Podcasts about pack theater

Maggie Admire is an LA-based writer and producer, nominated for a 2025 WGA Award and a CrimeCon Clue Award, with features in The New York Times. Over nine years, she's created 40+ podcast series, many for Spotify, including Serial Killers and Coinspiracy Theories, reaching millions. She helped build Parcast as its first hire before its Spotify acquisition.Beyond podcasts, she's been a Pack Theater sketch writer, crafted tweets for Funny or Die, and even ghostwrote Tinder replies—before being replaced by a younger, hotter AI. She's currently writing a romantasy-comedy novel and fostering a dog.Today we're getting into how putting yourself and your ideas out there can land you a prestigious nomination like one at the WGA Awards, how to balance long term strategy with short term opportunity when deciding what career decisions to make next, and how to take calculated risks when pitching new ideas.BREAKDOWN:2:15 - Maggie's favorite “Serial Killers” episode, which was nominated for a 2025 GA Award12:00 - how to find balance when working with very dark material13:30 - the decision to do audio-only for a podcast episode vs. video podcast16:00 - proactively submitting for a WGA award nomination19:49 - First Deadline mention by name20:07 - WGA Awards experience!31:43 - How to stand out in a comptitive industry34:30 - Other Spotify shows: “Dog Tales,” “Tales,” “Mind's Eye”39:00 - advice for screenwriters considering podcasts43:50 - Balancing writing podcasts with other writing passions including sketch comedy and novels49:40 - Early jobs: ghostwriting people's responses on Tinder51:20 - Getting paid to write individual jokes on the now-defunct “Pitch” app54:50 - Thoughts on TikTok & comedy57:30 - Advice for persevering in this career + not wanting to be a manager1:06:12 - TIME CAPSULEKEEP UP WITH MAGGIE:TikTok: @MaggieAdmireIG: @secret___admireListen to Maggie's work: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MH80XPwH4UdpQxXon2obn

Comedian/Podcaster Cozi Orlen (You Need to See This! Podcast, Pack Theater in LA) stops by for a fun Q&A!   He details his Arizona upbringing, UCB training, writing for Rap Pages Magazine, working tech dayjobs, telling peers to see good movies, reading the Death Gate Cycle & Dragonlance books growing up and what he and comedic pal Bri Jones got coming up next!                             MAIN LINKS:  LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2452329545040913⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/JackedUpReview ⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/ ⁠ Blind Knowledge Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.blindknowledge.com/⁠       SHOW LINKS: YouTube: ⁠https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIyMawFPgvOpOUhKcQo4eQQ⁠   iHeartRadio: ⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-jacked-up-review-show-59422651/⁠   Podbean: ⁠https://jackedupreviewshow.podbean.com⁠   Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7Eg8w0DNympD6SQXSj1X3M⁠   Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast/id1494236218⁠   RadioPublic: ⁠https://radiopublic.com/the-jacked-up-review-show-We4VjE⁠   Overcast: ⁠https://overcast.fm/itunes1494236218/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast⁠   Google Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hNDYyOTdjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz⁠   Anchor:  ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/a46297c/podcast/rss⁠   PocketCasts: ⁠https://pca.st/0ncd5qp4⁠   CastBox:  ⁠https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Jacked-Up-Review-Show-Podcast-id2591222⁠   Discord:  ⁠https://discord.com/channels/796154005914779678/796154006358851586⁠         #MovieReview #FilmTwitter #PodFamily #PodcastersOfInstagram #Movies #Film #Cinema #Music #Reviews #Retrospect #Podcasts #MutantFam #MutantFamily #actionmystery #bmovies #scifihorror #truecrime #historydramas #warmovies #podcastcollabs #hottakes #edgy #cultmovies #nsfw #HorrorFam #badass     

Before we get into all the news (more on #KateGate, Aaron Rogers tea, TikToker Julia Reel's experience at the Hubbard Inn, some NSFW images, and a naughty quiz, ), Tiffany gives an update on her pen pal on death row and Molly talks about going to the museum with her friend Susan *hair flip* Come to our live show at The Pack Theater in Hollywood on March 30th Get episodes a day early and ad-free, plus our after show, "The Afters" LINKS Texas Letters Kwaneta Harris KateGate Obama's Photographer chimes in on the bad photoshop job Instagram's putting warnings on Princess Kate's Mother's Day photo (and warns you before sharing it) Kensington Palace no longer considered a trusted source Rumor has it Kate will now be gone until June Maybe Kate was having an affair with Thomas Kingston and the palace released the bad photoshop as a way to publicly humiliate her/forcing her to fall in line with the palace? Astrologist yungkalez's prediction for what's going on with Kate TikTok ban Taylor Lorenz explains the TikTok ban and why it likely will go through Sadly, James Charles made a pretty thoughtful and compelling statement about the possible TikTok ban Jedward Jedward & Gemma Collins call out Louis Walsh and ask for 5 million in a hot tub RFK Jr. and Aaron Rogers RFK Jr.'s potential running mate Aaron Rodgers shared Sandy Hook conspiracy theories with reporters SURPRISE A LITTLE SURPRISE FROM MOLLS TO TIFF (will insert link during recording) NSFW Went to see Love Lies bleeding and this guy jacked himself off to sleep (NSFW) Julia Reel TikTok creator “lies” about being thrown down a flight of stairs at Chicago's Hubbard Inn, the Hubbard Inn strikes back by sharing video evidence that she lied about being a victim of their black security guard Julia Reel doubles down, wipes her TikTok and posts only a statement from her lawyers! Hubbard Inn floor plans Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter Find more of Molly's stuff Find more of Tiffany's stuff

