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Overtalking Podcast
395 - Mulholland Drive (w/ Patrick Cotnoir)

Overtalking Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 48:02


Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://magicmind.com/OVERTALKINGPODJAN #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance Patrick @cotnoir (ASSSSCAT, The George Lucas Talk Show)  returns to pay homage to the late great David Lynch by discussing Mulholland Drive! Him and the boys chat about the recent 14-hour George Lucas Talk Show charity stream, Twin Peaks, and the clues that David Lynch left about the meaning of this film. Movie discussed: Mulholland Drive (2001) If you enjoy the Overtalking Podcast, please RATE and especially REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! Visit our website at overtalkingpod.party Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @overtalkingpod Email us at overtalkingpod@gmail.com or give us a call and leave us a message at (872) 228-1591 Theme song by Justin Peters Logo by Nate Richards, check him out on Instagram @naterichardsdesigns

Overtalking Podcast
373 - Modern Romance (w/ Patrick Cotnoir)

Overtalking Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 39:15


Patrick @cotnoir (ASSSSCAT, The George Lucas Talk Show) returns to the show to discuss Albert Brook's Modern Romance! Him and the boys chat about Brook's other work, Patrick's recent costume purchase, and the bizarre way Brook's father died. Movie discussed: Modern Romance (1981) If you enjoy the Overtalking Podcast, please RATE and especially REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! Visit our website at overtalkingpod.party Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @overtalkingpod Email us at overtalkingpod@gmail.com or give us a call and leave us a message at (872) 228-1591 Theme song by Justin Peters Logo by Nate Richards, check him out on Instagram @naterichardsdesigns

108.9 The Hawk
Listen To The Music with Achilles Stamatelaky

108.9 The Hawk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 64:43


If this stinky RV is rockin', you know it's housing a classic rock radio station! Famous Hollywood screenwriter CHRIS CHADD (ACHILLES STAMATELAKY) stops by The Whisp Turlington Show to talk about his recent series of TikTok's that reveal how “Hollywood really operates.” Blue Collar Comedian DENNY SNOOD and actor KEANU REEVES also stop by. Sponsored by Channel 8's “Bad Medicine!” A message from Bucky Tuzzard! Monsters of Whistle! And make some rockin' plans with an all new 108.9 The Hawk Concert Calendar! Guest starring Achilles Stamatelaky as Chris Chadd! Achilles is a writer, director, and performer. He is a veteran of UCBT New York and was formerly the Associate Artistic Director. Shows include ASSSSCAT 3000, Airwolf, Harold Night, and Maude Night. He is also a screenwriter (Broad City, MTV, Broadway Video) and has appeared in many national commercials. Achilles is a long-time improv and sketch teacher and has taught TV pilot writing at NYU. He is a member of WGA East and SAG-AFTRA. 108.9 The Hawk was created, written and performed by Jason Gore and Geoff Garlock. Listen. Subscribe. Tell your friends. Support The Hawk at https://patreon.com/1089thehawk! Bonus episodes! Hawk episodes one week early! So much more! Learn more about 108.9 The Hawk at 1089thehawk.com! Subscribe! Tell your friends about 108.9 The Hawk! GET THAT HAWK MERCH: http://tee.pub/lic/goodrockshirts   FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@1089thehawk SOCIAL SIGHTS: https://twitter.com/1089thehawk https://instagram.com/1089thehawk https://www.tiktok.com/@1089thehawk https://bsky.app/profile/1089thehawk.bsky.social https://www.threads.net/@1089thehawk The Hawk will be back next week with an episode that changes everything!

Overtalking Podcast
342 - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (w/ Patrick Cotnoir)

Overtalking Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 46:13


Patrick @cotnoir (ASSSSCAT, The George Lucas Talk Show) returns to the show to discuss The Lonely Island movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping! Him and the boys talk about churros, SNL movies, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Movie discussed: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) If you enjoy the Overtalking Podcast, please RATE and especially REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! Visit our website at overtalkingpod.party Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @overtalkingpod Email us at overtalkingpod@gmail.com or give us a call and leave us a message at (872) 228-1591 Theme song by Justin Peters Logo by Nate Richards, check him out on Instagram @naterichardsdesigns

Muppet Fan Podcasts with ToughPigs.com
Hubba-Wha?! Episode #25 - Party Like It's 1999

Muppet Fan Podcasts with ToughPigs.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 100:52


It's been said that in 1999, movies changed forever. The Matrix. The Sixth Sense. And of course, Muppets From Space and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. So on this episode of Hubba-Wha?!, Becca is ready to party like it's 1999. Joining her in the time machine are Patrick Cotnoir of the George Lucas Talk Show and ASSSSCAT and Anthony Strand from ToughPigs. That's right, a rematch for the ages! Who's the Toughest Pig this time? Our contestants will have to answer questions about mixed up Christmases, the crimes of Telly Monster, and disappointing box office data if they want to win fabulous prizes! Play along and let us know how you do! PLUS: the adventures of M. Night Shyamalan's good friend!

Cinema Span
”Grindhouse” with Patrick Cotnoir

Cinema Span

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 88:26


Welcome to the Grindhouse!! We're covering THE seminal 2007 double feature: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. But wait, there's more! Fictional trailers by real directors, like Edgar Wright's "Don't!", Rob Zombie's "Werewolf Women of the SS", and Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving" (now a major motion picture!)   Joining the podcast this week is Patrick Cotnoir (@cotnoir), producer of The George Lucas Talk Show and talent booker for Asssscat at UCB Franklin.   (0:00) Intro (1:01) Planet Terror (46:15) Grindhouse Trailers (50:50) Death Proof

This Is Your Afterlife
The Patrick Cotnoir Memorial Hell Question with Patrick Cotnoir

This Is Your Afterlife

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 52:18


Befitting the producer he is, Patrick Cotnoir (The Chris Gethard Show, The George Lucas Talk Show, ASSSSCAT) would book the hell out of his own funeral. He answers the usual TIYA questions and tries to deconstruct the show in the process. According to me, he fails! Content warning: Nothing, discomfort with self, booking your own funeral, SPOILERS (skip from 35:11-40:00 if you haven't seen the episode of The Chris Gethard Show we mention).Patreon supporters make This Is Your Afterlife possible and get awesome bonus episodes. Become an Afterhead at patreon.com/davemaher. Follow Patrick on Twitter: @patrickcotnoir, and Instagram: @cotnoir.Get tickets to Patrick's new show, Untitled Improv Project, at Dynasty Typewriter in LA.Watch The George Lucas Talk Show on YouTube: @TheGeorgeLucasTalkShow.Subscribe to my newsletter, Definitive Answers, for weekly personal and culture essays, plus music recs. And follow me @thisisdavemaher on Twitter and Instagram.Thanks to Associate Producer Sam Welbel!---Music = Future: "Use Me" / James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing" / Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"

improv4humans with Matt Besser
ASSSSCAT LIVE at SXSW 2022

improv4humans with Matt Besser

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 67:00 Very Popular


John Gemberling, Danielle Schneider, and Anthony Atamanuik join Matt Besser LIVE from SXSW! They'll perform scenes about a bachelor-inspired restaurant, Dixie Cup stand-up, lying to the dentist, pharmaceutical acting, and more!

30 Years Later
Alien 3

30 Years Later

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 69:16


This week, we're joined by the great Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show and @RAAAATSCRAPS, fka ASSSSCAT) to talk Alien 3, the movie everyone can agree tore its bloody way out of David Fincher's chest. But did he maybe also lovingly cradle it on the way to their mutual destruction?? Find Pat on Twitter at @patrickcotnoir. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Corporations Are People Too
PUNCHING BUNS w/Ben Rameaka & Lydia Hensler

Corporations Are People Too

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 32:17


In this episode, J.P. Higgs-Boshon, CEO of “His Blood Publishing” and author of the “New Enterprise Bible,” discusses waterbed technology, adapting a religious text into a personal memoir, and the surprising properties of triangles. Plus, anti-renewables activist Olive Prankle tells us about a formative Christmas present, what she shares in common with Banksy, and why the real upside to fossil fuels is the friends we make along the way. ABOUT THE PERFORMERS 
Ben Rameaka (J.P. Higgs-Boshon) is an improviser, actor and voice over artist in New York City. He was a member of the long-running UCB house team Airwolf, and has appeared in Amazon's "Alpha House", Martin Scorsese's Wolf Of Wall Street, Broad City, and more. Lydia Hensler (Olive Prankle) is a veteran UCB performer and teacher, best known for ASSSSCAT 3000, Grandma's Ashes, Take It Personal: The Hip Hop Improv Show and The Female Gaze. She has been teaching for 10+ years in both UCB NY and LA and has taught workshops for companies, colleges and communities all over the world. ABOUT THE PODCAST:
 The Corporation is a podcast hosted by Dean Ardenfell (Nathan Hartswick), a superfan of the global corporation Hogswood Cooper Media. In this important series, Dean seeks to interview folks who work for the many different subsidiaries of Hogswood Cooper. This podcast is a production of Unicow Media, the official podcast network of Vermont Comedy Club, located in beautiful Burlington, Vermont. Subscribe to The Corporation on: 
* Apple Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher

Combinate Podcast - Med Device and Pharma
011 - “Long Story Short” with Margot Leitman

Combinate Podcast - Med Device and Pharma

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 78:47


Have you ever wondered what goes into a good story? Enter Margot Leitman. Margot and I talk about why people fear story telling, what people can do if they feel they have no good stories, the anatomy of a good story, and the importance of good story telling in business. Margot Leitman is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher originally from Matawan, New Jersey. A leading expert in the growing field of storytelling, Leitman has written two books on the subject: the best-selling, Long Story Short- the Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need and her latest What's Your Story? A Workbook For the Storyteller in All of Us both from Sasquatch Books. Her comedic memoir, Gawky…Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase is available from Seal Press/ Perseus Books. She has written for NBC, DreamWorks TV, the Hallmark Channel and the PixL Network and a variety of print and online sources including Cosmo and Backstage Magazine. In 2016 she worked as the west coast story scout for This American Life. Margot is a five-time winner of The Moth StorySLAM, and was the Moth GrandSLAM winner in New York City achieving the series' first ever score of a perfect 10. Her stories have been featured on NPR's “The Moth Podcast,” “Good Food," “Unfictional,” "Strangers," and is a frequent contributor to the popular podcast “RISK!" Leitman is the founder of the storytelling program at the UCB Theatre, where she has performed in dozens of shows over the years and is a frequent monologist at their flagship show "Asssscat."  Margot travels all over the world as a public speaker, storyteller and teacher. Internationally she has performed and taught at the SPOKEN FEST in Mumbai, India as well as a six-week teaching residency at the Blue Room Theatre in Australia. In her spare time Leitman is an amateur baker, avid yogi and a devoted bibliophile. A proud graduate of the Ithaca College Theatre Department, Leitman now resides in Los Angeles. Margot can be reached at https://www.margotleitman.com/contact.

What's That From?
Season Two BONUS!! Kelly Hudson and Dan Klein COMPLETE GUEST EPISODE!!

What's That From?

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 117:57


Releasing another of our awesome guest episodes from Season Two of What's That From? This - like most of our guest eps - would only be available to our Patreon subscribers, but we LOVED this episode, so dropping it for free. Hope you enjoy as much as we do. And as always thanks for listening! “Turns Out I'm Stupid” – Hot Takes with Kelly Hudson and Dan Klein. Patreon only ep with Kelly Hudson, Host of the What Are You Into? podcast and Dan Klein, Host of the Bible Brothers podcast.Podcast troubles, Turns Out I'm Stupid, Smart kids don't make smart adults, SAT's, analogies, The Tyranny of Merit, Operation Varsity Blues, college admission scandal, Mossimo, Full House, Jim Santangeli, Cameo, social media break from Venmo, Teen Wheels, a war against bad comedy, Pete Shultz, Weekend Update, SNL: the most fuckable fucked institution, what makes comedy good, working out material as a musician, judging comedy vs. judging music, alienating audiences, Tond, niche comedy, Garth Marenghi, online comments, fame seeking, self- confidence vs. self-love, Gerard Butler, Russell Crowe, Tom Hardy, celebrity height, Steve Nash, Cinco phone, Tim and Eric, Tim Heidecker in Bridesmaids, The Comedy, AP Bio, Office Hours, On Cinema, mainstream work vs. raw comedy, Dan as the weird guy, black metal t-shirt, UCB theater teaching, “game,” Charlie Sanders, Asssscat, standing in line, Tinkle, David Cross, Stella, David Wain, mainstream opinion, Ted Lasso, Hamilton, Beyonce, growing as an artist, hot takes, normies being friends with weridos, Sarah Squirm, English comics, RuPaul's drag race, Terrace House, fame abroad vs. fame in the US, John Sayles, Terry Gilliam, Mike White, commercial success, dungeon synth, Rejected Pitches, editing, confident asshole bad people less fun now, petite feet, Will Ferrell, Anchorman, misogynist humor, male friendship, ManThinkers, diarrhea in the name of weight loss, Pixar Soul, Seinfeld: this is the meal, if not now when, community, expectations of success, the lesson is work harder? or be kinder to yourself. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatsthatfrom)

