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* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This joke is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't pull that gag nearly as often.
* BlatantLies: Jim claims that [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] has his phone number and is always texting him weird, annoying messages.
* BlatantLies: Jim claims that [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] has his phone number and is always texting him weird, annoying messages.
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* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This joke is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he they would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his their attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't they don't pull that gag nearly as often.
* BlatantLies: Jim claims that [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] hashis their phone number and is always texting him them weird, annoying messages.
* BlatantLies: Jim claims that [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] has
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jim's "Now hear me out, Jonathan!" and "Right?" whenever he's trying to persuade Jonathan to do something naughty. Jonathan frequently responds with "No! Why would I do that?"
* DeepSouth: Jim is English by birth, but he lives in Mississippi, so all the usual stereotypes get mocked every so often.
* DeepSouth: Jim is English by birth, but he lives in Mississippi, so all the usual stereotypes get mocked every so often.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jim's "Now hear me out, Jonathan!" and "Right?" whenever he's they're trying to persuade Jonathan to do something naughty. Jonathan frequently responds with "No! Why would I do that?"
* DeepSouth: Jim is English by birth, buthe lives they lived in Mississippi, Mississippi at the time of recording, so all the usual stereotypes get mocked every so often.
* DeepSouth: Jim is English by birth, but
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* PsychopathicManchild: Jim's online persona is this, taken to the extreme. He's a nice guy in real life, mind you.
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* PsychopathicManchild: Jim's online podcast persona is based off of this, taken to the extreme. He's a nice guy in seemingly having no real life, mind you.standards of morality or good taste.
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** Jim's obsession with actor Edward James Olmos. He's always coming up with new pitches for creepy TV shows that Olmos could star in, and has even said on a few occasions that he "can't stop thinking about him".
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** Jim's obsession with actor Edward James Olmos. He's They're always coming up with new pitches for creepy TV shows that Olmos could star in, and has even said on a few occasions that he they "can't stop thinking about him".
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In early 2019 the cast got back together and started ''Boston's Favorite Son'', a spiritual successor where Jim and Conrad suggest ways to make Jonathan famous again whether he wants them to or not.
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** "Willem Dafoe Movie Pitches", ideas they've come up with for a movie that would star Willem Dafoe. Usually these ideas are completely insane, and Dafoe's hypothetical character is frequently a play on his over-the-top [[Film/SpiderManT1 Green Goblin]] persona. According to Jim, the gag is poking fun at how Dafoe seems willing to do absolutely ''anything'' in ''any'' movie, no matter how strange.
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** "Willem Dafoe Movie Pitches", ideas they've come up with for a movie that would star Willem Dafoe. Usually these ideas are completely insane, and Dafoe's hypothetical character is frequently a play on his over-the-top [[Film/SpiderManT1 [[Film/SpiderMan1 Green Goblin]] persona. According to Jim, the gag is poking fun at how Dafoe seems willing to do absolutely ''anything'' in ''any'' movie, no matter how strange.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Boston's Favorite Son'', where Jim and Conrad suggest ways for Jonathan to regain his non-existent fame from his days on ''Series/RoadRules'', despite Jonathan's protests.
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** "Willem Dafoe Movie Pitches", ideas they've come up with for a movie that would star Willem Dafoe. Usually these ideas are completely insane, and Dafoe's hypothetical character is frequently a play on his over-the-top [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Green Goblin]] persona. According to Jim, the gag is poking fun at how Dafoe seems willing to do absolutely ''anything'' in ''any'' movie, no matter how strange.
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** "Willem Dafoe Movie Pitches", ideas they've come up with for a movie that would star Willem Dafoe. Usually these ideas are completely insane, and Dafoe's hypothetical character is frequently a play on his over-the-top [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy [[Film/SpiderManT1 Green Goblin]] persona. According to Jim, the gag is poking fun at how Dafoe seems willing to do absolutely ''anything'' in ''any'' movie, no matter how strange.
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See also ''WebVideo/Jimquisition'', Jim's weekly video show.
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See also ''WebVideo/Jimquisition'', ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'', Jim's weekly video show.
