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Today on the podcast is Nate Johnson.  Nate is an actor, vo, improviser, writer, comedian and leadership/mindset coach. I first met Nate through The Pack Theater sketch comedy program.  Nate has such a cool story from working on wall street to a white water river rafting guide.  Nate has some great recommendations for actors he wanted me to include in the description as well as a shout out to a young local Silver Lake artist.  Talent Managers for Actors  facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/843656639050766    Wendy Alane Wright  https://www.facebook.com/hollywoodwinnerscircle    Booking Coach    Booking coach Amy Lyndon https://www.thelyndontechnique.com/      Nate's Shout Out  Johnny Stiney, a young Silverlake artist who has some amazing designs. I just bought one of his shirts for $20 and his dad delivered it to my house. Check him out on IG: https://www.instagram.com/deadpoolstiney21/ #supportlocal

Today on the podcast is writer-director Frank Ponce.  Frank is a storyteller at his core. We discuss the new ways people are engaging stories and how that affects the way we should tell our stories.  Frank speaks about the first television show he sold about American icon Evel Knievel.  Follow Frank on INSTAGRAM  https://www.instagram.com/frankponce/?hl=en

Jeremiah Watkins is a standup comedian and host of the podcast Jeremiah Wonders.  Jeremiah opens up about his early influences on stage, using social media as a tool, his decision to focus more on standup, and his journey of becoming a paid regular at the World Famous Comedy Store.  Follow Jeremiah on IG @jeremiahstandup Checkout his podcast Jeremiah Wonders

Today on the podcast I have Jaimie Beebe and Jake Deptula. Hosts of the new true crime podcast, Strictly Stalking.  I loved talking to Jake and Jaimie about why they started their podcast, their favorite guests on the podcast and why people are so interested in true crime.  Strictly Stalking recently got a write up in Vulture https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/best-new-true-crime-podcasts-1-31.html Listen to Strictly Stalking. New episodes out Tuesdays.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stalking-back-lenora-claire/id1494237083?i=1000463913492 Follow Jake https://www.instagram.com/jaked3000/?hl=en Follow Jaimie https://www.instagram.com/feathergirl77/?hl=en

Rohit Sharma is an actor, writer, comedian, and podcaster. He also happens to be one of the funniest people that I have the pleasure of knowing.  This episode was long overdue and I am very excited to share it with you. This is probably the most important podcast ever podcasted.  Follow Rohit on his Instagram and listen to his podcast called You Can Call Me Pap  Upcoming Shows  Wednesday, January 22, 8 pmCrash this Masquerade Ball  https://www.facebook.com/events/612242482948725/ Thursday, January 23, 8 pm  The Killing Joke Comedy Show https://www.facebook.com/events/2282859235344621/  

Alice Hamilton is a standup comedian and writer. Follow Alice on Instagram and Twitter for upcoming live shows. https://www.instagram.com/missalicehamilton https://twitter.com/alicerhamilton  

Mervyn Cole is an actor, producer, writer and the owner of Rambling Ronnie Productions Watch his sketch show on Amazon      

Today's episode I sit down with Jake Kroeger, standup comedian and the force behind the amazing comedy website The Comedy Bureau We talk all things comedy from how to approach open mics, experiencing new live shows, coffee shop etiquette and why Jake started thecomedybureau.com Follow Jake on Instagram And make sure to follow The Comedy Bureau for up to date comedy shows, comedy news and open mics in the Los Angeles area.     

Danny Jolles is a standup comedian and actor. You can see him perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Check out Danny's new podcast called Everything But The Scores with Danny Jolles Follow Danny on instagram  

Scott is an actor, comedian, and director.  Follow Scott on Instagram  You can see Scott in Sony picture's new film Cross: Rise of the Villains starring Danny Trejo and Vinnie Jones.  Trailer here More of Scott's comedy on YouTube

Today on the podcast is Barry Neal aka "The Counselor of Love"Barry is a standup comedian that has been on Comedy Central, NBC, and MTV. He most recently was the producer of the Antelope Vallet Comedy Festival and has written a book called How to Get Started & Manage Your Stand-Up Comedy Career

Myke Wright returns to the podcast. Follow Myke on Instagram   _________ Got a couple shows this month  November 5th 7pm @ Indigo House  12512 Washington Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 _________ November 13th 8pm at the Pack theater Royale Sketch Comedy