Come to the live show on 3/30 at The Pack Theater in Hollywood! Kensington Palace released a photo of "Princess Kate" and "the children" to show that "all is well" post-surgery, Jake Paul is set to fight Mike Tyson, The Queer-Eye cast is NOT who you thought they were, Meghan Markel put her foot in her mouth at SXSW, and Madonna barked at a fan for sitting... in their wheelchair. Get the episode a day early and ad-free and listen to the after show, The Afters LINKS Weird image posted by the Prince and Princess of Wales on Twitter The picture Royal fans convinced that Kate Middleton's ‘new' post-surgery family pic is fake: ‘Looks like AI' https://trib.al/LCB7gMq Put through an AI image tester, it scored highly as potential AI Meghan Markle/Brook Shields Brooke Shields responds to Meghan Markle story about being 11: 'I played a prostitute!' Jake Jake Paul to fight Mike Tyson Madonna  Madonna questions a fan in the audience about why they're sitting down. They are in a wheelchair. Queer Eye drama They play nice: Inside the Tensions and Tumult at Queer Eye (Jonathan Van Ness is a nightmare) Tan France says he did not bully Bobby off the show and the whole thing is a misunderstanding Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter Find more of Molly's stuff Find more of Tiffany's stuff

A comedic persona with range, Bri gets to detail her film school training, her future ambitions and other abilities she uses to find the wit in any scenario!                     MAIN LINKS:  LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2452329545040913⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/JackedUpReview ⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/ ⁠         SHOW LINKS: YouTube: ⁠https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIyMawFPgvOpOUhKcQo4eQQ⁠   iHeartRadio: ⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-jacked-up-review-show-59422651/⁠   Podbean: ⁠https://jackedupreviewshow.podbean.com⁠   Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7Eg8w0DNympD6SQXSj1X3M⁠   Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast/id1494236218⁠   RadioPublic: ⁠https://radiopublic.com/the-jacked-up-review-show-We4VjE⁠   Overcast: ⁠https://overcast.fm/itunes1494236218/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast⁠   Google Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hNDYyOTdjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz⁠   Anchor:  ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/a46297c/podcast/rss⁠   PocketCasts: ⁠https://pca.st/0ncd5qp4⁠   CastBox:  ⁠https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Jacked-Up-Review-Show-Podcast-id2591222⁠   Discord:  ⁠https://discord.com/channels/796154005914779678/796154006358851586⁠         #MovieReview #FilmTwitter #PodFamily #PodcastersOfInstagram #Movies #Film #Cinema #Music #Reviews #Retrospect #Podcasts #MutantFam #MutantFamily #actionmystery #bmovies #scifihorror #truecrime #historydramas #warmovies #podcastcollabs #hottakes #edgy #cultmovies #nsfw #HorrorFam #badass             

Brendan McCay joins us from The Sound of Musical Improv group. Go see them at The Pack Theater this Saturday night at 7:30 https://www.instagram.com/thesoundofmusicalimprov/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

Sandra Akins from Second City's Emergency Contact and The Pack Theater's Daytrip shares the horrors of her first job, and Zef Husain (also of Emergency Contact) plays in with the team. The set features an awful working brunch spread, a challenging tenure in not-a-ColdStone, orientation day at a preschool, and some patient first responders at a Subway. The Awkward Show cast includes Winnie Yeung, Jeffrey Nickels, and Kristine Antonsen. Chris Carter directs.

In this throwback, If This Is True would like to introduce you to the Sohns! Rich and Rebecca Sohn are improvisers/actors/directors living in Los Angeles. They are both veterans of the Second City and Annoyance Theatre. Rebecca has also performed with Steppenwolf, Remy Bumppo and About Face Theatres. She is also an ensemble member of the No Stakes Theater Project. Rich is teaching at the Pack Theater and at Second City, We talked about being married improvisers, working with each other and their teaching styles. Give it a listen!

Maria, Kash and guest Bryan Musil mosey on over to the otherworldly dimensions of the internet to talk about some rumors about perfect humans with violet eyes, chain letters, and the "true" story of Clara Crane. Disclaimer: We're getting better audio for this episode, please bare with us as we get our hands on a good editor. Thanks for listening to Bloody Podcast! If you have a case we'd like us to talk about, or just want to say hi, contact us at TheBloodyPodcast@gmail.com Catch Maria and Kash with their sketch team, Surprise Bitch, at The Pack Theater in LA. Next show is July 15, 9PM. Tickets on Eventbrite or at the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surprise-bitch-tickets-546410988977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodypodcast/message

Ahoy darling crew! We are so beyond delighted to share with you all our interview with one of the fandoms favorite characters from Our Flag Means Death! The one the only Magic Man, played by the very kind and funny Chris Corbin! In this special epsiode we get to know Chris and how he started acting, his audition process for the show, some fond memories from set, and of course we talk about the fabled season 2 a little. And stay tuned toward the end for our talk about the Writers strike as Chris has protested many times and cares deeply about it.  Huge thank you to Chris for joining us and ya'll make sure youre following him @cccorbin and check our his improve and sketch shows in LA at The Pack Theater. https://www.packtheater.com/ Podcast mentioned in epsiode  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tvs-top-5/id1438063915 And check out and support his actor Mom, Susan Berger on the wildly popular show Jury Duty!

