Writer Gil Ozeri (Happy Endings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) stops by the studio and discusses being a short, scared & anxious child, how a challenge got him into classes at UCB and more!

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- Box rants sinks and faucets.
- Drinking and rituals and remembering things.
- Growing up in Queens and having artsy parents.
- Being short, scared and anxious as a child and watching a lot of television.
- Sweaty hands and attending Binghamton University.
- Discovering drugs / alcohol and dropping out for a minute.
- Working as a bartender in Manhattan and taking classes at UCB.
- Creating Hot Sauce w/ Ben Schwartz & Adam Pally and taking commercial classes w/ Brooke & Mary.
- Getting a repped by CAA through phone sex pranks and moving to Los Angeles.
- Writing for Happy Endings and it's early departure from air.
- Experience working with Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the discipline to write.

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Actor Mike Box Elder stops by the studio for an interview w/ Chris Gorbos (Westside Comedy Theatre) and discusses his dad, his mom and more!

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- Neighborhoods in Los Angeles and Chris rants rent and housing prices.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Minnesota w/o a Dad and avoiding relationships.
- Brainerd High School and going to the University of Minnesota.
- More Dad talk and the greatest Mother in the world.
- Moving to LA and the podcast origins.
- Box describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Box answers why Hollywood and his favorite thing about LA.
- Box discusses who he enjoys to watch and who he'd like to work with.
- Box' favorite thing he has done and how he defines success.
- Choose your own adventure sign-off.

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Comedian Francisco Ramos (Rio, Marmaduke) stops by the studio and discusses how reading The Alchemist got him into comedy, how his accent made him an introverted child and more!

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- Box rants wedding hashtags.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Being born in Venezuela and growing up in DC.
- Being introverted and learning English.
- Running track and religion.
- Attending the University of Maryland for business and getting an office job.
- Reading The Alchemist and taking an improv class at the DC improv.
- Moving to Los Angeles and taking classes at The Groundlings.
- Starting stand up for the solo aspect and working at an investment firm.
- Booking the movie Rio and doing stand up for the troops.
- Francisco describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Francisco answers why Hollywood and his favorite thing about LA.
- Francisco discusses who he enjoys to watch and who he'd like to work with.
- Francisco's favorite thing he has done and how he defines success.
- Choose your own adventure sign-off.

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