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| 10 May 2021 | #117: Dave Thornton - Life is a Garden | 01:49:43 | |
Dave Thornton can pretty much do it all, he’s comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. His TV credits include host of AFL quiz show The Beep Test and 20 to 1, appearances on Spicks and Specks, Agony Uncles, Hughesy We Have a Problem, Just For Laughs and regular appearances as a co-host on The Project. As an actor he has appeared in House Husbands and Upper Middle Bogan and was part of Melbourne's number one breakfast show on Fox FM. He is also a regular performer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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| 12 Feb 2024 | #232: Isha Blaaker - I Try To Feel | 01:29:11 | |
Isha Blaaker is an actor and model and has just made his big screen debut opposite Aunjanue Ellis, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Finn Wittrock, and more in Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s highly anticipated film feature “Origin” (Neon), based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 bestselling book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” On the television front, Isha most recently starred in debut roles for season two of “Run The World” on STARZ and opposite Colman Dolmingo in the eighth and final season of AMC’s “Fear The Walking Dead.” Isha is also well-known for his role in the 12th film in Tyler Perry’s iconic Madea franchise, “A Madea Homecoming.” Before Isha landed his breakout role in a feature Netflix film, he honed his craft with a handful of recurring appearances in television, appearing on the Emmy-nominated HBO Max series, “The Flight Attendant,” opposite Kaley Cuoco, as well as Violet Hour Media’s horror-thriller series, “Red Riding Hoods,” and a SBS6 action series, “DNA” in the Netherlands. It wasn’t long after he obtained his master’s degree that he was scouted by an American modelling agency to come work in New York City, and throughout the past few years Isha has starred in major international luxury brand campaigns for the likes of Hugo Boss, L’Oreal, Ralph Lauren, and an Estée Lauder commercial opposite Ana de Armas, to name just a few. As his name continued to become more well-known in fashion, Isha developed a love for acting and began taking classes and studying the craft professionally for four years prior to booking back-to-back roles in TV and film. He now credits acting as his true passion and a daily commitment next to modelling. We chat about competitive martial arts, being the king of accents, long term success mindset, modelling, his nickname the charming boxer, hustle, his new movie plus plenty more…
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| 28 Sep 2020 | #085: Pollyanna McIntosh - Birds Don't Just Fly | 01:33:59 | |
Pollyanna is a actor, writer, model & director. You might recognise her from Exam, The Walking Dead, The Woman, Filth, Let Us Prey, Hap and Leonard, Lodge 49, Burke and Hare, Love Eternal, I Do, OffSpring, Bob Servant Independent, Tales of Halloween, The Blood Lands, Revenge Ride, Blood Ride, Exam, Native, White Settlers, and she also wrote, directed and stars in Darlin. In this podcast we chat about ADHD, comedy aspirations, marijuana, modelling, therapy, Wikifeet, anxiety and panic attacks, dealing with challenges, fear, perfectionist culture, growing and learning, school systems and modelling culture. Check out Pollyanna on:
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| 29 May 2023 | #206: Carla Gallo - Thriving as you are | 01:23:08 | |
Carla Gallo is an actor whose first major film role was in David Russell’s feature SPANKING THE MONKEY. This breakout performance gained Carla an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and the film won the Audience Award in Sundance. This caught the attention of filmmaker Judd Apatow who cast her as the female lead in the cult favorite UNDECLARED. Carla went on to work consistently with Apatow in such features as, THE 4O YEAR OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, SUPER BAD, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, FUNNY PEOPLE and GET HIM TO THE GREEK. Carla played dynamic roles in the iconic series, CARNIVALE, CALIFORNICATION and MAD MEN. Her other television credits include BURNING LOVE, 2 BROKE GIRLS, WORKAHOLICS, SNEAKY PETE, and recurring roles on BONES and MAYANS M.C. In both Universal’s NEIGHBORS and NEIGHBORS 2, Carla gives scene stealing performances as Seth Rogen’s and Rose Byrne’s loveably unglued friend. Carla has completed work on two Netflix features, A FUTILE & STUPID GESTURE directed by David Wain, LITTLE EVIL directed by Eli Craig. Her other feature credits include, I LOVE YOU MAN, WE BOUGHT A ZOO, MOTHER AND CHILD, HAPPIEST SEASON and FOUR GOOD DAYS. Most recently, Carla will re-team with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a lead in the Apple TV+ comedy series PLATONIC which is now out! We chat about Career dry spells, sucking Steve Carell’s toe, course correction, winning mentality, fear, feedback and Bones. | |||
| 15 Jul 2024 | #254: Josh Glanc - Thriving Environments | 01:20:23 | |
Josh Glanc is an award-winning comedian and actor. He’s had sold out runs at the Soho Theatre, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. He’s performed comedy at Glastonbury, the O2 Arena, Just For Laughs, and was nominated for 3 Green Room Awards for his show Vrooom Vrooom which is now released on 800lb Gorilla (links below). He’s also appeared on Australian television shows such as Comedy Up Late (ABC), Utopia (ABC) and Skit Happens (Network Ten) and on ITV and BBC Three in the UK. Josh has recently been selected to make a Channel 4 Comedy Blap (sketch show) and was also chosen as a showcase act for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival All Stars TV show. His new show “Josh Glanc: Family Man” is now out in Edinburgh (tickets available below). Here’s a snapshot of his new show: Fringe favourite Josh Glanc returns with his most intimate, personal, and musical hour yet. Years ago, he sacrificed a lucrative career as a lawyer to become the wacky comedian you know today. Now he must finally grapple with the consequences of a life-changing choice We chat about his upcoming shows in Edinburgh, why he moved to the UK, community pressures and validation, giving up being a lawyer to pursue comedy, conflict and confidence, identity, comedic voice plus plenty more! ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 27 Jul 2020 | #075: Ed Kavalee - Art of Kindness | 01:03:11 | |
Ed Kavalee is a comedian, broadcaster, producer, director, writer and podcaster. He currently co-hosts Hughesy and Ed and features on Have you Been Paying Attention. He has also been in Good News Week, Thank God you’re here, Last One laughing, Any Questions for Ben? Scumbus, Agony Uncles, Border Protection Squad, True Story with Hamish and Andy. He was also on Dancing with the stars and has co-written a picture book with his wife, inspired by his son, “A First Time for everything”. He also hosts the Ed Kavalee podcast and Team Effort podcast. In this podcast we chat about the art of listening and responding, working in radio, improv, Thank God You’re Here, making mistakes, what kindness really is, luck, taking chances on yourself, learning from others, ed’s famous inventory checks and he even gives me career advice. Check out on:
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| 05 Jun 2023 | #207: Monica Raymund - Your Point of View | 01:25:23 | |
Monica Raymund is an actor, director and producer. She is the series lead on the STARZ crime-drama series, HIGHTOWN. Monica recently completed production on Showtime and Paramount Global's THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL. Many know Monica from her starring role as ‘Gabriela Dawson’ spanning 6 seasons on NBC’s hit series CHICAGO FIRE. She also received an Imagen Award for “Best Actress, Television” and was subsequently nominated an additional three times. Her additional television credits include, Michelle and Robert King’s THE GOOD WIFE and a series regular role on Fox’s LIE TO ME opposite Tim Roth and Mekhi Phifer for 3 seasons. She was seen in Universal’s romantic comedy, BROS directed by Nick Stoller, starred in Nicholas Jarecki’s thriller ARBITRAGE opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, HAPPY BABY opposite Bill Heck, and in Mahesh Pailoor’s BRAHMIN BULLS. Behind the camera, Monica was part of the inaugural class of NBC's "Female Forward" initiative aimed at increasing female representation in the director’s chair. Her television directing credits include Starz’s POWER: BOOK II: GHOST, NATIONAL TREASURE for Disney +, NBC’s THE ENDGAME, the Series finale of USA’s THE SINNER, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME, as well as episodes of CBS’s FBI, NBC'S LAW & ORDER: SVU and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HIGHTOWN. Monica directed the short film TANYA for the Hidden Tears Project, a non-profit media company developing content to bring awareness to s*x trafficking. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she received the John Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication. We chat about flow, growth and regrowth, leaving Chicago Fire, the power of ‘no’, expectations, rejection, your point of view, performing, directing, control and moving forward. | |||
| 11 Jan 2021 | #100: Chris Williams - Accountability | 01:38:45 | |
Holy moly episode 100! Chris is the real deal, he’s multi-talented, confident, kind, caring, funny... the list goes on. Just listen to the podcast ok… he’s great. So who is Chris Williams? Chris Williams is an actor, comedian, magician, known for playing Krazee-Eyez Killa in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dwight in Dodgeball and Hoover in Silicon Valley. He’s also been in Upload, The World’s Fastest Indian, CSI, JAG, The Shield, Weeds, Reno 911, Better Things, Californication, Ugly Betty, Satisfaction, 2 Broke Girls, One Big Happy, Major Payne & The Great Indoors. In this wide ranging chat, we talk about travelling, being the only African American family at school, funding his life via credit cards, tracking progress, marathons, accountability, asking for help, Curb Your Enthusiasm, his sister Vanessa Williams and impacting people. Check out Chris on:
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| 09 Aug 2021 | #130: Kurt Patino - FEAR is a 4 letter word | 01:26:01 | |
Kurt Patino, is a talent manager, writer, producer, podcaster and a TEDx speaker who runs Patino Management Company, which is a full-service Talent Management firm that represents Film and TV actors. Kurt has represented actors for over 20 years and has guided the careers of standout talent such as America Ferrera, Rami Malek, Kelly Stables, Nichole Bloom, Cerina Vincent, Antonio Jaramillo, and former Oscar nominee Patty McCormack. He has also co-written and co-produced “Tin Holiday” & “Soul Fire Rising” on Amazon Prime and is also a Board Member of Burbank Film Festival. We cover a lot in this chat such as his Ted Talk on Fear (which is incredible), the link between growth and disappointment, pitching, how to speak with confidence, tackling and understanding fear, working on his introversion, his unique management approach, ego, nerves, processing emotions, dealing clients who leave you, being vulnerable plus a lot more. Check Kurt out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kurtrpat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtrpat | |||
| 18 Nov 2024 | #266: David Rose - Welcoming Failure | 01:34:32 | |
David Rose is stand up comedian, writer, performer, live event producer and radio broadcaster. In just a short few years, David Rose has accumulated an impressive variety of skills. Based in Melbourne, he has toured his work across five countries in English and German and has opened for some of the nation's top headliners, including Dilruk Jayasinha, Akmal Saleh, Dave O'Neil, and Fiona O'Loughlin. His quick wit and neurotic humour has thrilled audiences across Australia, and has resulted in appearances at many of Australia's best comedy clubs, such as the Comedy Store (SYD), The Comic's Lounge (MEL), The Sit Down Comedy Club (BRIS) and Joker's Comedy Club (TAS). David's work has also gained him a growing online following, with over 5 million views in 2022 alone. He has written and presented two feature-length documentaries for ABC Radio National, numerous segments for TV's The Leak and Tonightly, and has performed at six consecutive Melbourne International Comedy Festivals. David is a skilled MC and excels at hosting and performing at corporate events, fundraisers, and private functions. We chat about getting success too quickly and longevity, hawk tuah success, competition, why Luke Kidgell is a gun, control and social media, persistence, panic attacks, meeting people where they are at, lessons from a monk, busking plus plenty more.
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| 17 Jun 2024 | #250: AJ Cook - "Being Relevant" | 01:43:51 | |
Episode 250! We chat about the power of the beach, leaving and coming back to Criminal Minds, directing, letting go, moving to LA from Canada, self-authenticity & being true to yourself, perfectionism, mindset shifts, being partially blind, hustle + more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 20 Jun 2022 | #168: Amy Landecker - Resilience to Brilliance | 01:20:36 | |
Amy Landecker is an actor, director, producer & writer. You might recognize her from her many roles such as YOUR HONOR, MINX, TRANSPARENT, I LOVE MY DAD, GASLIT, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, A SERIOUS MAN, SHITHOUSE, THE PREMISE, THREE MONTHS, DAN IN REAL LIFE, A KID LIKE JAKE, CHIVALRY, MAD MEN, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, BOMBSHELL & LOUIE (to name a few!) She’s also a voice over artist and has appeared in a number of productions such as She-Ra and the Princesses of power, Trollhunters, Batman: the Long Halloween and even worked as Julia Roberts voice double! We chat about the highs after the lows, getting her big break “later in life”, making big shifts & getting sober, rejection, self-esteem & confidence, playing a tomb raider model, finding happiness and almost being a sports broadcaster. Check Amy out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amylandecker/ | |||
| 03 Mar 2025 | #276: Nick White - Golden Ticket | 01:18:55 | |
Nick White is one of the fastest-rising faces in Australian comedy. With well over half a million followers across social media, Nick is well-known for his impressions, characters and sketch comedy, which have earned him over 45 million likes on TikTok. The Brisbane-born comedian spent a few years in New York City where he performed at Greenwich Village Comedy Club, The Comic Strip and Broadway Comedy Club, where he earned a residency. After leaving his career in architecture to pursue full-time comedy in 2022, Nick’s first solo stand-up show had a sold-out run across Australia’s east coast the following year. Nick’s comedy has also made an impact abroad, and in 2023 he performed a sold-out run of shows in London. His work has been featured on HuffPost, The Independent, Junkee and you have probably heard his lovely baritone voice on the triple j airwaves. Nick brings his new live show, “I'm Scared, Babe”, to Australian audiences in 2025, so check them out, tour dates in the episode notes. His special is now out on YouTube, which is exciting. We chat about his upcoming Australia tour, impersonators, being shy and coming out of his shell, his time in New York, leaving architecture, Sims obsession, following his intuition, gut and funny, collaborating plus plenty more!
