Podcasts about westside comedy theater

Ester Steinberg is here! We talk about meeting at the Westside Comedy Theater years ago. Growing up in Tampa. Doechii comes up as Ester also from Tampa wishes she had a minicer like the Swamp Princess. Ester has a new comedy special called Smeer Campaign out now ! Ester Steinberg: Schmear Campaign is now on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Dish, YouTube and more! You can also listen to the album on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#TaxSeason #Creatives #Freelancers #TaxPrep #Circusarts Event Announcement : Welcome to the Nevada Labor Commissioner Circus & Cirque Arts Industry TownHall! Join us at the Nevada State Business Center- Department of Business and Industry for an exciting in-person event. This town hall is your chance to engage with the Nevada Labor Commissioner and discuss important issues within the circus arts industry. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to have your voice heard and make a difference. We are so fortunate to have special guest Founder of Amazon Labor Union Christian Smalls joining us. See you there! Nevada Labor Commissioner Circus Arts Industry TownHall Thursday, January 23, 2025 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST EVENTBRITE RSVP In-Person BELOW Required (Seats Are Limited) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nevada-labor-commissioner-circus-arts-industry-townhall-tickets-1141627250839Connect with Jeffrey Thompson:https://www.jeffthat.comOn this episode of the Circuspreneur Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews Jeffrey Thompson, MA, MBA, EA, USTCP, a tax professional as well as a writer, actor, and magician member of the Magic Castle. In addition to filing taxes for a little over 400 clients each year, he serves as an artistic director and board member for Improv Theatre, teaches at the Westside Comedy Theater, and serves on the board of The Ruby LA and The Improv Network. He has also previously taught psychology at Citrus College and given lectures to artists at CalArts and Cal Lawyers for the Arts and for the City of Santa Clarita and County of Nevada.

Gillian Bellinger is a beloved improviser, teacher and actor. She founded the now thriving Misfit Improv and Acting School in Asheville, N.C. which just celebrated its one year anniversary. I had met Gillian during the pandemic with our mutual friend, Jay Sukow. We reconnected recently at the Sketch School with Marc Warzecha in Sketch 101 and I knew I wanted to know more about this very funny lady. We talk about growing up in Texas and how the improv bug got her. Gillian's resume is amazing. She has performed as an improviser and taught at Second City Chicago, Second City Hollywood, Westside Comedy Theater in Mission IMPROVable, Comedy Sportz. She is a SAG voiceover actor and has appeared in numerous commercials, TV and film. When asked why she named her new theater “Mifit” she told us. “A bit of a misfit lies in each of us. That unique part of our spirit that delights in play. We strive at Misfit to create that same kind of place, a place to belong, to connect, to create and be a misfit.” Gillian is a generous and brilliant person and I for one am looking forward to visiting her in Asheville! https://www.misfitavl.com

My guest is someone who's loads of fun to talk to and learn from.  Today, I'm talking to Chris Alvarado. He's an amazing improv teacher and performer, and trained at The Second City Conservatory in Chicago, iO West, and UCB LA.  Chris created his workshops to provide a space for work that is fun, but also meaningful.  He believes in exploring beyond the rules so performers can find their own source of inspiration and make meaningful connections with others, which I'm also all about.  Chris currently performs at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California, and has also appeared two shows on HBO Max called “Minx” and “Hacks”.  He also co-created the web series "7p10e," about a couple who begin dating long distance. You'll be able to tell how much he cares about what he does, and how fulfilled he gets in sharing this artform with his students.  There's a lot of fun, and lots of great words of wisdom shared in this episode.  I really hope you all enjoy this as much as I did. Learn more about Chris and his workshops by visiting his website, chris-alvarado.com.  Find out how you can book him for workshops and sign up for his amazing classes.  And feel free to learn more about West Side Comedy Theater at their website, westsidecomedy.com. Don't forget to rate and review, and share the podcast with everyone!

In this episode, Christie and Lynn talk to comic Gena B. Jones, about her diverse upbringing in Washington, D.C.; her Mexican and Syrian roots; the unifying power of shopping malls; the best Trader Joe's snacks; and more! .... Gena is a Syrian-Mexican-American comedian, writer and show producer based in Los Angeles. She's currently a regular at the Hollywood Improv, the Westside Comedy Theater, The Crow, and a plethora of indie venues around LA. At the Improv, she co-produces Hilarious Habibis, a quarterly standup showcase that exclusively features Middle Eastern talent. The show was recently featured in the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, the LA Times, and AlAraby TV. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok!

I can write an encyclopedia on how Serafina's Wednesday afternoon open mic at Cinema Bar on LA's Westside is one of the best places to work on your stuff in LA (for all you LA comics who've been listening to the podcast), but I got a lot of ground to cover here. Serafina Costanza is a Davis, CA born/LA-based comedian who you can see performing regularly at Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica and all up and down the California coast. She also produces The Shack Show, second Wednesday of every month at The Shack in Playa Del Vista.I've done the show twice. Not only is it fun, but The Shack has a damned good burger! In this episode, we talk about going to punk shows, Coachella, vices, quitting smoking (which I recently did myself), Sublime, Sublime With Rome, LA weed, casinos, and so much more! Follow Serafina Costanza on all of the stuff http://www.instgram.com/serafinacostanz http://www.threads.net/@serafinacostanz http://www.twitter.com/serafinacostanz http://www.tiktok.com/@serafinacostanz And yoooooooo. Follow me while you're at it! http://www.instagram.com/ianirarousso http://www.threads.net/@ianirarousso http://www.tiktok.com/@ianirarousso http://www.twitter.com/ianirarousso http://www.facebook.com/ianirarousso Follow The Ian Ira Rousso Show Show on Instagram and Threads http://www.instagram.com/tiirspodcast http://threads.net/@tiirspodcast  Join The Ian Ira Rousso Show groups on Reddit and Discord https://www.reddit.com/r/theianiraroussoshow/ / https://discord.gg/AujN47Vj And see me live! Upcoming dates and shirts: http://www.ianirarousso.com Debut comedy album Sorry Again out now! #Punk #PunkRock #Coachella #QuittingSmoking #Vices #Sublime #Casinos #LasVegas #TheIanIraRoussoShow #TIIRS

Meet the hysterically funny Aaron Krebs. I can't remember laughing this much in a podcast since-well never! Among his many accomplishments he and his college buddies created the enormously successful improv show, Mission Improvable which continues to wow college audience. On April 1st, 2009 Mission IMPROVable bought Mi's Westside Comedy Theater. They embraced the stand-up and improv community, started a training center. Some oil the many great comedians who've performed at Westside include: Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey, Judd Apatow, Zach Galifianakis, Tig Notaro, Demetri Marin, , Bobcat Goldthwait, Lorraine Newman. So where is Aaron Krebs going next? Who knows? But wherever he is, laughter and great fellowship will be there! #Westsidetheatre #inkwelltavern Visit my website where I speak to today's leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists from all over the world who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. margotescott.com/podcast/

I am plugging away on making these live shows the best quality possible. Toivo makes the audio so much better than it starts, but I need to get better at the actual start. We got the Suggestion "Relax" and went from there.

Liz has been coaching, directing and performing improv for the last 25 years. Liz coached the long-running IO (Improv Olympic) house teams Valhalla, Deep Schwa and Mission Improvable (founders of the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica). Liz was IO's Training Center Director for 3 years, and an ensemble level teacher for 10 years. A founding member of The IO Roadshow, Liz has taught hundreds of workshops at colleges and corporations nationwide. In 1999, 2000 & 2001 Liz won the Del Close Coach of the Year Award at IO, now called the Liz Allen Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2006, with Jimmy Carrane, Liz co-wrote the book Improvising Better (Heinemann) and co-created their popular Individual Assessment Workshop. Liz was honored to coach The Commune, the improv ensemble in Mike Birbiglia's 2016 feature film Don't Think Twice. Liz mentors improv coaches at The Improv Shop in St Louis, and thanks to Skype, coaches faraway improv teams around the globe. In 2017 Liz and her family moved back to Chicago where she continues to write and teach. She is happy to return to her alma mater, The IO Chicago, where she currently teaches Advanced Harold. Liz is a national treasure! Give it a listen.

This episode would not be possible with the unending support of our Post Audio Engineer and Sound Designer , Toivo Kallio. In this particular episode, he had to do a lot more work because I forgot to turn one of the microphones on. Our suggestion was... Turquois Pubic Hair... Very strange for an audience member to say that, I wish I had that little piece recorded. Instagram.com/toistinen/That music at the start... You know who that is? It is The Quick Six, I bet you would love their whole album "County Line" check it out!Todays Understudies are...Jonny Cruz - @jonnycruzzzJake Regal @JakeRegalJames Heaney - James Plays Elden RingJacki Schwarz Florida Person PodcastMax Crandall - @UncleCrandyLandon Kirksey LandonKirksey.comAmy Bury - @bury0007

We're just out here learning things we never wanted (or knew we wanted) to learn, like: when do you, as a nude model, remove your pants? Or who is better, Mr. Pibb or Dr. Pepper? There's a clear right answer for that last one. Anyway, hold on to your big holes, Talon and Sarah are here for another week of deep dives and sexual awakening stories. We'll be taking a brief hiatus after this episode and we'll be back June 23rd! If you're in LA, you can catch Sarah and girlfriend of the show, Elena Afanasiev, LIVE at Westside Comedy Theater as their absurdist improv duo Dock of the Bay! The next two shows take place on May 29th and June 12th. For tickets and more info, click here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/11263844