What's That From?
“Turns Out I'm Stupid” – Hot Takes with Kelly Hudson and Dan Klein

What's That From?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 45:33


Patreon only ep with Kelly Hudson, Host of the What Are You Into? podcast and Dan Klein, Host of the Bible Brothers podcast.Podcast troubles, Turns Out I'm Stupid, Smart kids don't make smart adults, SAT's, analogies, The Tyranny of Merit, Operation Varsity Blues, college admission scandal, Mossimo, Full House, Jim Santangeli, Cameo, social media break from Venmo, Teen Wheels, a war against bad comedy, Pete Shultz, Weekend Update, SNL: the most fuckable fucked institution, what makes comedy good, working out material as a musician, judging comedy vs. judging music, alienating audiences, Tond, niche comedy, Garth Marenghi, online comments, fame seeking, self- confidence vs. self-love, Gerard Butler, Russell Crowe, Tom Hardy, celebrity height, Steve Nash, Cinco phone, Tim and Eric, Tim Heidecker in Bridesmaids, The Comedy, AP Bio, Office Hours, On Cinema, mainstream work vs. raw comedy, Dan as the weird guy, black metal t-shirt, UCB theater teaching, “game,” Charlie Sanders, Asssscat, standing in line, Tinkle, David Cross, Stella, David Wain, mainstream opinion, Ted Lasso, Hamilton, Beyonce, growing as an artist, hot takes, normies being friends with weridos, Sarah Squirm, English comics, RuPaul's drag race, Terrace House, fame abroad vs. fame in the US, John Sayles, Terry Gilliam, Mike White, commercial success, dungeon synth, Rejected Pitches, editing, confident asshole bad people less fun now, petite feet, Will Ferrell, Anchorman, misogynist humor, male friendship, ManThinkers, diarrhea in the name of weight loss, Pixar Soul, Seinfeld: this is the meal, if not now when, community, expectations of success, the lesson is work harder? or be kinder to yourself. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatsthatfrom)

There It Is
No. 224 - Producing And Booking with Patrick Cotnoir

There It Is

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 62:05


Producer Patrick Cotnoir joins Jason to talk about what it was like working at Chris Gethard Show, being around for memorable moments at Sesame Street, how surreal it is to work at Saturday Night Live, what goes into booking talent for UCB's ASSSSCAT, producing the George Lucas Talk Show, working at Marvel, what it felt like to be at the Avengers: Endgame premiere, and more! Nominate us for Podcast Awards: https://www.thereitispod.com/post/nominate-us-for-podcast-awards Twitter: @patrickcotnoir, @glucastalkshow, @ASSSSCATNYC, @caveatnyc, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

Doughty
On The Record with Patrick Cotnoir & Connor Ratliff

Doughty

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 72:44


In this episode, host Mariana Feijó chats with producer Patrick Cotnoir (George Lucas Talk Show, The President Show, The Chris Gethard Show, Asssscat) and actor, improviser and podcaster Connor Ratliff (George Lucas Talk Show, Dead Eyes Podcast, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Search Party). They talk about moving cities, states and countries, NYC and Liverpool, performing, mosh pits, concerts and auditions. They also travel to the past to go deep into highschool memories, and the future, wondering how the 'return to normal' will work out.You can find Patrick Cotnoir on:IG @cotnoirT @patrickcotnoir& Connor Ratliff on:IG @connorratliffT @connorratliffThank you to Shem Pennant (IG: @myshowcalledlife T: @each1teach1) for the intro music.Follow me on IG & T: @MarianasBits If you've enjoyed the podcast and would like to tip Mariana, you can do it through PayPal or Ko-Fi at @marianasbits See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Improv Comedy Connection

Listen in to a fire side chat with Joe Bill -- widely regarded as one of the best teachers of Scenic and Comedic Improvisation in the world today. He is one of the founding members of Annoyance Theater Chicago where, for 12 years, he performed in and/or directed more than 60 different shows. He was the Director of Corporate Training at iO Chicago for 15 years and a Teacher & Guest Artist in Residence at The Second City Conservatory & Training Center for another 15 years. Joe first learned Improvisation and in 1977 studied and worked with Del Close from 1985 through the mid 90’s. Joe is ½ of the original improvised Monoscene, BASSPROV with Mark Sutton, . They have been heralded by the NY TIMES: "BASSPROV refreshingly has the feel of a quiet character study...jokes emerge organically, using wordplay, character quirks and quicksilver wit." Joe tours all over the world, teaching and headlining with extremely talented Duo partners like Mark Sutton (Annoyance Theater Co-Founding Member and Artistic Director for Training and Development at The Second City) in the long-running BASSPROV, Jill Bernard (Huge Improv Theater – Mpls.) in their hit show SCRAM!, with Lee White (CRUMBS – Winnipeg, Berlin) in their heroic Duo show PARADIGM, with International Improv Legend Patti Stiles (AD - Impro Melbourne) in their groundbreaking show Our Play, Stacey Hallal (Curious Comedy Theater – Portland, OR) in Stacey & Joe and We Slept Together, Heather Urquhart (Improviser/Director The Maydays & Showstopper The Improvised Musical – London/U.K.) in their magical improvised Musical Blues Hammer (with the stupendous Joe Samuel on Improvised Orchestra) and with David Razowsky (Host A.D.D. Comedy Podcast) in Razowsky & Bill. He’s played with many other Duo partners, in the U.S. and abroad, in many Festival Ensemble shows and in every improvised format and/or style imaginable. For the last 6 years he has also been teaching and performing in French, in many cities in France, Belgium & Luxembourg. He is living his dream! He has played as a guest in Play Unscripted with ImproTheatre L.A., Grand Theft Impro at Impro Melbourne (Australia), The Scene at The PIT in New York City and UCB in L.A., with Let’s Have A Ball and ASSSSCAT 3000 at UCB Theater in New York & L.A. and with Kornfeld & Andrews at Magnet Theater in New York City. And, of course, he has performed, directed, taught and served as an Artistic Adviser for a number of Improvisation/Comedy Theaters & Festivals on every continent except Antarctica (but he’s working on that!) and at every major Improv Festival in The United States. You can find Joe on facebook at Joe Bill Teaches! | Facebook, which is also the best place to get connected with the Story Chain sessions that Joe hosts.

