Podcasts about nerdmelt theater

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-first episode of our third season, Greg Fitzsimmons, Pete Holmes, Brian Babylon, Jillian Lauren and Jenna Brister tell stories at our crazy, monthly NerdMelt Theater show. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hana Michels chooses her own religion! Hana is a writer and comedian and co-host of The Hard Times Live at the Nerdmelt Theater. In this episode she tells me about growing up Jewish in the Reformed tradition. We talk about keeping kosher, rebellion, bat mitzvahs, arranged marriages, Jungian shadows, and then she makes up her own cult.

Caitlin Durante is a comedian, screenwriter and program director of Nerdmelt Theater. Jamie Loftus is a comedian, journalist and animator. Together they host The Bechdel Cast a podcast about the portrayal of women movie characters. On this episode we chat about Jamie hates slacker comedies, various TV shows, weird jobs (Playboy, Hooters Delivery Driver, porn scout) comedy, animation, running Nerdmelt Theater and more.

Recorded live at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles, some clips from the Feliz Navipod's Feliz Navidad Variety Show for Planned Parenthood.

Gil is joined by Nolan Fabricius! Nolan is an illustrator, animator, video game lover and manager of the NerdMelt Theater! Follow @ShiftlessHobo on Twitter!

Megan Metzger (When Calls the Heart), Dave Metzger (The Blacklist), Joelle Cornett (Pure Genius), Charlotte Lewis (Faking It), and Jake Thomas (Notorious) discuss what the job entails, how they got their jobs, the best rooms, and the odd place a writers' assistant holds in a writers' room. Recorded on September 11, 2016 at Nerdmelt Theater

To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel at amanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win Kelly Charles and Juan Carlos Gill welcomes Kevin Allison. Kevin, creator, and the host of RISK!, started his comedy career on the legendary sketch series The State on MTV. But in 2009, everything changed. “I was doing a solo show out West, playing characters as usual,” he says. “Afterward, Michael Ian Black [also of The State] said, ‘I kept hoping you’d drop the act and tell some of your own stories.’ I said, ‘Yikes, that just seems so risky…’ But even as I said it, I could feel in my gut that that kind of risk could lead to the best stuff.” The very next week, Kevin was on stage telling his stories. “Suddenly, I was looking right into the eyes of audience members. We were reacting to each other, like friends. After the show, people didn’t just say, ‘That was funny,’ they said, ‘Thank you. That got to me.’ I was finding the meaning in my own experiences and the people listening felt like they’d lived through these things with me. The more I worried I was taking a risk with a story – because it was too emotional, too provocative, or just too nuts – the more the audience lit up.” In August of 2009, host Kevin and producer Michelle Walson started the live show RISK! “where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public” at Arlene’s Grocery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was an instant hit. Stories ran the gamut from the sacred to the profane, the hilarious to the horrific – and for the audience, it was a chance to re-connect with the things that make us human. It’s still just about the most cathartic, laugh-out-loud, anything-goes kind of smorgasbord you’re likely to see anywhere. The monthly RISK! Live show, winner of an ECNY Award for Best Variety Show, now lives at The Bell House Theater in Brooklyn and the Nerdmelt Theater in LA. RISK! also tours to sold-out international crowds. Many remarkable people have shown a side of themselves on RISK! that you probably haven’t seen elsewhere, like Michael Ian Black, Janeane Garofalo, R. Ben Garant, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Michael Showalter, Maria Bamford, Nick Swardson, Lili Taylor, Adam McKay, Rachel Dratch, Andy Borowitz, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Joe LoTruglio, and more. The audio podcast of RISK! – also hosted by Kevin Allison – premiered online in October of 2009. The podcast includes not just the best stories from the live shows but also “radio-style” stories and interstitial music and comedy from artists all over the world. Most episodes of the show are free and easy to download from iTunes and other sources. With new episodes released each Monday, the RISK! The podcast is the winner of an ECNY Award for Best Podcast and has been downloaded tens of millions of times to date. In 2010, Chris Castiglione and Jeff Barr joined RISK! As producers (and co-founders). With the new team in place, the RISK! Podcast grew from being a bi-monthly release to a regularly occurring weekly podcast. Meanwhile, the RISK! Live show went bi-coastal with live performances in Hollywood at the NerdMelt Theater (hosted by Beowulf Jones). In 2011, Kevin and Chris created The Story Studio, at www.thestorystudio.org, a school dedicated to teaching people from all walks of life to turn their most meaningful experiences into powerful self-expression. “Practically anybody will benefit from this training,” Kevin says. “We always say that, from the bar to the boardroom, a good story well told is what leaves a lasting impression.” New workshops through The Story Studio start each month, and corporate workshops can be custom-tailored to a company’s needs. RISK! is a labor of love, a public groundswell, and a start-up with one hell of a future in the works. Be a part of it all. Or, as Kevin ends every episode of the podcast saying, “Folks, today’s the day. Take a risk!” To learn more about Kevin visit http://www.risk-show.com/. To find out more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. Please send feedback to Win by email her atwinwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom andhttp://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show, please fill out the intake athttp://bit.ly/1MLJSLG. To look at our sponsorships go to http://www.educents.com/daily-deals#wwow. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to aspenrosearts@gmail.com. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles.    Send to:  Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win    