On this mini-episode we discuss the recently convicted Madison Russo, who pled guilty to scamming people out of $37,000 for fake cancer treatments. But! If the rumors around town are true, there's a little more to Madison's story than just a simple scam.  TW: terminal illness, child abuse. Thanks for listening to Bloody Podcast! If you have a case we'd like us to talk about, or just want to say hi, contact us at TheBloodyPodcast@gmail.com Catch Maria and Kash with their sketch team, Surprise Bitch, at The Pack Theater in LA. Next show is July 15, 9PM. Tickets on Eventbrite or at the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surprise-bitch-tickets-546410988977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodypodcast/message

Today we talk about the Murder of Stacey Mitchell. In 2006, 18 and 19 year old Jessica Stasinowsky and Valerie Parashumti were arrested after murdering Stacey in their Perth home. They became known as the Perth Wheelie Bin Killers. We also decide hell is high school, and have some harsh judgments for people who look to the moon. Thanks for listening to Bloody Podcast! If you have a case we'd like us to talk about, or just want to say hi, contact us at TheBloodyPodcast@gmail.com Catch Maria and Kash with their sketch team, Surprise Bitch, at The Pack Theater in LA. Next show is July 15, 9PM. Tickets on Eventbrite or at the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surprise-bitch-tickets-546410988977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodypodcast/message

We bring a new theme of stories called Survive & Thrive (name may change). These are women who have survived violent or mysterious acts. This episode we focus on survivor Mary Vincent who at 15 years old was kidnapped and assaulted by Lawrence Singleton (and that's just the beginning!) Trigger warning: this episode discusses sexual assault of minors, amputation and falls from high depths. Thanks for listening to Bloody Podcast! If you have a case we'd like us to talk about, or just want to say hi, contact us at TheBloodyPodcast@gmail.com Catch Maria and Kash with their sketch team, Surprise Bitch, at The Pack Theater in LA. Next show is July 15 2023, 9PM. Tickets on Eventbrite or at the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surprise-bitch-tickets-546410988977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodypodcast/message

It's a new theme called Misdemeanor Mondays! Mini-episodes for when we are TIRED, HONEY, but still want to chat crime. Lauri shares the (possibly) misrepresented story of Shellyne Rodriguez, and Maria shares the true story of Chloe Stein. Mini-Episodes will help Bloody be able to do proper coverage for the rest of the weeks in a month, plus there are few things funnier in true crime than receiving a misdemeanor, as it CAN mean no one was actually hurt but someone definitely made a fool of themselves. Thanks for listening to Bloody Podcast! If you have a case we'd like us to talk about, or just want to say hi, contact us at TheBloodyPodcast@gmail.com Catch Maria and Kash with their sketch team, Surprise Bitch, at The Pack Theater in LA. Next show is July 15, 9PM. Tickets on Eventbrite or at the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surprise-bitch-tickets-546410988977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodypodcast/message

@keithsaltojanes Keith Saltojanes is a comedy writer-performer and Guinness World Record Holder recently appearing in my Off-Broadway debut as Dan Aykroyd. His first book is due out Summer 2023.   Over 100 MILLION people have viewed his original sketch videos online and he's been featured by The Huffington Post, Forbes, A.V. Club, Buzzfeed, Reddit, and Nerdist.com. He was a staff writer for National Lampoon and some TV credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, and Comedy Central (apparently he has a thing for the letter C) and has written for comedians from SNL, MADtv, In Living Color, and Mr. Show.   He also has extensive improv and sketch comedy experience in writing-performing-directing live shows for the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, Comedy Central Stage, Second City, Pack Theater, Chicago Improv Festival, San Francisco SketchFest, and iO West (where he co-created the sketch comedy program and was a member of one of the longest running teams), as well as overseas in Japan, China, Thailand, the UK, and France.   He currently holds the Guinness World Record for Longest Continuous Improv Show at 150 Hours and hosts workshops on creativity for executives at Netflix, Walt Disney Studios, and NBC through the creative training center he founded, Improv-LA (http://www.improv-la.com/).    When he's not writing or globetrotting, you can find him hanging out at the World Famous Magic Castle where he's a member. 
Find more of his work by visiting his Youtube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/user/calgaryhart) Make sure to check out this episode

Born "God", Big Chillin' is perhaps the biggest example of psychopathy to ever enter the office space of the truly terrible therapist Ian Herrin. But what else could you possibly expect from someone whose most neutral and least chaotic friend is an actor known for his brain injury. Big Chillin' purports to be making a major life decision between choosing the path of Catholic religious righteousness and the downward Hell spiral of video games, but it does seem that he made his choice to pursue the devil a long, long time ago. Maybe if Big Chillin's dads had been more honest with him about their lifestyle, that level of open communication could have helped him to grow, but instead, Chillin' found Ian, and so now these two insanely offensive wackadoos won't accomplish much of anything besides offending anyone within their earshot. Daaaaaamn, you're sexy, and the reason I know is because you found the best part of the episode description! The part where I get to tell you all about the tremendously wildly funny improviser, comedian, and actor Sam Naismith! Be sure you follow Sam and his Wisecracker podcast on Instagram @drsamnaismith & @wisecrackerpod. Sam additionally performs monthly with the sketch team Redacted at the Pack Theater in LA. Also check out Sam's website designed to torture individuals with epilepsy https://www.samnaismith.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sigmund-fraud/support

