Podcasts about charlotte comedy theater

Cale Evans Cale Evans is an actor, improviser, host, coach, trainer and producer. What a delight getting to know Cale! He shares his improv journey and how he became an “accidental actor”. Growing up in North Carolina he's a genuine “tar heel” but no tar grows under his feet! He began his improv training at Charlotte Comedy Theater where he is now a coach. He is the Founder of Queen City Comedy and Now are the Foxes Improv Comedy. Cale also performs with Improv Charlotte and Background Noise Musical Improv. He is the Ensemble Coach for Close Distance and Smells Like Ghosts. When not on stage, Cale can be heard on the wildly popular podcast - The Podcast from Hell and Bat Boys Comedy Podcast. Cale co-produces the Queen City Comedy Experience Cale is also a coach for Charlotte Comedy Theater. Cale is a dynamic, positive force in our improv world! To learn more about Cale check out his podcast “The Podcast from Hell” and Queen City Comedy. https://linktr.ee/thepodcastfromhell https://linktr.ee/queencitycomedy https://www.queencitycomedy.com/

This week on Yes But Why, I chatted with actor, improviser, and coach Karla Dingle. Karla Dingle has spent her life on the stage. She is an actor and a voiceover artist. You can see her performing improv with Now are the Foxes Improv Comedy, Close Distance Improv, Charlotte Comedy Theater, and Background Noise Musical Improv. ​​ Karla's passion beside performing is teaching and coaching. Currently, Karla is the Education Director and an Instructor at Queen City Comedy in Charlotte, NC in the US. She is also the Improv Director and an Acting Instructor at a local studio in Charlotte, NC. Over the last several years, Karla has instructed students from Peru, Israel, India, Canada, Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Philippines and beyond. ​In our conversation, I learned that Karla is very community focused. From the neighborhood kids she grew up with in Atlanta to the theater kids she performed with at the Trumbull Youth Association, she found her crowd and she stuck with them. And now, as an adult, Karla builds and nurtures communities in Charlotte, NC and beyond. She really knows how to bring people together. I first became aware of Karla during the pandemic when the communication amongst improvisers across the globe was at its peak. The hot spot for the international improv community was online jams hosted by Karla and the Queen City Comedy community. Everyone I was interviewing at the time was abuzz about working with Karla. And by golly, I eventually got brave enough to ask Karla to be a guest on this show. Karla was a total delight. A real dream guest. She tells me how the Queen City Comedy online jams came to be and what it was like to be connected to so many amazing performers across the world. We talk about her recent visit to Improvfest Ireland and meeting so many of the improvisers she met online! Such an exciting experience and I am totes jealous! Karla talks about how all of her work and all of her art is about building experiences. And I just think that that is the coolest way to look at what she does. Karla Dingle is an amazing force in our improv world and I'm glad to say now that I know her. Support Karla Dingle by staying up to date with her happenings via her linktree -- https://linktr.ee/dingledrama and her instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/DingleDrama/ Take a class with her! Hire her to coach your troupe!She has an upcoming intensive starting February 4, 2023: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coach-dingle-an-online-observation-notes-improv-intensive-wkarla-dingle-tickets-437428649867?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch You should also check out all the awesome online workshops currently being offered through Queen City Comedy: https://www.queencitycomedy.com/classes-and-workshops Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 1/23/2023; posted on 1/30/2023)

This week on Yes But Why, I chatted with actor, improviser, and coach Karla Dingle. Karla Dingle has spent her life on the stage. She is an actor and a voiceover artist. You can see her performing improv with Now are the Foxes Improv Comedy, Close Distance Improv, Charlotte Comedy Theater, and Background Noise Musical Improv. ​​ Karla's passion beside performing is teaching and coaching. Currently, Karla is the Education Director and an Instructor at Queen City Comedy in Charlotte, NC in the US. She is also the Improv Director and an Acting Instructor at a local studio in Charlotte, NC. Over the last several years, Karla has instructed students from Peru, Israel, India, Canada, Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Philippines and beyond. ​ In our conversation, I learned that Karla is very community focused. From the neighborhood kids she grew up with in Atlanta to the theater kids she performed with at the Trumbull Youth Association, she found her crowd and she stuck with them. And now, as an adult, Karla builds and nurtures communities in Charlotte, NC and beyond. She really knows how to bring people together. I first became aware of Karla during the pandemic when the communication amongst improvisers across the globe was at its peak. The hot spot for the international improv community was online jams hosted by Karla and the Queen City Comedy community. Everyone I was interviewing at the time was abuzz about working with Karla. And by golly, I eventually got brave enough to ask Karla to be a guest on this show. Karla was a total delight. A real dream guest. She tells me how the Queen City Comedy online jams came to be and what it was like to be connected to so many amazing performers across the world. We talk about her recent visit to Improvfest Ireland and meeting so many of the improvisers she met online! Such an exciting experience and I am totes jealous! Karla talks about how all of her work and all of her art is about building experiences. And I just think that that is the coolest way to look at what she does. Karla Dingle is an amazing force in our improv world and I'm glad to say now that I know her. Support Karla Dingle by staying up to date with her happenings via her linktree -- https://linktr.ee/dingledrama and her instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/DingleDrama/ Take a class with her! Hire her to coach your troupe! She has an upcoming intensive starting February 4, 2023: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coach-dingle-an-online-observation-notes-improv-intensive-wkarla-dingle-tickets-437428649867?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch You should also check out all the awesome online workshops currently being offered through Queen City Comedy: https://www.queencitycomedy.com/classes-and-workshops Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 1/23/2023; posted on 1/30/2023)

Keli Semelsberger has been teaching, directing and performing improv for more than 26 years. She founded the award-winning Charlotte Comedy Theater and she is the author of her new book, Improv Shaman: The Transformative Journey of Divine Play. We talked to her about being enough, taking care of yourself and how to be more vulnerable.

A couple weekends ago, I performed my very first stand up comedy routine in front of a live audience. And guess what? I totally choked and forgot my lines… and bawled in the bathroom afterwards. But also, people actually laughed at my jokes! I brought the energy and did the damn thing. In this episode, I'm chatting with my comedy coach and friend Don Garrett about the business of stand up comedy, why laughter is such a healing force, and what performing stand up can teach us about personal growth and chasing our biggest goals. As a bonus, my stand up routine is sprinkled into the episode for your listening pleasure.   Connect with Don! Instagram  Website Sign up for comedy classes at Charlotte Comedy Theater   Some key takeaways on stand up comedy and laughter: Laughter is such a healing force. When you're laughing, the only thing you're thinking about is whatever just made you laugh. For a minute or two we get an escape (or a “vacation” as Don calls it) from reality and the pain that comes with it.  If you're interested in being a stand up comic, take a class! Learn the ins and outs of the craft in a small group setting so you can test out your own set in front of an audience. You can also go balls to the wall and participate in an open mic, but DO NOT wing it. Be prepared with a set. You're gonna bomb sometimes. Even if you've been doing something for a while, there will be times that it doesn't go well. Learn from those bombs and constantly look for ways to improve and you'll be golden. There are no failures, just learning.   Grab Life By the Goals is THE podcast for passionate, badass entrepreneurs who want to change their lives by starting and growing a business on their own terms. On this show, host Lauren Widrick, your sales and life coach with a penchant for dick jokes, will guide you through building your revenue-generating sales skills, finding your “I'm the G.O.A.T.” swagger, creating time and money freedom, and having SO MUCH FUN along the way. If you're ready to build the business and life of your dreams, I hope you'll subscribe and tune into our new episodes every Sunday morning. To chat with Lauren about her programs and offers, click the “Let's Talk!” button at https://www.laurenwidrick.com/.    Connect with me! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laurenwidrick/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-widrick/  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4l52qrAIGaED6yw_23wHgw  Join the Grab Life by the Goals Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/grablifebythegoalscommunity Website - https://www.laurenwidrick.com/ 

It's a barrel of wheels in this new episode from Bat Boys Comedy featuring a very special guest: Cora! Cora's been a mainstay in the Charlotte improv scene for ten years playing with Charlotte Comedy Theater and Background Noise.  In this episode, the boys hang out with their personal chickens,  support the marriage rights of man and barrow, and deal with the complex family dynamics of a tater-tot obsessed 14-year old.  Where are my tots mom? 

This week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast features Kevin Shimko, performer, community leader and Artistic Director of CATCH, Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte! Kevin shares stories of how he started doing improv as a teenager at Charlotte Comedy Theater and how, when he went to college, he continued his love for improv at the PIT in New York City. Kevin talks about how these experiences inspired him to create his own space in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Kevin shares with Amy the uphill battle he has faced to create a home for Charlotte improvisers…which, by the way, has ended in GREAT SUCCESS as CATCH is having the Grand Opening of their new space on February 8th and 9th! Listen in for the giggles, the awkward jokes, the breaking into song! Enjoy the #sheepmetaphorsfordays !!!The Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

This week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast features Kevin Shimko, performer, community leader and Artistic Director of CATCH, Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte! Kevin shares stories of how he started doing improv as a teenager at Charlotte Comedy Theater and how, when he went to college, he continued his love for improv at the PIT in New York City. Kevin talks about how these experiences inspired him to create his own space in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Kevin shares with Amy the uphill battle he has faced to create a home for Charlotte improvisers…which, by the way, has ended in GREAT SUCCESS as CATCH is having the Grand Opening of their new space on February 8th and 9th! Listen in for the giggles, the awkward jokes, the breaking into song! Enjoy the #sheepmetaphorsfordays !!! The Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

This week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast features Kevin Shimko, performer, community leader and Artistic Director of CATCH, Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte! Kevin shares stories of how he started doing improv as a teenager at Charlotte Comedy Theater and how, when he went to college, he continued his love for improv at the PIT in New York City. Kevin talks about how these experiences inspired him to create his own space in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Kevin shares with Amy the uphill battle he has faced to create a home for Charlotte improvisers…which, by the way, has ended in GREAT SUCCESS as CATCH is having the Grand Opening of their new space on February 8th and 9th! Listen in for the giggles, the awkward jokes, the breaking into song! Enjoy the #sheepmetaphorsfordays !!!The Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

This week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast features Kevin Shimko, performer, community leader and Artistic Director of CATCH, Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte! Kevin shares stories of how he started doing improv as a teenager at Charlotte Comedy Theater and how, when he went to college, he continued his love for improv at the PIT in New York City. Kevin talks about how these experiences inspired him to create his own space in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Kevin shares with Amy the uphill battle he has faced to create a home for Charlotte improvisers…which, by the way, has ended in GREAT SUCCESS as CATCH is having the Grand Opening of their new space on February 8th and 9th! Listen in for the giggles, the awkward jokes, the breaking into song! Enjoy the #sheepmetaphorsfordays !!! The Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

We're talking Improv! WIth two members from Charlotte Comedy Theater, Drea Leonetti and Brian Briscoe! There are stories, and improv games and current events! This one goes long!

This week's show takes us to the NC Ukulele Academy in Wilmington, we check out the improv at the Charlotte Comedy Theater, sample goat cheeses at Round Mountain Creamery in Black Mountain, explore the Grifton Historical Museum and Deborah Holt Noel visits the recently expanded Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Resort.