ClueLess Podcast Options SmartLess’ Sean Hayes, Host Elliott Kalan

Right here’s your likelihood to outwit “SmartLess” co-host Sean Hayes.

SmartLess Media, the corporate in the back of the preferred “SmartLess” podcast hosted via Hayes, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, is gearing as much as release “ClueLess,” a quick-hit brainteaser recreation display. Hayes will function the inaugural season’s “everlasting contestant.”

“ClueLess” is hosted via Emmy-winning author and comic Elliott Kalan, who will information listeners thru other puzzles, brainteasers and conundrums — and spot in the event that they’re ready to determine the solutions sooner than Hayes (up to now highest identified for his activate sitcom “Will & Grace”). The video games will rotate, and manufacturers promise that there’ll all the time be “a component of marvel”: Will you be fixing common sense puzzles with a pop-culture twist, or doing basic math issues the use of music titles? (Pay attention to the trailer under.)

“ClueLess” will premiere on Monday, Nov. 18, with new episodes freeing each Monday and Thursday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the SiriusXM app and different main audio platforms.

Episodes of the display are brief, lasting about 10-12 mins each and every. The corporate describes the collection as one of those audio model of the New York Occasions’ Wordle recreation — a brisk mind teaser to play whilst at the bus or over morning espresso. It’s additionally within the vein of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Inform Me!” weekly information quiz display hosted via Peter Sagal.

“‘ClueLess’ is devoted to bringing you the entire a laugh of a recreation evening with your pals with out the entire bother of organizing a recreation evening with your pals,” Kalan stated. “We promise to be humorous, fast paced and entirely divorced from fact.”

Kalan served as head author for Comedy Central’s “The Day by day Display With Jon Stewart,” a display he labored on for 13 years, and was once head author and govt manufacturer for Netflix’s revival of “Thriller Science Theater 3000.” He lately got here aboard Netflix’s animated “Ghostbusters” collection as author and govt manufacturer. He’s additionally a podcaster, lately co-host of the long-running “The Flop Space” and “The 99% Invisible Breakdown: The Energy Dealer.”

Previous this 12 months, SiriusXM inked a three-year, $100 million-plus handle SmartLess Media overlaying distribution and promoting for the founders’ flagship podcast and different presentations. SiriusXM Podcasts+ subscribers ($5.99/month, to be had thru Apple Podcasts) will have the ability to pay attention to new episodes of “ClueLess” with out commercials.

“ClueLess” is produced via SmartLess Media. For SmartLess, Hayes, Arnett, Bateman, Richard Korson, Elliott Kalan and Bernie Kaminski function govt manufacturers and Devon Torrey Bryant and Anne Harris are manufacturers.

Bateman, Hayes and Arnett introduced “SmartLess” in July 2020. SmartLess Media describes the display as “a podcast that connects and unites folks from all walks of lifestyles to be informed about shared reviews thru considerate discussion and natural hilarity.” A standard characteristic of the podcast is that certainly one of hosts has invited a thriller visitor at the display, who’s published to the opposite two in each and every episode. SmartLess Media is represented via CAA.

Pay attention to the trailer for “ClueLess”: