Ken Plume

A Bit Of A Chat with OhNoSheTwitnt

In what surely must be acknowledged as a familiar refrain, this is another guest I've been wanting to have on A Bit Of A Chat for ages, but schedules and circumstance have conspired against us...

Until now.

NOW you can listen to me chat with humorist OhNoSheTwitnt, as we talk about assertive cats, owlsplaining, Robin Hood, The Hero Of Nakatomi Plaza, pop culture blindspots, awful Maui, compartmentalized maturity, Di...

A Bit Of A Chat with Michael Kupperman 2

After a span of far too many years, I had a chance to Chat with artist Michael Kupperman.

Our conversation mainly centered around his brand new "Graphic Memoir", ALL THE ANSWERS, which is a truly phenomenal work.

As I wrote on my Instagram last week, I had been wanting to read it since the moment it arrived in my post box, but life had been thwarting my best efforts to do so. 

My refrigerator had stopped working. I had (and continue to have) a deepening existential crisis. And...

The Adventures Of Danny & Mike (& Ken)

File this under "Things I Forgot To Properly Mention", but while in Brooklyn a few months back, I was very kindly asked to guest on Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna's show, THE ADVENTURES OF DANNY & MIKE. It was a delightful time, even if I did somehow manage to pit Pete against Pete while taking Pete's side in a longstanding conflict between Pete and Pete for which I owe many apologies to Pete for weighing in on what was clearly a private conflict between Pete and Pete. For Pete's sake.

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A Bit Of A Chat with Will Smith 2

I promised you that the flood gates to new episodes would be opening...

So, here's another BRAND NEW EPISODE of A Bit Of A Chat, featuring a returning guest - co-founder of Tested and CEO of FOO VR, Will Smith.

Not only will you hear an unhealthy fixation on online auctions, but also touch on subjects as diverse as sweet tobacco, Kool-Aid Hookahs, Steve Martin's BanjoWorld, harmonicas, Virtual Goldblum, Neil deGrasse pedantry, Sesame clocks, spider players, and odysseys.

Hear HERE:...

A Bit Of A Chat with Molly Lewis 9

It's been a bit of a break, but here's a BRAND NEW Bit Of A Chat for you. I really don't have much to say about it except it features a returning guest, Molly Lewis. She's a genius and a dear friend, and I always delight in getting the chance to talk with her, no matter the deep, weird, or goofy places the conversation goes.

So, HEAR as we talk about Creosoting, Magnedinq, executive dysfunction, vanilla aspirations, Dormhall Gleeson, Lumbear Jack, Manchurian Charcoal, Lump Situations, Chatchel...

NEW Bit Of A Chats A-Comin'

Ahoy hoy, friends! Just wanted to give you a qucik update to let you know that there are a batch of BRAND NEW Bit Of A Chats coming in the very near future, featuring some truly wonderful guests. In fact, the first one drops tomorrow!

Also, I wanted to remind you that $10+ Patrons can request, as a special thank you gift, their very own Awful Drawings Of Any Character. You pick a character, I draw it (to the best of my ability) and I mail it to you.

You can find more details via this pos...

Awful Drawings Of Any Character - UPDATED

Hey there! 

If you're interested in buying any of my Awful Drawings Of Any Character, I've updated the post with new pieces that are available...

https://www.patreon.com/posts/18130373

Cheers!

A Bit Of A Chat with Marian Call

While we keep in periodic catch-up contact and mange to grab a tea and coffee in cities both here and abroad, it's actually been years since I've had another Bit Of A Chat with musician Marian Call. Which is a criminal oversight on my part. What makes it even worse is that numerous times in this new, long overdue Chat, I reference and expand upon things I thought we had discussed in a previous episode but were really just things we conversed about as two friends on a phone call or having tea in ...

A Bit Of A Chat with Brandon Kleyla

I recently had a chance to sit down with the former Disney Imagineer behind both the east & west coast iterations of their brilliant Jungle Cruise-inspired bars - Disneyland's Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar and Disney World's Trader Sam's Grog Grotto - Brandon Kleyla,  as we talked of his time as a Skipper, theme parks, imagineering, and even his new book: THE FIELD GUIDE TO TIKI DECORATING.

If you're a deep-dive Disney nerd, suit up and jump in...

2018-04-18 21:56:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Awful Drawings Of Any Character

 Ahoy hoy, friends!

As I hope you all know, I’ve been offering to draw my “Awful Drawings Of Any Character” for Patrons at the $10+ level. (If you’re a $10+ Patron, you tell me what you would like an Awful Drawing of, I draw it, and then I send it to you to display in what I’m sure will be a place of honor in your home or office or home office).

BUT, as I’ve been having fun doing these, I’ve drawn a bunch of extra pieces that were not intended for anyone in particular,...

A Bit Of A Chat with Steve Agee

Steve Agee is a swell guy. For someone I just properly met only a few short weeks ago, it seems like I've known him for ages.

And that's why I knew, as soon as we met, that I should have him on A Bit Of A Chat. You know, so we could talk about all kinds of things.

