The Smartest Man in the World
Episodes
Citations
24 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcasting from the inner chambers of the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg comments on Coquitlam, carnivals and Cabeza de Vaca.
Leopards
17 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Live from LA's Nerdmelt Showroom, Greg brays on The Beatles, Ben Kingsley, and Bill Robinson.
Drugstores
10 Feb 2014
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Back home at Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, Greg whispers about winter, William S. Burroughs, and the Washington Redskins.
Brushes
03 Feb 2014
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Live from Hilarities in Cleveland, Greg conveys his thoughts on corned beef, caribou and cheerleaders.
Dolls
27 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Philadelphia's Helium Comedy Club, Greg speaks on steroids, Shakespeare and the Schuylkill.
Cans
20 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
From the NerdMelt Theater in Los Angeles, Greg speaks on Snowden, Sam Spiegel and a Seattle socialist.
Buzzers
13 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline in his beloved San Francisco, Greg gabs on glasses, Giants and Gary Carter.
Tools
06 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Parlor Live in Bellevue, WA, Greg cracks on Christmas, chain restaurants and Camus.
Limes
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Cypress Avenue in Cork, Ireland, Greg gabs on gaols, ghosts and God.
Selkies
23 Dec 2013
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Live from Dublin's Sugar Club, Greg ad libs on Aer Lingus, Animal Farm and accidental sex.
Peanuts
16 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live again from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg articulates his thoughts on allergies, Al Stewart and Archibald MacLeish.
Flaps
09 Dec 2013
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Live from London's Soho Theatre, Greg chats Chaka Khan, chimeras and Chico Hamilton.
Vans
04 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, Greg brings up Belgium, Boston and Barbara Streisand.
Witches
25 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Boston's Laugh Boston, Greg broaches Bill Lee, Billy Preston and Batkid.
Fords
19 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Laugh Stop in Calgary, Greg speaks on snow, scandal and Sweet Caroline.
Syrups
11 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back home at Bar Lubitsch, Greg lectures on liberation, LAX and Lou Reed.
Cats
04 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from The Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, Washington, Greg offers his thoughts on costumes, candies and cannabis.
Wonders
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back home at West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg brays on Bridge on the River Kwai, Boston sports and Bill Bennett.
Blackbirds
21 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Toronto's Underground Cafe, Greg lauds Lucha VaVoom, lakes and Lucy Lawless.
Specimens
14 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Comedy Bar in Toronto, Greg jaws on Justin Bieber, Joan Rivers and Josephine Baker.
Steeplejacks
07 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Vancouver's "FanClub," Greg japes on joints, Jeremy Irons and Jeff Davis.
Pralines
30 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back home at Bar Lubitsch, Greg ponders parents, pastrami and pecan pie.
Temples
23 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Comedy Works in Denver, Greg japes on Jack Sheldon, Jack Kerouac and Jackie Collins.
Beignets
16 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans, Greg wanders through William Faulkner, Willy DeVille and the War on Women.
Frosts
09 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Chicago's Up Comedy Club, Greg conveys his thoughts on Cyrus, college and civil rights.
Spurtles
02 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In his third and final show from Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon, Greg ponders Prince, Patti Smith and Patty Hearst.
Shuffles
26 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In another dispatch from The Gilded Balloon at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, Greg rambles on religion, The Renaissance and Robbie Burns.
Kinks
19 Aug 2013
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Live from the Gilded Balloon at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, Greg gabs on Glenn Greenwald, George Duke and the GE Oil and Gas Arena.
Gums
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Dublin's Vodaphone Comedy Festival, Greg babbles on buskers, bins and Bram Stoker.
Candlesticks
05 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in his beloved San Francisco, Greg rips into rabbits, Rolling Stone and Radio Vatican.
Furs
29 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Home safe at West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg whispers on white horse, Waldo Fielding and waffles.
Lambchops
22 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back home in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg speaks out on sandwiches, soccer and Snowden.
Screams
15 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Club Latter in Oslo, Norway, Greg introduces icicles, Ibsen and Iggy Pop.
