Jonathan Braylock / Molly Thomas
Molly Thomas interviews this week's guest Jonathan Braylock about his time on Lloyd Night with Astronomy Club, and their current show Let's Talk About Race, Baby. They also discuss why the word 'pineapple' has a history in the improv world, and Jonathan breaks down some of his favorite exercises and openings.
43m Aug 21, 2017
43m
Molly Thomas / Alexis Pereira
Molly Thomas (Higgins, We Know How You Die!) chats with host Alexis Pereira about her experience performing We Know How You Die, the way her commitment to UCB progressed over time, her approach to pattern game and second beats, and the truth behind the "Don't Think" motto. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.
49m Aug 13, 2017
49m
Alexis Pereira / Caitlin Puckett
Caitlin Puckett is your host this week, interviewing Alexis Pereira about his time on the Harold team Mr. Crime, his show Living Room: The First Generation, the differences between sketch and improv, and ways that the improv world should feel more like dating.
42m Aug 05, 2017
42m
Caitlin Puckett / Ashley England
Caitlin Puckett (Harold Night, UCB TourCo) joins this week's host Ashley England in-studio to talk about her theatre background, how improv helped her overcome internalized misogyny, her love for the genre form, vulnerability between teammates and more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.
39m Jul 25, 2017
39m
Palate Cleanser: New York vs LA
In this palate cleanser episode, UCB-NY turned UCB-LA performers Beth Appel, Pam Murphy, Sara Claspell, and Shaun Diston breakdown the ultimate debate: New York vs LA. They give perspectives of pros & cons, the difference & similarities between styles & community, opportunities, improv scenes, and more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB...
46m Jul 23, 2017
46m
Palate Cleanser: Improv in a Second Language
Recorded live at the #DCM19 podcast lounge, UCB performers Glo Tavarez (Maude night, Fifty/Cincuenta), Raiza Licea (Improvisos Peligrosos), Tony Rodriguez (Improvisos Peligrosos) and Boris Khaykin discuss what it's like improvising in a second language. They chat about racial representation in media, how language can affect improv style, and how personal background comes into play when establis...
40m Jul 14, 2017
40m
Being a Better Ally on Stage
In this palette cleanser episode, UCB performers Kelsey Bailey, Lou Gonzalez, Tony Rodriguez and Brian Faas discuss the different ways improvisers can be better allies to their LGBTQIA+ scene partners, teammates, and audiences in the ever-growing improv community. This episode was recorded live at the DCM19 Podcast Lounge, in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Co...
35m Jul 10, 2017
35m
Dave Theune / Betsy Sodaro
Dave Theune (Bangarang!, Sassy Bluff) sits down with teammate & BFF Betsy Sodaro (Bangarang!, ASSSCAT) to talk Dave’s time doing improv in the mid-west, his beginning in short form, the early days of the LA Indie scene, the Harold years of Bangarang!, teamwork, commitment, & more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.
54m Jul 03, 2017
54m
Betsey Sodaro / Raiza Licea
Besty Sodaro (Bangarang!, ASSSSCAT) chats with Raiza Licea about her early days trying to understand The Harold, finding openings that work for you, teammates supporting each other, playstyles, & more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.
58m Jun 25, 2017
58m
Raiza Licea / Kathy Yamamoto
Kathy Yamamoto chats with Raiza Licea (DiCaprio, Improvisos Peligrosos) to talk the freedom of Spanish improv & being a bi-lingual, structure, improvisors, growth, group games, & more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.
45m Jun 18, 2017
45m
Kathy Yamamoto / Ify Nwadiwe
Kathy Yamamoto (Nomi Malone) chats with Ify Nwadiwe (White Women) about becoming interested in improv during college, following the funny, commitment, and more.
38m Jun 11, 2017
38m
Ify Nwadiwe / Mano Agapion
Mano Agapion chats with Ify Nwadiwe (White Women) to talk about the hidden ways improv pays off, his early days doing high school Comedy Sportz, playing big characters, playing with his team White Women, the networking of UCB, and more. @manoagapion@ifysnotfunny
41m Jun 03, 2017
41m
Palette Cleanser: Doug Moe Man vs Child Part 1
Nate Russell chats with Doug Moe about juggling comedy & fatherhood, his new book Man vs Child, improv influencing parenting, and growing older & still staying in the scene. Check out part 2 of Doug's interview on the UCB Digital Podcast.
45m May 28, 2017
45m
Ashley England / Shawtane Bowen
Fresh to Lloyd night but not to improv, Ashley England talks to Shawtane Bowen about learning improv at in Chicago, comparing and contrasting it to the UCB’s game-oriented approach. She loves ‘hippy-dippy’ exercises like sonic explorations, but is terrified of monoscenes. She learned how to “not give a f***” by doing improv with Second City on a cruise ship for four months. This week’s episode ...
49m May 22, 2017
49m
Shawtane Bowen / Monique Moses
Guest Shawtane Bowen (Flufty) and host Monique Moses, teammates on Astronomy Club, team up in this episode for a conversation about the inhibitions that can come along with being a black man at the UCB, the flocking opening, and doing a Harold in the middle of a New York street. “Fill yourself up with as much experience and life as possible so that you have something to talk about and be about ...
58m May 13, 2017
58m
Monique Moses / Jesse Lee
Monique Moses (Some Kid, Astronomy Club) speaks to Jesse Lee (Mermaids) about her acting background, why Stretch and Share can be a great warm-up, and joining Astronomy Club, the first all-black team to perform at UCB, because she was “tired of being the token person of color on teams”. She also explains her coaching philosophy, her desire to do improv on the road, and her love for good two-pro...
54m May 08, 2017
54m
Jesse Lee / Jeremy Bent
Jesse Lee (Mermaids) talks to Jeremy Bent (Bucky) about how it felt to be cut from Harold night, and how he worked his way back by learning to play to his strengths rather than trying to fit the mold of a “good improviser”. He also tells the story of performing in a sushi restaurant to a not-so-receptive audience, taking a 27-person Chris Gethard class, and why he loves “dumb” scenes.
56m May 01, 2017
56m
Jeremy Bent / Aaron Jackson
Jeremy Bent (Bucky, Thank You Robot) joins Aaron Jackson (What I Did For Love) to talk about the the indie improv scene, discarding orthodoxy about what a Harold ‘should’ be, and avoiding disinterest in improv scenes. They also discuss musical improv, and the benefits of hard Yes-ing.
56m Apr 23, 2017
56m
Mano Agapion / Ryan Stanger
Mano Agapion (Winslow) sits down with Ryan Stanger (Bangarang!) to talk his introduction to improv, what unique approach to heightening with his team Winslow, how he found his specific comedic voice & learning how he’s perceived by an audience, his unique background and how it influences his improv, and more
58m Apr 16, 2017
58m
Ryan Stanger / Dan Lippert
Ryan Stanger (Bangarang!) sits down with Dan Lippert (Winslow) to talk reading an audience, the importance of commitment, finding your comedic voice & honing it, locking in on POV, establishing a relationship with a room, and more.
1hr 12m Apr 10, 2017
1hr 12m
Dan Lippert / Edgar Momplaisir
Dan Lippert sits down with Edgar Momplaisir to talk improv experiences, the similarities between improv & basketball, being hyper-aware of audiences perceptions, the role of a “glue-guy” on an improv & sketch team, his role on this sketch team Big Grande, and more.
53m Apr 02, 2017
53m
Edgar Momplaisir / Laci Mosley
Edgar Momplaisir chops it up with Laci Mosley about his first year on Harold Night & the pressures associated with it, juggling being on multiple indie teams, the difference between a “show” and a “set”, his all black, all male, team Arcade Currency, being black in the improv seen, and more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podc...
51m Mar 27, 2017
51m
Laci Mosley / Ego Nwodim
Laci Mosley chats with Ego Nwodim about training in NY vs LA, the power & importance of owning your blackness & womanhood on stage, the pressure of making an initiation, the importance of mentors, openings, being on house teams vs indie teams, and more.
55m Mar 20, 2017
55m
Aaron Jackson / Janie Stolar
Aaron Jackson joins Janie Stolar to talk organic versus premised openings, remembering to stay true to what you think is funny, Aaron’s experience as an author and offers up advice on rescuing bad first beats.
47m Mar 12, 2017
47m
Janie Stolar / Morgan Miller
Janie Stolar joins Morgan Miller to talk the importance of the straight man in a scene, physical versus cerebral openings, handling heavy topics on stage and performing with strangers.
56m Mar 06, 2017
56m
Morgan Miller / Sebastian Conelli
Morgan Miller joins Sebastian Conelli to talk how being a college athlete playing division one lacrosse lead her to comedy, the influence of Will Hines, performing with TourCo, and together Morgan and Sebastian bond over being aggressive, big players.
56m Feb 25, 2017
56m
Sebastian Connelli / Mariola Figueroa
Sebastian Connelli joins Mariola Figueroa to talk base reality, experimentation, learning to really listen and why having a life outside of improv can lead to better scenes.
57m Feb 19, 2017
57m
Mariola Figueroa / Lui Vega
Mariola Figueroa joins Lui Vega to talk performing bilingual comedy, moving from acting school to improv training, Puerto Rican TV personality Walter Mercado and how to deal with unfamiliar cultural references in scenes.
49m Feb 12, 2017
49m
Ego Nwodim / Santina Muha
Ego Nwodim chats with Santina Muha about transitioning into her first year on Harold Night, proving herself on Harold Night, diversity in improv & the UCB community, her favorite forms, and more.
1hr 19m Feb 05, 2017
1hr 19m
Santina Muha / Julie Brister
Santina Muha joins Julie Brister to talk the power of community, dealing with being cut from Harold Teams, the Harold audition process, monoscenes, and more.
1hr Jan 29, 2017
1hr
Julie Brister / Carl Tart
Julie Brister joins Carl Tart to discuss the early days of UCB, joining her first house team, favorite improv exercises, dealing with success & failures, good rehearsal practices, and more.
59m Jan 23, 2017
59m
Carl Tart / Gilli Nissim
Carl Tart joins Gilli Nissim to talk dealing with being cut from a Harold Team, transitioning from sports to comedy, code-switching in improv, struggling with straight manning, when to break the rules, and more.
1hr 2m Jan 16, 2017
1hr 2m
Oscar Montoya / Gilli Nissim
Oscar Montoya joins Gilli Nissim to discuss transitioning from drama to comedy, short form vs long form, commitment, teamwork, and audience expectations.
1hr 13m Jan 09, 2017
1hr 13m
Rekha Shankar / Andy Bustillos
Rekha Shankar joins Andy Bustillos to discuss Cash Cab, hosting Kaleidoscope, approaches to unknown cultural references and how improv has affected her writing for television.
1hr 4m Nov 19, 2016
1hr 4m
Lui Vega / Molly Gaebe
Lui Vega joins Molly Gaebe to discuss The Terry Withers Mysteries, favorite improv character names, feelings around being added to an existing team and speak out on gondolas.
54m Nov 12, 2016
54m
Molly Gaebe / Gary Richardson
Molly Gaebe joins Gary Richardson to discuss auditioning, Harold team Women and Men and a particular favorite kind of group game.
51m Nov 06, 2016
51m
Gary Richardson / John Timothy
Gary Richardson joins John Timothy to discuss getting his start in Chicago, Lloyd team Rizzo, character work and the evolution of taking risks.
51m Oct 30, 2016
51m
John Timothy / Rekha Shankar
John Timothy joins Rekha Shankar to discuss his love of organic, thematic class, learning the rules first so you can break them and his upcoming movie The Third Party.
42m Oct 23, 2016
42m
2nd Beats with Nick Mandernach
2nd Beats are an important part of the Harold format. Nick Mandernach sits down with Ronnie Adrian, James Mastraieni, and Sarah Claspell to discuss their different approaches to nailing down yhe 2nd beat!
51m Oct 11, 2016
51m
Oscar Montoya / Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Oscar Montoya joins Kirby Howell-Baptiste to discuss finding your voice, organic versus structure, catching the improv bug and together shoutout players they admire.
57m Oct 07, 2016
57m
Kirby Howell-Baptiste / Casey Feigh
Kirby Howell-Baptiste joins Casey Feigh to discuss starting with a new Harold team, slow improv, coaching and together offer advice. Recorded in Los Angeles.
58m Oct 02, 2016
58m
Eugene Cordero / Casey Feigh
Eugene Cordero joins Casey Feigh to discuss why it's important to work with one's own generation, making strong choices on stage, holding onto words of encouragement and sticking to one game during a scene.
58m Sep 26, 2016
58m
Casey Feigh / Tara Copeland
Casey Feigh joins Tara Copeland to discuss influences, writing on stage, favorite exercises and the acting-focused improv show ‘This Show Is Not Funny.’
58m Sep 19, 2016
58m
Tara Copeland / Londale Theus Jr.
In this week's episode, the long-form conversation returns to Los Angeles with Tara Copeland joined by guest host Londale Theus Jr. to discuss playing fiercely as a woman, musical improv, and using short-form to help your long-form.
56m Sep 12, 2016
56m
Andy Bustillos / Jeff Hiller
Andy Bustillos joins this week’s guest host Jeff Hiller to discuss leaving music to pursue improv (again), getting past anxiety, the importance of outside influences to draw from in scenes, and using body language for a character.
58m Sep 05, 2016
58m
Jeff Hiller / Chet Siegel
Jeff Hiller joins this week’s guest host Chet Siegel to discuss the early days training at UCB, detail-oriented object work, getting to play characters outside of one’s type and examine his various experiences with musical improv.
55m Aug 29, 2016
55m
Chet Siegel / Jerah Milligan
Chet Siegel joins this week’s guest host Jerah Milligan to discuss playing a wide range of characters, why a quiet room doesn’t inherently equal a bad scene, the difference between weekend team and Harold team audiences, the club sandwich form and the influence of Joe Wengert.
51m Aug 22, 2016
51m
Jerah Milligan / Maritza Montanez
Jerah Milligan joins this week’s guest host Maritza Montanez to discuss performing with Astronomy Club, The Spokane form, playing aggressively and supporting on the back line.
52m Aug 15, 2016
52m
Maritza Montanez / Joey Price
Maritza Montanez joins this week’s guest host Joey Price to discuss recently joining Lloyd night, playing with empathy, hosting Kaleidoscope, and one’s own personal judgement of the unusual thing.
44m Aug 08, 2016
44m
Coaches Table with Will Hines
First, Will Hines sits with Jonny Meeks to talk about his new book "How to Be the Greatest Improviser on Earth." Then, Will welcomes Mary Sasson, Nick Mandernach, and Alex Berg for a round table discussion about coaching improv teams.
1hr 23m Aug 01, 2016
1hr 23m