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| 20 Jul 2020 | #074: Danielle Walker - Staying Connected | 01:30:11 | |
Danielle Walker is an award-winning comedian and actor. She’s the winner of Best Newcomer at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2018 and was the winner of RAW in 2016. She was also handpicked by the Melbourne Comedy Festival to be part of The Comedy Zone and has gone on to appear on Comedy Up Late and Stand and Deliver, both for the ABC. She’s also appeared as ‘Ranger Danny’ alongside on ABC TV’s Get Krack!n, done stand up on ABC’s Comedy’s Tonightly with Tom Ballard, the Just for Laughs Stand Up Series on The Comedy Channel and performed at the Soho Theatre. She’s also been involved with Aunty Donna and co-hosts the 'Batch Bitch' podcast. In this podcast we chat about her unique upbringing and childhood, growing up without a TV, confidence, negative reviews, loving your work, comparing yourself, being liked, dead dogs, trying new things, positivity, being overwhelmed and being yourself. | |||
| 04 Jan 2021 | #099: Tim Kang - Sweeping Under The Rug | 01:37:14 | |
Tim Kang is an actor and producer. You’ve seen him in the Mentalist where he played Kimball Cho and currently stars in Magnum P.I. as Detective Gordon Katsumoto. He’s also been in Rambo, Vampire Diaries, Mister green, Third Watch, The Unit, Two Weeks Notice, The Forgotten, Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ghost Whisperer, Monk, The Office, A Wrinkle in Time, Lethal Weapon, Cloak and Dagger & Chicago Justice. This episode is jam packed where we chat about parental expectations, life path, confidence, doing the work, trusting your gut, honouring your feelings, living in the moment, patience, cross-training & the stigma of money. Check out Tim on:
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| 10 Jul 2023 | #212: Liza Treyger - Being You | 01:20:44 | |
Liza Treyger is an actress, comedian, and podcast extraordinaire. Named one of Variety’s “Top Ten Comics to Watch,” Rolling Stone’s “Ten Comics to Watch,” Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch” (can you tell, Liza is one to watch) and a comic who 'shines where sex and politics intersect’ by The New York Times. Liza can be seen in Netflix’s brand-new comedy series “Survival of the Thickest” based on Michelle Buteau’s best-selling book. “Survival of the Thickest” which will debut on Thursday July 13, 2023. In film, Liza can next be seen appearing in “Goodrich” alongside Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Andie MacDowell, and Kevin Pollak. Additional recent film and television credits for Liza include appearing in Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island”, Jordan Peele’s horror-mystery “Nope”, the Emmy-nominated mini-series “Horace and Pete” alongside Alan Alda, Jessica Lange, Eddie Falco and Steve Buscemi, with appearances on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” “Pause with Sam Jay,” “@Midnight”, “Adam Devine’s House Party,” “Chelsea Lately,” with dozens of panelist and game show appearances. In stand up, 2015 was a breakout year for Liza hosting her own half hour comedy special for Comedy Central. The special was also released as an album entitled Glittercheese through Comedy Central Records. Liza went on to appear on “The Degenerates” for Netflix, a collection of half-hour specials (alongside Ms. Pat, Jim Norton, and Nikki Glaser to name a few). She is currently a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York, and The Comedy Store in LA, and has performed internationally to audiences in Melbourne, Sydney, Athens, Antwerp, Oslo, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Amsterdam, and throughout Canada. Liza also hosts the successful podcast That’s Messed Up: An SUV podcast which averages over half a million monthly downloads. As comedians and amateur detectives, each week Liza and her co-host, Kara Klenk, break down episodes of “Law & Order: SVU” while doing a deep dive into the true crimes they’re based on, and interview on screen talent ranging from big stars to joggers who find the body. https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/thats-messed-up We chat about roasting p0rnstars for br@zzers, her frenemy podcast, ending friendships (for long term happiness), integrity, stand up, being her best, dedication to the audience, her longevity mindset, safety & creeps.
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| 03 Jul 2023 | #211: Emily Swallow - Space to Flow | 01:20:53 | |
Emily Swallow is an actor who currently can be seen as “The Armorer” in THE MANDALORIAN and THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT. She played fan favorite “Amara" in SUPERNATURAL. She has also voiced Dracula’s ill-fated wife Lisa Tepes in CASTLEVANIA and was a series regular on THE MENTALIST and on David E. Kelley's TNT series, MONDAY MORNINGS. She also recurred on SEAL TEAM and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and did voice and mocap work for “Emily” in THE LAST OF US: PART II. She has performed in plays and musicals from Broadway to Los Angeles. Emily also is in the running for a cool comp for WAZE (Mandorections) where if she wins, she can be the voice of Waze through her Mandalorian character, the armorer. Check out the link in the episode notes to help her win! Here is the link to vote for "Mandorections." Folks need to make sure that, once they get to the page, they fill out the form and cast their vote. https://t.co/Sim6OABuVV We chat about doing comic cons and strange requests, flow, The Mandalorian, people pleasing, control, mediation, almost having a career in foreign services, The Mentalist and creativity. | |||
| 29 Aug 2022 | #178: Jiaoying Summers - You Define Who You Are | 01:16:14 | |
Jiaoying Summers is a comedian, actor, producer and CEO. From a dumpster baby in China to TikTok comedy queen in Hollywood, Jiaoying Summers is one of the most dynamic and vivacious women in comedy. She is also one of the most popular comedians on TikTok with more than 1.2 million followers. She performs regularly at Laugh Factory, Comedy Store and Hollywood Improv. Her 30-minute comedy special is streaming on Peacock TV and Prime Video. She is the owner of The Hollywood Comedy club in Los Angeles and focuses on producing shows that promote representation in comedy. She is also an award winning actor and philanthropist empowering women and children and helping causes that touch Asian American communities. As you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot such as being banned from TikTok, mentors, people that inspire us, comedy clubs, growing up in China and their one child policy, beauty standards, accents and working in comedy as a mother. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 01 Jul 2024 | #252: Nichole Sakura - Sense of Freedom | 01:26:15 | |
Nichole Sakura is an actor & writer. She was just announced as the voice in the role of ‘Suzume’ in Makoto Shinkai’s Sony animated feature of the same name. She also recently was given a leading role in the Universal Feature, PLEASE DON'T DESTROY. She can currently be seen as one of the leads in the Hulu series, MAGGIE with Rebecca Rittenhouse from creators Maggie Mull and Justin Adler. Previously, Nichole starred on NBC's SUPERSTORE, where she starred for six seasons as ‘Cheyenne.’ Nichole's character also had a spin-off in development at NBC. Nichole will voice one of the lead roles in The Disney Channel's upcoming animated series, KIFF! Nichole also wrote and starred in the Funny or Die Sketch series #NICEGIRLS about girls who are a little too considerate. Nichole has also appeared as a recurring character on the Showtime series, SHAMELESS as ‘Amanda.’ Previous feature credits include, PROJECT X, MAN UP, and TEENAGE COCKTAIL which premiered at SXSW.
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| 21 Sep 2020 | #084: Liv Hewson - Paving The Way For Change | 01:38:15 | |
Liv Hewson is an actor, writer, playwright and comedian. They have been in Santa Clarita Diet, Homecoming Queens, DramaWorld, Bombshell, Puzzle, Back In Very Small Business, Before I fall, Let it Snow, Let’s See How Fast This Baby Will Go, Under My Skin, Inhumans, The Hitchhiker, Puzzle, Top of the Lake, Survey Says and So Romantic jus to name a few. In this podcast, we chat about travelling, taking that leap of faith, WikiFeat, confidence, planning or lack of planning, attachment, anxiety, trust, introspection, anorexia, living, rejection and coming out as non-binary. Check out Liv on:
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| 12 Jun 2023 | #208: Chukwudi Iwuji - What's Yours is Yours | 01:07:29 | |
Chukwudi Iwuji is an award winning actor as well as a writer. An extraordinary actor both on screen and on stage, Chukwudi continues to captivate audiences with his versatility and establish himself as one to watch. He recently made his debut in the Marvel universe in James Gunn’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3, the final instalment in the blockbuster franchise. Starring as the main villain ‘High Evolutionary’, Chukwudi has received rave reviews for his performance as an all-time Marvel Villain. In 2022, he made his debut in the DC Universe starring as ‘Clemson Mern’ in the DC Comics and HBOMax series PEACEMAKER, also from the mind of James Gunn. Additional television credits include the BBC drama THE SPLIT, Michael Morrissey’s THE GIRL WHO GOT AWAY, as well as the Emmy nominated Amazon limited series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD for director Barry Jenkins. Other television appearances include WHEN THEY SEE US, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, QUANTICO, THE BLINDSPOT, MADAM SECRETARY, and DOCTOR WHO. His additional film credits include the Netflix feature SHINE YOUR EYES, the thriller DANIEL ISN’T REAL opposite Sasha Lane and Patrick, Netflix’s BARRY, Chad Stahelski’s JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 opposite Keanu Reeves, A WOMAN A PART, NOW: IN THE WINGS OF A WORLD STAGE, the multi-award winning EXAM, and FALL TO RISE. As an accomplished theater veteran, Chukwudi starred in OTHELLO for The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park as well as in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, KING LEAR, and HAMLET. His performance in THE LOW ROAD, directed by Michael Greif, earned him an Obie Award, as well as 2018 Lucille Lortel and Drama League nominations. An Associate Artist of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for his numerous Shakespearean performances, he has also received two Olivier awards for his titular role as HENRY VI in the RSC’s 2009 productions of parts I, II, and III. Other stage credits include the titular role in the Public Theatre’s HAMLET directed by Patricia McGregor; Ivo van Hove’s OBSESSION opposite Jude Law, and HEDDA GABLER opposite Ruth Wilson, both for The National Theatre; The Public Theatre’s productions of KING LEAR and ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; Theatre for a New Audience’s TAMBURLAINE directed by Michael Boyd; and the Old Vic’s RICHARD III directed by Sam Mendes. He is also a founding member of Chudor House Productions, his family’s production and management company. We chat about the cycle of highs and lows, having his own stamp, the benefits of meditation, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, working hard at our emotions, fear, pay offs, signs and guardian angels.
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| 25 Jul 2022 | #173: David H Steinberg - Delusionally Optimistic | 01:38:31 | |
DAVID H. STEINBERG (writer, producer, director) entered Yale at age sixteen and earned his law degree from Duke before abandoning his legal career to attend USC’s Peter Stark Producing program. Steinberg’s first spec sale Slackers became a cult classic movie and he has had ten films produced, including three in the American Pie franchise, the DreamWorks animated feature Puss in Boots, and Disney’s Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games. We chat about breaking into the business, killing your screen writing babies, being fired, working with his wife, becoming a show runner, giving back, being delusionally optimistic, collaboration, disappointments and expectations.
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| 10 Feb 2025 | #273: Derek Wilson - Embrace our fear | 01:32:27 | |
Derek Wilson is an actor who can currently be seen recurring on both GEN V and THE BOYS as fan favorite “Tek Knight.” He starred opposite Josh Hutcherson and Eliza Coupe for 3 seasons of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Hulu comedy, FUTURE MAN. Other television credits include a series regular on AMC’s PREACHER, recurring roles on BILLIONS, THE GOOD WIFE, and RECTIFY, and guest stars on PERSON OF INTEREST and AQUARIUS. Features include THE LAST GIRL and the upcoming OXALIS. Derek holds a MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He started his career on stage appearing in such productions as ANNA CHRISTIE as well as 22 of Shakespeare's plays including Henry IV, Richard III and the Broadway revival of MACBETH. We chat about doing over 20 Shakespeare plays, Future Man, going to acting school at 29, previously being a ‘serious actor’ guy, human messiness, perfection, anxiety, David Koechner, his life changing call after Preacher, his soul dog, plus plenty more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 29 Mar 2021 | #111: Elizabeth Alderfer - Set One Goal a Day | 01:28:57 | |
Elizabeth Alderfer is an actor who you might recognise from Disjointed, A.P. Bio, Better Of Single, The Passing Season, Game Day, Orange is the New Black and The Good Wife. Her new show the United States of Al will be out in the coming days (April 1st at 8:30/7/30c on CBS), so check it out! We cover a lot in this episode such as Liz’s feet… it’s not as gross as it may sound, we also chat about great advice, anxiety, authenticity, imposter syndrome, doubts, self-care, the Liz & Michael school of brilliance, breathing, facades, rejection, disjointed and expectations. Check out Liz on:
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| 07 Apr 2025 | #283: Pierre Novellie - Finding your Clown | 01:20:11 | |
Pierre Novellie is a stand-up comedian, writer, radio host and podcaster. He is co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio, and recent TV appearances include World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central). On the radio, Pierre has performed on The Now Show (Radio 4), hosts the BBC Sounds podcast series Obsessed With… SAS: Rogue Heroes and co-hosts the hit podcast Budpod with Phil Wang. As a writer, Pierre was one of the regular writers on the rebooted Spitting Image (ITV/Britbox) and has also written on shows including Mock the Week (BBC2), The News Quiz (Radio 4) and The Mash Report (BBC2). One of the UK’s most acclaimed live acts, Pierre‘s previous show Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? saw a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was his third show to have been placed in the top 20 best-reviewed comedy shows across the entire festival. His first special, Quiet Ones, was distributed by US comedy label 800 Pound Gorilla Records and has amassed over 250,000 views online. Pierre will debut his show Must We? on Australian shores. Off the back of a sold-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, his new show is about life, fairness and expectations. He simply must! Pierre has established himself as a comedian's comedian who doesn't sacrifice accessibility for intelligence. His book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian's Guide to Autism was inspired by an unexpected diagnosis from a heckler – and this show delivers the same incisive commentary and clever observations that have earned him critical acclaim across the UK comedy scene. Performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival from 27 March - 18 April at The Westin, Three We chat about autism, his brand new shows in Melbourne (currently out now), The Cambridge Footlights, The English class system, life changing heckles, his many identities, his new book, embracing your clown + plenty more!
