YouTube comedy group the Tin Can Brothers take you behind the mustaches, from their can to yours in this weekly podcast. In this new mini-season, they 'can-didly' discuss the creation of their new play, 'The Solve It Squad Returns.'
We sat down with one of our most hard-working collaborators and fellow DIY Digital Creators™️, Ashley Clements to chat about her time in grad school, what inspires one to go viral on Twitter, how we've adapted to having online fanbases, and a whole lot more! From Idle Worship to Solve It Squad to the upcoming Wayward Guide, Ashley is a regular Tin Can Player as well as a fellow multi-hyphenate creator with her own projects like SONA and the upcoming Idiot Tale. (Recorded in July 2020)
Double guest alert! We sat down with our old U of M pals Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden who you may recognize from their work with iO Chicago, the Adler Planetarium, or Team StarKid. We have a great chat with them about Pure Michgian, audiobooks, and... sex with friends! (Recorded June 2020)
We sit down with AJ Holmes, another one of our college chums, to chat about his time on tour, developing a one man show in front of an audience, the South Park writers room and much, much more! You may recognize AJ as Elder Cunningham in many productions of The Book of Mormon around the world, from his extensive work with StarKid, or as Hank Harrison in TCB's Flop Stoppers! (Recorded May 2020)
We sit down with Devin, one of our oldest friends from University of Michigan, to chat about nesting one's apartment during the quarantine, the challenges and obstacles of being a creator in the digital space, and how working from home has changed us all during the pandemic! Whether it's through her work with Team StarKid, Buzzfeed Ladylike, or as the inaugural guest in TCB's We Didn't Plan to Kill Our Guest, Devin has quite an impressive digital resume! (Recorded April 2020)
We sit down to talk trash with Dylan Saunders, one of our oldest buds from college! You may recognize Dylan from TCB’s Spilled Milk, Kill Our Guest, and the upcoming Wayward Guide or from his extensive work with StarKid and on the LA stage and screen. This was recorded a week before LA issued the Stay-At-Home order we are now living under, so in addition to talking about Dylan's work, our history, and pie, we do discuss COVID and grapple with the scope of how it's going to effect our lives. (Recorded March 2020)
We sit down to talk trash with writer, actress, and director Ashley Skidmore! You might know her from TCB projects like Seriously. Not A Joke., Choose Our Destiny, and Idle Worship, or her own work like the channel Hotmessmoves or the TV shows Younger and The Bold Type. Here we talked about how we met Ashley, improv and the UCB Theatre, plus: Pickles! (Recorded February 2020)
We sit down to talk trash with actor, businessman, and friend, Joseph Walker! We talk about what he's been up to, the concept of soft power, Ford vs. Ferrari, and sand. (Recorded January 2020)
We sit down to talk trash with actor, dog mom, and "meeting taker," Lauren Lopez! We're talkin' rescue dogs, StarKid, show business, and honestly mostly rescue dogs. (Recorded December 2019)
Brian and Joey sit down with Lauren Lopez to trade compliments and to talk about how much Lauren hates warmups, but loves her pooch Diane.
TCB sits down with Ashley Clements to talk Solve It Squad, Lizzie Bennet Diaries, dancing and MORE!!!
Joey, Brian, and Corey sit down to chat with Gabe Greenspan who plays Keith Swanson in The Solve It Squad Returns. Covering everything from rehearsal stories to Gabe's involvement with Game of Thrones the Musical, this Can to Can is NOT TO BE MISSED. The show premieres on YouTube August, 8 2017.
The Tin Can Brothers sit down to discuss the process of making their first short, Flop Stoppers, which premiered at Buffer Festival in Toronto last October. Feat. The Lemonade Song by TalkFine
Joey, Corey, and Brian chat with Spies Are Forever cast actor Al Fallick about therapy, being a musical theater major, and his new show premiering in Chicago this summer!
Joey, Corey, and Brian sit down to discuss (what they remember of) their writing process for Spies Are Forever! **SPOILER ALERT** Captain America: Civil War is discussed in detail for about the first ten minutes of this episode. Skip ahead if you don't want to hear any spoilers!
TCB sat down with hilarious human being Lauren Lopez to discuss funny stories from choreographing Spies Are Forever, her move to LA, and Peter Pan!
Brian, Joey, and Corey sit down with cast member Mary Kate Wiles to discuss her return to musicals, life in LA, and, of course, the one ring to rule them all.
The guys sit down with cast member Joe Walker to talk about the show, his move to LA, and more!
Brian, Joey, and Corey talk about the early rehearsals of Spies Are Forever and the challenges of putting together a musical in less than a month.
Brian, Joey, and Corey pitch each other taglines for the show.
Joey, Corey, and Brian sit down with Spies Are Forever composers Clark Baxtresser and Pierce Siebers to talk music, writing process, and hanging out in LA!
Joey, Corey, and Brian continue to hash out the distribution of their budget between actors, designers, and production.
Corey, Joey, and Brian begin to hash out the production budget.
Joey and Brian sit down with Spies Are Forever cast member Curt Mega to talk theatre, movies, and life.
Brian, Corey, and Joey talk about the second half of their Kickstarter campaign. Spoiler alert: THEY MADE IT!!
Get to know Spies Are Forever cast member @Alfal99 a lil' bit as he joins Brian, Joey, and Corey for the end of the Kickstarter Campaign.
Brian, Corey, and Joey discuss the first half of the Spies Are Forever Kickstarter Campaign.
Brian, Corey, and Joey discuss the inception of "Spies Are Forever" and how the project took shape.
Joey, Brian, and Corey chat about the production of the Kickstarter video, their biggest film endeavor to date.