False Starts: Bill Blank & Chris Shipley Putting Mental Health In The Playbook

About False Starts: Bill Blank & Chris Shipley Putting Mental Health In The Playbook

Bill Blank and Willie Farrell are comedians who have toured and done shows across the country. Subscribe and listen as the guys workshop their comedy bits and get a behind the scenes look on how comedians try material and work through their routines. No topic is off limits as they discuss whatever is the hot topic of the week. Every week an episode drops. Produced by 3 Beards Media.

Publisher

Bill Blank and Willie Farrell for 3 Beards Media

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Jan 2023

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

131 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Billy & Willie's Workshop: EP 3.38: Hawkeye Therapy, Willie’s Family Stories & WHO Radio’s Bad Take

   Billy needs a therapist—and Willie thinks Kirk Ferentz should get the job. After Iowa’s loss to Ohio State, the guys unpack Billy’s competitive rage, a perfectly timed middle-finger photo, and the emotional cost of loving the Hawkeyes. Willie delivers another round of outrageous Chicago family stories, including stolen lamps, a getaway gone sideways, and an unexpected encounter with basketball legend Artis Gilmore. Then an O.J. Simpson prank-show documentary sends the conversation into truly bizarre territory. Things turn serious as the guys react to Greg Hanson’s WHO Radio commentary about sexual assault allegations, discussing consent, victim blaming, double standards, and men’s responsibility to speak up. Plus, youth football coaches throw punches, the guessing game returns, and high school stories close out another unpredictable night in Billy & Willie’s Workshop. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Bats and Bugs Pest Solutions, and Revelton Distilling Company.

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Billy & Willie's Workshop EP 3.38 Billy Opens for Dave Attell

   Billy shares stories from opening for Dave Attell and recalls a tense exchange with a heckler at another show. The crew talks about building a comedy workshop at Chuck’s, then veers into mock political attack ads, a game of “baseball player, porn star, or country singer,” and the usual unscripted chaos. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Billy & Willie's Workshop: EP 3.37 Hawks Win, Excuses Begin: Bill’s Cy-Hawk Victory Lap

   Bill is enjoying every second of Iowa’s Cy-Hawk victory—and he brought the receipts for the Cyclone fans filling his comments with excuses. The guys break down the game, debate which team had more experience and read some of the best insults fired Bill’s way. Then the Workshop goes completely off the rails with AI-generated sports clips, the pointlessness of sideline interviews, an AI apocalypse, questionable relationship advice and another round of “Baseball Player, Country Singer or Porn Star?” Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell of RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

29,610

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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