Galaxy problems, handled badly and fast.
Mission to Zyxx turns genre adventure into a fast ensemble pileup of bad plans, fake institutions, and suspiciously specific lore. Recent episodes bounce between the Young Old Derf Chronicles, Mission to D6 actual-play sessions, and mailbags where behind-the-scenes minutiae become their own joke engine.
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Mission to Zyxx is an improvised sci-fi audio comedy that treats the galaxy like a workplace, a theater troupe, a bad monarchy, and a tabletop campaign all arguing over the same clipboard. It is quick. Scenes rarely sit still for long before someone misreads a rule, overcommits to a bit, or asks a practical question that punctures the grand adventure. The core mode is ensemble escalation. A fake institution gets named, then clarified, then contradicted, then given paperwork. Recent episodes show the series in several shapes at once. Mission to D6 reframes the cast's world as an actual-play D6 campaign, complete with first-time DM nerves, character sheets, level-ups, bard colleges, goblin aftermath, tiny rewards, and a YOLO coin that turns probability into a character flaw. The Derf material leans more narrative, but only barely. Durf can try to record a memoir, remember history incorrectly, swap places with a princeling, or wander into a studio-system catastrophe where the hat does most of the acting. The show keeps finding ways to make epic genre machinery feel badly staffed. That is its gift. A prison escape becomes a found-family argument before anyone knows anyone's name. A town reward becomes an ethics dispute while the person giving the money stands there awkwardly. A mailbag becomes a character scene about Clint superiority, Federated Alliance phrasing, and old Patreon material rescued from the archive. The out-of-character episodes add another layer, with Alden and the cast talking through Discord questions, ship blueprints, funny room names, architect handwriting, and the practical problem of keeping releases coming while Shane works on sound mixes. It is all very inside baseball, but the ball keeps changing shape. Listeners do not need perfect continuity to enjoy the rhythm. The pleasure is in the group's shared instinct for turning every answer into three smaller problems. Mission to Zyxx is best for comedy fans who like sci-fi, fantasy, actual play, and serialized nonsense that still remembers its own weird bookkeeping.
Made for: For listeners who like improvised ensemble comedy, sci-fi parody, tabletop-adjacent chaos, and serialized bits that reward attention without demanding homework.
What sets it apart: Mission to Zyxx stands out by making worldbuilding feel handmade in real time: rules, maps, rewards, fake histories, and production notes all become part of the joke instead of background machinery.
An improvised science fiction sitcom following a team of ambassadors as they attempt to establish diplomatic relations with planets in the remote and chaotic Zyxx Quadrant… better known as the "ass end of space."
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Fast collaborative invention turns every failed plan, strange detail, and character misunderstanding into durable science-fiction comedy.
Mission to Zyxx builds science-fiction scenes by letting jokes alter the world in real time. The cast can turn a prison break, a royal disguise, or a fantasy quest into a chain of confident misunderstandings, with invented institutions and stray character details becoming fuel…
A disastrous stealth roll meets a desperate tambourine, and you're suddenly invested in goblin logistics.
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Dermatology, bad history, and studio nonsense keep the chaos moving.
Durf spends the episode in a dermatologist waiting room, joking about being functionally immortal while also swatting down a history book that hands Twinkle credit for killing the princeling instead of the bedpan-emptying that actually shook the monarchy.
A season-two Patreon mailbag that keeps the banter brisk, the title confusion lively, and the spacefaring nonsense fully intact.
Blast From The Past: Mailbag #3! is a season-two mailbag from 2018, first kept for Patreon supporters and now back in circulation while the team works on episode four of Young Old Derf Chronicles.
A loot return that turns into a funny argument over money, gratitude, and who gets to be the house.
The episode follows the Legumes as a simple loot return drifts into a sharp, funny dispute over money, gratitude, and who gets to be the house.
A prison break mutates into memory loss, a costume scramble, and a wildly sincere punch line.
Mission to Zyxx turns a prison escape into a memory problem: Jeremiah keeps reaching for the story of the tunnels, the prison transport, and the long speech that vanished the moment the recorder was on.
A new-year mailbag where a blueprint gag and crew chemistry do most of the work.
Alden opens a new-year mailbag with the cast split across Zoom, and the episode keeps moving from holiday chatter to Discord questions to the backstage nonsense this group can turn into ritual.
A heist goes wrong, the prison gets deeper, and the absurdity stays oddly organized.