This episode starts off super giggly for some reason, and with an amazing save from Jake Regal who caught the fact that I had not hit record at the Start. JT wrote in asking if we have noticed "Tech" changing our Day to Day work... Boy oh boy has it....This episode would not be possible with the unending support of our Post Audio Engineer and Sound Designer , Toivo Kallio.Instagram.com/toistinen/That music at the start... You know who that is? It is The Quick Six, I bet you would love their whole album "County Line" check it out!Todays Understudies are...Max Crandall - @UncleCrandyJake Regal @JakeRegalAmy Bury - @bury0007Jonny Cruz - @jonnycruzzzJames Heaney - James Plays Elden Ring

With all the rizz of a competitive eater (are we using that word right?) Talon and Sarah are back to answer the world's oldest question: what's the difference between a weasel and a ferret? Plus, things not to say on the MAX, why you shouldn't google anything with the word teen, and a new (and probably short-lived) segment! We're on TikTok and Insta @craigsistentialcrisis! Our theme is performed by @heyshermie with additional music by @biggietals. Feel free to contact us at craigcripod@gmail.com. If you're in LA, you can catch Sarah and girlfriend of the show, Elena Afanasiev, LIVE May 15th and every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater as their absurdist improv duo Dock of the Bay! For tickets and more info, click here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/11263844

It's our 4th Annual 420 episode with guest craigspert, Elena Afanasiev (Dock of the Bay)! This episode is a perfect hybrid that will buzz your brain and place you exactly where your body wants to be right now. A perfect accompaniment to reading missed connections. Under the influence, we'll ask ourselves the big questions; Who's the sexiest Mario character? What is flirting? Why Subway? And we introduce our prototype soundboard! Set a doob ablaze and press play! #Tarot Follow Elena @elenaafanasiev We're on TikTok and Insta @craigsistentialcrisis! Our theme is performed by @heyshermie with additional music by Talon Bigelow. Feel free to contact us at craigcripod@gmail.com. If you're in LA, you can catch Sarah and girlfriend of the show, Elena Afanasiev, LIVE May 1st and every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater as their absurdist improv duo Dock of the Bay! For tickets and more info, click here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/11263844

Improv comedy helped Levin O'Conner find purpose, love, and a career. Now he's shaping the Montana comedy scene. Hear his story on the Matt Balaker Podcast. Levin fell backward into improv in winter of 2002. In spite of his shy nature he enrolled and attended an improv class at iO Chicago. One class led to two and a year later he graduated the program a better, happier person convinced that improv can change the world for the better. In 2005 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and voice over career. He continued to perform, coach and teach improv at iO West, Westside Comedy Theater and American Music and Dance Academy (AMDA). In 2009 Levin & Annie teamed up to create the show NOW? and toured internationally at theaters, festivals, universities and schools and in 2013 NOW Improv opened a studio of its own. NOW Improv thrived during its two years, but due to the demands of their growing family, they decided to shutter NOW and were hired as Co-Directors of Education for Mi's Westside Comedy Theater where they were tasked with writing and designing a unique improv curriculum, training the faculty and helping grow the community. Most recently Annie & Levin have moved again, this time to Bozeman, MT where they have teamed up with local performer and teacher Molly Hannan to create Last Best Comedy. Together they are thrilled and honored to share their improv and comedy experience with this incredible town. The Last Best Comedy Fest is open for submissions for both improv & standup details and info here: https://www.lastbestcomedyfest.com https://www.lastbestcomedy.com/

Look out Joaquin, there's a new joker in town! In this episode, we dive deep into the laws of man. You'll learn what not to do in the gym, on airplanes, in the pool, and on missed connections. And for some reason, there is more than one conversation about bangin' Disney characters. It's not our fault. Let's get cracking! Unless you're oozing hellfire, then you should wait a bit (apparently). Our next episode will be our annual 420 episode and will be released on Thursday, April 20th! Spark up and join us! If you're in LA, you can catch Sarah and girlfriend of the show, Elena Afanasiev, LIVE April 17th and every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater as their absurdist improv duo Dock of the Bay! For tickets and more info, click here!  We're on TikTok and Insta @craigsistentialcrisis! Our theme is performed by @heyshermie. Feel free to contact us at craigcripod@gmail.com.

Starting comedy in Atlanta, GA and now based in Los Angeles, Neel has performed all over the country with some of comedies' biggest acts. Neel has most recently performed stand up on ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE & has acted and performed on COMEDY CENTRAL's ADAM DEVINE'S HOUSE PARTY. In 2018 he was a featured comedian on AMAZON PRIME'S INSIDE JOKE with Asif Ali. Neel has also made notable appearances on MTV and on IFC's GARKUNKEL AND OATES SHOW. Other networks where you can catch his stand up comedy include HULU's COMING TO THE STAGE, & several episodes of the series FLOPHOUSE for VICELAND directed by Lance Bangs. Neel recently featured at Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, the Laughing Skull Festival in Atlanta and was the runner up for the Westside Stand Up Showdown (2015) in Los Angeles. Aside from just performing standup, he currently produces a few shows in LA including "Unnecessary Evil" at the Westside Comedy Theater, which was recently named one of LA Weekly's top 10 stand up shows. You can catch Neel every week at his show on the Westside where he has shared the stage with comedians like Hannibal Buress, Demetri Martin, Laura Kightlinger, and even Yakov Smirnoff. Thank you for watching and, if you enjoyed this, please consider liking, commenting, and subscribing to the channel.

A "Jack of All Trades" (and master of some), Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for the better part of the past 27 years. He has trained with, among others, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Del Close. He is a graduate of training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago. He is the founder of Today Improv, who teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. He has extensive experience helping businesses drive behavior change through improvisational philosophies and exercises. Jay teaches currently at MI's Westside Comedy Theater, and is a large fan of the Beastie Boys! He wants to share improv--and the Beasties--with people to show how they can benefit from knowing both. 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

For the final episode of 2022, Sean Grant joins Travis and me for a discussion about standup and God. Sean is just delightful. You get a glimpse of the new studio Travis has put together. And we kind of travel back in time since we did this whole thing on Zoom, technical difficulties and all. Sean is an amazing comic who does just about everything you can do in comedy. He is a standup who performs all over the country, he has a Comedy Central special you can find on his YouTube page, and a full album you can find on his IG page (@iamseangrant). He performs with his improv troop every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater. And if that isn't enough, he also has posted a ton of great sketches. Sean has been in the standup game for a long time. We discuss his first open mic experience where his big goal was to just remember exactly what he wanted to say. It is clear that his love of others and his desire to spread joy is what drives him. We also discuss a bit of his faith journey. He was raised religious, but like many of us, really didn't make the conscious choice to believe until a bit later in his life. It is rare to find a comedian in LA who is funny and believes in God. Sean is one of those unicorns. I hope you enjoy our chat. This is the last one of 2022. It is the last video episode you will get for free on Anchor/Spotify. Travis and I are taking our videos to Patreon, so you can get the video episodes (and much, much more!) there. Do not fret though, you will still get the audio here for free! Thanks for listening. We will catch you in 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disorganized-religion/support

For the final episode of 2022, Sean Grant joins Travis and me for a discussion about standup and God. Sean is just delightful. You get a glimpse of the new studio Travis has put together. And we kind of travel back in time since we did this whole thing on Zoom, technical difficulties and all. Sean is an amazing comic who does just about everything you can do in comedy. He is a standup who performs all over the country, he has a Comedy Central special you can find on his YouTube page, and a full album you can find on his IG page (@iamseangrant). He performs with his improv troop every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater. And if that isn't enough, he also has posted a ton of great sketches. Sean has been in the standup game for a long time. We discuss his first open mic experience where his big goal was to just remember exactly what he wanted to say. It is clear that his love of others and his desire to spread joy is what drives him. We also discuss a bit of his faith journey. He was raised religious, but like many of us, really didn't make the conscious choice to believe until a bit later in his life. It is rare to find a comedian in LA who is funny and believes in God. Sean is one of those unicorns. I hope you enjoy our chat. This is the last one of 2022. It is the last video episode you will get for free on Anchor/Spotify. Travis and I are taking our videos to Patreon, so you can get the video episodes (and much, much more!) there. Do not fret though, you will still get the audio here for free! Thanks for listening. We will catch you in 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disorganized-religion/support

In this broadcast from a man living on an island of talking animals, Island Life is coming at you island LIVE in front of an audience of animals at On the House, the oft-burned-down bar owned by Damien the Fox (Ian Zandi - The Onion, Funny or Die). Together with Yammo the Hyena (Adario Mercadante - The Ding Dong Show  at The Comedy Store), St. Hildegarde the Hamster (Kat Rebar - TIME COP improv, Dark Side of the Mat podcast), Jeff the Mantis (Kyle Rebar - TIME COP improv, Westside Comedy Theater), and even a guest appearance by Sadie the Sloth (Sommer Austin), they jam with comedian/musician Greg Hoffman (album release party at The Mint in LA on Jan 7, 2023!) and even come up with a new business idea! Recorded on Apr 21, 2022 at ArtBar LA in Los Angeles, CA. https://www.artbarla.com/*This episode also available with video / character art at https://youtu.be/T17p9tcDgts *Credits: Alex - Alex Denney, Greg - Greg Hoffman, Yammo the Hyena - Adario Mercadante, Damien the Fox - Ian Zandi, St. Hildegarde the Hamster - Kat Rebar, Jeff the Mantis - Kyle Rebar, Sadie the Sloth - Sommer Austin, Art - Hailey McLaughlin-http://www.islandlifepod.com-✩ FOLLOW ALEX ✩✭ WEBSITE: http://www.alexdenney.com✭ YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/alexdenney✭ INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/thealexdenney✭ TIKTOK: http://www.tiktok.com/@thealexdenney✭ FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/thealexdenney✭ PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/alexdenney-Greg Hoffman: https://www.instagram.com/punch_the_pianistAdario Mercadante: https://www.instagram.com/adario1Ian Zandi: https://www.instagram.com/ianzandiKat Rebar: https://www.instagram.com/katheagberglarKyle Rebar: https://www.instagram.com/kylerebarfSommer Austin: https://linktr.ee/sommeraustinHailey McLaughlin: https://linktr.ee/haileytjmclaughlinSupport the show

