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SmartLess Presents ClueLess

SmartLess Presents ClueLess

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SmartLess Presents ClueLess is a bite-sized, biweekly podcast (10-12 minutes an episode), in which our host, Emmy-winning writer Elliott Kalan, guides the listener through different puzzles, brainteasers, & conundrums to see if they’re faster than this season's contestant Sean Hayes!SmartLess LLC
Episodes
  • 212 - Leg Day/This Or That (w/ Janet Varney and Neil Patrick Harris)
    Jan 26 2026

    On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliot Kalan welcomes back the highly entertaining duo of Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil) and her good friend Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Starship Troopers) to take a couple reps of a new game: Leg Day (ClueLess fans will pick this one up right away). Then, it’s a return of a new favorite, This Or That: Elliott will provide a series of clues, and on this occasion you must answer if they refer to a designer perfume or a Swedish black metal band. A knowledge of contemporary pop stars is needed for the MegaClue!


    Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

    Listen to Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto with John Hodgman!

    Follow Neil Patrick Harris @nph on Insta!


    New episodes every Monday.

    Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Brock Mahan.

    Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


    Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

    Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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    29 mins
  • 211 - Breaking The Law/Linkuistics (w/ Janet Varney and Neil Patrick Harris)
    Jan 19 2026

    On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back the hilarious Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil), only this time she’s brought along her wonderful friend Neil Patrick Harris (Doctor Who: The Giggle, Gone Girl, Neil’s Puppet Dreams)! First up is a very relaxed game about bizarre state laws (do NOT overthink this one), and then we’ll have a return of an old favorite: Linkuistics! Elliott will give you a word and the starting letter of a second word that completes a well-known phrase, guess what the phrase is and try to keep your word chain going longer than your opponent! In the MegaClue, we’ll ask you to come up with your own connections between given words!


    Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

    Listen to Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto with John Hodgman!

    Follow Neil Patrick Harris @nph on Insta


    New episodes every Monday.

    Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Brock Mahan.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


    Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

    Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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    31 mins
  • 210 - Take A Wild Guess/Tone Note (w/ Janet Varney and John Hodgman)
    Jan 12 2026

    On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back his pals Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil) and John Hodgman (Dicktown, The Daily Show, The Areas Of My Expertise) to get into the ballpark for a new game called Take A Wild Guess! Then, it’s the return of an old favorite, Tone Note! Elliott will give you a clue, and the answer will always be a two-word phrase where the words are anagrams of each other. You’ll have to assemble your own for the MegaClue!


    Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!

    Listen to Janet & John’s podcast E Pluribus Motto!

    New episodes every Monday.

    Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


    Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.

    Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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    24 mins
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