EPISODE #367-- Cruz and James return to the recording pit to talk about the ten best movies they saw in the year of our Lord, 2022. It's a good one. A nice, solid spread of movies. And The Batman, because, you saw that thing, you think we're not going to put The Batman in our Top 10 of the year? You're off your rocker, mate. You can find Alexis on Twitter (RIP) @amutepiggy and at The Pack Theater with Drunkards and Dragons! Make it happen, she's much funnier and talented than us. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

EPISODE #366-- Alexis Simpson returns to talk the mangled musical masterpiece (of sh*t!), XANADU! What a, uh, unique picture! We also talk JERRY AND MARGE GO LARGE (2022) from Paramount+, WILLOW (2022) on Disney+, PURPLE NOON (1960), and EVANGELION 3.0 + 1.0: THRICE UPON A TIME (2021) on Amazon Prime. You can find Alexis on Twitter (RIP) @amutepiggy and at The Pack Theater with Drunkards and Dragons! Make it happen, she's much funnier and talented than us. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. (1996), & Lockout (2012) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this film block, Ryan Hitchcock puts on a sneer and an eyepatch and leads Jeremy and Brian behind the walls of an island prison with a mission to recover a MacGuffin and a president, all before the time-bomb goes off in his neck. A movie so nice, they remade it twice…unofficially. Pack Theater: https://www.packtheater.com Follow Ryan here: Letterboxd Twitter Instagram Where to watch: Vidéothèque (South Pasadena) Cinefile (Santa Monica) Be Kind Video (Burbank) Escape from New York (Blu-Ray) Escape from L.A. (Blu-Ray) Lockout (Blu-Ray) Other films referenced: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Godzilla (1954) Batman (1966) Big Trouble in Little China The Thing (1982) Overboard Captain Ron The Fog (1980) Starship Troopers RoboCop (1987) Easy Rider Back to the Future They Live Sanjuro Yojimbo Shaft (1971) Straight Time Captain Voyeur The Warriors Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Mad Max: Fury Road Lawrence of Arabia Taken (2008) Snatch

Ian joins Jennifer and David on a Bridge to discuss LA Improv and Standup, how he got started, and how his imdb page displays his degree status. Ian Zandi is an LA-based comedian jack-of-all-trades. With origins based in improv/sketch training, Ian uses those skills in his current pursuits as a standup comic.  Ian's work has been featured at various comedy theaters such as Second City and Pack Theater, satire sites including The Onion, and numerous festivals. instagram.com/ianzandi

Becca Greenberg is a comedian and actor hailing from Philadelphia and working in Los Angeles. She hosts the monthly stand-up show Toxic at the Pack Theater, and her work has been featured on WhoHaHa. She can be seen performing all around LA. Becca sits down with Nicky and Coop to talk about growing up in Philly, starting a monthly stand-up show for women, and never reading the comments. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comedygirlcrush/support

In this episode of The Stormchaser Improv Podcast Show, we're back with more Gametape. The only thing better than surviving an improv show (that maybe wasn't your best) is watching it back with your friends and then talking about it in front of MILLIONS of listeners. In this episode, Pish and Travis review our show from July 28th at our show The Shakeydown Shakedown and we talk about quickly switching from “producers” to “performers”, the importance of treating your scene partners as geniuses, and we discuss ways to allow more joy into our play! As a reminder, Anatasha is STILL living her dreams as an actress in The Utah Shakespeare Festival, so she wasn't in this improv show, but she is in THIS podcast episode. As always, thank you for being here. This community of artists is one of the most important parts of our lives - we're glad you're in it. Please connect with us on the socials if you haven't already. We're on Instagram and TikTok @stormchaserimprov and check out our YouTube page for loads of free content including full shows and the video version of this podcast! All our links: https://linktr.ee/StormchaserImprov And if you're in LA, COME SEE US at The Shakeytown Shakedown LIVE every fourth Thursday at the Pack Theater at 9 PM! Tickets are available at the link in our Instagram bio or through the link on our website at www.StormchaserImprov.com If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please email stormchaserimprov@gmail.com

If This Is True would like to introduce you to the Sohns! Rich and Rebecca Sohn are improvisers/actors/directors living in Los Angeles. They are both veterans of the Second City and Annoyance Theatre. Rebecca has also performed with Steppenwolf, Remy Bumppo and About Face Theatres. She is also an ensemble member of the No Stakes Theater Project. Rich is teaching at the Pack Theater and at Second City, We talked about being married improvisers, working with each other and their teaching styles. Give it a listen! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-hall7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/christopher-hall7/support