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| 05 Oct 2020 | #086: Linas Phillips - Internal Narratives | 01:52:57 | |
Linas Phillips is a director, actor, writer, screenplay doula and a two-time Sundance alum. His first film, WALKING TO WERNER landed him in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 NEW FACES. He’s also received the Genius award in film from Seattle’s newspaper The Stranger and premiered his first narrative film BASS ACKWARDS at the Sundance Film Festival. He also premiered his film RAINBOW TIME, produced by the Duplass Brothers, at the SXSW Film Festival. He recently wrote and directed a short form episodic show, also produced by the Duplass Brothers, entitled THE RIDE. As an actor he has appeared in TWIN PEAKS, EASTBOUND and DOWN, TOGETHERNESS and MANSON FAMILY VACATION. As screenplay doula, he teaches a character-based approach to screenwriting by applying techniques drawn from the work of Eckhart Tolle and other notable spiritual teachers. In this podcast we chat about confidence vs vulnerability vs arrogance, good vs bad, judgement, his screen writing approach, breakups, courage, doubts, shame, self-awareness and working on yourself, helping others, internal narratives and passion. Check out Linas on:
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| 24 Aug 2020 | #080: Lehmo - Regrets of the Living | 00:55:41 | |
Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann is one of Australia’s most well-known comedians and is also a Radio Host, author, TV Presenter & an actor. He’s been in Utopia, Before the Game, Any questions for Ben, The Project, The Beep Test, Neighbours, Have You Been Paying Attention? Hughesy We Have A Problem, Good News Week, Rove Live, Studio 10, The Circle, It’s a date, Off-side, Drunk History, The Glasshouse, Please Like Me, Stand Up Australia, 11am, Hey Hey It’s Saturday and Stand Up Live (UK TV). Lehmo has also hosted a number of radio shows including his new show Bec, Cosi & Lehmo on SAFM 107.1. He’s interviewed some of the most famous people in the world and was voted as having the best radio show for many years. And… if that isn’t enough for you- He has written a book, “This shirt wont iron itself”. In this podcast we chat about bad diets and chocolates, stigma behind comedy, life as an accountant, working hard, ambition, short term goals, regrets, being in the Guinness World Records and performing to the troops. Check out Lehmo on:
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| 23 May 2022 | #164: Laila Robins - Champions Adjust | 01:21:27 | |
Laila Robins is an actor who’s pretty much done it all in both theatre and on screen. On Screen you may recognize her from her many roles such as in Homeland, The Blacklist, The Boys, Walking Dead, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Eye in the Sky, True Crime, An Innocent Man, Dr Death, The Equalizer, Bull, Law and Order: Special Victims & Bored to Death. She’s also a veteran in the theatre and has appeared in many productions, including as Blanche Dubois in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Alma in SUMMER AND SMOKE, Annie in THE REAL THING, Mellita in MRS.KLEIN, Masha in THREE SISTERS, Ranyevskaya in CHERRY ORCHARD, Nina in THE SEAGULL, Carrie Nye in HEDDA GABLER, Olympia Dukakis in LION IN WINTER, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS, THE LADY FROM DUBUQUE to name a few. As you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot such as chatting about confidence, teaching, scenes being cut from films, regrets, looking after her voice, growth, magic, vibration, being in the moment and her fear of public speaking. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officiallailarobins/ | |||
| 15 Mar 2021 | #109: Peter Jacobson - Know Thyself | 01:26:23 | |
Peter Jacobson is an actor who you might recognise as Dr. Taub in House, Alan Snyder in Colony, Rabbi Jacob Kessner in Fear the Walking Dead. He’s also been in Ray Donovan, The Americans, Transformers, 61*, Law & Order, Good Night, and Good Luck, NCIS, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia & Billions. In this wide-ranging conversation, we chat about being mistaken for Steve Carrell, mind games, nerves, House, perception, letting go, confidence, being & knowing yourself, self-esteem, money, moving forward, expectations, auditioning when you already have a role, plus a lot more!
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| 12 Oct 2020 | #087: Ken Davitian - Dust Yourself Off | 01:31:59 | |
Ken Davitian is an actor writer and producer. You might recognize him as Azamat from Borat, Get Smart, S.W.A.T, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Ray Donovan, Meet The Spartans, The Artist, Cobra Kai, Soul Men, Man Apart, Holes, E.R, Six Feet Under, The Closer, Walk of Shame, Boston Legal, Gilmore Girls, The Shield plus a lot more. We chat about Borat and running around naked, grief, screenwriting, bad agents, working in waste removal, the pain of rejection, ego and collaboration, Jim Carrey and bankruptcy.
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| 08 Nov 2021 | #143: Ron James - Today Not Tomorrow | 01:41:19 | |
Ron James is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actor and now recently an author. He is known as one of Canadas best ever comedians where he’s also been voted Comedian of the Year at the Canadian Comedy Awards and has been awarded with the Best One Person Show title. He has also appeared half a dozen times at Just for Laughs, the Halifax and Winnipeg Comedy Festivals, Edinburgh Festival, and starred in the first television series of his own creation, Blackfly, which ran for two seasons. Ron’s new book, All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road is now out. This is a book he has been writing for most of his life, created while driving from gig to gig and it sounds fantastic! Check it out in the links below under his website. As you can imagine, we cover a lot such as Joseph Campbell, purpose, confidence, being fired from Second City, Hollywood & chasing success & fame, people pleasing, writing a book, great advice received by comedy icons such as Billy Connolly, financial hardships and choosing happiness. Website/ Book (All Over the Map): http://www.ronjames.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramblinronjames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RonJamesComedy/
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| 31 May 2021 | #120: Ellen Hollman - Failing Forward | 01:04:25 | |
Ellen Hollman is an actor, producer, writer & stunt performer. She will soon appear in the upcoming blockbuster Matrix 4. You might also recognize her from her roles as Saxa in Spartacus, Love and Monsters, Army of One, Into the Badlands, NCIS, The Scorpion King 4, Lethal Weapon, Rules of Engagement & Hawaii Five-O. We chat about Spartacus, fitness & Jiu-jitsu, thinking outside the box, Matrix and landing the role, Keanu Reeves, moving on and forward, having guts, aspiring for personal greatness, self-criticism and judgments & her unique outlook on life.
Check Ellen out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenhollman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ellenhollman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EllenHollmanOfficial
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| 31 Mar 2025 | #282: Ivan Aristeguieta - You’re Doing What Most Can’t | 01:57:03 | |
Ivan Aristeguieta is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and performer. Originally from Venezuela, Ivan moved to Australia after he was carjacked at gunpoint (true story!). He has performed all over the world, from South America to the US, Canada, Japan, NZ and the UK, featuring on and headlining some of the biggest comedy festivals and rooms. You may have seen him on the telly or online, performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (2016-2022), as well as the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, or as guest panellist on shows including Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Project, The Weekly, Hughesy, We Have A Problem and The Living Room. In 2016, his Australian immigration experience was fictionalised in a short form series, Lost in Pronunciation (ABC iView), which he co-created, co-wrote and performed in. In 2021, his live show, Pinata, was nominated for the biggest award in Australian comedy – Most Outstanding Comedy, at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Ivan has released three full length comedy specials to date, Chorizo Sizzle (ABC iView), The Fourth Floor and Happy Papi, which was recently released on Paramount+. He is also a trained cook, food technologist and brewer. During the pandemic he created and hosted the online sensation, About This Much – Live, a ‘follow-along’ cooking party where Ivan brought his kitchen to yours, via Zoom. He is the winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award 2017, 2022 & 2023 Adelaide Fringe and a nominee in 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show. He is currently touring around Australia his new show, All Bangers, No Mash! Now at Melbourne. Check it out before they sell out! We chat about leaving Venezuela and starting again in Australia, performing in his second language, what keeps me up at night, death and rebirth, premise, the hero’s journey, not having a home address for 4 years, bull fighting, identity and divorce plus so much more!
Check Ivan out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivancomedy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IvanComedy/ Website: https://ivancomedy.com.au/ Comedy tickets: https://linktr.ee/Ivancomedy.com.au ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 20 Nov 2023 | #229: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee - Building Each Other Up | 01:18:10 | |
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is a Korean-Canadian award winning actor, writer and comedian. He is best known as family patriarch ‘Appa’ on the CBC/Netflix hit Kim’s Convenience. Paul received fan and critical acclaim globally winning four Canadian Screen Awards in the Leading Comedic Role category as well as a nomination for the role from the Seoul International Drama Awards. Twice nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Theatre Award for outstanding performance and winner of the prestigious Toronto Theatre Critics' Award for Best Actor. Paul continues to pursue excellence both onstage and screen. As an avid Star Wars fan and collector, Paul was thrilled to join the universe in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka as X-wing fighter ‘Captain Carson Teva’ for Disney+. Next up, Paul joins the cast of Netflix’s live action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender as the beloved ‘Uncle Iroh’. We chat about his toy collection, rejection, being excellent, dealing with trolls, lifting others up, imposter syndrome, Kim’s Convenience, upbringing and leaning into his culture, ‘success’ later in life, play and fun, why being a nerd is cool and of course failure.
The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 02 Dec 2024 | #268: Sahana Srinivasan - Hurry Up And Wait | 01:13:23 | |
Sahana Srinivasan is an actor and comedian. They are currently appearing in Amazon’s new family comedy, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh. Following the newly emigrated Pradeep family as they retell (often through conflicting versions!) the story of their first few humorous months adjusting from Indian to American culture from an interrogation room. Sahana stars as the oldest and most rebellious child, daughter ‘Bahnu’, who has found herself instantly drawn to her neighbor next door – one of the many ways her family finds themselves personally and professionally intertwined with the polar opposite family across the street. Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, Ashwin Sakthivel, Arjun Sriram, Megan Hilty, Ethan Suplee, Pete Holmes and Nicholas Hamilton also star. Directed and EP’d by Michael Showalter and inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated creator Vijal Patel. Sahana is best known for hosting the science focused Netflix docuseries, BRAINCHILD, produced by Pharrell Williams in 2018, Sahana has since recurred on HBO’s INSECURE, Apple TV+’s FOR ALL MANKIND and on Freeform’s GROWN-ISH. On the comedy side, Sahana is known for their characters and one-liners about their cultural identity and life experiences, having been picked as one of Just For Laughs’ New Faces of Comedy in 2023. We chat about their new show The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, comedy & Just For Laughs, expectations and hope, nickelodeon pilots that don’t go ahead, taking a break from stand up, weight lifting plus plenty more. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 22 Aug 2022 | #177: Brittany Schmitt - Gratitude | 01:19:53 | |
Brittany Schmitt is a comedian, writer and podcaster. She currently has a new comedy special from Ho to Housewife where (her words) she quite literally went From Ho to Housewife. She crafted a comedy special that tackles her experience of sex, drugs and basketball, plus a lot more. It’s very funny. Here’s a little snippet from her life story which blew me away. Brittany fu*ked up and got a DUI. Super depressed, mortified, broke and with her back up against a wall, a friend suggested that she try stand-up because it was ‘cheaper than therapy’ and she could laugh at herself. The first time she stepped on stage, she knew that’s what she was born to do. The road hasn’t been easy, nor has it been exactly linear. So, she made up her mind to get sober, get her sh*t together and get serious about comedy. Most recently, Brittany appeared on Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Featuring her debut comedy special, of course, titled From Ho to Housewife which premiered on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube channel. Links are in the episode notes below if you’d like to listen to it. So, as you can imagine, we dive deep and cover a lot, such as meeting Usher, going to jail, drugs, alcohol and getting sober, her new comedy special, her holistic forward moving mindset, gratitude, intuition and happiness. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 05 Aug 2024 | #257: Modi Rosenfeld - Moshiach Energy | 01:09:03 | |
Modi Rosenfeld is a stand-up comedian and actor. He was voted one of the top 10 comedians in New York City by The Hollywood Reporter. He is one of the comedy circuit’s most sought after performers. Featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, Howard Stern, and E! Entertainment, Modi has received rave reviews in The New York Times, Time Out NY and The New York Post. He is now a regular performer at the New York and Los Angeles comedy clubs but has also become well known across the US and also across the globe. He is currently touring so check out the links below if you’d like to see him. Modi has played himself on HBO's Crashing and Netflix's When Jews Were Funny. He's also appeared in several feature films and played leading roles in two: Waiting for Woody Allen, which won the LA Film Festival, and Stand Up, a feature-length film. In 2018, Mayor Bill De Blasio declared June 26th 'Mordechi Modi Rosenfeld Day' in the city of New York for his accomplishments and contributions to the artistic community. Modi has a brand new comedy special - Know Your Audience which is hilarious (links in episode notes below) and he also hosts the popular Podcast, and Here’s Modi. We chat about Moshiach energy, great relationships, his brand-new comedy special, why June 26th is a special day, the right fit, leaving room for a miracle, shifting away from negativity, Wayne Dyer plus plenty more!
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| 13 Mar 2023 | #200: Patrick Fabian - Are you in or out? | 01:27:53 | |
Patrick Fabian is an award-winning actor who you may recognise from his iconic role as Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul. He’s guest starred on almost everything: Friends, NCIS, Will and Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Star Trek:Voyager, Lucifer, Code Black, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grimm, Scorpion, The Newsroom, Longmire, Castle, Scandal", CSI/CSI:Miami/CSI:NY, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Xena the Warrior Princess, Criminal Minds, Bones, Ugly Betty, Reba, Pushing Daises, According to Jim, Drop Dead Diva, Private Practice, Burn Notice, Princess. Recurring roles include "Big Love, Veronica Mars, Joan of Arcadia, Providence, 24, Time of your Life, General Hospital, Working Class, Dharma and Greg, Valentine and The Education of Max Bickford. Patrick is fondly remembered as 'Professor Lasky' from Saved By The Bell:The College Years. Patrick was also the male lead in "The Last Exorcism" which was a small, 1.3 million dollar horror film that went on to gross over $70 Million worldwide. Fans loved his portrayal of the flawed Rev Cotton Marcus and he was awarded Best Actor at the prestigious Stiges Catalonian International Film Festival in 2010. Other films include Jimmy, Must Love Dogs, Tales of Everyday Magic, Bad Ass, Atlas Shrugged Part 2, Pig, My Greatest Teacher, The Good Mother, Underdogs, Bad Asses and My Eleventh. On the Disney and ABC Family Channels, Patrick has been a go-to Bad Guy, playing the Evil 'Thantos' in Disney Channels' Twitches and Twitches, Too and the only man hunting reindeer in the Christmas movies Snow and Snow 2: Brain Freeze and Cloud 9. On stage, Patrick has worked with some of the best playwrights and directors around: having toured America with John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation directed by Jerry Zaks, Eric Bogosian's Humpty Dumpty directed by Jo Bonney at The McCarter Center in Princeton and Nicky Silver's The Food Chain directed by Robert Falls at the Westside Theatre in NYC. He also voices Harvey Dent in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham which is coming out soon. We chat about why he loves Cameo, the highs and lows of a 30+ year career, disappointments, no’s and rejections, his gratitude mindset, expectations, Better Call Saul and enjoyment plus more!
