Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!
| Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by |
Walt Flanagan Bryan Johnson Brian Quinn |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Fridays |
| Production | |
| Production | Bryan Johnson, Declan Quinn |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| No. of episodes | 241 |
| Publication | |
| Debut | February 21, 2010 |
| Provider | SModcast.com |
| Website |
SModcast.com Tell'Em Steve Dave! Tell 'Em Steve Dave Bonus Podcasts |
Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! is a weekly podcast that is released Fridays on the SModcast Podcast Network. It is hosted by View Askew Productions regulars and close friends of Kevin Smith; Bryan Johnson, Walt Flanagan, as well as Brian Quinn. They are also joined regularly by Ming Chen, who works on the many View Askew websites.[1] On occasion, the group has also been joined by Sunday Jeff, who works the Sunday shift at Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. Jeff was also a host on the podcast Puck Nuts. Johnson played Steve-Dave and Flanagan played Fanboy who yelled "Tell 'em, Steve-Dave!" in Mallrats and Clerks: The Animated Series.
The podcast is recorded at Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey.
History
The podcast was originally started by Johnson, Flanagan, with Quinn working the audio. The podcast discusses its own history in numerous episodes available at the SModCo website.
The show influenced the creation of the 2012 AMC TV reality show Comic Book Men. The show is set in the Stash and the cast includes Walt, Bryan, Ming, Mike, and Kevin. A producer on Smith's film Red State knew someone at AMC and talked to Smith about doing a TV show. Smith had the idea of a comic store version of Pawn Stars. The network liked it and the search for a suitable store began. An AMC producer heard the TESD podcast, and this eventually led to the show being set in the Secret Stash store itself.[2] Johnson can be seen wearing a TESD shirt during many episodes of the show. His arm tattoo also features a zombified picture of his niece wearing a TESD shirt.[3]
Additional & occasional episodes
Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! Overkill
Sixteen episodes were made exclusively for Zune in 2011. A seventeenth episode was recorded but never released. As of January 2013, all Overkill episodes including an intro/retrospective and the seventeenth unreleased episode are available for purchase from their bandcamp.[4]
Space Monkeys
Brian Quinn and Bryan Johnson created the sub-podcast Space Monkeys as a companion to Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! to talk about the hot button issues that Walter Flanagan would rather not touch on. They completed a sold out tour of three English cities in 2011 as well as a show in Los Angeles in January of 2012 with special guest Iain Morris and Sal Vulcano of the Tenderloins filling in for Bryan.[5]
Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! X-Mas
Starting in 2011, an additional episode was released featuring Ming and Sunday Jeff on Black Friday discussing various childhood Christmas stories as well as playing Christmastime games. Now a yearly tradition, episodes are released on Black Friday and can be purchased on their bandcamp.[6][7][8][9]
Bonus Podcasts
There are 13 bonus podcasts which can be purchased on their bandcamp page.
Live Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!
- June 5, 2010 - The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, Brantford, Ontario (Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! 16)
- October 8, 2011 - Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey (Available for sale on Bandcamp)
Live Nude SMod 3 The Southworst Tour[10]
Also with SModcast
- July 21, 2010 - The Improv, Los Angeles, California (Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! 23)
- July 26, 2010 - The Improv, Tempe, Arizona
- July 27, 2010 - Allen Cineport 10, Las Cruces, New Mexico (Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! 33)
- July 28, 2010 - Granada Theater, Dallas, Texas (Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! 45)
- July 29, 2010 - Alamo Drafthouse, Houston, Texas (Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! 27/28/29)
- July 31, 2010 - Studio 35, Columbus, Ohio
Kickstarter projects
By Tell Em Steve Dave!
- Vinyl-Cast - successfully funded on January 7, 2012 where 2,040 backers has raised $61,218 ($6,500 goal)
- Clay Animation Movie - successfully funded on March 5, 2014 where 2,734 backers has raised $98,270 ($25,000 goal)
Supported by Tell Em Steve Dave!
- DVD Puppet Theatre - successfully funded on November 1, 2012 where 1,729 backers has raised $46,578 ($15,000 goal)
Awards and recognition
In 2010 Tell 'Em Steve Dave! won two Podcast Awards,[11] one for People's Choice and the other as Best Comedy.[11] The show was also named a best of 2010 audio podcast by iTunes.[12] Winner of the 2012 Stitcher Award for Best Entertainment & Pop Culture.[13]
References
- ↑ http://smodcast.com/channels/tell-em-steve-dave/
- ↑ AMC Launches Kevin Smith's "Comic Book Men", comicbookresources.com, Feb 10th, 2012, TJ Dietsch
- ↑ Comic Book Men, TV show, AMC Networks, 2012/2013
- ↑ https://tellemstevedave.bandcamp.com/album/tell-em-steve-dave-overkill-the-zune-years
- ↑ http://spacemonkeyspod.com/
- ↑ https://tellemstevedave.bandcamp.com/album/tesd-x-mas-2011
- ↑ https://tellemstevedave.bandcamp.com/album/tell-em-steve-dave-x-mas-2012
- ↑ https://tellemstevedave.bandcamp.com/album/tell-em-steve-dave-x-mas-2013
- ↑ http://tellemstevedave.bandcamp.com/album/tesd-x-mas-2014
- ↑ live nude smod 2
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.podcastawards.com/index.php?option=pastwinners
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=pageiTunesRewind10_Podcasts
- ↑ http://stitcher.promotw.com/
External links
- Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! on Twitter
- Tell'Em Steve Dave! at SModcast.com
- Tell 'Em Steve Dave Bonus Podcasts
- Tell 'Em Steve Dave Blogspot blog, abandoned since October 2010
- Tell 'Em Steve Dave Wordpress blog, abandoned since January 2012
- Tell 'Em Steve Dave on YouTube last video uploaded Feb 2012
- Tell 'Em Steve Dave on YouTube 1st video uploaded Jan 2015
- Tell 'Em Steve Dave on Instagram Started February 2015