Expecting the Unexpected & Learning to Pivot – The Verdict with Tom Feher Episode 10 Joseph Limbaugh has over 30 years of professional Improv and Theatre experience. He was one of the original founders of Dad's Garage Theatre in Atlanta Georgia and was the Improv Director there for 4 years, he taught professionally at NYFA (The New York Film Academy) in Los Angeles, and was the head of the Improv school and sketch program at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. Brian Breiter is a civil trial lawyer practicing since 1995 in the area of Plaintiff's Personal Injury. He uses his skills as a professional actor for 30 years in the courtroom and depositions like no other in his field. Brian has performed over a 1,000 improvisation shows with ACME Comedy Theater, The Groundlings, Second City Los Angeles, Improv Theater, UCB, IO West, Westside Comedy Theater, Laughing Gas as well as others. Brian is a founding member of The Liquid Radio Players an improvised 1940's Radio Show. That is what you see on the surface. Listen to this episode of The Verdict where we dive deeper!   In this episode:   -How to develop greater awareness of non-verbal communication -Facilitating a deeper connection and understanding of people through body language and tone -Overcoming stage fright -Presenting facts and client stories in a compelling way -How to effectively think on your feet in the courtroom I hope you enjoyed the episode! Improv for Trial was so generous to share their story and give us some insight into improv in the courtroom Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Improv for Trial:   Website: www.improvfortrial.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/improvfortrial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImprovForTrial   Connect with Tom Feher:   Website:    www.feherlawfirm.com  Facebook: @feherlaw Instagram: @feherlawapc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Rico and I talk about the art of rapping, his music, and his experience with ERB. Rob Rico is an MC, comedian, and co-producer of the freestyle rap/comedy show "Pass the Mic" at the Westside Comedy Theater alongside EpicLLOYD (creator of the hit web series "Epic Rap Battles of History.") New episodes every Monday and Friday. Links below. Check out Rob's stuff: https://www.robricocomedy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_robertrico/?hl=en Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/qK59jACE5M Business/guest inquiries: lamjordan779@gmail.com Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (9:05) - How Rob got into ERB (12:40) - Famous Hispanic people (17:40) - Why Rob started rapping + rap battling (29:40) - Rap battle + how to rap (44:00) - We want beef with gecko Follow on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/banana8ro/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@banana8ro YouTube - youtube.com/channel/UCQjJ6rzWbNhWbGTnnxsTB-w Intro music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qt5lpQLL87Tp8z48XuRKQ

Rob Rico and I talk about the art of rapping, his music, and his experience with ERB. Rob Rico is an MC, comedian, and co-producer of the freestyle rap/comedy show "Pass the Mic" at the Westside Comedy Theater alongside EpicLLOYD (creator of the hit web series "Epic Rap Battles of History.") New episodes every Monday and Friday. Links below. Check out Rob's stuff: https://www.robricocomedy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_robertrico/?hl=en Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/qK59jACE5M Business/guest inquiries: lamjordan779@gmail.com Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (9:05) - How Rob got into ERB (12:40) - Famous Hispanic people (17:40) - Why Rob started rapping + rap battling (29:40) - Rap battle + how to rap (44:00) - We want beef with gecko Follow on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/banana8ro/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@banana8ro YouTube - youtube.com/channel/UCQjJ6rzWbNhWbGTnnxsTB-w Intro music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qt5lpQLL87Tp8z48XuRKQ

Jeffrey joins Jennifer and David on a bridge to talk about his journey, hecklers and video games in relation to improv. Jeffrey Thompson, MA, MBA, EA, is a writer, actor, magician, psychology professor, and tax professional from Los Angeles and currently serves as one of the four artistic directors of Impro Theatre.  He has a roster of over 300 tax and accounting clients in the entertainment industry including actors, dancers, writers, and cinematographers. Jeffrey also teaches improv at the Westside Comedy Theater, teaches psychology at Citrus College, and has given tax talks for CalArts and the California Lawyers for the Arts.  He also acts as a board member for The Ruby LA (a non-profit theatre in LA) and The Improv Network (an international non-profit organization), and produces short films with his production company, Great Hair Productions.

Lloyd Ahlquist, also known as EpicLLOYD, is a childhood friend of mine who was a gymnast through middle school, high school, and he started college for gymnastics, but eventually stepped away from the mat. Lloyd took that hard work and determination he learned being a gymnast and put it into his life as an entertainer – an improv comedian, actor, writer, an internet personality, a freestyle rapper, a comedy theater owner, a self-taught businessman, and all-around entrepreneur. Even with all the twists and turns and so many spin-offs, he has never strayed from ensuring his days are filled with doing what he loves, what he's most passionate about, and what started him on this journey in the first place. Where you can find Lloyd:- Website: http://www.epiclloyd.com- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EPICLLOYD - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theepiclloyd/- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theepiclloyd- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEpicLLOYD- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpicLLOYDMission IMPROVable:- Website: http://www.missionimprovable.com- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitourco/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MItourco- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionIMPROVableEpic Rap Battles of History:- Website: https://www.erbofhistory.com- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/erb- Instagram: http://instagram.com/erb- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erbofhistory- Twitter: https://twitter.com/erbofhistory- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erbMentions from the show:- Westside Comedy Theater: https://www.westsidecomedy.comStay in touch with People, Place, & Purpose on Instagram and stay tuned for a new episode every Monday!

In this episode I talk with Deidre Lee, a personal development and mindset coach, performer, and all around fabulous human and friend. We talk about the practice of creating the lives we want to live by discontinuing the stories that get in our way. We focus in on the practice of pride - what it means to be proud, how to embody pride, and how it can help us live better, more fulfilling and authentic lives. You can find Deidre at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica California and at her instagram @deidre4aday

It's PART TWO of our OSCAR SPECTACULAR and we're watching this year's BEST PICTURE winner, CODA, with guest AMY WILK! It's the exciting conclusion to the High on Film Awards, Chris shares some Best Picture perspective, and Amy flexes her titling skills on today's show! Follow Amy on You-Tube, Instagram, and Tik-Tok @amywilklikemilk and if you're in the LA area, go see her with the sketch comedy team Grifter on 4/20 at the Westside Comedy Theater! And don't forget to check out Chris and Brad's other show, Death at Sunset, available everywhere!

Jeffrey Thompson joins to talk about listening to your scene partner(s), give and take, and how to use what you hear. Jeffrey Thompson is an LA native and is the Secretary of the Board for The Improv Network. He's an actor and writer, but he also teaches psychology at Citrus College and does taxes for creative professionals. He's received a Master's degree in Psychology and an MBA with a marketing emphasis, both from Pepperdine University. He is also licensed by the IRS to represent taxpayers as an enrolled agent. He's been performing for over 15 years and currently performs at the Ruby LA on the sketch team, The Money Pit, and at the Westside Comedy Theater on the house improv team, Gravity. He also co-produces the Westside Comedy Festival.

This episode I talk with Jenny Zigrino after demolishing at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California, United States, Earth. She has appeared on Conan O'Brien, @Midnight With Chris Hardwick, MTV's Girl Code and Bad Santa 2. She's a wonderful comic, actress, and friend ... bon apetit.

This week the Friends are joined by the the strikingly handsome Chris Gorbos. Chris and the People talk about his club Westside Comedy Theater, booking cancelled comedians, and the state of comedy. Very inside baseball episode. Follow the pod:Twit: @GFBPpodInsta: @goodfriendsbadpeople

In this episode, Chris, Sam, and Jaymie are joined by Chris Gorbos, co-owner of the Westside Comedy Theater, to discuss the Westside's new performance model.

For this episode, Whit has a conversation with Jay Sukow — a US improviser based in LA, but in New Zealand traveling for this recording. After catching up a bit, we jumped into an amazing conversation about his favorite (by far) of over 300 10-minute scenes that he's been doing since early on in the pandemic. This is all the more impressive given that his online series “10 Minutes with…” where he improvises a 10 minute scene with someone from anywhere on the planet, has over 100,000 views. Jay is very much about positivity towards improv and saying yes within your improv. This has led to a continued desire and enthusiasm for improv and improv community online – something that we also spend some time talking about in this episode. As far as Jay's background, he's been improvising for nearly 30 years. A few of those he has trained with include Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, David Razowsky, Keith Johnstone, Del Close, Charna Halpern, Jeff Michalski and Mick Napier. He is a graduate of training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago and the founder of Today Improv. He also served as the Artistic Director/Head of Training at the Improv Comedy Copenhagen Theatre, where he taught improv and sketch comedy to expats from all around the world. He previously taught for Second City Chicago, Second City Hollywood, Westside Comedy Theater, iO Chicago (where he was also head of its artistic committee), iO West and ComedySportz Chicago, and has taught at many improv festivals around the world, including the Oslo Impro Festival, the Copenhagen International Improv Festival, the Barcelona Improv Festival and the Chicago Improv Festival. He is the winner of The Golden Pineapple, awarded to the best visiting teacher at Improv Comedy Copenhagen. At the Westside Comedy Theater, Jay is in the cast of Mission Improvable and Improv Famous, an Armando-style show featuring some of the best improvisors on the planet. He is also part of the duo Zer0 H0ur with Bill Chott and was an ensemble member of ComedySportz Chicago, several weekend “house” improv teams at iO Chicago and many other improv and sketch comedy groups. At least, that's the in person stuff! Also, Jay is the co-host of ImprovCast with Jay and Landon. Follow Jay and Jay-related stuff at: JaySukow.com Today Improv Facebook Twitter Instagram Jay also appeared as a panelist on the first session of the Covid-19 Improv Summit and both sessions related to online improv in the Summit.

