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Welcome Thru Effingham, brought to you by Sketchpad Comedy

Welcome Thru Effingham is a sketch comedy podcast brought to you by the St Louis-based comedy writers at Sketchpad Comedy. Originally known as STL SketchPAD was created in 2014 as a way for local comedy writers to get their written work performed on stage without having to worry about silly things like lights, paying rent for stage time, or having enough material to put on an entire show. We’d love for you to check out one of our never-to-be-seen-again monthly shows. If you recently thought to yourself “man, my face just doesn’t laugh enough.” Then this is the show for you! Also, that’s weird self-talk – we like it. We like you. Click for information about our next show. If you’d like to learn more about how you can see a show or even participate yourself, check back often and consider signing up for the newsletter. We will never spam you and we promise that we will only email you about comedy in St. Louis (unlike Groupon who will email you mercilessly, even after you’ve unsubscribed 4 times. I don’t need to save 15% on a trip to Branson, Groupon! Geez.).
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Welcome Thru Effingham features characters and stories (that we made up) about the little town with the Big Ol' Cross; Effingham IL. Based upon the sketch comedy stylings of Sketchpad Comedy, it explores everything involved in small town life; political scandals, dating sites, satanic cult worshipping, superheroes and more. 

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Welcome Thru Effingham is produced by Hugmonster Sound and is a part of the St. Louis podcast network STLVernacular.

 

Apr 14, 2016

This week we return to Season Two of Welcome Thru Effingham with a visit to the Effingham Retirement Home, where questions are answered, plots thicken, and foods are pureed.

 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created and performed by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular. This episode features Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Matt Martin, Nathan Maul, Angela Smith, Kevin Strader, and Frank Zito.

Marketing efforts developed by Blank Page Marketing

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham

Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

Mar 31, 2016

This week on Welcome Thru Effingham Jimbo reads a book to school children as part of his campaign for mayor and we hear a commercial for the Anti store, with music from Alt Control Delete.

 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created and performed by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular. This episode features Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Matt Martin, Nathan Maul, Kevin Strader, and Frank Zito.

Marketing efforts developed by Blank Page Marketing

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham

Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

Mar 25, 2016

On this episode of Welcome Thru Effingham we meet the oldest person in town and find out what people think of Jimbo Fiish's campaign for Mayor. Also, we learn about the mobscene in Effingham, Kansas. Just how much is an updated LinkedIN profile worth?

 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created and performed by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular. This episode features Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Matt Martin, Nathan Maul, Kevin Strader, and Frank Zito.

Marketing efforts developed by Blank Page Marketing

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham

Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

Mar 17, 2016

Things are heating up on this episode of Welcome Thru Effingham! It's election time which means, low blows, monster truck announcers and Effing Land?


Also, we get a little bit more insight into the origins of Mark Twain Killer and her relationship with Father Bruce.

 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created and performed by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular. This episode features Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Matt Martin, Nathan Maul, Angela Smith, Kevin Strader, and Frank Zito.

Marketing efforts developed by Blank Page Marketing

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham

Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

Mar 10, 2016

In this episode of Welcome Thru Effingham, Fireman Stan stops by with a public service announcement and we get a recap of the Oscars with the help of a few truck drivers.

 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created and performed by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular. This episode features Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Matt Martin, Nathan Maul and Frank Zito.

Marketing efforts developed by Blank Page Marketing

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham
Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

 

Mar 3, 2016
Guy Cornish sits down with citizens of Effingham to ask the tough questions about the events surrounding this season of Welcome Thru Effingham. Jimbo Fish tries to hijack the show for his campaign, Lisa Chimmons tries to turn the tables, and the mystery of Effingman becomes only more complicated.
 
Plus, how do they feel about the Mark Twain Killer? Will Effingham ever get a Chilis? And where is Ms Jean Dean?
 
 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham
Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

 

Feb 24, 2016
In this episode of Welcome Thru Effingham, meetups don't go as planned. We get a confession to a crime and the Effingham antique store gets bought out by a dentist's son.
 
The Effing Alliance is splintered and schemes are being executed upon. Join Guy Cornish as he attempts to piece it all together one week at a time.
 
This episode of Welcome Thru Effingham features Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Matt Martin, Nathan Maul, Kevin Strader and Frank Zito.
 
 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham
Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

 

Feb 18, 2016
In this episode of Welcome Thru Effingham, Jimbo Fiish starts his smear campaign in his quest to overthrow Mayor Dewgood. Miss Jean Dean wants to know who's DTF. And Father Bruce is tormented by a familiar calling.
 

Darkness has cast its ugly head over the townspeople of Effingham and who knows where this may lead them.  Join Guy Cornish as he attempts to piece it all together. This is Welcome Thru Effingham.  

This week’s episode was written and performed by Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Nathan Maul, Angela Smith, Kevin Strader and Frank Zito.

 

Welcome Thru Effingham is created by Sketchpad Comedy and produced by Hugmonster Sound with STL Vernacular. 

 

About Welcome Thru Effingham
Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

Feb 11, 2016
In this episode Jimbo Fiish announces his campaign for Mayor or Sheriff... we're still not sure which. And just where in the world is the former host of our show, Todd Hammers? Decisions will be made, lines in the sand are drawn and the repercussions of our characters' actions will reveal themselves later.
 
Join Guy Cornish as he tries to answer these questions while planting some more in your head, that may never be answered. This is Welcome Thru Effingham.
 
This week’s episode was written and performed by Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Nathan Maul, Angela Smith, Kevin Strader and Frank Zito.
 
About Welcome Thru Effingham
Sketchpad Comedy creates Welcome Thru Effingham. Sketchpad Comedy is a sketch comedy group based in St. Louis to help human people create comedy. Sorry aliens. 

Sketchpad Comedy began in July of 2014. It started with STL SketchPAD, a live sketch comedy show that is put on by writers and performers in St. Louis, MO. Since then the team at Sketchpad has helped over 80 writers put on hundreds of live sketches. Their motto is simple: They believe comedy should be accessible to anyone who wants to write, perform, or watch it. They accomplish this through community, collaboration, and creation. 

Produced by Hugmonster Sound. Part of the STLVernacular Podcast Network.
Feb 4, 2016

Things have changed in the town of Effingham. Todd Hammers is nowhere to be found. The Mark Twain Killer is on the loose and Jimbo Fiish... is in love? Lucas introduces the game show "How much change can you handle?" Lisa Chimmins is on the street asking the townspeople of Effingham if they support the campaign to use public funds to build a new High School football stadium. 

 
And it's all going to lead to a tragic conclusion... we hope.
 
This week's episode was written and performed by Shea Ballantine, Brian Dooley, Jason Flamm, Erica Lee, Nathan Maul, Angela Smith and Kevin Strader.
 
 

We are Sketchpad Comedy.

Comedy makes the world a better place & everyone should have access to it.

Since 2014, we’ve put on sketch comedy shows written and developed by a new cast every month. Comedy is important to us because we see it’s usefulness in our everyday lives. The ability to laugh in the face of sadness, depression and heartbreak is priceless. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy. We will continue doing this through podcasts, more shows, workshops and comedy courses.

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Originally entitled "STL Sketchpod," Welcome Thru Effingham is produced by Hugmonster Sound, and is a proud part of the STLVernacular Network.
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