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Today in honour of April Fools, we are taking a break from hills and climbing to the peaks of comedy instead with the hilarious Curtis Raye. Curtis is a comedian from New Jersey and host of "A Comedy & Bluegrass Show About Strange Public Records." In 2020, he created "The Lonely Jukebox" show, where he used an app to play songs on a jukebox inside an empty pub that was shuttered by Covid. Nobody heard the songs--but guests on the show included Cecily Strong, Richard Kind, and Jimmy Pardo. He performs at the UCB Theater in NY and LA and Washington Improv Theater in DC.Curtis's upcoming shows will be listed here. Learn more about his public records comedy show here. He writes songs and acts in videos here.To help the podcast hike up more hills, comedic or otherwise, please be in touch with ideas of who I should be inviting on the podcast, and support me with some waterproof gear. All that and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all the supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack.The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical or digital copy ⁠⁠today⁠⁠!

This week, I am honored to host the legendary Matt Besser. Matt is a founding member of the iconic sketch comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, co-founder of UCB Theater, and the genius behind the popular podcast Improv4humans. With over three decades in the comedy scene, Matt has graced both stage and screen, leaving an indelible mark with his sharp wit and improvisational prowess. His work includes appearances on hit shows like Modern Family and Parks & Recreation, as well as standout roles in movies such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Drillbit Taylor. Be sure to check out Matt Besser's podcast Improv4Humans at improv4humans.com. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast to help bring you more amazing content! If you're listening on Spotify, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

Watch out sucker: this episode is amazing. Our very special guest Atsuko Okatsuka helps us interview the whole darn neighborhood at our live show at the Netflix is a Joke festival. Guests include an incredibly funny woman who has been acting for 50+ years, an accomplished cheerleading vocalist, and a very nice man named Andy who desperately needs to dump his awful boyfriend. Recorded 5/7/24 at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. Head over to Moonwlkr.com and use the code OUTSIDE for 30% off! Save $10 on your first purchase when you go to StoryWorth.com/outside ! Wanna sponsor the podcast? Click here!

Camilo Sanchez (Claudio Saavedra, UCB Theater) is a rock climber with a firm grip on faith. Claudio Saavedra: @claudiosaavedra5000 -- SHOW INFORMATION Mega HQ Get ad free + bonus content with MEGA PREMIUM Support Us on Patreon Instagram: @MegaThePodcast Twitter: @MegaThePodcast Follow Holly and Greg Holly Laurent: Twitter | Instagram Greg Hess: Twitter | Instagram Music by Julie B. Nichols Edited by Makenzie Mizell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this classic episode, Karen and Chris pick up the hilarious and talented actor/comedian Johnny Pemberton at his, difficult for them to find, home and record his ride to UCB Theater.https://www.instagram.com/dynarpodcast/ https://twitter.com/DynarPodcast https://www.facebook.com/dynarpodcast/ Buy Merch! https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/merchSee Johnny Live - https://johnnypemberton.dog/Twitter - https://twitter.com/johnnypemberton Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnny_pemberton/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJohnnyPemberton/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny_pemberton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today I'm talking to Douglas Widick. Douglas is a professional actor, and is a veteran of UCB Theater, PIT Theater, and Magnet Theaters in New York City.  He has performed in various shows and festivals across the country, and has also had multiple television appearances including on Comedy Central and ESPN.  Douglas is also a founding member of the world-renowned improv group, North Coast, a hip hop improv group that has been named one of Timeout NY's top 10 comedy shows.  In addition, Douglas Widick is also a musician and audio producer with over 20 years of experience.  He has his own studio in Brooklyn called Suite Tea Studios, where he provides everything from voiceover reels and jingles, to mixing and mastering services. Douglas was such a blast to talk to!  We get into a lot in this conversation, including his beginnings in improv, his deep love of music, and how he got to appear on the Rosie O'Donnell show. You can learn more about Douglas Widick by visiting his website, douglaswidick.com.  And, learn more about the world's best hip hop improv comedy show, North Coast by visiting their website, northcoastnyc.com.

Ch. 5: "Hot City Nights." Novelized by Mickie Cathers, narrated by Jake Johnson. Ch. 6: "Pops and the Choppers." Novelized by Mike Wilson, narrated by Kevin Sussman. Interview: Will Hines. Jake Johnson is an actor known for starring as Nick Miller in New Girl. He has also voiced a Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, and he has appeared in 21 Jump Street, Jurassic World, and many other films. Mickie Cathers is a writer based out of Philadelphia. Kevin Sussman is an actor best known for playing Walter on Ugly Betty and Stuart Bloom on The Big Bang Theory. Mike Wilson is a writer living in Chicago. Will Hines has appeared on Brooklyn 99, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer, Conan, and is a big macher at the UCB Theater. Follow him on ⁠Instagram⁠. The Novelizers was created by Stephen Levinson, produced by Stephen, Chris Karwowski, Rob Kutner, and Suchetas Bokil. Editing, mixing, and mastering by Chris. Improv booking by Christine Bullen. Music by Cole Emoff. Art direction by Crystal Dennis with illustrations by Barry Crain. Intro narration by Robin Reed. Interviews by Kevin Carter. Special thanks to Luke Dennis and Peter Hayes at WYSO Public Radio in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Follow The Novelizers on Instagram and Twitter, or at thenovelizers.com. The Novelizers is a work of parody, unauthorized by 20th Century Studios, The Walt Disney Company, or Independence Day. © 2023 The Novelizers and respective authors.

Our heroes fall into the clutches of "questions" this episode, but, fear not, I sense an answer coming. Comedian and actor Ben Cumings joins the room this week. If you're local, catch his UCB Team Lasers at the UCB Theater in LA.Questions include:How to push up?How to not be sad about money?How to split utilities??LINKS:Want your question answered on the show? CALL us at 989-442-7575 -- (989) 44-ASK-RL Submit ANONYMOUSLY through our Google FormEmail us at roommateloverspod@gmail.comFind bonus episodes and more on our Patreon. Check out our:YouTubeInstagramTikTokOr heck, just VISIT OUR HOMEPAGE if you like stuff.Roommate Lovers Podcast is: Produced by Maggie Smith, Kyle Mantegna, Associate produced by Alex Romero, Mariah Michael, Clark Pavlik. Theme music by Kyle Mantegna and Maggie Smith. Edited by Kyle Mantegna.

Mairi sneaks into another rich person's estate only to discover devil worship going on in the basement! Last time that happened she was brutally murdered. Last time Tea saw a cult in a basement it was the UCB Theater in Chelsea. Anyway, here's hoping she learned from past mistakes, because if Mairi dies now there's no Raven Queen to watch out for her. Happy Pride!This episode was inspired in part by Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus1PDnD is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC

Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan Chapter 1 "The Period," Novelized by Ross Pal, narrated by Christina Chong. Chapter 2: "Dr. McCoy," Novelized by Josh Lieb, narrated by Jon Benjamin. Interview: Will Hines, slug consultant Christina Chong stars as La'an Noonien-Singh (a descendent of Khan Noonien-Singh) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, now streaming on Paramount+. Follow Christina on Instagram and Twitter, and catch her debut single ‘Twin Flames' launching on all major platforms June 16th. Josh Lieb was the showrunner of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and executive producer of NewsRadio, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Pod Save America. He won seven Prime Time Emmy's as a producer and writer for The Daily Show. Follow him on Substack. Jon Benjamin stars in Bob's Burgers, Archer, Wet Hot American Summer, Family Guy, Dr. Katz, and more. His album The Jazz Daredevil, is arguably the funniest album ever recorded. Will Hines has appeared on Brooklyn 99, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer, Conan O'Brien, and is a big macher at the UCB Theater. Follow him on Instagram. Andy Richter is a writer, performer, and podcast host. Kevin Carter is an improv performer, educator, and rapper. Check out his work at https://www.thekcarter.com/. The Novelizers was created by Stephen Levinson, produced by Stephen, Chris Karwowski and Rob Kutner, and edited, mixed and mastered by Chris Karwowski. Music by Cole Emoff, Andrew Lin, Mike Wilson and Chris Messick. Production assistant Suchetas Bokil. Special thanks to Sarah Mabe, Crystal Dennis, Dennis DiClaudio, and Hannah Levinson.   Follow the Novelizers on Instagram and Twitter, or at thenovelizers.com. The Novelizers is a work of parody, unauthorized by Paramount, Roddenberry Entertainment or Star Trek. © 2023 The Novelizers and respective authors

