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Kings County: Episode One

The video-blogger and comedian Franchesca Ramsey joins Kurt Andersen to host the first installment of Kings County. Comedian Kurt Braunohler of the IFC show Bunk performs stand-up and faces off against an audience member in a language quiz called “Tongue Skills.” Musicians Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl play live as The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (GOASTT). New Yorker writer Paul Rudnick debuts a segment called “Gay Stuff with Paul Rudnick.” And, the whole cast performs a story about modern day life in Brooklyn. Plus: in need of a tagline, we turn to the audience.

A view inside Galapagos Art Space, where part of the floor is an indoor lake.
A view inside Galapagos Art Space, where part of the floor is an indoor lake. (Josh Rogosin)
Kurt Andersen and co-host Francesca Ramsey discuss Ramsey's recent viral meme "S&!% White Girls Say To Black Girls."
Kurt Andersen and co-host Francesca Ramsey discuss Ramsey's recent viral meme "S&!% White Girls Say To Black Girls." (Josh Rogosin)
Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl perform as the Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger.
Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl perform as the Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger. (Josh Rogosin)
Kurt Andersen and co-host Franchesca Ramsey talk with Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl after the band's first song.
Kurt Andersen and co-host Franchesca Ramsey talk with Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl after the band's first song. (Josh Rogosin)
Kurt Braunohler performing his stand-up set.
Kurt Braunohler performing his stand-up set. (Josh Rogosin)
Kurt Andersen talks with Paul Rudnick during the segment "Gay Stuff with Paul Rudnick."
Kurt Andersen talks with Paul Rudnick during the segment "Gay Stuff with Paul Rudnick." (Josh Rogosin)
The audience watches Kurt Braunohler's stand-up set.
The audience watches Kurt Braunohler's stand-up set. (Josh Rogosin)
Kurt Braunohler plays against an audience member in a quiz called "Tongue Skills," in which each contestant tries to identify an audio-clip in a different language spoken in New York City.
Kurt Braunohler plays against an audience member in a quiz called "Tongue Skills," in which each contestant tries to identify an audio-clip in a different language spoken in New York City. (Josh Rogosin)
A view of the audience inside Galapagos Art Space.
A view of the audience inside Galapagos Art Space. (Josh Rogosin)
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger perform a cover of "Gold Earrings" by '60s psychedelic rock band Gandalf.
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger perform a cover of "Gold Earrings" by '60s psychedelic rock band Gandalf. (Josh Rogosin)
Kurt Andersen and the cast join together to tell a story about life in Brooklyn.
Kurt Andersen and the cast join together to tell a story about life in Brooklyn. (Josh Rogosin)
The winning entry in the tag-line contest was, "Kings County, handmade and totally worth the schlep."
The winning entry in the tag-line contest was, "Kings County, handmade and totally worth the schlep."
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