Funny In Failure

Patrick Fabian is an award-winning actor who you may recognise from his iconic role as Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul.

He's guest starred on almost everything: Friends, NCIS, Will and Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Star Trek:Voyager, Lucifer, Code Black, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grimm, Scorpion, The Newsroom, Longmire, Castle, Scandal", CSI/CSI:Miami/CSI:NY, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Xena the Warrior Princess, Criminal Minds, Bones, Ugly Betty, Reba, Pushing Daises, According to Jim, Drop Dead Diva, Private Practice, Burn Notice, Princess. Recurring roles include "Big Love, Veronica Mars, Joan of Arcadia, Providence, 24, Time of your Life, General Hospital, Working Class, Dharma and Greg, Valentine and The Education of Max Bickford. Patrick is fondly remembered as 'Professor Lasky' from Saved By The Bell:The College Years.

Patrick was also the male lead in "The Last Exorcism" which was a small, 1.3 million dollar horror film that went on to gross over $70 Million worldwide. Fans loved his portrayal of the flawed Rev Cotton Marcus and he was awarded Best Actor at the prestigious Stiges Catalonian International Film Festival in 2010. Other films include Jimmy, Must Love Dogs, Tales of Everyday Magic, Bad Ass, Atlas Shrugged Part 2, Pig, My Greatest Teacher, The Good Mother, Underdogs, Bad Asses and My Eleventh.

On the Disney and ABC Family Channels, Patrick has been a go-to Bad Guy, playing the Evil 'Thantos' in Disney Channels' Twitches and Twitches, Too and the only man hunting reindeer in the Christmas movies Snow and Snow 2: Brain Freeze and Cloud 9.

On stage, Patrick has worked with some of the best playwrights and directors around: having toured America with John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation directed by Jerry Zaks, Eric Bogosian's Humpty Dumpty directed by Jo Bonney at The McCarter Center in Princeton and Nicky Silver's The Food Chain directed by Robert Falls at the Westside Theatre in NYC. He also voices Harvey Dent in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham which is coming out soon.

We chat about why he loves Cameo, the highs and lows of a 30+ year career, disappointments, no's and rejections, his gratitude mindset, expectations, Better Call Saul and enjoyment plus more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Patrick out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrpatrickfabian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatrickFabian Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/mrpatrickfabian

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Hayley Orrantia is an actor, singer and songwriter. From starring in hit television series to releasing chart-topping singles, Hayley has quickly made a name for herself as one of the most exciting multi-hyphenate talents in the entertainment industry today. Hayley can currently be seen reprising her celebrated role as Erica Goldberg in the decade-long hit ABC sitcom "The Goldbergs".

Parallel to her acting endeavors, Hayley has been releasing music as an independent singer. Over the course of her music career, Hayley has released a series of songs including an EP titled "The Way Out", featuring her breakout single "If I Don't". Hayley's love of music started at a young age and is what started her career.

In film, Hayley most recently starred in Amazon/Lionsgate's holiday comedy "Christmas is Cancelled". Also in the holiday spirit, Hayley released her Christmas single "The Same Way" in conjunction with the film on December 10, 2022. Additional credits for Hayley include: recurring in "Schooled," a popular ABC spinoff of "The Goldbergs," the independent feature film "Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang," and "God's Not Dead 2," where her original song "Silence You" was also featured.

Hayley's single entitled "Open Your Mouth," a vibrant pop anthem was followed by the release of "Gasoline," which showed off a new side to her song writing. Her music has been featured on some of the largest country music playlists and radio stations in America, including Spotify's 'Wild Country' and 'Nearly Nashville' playlists and Radio Disney Country. In 2018 Hayley conducted her first successful tour, the Strong, Sweet and Southern Tour, hitting 22 cities across the US. In the same year, she also performed on three main stages at the renowned CMA Fest in Nashville, TN.

Additionally, on the heels of winning second-place on The Masked Singer, she starred in Kinky Boots as Nicola, the wife of Charlie, portrayed by Jake Shears during The Hollywood Bowls' showcasing in July 2022.