This is part 2 of our show at NerdMelt Theater in LA. Kris, Kenny, and Tim are on the panel. Storytellers: the amazing and hilarious Valerie Tosi and the also amazing and also hilarious Sara Schaefer!

This episode was recorded at The NerdMelt Theater in LA.  Kenny, Kris, and Tim are on the panel. We have amazing stories from Ryan Dalton and Dan St Germain. Check back next week for more stories about LA from Valerie Tosi and Sara Schaefer!

Round 2 featuring Kyle Kinane, DC Pierson, Jan Davidson, Matt Dwyer and Kevin Biggins. Recorded live at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles April 16, 2013. 

Round 1 featuring Robert Buscemi, Mike O’Connell, Erik Allen, Solomon Georgio and Brock Wilbur. Recorded April 16, 2013 at Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles.

Mayor Dan Harmon and Comptroller Duncan Trussell makes another sold out show at Nerdmelt Theater one for the ages! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen and Chris pick up Canada's sweetheart; Jon Dore, and drive together to Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles for Karen's big headlining night. After some quick riveting conversation in the Honda, we then take you straight to the live comedy show, where you'll hear Guy Branum, Jon Dore, Chris Fairbanks, and Karen Kilgariff, tearing the roof off everyone's faces with some high octane stand up comedy. Then, we wrap things up in the Meltdown greenroom, where John Roy joins the group. It's almost too much comedy in this episode. Almost. Follow DYNAR: https://www.instagram.com/dynarpodcast/ https://twitter.com/DynarPodcast https://www.facebook.com/dynarpodcast/ https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/do-you-need-a-ride

Round two with Eliza Skinner, Matt Kirshen, David Tveite, DC Pierson, and Ian Karmel. Recorded April 15, 2014, at the Nerdmelt Theater in LA.

Round one with Andres Du Bouchet, Matt Knudsen, Andrew Orvedahl, Chris Thayer, and Lisa Best. Recorded April 15, 2014, at the Nerdmelt Theater in LA.

Round two with Danny Solomon, Shawn Pearlman, James Fritz, Zac Sherwin, and Brandie Posey. Recorded March 18, 2014 at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles.

Round one with Susanna Lee, Cole Stratton, John Roy, Guy Branum, and Jared Moskowitz. Recorded March 18, 2014 at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles.

Round two with Jared Logan, Dave Child, TJ Chambers, Stephanie Hasz, and Shane Torres. Recorded live at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles on February 18, 2014.

Round one with Jiavani Linayao, Rick Wood, Andrew Solmssen, Laura Crawford, and Mark Agee. Recorded live at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles on February 18, 2014.

Round one with Brandon Vaughn, Mike Burns, Ryan Conner, Mick Bettancourt, and Eli Olsberg. Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater on 1.21.14.

Round two with Giulia Rozzi, JC Coccoli, Mary Mack, Julian McCullough, and Ron Babcock. Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater on 1.21.14.

Round two with Baron Vaughn, Kyle Kinane, Adam Cayton-Holland, Timmy Williams, and Andy Wood. Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater on 8.12.12.

Round one with Nick Flanagan, Andy Haynes, Ian Karmel, Dave Ross, and Lisa Beth Johnson. Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater on 8.12.12.

From the NerdMelt Theater in Los Angeles, Greg speaks on Snowden, Sam Spiegel and a Seattle socialist.

Round 2 with Rory Scovel, Ian Karmel, Beth Stelling, and Tony Sam. Recorded Oct 15, 2013 at the Nerdmelt Theater in LA.

Round one with Andres Dubouchet, Emily Maya Mills, Gaby Dunn, Josh Androsky, Mike Bridenstein, and Mike O’Connell. Recorded Oct 15, 2013 at the Nerdmelt Theater in LA.

Round two with Moshe Kasher, Ian Karmel, Baron Vaughn, DC Pierson, and Greg Behrendt. Recorded Sept 17, 2013 at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles.

Round one with Andy Wood, Lisa Best, Derek Sheen, Matt Ingebretson and Jackie Kashian. Recorded Sept 17, 2013 at the Nerdmelt Theater in Los Angeles.

Round 2 with Chip Pope, Baron Vaughn, Eli Olsberg, Brandon Vaughn, Paul Danke. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, November 20, 2012.

Round one with Jim Hamilton, Chris Garcia, Danielle Kramer, Darien Clark. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, November 20, 2012.

Round two with Aparna Nancherla, Emily Maya Mills, Hampton Yount, Jonah Ray, Kyle Kinane. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, July 17, 2012.

Round one with Mike O’Connell, Andres Dubouchet, Patrick Keane, Heather Thomson. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, July 17, 2012.

Round 2 with Ian Karmel, Sean Jordan, Shane Torres, Steven Wilber, and Christian Ricketts. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, July 16, 201.

Round 1 with Joe Starr, Andy Haynes, Barbara Gray, Sean Patton and David Huntsberger. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, July 15, 2013.

Round 2 with Virginia Jones, John Roy, Ed Salazar, Erin Whitehead and Nate Craig. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, July 16, 2013.

Round 2 with Rob Delaney, Eliza Skinner, Eli Braden, Guy Branum, and Aparna Nancherla. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, June 5, 2012.

Round 1 with Moshe Kasher, Baron Vaughn, Amber Tozer, Claudia Cogan, and Emily Gordon. Recorded at the Nerdmelt Theater, June 5, 2012.

Round 1 with Andrew Solmssen, Alice Wetterlund, Jan Davidson, Barbara Holm, and Andy Peters. Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater, Oct 16 2013.

Round two with Matt Braunger, Lisa Beth Johnson, Virginia Jones, Josh Fadem, and Tony Sam. Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater, Oct 16 2013.

Round 2 of the LA Championships! Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater, June 18 2013. With Kurt Braunohler, Eliza Skinner, Matt Braunger, Heather Thomson, and Chip Pope.

Round 1 of the LA Championships! Recorded at Nerdmelt Theater, June 18 2013. With Kyle Kinane, Danny Solomon, Jim Hamilton, Mike O'Connell and Andres Du Bouchet

In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with the very funny Fred Stoller ("Fred & Vinnie," "Seinfeld," "Friends," "Everybody Loves Raymond,""The Penguins of Madagascar," "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"). Fred has guest starred on many a TV sitcom, so he's probably found his way into your living room on numerous occasions. He's a character actor who describes the characters he plays as usually "the guy who just misses or is off." He also wrote on "Seinfeld," and used that experience to write a Kindle Single called "My Seinfeld Year." Fred also used his own life experiences as inspiration for the feature film "Fred and Vinnie," which played at Slamdance and The Austin Film Festival. And now he also has a new book out entitled: "Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life Of A Perennial TV Guest Star." Fred and I talk about everything from having Larry David ask to read his spec script to winning the Audience Award at The Austin Film Festival to having Dick Van Dyke follow him on Twitter.   There is a book release party for Fred's book "Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life Of A Perennial TV Guest Star" in Los Angeles on Thursday June 20 at Nerdmelt Theater. FRED STOLLER'S BIO As a stand-up comedian Fred was known for his dating woes, and his thrill-seeker persona. (I drank milk that expired yesterday!) He appeared on Late Night With David Letterman, The Tonight Show, and HBO’s Thirteenth Annual Young Comedian’s Special.  Fred then guest starred on countless sitcoms, establishing himself as TV’s go-to nebbish: most notably as Ray Romano’s mopey cousin Gerard on Everybody Loves Raymond, Elaine’s forgetful date on Seinfeld, and Monica’s bossy co-worker on Friends. He’s appeared in the films Dumb and Dumber, Rebound and Little Man, among others.  Fred & Vinnie, the indie feature he wrote and starred in, won the Audience award at The Austin Film Festival.  Fred wrote for the animated series Handy Manny, where he also voiced the character Rusty The Wrench. He was a staff writer for Seinfeld and the author of Maybe We’ll Have You Back--The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star published by Skyhorse Publishing.  Fred's been traveling to colleges, theater groups, and other venues telling stories from his book about his life and the acting world.

Live from the Nerdmelt Theater in LA, featuring Rhea Butcher, Alice Wetterlund, Rob Gleeson, Matt Kirshen and Jim Hamilton!

Live from the Nerdmelt Theater in LA, featuring Erin Gibson, Zach Sherwin, Jon Daly, James Fritz and Dan Telfer!

Live from the Nerdmelt Theater at Meltdown Comics in L.A., Doug welcomes Nerdist Chris Harwick, and from the new movie "Hit and Run," Dax Shepard, Jess Rowland, and Steve Agee....See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Fitzsimmons, Pete Holmes, Brian Babylon, Jillian Lauren and Jenna Brister at our crazy, monthly NerdMelt Theater show.