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45: Harrison Brown
Harrison Brown stopped by the show! You know Harrison as the host of The Cagematch at Upright Citizens Brigade Los Angeles, maybe you've seen one of his famed air guitar, drum, and high-fiving solos. Also, Harrison is the host of Tuesday Night Thunder,
44: Adam McCabe
Adam McCabe is here! You probably know Adam from Bangarang!, Oh, Brother, and as one of the hosts of Sketchbar. We talk about the merits of Short Form, how simple games can be great, and the way to straight man awesome. Also, Adam confesses his fear of
43: Los Angeles Indie Improv Festival (Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, Jonny Svarzbein)
Today, we're talking Los Angeles Indie Improv Festival, THE SECOND YEAR! And back each for their second time, Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, and Jonny Svarzbein. First we cover all the important information about the LAIIF, like it's Saturday May 25th
42: Christopher George
Christopher George is on the show! Christopher is the Assistant Artistic Director a at Finest City Improv in San Diego. He also writes an awesome improv blog, Riding on the Wall. Chris talks about his mission for creating a new improv scene in San Diego
41: Dickie Copeland
Dickie Copeland is on the show today! You know Dickie from Styx Martin, Bitty Schrim, D'artagnan, Heavy Goose, Bikini Tiger, her wonderful writing, more. Dickie and I talk a bit about improv, but even MORE about developing yourself as a professional com
40: Lilan Bowden
Lilan Bowden is on the show! You may know Lilan from Bonafide, Styx Martin, or TAB, the host team of Crashbar! Lilan and I chat about being in love with what other people are bringing into improv scenes. Lilan also coaches me through having a healthy
39: Jimmy Carrane
Jimmy Carrane, aka The Improv Nerd is on the show today! If you're a Chicago person, you'll know Jimmy from his many Art of Slow comedy classes. Or if you're outside of that area you may know him as part of the legendary team Jazz Freddy and his book, I
38: Thomas Middleditch
Thomas Middleditch is on the show today! You know Thomas from his friday night exploits with Diamond Lion. You also may know Thomas from Snow Pants, Middleberger, Baby Wants Candy, The Improvise Shakespeare Company, and a bunch of other stuff Thomas
37: Erin Whitehead
Erin Whitehead is on the show! She's a hilarious improviser who you may know from her UCBLA harold team Kid Grift, and you may remember THEM as all coming the podcast together for episode 26. Erin and I chat about gaining confidence after being in a rut
36: Sarah Claspell
Sarah Claspell is on the show!! You know her from The Get Go, Styx Martin, Monstro, Dybbuk, and her website Well That's Adorable. Sarah teaches me a bit about moving and making friends in improv. We also chat about coaching for realism. And we talk a