A comedy podcast about making your world a better place! Standup comedians Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, and Andrew Orvedahl (a.k.a. The Grawlix, stars of the sitcom "Those Who Can't") make a sincere but hilarious attempt to better themselves and the world around them. Follow these three best friends and their special guests as they guide one another through the muddy waters of modern fame, choosing a creative lifestyle, parenting, mental illness, traumatic childhoods, getting older, and mak ...
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Two nerds watch and review two movies in search of the next shared CINEMATIC UNIVERSE.
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A podcast discussing comic books, graphic novels, web comics, television, movies and other nerd culture media.
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Surprise (Costume) Party!
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The boys compete in a surprise speed Halloween costume contest. In honor of Halloween, Producer Ron surprises Adam, Andrew, and Ben with a flash costume contest—giving them only five minutes to create a costume (and character) from stuff laying around the house—and then decides who deserves the biggest candy bar in their bucket. Featuring standup c…
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The boys are crazy for the hunks of Beverly Hills: 90210! Holy slappin' Trapper Keepers, kids, we're going back the 90s! In this special episode of Boi Crazy, we put the television show Beverly Hills: 90210 under the hunk-o-scope—and rank the hunkitude of Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), David Silver (Brian Austin Green), Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering), and …
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What to do when your teenager turns. Oh, those petulant teens. The coarsening of a child—from sweet apple of your eye to apathetic, hostile Vape King—can be a lot to handle as a parent. Fortunately, the Grawlix boys are here to hold a listener's hand through it all. Featuring standup comedy from Django Gold live at High Plains Comedy Festival! LINK…
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Live Competitive Advice at High Plains Comedy Fest (with Josh Gondelman and Laura Peek!)
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All hail Evil Josh! Our patented competitive advice makes its live debut as the boys are joined by super guests Laura Peek and Josh Gondelman at the High Plains Comedy Festival! Full video on Patreon! LINKS: Listen to Andrew's new album, Now That's What I Call Comedy Volume 21! See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on October 26th with …
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The Rockiest of Roads
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The boys take their feckless MLB baseball team to task. A casual question from a listener—what to do about the laughing stock Colorado Rockies?—unites Ben, Adam and Andrew in a blind, seething rage towards the worst team in professional sports. Featuring standup comedy from our own Andrew Orvedahl at our live show! LINKS: Mark your calendars for An…
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Amazon Intervention
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The boys take Producer Ron aside for a little chat. In a very special Grawlix Saves the World, the boys confront producer Ron about his Amazon addiction. Featuring standup comedy from Kurt Braunohler at our live show! LINKS: Mark your calendars for Andrew's new album, Now That's What I Call Comedy Volume 21, on October 4th! See Adam in Casper on Se…
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The boys don’t know the first thing about the Constitution. In anticipation of the upcoming US election - fun! - Ben challenges Adam and Andrew to a quiz on the Constitution, through no less an authority than a random online quiz! Democracy dies in darkness. This episode is the nail in the coffin. Featuring standup comedy from Hannah Jones at our l…
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When a teenage fan needs help navigating a situation at her first job, the boys go into overdrive, saving multiple worlds in the process, maybe even the universe. Time will tell. Featuring standup comedy from Eeland Stribling at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at High Plains Comedy Festival, September 19th-21st! See Adam performing at Lu…
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How to handle an unexpected pregnancy in your 40s. A long-time listener who never wanted kids of his own—and who didn't think it was even possible—discovers that his 42-year-old wife is pregnant. So Adam, Ben and Andrew compete to see who can give the best advice on how to handle the situation. Featuring standup comedy from Jordan Doll at our live …
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Red Friends in Blue State, Blue Friends in Red States
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How to be civil about politics when the world is burning. You know the boys love fixing each and every one of your lives, but when a listener asks Adam, Ben, and Andrew how to talk to co-workers about the upcoming election without pissing anyone off, the veracity of the Riff City Brain Trust is put to the ultimate test. Featuring standup comedy fro…
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Why Can't We Be Friends?
