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MOVIE! 5 | The Grand Cosmic Hotel Part Two

Release Date: 02/14/2025

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

This week on the Bit Improv Comedy Network, Billy and Gail kick things off with Mayor Joe of Farmington, Michigan, whose generosity and good humor are on full display as he shares the city’s history, its Quaker roots, its famously welcoming small-town vibe, its abundance of coffee houses, and the distinctive character that makes Farmington feel like its own little world — before graciously allowing the BIT Crew to do what they do best: lovingly satirize it all. From there, things spiral beautifully into a full-on podcast-town fever dream, where civic pride, local personalities, and...

Professor Michael Delaney | Guest Monologist

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

The BIT Improv Comedy Network – Mainstage Professor Michael Delaney Visits Dobbs Ferry This month on Mainstage, host Billy Merritt welcomes longtime collaborator and improv legend Professor Michael Delaney to talk about one very specific place: Dobbs Ferry, New York. What begins as a casual conversation about a small Hudson River town quickly spirals into a wildly improvised audio adventure featuring cursed skeletons, extremely unreliable restaurant hours, entrepreneurial ghosts, and a Dalmatian with a Revolutionary War résumé. Michael shares stories from his years living in Dobbs...

Jay Sukkow | Improv Icon + Guest Monologist

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Jay Sukow’s Glenwood stories spark a full-scale town meltdown featuring pizza wars, gossip culture, jailhouse romance, and a rapidly disappearing population. First, an apology. Billy was scheduled to host Jay. Billy refused to take the interview. There may have been… financial tension. Gail stepped in. Everyone survived. The Town Jay takes us back to Glenwood, Illinois — a place where: Everyone knows your business The Glenwood School for Boys is a constant threat Teens sneak beers in the forest preserve Deep dish is strictly for tourists Real Chicago pizza is tavern-style....

Dinner Party 2 | Everybody's a Podcaster

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Everybody's a Podcaster Feat. "Terry Gross" It's the end of the year, the end of the podcast, and the end of whatever was left in the fridge. Join us as the BIT Comedy Network wraps up 2025 with one final, chaotic, heartfelt, and slightly undercooked episode of Dinner Party. What's on the menu? 🎧 A "Podcast Party" hosted by the Double Ls (Luke & Laura), where microphones are hot and egos are hotter. 🐟 A shady fish-based gift from aquarium moguls Jim and Janet of "Something's Fishy." 🏛️ An unexpected guest: actual NPR royalty Terry Gross shows up, and things get even...

Dinner Party 1 | The Crystal Chair

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Billy and the BIT CREW players wish you the very merriest of Christmases, the happiest of Chanukahs, and a fantabulous and super-fun Holiday Season/New Year. As an homage to "holiday dinners." Billy insisted that we recreate that frenetic and sometimes awkward ritual with a special improv form called "Dinner Party." We even made a theme song. We hope you enjoy this special Christmas edition of Podcast Town. We are releasing a super, secret, double-dog-dared, New Year's bonus edition of DINNER PARTY at the stroke of Midnight on New Year's Eve. Listen to the full version of the song!...

rabbitHOLE 10 | Live from OSLO! - A Random rabbitHOLE

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Season Two Finale of rabbitHOLE - Live from OSLO! - A Random rabbitHOLE OMG OMG! The BIT Comedy Network's first LIVE show was at the Oslo Impro Fest on October 24th. We have been performing together under the BIT marquee for about two years, but we had never met or performed live as a troupe. Even with the wonky audio (it gets better after the introduction), we think you'll enjoy this RANDOM rabbitHOLE journey through rolling D20s, experimental medicine, the benefits of divorce and hot water, fruits with curative powers, and a costumed heist. (We still don't know if Amber...

MOVIE ! 9 | The Primrose Inn VII

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Happy Thanksgiving from the BIT Comedy Network! We bring you the next installment in The Primrose in VII. Many years have passed and the Inn is spookier and more dastardly than ever. We don't have nipples in this episode, but there is a lot of other weird stuff. ENJOY! As always, MOVIE! MOVIE! is 100% unscripted. Music and some sound effects were added in post. This was our season two finale. See ya next year! If you enjoy MOVIE! MOVIE! follow, rate, and share it with your friends! Tell them Billy $*@#ing Merritt recommends it. DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt CO-EDITORS/PRODUCERS: Hill Kane +...

rabbitHOLE 19 | Wordnesia

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Wordnesia | Frogs | Math Teacher President Ever stared at a word until it stopped being a word? That’s where this week’s rabbit hole begins—when Hillary’s brain short‑circuits over the word speaker and takes a detour through psychology, frogs, and semantic satiation. 🐸💭 From there, the BIT crew spins a surreal chain of scenes featuring: Two frogs debating existence (and auditioning for a Budweiser commercial) A crappy math teacher turned football coach turned U.S. President Nine‑year‑old engineering prodigy designing roller coasters and performing surgery Captain ...

Podcast Town 17 | North Caldwell, NJ

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

North Caldwell, New Jersey - with Special Guest - Margot Escott Tiny town. Big secrets. One suspiciously spiritual traffic light. Birch beer, buried mafia lore, an abandoned sanitarium, and a Church of the Traffic Light that really leans into metaphysics — Margo Escott brings us back to North Caldwell, NJ, and Podcast Town builds a delightfully deranged local variety show around it. Expect tomato politics, a Sopranos-adjacent tour, electrocution "illuminators," and at least one tomato to the face. In this episdode: Host Billy Merritt interviews Margo about growing up in a town with no...

MOVIE! 8 | The Primrose Inn III

BIT Improv Comedy Network | MAIN STAGE

Just in time for Halloween! A BIT Comedy Network mini-feature film with all the fixings of a Halloween classic. A haunted inn, storms, knitting/crocheting, tea, bad weather, and of course...nipples! As always, MOVIE! MOVIE! is 100% unscripted. Music and some sound effects were added in post. If you enjoy MOVIE! MOVIE! follow, rate, and share it with your friends! Tell them Billy $*@#ing Merritt recommends it. DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt EDITOR/PRODUCER: Hill Kane GUEST EDITOR: Jim Tripp CAST: Dean Aisles Konrad Andrew Terry Armstrong Luke Bovard Margot Escott Brent Kohler Don Slovin Jim...

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Happy Valentine's Day from the BIT!

The Grand Cosmic Hotel is BIT's Tribute and Valentine's Day "Card" to Wes Anderson.

The GCH is inspired by The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson's signature visuals, audio choices, and tropes, along with many curated suggestions from Billy's followers. Our cast and editor have never worked harder.

We watched many Wes Anderson films and shorts, carried on seemingly endless discussions, and wrangled our inner angels and demons to deliver BIT's first two-part audio cinema masterpiece.

Part One: Chapter 1 - The Bucharest Envoy Chapter 2 - The Brass & Woodwind Retreat Part Two: Chapter 3 - The Aviary Life of Tilda Garrafalo Chapter 4 - The Sport of Taxidermy

The characters are as quirky as they come, and the score is moving and entertaining!!

As always, MOVIE! MOVIE! is 100% unscripted. Music and sound effects were added in post.

If you enjoy MOVIE! MOVIE! follow, rate, and share it with your friends! Tell them Billy $*@#ing Merritt recommends it.

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
EDITOR/PRODUCER: Hill Kane
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Thea Marie Thorkildsen

CAST:

Dean Aisles: The Duke (Part 2)
Terry Armstrong: Thierry Dupree - Asst. Concierge
Amber Bellsdale: Lavender Lottingham - Femme Tragique
Peg Davis: Spy No. 3 and Big Slim - Trumpet Player (Part 1)
Hill Kane: Gertrude Simone - The Grand Concierge and Mrs. Ylva
Brent Kohler - Chef Chef, Jimmy Sax -Tuba Player, Spy No. 1, and Delivery Peasant
Yuehan Liu: Olivia Finch - GCH Florist, Flautist, and a literal finch
Jason Luna: Gary Woodwind - Non-Fiction Author and Clarinet Player
Don Slovin: Ralph Picolin - Asst. Head Waiter and Bassoon Player
Jason Spiro: Fritz Frankenwiel - Maitre D'Hotel, Taxidermy Emcee
Thea Marie Thorkildsen: Spy No. 2 and Ylva The Norwegian Taxidermist
Michael Watzka: Quiet Guy Obsessed with Riddles, English Horn Player, and Tilda Garrafalo
Flannery Wilson: Windy Wilkinson - Great American Novelist

Musical compositions and sound effects were licensed from Pixabay.com and include:

Jazz and Drum Jam - AKTASOK Electro Cabaret - Diana Production Music Waltz With My Fat Cat - Fresh Merry Tex Mex Delight - Mexican Mariachi - Free Groove See You At Six Master track - Billy Zoigas Heroes - Serge Quadrado A Walk In Paris - Royalty-Free Music Paris Montmatre - Jean Paul V Mediterranean Village Dance - Purple Planet Music French Positive Romantic Happy Music - Tomasz Redman Russian Morning - Serge Quadrado Boismortier Joseph Boden de French Opus #35 - Nesrality Java Musette - Abydos Music Italian Trip - Wildsound 159 Victory Gold Star Award - Cyreiljay Villaro Background Horror and Tension - Universfield French Music (Paris Accordion France...) - Background Music for Video Cello Suite (Bach) - Loren Zobuczek

"Movie! Movie!" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production & Graphics/Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

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