We chat about flipping houses… for fun, the secret, being lucky, leachers, Tyler Henry, confidence, fear, lessons from being on the X factor, comparing and success, the challenges of being an independent musician, almost winning the masked singer plus more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Hayley out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayleyorrantia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayleyorrantia/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/danmelhayley TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hayleyorrantia Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Ba7gb6RPgcbbWCQY7N8Dx

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Claire Hooper is a stand-up comedian, writer, author, presenter and actor.

Her 2006 show, 'Oh', earned her both critical acclaim and a nomination for the Melbourne Comedy Festival's Best Newcomer award. Claire is a born narrator who has an incredibly sharp mind and wit. She has gone on to regularly perform at festivals and comedy rooms all over Australia.

For four years Claire shared a set with Paul McDermott and Mikey Robbins on the iconic comedy show Good News Week as a team captain. Over the last decade, Claire has audiences spellbound with her solo shows performed across the country. Claire hosted The Great Australian Bake Off for Foxtel's LifeStyle Channel for 5 seasons. This theme carried through to Claire's brilliant solo shows "Biscuits" in 2020 and "Tea" in 2022.

A regular on screen, Claire can often be seen co-hosting Channel Ten's The Project as well as appearances on ABC's Question Everything, Spicks & Specks, SBS' Celebrity Letters & Numbers, Rove Live and Channel Ten's Would I Lie To You?

In what is possibly Claire's proudest achievement to date, her debut children's book Princess Benjamina Has A Very Cheeky Bum was released in 2021. Claire has loved sharing the joy of this book with kids all around the country.

Claire also has a bunch of shows out in Australia and in particular if you're in the Melbourne for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, go check Claire out, she's hilarious! We chat about a lot such as on-screen perfection, being in the business for 20 years, gratitude, success, confidence, fear and social media, Claire's time on the Great Australian Bake Off, Edinburgh and life changing gigs, our love of Wil Anderson and moving forward – plus plenty more.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Claire out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclairehooper/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialclairehooper

Comedy show dates: https://comedy.com.au/tour/claire-hooper-sweet-charity/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Cal Wilson is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, author and TV and radio host. She moved from New Zealand to Australian shores in 2003 and has gone on to become one of Australia's most popular comedians.

She is a favourite on television shows such as ABC's Spicks and Specks and Good News Week, as well as Thank God You're Here, Hughesy, We Have A Problem, Have You Been Paying Attention? Skithouse, Rove Live, The Glasshouse and the 2022 premiere series of Would I Lie To You? Australia, all on Network Ten.

Amongst taking our screens and stages by storm, Cal landed a dream job of hers – an ensemble cast member in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia alongside some of the country's brightest improvisers.

In 2018, she was invited by Netflix to the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal to record a Netflix Original Comedy Special which was released globally in early 2019. That same year Cal become a very serious children's author, penning two books called "George and the Great Bum Stampede," and "George and the Great Brain Swappery."

A gifted storyteller & writer, Cal was invited to join the writing team for the 2022 BAFTA Awards ceremony, as well as having previously written on the series Mean Mums and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

She is the Melbourne live show host of the worldwide smash-hit storytelling podcast The Moth and in July this year she once again joined comedy phenomenon podcast The Guilty Feminist on tour around her native country, New Zealand.

Despite an aversion to the great outdoors, Cal bravely joined the cast of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! in 2022 which saw her take on all the usual hair-raising challenges and biblical amount of bugs the series has to offer. Unprecedented times called for unprecedented adventures and at the very least some good material.

Taking a swift move away from creepy crawlies and into all things cake – Cal has just been announced as a brand new host of The Great Australian Bake Off which will air on Foxtel in 2023. Cal also has some shows out, in particular if you're in Melbourne check her out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!