Heather is a writer, standup comedian, and host of Unruly Podcast.  Follow Heather on Instagram Listen to her podcast Unruly: A Podcast with Heather Marulli

Jessica Amal is an actor and comedian from Los Angeles, CA. Follow Jessica on Instagram Check out Jessica's sketch team Femmebot PhD their next show is November 3rd

Katie Molinaro is an actor, comedian and food chaser.  Follow Katie's food Instagram and watch her explore food all around Los Angeles Follow Katie's comedy Check out her youtube  

Chris Estrada is a standup comedian from Los Angeles, CA.  Chris can be seen performing standup on Comedy Central  Follow him on Twitter  Follow him on IG

Ahmed Bharoocha is a standup comedian and actor. Follow him on Instagram You can see his standup onConan  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Adam Devine's House PartyComedy Central Half-Hour Check out his sketch group Dead Kevin Watch him on season two of DREAM CORP LLC

Kimberly Clark is a writer and comedian in Los Angeles.  Follow Kimberly on Twitter and Instagram Checkout her TV debut on Lopez Tonight In 2018 she made Timeout's LA Comedians To Watch 

The sequel of Brian James O'Connell. Really excited to talk more feature film directing with BOC.  Included are the projects that we talked about.  Brian's website Hell Den Trailer Killer View Trailer Blood Sucking Bastards Trailer

Take chances, progress, rinse and repeat. Those words stick out from my interview with actor and comedian Elyssa Phillips.  Elyssa's Website Follow Elyssa on Instagram Elyssa is also the artistic director of the Pack Theater in Hollywood. Pack Theater Calendar Make sure to come out to the PackCon 4 Festival Saturday, July 27 with shows starting at noon and going all the way to midnight. With appearances by Adam McKay, Kevin Dorff, Sasheer Zamata, Christina Gausas, Sean Conroy, Ryan Ridley, Stephnie Weir, Bob Dassie, James Adomian, Jackie Zebrowski, Henry Zebrowski, Tommy Blacha, Rob Haze, Annie Mebane, Nick Turner, Andres du Bouchet, Hal Rudnick, Jenny Yang, and many, many, more! PackCon FB event

Shaman Johal is a stand-up comedian, actor, and is fast becoming one of the greatest lyft drivers in the LA area. Follow Shaman to see him perform next.   

Diana Wright is a comedy writer and director living in Los Angeles, CA Diana's Website Diana's Instagram Millennial Emily Post Skydiving Sketch We Talked About In The Interview

Today on the podcast comedian and writer JF Harris Check out his Instagram and Upcoming Shows We talk about staying creative in standup comedy, developing an act, who his favorite audience to perform to is and what it means to have a point of view in comedy. 

"Just Say No and Take a Cold Shower" is my theme for this episode.  Zack Maxx is an artist and illustrator.  Follow Zack on Instagram Check out his Etsy 

Kimberly Aboltin is an actress, writer and director living in Los Angeles. Check out her projects on her website Follow Kim on instagram  Thanks for listening 

Christine Little is a comedian, actress, random dance queen and host of the podcast A Little Advice Follow Christine on instagram  

Myke Wright is an artist, comedian and musician.  Follow Myke on Instagram Watch some of his Animation Listen to his Music    

Adam Henry is an artist, musician and song writer from the band Wicked Monk.  Check out Adam's new single Songs For Sirens Follow Adam www.instagram.com/wicked_monk      

Erica Bardin is a writer and actress living in Los Angeles, CA.  Erica and I perform together on the sketch team Royale at the Pack Theater She's currently working on a TV pilot called Sheperds follow the show at www.instagram.com/shepherdstheseries Follow Erica on instagram www.instagram.com/ebanksy

Quincy is a writer and standup comedian from Seattle, WA. Check him out  Quincy on Conan and his  HBO Special "Burning The Light" We sat down and spoke about how he writes jokes, how to navigate an open mic and how he is structuring his next hour comedy special.   

Tatenda Mbudzi is a standup comedian, director, and illustrator. Follow him on instagram @tatendambudzi Check out https://www.gofundme.com/tatendaartistvisa 

Brian James O’Connell is a working actor, writer, director, filmmaker and  improv teacher in Los Angeles.  For more info on Brian and his work go to http://itsboc.com/