Nick joins David and Jennifer on a bridge to discuss chicken suits, his favorite sandwich, and how he's involved in so much improv. Nick is an Actor, Improvisor, Director and Writer. On TV Nick has been on the Emmy-Award winning shows The Office and Grey's Anatomy. He has also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, New Girl, Stan Against Evil, Young Sheldon, Brooklyn Nine Nine and Parks and Recreation. Nick has trained at world famous Groundlings and iO West. He is an alum of The Sunday Company at the Groundlings and has also performed at the M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater with LA's Critically Acclaimed Harold team King Ten. Nick is the co-owner of RISE Comedy in Denver, Colorado and he has also taught improv at iO West, The Groundlings, M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater where he served as Artistic Director and has done workshops all over the world. He is the Founder and Camp Director of Camp Improv Utopia a a 501(c) (3) Non Profit improv retreat for grown ups. He is also one of the founding members of the The Improv Network. risecomedy.com nickarmstrong.com www.improvutopia.com www.bridgeimprovtheater.com

Josh joins Jennifer and David on a bridge to discuss Rise Comedy, doing improv in Cali and Denver, and what makes his improv brain tick. Josh is serving as the Artistic Director of Rise Comedy in Denver. Josh served as the Training Center Director for M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater. He is a founder and former Artistic Director of Spectacles Improv Engine in Fullerton Ca. He is the founder and former director of The Orange County Improv Festival and founder and former director of the The Improv Cup. He has been performing improv for 25 plus years and coaching/teaching for a decade. Josh seeks out opportunities to learn from improv's greatest luminaries. He has studied under instructors from iO West & Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, Groundlings, Second City, UCB & The Pack Theater. Josh is the creator of Spectacles Improv Engine's unique focus based curriculum. He teaches with a concentration on organic, in-the-moment improvisation which can help build confidence on stage and off. He directed the improvised play The Awkward Party which was recognized as the 2017 Best Play in the OC by OC Weekly Magazine. He has proudly taught as a Master Teacher at Camp Improv Utopia, Improv Fest Ireland, Off The Cuff in Cedar City, Westside Comedy Theater, The Torch in Phoenix, Finest City Improv in San Diego, Adlib Theater in Orlando, For The City of Rancho Cucamonga, UC Irvine, The Jewish Federation and Family Services, Crittenton, Agile Project Management and The Coup De Comedy Festival. risecomedy.com   bridgeimprovtheater.com            

If This Is True wants to introduce everyone to Sean Monahan, member of Mission IMPROVable and one of the founders of MI's Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles! Sean has studied improv at iO, Second City and Annoyance theaters in Chicago, where I met him in the late 90's. Today is a creator, an innovator and father to a member of the General Hospital family. Interested? Then, 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

In this episode we interview the Fauxtivational Speaker, David! We all know David from the Westside Comedy Theater and he and Natasha have been on improv teams together for over 4 years. We talk about how their relationship progressed from onstage to off, how improv brings people together, how he and Sarah bonded over spirituality, and Follow David @fauxtivational_speaker on TikTok & Instagram

This week on Yes But Why, we had the opportunity to talk to improviser, Jay Sukow. Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for almost 30 years now. He is a director, writer, actor, and podcaster as well as an award-winning improv performer and instructor. He is the founder of Today Improv, which teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. Jay also thrives in the corporate arena. He has extensive experience helping businesses enhance their abilities by using improvisational philosophies and exercises. Jay has designed interactive learning sessions for clients such as McDonald's, Netflix, and Allstate Financial Services. Jay trained with, among others, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Del Close. He is a graduate of the training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay currently teaches improv at Second City Hollywood and Westside Comedy Theater. He has previously worked for the Improv Comedy Copenhagen Theatre, Second City Chicago, iO Chicago and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay has taught at many improv festivals around the world, including the Oslo Impro Festival, Copenhagen International Improv Festival, and Barcelona Improv Festival. In our conversation, Jay talks about falling in love with improv. We chat about the joys of creating as a group.We talk about using the skills of improv to embrace failure and adjust to change. Jay and I talk about being improv teachers and the extraordinary opportunity to explore this artform both as a performer within it and as an instructor guiding the journey. Jay Sukow is a playful and kind gentleman and I was honored to be able to spend time with him. Listen in for great improv theories and many joyful stories. Support Jay Sukow by taking a class with him through Today Improv. Jay hosts an online improv show called “10 Minutes With” and it features Jay playing with improvisers from across the globe. You can watch this video series by subscribing to the Today Improv youtube channel! Jay can also be found doing his own podcast interviews on “Improvcast with Jay and Landon”! Check it out on iTunes! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com and put in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off your first consultation!

This week on Yes But Why, we had the opportunity to talk to improviser, Jay Sukow. Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for almost 30 years now. He is a director, writer, actor, and podcaster as well as an award-winning improv performer and instructor. He is the founder of Today Improv, which teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. Jay also thrives in the corporate arena. He has extensive experience helping businesses enhance their abilities by using improvisational philosophies and exercises. Jay has designed interactive learning sessions for clients such as McDonald's, Netflix, and Allstate Financial Services. Jay trained with, among others, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Del Close. He is a graduate of the training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay currently teaches improv at Second City Hollywood and Westside Comedy Theater. He has previously worked for the Improv Comedy Copenhagen Theatre, Second City Chicago, iO Chicago and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay has taught at many improv festivals around the world, including the Oslo Impro Festival, Copenhagen International Improv Festival, and Barcelona Improv Festival. In our conversation, Jay talks about falling in love with improv. We chat about the joys of creating as a group.We talk about using the skills of improv to embrace failure and adjust to change. Jay and I talk about being improv teachers and the extraordinary opportunity to explore this artform both as a performer within it and as an instructor guiding the journey. Jay Sukow is a playful and kind gentleman and I was honored to be able to spend time with him. Listen in for great improv theories and many joyful stories. Support Jay Sukow by taking a class with him through Today Improv. Jay hosts an online improv show called “10 Minutes With” and it features Jay playing with improvisers from across the globe. You can watch this video series by subscribing to the Today Improv youtube channel! Jay can also be found doing his own podcast interviews on “Improvcast with Jay and Landon”! Check it out on iTunes! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com and put in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off your first consultation!

This week on Yes But Why, we had the opportunity to talk to improviser, Jay Sukow. Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for almost 30 years now. He is a director, writer, actor, and podcaster as well as an award-winning improv performer and instructor. He is the founder of Today Improv, which teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. Jay also thrives in the corporate arena. He has extensive experience helping businesses enhance their abilities by using improvisational philosophies and exercises. Jay has designed interactive learning sessions for clients such as McDonald's, Netflix, and Allstate Financial Services. Jay trained with, among others, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Del Close. He is a graduate of the training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago.Jay currently teaches improv at Second City Hollywood and Westside Comedy Theater. He has previously worked for the Improv Comedy Copenhagen Theatre, Second City Chicago, iO Chicago and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay has taught at many improv festivals around the world, including the Oslo Impro Festival, Copenhagen International Improv Festival, and Barcelona Improv Festival. In our conversation, Jay talks about falling in love with improv. We chat about the joys of creating as a group.We talk about using the skills of improv to embrace failure and adjust to change. Jay and I talk about being improv teachers and the extraordinary opportunity to explore this artform both as a performer within it and as an instructor guiding the journey. Jay Sukow is a playful and kind gentleman and I was honored to be able to spend time with him. Listen in for great improv theories and many joyful stories. Support Jay Sukow by taking a class with him through Today Improv. Jay hosts an online improv show called “10 Minutes With” and it features Jay playing with improvisers from across the globe. You can watch this video series by subscribing to the Today Improv youtube channel! Jay can also be found doing his own podcast interviews on “Improvcast with Jay and Landon”! Check it out on iTunes! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com and put in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off your first consultation!

This week on Yes But Why, we had the opportunity to talk to improviser, Jay Sukow. Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for almost 30 years now. He is a director, writer, actor, and podcaster as well as an award-winning improv performer and instructor. He is the founder of Today Improv, which teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. Jay also thrives in the corporate arena. He has extensive experience helping businesses enhance their abilities by using improvisational philosophies and exercises. Jay has designed interactive learning sessions for clients such as McDonald's, Netflix, and Allstate Financial Services. Jay trained with, among others, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Del Close. He is a graduate of the training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay currently teaches improv at Second City Hollywood and Westside Comedy Theater. He has previously worked for the Improv Comedy Copenhagen Theatre, Second City Chicago, iO Chicago and ComedySportz Chicago. Jay has taught at many improv festivals around the world, including the Oslo Impro Festival, Copenhagen International Improv Festival, and Barcelona Improv Festival. In our conversation, Jay talks about falling in love with improv. We chat about the joys of creating as a group.We talk about using the skills of improv to embrace failure and adjust to change. Jay and I talk about being improv teachers and the extraordinary opportunity to explore this artform both as a performer within it and as an instructor guiding the journey. Jay Sukow is a playful and kind gentleman and I was honored to be able to spend time with him. Listen in for great improv theories and many joyful stories. Support Jay Sukow by taking a class with him through Today Improv. Jay hosts an online improv show called “10 Minutes With” and it features Jay playing with improvisers from across the globe. You can watch this video series by subscribing to the Today Improv youtube channel! Jay can also be found doing his own podcast interviews on “Improvcast with Jay and Landon”! Check it out on iTunes! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com and put in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off your first consultation!

