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Ep. 32 Lake Champlain Monster - Cryptids & ComediansApr 15, 2026 · 36 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
Time to talk about another sea serpeant. Except this time in a lake. Which is not a sea. In New York State. It's the Lake Champlain Monster!
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Follow Peter @peter_murphy ( @PeterMurphyYoutube on Youtube)- Ep. 31 The Pope Lick Monster - Cryptids & ComediansApr 8, 2026 · 34 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
This week we're talking about a half-man, half-goat, maybe circus freak that "haunts" a train birdge in Kentucky. It's the Pope Lick Monster!
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- Ep. 30 Chupacabra - Cryptids & ComediansApr 1, 2026 · 40 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
Is it an alien? Is it a monster? Is it just a dog with a really bad skin care regime? Who knows! But this week we are talking about Puerto Rico's most famous export since Ricky Martin! It's the Chupacabra!
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- Ep. 29 The Mothman - Cryptids & ComediansMar 25, 2026 · 49 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
This cryptid made West Virginia famous John Denver did. Is it a creepy creature? Is it a harbinger of doom? Is it just a big bird with dry eyes? This week we're talking about the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia!
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- Ep. 28 The Montauk Monster - Cryptids & ComediansMar 18, 2026 · 39 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
It is an alien? Is it a failed experiment? Or is it just a racoon with a bad skin condition? This week we're talking about the Montauk Monster!
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- Ep. 27 Leprechauns - Cryptids & ComediansMar 11, 2026 · 36 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're getting lucky this episode! With St. Patrick's Day coming up, we're going to the Emerald Isle to learn why Leprechauns don't actually wear green, where they get their gold, and how they got their names!
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- Ep. 26 Orang Pendeck - Cryptids & ComediansMar 4, 2026 · 42 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
Is it Big Foot's little cousin? Is it a lost monkey species? Is it just a dude lost in the forrest who hasn't showered in a while? Maybe all of the above? It Sumatra's little man of the forrest, the Orang Pendeck!
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- Ep. 25 The Bunyip - Cryptids & ComediansFeb 25, 2026 · 30 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
A cryptid from Down Under with an Identity crisis! It's the Bunyip! Australia's maybe dog, maybe horse, maybe lake monster!
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- Ep. 24 The Mongolian Death Worm - Cryptids & ComediansFeb 18, 2026 · 34 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
There is no question as to this cryptid's disposition. And the crazy thing is that there may be someTRUTH behind this wiggley monster! It's the Mongolian Death Worm!
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- Ep. 23 Cupid - Cryptids & ComediansFeb 11, 2026 · 42 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
This week, we're talking about love and mining SEO, with Valentine's Day coming up, we talking about the god of love and some would say, super sketchy behavior, Cupid! Or Eros, depending on who you ask!
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- Ep. 22 Jinn - Cryptids & ComediansFeb 4, 2026 · 42 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
Make a wish because we're talkin' about the Jinn! Whether you think Jinn a big blue and talk real fast, or their sexy-mid-western house wives, or... something else. This week we're gonna talk Jinn!
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- Ep. 21 Kraken - Cryptids & ComediansJan 28, 2026 · 42 minRELEASE THE EPISODE!
Welcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
This is one of those cryptids that MIGHT actually, kinda, maybe a little be real. Maybe. Kinda. A creature from the deep blue dea, and we're not talking about the shark that ate Samuel L. Jackson. From nautical legend to Greek myth, we're talking about the Kraken!
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- Ep. 20 Griffins - Cryptids & ComediansJan 21, 2026 · 37 min2026 is coming in with some BANGER episodes! Welcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
This episode Thom & Peter discuss one of the most majestic cryptids, they reference Voltron AND the Transformers, several times, and talk about why these beasts may have been misteken for dinosaurs. We're talking about the half-lion, half-eagle protector of gold and marriages! (What?... Listen to the episode.) It's Griffins!
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- Ep. 19 Mermaids - Cryptids & ComediansJan 14, 2026 · 30 minStill Happy New Year! We get to say it until the end of January! Welcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
The second episode of 2026, we're gonna talk about a cryptid that may get you hungry or horny. Or both depending on what kind of freak you are. We're talking about the sirens of the sea, mermaids! And by extension, Mer-Men. A little. But not a lot.
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- Ep. 18 Unicorns - Cryptids & ComediansJan 7, 2026 · 53 minHappy New Year and Welcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
The first episode of the year starts off with a magical animal loved by Marvel mercenaries, corporate hedge funds and Thruples! We're talking about the unicorn! It is real? It is mistaken for something else? Let's find out!
Happy Holidays everyone, and Happy New Year!
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- Ep. 17 Mari Lwyd - Cryptids & ComediansDec 31, 2025 · 45 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're wrapping up 2025 with a special New Year's episode, we're talking about the Mari Lwyd! A wierd, wonderful Welsh tradition that involves a horse's head, an Eminem stype rap battle, and partying!