Diner Talks With James
2 Men Swimming in Vulnerability with Don Fanelli

Diner Talks With James

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 104:35


This week in the diner I got to kick it with an old friend and improv buddy, Don Fanelli. This session was jam packed with personal development strategies, parenting insights, and the quick wit that you love to see from two comedians. We talked about the self-talk strategies that are useful in a creative field and life in general, and Don gave an honest take on the ups and downs of parenting. We talked about the importance of therapy, the vulnerability needed in forming adult relationships (especially relationships between men) and recognizing how friendships morph and serve us in different ways over time. Whether you’re a parent, a creative type, or a friend, this episode is full of nuggets of wisdom and worth your time. About the Guest:  Don Fanelli (4% Homo Neanderthalensis) grew up in Northern New Jersey and graduated with an engineering degree which he used for approximately 11 months. He finally discovered the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and had the honor of performing with the longest running weekend team, The Stepfathers, as well as 2x Cagematch Finals Champions, Fuck That Shit and 3x Three-on-Three Tournament Champions, Sabonis, and in UCB’s flagship show, Asssscat. Don was honored to be selected to perform in the 2015 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in the New Faces: Characters division and was a series regular on the PopTV show Nightcap where he got to improvise with stars such as Paul Rudd, Michael J. Fox, Whoopie Goldberg, and up and comer Julianne Moore. Don continues to act and write out of Los Angeles and retired his long running podcast The Need to Fail this year. He joined the ranks of fatherhood last year which is a constant source of joy and fear, dabbles in secular Buddhism and evolutionary psychology, took a break from most social media, and finds peace in cooking. Amen. Connect with Don and learn more: Website: www.don-fanelli.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donfanelli Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/donfanelli About the Host:  Friends! Here's a somewhat stuffy bio of me:   I am an author, professional speaker, coach, host, and entrepreneur. My first book, Leading Imperfectly: The value of being authentic for leaders, professionals, and human beings, is available wherever people buy books. I speak internationally to willing and unwilling attendees about authenticity, vulnerability, and leadership. My clients include American Express, General Electric (GE), Accenture, Yale University, The Ohio State University, and many others. As a speaker, I am doing the two things I loves the most: making people think and making people laugh!  I host my own events multiple times a year. They are 2-day events called Living Imperfectly Live (and sometimes they are 1-day virtual events). They are a space where humans from every walk of life can come together to be part of a community on the pursuit of badassery. The goal is to help attendees start living the life we say we want to live. Alas, you're here because of an idea I had a number of years ago and didn't think I was good enough to pull it off. I finally acted on it and alas Diner Talks with James was born! As you can see from what I do in my professional life, Diner Talks is alligned with everything I believe in and teach. If this wasn't dry enough, and you would like to know more info about my speaking, events, or coaching feel free to check out my website: JamesTRobo.com. Let’s Be Friends on Social Media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamestrobo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestrobo (https://www.facebook.com/jamestrobo) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrobilotta/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrobilotta/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JamesRobilottaCSP (https://www.youtube.com/JamesRobilottaCSP) Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/JamesTRobo Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast!...

Fried w/ Jon Reep
Spending time with Sean Conroy - A Country-ish with Jon Reep Bonus Dish!

Fried w/ Jon Reep

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 46:50


Enjoy Jon Reep's full interview with comedian Sean Conroy! They talk comedy inspirations, standup versus improv comedy, and how comedians are dealing with the current world situation.Acerbic comedian Sean Conroy is self-lacerating and constantly annoyed- at himself and everybody else- but always manages to sneak in a healthy dose of silliness and joyful charm. Splitsider.com describes him as “intimidatingly smart, intimidatingly funny, and just plain intimidating.”He’s a multi-disciplined comedy tour-de-force. As a stand-up, Sean’s performed on Conan and Comedy Central. As an improviser, he was a founding member of the first ever house team at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, legendary improv group The Swarm, and has been a regular in the UCB’s flagship show ASSSSCAT for almost twenty years (in fact they asked him to perform with them when they recorded their live show for Shout Factory, still available on DVD). He’s been a television writer for over a decade (Key & Peele, Crossballs, Dog Bites Man, Gentlemen Lobsters, Players, Love Inc.), most recently finishing up his third season as head writer of Adult Swim’s cult favorite Mr. Pickles, about a dog who’s sort of like Lassie (except he worships Satan, and is a serial killer). He’s hosted over 325 episodes of his podcast, The Long Shot (which the AV Club calls “rollicking” and “a consistent delight”). He enjoys good coffee, mediocre whiskey, and ship novels. Check out his website at seanconroy.com, follow his 2017 tour at worldssmallestgiant.com, and follow him on IG and Twitter at @seanconroy.

Keep It Weird
Rah, Rah, Sis Boom AAHH!!

Keep It Weird

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 71:29


Hut, Hut, Hike Weirdos!!  WELCOME TO SEASON FOUR!!! This is the premiere of our fourth season and not only are we so excited to be back, we're also excited to be chatting about something we n e v e r thought we'd be talking about on Keep It Weird.  But Season Fours are all about having fun and trying new things, right?  At least that's what they say. Today, Ashley and Lauren are joined by one of the first friends they made in Los Angeles; actor and comedian CARL TART!  You've seen him on Drunk History, Brooklyn Nine Nine, The Good Place, Transparent, & Comedy Bang Bang.  You can catch him at UCB several times a week performing with groups like White Women and Asssscat.  AND you can check out his own podcast The Flagrant Ones on patreon! This week Lauren is going to be bringing us some very wild & lesser known sports themed TRUE CRIME stories and Carl is going to be talking about his home team, the New Orleans Saints, and the evil CURSE that haunts them... Join us next week when Ashley brings you some very scary sports-y paranormal and supernatural stories and you'll get to hear from a long lost friend.

