Podcast appearances and mentions of Rich Talarico

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 1Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Rich Talarico⁠ and narrated by ⁠Rachel Dratch, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Matteo Lane⁠. Hosted by Dave Hill.Each season on The Novelizers, we take a beloved film, then get comedy writer (from SNL, The Simpsons, Colbert, and more) to turn it into a hilarious audiobook, narrated by comedians and actors. We also feature interviews with the people who (may or may not have) made the original film.The Novelizers is produced by Stephen Levinson, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, Rob Kutner, and Dave Hill. Music and additional editing by Cole Emoff. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Testa. Reprise performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dave Hill⁠. Distributed by Cincinnati Public Radio.Rachel Dratch is an actress and comedian best known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006, where she created memorable characters like Debbie Downer. Beyond SNL, she has appeared in numerous films and television shows including "30 Rock" and "Wine Country." Dratch is also an author, having written the memoir "Girl Walks into a Bar...: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle."Matteo Lane is an Italian-American stand-up comedian, opera singer, and painter who has gained recognition for his sharp observational humor and openness about LGBTQ+ experiences. He has appeared on comedy shows including "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "Late Night with Seth Meyers," and Comedy Central's "The Comedy Jam." Look for his book "Your Pasta Sucks: A Cookbook" at better bookstores everywhere.Rich Talarico is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and producer known for his work on "Key & Peele" and "MADtv." He's also contributed to shows like "Saturday Night Live" and has performed with improv groups including Second City.The Novelizers is a work of parody. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Novelizers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠, and please donate to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Copyright 2025 Novelizers LLC.]]>

Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. He was involved with the iO and iO West (RIP) theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. He has played numerous improv festivals around the US with his long-running three-man troupe Dasariski (with Bob Dassie and Rich Talarico) and his duo Orange Tuxedo (with his wife Carla!). While in Chicago, he appeared in and co-wrote 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Mindy Kaling's Sex Lives Of College Girls. He may be heard frequently on such podcasts as The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Kevin Pollak's Alchemy This and his own podcast Craig's List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ CRAIG CACKOWSKI ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854497/ ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ccackowski/?hl=en ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The Moving Spotlight Podcast ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264 ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27 ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #DrunkHistory #Veep #CommunityTVShow #Spont #CraigCackowski Cackowski #DASARISKI #Improv #Harold #JTSBrown #CloseQuarters #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife #Believe #Success #Inspiration #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film #YourBestBadActing #Content #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-moving-spotlight/support

Rich Talarico is a 20+ year WGA member and two-time show captain who also served as strike captain during the 2007-2008 strike. He is a Peabody® Award winning and four-time Emmy® nominated writer and producer best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich wrote and produced on shows like MADtv, Review, Saturday Night Live & The Tonight Show. Rich is an alum of Chicago's Second City. Rich appeared in featured roles on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity and numerous TV ads including A&W Root Beer's classic commercial, "Mr. Dumass.” more at richtalarico.com . Rich is a WGAw Show Captain for Key & Peele Rich's recent interview I just did with latenightist, that explains the issues I'm campaigning on https://latenightist.com/q_and_a/pay-your-writers-a-q-and-a-with-rich-talarico-of-key-peele/ Rich's official campaign site for his WGA Board Seat Campaign: https://elections.wga.org/2022/rich-talarico WHY RICH IS RUNNNG FOR THE WGA BOARD Comedy writers have not been and are not being appropriately paid by the studios, and we need the Guild's help in this fight. Unfair use and numerous, MBA violations affects not just Key & Peele, but virtually all comedy writers, including many of the most known, most beloved shows. Royalty payments are distributed to heirs, and heirs of heirs. We need systemic change as companies continue to egregiously violate the 5 minute promotional clip exemption in our contract.  Additionally, WGA writers' material is being unjustly exhibited on www.cc.com as an "Archive" (but we are not being paid archival rates) and according to MBA, "archival is not promotional." We need fair back pay for any and all Archival Postings exhibited on the cc.com. In addition to seeking better transparency between the studios and WGA, I pledge to advocate for improved communication between writers and the Guild. OVER-PROMOTION & THE ABUSE OF THE 5 MIN PROMO CLIP RULE First, what is a clip? The industry standard on what a promo clip is, has long been established as “Merv Griffin” style bits to entice the audience to watch/buy. Longer than something you would see on a talk show is too long. And, Viacom flooding the promotional space with hundreds upon hundreds of “promo” clips (many of which are illegally over the five minute limit) destroys us financially and will ultimately devastate all comedy writers' livelihoods. You consume a sketch show differently than you would consume a sitcom or drama. A clip from a sitcom or drama would entice you to watch the full episode or season, which you would theoretically have to pay for, while a sketch show clip would entice you to watch more sketches, which are currently available for free. This is not promotional use. This is not a fair and reasonable reading of the MBA "promo exemption clause." While the MBA is silent on the number of clips that can be used as excerpts, it is not fair and reasonable to gobble up whole shows and display them as “promotional.” The clips fail to be excerpts-- if the entire show can be watched for free in excerpt form. The promotion, in our case, is the exhibition.  As we've argued since 2013, five to ten clips per season should be sufficient to entice an audience to buy. Originally, the Guild backed us on this, but have since chosen to ignore these violations. Key & Peele only has 298 sketches in total. As of December, 2020 (just on YouTube) there were over 350 “promotional” full-sketch uploads and Viacom continues to add more day by day. Of these 350+ uploads, there are (at least) 35 compilations which include bundles of Key & Peele sketches, some of these are longer than the length of full episodes. There are also uploads that exceed seven, eight, and 12 hours. This does not even account for Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and other platforms where there are also hundreds of millions of “promotional” streams. 