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The boys give advice about making new friends in adulthood. A loyal listener asks Adam, Ben, and Andrew for a few tips on making friends as an introverted adult—and the boys turn the question into a competition. Also Ben hijacks the intro of the show to drop one of his newly patented "diamonds." Featuring standup comedy from Joe Mande at our live s…
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Adam gets a vasectomy. Falling on his proverbial sword, Adam finally goes through with a vasectomy, and Andrew and Ben are there for him in his hour of need. Featuring standup comedy from sweet sterile baby Adam Cayton-Holland at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st …
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The boys go weight lifting. Flummoxed by his recent return to the gym, after years away, Adam recruits Ben to give him a weight lifting crash course, and Andrew comes along to spritz them both with water. Featuring standup comedy from Kate McLachlan at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on…
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When the Bed Bugs Bite
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So gross. When Andrew gets bed bugs, he turns to Ben and Adam to help him figure out the best course of action. They, in turn, burn his house down. And the day is saved. Featuring standup comedy from Bryan Cook at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st with Hannah Jone…
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The boys give a listener advice about using generative AI. A long-time fan asks us about using AI bots for creative endeavors, so we compete to decide who's got the best advice. And because we're nothing if not fair, we let ChatGPT also weigh in on the situation—with one special caveat. Featuring standup comedy from Ahmed Bharoocha at our live show…
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Boi Crazy: CHRIS-mas in July
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The boys are crazy for hunks named Chris! It's CHRIS-mas in July as the boys debate the hunkitude of Chris Evans vs. Chris Pine vs. Chris Hemsworth vs. Chris Pratt. Only one Chris will reign supreme, and the delicate balance of Boi Crazy friendship might just be tested in the process. Click here to watch the entire episode We'll be back next Tuesda…
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The Comments Section (with Morgan Gallo!)
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The boys share advice on handling internet creeps. Denver comedian Morgan Gallo has built a strong following online, but it's 92% men—and some of those men insist on sexualizing everything she does—so Andrew, Adam, and Ben compete to see who's can give the best advice for draining the digital cesspool of Morgan's comments section. Featuring a stand…
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Yeah, Dude, I Know Your Birthday
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The boys compete to make the best original birthday card for Ben. Shocked (and frankly humbled) by how poorly they performed at the friendship quiz in the previous episode, Andrew, Adam, and Producer Ron decided to go on the offensive in their friendship with Ben—by bombarding him with bespoke birthday cards. Featuring a standup clip from the birth…
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Do You Even Know My Birthday?
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The boys take a friendship quiz. All these people have been writing letters, asking the supposed Grawlix "Super Friends" for advice, but are these three best guys even really that close?! We take some bullshit online test and find out! On this VERY special episode of Grawlix Saves the World. Featuring standup comedy from Caroline Williams at our li…
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What to say in the wake of loss, besides the old cliché platitudes. A letter from a listener (by the name of Producer Ron) sparks a conversation about how to talk to someone after they've lost a loved one or experienced a tragedy. This one has it all, gang—laughs, cries, plus a healthy dose of our signature Grawlix raw sexuality. Featuring a standu…
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Marathon Man (with Brooks Wheelan!)
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Brooks Wheelan lives his life one dare at a time. Without any training and with a bit of a hangover, could you run a marathon... tomorrow? Our old pal Brooks Wheelan joins us to talk about how a silly drunken bet led him to a sponsorship and a life-long love of running. Featuring a standup comedy clip of Brooks from our live show in Denver! LINKS: …
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Working Relationships
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The boys wade into how they function creatively. A listener letter sparks a rousing display of high-wire riffing, as Adam, Ben, and Andrew reveal how they continue to churn out the donuts after all these years. Featuring standup comedy from Good Cop Rad Cop at our monthly live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Den…
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The boys debate the limits of friendship. Click here for an ad-free version of this episode. A letter from a listener—promptly rescinded!—sparks another round of competitive advice about how to handle intractable differences and how to know when a disagreement justifies ending a friendship. Featuring standup comedy from Debra DiGiovanni at our mont…
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Simply the Beth (with Beth Stelling!)
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Beth Stelling digs into Ben's relationship woes. Click here for an ad-free version of this episode! Normally when we have a guest on, we help them better their world—but when that guest is as good a friend as Beth Stelling, we have them better ours. So dig in, because Beth Stelling FINALLY fixes Ben. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Beth's Netf…
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Those Who Can Give Great Advice
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A listener needs help becoming a better teacher. Click here for an ad-free version of this episode! In the WORLD PREMIER of competitive advice, the boys offer up suggestions to a teacher looking to become more effective in their field—but only one Grawlix member's advice shall reign supreme. Until the next episode, anyway. Featuring standup comedy …
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Click here for an ad-free version of this episode Spurned on by Adam's wife Katie, who in case you couldn't tell is running this pod, the boys examine whether they're spending their spare time the right way. Featuring standup comedy from our own Adam Cayton-Holland! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on …
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Click here for an ad-free version of this episode The boys give advice about creative pursuits while still paying the bills. We here at Grawlix Saves the World love nothing more than responding to requests for advice. And when said request is about a subject that we actually know something about? Well sir, that is what we call a jackpot. Today we d…
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It's Britney, bitch (with Babs Gray!)
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The boys talk to Babs Gray, who helped #FreeBritney Along with her partner-in-podcast Tess Barker, comedian Babs Gray christened the #FreeBritney movement, which ultimately unravel Britney Spear's bizarre conservatorship. Since Babs made Britney's world a better place, we've invited her on the pod to talk about that experience and some of the unfor…
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The boys find out how colorblind Andrew is. Through the magic of a surprise package from Producer Ron, Adam and Ben attempt to help colorblind Andrew to see the world as they do. Sort of. Featuring standup comedy from Ali Kareem! Click here for an ad-free version of this episode! Click here to watch a video of the boys taking colorblindness tests! …
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Boi Crazy: The Outsiders (with Chris Fairbanks!)
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The boys are crazy for the hunks of the 1983 film "The Outsiders." Buckle up, hunk lovers, because we're dropping into your feed with another very special episode of our podcast within the podcast, Boi Crazy! Our long-time friend Chris Fairbanks joins us to earnestly appraise this hunk-studded cast—Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macc…
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The boys offer career advice to a distraught listener. When a biotech PhD student in Germany needs career advice, there's only one logical place to turn—three licensed comedy doctors who will certainly do no harm. Also some owl stories. Featuring standup comedy from Zac Reinert! Click here for an ad-free version of this episode! LINKS: See the Graw…
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Dinks in the Kitchen
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The boys play pickleball. Andrew has been infected with the sickness a'sweeping the land—pickleball! And after only 79 unsuccessful attempts, he finally convinces Ben and Adam to play with him. Featuring standup comedy from Amy Silverberg! Click here for an ad-free version of this episode! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre…
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If You've Got 'Em Don't Smoke 'Em
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The boys help a fan beat cigarettes. Trying to better the world of a loyal listener, Ben, Andrew and Adam share tips for quitting smoking from their vast, vast experience. Featuring a standup comedy clip from our boy Ben Roy! Click here for an ad-free version of this episode! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Co…
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Devil in My Pocket (Part 2)
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Andrew and Adam stage a smartphone Ben-tervention. Again. You talked. We listened. GSTW Nation demanded a follow-up episode about Ben’s cell phone usage, and we were all too happy to oblige. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Miram Moreno! Click here for an ad-free version of this episode. LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theat…
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The boys help parents-to-be get ready for their first child. The Grawlix isn't just about bettering our own world, we're here to help yours as well! So when a soon-to-be father asks for parenting advice, the boys spill the paternal tea. Tip 1: Say hip, young things like, "spill the tea!" Featuring standup comedy from Eeland Stribling! Thanks to Ric…
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A Walk in the Park (with Negin Farsad!)
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Negin Farsad and Tompkins Square Park are ready to battle ALL other parks. On Instagram. When you need help improving a beloved park in the East Village of New York City, there's only one place to turn—three comedians in Denver. The amazing Negin Farsad (Fake the Nation, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Birdgirl) joins us to dish about what she's doing to …
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Adam and Andrew stage a smartphone Ben-tervention. Is your cell phone usage becoming a problem? If you're Ben, the answer is definitely yes. So Adam and Andrew take that boy to town. Specifically, Riff City. Featuring a standup comedy clip from the amazing Laura Peek at our monthly live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Thea…
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Boi Crazy: 2024 NFL Quarterbacks!
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The boys are crazy for those handsy hunks of the NFL! In this very special episode of our podcast within the podcast, Boi Crazy, we crown the king quarterback hunk of the 2024 conference finals—Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions, Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers, Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, or Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs…
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Airport Etiquette (with Dave Hill!)
