By: Adrianna Raile
The Basement Yard is a comedy podcast created by Joe Santagato in 2015. Over the years, he had many of his friends talking with him about random ideas, finding comedy in events in the world, and their lives. The first episode was published on YouTube February 12th, 2018, “Joe Santagato & Frank on Logan Paul’s Return”, running for only 4:38.
As the years went by, his brother-in-law Danny was a regular guest as well. Around 2021, the 253rd episode became the turning point for Joe where he decided the only regular guest he will have would be his best friend, Frank Alvarez.
Now, in 2026, their latest episodes consist of Joe, Frank, and Antonio Prisco who is their videographer and a very close friend to the boys. The newest episode was named, “Protect Punch The Monkey At All Costs | The Basement Yard #546”. In this episode, they talk about mildly inappropriate topics until getting to the big idea being the need to protect Punch the Monkey, known for being a heavily bullied monkey with a stuffed monkey he carries around for support.
Aside from their episodes on YouTube, they have exclusive episodes on Patreon that come out a week prior, as well as episodes that don’t air on YouTube. The boys also go on tour around the world, meet fans, and describe their adventures when they get back!
If you are into best friends turning their lives into comedy, the Basement Yard is the podcast for you.
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