Never Seen It with Kyle Ayers

Ify Nwadiwe has never seen "Twin Peaks" but he rewrote it, and we read his script. LIVE from The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles, California! A clip from our recent live Never Seen It. Keeping the David Lynch train rolling, Ify Nwadiwe... NAILS the vibe. With a cast of Joel Kim Booster, Bailey Norton, Johnny Pemberton, Mo Fry Pasic, and host Kyle Ayers. For the entire live show, including two more scripts and a bunch more games and chat, head over to our Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kel Cripe has never seen Twin Peaks, but they rewrote it and we read their script! The Lynchian vibes are palpable as Kel drops their take on Twin Peaks. Enjoy Kel's script, a bunch of games, David Lynch chat, and more! Kyle and Kel are joined by the rest of Kel's sketch group "Babe Motel," Haley Stiel and Avery Girion. Go see Kyle in Charlotte next week, and on his off-Broadway run in New York City in September! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Prue has never seen "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," but he rewrote it and we read his script! Does he nail the good? Can he figure out the bad? Will he omit the ugly? Enjoy Kyle's script, getting to know him better with our NewlyGuestGame, and more! Kyle and... Kyle are joined by Kevin Sullivan! Please come out to our live show THIS SATURDAY in Los Angeles! With Ify Nwadiwe, Johnny Pemberton, Bailey Norton, Joel Kim Booster, and Mo Fry Pasic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Kwaczala has never seen American Pie, but he rewrote it and we read his script! I can whole-heartedly say this is one of the most accurate scripts this podcast has ever spawned. For good and for pie. Joe's script nails the turn of the century raunchy comedy trend. So, if that's not your thing, verbiage-wise, just know it's coming. Joe and Kyle are joined by Danny Palumbo! AND FOLKS! This is our first recording in our new studio space, please excuse slight tin-sound, we are installing sound proofing asap. But I think it's good! LOS ANGELES LIVE PODCAST ON AUGUST 9 KYLE IS ALSO IN NORTH CAROLINA IN AUGUST AND NEW YORK SEPT 4-14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Noth has never seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but he rewrote it and we read his script! The brothers, the princess, the historically accurate accents. It's all there. How close does Patrick get to the real movie? Enjoy his script, and we talk about Patrick growing up the son of a film critic! Plus some games, and more! Patrick and Kyle are joined by Daniel Shar. Los Angeles! Live podcast on August 9th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Gondelman has never seen Frozen, but he rewrote it and we read his script. A very Boston take on the Disney classic. We read Josh's script, talk about Disney's classics, old and new, and more! Some games, some chat, all fun. Kyle and Josh are joined by Lindsay Adams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maggie Mae Fish has never seen "The West Wing" but she rewrote it, and we read her script. We get right into things with Maggie, who takes on Sorkin and "The West Wing" with her incredibly accurate portrayal of government how is should be. After her script, we play some games, talk some Sorkin, and more! Maggie and Kyle are joined by Will Reese and Bailey Norton. Check out Maggie's new show, "Amy's Dead-End Dreamhouse" premiering July 13th on Nebula. Directed by Will Reese, written by Maggie and Bailey! And with jokes and voice acting from, of all people, Kyle! Go see Kyle in NYC or on the road soon! Save 10% off tickets to his off-Broadway run in New York City, September 4-14, with code KYLE10. Apologies if the tech in this one is a bit loud or clunky, we recorded and uploaded this same-day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's All Games Day! Kyle is joined by Tyler Jackson, Jay Light, and Joe McAdam to play some movie games. Before & Afters, KyleDad, Build the Perfect Movie, Character Card Head, and, I am sorry, but the return of Simulthemeous, the simultaneous TV show theme guessing game. Also a taste of the return of Character Study! We debate the favorite movies of Arrested Development characters. Exclusive to the Patreon, but with a little bit here! Go see Kyle perform in Philly this weekend, and North Carolina and New York soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay Adams has never seen "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," but she rewrote it. Lindsay finally slides over to the writer's seat! Enjoy her script, that is definitely not more a script for "Lost in Translation." Kyle and Lindsay are joined by Bailey Norton Go see Kyle in Philadelphia this month, Charlotte in August, and New York in September!