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Ann Pornel is the new best friend we all need. Ann is currently in ’She the People’ which is entirely created, designed, and performed by the fearless funny women of the Second City. Ann has an affinity for baseball butts (especially if your name is Jose Bautista), is a hilarious and intelligent performer and writer, and a fierce friend who isn’t afraid to stand up for what she believes in. We discuss all of these things, but the main theme of this episode is definitely diversity. Why it’s important to see it on our stages and screens, and who is responsible for making these changes in our community. Ann is truly a dope chick with a heart of gold and a killer eye for fashion. You’re going to ADORE her.

You’re not going to want to miss ’She the People’ running Thursdays to Sundays now till Nov. 25 at the Second City Toronto! It is a mimosa-and-madness-fueled foray that roasts the patriarchy. Get your tickets at secondcity.com

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving), and get your fix of musical theatre banter with beverages.

Robin Calvert lovingly refers to herself as ‘Granny Calvert’ although she is anything but!

Robin is the toughest, most compassionate, beauty compacted into a 5 foot frame. She treated Jen and I like queens, while sipping on pickled Cesars and chatting about the difference in pay scales for choreographers who work in the US and Canada, about her process when creating, and how she is a spirited competitor.

Robin is a stunning performer turned choreographer who’s worked on such shows as Anne Of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival), The Drowsy Chaperone, Rock of Ages (Drayton Entertainment) Beauty and The Beast (Theatre Aquarius). There are too many laughs to count in this episode, along with some beautiful advice.

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your fix of musical theatre banter with beverages.

Michael Hughes has one of the most infectious personalities in musical theatre, and you can’t help but constantly laugh while you’re with him. Mickey is an actor, writer, and producer who has created the wildly successful one man show ‘Mickey and Judy’ (playing next at the Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary Sept. 17 - Oct. 6).

Jen and Ky sipped on some rose and cider while Mickey gave us the inside scoop about what it takes to create a musical from scratch, why hustling is the best side job, and gave some poignant advice to aspiring creators…JUST DO IT!

Michael has sang the part of Tony for the National Ballet of Canada’s production of ‘West Side Story’, and performed in musicals across the country. You are not going to want to miss a word of what this ambitious, hysterical man has to say.

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fill of musical theatre banter with beverages.

J. Sean Elliott has comedy bits for days! He loves talking to actors so thank goodness Jen and Ky are just that!

J. Sean is the company member, director, and lovely human you always want to have around. We sit with a few shandies and talk about his love of comedy, his ability to switch from company member to director and back again, and his album ‘At Least I’ve Got My Looks’. Some of J. Sean’s directing credits include: Spamalot, Young Frankenstein (Stage West) and Unnecessary Farce (Drayton Entertainment), acting credits: Million Dollar Quartet (Drayton Entertainment and Mirvish Productions) Miracle on 34th Street (Sudbury Theatre Centre) The Fantasticks (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia) and The Odd Couple (Drayton Entertainment).

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your fill of musical theatre banter, with beverages.

Ky and Jen drink cider and spiced rum with Amanda Struthmann, talk about putting in the work, fitness, work and fitness in musical theatre, and Tonya Harding seems to come up a lot.

Erica Peck walks through the door, what do you immediately notice? Her style is out of this world cool, she has such an exciting energy, and honestly, she just looks like she can belt the hell out of anything. And holy moly, can she ever!

Erica Peck sits down with Jen and Ky this week for a little vodka, Perrier mix to try and beat the summer heat. Erica has been a part of some very memorable musicals throughout her career: We Will Rock You, Kinky Boots (Mirvish Productions and National Tours) The Rocky Horror Show, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Stratford Festival) and Hairspray (Charlottetown Festival). We discuss her vintage clothing company ‘Wildthing Vintage’, a potential star system within Canada, and how an open audition in Toronto changed the trajectory of her career.

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get in your fix of musical theatre banter, with beverages.

Sam DiGiuseppe is a man you want in your corner. He is insanely charismatic, insanely talented, and has an insanely strong jaw line. Sam has performed in musical theatre all over North America. Some of his credits include We Will Rock You (1st National Tour) The Wizard of Oz (Mirvish Productions) West Side Story (Rainbow Stage) and countless shows with Drayton Entertainment over 4 seasons. We discuss personal goals for the future, having a relationship within the biz, and of course we give Sam a bit of time to talk about his number 1 crush, Kelly Clarkson.

Follow Sam on Instagram @samdigiuseppe.

Anthony MacPherson is a good Nova Scotia boy who loves Alexander Keith's, never comes to a party empty handed, and is truly passionate about Canadian musical theatre.

Jen and Ky sit down with Anthony for some 'avo beers' to chat about how we can be the change coming years of musical theatre, get a good lesson on east coast verses Aussie slang, and answer the one question everyone is dying to know; where the hell did 'Tanti' come from?!

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you're not driving), and enjoy this hilarious episode of Tits and Teeth.

Sarah Matton comes into the room like a bat out of hell - always at a 10 and always getting shit done! Sarah has recently launched 10 Talent Management and is the newest agent taking Canada by storm.

We drink some champagne, have a few ciders, and get a peak into the amazing business mind that is Miss Matton.

Follow Sarah @smatton26 and @10talentmanagement

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you're not driving), and enjoy this inspiring episode of Tits and Teeth!

In our DEBUT EPISODE the Tits and Teeth ladies sit down with Krista Leis! We enjoy some Spice Box whiskey while we try to keep cool on an unbelievably hot Canada Day.