Box Angeles

Comedian Greg Edwards stops by the studio and discusses how he discovered stand up through mystery dinner theatre, the origins of 'Thug Notes' and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/024 [Originally aired May 2014]

Dancer Shara Smallwood stops by the studio and discusses the myriad of opportunities LA offers in her profession, why she majored in mass communications instead of dance and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/021 [Originally aired April 2014]

Actor William Jackson Harper (The Good Place, Jack Ryan) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending the College of Santa Fe, considering giving up acting, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/178 [Originally aired May 2017]

Actor Gentry White (The Shannara Chronicles, UnReal) stops by Studio 309 and discusses performing in a talent convention as a kid, doing a Mormon mission in Africa, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/229 [Originally aired May 2018]

Actor Dawan Owens (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Ranch) stops by Studio 309 and discusses working long days in a corporate job before starting comedy, taking as many classes as possible, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/282 [Originally aired August 2019]

Actor Zach Graves stops by the studio and discusses the importance of positivity, how he left basketball after discovering acting and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/031 [Originally aired June 2014]

Singer Kristine Mirelle (The X Factor) stops by the studio and discusses hustling in both music and the chips / salsa business, the power music has on people and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/032 [Originally aired July 2014]

Comedian Tone Bell (The Flash, Whitney) swings by the studio and discusses being hunted down by the actors union, how he handled the cancellation of NBC's Whitney and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/009 [Originally aired January 2014]

Writer Laura Chinn (Florida Girls, The Mick) stops by Studio 309 and discusses dropping out of high school, her time with Boom Chicago, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/176 [Originally aired April 2017]

Actor Davida Williams (Casual, Lizzie McGuire) stops by Studio 309 and discusses auditioning as a kid, quitting acting for a bit, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/248 [Originally aired October 2018]

Actor Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live, Brockmire) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being bourgeois, growing up in a family of doctors, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/195 [Originally aired September 2017]

Actor Tosin Morohunfola (Stumptown, Black Lightning) stops by Studio 309 and discusses opening a theatre company at university, happily avoiding day jobs, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/241 [Originally aired August 2018]

Rapper Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes, Harmontown) stops by Studio 309 and discusses doing break dancing and graffiti as a youth, almost getting kicked out of Southern Illinois, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/064 [Originally aired February 2015]

Actor Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us, Silicon Valley) stops by the studio and discusses being a talkative child, dropping out of high school, the need to make your own content, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/061 [Originally aired January 2015]

Writer Jessie Gaskell (Conan, Hello Ross!) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being an only child born in Panama, leaving LA to realize she wanted to be there, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/204 [Originally aired November 2017]

Comedian Rory Scovel (Robbie, Superstore) stops by Studio 309 and discusses losing a mother at an early age, playing soccer in college, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/124 [Originally aired April 2016]

Actor Mike Castle (Brews Brothers, Grace and Frankie) stops by Studio 309 and discusses getting a manager at age 13, his love of performing improv, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/095 [Originally aired September 2015]

Actor Allison Miller (A Million Little Things, 13 Reasons Why) stops by Studio 309 and discusses moving a lot as a child, how she broke through via a reality show, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/070 [Originally aired March 2015]

Actor / writer Gil Ozeri (BlackAF, Big Mouth) stops by the studio and discusses being a short, scared & anxious child, how a challenge got him into classes at UCB and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/051 [Originally aired November 2014]

Actor Eugene Cordero (Tacoma FD, The Good Place) stops by the studio and discusses his recent appearances on Hawaii Five-0 and House of Lies, how he defines 'success', teaching at USC and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/018 [Originally aired March 2014]

Actor Christine Bullen (Plus One, The Real O'Neals) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what she did as the UCB artistic director, her SNL audition, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/303

Writer Demi Adejuyigbe (The Late Late Show, The Good Place) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Texas, the origins of Gilmore Guys, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/181 [Originally aired May 2017]

Writer Mark Titus (TheRinger.com) stops by Studio 309 and discusses playing basketball from an early age, Jimmy Kimmel flying him to LA, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/210 [Originally aired January 2018]

Casting director Amber Horn (Just Roll With It, Andi Mack) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what casting sees on the submission side of breakdowns, attending SMU for film, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/302

Casting director Sibby Kirchgessner (Single Parents, Veep) stops by Studio 309 and discusses how actors shouldn't overthink auditions, living in Aspen for a few years, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/301