In this episode, we interview our first friend couple, Chris Gorbos & Chris Alvarado. Chris Gorbos is an owner and the General Manager of the Westside Comedy Theater and Chris Alvarado is an improvisor, teacher, and bartender at the theater. We talk about our first impressions of each other, their first impressions of each other, and their journey into the beautiful friendship they have now. And Chelsea makes a big confession! Chris Gorbos & Westside Comedy Theater: @chrisgorbos on instagram & twitter www.westsidecomedy.com Chris Alvarado: www.Chris-Alvarado.com

Welcome to another episode of Marvins World,this is a podcast where Marvin meets weird, wonderful and interesting people with a unique viewpoint. The point of the podcast is to provide an entertaining show that provides insightful and invigorating discussions, which aim to provide a unique angle on topics many of us would never think of.In this episode we speak to bi-racial comedian, Jerry Tran. Jerry Tran is a comedian based out of Chicago who has become a crowd favorite at clubs and shows around the country thanks to his meticulously crafted jokes and endearing stage presence. He has performed at numerous festivals such as the Cape Fear Comedy Festival in Wilmington, the Stand Up Showdown at the MI’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, and the NBC Second City Break Out Comedy Festival. It was great episode, where we got to find out about the birth of the Chicago stand up scene, how it compares with improv, the future of stand-up, how it compares with the LA and NYC comedy scenes.If you would like to know more about Jerry Tran, you can follow him on @jrrytrn at Instagram and Twitter.To find out more about the Marvins world podcast you can reach us on Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3gvhosj , Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/2YSGAD6 and Youtube at https://bit.ly/2VDKXzK.If you would like to find out more about me and my latest projects, you can reach me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, Youtube on riceandchips1.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/marvins-world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neel Nanda is one of the hottest young stand-up comics in the game. Born and raised in Atlanta, he moved to LA early in his career and quickly started running his own show at the Westside Comedy Theater. Since then, he's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Adam Devine's House Party, Hulu's Coming To The Stage, and Viceland's Flophouse. He's been releasing lots of comedy over quarantine, and has a lot of exciting projects cooking right now! Neel and I talked for a while (almost 90 minutes) about how he used quarantine to improve his piano skills, who we consider the GOAT comedians, and his experience doing comedy abroad in the UK and India. We close out with another Judgement Free Zone where we share some bit ideas we've been working on. If you're a fan of comedy, you will love this episode. Links www.neelnanda.com Neel on Instagram Neel on Youtube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justkiddingthepod/message

Today on the podcast, why the San Jose Sharks suck! Ethan's sketch comedy teammate Ryan Cohen talks about the Sharks constantly falling apart in the playoffs, and his feelings about Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau now that their window to win a championship has officially closed. We also discuss the deceptively strong Bay Area hockey culture, and the general shockwaves that the Vegas Knights have sent through the NHL, and the Pacific Division in particular. You can follow Ryan on Facebook and at @probablyryan. You can follow Nightchurch, the horror-comedy sketch team he's on with Ethan, @hailnightchurch on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and @nightchurch on Twitch. You can also follow Air Force Fun - his Improv team at the Westside Comedy Theater. You can follow Ethan @ethanstancomedy on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch. You can follow this show @myteamsuckscast on Twitter, @myteamsuckspodcast on Instagram, and @myteamscks on Facebook. You can donate on the show's Anchor.fm page or Venmo Ethan @Ethan-Stanislawski. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ethan-stanislawski/support

Latif Tayour is a Los Angeles based comedian and writer. He founded and produced The Comedy Bunker, one of LA’s premiere standup shows hidden in a secret mansion in Sherman Oaks, CA. He also produced Culture Lab at The Hollywood Improv and Tight 5 at The Westside Comedy Theater before all live shows came to a halt. Latif has a podcast about money, business, and investing called "It's Show Business". It features interviews with comedians, musicians, and artists talking about how they manage to make a living from their craft. Every profession has a hidden side to it that is fun to explore, so this is a great show to listen to. I’m episode #5 if you want to hear more ME. https://www.latiftayour.com/ https://www.instagram.com/latiftayour/ Links mentioned in this episode: http://rainbowbrainskull.com http://raminnazer.com This podcast was recorded at Rainbow Brainskull Studios in Los Angeles, CA.

Scott Schnurr In this episode Mark Masters talks to Scott Schnurr, a 7 year comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. Mark drives Scott from Comedy Works South to an open mic at Scruffy Murphy's in Denver, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics. They discuss: - Derek Walton host of Scruffy's Open Mic - Scott's first terrible open mic experience in Philadelphia - You don't deserve anything in comedy until you get it - Scott moved to L.A. at 25 and has been doing comedy for 7 years since - Comedy in Philadelphia - Comedy in NYC - Comedy in San Diego and Las Vegas - Introvert - Celebrity sightings - open mic host at Westside Comedy Theater for 4 years in Santa Monica, CA - Roast Battle at the Comedy Store - Competitive scene in L.A. - Crazy open mic stories - Stay humble, be open to the process - Writing - Recording sets - Video analysis - Lowlights and highlights - Open mics 5 nights a week - Asking to be on shows - Denver open mic order frustration - Denver open mic strengths And much, much more. Strap in. This is a good one. Brought to you by Not Good Yet, the book by Mark Masters. www.notgoodyet.com

In this episode, I talk with Chris Alvarado, one of my favorite people who I met at the Westside Comedy Theater. He's a passionate improvisor and improv teacher and I wanted to talk to him about what he's passionate about. We ended up talking about so much more. About beauty and physical attractiveness. About childhood dreams. About courage and fear and leaning into what truly calls us vs. what we think we should do or what we think should bring us happiness. To find out more about Chris, follow him on Instagram @chrisalvarado and listen to him on the Alchemy This podcast: https://www.alchemythis.com/

Dating's only tolerable if we can laugh about it, right? (I mean. . . you are listening to this podcast, after all)  So for the second October episode of #single (recorded October 31st, because being single is the spooooookiest costume of all) I decided to bring in two professional comedians who have made us laugh based on their own horrific experiences of dating online to talk about what it is about live performance that makes this content so relatable, as well the process of taking something potentially negative and using it as a creative mechanism to connect with others in a shared experience.   Also, we talk about the dating sub-sect of colonial reinterpreters and if butter-churning women have got you craving some period costume. . .  please email us.   Robyn Lynne Norris is the creator of #Date Me: An OKCupid Experiment, where she and co-writer Bob Ladewig cooked up 38 "undateable" profiles.  What started out as a cathartic way to express fears around her own singledom and "undateability" quickly spiraled into an exploration into all that humanity has to offer in the single world.  The show ran for three years in Chicago and just recently ran for ten weeks in NYC.  She currently lives in Los Angeles where she teaches and peforms at Second City Hollywood & M.i's Westside Comedy Theater.   Andrés Govea is a Brooklyn-based stand up comedian.  They have been featured at Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Union Hall, and has been a featured guest on Chris Gethard Presents as the "Sexy Talk" rep, a phone-in segment where people call in to share sex & dating stories.  

Steph sits down with Nicole Blaine to talk about how she has helped connect comedians with industry thru the various programs she runs at Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica. She also talks shooting her own independent film with her husband and her own comedy career. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support

Live from the Westside Comedy Festival at the Westside Comedy Theater! Educator, writer, and improv thought leader Aretha Sills joins us to talk about her grandmother Viola Spolin and the importance of theater games. BUT WAIT...there's more. Tony award winning actor and original Second City cast member Paul Sand joins to talk about his incredible life in performance. Special thanks to Lauren Flynn in the booth for making this recording possible.    AUDIO NOTE: Paul's audio is quiet throughout so lean in. 

Nicole Blaine is a stand-up comic. She has been seen on NBC’s Today Show, E’s That Morning Show, San Francisco Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, among other festivals. She is the executive producer of the HBO comedy special, Burning the Light. For six years, Nicole and her partner Micky produced the monthly hit show, Virgin Sacrifice, at the Westside Comedy Theater. Nicole is the head comedy writer for the online magazine RealMomDaily.com. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the I’m Not Joking community today: petermcgraw.org Peter McGraw Twitter Peter McGraw LinkedIn

Special Bonus Ep!! As promised, here is a short episode we recorded in the alleyway in front of the Westside Comedy Theater where Nick Viall and Ashley I recorded an episode of the Viall Files!

