Actor Brandon Sornberger (Parks and Recreation, You're the Worst) stops by Studio 309 and discusses beer, being a directionless youth, his philosophy on various philosophies, and more!

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- Box rants webcams on television, like this example.
- Drinking (w/ a level 1 cicerone) and rituals.
- Growing up in suburbia Guilderland, NY and being shy, directionless child.
- Playing volleyball and getting into acting - for the attention - in high school.
- Attending Hamilton College for the scholarship money and having a tough first year.
- Starting in biology to help others before switching to philosophy and favorite philosopher.
- Finding improv in a play in college, beginning the group Yoda Pez and traveling Europe.
- Moving to NYC w/ a French gal, Grownups Playground and working for Pfizer pharmaceutical.
- 9/11, being done with acting and moving to Boston to get a grad degree.
- Finding Improv Asylym, booking an Atari commercial and moving to Chicago with the future wife.
- Taking Annoyance, iO classes and being hand picked by Charna Halpern to perform.
- Beer-centric odd jobs and landing an agent in Chicago with help from Jack McBrayer.
- Moving to Los Angeles and immediately landing 'The Soup presents Pop Quiz' pilot.
- Start at iO West, UCB and finding theatrical successes through casting workshops.

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Improviser Kelly Vrooman (The Chica Show, The Sunny Side Up Show) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being a painfully shy kid, dominating speech in grade school, religion & meditation, and more!

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- Box rants dressing on top of lettuce.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in the country of Mansfield, OH and being painfully shy & insecure.
- Discovering the power of humor in grade school and participating in speech.
- Getting into cheerleading and being a part of a religious family.
- Attending Malone University and performing in the Renaissance Fair in Lancaster, PA.
- Moving to Philadelphia to act and landing the hosting role on Sprout's Sunny Side Up Show.
- Acting in the spin-off Chica Show, doing improv on the weekends and recording 24/7 Comedy.
- Driving across country to Los Angeles and trying to find a footing.
- Improv at Comedysportz, writing constantly and a brief stint in a tent in Florida.

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Actor Julie Brister (Parks and Recreation, Review) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being a sheltered kid in Texas, getting involved in UCB as it opened in NYC, and more!

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- Box rants nobody watches baseball at the games.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Lubbock, TX and having a busy schedule as a kid.
- Participating in Oral Interpretation and competing in nationals.
- Attending Southwestern University and floundering with the freedoms.
- Failing classes, actor lab and graduating with a BFA in Theatre,
- A semester in NYC and working jobs like at an acting studio, the NYC Philharmonic.
- Moving to France and moving back working for a prop house.
- Starting stand up comedy before discovering UCB and taking a women's comedy class with Tina Fey.
- Background on UCB show, bits on Conan, joining the union and working at Court TV.
- Moving to Los Angeles and aiming for a theatrical agent.
- Parks and Rec, Reno 911! and successes.

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Actor D'Arcy Carden (Broad City, Comedy Bang! Bang!) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in the Bay Area, playing some aggressive water polo in high school, and more!

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- Box rants glass v. squeeze bottles (and D'Arcy kicking a shoe into Matt Besser's face).
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in a musical family in the SF Bay Area and parents running BAM Magazine.
- Being an outgoing kid, playing water polo and partying a lot.
- Attending Southern Oregon University and finding success in theatre after much patience / failures.
- Moving to NYC but taking acting gigs back in SF and seeing Asssscat for the first time.
- Odd jobs like being a trend-spotter and joining the union by being a background actor on SNL.
- Funny or Die moving the couple to LA and re-starting on the left coast.
- Search History and having a friend's manager / agent hookup.

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