We chat about Cal's daily reddit routine, her obsession with cats, improv and stand up comedy, collaboration and connection, her unique philosophy and mindset, supporting others, perseverance and resilience.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Cal out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calbowilson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@calbowilson Token Artist Website: https://token.com.au/artist/cal-wilson/ Shows before the MICF: https://comedy.com.au/tour/cal-wilson-supposably/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Tahir Bilgic is an award winning internationally acclaimed stand-up comedian, a Logie winning actor as well as a writer, director and producer. He is known for his hugely popular live performances, as well as an impressive collection of credits spanning multiple highly successful television shows. Tahir is, quite simply, one Australia's greatest and most recognised comedians.

Over the course of his career, Tahir has written, directed and starred in over a dozen major stage shows. Lord of the Kebabs, an ensemble piece of sketches and stand-up, enjoyed over 100 performances, and was seen collectively by 20,000 people all across the nation. Other live stage shows include Hollywood Kebabs, Live and Circumcised and Straight Outta Compo, with more on the way!

Tahir has also appeared many times on television, as a performer, actor and guest, on shows such as Rove Live, The Footy Show, All Saints, Housos, Swift and Shift Couriers, Thank God You're Here, the Librarians, Bogan Hunters and Foxtel's thecomedychannel.

When the hit SBS comedy Pizza entered its fourth series, Tahir joined its cast as the womanising drug-dealer Habib, and instantly cemented himself as one of the show's best loved characters. Habib was so popular, in fact, that he soon demanded his own live stage production – leading to the sell-out smash, Habib on Parole. The character "Habib", is one of the most hilarious and popular characters ever seen on Australian television. Tahir then went on to co-write and star in several feature length movies with the Pizza team, such as Fat Pizza, Housos Vs Authority, and Fat Pizza Vs Housos. The Fat Pizza movie, which enjoyed one of the all-time most successful opening weekends ever for an Australian movie release.

Tahir was also co-creator of the acclaimed Channel 9 sitcom Here Come The Habibs and was a contestant on the 2019 season of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. And according to his biography, Tahir is currently in talks to host his own television show, and has recently signed on to star and produce his own movie, with production to commence shortly.

We chat about his world record, his love of comedy, his previous life as a teacher, going with the flow, finding out who you are, why he's so happy, his growth and forward moving mindset, being the world's best worst magician, timing and luck.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Tahir out on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TahirComedian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tahircomedian/ Website: https://www.tahir.com.au/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Fernando Carsa is an award nominated Latino actor on the rise. From appearing on stage in internationally renowned theater productions to playing heartfelt characters on-screen, Fernando is quickly establishing himself as one-to-watch in the entertainment industry. This year Fernando can be seen reprising his breakout role in season 2 of Apple TV+'s hit bilingual comedy series, "Acapulco".

"Acapulco" also picked up a handful of award nominations at the 2022 Imagen Awards, including an individual nomination for Fernando in the Best Supporting Actor - Comedy category, and the series landing recognition in the Best Primetime Program - Comedy category.

In film Fernando can next be seen appearing in the upcoming Paramount+ feature film "At Midnight" alongside Monica Barbaro and Diego Boneta which is coming out very soon. The romantic comedy tells the story of two people who have made the "safe" choice not to fall in love. "At Midnight" is one of Paramount+'s banner Latin American originals, produced by ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS).

We chat about role models and teachers, blessings, hustle and working hard, haters and doubters, beliefs and manifestation, his new show Acapulco & gratitude plus a lot more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Fernando out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernandocarsa/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fernandocarsa TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fernando_carsa Website: https://www.fernandocarsa.com/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Roz Hammond is a highly accomplished theatre, film and television actor as well as a writer and director with some of the most credits in the Australian industry, who's been in the industry for 30+ years.

Her numerous television appearances include sixty episodes of ABC drama The Heights, ten series of Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell, Five Bedrooms and Jack Irish. Other long running roles include three series of The Librarians, three series of The Micallef Programme, three series of Skithouse and Thank God You're Here, together with guest roles in everything from Blue Heelers, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, The Let Down, Please Like Me, It's a Date, Offspring, Mr and Mrs Murder, Outland, Slide, The King, Curtin and Newstopia. She has performed leading roles for the Melbourne Theatre Company, Black Swan Theatre Company and Playbox Theatre. Her film roles include Cheryl in Australian classic Muriel's Wedding, The Dish and How to Please A Woman. Her own solo shows have toured internationally and she has been nominated for Best Show at Perth Fringe Festival, the Golden Gibbo at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Female Performance at the Dublin Fringe Festival.