We're back with Season two of the pod and we're starting off with Gametape from our LIVE show on June 26th! We watch “gametape” to get better. Trav, Tash, and Andrew sit down and discuss what worked in our show and what definitely didn't! Side note, As you may or may not know Anatasha isn't currently performing with us because she's a real life working actor performing 8 shows a week at The prestigious Utah Shakespeare Festival! But she still found a way to jump on the pod after watching the show to share her insights and her harsh harsh judgements with us. It was great to be back doing the pod and we hope you enjoy! In this episode we talk about: finding the balance of space and silliness and how difficult it can be switching between the two. We ruminate on the value of putting effort into the production side of the show, and we touch base on how it feels to be shaking off the rust and getting back into the habit of performing LIVE again. You can see Stormchaser improvise, live at The Pack Theater every fourth Thursday at 9pm! Or you can see all of our shows for free by subscribing to our Youtube channel. We're also on Instagram and TikTok @stormchaserimprov Lastly, if you've enjoyed the podcast, and you're feeling generous, please consider leaving us an honest review on Apple Podcasts! Reviews are a great way for us to lure unsuspecting guests into our awesome podcast trap!

Rich Sohn is a master teacher and improviser at The Pack Theater in Los Angeles. He's worked at The Annoyance Theater, iO-Chicago and Second City. We talked to him about how he found his voice as a teacher and improviser at The Annoyance, how the Annoyance style brings such freedom on stage, and what he learned from working with Del and Mick in Chicago in the '90s.

Alex Schmidt is joined by comedy writer/podcaster Diana McCallum (FromSuperheroes.com, host of 'Talk From Superheroes') and comedy writer Eileen O'Connell (Funny Or Die, The Pack Theater) for a look at why car horns are secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.

Welcome to Jo's Boys, a podcast for little women, little men, and everyone in between! We'll be reading through "Little Women" chapter by chapter, pulling out queer and trans threads as we go. Your host is Peyton Thomas, author of the Kirkus-starred novel "Both Sides Now" and a freelance journalist with bylines in Pitchfork, Billboard, and Vanity Fair. This week, we're joined by special guest Jaime Armenta, a writer and comedian with the Pack Theater in Los Angeles. We dive into the fourth chapter of Little Women, "Burdens," where Jo uncovers the secrets of her crotchety old Aunt March's lavender marriage, Meg spills some great governess gossip, Beth remains an angel, and Amy remains a stunt queen. Our cover art is by Allison Hoffman. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. Our theme music is Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major.

In this episode Maria finishes the three part series with the end of the investigation, arrest and court case of Amy Fisher and where are they now. Check out Mike Rose and the rest of Friendo, including bloody pal Marcelina Chavira at The Pack Theater in Los Angeles. https://www.packtheater.com/shows/friendo/ Check out the Pack Theater for it's re-opening to the public this March 5th, 2022. @BloodyPodcast on all social media. www.patreon.com/bloodypodcast PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW!

On part 2 of Amy Fisher, we go over the days leading up to and the crime Amy Fisher committed against Mary Jo Buttafuoco, as well as the immediate aftermath. We also discuss the three Lolita movies, learn that Lauri (not Lori) is more down than Maria is (not Maria), and more about life at Lawn Guyland (Long Island). All excerpts are from Amy Fisher and Sheila Weller's book "My Story." Apologies for the audio on this one, we're re-learning how to be in the same room as other humans again. Check out Mike Rose and the rest of Friendo, including bloody pal Marcelina Chavira at The Pack Theater in Los Angeles. https://www.packtheater.com/shows/friendo/ Check out the Pack Theater for it's re-opening to the public this March 5th, 2022.

This week's theme: “Ambition.” A car dealer has trouble closing, a downtrodden fast-food worker gets some help from above, and a couple's living situation depends on the whims of a hummingbird.  Special Guest Contributor Chelsea Pope is a writer, actress and a comedian. You may have seen her performing improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and the Pack Theater in LA. She is also a former member of The Groundlings Sunday Company.  More at: https://www.chelseathepope.com/ IG: @chelseathepope Twitter: @chelseathepope Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Brian joins Jennifer and David on a bridge to discuss the art of improv, Pack Theater in L.A., and what BOC has been up to during the pandemic. Brian James O'Connell is a working actor, writer, director, filmmaker and teacher in Los Angeles. After selling his feature film debut as a writer/director, KILLER VIEW (the only film shot on disposable video), he followed it up by directing the 35mm Southern indie comedy ANGRY WHITE MAN starring Matt Berry, Scoot McNairy, Steve Agee and Mary Birdsong. BOC (as his friends call him) is part of the improv powerhouse & comedy collective Dr. God, who delivered their first feature film project BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS in 2015, starring Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, and Emma Fitzpatrick, which O'Connell directed as well as co-writing the script with Dr. God. The film was the Opening Night Premiere at Slamdance in 2015 and is available now on Amazon Prime after it's 15 city theatrical run along with a two year run on Showtime. Dr. God's new animated series HELL DEN is currently available on SYFY Channel where they serve as the Creator, Executive Producers, Producers, Directors and Writers. Season 2 premiered in Fall of 2020 as part of TZGZ. With multiple projects in development, BOC is currently pitching his pilot THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK (based on the IP of the same name) under Executive Producer Emmet McDermott (60 Second Docs). Please give him more stuff to do. It brings him joy. http://itsboc.com/ - Writer/Director/Dreamweaver   http://drgodcomedy.com - Member of premiere comedy group   https://www.facebook.com/ALLIMPROV/ - Signature Creative Coaching   https://www.facebook.com/Improv1to1/ - Owner & Founder   http://www.improvutopia.com/ - Board Member   http://www.packtheater.com/ - Co-Founder