We're ecstatic to celebrate and nominate the phenomenal Amy Poehler for the SNL Hall of Fame! Together with our fantastic guest, Victoria Fronso, we embark on the journey of Amy's illustrious career, from her kazoo-playing ice cream parlor days to her current status as an award-winning actor, producer, writer, director, and comedian. Get ready to be inspired by her amazing accomplishments, including her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her Golden Globe win, and her friendships with Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, and Keena Faye.Discover the incredible impact Amy Poehler has had on the world of sketch and improv comedy. Reminisce on our favorite moments from the Upright Citizens Brigade Sketch Show and how Amy's trailblazing personality inspired us to chase our comedy dreams. Listen in as we analyze her unforgettable characters and sketches, her chemistry with Maya Rudolph, and her collaboration with guests like Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry, which all contributed to her remarkable SNL legacy.Don't miss out as we discuss Amy's groundbreaking depiction of Hillary Clinton, her hilarious lines like "You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to go home. I'm going to go home, put my phone on vibrate and call myself." and how she's become an icon and role model for many. Celebrate the one and only Amy Poehler with us and make sure she gets voted into the SNL Hall of Fame!--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS ---------(0:00:08) - Amy Poehler(0:16:38) - Amy Poehler's Comedy Career(0:26:19) - Amy Poehler's SNL Impact(0:35:48) - SNL Characters With Amy Poehler(0:42:46) - SNL Sketches and Character Influences(0:53:37) - Amy Poehler's Impact on SNL(1:01:00) - Celebrating Amy Poehler's SNL Legacy(1:12:11) - Bronx BeatTranscript0:00:08 - Speaker 1It's the SNL Hall of Fame podcast with your host, jamie Dube, chief Librarian Thomas Senna, and featuring Matt Bardille At now. Curator of the Hall, jamie Dube. 0:00:41 - Speaker 2All right, thank you so much, doug Denats. It is great to be here in the SNL Hall of Fame podcast zone. Please come on inside, but before you do, wipe that spring mock off your feet. The SNL Hall of Fame podcast is a weekly affair. Each episode, we take a deep dive into the career of a former cast member, host, musical guest or writer and add them to the ballot for your consideration. Once the nominees have all been announced, we turn to you, the listener, to vote for the most deserving and help determine who will be enshrined for perpetuity in the hall. Folks, it's time. It's absolutely time. The time has come. May 23rd is tomorrow and voting opens up. Have you registered to vote? Go to SNLHofcom, click vote and click register to vote there. Your ballot will be in your hands within 24 hours. Once the 23rd begins and all bets are off, we're going to elect another class in the SNL Hall of Fame. So this is really exciting. And what makes things even more exciting is today's nominee, because if you had your ballot set, it might be thrown asunder when you hear who we are nominating today, and that is Amy Poehler. We are closing out this season by nominating Amy Poehler. This is going to be great. I can't wait to hear what our guest has to say, and really I can't wait to hear what Matt has to say. So let's go and talk to our friend Matt. Hey, matt. 0:02:22 - Speaker 3Hey, jimmy, how are you doing? I'm great. How about you, matt? I am terrific. I'm really looking forward to today's topic of discussion, amy Poehler. Yeah, she's great. Right, she is wonderful 5'2". Born September 16, 1971. So we're starting to get into the cast members that are around my age and making me feel old, since they're already retired from SNL. She has 94 acting credits, 30 producer credits, 19 writing credits, 15 soundtrack credits and six director credits. Yeah, she was born in Newton, massachusetts, to two school teachers. Her dad pushed her from day one to try new things. Prior to going to college, she worked in an old-timey themed ice cream parlor called Chadwix, where she was made to wear a costume and play the kazoo while singing Happy Birthday to customers. And that's actually what helped her realize that she wanted to be a performer, because making people laugh made her feel like a queen. Yeah, so she started improv with my mother's flea bag. While working on her bachelor's in media at Boston College, she took classes at Second City, where she studied with improv. God, del Close. There's so many people I know who are like one degree separated from Del Close. It's bonkers and it's like man. It must have been wild studying with him. But yeah, so while studying with Del, she befriended and began performing alongside Tina Fey at Improv Olympics, and she then went on to co-found Upright Citizens Brigade and helped create the ASCAT format with Matt Besser, ian Roberts and Matt Walsh In 1996, growing from just an improv sketch troupe to a school of its own, sitting side by side with Second City and the groundlings, as one of the most influential improv sketch schools in entertainment. Ucb went on to train luminaries like Aziz Ansari, donald Glover, ed Helms, ellie Kemper, aubrey Plaza, nick Kroll and Zach Woods. Basically, if you see a hot young comedian who's actually no longer that young but still hot ripping up the industry right now, they likely took a UCB class. Now she is, like my wife, a noted fan of bone stugs and harmony. In the early 90s she had a recurring role on Conan O'Brien's late night as Andy Richter's younger sister, with a disturbingly intense crush on Conan. It was a lot to watch. Even back then She brought it all Now. During the first two seasons of Arrested Development she played Willar Nett, god Bluth's accidental wife, before eventually marrying him for real in 2007, before later divorcing. She also played his sister in the film's Blades of Glory with a disturbingly wife-like energy Now while filming the movie Baby Mama with Keena Faye, she was in fact pregnant with her first child, archie. She has formed lasting friendships with both Faye and Seth Meyers, whom she considers her best friends. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, along with a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in Television. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame along with a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series for Parks and Rec, as well as an Emmy and Writers Guild of America Award. The award was the third SNL alumni to give a class day address to the graduating class at Harvard. Alongside Al Franken and Will Ferrell, she started a wine store called Zoolow Wines and Spirits in Brooklyn Park Slope with musician friends Amy Miles and Mike Robertson, where they sell nice bottles of wine for as little as $13. And finally, during the filming of Parks and Rec, polar started a tradition that any time the show was shot on location, the whole cast and crew would have dinner together and she would dedicate a toast to someone, often picking out a cast or crew member, and the toasts would have to continue until everyone was toasted. Mike sure called this the Polar and continued this tradition on the good place. So yeah, she's just a nice human being. Sounds that way. 0:07:21 - Speaker 2Yeah, nice human being who belongs in the SNL Hall of Fame. What do you think? 0:07:25 - Speaker 3Agreed, definitely agreed. 0:07:28 - Speaker 2All right Cool, all right Yes. 0:07:54 - Speaker 4Thank you so much, matt and Jamie and I am to join here today by a wonderful first time guest here on the SNL Hall of Fame. She's a frequent guest on the Saturday Night Networks podcast. Our great friends over there, john Schneider and them Victoria, i actually heard you on John's shows and decided to poach you. That's kind of what I do here and there is all here talent on the Saturday Night Network and then just kind of get you over here on the SNL Hall of Fame, but John doesn't mind. 0:08:26 - Speaker 7No, I'm sure he doesn't mind the double dip. 0:08:29 - Speaker 4No, he does not. We are all good friends, we're all wonderful podcasting communities. So, victoria Fronso, thank you so much for joining us here on the SNL Hall of Fame. 0:08:39 - Speaker 7And thank you for having me. I'm excited to do this. I love debating Hall of Fame people and who's worthy and who may not be worthy, but we're here to discuss who's worthy. 0:08:49 - Speaker 4Yeah, absolutely, and we have a really good one today. But before we get to that, usually I go into more detail about my guest during this intro, but I want you to do it, victoria. So can you talk about your experience as a sketch and improv performer and maybe a little about being a 2023 SNL scholar? 0:09:09 - Speaker 7Yeah, i'd love to, so I always wanted to do comedy. It was kind of second nature, but my parents always told me, to quote get a real job, as a lot of performer parents tell them to do So. After college, probably around 2018, i started taking improv classes at the second city and did a lot of performances there as well, outside of my classes, and then in 2020, i auditioned for the conservatory, which I'll just pair like just for context is kind of like your masters of comedy and improv at the second city, you have to audition to get in and you have to audition to stay in, and then something called the pan pandemic is what it was called happen. 0:09:52 - Speaker 4I've heard about that. 0:09:53 - Speaker 7Yeah, I read about on Twitter and it was like, oh, it was a big deal or something. So I had to pause there. Pause there for a little bit. But last year, while living in Detroit, I was doing comedy at Go Comedy Improv Improv Theater. I don't know why I keep can't say improv for the life of me, even though I do it all the time. I was doing comedy there I was an understudy. I did a couple of sketch shows or a sketch show at the planet Aunt Theater, both theaters founded by Second City Detroit alumni, which is really cool. So you kind of get that training trickle down. And then last year I applied for the Saturday Night Live Scholarship at the second city and was one out of four people who got it, which is really cool. It's a diversity scholarship and it kind of is trying to build a pathway for folks who have a different background, whether that be ethnically racial, if they're part of the LGBTQ plus community, just to get them an opportunity to be in spaces that they may otherwise not have. And what that entails is they pay for my training and what my classes are, And I'm currently in the final stage of my classes at Second City. So it's kind of bittersweet there, But then I get to meet with a few of SNL folks and then hopefully get to audition this time next year. 0:11:12 - Speaker 4Wow, that's awesome And hopefully you won't forget all of us little people who you've interacted with when you're on the show in New York doing that. But that's Victoria, that's so awesome And I just kind of wish you really good luck and wish you well on your venture there. That's so wonderful. 0:11:32 - Speaker 7Thank you so much. I don't expect anything. I'll be very honest. I don't expect to be on SNL. I'm really just grateful to be doing this work. It's been a part of my life for such a long time And now that I'm able to kind of learn from the best and learn all these different techniques whether or not I make a SNL or whatever it is I end up doing I'm just happy to be doing it. And even being on podcasts like this one and just to share my love for comedy in different ways is awesome. 0:12:01 - Speaker 4You bring such a great perspective that we haven't had here. On the SNL Hall of Fame You're not just watching Saturday Night Live and watching sketch performers, you're doing it. You're performing sketch, you're taking the classes, you're making your way through. So I just love that perspective that you bring to this. So that's why I think you're the perfect guest to talk about Amy Poehler, because she was so influential in the sketch and improv world. So her first sketch and improv experience, just real quick, was with Improv Olympic. So can you tell us kind of about Improv Olympic and what Amy's background is with that? 0:12:41 - Speaker 7Yeah, i don't know entirely too much about her time at IO is what it is called But I do know her first class was taught by Sharna Halpern, who is an icon and a staple in the Chicago improv community and just improv everywhere, and so to have your first class in Chicago taught by her is kind of a big deal. You don't see it often. I don't think Sharna is teaching much anymore. She also learned and worked from Del Close, who's also a legend in the comedy world in Chicago and improv as well, and that's actually where she met Tina Fey. So a lot of folks think she met her at Second City, but I think it was actually IO where they met and then they moved on to Second City. But yeah, others at IO, just to name a few, was like Chris Farley was there, and so it's that institution among Second City or where they've built a lot of these great SNL cast members. 0:13:37 - Speaker 4Yeah, the roots of sketch and improv definitely go back to IO and Del Close especially. Del Close is one of those names that you hear. It's almost like hearing about if you're a baseball fan, like Babe Ruth or something like that, and they name Del Close rings like that amongst these circles. 0:13:54 - Speaker 7I was going to say, if you're a fan of improv and sketch and learning about where it all started, i highly recommend reading the book called Improv Nation, and it goes a little bit deeper. If you're a little nerd about it, like me, it goes a bit a lot deeper into it And it talks about how Chicago has become this for lack of a better term a cesspool of comedic geniuses, and that's where everyone comes to really get their foot in the door. 0:14:23 - Speaker 4I think that book delved into Mike Nichols and maybe his work in two And everybody knows Mike Nichols from his time as a director, a really famous director, but he has roots there. Improv Nation is a really good book. I second that. I suggest Improv Nation as well. So yeah, so Amy Poehler joined in 1995, she then moved on to Upright Citizens Brigade where I think most people who caught the me of the tail end are familiar with her before SNL. They know her with UCB. So she co-founded the UCB Theater in New York City in 1999. That's one of the main training grounds for aspiring and sketch improv and comedians. Like Second City and those others, The groundlings in California and LA, These are like the huge breeding grounds for sketch and improv reformers. So Victoria is someone who's currently a sketch and improv comedian. I know you're most associated with second city but you know we can put into context UCB standing in that world of sketch. So maybe let me tell us about UCB's standing in that world and Particularly Amy's influence. 0:15:34 - Speaker 7Yeah, i just take a step back to. I want to call out that Amy Polar was on second cities touring company, which has been part of second cities since, i think, 1967, and It was a way for if you weren't able to make it a second city, second city was gonna come to you and Not many people are able to do that. So I just want to call out how awesome it is and how you know Seldom it is that you get to see folks on touring company. It's very competitive. Former touring members include, like Julia Louis Dreyfus and Chris Redd, and they, her and Tina Fey, actually auditioned on the same day and got to tour together, which is really cool. But UCB, i think it was she founded in 1996 with Matt Welsh who you may know is like the doctor from the hangover. 0:16:20 - Speaker 4Mm-hmm, Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, he's awesome. 0:16:25 - Speaker 7He's so underrated but we'll talk about him another time Among a few others, and they, you know, really found their footing in New York City and that's where they really created a foundation You know they made appearances with. Back. Then was called late night with Conan O'Brien And they played like some characters in the audience You've seen that and also like late night with Jimmy Fallon and and all that where they sit among the audience. They also had a show on County Central, which is really cool. It was improv driven sketches like hidden camera stunts, and most notable, i think, is what was called the, the prostitute Parista, where she's this like former prostitute who goes and interviews at a coffee shop and Matt Well should we just talked about is the hiring man is like I don't think you're qualified And it's very funny, and then they end up being best friends and he ends up following his dreams. It was really funny. And then eventually she was one of the co-founders of UCB theater in New York And I think they also had it in LA, which unfortunately closed during the pandemic but is reportedly back. I I'm gonna describe a moment where I kind of like you know, people peak in high school Yeah, i peaked. I peaked in this moment and then it's been downhill since. It's been stagnant downhill and stagnant a little bit. But March 2020, right before, like literally two weeks before the world shut down, i Went to New York City and I was standing outside SNL at the what's it called, the, just outside where folks can meet the, the cast members. After the show and Chris read, who I've seen numerous times previously in Chicago, recognized me and said oh hey, victoria, how are you? and He said are you here on Monday, which I was Monday was actually March 2nd, was my birthday And he goes hey, come to UCB, me and Ego are doing an improv show. I was like, uh, okay, and Got tickets. We went and that was my first time at UCB. It was really fun. They did this cool little. They were. I love the format of it. I won't spoil it, just in case they're they're doing it again, but they basically are doing. They ask questions or they do a little bit at the beginning and then it turns into an actual scene. And then afterward I got to talk to him a little bit and meet Ego, new Odom, and that was my birthday and that was the best Birthday ever, yeah, and yeah, i peaked and I'll never get. 0:18:48 - Speaker 4You got, i mean, the personal invite from Chris read for one. He didn't. It's not like you went to the show as a fan and then you happen to meet them afterward like you. You Got the personal invite. So yeah, i would. That would be Damn near the peak for me too. 0:19:04 - Speaker 7Yeah, so and I mean it was just, it was a bit. It's a very cool theater. If you're in New York City I highly recommend you go and check it out. It's you can tell like the comedy and the genius that is Amy Poehler. You know why she's an awesome contender for a Hall of Fame spot, just kind of flows through that space and She's definitely inspired me. Her and Tina Fey when I was younger always inspired me Gilda Radner, of course, but you know from my generation, the folks that I, the women I looked up to, were those two and It was because of them I even signed up for my first second city class. And you know, here We are today, a few years later. 0:19:43 - Speaker 4But yeah, so she's. She's definitely an inspiration for you, and And a lot of people and I thought what one of the things that I find fascinating about her As it relates to her time before SNL was you will, you had mentioned the the upright citizens Brigade Brigade Sketch show that was on Comedy Central. So that ran for three seasons. It was with the aforementioned Matt Walsh, matt Besser and Ian Roberts also made up the UCB and it's interesting because she's one of the few, one of the handful of people who get to SNL who Did sketch on television before that. So of course, like we had, keenan Thompson had sketched experience on TV. Darren Killam, i believe, was on mad TV before SNL. Kate McKinnon was known for for Being on a sketch show, but Amy was like that too and I'd watched the upright citizens Brigade on Comedy Central as it was airing and So cool, yeah, so it was awesome. It was like a spiritual successor. I would say to kids in the hall. It kind of had that weird out there kids in the hall vibe, also a precursor to like I think you should leave Tim Robinson's Netflix show. There was some weird elements there. But just totally up my alley, did you have you gone back or did you get to watch upright citizens Brigade on Comedy Central? 0:21:06 - Speaker 7I Wasn't cool enough to watch it. I don't think even I was allowed to watch Comedy Central. 0:21:11 - Speaker 4I was probably dating myself, because I was plenty old enough to watch it. It was airing live. 0:21:17 - Speaker 7Yeah, it was hit or miss, like sometimes they could watch MTV But like I couldn't watch other things, or like my parents let me watch a godfather with that. It was just very weird what they pick and chose of what I could see, but I don't watch it then. I have gone back a few times and and watch bits and pieces of it just to. Sometimes you just need to like get re-inspired and Remotivated so you go and watch some of the folks that you really look up to and what they did and kind of make yourself feel better About where you're at too. No, i've watched it too, like the. The prostitute Parisone was again probably most notable, but one of my favorites too. It kind of demonstrates her Ability to be so multifaceted. I don't think that some of that content stands the test of time. 0:22:03 - Speaker 4Yeah, I don't think they could push it. 0:22:05 - Speaker 7But if you just look at it like face value for the time it was in it was, it was awesome. 0:22:10 - Speaker 4Yeah, yeah, definitely Something that, like I compared it to kids in the hall, which was a Lorne Michaels produced show, of course. So definitely something that probably would have caught the attention of SNL producers and possibly Lorne her time on the upright citizens brigade show. That's a tongue twister, upright citizens brigade. 0:22:31 - Speaker 7So no, i'm a little side note. I'm really impressed that you know what kids in the hall is. 0:22:36 - Speaker 4Oh, God, no, okay, i watched kids in the hall. I was a weird eight-year-old, okay, watching kids in the hall. So I would watch SNL in the early 90s. So again, dating myself. But so I was. I was probably watching SNL as it was airing probably around 1990, 91, and after SNL finished they would show kids in the hall. So so, yeah, so if I was able to stay awake by then I would maybe catch some kids in the hall. Of course I watched kids in the hall and comedy central when I was like in middle school, high school, so that's, yeah, i don't know. Just people, probably SNL viewers of my age and generation Also love kids in the hall you. 0:23:19 - Speaker 7You know, before the show, just for context for listeners, we were talking about Sterling Heights, michigan, and how very niche it was. But Kevin McDonald of Kids in the hall did a workshop to a go comedy improv theater in Frandale, michigan. So really. Yes, it was very cool. Yeah, and Again, also like didn't realize that a lot of people knew what kids in the hall is, because usually you mentioned. If you're like, what are you talking? 0:23:46 - Speaker 4about. Oh, yeah, i, the kids in the hall theme song was my alarm on my my phone for years. I think I maybe changed it last year, but the but the kids in the hall theme song was was my alarm that I woke up to for like year, like a decade. That's awesome. So, yeah, you're talking to a huge fan right there and it's a huge compliment to Amy that I would compare Her some of her work before SNL to kids in the hall, a show that I love Just so dearly. So we talked about her, her background before SNL Are flexing her muscles, already doing a lot in the sketch comedy world. So she was on SNL from 2001 to 2009. She debuted during a tense and confusing time in the country and SNL. So in her book yes please, which I highly recommend. Since we're recommending books on this episode, i recommend yes please by Amy Polar. So she talked about how difficult it was to start SNL right after 9-11 Because of the mood of the country. She wasn't sure if people were ready to smile, much less laugh, which is something that I remember Is. Well, that was just kind of the mood of the country in general. So, as far as her SNL stuff goes, what stood out to you about Amy as a sketch performer? 0:25:12 - Speaker 7so I know that a lot of the SNL Performers and cast members are able to take, you know, an ordinary thing and kind of exaggerate it, but I think what stood out about her is how she was able to do it and she, i think, a lot of her stuff What's the what's the word? like what? how do I phrase it? It was simple, yet like punchy, you know, like she didn't have to do a lot to get her point across, and we're gonna talk about a few of these characters, you know, coming down. But she was able to take something so ordinary and mundane and turn it into something Wild and funny and, you know, provide a different outlook. And you know she as as a woman, and especially as a woman in comedy, she was able to be a like a full-on feminist and kind of push through barriers. Not that she's the first to do it and not that she perfected it, but again, someone in my generation looking up to folks. She was right there after, you know, especially after the internet, and I think she was ahead of her time to you on some topics. I could talk about her pre SNL days forever, but she did which I'm gonna go back to really quickly here. She did a pilot, i think, with SNL slash IO called RVTV, with Del Close. You should, it's on, it's on YouTube and You know she has a line in there where she kind of calls out the establishment And she calls out the NRA and she goes it's cool to be a Republican, guns are cool, so is the NRA. Murder is hip, like she already had. She knew before we know, and she brought that perspective To SNL and to all of her, her comedy really. And so that to me, while it's general that her POV, is what stood out to me in her characters and what she wrote and how she performed them. 0:27:00 - Speaker 4Yeah, i think you brought up a good point. I think it she had like an economy of words. She didn't like it was just just just little punchy Kind of things. We would see a lot of that on weekend update, a lot of that on her UCB show, on Comedy Central. I can sell. Just kind of going through the previous seasons which I did recently, it was like, oh this is, this is Amy, and I think Victoria, you brought up just what I didn't even Consciously, i guess think that as far as Amy goes, like why did? why is she so appealing to me? Why is why, like when she was on weekend update, like why do I find her jokes more satisfying than like Seth Meyers jokes? And I like Seth Meyers? but there's a reason why I liked Amy's jokes maybe a little bit more. And then you I think what you said Perfectly encapsulates that- I mean in a word She was fearless. 0:27:52 - Speaker 7Yeah she really like she did her thing and I don't think she let much get in the way of her, you know, getting her point across and how she felt about things. It was always her point of view, which is what we need. We can't just have a shared point of view, which in some cases yes, but when she came, you know, to the writer's room or to the screen, she Was uniquely, always herself, which was brilliant. 0:28:17 - Speaker 4Yeah, and with packed with a lot of confidence To and that's the thing you can have a message and you can have ideas and what you think is a point of view. But I think you need to also really relay that with confidence and Amy had that in droves. She was super confident which is inspiring. 0:28:35 - Speaker 7I mean, we I'm, we being me. I'm gonna bring my perspective as as a woman, especially as a minority in comedy. Like we didn't have a lot of that, you know, on TV where a Woman is outspoken Like some of her character. A lot of her characters are outspoken and they weren't really a shy or reserve. She was up and center and, you know, really didn't care what people had to say. And it's inspiring to me to kind of bring That to the table too and it's allowed me to also in my comedy, to be fake confident. You know, fake it till you make it. But Yeah, she's, she's awesome in that way. 0:29:16 - Speaker 4Yeah, so as far as specific Characters and sketches from her time at SNL, where should we start? 0:29:25 - Speaker 7My goodness, that's a loaded question. I Think the most obvious is probably like what do you think Hillary Clinton? 0:29:33 - Speaker 5It has been such an honor to serve you, the citizens of my home state of New York. Oh, my kidding, this is not my home state. It never was my home state. Pack up the house a chap, a quad bill. What's that We never unpacked? 0:29:50 - Speaker 4even better, Yeah, that was one of her first recurring characters, especially she. She started that in her third season. So her depiction of Hillary Clinton. So we talked about what Amy brought to the table as a sketch performer. You saw some of that in her depiction of Hillary Clinton. 0:30:10 - Speaker 7Yes, she played, of course, an exaggerated caricature of Hillary Clinton, but again, it was this fearless confident. You know I'm calling out the sexism in politics. You know I'm calling out how insane like, especially with her. You know, with Tina Feyess, sarah Palin, calling out how kind of ludicrous it is that Sarah Palin has gotten a little well in 2008, got a little bit further in politics. And she did. And you know she brought her personality to Hillary Clinton and, you know, made it, made it really funny. 0:30:49 - Speaker 4Yeah, and as far as doing impressions and everything like that I'm preaching to the choir, probably here, but you got to find that hook right. As a performer, and I've heard, i've heard some of the masters, like Daryl Hammond, dana Carvey, love, they love talking about how they conjure up impressions. But you have to find that hook And I think with her, hillary Clinton, with Amy Pollars, hillary Clinton she started you know her mannerisms, that laugh, because Hillary didn't really laugh like that, to be honest with you, but it was something that Amy was able to grab onto and say this is an element of this character that I'm creating and let's work from there. 0:31:32 - Speaker 7Yeah, and it's funny that you mentioned that, because when she was with Hillary, which is, i think it was March, march 1st 2008. I think I forgot what season that was, but she does a call open with Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton asked her I don't laugh like that, do I? And she was well like, yeah, you know it was. It was just very funny that she you get to call impressions of yourself. You don't really see that And then, of course, in a cold open, which is even more rare, in Second City Saturday Night Live. So I mean, it's just iconic. She's done things that others have never done on that show. 0:32:08 - Speaker 4Yeah, she played Hillary Clinton 13 times throughout the years, from season 29 all the way up to her last season. It was season 34. So she played Hillary Clinton quite a few times. One of the sketches and I don't know if you remember this one, but it's it's what I kind of go back to as far as when Amy first announced herself with confidence something that she first led, it was in her second episode and it's it's a sketch that she wrote with Sean Williams Scott. It was the porn star sketch. 0:32:39 - Speaker 8Hey, can I ask you a question? 