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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Often combined with ItIsPronouncedTroPay for comedic effect, especially when talking about places (Can''ad''ia, Californiay etc.).

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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Often combined with ItIsPronouncedTroPay PretentiousPronunciation for comedic effect, especially when talking about places (Can''ad''ia, Californiay etc.).
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Comedian and actor Greg Proops, of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' fame, has been putting out an episode of his podcast about once a week since October 2010. It's been recorded at venues in a number of different countries, mainly the USA, and involves a large amount of audience participation. The show also comprises rambling comedic monologues, lefty liberal ranting about the state of the world (what Proops calls the 'boring preachy part'), and a lot of stuff about baseball.

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Comedian and actor Greg Proops, Creator/GregProops, of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' fame, has been putting out an episode of his podcast about once a week since October 2010. It's been recorded at venues in a number of different countries, mainly the USA, and involves a large amount of audience participation. The show also comprises rambling comedic monologues, lefty liberal ranting about the state of the world (what Proops calls the 'boring preachy part'), and a lot of stuff about baseball.
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* AscendedExtra: Jennifer (Greg's wife) would occasionally make comments from the background in earlier episodes and would sometimes co-host, but since late 2018 she's become a permanent co-host with Greg.

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* RunningGag: Scratching out/deleting unnecessary exclamation marks (i.e. pretty much all exclamation marks, as far as Greg's concerned).
** Jeremy Irons.

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Scratching out/deleting unnecessary exclamation marks (i.e. pretty much all exclamation marks, as far as Greg's concerned).
** Jeremy Irons.Creator/JeremyIrons.
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* TotallyRadical: In a highly fuckin' self-aware and affectionately parodic way, dude, y'know what I'm saying? ''Awesome.''

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* TotallyRadical: In a highly fuckin' self-aware and affectionately parodic way, dude, y'know what I'm saying? ''Awesome.''''
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* SigningOffCatchPhrase: "May every page that you turn be a Satchel Paige, may every bell that rings for you be a Cool Papa Bell. I wish you nothing but love."

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* AmbiguousGender: Kittens McTavish, a cardboard cat who acts as a mascot and occasional sarcastic co-host. If you ask, you'll be told to mind your own damn business, in a very squeaky voice.

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* AmbiguousGender: Kittens McTavish, [=McTavish=], a cardboard cat who acts as a mascot and occasional sarcastic co-host. If you ask, you'll be told to mind your own damn business, in a very squeaky voice.


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* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Greg's catchphrase for addressing his CampStraight tendencies and frequent man-crushes is "I'm not gay and I make no case for it."
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** "Oh, kittens!"
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** "One more and then we'll fuck off into this goodnight."

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** "One more and then we'll fuck off into this goodnight.good night."
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* TheSnarkKnight
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** Jeremy Irons.
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->''"Hurray hurrah!"''
-->--'''Traditional words of greeting'''

Comedian and actor Greg Proops, of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' fame, has been putting out an episode of his podcast about once a week since October 2010. It's been recorded at venues in a number of different countries, mainly the USA, and involves a large amount of audience participation. The show also comprises rambling comedic monologues, lefty liberal ranting about the state of the world (what Proops calls the 'boring preachy part'), and a lot of stuff about baseball.

The title is apparently a reference to the podcast's origins as a space for Proops to simply let rip as if he really were right about everything. However, although the content is often highly political and stridently opinionated, he regularly reads out correspondence correcting or challenging his statements.

For some time, occasional episodes were recorded in the style of a film club, with Proops providing background information on a film before screening it for his live audience and discussing it with them afterwards. This is now a separate release all of its own so as not to interrupt the regular podcast schedule.

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!!This podcast contains examples of:
* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Often combined with ItIsPronouncedTroPay for comedic effect, especially when talking about places (Can''ad''ia, Californiay etc.).
* BriefAccentImitation: About every ten seconds.
* BuffySpeak
* CatchPhrase: See the page quote for one of many examples.
** "Could I get another vodka flavoured vodka drink?"
** "One more and then we'll fuck off into this goodnight."
* ClusterFBomb
* EruditeStoner: If Greg ever does the show sober, he doesn't admit to it.
* MoodWhiplash: It's not uncommon to move from childish humour to incredibly depressing current affairs and back again in the blink of an eye.
* TheNicknamer: Greg to audience members, and often to himself. Good thing his surname lends itself to compound words.
* RamblingOldManMonologue: Parodied and played straight (even though he's not ''that'' old).
* RunningGag: Scratching out/deleting unnecessary exclamation marks (i.e. pretty much all exclamation marks, as far as Greg's concerned).
* SnarkyNonHumanSidekick: Kittens [=McTavish=]. He doesn't 'speak' often, but when he does he tends to backchat Greg in that exaggerated high-pitched cutesy lisp of his.
* StrawmanPolitical: Conservatives.
* TotallyRadical: In a highly fuckin' self-aware and affectionately parodic way, dude, y'know what I'm saying? ''Awesome.''

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