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Podcasting may seem like a medium primed for a pandemic.
Still, the show must go on, and many leading comedy podcasts are adjusting on the go.
Vulture recently caught up with several comedy-podcast hosts and producers to see how theyre handling the changes.
Tackling Technical Difficulties
The biggest issue when recording remotely is sound quality.
He has faith that listeners will take it easy on podcasters as they work out the kinks.
Bang!has had to adapt its practices, too.
Every one of the guests is recording their own audio themselves, he explains.
What is this, a crossover episode?
And we appear with all-time weirdo@RyanFGaul!
All hosted by my sweet little friend@ScottAukerman!
Weve found that recording with no video helps remove any delay or sound hiccups, says Perkins.
But in doing this, the hosts have lost some of that studio spark.
The main change recording from our respective homes is not having that in-person chemistry, she explains.
Colin Anderson, an executive producer at Earwolf, is acutely attuned to the current state of affairs.
Like any remote work, theres always a bit of a learning curve, adds Vincent.
Bang!guests are learning how to improv alone, together.
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Esp with this lineup of comedy magicians.
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Similarly, Amir Blumenfeld, HeadGum co-founder and host of the networks basketball podcastBuckets,vows to march on.
The season may be over, but the discussion never stops, he says.
The Show Must Go On
I didThe Best Showafter 9/11.
I didThe Best Showafter Hurricanes Irene and Sandy.
We figure it out, one way or another, says host Tom Scharpling.
Right now, Scharpling says figuring it out means taking a 25-foot microphone cable to the homes of guests.
I recorded a session with Mary Lattimore and Paul Sukeena the other day.
Threw the sterilized 25' cord out my car window, they ran it into their house and played.
One of the most beautiful sessions imaginable, just stunning.
It’ll be on the next Best Show.
Other comedians are choosing to stay inside and record with those immediately available to them.
For others, it means starting a brand-new podcast with your significant other.
Its kind of the reason podcasts have taken off in the first place, says Scheer.
Podcasts are the most adept at being able to address this new world which we are living in.
So an anniversary episode, for instance, might be almost impossible.
