KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter is a comedy podcast hosted by stand-up comedian Chris Kidder, finding the funny in everyday life, fatherhood, marriage, movies, TV, pop culture, ridiculous products, weird news and all the little things that make you ask, “What were they thinking?”Each episode, Chris unleashes a Weekly Rant, shares the joys and disasters of being a dad, reacts to bizarre local and national news, recommends—or destroys—the movies and TV shows he’s watching, and investigates products and ideas that probably should have never made it past the drawing board.There’s also What’s in the Bucket?, where anything can happen: bad tattoos, AI, dating apps, Disneyland, UFOs, movie remakes, weird laws, family, fast food and whatever else Chris pulls out.Part stand-up comedy, part funny news commentary, part pop-culture podcast and part middle-aged dad trying to understand what the hell is happening around him.Life’s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

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Are PlayStation prices getting out of control? Why do kids wait until you&#39;re walking out the door to hand you an important school paper? And apparently elementary schools have FART CORNERS now?!In Episode 5 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder takes on PlayStation pricing and the seemingly endless cost of consoles, games, subscriptions, controllers and everything else gamers are expected to pay for.In the Dad Minute, Chris tries to understand why his son waits until SECONDS before leaving for school to hand him something that needs to be read and signed.Then What Were They Thinking? takes on touchscreen controls in cars before giving some much-deserved love to noise-canceling headphones.The episode briefly shifts gears for a serious discussion about the Lindsay Clancy case, postpartum psychosis and the complicated line between understanding someone&#39;s mental state and determining responsibility for horrific actions.In Kidder Recommends, Chris reviews the Apple TV action-comedy Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, along with Seth Rogen&#39;s Hollywood satire The Studio — all rated using the official KIDDER Couch Scale.Then it&#39;s time for News That Sounds Fake: a teacher creates a designated classroom “Fart Corner,” roughly 20 tons of squid spill across a road, and Sydney Marathon runners receive medals featuring a landmark from the wrong country.Plus, What&#39;s in the Bucket? brings another completely unpredictable topic.KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter is a comedy podcast about fatherhood, marriage, getting older, gaming, movies and TV, pop culture, weird news, funny rants and the ridiculous moments of everyday life — all from comedian Chris Kidder.Remember...life&#39;s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Are PlayStation prices getting out of control? Why do kids wait until you&#39;re walking out the door to hand you an important school paper? And apparently elementary schools have FART CORNERS now?!

In Episode 5 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder takes on PlayStation pricing and the seemingly endless cost of consoles, games, subscriptions, controllers and everything else gamers are expected to pay for.

In the Dad Minute, Chris tries to understand why his son waits until SECONDS before leaving for school to hand him something that needs to be read and signed.

Then What Were They Thinking? takes on touchscreen controls in cars before giving some much-deserved love to noise-canceling headphones.

The episode briefly shifts gears for a serious discussion about the Lindsay Clancy case, postpartum psychosis and the complicated line between understanding someone&#39;s mental state and determining responsibility for horrific actions.

In Kidder Recommends, Chris reviews the Apple TV action-comedy Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, along with Seth Rogen&#39;s Hollywood satire The Studio — all rated using the official KIDDER Couch Scale.

Then it&#39;s time for News That Sounds Fake: a teacher creates a designated classroom “Fart Corner,” roughly 20 tons of squid spill across a road, and Sydney Marathon runners receive medals featuring a landmark from the wrong country.

Plus, What&#39;s in the Bucket? brings another completely unpredictable topic.

KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter is a comedy podcast about fatherhood, marriage, getting older, gaming, movies and TV, pop culture, weird news, funny rants and the ridiculous moments of everyday life — all from comedian Chris Kidder.

Remember...life&#39;s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Ep. 05: PlayStation Prices, Fart Corners & 20 Tons of Squid

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What happens when horrible neighbors, an ant invasion, a possibly naked Bigfoot and cheese balls covering a Los Angeles freeway all collide in one podcast episode?In Episode 4 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder starts with the ants taking over his house before unleashing this week&#39;s rant about horrible neighbors — including a neighbor who tried to tell him he couldn&#39;t park on a public street and a feud that escalated to his truck being vandalized.In the Dad Minute, Chris tries to understand why his son insists on leaving just a little bit of EVERYTHING behind — cereal, milk, candy bars and more.Then What Were They Thinking? takes on useless bug zappers, annoying grocery store produce stickers and one kitchen invention Chris actually loves: the garbage disposal.In Kidder Recommends, Chris reviews the Apple TV sci-fi series Dark Matter and the Flat Earth documentary Behind the Curve using the official KIDDER Couch Scale.Then it&#39;s time for News That Sounds Fake: cheese balls cover the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles, a mysterious Bigfoot photo might actually be a naked guy in a pond, and a man in Italy allegedly builds his own “ancient” ruins and gives tours of them.Finally, What&#39;s in the Bucket? delivers two completely random topics: My Daughter&#39;s Boyfriend and Movie Sequels.KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter is a comedy podcast about fatherhood, marriage, getting older, movies and TV, pop culture, weird news, funny rants and the ridiculous moments of everyday life — all from comedian Chris Kidder.Remember...life&#39;s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

What happens when horrible neighbors, an ant invasion, a possibly naked Bigfoot and cheese balls covering a Los Angeles freeway all collide in one podcast episode?

