chunt is rude to guests hello from the magic

In June 2015 Hello From the Magic Tavern was written up in Buzzfeed, then Huffington Post in July.

The podcast first became a hit in the Chicago improv community and grew steadily as guests of the show introduced it to their fans. Hello From the Magic Tavern debuted a little more than a year ago on March 5, 2015. At this point, Foon is a weird and wonderful place where “Wi-Fi” stands for “witches’ fight” “open mike night” is when a guy named Mike turns his body inside out and does stand-up comedy Chunt organizes a blood drive to feed vampires called, Chunt for the Red October people who die while hungry turn into “hunger ghosts” who are hungry for eternity there’s a popular fantasy role-playing game called “Offices & Bosses” and everyone’s favorite delicacy is a raw potato rolled in spices. One of the by-products of this format is that anything made up on the show immediately becomes part of the inexorably burgeoning history and tradition of Foon.

Apart from the premise and character backgrounds, everything is completely improvised. The fictional Niekamp, Usidore, and Chunt are played by veteran improv comedians Arnie Niekamp, who’s 40, Matt Young, 41, and Adal Rifai, 33, respectively. Well, the podcast is real, but it’s recorded in a sound studio in Goose Island, not in a fantasy land. Of course, as an announcer says at the beginning of every episode, Hello From the Magic Tavern is not real. Hogsface is a popular stop for travelers, so Niekamp, Usidore, and Chunt are joined by a special Foonish guest-so far they’ve had wizards, trolls, wedding planners, ghosts, eagles, mailmen, and vampires, to name a few-and for about 30 minutes they talk about Foonish life, work, quests, romance, cuisine, and buttholes (buttholes, specifically how many you have, are a big topic in Foon). (He’s currently, and most frequently, a badger). Niekamp cohosts the show with Usidore, a wizard, and Chunt, a shape-shifter who takes the form of any creature he has sex with. By chance he had some podcasting equipment with him when he encountered the portal, and thanks to a slight Wi-Fi signal he’s still getting from the Burger King, Niekamp is uploading a weekly podcast, Hello From the Magic Tavern, to introduce the people of earth to the world of Foon. Niekamp posted up in the Vermilion Minotaur, a tavern in the town of Hogsface.

Much like Narnia or Middle Earth, Foon is full of elves, dwarves, monsters, royalty, sorcery, and talking animals. In March 2015, Arnie Niekamp fell through a magical portal behind the Burger King on Irving Park and Clark and found himself in the enchanting land of Foon. Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.

Chunt is rude to guests hello from the magic