UnCooked Chicken Improv Comedy Cast · NateNathaNathaniel

Mussard on the Meat...Adult Content

·32 min·2 clips

He says he and a friend ran home after sending two dogs toward each other in a street showdown.

1. UnCooked Chicken Improv Comedy Cast centers on Nathan Nathaniel’s 25th episode and the repeated “turn the chicken off” slogan. 2. Nathan Nathaniel is the solo host and self-described “creators comedian,” and Kendrick Lamar is named because the opening shoutout shapes the episode’s references. 3. The episode asks what can happen when an improv comic records “off the top” with “no notes” from a hybrid car. 4. Nathan opens with “put mustard on the meat” and repeats “turn the chicken off” as a command for anyone who does not want the joke. 5. He says the show is an “improv” and “bits and skits” cast, and he frames it as entertainment for people commuting to work. 6. He introduces his three “F topics” as the funny, the familiar, and “for real though or fake news.” 7. Nathan describes Kendrick Lamar as a “counter rapper” who gives you something “on the counter” and “under the counter” at the same time. 8. He jokes that John Stockton learned from his children that he was mentioned on “Not Like Us,” and he connects that joke to Carmelo Anthony. 9. He says “white America” did not know why Kendrick was referencing John Stockton, then pivots to the idea that Kendrick was really talking about Carmelo. 10. He tells a workplace story where a coworker asks him to “wrap up for me,” and he treats the request like unpaid labor. 11. Nathan pushes back on the idea of being in a “collective,” and he jokes that the only thing he would collect is unemployment. 12. He says the coworker’s wife Teresa and the kids Billy and Mary are part of a situation he did not know he was in. 13. His “funny” topic becomes a birthday closet-cleaning story, where his wife spends 10 hours organizing his clothes. 14. He calls himself a collector who keeps “four decades of shirts” and “four decades of pants,” plus cards and letters. 15. When his wife says he has the “hoarder gene,” he replies that he “hoarder[s]” her and has not thrown her away. 16. He also says his wife centralized the household manuals, which leads him to joke about an “Old MacDonald” manual setup in the laundry room, garage, and shed. 17. The episode’s tone shifts between shouted ad-libs, rapid-fire riffs, and domestic complaint jokes delivered as live freestyle comedy. 18. The format is loose, with one host carrying the show through repeated catchphrases, call-and-response, and long improvised tangents. 19. People who like rapid-fire riffing on everyday life and pop culture. 20. People wanting polished structure, short bits, or serious interviews.

As heard by us

A noisy monologue that turns chicken jokes, closet cleanup, and a broken dryer into one extended bit.

The piece runs on one loud, stubborn joke and does not really let go, which is part of the appeal. The mustard on the meat and the repeated "turn the chicken off" line carry most of the weight, but the domestic detours keep it from feeling thin.

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

Want a fast, unfiltered rant that keeps circling back to "turn the chicken off"?

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from UnCooked Chicken Improv Comedy Cast