0:32:42 - Speaker 1You can ask me anything. You know that. 0:32:48 - Speaker 9When do you think it's a good time to mention in a relationship that you've done some porn? 0:32:56 - Speaker 10What Just like? how long do you think like in a relationship you should wait before you tell somebody you did a little porn? 0:33:05 - Speaker 7Like, first of all, what an era It was. It was again right after, you know, september 11th, unfortunately, but like those early 2000s, like when it comes to comedy, they were so out there It was almost the Wild West. 0:33:21 - Speaker 4Yeah, yeah, people were taking chances, it was. I mean, some of the bad stuff was like it was. I think it was the height of like edge lord kind of comedy which wasn't so wonderful, but then. But you also had people taking chances and delving into ideas that that that maybe are taboo or risque. 0:33:39 - Speaker 7Yeah, I mean Sean Williams, scott himself was in what American Pie Like again wouldn't go so well if it was released as is for the first time today. But yeah, i mean just having him there and then, you know, having her. Like I said, she takes simple things, which I guess being a porn star, dating is something you don't usually see, but it's a simple thing. 0:34:04 - Speaker 4She takes every day right. 0:34:06 - Speaker 7Yeah, and it is a slice of life. Yeah, and it's a different POV. We don't usually see that POV, but you know I love that. She was like downplaying. I know I was, i was in a porn movie and he's like, well, i don't care about your past. There's like, well, this afternoon I guess was my past And then you know, it was just very funny. I think again, really cool that she got to be she was fresh to SNL in the second episode, got to be in, got to be a main character with the host, her second episode. It just I don't know, man, do I? I'm preaching, i'm also preaching to the choir, but like she is doing things that are essentially unheard of in at SNL. Yeah, that's soon. Yeah, that's soon And it's your own sketch that you have co-written. But yeah, I mean, if you wanted to walk through, I guess how it how it went for the rest of folks, I don't want to ruin it for you if that's where you're going. 0:35:05 - Speaker 4Oh, no, yeah, go ahead. 0:35:06 - Speaker 7No, so I mean she's you know having I thought it was a dinner with a boyfriend or it's like. 0:35:12 - Speaker 4Yeah, And she was like Or just like it seemed like a they've maybe a first date or they were in the early stages of dating. 0:35:19 - Speaker 7Yes, Early stages of dating She's like oh, when is it a good time to mention that I've done a porn movie? And he was like what? And then you know she's like, oh, it's. She kind of does like, oh, it was like a one time thing, but she's been in multiple. And he finds out She's like oh, it's your past. And she's like well, this afternoon, i guess, is my past. And yeah, he's like I thought I thought it'd be cool to date a porn star, but it's now that I'm am. It's not fun. She was, i'm not a porn star yet. 0:35:51 - Speaker 4And I think she crossed her fingers to her. She had the mannerism like I'm not a porn star yet, Like yes, I might be looking soon And you know what? 0:36:01 - Speaker 7That's how you want to get your bag. Get your bag, like, not shaming Women for their choices. And then, of course, seth Meyers, who, like I think, was probably her top collaborator throughout her time on SNL, you know, comes in as the waiter. He's like, oh, i think I know you from somewhere, and then it turns out he casted one of her movies and then he goes and rushes to the kitchen and tell his friends And then at the end of it she's signing autographs. So, you know, josh, aka Sean Williams Scott, is just at the end, i guess, accepting of her career. 0:36:37 - Speaker 4Yeah, and I'm sure viewers at the time who knew Amy from her Comedy Central days were waiting for some kind of showcase like that And it came really soon. So she does cite that in her book too. It was just something that of course, was one of the more memorable experiences for her on the time from her time at the show. So that was, like her, basically the first Amy Polar led sketch on SNL. That was from season 27, episode two, sean Williams, scott, go check that out. I think it's a fun episode, just kind of overall. But that I think, and I think this porn star sketch I call it porn it's like porn star date sketch. I think it was like a 10 to one. So I think they kind of just put it at the end of the show. Yes, and it fit perfectly, yeah, so I'm glad it made air. 0:37:27 - Speaker 7I will plug Peacock. It's on Peacock if you want to watch it. So everything, mostly everything, is on Peacock, if I'm not mistaken. 0:37:34 - Speaker 4Yeah, So sometimes when you get to seasons like 30, 31 or so, you find like 15 minute episodes on Peacock. But I think season 27, we're still you can find mostly full episodes. 0:37:46 - Speaker 7Yeah, so go check that out If you're looking for musical performances. I think they cut a lot of those out. But other than that, if you Michael Jordan episodes on there, so just go for it and watch it. 0:37:58 - Speaker 4Another great episode as well. Yeah, and the LeBron James episodes on there too, just if you're more of a LeBron person. 0:38:05 - Speaker 7Oh, you can't say that to me. I literally live in Chicago. I know I was born in the 90s, lived in Chicago during Michael Jordan's era. What are you doing? I got it. I'm just going to start a different podcast about that. 0:38:23 - Speaker 4So what other sketches or characters could we not do the show without talking about? 0:38:32 - Speaker 7Bronx beat. 0:38:33 - Speaker 4Bronx beat Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph Just great chemistry. 0:38:38 - Speaker 7Yeah, they were like I'm surprised it was brought. I mean Bronx. I don't listen, i don't want to offend culture here. I don't know if it's a Bronx or Staten Island. I didn't realize that it was Bronx. I thought it was like the Italians were in Staten Island. But again, i don't want to be wrong, i don't want to offend any New Yorkers. I make it ignore me, but I really loved it. They were like these disgusted, outspoken, sassy women. 0:39:06 - Speaker 10Let me ask you something, frank. You married Well. 0:39:08 - Speaker 7I have a girlfriend. 0:39:09 - Speaker 10Why haven't you asked your girlfriend to marry you? You know what? Don't get married. Listen to us. Don't get married. Your life is over Over. 0:39:15 - Speaker 11She is right. You know what? My husband? I want to kill him. I want to strangle him while he's asleep. I want to kill him. You know what I love him. 0:39:23 - Speaker 10He's in love with my life. Here we go with the waterworks. He gave me my two dollars. What am I going to do? So emotional these days, it's true, i can't help it. He gave me my two dollars. I would die without him. You know what Frank Do. Whatever you want, what am I an expert? 0:39:35 - Speaker 7Who like fond over male guests and would flirt with them. There was a line I don't know if I'm allowed to say on this podcast Go ahead and say it, and if I feel I need to cut it, i will. Okay, she, amy Poehler, was with Jake Gyllenhaal, i believe, was it Jake? No, it was with Justin Timberlake and Andy Sandberg, and she was. You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to go home. I'm going to go home, put my phone on vibrate and call myself Like so gross but like so funny, like again, kind of talking about that confidence and that fearlessness and all of her characters, like I don't know that I'd be ever confident enough to say that. And then she's like now leave before I change my mind. 0:40:19 - Speaker 4Total Amy Poehler. Just we were talking about how confident she is And these characters both the characters that both she and Maya played in these sketches were sassy, aggressive, just shameless. Yeah, absolutely Just. And they played against most of the male. It was usually a host that would come in. They were shy and just trying to. You could tell they were maybe interns on their show, just trying to learn the ropes or whatever guests who were kind of shy. So they played really well off of these sassy, aggressive women. So I think perfect Amy was like one of the perfect people to play this. 0:40:56 - Speaker 7Yeah, i think the most I mean. Correct me if I'm wrong. I would think the most notable and beloved sketch of that is with Katy Perry, where she comes in in that Elmo t-shirt and they're like whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You know, like you know, today's episode is brought to you by the number 38 in the letter D And just like, very funny and she was in but also very empowering for women. This, this feminist POV, comes in, she goes they go never be embarrassed by your body, never, ever. And so it just yeah, it was very funny. Betty Caruso has a piece of my heart. She's America's, america's mom. 0:41:36 - Speaker 4Just wonderful, yeah, and it seemed like this Bronx beat show for these characters was like their outlet, because they do allude to just their moms and they have families at home. So it almost seems like this is their outlet just to kind of say what they want and flirt with who they want. So, yeah, the Bronx beat we don't have to tell our listeners to I'm sure they've checked this out so many times Definitely, as far as Amy Polar goes, part of her canon for sure. Yeah, so, and one another recurring character that we're volleying over here. So another recurring character that I want to mention is Caitlin Rick. 0:42:18 - Speaker 8Rick, rick, listen, rick, i know it's 16 hours until Uncle Scott's wedding And I know that you told me it was too early to put my dress on. But as co-junior bridesmaid, i really feel like I need to walk around and practice in my dress, with the heels and the head thing, and I'll be like dum dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum dum. 0:42:42 - Speaker 4Oh God Which. And Amy says this character, it was the hyperchild who hung out with her uncle. I think it was usually Horatio Sands was the uncle. Yeah, and Amy says that this character was an homage to Gilda Radner and her Judy Miller character. From now And it's kind of funny when I just had that in my mind this reminds me of like the Gilda character. And Amy says that it was an homage to that Judy Miller character from Gilda's I didn't realize that. Yeah, so we're seeing Gilda's influence to an SNL Hall of Famer in her own right. She got voted in Yeah. So, yeah, we're seeing Gilda's influence And Amy, just I love that. She's paying homage to her heroes, essentially, and this was a fun character. 0:43:28 - Speaker 7No, now that you say that, that makes total sense And it comes out in the mannerisms. I mean, Caitlyn is such great birth control if you're debating whether or not you want kids. 0:43:40 - Speaker 4I just took a drink of water. I almost did a spit take. 0:43:44 - Speaker 7No, i just that's. When I think of Caitlyn, i think of great birth control. I was like, oh, i don't know if I want kids, just watch Caitlyn, you know if you're leaning. No, that'll solidify, solidify your decision there. No, i mean, she's like annoying kid with braces. I love the one with. Oh man, he retired twice. What's his name? Tom Brady, and you know, just, she puts on a dress. She's just so annoying, she's hyperactive, she's overly annoying, but that's the point. That's the whole point. 0:44:14 - Speaker 4Yeah, yeah, and I usually yeah, i usually don't love a lot of shouting in sketches. That's why I don't know, that's why I've had to. I've had to come around on Sarah Sherman. I love Sarah now and I love most of her stuff, but a lot I've had to really come around to her more shouty types of pieces that she does on SNL. But I still enjoy these Caitlyn sketches because of her interplay with her ratio And then the character feels fleshed out to me Like there's some hints for a sad home life, forcing Yeah, she's like always just kind of hints at that that she has a really sad home life. 0:44:55 - Speaker 7I think the best characters no matter if it's Saturday Night Live or Key and Peele or whatever it is always have a fleshed out POV And you can tell exactly who they are, where they came from. You can visualize their life outside of the scene that you're seeing. I think those are always made for the best characters. You don't really have to guess who they are outside of the scene. I think that was Caitlyn And I agree The shouty stuff is hard for me too, and I agree with you with Sarah Sherman. I think she's funny, yeah, And I think what she does is so unique and so niche. This is Sarah Sherman we're talking about, but yeah, no, those those louder ones are take a little bit more time for me to warm up to them, but I eventually do, and I think this was at that time, one of the few that were. So it worked because it wasn't constant. I don't think they've ever done constant shouting characters or something that I could be wrong, but I think it worked for her time there. 0:45:57 - Speaker 4Yeah, yeah, i agree, and I think part of her character which I find funny and it's, you know, hinting at how she is outside of the sketch is like her references are old. So she referenced like Dennis Leary Like what little kid references Dennis Leary? or Amadeus, the like the Amadeus? And it tells me that maybe, and this was probably by design by the writers and Amy for this character. It tells me that that that Caitlyn grew up being babysat by the TV and she probably watched a lot of adult content that she shouldn't have been in, not not like sex and violence, but just adult stuff, like like that. That's how I was when I was a kid and yeah, like I said, i'm not talking about like when I was a kid, i would watch movies with nudity. I would watch movies that had like themes of divorce and like finding yourself in midlife crisis, and I was like seven years old Sitting in front of the TV eating cocoa puffs just in my pajamas, watching like Kramer vs Kramer. Yeah, and I kind of think that's how Caitlin was with her homidaeus and Dennis Leary types of references. 0:47:09 - Speaker 7I wonder if her reference to Dennis Leary was kind of an homage to her Massachusetts upbringing as well, since they're both from Massachusetts. 0:47:17 - Speaker 4That's a good point. I'm gonna go ahead and say it was. 0:47:20 - Speaker 7Yeah, i mean, i don't know how close. I think she's from Newton, he's from Warchester, warchester. 0:47:27 - Speaker 4I don't know. You're not a person from Massachusetts, apparently Warester. 0:47:32 - Speaker 7I am a Midwestern gal, through and through from Chicago and Detroit. I call myself a chitroiter. 0:47:39 - Speaker 4Don't let somebody from Massachusetts hear you pronounce it, warchester. 0:47:44 - Speaker 7Okay, listen, i love. 0:47:44 - Speaker 4Duncan. 0:47:46 - Speaker 7I love Duncan, i love Winter, i love the movie Feverpitch Oh yeah, okay With Jimmy Fallon. Yeah, sorry, sorry to the Massachusetts community. You can't see my face. 0:48:06 - Speaker 4So I brought up. Caitlin, so I believe it's your turn. What characters sketch kind of stands out to you? 0:48:14 - Speaker 7Do we want to talk about the needlers? 0:48:16 - Speaker 4We can talk about the needlers. 0:48:18 - Speaker 8Does everyone know what they're getting? Yeah, i think I'm gonna get this beet salad. What. 0:48:24 - Speaker 2The beet salad Bee salad. 0:48:29 - Speaker 10Beet salad. Well, the first two times you said bee salad. 0:48:34 - Speaker 8Yeah, honey, i have a real craving for putting some bees in my mouth. 0:48:38 - Speaker 7I mean, we all know that couple in real life And sometimes I think that they perhaps solved those sketches back in like what 2005. And copy them on purpose, just to make all of us sad and mad. 0:48:54 - Speaker 4Yeah, just to make everybody uncomfortable for their own amusement. 0:48:57 - Speaker 7Yeah, it was. Just it was very like toxic, like the kids today would call that relationship toxic, i think I don't know. Maybe you know this. I have a question because I don't know everything about SNL. Was there a previous version of that called Dan and Sally Harrison, the couple that should be divorced? 0:49:16 - Speaker 4Yeah, so that was the first sketch. They were called Sally and Dan Harrison, the couple that should be divorced. I think they had a theme song. 0:49:24 - Speaker 1You're the horn in my side, you're the face that makes me angry. 0:49:30 - Speaker 5Nothing you ever say or do is right. Sally, and then Harrison, the couple that should be divorced. 0:49:39 - Speaker 4In SNL canon. I consider that the first Needler sketch was that, sally and Dan Harrison. I think their names are Sally and Dan Needler. Possibly going forward They changed the last name from Harrison to Needler, which of course they're needling each other, so there's a bit on the nose, but you want to remember. Sometimes it's on the nose, but yeah, we all know that couple. 0:50:03 - Speaker 7I don't know why I wrote that down when you said it. I wrote it down in my notes as if I'm going to have to retain that for a later day. 0:50:11 - Speaker 4You might. 0:50:12 - Speaker 7You might be on some SNL trivia show and it might come up, maybe that's like if I ever get to audition, they're like, hey, what was the first Needler sketch? I'm going to have to know it. 0:50:24 - Speaker 4Most people don't know that if you audition for SNL, there's a written test to go along with it. We hear stories about what it's like to be up there not getting laughs and still doing the thing, but then what we don't know is that there's a written test. Thorne Michaels is the proctor for the test and he's walking around, so this might be on SNL's written test, victoria. 0:50:46 - Speaker 7Okay, that's so good to know. I'm going to also, after this goes live, download it and like memorize everything we've said word for word, just in case. 0:50:55 - Speaker 4Yeah, just commit it to memory. So this sketch I love that you brought it up because Amy and Seth, they go from aggressive to passive aggressive just in an instant and they have really good chemistry here, that which we've seen a lot throughout SNL, throughout them in particular. 0:51:13 - Speaker 7They're a great duo. Hey, always comparing her to Tina Fey, but they were kind of each other's counterparts at the time but, like Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon, i think, have the same energy as Seth and Amy. they just worked really well together. I think they co collaborated a lot during, you know, their time in SNL. So you see, that which we'll talk about hopefully, i mean which I'm sure we'll talk about later is, you know, we can update and the needlers and and other things that they've, you know, written together and just they did that so well together. I really couldn't see her doing that sketch with anyone else. I love the fertility, fertility clinic one with Natalie Portman because it's like it describes those quote toxic and quote couples so perfectly. we're fighting all the time and then they end up like doing it Like they were doing it in the, in the waiting room, and Jason Sudeik has come and he's like I don't think we'll have any more patients for the day and she's like why is that he goes there doing it? 0:52:16 - Speaker 4Yeah, of course, that's like often the the button to those sketches. The first one, johnny Knoxville, is the one that walks in on them and yeah, that's just perfect, and that's that's how it is with those couples. It's so intense and passionate and it's in past. It's passionate negatively and sometimes passionate very positively. 0:52:35 - Speaker 7Yeah, oh, that's maybe a good word passionate versus toxic and that's what those couples will tell you. 0:52:41 - Speaker 4We're not talks, we're just passionate. 0:52:43 - Speaker 7Yeah, you don't know him like I know him okay. Okay, yeah, like they're like little lines of like, oh, we're late because he thought it was better to take the back roads instead of, oh, the highway. And then they were at dinner and she's like oh, be salad, be salad. He's like beat salad, yeah, because I wanted a bunch of bees in my mouth, just like. Very like. We know those couples, unfortunately, and if you think you're in that couple now and you're listening, please break up and find peace, please do everybody. Yeah, for the sake of society. 0:53:21 - Speaker 4So, yeah, you brought up weekend update, so I want to talk about that now. Actually, good segue. So she, yeah, started weekend update in her fourth season. So she did it season 30 to season 34, final update. Final update was in the middle of season 34. So what did you? and I know they say comparison is the thief of joy, but that's almost Kind of what we do here. Even if we don't do it overtly, it's almost applied that we're comparing cast members and errors and all of that. So I mean, what did you think of Amy on weekend update? 0:53:55 - Speaker 7Of course, to be reckoned with. You know she was part of the first and only female duo to host week and update with Tina Fey. Then, of course, she had a successful run with Seth Myers and she's just had like really great bits. You know, one that stands out to me was you know her and Tina Fey mentoring Lindsay Lohan at the time, who was like that was such a great mean girls era and you know, for folks who are younger, like millennials, i should say that was kind of like our Like the comedy growing up of was you know mean girls and and you know the Tina Fey and Amy Polars growing up. So it was really awesome. You know it was very like. I'm confronting her about rumors they've heard about her which, like at the time everyone had a rumor was very. I think as a side we've done a little bit better, not too much better, but we've progressed a little bit how we treat women and people who are famous but just like saying, you know you have me to Barton arms. You're too skinny, are you eating? I went to the club and then The fun part of the you know the twist of Lindsay Lohan throwing it back on them. She's like well, you slept with people for Tanta movies, are you know? you're drunk right now. And Amy Polars like, yes, i am, no, i mean, she was great. She brought a lot of originality to it again. It's that POV of I am myself, i am me, i'm fearless, i'm confident, and you better listen to me, and this is what I've got to say. She brought that there too. 0:55:26 - Speaker 4Yeah, amy, on update to me, that really allowed her to display her wit and charm on the show she was out of character. Well, kind of out of character, but it was. You know she. She straddled the line is weekend update anchors Do, but she really was allowed to display her wit and charm. She did like playful crowd work in spots. That was really entertaining. She and Tina did a lot of bits amongst themselves outside of the update jokes, like you mentioned that Lindsay Lohan mentorship bit. They would rap, they would sing songs, they would have bits like the The nutbird news quiz, the bitch news quiz, kind of different things like that. So I like that she and Tina When outside of we're just gonna take turns doing jokes and then have like a cast member do a week a bit with us or whatever, like they would do bits amongst themselves, which I think, yeah, really interesting. 0:56:25 - Speaker 7Yeah, i mean out of the wraps, which was your favorite. 0:56:29 - Speaker 4Oh man, not to put you on the spot. Yeah, they did one. It was either the one that I remember most and I went back and rewatched kind of Her weekend update stuff here and there and the one that always stood in my mind was I ended up being the first one that she did in season 30. And that stood out to me to watching it in sequential order because that was one of the first kind of bits that they did outside of the update jokes, so you never really saw like Kevin Niel and rapping. Or like Chevy Chase yeah yeah, jane and Bill Murray rapping together, so yeah, so I did like that first one because I maybe it was just because of the significance, as as if you are watching it how I did, but that one for sure stood out to me. 0:57:24 - Speaker 7And I'd be remiss if I didn't give Jane Curtin a shout out for being the first female weekend host. But no, the one that stood up to me wraps wise is the Sarah Palin rap. I don't know if you remember that. 0:57:53 - Speaker 5Smile, because that smile be creepy. But when I'm being all the leaders in the world gonna finally meet me, how's it go, eskimo? 0:58:02 - Speaker 7Tell me, tell me what you know Eskimo, how you feel Eskimo, tell me, tell me what you feel Eskimo Again. like that era of SNL, like 2000, like the 2008 election specifically, was so awesome to see the actual candidates come on to that show. I think now people would be like we're in such a crisis. what are you doing on SNL situation? so it's cool that we got that from then while we, while we could, and you know, sarah Palin joins the weekend update desk and then kind of like Amy Poehler kind of brings, brings the house down with a wrap about you know, about Sarah Palin like delivering her message and then Andy Sandberg and Fred Armisen as her backup. just really with like the fur coats and you know. Yeah, that was one that stood out to me. I she just man. Again, she's in a lot of things on that show that not many people got to do. I mean, i think I don't know if we're gonna end with a why she deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. But yeah, she was well, we'll get to it, but I had to, yeah, yeah, we'll get to it. So I'll leave my the rest of my thoughts there. I'll pause them for now. 0:59:10 - Speaker 4Yeah. 0:59:10 - Speaker 7so before we move on to what maybe she did after SNL and to your appeal to the voters, what else on SNL should we talk about as far as Amy Poehler goes, I would just love to give a quick honorable mention to two sketches, again also in a in the 2008 ish, you know, near the end of her time is the Bush twin secret language sketch. 0:59:38 - Speaker 8Jenna, we're twins. We have to share our most secret thoughts about everything. It's disrespectful. Just answer me in our secret twin language. 0:59:52 - Speaker 10Barbara, we haven't used that language since. We were like 19. 0:59:56 - Speaker 8Do be you, but think, but dance, but good. but president, but yes, i think, but he's, but really good. 1:00:09 - Speaker 7Like so funny there was, like you know they slapped on some Southern accents and they were drunk and you know they were using their, the secret, the language, to Figure out I'm trying to do it to figure out, like if their dad is actually like smart enough and competent enough to be president, which like was funny because I guess at the time when the rest of America was like what Is is he? and then another one was to love, honor and stock with John McCain hello, gillian. 1:00:45 - Speaker 10The conference wish cut short, so I rushed back to see you. 1:00:49 - Speaker 9David You shouldn't sneak up on people like that. You scared me half to death. 1:00:54 - Speaker 10Forgive me, darling, you know I'd never hurt you. 1:00:59 - Speaker 7That was so funny. It was just like her husband, her older husband, who was like very in love with her, invades her privacy and she's just like he's always in my space and like tries to sue him and so like you're literally married, like She's just a marriage, Yeah he's like he's just a poet and it's like kind of funny because it's like They also bring up again this feminism, feminist point of view of like if you were, if it was a rose reverse, it would be a big deal. Like we'd all be like, you know, leave him alone if she was the one doing it to him. But yeah, i think the amount of times she's gotten to play with you know politicians, especially during these Really important I mean she came during important time in in the US. I feel like that kind of set the tone for, like what she was gonna do in the years after. So I just wanted to give a shout out to those two. I now that I'm like we're talking about it. She did a lot of a lot of political stuff and good for her. I mean, she's involved politically in her personal life, so it just makes sense that she again is enough, is is authentic and genuine and says to herself, even when she's being someone else. 1:02:08 - Speaker 4Yeah, and I don't know if those lifetime movies Exist in that fashion anymore, but that was such a good parody of a lifetime movie from that area. So, that to love, honor and stock the the Jillian Woodward story, that's what that was called. It was in her second season, so that would have been about 2000, late 2002, when that's aired, and that was just Such a perfect parody of a lifetime movie from that era. They captured it so well and I don't know if there's anything Comparable now. Lifetime, does it exist? 1:02:42 - Speaker 7I think it might, but I haven't watched a lifetime movie since like 2006, yeah, so Sorry to say watched in 2006. 1:02:52 - Speaker 4This is, i'm sure. Yeah the reason why you appreciate something like that. So I think those are two excellent choices and really great examples of of her work on SNL. I also highlighted her Dakota fanning show that she did three times. That was a good one. She just was hilarious depiction of a precocious young girl. Amy, amy played that so well. Yeah, when she had Drew Barrymore Barrymore on and Drew Barrymore was playing The Abigail Breslin is a little miss. Yes, and then yeah yeah, Amy played that so well. 1:03:25 - Speaker 7How old were you when you first Scott your, when you got your first nomination? 1:03:28 - Speaker 4and she's like And she's like oh, i didn't know you were that young. 1:03:34 - Speaker 7Yeah, that's so funny. That's a good call out. That was such a. You know, dakota fanning, if you're watching this or if you're listening to this and I know that you are I hope you're doing well And I hope that you felt justice was served in your impersonation of you by Amy polar because it was done out of love. 1:03:53 - Speaker 4So yeah, and I think I think she knows that. So after SNL Amy polar, her main gig was playing Leslie nope in Parks and Recreation. I was a big fan. I imagine you were to Victoria. 1:04:09 - Speaker 7Yeah, i think it was. It just calls out a lot of the nonsense that we may or may not see in Politics, but especially, you know, local politics. A lot of like, a lot of pop culture and societal phrases that we used to like treat yourself, came from that and it's, it's made an impact on on TV and on how we speak to each other. And you know, you know again her and Tina Fey, i Think, are probably one of the few who had these successful TV shows after leaving SNL. Not only that, like producing and directing and and writing and being so successful at it and where it's So ingrained into our society, like. Another example would be like bridesmaids, you know with with Kristen Wiig and how, after SNL, you know she created this really awesome piece of piece of comedy for us to enjoy. And you know we Like I always say shit that is fresh. I pull that from from bridesmaids, but I always pull like treat yourself and you know it's, it's. They're not enough words and maybe they are, but I'm not smart enough to know them. I have a limited vocabulary. But she is Amy Poehler is She's not the first to do it. We like it. We've mentioned Gilda Radner and you know we also mentioned Jane Curtin. They're not the first but they are today's. You know they stand on shoulders but us after them are standing on their shoulders too. So We've been with, you know, parks and rec. She's opened some other doors and avenues for us to be creative and, you know, freed us a little bit to be Open about ourselves in our comedy and how we write and how we look at comedy. 1:05:58 - Speaker 4So after a very successful run on parks and recreation She returned to SNL numerous cameos throughout the years, especially at the weekend up

