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The Phoney & Call-y Podcast

by All Things Comedy

Tony and Johnny are the best of friends…but they live on separate coasts! Luckily, they’ve been able to keep their long-distance relationship fresh and vital through frequent, soul-nourishing phone conversations. The Phoney & Call-y Show presents these phone calls to you: the lonely idiot, to delight in an entertaining blend of banter, introspection, bickering, and improv bits!* *However, this podcast is not to be life-affirming, at all. Any relatable honesty Tony & Johnny display is purely for their own, therapeutic benefit. It’s not for you to feel better about your own life. That’s not what this is.

Latest episodes

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Episode 54: The Longest Dial Tone

You heard right, Pho-Cal Heads. This old pod is movin’ on to quieter, less-audible pastures. It’s proven too much for Johnny’s delicate system, and he’s told Tony at the

Oct 31 2022
1 h 16 min

Episode 53: Panthro’s Worth

We start with some real, nice energy and momentum. The babies sing a little. Then it all hits a brick wall when Johnny holds forth on his ramen lunch. Who cares, Johnny?!

Oct 24 2022
51 min

Episode 52: Does He Seem Stupider? (with guest Naomi Ekperigin)

Johnny has gotten the new COVID booster. And it has provided him with firsthand knowledge of the mysterious “anal gel” that Tony is always talking about. Tony feels vindi

Oct 17 2022
1 h 27 min

Episode 51: No Fear (with guest Gil Ozeri)

The boys are ready to record. There’s only one problem…they don’t have a guest! They happen to be chatting with pod-fav Gil Ozeri, and they think, “Why don’t we muscle hi

Oct 10 2022
1 h 03 min

Episode 50: Eggs on the Weekend (with guest Jeff Hiller)

O momentous day! It’s the 50th episode!!! And guess what? It’s never mentioned once. The hosts forgot! Luckily, they do remember to talk about their massive shits and whe

Oct 3 2022
1 h 36 min

Episode 49: Hot Hospital Content (with guest Rob Stern)

Wee oo wee ooo! It’s a medical emergency! John’s father is in the hospital, and that means two things: The boys are very concerned, OBVIOUSLY. And Tony has to say “I’m ve

Sep 26 2022
1 h 26 min

Episode 48: A Wipe-the-Slate Moment (with guest Andy Daly)

The boys begin with some clutch accent work, then get into what good drivers they think they are. Listeners are encouraged to take a thorough self-inventory and decide wh

Sep 19 2022
1 h 43 min

Episode 47: Communications (with guests Shelby Wolstein & EJ Marcus)

Tony is glistening. He’s comfortable to let Johnny believe it’s sweat from his toils, but really he’s just gotten out of the shower! Johnny is behind on his Zoom updates

Sep 12 2022
1 h 47 min

Episode 46: The Trenches (with guest James Adomian)

It’s hot! Should Tony leave his air conditioner running? Dare he? What are the implications for the audio quality of the podcast? The answer MAY surprise you! The show Fo

Sep 5 2022
1 h 43 min

Episode 45: Organized Curiosity (with guest Larry Atamanuik)

The pod’s abuzz because Anthony’s dad Larry is coming on today, and his tech specs need to be juuuuust right! Tony is rankled that it’s not societally acceptable for men

Aug 29 2022
1 h 39 min

Episode 44: Miliani’s Game (with guest Emily Strachan)

We open on a hot, desert soundscape. Heat waves undulate off the baking asphalt. The driving roadhouse rock swells, as a leather-clad dog enters frame. Now that’s how you

Aug 22 2022
1 h 39 min

Episode 43: A Waste of Time (with guest Mark Proksch)

There’s some disagreement between the two schmucks about whether or not they need to formally greet one another, at the top of the pod. They clearly both want to say “hel

Aug 15 2022
1 h 26 min

Episode 42: The Mini-Soda Twins

Another breezy, guest-less episode begins with a classic jump-scare! Even more frightening, Johnny is not running the latest version of Zoom! Thankfully Tony is. Unfortun

Aug 8 2022
1 h 02 min

Episode 41: Manets on Everything (with guests Mary Holland & Dan Klein)

It’s a beautiful day out! After struggling to describe it, Tony admits to a near-total ignorance of visual artists. This throws the guys into a confidence tailspin, reali

Aug 1 2022
1 h 40 min

Episode 40: Pup Detectives?! (with guest Geoff Garlock)

It’s too much nipple talk for Tony! Also, Tony has been the recipient of multiple birthday gifts from Johnny. But is Johnny really the magnificent gift-giver that Tony th

Jul 25 2022
1 h 18 min

Episode 39: Farting Around in a 747 (with guest Rob Huebel)

Summer’s heating up, and you can’t run A/C during a podcast. So the men are hot! The fellas crunch the numbers on how many full days of recording they’d have to do to ban

Jul 18 2022
1 h 39 min

Episode 38: The Night Meeting (with No One)

Tony & Johnny are recording the podcast together, in the same room, for the first time! They quickly discover that the “play-aggression” they employ over Zoom feels much

Jul 11 2022
1 h 04 min

Episode 37: Harry Podcast (with guest Dan Lippert)

The giggle-boys are being silly tickledicks, at the top of the pod. They titter about Harry Potter, old email accounts, and whether you have to be a hoarder to run a junk

Jul 4 2022
1 h 48 min

Episode 36: A Handsome Man (with guest Ben Rodgers)

Tony is hard-selling Johnny on getting back into DayZ (a multiplayer, survival game without the speed of multiplayer, the satisfaction of survival, or the ability to acco

Jun 27 2022
1 h 33 min

Episode 35: A Hollow Ball of Pure Intelligence (with guest Neil Casey)

There’s a congressional hearing on UFOs! Tony finds UFO speculation endlessly fascinating. But sadly, try as he might, he cannot get Johnny on board. The circular logisti

Jun 20 2022
1 h 35 min

Chart trend

Position in the Improv chart (US), last 90 days.

#85
all-time peak
5
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where The Phoney & Call-y Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 1, 2026).

#184 ▼ 22 Improv US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

You guys helped me through a rough year. Thanks to both of you for being so open and candid. You both expressed thoughts and feelings a lot of us have, but don’t often speak about. I found great comfort in listening to P&C each week. You both are so so funny. John, the theme song and final episode outro are amazing. Tony, the sound production really elevated the scenes and made them special. Thank you for sharing yourselves with us. Looking forward to whatever you do together, and individually, in the future. ❤️

carnlsn · Nov 2022

I’m sad to hear this show has come to a close! This is the only podcast I listen to as soon as a new episode drops every week. The entire series was a great run and will stand among some of my favorite short-lived comedy podcasts of all time. A standout episode for me was the fake clip show 30th episode. I will miss starting every week with Tony and Johnny’s gastrointestinal banter. I guess I will have to get real friends now!

drewbastank · Oct 2022

I’ve been a big Improv enthusiast for years and I’m always thirsty for better improv podcasts. I’ve got about five on rotation at any given time and this one is top of the charts! For a long time I have considered these comedians to be some of the best in the game. Tony does a great job editing the sounds for the scenes and Johnny’s game is always a treat to look forward to! Will not disappoint, five stars, do recommend, listen!

SB native · Oct 2022

These two comedy gems and improv legends are not only hillarious but also surprisingly open and relatable. Truly has become one of my favorite podcasts!

redpandaspoon · Oct 2022

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