Make Some Noise (TV series)

Make Some Noise is an American improvisational comedy television show hosted by Sam Reich and released fortnightly on SVOD service Dropout. The show is a spin-off of the Dropout game show Game Changer, which featured the same format in the episode of the same name and multiple sequel episodes, each starring Brennan Lee Mulligan, Zac Oyama, and Josh Ruben. Mulligan, Oyama and Ruben all serve as executive producers in addition to each appearing in multiple episodes. The three of them appear in the first and last episode of every season, with the other episodes often featuring one of them and a rotation of Dropout regulars, and the occasional special guest, like Wayne Brady.

Make Some Noise premiered on June13, 2022 with a 10-episode season; season two, with 15 episodes, aired in 2023, and a third season consisting of 20 episodes began airing in June 2024.

Format
Each episode features three comedians competing as players, who must improvise scenes based on prompts from Reich. The players are then awarded "points", though the amounts given are jokes and no numbers are actually tracked. The game is split into three rounds: in the first round, the players each respond to individual prompts; in the second round, the players do the prompts in groups of two; in the third and final round, all three players improvise each scene together. A minigame takes place between each round, with the players competing in a specific challenge, such as imitating a specific sound using a prop or coming up with a name for something presented on screen. At the end of each episode, Reich decides who the "winner" is, awarding them a "golden ear" trophy.

Some episodes feature alternate formats, such as all prompts being based around impressions. One of these formats is the musically themed "Karaoke Night", which was introduced in the second season, based on the Game Changer episode of the same name. In "Karaoke Night" episodes, players choose a song title and musical artist from a large binder and must improvise a song in the style of the artist provided, accompanied by keyboardist Aaron Wilson. The rounds work the same way as the main game: the first round being solos, the second round being duets, and all three players singing together in the final round.

The final episode of each season is a "Cut for Time" special, consisting of scenes and prompts that were omitted from previous episodes for reasons such as quality, good taste, or episode length.

Reception
Describing the show's popularity, Dropout CEO and show host Sam Reich said, "Make Some Noise has brought more folks into Dropout than just about any other show on the platform."