November 14-20, 1992 This week Ken welcomes Left Handed Radio's Adam Bozarth and Anna Rubanova BACK to the show to finally (a year and a half later) do Part II of what they started. Ken, Anna and Adam discuss how tired Adam and Anna are, mosquitos, tubes in ears, having your tonsils removed, having bad gas send you to the hospital, Ken's kidney stone, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, placentas as extra credit, The Phillip LeBlanc Show, early morning WNYC, Marketplace, Halloween III, moving from Hard News, Fresh Scare, UPDATES on things Ken said to watch last time, including The Monster Club, That Guy Dick Miller, Charles Bronson, going on a Vincent Price kick, the modern Vincent Price, art collections, Voyager, playing poker, Steve Albini, carnival games, natural gas explosions, green room, Columbo, murder, Blade Runner, Hollywood not absolving real life people of crimes so they can exploit serial killers, Jean Smart, Aileen Wuornos, how lack of eyebrows makes you evil, Richard Bey, cleaning school buses, finding sunflower seed shells with a long stick, how gross the UCB Theater was, wearing gloves, Chuck Norris, Forced Vengeance, Titanic, George Washington, hating Tartikoff, TV Guide Letters to the Editor, The Jacksons,  how a divorce lead to President Obama, Warp Drive, Seinfeld's The Contest, Night Court, reboots, Flowers for Algernon, Mr. Plow, The Simpsons, Homer's brain damage,  Hard Times, Matilda the kangaroo movie, sexy kangaroos, jacked animals, Speed Weed, Jason Robards, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Tuvok plus Nelix, copywriting characters, the twin loophole, Janeway's hatred, transporter accidents, Sightings, dead stunt people, Drag Queen Drag Races, barns, Belzer on Broadway, James Bond Jr, Fantastic Max, Darkwing Duck, Hollywood Squares, Fraggle Rock, Living in Iowa, adding muscles to things, how the 90s didn't allow open horniness, having a boner for abuse, why it is ok to kink shame, airport furries, Kennedy flipping out, sexy Superman and his marriage of convenience, Net Guide, and cocks with fat asses. 

