rabbitHOLE Improv

By: Billy Merritt
  • Summary

  • An international cast uses their personal digital odyssey stories to inspire hilarious improvised scenes. You know... one moment, you're searching the origins of the French horn, and the next, you're on an obscure webpage obsessing over the migratory patterns of penguins. Time is of NO essence. Before you know it, hours have evaporated, and you're an armchair expert on everything from ancient Sumerian bread recipes to the biomechanics of dragonfly wings. Welcome to the world of endless clicks, where curiosity isn't just satisfied—it's insatiable. (The “Rabbit Hole” is a long-form improv format developed by Billy Merritt for The BIT Comedy Network.)
    2025
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Episodes
  • Improvised Shakespeare | Waiting for __________ | Scary Kids' Shows
    Feb 13 2025

    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

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    31 mins
  • Stuff Astronauts Like | Accentuating the Positive | Faking Your Religion
    Jan 13 2025

    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

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    29 mins
  • Crime Families | Line Cutting | Pickleball Gangs | Beekeeping Age
    Dec 31 2024

    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

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    32 mins

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