Website: https://www.patrickfabian.com/
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| 29 Nov 2021 | #146: Lindsey Broad - Resilience and Brilliance | 01:37:57 | |
Lindsey Broad is an actor who you might recognize from her many roles such as 21 Jump Street, The Office, Benders, Hello Ladies, American Crime Story, In the Dark, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Don Jon, Till Death, Get Him to the Greek, Baked in Brooklyn and more! We chat about The New York Diaper Derby championship, confidence, being true to yourself, happiness, age and ageism, transformation and growth, success, Silicon Valley & The Office, Déjà vu and social media.
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| 24 Apr 2023 | #205: Mark Samual Bonanno - What Do You Have To Lose? | 01:39:26 | |
Mark Samual Bonanno is a writer and performer best known for his general silliness within comedy troupe Aunty Donna, one of Australia’s biggest comedic acts who have garnered a huge international audience both live, online and most recently with their smash hit Netflix special, Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun. He also co-wrote/created the six part sitcom Why Are You Like This, for ABC (Australia) and Netflix in 2021. Mark’s work has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy in 2017, Best of The Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival in 2018, and across the last few years, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble and Best Comedy Web Series at the Melbourne International Web Festival. Mark’s work directing Demi Lardner’s 2017 and 2018 stage shows also saw award attention, winning both the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director’s Choice Award and Pinder Prize in their respective years, on top of directing “Woah, Alyssa” in 2021 which was nominated for The Golden Gibbo Award (best independent production). Mark’s new show Aunty Donna’s Coffee Café is now out on ABC iview! We chat about collaboration and working in a team, art and fulfillment, Aunty Donna, KFC, taking a break, performing live with food poisoning, failed pilots plus more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 29 Jul 2024 | #256: Caitlin Cook - Do what scares you | 01:27:52 | |
Caitlin Cook wears many hats, she is a comedian, singer-songwriter, artist, writer, director, producer and designer. She began writing songs at age four, she’s not your conventional stand-up, Caitlin combines witty one-liners and scintillating storytelling with hilariously irreverent musical comedy and projected visuals. She has taken the stage all across the US, Canada, Europe, and Oceania at top-tier venues (like the Meltdown in Los Angeles, Union Hall in Brooklyn, and the Bill Murray in London), comedy clubs (like Comedy on State in Madison, the Comedy MIX in Vancouver, and Dead Crow Comedy in Wilmington), festivals (like the New York Comedy Festival, Skankfest, and High Mud), theatres (like Theatre 99 in Charleston, the Bug Theatre in Denver, and the Throckmorton in Mill Valley), dimly lit bar basements, strangers’ living rooms, and even a houseboat once. She has two other successful musical comedy albums: Zinger-Songwriter, which she recorded at 12 different venues while on tour across the US and UK, and Betty Pitch, which she recorded after writing 250 songs a day during the pandemic. A fierce champion of mixed media and genre-bending works of art, Caitlin has carved out a space for herself smack-dab in the centre of the Venn diagram between comedy, music, and theatre. She has a number of shows out now called The Writing on the Stall and it sounds brilliant! Links below. Caitlin Cook became obsessed with bathroom graffiti a decade ago while she was studying art history (of course) and getting frustrated at the pretentious exclusivity of the art world. Fascinated by this perspective, Caitlin set about creating her own art from the bon mots, wise cracks, witticisms, bizarre ponderings, and silly doodles that make up bathroom stalls across the world. This led to the creation of The Writing on the Stall, which sold out its 2023 Off-Broadway debut and was a New York Times Critic’s Pick; the accompanying studio album has over 25M+ streams. We chat about leaving ones comfort zone, doing what scares you mentality, stage fright, sound healing, songwriting, not fitting in the ‘traditional comedy box’, her brand new shows in Edinburgh, graffiti and unique take on musical comedy plus plenty more!
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| 02 Nov 2020 | #090: Carolina Groppa - This Unique Life | 01:05:34 | |
Carolina Groppa is an actor and an Emmy nominated producer for her incredible documentary “Autism in Love”. She has also produced The Female Brain, Happy Anniversary, Girlfriend’s Day, Miss Virginia, Curated, Sylvie’s Love plus a lot more. Carolina hosts the amazing “Life With Caca” podcast, where she holds intimate conversations with other producers about their experiences in the industry. In this podcast we chat about dealing with uncertainty, growth, Autism in Love, producing, self-worth, fear, perception and working in LA, reframing negative mindsets, mental health, immigrating, courage & chasing your dreams, the importance of collaboration, hindsight vs regrets. Check out Carolina on:
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| 14 Mar 2022 | #154: Stacy Keach - Confidence | 01:27:13 | |
Stacy Keach is an Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Author, Teacher & Composer. He’s won pretty much every award to date such as Best Actor Golden Globe, 3 Obies, 3 Vernon Rice Awards, 2 Drama Desk Awards, 3 Helen Hayes Awards, the Millennium Recognition Award, the Shakespeare Will Award, nominations for Emmy and Tony Awards, and most recently, the International Satellite Mary Pickford Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2015, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and in 2019 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Stacy is also, as he defines himself, an American interpreter of Shakespeare, with notable performances as Hamlet, Henry V, Coriolanus, Falstaff, Macbeth, Richard III and King Lear. He also started Zoom theatre during Covid which is really enterprising. Some of his many TV credits include Mike Hammer, Titus, Two and a Half Men, Blue Bloods, Prison Break, NCIS: New Orleans, The Blacklist, Man with a Plan, American Greed and his Filmography credits include Gotti, Truth, Gold, Fat City, Nebraska, If I Stay, Bourne Supremacy, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, The Ninth Configuration, Doc, Up In Smoke, American History X, The Long Riders, and The New Centurions. Can you believe we’re not done yet… He also has an award-winning memoir called "All in All". As you can imagine we COVER A LOT, such as being camera shy, addictions and cocaine, confidence, his love of acting, his jail stint and the learnings from that, zoom theatre, imagination and authenticity.
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| 21 Jun 2021 | #123: Noureen DeWulf - The Balancing Act | 01:30:52 | |
Noureen DeWulf is an actor you might recognise from her many roles in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Anger Management, The Back-up Plan, American Dreamz, The Comebacks, Ocean’s Thirteen, Wheels of Fortune, West Bank Story, Good Girls, Kickback, The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard plus many more. We cover a lot in this chat such as the importance of positive thinking, laughter, diversity for the sake of diversity, her conservative upbringing, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, doing accents, catching the acting bug, intuition, confidence, happiness, Charlie Sheen, Matthew McConaughey, gratitude, superstitions and more! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noureen/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoureenDeWulf Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB | |||
| 31 Oct 2022 | #187: Brian Huskey - Beginner's Mind | 01:44:19 | |
Brian Huskey is an actor, comedian and writer who has over 175 acting credits to date, he has earned "That Guy” actor status. Among Huskey’s movie appearances, he has been paired with the likes of Seth Rogen in “This is the End”, “Neighbors”, Neighbors 2” and “The Disaster Artist” and with Will Farrell in “Stepbrothers”, “Land of the Lost” and “Semi Pro”. Huskey has also written two feature films for Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central’s “Kroll Show”, and earned an Emmy Nominations for his work on Comedy Central’s 2010 “Night of Too Many Stars” and Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital”. We chat about his previous life as a photographer and being in a band, the benefits of improv, divorce, mindfulness, the highs and lows of show biz, the stories we tell ourselves, Al-Anon, empathy, collaboration, and the flow state. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Brian out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrianhuskey/ | |||
| 23 Jan 2023 | #193: Addison Timlin - “This will change your life” | 01:13:02 | |
Addison Timlin is an actor who you might recognise from her regular role in START UP for Crackle TV. Prior to that, she was the lead in the independent film SLEEPING IN PLASTIC. She also starred as the lead in the independent films LOVE THY KEEPERS, WHEN I’M A MOTH, and SUBMISSION, opposite Stanley Tucci. Addison can also be seen in the lead role in Zach Clark’s LITTLE SISTER, FALLEN, opposite Jeremy Irvine, and MGM’s thriller THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN for Ryan Murphy, Jason Blum, and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Addison has had flashy supporting roles in Lakeshore's STAND UP GUYS, opposite Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken, the independent feature, LUMPY, opposite Justin Long, LOVE & AIR SEX, and Stephen Sommers' ODD THOMAS, opposite Anton Yelchin. You may have also seen her in Californication, Derailed, Zero Hour and American Horror Stories. | |||
| 07 Jun 2021 | #121: Travis Schuldt - Yep, That's Going To Be Me | 01:35:37 | |
Travis Schuldt is an actor who you might recognize from his many roles in The Boy Next Door, The Giant Mechanical Man, The Hitcher, Passions, Scrubs, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Splitting Up Together, Community, The Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement, The Mentalist, 2 Broke Girls, The OA to name a few. Travis also hosts the ‘Passions for Life’ podcast with his wife Natalie Zea. We talk about working on a Soap Opera (Passions), living in Australia, anxiety, starting a theatre company, enhancing creativity, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia & Scrubs, the importance of age and time, therapy, confidence, fatherhood, life philosophies, good vs bad & pursuing comedic roles.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travis.schuldt/ and his podcast "Passions for Life". Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB | |||
| 06 Jun 2022 | #166: Amy Aquino - Be the Change | 01:32:43 | |
Amy Aquino is an actor, who over her forty-plus year career, has recurred in numerous television series, including Bosch, Glee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Falcon and the Winter Solider, Being Human, ER, The Practice, Judging Amy, Everybody Loves Raymond, Felicity, The Good Fight, The Mentalist, Brothers and Sisters, Prison Break, Picket Fences, Monk & Freaks and Geeks to name a few. Her films include Working Girl, Moonstruck, Boys on the Side, The Singing Detective, White Oleander, A Lot Like Love, In Good Company, The Lazarus Effect and Beautiful Boy. Plus, she’s also a theatre guru. And that’s just scratching the surface! As you can imagine, we dive deep and cover a lot such the beauty of gardens, needing to fix things, picking a career that is worthy of you, making positive change, Jewish lizards, being rejected from Yale 3 times and taking risks. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquino_amy/ | |||
| 22 Jul 2024 | #255: Riki Lindhome - You are not a loser | 01:18:54 | |
Riki Lindhome is an Emmy nominated actress as well as a comedian, musician/ songwriter, writer, producer and director. Her wonderful career includes roles in acclaimed films such as ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Under the Silverlake’ and major hit shows ‘Wednesday’, ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘Brooklyn 99’, and most recently ‘The Muppets Mayhem’. She is one half of Garfunkel and Oates, her musical comedy duo with Kate Micucci, and she is also the co-creator and showrunner of the TV series ‘Another Period’ which aired on Comedy Central and was produced by Red Hour–Ben Stiller’s production company. Additionally, Riki is an Emmy-nominated songwriter, and has contributed to animated movies and TV shows such as The Lego Movie 2 and the Spongebob Movie. She will appear as Maud in the upcoming horror film ‘They Listen’ by Blumhouse films later in 2024. She will also be performing at Edinburgh her new show “Dead Inside”. Dead Inside is a poignant mix of true stories and silly songs about Riki’s personal and tumultuous journey into motherhood. Offering a fresh perspective on the still-very-much taboo subjects of infertility and surrogacy, this is Riki’s first foray into solo comedy performance, usually performing alongside Kate Micucci as Garfunkel and Oates. Tickets are on sale now! https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/riki-lindhome-dead-inside We chat about the ups and downs of the industry, sending postcards to casting directors, the wild journey around having her child and how this will be in her new Edinburgh shows, rejection, her favourite song of hers, full circle moments, Another Period, meeting Kate Micucci & forming Garfunkel and Oates, how her YouTube page blew up, changing strategies, show running plus plenty more…
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| 05 Jul 2021 | #125: William Fichtner - Stay Focused | 01:13:08 | |
William Fichtner also known as Bill is a legendary actor as well as a producer, writer and director. He's been in Mom, Cold Brook, Black Hawk Down, Contact, Go, The Amateurs, The Perfect Storm, Drive Angry, What's The Worst That Can Happen, Crash, Armageddon, Prison Break, The Lone Ranger, 12 Strong, Independence Day, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Elysium, The Dark Knight, Equilibrium, Pearl Harbour, Crossing Lines, Entourage, Heat, The Longest Yard, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Invasion to surprisingly name a few. This episode is jam packed, where we talk about having his own day, almost becoming a policeman and taking up acting by mistake, not taking Hollywood too seriously, his friendship with Eric Bana, disliking drama, doing comedy, not watching himself on screen, directing, love stories, divorce and much more.
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| 03 Aug 2020 | #076: Nikki Britton - Making Friends With Our Mind | 01:39:02 | |
Nikki Britton is an actor and comedian. She's has been in How to Stay Married on Network 10, featured in Matt Okine’s The Other Guy and stars in the Screen Australia web-series Sheila’s. Nikki has also appeared on Network Ten’s, The Project, Hughesie We Wave a Problem, Stan’s lock down comedy festival and Celebrity Name Game. She has also performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival Oxfam Gala, ABC’s Comedy Up late, The Comedy Channel as part of the Just For Laughs Festival, LA’s Laugh Factory, The Hollywood Improv, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in India for the Melbourne comedy festival roadshow. Just as a heads up we talk deeply about mental health and topics such as eating disorders and suicide attempts. I really thank Nikki for her honesty and bringing these topics to light. She’s awesome very inspiring and just a great all-round human. There’s a lot of positivity in this one where we also talk about life during Covid, faults of zoom, connecting with others, strange reasons why we don’t get acting jobs and the challenges of actors, people pleasing, finding purpose, vulnerability, shame, contentment vs happiness, Santa, the stories we tell our self and perspective.
