

Not the Right Answer,
But the Best Answer
Real competitive comedy from a real fake school.
Not the Right Answer,
But the Best Answer
Watch real competitive comedy from a real fake school. Balderdash Academy is a monthly improv comedy quiz show. We mix real facts with real laughs all with a special guest in every episode. We invite a special Visiting Professor to each show to score our games. They’re not looking for the right answer, but the best answer and can score anyone, at any time, for any reason.
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Season 2
Welcome to the season finale of Balderdash Academy. Tonight we have Visiting Professor, educator and musician, Steph Durwin. And to shake up this championship game we’re joined by Professor of the Visual Arts Dave Hanright with special wildcard games.
We inspect Mozart's weird fascination and have Technically Correct with Linda Hildonen and Daniel Bridgman.
What was the first musical about and the answer to Give Me the Details and more in this episode of Balderdash Academy with Linda Hildonen of LinCo Media and Dan Bridgman.
Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” They also write music together as the duo “Scrumgirl.”
We finish the night with Sex With Me with Visiting Professor Nick Gordon!
Professor CarlaRose Dubois asks us to name what company did the King of Pop try to buy, we get down with Technically Correct, and have an upset win in Part three with Visiting Professor Nick Gordon.
Our Visiting Professor Nick Gordon is a hockey fan and so in Part 2, we dive in with Four Questions about Hockey and learn the answer to Give me the Details!
In part one we hear about something from New Hampshire that washed up on a beach in Norway and talk about The River Comics with Visiting Professor Nick Gordon.
We finish the night with Sex With Me with Visiting Professor DC Cathro!
Season 1
We experimented with a lot of games during the rehearsal. Some worked and needed to be modified, others worked in video but not in podcasts. This is one of the latter. We are pleased to present the lost game of Painterview, featuring Marie Stewart Harmon.
We look into the vault to Episode 0 to find out if Molly got her culinary start early with peanut butter and pickle sandwiches?
We look into the vault to Episode 0 to find out if Steve got suspended for stealing a sandwich?
In season one of Balderdash Academy, there were seventeen episodes and eighteen wins. How was that possible? Did our intern Alan mess up? Was there a glitch in the Matrix? Is this the new math? No. There was a hidden episode. It is our pleasure to announce Episode 0: The Rehearsal featuring Krystel Baker as our visiting professor.
In season one of Balderdash Academy, there were seventeen episodes and eighteen wins. How was that possible? Did our intern Alan mess up? Was there a glitch in the Matrix? Is this the new math? No. There was a hidden episode. It is our pleasure to announce Episode 0: The Rehearsal featuring Krystel Baker as our visiting professor.
Watch us unravel as we get up in the undercarriage and get stuffed with daddy issues. That’s right, our last bonus episode of the season is Sex With Me! See how they all fit together in this final bonus episode of season only on Balderdash Academy.
Who will be Season One’s Grand Champion? Who will dethrone Season Zero’s non-existent Grand Champion to take it all? Will it be Marie, who brings a whole new meaning to the term red-handed in her Home Ec & Wellness pop quiz? Will it be Nate, who just wants to wrap his hands in deli meats? Or Molly, panicking for Technically Correct? Or maybe with Coach Steve, coasting along with calmness. Or CarlaRose and Randy, featured as Professors Not Appearing in this Episode? The answer is right here in the final part of Episode 17 of Balderdash Academy with Visiting Professor Dave Ciampa.
Molly proves that the person performing the charade isn’t always left out in the cold. Coach Steve introduces an amazing new half time game right in time for this season’s final episode! Marie doesn’t choose Frankie Francisco as a real name, even though she knows someone with that name, Bob remains consistent, and Nate ignores his phone-a-friend. It’s a crazy part three of Balderdash Academy with special guest Professor Dave Ciampa.
The best part of waking up is a pop tart in your pants. Whether the sun is shining or not. Follow us this-a-way for more hijinx and hilarity with Dave Ciampa, on the next part of Balderdash Academy–OH! Also, make sure you stick around and catch some “off-air points” that were awarded for a job well done!
It’s time to sit back and reminisce about the wonders of 1980s television unless you’re coach Steve, then you’re learning about ‘80s TV. Whether it's an action-adventure show with a talking car or one with a talking Anne, Dave Ciampa is the podcasting professor with a solid A+ coming your way. Check it all out on the next part of Episode 17 only on Balderdash Academy.
Our visiting professor, Dave Ciampa gets all Hasselhoff and brings gifts to our faculty. Steve gets a turtleneck, Marie scores a sleek leather jacket, Nate lucks out with a perm, and Molly, well, she gets an Alpha Circuit. Dave is definitely a giver! Don’t miss this episode with Visiting Professor Dave Ciampa.
Join us on January 25th for our last episode of the season with Visiting Professor Dave Ciampa. Dave is a Podcaster and co-hosts Ciampa & Klein: The Knight Rider Years (soon to be C&K: The Airwolf Years) with Greg Klein and Call Me Cordelia with his wife, Kristin. If you love cheesy 80s TV, Anne of Green Gables, and pop culture references, don’t miss the next episode of Balderdash Academy.
