Improviser Sean Monahan (The Crazy Ones, MADtv) stops by the studio and discusses how high school speech led him into improv, his depressing time opening mail for Oprah, moving to LA twice and more!

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- Box rants Best Buy blue shirts, sort of.
- Drinking and child-centric rituals and allergies.
- Growing up in Morganville NJ and having a much older brother / much younger sister.
- Being undersized and a hyperactive nerd.
- Speech team's impromptu speaking and attending the College of William & Mary.
- Joining improv on a dare (from the future Misses) and moving to LA immediately after graduation.
- Trying to gain a footing, working odd jobs and managing a long distance relationship.
- Moving to Chicago and learning from some of the best - like Craig Cackowski - at iO and Second City.
- Opening mail for Oprah's Harpo Studios and falling into Mission Improvable.
- Doing improv on the road and getting married.
- LA 2.0 and the MTV pilot that never came to be.
- Founding Westside Comedy and managing Westside Corporate.
- Sean describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Sean discusses who he enjoys to watch and who he'd like to work with.
- Sean's favorite thing he has done and how he defines success.
- Choose your own adventure sign-off.

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Comedian Graham Elwood (The Sarah Silverman Program, Strip Poker) stops by the studio and discusses growing up in a performing family, starting stand up at the University of Arizona and more!

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- Box poorly rants calling for a private industry job.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Madison, WI and growing up in a performing family.
- High school athlete / sports announcer and moving to Evanston.
- Attending the University of Arizona and starting out in stand up comedy.
- Graduating with a media arts degree and moving back to Chicago.
- Hustling for gigs and moving to Los Angeles.
- Landing Strip Poker and doing USO Tours.
- Graham describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Graham discusses who he enjoys to watch and who he'd like to work with.
- Bonus question, Graham describes what makes a good joke.
- Graham's favorite thing he has done and how he defines success.
- Choose your own adventure sign-off.

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Improviser Bob Dassie (Community, Casa de mi Padre) stops by the studio and discusses his cooking rituals, training under improv legend Del Close and more!

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- Box rants BS tickets.
- Drinking, rituals and recording sets.
- Growing up in Streamwood, IL and playing the saxophone in high school.
- Attending community college, then Northern Illinois University and working with computers.
- Starting out at Second City Northwest, then iO and training under Del Close.
- Having teachers like Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell and not-odd, but career worthy jobs
- Touring with Second City and performing in WeirDass w/ a significant other.
- Getting married and moving to Los Angeles the day after.
- Performing in NYC w/ UCB and favorite part of LA.
- Helping the iO West start, having kids and getting a theatrical agent.
- The love of improv, return to teaching at NOW and favorite performance space.
- Bob describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Bob discusses who he enjoys to watch and who he'd like to work with.
- Bob's favorite thing he has done and how he defines success.
- Choose your own adventure sign-off.

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