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| 05 Feb 2024 | #231: Jamie Lissow - The Only Place I Need To Be | 01:21:26 | |
Jamie Lissow is a comedian, writer, actor and producer. He is currently a regular weekly guest on the #1 rated late night talk show, Gutfeld! Jamie is best known for his starring role in two seasons of the Netflix Original Series “Real Rob”, alongside SNL alumni Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald and David Spade; a show Jamie co-wrote and co-produced. Jamie has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, has his own half hour Comedy Central special and a Dry Bar Comedy Special with over 20 Million views. Jamie recently wrapped his first movie, Daddy Daughter Trip, where he appears alongside John Cleese, Rob Schneider, and Michael Bublé - a movie he co-wrote and produced. Jamie is currently writing and will be starring in the feature film, The Animal 2 and headlines stand-up comedy shows across the country. We chat about living in his car, being at the right place at the right time, his unique mindset and philosophy on life, our individual unique paths, vulnerability and authenticity, getting sober plus plenty more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Website: https://www.jamielissow.com/ | |||
| 12 Sep 2022 | #180: Christina Flach - The Universe has Your Back | 01:28:55 | |
Christina Flach is the CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup and a Celebrity Makeup and Hair Artist. Her work is inspired by her love of beauty, fashion, music, and art, and she channels these passions into her goal of making her clients look and feel beautiful on the inside and out. Some of her previous clients include actress Hillary Swank, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 27th White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, Senator Ted Cruz, Forbes magazine, and The New York Times, amongst other notable names and brands. Christina was married to professional tennis player Ken Flach up to his death after a brief bout of sepsis in 2018. Since then, Christina has been dedicated to raising public awareness of the danger of sepsis, and has partnered with Sepsis Alliance to produce awareness campaigns highlighting Ken’s story. Christina has spoken about the topic on notable news sources such as Fox News, KTVU, NBC Bay Area, Tennis Channel, ABC Bay Area, and CBS. As you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot such as beauty standards & make up, death, grief camp, moving forward, being a CEO, gratitude, miracles, feeling good and looking good, holistic health & happiness. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 15 Aug 2022 | #176: Lennon Parham - Trust & Go | 01:30:37 | |
Lennon Parham is an actor, comedian, writer & producer. She can be seen opposite Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson in the HBOMax comedy MINX, about the fictional creation of the first erotic magazine for women in 1970s LA. Prior to that, she was a series regular in the ABC sitcom BLESS THIS MESS. Previously, she co-created and starred in her own show, PLAYING HOUSE and has recurred as Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ hilarious Senior Advisor, “Karen Collins” whose specialized field was “common sense” on HBO’s VEEP. She can also be seen rocking shoulder pads as Liz Flemming, the feminist math teacher at William Penn Academy on SCHOOLED, the 90’s spin-off of THE GOLDBERGS also on ABC. Additionally, Lennon has made a number of memorable appearances on television including HBO’s CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, DOCUMENTARY NOW, GHOSTED, REVIEW WITH FOREST MCNEIL, LADY DYNAMITE, MAD MEN and PARKS AND RECREATION. If you listen closely, you can hear her dulcet tones giving voice to characters on animated shows like BOB'S BURGERS, LITTLE BIG AWESOME, ANIMALS and ADVENTURE TIME, as well as the cult-fave podcast WOMP IT UP! On the feature side, she also had flashy supporting roles in THE HOUSE, HORRIBLE BOSSES 2, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC and OTHER PEOPLE. Most recently, Lennon directed two episodes on the second season of BLESS THIS MESS. She has also directed an episode of PLAYING HOUSE. She is a proud alumnus of the improv and sketch theater, the Upright Citizens Brigade, and performs there whenever she can. As you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot - such as red carpet nightmares, being an improv guru, being a teacher, fear, not getting into SNL, creating a one woman show, coaching, and shows that get cancelled all in a playful and funny manner! So sit back, relax and enjoy today's empowering chat.
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| 04 Nov 2024 | #264: Paul Roos - Showing Up | 01:22:58 | |
Paul Roos needs no introduction for the millions of Australians who follow AFL - a legendary career saw Paul achieve success as both a player and coach. He is an ex AFL player, ex AFL premiership winning coach, and captain, 7 x All-Australian, MVP winner and founder & director at Performance by Design as well as an author and media personality. Paul Roos has achieved it all in the football world, he was inducted into the Swans Hall of Fame in 2011 and elevated to Bloods Champion in 2024. He played 269 games for Fitzroy and 87 for Sydney. He was a two-time All-Australian captain and has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He is also the author of, ‘Here it Is’. Paul’s love for high performance dialogue was instrumental to his coaching career at the Sydney Swans. His revolutionary approach to player feedback and recognition was pivotal in building the much-revered ‘Bloods Culture’. After finishing as a player, Paul went on to become a successful coach at Sydney, guiding the Swans to the 2005 premiership, their first in 72 seasons. Paul is also the founder and director at, ‘Performance by Design’. This is their tag: At Performance by Design we build high performing cultures by helping role model leaders bring team behaviors to life. We engineer performance by connecting and empowering teams. Using a tailored system structured to address unique business pain-points and personalities, cultural transformation is assured. This is Performance by Design. We chat about his playing career and being a professional sportsman, coaching, starting out semi professionally, his passion of leadership, his new ventures, drive & passion, conflicts, attacks from the media and CEO, showing up, meditation and mindfulness, living in Hawaii plus plenty more!
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| 13 Feb 2023 | #196: Tahir Bilgic - Mindset Matters | 01:49:19 | |
Tahir Bilgic is an award winning internationally acclaimed stand-up comedian, a Logie winning actor as well as a writer, director and producer. He is known for his hugely popular live performances, as well as an impressive collection of credits spanning multiple highly successful television shows. Tahir is, quite simply, one Australia’s greatest and most recognised comedians. Over the course of his career, Tahir has written, directed and starred in over a dozen major stage shows. Lord of the Kebabs, an ensemble piece of sketches and stand-up, enjoyed over 100 performances, and was seen collectively by 20,000 people all across the nation. Other live stage shows include Hollywood Kebabs, Live and Circumcised and Straight Outta Compo, with more on the way! Tahir has also appeared many times on television, as a performer, actor and guest, on shows such as Rove Live, The Footy Show, All Saints, Housos, Swift and Shift Couriers, Thank God You’re Here, the Librarians, Bogan Hunters and Foxtel’s thecomedychannel. When the hit SBS comedy Pizza entered its fourth series, Tahir joined its cast as the womanising drug-dealer Habib, and instantly cemented himself as one of the show’s best loved characters. Habib was so popular, in fact, that he soon demanded his own live stage production – leading to the sell-out smash, Habib on Parole. The character “Habib”, is one of the most hilarious and popular characters ever seen on Australian television. Tahir then went on to co-write and star in several feature length movies with the Pizza team, such as Fat Pizza, Housos Vs Authority, and Fat Pizza Vs Housos. The Fat Pizza movie, which enjoyed one of the all-time most successful opening weekends ever for an Australian movie release. Tahir was also co-creator of the acclaimed Channel 9 sitcom Here Come The Habibs and was a contestant on the 2019 season of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. And according to his biography, Tahir is currently in talks to host his own television show, and has recently signed on to star and produce his own movie, with production to commence shortly. We chat about his world record, his love of comedy, his previous life as a teacher, going with the flow, finding out who you are, why he’s so happy, his growth and forward moving mindset, being the world’s best worst magician, timing and luck.
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| 23 Nov 2020 | #093: Benjamin Maio Mackay - Shoot Your Shot | 01:33:23 | |
Benjamin Maio Mackay is an award nominated, critically acclaimed director, producer, comedian, actor, musician, MC and internationally renowned podcaster. He’s worked with Matthew Reilly, toured Australia with Great Detectives. He recently directed, starred, produced, adapted and edited an audio drama adaptation of The Phoenix Files Series by Chris Morphew, it stars BAFTA nominee and former Doctor Who Paul McGann. Benjamin has also hosted programs for ABC Radio and toured stage shows around Australia, has been in over 75 plays and musicals with tens of thousands of performances. His podcast Benjamin Maio Mackay's Talk 2 Me! is one of the most downloaded arts and entertainment podcasts in Australia. This man does it all. In this podcast we chat about live performing, dealing with hate, chronic pain, copper poisoning, blindness, living your dreams, busy minds, love of his many crafts, podcasting at 16 years old! Matthew Reilly, living in the moment, regrets, taking a gamble on yourself. Check out Benjamin on:
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| 02 Sep 2024 | #261: Nick Hoff - Growing Pains | 01:31:52 | |
Nick Hoff is a nationally touring stand-up comedian as well as an actor and writer who has been on MTV, co-hosts a weekly show on SiriusXM, and was a featured act in Netflix’s Comedy Festival. His debut album “Baby Daddy” hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts, and his BRAND NEW comedy special “America The Final Season” is now out! (links in episode notes below). When he’s not on stage, Nick can often be seen in commercials for Miller Lite, Pepsi and Amazon. Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy hand-picked Nick to open for them on their critically acclaimed “We’ve Been Thinking” Tour. He has headlined the “Pink Ribbon Comedy Tour” which made stops in 40 cities doing 65 shows all raising money for breast cancer research. He was also part of the “Walk of Shame” national comedy tour, which was not quite so noble a cause. He also hosts the podcast “Hoffcast” where he trades stories with comedians, friends, and one astronaut (so far). We chat about his brand new comedy special, self-belief, thriving in your own way, bombing, fear, his magical joke book, 10 years in the making to start stand up, taking risks, sharing ideas with the right people, plus plenty more
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| 17 Feb 2025 | #274: Charlene Kaye - Being Cool | 01:04:20 | |
Charlene Kaye is a singer- song writer, musician, comedian and actor who releases music under the moniker KAYE. She has carved out a unique path in the entertainment industry, beginning with her time performing with TEAM STARKID, the viral internet sensation founded by her University of Michigan classmate, Emmy award-winning actor Darren Criss. Since then, she has released multiple albums and opened for Arctic Monkeys, alt-J, St. Vincent, and Metallica. Rolling Stone Magazine gave Kaye’s 2019 single “Closer Than This” 5/5 stars and hailed her as “a fully realized pop goddess.” Charlene’s short-form comedy on Instagram Reels and TikTok is a phenomenon in and of itself. This spring, she skyrocketed to viral fame with “Every Taylor Swift Song,” a genius musical breakdown with 16 million views on Instagram, which incited BBC 1 to interview her on UK national radio. She has since followed it up with “Every Dua Lipa Song,” “Every Charli XCX song,” and “Every Chappell Roan Song,” which Chappell herself commented, “EXACTLYYYY YOU GET IT” with copious heart emojis. Charlene’s recent expansion into acting and comedy has attracted a larger following. She made a cameo as herself at Kendall Roy’s birthday party on HBO's hit series "Succession" and played synthesizers for Coldplay on Saturday Night Live while dressed as an alien. Her upcoming role as punk rocker Jade Power in the movie RON opposite comedy legend Margaret Cho further solidifies her ascent in the acting world. Also exciting news, Charlene will be in Melbourne for the comedy festival with her show ‘Tiger Daughter, Or: How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame’, so if you’re around check them out (links below)! We chat about transitioning to comedy, performing and love of guitar, her upcoming Melbourne shows, trolls, viral videos, courage, the magical formula to Taylor Swifts songs, her new lease on life, listening to your gut, the reason guitar sales increase, solo vs being in a band + plenty more!
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| 13 Sep 2021 | #135: Daniel Davis - What's Your Hurry? | 01:49:53 | |
Daniel Davis is an actor who you might recognize from his many roles such as Niles the Butler on The Nanny, Moriarty on Stark Trek: The Next Generation, The Blacklist, The Hunt for Red October, The Prestige, Elementary, Gotham, Frasier, Men in Black: The Series, The Practice and Ugly Betty to name a few. He also has an extensive theatre career where he has a few hundred theatre credits to his name, which is crazy. He’s been in Wrong Mountain where he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a play, The Invention of Love and also Talking Heads where he won the Obie award and Outer Critics Circle Award. As you can imagine, we cover a lot of brilliant topics such as playing Niles on the Nanny, as well as the almost spin off, his accent, working in theatre, being type cast, parental approval, being Ian McKellen’s understudy, rejection and ‘no’s, pursuing your dreams, the art of listening, navigating fear, anger & self-awareness. Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/danieldavis | |||
| 27 Nov 2023 | #230: Paige Gallagher - Perfectionism | 01:26:15 | |
Rising comedian and creator Paige Gallagher is best known for her unique yet universally relatable character parodies which she self-writes, produces, and stars in. Paige initially rose to digital fame via her videos on TikTok. She has since racked up more than a million followers. Paige has been cited by Los Angeles Magazine as a “comedian making sizzling content right now”. Her comedy sketches draw on her own personal life experiences. Paige continues to take the digital world by storm with her debut, self-produced talk show, “Pillow Talk with Paige”. Featuring Paige as the show’s head writer, producer, and host, the digital series combines two things: her loves of oversharing and lying in bed. The talk show features fellow creators and creates a uniquely cozy atmosphere for guests to embrace the relaxed and intimate conversations that usually occur while lying in bed. The series aired its premiere episode on October 11th, with nine total episodes slated to release weekly on Wednesdays across Paige’s YouTube channel. Paige also started an independent sketch comedy group called ‘Queerish’ that has been highlighted by local media and still performs around LA today. In addition to her digital content creation, Paige’s acting credits include titles such as the Art Film Spirit Award-winning comedy film “Garthwaite”, BET+’s romance film “Never and Again”, the comedy television series “Adulting,” and the TV movie “The Good Guys”. She has also extensively studied improv and sketch comedy at Second City, Groundlings, and the Upright Citizens Brigade, and can often be found performing her latest stand-up sets at Hollywood Comedy and HaHa Comedy Club in LA. She is currently hard at work on writing and developing her own pilot project for television, in addition to an hour-long stand-up comedy special. We chat about improv & comedy, career ending injuries, developing a sitcom, finding your voice, mentors, collaborating with friends, life changing conversations with therapists, people pleasing, content creation, mental side of being on the internet and pillow talk. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4r48JtMZzBlx1hWwcKSLHe?si=f43a2aed64894cad
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| 15 Jun 2020 | #069: Stephen Kramer Glickman (part 2) - Taking the Big Swings | 00:41:08 | |
Stephen Kramer Glickman is an actor, comedian, producer, singer, artist, composer, pianist and screenwriter. You might remember him as Gustavo in Nickelodeon’s, 'Big Time Rush'. He’s been in ‘Pigeon Today’, 'Storks', 'Workaholics', 'White Fang', 'Last Comic Standing', 'Carpoolers', 'The 41 year old Virgin that Knocked up Sarah Marshall and felt Superbad' and also been featured in Jeff Ross’ Comedy Central Special and created the Comedy Central web-series called 'Small Business'. He also hosts the hugely popular podcast, “The Night Time Show” and has released his debut stand-up comedy album “VOICES IN MY HEAD” this year. Stephen was also nominated as man of the year by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In part 2 of this podcast we chat about: Dealing with dodgy executives, trying new things, hustle, life after school, being lost, Shrek the musical, meaning behind pain and hurt, losing jobs and appreciation. Facebook: StephenKramerGlickman Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB | |||
| 26 Apr 2021 | #115: Ben Feldman - Collaboration is Key | 01:20:40 | |
Ben Feldman is an Emmy nominated actor as well as a producer and director who you might recognise from his iconic role as Jonah in Superstore, as well as his roles in Mad Men, Drop Dead Diva, Silicon Valley, Friday the 13th, As Above, So Below, The Perfect Man, A to Z & Cloverfield. This episode is jam packed where we chat about Super Store & the finale, our hatred of tomatoes, being a foodie, working in Hollywood, perception of happiness, being Jewish, surrounding yourself with the no bullshit people, fame & ego, tackling fear, following your gut, tarot cards & his friendly rivalry with BJ Novak. Check Ben out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benmfeldman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/benmfeldman Ben's new show, "Monsters at Work" will be out early July 2nd on Disney +.