Let the Balderdash Academy crew give you some pointers for your next vacation. Having issues with your sex life? We can help there too! We even hit some sports. We prove that a group of improvisers can be a safe place to stop for some jock-ular type tips. We are a jack-of-all-trades kinda school. The proof is in the pudding so take a taste with the next Balderdash Academy.
Now, now, don’t find yourself in a hairy situation. You may come for the Home Ec pop quiz and Technically Correct, but you’ll stay for a Mad-Lib rap in our post-credit scene. You’re gonna want to watch to the end, only on the next Balderdash Academy.
What did one trash panda say to the other trash panda? “You gonna eat that?” If you like that trash talk, you should choose the blue pill and watch us finish off some famous trash talk quotes on the next part of episode 16 only on Balderdash Academy.
Is Molly lying to everyone again or is she actually telling the truth? It seems like the team is 3,000 feet up in the air with what they think. Why not grab your friend–gently–and find out on the next Balderdash Academy.
Don’t fear the Cuban Sandwich that is 300 miles away. As a former US Marine, Joe Swenson is here to protect you and direct you to safety. As a theater and film director, Joe Swenson is also here to protect you and direct you to safety. Basically, what we’re saying, is that Joe has it covered. Learn all about his artistic style and how he was able to adapt to the pandemic. Catch it all here in our conversation with Visiting Professor Joe Swenson in the next Balderdash Academy.
Today we welcome visiting professor Joe Swenson. Joe is an actor, improviser, director, producer, president of the production company, Broken Arts Entertainment, and author of “Letter #3” and “The Key”. Yes, we have Joe as our visiting professor today but the real draw for Part 1 of Episode 16 has to be Steve’s rapping! Seriously. Watch Coach drop some beats only on Balderdash Academy.
Join us on January 11th as we welcome visiting professor Joe Swenson. Joe is an actor, improviser, director, producer, president of the production company, Broken Arts Entertainment, and author of “Letter #3” and “The Key”. If you like Seattle sports, filmmaking, playwriting, and comedy, make sure to catch the next episode of Balderdash Academy.
After celebrating the end of 2020/start of 2021 you may realize that you have one more gift from 2020, a hangover. Come by Balderdash Academy and learn how hangovers are much like babies, oregano, colonoscopies, and cereal. You won’t believe what you hear coming up in the bonus of episode 15, only on Balderdash Academy.
Listening to our faculty’s thoughts behind New Year’s resolutions makes me realize that they are aging sons of guns just trying to stay relevant by having a YouTube show. Oh, and it’s MAD-LIB time! Don’t miss out on catching which faculty member gets censored.
The amazing thing about Coach Steve is that he will say he knows something and then admit to not knowing anything about it 3 seconds later. AND he is great at pulling the BEST ideas from other people. Hail a taxi driver and check out the winning strategy for the New York Knicks that Coach Steve curated, all in this next part Balderdash Academy.
This may be the biggest episode of Balderdash Academy yet! We have a huge cliffhanger when it comes to the 30 Seconds or Less question. And, much like a cult favorite TV show, we may never find out the answer. Also, Nate gets into hot water with Millenials, a pig takes center stage, and Dawn Wells that ends well.
It’s time to dive deep into the mind of Jesse Thaul and explore his processes around editing for small mom and pop companies like Warner Brothers, Netflix, and Universal. We also tap into the inner Bob Ross aspects of Jesse and learn his passion for his musical creations and heart warming affinity for online Street Fighter games. All this and more in Part 2 of Episode 15 of Balderdash Academy.
This new episode with Jesse Thaul is nothing to grumble about! It’s got everything: glazed cakes, wrinkles, pod racing, time travel, Dutch ovens, and Flying Dutchmen, and tiny ants that love to farm. Don’t miss this chance to see inside Jesse’s affinity for PUG LIFE.
Join us Dec 28th as we welcome Visiting Professor Jesse Thaul. Jesse is an LA-based audio and video editor producing content for Netflix, Warner Bros, Universal, & more. You might know him as Jetsee, the electronic music artist. If you love pugs, video games, eighties beats, or electronic music make sure to catch the next episode of Balderdash Academy.
What better way to cap off our time with John McCarthy than by explaining to him how Sex is like a Muddler, a cat, and a bicycle pump. Yikes. Lots of great pointers all in the bonus of episode 14, on Balderdash Academy
Even though Professor Marie educates us on hiccups, Nate can’t get over a hiccup he has during Technically Correct. Will this hurt his chances of winning this ridiculous “game show”? Only one way to find out, check out the next Balderdash Academy featuring Visiting Professor John McCarthy.
Bob teaches us how to spot fake ta-tas, Marie reclines on the job, Nate smokes us in Masked Charade, and visiting professor John McCarthy doles out some poignant career advice. Believe you me, I’m not being fake when I say you won’t want to miss the next part of Balderdash Academy! I mean, it’s always a good episode when it ends with a faculty member yelling “For Forks Sake”.
Time to see how a high ball can lead to a high block. I promise I’m telling the tooth when I say that you won’t want to miss the next part of Balderdash Academy. Join us for a nostalgic walk down memory lane as we recount the bubonic plague in Italy and their affinity for flask laden carrier pigeons and medieval t-shirt cannons full of booze – plus roller derby in this next part of episode 14 with John McCarthy only on Balderdash Academy.
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