Ziggurats
08 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Comedy Theatre de Nes in Amsterdam, Greg covers canals, coffee shops and cobblestones.
Turkeys
01 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg flaps over Flynn, football and Fortaleza.
Labyrinths
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg broadcasts on Bowie, brussel sprouts and Black Jesus.
Greg Proops Film Club: Dog Day Afternoon
17 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back at Los Angeles' Cinefamily, Greg screens Sidney Lumet's 1975 crime picture "Dog Day Afternoon"
Staples
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from NerdMelt in Hollywood, Greg soliloquizes Cicero, Stapleton and stuffed celery.
Skies
03 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sadly, a technical malfunction caused the bulk of Greg's live appearance at Brooklyn's Bell House to be lost to the ether. This episode contains the f...
Rays
27 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Vodkasting live from the Improv in Washington DC, Greg broadcasts on Burke, Bush and The Band.
Oranges
20 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back at the Nerdmelt Showroom in Los Angeles, Greg analyzes Austin, Anaheim and Ashford & Simpson.
Hills
14 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Goodnight's Comedy Club in Raleigh, North Carolina, Greg whispers of Wake Forest, William Atherton and Whiteville.
Greg Proops Film Club: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
06 May 2013
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Live from LA's Cinefamily, Greg dissects Joseph Sargent's 1974 hostage thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
Winters
29 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back home at West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg brings up Boston, bullfighting and ballet.
Beans
22 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Up Comedy Club in Chicago, Greg brings up the Brawny Man, Butch Cassidy and the Bush Library.
Snipes
15 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back at the Parlor Live in Bellevue, Greg whispers of Washington, weed laws and Warwick.
Streaks
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back home with a dispatch from Bar Lubitsch, Greg hits on hot dogs, hotboxes and Huell Howser.
Titmouses
01 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Greg brings up Brando, birding and Bob Kerrey.
Barricades
25 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from La Java in Paris, Greg makes mention of Matthau, models and Metzner.
Greg Proops Film Club: Withnail and I
18 Mar 2013
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In the latest episode of the Greg Proops Film Club, Greg revisits Bruce Robinson's 1987 dark comedy "Withnail and I."
Vapors
12 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta, GA, Greg sounds off on The Shangri-Las, security, and Scalia.
Greg Proops Film Club: Annie Hall
05 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Los Angeles' Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, Greg screens and discusses Woody Allen's 1977 masterpiece "Annie Hall."
Marbles
25 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Greg celebrates the hundredth episode of Smartest Man back in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitch, with japes on James McNeill Whistler, jasmine and Johnny C...
Fences
18 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Zanies in Nashville, Greg alludes to asteroids, aliens and the Andrews Sisters
Parks
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline San Francisco, Greg converses about Carey, Capurro and candirú.
Greg Proops Film Club: Gilda
04 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back at Los Angeles' Cinefamily, Greg screens and discusses the 1946 Charles Vidor classic "Gilda."
Balls
28 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Back in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg speaks on suits, Stonewall and Stan Musial.
Peaches
22 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Bell House in Brooklyn, Greg educates on Edmonton, Earl Weaver and ethyl formate.
Fulcrums
14 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento, Greg dishes on Denny's, drone strikes and Durante.
Anemones
07 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline in San Francisco, Greg speaks to snorking, smoking, and Soul Train.
Elks
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Comedy Attic in Bloomington Indiana, Greg soliloquizes on Starbucks, spiders and Slaughterhouse-Five.
Greg Proops Film Club: Scrooge
25 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas from the Smartest Man In the World! Bonus Proopcast features Greg discussing Ronald Neame's 1970 classic "Scrooge."
Fog
24 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg talks 10cc, Two Live Jews, and Toots and the Maytals.
Vampires
17 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Back at Whelan's in Dublin, Greg gets into Guinness, Gaelic and Genghis Khan.
Heists
10 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest dispatch from Bar Lubitsch, Greg kicks around Kubrick, Klimt and Kusama.
Greg Proops Film Club: The Big Sleep
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The latest installment of the Greg Proops Film Club has Greg discussing Howard Hawks' 1946 classic Bogie & Bacall noir-romp, "The Big Sleep."
