Show overview
The Best Show with Tom Scharpling has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 994 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to over 1800 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 38 min and 2h 57m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 110 episodes published. Published by Forever Dog.
From the publisher
Mirth, Music, and Mayhem Every Tuesday Night hosted by Tom Scharpling. Get the Full Experience on Patreon patreon.com/thebestshow
Latest Episodes
View all 994 episodesWEIRDEST THING YOU EVER BOUGHT OR SOLD! BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE! TOM'S RENAISSANCE FAIR STORY! BRITT PAHP IN DRYBRIDGE!
Jack N.D. Bienstock
OPEN PHONE TUESDAYS! ROBOTS VS. ROGAN! NICK LANDIS IN FUNKBRIDGE!
Russ In Newbridge Plains
MOVIES YOU WALKED OUT OF! SCARY MOVIE 6 PREDICTIONS! AP MIKE'S WAWA PIZZA REVIEW! TOM MAKES A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! MIKE REYNOLDS IN EAST NEWBRIDGE!
An Interview with Chris Langstrom from The Wednesday Rockets
ROBERT DAYTON! THE BEST AND WORST OF HUMANITY! JERSEY TALK!
A Call from a Drunk Driver
TOM'S DIRECTOR CHATS! MIKE WHITE! TODD HAYNES! KELLY REICHARDT! MARY BRONSTEIN! MATT JOHNSON! BENNY SADFIE!
JASON P. WOODBURY! TALLIE MEDEL! HOW DO YOU RELAX?
Sheldon Jennings Calls In for Wonderkid Toby Jennings
New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
SCOTT ALEXANDER & LARRY KARASZEWSKI! TOPIC: BAD HABITS! PAUL MCHARTLEY IN GREENBRIDGE!
Screenwriters SCOTT ALEXANDER & LARRY KARASZEWSKI join us on the Best Show! Tom tells the story of writing them as a youngster and getting a signed Problem Child script! They discuss starting careers in film, their movies (Problem Child, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks), an upcoming Grateful Dead biopic, and more! Phones ring on the topic: BAD HABITS! Tom and caller Spiro discuss their homework: Tom listening to the Barenaked Ladies' album Gordon, and Spiro checking out Captain Beefhear & His Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica. Which is better? Plus, Tom gets a call from PAUL MCHARTLEY IN GREENBRIDGE! And Tom closes us out with some words of support for a famous conservative comedian! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tom's Brother Dom
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his brother, DOM! (Originally Aired On May 15th, 2007) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A Call from a Major Player in the Music Biz
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE MUSIC BIZ! (Originally aired on December 12, 2006)New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
MARIA BAMFORD! JASON GORE & GEOFF GARLOCK! DEVON BRYANT!
Legendary standup comedian and actor MARIA BAMFORD makes her first appearance on The Best Show! Maria and Tom discuss classic TV, the new Judd Apatow-produced documentary about Maria, her role in the new film Micro Budget, medicine and more! Musician and audio engineer DEVON BRYANT comes to the studio to talk with Tom about his musical project PAINKILLER THE PIGEON, as well as his work as a podcast engineer! And finally, JASON GORE & GEOFF GARLOCK of the hit podcast 108.9 THE HAWK return to the Best Show! They chat with Tom about his legendary appearances on the Hawk, and they continue a conversation from last week with a new caller about THE BARENAKED LADIES! This is one for the books, folks! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Barry Levitz Returns
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom follows up on a previous call with BARRY LEVITZ! (Originally aired on February 19, 2002)New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
CHRIS PARNELL! LIVE MUSIC FROM DANNY AYALA! BRYAN QUINBY FROM GUYS!
It's a Jam-packed Best Show tonight! CHRIS PARNELL zooms in to chat with Tom about his time on SNL and his latest movie MICRO BUDGET! DANNY AYALA and his band playing a rockin' set in the Best Show Theater! Danny chats with Tom for a little while about his music as well. BRYAN QUINBY from the podcast GUYS: WITH BRYAN QUINBY joins Tom in the studio to chat about his show, nu-metal, sports and much else! Joel and Tom chat about old TV shows, Tom riles up an aggrieved Barenaked Ladies fan, and much else, only on THE BEST SHOW BABY! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Barry Levitz Talks About Punk
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BARRY LEVITZ to talk about a new band called PUNK... featuring a certain famous musician! (Originally aired on February 12th, 2002)New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
PHONES RING ON THE TOPIC: LOSING YOUR COOL! INCLUDING: TOM'S FROZEN YOGURT STORY!
This week, we're talking about stories where you LOST YOUR COOL! When you just couldn't take it any more and you overreacted. Did you start yelling? Throwing things? Saying things you can never take back? Check in to hear what the callers have to say. Plus, AP Mike recounts a tense Grateful Dead based encounter at a New Jersey bar. The VANDERPUMP RULES star gift pot increases! Tom discusses which cities are the angriest! He also goes in depth on an incident involving Frozen Yogurt! Tom and Will from Australia discuss a hypothetical fight between Australia's and New Zealand's most beloved figures. Two Newbridge Notes, great calls from some familiar voices and some new ones as well! Classic Best Show, baby! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A Call from Tom's Old Friend Keith Schwarzendruber
BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his old friend Keith Schwarzendruber! (originally aired on May 25, 2004)New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.