In Episode 4 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder starts with the ants taking over his house before unleashing this week&#39;s rant about horrible neighbors — including a neighbor who tried to tell him he couldn&#39;t park on a public street and a feud that escalated to his truck being vandalized.

In the Dad Minute, Chris tries to understand why his son insists on leaving just a little bit of EVERYTHING behind — cereal, milk, candy bars and more.

Then What Were They Thinking? takes on useless bug zappers, annoying grocery store produce stickers and one kitchen invention Chris actually loves: the garbage disposal.

In Kidder Recommends, Chris reviews the Apple TV sci-fi series Dark Matter and the Flat Earth documentary Behind the Curve using the official KIDDER Couch Scale.

Then it&#39;s time for News That Sounds Fake: cheese balls cover the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles, a mysterious Bigfoot photo might actually be a naked guy in a pond, and a man in Italy allegedly builds his own “ancient” ruins and gives tours of them.

Finally, What&#39;s in the Bucket? delivers two completely random topics: My Daughter&#39;s Boyfriend and Movie Sequels.

KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter is a comedy podcast about fatherhood, marriage, getting older, movies and TV, pop culture, weird news, funny rants and the ridiculous moments of everyday life — all from comedian Chris Kidder.

Remember...life&#39;s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Ep. 04: My Neighbor Vandalized My Truck?! Ants, Bigfoot & Freeway Cheese Balls

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Why does everyone want a tip now? Why does getting out of a chair require sound effects after 40? And what was Darth Vader doing at a San Diego City Council meeting?In Episode 3 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder takes on tipping culture and the awkward moment when that screen flips around asking for 20%, 25% or 30%.Then it&#39;s time for the Dad Minute, where Chris faces one of fatherhood&#39;s great unanswered questions: How do you get your kid to take a shorter shower?In What Were They Thinking?, decorative pillows get put on trial while the air fryer and dehydrator receive some much-deserved love.Kidder Recommends tackles Silo and Hoppers using the official KIDDER Couch Scale — from “Put Your Phone Down” all the way to “Do Laundry Instead.”Then News That Sounds Fake delivers three bizarre-but-true stories: Darth Vader addresses the San Diego City Council, a giant motorized shoe hits 70 MPH, and a woman earns a Guinness World Record by fitting 150 readable words onto a single sticky note.Plus, What&#39;s in the Bucket? brings another completely unpredictable topic.Comedy, fatherhood, parenting, getting older, movies and TV, pop culture, funny news, weird headlines, rants and the ridiculous moments of everyday life — all from comedian Chris Kidder.Remember...life&#39;s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Why does everyone want a tip now? Why does getting out of a chair require sound effects after 40? And what was Darth Vader doing at a San Diego City Council meeting?

In Episode 3 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder takes on tipping culture and the awkward moment when that screen flips around asking for 20%, 25% or 30%.

Then it&#39;s time for the Dad Minute, where Chris faces one of fatherhood&#39;s great unanswered questions: How do you get your kid to take a shorter shower?

In What Were They Thinking?, decorative pillows get put on trial while the air fryer and dehydrator receive some much-deserved love.

Kidder Recommends tackles Silo and Hoppers using the official KIDDER Couch Scale — from “Put Your Phone Down” all the way to “Do Laundry Instead.”

Then News That Sounds Fake delivers three bizarre-but-true stories: Darth Vader addresses the San Diego City Council, a giant motorized shoe hits 70 MPH, and a woman earns a Guinness World Record by fitting 150 readable words onto a single sticky note.

Plus, What&#39;s in the Bucket? brings another completely unpredictable topic.

Comedy, fatherhood, parenting, getting older, movies and TV, pop culture, funny news, weird headlines, rants and the ridiculous moments of everyday life — all from comedian Chris Kidder.

