From the creators of Let’s Make a Sci-Fi , comes The Town Show – where comedians Mark Chavez and Ryan Beil set out to build a fictional town using the power of improv comedy. Each week, a guest comedian helps pitch new residents, landmarks, history, and events that shape the town. Together, they craft a world from scratch, one episode at a time. Building a town… how hard could it be? New episodes every Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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Ep 95: Live from Korea
Ryan joins Mark and Chris live (to tape) from Seoul, South Korea. He tells stories about his travels including being the perpetrator of cultural faux pas on a train that
Oct 21 53 min
Ep 94: The Outskirts Season 1 Finale
It’s all been leading to this - the wrap up of Season 1 of The Outskirts - our premium, serialized narrative that takes place on the outskirts of our town. Will Engle get
Oct 14 51 min
Ep 93: Naked Grapes w/ Tom Hill
Tom Hill, part of the comedy/theatre duo Hip.Bang! comes on the show to talk about their new show about You Bet - which is all about gambling. And he also talks about the
Oct 7 1 h 01 min
Ep 92: Van Land w/ Emmett Hall
Emmett Hall - video game music maker and member of thrash metal band Necronado returns to the show to talk about the new neighborhood he’s moved into in Vancouver, but he
Sep 30 46 min
Ep 91: On Location - Gazebo! w/ Howard Dai
Actor Howard Dai joins us for our “on-site” episode, where Mark and Ryan host from the outdoor gazebo at The Caravan Farm Theatre in beautiful Armstrong, British Columbia
Sep 24 52 min
Ep 90: Hissy Beer w/ Paul Anthony
Host of the legendary Talent Time, Paul Anthony comes by to tell us about getting kicked out of NXIUM, telling Zach Galifianakis that The Hangover was going to flop befor
Sep 16 59 min
Ep 89: Homeroom
School is back in session and so are we, and this time Chris is joining Mark and Ryan on mic. Lots of promises are made in anticipation of Episode 100 of The Town Show. W
Sep 9 53 min
Ep 88: The Outskirts of The Outskirts
We’re back with Ep 5 of The Outskirts - our creepy serialized show within the world of The Town Show. Mark and Ryan start things off with a scene between the two undercov
Aug 26 45 min
Ep 87: Death, Taxes, and Witches w/ Kayla Lorette
Actor and writer Kayla Lorette (Netflix’s Wayward) joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in Pamela Anderson’s home town of Ladysmith, BC. She talks about her cool
Aug 19 1 h 01 min
Ep 86: Grand Prank Revenge w/ Taz Van Rassel
Mark and Ryan welcome back Taz Van Rassel (The Sunday Service), the first member of the Three Timer Club! He talks about the town of Prince George, BC where he used to vi
Aug 12 1 h 00 min
Ep 85: The Arena w/ Abdul Aziz
Podcaster and comedian Abdul Aziz (Spout Lore) drops by to tell us about growing up in The United Arab Emirates and Dundas, Ontario. He talks about his school in the UAE
Aug 5 56 min
Ep 84: The Party Island Podcast w/ Ronald Dario
Comedian Ronald Dario joins Mark and guest host Christine Bortolin to talk about: His experiences on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The difference between Corn Pops in Ca
Jul 29 58 min
Ep 83 - Squawk Palace w/ Allie Entwistle
Comedian Allie Entwistle joins Mark and guest host Christine Bortolin to tell us all about Kelowna, BC’s infamous “boob wall”. They actually talk a lot about the night li
Jul 22 1 h 04 min
Ep 82: Tenants
We’ve got a treat for all of you Townies - we are sharing with you Episode 1 of our Patreon exclusive series Tenants! It is a serialized story line about a group of Town
Jul 15 50 min
Ep 81: Round Up
Yeehaw! The “Round-Up” is back. For those of you that don’t know, the round-up has nothing to do with rounding up anything - it is our mailbag episode and this one is a d
Jul 8 39 min
Ep 80: Brass Rubbing w/ Helen Zaltzman
Helen Zaltzman, host of the legendary podcast The Allusionist stops by the show to talk about her home town of Royal Tumbridge Wells, England, a town famous for writing c
Jul 1 55 min
EP 79: The Fishing Pond w/ BC Bob
The man who is "BC Bob" on TikTok & Instagram, Bob Kronbauer (rhymes with Prawn-Power), stops by to talk about starting the world’s first online skateboard magazine, grow
Jun 24 57 min
Ep 78: The Sandwich Shop w/ Andrew Barber
Actor and comedian Andrew Barber (@isandrewenough) comes on the show to talk about growing up in Tsawwassen, BC. Giving his weed smoking spots names, going to see The Bac
Jun 17 54 min
Ep 77: The Rock Shop w/ Jess Lupini
Stand up comedian Jess Lupini (@jlupini) come on the show to talk about dissecting baby pigs in high school science class in Victoria, BC. She also talks about dead seals
Jun 10 50 min
Ep 76: The Fort w/ Mary Saunders
Comedian and doctor (!!!), Mary Saunders comes by the show to tells us why growing up in Fort Langley was being on the set of Gilmore Girls. We absolutely roast Mark for
Jun 3 52 min
Chart trend
Position in the Improv chart (US), last 90 days.
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Chart positions
Where The Town Show ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 22, 2026).
A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.
The best intro song in the biz and a dang shame they’re cuttin it short! Two very clever comedian/improvisers with great chemistry (listen to Let’s Make a Horror if you haven’t yet) design a town with guests week to week. Seriously fun. The scenes might be my favorite part, and I hope we can duck back to visit old characters at some point! I would listen to Barnaby Advises every week if I could.
Zymurgy under · Feb 2026
I stumbled on the Town Show as I needed a break from political podcasts and shows that wanted to teach me something, and I’m so glad I did. It’s our FAVORITE podcast ever. The lore they build and the characters they create become like friends - and so do the amazing hosts! I’m wondering if we’ll ever see a book happen as for the News from Lake Wobegon… 👀
mahatma_tom · Oct 2025
I arrived at The Town Show via 2 prior podcast series by Mark & Ryan. These guys and their guests are consistently funny and so creative. Sometimes I burst out in laughter or giggles, which always feels weird while working out at the gym. I’ve never seen improv, and The Town Show has taught me how it works, it’s very cool. This pod is a big uplift in my listening week. And, I’m learning about Canada too! Enjoy!
Chris (Kris?), I did the homework!
AngryBirdMe · Jun 2025
I’m so glad this Podcast showed up on my feed. I usually don’t get into Improv, but I think that’s because I’ve been sampling the wrong stuff!! Love the connection between the hosts and their guests in weaving this hilarious story about a town. I haven’t laughed this hard in a while.
Wheezme · Mar 2025
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