If This Is True would like to introduce you to Brian James O'Connell. You might know him from his directorial success with the movie Bloodsucking Bastards, or his TV success with Hell Den on SYFY, or his improv success with Dr. God, iO West and the Pack Theater. I'll bet you didn't know that BOC is a fan of modern Roman history, went to college with Captain America, and thinks about improv ALL THE TIME (It's true, he does). We recorded this on Say Day and touched on the importance of appreciating one another. BOC apologizes for the quality of his voice. I apologize for my editing skills. Otherwise, it's a damn good episode! If This Is True appreciates YOU! Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-hall7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/christopher-hall7/support

We speak with Rock Theater Owner and Operator, Miles Stroth.

Julia Bartlett is an actress, writer, and comedian, previously of The Money Pit at the Nerdist School and Femmebot PhD at the Pack Theater. She talks with us about growing up in Colorado, volunteering for the Peace Corps, and being more than just the funniest person in your office.

GREETINGS, MORTALS! This time we chat with TRISTÁN THE TRIVIA TROLL (aka Michael Bilow). You'll learn the ins & outs of professional bridge management, the winners & losers of bridge crossery, and witness Tristán vs. Summersbane head-to-head in a trivia exhibition! Be sure to check out our live shows Fridays 8PM PT, at twitch.tv/wizworldlive

Vanessa joins Jennifer and David on a bridge to discuss improv camps, starting in San Diego, and how she's traveled around teaching improv. Vanessa lives in San Diego, CA where she is the Director of Inclusion & Vulnerability for Cornerstone Improv and an Artist in Residence for Del Norte High School. She's taught for University of CA, San Diego Extension, Finest City Improv, The Torch in Phoenix, Improv Fest Ireland, Orange County Improv Fest, Camp Improv Utopia, Stranger Than Fiction in New Hampshire, MissImp in Nottingham, Liverpool Comedy Improv, Everybody Get In Here Improv Fest, University Centre Shrewsbury and Mischief Managed in Chester. She's trained at UCB, The Annoyance and Pack Theater and at a bunch of improv camps, festivals and wherever possible. vanessaanton.com www.bridgeimprovtheater.com

Trivia with Improvisers We are so excited to have Rich Sohn, Neal Dandade, Susan Messing and Rachael Mason on our show! They are improv legends and we hope you check out their show High Society on twitch. You can watch, learn and follow these amazing performers and teachers at the following places: Rachael - missrachaelmason on Instagram to see the Workshops that are coming up Rachael Mason and Susan Messing perform as The Boys (follow them on Social Media to see up coming shows) Rich Sohn and Neal Dandade perform as The Dingleberries and perform on Monday's at 9pm PST on the Pack Theater's Twitch. Rich and Neal both teach at the Pack Theater and you can sign up for classes with them at the Pack Theater website (http://www.packtheater.com/classes/) High Society performs every Friday at 8pm on Twitch Follow Susan Messing on Facebook to make sure you see her upcoming workshops (https://www.facebook.com/susan.messing.7) Make sure that you go to The Annoyance Theatre's website to see up coming classes and check out their twitch channel for live shows! (https://www.theannoyance.com/)   Do you know the answers to the following questions: What is the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas? In the Google Logo, what is the only letter that is the color green? What was the name of the single runway airport that operated in Chicago from 1948 to 2003 on Northerly Island? In the NATO phonetic alphabet where A is for Alfa, B is for Bravo and C stands for Charlie, what does the letter P stand for? After the most recent, 93rd Oscar awards, there are now two women who have won for Best Director, name either of them Which "Whose Line is it anyways" star began his improv career in Orlando's SAK Comedy Lab In which part of the body would you find tarsals? If you liked this episode, you might enjoy listening to Peter Rijks and Jamie McCarthy in this sibling rivalry trivia showdown episode. Music Hot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: Patreon - patreon.com/quizbang - Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support! Website - quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question! Facebook - @quizbangpodcast - we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess. We will also post old videos of us with Katy Colloton. Instagram - Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess. Twitter - @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia - stay for the trivia. Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/quizbangpod - Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!

Jessica Amal Sherrie is a comedian, actress, writer, and producer from Los Angeles. Jessica was a member of the musical kid's group The Jumpitz (Nick Jr.) and performed comedy regularly at The Pack Theater with shows Femmebot PhD (sketch), Story Mix Tape (storytelling), What A Character (characters), and Fussy (improv). She's performed all over the world, on America's Got Talent, and in several viral videos. Currently she can be found kicking cancer's ass while doing characters and sketches online.

SORRY WE'RE NOT HOME RIGHT NOW PODDIN' THROUGH THE SPIDERWEBS LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WE'LL POD YOU BAAAAAACK On this week's show, we take a journey to the tragic kingdom of Orange County as we go deep on No Doubt with Chelsea Pope (The Groundlings, The Pack Theater, Those Jen Psaki videos, @chelseathepope). We talk about the band's evolution, Gwen Stefani's journey from backing vocals to leading lady, and those sweet sweet sweet horns. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Hopefully it'll be easier now that Tim Cook has finally decided to overhaul that absolutely hot garbeaux app.