Remember...life&#39;s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Ep. 03: Tipping Is Out of Control, Darth Vader & a 70 MPH Shoe

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Why does every password need 47 characters, and why does Taco Bell need to know where I am?In Episode 2 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder takes on password insanity and the fact that EVERYTHING now requires an app. Restaurants, parking meters, schools — apparently downloading another app is just part of being alive now.In the Dad Minute, Chris wonders why kids assume Mom and Dad will pay for everything. Then What Were They Thinking? goes from the bad — smart refrigerators and software updates at breakfast — to the good: robot vacuums and the $20,000 Tesla Optimus robot.Kidder Recommends puts Pluribus up against a Warhammer Tournament Championship using the official KIDDER Couch Scale.Then it’s time for News That Sounds Fake: California crowns the World’s Ugliest Dog, bears take over a backyard swimming pool, and a California argument allegedly escalates to someone crushing a vehicle with a tractor.Plus, What’s in the Bucket? delivers another completely unpredictable topic.Comedy, fatherhood, movies and TV, pop culture, technology, weird news and everyday life — all from the perspective of comedian Chris Kidder.Remember...life’s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Why does every password need 47 characters, and why does Taco Bell need to know where I am?

In Episode 2 of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, stand-up comedian Chris Kidder takes on password insanity and the fact that EVERYTHING now requires an app. Restaurants, parking meters, schools — apparently downloading another app is just part of being alive now.

In the Dad Minute, Chris wonders why kids assume Mom and Dad will pay for everything. Then What Were They Thinking? goes from the bad — smart refrigerators and software updates at breakfast — to the good: robot vacuums and the $20,000 Tesla Optimus robot.

Kidder Recommends puts Pluribus up against a Warhammer Tournament Championship using the official KIDDER Couch Scale.

Then it’s time for News That Sounds Fake: California crowns the World’s Ugliest Dog, bears take over a backyard swimming pool, and a California argument allegedly escalates to someone crushing a vehicle with a tractor.

Plus, What’s in the Bucket? delivers another completely unpredictable topic.

Comedy, fatherhood, movies and TV, pop culture, technology, weird news and everyday life — all from the perspective of comedian Chris Kidder.

Remember...life’s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Ep. 02: 400 Passwords, Taco Bell Is Tracking Me & The World’s Ugliest Dog

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Welcome to the very first episode of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, where stand-up comedian Chris Kidder finds the funny in everyday life, fatherhood, movies, ridiculous products, weird news and everything else that makes you wonder, “What were they thinking?”In Episode 1, Chris takes on one of modern society’s greatest scams: self-checkout. If I’m scanning, bagging and troubleshooting my own groceries, when exactly do I get my employee discount?Then it’s time for the Dad Minute, the insanity of movie theater snacks, and Kidder Recommends, where Chris talks movies and takes on Spider-Man vs. The Odyssey.Plus, News That Sounds Fake delivers bald people gathering in Glendale, Finland’s Wife-Carrying Championship and the terrifying sentence nobody wants to hear: ONE MILLION BEES HAVE ESCAPED.Finally, Chris reaches into What’s in the Bucket? for some completely unpredictable comedy before wrapping up the first episode of KIDDER.Rants. Fatherhood. Movies. Weird news. Everyday stupidity.Life’s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Welcome to the very first episode of KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter, where stand-up comedian Chris Kidder finds the funny in everyday life, fatherhood, movies, ridiculous products, weird news and everything else that makes you wonder, “What were they thinking?”

In Episode 1, Chris takes on one of modern society’s greatest scams: self-checkout. If I’m scanning, bagging and troubleshooting my own groceries, when exactly do I get my employee discount?

Then it’s time for the Dad Minute, the insanity of movie theater snacks, and Kidder Recommends, where Chris talks movies and takes on Spider-Man vs. The Odyssey.

Plus, News That Sounds Fake delivers bald people gathering in Glendale, Finland’s Wife-Carrying Championship and the terrifying sentence nobody wants to hear: ONE MILLION BEES HAVE ESCAPED.

Finally, Chris reaches into What’s in the Bucket? for some completely unpredictable comedy before wrapping up the first episode of KIDDER.

Rants. Fatherhood. Movies. Weird news. Everyday stupidity.

Life’s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.

Ep. 01: Self-Checkout Sucks, $20 Popcorn & One Million Bees

Comedy Without A Filter

KIDDER — Comedy Without a Filter is a comedy podcast hosted by stand-up comedian Chris Kidder, finding the funny in everyday life, fatherhood, marriage, movies, TV, pop culture, ridiculous products, weird news and all the little things that make you ask, “What were they thinking?”

Each episode, Chris unleashes a Weekly Rant, shares the joys and disasters of being a dad, reacts to bizarre local and national news, recommends—or destroys—the movies and TV shows he’s watching, and investigates products and ideas that probably should have never made it past the drawing board.

There’s also What’s in the Bucket?, where anything can happen: bad tattoos, AI, dating apps, Disneyland, UFOs, movie remakes, weird laws, family, fast food and whatever else Chris pulls out.

Part stand-up comedy, part funny news commentary, part pop-culture podcast and part middle-aged dad trying to understand what the hell is happening around him.

Life’s already ridiculous. You might as well laugh at it.