With RD out, the hilarious Noah Copfer sits down with us for the ENTIRE TIME on this weeks episode. A talented actor and comedian Noah discusses his martial arts skills, his rational fear of birds, getting an enema in his ass and so much more. A gut busting episode, we can’t wait to have him back again.    Noah will be performing stand up comedy at The Westside Comedy Theater this Friday 6/14 at 11:30 pm!    Follow Noah @noahcopfercomedy on Instagram for more updates on his shows and upcoming projects as well as the collaborations he's got coming along with RG!    Follow @tequilasunrisepod on Instagram for upcoming guests and episodes. Like subscribe and rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

E50 – We chat with LA comics and podcasters Chris Fairbanks (Do You Need A Ride?) and Wayne Federman (The History of Standup), about nerves on stage, biggest fears, dating, the Adam Sandler special, and hygge! Hear about The Virgin Sacrifice show at Westside Comedy Theater hosted by Nicole Blaine with comedians Lachlan Patterson, Barry Rothbart, Laurie Kilmartin, and Bryan Callen. And we talk to The Virgin himself, friend and cameraman Chris Taylor, to hear what it was like to go up for the first time. Weens is open to trying standup herself and other vulnerable experiences, like getting back into acting, doing more creative collaborative projects, and even speed dating! Life is to be lived without fear and to connect in true relationships with others, so with that in mind, enjoy Mouse’s most awkward matchmaking moment ever, and our little Mother’s Day ditty to our sweet mom. Hooray!MouseAndWeens.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Ko–FiSong credit: “Mama We Love You” by Julianne Eggold and Joelle Eggold Kohn

The Viall Files live from Los Angeles at the Westside Comedy Theater. March 31, 2019. The Bachelor’s Ashley Iaconetti joins me for our first ever LIVE SHOW! We discuss her upcoming wedding and then dive deep into social media. Does having access to so many people’s opinions ultimately help us or hurt us? We read some “Mean Reddit Comments” and then take questions from the audience. Keep your ears peeled for special appearances from Jared Haibon and Demi Burnett. Let us know what city you’d like us to come to next! Check out Ashley’s Podcast Almost Famous. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-ben-and-ashley-28165481/ Send your sex and dating questions to asknick@kastmedia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 161. This week Dan & Kody had Erin Coleman on the podcast! Erin is an actress, writer and producer currently creating and teaching at the Westside Comedy Theater! They discuss living in LA, overrated beaches and Logan Paul's new flat Earth theory. Kody took a trip to the DMV to get a "real ID". Dan crowns a new champion of the week who survived on Taco Bell sauce packets while trapped in his car. Erin takes us through the Improv / sketch comedy scene in LA. Join in and listen to a fun filled conversation and check out the links below! Follow Erin on IG - https://www.instagram.com/erinhcoleman/ Follow Erin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/universalcenter Check out Erin at Westside Comedy Theater - http://www.westsidecomedy.com/performer/erin-coleman/ We're on Spotify Now! - http://bit.ly/danandkodyspotify Email us - Danandkodypodcast@gmail.com Contribute to the podcast! Patreon - http://bit.ly/DKPatreon Follow us on social media - @DanKodyPodcast ! Join our Facebook Group - https://bit.ly/DKFacebookGroup Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DanKodyPodcast Dan & Kody Podcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/dankodypodcast Dan & Kody Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dankodypodcast/ Kody Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/kody_frederick Dan Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/danieljhill More ways to listen! Apple Podcasts - http://apple.co/2pHBg1K Spotify - http://bit.ly/danandkodyspotify Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/2nfhuYK Stitcher - http://bit.ly/2pNANxL Youtube - http://bit.ly/2o12zXD Our Sponsors! JC Room Blocks - http://www.jcroomblocks.com/ Prop Store - https://propstore.com/

I had such an insightful interview this past Tuesday with Neel Nanda. After I made him an atrocious unsweetened coconut milk latte, we got to chatting. In this interview we cover headlining and selling out, finding your niche audience, getting on TV without an agent, transitioning out of open mics and into shows, and MUCH MORE. This interview is jam packed with incredibly helpful content. Bio: Starting comedy in Atlanta, GA and now based in Los Angeles, Neel Nanda has performed all over the country with some of comedies’ biggest acts. Neel has most recently performed stand up on ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE & has acted and performed on COMEDY CENTRAL's ADAM DEVINE'S HOUSE PARTY. In 2018 he was a featured comedian on AMAZON PRIME’S INSIDE JOKE with Asif Ali. Neel has also made notable appearances on MTV and on IFC's GARKUNKEL AND OATES SHOW. Other networks where you can catch his stand up comedy include HULU's COMING TO THE STAGE, & several episodes of the series FLOPHOUSE for VICELAND directed by Lance Bangs. Neel recently featured at Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, the Laughing Skull Festival in Atlanta and was the runner up for the Westside Stand Up Showdown (2015) in Los Angeles. Aside from just performing standup, he currently produces a few shows in LA including "Unnecessary Evil" at the Westside Comedy Theater, which was recently named one of LA Weekly’s top 10 stand up shows. You can catch Neel every week at his show on the Westside where he has shared the stage with comedians like Hannibal Buress, Demetri Martin, Laura Kightlinger, and even Yakov Smirnoff.

When a Health Inspector surprises a restaurant, the staff does their damnedest to keep the customers happy while explaining a multitude of infractions. A couple of ghosts show the newbie around; they haunt some teenagers playing with a ouija board. And a plug for the Alchemists performing LIVE on March 2nd at Westside Comedy Theater. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

From Listener Mail: Things go a little sideways when a man attempts to help and ultimately take control of an accident scene. A production office for a wrestling federation, wherein new names and characters are created and then cast. Getting an official sit down with the local Mafia don are as difficult as you might think… A plug for the members of Alchemy This performing LIVE on March 13th at Westside Comedy Theater. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

On the fourteenth episode of Notes From My Improv Notebook, Zach Huddleston takes on awareness. Zach teaches workshops and classes at Westside Comedy Theater.  He is a part of the wonderful group Heyday and loves to do indie improv shows. Notes From My Improv Notebook was recorded in front of my self-judgement. Ask me anything … Continue reading "Notes From My Improv Notebook: Ep. 14 – Awareness with Zach Huddleston" The post Notes From My Improv Notebook: Ep. 14 – Awareness with Zach Huddleston appeared first on Xchel Hernandez.

On the thirteenth episode of Notes From My Improv Notebook, Zach Huddleston reveals his origin story. Zach teaches workshops and classes at Westside Comedy Theater.  He is a part of the wonderful group Heyday and loves to do indie improv shows. Notes From My Improv Notebook was recorded in front of my self-judgement. Ask me … Continue reading "Notes From My Improv Notebook: Ep. 13 – Zach Huddleston Numero Uno" The post Notes From My Improv Notebook: Ep. 13 – Zach Huddleston Numero Uno appeared first on Xchel Hernandez.

Comic Tony Klein joins TK & Dwayne to talk all things Hollywood noir in "LA Confidential." Follow Tony on Instagram @TonyKleinComedian and check out the Goonies show every month at the Westside Comedy Theater.

We're into the final three episodes! This week comedian JEN MURRAY joins the show to watch one of her family faves, FATHER OF THE BRIDE! We finally get to talk about Steve Martin on the show, Brad concocts an excellent X-Rated title, and we take a dark turn into some famous skiing deaths on today's show! Los Angeles! Check out Jen's show THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID this Wednesday, June 13th at the Westside Comedy Theater! Follow her on twitter @somejenmurray and on instagram @jenniferlynmurray for more info!

Episode #2 Thank you to Stella Scott for joining us on this weeks episode! In this episode, we talk about Stella's performance at The Improv, The Amanda Show, and Stella blesses us with a few crikey impressions, mate! (And she brought her dog, Blue!!!) Stella's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stellar_lunar/ Check out the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica where Stella will be performing May 31: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/1... YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL5tmGwLlnY&t=9s TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sitdowncomics_ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sitdowncomics/ (Co-host) CADE HUSEBY: Twitter - https://twitter.com/CadeHuseby Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cadehuseby/ (Co-host) RILEY CHAPMAN: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Riley__Chapman Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/riley___cha... (Producer) ROBERT "RB3" BUTLER III: Twitter - https://twitter.com/RB3Schmoes Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rb3schmoes/ Song by Stephen B.

This week, our most frequently recurring guest, Sound Guy DAVE BEIRNE, makes his final High On Film appearance with actress ERIN COLEMAN and the beloved comedy, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS! We make the hard choices when it comes to some of our favorite movie bands, praise the acting of Tara Reid, and Dave gives us the nicest gifts we've ever received on today's show! Follow Dave on twitter @PrettySoundGuy and look for Erin @universalcenter, at the Westside Comedy Theater, and at Second City in Los Angeles!

"You don't want to be someone's first brown girl. but you also don't want to be their 10th" Stand-up comics and Founders of Facial Recognition Comedy Pallavi Gunalan, Fizaa Dosani, and Zahra Ali explain what Desi means, contradictory expectations from parents (Stay innocent forever but why don't you have a baby?!), and the barrage of confused and horny men messaging them on Tinder. Andrea opens up about her first boyfriend and being "that white person" by going on a yoga retreat in India. Facial Recognition Comedy on Instagram @facialrecognitioncomedy and Twitter @facialreccomedyThey have shows the Second Sunday of every month at Westside Comedy Theater at 9pmPallavi: Pallavi Gunalan on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and at pallavigunalan.comFizaa: Fizaa Dosani on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and atfizaadosani.comZahra: Zahra Ali on Facebook and zahraalilive on Instagram and TwitterAndrea: Andrea Guzzetta on Facebook and @sundresscomic on InstagramAlso, please follow Oversharing Comedy @oversharingcomedy on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for Upcoming show information produced by Pallavi and myself

"You don't want to be someone's first brown girl. but you also don't want to be their 10th" Stand-up comics and Founders of Facial Recognition Comedy Pallavi Gunalan, Fizaa Dosani, and Zahra Ali explain what Desi means, contradictory expectations from parents (Stay innocent forever but why don't you have a baby?!), and the barrage of confused and horny men messaging them on Tinder. Andrea opens up about her first boyfriend and being "that white person" by going on a yoga retreat in India. Facial Recognition Comedy on Instagram @facialrecognitioncomedy and Twitter @facialreccomedyThey have shows the Second Sunday of every month at Westside Comedy Theater at 9pmPallavi: Pallavi Gunalan on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and at pallavigunalan.comFizaa: Fizaa Dosani on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and atfizaadosani.comZahra: Zahra Ali on Facebook and zahraalilive on Instagram and TwitterAndrea: Andrea Guzzetta on Facebook and @sundresscomic on InstagramAlso, please follow Oversharing Comedy @oversharingcomedy on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for Upcoming show information produced by Pallavi and myself

