Mystery Pod | PodCAT Town – Yanaka, Japan

What happens when you drop a troupe of improvisers into one of Japan's most charming neighborhoods with absolutely no rehearsal and one simple rule:

Everyone has to be a cat.

Inspired by the real streets of Yanaka Ginza—Tokyo's famous "Cat Town"—this Mystery Pod sends the BIT Players on a feline adventure through hidden cat statues, cat cafés, souvenir shops, quiet cemeteries, and the neighborhood's iconic staircase. From there... things get wonderfully out of hand.

Luxury cat hotels, CatTok influencers, alley cats, podcasts within podcasts, cardboard box commercials, organized crime, laser light shows, and Princess Donut all collide in a world where every player fully commits to the bit and every "yes, and..." makes the town even stranger.

As rival gangs form, tourists hunt for statues that may not actually be statues, and an entire community of cats prepares for the concert event of the year, one question remains:

Will anyone survive the laser show?

If you've ever wondered what happens when improvisers are given a real place, a ridiculous premise, and complete creative freedom, welcome to PodCAT Town.

Pack your catnip.
Practice your "meow."

And remember...

Sometimes the password really is "meow."

Credits

Director and Creator: Billy Merritt
Producer, Editor & Graphics: Hill Kane

Featuring:
Billy Merritt (Himself, Narrator)
Luke Bovard (Mr. SophistiCAT, Spokesman: BB's Finest Cat Litter Emporium | BB's Fine Cardboard Box Emporiums
Hill Kane (Mrs. SophisitiCAT)
Angela Washko (Cat Hotel Receptionist, Donut Shop Patron, FiFi - Cemetery Country Club, Polly Pussy)
Flannery Wilson (Cat Hotel Manager, Eco-Scruffy-Cat-Tourist #1)
Brent Kohler (Speakeasy Server, Eco-Scruffy-Cat-Tourist #2, Laser Light Show Producer)
Katya (M. Partridge - wealthy widow at Speakeasy, Fluffy - PodCAT Co-Host)
Don Slovin (Cat Mob Boss, Puffy - PodCAT Co-Host)
Jim Tripp (Bad Cat turned scaredy Cat turned Rebel Cat)
Amber Bellsdale (Princess Donut - Rebel Cat | Posse of Pussy Gangleader)
Gary Yorke (Cat Hotel Speakeasy Guest, Sparky - Sparky's Catnip)

Music: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by the late, great Peter Miller.

Hosting: Libsyn

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Inquiries: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com
Website: BITComedyNetwork.com

Production + Graphics: Hill Kane, Raising Kane Media + Marketing