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Updated to reflect cancellation, and changed website link to that of an archive since Jim says the site is likely to be dead at the end of the month
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''The Dismal Jesters'' is a weekly podcast starring [[https://twitter.com/JimSterling Jim Sterling]], [[https://twitter.com/TronKnotts Jonathan Holmes]], and [[https://twitter.com/ConradZimmerman Conrad Zimmerman]].
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''The Dismal Jesters'' is was a weekly podcast starring [[https://twitter.com/JimSterling Jim Sterling]], [[https://twitter.com/TronKnotts Jonathan Holmes]], and [[https://twitter.com/ConradZimmerman Conrad Zimmerman]].
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The podcast is updated every Wednesday[[note]]although on rare occasions they may update on another day, if they aren't all available on Wednesday[[/note]], and can be found on iTunes and [[http://dismaljesters.libsyn.com their own site.]]
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The podcast is updated every Wednesday[[note]]although on rare occasions they may update on another day, if they aren't all available on Wednesday[[/note]], ran for 30 episodes[[note]]29 regular episodes and can be found on iTunes one movie commentary special[[/note]], before Jonathan had to leave. Jim and [[http://dismaljesters.Conrad, along with [[https://twitter.com/caitbit Caitlin Cooke]], started a new podcast a couple of months later entitled [[http://fistsharkmarketing.libsyn.com their own site.FistShark Marketing]].
The show can be found on iTunes or in an archive located [[https://archive.org/details/TheDismalJesters here.]]
The show can be found on iTunes or in an archive located [[https://archive.org/details/TheDismalJesters here.]]
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* BlatantLies: Jim claims that [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] has his phone number and is always texting him weird, annoying messages.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jim's "Now hear me out, Jonathan!" and "Right?" whenever he's trying to persuade Jonathan to do something naughty. Jonathan frequently responds with "No! Why would I do that?"
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The show spun off of [[http://destructoid.libsyn.com Podtoid]], the official podcast of the video game website [[http://www.destructoid.com Destructoid]], which was hosted by the trio from 2011-2013. Although its subtitle was "Destructoid Video Game Podcast", the show gained a reputation for having [[NonIndicativeName jack-all to do with video games]], instead focusing on the zany antics of the crew. When Jim left Destructoid in November 2013, ''The Dismal Jesters'' was created so the ball could keep rolling.
The format of the show is, essentially, completely undefined; the hosts talk about anything that strikes their fancy, though VideoGames are a frequent topic (all three men being professional games journalists), and Jim's extremely twisted sense of humor often sends the discussion in extremely odd directions.
The format of the show is, essentially, completely undefined; the hosts talk about anything that strikes their fancy, though VideoGames are a frequent topic (all three men being professional games journalists), and Jim's extremely twisted sense of humor often sends the discussion in extremely odd directions.
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The show spun off of [[http://destructoid.libsyn.com Podtoid]], the official podcast of the video game website [[http://www.destructoid.com Destructoid]], which was hosted by the trio from 2011-2013. Although its subtitle was "Destructoid Video Game Podcast", the show gained a reputation for having [[NonIndicativeName jack-all to do with video games]], instead focusing on the zany antics offbeat personas of the crew. When Jim left Destructoid in November 2013, ''The Dismal Jesters'' was created so the ball could keep rolling.
The format of the show is, essentially, completely undefined; the hoststalk crack jokes about anything that strikes whatever's on their fancy, mind, though VideoGames are a frequent topic (all three men being professional games journalists), journalists) and Jim's extremely twisted sense of humor often sends the discussion in extremely odd really weird directions.
The format of the show is, essentially, completely undefined; the hosts
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* LettersToTheEditor: The Jesters answer questions from their Twitter followers in the last part of the show. They tend to take these more seriously and honestly than the rest of the show, though they'll still give sarcastic answers if the question ever calls for it.
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* LettersToTheEditor: The Jesters answer questions from their Twitter followers in the last part portion of the show.episodes. They tend to take these more seriously and honestly than the rest of the show, though they'll still give sarcastic answers if the question ever calls for it.
