🎧 This Week’s HOLES:

• Salon Breakups

• Piñata Strategies

• The Jumpy Poley Defense™

In this episode, Amber makes a compelling case: breaking up with your hair salon is basically ending a relationship — complete with emotional baggage and wildly inconsistent communication. She also lifts the lid on some outrageous salon screening processes. (Do you know how long it takes to cut your hair? Shouldn’t they?)

From there, the BIT CREW naturally spirals into couples therapy for stylists and clients… and a few other unexpected pairings.

👊 Meanwhile, “Adult Piñata” is officially an Olympic sport now (we decided), sparking heated discussion about:

• Childhood candy rivalries
• Dangerous playground games
• Alt-piñata materials
• And whether judges should be allowed to jump on defendants (spoiler: no)

💥 By the end, you may find yourself asking:

• What other childhood activities deserve Olympic recognition?
• Could postal-carrier therapy save America?
• And seriously… how did you survive elementary school?

The entire D.C. salon scene, Olympic organizers (again), stylists who don’t name-drop, Piñatas, Bazookas, Machetes, bankers, therapists... you get the idea.

rabbitHOLE is 100% unscripted and fueled by the BIT CREW’s real-life internet spirals, nostalgic chaos, and shared trauma. If you enjoy the show, do your part:
👉 Follow, rate, and share with your most unhinged friend.

Director/Creator: Billy Merritt
Editor: Hill Kane

CAST (in order of appearance):
Amber Bellsdale, Thea Marie Thorkildsen, Flannery Wilson, Lisa Steckman, Jason Spiro, Hill Kane, Brent Kohler, Don Slovin, Jason Luna, Peg Davis

Produced by: The BIT Comedy Network

Production + Graphics: Hill Kane, Raising Kane Media + Marketing

Music: "Shark Bait" by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller (1959-2025 RIP Friend)

📍 Hosted on Libsyn.com
📧 Contact: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com
©2024–2025 Billy Merritt | All Rights Reserved
“The BIT” and “The BIT Comedy Network” are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt

WOW! This is our lucky 13th Episode of rabbitHOLE.

Today's Holes:

• Philosopher Smackdown
• Terms of Art
• Patrick Swayze

Flannery explains why analytic philosophers rule and post-structuralism is B.S. Some of them even make cameos.

By the end of the episode, you may wonder if time exists, what's real, if there is beauty, and why is there so much "accidental" wetness in romcoms?

The living rooms cheerfully explore soccer parents, jargon, violent ballerinas, and some of Patrick Swayze's best work.

APOLOGIES: Philosophy (yes... all of it), ballet, Olympics, reality cooking shows, medical personnel, Plato, youth soccer, announcers, France, Italy, alternative restauranteurs, perpetually tardy people (YKWYA), and of course, Max Headroom.

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share it with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
EDITOR: Hill Kane

CAST (in order of appearance):

• Flannery Wilson
• Konrad Andrew
• Brent Kohler
• Hill Kane
• Jason Spiro
• Don Slovin
• Amber Bellsdale
• Peg Davis
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen
• Terry Armstrong

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production, & Graphic Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
©2024, 2025 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

Welcome back to SEASON TWO and our 12th Episode of rabbitHOLE. We are told publishing 12 episodes is a big deal and we're running with it!

Today's Holes:

• Your Spotify Year
• D.J. Granny
• 80 is the New 25
• Leisure Suit Larry

Yeuhan outs a colleague who tried to pass off his family's listening hours as his own. She also might highlight the dark side of Slack channel chats.

You will love the episode's numerous senior citizen heavy metal fans. If D.J. Granny is good enough for Ted Dansen, she should be good enough for you.

Obscure bands aren't the only ones to have their coffee house communities and curated playlists. The youthful grannies are making a killing putting music snobs (like Flannery) out of business.

How fun is it to listen to Amber and Luke geek out over early video games and the clever way they authenticated users?

Please enjoy!

APOLOGIES: Metallica, Pantera, the AARP, Senior Citizens, Ted Dansen, the United States Postal Service, Lars Ulrich, Werther's Old Fashioned Butterscotch Candies, Hard Candy in General, Candy Warehouses, Elon Musk, DOGE, Space X, Spotify, and many more.