HEAR us chat about car jail, stress tests, Tony Danza beard, Ravagers, catering, Sarah Silverman, improv, reality disorder, panic attacks, Busy bodies, eyeburns, hypochondria, worry pits, and death notes HERE:

2018-04-05 02:27:46 +0000 UTC View Post

GO TEAM VENTURE: The Art & Making Of The Venture Bros.

HEY! To any who doubted it would *ever* come out, I'm happy to let you know that GO TEAM VENTURE: THE ART & MAKING OF THE VENTURE BROS. is locked & on its way to the printers, & is streeting on JULY 18!

PRE-ORDER YOURS TODAY. 

https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/20-077/Go-Team-Venture-The-Art-and-Making-of-the-Venture-Bros-HC

(I'm...

A Bit Of A Chat with Frank Conniff & Carolina Hidalgo

And here we have the final Chat in my run of Brooklyn diner recording sessions made during my recent trip to that fair borough.

For this grand finale, I sat down at The Brooklyn Label with 2/3 of Movie Sign With The Mads, Frank Conniff & Carolina Hidlago.

With more YOU ARE THERE WITH US ambient noise than you can shake a stick at, HEAR us talk about New York tourism, driving, New Year's, Bonding, never-seens, Conniff candidacy, parks,  bartending, and stand-up...

2018-04-04 06:51:49 +0000 UTC View Post

A Bit Of A Chat with Benari Poulten 5

The latest in my series of Diner Chats recorded while I was in Brooklyn features the return of another friend, comedian Benari Poulten.

Recorded live over brunch at Brooklyn's Little Purity diner, you can listen to us talk about food shaming, spilt milk, Dunkin' coffee, Park Slope M.D. P.I., tater tots, GI Joe fashions, and watches...

http://asitecalledfred.com/2018/04/03/benari-pou...

A Bit Of A Chat with Jonathan Coulton 7

When I went back to Brooklyn, I was able to find a spare moment in the life of salty sea dog Jonathan Coulton to record another Bit Of A Chat.

Fresh off his annual JoCo Cruise, a tour with Aimee Mann, and a brand new album - SOLID STATE - we talked of bad hair, Acme brands, corned beef, null cheese, accents, lyrics, bad Doors, Jimmy Buffett, and jukebox musicals, all while dining at Brooklyn's own Little Purity diner.

LISTEN:

2018-03-29 01:51:42 +0000 UTC View Post

A Bit Of A Chat with Craig Shemin

This is another one of those Chats that has been a long time coming, and finally came together during my recent trip to New York City. Recorded at the Silver Star diner in Manhattan, I have a lovely conversation with my friend, writer Craig Shemin - who also happens to be the president of The Jim Henson Legacy.

LISTEN as we chat about Muppets, Jim Henson, Disney deals, legacies, writing, puppet theory, deleted scenes, and a Plume Deluxe...

2018-03-27 22:44:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Awful Drawings Of Any Character & There's A Zombie In My Treehouse

I'm adding a BRAND NEW INCENTIVE. Well, actually, it's TWO NEW INCENTIVES.

If you become a $10+ patron, I will draw, with my own hand and my own limited artistic ability, an awful drawing of any character THAT YOU CHOOSE. I will then send you this drawing as a THANK YOU for your support. Upon receipt, you may then hang the drawing in a place of honor within your home or office, or on the side of the refrigerator that is wall-adjacent. ITS PLACEMENT IS YOUR CHOICE.

I will be rendering the...

A Bit Of A Chat with Jean Grae & Quelle Chris

My first Bit Of A Chat with Jean Grae was a thing of giddy beauty, and easily one of the most goofy I've ever done.

When I found myself making an unexpected return to Brooklyn, I had the good fortune of being able to sit down with Jean and her partner, Quelle Chris, for a brand new Chat that I feel goes to more wonderfully weird places.

Their album, EVERYTHING'S FINE, will be available on March 30th.

Until then, watch the music videos they've dropped, and listen to us talk about so...

Reel Crime 2018 - Live @ PensaCon (Patron Exclusive)

 For the past few years, I've been hosting a wonderful panel called Reel   Crime, where my guests - Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Bill  Corbett  - pick their favorite guilty pleasure films and then have to  defend  their choices. 

For this edition, recorded at PensaCon in Pensacola, Florida on February 24th, 2018, Trace & Frank were unable to attend but their panel positions were filled ably by the We Got This duo, Hal Lublin & Mark Gagliard...

A Bit Of A Chat with Calvin Lester

So, I think I'm really beginning to enjoy recording Bit Of A Chats out and about in public places. 

Moving on from the diners of New York, I decided to record this episode, with puppeteer Calvin Lester, while seated in the outside terrace bar of Walt Disney World's enchanted tiki bar, Trader Sam's.

As for the Chat itself, it's a fun one, as the conversation is delightfully all over the place, touching on tiki bars, Muppets, Disney World, fancy drinks, Frank Oz and Jim Henson, Leslie...