On the live three hundredth episode writer Demi Adejuyigbe, actor Lindsey Kraft and director Payman Benz stop by the podcast (via UCB Franklin) and discuss how their relationships with representation has evolved over their career, navigating the highs and lows of the business, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/300

Director Payman Benz (Black Monday, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Silicon Valley, how a short film got things going, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/140 Tickets to the 300th episode live at UCB on 2/25 at 11p w/ Payman Benz, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Brandon Sornberger are available -- franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/72261

Actor Brandon Sornberger (The Mick, Grandfathered) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what questions he'd like to ask as guest co-host of Box Angeles 300, and more! boxangeles.com/podcast Tickets to the 300th episode live at UCB on 2/25 at 11p w/ Lauren Lapkus, Payman Benz, and Brandon Sornberger are available -- franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/72261

Actor Lauren Lapkus (Crashing, The Big Bang Theory) stops by Studio 309 and discusses starting iO improv classes while in high school, her failures as well as successes, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/088 [Originally aired July 2015] Tickets to the 300th episode live at UCB on 2/25 at 11p are available -- franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/72261

Actor Mary Holland (Veep, New Girl) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her early life in the mountains of Virginia, the summer she spent in Moscow and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/037 [Originally aired August 2014]

Casting director Vicki Goggin stops by Studio 309 and discusses living up East Hollywood during the riots, studying under Stella Adler, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/299

Actor Echo Kellum (Arrow, Rick and Morty) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up as the youngest of eleven kids, having numerous people ask him 'do you act?', and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/118 [Originally aired February 2016]

Actor Lisandra Tena (The Good Place, Fear the Walking Dead) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her love of note cards, growing up homeless in Albuquerque, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/298

Writer Zahir McGhee (Stumptown, Scandal) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his love of Japan, landing multiple writing fellowships, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/297

Actor Rebecca Rittenhouse (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Four Weddings and a Funeral) stops by Studio 309 and discusses wanting to live on the East coast, studying romance languages, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/244 [Originally aired September 2018]

Photographer Sam Jones (Off Camera) stops by Studio 309 and discusses dirt biking as a kid & adult, shooting photos for the Associated Press, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/196 [Originally aired September 2017]

Writer Peter Blake (Gotham, House MD) stops by Studio 309 and discusses generating conflict in writing, reading scripts as an assistant, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/296

Comedian Matt Besser (Parks and Recreation, Reno 911!) stops by the studio and discusses how people should gain life experiences before entering comedy, how improv has become 'corny' and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/029 [Originally aired June 2014]

Actor Haley Strode (Lethal Weapon, Wendell and Vinnie) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up on a farm, attending Ole Miss, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/295

Writer Allison Silverman (The Office, The Colbert Report) stops by Studio 309 and discusses doing Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, calling New York City home, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/294

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, Portlandia) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in a corrupt Pakistan, never being comfortable, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/094 [Originally aired August 2015]

Casting director Richard Hicks (Gravity, Zero Dark Thirty) stops by Studio 309 and discusses winning casting work, attending Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/293

Casting director Shane Liem stops by Studio 309 and discusses making dark films at USC, living thru the LA riots, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/292

Actor Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley, The Wolf of Wall Street) stops by Studio 309 and discusses how being put into a play in 8th grade changed everything, the many random events that have led to his success, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/085 [Originally aired June 2015]

Writer Duncan Birmingham (Maron, Blunt Talk) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his heavy usage of note cards, working for the tabloids in high school, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/291

Actor Glen Powell (Hidden Figures, Scream Queens) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his need to get out of town from time to time, taking tap dance classes as a kid, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/290

Casting director Amanda Lenker Doyle (Black-ish, The Muppets) stops by Studio 309 and discusses whether she ever gets nervous, her jewelry hobby, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/289

Comedian Scott Aukerman (Mr. Show, Between Two Ferns) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being an artsy kid growing up in Orange County, breaking down the walls between stand up & sketch with his live show Comedy Death Ray, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/100 [Originally aired October 2015]

Casting director Sherry Thomas (Barry, Breaking Bad) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what gets her excited about an actor, casting getting overlooked, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/288

Director Adam Mason (Into The Dark, Misconduct) stops by Studio 309 and discusses going thru a goth phase, creating a music video production company, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/287

Actor Michelle Twarowska (Fresh Off the Boat, Jane the Virgin) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being raised to be ambitious, studying anthropology of culture, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/286