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share it with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
EDITOR: Hill Kane

CAST (in order of appearance):

• Yuehan Liu
• Konrad Andrew
• Flannery Wilson
• Luke Bovard
• Don Slovin
• Jason Spiro
• Laura Powell
• Hill Kane
• Amber Bellsdale
• Deema Lazar
• Katya Vasilaky
• Terry Armstrong

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production, & Graphic Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
©2025 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

Welcome to the second HOLE of SEASON TWO.

Today's Holes:

• Improvised Shakespeare
• Waiting for Godot, Guffman, Lefty, etc.
• Unintentionally Scary Children's T.V. Shows

BIT player Amber takes us on a journey that opens on Improvised Shakespeare and culminates with Twin Peak's pain and suffering symbol - creamed corn. Who knew?

Flannery confesses her love for Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which triggers Luke to recall a Tempest performance with only three actors. This leads to a slightly morbid tale of Amber's grandmother saying goodbye from her hospice bed but then asking for a tuna fish sandwich.

Finally, Luke tries to convey that the early muppets were very "weird," triggering Thea's memories of a dark and horrifying Norwegian children's T.V. show (Pompel og Pilt) where one puppet never finds the other and meets a broom.

This episode features many celebrity "sightings," including George Lucas, David Lynch, Dale Cooper*, Ross Bryant, Cookie Monster, Kermit the Frog, and the Bard himself!

I can't give it all away here in the notes!

APOLOGIES: Creamed corn, the celebs listed above, Jim Henson and the Muppets (for at least the third time), Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (no relation), Chat Shows, Italy, Norway (sorry, Thea), The Nutcracker, puppets, and Diabetes.

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share it with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
EDITOR: Hill Kane

CAST:

• Dean Aisles
• Konrad Andrew
• Terry Armstrong
• Amber Bellsdale
• Luke Bovard
• Don Slovin
• Jason Spiro
• Lisa Steckman
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen
• Katya Vasilaky
• Flannery Wilson

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production, & Graphic Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
©2025 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

Welcome to SEASON TWO of rabbitHOLE!!!

Please resolve to listen and share every episode (please, please, pretty please)!

Today's Holes:

• Stuff Astronauts Like
• Accentuating the Positive
• Faking Your Religion

BIT Founder/Director/Leader BILLY MERRITT takes the helm by painting a vivid and endlessly hilarious picture of Florida's "SPACE COAST." Please help us answer the age-old question, "How many TIKI BARS are too many?"

Jason shares "letters from Gramps" about stick-to-it-iveness. Brett reminisces about accidentally reciting a sexist passage from an H.R. Hubbard book his Mom gave him.

Deema confesses to faking his way through religious rituals to keep peace in the family until he can't take it anymore. Once he declares his authentic belief (or disbelief in his case), his father accuses him of being a communist, and everything goes back to normal. Thea confesses to participating in a religious rite of passage only for the money gifts. DO NOT judge her!

APOLOGIES: NASA, Tang, Scatting, the planets Mars, Venus, and Penis, the Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Matt, the professions of bartender, doctor, and lawyer, Elon Musk, mermaids, all organized religions, women, tigers, Bing Crosby, the GRAMMYs, and the entire Hubbard family.

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share it with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
CAST:

• Konrad Andrew
• Amber Bellsdale
• Luke Bovard
• Hill Kane
• Brent Kohler
• Deema Lazar
• Laura Powell
• Don Slovin
• Jason Spiro
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen
• Katya Vasilaky
• Flannery Wilson

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production, & Graphic Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
©2025 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

Welcome to rabbitHOLE's Season One Finale/New Year's Eve Bonus Episode. The last rabbit holes of 2024 include:

• Archaic Japanese Crime Families
• Theater Hopping + Line Cutting
• Pickleball Gangs
• Bee Keeping Age

Konrad visits Kobe, Japan, and delves into the very expensive (and ultra-marbled) beef for which it is known. He discovers the "real Kobe's" criminal underbelly with its aging membership and inevitable demise. Laura admits to working at a movie theater and infers that if you are cool about it, hopping from theater to theater MIGHT be tolerated. Hill may disagree, but we can all agree that Jason's dad was a line hopper and that's NOT okay! Is "Bee Keeping Age" a new colloquialism for "person of a certain age?"

