Podcast appearances and mentions of precious plum

Comedy as a genre relies very heavily on timing to deliver jokes at a full impact. Horror also relies very heavily on timing as well to deliver jump scares or truly unsettling scenes. So it makes sense a lot of great comedy writers and actors can make the leap from one genre to the other or straddle the line. That is exactly what College Humor heavy hitter Josh Ruben has done. He has moved over from being Precious Plum's Mama to being the king of Shudder. On today's show, Josh Ruben chats with Dan about just that. Horror and Comedy are two huge tentpoles of this conversation. They talk about Josh's super power of timing in his acting and directing films like Scare Me and Werewolves Within. Josh Ruben talks about a few horror scenes that have stuck with him since they first buried themselves into his mind. The range of the scenes is very interesting that leads to a brief side bar about Joe Dante and spitting puppets. The two get the chance to talk about some of the techniques and shots from Scare Me. The use of lightning is a hot topic in the interview. Josh also talks about how he is his hardest critic. It's an interesting look at how someone who is directing themselves views their performance. They also got to chat about his most recent performance in A Wounded Fawn. Josh talks about how his background in comedy helped him push himself into a much harder performance as the audience will see in the film now available on Shudder. The film is a deeply unsettling but incredible next step for Josh as an actor. Josh also talks about his upcoming graphic novel DARLA coming next year with Invader Comics. The premise sounds incredible so keep your eyes open for that one coming early 2023!

Special Guest: Totally Lit's host Ky chats with Jen Horn on her fairy tale children's book "The Precious Plum", interviews Amy Marley about the Forevability Book awards and reviews Frieda Parks picture book"Two Houses". Keep your ear out for a 15% discount code for a manuscript assessment with Leanne Lim from Ethicool Books. www.jenniferhorn.com.au www.ethicoolbooks.com www.forevability.org.au Podcast Sponsors: Authors Online www.authorsonline.com.au Host: Ky Garvey Theme Song: Claire Houghton Logo: Emages Design Production: Mike Garvey

Elaine Carroll talks horse back riding, growing up in VA but being a Jersey kid, learning how to drive a horse, realizing she was not going to be Mel Gibson, getting obsessed with bread, becoming a sword fighting kid, dabbling in meditation, and being surrounded by cows. https://twitter.com/elainasaurus Check out season two of Precious Plum, coming soon to @collegehumor https://twitter.com/fuckabag

Elaine Carroll (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Precious Plum, The Astronauts Wives Club) and Amy Heidt (Arrested Development, Adam Ruins Everything) visits Luke to argue about which cast member is the most insufferable on Bravo's popular reality show, Vanderpump Rules. Later, the group weighs in on a Listener Submitted Argument about the proper way to handle a night out with your significant other's friends, Amy and Luke list everything that's wrong with eating out, and Elaine rails against Trump while celebrating a majestic moose. This week's episode brought to you by Brooklinen. Get $20 off AND free shipping when you use promo code 'RIGHT' at Brooklinen.comExecutive Producer: Jon PerryLogo by Graham WallaceTheme Song by Doug DeLuca

Josh & Kat Bardot (make-up artist, "Precious Plum") talk her path from waitressing at strip clubs to doing Bob Odenkirk's make-up on "Better Call Saul"! Now she's got a shop called Bone Structure! Check it out on Instagram: @bonestructureLA Episode sponsored by Blue Apron! Head to blueapron.com/MINDHOUSE, check out this week’s menu & get your first 3 meals FREE with FREE SHIPPING!

This week we tackle inappropriate gym wear, chocolate porn, sunshine, riff on Precious Plum and how to avoid vermin on the streets of New York. What a mish mash! What madness! What a life! We bring it. ALL. Is New York bringing us down? Not when James Franco is on social media. Sigh. Laughter! Brought to you by Alysha Westlake and Carissa Leone. All comedy, all the time.