Podcast Characters
From This Might Be A Wiki
The They Might Be Giants Podcast is not only a collection of songs organized by the band, it is also, through narrator patters and short spoken segments, a host to a slew of fictional characters. Listed below — in order of appearance — are the names, descriptions, and supposed true identities of the fake personas whose voices appear in the podcast.
| Character name | Description | Voiced by* | Appears in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Portesque | The host of TMBG's Podcast | John Flansburgh (Except 1A, John Linnell) | Multiple |
| The Deranged Millionaire | Appeared out of contractual obligation, due to TMBG's completion of the Venue Songs challenge | John Hodgman | Podcast 3A |
| David Remnikopf | Contributed "computer assisted, three-dimensional special effects" to the song "(She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future" | John Linnell | Podcast 5A |
| Anne Hathaway | Foley artist for "(She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future" | John Linnell | Podcast 5A |
| Julian Dufy | TMBG's "longtime engineer and archivist" | John Flansburgh | Podcast 10A, Podcast 11A |
| Evan and Anderson | Band members of "They Must Be Giants" | John Flansburgh | Podcast 26A |
| Squeeky | Temporary host, filling in for Cecil | John Flansburgh | Podcast 53 |
*With the exception of John Hodgman, voice actors' true identities have been determined through original research using audio samples.
