Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters is the pop culture quiz show where comedians disagree to disagree. Twice a month, Dave will stoke pointless arguments between two teams of comedians and make them compete against each other in order to settle their meaningless debates once and for all. Winner takes home the right to be right.
Episodes
This week, we are replaying some of our favorite holiday segments from previous Troubled Waters eps. Featuring Alison Rosen, Jacob Givens, Mike Castle, Joey Greer, Des Bishop, Joel Stein, Danielle Perez, Jessica Sele, Drennon Davis, and Shawn Carter! If you liked these segments, check out the full episodes in our archives!
Stay tuned to the very end for a quick announcement and we will see you in the new year!
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This week, our friends Devan Joseph and Noah Friedman of No Such Thing join Dave for some holiday rebuses, terribly named carols, and awful Christmas presents.
Noah Friedman would like to plug No Such Thing and recommends Broken Homes and Gardens by Michael Hurley
Devan Joseph would also like to plug No Such Thing and recommends No Easy Fix
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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Our friends Amber Nash and Dimitry Pompée join Dave for distorted music trivia, strange Trader Joe's foodstuffs, and trivial confessions at the Thanksgiving table!
Amber Nash would like to plug RePhrasing: An Archer ReWatch Podcast and recommends Amy Sedaris on Instagram
Dimitry Pompée would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends Old Dog New Tricks
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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This week, our friends Jenny Zigrino and Caleb Zeringue join Dave for some Taylor Swift chord progressions, alien trivia, and Dr Seuss/Decemberists lyricism
Caleb Zeringue would like to plug his upcoming tour dates and Luigi the Musical and recommends Gianmarco Soresi
Jenny Zigrino would like to plug her upcoming tour dates and Jen-Z and recommends Caitlin Peluffo
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Anastasia Washington join us for our annual Troubled Waters Halloween Spooktacular!
Teri Gamble would like to plug Horror X and Horror Movie Survival Guide and recommends I Know What You Need
Anastasia Washington would like to plug Gaslighter and recommends Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story and Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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Written by Riley Silverma...
This week our friends Jack Lawler and Douglas Widick join Dave for Time Warping, gangster/social media star names, and wrestler movie star trivia.
Jack Lawler would like to plug The Daily Friday and recommends Could Be The Move
Douglas Widick would like to plug Paperclip and recommends Taylor Janney-Rovin
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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This week our friend Mary Houlihan and Ben Katzner join Dave for some fun in the sun as we say goodbye to summer!
Ben Katzner would like to plug Troll Hole and Supple Harlot and recommends Mike Lester, Kelsey Cook, and Sam Evans
Mary Houlihan would like to plug her upcoming tour dates and recommends Dan Perlman
And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Teeny Tiny by Joey Greer
This week, our friends Jordan Morris and Meghan Fitzmartin join Dave for Riverdale musicals, New Yorker cartoon captioning, and some good ol fashioned comic book knowledge bidding.
Meghan Fitzmartin would like to plug Mary Sue and recommends Marian Heretic, both out October 8th
Jordan Morris would like to plug Predator Black White and Blood 4, Venom 252, and recommends Celebrity Family Feud
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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This week, our friends Mary Kate Wiles vs Sean Persaud join Dave for some comic strip theme songs, film adaptations, and memorable quotes from Agnes van Rhijn.
Mary Kate Wiles would like to plug Shipwrecked Comedy and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and recommends Blue Prince
Sean Persaud would like to plug The Librarians: The Next Chapter and also recommends Blue Prince
And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend @...
This week, our friends Denise Winkelman and Bobby Dolan join Dave for some half hearted apologies, body swapped trivia, and Weird Al polka covers.
Bobby Dolan would like to plug Could Be The Move and recommends @fauxtivational_speaker
Denise Winkelman would like to plug Bougie on a Budget and recommends Lioness on Paramount+
And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Jimmy and Stiggs
This week, our MaxFun friends Tom Lum and Christian Duguay join Dave for lesser known Superman/Fantastic Four cohorts, Oasis and Green Day song trivia, and Pixar sequel pitches.
Tom Lum would like to plug Let's Learn Everything and Our Findings and recommends A Guide to Making Friends in the Fourth Dimension
Christian Duguay would like to plug Valley Heat and his upcoming live show at Largo and recommends Jennifer Coolidge in The Wh...
During the 2025 MaxFunDrive, we promised yall if we reach our support stretch goal, we'd make a special D&D episode! Well, we reached that goal and got right to work. Join Dave Holmes, Riley Silverman, John-Luke Roberts, producer Christian, and special guest Austin Taylor of Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries on a rip roaring musical adventure!
DM'd by Riley Silverman, recorded remotely over Zoom and in Los Angeles at MaxFun HQ and...
This week, our MaxFun friends Katie Goldin and John Moe join Dave for some Pixar films, custom popcorn buckets, and Muppet music trivia
Katie Goldin would like to plug Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and Creature Feature and recommends Pants
John Moe would like to plug Depresh Mode, Sleeping with Celebrities, his band Math Emergency, and his upcoming class at The Loft and recommends Elderberry Wine by Wednesday
And finally Dave is on...
This week, our MaxFun friends Helen Hong and Kevin Avery join Dave for Nintendo trivia, LGBTQ+ anthems, and Sesame Street pitches.
Helen Hong would like to plug Go Fact Yourself and Belly Laughs Festival
Kevin Avery would like to plug Maximum Film and The Great North and recommends Kara Morgan
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
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This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Jessica Lynn Verdi join Dave for TV spinoff trivia, improvised song sequels, and movie sequel bidding wars.
Teri Gamble would like to plug Horror Movie Survival Guide and Horror X and recommends Today in Gay
Jessica Lynn Verdi would like to plug Mission Log: The Orville and recommends Naming Your Little Geek and Amanda Troop
And finally Dave is on Bluesky!
This week, our guests Shanna Christmas and Mangesh Hattikudur join Dave Holmes for some songs about women in interesting places, cornfield horror flicks, and Sanrio character trivia.
Shanna Christmas would like to plug her upcoming special Highly Intelligent and her monthly comedy show and recommends The Comedy Reviewers
Mangesh Hattikudur would like to plug Part Time Genius and recommends From Ted to Tom
And finally Dave is on Bluesk...
This week, our guests Riley Silverman and Amy Spalding join Dave Holmes for some cubic trivia, wordcloud karaoke, and tax write off justifications.
Riley Silverman would like to plug Tales From The Vortex and recommends The Joy Who Lived
Amy Spalding would like to plug On Her Terms and recommends Cover Story by Celia Laskey
And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Pete Zias
This week our friends Oscar Montoya and Mike Drucker join Dave for some garbled videogame tunes, Wario-ized celebrities, and videogame movie trivia.
Mike Drucker would like to plug Good Game No Rematch and recommends Two Point Museum
Oscar Montoya would like to plug Eurovangelists and Drag Her! and recommends Infinity Nikki
And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Cotton Crown by The Tubs
For MaxFunDrive 2025 we thought it'd be fun to release an older piece of bonus content from behind the paywall! Enjoy!
Here's a little sneak peek at this year's bonus content! It's a Motivational Speeches special, featuring a ton of MaxFun favorites!
If you'd like to hear the rest, go on over to maximumfun.org/join and become a member TODAY! It's the MaxFunDrive, the one time of year where your dollar goes the furthest! Get great gifts and support the shows you love!
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