http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Colleen Smith puppeteered Brendar the Barbarian on the Nickelodeon show The Barbarian and the Troll.  She also performed the sarcastic A.I. BETI on the Disney+ show Earth To Ned.  Other credits include No You Shut Up!, The Happytime Murders and hundreds of live stage shows with Brian Henson’s puppet improv show Puppet Up! - Uncensored!  I talk to Colleen about her path to puppetry, her thoughts on puppet improv and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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CONNECT WITH COLLEEN SMITH:WEBSITE - http://colleensmi.comINSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/colleenmariesmi/ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ColleenSmi IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

The Great Muppet Caper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper

Poltergeist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film) 

The Groundlings - https://groundlings.com 

UCLA Extension - https://www.uclaextension.edu

Bill Haller Voice Lessons - https://hallermusicstudio.com

Viewpoints Acting Training - https://dramatics.org/understanding-viewpoints/

Patrick Bristow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bristow

The Jim Henson Company - https://www.henson.com

Puppet Up! - Uncensored - https://puppetup.com

Warren the Ape - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_the_Ape

Late Night Liars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_Liars

Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/

Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/

No You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up!

Drew Massey - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/04/utp-002/

The Happytime Murders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happytime_Murders

Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://www.netflix.com/title/80201868

Kirk Thatcher - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/08/utp-19/

Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse

Earth To Ned - https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/earth-to-ned

Barbarian and the Troll - https://www.nick.com/shows/the-barbarian-and-the-troll

Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - http://glop.us

That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show

Dave Chapman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/07/utp-61/

Louise Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold

Andrew Spooner - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Andrew_Spooner

Nigel Plaskett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002389/

Leslie Carra-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:Cashmere Ramada - https://youtu.be/lhYt4Rb2i7M Star Schlessinger - https://youtu.be/UKStp7hSqro BETI - https://youtu.be/LPGWJaNmDLU Queen Shimmereen - https://youtu.be/uf-RS7Y8HdE

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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