This week we welcome Paul Vaillancourt. Paul is the co-founder (with Charna Halpern) of the iO West and has been teaching and performing improv for over 20 years.In that time he has appeared all over the country including such notable venues as HBO's Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Chicago's iO (where he studied with the immortal Del Close), New York's UCB Theater, and the iO West here in Los Angeles.As an actor Paul has appeared on such shows as “The Drew Carey Show”, the UPN sitcom “Half & Half”, and the Oxygen Network's stand out “Girls Behaving Badly”. Paul has also had success as a writer and producer, co-creating and serving as supervising writer for the MTV hit “The Blame Game” as well as lending his writing and producing talents to a score of other shows for MTV, VH1, USA, Oxygen, Bravo and AMC.Check them out at whatsupwithPV on all social media channels.We now have an INSTAGRAM! Check it out at thecleancomedypodcast on Instagram.We also have a PATREON! Check out patreon.com/CleanComedyPodcast for more details.Turn your funny into money! Check out the official website here: http://comedypreneur.comPick up a copy of “How To Produce Comedy Shows For Fun & Profit” here: https://amzn.to/31H4wxmDo you have a topic that you would like to hear discussed?Are you a clean comedian looking for an awesome podcast to be in?Do you have life-burning questions?Reach out to us at https://www.thecleancomedypodcast.com/contact/

