All Work No Play

Thumbnail from the All Work No Play trailer.

**Sound Production**

* Chris Willmott
* Scott Kaser
* Brendan Johnson
* Gray Thomas-Sowers

**Production Assistants**

* Will Herndon
* Jenna Ribbing
* Vanessa Pugh
* Aisha Holden
* Jeremiah Rivas
* Jose Sosa

**All Work No Play** began as a sporadic podcast on December 1, 2012. It premiered in video format on September 28, 2018 on Critical Role Twitch. On the show, Sam Riegel and Liam O'Brien make special plans to hang out and explore a new activity, along with a friend or two. They then meet back at the Critical Role studio to have a drink and a friendly, informal discussion about the "the fun we did", as well as to catch up on each other's lives.

With Critical Role's production halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, All Work No Play returned as "AWNP: Unplugged", one of three series the studio continued to produce, along with "Narrative Telephone" and "Yee-Haw Off the Ranch".

## **Episodes**

### **Podcasts (Legacy)**

* E1: Podcast 1 Hey there, folks... Not sure how you stumbled in here, but you have our condolences. Welcome to the Octagon. -Liam & Sam
* E2: Podcast 2 Baby monitors, Magneto, golf books, and Laura Bailey. This episode has it all. Sorry for the wait, faithful listeners. The time of the Quickening has arrived. -S&L
* E3: Podcast 3 AWNP is back from the dead! This episode we explore dwarf play, Spartan living, desert island comforts, and the siren song of Irish whiskey. Definitely NSFW this time around, folks!
* E4: Podcast 4 Hot tubs, moonshine, and apple pie in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Join us under the stars with our dreamy first guest, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. Brought to you by Klatt Incorporated!
* E5: Podcast 5 Zen and the Art of Screaming, a primer on the NYC of decades past, trampoline dodge ball, and Zod. Stay away from Cokie’s, people. You don’t know what’s in there.
* E6: Podcast 6 Humble beginnings, and reaching for the stars.
* E7: Podcast 7 Flame wars and the future. Reunited and it feels so good.
* E8: Podcast 8 Civil Unions and Ultimate Muscles, with a bit of Kathy Bates, and a splash of tequila. Our first episode recorded on the road!
* E9: Podcast 9 A new year and new beginnings, on a very special episode of AllWorkNoPlay…
* E10: Podcast 10 Stiff Toys, Hunger Games, and the Horse-acuda. Another road show, this time with VO newcomer, Jennifer Hale.
* E11: Podcast 11 It’s a dog eat dog world. On the road with special guest, Roger Craig Smith. (yes, we’re still here)
* E12: Podcast 12 After a brief 8 month hiatus, AWNP is back in the saddle! Possibly facing the wrong direction, but back in the saddle!
* E13: Podcast 13 Still alive.
* E14: Podcast 14 Live from Sac Anime, with the specialest of guests. (harp music!)
* E15: Podcast 15 Sam & Liam ask the important questions- Is this a podcast? What are we doing? Did you hit record? All this and more, in 2017’s thrilling episode.

### **Season 1 (Video)**

* E1: Sword Fighting with Will Friedle
* E2: Tap Dancing with Courtenay Taylor
* E3: Rage Room with Stephanie Sheh
* E4: Goat Yoga with Travis Willingham and TJ Storm
* E5: Creature Makeup with Alexander Ward, Tara Platt, Chris Jai Alex, and narrator Travis Willingham
* E6: Fire Spinning with Marisha Ray
* E7: MAME Cabinet With Felicia Day and Brittany Walloch-Key
* E8: Hot Tub Spectacular with Marisha Ray, Steve Blum, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Courtenay Taylor, Stephanie Sheh, Alexander Ward, Brittany Walloch-Key and Brian Wayne Foster

### **Season 2 (Video)**

* E1: Chainsaw Art with Julie Nathanson
* E2: Ghost Hunting with Laura Bailey
* E3: Magic! with Ashly Burch
* E4: Extreme Spa Gauntlet with ND Stevenson and Satine Phoenix
* E5: Weapons forging with Mica Burton and Gil Ramirez

### **Unplugged**

* E1: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 1 All Work No Play hosts and best buds Sam Riegel and Liam O'Brien are determined to stay connected (from a safe distance). Join them as they check in on one another and discuss what they've been up to.
* E2: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 2 with Ashley Johnson
* E3: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 3 with Taliesin Jaffe
* E4: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 4 with Matthew Mercer
* E5: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 5 with Khary Payton
* E6: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 6 with Travis Willingham
* E7: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 7 with Marisha Ray
* E8: AWNP: Unplugged Ep. 8 with Laura Bailey

## **Trivia**

* In Episode 2 of the podcasts, uploaded December 19, 2012, at about 37:23, Sam and Liam discuss their upcoming D&D game with Matthew Mercer. This was the birth of the game that became Critical Role.
* In Episode 3 uploaded January 19, 2013 starting about 19:00, they talk quite a lot about how the game went.
* The piano theme music for AWNP: Unplugged is *Je te Veux* by Erik Satie.

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Credits of "All Work No Play: Chainsaw Art with Julie Nathanson | S2E1"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Credits of "All Work No Play: Ghost Hunting with Laura Bailey | S2E2"
3. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Creature Makeup"
4. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Hot Tub Spectacular"
5. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Blacksmithing with Mica Burton! | S2E5"
6. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Fire Spinning"
7. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Fire Spinning"
8. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Hot Tub Spectacular"
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Credits of "All Work No Play: Magic with Ashly Burch! | S2E3"
10. ↑ Credits of "All Work No Play: Rage Room"
11. ↑ Credited as Noelle Stevenson; Stevenson changed their name in 2021.

**Art:**

1. ↑ Thumbnail from the All Work No Play trailer (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.

## **External links**

* When is All Work No Play? on When is Critical Role?