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ali Macofsky has never seen The Lord of the Rings, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Ali knows SOME stuff, and surprisingly the specific name 'Bilbo Baggins,' but what else? When do the hobbits reach Amsterdam? NOTE: This was recorded over TWO recording sessions. First, we talk Lord of the Rings and play games, then Ali returned to the studio for the script read through. Sorry for any redundancies or linear oddities. Kyle and Ali are joined by Lindsay Adams! Go see Kyle in Philly, Charlotte, and New York City this summer! (tickets either up or will be up on the site, shortly). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Weiser has never seen Sideways, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Was there a f*cking merlot?! Enjoy Rebecca's take on what she's pretty sure Sideways probably is, and some games and more! Kyle and Rebecca are joined by Sammy Mowrey! Come out to PHILLY on June 27 & 28 and see Kyle's standup hour about living with chronic pain! Come laugh at him! kyleayers.com for details. More games from this episode over on the patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Drucker has never seen Ford v. Ferrari, but he rewrote it and we read his script! There's cars! There's... Henry Ford! There's... David... Ferrari? Enjoy Mike's take on what he thinks Ford v. Ferrari probably is. And check out Mike's new book, "Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games" wherever you get books! We talk video games, play video game games, and more up top, then get to Mike's script! Kyle and Mike are joined by Chase Mitchell! Come out to PHILLY on June 27 & 28 and see Kyle's standup hour about living with chronic pain! Come laugh at him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabe Gibbs has never seen Million Dollar Baby, but he rewrote it, AND some original music for it! Gabe brings his full keyboard in studio and serenades us with what he's pretty sure Million Dollar Baby is about. PLUS we play, folks, a thirty minute edition of Character Card Head Guessing Game the Game. Has there ever been a more this-podcast episode of this podcast? Enjoy an extended version of the pod over on the Patreon, where our next "Never Played It" D&D session will drop and livestream on (hopefully) June 1st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacquis Neal has never seen 12 Angry Men, but he rewrote it and we read his script! The men... they're angry. But you'll never guess how many of them there are. Folks who've seen it, how close was this? NOTE: There is some wild leaf blowing happening right outside the studio. I thought I cleaned out the sound in post but there might be some lingering. Kyle and Jacquis are joined by Caleb Synan and they learn about Jacquis' favorite things he HAS viewed, read his script, play some games, and more! Hear more of the pod, join our Movie Club, hear some D&D and more over on our ⁠Patreon⁠! More games from this episode over on the patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vinny Thomas has never seen Friends, but he rewrote it! Enjoy his take on this obscure TV show he's never watched. How many Friends are there? Do they like each other? Are they on a break? Get to know this first-time-neversee'er and more! Kyle and Vinny are joined by Bailey Norton. For the extended, uncut episode with no ads, check out our patreon for only a few dollars a month. Find us on YouTube for the video! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rashawn Nadine Scott has never seen Face/Off, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Enjoy what is quite possibly the most and least accurate script in the history of the podcast. Has anyone ever entered the pod with less knowledge about what they are rewriting? Rashawn and Kyle are joined by Jessica Sele! Hear more of the pod, join our Movie Club, hear some D&D and more over on our Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business Casual (the LA-based Sketch Trio) has never seen Minions, but they rewrote it and we read their script! They know about the Minions. They can identify some Minions, but do the know what happens in "Minions"? Enjoy their full script, a wild amount of riffing, and some games! Get the ad-free, uncut version over on our Patreon, where our Never Seen It Movie Club will have its next edition this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody Wilkins has never seen Breaking Bad, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Enjoy Cody's full take on this incredibly popular show! We play some What Did That Memorabilia Sell For? and more! Kyle and Cody are joined by Bailey Norton! For an extended episode with a lot of cut time, and an ad-free experience, check out our patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Thakkar has never seen Lost, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Tom takes on one of Kyle's first favorite TV shows. Can he capture the mystery, the intrigue, the dozens of bad episodes? Kyle and Tom are joined by Michael Joyce. A lot of riffing, a lot of games, and a lot of Lost. Thank you to everyone who came out to the show in New York! If you want more of Kyle, check out his Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Rumrill has never seen Raging Bull, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Hear his full, extremely accurate take. We also play some games, Before and Afters, Letterbox'd Guessing Game, and more! Kyle and Joe are joined by Wyatt Fair! More games from this episode over on the patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit! And go see Kyle live in Brooklyn on April 5 at Union Hall. http://www.kyleayers.com for tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenson Titus has never seen Interstellar, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Enjoy Jenson's take on the Christopher Nolan classic he's never seen. We do, eventually, get to the script. I promise! Jenson and Kyle Ayers are joined by Daniel Shar! Lots of Interstellar talk, and the Kyle quizzes them both on the movie they haven't seen. More games from this episode over on the patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chase O'Donnell has never seen Shawshank Redemption, but she rewrote it and we read her script! One of the most seen movies of all time, written by someone who somehow avoided it all of these years. Chase and host Kyle Ayers are joined by Todd Sklar! We read Chase's script, talk tea, and play some games! Hear what guest Todd Sklar is calling "the furthest away from the actually movie in the history of being on this podcast." Find us on patreon for ad-free, extended episodes at patreon.com/neverseenit and go see Kyle in Brooklyn on April 5th doing his standup show "Hard to Say." Tickets at unionhallny.com or give it the ol' google! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Michael Anderson has never seen Tropic Thunder, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Kyle worries about his name now coming up on Google alongside his character's name in the script. Enjoy Gary's full take on Tropic Thunder, our talk about how it holds up, and more! Before & Afters, What's in the Box'd (Ben Stiller edition) and more! Kyle and Gary are joined by Bailey Norton! Go see Kyle in Brooklyn on April 5! Subscribe to his Substack! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Sullivan has never seen "Severance" but he rewrote it and we read his script! One of the most talked about shows of the year, rewritten by someone who's never seen it. Enjoy Kevin's full script, a round of NewlyGuest Game, and more! Kyle and Kevin are joined by Hay Beacon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Hastings has never seen "A Complete Unknown" but he rewrites it, and we read his script! Is John accurate? Is the Hawk Tuah (cannot believe I typed that out) Girl in the Bob Dylan biopic? Enjoy John's full script! Plus some games, a lot of chat on the Oscars, and more! Kyle and John are joined by Jono Zalay! And go see Kyle live in Brooklyn on April 5 at Union Hall. http://www.kyleayers.com for tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Light has never seen "The Brutalist," but he rewrote it and we read his script! Does Jay nail it? We're talking Holocaust movies, so it's officially Oscar Season! Oscar Talk, Jay's Script, Games, and more! Kyle and Jay are joined by Lindsay Adams! And go see Kyle live in Brooklyn on April 5 at Union Hall. http://www.kyleayers.com for tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Wallen has never seen Twilight, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Take a trip down millennialemory lane and let's revisit Twilight and what Lisa Wallen thinks it probably was. We talk the 00s, the Twilight Franchise, play some games and more! Kyle and Lisa are joined by Kelly McInerney! And go see Kyle live in Brooklyn on April 5 at Union Hall. http://www.kyleayers.com for tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Wiles has never seen 'Joker Folie a Deux' but he rewrote it and we read his script! Remember this movie?? It was going to be huge! We take on Sam's script, talk Oscar movies, forgettable movies, and play some games! Kyle and Sam are joined by first time NSI-ers Jessy Morner-Ritt and Wyatt Fair! Check out Sam's new album "Here Comes Success" on A Special Things Records! And go see Kyle live in Brooklyn on April 5 at Union Hall. http://www.kyleayers.com for tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mo Fry Pasic has never seen Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but she rewrote it and we read her script! A patented "how long into the episode could this script be?" episode from Never Seen It. We read Mo's script, talk Woody Allen, and more! Premiere of a new game! Plus some What's in the Box'd! Kyle and Mo are joined by Catherine McCafferty! Go see Kyle in New York / Brooklyn on April 5 at Union Hall! Doing his show 'Hard to Say.