Walkers
26 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
From Bar Lubitsch, the reddest thing on Earth, Greg discusses the Dallas Cowboys, Deadwood, and David Petraeus.
Models
19 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
From the NerdMelt Theatre in Los Angeles, Greg gabs on gifts, Germany and Genghis Khan.
Fingers
12 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Back home in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg dabbles in democracy, Diane Sawyer, and the death penalty.
Barrels
05 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Comedy Works in Denver Colorado, Greg discusses drunks, D&D, and Douglas Fairbanks.
Greg Proops Film Club: Return of the Living Dead
29 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of the Greg Proops Film Club, Greg presents the 1985 comedy/horror classic "Return of the Living Dead." Live from the Cinefa...
Binders
22 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Vodkasting from the Mesa Arts Center in sunny Arizona, Greg lips on Lincoln, Lagerfeld, and Long Beach.
Jacksons
16 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the LA Podcast Festival, Greg ponders parking, popes, and Paul Ryan.
Gators
09 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, Greg pontificates on peacocks, plutocracy and PBS.
Greg Proops Film Club: Point Break
28 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from L.A.'s Silent Movie Theatre, Greg teams up with Cinefamily to screen the 1991 classic "Point Break." The audio on this podcast is Greg's int...
Clues
21 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
From the salubrious confines of West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg mulls over movies, Mais que Nada, and macaques.
Herbs
14 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Back at Bar Lubitsch in Los Angeles, Greg comments on Clintons, Clint and kittens.
Gates
07 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg alludes to altruists, Afghans and Armstrong.
Masters
31 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In his third and final engagement at Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon, Greg analyzes apartments, Akin and the Amish.
Balaclavas
24 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In the second dispatch from the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, Greg digs into Danny Boyle, D-Day and defenestration.
Chips
17 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, Greg speaks about the Scottish Sun, Saudis and Mel Stuart.
Riots
10 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Finally back in Bar Lubitsch, Greg carries on about Creoles, Chorus Line and Costas.
Kayaks
06 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in his beloved San Francisco, Greg gabs on games, Gore and Grier.
Strips
30 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Paris casino in Las Vegas, Greg delves into Drew Carey, discourse and Doris Sams.
Independents
20 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Vodkasting from the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, Greg concocts conte concerning Cosby, Coors and the Constitution.
Filibusters
13 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento, Greg discusses fireworks, fictional dogs and the Fourth of July.
Supremes
06 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Greg broaches bathrooms, Bill Holm and Bob Dylan.
Cetacea
29 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Whelan's in Dublin, Greg expounds on kabobs, Caravaggio and Kittens McTavish.
Formulae
22 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg rips into royalty, Rupert Murdoch and Ray Charles.
Dents
15 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Improv in Washington DC, Greg lobbies on behalf of Fats Waller, fish fries and Fahrenheit 451.
Summers
08 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the ruby confines of Bar Lubitsch, Greg soliloquizes on Stanton, Spiceworld and Sgt Pepper.
Gauges
01 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
From the inner confines of the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics in LA, Greg blathers on Brits, baristas and Baum.
Beards
25 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Back at Bar Lubitsch, Greg unloads on unfuckable bands, unwritten novels and unparalleled gifts.
Cramps
18 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Helium Comedy Club in Portland, OR, Greg carries on about the cars, Cher, and Chen Guangcheng.
Sabotages
11 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
From the Parlor Live in Bellevue, Washington, Greg covers movies, Mifune and MCA.
Sazeracs
04 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Proopcasting live from The Carleton in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Greg legislates on Louis Armstrong, lobsters and Levon Helm.
Banks
27 Apr 2012
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Live from Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, Greg brings up Brenner, Buckley and The Band.
Mendicants
21 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Vodkasting live from the San Jose Improv, Greg tells tales of the midway, the Mystery Spot and Mike Wallace.
Soaps
13 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Proopcasting live from La Java in Paris, Greg contemplates cabs, cafes and "the cutes."
Shaves
06 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Tron Theare in Glasgow, Scotland, Greg pontificates on pasties, pandas and ponytails.