Unstructured
Margot Leitman teaches Storytelling

Unstructured

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 33:33


Margot Leitman is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher originally from Matawan, New Jersey.  A leading expert in the growing field of storytelling, Leitman has written two books on the subject: the best-selling, Long Story Short- the Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need and her latest What’s Your Story? A Workbook For the Storyteller in All of Us both from Sasquatch Books.  Her comedic memoir, Gawky…Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase is available from Seal Press/ Perseus Books.  ​ She has written for NBC, DreamWorks TV, the Hallmark Channel and the PixL Network and a variety of print and online sources including Cosmo and Backstage Magazine. In 2016 she worked as the west coast story scout for This American Life.   Margot is a five-time winner of The Moth StorySLAM, and was the Moth GrandSLAM winner in New York City achieving the series' first ever score of a perfect 10. Her stories have been featured on NPR's  “The Moth Podcast,” “Good Food," “Unfictional,” "Strangers," and is a frequent contributor to the popular podcast “RISK!"  Leitman is the founder of the storytelling program at the UCB Theatre, where she has performed in dozens of shows over the years and is a frequent monologist at their flagship show "Asssscat."   Margot travels all over the world as a public speaker, storyteller and teacher. Internationally she has performed and taught at the SPOKEN FEST in Mumbai, India as well as a six-week teaching residency at the Blue Room Theatre in Australia.   In her spare time Leitman is an amatuer baker, avid yogi and a devoted bibliophile. A proud graduate of the Ithaca College Theatre Department, Leitman now resides in Los Angeles.    Margot's Links Web: https://www.margotleitman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margotleitman/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/MargotLeitman   And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp Instagram: https://instagram.com/unstructuredp Join the Facebook group:  fb.com/groups/unstructured

The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First
Episode #265: Connor Ratliff

The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 52:50


Connor Ratliff can be seen performing live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City regularly with two of its most prestigious improv groups — The Stepfathers on Friday nights, and ASSSSCAT 3000 on Sunday nights. He also has served as the warm-up comedian and erstwhile presidential candidate from The Chris Gethard Show […]

Dogface Improv Podcast
Edinburgh Fringe 2019 Preview Show #3 - Auto-Correbt: Sight Unseen

Dogface Improv Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2019 19:33


Chris talks to Mark Cantan from "Auto-Correbt" about their 2019 show "Sight Unseen". They discuss the Fringe experience, devising shows and reverse engineering Asssscat! Get your Ed Fringe Tickets: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/auto-correbt-sight-unseen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AutoCorrebt/

Podtourage: The Entourage Podcast
S2E1 - "The Boys Are Back In Town" with Zach Cherry (HBO's Crashing, Netflix's You, NBC's I Feel Bad, UCB Theatre, Unsane)

Podtourage: The Entourage Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 103:26


Joe and Emily talk about the Season 2 premiere "The Boys Are Back In Town" with Hollywood's Famous Zach Cherry. Zach is a comedian/improvisor who has appeared in Crashing on HBO, Ethan on Netflix's You, I Feel Bad on NBC and the movie Unsane. Zach performs regularly at the UCB Theatre in NY with G.O.A.T. and ASSSSCAT. Follow Joe on Instagram: @Joe DiBella Follow Emily on Twitter: @EmDuncaroo Follow Zach on Twitter: @ZachCherryGmail Each week Joe DiBella and Emily Duncan are going to watch, recap and review an episode of the hit HBO series Entourage with some of their hilarious comedian friends joining them along the way.

Messiah Community Radio Talk Show
Margot Leitman – Long Story Short: The only storytelling guide you’ll ever need

Messiah Community Radio Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 39:54


Margot Leitman is a storyteller, comedian, writer and teacher originally from Matawan, New Jersey. She is the best-selling author of "Long Story Short- the Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need" from Sasquatch Books/Random House and the comedic memoir “Gawky…Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase” from Seal Press/ Perseus Books. She has written for NBC, Dreamworks TV, the Hallmark Channel and the PixL Network and a variety of print and online sources including Cosmo and Backstage Magazine. In 2016 she worked as the west coast story scout for "This American Life." Margot is a five-time winner of The Moth StorySLAM, and was the Moth GrandSLAM winner in New York City achieving the series' first ever score of a perfect 10.  Her stories have been featured on NPR's  “The Moth Podcast,” “Good Food," “Unfictional” and "Strangers." Additionally Margot has been featured on Dan Savage's podcast, "Hot Mic," Earwolf's "With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus" and is a frequent contributor to the popular podcast “RISK!" Leitman is the founder of the storytelling program at the UCB Theatre, where she has performed in dozens of shows over the years and is a frequent monologist at their glagship show "Asssscat." As a public speaker, recent appearances include Bindercon, StoryU Live, CUPRAP 2017, Olin College of Engineering,  SciComm Camp 2017, 4A's, SPOKEN in Mumbai, and the Teton County Library in Wyoming. A proud graduate of the Ithaca College Theatre Department, Leitman is an amateur baker, two time game show winner and avid practicer of Kundalini Yoga. Margot currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, sons, and embarrassingly small dog. Visit MargotLeitman.com

Creators of Comedy (previously The Seeso Seeshow)
The Secret Of ASSSSCAT with Horatio Sanz

Creators of Comedy (previously The Seeso Seeshow)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 6:01


From SXSW, Horatio Sanz shares the secret of ASSSSCAT, the Upright Citizens Brigades longest running improv show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creators-of-comedy/support

Young Person's Radio
Rachel Pegram Breaks the Board!

Young Person's Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 52:39


Feb 11: Comedian and UCB mainstay Rachel Pegram joins Colb in the studio to talk performing in ASSSSCAT at UCB, crying at IKEA, and the 2002 Britney Spears vehicle CROSSROADS! Colb battles tech troubles but perseveres! Loyal Caller Tim Keck is conspicuously absent! Young Person's Radio airs every Sunday at 10AM on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.com.

The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson
75 - Adam Frucci and Lydia Hensler in "Solitary Shrooms and the Leaving Lady"

The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 85:46


Adam Frucci (Splitsider, Old Yorkers) and Lydia Hensler (Grandma's Ashes, Asssscat) make Josh and Jake pine for better times! In this episode Adam talks about an experience on mushrooms that forced him to commit ego death and Lydia talks about some good advice she gave to a woman of the night. These lead to scenes about masturbatory grieving, a ribald restaurant, a future Noid Droid, and more! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy ( https://www.acast.com/privacy ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-meat-improv-with-jake-jabbour-and-josh-simpson/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson
71 - Lauren Adams and Abra Tabak in "Emergency Love and the Business Boys" (Recorded live at DCM 19 in New York)

The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 50:08


Lauren Adams (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Onassis) and Abra Tabak ( GRANDMA'S ASHES: WE WON'T TELL, ASSSSCAT 3000) join Josh and Jake in NYC for the 19th annual Del Close Marathon recorded in conjunction with the UCB Podcast Network! Abra tells a story about an international hiking emergency and Lauren talks about the quiet train. These true stories inspire scenes about pregnant at Adele, James Bond shaming, and an appearance by Mr. Kodak! This concludes the #meattraintour17. Listen back for all our adventures and stay tuned for new episodes next week! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy ( https://www.acast.com/privacy ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-meat-improv-with-jake-jabbour-and-josh-simpson/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I Will Watch Anything Once - Conversations about Movies Missed or Avoided
40: The Lawnmower Man w/ Mary Holland & Will Hines (Live in VR)