When great difficulties arise, and troubles beset, regard your perplexity as a call to deeper thought and more vigorous action. Nothing will attack you that you are not capable of overcoming; no problem will vex you that you cannot solve. The greater your trial, the greater your test of strength, and the more complete and triumphant your victory. However complicated your maze of confusion may be, there is a way out of it, and the finding of that way will exercise your powers to the utmost, and will bring out all your latent skill, energy, and resource. When you have mastered that which threatens to master you, you will rejoice in a new-found strength. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

The storm may rage without, but it cannot affect us if there is peace within. As by the fireside there is security from the fiercest storm, so the heart that is steadfast in the knowledge of Truth abides in peace, though all around be strife and perturbation. The bitter opposition of men and the unrest of the world cannot make us bitter and restless unless we enter into and co-operate with it. Rather, if we have peace in our heart, will the outer turmoil cause our peace to deepen, to take firmer root, and to show forth more abundantly in works of peace for the softening of human hearts and the enlightening of human minds. Blessed is he who has no wrongs to remember, no injuries to forget, in whose pure heart no hateful thought about another can take root and flourish. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Do not trouble about results, or be anxious as to the future; but be troubled about personal shortcomings, and be anxious to remove them; for know this simple truth--wrong does not result from right, and a good present cannot give birth to a bad future. You are the custodian of your deeds, but not of the results which flow from them. The deeds of today bring the happiness or sorrow of tomorrow. Be therefore concerned about what you think and do, rather than about what may or may not come to you; for he whose deeds are good does not concern himself about results, and is freed from fear of future ill. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

There is no greater happiness than to be occupied with good, whether it be good thoughts, good actions, or good employment; for every good thing is fraught with bliss, and evil cannot enter the heart or house that is tenanted by all that is good. The mind whose doors are guarded by good shuts out unhappiness as the well-sentried garrison shuts out the toe. Unhappiness can only enter through unguarded doors, and even then its power over the tenant is not complete unless it find him occupied with evil. Not to entertain evil thoughts; not to do bad actions; not to engage in worthless or questionable employment, but to resort to good in all things this is the source of supreme happiness. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

As the falling rain prepares the earth for the future crops of grain and fruit, so the rains of many sorrows showering upon the heart prepare and mellow it for the coming of that wisdom that perfects the mind and gladdens the heart. As the clouds darken the earth but to cool and fructify it, so the clouds of grief cast a shadow over the heart to prepare it for nobler things. The hour of sorrow is the hour of reverence. It puts an end to the shallow sneer, the ribald jest, the cruel calumny; it softens the heart with sympathy, and enriches the mind with thoughtfulness. Wisdom is mainly recollection of all that was learned by sorrow. Do not think that your sorrow will remain; it will pass away like a cloud. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Victory of all kinds is preceded by a season of preparation. It can no more appear spontaneously and erratically than can a flower or a mountain. Like them, it is the culminating point in a process of growth, in a series of causes and effects. No mere wishing, no magic word, will produce worldly success; it must be achieved by an orderly succession of well-directed efforts. No spiritual victory will be achieved by him who imagines that it does not begin until the hour of temptation arrives. All spiritual triumphs are gained in the silent hour of meditation, and through a series of successes in lesser trials. The time of great temptation is the climax of a conquest that long preparation has made certain and complete. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Every day is a new birth in time, holding out new beginnings, new possibilities, new achievements. The ages have witnessed the stars in their orbits, but this day hath no age witnessed. It is a new appearance, a new reality. It heralds a new life- -yea, a new order, a new society, a new age. It holds out new hopes, new opportunities, to all men. In it you can become a new man, a new woman. For you it can be the day of regeneration, renewal, rebirth. From the old past with its mistakes, failures, and sorrows, you can rise a new being, endued with power and purpose, and radiant with the inspiration of a new ideal. Be chaste in mind and body. Abandon sensual pleasures. Purge the mind of selfishness, and live a life of exalted purity. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

The days are lengthening. Each day now the sun rises a little higher, and the light lingers a little longer. So each day we can strengthen our character; each day we can open our heart a little more to the light of Truth, and allow the Sun of Righteousness to shine more highly in our mind. The sun does not increase in volume or intensity, but the earth turns toward it, and receives more as it turns. All that there is of Truth and Good is now. It does not increase or diminish, but as we turn toward it we receive of its radiance and beneficence in ever-increasing abundance and power. As the artisan acquires skill in fashioning the articles of his craft by daily and diligent practice with his tools, so do you acquire skill in fashioning good deeds by daily and diligent practice of the Truth. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

The deplorable failure of many outward and isolated reforms is traceable to the fact that their devotees pursue them as an end in themselves, failing to see that they are merely steps toward ultimate, individual perfection. All true reform must come from within, in a changed heart and mind. The giving up of certain foods and drinks, and the breaking away from certain outward habits, are good and necessary beginnings; but they are only beginnings, and to end there is to fall far short of a true spiritual life. It is good, therefore, to cleanse the heart, to correct the mind, and to develop the understanding, for we know that the one thing needed is a regenerate heart. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Daily Enlightenment Affirmations & Meditations - Day 10 - Old Self to New Man The old must pass away before the new can appear. The old cottage must be demolished before the new mansion can appear upon its site. The old error must be destroyed before the new truth can come. ... The old self must be renounced before the new man can be born. When the old self of temper, impatience, envy, pride, and impurity has perished, then in its place will appear the new man of gentleness, patience, goodwill, humility, and purity. Let the old life of sin and sorrow pass; let the new life of Righteousness and joy come in. Then all that was old and ugly will be made new and beautiful. It is in the realization of this Principle where the Kingdom of Heaven, the abiding home of the soul, resides, and which is the source and storehouse of every permanent blessing. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Do not despair because of failure. From your particular failure, there is a special greatness, a peculiar wisdom, to be gained; and no teacher can lead you to that greatness, that wisdom, more surely and swiftly than your experience of failure. In every mistake you make, in every fall you encounter, there is a lesson of vital import if you will but search it out; and he who will stoop to discover the good in that which appears to be disastrous will rise superior to every event, and will utilize his failures as winged steeds to bear him to a final and supreme success. Foolish men blame others for their lapses and sins, but let the truth-lover blame only himself. Let him acknowledge his complete responsibility for his own conduct. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

All the varied activities of human life are rooted in, and draw their vitality from, one common source, the human heart. The cause of all suffering and all happiness resides, not in the outer activities of human life, but in the inner activities of the heart and mind. And every external agency is sustained by the life which it derives from human conduct. The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of Truth. He is not properly equipped to battle with and overcome temptation. He who cannot fearlessly face his lower nature cannot climb the rugged heights of renunciation. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis Anchor: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Daily Enlightenment Affirmations & Meditations - Day 7 - Higher Gifts Every step upward means the leaving of something behind and below. The high is reached only at the sacrifice of the low. The good is secured only by abandoning the evil. Knowledge is acquired only by the destruction of ignorance. Every acquisition has its price, which must be paid "to the last penny." Every animal, every creeping thing, possesses some gift, some power, which man, in his upward march, has laid down, which he has exchanged for some higher gift, or power. What greatness do good men forfeit by clinging to old selfish habits! Behind every humble sacrifice a winged angel waits to lift us up the heights of knowledge and wisdom. Let him who has attained divinity guard against falling back. Let him be careful in little things and be well fortified against the entrance of sin. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To Learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

As the energetic man of business is not daunted by difficulties, but studies how to overcome them, so the man of ceaseless aspiration is not crushed into submission by temptations, but meditates how he may fortify his mind, for the tempter is like a coward, he only creeps in at weak and unguarded points. The tempted one should study thoughtfully the nature and meaning of temptation, for until it is known it cannot be overcome. He who is to overcome temptation must understand how it arises in his own darkness and error and must study, by introspection and meditation, how to disperse the darkness and supplant error by truth. A man must know himself if he is to know truth. Self-knowledge is the handmaid of self-conquest. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To Learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at various comedy festivals, World Famous Comedy Store, and UCB Theater. Yogi Marquis holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University and is a certified breath-work and meditation teacher. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis #Meditation, #Affirmations, #Positivity, #Manifestation, #JamesAllen, #God, #Spirituality, #Mysticism, #Enlightenment, #Love, #Virtues, #Peace, #Abundance, #Prosperity, #AsAManThinketh, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