OH MY GOODNESS! We've got a cavalcade of special, special guests who joined us for a secret recording session during the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival last month. Check out this line up of improv legends: Rich Talarico  Bob Dassie  Craig Cackowski Not to mention cameos from Dave Buckman and Bob McNichol! REMINDER: Our album on Sure Thing Records, virtual Aurality, is now FREE to stream on Spotify (right here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4wBrM0jNE0RTyPB6IDSjM9?si=aadamKMUSkaw0qCeWMcy-g) Please support us by subscribing or reviewing us wherever you get your podcasts, and by telling your friends and/or enemies. Track Listing Halloween Super Center Carnival Complaint Department Sasquatch Tour 911 Emergency Dog Walker McGutchin' County October Fest  

Craig & Carla welcome special guest Rich Talarico to discuss Craig's 59th favorite movie, QT's debut Reservoir Dogs! Also, the influence the movie had on Chicago's improv community, the meaning of the title, and Rich tells his version of the Pulp Fiction opening day story.

Rich Talarico joins me to watch Shane and discuss the classic elements of storytelling in the film. IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/?ref_=nv_sr_5 Directed by George Stevens Written by: A.B. Guthrie Jr. Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance and Brandon De Wilde Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/SWdPmapuOd4 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 and tumblr. Remember, if you haven't seen it once you can't complain. Additional links: Rich Talarico: @RichTalarico IMDB www.richtalarico.com Dasariski: http://www.dasariski.com Key and Peele: http://www.cc.com/shows/key-and-peele Review: http://www.cc.com/shows/review  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rich Talarico is not only a master of Long Form Improv Comedy but also writes, directs and acts in television and film.  Jay talks with Rich about his fascinating journey from small town life in Upstate New York to working on some of the best comedy shows of our time.

Today on the show, Jen Krueger is on to talk about the LAIIF Improv Talks! Saturday, October 18th 3-6 PM at the Downtown Independent improv talks (like TED Talks, but with improv) from great improv minds like Nick Armstrong, Heather Anne Campbell, Dominic Dierkes, Neil Flynn, Will Hines, Lucas Neff, Ian Roberts, Rich Talarico, Phil Jackson, and one more!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rich Talarico is a writer for Comedy Central's Key & Peele and has also written for Saturday Night Live, Mad Tv, and The Tonight Show. He is also a gifted improviser and improv teacher. Rich sat down with Jimmy and talked about his career as a performer and writer, his time studying at Second City and at iO with Del Close, and the first improv teacher he ever had - Stephen Colbert. Don't miss this episode!

Rich Talarico is a Second City alumni, a member of Dasariski, and has written on Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, and is currently writing on "Key and Peele" on Comedy Central.

     On today’s episode Dave interviews veteran Improv performer, teacher, Bob Dassie. Bob is in the Improv Trio, Dasariski with Craig Cackowski and Rich Talarico. Bob is also in the Improv Duo, WeirDass with his wife Stephanie Weir. Bob also works out of IO West and UCB.     A.D.D. Comedy welcomes Bob Dassie!

Creators/writers/stars of Comedy Central's Key and Peele: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, showrunner Ian Roberts, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico, and Alex Rubens. A really fun chat with some really funny people. The new season of Key and Peele starts Sept 26th, right after South Park! Recorded August 19, 2012.

In the 7th episode of the Gettin Close with Mike Marbach podcast I get close with improviser/writer, Rich Talarico. Rich has been improvising for the better part of 20 years having studied in the earlier days of iO with Charna Halpern and Del Close. He currently improvises with Dasariski (along Read more…

Bonus Cut: Walkabout - In this bonus cut, Bob Dassie, Rich Talarico, and Craig Cackowski, of the improv troupe Dasariski, show us that abandoned kids don't always replicate Lord of the Flies. Just be sure to keep your pants on.

In this bonus cut, Bob Dassie, Rich Talarico, and Craig Cackowski, of the improv troupe Dasariski, show us that abandoned kids don't always replicate Lord of the Flies. Just be sure to keep your pants on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My Hometown Sux - Bob Dassie, Rich Talarico, and Craig Cackowski make up the philosophically influential improv troupe Dasariski and they are here on improv4humans to reveal some of the secrets in their attics. As improvisers, they are just and fair and will definitely make whatever Top 10 lists you're working on. Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the  Earwolf Store and follow  @MattBesser  on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by  Bobby Matthews  and  Dragoon .

Bob Dassie, Rich Talarico, and Craig Cackowski make up the philosophically influential improv troupe Dasariski and they are here on improv4humans to reveal some of the secrets in their attics. As improvisers, they are just and fair and will definitely make whatever Top 10 lists you're working on.Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rich Talarico from iO West shares a couple exercises that he uses in his classes.