Gonzo Quiz Show - 2018-02-23 - LIVE from PensaCon

Hey, howdy!

As a thank you for being a Patron, here's another EXCLUSIVE for you, recorded LIVE at this year's PensaCon in Pensacola, Florida.

Every year at DragonCon, I host a few panel shows affectionately (and accurately) titled Gonzo Quiz Shows. They're a mix of various quiz games lovingly foisted upon a panel of delightful guests.

But in what now seems like a steady expansion, I took the Gonzo Quiz Show to another wonderful con, the aforementioned PensaCon.

For this show,...

Back In The Saddle

Howdy, friends! Wanted to share a quick update before a batch of new content drops to let you know where I’ve been, what I’ve been up to, and what’s to come...

I just got back from a convention run down to the wonderful Pensacon in Pensacola, Florida, which means there will be BRAND NEW Patron-exclusive editions of the Gonzo Quiz Show and Reel Crime coming your way in the very near future (almost immediately).

Then I spent a few days in Orlando researching my new book, and also man...

A Bit Of A Chat with Lucie Pohl

Conventions are packed with unexpected bonding experiences, and that was certainly the case during a Miami con I guested at in January.

One of the people I had the pleasure of meeting - who just so happens to be the guest of this here episode - was comedian Lucie Pohl, who video game fans will know as the voice of Overwatch's Mercy.

We got on swell, so I did what I usually do with people I get on swell with, which is to invite them on my goofball little show.

It took a few weeks, a...

Reel Crime 2018 - Live @ Paradise City Comic-Con (Patron Exclusive)

For the past few years, I've been hosting a wonderful panel called Reel  Crime, where my guests - Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Bill Corbett  - pick their favorite guilty pleasure films and then have to defend  their choices. 

This edition was recorded at the Paradise City Comic-Con in Miami, Florida on January 14th, 2018.

As usual, please DO NOT DISTRIBUTE this file. It's exclusive to you, folks!

(BTW, if you haven't looked it over yet, you can find ALL of...

A Bit Of A Chat with Jordan Black

Shortly after the new year - thanks to the awkwardness of American Airlines canceling my flight and the kindness of my friend Mark Evanier - I had a chance to see the brilliant live improv show The Black Version (something you should most definitely do if the opportunity presents itself, which it does every single month if you live in Los Angeles).

And for this episode of A Bit Of A Chat, I got to gab with the creator of the show, writer/performer Jordan Black.

Sit back and listen to us ...

A Bit Of A Chat with Carolina Hidalgo

The latest in my series of diners, drive-ins and dives episodes of A Bit Of A Chat, I welcome first-time guest Carolina Hidalgo - comedian and co-host of Movie Sign with the Mads (alongside Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff) - to another edition recorded in a restaurant.

Listen to the ambient sounds of dining as we talk Move Signs, cheesecake, pastry theft, liquor brunch, Senor Puppet, birthdays, K-Town karaoke, and a Vader painting...

2018-02-10 04:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Snydecast Panel - 2018-01-13

Ahoy hoy, friends!

This is something special for all of you who may have been fans of the Ken P.D. Snydecast, which I co-hosted for many years with Dana Snyder.

Consider this a supplemental bit of ephemera for that dearly departed show, as this was recorded on January 13, 2018 at Miami's Paradise City Comic-Con and features me and Snydecast super-fan (and author) Guy Hutchinson having goofy fun for about an hour as we pinch-hitted for a panel that lost its hosts.

You'll learn more ...

A Bit Of A Chat with James Urbaniak 4

I recorded quite a few in-person Bit Of A Chats while I was in Los Angeles, but the very last one I did was with old friend, and frequent guest, James Urbaniak.

I've said it before, but I genuinely do think that there is a decidedly different vibrancy to the episodes I record while I'm in the same room with my guests, and I think this conversation is a prime example of us playing fast and loose and fun with each other.

See (or hear) if you agree, as we talk parking, Pirate Joe's, headsho...

A Bit Of A Chat with Billy West 2

I don't get the chance to catch up with my friend (and voice actor extraordinaire) Billy West often enough, so when the opportunity presented itself to do just that - and to record it as A Bit Of A Chat - I leapt at it.

So we did just that, seated at a patio table behind Burbank's famous Smokehouse restaurant.

Over salad, cheesecake, and their signature garlic bread, we talked of Stooges, Gary Owens, rolodexes, plumbing, Futurama, Brian Wilson, Milky the Clown, and more. Have a listen......

A Bit Of A Chat with Mike Phirman 7

Two elements are a constant whenever I have a Bit Of A Chat with frequent guest Mike Phirman - things get musical and things get weird. And goofy. So, three elements. Oh, and fun. FOUR elements.

And when we're both in the same place together, we get exponentially more goofy, as we did when we recorded this episode in his home studio.

So, here we are, chatting about Fake Zombies, sound foam, thrillseeking, meeting Hardwick, seasonal novelties, Fecta, thumb pianos, and dueling Randy Newman...