Jay Sukow believes that the world would be a better place if everyone took just one improv class – and I agree! Jay is trying to make that world a reality as the Founder of Today Improv, where he teaches improv to actors, businesses, and everyone else all over the world.   Jay is also on faculty at M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater and The Second City Hollywood, and co-host of the ImprovCast with Jay and Landon.   In the 80’s and 90’s, there wasn’t a lot of understanding about what improv was. However, after years of people like Jay working with the public and businesses, people are starting to accept and understand why improv is so beneficial in both business and life.   “Be the improviser that you want to play with; be the person in your business who you want to work with.”   When Jay and his ensemble go to work with a business, they don’t claim to be business experts – but they are experts in communication, working together, being part of an ensemble, focusing on the team first, and using information.   His goal is to get others to implement those skills within their business, or their lives, and make it a habit. And one of the most valuable skills and habits that you might learn in one of these Improv classes is Yes, And.   Because in your professional world and your personal world, you will have to say Yes, and you will have to say yes to things that you don’t want to do or else you will lose something – so learning how to say yes, in a constructive manner, is a very valuable skill.   Often times, we are struggling because we aren’t accepting something or making excuses. When we use Yes, And, we aren’t trying to find a quick way out of a problem or an acceptable way to make an excuse. We are saying before I shoot this idea down, how could it work?   “You have to accept failure. Your failure is going to help us succeed in the long run, but we’re so focused on immediate results that we don’t allow ourselves that space.”   Resources: Learn more about Today Improv Listen: ImprovCast with Jay and Landon --   Production & Development for Improv Is No Joke by Podcast Masters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S8 E1 Week 1: Getting to Know Emily & the 25 Men from Her Season On this episode, we're recapping the premiere of Emily Maynard's season of The Bachelorette in order to get to know our newest Bachelor, Arie Luyendyk Jr. #ThatsHowYouSayIt ABC has re-released season 8 for FREE on ABC.com or the ABC app, so you can watch along with us or sit back, listen & reminisce as we chat about the lack of skinny jeans, Brad Womack, the evolution of Chris Harrison, Jef's limo entrance, corny first impressions & our snap judgements of the 25 man cast based off of their headshots. Plus, if you're in Los Angeles on Nov. 3rd come meet Geoff & check out his live interactive show, ‘Who's at Fault?!', at the Westside Comedy Theater. #LanguagePolice #KalonYouPlayedYourself Make your own snap judgements about Emily's guys or follow along with us by visiting: http://www.realitytea.com/2012/05/02/photos-meet-the-25-bachelors-of-emily-maynard%E2%80%99s-the-bachelorette-season/ Support the podcast & check out Bachelor Glassware, an Amazon exclusive, these high-quality 15oz wine glasses were created with Bachelor Nation in mind. They're dishwasher-safe, made in the U.S.A. & available in 3 original designs: “Bachelor, Wine & I'm Fine”, “Here for The Right Reasons” & “Rosé Over Roses” …your favorite wine & yoga pants sold separately. On sale for E & G listeners @ https://goo.gl/eQBZTH Follow & tag us on social media @eandgpodcast @geoffkeith & @iangulbransen Email us questions & feedback @ eandgpodcast@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail on the E & G hotline @ (818) 853-2055  Listen to an Audible book for free! Thanks to our newest sponsor Audible (an Amazon company) we're excited to offer listeners 30 days of ad-free membership, plus a FREE audiobook that's yours to keep regardless of whether you continue your trial. You can choose from Chris Harrison's novel "The Perfect Letter" along with self-narrated tell-all books from Andi Dorfman & Courtney Robertson. Just be sure to use the following link when signing up @ http://www.audibletrial.com/eandg Finally, be sure to use promo code "EANDG" to receive an exclusive discount on all merchandise, thanks to our awesome sponsors: 10%-off @ www.ClothingByOWL.com & 20%-off @ www.PuppiesMakeMeHappy.com

Grab some Eggo waffles and travel to the upside down for this episode all about the hit horror-drama, Stranger Things. Recorded live at the Westside Comedy Theater and featuring Hal Lublin (We Got This podcast), Sara Scrimshaw (JoCoCruise stage manager), and Jeff May (Unpopular Opinion podcast). Thanks, as always, to Molly Lewis for our theme music.

We're the captains now with guest ERIN COLEMAN and the summer family flick, CAPTAIN RON! Erin attempts an impression of the biggest movie star of 2017, we Trash/Star/Destroy some Short films, and we get spontaneous any Mark Kay time, any Mary Kay Place on today's show! Follow Erin on twitter @universalcenter and see her perform with sketch team Back Alley Racket Club every month at Westside Comedy Theater! More info at www.westsidecomedy.com!

nicoleschubertwrites@gmail.com Nicole Schubert is a first-time novelist and award-winning screenwriter with a soft spot for comedy and romance. She also dabbles in other behind-the-scenes activities, like producing the monthly Improv Diary Show at Santa Monica’s Westside Comedy Theater. She’s produced a music awards TV show and European-wide photo exhibition out of Brussels and enjoyed another side of storytelling working in the editing rooms of numerous Hollywood feature films. Nicole lives with her family—including The Kid and pirate kitty Biddy—in Los Angeles, by way of Brussels and New Orleans, where she was born during a hurricane. The second Francie met Chet, her poetic memory danced. This beloved debut novel from Nicole Schubert brings you an honest and painfully relatable coming of age story about first love, loss, music, sports, alcoholism, family and friendship that will have you cheering, crying and singing with the quirky, pensive Francie Mills. Compassionate, heartbreaking and hopeful, this novel for teen readers is a favorite of adults of all ages as well! If you like Sherman Alexie, John Green, JD Salinger or books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower or movies like Loves of a Blonde or anything John Hughes, this might just be your cup of tea. Meet Francie Mills. She’s 16. Lives in the boring burbs of L.A. Is super determined and hopeful. And wants one thing: to be an amazing tennis player. Because if something exponentially, brilliantly wonderful like that happened, like winning the U.S. Open or even getting to nationals, everything would be okay. Her life. Her family. Her. She would matter. Be part of something important. And wouldn’t have to feel so unbearably sad and alone every time her dad gets drunk, again. But the likelihood of amazingness starts to seem impossible when Francie injures her knee…that is, until she meets Chet Jones, lead singer of the band Blues Harp Jones, in Austin, on location for her dad’s movie job. Francie instantly falls for Chet, in his weird blazer and “God Save the Queen” t-shirt, sexy, genuine, funny. And she’s sure something wonderful is finally happening, especially when Chet miraculously falls for her too. But the closer Francie gets to Chet back in L.A. and the more her dad’s drinking tears her apart, the more she realizes the best kind of something wonderful isn’t at all what she expected. Brussels Screen plays. How is writing them different than writing a novel? producing the monthly Improv Diary Show When did you decide to write a book? Tell me about your book The second Francie met Chet, her poetic memory danced. Were any of the social issues address in your book what motivated you to write it? Why Blues Harp Green? Feb 4, 2017 4.6 stars 6 reviews How's it doing? How is your balancing act? Are you planning on writing another? Also in this genre? What is the best way for people to get a hold of you?

What’s the deal with “Zippy,” anyway? Long story short, the nickname “Zippy” comes from a character I played in a 2nd grade talent show. It was my first acting experience, and wouldn’t you know it- the name stuck! With that being said, should I call you “Christopher?”  “Chris?”  “Zippy?”  I’m confused! It doesn’t matter- I’ll answer to any of the three! So acting’s been in your blood since you were a kid- pretty cool.  Did you do anything with that passion? I was able to parlay my love of acting into a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the California Institute of the Arts, where I was privileged to get a mix of both classical and experimental theatre training from some of the top instructors in the country.  They also had great Halloween parties. What happened after college?   I got a job. Then what? I took standup comedy classes over at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California.  I enjoyed being a part of Westside’s community, and it led me to go through their improv training.  I was lucky enough to be a regular performer, both as part of a house team (Ghost Party Orchestra), and as a member of their flagship improv show, Mission IMPROVable (as Agent Hammertime). Oh goodness, another nickname? Yup.  I guess it’s kind of my thing. So, improv you say?  Like what they do on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Well, Mission IMPROVable is sort of like that, but since a TV audience watching an 8pm show at home is a lot different than a live audience coming to watch a 10pm show at a comedy theater, the energy at Mission IMPROVable is unmatched.  Plus, I think our games are better.  But I’m biased. Ghost party Orchestra’s form of improv is known as longform.  Basically, you put a group of performers on stage, someone in the audience yells out a word, and you do a full show of interconnected scenes based off of that one word.  It can get pretty crazy.   Wow- this Westside Comedy Theater sounds like a pretty cool place.  What else did you do over there? Sketch comedy!  There wasn’t a lot of it going on when I first got there, so some friends & I decided, “Why not us?”  I co-created, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-performed in two regularly-running sketch shows while I was there: Kaufman & Kaufman Presents, and The Get Buck Variety Riot. First of all, that’s a lot of “co’s.”  Second, this Westside Comedy Theater sounds like a pretty cool place.  Where can I go to learn more about it, and what nights are you there? http://www.WestsideComedy.com If you’re ever in Los Angeles, I highly recommend you give them a visit.  Sadly, you won’t find me there these days, as I moved to the East Coast. Wait, what?!  But…but…you love WCT!  I don’t get it!  If you loved being there so much, why did you leave, mmm? Well you know the phrase “When opportunity knocks, you…”  Wait.  What is the rest of that phrase?  I mean, I know it’s got something to do with answering a door…or is the whole phrase just, “When opportunity knocks?”  And what if you have a doorbell? …But I digress. I had been an L.A. kid all my life, but at some point, I knew that I had to see what the East Coast was all about.  Thankfully, a short stint as a creative writer over at WWE allowed me to move east and experience new things like weather (it snows here!), public transportation that doesn’t stink, and East Coast food (Oh, the food!). Hold on just one second.  Did you say WWE?  Like, the professional wrestling company? That’s the one. You know it’s all fake, right? Next question. Okay okay.  I see that you’re a voice actor.  How is that going for you? Quite well!  After  WWE, I took a chance and explored an avenue I’ve always been interested in: Voice acting. To date, some of the clients I’ve worked with have been MTV, and the University of Louisville. One last question: What do you like to do for fun? I enjoy watching sports (especially the Lakers, Dodgers, UCLA, and Raiders), bowling, karaoke, and chocolate chip cookies (no nuts!). For more information about this and other episodes head over to mikelenzvoice.com.