The Gates of Heaven are forever open, and no one is prevented from entering by any will or power but his own; but no one can enter the Kingdom of Heaven so long as he is enamored of, and chooses, the seductions of hell, so long as he resigns himself to sin and sorrow. There is a larger, higher, nobler, diviner life than that of sinning and suffering, which is so common in which, indeed, nearly all are immersed- a life of victory over sin, and triumph over evil; a life wise and happy, benign and tranquil, virtuous and peaceful. This life can be found and lived now, and he who lives it is steadfast in the midst of change; restful among the restless; peaceful, though surrounded by strife. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About James Allen James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To Learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx, Senator Barbara Boxer, and Mayor Karen Bass. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at the World Famous Comedy Store, UCB Theater, and the San Francisco Improv Festival. Yogi Marquis was certified as a breath-work and meditation teacher by renowned yoga instructor, Alex Nashton. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogimarquis/support

Man attains in the measure that he aspires. His longing to be is the gauge of what he can be. To fix the mind is to foreordain the achievement. As man can experience and know all low things, so he can experience and know all high things. As he has become human, so he can become divine. The turning of the mind in high and divine directions is the sole and needful task. What is impurity but the impure thoughts of the thinker? What is purity but the pure thoughts of the thinker? One man does not do the thinking of another. Each man is pure or impure of himself alone. The man of aspiration sees before him the pathway up the heavenly heights, and his heart already experiences a foretaste of the final peace. —- This meditation was written by James Allen the author of "As A Man Thinketh." Production, Voiceover, and Original Commentary by Yogi Marquis. --- About the Author James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family, after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s, when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. (From https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesallen) To Learn more about James Allen Visit the James Allen Institute at https://www.jai.org.uk/ About Yogi Marquis Yogi Marquis is a writer, healer, and mystic. He is the host of the podcast “Yogi Marquis Meditations” and he serves as a VIP Coach with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman. Marquis' yogic journey began as a guest on the Discovery Network Show “Guru2Go” where he was taught Breath of Fire to unleash his Kundalini. Since then, Yogi Marquis has appeared on several television shows including BET's Hell Date, MTV's Room 401, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has amazed crowds while sharing the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx, Senator Barbara Boxer, and Mayor Karen Bass. Yogi Marquis has led workshops for organizations including Airbnb, Nextdoor, The Democratic National Committee, Uber/Postmates, Common Sense Media, and The Girls Club of Los Angeles. He has healed audiences with laughter at the World Famous Comedy Store, UCB Theater, and the San Francisco Improv Festival. Yogi Marquis was certified as a breath-work and meditation teacher by renowned yoga instructor, Alex Nashton. He is currently writing his first book, An Autobiography of an Urban Yogi. ------ Follow Yogi Marquis: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogiMarquis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimarquis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogimarquis Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogiMarquis Medium: https://medium.com/@YogiMarquis --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yogimarquis/support

If This Is True would like to kick off the year with Charone Frankel. Charone is a lawyer, an improviser, a mezzo soprano and a podcaster here in Cleveland. Her Habeas Humor podcast has covered everything from Aaron Hernandez to Vladimir Putin. Charone has lived in California and in the NYC area, studied with UCB Theater and has been featured in independent films and TV pilots. We talked about DIY auditioning and podcasting and what it takes to bloom where you're planted. 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

Sean and Amber bemoan longwindedness at The Moth. They also get into why the revival of the ASSSCAT show at UCB Theater should be called "6 foot 7 foot 8 foot bunch," or perhaps "Beetlejuice," the horrible traffic in remote parts of Mexico, and why they're skipping (or at least postponing) this week's La Brea-kdown. Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "Oh, The Ghost!" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Aimèe, Jared and Nick are back to recap episode of season 6! This week, we're joined by writer and comedian Johnna Scrabis! Johnna is a producer on the show Impractical Jokers and was a regular performer at UCB Theater in New York City. Send us your thoughts on the podcast and Kids in the Hall! You can contact us at kidsinthepod@gmail.com or on Instagram and Twitter @KidsInThePod! Sketches in this episode: Super Drunk PT 1 Hotel la Rut Super Drunk PT 2 Friends of Kids in the Hall: Aaron Antique Super Drunk PT 3 The Patrol Our theme song: "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Guess what?? This is the last interview episode of Season 2! And I'm so excited about it because I have an awesome, kind, hilarious, and talented guest - Gilli Nissim. Gilli is a writer, actress, and performer based in Los Angeles. She has been a writer for The Other Two on HBO Max, Pretty Smart on Netflix, and A.P. Bio on Peacock. She is also a co-host of the live talk show, We're Gross, which was held at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. And I'm so excited because after the long shutdown, it is coming back. And she and her co-host, Jake Jabbour, who was a guest in Season 1, get naked on stage. I don't think every show, but a lot of them. In this episode we talk about how Gilli viewed success after graduating college and trying to get into the entertainment industry, the many valuable things she learned from creating and making “We're Gross,” the top 3 skills that helped her a job as a tv writer, and some great advice for writers and artists on their journey as they navigate the entertainment industry. I had such a great time talking with Gilli and I hope you enjoy and get a lot out of our conversation. If you do, please take a screenshot of this episode and share on Instagram - tag me @levelupwithshay and Gilli @time2getgill Thank you so much for being here. It's time to level up. Subscribe to Level Up! With Shay wherever you get your podcasts. Show page and transcription: www.levelupwithshay.com/podcast/s2e25 Gilli Nissim's Links Instagram: www.instagram.com/time2getgill IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4191110/ Level Up! With Shay Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levelupwithshay/ Sign up for the Level Up! newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ClYM8t

Rachel Dratch recently had her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, a play by Selina Fillinger. With three decades of experience in the business, Rachel recalls her SNL days where she worked for seven years and compares the pressure that came along with it and how it differs from doing Broadway. She speaks candidly about her love for comedy, particularly improv and sketch, and whether she'll ever try drama on stage or in movies. Rachel also shares why she prefers sticking to the script and rarely improvises on a film, why she decided to leave SNL, and why you should have fun when you're in a "dip". Rachel Dratch is an actress, comedian, and writer, whose latest stage credits include POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, her Broadway debut. She was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for seven years, where she had memorable characters like Debbie Downer, Boston teen Denise, and the "Lovers" professors with Will Ferrell. She was an alumna of the Second City Theater in Chicago, where she performed in four revues on the main stage, two of which she received the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Revue. Some of her live comedy credits include ASSSCAT 3000 at the UCB Theater in New York, "Dratch and Fey". Her TV credits include "Frasier," "Ugly Betty," "30 Rock," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," and "Shameless," and some of her film credits include "Wine Country," "Click," and "Just Go with It." In this episode, we talk about: Having a minor in Psychology and wanting to be a therapist Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Unexpectedly getting pregnant at 44 Living in Chicago for nine years and getting into The Second City Her memoir, Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle Connect with Rachel: Twitter: @TheRealDratch Instagram: @raedratch Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I will address the Chris Rock segment in a bonus episode later today. Amy Schumer nailed her monologue. So that Bob Saget memorial….was filmed….and will air on Netflix….which is cool, but did they all go into it knowing that?Jim Gaffigan on if he's kids think he is funny.Joe Rogan has some questions about the tech companies.Will Ferrell will do live versions of the Ron Burgundy podcast.The UCB Theater was sold and will re-open at least one location.Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/dcnpod - join us to to discuss comedy and your favorite comedians.Instagram is @dailycomedynewsReddit https://www.reddit.com/r/dailycomedynews/Twitter is @dcnpod because the person with what I want tweeted onceSupport the show by Buying Me A Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynewsGoodpods: https://goodpods.app.link/2OUMliguTkb and I am @johnnymacEmail: john at thesharkdeck dot comDaily Comedy News is a production of The Shark Deck, the leading company in short form daily podcasts.www.linktr.ee/dailycomedynewsListen Ad-Free and get the episodes early with a premium subscription for $4.99/month on Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-comedy-news-podcast-a-podcast-about-comedians/id1474309028

Aimèe, Jared and Nick are joined by actor and comedian Zach Cherry to recap episode 6 of season 2! You may have seen Zach in shows like Crashing or Search Party, or on stage at UCB Theater in New York City. He currently performs with RaaaatScraps on Sundays in New York and, in a couple of days, in the Apple TV show Severance. Send us your thoughts on the podcast and Kids in the Hall! You can contact us at kidsinthepod@gmail.com or on Instagram and Twitter @KidsInThePod! Sketches in this episode: Second Novel Baboon Hair Loss Conversation Buddy: Wood Nymph Anecdote Groovy Teacher Our theme song: "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

HEY GANG! As a special season two bonus episode, we are dropping the COMPLETE conversation we had with Brian Wecht and Leighton Gray of Leighton Night!!! This - like most of our guest eps - would only be available to our Patreon subscribers, but we LOVED this episode and this talk we had so much, we're dropping the whole ep to everybody for free. Enjoy! And thanks for listening. Oh podcasting, will, animation cells, Captain Crunch, inheritance, nerd stuff, collectibles, records, comics, antiques, valuing old stuff, Funko pop, Beanie Babies, ebay, Image comics, spiderman, the ‘Nam comic, Amazing Stories “Gather Ye Acorns,” 30 Rock, Apollo Apollo, how we know each other, UCB Theater, Kurt Braunohler, Ninja Sex Party, Neutrino improv, Leslie Meisel, horror, 30 rock lines, The Office renaissance, Brian Baumgartner, Kevin Malone, cameo, relationship sweet moments versus plain comedy, Jack Donaghy, Taxi, horror scores ambient sound, Infocom text adventure games, He-Man action figures, on card action figures, Bob the Goon, Dragon magazine, purging collections, collecting compulsion, commoditize everything- social media, podcasts, any free time, Masters of Horror, watching everything, reading everything, Fringe, starstruck, Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal, media diet, CSI, Manhunter, Criterion collection, Brian Cox, Anthony Hopkins, Cannon Canon, Tough Guys Don't Dance, David Cronenberg, Crash, Phil Hale, Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard, The Sopranos, intervention episode, Parks and Rec, A Quiet Place, Alicia Wit, Dune, Stevie Van Zandt, Scorcese, therapy, Netflix, Lilyhammer, New Jersey, comforting accents, memories, Carolina, NYC pride, LA shame, LA film sites, David Lynch, Rough House, Halloween, Pig, Nicolas Cage, anxiety, being present, mindfulness, self worth, self love, breaking up with your phone, social media feelings, twitter, shame, 12 step for social media, Kenan Thompson, David Ortiz, depression, shame for feeling feelings, validation outside one's self, self-loathing, reconsidering considering, criticism for taste, truth is not black or white, false humility, liberal shaming, chan online cruelty, movie reviews, critic journalist personalities, Pixar morals, fluidity of personal truth, online recipes, Hunter S Thompson, book adaptations, Altered States, Carlos Castaneda, Time Life Mysteries of the Unknown, What's Poppin, binary thinking, tolerating complexity, cannot logic out of life, sleep, beanie baby divorce. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatsthatfrom)