I Will Watch Anything Once - Conversations about Movies Missed or Avoided

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2017 66:02


Mary Holland and Will Hines join me to watch The Lawnmower Man and discuss in Virtual Reality with a live audience how badly this movie's premise is executed and how the CGI felt most likely outdated on the date of it's release. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104692/ Directed by: Brett Leonard Written by: Brett Leonard and Gimel Everett Starring: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringelson, Dean Norris Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LNvXjb44-U Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man_(film) Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lawnmower_man/ Buy/Rent on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lawnmower-Man-New-Line-Platinum/dp/6304604572 If you are enjoying I Will Watch Anything Once, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes, like it on Facebook and follow IWWAO on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr. Additional Links: Mary Holland - https://twitter.com/mholland85, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4364610/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Wild Horses at Largo at the Coronet - http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1432148-wild-horses-los-angeles/ JV - http://www.ucbtheatre.com/show/3971, This Show is Not Funny - http://www.ucbtheatre.com/show/4155, Wild Horses - http://www.ucbtheatre.com/show/414, Asssscat - http://www.ucbtheatre.com/show/741 Will Hines - https://twitter.com/willhines ,http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2654402/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Don't Get Me Started Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-get-me-started/id914965947?mt=2 Buy his book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Greatest-Improviser-Earth/dp/0982625723/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487181070&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+be+the+greatest+improviser+on+earth The Smokes - http://franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/51372 Fuckable presents Q&A - http://www.ucbtheatre.com/show/4306 Improv Nonsense: http://improvnonsense.tumblr.com Special Thanks to: JASH - https://twitter.com/jash and AltSpace - https://twitter.com/AltspaceVR  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Improv Teachers
Episode 18: Joe Bill

The Improv Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2017 58:45


It's Tuesday and... Joe Bill is our guest! Joe Bill is widely regarded as one of the best teachers of Scenic and Comedic Improvisation in America today. He currently teaches, performs and is the Director of Corporate Training at iO Chicago. He is also on the faculty at The Second City Training Center where he teaches intensives in Duo Improvisation and Improvisation for Actors. He is one of the founding members of Annoyance Theater Chicago where, for 12 years, he performed in and/or directed more than 60 different shows. Joe first learned Improvisation and in 1977 studied and worked with Del Close from 1985 through the mid 90's. Joe tours internationally featuring innovative formats in Long Form Improvisation including BASSPROV with Mark Sutton, (Annoyance Theater Co-Founding Member and Artistic Director for Training and Development at The Second City). They have been heralded by the NY TIMES: “BASSPROV refreshingly has the feel of a quiet character study…jokes emerge organically, using wordplay, character quirks and quicksilver wit.” In the last year Joe toured Eastern Europe, teaching and headlining with Jill Bernard (Huge Improv Theater – Mpls.) in their hit Duo show SCRAM! He headlined with Chicago Improv Goddess Susan Messing in Messing With a Friend at the Miami Improv Festival, with Lee White (CRUMBS – Winnipeg) in their show PARADIGM in the U.K., Germany, Switzerland and Italy, with International Improv Legend Patti Stiles (AD – Impro Melbourne) in Paris and Rome with their show Our Play, with Israeli Powerhouse Inbal Lori in Brest, France with their show That Date and with David Razowsky (Host A.D.D. Comedy Podcast) in Razowsky & Bill at Wurzburg (Germany) Improtheaterfestival and at Improvention in Canberra, Australia. Joe performs in The Del Tones, The Armando Diaz Theatrical Experience and Musical Armando at iO Chicago. He has played as a guest in The Scene and Chica GO-GO at The PIT in New York City, with Let's Have A Ball and ASSSSCAT 3000 at UCB Theater in New York & L.A and with Kornfeld & Andrews at Magnet Theater in New York City. He has performed, directed, taught and served as an Artistic Adviser for a number of Improvisation/Comedy Theaters & Festivals all over North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa and at every major Improv Festival in The United States.

The Long Shot Podcast
#11.39 The Caught In A Lie Episode with Mary Holland

The Long Shot Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 120:41


Former #loshopo contest winner (and also from "Blunt Talk" and ASSSSCAT), Mary Holland checks in on Jamie's snoozing, Joe's sleep, Amber's scorns, and Sean's sports.

The Long Shot Podcast
#11.39 The Caught In A Lie Episode with Mary Holland

The Long Shot Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 120:24


Former #loshopo contest winner (and also from "Blunt Talk" and ASSSSCAT), Mary Holland checks in on Jamie's snoozing, Joe's sleep, Amber's scorns, and Sean's sports.

Beginnings
Episode 287: Anthony Atamanuik

Beginnings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2016 78:05


On today's episode I talk to comedian and actor Anthony Atamanuik. Over the last year, Tony has received a great deal of deserved acclaim for his accurately debauched Donald Trump impression, travelling the world with James Adomian in the Trump vs. Bernie Debate Tour. The two appeared on a special @Midnight episode and had two specials on Fusion. But before that, Tony was a house performer at UCB on the legendary improv team Death by Roo Roo and as a co-host of the theatre's flagship show ASSSSCAT 3000. You might also know Tony as one of the silent 30 Rock writers or from his appearances on Broad City, DIfficult People and Brett Gelman's Adult Swim specials. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Wake Up Hollywood
Matt Besser

Wake Up Hollywood

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 55:00


Raised a proud Razorback in Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Besser attended Amherst College where he learned how to collect CDs. After graduating, Matt toured the Midwest doing stand-up, while taking improvisation direction from Del Close at Chicago’s Improv Olympic Theater. In Chicago in 1991, he was a founding member of the sketch group Upright Citizens Brigade, and with them he has performed and written such stage shows as “Saigon Suicide Squad” winner of Best Sketch at 1996 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Besser’s stand up albums include: “May I Help You Dumbass?” , and “Woo Pig Sooie!”, and “The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup”. As an improviser he was a member of Chicago’s “The Family” and is forever a member of “Asssscat” the UCB Theater’s long-running flagship improv show. In 1996 the UCB moved to NYC and produced their sketch show “Upright Citizens Brigade” for three seasons (’98 – 2000) on Comedy Central. In fall of 2005 the UCB premiered their improv show “Asssscat: Improv” on Bravo. With the success of their tv shows, the UCB opened their own comedy theater and improv school which operates two theaters in NYC, and starting this summer, two in LA. After the UCB tv show , Matt teamed up with Method Man & Redman to create and perform in a hidden camera show on MTV called “Stung”. He was creator and star of “Crossballs” which ran 23 episodes on Comedy Central; “This Show Will Get You High” on Comedy Central; and also created and starred in “The Very Funny Show” for TBS.com. Besser has guest starred is such sitcoms as “Parks & Recreation”, “Modern Family”, “New Girl”, “Children’s Hospital”; “Bernie Mac Show”, “Frasier”, “The Millers”; “Drunk History”, “Comedy Bang Bang”, and featured in the movies: “Freak Dance”, “Year One”, “Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story”, “Drill Bit Taylor”; “The TV Set”, “Bad Teacher”, “Wild Girls Gone”, Sundance Film Festival favorite “Junebug”; and co-star of zombie western “Wanted: Undead or Alive”. Along with Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh, he is the author of “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual”. He wrote & co-directed the film musical “Freak Dance”. Matt Besser has most recently worked on… - producing The UCB Show – comedy variety show shot at the UCB Theater in LA debuting on Seeso.com improv4humans – weekly improvised comedy podcast on Earwolf Besser Breaks the Record standup special debuting on Seeso.com January 7!!! • Twittering at twitter.com/MattBesser • posting nude photos at MattBesser.com

Wake Up Hollywood
Matt Besser

Wake Up Hollywood

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2016 55:00


Raised a proud Razorback in Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Besser attended Amherst College where he learned how to collect CDs. After graduating, Matt toured the Midwest doing stand-up, while taking improvisation direction from Del Close at Chicago’s Improv Olympic Theater. In Chicago in 1991, he was a founding member of the sketch group Upright Citizens Brigade, and with them he has performed and written such stage shows as “Saigon Suicide Squad” winner of Best Sketch at 1996 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Besser’s stand up albums include: “May I Help You Dumbass?” , and “Woo Pig Sooie!”, and “The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup”. As an improviser he was a member of Chicago’s “The Family” and is forever a member of “Asssscat” the UCB Theater’s long-running flagship improv show. In 1996 the UCB moved to NYC and produced their sketch show “Upright Citizens Brigade” for three seasons (’98 – 2000) on Comedy Central. In fall of 2005 the UCB premiered their improv show “Asssscat: Improv” on Bravo. With the success of their tv shows, the UCB opened their own comedy theater and improv school which operates two theaters in NYC, and starting this summer, two in LA. After the UCB tv show , Matt teamed up with Method Man & Redman to create and perform in a hidden camera show on MTV called “Stung”. He was creator and star of “Crossballs” which ran 23 episodes on Comedy Central; “This Show Will Get You High” on Comedy Central; and also created and starred in “The Very Funny Show” for TBS.com. Besser has guest starred is such sitcoms as “Parks & Recreation”, “Modern Family”, “New Girl”, “Children’s Hospital”; “Bernie Mac Show”, “Frasier”, “The Millers”; “Drunk History”, “Comedy Bang Bang”, and featured in the movies: “Freak Dance”, “Year One”, “Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story”, “Drill Bit Taylor”; “The TV Set”, “Bad Teacher”, “Wild Girls Gone”, Sundance Film Festival favorite “Junebug”; and co-star of zombie western “Wanted: Undead or Alive”. Along with Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh, he is the author of “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual”. He wrote & co-directed the film musical “Freak Dance”. Matt Besser has most recently worked on… - producing The UCB Show – comedy variety show shot at the UCB Theater in LA debuting on Seeso.com improv4humans – weekly improvised comedy podcast on Earwolf Besser Breaks the Record standup special debuting on Seeso.com January 7!!! • Twittering at twitter.com/MattBesser • posting nude photos at MattBesser.com

improv4humans with Matt Besser
Billy Merritt, Mary Holland, Andy Secunda: LIVE from LA Indie Improv Festival 2015

improv4humans with Matt Besser

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2015 63:30


Recorded LIVE in Los Angeles, Billy Merritt, Mary Holland, and Andy Secunda join Matt Besser for an improv4humans that kicked off the 2015 LA Indie Improv Festival! Theyll explore the consequences of having family Skype into a wedding, why Mary would mention her childhood bathroom ritual in her application essay to Yale, and why you would have a ringtone for every moment in a relationship. Plus, a humon explains the real reason why pineapple is the most suggested word. San Francisco: Matt Besser will be in ASSSSCAT at the Outside Lands Festival this Saturday, August 8th. Go to www.mattbesser.com for more info. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual , and Dragoons new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com !See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

improv4humans with Matt Besser
Billy Merritt, Mary Holland, Andy Secunda: LIVE from LA Indie Improv Festival 2015

improv4humans with Matt Besser

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2015 70:57


Don't Say Pineapple: LIVE from LA Indie Improv Festival 2015 - Recorded LIVE in Los Angeles, Billy Merritt, Mary Holland, and Andy Secunda join Matt Besser for an improv4humans that kicked off the 2015 LA Indie Improv Festival! They'll explore the consequences of having family Skype into a wedding, why Mary would mention her childhood bathroom ritual in her application essay to Yale, and why you would have a ringtone for every moment in a relationship. Plus, a humon explains the real reason why pineapple is the most suggested word. San Francisco: Matt Besser will be in ASSSSCAT at the Outside Lands Festival this Saturday, August 8th. Go to www.mattbesser.com for more info. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy  Improv Manual , and Dragoon's new album at  dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com !

Trends With Benefits
Adult Directioners with D'Arcy Carden

Trends With Benefits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2015 75:16


The TWB crew sit down with the lovely and hilarious D'Arcy Carden (from Broad City and UCB's ASSSSCAT and Search History) to discuss, at length, One Direction. They also spend some time with the Foxtrot family in July's Funny Pages, answ...

On the Cusp
On The Cusp - Ep 017 - Mary Holland

On the Cusp

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015 90:15


Ben Greene interviews one of the stars of the upcoming Starz Network series Blunt Talk, Mary Holland. Mary is an actor/improviser who has been performing on UCB LA’s Harold night (JV) and Maude night (New Money) since 2011. As an actress, Mary has appeared in shows like Parks and Recreation, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and Silicon Valley. Mary is also a rotating member of the UCB show ASSSSCAT. In Ben’s interview with Mary, you’ll get to hear her talk about her childhood passion for ninja games, her lowest moments as a dog walker, and why she recently bought crystals.

