Character Development: A Comedy Podcast Where Actors Perform My Cringiest Old Stories

Character Development: A Comedy Podcast Where Actors Perform My Cringiest Old Stories

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Character Development: A Comedy Podcast Where Actors Perform My Cringiest Old Stories episodes

  • Did I Ever Get Good At Writing? Groaning At My 4,400-Upvote Horror Story

    After reading my worst teenage writing, it’s time for the real test: did I ever get good? This horror story about spam calls got 4,400 upvotes on r/NoSleep.

    Chris and I read the story I wrote at 29 and talk about how far it’s come from the stuff I wrote as a teen, and what still needs work.

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    0:00 Welcome back
    2:53 Recording sick
    4:54 The extended warranty calls
    6:42 What is r/NoSleep?
    7:54 The story begins
    18:27 Chris got hit by a car
    24:02 Don't press 1
    25:56 The quick brown fox
    32:43 The 911 call
    35:38 British 911 operators
    39:41 The voicemail
    47:06 Baltimore police at the door
    53:51 Why I write about losing kids
    1:01:31 The call center
    1:06:50 The ending
    1:07:51 Final verdict
    1:16:06 Outro

    1 hr 18 min
  • My Teenage Slasher Story Spends More Time On Paint Colors Than The Kills

    My teenage Bloody Mary urban legend story spends more time describing paint colors and floor plans than actually scaring anyone.

    Co-host Chris and I read every cream-colored detail written by someone who had clearly never been to a raging party before finally reaching the scare on page eight.
    Character Development is a comedy podcast where voice actors and I roast my cringiest old stories.

    If this show made you laugh, consider watching more or supporting us at https://Patreon.com/VinceDajani

    0:00 Bugs under the skin
    1:23 Maggot medicine (sorry)
    3:43 Who was Bloody Mary?
    6:29 The psychiatrist's office
    11:12 Chekhov's sofa
    13:20 The anxious pen
    17:14 Sleep paralysis theories
    19:27 Meet Cameron
    24:09 The full floor plan tour
    34:02 Generic dance party music
    42:41 The ghost story
    50:58 Saying it three times
    55:04 The storm hits
    59:28 The mirror scene
    1:13:38 Tier list and wrap-up
    1:15:52 Ask your mom for more

    1 hr 17 min
  • The First Draft of My Murder Mystery Podcast Starred A Wife-Killing Russian Mortician

    Before I published a murder mystery podcast, its first draft starred a 70-year-old Russian mortician who talks to ghosts and murdered his wife.

    Voice actor Sarah Golding joins me to perform the original unaired pilot, Russian accent and all, and we find out how much changed before 'How i Died' ever got made.


    0:00 Welcome Sarah Golding

    4:11 How to do a Russian accent

    5:46 Cold open: the morgue standoff

    9:55 Meet Victor Spader

    16:34 The viewing (and 20 kids?)

    26:12 The ghost who was murdered

    30:42 Act 2: Victor refuses to help

    38:19 Enter Coroner Crowley

    46:26 The secret in Victor's apartment

    55:39 Victor's wild deductions

    58:54 "I killed my wife"

    1:01:08 Breaking down the twist

    1:07:43 Sarah's own horror writing

    1:12:27 Where to find Sarah

    If you think this is funny and you want more, head to https://Patreon.com/VinceDajani



    1 hr 16 min
  • At 16, I Wrote A Sci-Fi That Is Mostly About Giant Phallic Monsters

    My teenage sci-fi horror story has three pages of lore, space elves who crouch-walk everywhere, and giants described in a deeply unfortunate way. Now I’m reading it out loud.

    Voice actor Chris Harris-Beechy joins me from inside my TV to roast “Nocturne,” a handwritten story from 2007 that was never meant to be seen again.

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    0:00 Welcome to Character Development

    1:58 Meet Nocturn, written at 16

    4:17 Three pages of lore

    8:56 Space smurfs and the one woman

    11:29 My handwriting looks like spiders

    14:01 Chapter 1: Night watch

    17:01 The double crouch

    23:02 Don't put mystery metal in your ear

    29:13 Chapter 2: Nobody talks

    31:03 Ten feet of night vision

    43:37 The mating grounds

    46:38 What becoming a dad changed

    52:30 Chapter 3: The giant

    56:06 Edging the penis giant

    1:01:58 Final verdict

    1:05:36 What's coming next


    1 hr 11 min
  • Come Laugh And Cringe With Us | Character Development: A Comedy Podcast: Out Now

    At some point in their life, most writers have written really terrible stories.

    Vince Dajani has, for some reason, kept them all. Now he's going to force his very talented actor friends to read them.

    Every week on Character Development, a comedy podcast, Vince and a guest who has regrettably accepted, read through a sci-fi, horror or thriller piece of writing.

    There are teen slasher's where every character sounds edgy as hell.

    There's sci -fi giants that read just a little bit too much like giant penises.

    And there's a murderer who enjoys musical theater for some reason.

    With guests like Brandon Kyle Goodman, Guillermo Diaz, Katie Lowe's and Sarah Golding, there's sure to be laughs and plenty of cringing.

    Listen to Character Development: A Comedy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    3 min

About Character Development: A Comedy Podcast Where Actors Perform My Cringiest Old Stories

From the publisher's feed

I wrote a bunch of awful stories when I was younger. Now I'm forcing professional actors to read them aloud with me, and we get to find out whether they're actually as terrible as I remember.