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The Town Show

From the creators of Let’s Make a Sci-Fi and This Sounds Serious comes The Town Show – where comedians Mark Chavez and Ryan Beil set out to build a fictional town. Each week, a guest comedian helps pitch new residents, landmarks, history, and events that shape the town. Together, they craft a world from scratch, one episode at a time. Building a town… how hard could it be?

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Comedy Improv
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
43
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Ep 22: The Theatre w/ Kelli Ogmundson

Ep 22: The Theatre w/ Kelli Ogmundson

Kelli Ogmundson (Fox’s Animal Control) joins Mark and Ryan to build not one but two theatres for our town. Both of them decide to stage Tron: The Musical. Kelli also talks about the eerie May Day cel…

01:03:14  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Ep 21: The Map

Ep 21: The Map

Our town now has a map! Created by Townie D’Leen, Mark and Ryan pour over all of the details in the map and do some scenes. They also get on their horses for the round-up and read some emails which i…

00:45:29  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
Ep 20: The Arcades w/ Cam MacLeod

Ep 20: The Arcades w/ Cam MacLeod

Actor and comedian, Cam MacLeod joins the show to talk about being a “scrubber” growing up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. He builds two arcades for our town with a hilarious rivalry. He gives the …

01:01:00  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
Ep 19: The Big Dig w/ Tess Degenstein

Ep 19: The Big Dig w/ Tess Degenstein

Actress and improviser Tess Degenstein (Neon’s The Monkey) joins us to talk about growing up in Regina. She builds a science museum for the town called Science for a Day. We meet a man who always wea…

01:03:16  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
Ep 18 - The Round-Up

Ep 18 - The Round-Up

Mark and Ryan answer listener letters and play voice memos sent in by enthusiastic and technologically savvy “Townies”. In this episode they build a hell themed spin studio, erect the town’s Hall of …

00:52:41  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Ep 17: The Garbage Place w/ Paul Anthony

Ep 17: The Garbage Place w/ Paul Anthony

Cable access TV show host and actor Paul Anthony, talks about growing up in Winnipeg, Manitobia - which apparently had a lot of tunnels and hammers. He reminisces about his cable access hero Laurie M…

00:57:20  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
Ep 16: The Farmer’s Market w/ Lili Beaudoin

Ep 16: The Farmer’s Market w/ Lili Beaudoin

Actress Lili Beaudoin joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up at the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, BC and absolutely destroying a rare, old calliope. She helps build the town’s laundromat a…

00:58:44  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
Ep 15: The Comic Shop w/ Kevin Lee

Ep 15: The Comic Shop w/ Kevin Lee

Comedian Kevin Lee joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in New Jersey and Tsawwassen, BC. He builds the town’s first guitar store and comic book shop and things get a little PG-13 there with …

01:06:07  |   Wed 19 Feb 2025
Ep 14: The Mini-sode

Ep 14: The Mini-sode

Producer Chris abandons Mark and Ryan and so they decide to make a show on their own. It is quite something to behold.


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00:16:44  |   Thu 13 Feb 2025
Ep 13: The Round-Up (Mailbag Edition)

Ep 13: The Round-Up (Mailbag Edition)

Mark and Ryan open up the mailbag and go through listener suggestions for the town. With the help of the audience they create so many wonderful new things for the town such as: a hot new restaurant c…

00:53:44  |   Wed 05 Feb 2025
Ep 12: The Casino w/ Dino Archie

Ep 12: The Casino w/ Dino Archie

Stand up comedian Dino Archie (Jimmy Kimmel Live) joins Mark and Ryan to talk about his hometown of Fresno, California. He tells stories about slinging ice cream, a local one hit wonder who ran a lim…

01:03:32  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
Ep 11: The Pub with Colin Cowan

Ep 11: The Pub with Colin Cowan

Comedian and musician, Colin Cowan joins Mark and Ryan to talk about his hometown of Riverview, New Brunswick, regional sayings of the Maritime provinces of Canada, and rumours. He also builds the to…

00:59:17  |   Thu 23 Jan 2025
Ep 10: The Egg Market w/ Aaron Read

Ep 10: The Egg Market w/ Aaron Read

Standup comedian, musician and artist Aaron Read joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in Burnaby, BC, setting off bear-bangers in the woods, and neglectful landlords. He also creates a Jean C…

00:50:04  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
Introducing The Town Show

Introducing The Town Show

From the creators of Let’s Make a Sci-Fi and This Sounds Serious comes The Town Show – where comedians Mark Chavez and Ryan Beil set out to build a fictional town. Each week, a guest comedian helps p…

00:01:41  |   Tue 14 Jan 2025
Ep 9: The Library w/ Amy Goodmurphy

Ep 9: The Library w/ Amy Goodmurphy

Amy Goodmurphy (CW's Wild Cards) joins Mark and Ryan for this inaugural video podcast, to tell them about the characters of North Vancouver, including Screwy Louie and Jason Priestly. She builds a li…

01:01:37  |   Wed 08 Jan 2025
Ep 8: The Candy Shop w/ Christine Bortolin

Ep 8: The Candy Shop w/ Christine Bortolin

Hosts Mark and Ryan are joined by comedian and director Christine Bortolin. The episode introduces several unique landmarks and characters to “the town” including: A generational candy store named 'T…

00:55:09  |   Wed 11 Dec 2024
Ep 7: The Factory w/ Devin Mackenzie

Ep 7: The Factory w/ Devin Mackenzie

Actor and member of the comedy duo Hip Bang, Devin McKenzie, joins Mark and Ryan to build the towns first factory. They also establish that the town is NOT tourist friendly, has an apiary, a Donair D…

00:53:06  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
Ep 6: Party Island w/ Ronald Dario

Ep 6: Party Island w/ Ronald Dario

In this episode of The Town Show, hosts Mark and Ryan, along with guest Ronald Dario, brainstorm the creation of a mega store called Party Island a place that requires a 40-minute ferry ride to get t…

00:51:00  |   Wed 27 Nov 2024
Ep 5: The Round-Up

Ep 5: The Round-Up

Join Mark and Ryan (and Chris) in a special roundup episode as they check-in on all of the elements that have been created for their town so far. They’ll revisit Benicio the Singing Baker, Eric the G…

00:45:54  |   Wed 20 Nov 2024
Ep 4: The Bakery w/ Taz Van Rassel

Ep 4: The Bakery w/ Taz Van Rassel

In this episode Mark and Ryan welcome their Sunday Service pal Taz Van Rassel who pitches the town’s first bakery - Yeast Meets West. This episode you’ll also meet a singing baker, a controversial se…

01:00:53  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
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