The Champs was a comedy podcast hosted by Neal Brennan, Moshe Kasher, and DJ Douggpound (Doug Lussenhop of the Tim and Eric Show). Guests on the podcast were almost exclusively black.[1] It was part of the All Things Comedy podcast network.[2] ## Contents * 1 Episodes * 1.1 2011 * 1.2 2012 * 1.3 2013 * 1.4 2014 * 1.5 2015-16 * 2 References * 3 External links ## Episodes[edit] ### 2011[edit] Release date | Guest/Title | Sources | | August 6, 2011 | Jerrod Carmichael | [3] August 10, 2011 | Ian Edwards | August 18, 2011 | NBA Star Blake Griffin | August 27, 2011 | NBA Star Blake Griffin (part 2) and Comedian Leslie Jones | September 6, 2011 | Craig Robinson | September 19, 2011 | Donnell "Ashy Larry" Rawlings | September 30, 2011 | Tony Rock | October 11, 2011 | Robert Townsend | October 21, 2011 | David Alan Grier | November 10, 2011 | Erik Griffin (Workaholics) | [4] November 16, 2011 | Adult Film's Lexington Steele | November 24, 2011 | Champsgiving: Hugh Moore | [5] December 1, 2011 | Wayne Brady | December 9, 2011 | Eric André | December 19, 2011 | Byron Bowers | [6] ### 2012[edit] Release date | Guest/Title | Sources | | January 11, 2012 | The Robot | [7] January 19, 2012 | Bobby Lee | January 26, 2012 | Owen Smith | [8] February 1, 2012 | Conan's Deon Cole | February 9, 2012 | JB Smoove | February 15, 2012 | Alonzo Bodden (Last Comic Standing) | February 24, 2012 | Adult Film's Sasha Grey and Musician Flying Lotus | March 2, 2012 | Sasha Grey and Flying Lotus (Part 2) | March 7, 2012 | "Cutty" from The Wire \- Chad Coleman | March 15, 2012 | Questlove | March 22, 2012 | Key (from Key & Peele) | March 29, 2012 | Hannibal Buress | April 9, 2012 | Jose Canseco | April 17, 2012 | Faizon Love ("Big Worm" from Friday) | April 25, 2012 | Baron Vaughn | May 3, 2012 | Suli McCullough | May 16, 2012 | Pras from The Fugees | May 25, 2012 | Felipe Esparza (Last Comic Standing Winner) | [9] June 6, 2012 | Trevor Noah | June 15, 2012 | Roy Wood, Jr. | June 25, 2012 | Charlie Murphy | July 4, 2012 | Retta (From NBC's Parks & Rec) | July 10, 2012 | John Legend | July 18, 2012 | Ron Funches | July 26, 2012 | Blake Griffin Returns | August 6, 2012 | Lil Rel | [10] August 20, 2012 | Maronzio Vance | [11] August 28, 2012 | Nicole Richie | September 5, 2012 | Aziz Ansari | September 12, 2012 | Larry Wilmore | September 19, 2012 | Rusty Cundieff (Chappelle's Show Director) | October 8, 2012 | NBA Legend John Salley | October 18, 2012 | Anthony Anderson | October 24, 2012 | Russell Peters | November 5, 2012 | Riff Raff and Chelsea Peretti | November 20, 2012 | Shawn and Marlon Wayans | November 30, 2012 | Dwayne Perkins | [12] December 6, 2012 | CNN and ESPN's LZ Granderson | December 17, 2012 | David Alan Grier Returns | ### 2013[edit] Release date | Guest/Title | Sources | | January 8, 2013 | Mario Joyner | January 15, 2013 | Bashir and Diallo | [13] January 29, 2013 | Kumail Nanjiani | February 6, 2013 | Too $hort | February 21, 2013 | Jasper Redd | March 5, 2013 | Aisha Tyler | March 15, 2013 | Ali LeRoi (co-creator of Everybody Hates Chris) | March 20, 2013 | Chris Rock | April 17, 2013 | Reggie Watts | April 26, 2013 | Godfrey | May 6, 2013 | Michael Che | May 21, 2013 | Lucas Brothers | June 6, 2013 | Allen Hughes (Director of Menace II Society and American Pimp) | June 13, 2013 | Jay Chandrasekhar | July 3, 2013 | Superhead | July 11, 2013 | NBA All-Star Baron Davis | July 24, 2013 | Kevin Avery | [14] August 5, 2013 | Jermaine Fowler | [15] August 19, 2013 | Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) | September 3, 2013 | busdriver | September 12, 2013 | Aries Spears | October 18, 2013 | Pootie Tang - Lance Crouther | November 1, 2013 | Roy Wood Returns | November 13, 2013 | Corey Holcomb | November 21, 2013 | Dean Edwards | November 30, 2013 | Felipe Esparza Returns | December 13, 2013 | Finesse Mitchell | December 31, 2013 | "Q", Founder of World Star Hip Hop | ### 2014[edit] Release date | Guest/Title | Sources | | January 10, 2014 | MC Serch | January 22, 2014 | Big Daddy Kane | January 29, 2014 | Maseo from De La Soul | February 5, 2014 | Arsenio | February 12, 2014 | Action Bronson | February 20, 2014 | Charlamagne Tha God | February 27, 2014 | Wyatt Cenac | March 13, 2014 | Hot 97 DJ Cipha Sounds | March 21, 2014 | Daily Show writer Travon Free | March 28, 2014 | Hannibal Buress | April 8, 2014 | Russell Simmons | April 17, 2014 | Freddie Gibbs | April 30, 2014 | Cristela Alonzo | May 26, 2014 | SNL's Jay Pharoah | June 4, 2014 | George Wallace | June 19, 2014 | Jean Grae | June 28, 2014 | Pharaohe Monch | July 9, 2014 | Keith Robinson | July 22, 2014 | Marina Franklin | August 21, 2014 | Seaton Smith (From Fox's Mulaney) | [16] September 22, 2014 | Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes | October 8, 2014 | Affion Crockett | October 20, 2014 | Danny Brown | November 4, 2014 | Damon Wayans, Jr. | November 24, 2014 | King Bach | December 4, 2014 | Baratunde Thurston | ### 2015-16[edit] Release date | Guest/Title | Sources | | January 7, 2015 | Tiffany Haddish | January 20, 2015 | Hari Kondabolu | February 4, 2015 | Black Thought (The Roots) | February 20, 2015 | Ms. Pat | March 12, 2015 | Jerrod Carmichael | July 27, 2015 | Wanda Sykes | August 18, 2015 | New Faces 2015: Selections from the Montreal JFL Festival | August 30, 2015 | Nicole Byer | September 30, 2015 | Jamar Neighbors | February 28, 2016 | Questlove (Champs Farewell) | ## References[edit] 1. ^ Westhoff, Ben. "Best Podcast Los Angeles 2014: The Champs". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 2. ^ "The Champs". All Things Comedy. September 30, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 3. ^ "Jerrod Carmichael (@NotoriousROD)". Twitter. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 4. ^ "Erik Griffin (@ErikGriffin)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 5. ^ "Hugh Moore (@Hugh_Moore)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 6. ^ "Byron Bowers (@byronbowers)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 7. ^ "Karl Lake". IMDb. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 8. ^ "Owen Smith (@OwenSmith4Real)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 9. ^ "Felipe Esparza (@funnyfelipe)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 10. ^ "Lil Rel Howery (@LilRel4)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 11. ^ "Maronzio M. Vance (@MaronzioVance)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 12. ^ "Dwayne perkins (@funnydp)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 13. ^ "Bashir and Diallo". Facebook. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 14. ^ "Kevin Avery (@KevinAvery)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 15. ^ "Jermainefowler (@jermaineFOWLER)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. 16. ^ "Seaton Smith (@SeatonSmith)". Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2019. ## External links[edit] * Official website * "The Champs with Neal Brennan + Moshe Kasher RSS Feed". The Champs.