[PREVIEW] Radio Hour 10th Anniversary Raw Audio

Thank you all so much for being here. It's a very special day for those of us up here on the stage, and we very much appreciate you coming to celebrate and be with us. We've got our special punch over there. The cast has enjoyed it all of our parties over the last decade, so please partake. I guarantee it won't make us any less funny. It will be for sale throughout. Joe at the back has a tablet, so you don't even have to leave the stage area to get yourself a glass. Thank you to those of us tuning in at home, or those of you tuning in at home, taking time out to watch along from wherever you are. I'm not big on speeches, as many of you know, but I want to mark this occasion and what the show has meant, so I appreciate you indulging me. I'll keep it pretty brief. I only wrote one page. When I decided to do this thing years ago, I thought of it as a solo endeavor. I knew others would be involved, of course, but writing was always an individual thing, and writing was my primary focus. So the biggest surprise to me has been the community that's built up around Radio Hour. From the 27 troupe members we've had over the years, about half of the original ones still with us tonight, and adding noobs along the way, to the approximately 130 guest stars and countless audience members who have checked us out sometimes once, sometimes over and over again for years on end. The bonds have been so special. When I talk about making the show, I tend to say we, and that's how I think of it, because that's the reality, and that reality has only grown stronger in recent years. While most of the scripts are still written or edited by me, by myself, everyone has contributed jokes and lines and character development that have shaped the stories and everything you see up here, and many of them now write a lot, direct, pitch ideas fully, script, edit, compose music, handle the tech side, so much more. I didn't know most of these people before they came to the show, and I could tell you a personal story about how each and every one of them have had a hard time doing it, and I'm sure everyone has impacted me personally, but that would break my promise to keep it brief because it's a rather large cast. As I said, it goes beyond the cast, all of you who are part of the extended Radio Hour family, and have also contributed in ways both large and small. When the show started, I used to give out awards I called the Dunnies each year to honor each cast member and recognize their talent and personalities. A few years ago, the cast asked if they could start giving them to each other instead. So, for the last three years, we've randomly assigned every troop member to one cast, and each cast member has been assigned to one of the cast members. So, for the last three years, we've randomly assigned every troop member to one cast member, and each cast member has been assigned to one cast member. So, for the last three years, we've randomly assigned every troop member to one cast member. And they've all come through, recognizing each other in ways so special and so meaningful. It's how I know I'm not alone in how I feel about IABD, what it means to me, and what these people mean to me, what you all mean to me, because I get to hear them tell each other how much they mean to each other, and it's awesome. So, sure, we'd love a bigger audience and following, but in terms of my experience working on this show, I cannot imagine it being better, other than by doing it. And that's a testament to what we've all built together, so thank you everyone, and enjoy the show.