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Genre
  
Comedy

Updates
  
Fridays

Language
  
English

Audio format
  
MP3

Hosted by
  
Walt Flanagan Bryan Johnson Brian Quinn

Production
  
Bryan Johnson, Declan Quinn

Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! is a podcast 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. 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.

Contents

The podcast is recorded at Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey, and edited by Declan Quinn of Creaky Studios. Music by J-Sarge.

History

The podcast was originally started by Johnson and 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 abdout 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. 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.

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.

As of the Summer of 2016, the podcast features a monthly Overkill themed episode, delving into the realm of the supernatural and the unknown.

The Secret Stash Pod

It is a companion podcast to Comic Book Men TV series. Episodes available via SMODCAST

Puck Nuts

An all sports themed podcast featuring: Walt, Ming, Bry, and Sunday Jeff. They primarily discussed the Devil's and the NHL. Episodes were recorded between September 2010 and May 2012. Episodes available via Puck Nuts RSS feed, Blog

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 2012 with special guest Iain Morris and famous Aidsquito sufferer Sal Vulcano of the Tenderloins. In 2016 2 live episodes were recorded during Impractical Jokers Cruise that later were posted as regular episodes #278 and #279.

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.

Episode 289

Episode available via bandcamp page that was recorded to support the family of recently deceased Marc Costello, who worked at Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. 100% of the proceeds are donated to Marc's family.

Why, Bry?!

Spin-off podcast featuring just Kevin Smith and Bryan Johnson originated on SMODCAST #240 and resulted in several live shows and also web series posted on Seesmod youtube channel.

Bandcamp Bonus Podcasts

Bonus podcasts can be purchased on their bandcamp page.

  • Brylands: A Peephole History
  • The Worst Episode Ever
  • Puck Nuts Bonus Podcast
  • Space Monkeys
  • Thank you Podcast for Hollywood Improv Ticket Buyers
  • Benefit Podcast for Brendan Marrocco
  • Adam & Eve Bonus Pod

    • 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)
  • May 20, 2016 - The Bell House, Brooklyn, New York (part of NYC PodFest 2016) (Available for sale on Bandcamp - NYC Podfest 2016 - The Long Burn)
  • July 15, 2016 - The Gramercy Theatre, Manhattan, New York 2 show

    • Live Nude SMod 3 The Southworst Tour

    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

    • 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, one for People's Choice and the other as Best Comedy.
  • The show was also named a best of 2010 audio podcast by iTunes.
  • Winner of the 2012 Stitcher Award for Best Entertainment & Pop Culture.
  • Winner of the 2016 2nd Annual Kevin Allison Excellence in Podcasting Award

    • References

    Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! Wikipedia
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