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** The guys send a message to some company, asking them to sponsor the show Their letters are always totally nuts, and it's clear that they're not actually expecting a response. Miraculously, every time they've sent a message, they've ''actually gotten a sponsorship!''[[note]]Not always the one they were after, though; their first pitch was to Monster energy drinks, but Jones Soda contacted them instead.[[/note]]
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** The guys send a message to some company, asking them to sponsor the show show. Their letters are always totally nuts, and it's clear that they're not actually expecting a response. Miraculously, every time they've sent a message, they've ''actually gotten a sponsorship!''[[note]]Not always the one they were after, though; their first pitch was to Monster energy drinks, but Jones Soda contacted them instead.[[/note]]
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The show grew out of [[http://destructoid.libsyn.com Podtoid]], the official podcast of the video game website [[http://www.destructoid.com Destructoid]], which was hosted by the trio from 2011-2013. Although its subtitle was "Destructoid Video Game Podcast", the show gained a reputation for having [[NonIndicativeName jack-all to do with video games]], instead focusing on the zany antics of the crew. When Jim left Destructoid in November 2013, they decided to keep their ball rolling and started ''The Dismal Jesters''.
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The show grew out spun off of [[http://destructoid.libsyn.com Podtoid]], the official podcast of the video game website [[http://www.destructoid.com Destructoid]], which was hosted by the trio from 2011-2013. Although its subtitle was "Destructoid Video Game Podcast", the show gained a reputation for having [[NonIndicativeName jack-all to do with video games]], instead focusing on the zany antics of the crew. When Jim left Destructoid in November 2013, they decided to keep their ball rolling and started ''The Dismal Jesters''.
Jesters'' was created so the ball could keep rolling.
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* Ambiguously Brown: Jonathan's never really mentioned his ethnic background, but he is indeed "brownish", leading to occasional remarks on it.
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* Ambiguously Brown: AmbiguouslyBrown: Jonathan's never really mentioned his ethnic background, but he is indeed "brownish", leading to occasional remarks on it.
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''The Dismal Jesters'' is a weekly podcast starring [[https://twitter.com/JimSterling Jim Sterling]], [[https://twitter.com/TronKnotts Jonathan Holmes]], and [[https://twitter.com/ConradZimmerman Conrad Zimmerman]]. They talk about... things.
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''The Dismal Jesters'' is a weekly podcast starring [[https://twitter.com/JimSterling Jim Sterling]], [[https://twitter.com/TronKnotts Jonathan Holmes]], and [[https://twitter.com/ConradZimmerman Conrad Zimmerman]]. They Zimmerman]].
The show grew out of [[http://destructoid.libsyn.com Podtoid]], the official podcast of the video game website [[http://www.destructoid.com Destructoid]], which was hosted by the trio from 2011-2013. Although its subtitle was "Destructoid Video Game Podcast", the show gained a reputation for having [[NonIndicativeName jack-all to do with video games]], instead focusing on the zany antics of the crew. When Jim left Destructoid in November 2013, they decided to keep their ball rolling and started ''The Dismal Jesters''.
The format of the show is, essentially, completely undefined; the hosts talkabout... things.
about anything that strikes their fancy, though VideoGames are a frequent topic (all three men being professional games journalists), and Jim's extremely twisted sense of humor often sends the discussion in extremely odd directions.
The show grew out of [[http://destructoid.libsyn.com Podtoid]], the official podcast of the video game website [[http://www.destructoid.com Destructoid]], which was hosted by the trio from 2011-2013. Although its subtitle was "Destructoid Video Game Podcast", the show gained a reputation for having [[NonIndicativeName jack-all to do with video games]], instead focusing on the zany antics of the crew. When Jim left Destructoid in November 2013, they decided to keep their ball rolling and started ''The Dismal Jesters''.
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See also ''WebVideo/Jimquisition'', Jim's weekly video show.
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* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't pull that gag nearly as often.
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* Ambiguously Brown: Jonathan's never really mentioned his ethnic background, but he is indeed "brownish", leading to occasional remarks on it.
* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This joke is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't pull that gag nearly as often.
* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This joke is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't pull that gag nearly as often.
* DeepSouth: Jim is English by birth, but he lives in Mississippi, so all the usual stereotypes get mocked every so often.
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* NiceGuy: Jonathan is this on both the podcast and in real life. On the podcast, he almost never gets upset with Jim for his suggestions
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* LettersToTheEditor: The Jesters answer questions from their Twitter followers in the last part of the show. They tend to take these more seriously and honestly than the rest of the show, though they'll still give sarcastic answers if the question ever calls for it.
