The Smartest Man in the World

Beards

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Back at Bar Lubitsch, Greg unloads on unfuckable bands, unwritten novels and unparalleled gifts.

Cramps

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Helium Comedy Club in Portland, OR, Greg carries on about the cars, Cher, and Chen Guangcheng.

Sabotages

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

From the Parlor Live in Bellevue, Washington, Greg covers movies, Mifune and MCA.

Sazeracs

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Proopcasting live from The Carleton in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Greg legislates on Louis Armstrong, lobsters and Levon Helm.

Banks

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, Greg brings up Brenner, Buckley and The Band.

Mendicants

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Vodkasting live from the San Jose Improv, Greg tells tales of the midway, the Mystery Spot and Mike Wallace.

Soaps

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Proopcasting live from La Java in Paris, Greg contemplates cabs, cafes and "the cutes."

Shaves

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Tron Theare in Glasgow, Scotland, Greg pontificates on pasties, pandas and ponytails.

Pinkies

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg gabs on lushes, Lagerfeld and Liv Tyler.

Legends

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:58:00 +0000

Vodkasting live from the SXSW conference in Austin, TX, Greg opines on radio, Republicans, and remakes.

Lobsters

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Live at Bar Lubitsch, Greg discusses Hagar, Huxley and the children of Halifax. (This episode features 30 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App. Visit the iTunes Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android or proopcast.com to download the app.)

Antilles

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Proopcasting from Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, Greg reports on Marie Colvin, music and The Monkees.

Pictures

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Greg nurses an Oscar hangover at the Bar Lubitsch with talk of Sisqo, "Sex Machine" and the '70s.

Homunculi

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:55:18 +0000

Vodkasting from Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh, North Carolina, Greg takes on monsters, meth labs and magic.

Magnets

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

From the Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, Greg takes on Syria, Santorum and snow.

Papers

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

In the second of two SF Sketchfest episodes, Greg attacks languages, laminates and Louis XIV. (Recorded live at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 28th, 2012.)

Menageries

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Vodkasting live from the California Academy of Sciences in his beloved San Francisco, Greg discusses alligators, bears, eels, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and skeksis.

Needles

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Live at the Parlor Club in Bellevue, Washington, Greg talks about Etta, Alexander and Olympia. (This episode features 20 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App. Visit the iTunes Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android or proopcast.com to download the app.)

Jets

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

From the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson in Hollywood, Greg discusses Doughboys, drive-ins and Chicken Delight. (This episode features 10 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App. Visit the iTunes Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android or proopcast.com to download the app.)

Condors

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

From the Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, Greg discusses bibles, Boudica and bud. (This episode features 20 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App. Visit the iTunes Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android or proopcast.com to download the app.)

Elbows

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Live at the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics, Greg talks arson, abortion and Anderson Cooper.

Tracheas

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

From the Punch Line in San Francisco, Greg talks cold, coffee and the Caribbean.

Carols

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Greg greets the holiday season -- and the crowd at Bar Lubitsch -- with talk of cemeteries, solstice and Caesar.

Beans

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

From the Soho Theatre in London, Greg talks Groucho, Macca and Snooki.

Strikes

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Live at the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta, Georgia, Greg discusses Alan Sues, Suu-Kyi and the South.

Crackers

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Live at the Comedy Bar in Toronto, Greg regales our neighbors to the north with tales of politics, pop stars and pot.

Lions

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Greg's back at the Bar Lubitsch to discuss parades, Pilgrims and pugilists.

Diamonds

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Live from the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship off the coast of St. Thomas, Greg regales his shipmates with tales of Barbados, Jamaica and the perils of tourist traps.

Knives

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0000

From deep within his West Hollywood bunker, Greg records a special audience-free episode and answers your questions. (This episode includes 15 minutes of bonus content, which can be accessed via the Proopcast app. Visit the iTunes Store or the Amazon Appstore for Android to download the app.)

Ships

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Greg's back at the Bar Lubitsch to talk Columbus, Cortés and Cronenberg.

Tents

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000

From the Comedy Central Space at the Hudson in Hollywood, Greg discusses Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland and The Banana Splits.

Presenting: The Proopcast App

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The Smartest Man in the World now has his own app! Stream and download episodes directly to your mobile device, mark favorites and access exclusive bonus content not available anywhere else. The Proopcast App is iOS and Android compatible, so visit the iTunes App Store or the Android Marketplace to purchase -- or just follow the links on proopcast.com.

(App users: to access the first bonus mini-episode, click "Extras," "View All Extras," then "Bonus Content.")

Walls

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Proopcasting live from Hilarities in Cleveland, Greg discusses Carl Lewis, Herman Cain and The Ohio Players.

Arms

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Back at Bar Lubitsch, Greg discusses banned books, Planned Parenthood and Michael Moore.

Masks

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Live from the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, Greg discusses Dock Ellis, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

Tacos

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Greg is back at the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson to discuss Entourage, Kirk Douglas and the death penalty.

Bats

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Live from The Hideout in Austin, Texas and the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Greg talks baseball, Bachmann and "bunga bunga."

Caves

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Live from the Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Greg talks castles, kilts and chippies.

McDonalds

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Greg makes a triumphant return to the Bar Lubitsch to talk rock, riots and Riff Raff.

Bumps

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Live from the Punch Line in his hometown of San Francisco, Greg expounds on government, gigs and ganja.

Beavers

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:25:00 +0000

Proopcasting live from the Underworld at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Greg talks poetry, poutine and Sir Paul McCartney.

Domes

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Live from the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson, Greg talks Spice World, Showgirls and the Murdoch scandal.

Cars

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Greg's back at the Bar Lubitsch to talk All-Stars, apes and alcoholics. Don't forget, you can find future Proopcast live dates and more at proopcast.com.

Buffalo

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Coming straight out of the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg answers a few lingering questions from last week's episode and reminds you of upcoming live dates -- July 13th, 7pm at Bar Lubitsch, July 20th, 8pm at the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson and July 27th, midnight at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. (You can find all of Greg's Smartest Man dates and more at gregproops.tumblr.com)

Dogs

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Greg celebrates his independence at the Bar Lubitsch with tales of firecrackers, Vulcans and London on July 4th.

Pages

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Live from Bar Lubitsch, Greg discusses Santas, statues and sluts.

Tubes

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000

From the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson, Greg talks about baseball, Bukowski and Bigfoot.

Moons

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Greg once again holds court at the Bar Lubitsch to discuss Marilyn, heroin and wood burning pizza ovens.

Counts

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:32:09 +0000

Back home at Bar Lubitsch after his sojourn abroad, Greg discusses Jersey, jazz legends and their geriatric fans.

Bluffs

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Live from the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in Wellington, Greg takes on princes, pies and paua.