The Smartest Man in the World

Comedian Greg Proops is smarter than you, and every week he improvises a monologue on the news of the day and the topics of his varied interests to prove it. Recorded in front of a live audience in Hollywood, Glasgow, Melbourne, Paris, the Caribbean, or wherever Greg may be, The Smartest Man in the World is free and mandatory for all the kittens of the land.

Latest Episodes

  • Chips

    Released 08.17.12

    Live from the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, Greg speaks about the Scottish Sun, Saudis and Mel Stuart.

  • Riots

    Released 08.10.12

    Finally back in Bar Lubitsch, Greg carries on about Creoles, Chorus Line and Costas. 

  • Kayaks

    Released 08.06.12

    Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in his beloved San Francisco, Greg gabs on games, Gore and Grier.

  • Strips

    Released 07.29.12

    Live from the Paris casino in Las Vegas, Greg delves into Drew Carey, discourse and Doris Sams.

  • Independents

    Released 07.20.12

    Vodkasting from the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, Greg concocts conte concerning Cosby, Coors and the Constitution.

  • Filibusters

    Released 07.12.12

    Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento, Greg discusses fireworks, fictional dogs and the Fourth of July.

  • Supremes

    Released 07.06.12

    Live from the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Greg broaches bathrooms, Bill Holm and Bob Dylan.

  • Cetacea

    Released 06.29.12

    Live from Whelan's in Dublin, Greg expounds on kabobs, Caravaggio and Kittens McTavish.

  • Formulae

    Released 06.22.12

    Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg rips into royalty, Rupert Murdoch and Ray Charles.

  • Dents

    Released 06.15.12

    Live from the Improv in Washington DC, Greg lobbies on behalf of Fats Waller, fish fries and Fahrenheit 451.

  • Summers

    Released 06.08.12

    Back in the ruby confines of Bar Lubitsch, Greg soliloquizes on Stanton, Spiceworld and Sgt Pepper.

  • Gauges

    Released 06.01.12

    From the inner confines of the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics in LA, Greg blathers on Brits, baristas and Baum.

  • Beards

    Released 05.25.12

    Back at Bar Lubitsch, Greg unloads on unfuckable bands, unwritten novels and unparalleled gifts.

  • Cramps

    Released 05.18.12

    Live from the Helium Comedy Club in Portland, OR, Greg carries on about the cars, Cher, and Chen Guangcheng.

  • Sabotages

    Released 05.11.12

    From the Parlor Live in Bellevue, Washington, Greg covers movies, Mifune and MCA.

  • Sazeracs

    Released 05.04.12

    Proopcasting live from The Carleton in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Greg legislates on Louis Armstrong, lobsters and Levon Helm.

  • Banks

    Released 04.27.12

    Live from Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, Greg brings up Brenner, Buckley and The Band.

  • Mendicants

    Released 04.21.12

    Vodkasting live from the San Jose Improv, Greg tells tales of the midway, the Mystery Spot and Mike Wallace.

  • Soaps

    Released 04.13.12

    Proopcasting live from La Java in Paris, Greg contemplates cabs, cafes and "the cutes."

  • Shaves

    Released 04.06.12

    Live from the Tron Theare in Glasgow, Scotland, Greg pontificates on pasties, pandas and ponytails.

  • Pinkies

    Released 03.30.12

    Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg gabs on lushes, Lagerfeld and Liv Tyler.

  • Legends

    Released 03.23.12

    Vodkasting live from the SXSW conference in Austin, TX, Greg opines on radio, Republicans, and remakes.

  • Lobsters

    Released 03.16.12

    Live at Bar Lubitsch, Greg discusses Hagar, Huxley and the children of Halifax. (This episode features 30 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App.

  • Antilles

    Released 03.09.12

    Proopcasting from Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, Greg reports on Marie Colvin, music and The Monkees.

  • Pictures

    Released 03.02.12

    Greg nurses an Oscar hangover at the Bar Lubitsch with talk of Sisqo, "Sex Machine" and the '70s.

  • Homunculi

    Released 02.24.12

    Vodkasting from Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh, North Carolina, Greg takes on monsters, meth labs and magic.

  • Magnets

    Released 02.17.12

    From the Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, Greg takes on Syria, Santorum and snow.

  • Papers

    Released 02.10.12

    In the second of two SF Sketchfest episodes, Greg attacks languages, laminates and Louis XIV. (Recorded live at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 28th, 2012.)

  • Menageries

    Released 02.03.12

    Vodkasting live from the California Academy of Sciences in his beloved San Francisco, Greg discusses alligators, bears, eels, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and skeksis.

  • Needles

    Released 01.27.12

    Live at the Parlor Club in Bellevue, Washington, Greg talks about Etta, Alexander and Olympia. (This episode features 20 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App.

  • Jets

    Released 01.20.12

    From the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson in Hollywood, Greg discusses Doughboys, drive-ins and Chicken Delight.

  • Condors

    Released 01.13.12

    From the Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, Greg discusses bibles, Boudica and bud. (This episode features 20 minutes of bonus content exclusive to the Proopcast App.

  • Elbows

    Released 01.06.12

    Live at the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics, Greg talks arson, abortion and Anderson Cooper.

  • Tracheas

    Released 12.31.11

    From the Punch Line in San Francisco, Greg talks cold, coffee and the Caribbean.

  • Carols

    Released 12.23.11

    Greg greets the holiday season -- and the crowd at Bar Lubitsch -- with talk of cemeteries, solstice and Caesar.

  • Beans

    Released 12.16.11

    From the Soho Theatre in London, Greg talks Groucho, Macca and Snooki.

  • Strikes

    Released 12.11.11

    Live at the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta, Georgia, Greg discusses Alan Sues, Suu-Kyi and the South.

  • Crackers

    Released 12.02.11

    Live at the Comedy Bar in Toronto, Greg regales our neighbors to the north with tales of politics, pop stars and pot.

  • Lions

    Released 11.25.11

    Greg's back at the Bar Lubitsch to discuss parades, Pilgrims and pugilists.

  • Diamonds

    Released 11.16.11

    Live from the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship off the coast of St. Thomas, Greg regales his shipmates with tales of Barbados, Jamaica and the perils of tourist traps.

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