Susan Messing is an improv deity, and she was nice enough to come on the show and tackle some subjects she cannot stop reading about fueled by anger and curiosity. We focus more on the Scientology side of things than anything else, but the whole thing is fascinating and hilarious just like Susan. She's a big advocate of practicing what you preach when it comes to being improv teacher, so it makes a lot of sense that her frustrations with the topic lie mostly with misinformation and mistreatment of followers. Look forward to a couple of great cameos from Michael McCarthy, Susan's husband, to whom she got engaged while I was in her class at Annoyance. I'm pretty sure I said "bullshit" when she told us she got engaged since the last class. Don't call bullshit on Susan Messing, friends. 

Notes:

Susan's TEDx talk on Braving the Unknown

Tony Ortega's piece in the Village Voice on "The Hole" as well as a comprehensive What is Scientology? article

The 1991 Time Magazine cover story The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power

Mark Headley's Blown for Good

Leah Remini's departure from the church

The death of Lisa McPherson

Dan Telfer's Best Dinosaur bit on The Pete Holmes Show