Funny In Failure

Mark McKinney is an award nominated actor & comedian as well as a writer, producer, director and show runner who you might recognize as Glenn in Superstore, The Kids in the Hall, Saturday Night Live, Slings & Arrows, Less Than Kind, Man Seeking Woman and Brain Candy,

We talk about working with the Spice Girls, Saturday Night Life, Kids in The Hall, imposter syndrome, confidence, finding his voice later in his life, Superstore and that voice, intuition, being a rigid performer and working with an ex-bikie.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark_dmckinney/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mark_DMcKinney KIDS IN THE HALL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kithonline/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KITHOnline Website: https://www.kidsinthehall.ca/ ---------------------------------------------- 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

Bronnie Ware is an internationally acclaimed best selling author, songwriter and speaker. Her three books include;

• The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
• Your Year For Change: 52 Reflections For Regret-Free Living
• Bloom: A Tale of Courage, Surrender, and Breaking Through Upper Limits

Here's a little snippet from her book, The Top 5 regrets of the dying: My journey to regret-free living began when I started supporting terminally ill patients in their last 12 weeks of life. Vowing to honour the wishes of the patients I had come to love and to ensure I didn't suffer the anguish of regret I witnessed, I set out on the path of living according to my own heart, instead of how others expected me to.

This is a remarkable story of a remarkable human, which is bound to challenge and inform you, especially centering around themes such as regrets, seeking happiness, being true to yourself, living authentically, courage and honouring time.

In our short time together, we also chatted about the meaning of life, burnout, giving & receiving, lessons from the dying, working in palliative care, intuition, self-publishing her first book, becoming a mum at 45, doing interviews while in labour, living with rheumatoid arthritis & sacredness of time.

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bronnie.ware/

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Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, Improviser, writer, producer & podcaster.

Animation fans know her as the voice of Korra on Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra. Comedy fans know her from her stand up, Thrilling Adventure Hour and SF Sketchfest where she is the co-founder and co-director. Podcast fans know her show The JV Club & Avatar: Braving the Elements. Quirky sketch comedy fans probably know Neil's Puppet Dreams, which she created as a series featuring Neil Patrick Harris. TV fans have been glued to the awesome Stan Against Evil, Drillbit Taylor, You're the worst, a Burning Love, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, American Housewife, Maron, Shameless, Key and Peele, Kroll Show, Psych, Children's Hospital, Bones and Take My Wife. She also created, wrote and stars in the IFC series Fortune Rookie and will also star as the voice of Wonder Woman in Injustice.

We cover a lot in this chat such as escape rooms, dealing with anxiety & panic attacks, Stan Against Evil, shows that get cancelled, gratitude, podcasting, creativity, ambition, improv and confidence.

Check Janet out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejvclub/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/janetvarney TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janet.varney Podcasts: JV Club Podcast Avatar: Braving the Elements

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Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, author, journalist, broadcaster, TEDx speaker and award nominated podcaster.

Rosie has appeared many times on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman's Hour and Four Thought. Her first book Is Monogamy Dead? was long-listed for the Polari First Book Prize and followed a TEDx talk and a trilogy of internationally acclaimed solo shows investigating the psychology of love and relationships.

Rosie has also appeared as a commentator on sexuality, dating and love on TV programmes including Good Morning Britain, radio shows including LBC's Lucy Beresford on Sex and Relationships and podcasts including The Guilty Feminist. She also presents The Breakup Monologues podcast, which provides the inspiration for her brand-new book and was nominated for a British Podcast Award in 2020. Her latest book, The Breakup Monologues: The Unexpected Joy Of Heartbreak, is out now! Check the link in the episodes notes.

As you can imagine we cover a lot in this chat such as being on a lesbian dating show where all the contestants are chained together, transitioning from electronic engineering to the arts, house fires, the breakup queen label, monogamy & polyamory and relationships, performing at a sex party & changing publishers. Check Rosie out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosiewilby Podcast: The Breakup Monologues http://www.podfollow.com/breakupmonologues

The Breakup Monologues book: https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues

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Pamela Hayden can do it all she's a voice actor, actor, comedian and lyricist who you will most definitely recognise as Milhouse Van Houten as well as Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Sarah Wiggum, Janey Powell plus more. She has also lent her voice to shows such as Lloyd in Space, Recess, Hey Arnold, Pinky and the Brain, The Nanny * Bianca from Spyro: the year of the dragon.