Beefer Madness treats a heist like a procedural disaster, and the joke keeps tightening as the money floor stays out of reach, the crew keeps landing in a children's hospital, and a killer may have a motive after all.
A red light opens a memoir, a heist, a death, and a very unhelpful morgue.
A red light opens a memoir that quickly swerves into a heist, a death, and a morgue that seems allergic to helping. The joke is in how seriously everything is treated: the tape recorder's 34-croon price, the overstaffed morgue droids, even the yard sale in the herbal district.
A scrappy actual-play one-shot that turns goblins, rituals, and bad planning into the joke.
Mission to Zix lets its crew loose in an actual-play D&D one-shot built around the Lagumis, and the appeal is in watching a group willing to bend the premise while still learning the shape of the dungeon.
Dice, divine mysteries, and the trouble with good intentions.
Mission to D6 episode four brings Samesies the Bard back after a two-episode absence and sends the table to Open Michael's, an open mic night built around comedy and roleplay.
Mission to Zyxx's "The Mossborn Identity" opens with a return to ancient Taloria, where Ali is back as Dwayne and the table is recapping the previous adventure.
Durf opens in a dermatologist's waiting room and turns the delay into a riff on skin checks, immortality, and one very unsettling mole.
Alden opens on a rescued mailbag.
The Legumes are back for another Mission to D6 run.
Jeremiah tries to recap a prison escape and loses the thread almost immediately.
The crew gathers for a belated New Year mailbag.
A memoir recording gets derailed by bus drivers, a robbery, and a killer angle that may or may not lead anywhere useful.
Durf starts an audio memoir and immediately turns the room into a squabble about money, memory, and whether a red light means stop or talk.
Mission to Zix is the crew's final one-shot before the Young Old Derf Chronicles, and this time they turn the Lagumis into an actual-play D&D party.
Mission to Six opens a Halloween special with Alden Ford setting a spooky tone and everyone instantly knocking it sideways.
The cast spends the monthly slot talking about improv, the shows that shaped them, and the people and places orbiting that world.
This episode features the crew of Mission to Zix playing a game show called 'Guess in Our Picks' where they compete to see who knows each other's minds best, inspired by The Newlywed Game.
Seth introduces a monthly release leading up to the Young Old Derf Chronicles this month.
A host promotes a livestream event and announces the completion of full transcripts for all episodes to improve accessibility.
This is a live Mission to Zyxx episode recorded in New York City featuring guest Justin Tyler, set between episodes 401 and 402 of season four.
This episode includes a fundraising pitch and introduction to a new monthly improv series called Mission to Convince.
The hosts announce their selection for the Tribeca Festival and joke about voice filters and impersonations.
This episode is a game show-style segment where contestants share humorous stories about their past jobs and side hustles, submitted by a listener.
Hosts Alden and Seth return for the second week of the MaxFunDrive to appeal for support for their upcoming show, the Young Old Derf Chronicles, a prequel spinoff of Mission to Zyxx.
A comedic improvised sci-fi sitcom where a team of ambassadors navigates diplomatic relations in a chaotic galaxy, with this episode featuring a special advice segment during a fundraising drive.
The cast of Mission to Zyxx reunites after a long hiatus to humorously discuss NFTs and their return for MaxFunDrive.
The hosts announce the completion of the vinyl soundtrack and promote the MaxFunDrive livestream.
This live episode of Mission Results introduces the improvised sci-fi podcast and its cast of misfit characters exploring the galaxy.
A host thanks listeners during a fundraising drive and sets up a livestream event, then transitions into a comedic sci-fi narrative about a starship crew on a diplomatic mission.
A comedic improvised sci-fi sitcom about ambassadors in a remote galaxy, with a live fundraising event announcement.
A host promotes a MaxFunDrive livestream event and sets up the premise of a comedic sci-fi space adventure.
A fundraising appeal for the improvised sci-fi sitcom Mission to Zyxx, followed by a scene where characters discuss being teleported.
The cast thanks supporters and announces the final season of their improvised sci-fi comedy podcast during a fundraising drive.
A comedic improvised sci-fi sitcom about ambassadors in a chaotic space quadrant, with a live fundraising event announcement.
A host promotes an upcoming livestream fundraiser for the improvised sci-fi comedy show Mission to Zyxx.
A host promotes a MaxFunDrive livestream event, then the improvised sci-fi sitcom continues with a scene about power loss and night vision.