* NiceGuy: Jonathanis plays this role on both the podcast and in real life. On the podcast, he almost never gets upset with Jim and is one in real life too. He works at a psychiatric hospital and is known for his suggestionsfriendly and welcoming demeanor.
* PornStache: Conrad's moustache is beloved 'round the world. Truly, it's a sight to behold.
* PsychopathicManchild: Jim's online persona is this, taken to the extreme. He's a nice guy in real life, mind you.
* NiceGuy: Jonathan
* PornStache: Conrad's moustache is beloved 'round the world. Truly, it's a sight to behold.
* PsychopathicManchild: Jim's online persona is this, taken to the extreme. He's a nice guy in real life, mind you.
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* RealSongThemeTune: "Freakout" by Chainmale. They didn't get Chainmale's permission to use the song, as his online presence is basically nil, so [[OnceAnEpisode each week]] at the end of the show, Jim thanks him "for not suing us."
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* RealSongThemeTune: "Freakout" by Chainmale. They didn't get Chainmale's permission to use the song, as his online presence is basically nil, so [[OnceAnEpisode each week]] at the end of the show, Jim thanks him "for not suing us."
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** The guys send a message to some company, asking them to sponsor the show; their letters are always totally nuts, and it's clear that they're not actually expecting a response. Miraculously, every time they've sent a message, a company has ''actually sponsored them!''[[note]]Not always the one they're after, though; their first pitch was to Monster energy drinks, but Jones Soda contacted them instead.[[/note]]
** Jonathan is forced to read a product description for a sex toy. Usually he reads them in a dry, bored manner, and the products are the weirdest sex toys anyone has ever come up with.
** Jonathan is forced to read a product description for a sex toy. Usually he reads them in a dry, bored manner, and the products are the weirdest sex toys anyone has ever come up with.
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** The guys send a message to some company, asking them to sponsor the show; their show Their letters are always totally nuts, and it's clear that they're not actually expecting a response. Miraculously, every time they've sent a message, a company has they've ''actually sponsored them!''[[note]]Not gotten a sponsorship!''[[note]]Not always the one they're they were after, though; their first pitch was to Monster energy drinks, but Jones Soda contacted them instead.[[/note]]
** Jonathan is forced to read a product description for a sex toy. Usually he reads them in a dry, boredmanner, manner.
** Jonathan's supposed alter ego (invented by Jim), "Freaky Constantina", who dances erotically to Usher's "Yeah" while wearing cut-off jeans and a mesh tank-top.
** Jim's obsession with actor Edward James Olmos. He's always coming up with new pitches for creepy TV shows that Olmos could star in, and has even said on a few occasions that he "can't stop thinking about him".
** The line "I'm don't ''really'' like [thing X], I'm just doing it for theproducts are the weirdest sex toys anyone has ever come power!", spoken in an impression of Francis Underwood from ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS''.
* ZanyScheme: Jim's always coming upwith.with new ways for Jonathan to torment, humiliate, or jail himself. He never goes through with them, though, thank god.
** Jonathan is forced to read a product description for a sex toy. Usually he reads them in a dry, bored
** Jonathan's supposed alter ego (invented by Jim), "Freaky Constantina", who dances erotically to Usher's "Yeah" while wearing cut-off jeans and a mesh tank-top.
** Jim's obsession with actor Edward James Olmos. He's always coming up with new pitches for creepy TV shows that Olmos could star in, and has even said on a few occasions that he "can't stop thinking about him".
** The line "I'm don't ''really'' like [thing X], I'm just doing it for the
* ZanyScheme: Jim's always coming up
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->''''Now hear me out, Jonathan!''''
''The Dismal Jesters'' is a weekly podcast starring [[https://twitter.com/JimSterling Jim Sterling]], [[https://twitter.com/TronKnotts Jonathan Holmes]], and [[https://twitter.com/ConradZimmerman Conrad Zimmerman]]. They talk about... things.
The podcast is updated every Wednesday[[note]]although on rare occasions they may update on another day, if they aren't all available on Wednesday[[/note]], and can be found on iTunes and [[http://dismaljesters.libsyn.com their own site.]]
!!This podcast contains examples of:
* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't pull that gag nearly as often.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Jonathan puts up with ''so'' much.
* FanCommunityNickname: Jim has suggested "Dickheads", or for especially dedicated fans, "Stupid Fucking Dickheads".
* NiceGuy: Jonathan is this on both the podcast and in real life. On the podcast, he almost never gets upset with Jim for his suggestions
* TheQuietOne: Conrad is a bit less talkative than Jim or Jonathan, only speaking up if he has something especially funny or interesting to say.
* RealSongThemeTune: "Freakout" by Chainmale. They didn't get Chainmale's permission to use the song, as his online presence is basically nil, so [[OnceAnEpisode each week]] at the end of the show, Jim thanks him "for not suing us."
* RunningGag: Many, some to the point where they're basically regular segments of the show:
** "Willem Dafoe Movie Pitches", ideas they've come up with for a movie that would star Willem Dafoe. Usually these ideas are completely insane, and Dafoe's hypothetical character is frequently a play on his over-the-top [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Green Goblin]] persona. According to Jim, the gag is poking fun at how Dafoe seems willing to do absolutely ''anything'' in ''any'' movie, no matter how strange.
** The guys send a message to some company, asking them to sponsor the show; their letters are always totally nuts, and it's clear that they're not actually expecting a response. Miraculously, every time they've sent a message, a company has ''actually sponsored them!''[[note]]Not always the one they're after, though; their first pitch was to Monster energy drinks, but Jones Soda contacted them instead.[[/note]]
** Jonathan is forced to read a product description for a sex toy. Usually he reads them in a dry, bored manner, and the products are the weirdest sex toys anyone has ever come up with.
''The Dismal Jesters'' is a weekly podcast starring [[https://twitter.com/JimSterling Jim Sterling]], [[https://twitter.com/TronKnotts Jonathan Holmes]], and [[https://twitter.com/ConradZimmerman Conrad Zimmerman]]. They talk about... things.
The podcast is updated every Wednesday[[note]]although on rare occasions they may update on another day, if they aren't all available on Wednesday[[/note]], and can be found on iTunes and [[http://dismaljesters.libsyn.com their own site.]]
!!This podcast contains examples of:
* TheArtifact: On occasion, Jim will become annoyed if the conversation turns toward video games, and try to avoid it by singing a random song or some such. This is a holdover from the ''Podtoid'' days, where he would do so in an attempt to avoid talking about video games for as long as possible, even though it was [[NonIndicativeName ostensibly]] a video game podcast. Since ''Dismal Jesters'' officially has no main subject, there's not as much humor in his attempts to avoid the topic, so he doesn't pull that gag nearly as often.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Jonathan puts up with ''so'' much.
* FanCommunityNickname: Jim has suggested "Dickheads", or for especially dedicated fans, "Stupid Fucking Dickheads".
* NiceGuy: Jonathan is this on both the podcast and in real life. On the podcast, he almost never gets upset with Jim for his suggestions
* TheQuietOne: Conrad is a bit less talkative than Jim or Jonathan, only speaking up if he has something especially funny or interesting to say.
* RealSongThemeTune: "Freakout" by Chainmale. They didn't get Chainmale's permission to use the song, as his online presence is basically nil, so [[OnceAnEpisode each week]] at the end of the show, Jim thanks him "for not suing us."
* RunningGag: Many, some to the point where they're basically regular segments of the show:
** "Willem Dafoe Movie Pitches", ideas they've come up with for a movie that would star Willem Dafoe. Usually these ideas are completely insane, and Dafoe's hypothetical character is frequently a play on his over-the-top [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Green Goblin]] persona. According to Jim, the gag is poking fun at how Dafoe seems willing to do absolutely ''anything'' in ''any'' movie, no matter how strange.
** The guys send a message to some company, asking them to sponsor the show; their letters are always totally nuts, and it's clear that they're not actually expecting a response. Miraculously, every time they've sent a message, a company has ''actually sponsored them!''[[note]]Not always the one they're after, though; their first pitch was to Monster energy drinks, but Jones Soda contacted them instead.[[/note]]
** Jonathan is forced to read a product description for a sex toy. Usually he reads them in a dry, bored manner, and the products are the weirdest sex toys anyone has ever come up with.