Her incredible documentary Jailhouse to Milhouse will be coming out shortly. The film covers her journey in overcoming adversity, including the tremendous challenges she overcame to attain success and personal happiness.

As you can imagine we cover a lot, such as Pamela's unique upbringing, tackling and navigating fear, the Simpsons & Milhouse, patience, pain & trust, facing adversity, being sent away to a not… so loving school, being rebellious, working with at risk kids and the healing power of comedy. Jailhouse to Milhouse will be coming out shortly ---------------------------------------------- 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

Daniel Davis is an actor who you might recognize from his many roles such as Niles the Butler on The Nanny, Moriarty on Stark Trek: The Next Generation, The Blacklist, The Hunt for Red October, The Prestige, Elementary, Gotham, Frasier, Men in Black: The Series, The Practice and Ugly Betty to name a few.

He also has an extensive theatre career where he has a few hundred theatre credits to his name, which is crazy. He's been in Wrong Mountain where he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a play, The Invention of Love and also Talking Heads where he won the Obie award and Outer Critics Circle Award.

As you can imagine, we cover a lot of brilliant topics such as playing Niles on the Nanny, as well as the almost spin off, his accent, working in theatre, being type cast, parental approval, being Ian McKellen's understudy, rejection and 'no's, pursuing your dreams, the art of listening, navigating fear, anger & self-awareness. Check Daniel out on:

Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/danieldavis ---------------------------------------------- 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

Megyn Price is an actor, writer and director, who you'll recognize from her many roles in Bumblebee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Ranch, Rules of Engagement, Grounded for Life, Mystery, Alaska, Lateline, Common Law, Larry the Cable Guy, American Dad, the Resident, Mr Iglesias, Will and Grace, the Drew Carey Show plus many more.

We chat about the magic of bees, life as an investment banker, navigating fear, choosing happiness, numbing out, trust, Rebel Wilson, Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm, training at the Groundlings, blogging and living your best life.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megynpriceless/

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Mercedes Mason is an actor, director and writer who you might recognize from Fear the Walking Dead, The Rookie, Californication, NCIS, Sniper: Legacy, Quarantine 2: Terminal, The L Word: Generation Q, American Horror Stories, How to Get Away with Murder, The Finder and Anger Management.

This episode is jam packed where we chat about being competitive, Fear the Walking Dead, dealing with stress, people pleasing, her holistic mindset, how to poo properly, parental expectations & cultural differences, pursuing joy, how schools could improve, modelling at 13, parenting, postnatal depression & anxiety, letting go, using food as medicine and empowerment.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercedesmason/

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Paul Adelstein is an actor, writer, producer who you might recognize from Prison Break, Private Practice, Scandal, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, Intolerable Cruelty, Land of the Lost, Bedazzled, Imposters, Be Cool, I Feel Bad, Brooklyn 99, Chicago P.D., ER, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chance, Grey's Anatomy, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Memories of a Geisha.

As you can imagine we cover a lot more than having 4 wisdom teeth. We also cover his unique upbringing and start in the industry, nervousness, ADHD tendencies, falling in love with the arts, Prison Break, almost being a series regular on Grey's Anatomy, Michael Jordan, motivation, perseverance, navigating fear, worries, and gratitude.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauladelstein/

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John DiMaggio is an award-winning voice over actor, actor, comedian and producer. He has something like 400 credits to his name, which is actually insane. You probably recognize his voice as Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, King Zorg on Disenchantment, Middlemost Post, Zootopia, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible, The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, the Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Teen Titans, SpongeBob SquarePants, American Dad, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Adventures of Puss in Boots and has even voiced Aqua man and the Joker, plus a lot more.

You've also seen him on Mythic Quest, Better Call Saul, The Newsroom and many, many others. Plus John has also produced and narrated the great documentary, "I know that Voice".

As you can imagine, WE COVER A LOT, such as when he started out in standup comedy, being fired, the importance of failure, rejection, wanting the best for everyone, gratitude, his documentary, passion & keeping the fire burning, his many voices including Bender and Jake the dog, ego and unattachment.

Check John out on:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/thejohndimaggio

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJohnDiMaggio Documentary: "I Know that Voice". https://www.amazon.com/Know-That-Voice-Kevin-Conroy/dp/B00IYXNP84 ---------------------------------------------- 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