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Dave Hill isn't gonna take any sh!t. Fresh from pissing off entire territories of Canada with his no-prisoners take on their national anthem, rock god/comic/author/hockey afficionado/gang leader and dear friend Dave Hill graces the pod to let us know how we can help better his world. Featuring standup comedy from the legend himself, live at The Gra…
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What Have You Done For Me Lately
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What to do when you fear you've peaked. A fan finds a piece of memorabilia from Grawlix past, which forces Ben to deal with feelings of having maybe reached his (and our) career zenith with our television show, Those Who Can't. Featuring standup comedy from Billy Shoemaker himself, our boy Ben Roy! LINKS: See the Grawlix live with Kiry Shabazz and …
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Loose Change & Compact Discs
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What to do when your car gets burgled. New house, new neighborhood, new transgression. When someone breaks into Andrew's car, the experience leaves him feeling shook, and he turns to the boys for help. But mostly to make sure it wasn't one of them. Featuring standup comedy from our sweet lil' victim Andrew Orvedahl! LINKS: See the Grawlix live with…
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It Doesn't Take a Village
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What to do when a stranger scolds your child In this first ever episode of the new, improved, weekly version of the Grawlix Saves the World, Adam turns to the boys for advice after a stranger yells at his son. Featuring standup comedy from Jordan Doll! LINKS: See Ben live at TACAW in Basalt, Colorado on January 12th! Save the Date: Andrew is record…
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Best of 2023: The Mystery of the Missing Purse
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In 2023, we took 25 challenges to better the world around us by bettering ourselves. But which challenge was the best? Our Patreon supporters voted on the best episode of 2023—here's their top choice! We're taking a little holiday break, but never fear, we'll be back on Tuesday, January 9th, with brand-new weekly episodes of The Grawlix Saves the W…
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Rather than merely look back on the one hundred episodes we've done of this pod, Producer Ron turns the episode competitive by drilling us on Grawlix Saves the World trivia. Also, a VERY special announcement—we're going weekly! Featuring standup comedy clips by Vanessa Gonzalez and our own sweet boy Ben Roy! We're taking a break for the rest of 202…
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Reach Out and Touch Someone
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The boys try to reconnect with folks who have drifted away. Moved by the spirit of the season, the boys attempt to reach out and touch base with special people in their lives who, for whatever reason, have fallen out of contact. Featuring standup comedy clips from Liv Carter and Troy Walker! LINKS: See Andrew at the 60th annual Ullr Fest in Brecken…
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Boi Crazy: Professional Wrestlers
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The boys are crazy for the hunks of professional wrestling! WWF, WWE, WTF, OMG—it's time for a brand new episode of our podcast within the podcast, Boi Crazy! We're climbing to the top of the turnbuckle and throwing a flying crossbody straight into the world of professional wrestling. Wanna listen or see the full episode for yourself? Get the full …
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The boys tackle Gen Z slang. For some godforsaken reason, Andrew challenges Adam and Ben to embrace the boss lingo of all the hepcats and ska-daddies of Generation Z. Needless to say, they absolutely nail it. Featuring standup comedy clips from Chris Fairbanks and Lizzy Wolfson! LINKS: See the Grawlix live standup show at the Bug Theatre in Denver,…
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The Mystery of the Missing Purse
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The boys solve a decades-old mystery. While removing old bushes from his yard, Producer Ron discovers a purse containing credit cards that expired in the late 90s. Naturally, he turns to Ben, Adam and Andrew to try and find the purse's proper owner, and the boys happily take the case. If you're a fan of true crime and idiots, this is the episode fo…
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The boys let things go while trying to not be sued by Disney. Just in time for the tenth anniversary of the animated movie Frozen—which for some reason Producer Ron is really excited about—the boys challenge each other to ‘let it go,’ whatever that means to them individually. Featuring standup comedy clips from Miriam Moreno and Ben Bryant! This ep…
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The boys go deep into conspiracy theories. Convinced there may be merit from digging into those dark internet nooks and crannies where all the most terrifying ideas live, Ben challenges Adam and Andrew to select a conspiracy theory and get to the bottom of it, reporting from the fringes, so to speak, to see if said fringes have anything to offer. N…
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