The answers you seek lie within this episode.

APOLOGIES: The Yakuza "Social Network," Shakshuka, World History (specifically the Greek and Roman Empiracal eras, Hill's Dad + Jason's Dad, Movie Theaters, the United Nations (again), Pickleball, Pickling, Beekeeping, Circuses, Lions, Tigers, Ligers, Sovereign Citizens, and a few others we probably forgot to mention.

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share it with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
CAST:

• Konrad Andrew
• Amber Bellsdale
• Luke Bovard
• Hill Kane
• Brent Kohler
• Deema Lazar
• Laura Powell
• Don Slovin
• Jason Spiro
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen
• Katya Vasilaky
• Flannery Wilson

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production & Graphics/Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

Additional Editing Support: KID Adam

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
© 2024/2025 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

In rabbitHOLE's eighth episode, the BIT CREW heads down some interesting holes, including:

• Charlie Chaplin
• Fabric Power Rankings
• Mascot Abuse
• The Great Muppet Caper

Luke starts us off with a twisty tale beginning with the 1089 albums you must listen to before you die, (Anyone else a fan of Ogden Nuts Gone Flake? What about Stanley Unwin? Nope? Maybe?) a visit to the GOON SHOW, and then some forgotten facts about the Little Tramp. We also learned that Jason may or may not have a fabric fetish. Multiple cast members suffered physical abuse from mean kids when wearing mascot costumes. Flannery attempts to get ANIMAL (the Muppet) the recognition he deserves. Brent reveals his favorite movie is indeed the Great Muppet Caper and proceeds to BIT-splain Dr. Teeth and the Mayhem.

It's a wild ride - we're glad you're on it with us.

APOLOGIES: Sweeden (once again), non-angry poets, Burlap to Cashmere (a real band), Banana Republic (sponsor us?), the colors purple and bone, Hanes, cotton, suede, WhiteCastle, Poutine, Canada, beat poets, the Easter Bunny, cheese sandwiches, and whoever should have been on this list but was inadvertently omitted.

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share it with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt

CAST:

• Konrad Andrew
• Terry Armstrong
• Sabrina Kim Banes
• Amber Bellsdale
• Luke Bovard
• Hill Kane
• Brent Kohler
• Don Slovin
• Jason Spiro
• Lisa Steckman
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen
• Flannery Wilson

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production & Graphics/Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
© 2024 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

In rabbitHOLE's seventh episode, the BIT CREW heads down some interesting holes, including:

• Freddie Mercury + Queen
• Skinny Jeans
• Dancing Raisins Recitals

Katya explains how she grew up in a pop culture void and only recently educated herself on the band Queen and its frontman. The troupe has a lively discussion on who should and should NOT wear skinny jeans. (I was today years old when I learned that women's pockets are smaller than men's pockets.) Amber relives a minor childhood trauma of performing in a dance recital at a county fair dressed as a raisin - except the homemade costumes didn't really look like raisins - and being stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel.

So funny!

APOLOGIES: Madonna, Michael Jackson, NASA, History Teachers, Queen Elizabeth II, the California Dancing Raisins, Bank Robbers, Carnies, Carberators (aka corroborators), Buckingham Palace, the poop emoji, and anyone with extremely long testicles.

Sorry, not sorry: Skinny Jeans and Serial Killers

As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the CREW's real-life rabbit hole adventures.

If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, follow, rate, and share rabbitHOLE with your friends!

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt

CAST:

• Dean Aisles
• Konrad Andrew
• Sabrina Kim Banes
• Amber Bellsdale
• Luke Bovard
• Hill Kane
• Deema Lazar
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen
• Katya Vasilaky
• Flannery Wilson

"rabbitHOLE" Improv is part of The BIT Comedy Network.

Production Assistance, Audio Production & Graphics/Art by Hill Kane of Raising Kane Media + Marketing.

MUSIC: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller ©

Hosting Platform: Libsyn.com

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are Trademarks owned by Billy Merritt
© 2024 Billy Merritt - All Rights Reserved
Inquiries + Notices + Requests: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com