We're joined today by writer and actor Frank Garcia-Hejl to recap episode 12 of season 1. In addition to teaching and performing at the UCB Theater in New York and Los Angeles, Frank's credits include USA's First Impressions with Dana Carvey, the CBS Diversity Showcase and JFL's New Faces. You can also watch a short he co-wrote and co-starred in for the comedy/horror anthology Scare Package now streaming on Shudder! Check out Frank's podcasts: The Canon Cannon (https://apple.co/30GxRat), a podcast about cheap 80's production company Canon Films And Smashing Pumpkast (https://bit.ly/3aPnrXz), a Smashing Pumpkins podcast Send us your thoughts on the podcast and Kids in the Hall! You can contact us at kidsinthepod@gmail.com or on Instagram and Twitter @KidsInThePod! Sketches in this episode: AT&Love: Kathy Turns Over Mood Swing Billy Dreamer 1 Folk Music Who's Gay in Hollywood? Billy Dreamer 2 Skoora! Our theme song: "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Oh podcasting, will, animation cells, Captain Crunch, inheritance, nerd stuff, collectibles, records, comics, antiques, valuing old stuff, Funko pop, Beanie Babies, ebay, Image comics, spiderman, the ‘Nam comic, Amazing Stories “Gather Ye Acorns,” 30 Rock, Apollo Apollo, how we know each other, UCB Theater, Kurt Braunohler, Ninja Sex Party, Neutrino improv, Leslie Meisel, horror, 30 rock lines, The Office renaissance, Brian Baumgartner, Kevin Malone, cameo, relationship sweet moments versus plain comedy, Jack Donaghy, Taxi, horror scores ambient sound, Infocom text adventure games, He-Man action figures, on card action figures, Bob the Goon, Dragon magazine, purging collections, collecting compulsion, commoditize everything- social media, podcasts, any free time, Masters of Horror, watching everything, reading everything, Fringe, starstruck, Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal, media diet, CSI, Manhunter, Criterion collection, Brian Cox, Anthony Hopkins, Cannon Canon, Tough Guys Don't Dance, David Cronenberg, Crash, Phil Hale, Empire of the Sun, J.G. Ballard, The Sopranos, intervention episode, Parks and Rec, A Quiet Place, Alicia Wit, Dune, Stevie Van Zandt, Scorcese, therapy, Netflix, Lilyhammer, New Jersey, comforting accents, memories, Carolina, NYC pride, LA shame, LA film sites, David Lynch, Rough House, Halloween, Pig, Nicolas Cage, anxiety, being present, mindfulness, self worth, self love, breaking up with your phone, social media feelings, twitter, shame, 12 step for social media, Kenan Thompson, David Ortiz, depression, shame for feeling feelings, validation outside one's self, self-loathing, reconsidering considering, criticism for taste, truth is not black or white, false humility, liberal shaming, chan online cruelty, movie reviews, critic journalist personalities, Pixar morals, fluidity of personal truth, online recipes, Hunter S Thompson, book adaptations, Altered States, Carlos Castaneda, Time Life Mysteries of the Unknown, What's Poppin, binary thinking, tolerating complexity, cannot logic out of life, sleep, beanie baby divorce. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatsthatfrom)

Danny and Kevin sit down with writer, John Reynolds. John Reynolds Reynolds is an Emmy and WGA nominated writer and a Peabody award winner who was most recently the head writer for the Film Independent Spirit Awards on IFC, hosted by Aubrey Plaza, where he also wrote and directed sketches starring Bill Murray. His other late-night writing experience includes Comedy Central's “The President Show” and six years as a staff writer and performer on “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on CBS. He also wrote on the reboot of “Rocky and Bullwinkle” and was the head writer for “The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show,” both animated series produced by Dreamworks. Reynolds is an original member of the UCB Theater's weekend team, “Reuben Williams,” and still performs at the UCBT in LA and NY. On the “Late Late Show,” Reynolds' monologue jokes often made the weekly “Best of Late Night” lists. In addition, he wrote and produced many sketches for the show, creating new characters for Craig as well as writing material for Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Lennon, Jim Parsons, Jeffrey Tambor, Henry Winkler, Mary Steenburgen, Dave Foley, and author, Salman Rushdie. He also wrote for Craig's White House Correspondent's Dinner and has written comedy pieces for “Mad Magazine” and “American Bystander.” John has developed pilots and various other projects over the past few years with CBS, NBC, Fox, Warner Brothers, Jim Henson, Gary Sanchez, Conaco, History Channel, and the Disney Channel. His comedy writing and cartoons have been published in the likes of “Mad Magazine” and “American Bystander.” Instagram @afistfulofbabies | https://www.afistfulofbabies.com​ The Human Centipod https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBRpp3gs​... https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-KJbRg0​ --- 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/thedannymcdermottshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedannymcdermottshow/support

It's week “whatever” in quarantine, and your Sports Lordz continue to release new content. This week, we begin by discussing the closing of the Upright Citizen's Brigade theater here in New York as we learn of the news just as we begin to record and reflect on some of our thoughts and our experiences there. We then discuss Kevin's new quarantine song about the show Bar Rescue, and we get into some discussion about the show and give some updates from our time in quarantine. Spoiler alert: we miss sports. We then get into some football talk as the NFL draft is this week, and we discuss one of the new plans being discussed for the future of college football. From there, we get into some baseball rumors, Dana White's private fighting island plan, we pitch a new Disney movie idea (no stealing!) and discuss Tom Brady's odd park incident. Later, we discuss the first two episodes of the ESPN docuseries, The Last Dance and boy does it make us miss sports some more. Then, Kevin and Jimmy update us on the MLB The Show Twitch stream on our own Twitch channel, we take on the city of Chicago and are left to wonder if the Cubs are the ones actually responsible for the Hellworld that we are living, so you'll have to listen to find out the truth! Stay safe and stay indoors serfs!This episode is brought to you by Herb Nerdsworth's Announcing classes at the UCB Theater in New York! These classes are so good, they'll likely be offered forever!Follow us on twitter, Instagram and Twitch @SportsLordz 

The Sports Lordz are back together at the Sportatorium with the latest classic episode of your favorite sports-comedy podcast! This week as we begin No Nut November, we look back at the World Series and give our reactions to the Washington Nationals winning their first ever championship.  With the baseball season over we transition over to the “hot stove” part of the year and look at some of the free agents available and what might happen. We then get into some college football talk and recap the “World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” and the huge win for Jimmy's Georgia Bulldogs and then preview the upcoming massive matchup between Alabama and LSU and look ahead at what the college football playoff could look like. We shift gears and look at the NFL at its halfway point with the Pats losing and the Dolphins winning, and talk some NBA where the Suns have risen and the Warriors have crumbled. We wrap up the opening segment by looking back at the death of Deadspin, the Ringer's desire to unionize, and give out our Lord Of The Week to musician and good friend of the show Aaron Schilb. We then break news as our contact inside the White House has once again sent us recorded audio from the Washington Nationals World Series celebration at the White House with the dear leader (check out episode 19 for Clemson's White House celebration audio). This is exclusive audio no one else has and that you don't want to miss! We conclude our return to form with a new round of DABS! This episode is brought to you by Kamala Harris' Fireside Chat Fundraiser at the UCB Theater in LA. It's a really good idea!Check out Aaron Schilb and his music at https://aaronschilb.com/. He wrote our badass theme song!Follow us on twitter and Instagram @SportsLordz 

Jamie Denbo's life and career would not be the same were it not for her job at a Renaissance fair. Her future in comedy, improv, acting, and now writing and producing might not have taken shape if she didn't mistakenly audition for a gig she didn't understand. Jamie tells Marc how early life misdirection and heavy duty self-criticism changed course thanks to the honing of her improv skills at the Ren-Fair and her coming-of-age at the original UCB Theater. They also talk about Ronna and Beverly, why she doesn't want to do on-camera work anymore, and how she turned the Renaissance fair experience into a comedy series, American Princess. This episode is sponsored by the Netflix podcast I Hate Talking About Myself, Turo, SiriusXM, and Allbirds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.

Hi and welcome to what I hope is the first of many episodes! I'm your host Lauren Morris. I am also the founder and director of AdLib Theatre. Just like with the Improv Teachers podcast, I wanted to take a closer look into the world of artistic directors. What do we look for when performers take to the stage? How can we give clear notes? What goes on behind the scenes? These are some of the questions we will be examining in these short episodes. Every week or so, I will give you a recap of our show, what the expectation was, how it turned out, and some tips and tricks on bringing your improv to life on stage! I hope you enjoy this new experiment and I look forward to this adventure with you. About Me (Lauren Morris): Lauren Morris is the founder and director of AdLib Theatre Company as well as the Executive Producer for the Central Florida Improv Festival. Lauren studied improv at The Annoyance Theatre & Bar with Mick Napier and with Paul Vaillancourt (co-Founder of iO West) at iO West. She has taken workshops and classes with such improv notables as Kevin Mullaney, Jill Bernard, Rebecca and Rich Sohn, Adal Rifai, Susan Messing, and Mark Sutton and members of the UCB Theater in New York City. Lauren hosts The Improv Teachers (winner of Best of Improv Podcasts, 2017, PlayerFM). A podcast dedicated to discussing the art of teaching improv. Additionally, she is a veteran of numerous improv festivals where she has been invited to perform and teach. As a writer, Lauren has been featured in publications such as Weekly Humorist, Slackjaw, Belladonna, MockMom, Points in Case, and Robot Butt. She honed her satire skills via Second City. To learn more you can visit www.adlibcomedy.com or www.laurenhasthree.com

PodcastPodcast Ep. 63 Show Nutz Previous Podcast Challenge for Eric: Beyond with Mike Kelton Overall rating: Not since ghost Peeps has anything been so spooky and fun! Podcast Challenge for Lauren: Wireframe THANKS, SPONSOR: 23andMe Clip 1: I Have to Ask with Isaac Chotiner, Martha Nussbaum If someone thinks that women should have access to legal and affordable healthcare but votes for Trump, who is working hard to wipe out such access, how do you reconcile that? Is it about the issue, or about the power of that person's vote? "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." Clip 2: Directionally Challenged, “Tech Addiction” w/ Manoush Zomorodi The episode is about the fucked up shit technology and social media are doing to our souls, and in this clip they are talking about boredom. -When was the last time you were bored? -There's a problem with the word “bored.” It sounds bad. -We used to have bored time waiting in lines -Remember when we used to say “brb?” -When do you brainstorm? -What do you think of when you daydream? When do you do it? -Do you bring your phone into the bathroom? Is it a problem? Lots of Comments then No Comment: The Cut on Tuesdays, Power "Now we have two men accused of sexual harassment and assault who now get to decide for the country what might define sexual assault or whether women who are sexually assaulted are able to have access to safe and legal abortions." AND NOW FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT: PSA, Doodie Calls, Betsy Sodaro Comedian and writer Doug Mand (How I Met Your Mother, UCB Theater) talks with other comedians about their most embarrassing and horrifying bathroom attacks and other unflattering experiences. Doug actually set up a hotline so that if you are about to shit your pants, you call it, and hopefully talking to someone will allow you to forget about your asshole and hold it until you can really let it go. So there's your PSA. 1786HOLDITIN. I just wanted you all to know about this excellent service. Eric shares a poop story. Segment Segment: LP: Sneakers with nice dresses EE: Big Mouth on Netflix is BACK | vote411.org DJJWU: Fifa 19

Rob Huebel and Marc start a new podcast within this podcast. It's a show called Contact List and they're pretty sure it makes them sound like jerks. But before that, Rob tells Marc about getting started in comedy during the early days of the UCB Theater, which led to his sketch comedy show Human Giant as well as rolls in movies like The Descendants and TV shows like The League. Plus, they talk about Rob's other new show, Do You Want to See a Dead Body?, which is better than Contact List. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.

Horatio Sanz didn't always plan on becoming a comedian or an SNL cast member for eight seasons. Initially he wanted to be a CIA special agent. Marc talks with Horatio about the sudden change in career path and how it eventually led to the start of the UCB Theater. Horatio also explains why he decided to kick the hornet's nest a little after he was gone from SNL. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.

The 6th Annual West Coast 12 Guests Of Christmas from the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Blaze with Lizzie and Kat Beverly Hills 90210 podcast is joined this week by screenwriter, SB Nation writer and host of Scientific Podcast Goes Boink, Bill Hanstock! And, we all watched Lifetime's Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story, and have lots to say! For more information about Tonya Harding: The Musical, check the UCB Theater schedule, as it is performed monthly. Alexandra Martell's article for Cosmopolitan is Dear Former Teen Soap Stars: Stop Bashing Your Old Show. What we were drinking: Cream soda with whipped cream vodkaWhat we were eating: Baguette with an assortment of spreads

You've seen Zach Woods in Silicon Valley, The Office, Veep and In The Loop, but Marc saw him doing improv at the UCB Theater and was blown away. Zach tells Marc why improv is the one thing in life that makes him feel truly comfortable. Zach also explains how the trajectory of his career was quite possibly altered forever by oral surgery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.