Magnet Theater Podcast
#33: Sean Taylor

Magnet Theater Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2015 63:00


  Long-time Magnet performer and all-around swell guy, Sean Taylor, joins host Louis Kornfeld in the studio for an interview. A military brat growing up, Sean has called New York City home longer than anywhere else and, since moving to NYC right out of college in 1999, Sean has watched the improv boom happen first-hand. He’s gone from diehard ASSSSCAT fan […] The post #33: Sean Taylor appeared first on Magnet Theater.

B.I.T.S, The Boston Improv Talk Station
The Improv Saved My Life Podcast Episode #28 (Matt Besser)

B.I.T.S, The Boston Improv Talk Station

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2014 23:20


The Improv Saved My Life Podcast Episode #28 (Matt Besser) In this episode, Tom is joined by very special guest Matt Besser (“Upright Citizens Brigade”, “ASSSSCAT”, “improv4humans with Matt Besser Podcast). Matt discusses how he got into improv, “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual” and gives advice on how to go from being a "good" improviser to a "great" improviser. You should give this episode a listen, it was truly an honor to have him on the podcast. Should you check this episode out? Yes, and... also pick up the “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual” at the below link. If you are into improv it's the best $25 you can spend. http://ucbstore.com/books/the-upright-citizens-brigade-comedy-improvisation-manual

Box Angeles
BA #014: Jill Donnelly

Box Angeles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2014 66:59


Improviser Jill Donnelly stops by the studio and discusses what it's like performing in UCB's signature show Asssscat, why she is stepping away from acting and more! http://boxangeles.com/014

donnelly ucb asssscat
Alright, Let's Do A Podcast

EPISODE 19 – Kevin and Ralph are back to discuss Elysium, New York Doll, Asssscat, Film Scores, Monday Night Raw and much much more! LISTEN HERE

louder than bombs podcast
Episode Seven: Adam Wade (The Moth)

louder than bombs podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013 66:13


What's Happening, Rerun? If you "got" that reference, you're my kind of people. Or you're old. Or both. But don't worry about that for now; Adam Wade is here! He's won The Moth Story Slam eighteen times! He talks about the art of storytelling and what it's like to do Asssscat. We'll also swap stories about our shared adventure as NBC Pages. Good Times...oh, sorry. Wrong 70s sitcom! xx, Sherry

2 Degrees of Alie
Comedian And UCB Founding Member Matt Besser Shares Stories Of Breaking Into Hollywood

2 Degrees of Alie

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2012 35:03


In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with comedian Matt Besser. Matt is one of the founding members of Upright Citizens Brigade and a hilarious guy to talk to. His credits include: “Children’s Hospital,” “Happy Endings,” “This Show Will Get You High,” “Undead Or Alive,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” “Raising Hope,” “Modern Family,” and “Parks and Recreation,” just to name a few. Matt is forever a member of “Asssscat” the longest running and greatest improv show in the history of the world.
 And he also has a fully improvised weekly podcast called “Improv 4 Humans.”  We talk about everything from Little Donny’s appearance on the “Today Show” to the beginnings of UCB to wearing zombie makeup in the hot desert to what petting zoo has a “Hot Chicks Room” sign. MATT BESSER’S BIO Raised a proud Razorback in Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Besser attended Amherst College where he learned how to collect CDs. After graduating, Matt toured the Midwest doing stand-up, while taking improvisation direction from Del Close at Chicago’s Improv Olympic Theater. In Chicago in 1991, he became a founding member of the sketch group Upright Citizens Brigade, and with them he has performed and written stage productions including “Virtual Reality”, “Conference on the Future of Happiness”, “Thunderball”, “Bucket of Truth”, “Big Dirty Hands”, “Punch Your Friend in the Face”, “The Real Real World”, and “Saigon Suicide Squad” (winner of Best Sketch at 1996 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen). He has directed stage productions including “Feature Feature”, “Immortal Combat”, “Sidecarrin’” (1998 U.S.C.A.F), and Todd Barry in “Icky” (2001 U.S.C.A.F). Besser’s one-man shows include: “How Much I Lied”, “May I Help You Dumbass?”, “Don’t Be A Dick”, and “RUhi?”. As a stand-up, he participated in the first USCAF. His most recent one-man show is called “Woo Pig Sooie!” and concerns his battles with God. As an improviser he was a member of Chicago’s “The Family” and is forever a member of “Asssscat” the longest running and greatest improv show in the history of the world. In 1996 the UCB moved to NYC and produced their sketch show “Upright Citizens Brigade” for three seasons (’98 – 2000) on Comedy Central. In fall of 2005 the UCB premiered their improv show “Asssscat: Improv” on Bravo.With the success of the tv show, the UCB opened their own comedy theater and improv school which operates two theaters in NYC, and one in LA.After the UCB tv show , Matt teamed up with Method Man & Redman to create and perform in a hidden camera show on MTV called “Stung”. He was a co-creator and star of “Crossballs” which ran 23 episodes on Comedy Central; “This Show Will Get You High” on Comedy Central; and also created and starred in “The Very Funny Show” for TBS.com. Besser has guest starred on, “The New Girl”, “Raising Hope”, “Modern Family”, “Parks & Rec”, “Children’s Hospital”; “Happy Endings”, “The Life & Times of Tim”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Warren the Ape”, “Players”, “Sarah Silverman Show”, “Reno 911″, “Mighty B”, “Word Girl”, “Pilot Season”, “Bernie Mac Show”, “Frasier”, “Late Friday”; and featured in the movies: “Freak Dance”, “Bad Teacher”, “Year One”, “Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story”, “Drill Bit Taylor”; “The TV Set”, Sundance Film Festival favorite “Junebug”; and zombie western “Wanted: Undead or Alive”.

Worst Gig Ever with Geoff Garlock and Mike Pace
Jodi Lennon (Exit 57, The Tame Show, Asssscat)

Worst Gig Ever with Geoff Garlock and Mike Pace

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2012 57:54


The relentless upbeat Jodi Lennon stops by WORST GIG EVER to spread some P.M.A. and somehow gets away with it!  Jodi traces her history from the Chicago improv scene to the Big Apple and landing on the early Comedy Central sketch show Exit 57, (featuring younger versions of Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris), to making The Voice of Something, a documentary about comic Marc Maron in the wake of 9/11.  Along the way, Jodi makes a case for needing the drama, dealing with small crowds, and why she thinks Greenpoint, Brooklyn stinks.  This ep also features a special guest appearence by the wackiest funnyman this side of Margaritaville, COCONUT JONES!