Marcelina Chavira is a comedian, writer, actor, and visual artist. She is currently a writer at Netflix and her pilot, MACHO LIBRE, was recently included on The Black List’s inaugural Latinx TV List. Marcelina writes and performs with the all women of color sketch team The BAE*GENCY, The Pack Theater house sketch team Friendo, and the all Latinx sketch team The Latinx Comedy Pachanga. She also makes incredible elaborate set pieces and costumes out of cardboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, episode number 24 because that's the highest number so this would have to be episode numbah 24, Pack Theater sweetheart Bryan Musil (Tantrum, @bryangdmusil) joins us to talk cult 90's 24's sketch show Mr. Show with Bob and David. Despite only running for 30 24 episodes over four years it remains beloved by sketch dorks decades later, and launched the careers of some of the most successful comedians working today. We also discuss Mr. Show's place in the pantheon of sketch comedy shows, and what has and hasn't aged particularly well since it originally aired 26 24 years ago. Like our show? We're one of the thousands twenty four podcasts available on the internet, and it would help us out a ton if you could leave a rating and review on the ol' Apple Podcasts box!

This week, I invited Kylie Brakeman (@deadeyebrakeman on Instagram & Twitter) to come gossip with me. Kylie is an LA based comedian recently named to Wesley Morris and A.O. Scott's Great Performers issue for the New York Times. She has previously written and performed for UCB's Maude, Mess Hall, and Characters Welcome; as well as The Pack Theater's "What a Character," and the ComedySportz LA Main Company. We talked about what Lin Manuel Miranda is currently planning, how Sia is gonna get cancelled any day now, and why it's anti-feminist for women to do comedy. Subscribe to our show and leave a review if you listen on Apple Podcasts! Pillow Fight Podcast: Twitter Yamini Nambimadom: Twitter & Instagram Catch up on our conversation: Meghan and Harry and Oprah Queen's Gambit The Musical Jeff Bezos' Sloppy Seconds Burger King Hates Women Sia's Music The LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE poster I bought Music by Greer Baxter & Cover Art by Maggie Hart Use hellotushy.com/YAMZ to get 10% off a HELLO TUSHY bidet. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yamini-nambimadom/support

Marian Adewunmi Yesufu is a Nigerian/Ghanian-American Comedian. She's the founder of Black Women in Comedy Festival and the Artistic Director of Soul Sista Comedy. In this week's episode, we pay homage to the greats: Whoopi, Monique, Viola, and Cicely, discussing that because of them the pressure of perfection is off and we can just play. The laugh battle turns into a healing coughing fit. (Don't worry everything is alright!) and learn that Santa's “Ho-ho-ho's” is a reflection of his existential crisis. Remember, if you like Let's Get Silly, subscribe and give us five stars. Now let's get silly! More about Marian… Before quarantine she ran three shows at legendary comedy spots such as UCB, The Pack Theater, and Tao Comedy Studio in Los Angeles. She is an alumni of the CBS Diversity Showcase and Maude Writer at the Upright Citizens Brigade. She is currently collaborating with the brilliant folks at Impro Theater. She is also known for her fun and intersectional class, Black Musical Improv, that takes you through a Blackherstory perspective of musical improv. She will continue to teach this class through the end of the year virtually through WhoHaha. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letsgetsilly/support

Today on My Team Sucks, Alan Jamil, host and producer of the wonderful show Blackverse on The Pack Theater's Twitch channel (twitch.tv/packtheater) discusses the Dallas Cowboys. Namely, everything that's wrong with Jerry Jones, both on and off the field. Ethan and Alan also get into it over Mike McCarthy, and Ethan finally breaks out the Knicks fire in a necessary tangent. Follow Alan at @Chill_Jamil on Twitter and Instagram, and tune into Blackverse at @blackverseshow on Instagram shows Sunday nights at 8 Pacific. If you like what you hear, you can follow the show at @myteamsuckscast on Twitter, @myteamsuckspodcast on Instagram, and @myteamscks on Facebook. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ethan-stanislawski/support

The first episode of My Team Sucks features maybe the most hated team in all of Sports in 2020: the Houston Astros. Lifelong fan Jim Rowley (a writer on Grey Area on the Venn Network and Goldbaby at the Pack Theater) discusses the sign-stealing scandal, how the team has changed since the era of Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, and whether the punishment against the Astros by the MLB really was enough. Follow Jim at @itsjimrowley on Twitter. This interview initially aired on my Twitch channel @ethanstancomedy. Tune in every Saturday at 3 p.m. Pacific time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ethan-stanislawski/support

In the very first episode of Exploring Improv, host Andy Barrett speaks with the renowned and multi-talented Brian James O'Connell (aka "BOC"). BOC is a Co-Founder of The Pack Theater in Los Angeles, an actor, writer and director who (among many other things) co-created the TV series "Hell Den" and directed the film "Bloodsucking Bastards" Please subscribe the Exploring improv, and check me out on Twitter @ironblimp. Also be sure to like Relentless Comedy on Facebook. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exploringimprov/support

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks to Tara Erickson, a fellow Pack Theater performer. She gets into her turn ons and turn offs and how she ended up going out with a mime from the burlesque community.

