous hieroglyphics of the modern age, those flimsy excuses for movie characters; THE EMOJIS, this week on FIGHT ISLAND
Look, we lost the ep. No one's happy about it. Once you're in there, Sam'll tell ya all about it. However, the good news is that we've unlocked a Scuffle Peninsula for you. So Enjoy.
Episode 90 - Difficult Actors (with Mike Carrozza)
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Mike Carrozza drops by, mostly to help us understand calzones. Our boys do indeed end up fighting difficult actors. But mostly, the important stuff, is all about calzones.
Andrés du Bouchet (Conan, Bob's Burgers) joins us to fight the ACTORS not the CHARACTERS of the MCU. I repeat, we are not fighting the characters from the MCU, who fight plenty within the MCU, we're fighting the ACTORS BEHIND THE CHARACTERS. So as you can see, it's a slight pivot from maybe what a person would maybe expect.
Youtube and Twitter legend Irene Walton (give her a sub and/or a follow why dontcha) graces us with her presence to fight characters from the sitcom "Friends".
This week, the dudes invite the very hilarious Erin Dewey Lennox (@ErinDeweyLennox) to fight the greatest men and women to ever shout your favorite sports teams. it's COACHES this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
In a lot of ways Logan Guntzelman prototyped Fight Island with her blog "Fuck, Marry, Kill: Cheeses" she did with her college roommate. That being said, she slays sandwiches all day like an old pro with Sam and Jordan. Please enjoy.
This week the dudes release a super-sized, festive episode featuring two, count 'em' two!, of our favorite ever, holiday themed episodes. First up is PEOPLE YOU MIGHT MEET AT THANKSGIVING featuring the very funny MADDIE CONNORS, followed immediately by THE HOLIDAYS featuring KYLE AYERS. its a gigantic holiday episode that has nothing to do with technical difficulties on our end. HAPPY HOLIDAYS YA MUGS!
Curt Neil's a rare breed: an Oregonian who pumps his own gas... I kid, I kid! He's a funny guy who's made his own feature film and it's called "Derek's Dead", It's hilarious, I've seen it. For real. I saw it in a theatre with 200 other people in DTLA.
The dudes invite the triple hilarious Harris Alterman (@TheHarrisAlterman, @BadNewsHeadlines) to fight the most famous people ever to catch a murder for semi-political purposes... we looked up the definition of assassinate. It's ASSASSINEES, this week on FIGHT ISLAND.
In the wake of Joe Biden's CRUSHING defeat of historical loser and pile of punch-custard, Donald Trump, the boys have decided to take the week off to ice their voting fingers and get ready for what comes next... more fighting. In the meantime sample this DOUBLE HEADER of unlocked Patreon content, who knows, maybe you TOO would like to patronize us. Happy listening and God Punch America.
John Cullen (not the hockey player) joins Sam and Jordan to fight teachers, because he is one, on the side. He also hosts the podcast Blocked Party which is legendary and I'm sure I don't need to explain to you how big of a deal it is that he's on the Island with us this week. Show some respect, act like you've been here before.
The legendary Eliza Skinner (Earth to Ned, James Corden) graces the island with her hilarious presence to fight, what else... vampires. Get ready to have your boring stoic blood siphoned from your neck holes, only to be dialysised and reintroduced into your body freshly oxyngenated with LOL's.
SAM IS GONE. The good news is that Nathan Lund (One on Lund) steps in this week to co-host AND guest. The topic? The 27 Club. We're fighting dead young adults. All your favorite gone-too-soon's in one place, killing each other prematurely, all over again.
The Daily Zeitgeist's own Miles Gray graces our presence to smash Juniors together in our collective imaginations. Juniors (Jr.s) being sons sharing their first and surnames with their fathers. Not like.... children.
Absolutely floored to have legend Billy Wayne Davis fighting stoners in our collective imagination with us. Don't believe the stereotypes, stoners are not all passive and lethargic. They can be absolute killers, as our imagined, speculative violence will show!
Episode 73 - 90's Sports Starts (with Sam Tallent)
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This week we've got a real talent, Sam Tallent. We're fighting 90's sports stars, and there's a lot there. Check out Sam's (Tallent not Wiles) novel "Running the Light" preferably not from amazon.com.
Beth Stelling (Crashing, Good Boys) comes through to fight coffees, and we're blessed to have her. Watch her new special "Girl Daddy" on HBO MAX RIGHT NOW.
This one's for the true Tommyheads out there. Tommy McNamara joins the battle, and although he doesn't know who Rolph the muppet is, he makes up for it by sounding kinda like Ira Glass.
Food, we all gotta put it in our mouths, but can it fight? This week we welcome Danny Palumbo back, and boy does he have some strong feelings about food.
Episode 69 - Jack Nicholson Characters (with Carl Tart)
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Lucky you! We've got Carl Tart (Comedy Bang Bang, Robbie) for y'all this week. There's not a lot more to say I mean, if you're not pumped at this point I'm not going to be able to move the needle.
Recently the entirety of the online ecosystem was wrapt in a phenomenon that frankly, stole our steez. The Animal Meme. We were blessed to book such a righteous guest in Matt Braunger (Comedy Central, Superstore) to do the subject justice, and altho we were plagued with phantom audio problems, producer Nolan really did a superb job diving in and mopping them up. Wow, what a guy.