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allen Strickland Williams has never seen Sophie's Choice, but he rewrote it and we read his script! He wrote four pages before asking a friend one very important question about the movie. Kyle and Allen are joined by Babs Gray and Joe McAdam. Come see Kyle in Brooklyn on April 5th at Union Hall! Get tickets now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle is joined by Graham Kay and Kevin James Doyle via Zoom to talk their favorite first-watches from last year, and predict what random movies from this year are going to be about. We will check back in later in the year on their Rotten Tomatoes Score Predictions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Folks, we're getting one more episode in this year. Kyle Ayers has never seen Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, the Hallmark movie centered around The Kansas Chiefs, but he rewrote it. It's TOO long, TOO specific, and potentially for nobody in the world. Kyle is joined by Danny Jolles, Bailey Norton, and Phil Morris (and producer Jake Robinson for the games!) Happy Holidays, everyone. I am thankful for you. Hope you are the best you can be, doing what you need to do through the holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle hops on Zoom with Mike Carrozza, Lindsay Adams, Bailey Norton, and Chris Mejia, to play some games themed around holiday movies. Before & Afters, Character Card Head Imposter, What's In the Box'd are all here! We're on Zoom, folks, so there's the "everyone talking at once on Zoom" issue, sometimes, though I tried to edit and repair it as often as I could! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Conover has never seen Stranger Things, but he rewrote it and we read his script. The nostalgia: it's there. A Power Glove? Maybe. Hear what Adam is pretty sure Stranger Things probably is, and we talk Netflix's lack of staying power, and more. Kyle and Adam are joined by Adam Newman! Also! Kyle thought we'd never done Stranger Things, but we have (with the wonderful Clark Jones), years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel Stephens has never seen Annie Hall, but she rewrote it and we read her script! We continue a streak of guests absolutely nailing it. We talk what Kyle remembers about the movie, everyone's favorite controversy-less director, and more! Mel and Kyle are joined by Daniel Van Kirk! Go check out their show, Overshare Comedy, if you're in LA on December 4! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UPDATE: Please delete, refresh, and redownload if you hear an issue of overlapping audio during the intro. Catherine McCafferty has never seen "Die Hard" but she rewrote it! Enjoy her full take on what she only knew as "a Christmas movie." We kick things off with some talk about laughing at grief after Kyle accidentally texted a friend who's passed away. Kyle and Catherine are joined by Lindsay Adams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brittany Ross has never seen Game of Thrones, but she rewrote it! It feels like enough has permeated the world for Brittany to nail her script. Kyle quizzes Brittany on the show she's never seen, we play some Build the Perfect Movie, and talk Chimp TV! Kyle and Brittany are joined by Bailey Norton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Weldon (Host of "I Hate Bill Maher" podcast) has never seen ID2, but he rewrote it and we read his script. Folks, this episode is chaos. Will, a former roommate of Kyle's delves into some talk of old internet videos, old VHS trading, and more. We read Will's script, play some games, and generally just jeer at Kyle's puns, just like the old days. Will and Kyle are joined by Diego McCafferty, who insisted I leave his full address un-censored. There is a MUCH extended, very explicit episode that discusses early-internet-videos, only on our patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit Please sign up for our Secret Santa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Grace (Superstore, new special 'Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson' on Dropout) has never seen NCIS, but he rewrote it and we read his script! It's... perfect? We have a meandering conversation about tennis, viewing, not viewing, and more. NOTE: This was recorded a week or so ago, and we knew it would come out on/around election day. We briefly mention it, but mostly we don't. I left in a lot of off-topic talking and riffing and hanging out, just instead of cutting things down, I thought we could use some filler talk about other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documentary Filmmaker and comedian Yourgo Artsitas has never seen "Smile" but he rewrote it and we read his script! We talk the viral marketing behind the movie, scary movies in general, and play some games! Yourgo and Kyle are joined by Daniel Shar. Our episode is a slightly shorter runtime today, sorry about that. Just scheduling issues but we squeezed in a recording! Check out Yourgo's documentary, TR(ol)l Doc! If you're in Los Angeles, check Kyle out on November 14! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Miller returns! Our every-Halloween-season fan-favorite has never seen The Babadook, but she rewrote it. Enjoy her script, enjoy some games! A lot of talk about scary movies up top. Do I remember how we started talking about Ozempic? No. The episode is a bit short, that is on me for having a scheduling issue that day! Kyle and Amy are joined by Chris Mejia! Find us on patreon at patreon.com/neverseenit for our Never Seen It movie club! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boo Boys are here! Nate Fernald and Zach Broussard have never seen Pet Sematary, but they rewrote it and we read their script! They SPECIFICALLY have not seen the remake, but they wrote what they figure the changes probably are. Are they close? Then we get into some games and BONUS: there's turtlenecks. Check out The Boo Boys new book: Scary Stories to Make You Scared of Stories, wherever you get books! Purchase it from bookshop.org to help out local bookshops! https://bookshop.org/p/books/scary-stories-to-make-you-scared-of-stories-the-boo-boys/21843970 Find us on patreon for our Never Seen It Movie Club! patreon.com/neverseenit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for some games! Kyle is down with Covid so he hopped on Zoom with Mike Carrozza, Todd Sklar, Bailey Norton, and first time guest Yourgo Artsitas to play some games! Before & Afters, Build the Perfect Movie + Discrepancy, the return of What's in the Box'd, and the new Character Imposter Guessing Game: The Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Calogero (New Album "Husky Boy") has never seen The Sound of Music, but he rewrote it! Hear his full script! Enjoy (or buffer through) a bunch of sports talk! We read Chris' script and get into some old, new, and oldy-slash-new Never Seen It games! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen Kober (No Flies On Me special) has never seen The Goonies, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Jen is... close? This whole era of adventurous kids movies escaped Kyle entirely. Jen and Kyle are joined by Jay Light, and after Jen's script they take on some games! Thank you to everyone who came out in Chicago for Kyle's show. You all are the best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mario Adrion has never seen Aladdin, but he rewrote it! Hear Mario's full description of what he's certain almost definitely happens. Plus some games, we talk German versus American children's stories, and more! Kyle and Mario are joined by Bailey Norton! If you're in Chicago, Kyle will be there September 22! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leah Rudick has never seen Magic Mike, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Enjoy her take, Brandie Posey's expertise, and Kyle's... hosting? Check out Leah's special "Spiraling" If you're in Chicago, Kyle will be there September 22! And still in Edinburgh all through August! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Cerulli (new special "Live at the Bomb Shelter" on Comedy Dynamics) has never seen Bridgerton, but he rewrote it, and we read his script. Enjoy Jeff's full take on this show Kyle really cannot remember if he can remember anything about. Kyle and Jeff are joined by Daniel Shar! This episode was recorded in June, some promotional efforts may be dated! If you're in Scotland or coming to Edinburgh Fringe, come see Kyle! If you're in Chicago come see Kyle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Kim Booster has never seen Casablanca, but he riffs his way through its most famous scene. We spend a laid back hour in studio talking movies, TV, life, and catching up. Then Joel Kim Booster and Lindsay Adams go through some games, and a redacted Casablanca script! I hope you are enjoying the tangental-to-script episodes as much as the script ones, we have some more scripts again starting next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bridger Winegar has never seen Avengers: Endgame, and we have him improvise the climax of the movie! We twist the pod a bit for a round of redacted script riffing with Bridger Winegar. He gets a redacted script of a scene from Avengers: Endgame, and must improvise the redacted lines and exposition! Plus a lot more games and chat, Kyle and Bridger are joined by Bailey Norton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices