Writer Hal Rudnick (Community, The Screen Junkies Show) stops by the studio and discusses how comedy got him elected student counsel president. how baseball saved his life, and more!

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- Box rants different color light bulbs, again. And shower heads.
- Drinking and coffee and rituals.
- Growing up in Allendale New Jersey and having a dad who gambled, a lot.
- Having five older half siblings and being a nerdy, awkward kid.
- Getting elected student counsel president through a comedy routine and creating change.
- Doing stand up as a youth and quitting football to do theatre.
- Attending Penn State for sports journalism and switching majors to film / theatre.
- Finding improv in college and moving to Los Angeles.
- Diving into LA Connection / Groundlings and taking a special 401 at UCB w/ Matt Besser.
- Being a Harold & Maude veteran and the Midnight Show.
- Hosting Screen Junkies and experience on Reno 911!
- Choosing to get laid off from a good paying job and still hoping for that next level of success.

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Actor Allan McLeod (Parks & Rec, Workaholics) stops by the studio and discusses growing up in Alabama, moving to LA after college, working as a PA for Bobby Flay, and more!

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- Box rants ending prices in 99 cents.
- Drinking and traveling and drunk history and rituals.
- Growing up in Mobile, Alabama and losing a mother at 18.
- Being an annoying kid and messing with cows.
- Attending a magnet school, playing the tuba and hanging with slackers.
- Changing schools, playing football and getting active in theatre.
- Attending the University of Alabama for telecommunications / film and doing Guerilla Theatre.
- Taking a class w/ Tom Cherones and moving to Los Angeles.
- Getting into Central Casting and starting classes at Upright Citizens Brigade.
- Working as a transcriber and becoming a PA for Bobby Flay.
- Having Seth Morris introducing an agent and landing a Funny or Die gig.
- Landing You're The Worst and Box' love of that show.

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Actor Milana Vayntrub (Californication, Key & Peele) stops by the studio and discusses being a talkative child, dropping out of high school, the need to make your own content, and more!

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- Box rants the hurriedness to get on airplanes.
- Drinking and vices and rituals and procrastination.
- Growing up in West Hollywood and being born in Uzbekistan.
- Divorced parents, a younger sister and playing in the streets as a child.
- Being a talker and getting into Barbie commercials when she was five.
- Getting turned off by acting in teens and dropping out of Beverly Hills high school at 16.
- Attending UC San Diego and getting back into theatre.
- Briefly moving to NYC for a job and re-starting in the biz in LA.
- Odd jobs like juice bars, hostess-ing, and PA-ing.
- How a hike got her inspired to make her own content and starting Live Prude Girls.
- Finding her comedy chops working as a waitress in college at East Village Tavern & Bowl.
- Landing the AT&T Lily Adams gig and selling Live Prude Girls to MTV.

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Comedian Johnny Pemberton (21 Jump Street, The Watch) stops by the studio and discusses having colitis as a youth, not knowing how to get into comedy, his continued need to fail, and more!

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- Box rants bathrooms without music.
- Drinking and brewing and rituals.
- Growing up affluent in Rochester, MN and being the oldest of four.
- Having colitis and attending Lourde's Catholic High School.
- Playing the bass and attending Florida State University
- Moving back home, working at Vinyl Fever and trying to get a job in Chicago.
- Coming to Los Angeles and getting a job with Fox immediately.
- Starting out in comedy at UCB and beginning bombs / successes.
- Booking Megadrive and taking an acting class and hating commercial auditions.

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Improviser Chris Alvarado (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) stops by the studio and discusses his rough childhood in Downey, not finding the success he expected in Chicago, and more!

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- Box rants light bulbs and their colors.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in the tough area of Downey, CA and bouncing between divorced parents.
- Having street smarts and stealing things with Mom.
- Being a good kid amongst the bad and being a cooky raver in high school.
- Doing short form improv in high school and attending Cerritos College.
- Taking advice to move to Chicago and some folks lending their apartment in Lake Point Tower.
- Working at Chef's Catalog, starting classes at Second City and not finding the success expected.
- Moving back home with Dad and working construction for a church.
- Starting at iO West, doing the Second City boats in Hawaii and beginning a relationship w/ Lauren Lapkus.
- Learning to be yourself and getting a manager / agent from the web series 7p10e.
- The dream, odd jobs and favorite stage.

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