This week the prestigious Cody Heller (Wilfred, Deadbeat, Dummy) comes immensely prepared and well researched on the subject of Himbos. What are they? What makes one better an another? Y no Burt Reynolds? For answers to these, and more esoteric mysteries of the fightin' kind...STAY TUNED.
This week on the island Richelle Meiss (Bachelor The Musical, Issues) talks Toomgus, The General, and The Mucinex Booger with our boys. Spoiler Alert: Snapple supports the war on drugs.
This week the boys are joined by hilarious jokesman and noted presidential enthusiast Troy walker (Comedy Central, The Late Late Show) to fight U.S. presidents from the past, which means no Trump! Honestly, we had to keep him out of this one for his own safety. The other Presidents seem pretty pissed. it's PAST PRESIDENTS, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
This week the Fight Islanders are joined by 'Ol Bigtop hisself Mr. Jim Hickox (@JimHickox, @Bigtopstudios) to fight that which cannot be fought, the nameless, faceless businesses of old. The elemental conglomerates that were here before us, and will be here after. It's EVIL CORPORATIONS, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!!!
The boys are alone on the island this week and you know what that means! It's time for a hyper-obtuse fight that only the two of them could ever care about or understand even a little bit! AKA: The funnest episodes of all. it's time for fully carbonted combat as we fight SODAS! this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
Episode 60 - Nicolas Cage Match (with Anica Cihla)
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In addition to being a very hilarious human being, Anica Cihla (@hog_mild, twitch.tv/anica) has studied Nicolas Cage. Watch him move, watched him work. In a lot of ways, she knows how to THINK like a Nic Cage, which is why she knows how to fight them. This week, we fight the characters of Nicolas Cage in our firt ever FIGHT ISLAND! NICOLAS CAGE MATCH!
The ever hilarious Megan Gailey (Conan, Fallon) just had a write up in New York magazine about her fabulous wedding in palm springs. What better way to celebrate than with a visit to FIGHT ISLAND to live out all her frustrations through combative ideation! it's THE WEDDING, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
The very hilarious Nick Nemeroff (New album on Spotify, @nicknemeroff) joins us to settle an age old score. who is the mightiest mayor of them all. it's FAMOUS MAYORS, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
This week we are joined by social media maven, and comedy beach queen, Dana Donelly (@hottestdana on EVerything) to take a much needed vacation to the beach. Be sure to apply plenty of sunscreen to your fists though, cause buddy, this beach aint in Florida. It's BEACH PEOPLE, this week on FIGHT ISLAND
This week, the Island is crawling with CLOWNS! And, here to help us fight them is serious fellow and professional humourer Cullen Crawford (ONN, Clickhole, @HelloCullen). It's CLOWNFIGHT 2020, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!!!
Episode 55 - Punchable People (with Adam Cayton Holland)
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This week, Sam and Jordan are joined by the serenely calming and unpunchable features of Adam Cayton Holland (Those Who Can't, The Grawlix Saves the World), to help us hash out a battle between those people who just make your knuckles itch, you know? People with big, smug, flat faces, just begging for a little chin-music. it's PUNCHABLE PEOPLE, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
This week, the Islanders are joined by the bright and terrible queen of the dorks herself, the ever hilarious Jackie Kashian! (The Dork Forest, The Jackie and Laurie Show) We fight the fair folk, fae creatures, and the ever present threat of technical difficulties in this episode all about magic and mayhem. it's FAMOUS ELVES this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
This week the dudes are joined by fellow podcaster and hilarious human being Kath Bardadoro ("What a Time to be Alive" , "Lie, Cheat, & Steal") to fight the lowest of the low, the rat-bastards who would just as soon sell you the Brooklyn Bridge as steal their mommas welfare check! There's also a coupla charming tricksters in there. it's LIARS! This week on FIGHT ISLAND!
Hilarious comedian and son-of-a-preacher-man Caleb Synan (Comedy Central, @DumbCaleb) Joines us for a battle of the most pious among us. Let he who is without sin KICK THE MOST ASS! It's RELIGIOUS TYPES, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!
The quarantine continues with another remote episode! This time, the fellas are joined by hilarious human and solo act extraordinaire, Aaron Urist (Viceland, @AaronUrist), to orchestrate an act between the most isolated combatants to ever grace the island. In honor of self-quarantining, it's LONERS, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!!!
In the era of Covid-19 the residents of Fight Island call upon the best and brightest healers among us to face the ultimate challenge: A Fight to the Death for podcasting purposes. Andrew Orvedahl (The Grawlix Saves the World, Those Who Can't) joins Sam and Jordan for a remote battle! It's DOCTORS, this week on FIGHT ISLAND!!!
Head of exostudies at Phoenix University, and fight island's first guest EVER, Brad Wenzel (Conan, @BradWenzel) returns to help Jordan orchestrate a battle between something that is on all our minds these days... Aliens. Drop your protein pills and put your helmets on, Islanders. It's time to kick open the door of the capsule and start punching aliens. Welcome to urff... er... FIGHT ISLAND!
This week the fellas are joined by public tough guy/secret softie Zach Pugh (@ZachPugh, What Things Are What Things) to duke it out in relative anonymity before hitting the big time with a hit single bout a romance set in a lighthouse. it's INDIE FRONT MEN this week on FIGHT ISLAND!