It's Tuesday and ... Ryan Suffridge is our guest! Ryan re-kindled his love of improv back in 2010 when he joined the National Comedy Theater as a member of their College Team and, later, their Sunday Company and Mainstage teams. He has studied at NCT, FCI, Sidestage Improv, The Pack Theater and more. He currently plays with San Diego indie teams Slack to the Future and We Krooked Swedes. He loves honest and slow improv but is very comfortable jumping into the more whimsical side of things. Find more at www.cornerstoneimprov.com

Curtis Smythe (The Pack Theater) dances in a triple threat with Aaron Michael Marsh (Flappers Comedy Club) and Jay Washington (Chiraq on Amazon Prime) in three rounds of trivia on the deadliest celebrity year in recent memory, 2016. Listen to these three and the host riff on being a pro wrestler (Jay), running a movie blog (Curtis) and acting in a real life PILOT (Aaron). Budds reveals his Christmas gifts and teases upcoming episodes in 2017! Category Round:  Things That Are Red. Listeners Quiz prize:  Free Budds Box Vol. 3! Email ryan@ryanbudds.com with the three answers to enter.    Curtis Smythe: https://mrsmythe101.tumblr.com/ Aaron Michael Marsh: https://twitter.com/AaronMMarsh Jay Washington: https://twitter.com/MrJayWashington Theme song by Frawsty:  https://soundcloud.com/frawsty UPCOMING EVENTS: Book your holiday party, birthday, and fundraiser with Trivia with Budds! Email ryan@ryanbudds.com for more info on how to entertain the masses with custom trivia rounds at your next event.  Hosted by Ryan Budds. For more info on all events check these sites: http://TriviaWithBudds.com http://Facebook.com/TriviaWithBudds http://Twitter.com/ryanbudds http://Instagram.com/ryanbudds http://RyanBudds.com   FULL SHOW NOTES by listener Amber McGeachy: Guests: (0:07) Curtis Smythe Aaron Michael Marsh  Jay Washington    Intro: (0:33) All About Budds Last Podcast of the year: Year in Review (1:02) Christmas (1:24)      Ninja Turtles as Wrestlers       Beer Glasses      Watched Christmas Movies            Christmas Vacation           Christmas Story Studio City (4:44) First time with 3 guests (5:43) Celebrity Deaths- prediction 2.5 more this year (6:10) Curtis (6:36)      Met at Moose Den in Glendale . Moved to LA 1.5 ago. Loves trivia. Improv guy. Pack Theater and UCB. Aaron (8:35)      Stand-up comedian. Met at Flappers 3-4 years ago. Did comedy at Corky's but that is over. Filmed first Pilot last month. Jay (10:51)       Oldest (not age but longest) friend. (Love his voice) Mat at Riddle's Southside Chicago. Budds was banned. Jay was a pro wrestler, Trauma. Not currently. Wrestled with some famous dudes. Last proper match was a year ago. Was in Chiraq. (Ryan is super white BTW) Did an Old Navy commercial   Year End Review 2016 (16:06) Round 1: Stuff That Happened Round 2: Celebrity Deaths  Round 3: Quotes    Buzzword: Death (16:47) Trivia Showdown (17:52) Categories (40:33)      Name Movies that came out in 2016      Aaron wins categories (45:13) Jay wins overall  Plugs: (47:50) Listener Quiz (49:31)      Prize is Budds Box   Capitol of Mississippi? What does D.O.A. mean? Star of Richie Rich?

Brian James O'Connell is a working actor, writer, director, filmmaker and teacher in Los Angeles. He currently teaches as part of the Core Faculty at The Pack Theater and at iOWest. Brian is the Creator and Executive Producer of Big Yellow Taxi, the Executive Producer and Founder of Long Hard Tuesdays, the Executive Producer and Founder of The Lady Invitational and Executive Producer of Genre Night! at The Pack Theater. Brian is a graduate of the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts (David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jody Hill, Anthony Mackie, Peter Hedges, Mary-Louise Parker, Dane DeHaan, Terrence Mann, Chris Parnell, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Jeff Nichols) and moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to follow his dreams of a career in filmmaking. BOC (as his friends call him) is part of the comedy collective Dr. God, who recently completed their first feature film project BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS, starring Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, and Emma Fitzpatrick, which O'Connell directed (his third feature as a director) as well as co-writing the script with Dr. God. The film was the Opening Night Premiere at Slamdance in 2015 and is available now on DVD and On-Demand after it's theatrical run. A regular performer, coach and teacher in Los Angeles, Brian derives most of his approach to improv from The Deconstruction, the form created by iO's legendary team, The Family (Miles Stroth, Neil Flynn, Ian Roberts, Matt Besser, Adam McKay, Ali Faranahkian.). With his internationally touring improv duo Billyhawk and iOWest's legendary improv group Dr. God, Brian has performed and taught in festivals in Denver, Phoenix, Toronto, Philadelphia, Austin, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chapel Hill, NC. Well-respected as one of Los Angeles' premier improvisers, Brian is famous for his encyclopedic knowledge of minutiae and his insane recall ability and memory. BOC also serves as the Director of Camp Outreach and is a board member for the non-profit Camp Improv Utopia, the premiere improv, acting and training retreat in the country. Check out www.facebook.com/Improv1to1/ for Brian's signature 1-on-1 improv coaching.