As a writer, her credits include Home and Away, It's a Date, Little Lunch, Skithouse, Eric, SmallTales and True as well as her solo theatre shows.

We chat about happiness and joy, grief and death, mental health, yoga and meditation, gratitude, the benefits of tapping, panic attacks on stage, being a journey woman actor, and how the universe works for us plus plenty more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Roz out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roz_hammond/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Addison Timlin is an actor who you might recognise from her regular role in START UP for Crackle TV. Prior to that, she was the lead in the independent film SLEEPING IN PLASTIC. She also starred as the lead in the independent films LOVE THY KEEPERS, WHEN I'M A MOTH, and SUBMISSION, opposite Stanley Tucci. Addison can also be seen in the lead role in Zach Clark's LITTLE SISTER, FALLEN, opposite Jeremy Irvine, and MGM's thriller THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN for Ryan Murphy, Jason Blum, and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Addison has had flashy supporting roles in Lakeshore's STAND UP GUYS, opposite Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken, the independent feature, LUMPY, opposite Justin Long, LOVE & AIR SEX, and Stephen Sommers' ODD THOMAS, opposite Anton Yelchin. You may have also seen her in Californication, Derailed, Zero Hour and American Horror Stories. We chat about being a child actor and playing Annie as a child, fake celebrity death hoaxes, empathy, bad reviews, being a mum and the act of service, sense of self and quitting smoking. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Addison out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/addison.timlin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Addijay ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Diane Farr is an Award-winning actor, as well as an author, writer, producer and soon to be director. She currently stars in the hit show, Fire Country as Sharon Leone. You may also recognise her from her roles as FBI agent Megan Reeves in Numb3rs, Jill Robinson in Californication, the firefighter Laura Miles in Rescue me, Maya in Splitting up Together as well as Charmed, The Good Doctor, Chance, Black-ish, Private Practice, Like Family, The Job, Roswell, The Drew Carey Show, Grey's Anatomy and The Mentalist to name a few.

Diane was also co-host for 200 episodes of the advice program Loveline on MTV alongside Adam Carolla & Dr Drew, she is also the author of 2 books, Kissing Outside the Lines and The Girl Code: The Secret Language of Single Women.

We chat about working at a maximum-security prison, directing, good vs bad, meeting people where they are at, her spiritual journey, intuition, grief, collaboration, belief systems and ambition.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Diane out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getdianefarr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetDianeFarr ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Ester Tania is an Award winning actor, content creator and model. She is hailed as the internet's "self-care sister'', with her 2.2 Million followers on TikTok. Although many of her original videos are based in beauty tips and tricks, Ester is also renowned by for her sisterly life advice, health and fitness routines and wellness recommendations, travel and acting vlogs, anonymous "story time" renditions, and above all, her encouragement of finding self-love and confidence.

Ester is also a professionally trained, award-winning actress, and can next be seen starring in "Mashed," an independent TV mini-series which recently made its debut at the Dances With Films Festival in June 2022. "Mashed" is a tender, raunchy, and queer exploration of female pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction that follows a woman struggling as she tries to connect with her sexuality. She can also be seen starring in the horror film, "From the Shadows," which recently made its debut at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Additional film and TV credits for Ester include Netflix's dramedy series, "Master of None," Marvel's "Luke Cage," Showtime's "City on a Hill," Sony Pictures' critically acclaimed romantic-comedy feature "The Comedian," opposite Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Edie Falco and Danny DeVito, and Disney+'s upcoming romantic sport-drama, "Chang Can Dunk," (release date TBA) as well as the upcoming dramedy-fantasy film "The Great Wall of Warren," opposite Malcolm Goodwin.

As you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot such as being scammed, sexual assault, acting, social media, happiness, the importance of family, story time, hustle and being the OG storyteller.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@estertaniaj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estertaniaj/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYM9PWLdARBEjZieD4qqyA ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan