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Push the Roll with Ross Bryant
Join Ross Bryant (Dropout TV, Glass Cannon Podcast) every week for "Push the Roll," an improvised Call of Cthulhu podcast combining cosmic horror, tabletop RPG adventures, and dark comedy. Guided by your Patreon suggestions and tumbling dice, each episode is fascinating and unnerving. Anything can happen, anywhere, anytime.
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The Worst Gift Ever Given 3/3 | Call of Cthulhu Christmas
A strange case escalates quickly as unsettling visions and coincidences begin to stack up. By the time the shape of the "gift" becomes clear, it’s already far too late to simply walk away. Content Warnings: self-harm, suicide, cannibalism, religious imagery, forced pregnancy, abortion references, bo...
The Worst Gift Ever Given 2/3 | Invictus Call of Cthulhu
A holiday investigation drifts off the rails as the group uncovers something deeply wrong. Visions and warnings begin to pile up, pointing toward a larger pattern no one can quite name yet. What is this "gift" anyway? Content Warnings: self-harm, suicide, animal sacrifice, cannibalism, misophonia, s...
The Worst Gift Ever Given 1/3 with Becca Scott
A festive title inspires an improvised Call of Cthulhu story set during Saturnalia in Imperial Rome. Prophecy, sacrifice, and cosmic horror! Merry Saturnalia, I guess. Content Warnings: animal sacrifice, harm to children, misophonia, sexual references, religious imagery, violence, profanity Featurin...

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Ross Bryant
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Ross Bryant is an actor, writer, improviser, and comedian known for his work on Dropout TV, The Glass Cannon Network, Improvised Shakespeare Company, and Ain't Slayed Nobody. Ross loves tabletop RPGs and storytelling, and he brings humor, creativity, and his quick-thinking style to every episode of "Push the Roll." Tune in weekly for unpredictable and hilarious improvised Call of Cthulhu adventures.
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Amazing Humor/Horror Improv
It’s amazing that this is all improved. The scenarios they come up with are on a par with published ones. Great rotating list of cast members. And great range - love how they branch out into different genres and times.
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Like listening to an audiodrama with a behind-the-scenes peek from start to finish. Even if you're not a fan of TTRPGs, every mini-series pulls off a magic trick of an improvised story that is hilarious, disturbing, and compelling, complete with professional sound design and capturing the vibe of a group of friends ha...
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I’ve been a huge fan of Ross Bryant since his first turn on the GCP and this series really showcases his talents (and those of the rotating cast of his talented friends). The interpretation of the prompt of “why does that windmill bleed so” into a Cthulhu Moulin Rouge was particularly insightful and the cast rose to...
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This is one of the most fun actual plays I’ve ever listened to. The short run times benefit the casual listener and the mix of comedy and eldritch horror are so well balanced. It’s the podcast I am now most excited for every week
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