Happy Holidays everyone, and Happy New Year!
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- Ep. 16 Krampus - Cryptids & ComediansDec 24, 2025 · 36 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
It's Christmas Eve! So what better to get ready for Christmas than to talk about Santa's Bizzaro Superman, the Turner to his Hooch, the Venom to his Spiderman... not sure that one is right. But this week, Thom & Peter are talking about Krampus!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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- Ep. 15 Yule Lads - Cryptids & ComediansDec 17, 2025 · 48 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're counting down to Christmas with this week's holiday cryptids, The Yule Lads! Weird, spoon licking, door kicking, nordic cryptids that have a murder floof as a pet!
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- Ep. 14 Jack Frost - Cryptids & ComediansDec 10, 2025 · 35 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're in Week 2 of the Christmas Season, and it's officially freezing here in Southern California! (It's 67 degrees!) So in Episode 14, Thom & Peter are talking about the physical embodiment of winter, Jack Frost!
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- Ep. 13 The Yule Cat - Cryptids & ComediansDec 3, 2025 · 25 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
It's Officially the Christmas season, so all month long we're gonna be talking about Christmas holiday Cryptids!
In Episode 13, Thom & Peter are gonna talk about the Norwegian Holiday Murder Floof known as "The Yule Cat"!
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- Ep. 12 Salem Witch Trials - Cryptids & ComediansNov 26, 2025 · 34 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 12, Thom & Peter wrap up Fat Pants season with the Salem Witch Trials!
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- Ep. 11 The New England Vampire Panic - Cryptids & ComediansNov 19, 2025 · 27 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 8, we learn about Western Witches... as in witches in western culture not, witches in the old west. We probably should've made that clear.
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- Ep. 10 The Gloucester Sea Serpeant - Cryptids & ComediansNov 12, 2025 · 36 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 10, Thom & Peter mispronounce the name of a New England town for 35-minutes, while they talk about the sea serpeant bearing the town name.
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- Ep. 9 The Pukwudgie - Cryptids & ComediansNov 5, 2025 · 46 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 9, Thom & Peter talk about the tiny, woodland mischief makers called the Pukwudgies
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- Ep. 8 Western Witches - Cryptids & ComediansOct 29, 2025 · 38 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 8, we learn about Western Witches... as in witches in western culture not, witches in the old west. We probably should've made that clear.
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- Ep. 7 Bedsheet Ghosts - Cryptids & ComediansOct 22, 2025 · 41 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 7, we find out that why ghosts look like they just got out of bed!
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- Ep. 6 The Headless Horseman - Cryptids & ComediansOct 15, 2025 · 34 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
In Episode 6, we find out that the Disney DIDN'T invent the legend of the headless horseman!
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- Ep. 5 Stingy Jack or Jack O' The Lantern - Cryptids & ComediansOct 8, 2025 · 40 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something. This week we start off with a LEGEND more than a cryptid. We explain in the episode.
In Episode 5, we're talking about the unofficial, official mascot of Halloween, Stingy Jack, also known as Jack O'The Lantern!
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- Ep. 1 The Jersey Devil - Cryptids & ComediansOct 1, 2025 · 45 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're dropping the first 4 episodes all at once to celebrate Spooky Season 2025!
In Episode 1, we talk about the monster of the New Jersey Pine Barrons, The Jersey Devil!
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- Ep. 2 The Florida Skunk Ape - Cryptids & ComediansOct 1, 2025 · 43 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're dropping the first 4 episodes all at once to celebrate Spooky Season 2025!
In Episode 2, we go to Peter's home state of Florida and discuss the Florida Skunk Ape!
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- Ep. 3 The Wendigo - Cryptids & ComediansOct 1, 2025 · 50 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're dropping the first 4 episodes all at once to celebrate Spooky Season 2025!
In Episode 3, we're headed to the Great White North to talk about a creature that everyone is capable of becoming, The Wendigo!
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- Ep. 4 Chinese Hopping Vampires - Cryptids & ComediansOct 1, 2025 · 40 minWelcome to Cryptids & Comedians! The show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about cryptids, monsters, mythical creatures and get off track while they try to learn something.
We're dropping the first 4 episodes all at once to celebrate Spooky Season 2025!
In Episode 4, we're talking about what happens when you don't bury your dead correctly... the Chinese Hopping Vampires!
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- Welcome to Cryptids & Comedians with Thom Tran & Peter MurphySep 2, 2025 · 3 minCryptids & Comedians is the show where standup comedians Thom Tran & Peter Murphy talk about legendary creatures and mythical beasts like they talk about our careers. Like anyone outside of North Hollywood believes it's real.
Here's just a clip of some of the first few episodes. We're going to celebrate Spooky Season by dropping the first four episodes on Wed. October 1, 2025, and then new episodes every Wednesday after that.
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