It's Tuesday and Nick Armstrong is our guest! Nick is an Actor, Improvisor and Writer living in Los Angeles, CA. On TV Nick has been on the Emmy-Award winning shows The Office and Grey's Anatomy. He has also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, New Girl, Hot in Cleveland, Stan Against Evil and Parks and Recreation. Nick has trained at The Groundlings and iO West. He is an alum of The Sunday Company at the Groundlings and currently performs at the world-famous iO West on LA's Critically Acclaimed Harold Team King Ten. Nick is currently the Artistic Director of Mi's Westside Comedy Theater and teaches and performs there. He has also taught improv at iO West, The Groundlings, NOW Improv and has done workshops all over the world. Nick is also the Camp Director and Founder of Camp Improv Utopia a a 501(c) (3) Non Profit improv retreat for grown ups. He is also one of the founding members of the The Improv Network. For more information visit www.improvutopia.com or www.theimprovnetwork.org

Jay Sukow will gladly talk endlessly about how much better the world would be if everyone took just one improv class. He has trained with, among others, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Jon Favreau, Keith Johnstone, Del Close and Mick Napier. He is the founder of Today Improv, where he teaches improv to actors, business, and everybody else. He is currently on faculty at The Second City Hollywood and M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater and has taught and performed at theaters and festivals throughout the world. https://www.yelp.com/biz/today-improv-with-jay-sukow-los-angeles https://www.facebook.com/todayimprov/

Beach sand, Beach volleyball, Beach academic research. Featuring Katie Koster as Ileana You can catch Katie perform with her musical puppet improv team Sound and Furry on the 14th of September at 10pm at the Westside Comedy Theater. She also wants you to check out her webseries Class Dismissed (www.classeddismissed.net), season 2 premieres this month! With Byron Wu as Trent And Carl Powers as Prok. Kirkland Hardwood

When Leah was five years old, she was cast as the lead as Mary in her church's The Birth of Baby Jesus Christmas Play - and the narcissism only built from there. She has dreamt of being an entertainer ever since. Leah had solos in elementary through high school and was almost always putting on a show, on and off stage/camera. In high school, she was voted "Best Dressed" and "Most Likely to be in High School Musical 4" (but who's counting, right?) Her constant need to do anything to make people laugh and smile deemed her the nickname "Crazy Ass Leah" amongst her hometown friends. Originally from Philadelphia, Leah now resides in Hollywood, CA where she is finally not the craziest of them all. Leah Knauer is a very talented and hilarious stand-up comedian, improviser, and actress. She is currently on two house improv teams (“Wichita” at Westside Comedy Theater, “The 400 Cat” at The Improv Space), one indie two-woman team (“Not Related”), and has studied improvisation at iO West and UCB. She performs stand-up all around Los Angeles and is on stage doing improv or stand-up almost every night of every week. She is the co-creator/producer/writer and co-star of the YouTube comedy web-series “One Sided Argument”. Leah also has a very interactive & entertaining social media following on both Twitter (@LeahKnauer) and Instagram (leahknauer). With her cute, sassy, and energetic personality, Leah Knauer is sure to put the "fun" in "funny".

This week we talk mustaches, Canadian holidays and going into business with friends with our guest, comedian Chris Gorbos! For every iTunes ep of Podcast: The Barely Friending Podcast is hosted by Eddie Della Siepe and MJ Riggins. Follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and Vine! Eddie: @eddiedellasiepe MJ: @mjriggins Chris: @chrisgorbos Twitter: @barelyfriending Instagram: @barelyfriendingpodcast Don’t forget to keep track of the #anyholetoll. Check back every Monday for new episodes! Go see a show at the Westside Comedy Theater! Check out their website here: http://westsidecomedy.com Thanks for listening!!!

Lloyd Ahlquist. AKA “EpicLLOYD," is the co-creater of "Epic Rap Battles" (along with his partner Peter Shukoff) one of his three YouTube channels. “Epic Rap Battles” has received four “Streamy Awards” and has had over 1 billion views. That’s “billion” with a “b.” Lloyd’s solo YouTube channel, “Dis Raps For Hire,” has had over a quarter million views. Lloyd was one of the founding members of Mission IMPROVable, and continues to perform in “The Grind” at his M.I. Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica

Aaron Krebs. Aaron is an alum of iO, and has been on “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Damon Wayan’s Underground,” “ Campus Ladies,” “Jane the Virgin,” and, the YouTube series “The Most Popular Girls in School,” (of which Dave is also a cast member). Aaron is a part owner of Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, and is a professional poker player.

Ed Crasnick ("Win Ben Stein's Money," "After Lately") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Bill Cosby, Mike Nichols, My Favorite Year, The Tonight Show, Yarmy's Army, The Westside Comedy Theater, Shelley Berman, The Philadelphia Story, the ultimate Woody Allen movie and being live on Conan O'Brien.   Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first talk show you saw live, or were super into if you haven't seen one in person) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Sean Casey comes over to the poolhouse and talks with Nick about being a part-owner of Westside Comedy Theater, the anxieties that come with running the place, the emotions that come with just recently having a baby, and the most embarrassing moment of his life.

The tales of Las Vegas continue with show fav, Michael Bunin, who joined the show LIVE from the Westside Comedy Theater.

The always hiarious, if not unfairly so, Dana Gould joins the show, which was recorded on stage at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California, in front of a mostly live audience.

The co-founder of SF Sketchfest and talented improvisor who performs regularly at the Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles, Cole Stratton is also the co-host of one of the most popular podcasts on the interwebs, Pop My Culture, voted so by Rolling Stone Mag, no less. Here he joins the discussion about summer fun and movies, as well as answering some of your emails live.

If the idea of getting up on stage, or in front of a camera, without a script makes you feel like you want to pee yourself, don't worry.  We've got two of the hottest actors on the Improv scene, Grasie Mercedes and Josh Covitt, to help work your Improv kegel.Grasie Mercedes is that elusive mix of hilarous & hot.  She keeps the masses entertained as a host, actor/comedian, and celebrity fashion consultant.  You can currently catch this savvy stylist helping those less fashionable on the MTV series, "Girl, Get Your Mind Right!"  You can also find her making some funny with her Improv team, Triggerfinger at IO West in Hollywood.Josh Covitt is proof that you can be a comedian without being a basketcase.  This guy could quite possibly be one of the most Talented and nicest people in Hollywood.  Oxymoron?  Nope.  Covitt is deeply entrenched in the Improv scene doing sketch shows at Upright Citizens Brigade and M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater, as well as starring in a slew of tv commercials.  The guy works harder than Seacrest. And I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Josh Covitt on SNL sometime soon. What is Improv? And why is it important for actors to take Improv classes?  Who are the best teachers?  Grasie and Josh will answer all these questions and more on the next "Lights, Camera...ACTOR!"

If the idea of getting up on stage, or in front of a camera, without a script makes you feel like you want to pee yourself, don't worry.  We've got two of the hottest actors on the Improv scene, Grasie Mercedes and Josh Covitt, to help work your Improv kegel.Grasie Mercedes is that elusive mix of hilarous & hot.  She keeps the masses entertained as a host, actor/comedian, and celebrity fashion consultant.  You can currently catch this savvy stylist helping those less fashionable on the MTV series, "Girl, Get Your Mind Right!"  You can also find her making some funny with her Improv team, Triggerfinger at IO West in Hollywood.Josh Covitt is proof that you can be a comedian without being a basketcase.  This guy could quite possibly be one of the most Talented and nicest people in Hollywood.  Oxymoron?  Nope.  Covitt is deeply entrenched in the Improv scene doing sketch shows at Upright Citizens Brigade and M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater, as well as starring in a slew of tv commercials.  The guy works harder than Seacrest. And I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Josh Covitt on SNL sometime soon. What is Improv? And why is it important for actors to take Improv classes?  Who are the best teachers?  Grasie and Josh will answer all these questions and more on the next "Lights, Camera...ACTOR!"

I talk about “yes and-ing” during creative development and how it helps facilitate collaboration, I also talk a little bit about the rule of 3 and my theory on why it exists. Then I interview improviser James Heaney about what makes a comedy improv scene fun and how it can relate to video game design.Check out his regular series on Game Front: James VS GamesSubscribe to his youtube channel or else: James Heaney on YoutubeCheck out his latest shows if you’re in the Santa Monica area: Westside Comedy TheaterCheck out the channel of his latest guest, Epic Lloyd (who also performs at the Westside Comedy Theater) who is the co-creator of Epic Rap Battles of History: Epic Rap Battles of HistoryI started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity. Donate anything you can give if you feel inclined to do so. I give all donators a shout out on my podcast! DONATE!

In Episode 10, the Gettin’ Snippy crew is joined by guest Sean Casey, co-owner and manager of MI’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, CA.  The gang hears tales of homoerotic theme park performances and angry Rastafarians.  They also discuss King of Queens, vaginal mustaches, and the assassination of Steve Martin- may he rest in peace […]

Including jokes about moustaches - Facebook - midgets - retards - drunk driving - gym routine - and a thought on monkeys.My body and head look weird this night.