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| 28 Jun 2021 | #124: Mark Moses - Bouncing Back | 01:26:31 | |
Mark Moses is an actor & writer, who you’ve seen in many films and tv shows such as Desperate Housewives, Mad Men, The Last Ship, Berlin Station, Deputy, Manhattan, Homeland, Bombshell, Mapplethorpe, Platoon plus a lot more. We cover a lot in this chat such as reading negative comments, Desperate Housewives, having a thick skin, Platoon, hustle, doubts, having a balanced life, importance of community, almost getting a major role in Iron Man, competitiveness, getting a big break in his 40’s and his positive outlook on life.
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| 10 Mar 2025 | #278: Chris Parker - Creating Together | 01:34:56 | |
Chris Parker is an award winning comedian, actor, writer, show-runner and podcaster. This past year Chris hosted the New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala, and toured his latest show, Give Me One Good Reason Why I Shouldn’t Throw My Phone Off This Bridge, to full houses throughout Australia and New Zealand. He also made his prime-time Australian TV debut on Thank God You’re Here (where he won the episode) and released the highly anticipated second season of Double Parked. Chris Parker is most commonly known for his funny Instagram and TikTok videos which built him a huge social media audience over the last few years. His legendary win on the hit New Zealand TV show Celebrity Treasure Island made history! His 2018 New Zealand International Comedy Festival show Camp Binch, was awarded the prestigious Fred Award for Best Show in the Festival and went on to play to 5-star reviews and sell-out crowds at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Fun fact, the felt hat he made during the 2020 nationwide lockdown was acquired by and is on display at The Auckland Museum and Te Papa the National Museum of New Zealand. Kinda dramatic – don’t you agree? Chris is a theatre graduate from the renowned drama school Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa and he has appeared in and written multiple theatre shows across New Zealand, most notably Hudson and Halls Live! Where Chris played one-half of the famous gay cooking duo, David Halls and won best actor at the 2017 Wellington Theatre Awards. Chris has appeared in feature films such as Baby Done, The Breaker Upperers and Nude Tuesday and has two feature films of his own currently in development. As a comedian and writer Chris is a regular face on New Zealand television appearing on 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention NZ, Jono and Ben, Funny Girls, Season 3 of Taskmaster New Zealand and the sitcom Golden Boy. Chris also co-hosts the podcast The Male Gays with fellow comedian Eli Matthewson, which has an upcoming digital video series in production. Chris was listed as The Herald’s top 5 Entertainment Heroes of 2020 and in 2021, was nominated for Television Personality of the Year. In 2022, Chris was the recipient of the inaugural Topp Prize awarded by the New Zealand Comedy Trust for Aotearoa’s most generous and gifted comedian. That same year released the comedy/documentary special Chris Parker: Back To School, about all boy schools in Christchurch. Chris embarked on an Australian and New Zealand national tour of his show Gentle Man to sold-out crowds and 5-star reviews and his debut novel Here for a Good Time was released through Allen & Unwin. In 2023, Chris toured his new show, Lots of Love, Chris Parker, to sold-out audiences in Australia and New Zealand. Chris’s new comedy series, Double Parked, premiered in June and was created and written with Alice Snedden. Stop Being So Dramatic are four words the self-proclaimed People’s Princess of Aotearoa Chris Parker has heard his whole life. Now those words also happen to be the name of his show touring Australia and New Zealand in 2025. At the culturally relevant age of 34, Chris is ready to address the drama queen allegations head-on. Stop Being So Dramatic promises to be an hour of high-intensity, feverishly paced and dizzyingly expressive comedy, it’s a one-man variety spectacle, chill, stand-up hour of laughs. That doesn’t sound dramatic at all – does it? Chris admits, there is some merit to the accusations, such as crying in every speech he’s ever delivered publicly, and there may have been a situation this year where he slept on his neck weirdly resulting in a neck brace. Still, Chris is sure he’s just a chilled guy, down to Earth and he’s ready to prove it to you in Stop Being So Dramatic.
We chat about his evolving voice, performing on a broken foot (multiple times), being an improv king and his 10 hour improv day, being the felting guy, his upcoming tour, being a show runner and leadership, thriving on celebrity treasure island plus plenty more!
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| 19 Feb 2024 | #233: Enrico Colantoni - What If? | 01:03:52 | |
Enrico Colantoni is an actor, writer, director and producer. You probably recognise him from Veronica Mars, Galaxy Guest, Flashpoint, Just Shoot Me! and Person of Interest to name a few. He continues to distinguish himself as an actor who consistently showcases his talent in the world of stage, film, and television. He currently is a series regular on the new FX comedy series English Teacher. He will next be seen as the co-lead in Anar Ali’s upcoming CBC police procedural, Allegiance, and in the upcoming feature films Humane and the dark comedy Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Frank opposite Mindy Cohn. Previously, he co-starred in HBO Max's acclaimed drama series Station Eleven, based on the bestseller, and played the co-lead in Birthday Candles opposite Debra Messing at the Roundabout Theatre, receiving a 2022 Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut. He received a 2019 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Guest Actor/Drama in Travelers and has recently appeared in series, Ghosts, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary, iZombie, Hot in Cleveland, Warehouse 13 and American Gothic. He also starred on the CBS series Flashpoint (receiving a Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards) the telefilm House of Versace, (where he portrayed Gianni Versace) Tom Hanks' produced miniseries The Kennedy's, (where he portrayed J. Edgar Hoover) and Bad Blood, the six-part Netflix series based on the best-selling book Business of Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War. On the big screen, he has appeared in films such as Kill Chain opposite Nicolas Cage, Stigmata opposite Patricia Arquette, Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence and the Stephen Soderbergh thrilled Contagion - which reunited him with his Full Frontal director. Enrico has also enjoyed success as a writer/director with two short films - The Bike and Issues - the latter of which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. He also directed two episodes of iZombie after appearing on the show. We chat about rejection, breaking out of the family construct to pursue your dreams, identity, working and not working, mental hurdles, gratitude, Just Shoot Me! Happiness, metaphysics, Grandmaster Kitty and more! Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/ricocolantoni | |||
| 12 Aug 2024 | #258: Joe Mantegna - Everybody has a story | 01:27:41 | |
Joe Mantegna is an award-winning actor as well as writer, producer and director who’s been in the business for 50 + years! He has won a Tony award, been nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and has over 400 IMDB credits. He is probably best known for his role as Joey Zasa in the Francis Ford Coppola epic The Godfather Part III, in which he stars alongside Al Pacino and Andy Garcia or his long serving role as David Rossi in Criminal Minds which he has appeared in almost 300 episodes! He also plays Fat Tony in the Simpsons and has been in a number of films and shows such as Shooting Gallery, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Joan of Arcadia, National Memorial Day Concert, Elvis and Anabelle, Homicide, Baby’s Day Out, The Rat Pack, The Last Don and The Starter Wife. After making his Broadway debut in Stephen Schwartz's musical of Studs Terkel's Working, Joe was awarded the Tony and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as cynical real-estate agent Richard Roma in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. Closely associated with Mamet’s work, Joe starred in the theatrical premiere of A Life in the Theater, The Disappearance of the Jews at the Goodman Theater, and in the Broadway production of Speed the Plow with Ron Silver and Madonna. In addition, Joe directed a critically acclaimed stage production of Mamet's Lakeboat, starring Ed O’Neil and George Wendt, in a successful Los Angeles theatrical run. Other stand-out roles include Up Close and Personal, Baby's Day Out, Airheads, Queens Logic, Wait Until Spring Bandini, Eye for an Eye, The Runner, and Stephen King's Thinner. In addition to being the featured reader for numerous books-on-tape, Joe has narrated the Oscar-nominated documentary films Crack U.S.A.: Country Under Siege and Death on the Job. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. If you’re a Criminal Minds fan we’ve also had AJ Cook (JJ) and Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss) on the show as well, if you want to check them out as well. We chat about playing Fat Tony on the Simpsons, Criminal Minds, competitive shooting, confidence, David Mamet, being a photographer, raising awareness about autism, being let go from his agent, winning awards, balance plus plenty more!
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| 06 Jul 2020 | #072: Larry Dean - Making Yourself Laugh | 01:41:18 | |
Larry Dean is an award-winning comedian and writer. He was crowned Scottish Comedian of the Year when he was 23, and since then his star has continued to rise. He’s performed on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Live at the Apollo, Best of the Edinburgh Festival, Live from the Comedy Store for Comedy Central UK, Mock The Week, Comedy Central UK’s Roast Battle and been on Elevenish and Don’t Make Me Laugh. In this podcast we chat about re-recording podcasts, family, pros and cons of social media, mental health, competition, seeing a therapist, trust, happiness on stage, evolving as a performer, being funny and finding your voice. Plus, a lot more. | |||
| 19 Apr 2021 | #114: Charlotte Nicdao - Letting Go | 01:48:32 | |
Charlotte Nicdao is an actor & musician who currently stars opposite Rob McElhenny as Poppy in Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. She also stars in the Australian digital comedy series Content, which is the first scripted comedy presented in a vertical video format and designed to be watched on smartphones. The series was nominated for an International Emmy Award. She’s also been in Please Like Me, Camp, Thor: Ragnarok, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Get Krack!n, A Gurl’s World, The Strange Chores & Bluey. In this wide ranging chat we talk about how to greet people, Mythic Quest & Rob McElhenny, doubts & confidence, transitioning to Hollywood, working with empowering people, anxiety, diversity, quarantine, making yourself busy & slowing down, therapy, her viral video plus a lot more! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottenicdao/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottenicdao The upcoming Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet is officially set to debut on the streaming service on May 7th.
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| 19 Jun 2023 | #209: Andrea Anders - Standpoint of Joy | 01:22:02 | |
Andrea Anders is an actor who is probably best known for recurring in Apple’s hit comedy series TED LASSO where she appears as Jason Sudeikis’s wife. Also, she can be seen in Netflix’s revival series THAT 90’S SHOW and Freeform’s drama series CRUEL SUMMER. Andrea will next appear as a Series Regular in HOW TO BE A BOOKIE for HBO MAX opposite Sebastian Maniscalco. On the film front, Andrea currently appears in SPIRITED opposite Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds on Apple TV+. She also worked on the critically acclaimed THE GOOD FIGHT opposite Christine Baranski. Her previous memorable work includes the hit series MODERN FAMILY, ABOUT A BOY, MR SUNSHINE, JOEY, YOUNG SHELDON, MR. MOM & BETTER OFF TED. We chat about doing standup comedy, ease and flow, pivoting, birthday roasts, resilience, vision boards, stealing ideas, ego and good partners.
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| 16 Aug 2021 | #131: John DiMaggio - Nonattachment | 01:18:24 | |
John DiMaggio is an award-winning voice over actor, actor, comedian and producer. He has something like 400 credits to his name, which is actually insane. You probably recognize his voice as Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, King Zorg on Disenchantment, Middlemost Post, Zootopia, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible, The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, the Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Teen Titans, SpongeBob SquarePants, American Dad, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Adventures of Puss in Boots and has even voiced Aqua man and the Joker, plus a lot more. You’ve also seen him on Mythic Quest, Better Call Saul, The Newsroom and many, many others. Plus John has also produced and narrated the great documentary, “I know that Voice”. As you can imagine, WE COVER A LOT, such as when he started out in standup comedy, being fired, the importance of failure, rejection, wanting the best for everyone, gratitude, his documentary, passion & keeping the fire burning, his many voices including Bender and Jake the dog, ego and unattachment. Check John out on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/thejohndimaggio Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJohnDiMaggio | |||
| 08 Mar 2021 | #108: Josh Stamberg - Stepping Up | 01:39:45 | |
Josh Stamberg is an actor who might recognize from his many incredible credits such as WANDAVISION, THE LOUDEST VOICE, THE AFFAIR, NASHVILLE, PARENTHOOD and DROP DEAD DIVA. In this wide ranging chat, we talk about developing a tough skin, rejection & doubts, Wanda Vision, The importance of growth and fun, energy perseverance, his upbringing, looking after yourself, the negative voices, loneliness, understanding and recognizing our emotions, friendships, changing the world & authentic connection. Check out Josh on:
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| 25 Apr 2022 | #160: Beth Lapides - Your Story | 01:38:49 | |
Beth Lapides is a comedian, writer, producer and the Host of UnCabaret. For more than 25 years, UnCabaret has been the un-homophobic, un-xenophobic, un-misogynistic and un-hacky place for comedy luminaries to tell stories ripped from the headlines of their lives. UnCabaret has been adapted into an Amazon Prime series, a Comedy Central special, and five critically acclaimed albums. Its notable guest list includes Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Margaret Cho, Sandra Bernhard, Kathy Griffin, Maria Bamford, Julia Sweeney, Tig Notaro, Jon Stewart, Jennifer Coolidge, Sarah Silverman, Natasha Leggero, Sam Jay, Ali Wong and countless more. Her new book So You Need to Decide, features conversations with comedians, writers and cultural icons about making decisions in family, work, love, moving, and spirituality. It's part memoir, part interviews and I recommend you grab a copy. Beth is all about authenticity and self-reflection, as reflected in both the audiobook and UnCabaret. She loves to explore the stories behind our stories. This is only a small snapshot of what she has achieved and as you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot, such as applying for first lady, UNCABARET, regrets, her new book, living your REAL life, yoga, Bob Odenkirk, wounds, pilots that don’t get made, addictions and drinking, shame, signs and symbols. Written & Narrated by Beth Lapides https://www.bethlapides.com/soyouneedtodecide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beth_lapides/ | |||
| 14 Nov 2022 | #189: Dan Fogler - Miracles | 01:41:49 | |
Dan Fogler is an actor, comedian, director, writer, podcaster, producer and comic book creator. In television, Fogler most recently starred in THE OFFER for alongside Miles Teller and Matthew Goode. He plays the role of "Francis Ford Coppola" in the exciting tale of the making of The Godfather. Fogler starred opposite Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis in the ABC drama SECRETS AND LIES, and was a series lead in the ABC comedy sitcom MAN UP! Fogler continues to appear as a recurring guest star on ABC’s hit series THE GOLDBERGS. He was also featured as a guest star on NBC's critically-acclaimed series HANNIBAL. Fogler can also be seen on AMC’s hit series THE WALKING DEAD. He has appeared in films including Balls of Fury, Good Luck Chuck, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and has done voice acting for Kung Fu Panda, Horton Hears a Who!, and Mars Needs Moms. Other television credits include recurring roles on The Goldbergs, Hannibal, The Good Wife and voice work for American Dad!. Fogler also has had starring roles in Man Up! and Secrets & Lies. We go extremely deep in this chat and talk about comic books, alchemy, his barmitzvah, transcendental meditation, the universe, manifestation, meeting his heroes and making it awkward.
Check Dan out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foglersfictions/ Podcast: DAN FOGLER'S 4d Xperience! | |||
| 26 Oct 2020 | #089: Heidi Arena - Step Into Your Own Shoes | 01:39:39 | |
Heidi Arena is an actor, writer, improviser and producer. She’s been in Little Lunch, Audrey’s Kitchen, The librarians, The Hollowmen, Thank God You’re Here, Nowhere Boys and Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows plus a lot more. Heidi also co-created, co-wrote and co producer, Part Time Private Eyes, alongside Nicola Parry (who’s also featured on this podcast). This podcast is jammed packed where we chat about courage, perceptions, pushing the boundaries and redefining who you are, failing, working with fantastic people, being true to yourself, doubt, being broke, pushing through fear and imposter syndrome.
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| 25 Nov 2024 | #267: Taylor Cole - Choose Happy | 01:10:59 | |
Taylor Cole is an actor who is perhaps best known for her recurring roles in THE ORIGINALS on the CW in addition to TV Land’s IMPASTOR, the CW’s SUPERNATURAL, and A&E’s THE GLADES. Taylor was a series regular on the NBC hit series THE EVENT. Taylor has since appeared in numerous shows, including SECOND CHANCE, BALLERS, CASTLE, TWO AND A HALF MEN, and NCIS, to name a few. Taylor is currently starring in A REASON FOR THE SEASON and recently starred in the movies ALOHA HEART, LONG LOST CHRISTMAS, and PUMPKIN EVERYTHING for Hallmark and prior to that starred in ALL IS BRIGHT and SOUTH BEACH LOVE. Other feature credits include ONE WINTER WEDDING and UNLOCKING CHRISTMAS for Hallmark and BAD for Lifetime. Taylor can also be seen in the films THE VIOLENT KIND, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, THE SURROGATES, TWELVE ROUNDS, as well as MTV’s ALL YOU’VE GOT. Taylor first debuted in the WB TV series SUMMERLAND as a series regular. We chat about passion and purpose, being clear on what you want, being an ’accidental actor’ modelling and volleyball, her new Hallmark film A REASON FOR THE SEASON, no sorry rule, life lessons from her dad, choosing happiness, growth, wanting to get better and dogs! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 01 Apr 2024 | #239: Sarah Clarke - Say Yes | 01:38:25 | |
Sarah Clarke is an actress and producer best known for her work in film and television. Her career started on FOX TV’s 24 where she played CTU double agent, Nina Myers for its first three seasons. Some of her other starring roles include; MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE, TRUST ME, COVERT AFFAIRS, THE BOOTH AT THE END, and BOSCH. Film credits include; THIRTEEN (Catherine Hardwick), HAPPY ENDINGS (Don Roos), THE TWILIGHT SAGA franchise, WOMEN IN TROUBLE, PUNK’S DEAD, and STARING AT THE SUN. In 2018 Sarah shifted her focus to behind the camera and teamed up with filmmaker, Daniel Glick to co-found THUNDERHEART FILMS, a non-profit film company aimed to create content to foster healing, tolerance and unity. Together they developed 3 projects with the Blackfeet Tribe in northern Montana about their connection to the American bison. INISKIM was the first short from their collaboration, about a troubled young girl from the Blackfeet reserve who finds hope and connection while volunteering on a Buffalo Drive. The film screened in various film festivals nationwide, aired on PBS and was nominated for 3 Emmy awards, winning one for photography. Currently, Sarah and THUNDERHEART FILMS have teamed up with two filmmakers, Ivy and Ivan MacDonald from the Blackfeet Tribe to make BRING THEM HOME, a feature documentary about the Blackfeet’s mission to restore American Bison in their ancestral home. We chat about her new doco, moving to Maine, view of success, instincts, rejection, insights from Italy, 24, NCIS, her unique mindset, moving forward and plenty more. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook
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| 12 Apr 2021 | #113: Phil Morris - Playing the Game | 01:42:49 | |
Phil Morris has an insane acting resume where you might remember him as Jackie Chiles in Seinfeld, John Jones A.K.A Martian Manhunter in Smallville and also been in The New Mission Impossible, Doom Patrol, Black Dynamite, Clay Pigeons, Same Time Next Christmas, The Young And The Restless, Star Trek III: The Search for Spook, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Meet the Spartans, Black Dynamite & Superman: Red Son. In this episode, we chat about martial arts, mentors and role models, Jackie Chiles, Michael Richards & Seinfeld, Myers Leonard, letting go, growth, being an African American, the darkness of Hollywood, authenticity & truth, taking risks, the ego, universal truths & forgiveness. Check him out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thephilmorris/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thephilmorris Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/philmorris
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| 19 Aug 2024 | #259: Jordan L. Jones - Start Somewhere | 01:33:47 | |
Jordan L Jones is an actor who stars as ‘Jazz’, aka (DJ Jazzy Jeff), on the drama series “Bel-Air,” currently streaming on Peacock. The series holds the title of highest rating on Peacock and was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Biggest Entertainment film/TV project of 2022. Jordan has had the unique opportunity to portray more than one role based on a real person. Jordan was a series regular on the Fox TV comedy “REL,” based on the life of comedian Lil Rel Howery. His other credits include FX’s award-winning series “Snowfall,” CBS’s “All Rise,” and the Netflix/Chuck Lorre comedy “Disjointed.” We chat about being the snapchat king, being a PA, wisdom from his mum, cancelled shows and regrets, rejection, Bel Air, moving forward plus plenty more.
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| 24 May 2021 | #119: John Noble - Nothing is Permanent | 01:41:48 | |
John Noble is an actor, voice actor & director and has been in pretty much everything such as Lord of the Rings where he played Denethor, Dr Walter Bishop in Fringe, Mr. Morland Holmes in Elementary, Batman: Arkham Knight, Running Scared, The Last Airbender, The Boys, Hunters, Legends of Tomorrow, The Blacklist, Salvation, Sleepy Hollow, Transformers & The Good Wife to name a few. This episode is jam packed. We chat about labels, health scares, confidence, Lord of The Rings, gratitude, changing belief systems and life philosophies, quantum physics, loving challenges, his acting approach, dealing with egos, encounters with Kiefer Sutherland, fear, comfort and victim mentality. Check John out on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejohnnoble
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| 19 Oct 2020 | #088: Wendi McLendon-Covey - Doing What You Love | 01:32:42 | |
Wendi McLendon- Covey is an actor, comedian, improviser, producer and writer. You might recognise her as the star of The Goldbergs, Reno911, Bridesmaids, Rules of Engagement, Sylvie’s Love, Lovespring International, Blended and so much more. She also has an epic podcast called Generation Ripe so check it out and The Goldbergs is coming out in the next few days, so keep your eyes open for that one. In the podcast we chat about filming during COVID, loving your co-workers, gratefulness, working a side job, reframing negatives mindset, imposter syndrome, family disapproval, age, depression, pursuing happiness, keeping up with Joneses, being on the Tyler Henry show and being weird. Check out Wendi on:
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| 30 Aug 2021 | #133: Mercedes Mason - Releasing Anguish | 01:24:54 | |
Mercedes Mason is an actor, director and writer who you might recognize from Fear the Walking Dead, The Rookie, Californication, NCIS, Sniper: Legacy, Quarantine 2: Terminal, The L Word: Generation Q, American Horror Stories, How to Get Away with Murder, The Finder and Anger Management. This episode is jam packed where we chat about being competitive, Fear the Walking Dead, dealing with stress, people pleasing, her holistic mindset, how to poo properly, parental expectations & cultural differences, pursuing joy, how schools could improve, modelling at 13, parenting, postnatal depression & anxiety, letting go, using food as medicine and empowerment. Check Mercedes out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercedesmason/
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| 06 Nov 2023 | #227: Dirk Blocker - Leap of Faith | 01:36:09 | |
Dirk Blocker is an actor and author best known for his work in television and film, with his most recognised role as Detective Hitchcock in NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine where he starred in over 150 episodes. Dirk’s earliest role of note was as Abel Mckay on Little House on the Prairie. His first series regular role was on Blacksheep Squadron, another successful NBC series. Later, his film work included, The Border, Poltergeist and Starman, while also appearing on such classic tv series as: MASH, Newhart, 21 Jump Street, Matlock, The X-Files ER, and Deadwood. Dirk recently wrote and published the illustrated fable, 'Master and the Little Monk'. We chat about celebrity death hoaxes, taking a break and going to college in his 40’s, losing his father at young age, mentors and teachers, vulnerability, change, teaching, flow and his book. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 10 Aug 2020 | #077: Dan Bakkedahl - Sobriety | 01:34:20 | |
Dan Bakkedal is an actor, writer and improviser. You might remember him from Veep, Legit and Life In Pieces. He has an incredible resume where he’s also been in The Goldberg’s, Space Force, Observe and Report, The Heat, Trumbo This Is 40, 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Newsreaders, The United States of Tara, Community, The League, Brooklyn-99, Tarantula, Gotham, Corporate Animals, Sword of Trust, The Mindy Project, voiced Raiden in the Mortal Combat video game and was a correspondent on the daily show with Jon Stewart. In the podcast we chat about motivation, working on the Daily Show, hindsight, fear, sobriety, collaboration, success and fear of success, self-loathing, happiness, attachment, chasing the carrot, asking for help plus a lot more! | |||
| 21 Aug 2023 | #218: Jaime King - Being of Service | 01:44:36 | |
Jaime King is an actor, producer, writer, activist and ex supermodel. She made her debut in Daniel Waters' Happy Campers, which premiered at The Sundance Film Festival. Following her debut acting role, Jaime starred opposite Johnny Depp in Ted Demme's film BLOW, followed by Michael Bay's PEARL HARBOR starring opposite Ben Affleck, Keenan Ivory Wayans' WHITE CHICKS, Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY starring opposite Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis, DJ Caruso's TWO FOR THE MONEY starring opposite Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey, Frank Millers' THE SPIRIT starring opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson, SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR starring opposite Joseph Gordon Levitt and Josh Brolin to name a few. Additionally, Jaime was a series regular on the show HART OF DIXIE for four seasons starring opposite Rachel Bilson. Other credits include, the Sundance Film Festival premiering BITCH written and directed by Mariana Palka and starring opposite Jason Ritter, ESCAPE PLAN 2 and ESCAPE PLAN 3 starring opposite Sylvester Stallone and an amazing cameo in OCEAN’S 8 directed by Gary Ross. She has also lent her voice to a number of projects such as Transformers: Power of the Primes and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Jaime can currently be seen in the critically acclaimed and number one series BLACK SUMMER on Netflix for season one and season two, OUT OF DEATH starring opposite Bruce Willis which is currently streaming on Hulu, CODE NAME BANSHEE starring opposite Antonio Banderas which is also streaming on Hulu, THE RESURRECTION OF CHARLES MANSON starring opposite Frank Grillo and HOAX: THE KIDNAPPING OF SHERRI PAPINI for Lifetime. Jaime recently wrapped shooting the feature film, LIGHTS OUT starring opposite Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney and Scott Adkins. Jaime was one of the top international supermodels and worked on the runway alongside models such as Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Shalon Harlow as well as designers Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld just to name a few. We chat about being a supermodel in her teens and leaving the industry, spiritual science and psychology, being a political pawn for the war on drugs, personal shifts and a being of service mentality, her PHD on forgiveness, integrity, truth, our body’s compass, paving the way for change, fear, rising above and her love of film making. | |||
| 27 Feb 2023 | #198: Claire Hooper - You Never Know Who’s Watching | 01:36:04 | |
Claire Hooper is a stand-up comedian, writer, author, presenter and actor. Her 2006 show, ‘Oh’, earned her both critical acclaim and a nomination for the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer award. Claire is a born narrator who has an incredibly sharp mind and wit. She has gone on to regularly perform at festivals and comedy rooms all over Australia. For four years Claire shared a set with Paul McDermott and Mikey Robbins on the iconic comedy show Good News Week as a team captain. Over the last decade, Claire has audiences spellbound with her solo shows performed across the country. Claire hosted The Great Australian Bake Off for Foxtel’s LifeStyle Channel for 5 seasons. This theme carried through to Claire’s brilliant solo shows “Biscuits” in 2020 and “Tea” in 2022. A regular on screen, Claire can often be seen co-hosting Channel Ten’s The Project as well as appearances on ABC’s Question Everything, Spicks & Specks, SBS’ Celebrity Letters & Numbers, Rove Live and Channel Ten’s Would I Lie To You? In what is possibly Claire’s proudest achievement to date, her debut children’s book Princess Benjamina Has A Very Cheeky Bum was released in 2021. Claire has loved sharing the joy of this book with kids all around the country. Claire also has a bunch of shows out in Australia and in particular if you’re in the Melbourne for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, go check Claire out, she’s hilarious!
Comedy show dates: https://comedy.com.au/tour/claire-hooper-sweet-charity/ | |||
| 16 Nov 2020 | #092: Sean Gunn - Goal Your Dreams | 01:50:08 | |
Sean Gunn is an actor and writer, known for his roles as Kirk Gleason on the television series Gilmore Girls and Kraglin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and he’s also been in Avengers Infinity War and End Game. Sean will also be in Suicide Squad 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and Agnes so keep your eyes out for them. In this podcast we chat about, cats vs dogs, life in lockdown, animals, health issues, social media, financial hardships, love of acting, regrets, gratitude, confidence, living in the moment, upbringing and his brother James Gunn and playing on set Rocket plus more.
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| 10 Apr 2023 | #203: Molly Hagan - Ability to Dream | 01:21:13 | |
Molly Hagan is an award winning actor who is currently a Series Regular on the CW's WALKER. She plays the matriarch of the Walker clan which includes mother to Jared Padalecki and wife to Mitch Pileggi. Molly has amassed an extensive resume over the past 35 years. Her favorite movie appearances are: SULLY, ELECTION, RINGMASTER, & SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL. TV regular gig favorites include: UNFABULOUS, HERMAN'S HEAD & THE NUTT HOUSE. Molly has also had recurring roles on JANE THE VIRGIN, iZOMBIE, Netflix’s NO GOOD NICK, and Apple TV's TRUTH BE TOLD with Octavia Spencer. The Interactive movie THE GARAGE SALE marked Molly’s debut as a writer/producer which now can be seen in its linear non-interactive form on Amazon Prime. You may also recognize her from her roles in Friends, Seinfeld, Better Call Saul, Narcos: Mexico, True Detective, The Orville, Legion, Masters of Sex, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, Becker, Code of Silence, ALF and Charmed, just to name a few. We chat about mindset shifts, choosing happiness, The Thinking Body-The Feeling Mind (TBFM), almost declaring bankruptcy, her dream role, being kicked out of high school drama, Herman’s Head and getting into producing and writing.
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| 20 May 2024 | #246: Phil LaMarr - Courage to Walk Your Path | 01:27:29 | |
Phil LaMarr is an actor, improviser and writer and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of MAD TV, the voice of SAMURAI JACK, “Hermes” on FUTURAMA, “Static” on STATIC SHOCK, “Green Lantern” on JUSTICE LEAGUE and as "Marvin" in PULP FICTION. For over 30 years, Phil has thrilled audiences with his work on camera and behind the mic on tv shows such as Family Guy, Young Justice, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Flash, Supergirl, Get Shorty, Lucifer, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Veep; feature films like Madagascar 2, Incredibles 2, and The Lion King (2019) and video games including Jak & Daxter, Fortnite, Shadow of Mordor, and The Metal Gear Solid, Injustice and Mortal Kombat series. His stage work includes productions with the actor’s gang, south coast repertory, sacred fools theatre, and Phil also portrayed “Cowboy Curtis” in "The Pee-wee Herman show" both on at the Stephen Sondheim theatre on Broadway and in the Emmy-nominated HBO special. Currently, in addition to writing and producing the animated series "Goblins," (goblinsanimated.com), Phil is performing monthly onstage with "the black version" (theblackversion.com), performing onscreen in Hamster & Gretel, The Craig of the Creek Movie, Invincible, Mulligan, AMC’s Cooper‘s bar, a new season of Futurama on HULU and performing the role of “Sherlock Holmes” in Audible’s series Moriarty. We chat about the courage to walk ones path, old school thinking, Futurama, Mad TV, Improv, his many voices, when shows come back, gratitude towards the fans, rejection, value of your art, Pulp Fiction and paving the way.
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| 02 Oct 2023 | #222: Annie Louey - Your Funeral | 01:40:47 | |
Annie Louey is an award-winning comedian, TV and radio presenter, writer and celebrant. She is known for her rapid-fire crowd work, blunt delivery and cheeky charm that allows her to get away with almost anything. She has recently wrapped up her fifth solo show ‘Gold’ at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2023. This comes after Annie received a Moosehead Award for bold, innovative ideas to support her show, Annie Louey is Flirting With Death, last year. She has also earned a spot touring around Australia with the Comedy Festival Roadshow. Annie also appears regularly on national television, having been a presenter and writer on ABC TV’s China Tonight for the past four seasons, and a comedian on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Opening Night Allstars Supershow. Her on-screen charisma as the host of the travel show Rediscover Victoria led to a nomination for ‘Personality of the Year’ at the 2021 Antenna Awards for community television. The Rediscover Victoria series will be coming to SBS in 2023. Annie has also been recognised for her efforts behind the screen, having written for the final season of Rosehaven (ABC TV and Amazon Prime). More recently, she was one of six writers invited to take part in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s First Stage program, which culminated in a play reading by an ensemble of professional actors. Annie is now working on debuting a full-length play. As a content creator, Annie’s web series, From the Hearse’s Mouth was selected for the Sydney Web Festival. In the six-part series, Annie interviews comedians and performers like Claire Hooper and Dane Simpson about life and death, while driving in a vintage hearse. Now, Annie is an ambassador for the burns and trauma charity, KIDS Foundation, while continuing to do weird and wacky things in the name of comedy. We chat about post traumatic growth, being a burns survivor, her many talents including being a wedding celebrant and funeral assistant, loving life, death, growth, journaling, finding her voice, trial and error, fear of failure and trying new things. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan
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| 27 Jun 2022 | #169: Arden Myrin - You are a F*cking Champion | 01:41:40 | |
Arden Myrin is a comedian (standup, sketch and & improv), an actor, writer and author. She’s also appeared on Chelsea Lately over 100 times and was a cast member of MadTV, appearing in over 75 episodes. Her television credits include Shameless, Orange is the New Black, Insecure, Grey’s Anatomy, Fresh Off the Boat, Inside Amy Schumer, The Goldbergs, 2 Broke Girls, Key and Peele, Surburgatory, Conan & Howard Stern. Moreover, Arden headlines as a stand-up comedian at comedy clubs and festivals all over the country. She also hosts the popular podcast called Will You Accept This Rose? and is about to debut another podcast called Lady of the Road celebrating female leaders. As you can imagine, we dive deep and cover a lot such as, getting a fake ID to perform improv, parents marrying on a dare, protecting your magic & trusting your gut, her start on Conan, grief & feeling it to healing it approach, Bobby Lee’s intervention for her, going back to standup comedy, balance and being a fucking champion.
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| 14 Sep 2020 | #083: Matt Walsh - Just Do The Work | 01:20:35 | |
Matt Walsh is a comedian, actor, director, improviser and writer…. and a two time Emmy Award nominee. He is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe. He’s been in VEEP, Into The Storm, Ted, Hangover, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ghost Busters, Drunk History, How I Met Your Mother, Life of the Party, Old School, The Perfect Date, Dog Bites, Step Brothers plus so much more. Check out Matt on:
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| 14 Aug 2023 | #217: Ryan Chamley - Anyone Can Do It | 01:29:35 | |
Ryan Chamley is a writer, director, producer as well as the creator of the workplace comedy series ‘Rostered On’ which you may have seen on Netflix. His production company, Robot Army is an award-winning production company from Geelong, Australia that specializes in bringing unique and engaging concepts into reality. In 2016, Robot Army produced and self-funded the 7-episode, long-form web series ‘Rostered On’. Rostered On went on to amass 250,000,000 views online and was acquired world-wide by Netflix (first Australian independent comedy to be acquired by Netflix). The second season of the show was also the first Australian narrative comedy to be commissioned by 7mate. The success of “Rostered On” helped to establish Ryan as a rising talent in the Australian film and television industry, and he has continued to work on a number of other successful projects since then, including in 2022 revisiting the world of Rostered On for a third season titled “Counter Girls”. Ryan also created ‘Jeremy the Dud’, which also reached a significant online audience and attracted interest from several notable production companies and broadcasters and won fans worldwide for its insight into life with a disability. The trailer instantly went viral racking up millions of views, also gaining the interest of TV networks and production companies all over the world. Jeremy the Dud won best film at the Flicks for Change film Festival in LA, and the Melbourne Independent Film Festival. Ryan is currently working on his debut feature film and exploring the world of animation! We chat about happiness, starting his production company, collaboration, Rostered On, dropping out of high school, ADHD, skating and great communities, Hollywood meetings, going big mentality, insecurities and his passions!
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| 19 Mar 2025 | #280: Akmal Saleh - Goodbye Peter | 01:46:32 | |
Akmal Saleh is a stand-up comedian, actor, voice over artist, author and writer. He’s done it all - appeared in movies, sketch, TV appearances, radio, talk show host and is a published author. Akmal is one of Australia’s most respected, successful and accomplished comics. Lightning quick and a master of unscripted comedy gold, Akmal has an incredible ability to deal with hot topics in an hilarious and slightly offensive way. Don’t miss this avalanche of laughs that’s going to hit the Comedy Festival. He is currently touring in Australia, so check out his shows, links in episode notes. As Seen on Thank God You’re Here, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Just For Laughs, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala, Rove, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and was even a script consultant for Superwog. We chat about his love of comedy, opening for $tripper$, his doco, bad gigs, regrets and radio, cab driver to stand up, perspective, dodgy tax accountants, learnings from I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, almost being sued, Marty Sheargold, comedy safety nets plenty more!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akmalcomedy/ Egyptian Doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFjVbmbX3KM&t=1215s
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| 16 May 2022 | #163: Leven Rambin - Going Back to School | 01:27:45 | |
Leven Rambin is an Award-winning actor & director as well as a writer & singer. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levenrambin/ | |||
| 15 Feb 2021 | #105: Erinn Hayes - The Time is Now! | 01:33:15 | |
Erinn Hayes is a primetime Emmy nominated actor and writer known for her roles in Medical Police, Children’s Hospital, Bill & Ted Face the Music, They Came Together, Worst Week, One-Minute Time Machine, Guys with Kids, Kevin Can Wait, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Parks and Recreation, New Girl, The League, The Goldbergs, Huge in France, A.P. Bio, Parenthood, Desperate Housewives & Transparent just to name a few. In this epic episode, we chat about weird family traditions, self-help, the importance of communication, acknowledging our emotions, rejection, creativity during lockdown, exercise, internal narratives, expectations & hype, ego & being fired publicly.
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| 19 May 2020 | #065: Zachary Ruane - Seat At The Table | 01:37:34 | |
Zachary Ruane is an actor, writer, comedian, podcaster, forms part of the hugely popular Australian Sketch group, Aunty Donna". He also co-hosts the Aunty Donna podcast and "Recaps with Mish and Zach". We chat about authenticity, negative and positive communication, toxic masculinity, drinking, creativity, self-worth, happiness, performative personalities, privacy, group dynamics and privilege. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog". - Mark Twain. | |||
| 25 Mar 2024 | #238: Colin Lane - Moving Forward Creatively | 01:13:10 | |
Colin Lane is a comedian, actor & host. He is best known as Lano from Lano and Woodley, Australia's most beloved comedy duo. In almost 20 years together Lano & Woodley won the coveted Perrier Award for best show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, starred in their own television series and toured sold-out shows across the country. They said ‘Goodbye’ in 2006 with a national tour that took in 34 markets and sold more than 150,000 tickets. In 2018, the duo reprised their roles as Lano & Woodley for FLY, with a sold-out national tour of 85,000 ticket sales and winning the prestigious Melbourne Comedy Festival ‘People’s Choice Award’. Colin has appeared in Don's Party for the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Sydney Theatre Company, made many TV appearances including guest panellist on the UK favourite QI, alongside Stephen Fry and Alan Davies – most recently on the new-look, Sandi Toksvig version of the hugely popular show. 2016 has seen Colin working with Red Stitch under director Nadia Tass in a new Hannie Rayson play Extinction, and the musical comedy whodunit, Curtains, under Roger Hodgman for The Production Company. He has made numerous TV appearances on Good News Week, Spicks and Specks, Welcher & Welcher, Thank God You’re Here, Neighbours, All Star Family Feud, Show Me the Movie!, The Circle and hosted Ready Steady Cook (2011-2013). His new show ’In Tails’ is on sale now. In Tails with David Hobson - where a comedian and an opera singers worlds collide. We chat about his many hobbies, feeling comfortable in your own skin, collaboration, splitting up with a long-term collaborator (Frank Woodley), imposter syndrome, cancelled shows, change of view of success, his new shows, plus plenty more!
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| 02 May 2022 | #161: Mike Cabellon - Being Multi Faceted | 01:23:17 | |
Mike Cabellon is an actor, producer, comedian, writer & director. From performing on stages across the country to starring in some of television’s most exciting sitcoms, and creating, writing, and producing award-winning digital content, Mike Cabellon is quickly cementing his name as one to watch in Hollywood. Currently he’s starring as Chief Strategist Tommy Tomás in season two of NBC's hit comedy series, "Mr. Mayor," opposite Ted Danson and Holly Hunter; created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, so check it out. He’s also been in Orange Is the New Black, High Maintenance, Crashing, New Amsterdam, Luke Cage and is an active performer, director, producer, and writer for the award-winning Story Pirates - a nationally renowned group of top comedians, musicians, best-selling authors, and incredible teachers who create exciting content that celebrates the imaginations of children. Their marquee program, the “Story Pirates Podcast” has been downloaded over 35 million times and consistently ranks in the top three for kids and family audio programming in the world, having won multiple iHeartRadio Podcast Awards, a 2020 Webby Award, and featured special guests such as Billy Eichner, Bowen Yang, Dax Shepard, John Oliver, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, to name a few. In this wide-ranging chat we talk about not having a plan B, pursuing entertainment, being a first-generation immigrant, happiness, doing improv at a young age, creativity, giving back, children’s entertainment, hobbies and being fired. Check Mike out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikecabellon/ | |||
| 18 Jan 2021 | #101: Joel McKinnon Miller - Conscious Communication | 02:02:11 | |
Joel McKinnon Miller is an actor who you might recognize as Detective Scully on Brooklyn Nine-Nine or seen him in Big Love, The Truman Show, Super 8, Murphy Brown, Secret Santa, The Family Man, Cold Case, Everybody Loves Raymond, American Horror Story, Workaholics, Bones, Friday after Next, Las Vegas, ER, CSI, Men in Black II, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives, Malcom in the Middle, Jag, The X Files, Dharma & Greg, The Commish, Six Feet Under, Two and a Half Men plus a lot more. In this episode, we chat about Brooklyn 99, rejection, unemployment, working as a bartender, lack of ego, family, importance of communication, respect, having a sister with down syndrome, having a gun pulled on him, signs and stage fright.
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