Kevin Smith to tape 'Hollywood Babble-On' podcast in Des Moines

Kevin Smith is bringing his “Hollywood Babble-On” podcast to Des Moines.

Smith, the director of films such as “Clerks,” “Mallrats” and “Red State,” will tape the popular podcast with co-host and voice actor Ralph Garman at 7 p.m. April 27 at Wooly’s.

Tickets are $30 and will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday. Local pre-sale tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday using the code CLERKS.

Just 300 seats are available for the taping, and they are expected to sell out quickly.

The show has been confirmed since Smith had a heart attack late last month, said Sam Summers, owner of First Fleet Concerts, the promotion company behind the taping.

“Everything is on track, even post-heart attack,” Summers said. “I guess (Smith’s) a really hard worker.”

The "Hollywood Babble-On" podcast features comedy bits, mixed with Smith and Garman’s musings on pop culture, celebrities and industry news.

Reflecting the minimalism of the podcast, the live show will be simple as well, Summers said. The stage will be outfitted with just a video screen, a projector and a table and chairs where the hosts will sit.

Planning for the intimate show grew out of “Babble-On's” popularity in Iowa, Summers said.

“The show has good download numbers in Iowa, so he wanted to do a few podcast tapings in the state," Summers said. "So his agent hit me up, and we put a date together.

“It’s not often that we get opportunities like this to have a high-caliber artist come in and do his podcast. We just don’t get that often, so it’s pretty cool.”

The show will also mark the first podcast to record at Wooly’s, Summers said.

“We’ve had some comedy stuff, but we haven’t done podcasts before, so we are super excited to see how it goes," he said.

Tickets will be available at woolysdm.com or smodcast.com/events.

To learn more about the show visit, smodcast.com.