Improviser Ray Gordon (iO West) stops by the studio and discusses how tragedy / divorce made him an angry kid, how a college professor at Virginia Tech got him into improv and more!

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- Box rants standing right next to the baggage claim.
- Drinking and substance abuse and rituals and dark chocolate.
- Growing up outside Philadelphia and being an angry kid.
- Briefly attending boarding school and writing a creative letter.
- Being a runner and attending Virginia Tech.
- Taking an improv class, changing majors and the shooting.
- Trips to NYC for UCB workshops and moving to Chicago.
- Odd jobs like dressing up as Kenneth from 30 Rock and diving in at iO.
- Moving to LA and career aspirations.

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Actor Samm Levine (Inglourious Basterds, Not Another Teen Movie) stops by the studio and discusses doing stand up as a pre-teen, Lisa Kudrow's personal advice, finding success in LA, and more!

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- Box rants yogurt containers.
- Drinking and rituals and unemployment.
- Growing up in New Jersey and being an asshole as a child as a result of being bullied.
- Emulating Richard Jeni and doing stand up for Bar Mitzvahs at age 12.
- Lisa Kudrow's personal advice and beginning to audition in Manhattan.
- Booking first audition that didn't air and landing voiceover work.
- Financials of a child actor and adding the second 'M'.
- Landing Freaks and Geeks after four auditions and moving to Los Angeles.
- Living at Oakwoods Apartments - the Sherman Oaks one - and finding successes in LA.
- Considering college, avoiding commercials and getting back into comedy.

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