Funny In Failure

Melissa McGlensey is an American originally from Orange County, California, who currently resides in Melbourne Australia. She is a writer, comedian, improviser, filmmaker and a improv and sketch teacher. Melissa is also the director of Completely Improvised Potter as well as a company member of Soothplayers: Completely Improvised Shakespeare which was nominated for best comedy at Melbourne Fringe Festival. She has studied and performed improv and sketch comedy with a number of theatres all across the world including the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, The Improv Conspiracy and Second City Chicago. She is also a graduate from the Harold Ramis Film School at The Second City. When not studying, teaching or performing improv, sketch or stand up, Melissa is a contributing writer for Reductress and The Betoota Advocate. Her writing can also be seen on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, The Onion's former site Starwipe and Today.com. In this podcast we chat about Play vs fun, stand up vs improv, fear, insecurities, rejection, failure and feedback fatigue. To keep up to date with Melissa, check her out on: Website: www.melissamcglensey.com Facebook/ Twtitter: OhHeyMeliss Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Atul Khatri is an Indian, writer, actor and stand up comedian, who's comedy special "The Happiest Ending" was released on NETFLIX, as part of the prestigious 'COMEDIANS OF THE WORLD' series. He's also an Ex CEO and the winner of CEO's Got Talent. He has won many awards, performed all around the world and will shortly be doing taping for" Just for Laughs", in Australia. This podcast is a very inspiring story to hear how, an ex CEO becomes a comedy giant. We also talk about branding, Netflix, determination, courage, success, failure, exercise and depression workshops. Check him out on: Website: www.atulkhatri.com Twitter/Instagram: one_by_two Facebook: atulkhatricomedian Youtube: gutterguppie Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Joe White is an Ethiopian born comic who currently resides in Perth, Australia. He is an award-winning comedian, who has been named the Australian Trevor Noah. He has performed in both Australia and Canada nationwide, including at the Melbourne International Comedy festival. He's supported international comedy legends such as Maz Jobrani and Max Amini. He's now also a radio show host and he's been a contestant on Australia's Got Talent. He's also an ambassador for the Katina Woodruff Children's Foundation, which is a not-for-profit foundation that works with refugee children coming from countries all over the world including Afghanistan, Iran, China, India, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea and many more. The Foundation assists with recovery from traumatic immigration experiences to help these children and their families transition into the Australian way of life. This podcast is an engrossing narrative, where we talk about Joe's incredible story as a refugee, who fought homelessness in Sudan. We also discuss kidnapping, psychics, heartbreak, suicide, toxic masculinity, success and personal development. Check out Joe's social media: Website: www.joewhitecomedian.com Instagram: joewhite_official Facebook: joewhitecomedy Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Darren Levy is a Melbourne based Youtuber, speaker, influencer and entertainer who hilariously films his passengers in his Uber… with their consent, of course. He currently has over 800k YouTube subscribers, and a massive viral video that has hit over 18 Million views. More recently Jerry Seinfeld did a shout out to Darren and his channel in his "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee" series. Some of the things we talk about In this podcast are clarity, purpose, pleasing your parents, creative thinking, uncertainty, demonetisation, mean tweets and creative burnout. For more information check out Darren on: Youtube/Insta/ FB: darrenlevyofficial Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Darren Levy is a Melbourne based Youtuber, speaker, influencer and entertainer who hilariously films his passengers in his Uber… with their consent, of course. He currently has over 500k YouTube subscribers, and a massive viral video that has hit just under 17 Million views, which is pretty crazy. More recently Jerry Seinfeld did a shout out to Darren and his channel in his "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee" series. In this podcast we talk about absolutely everything but if I was to break it down, some of the key points we discuss are divorce, heart break, suicide, life purpose, challenging bosses, people pleasing, the benefits of humour, upbringing, Gary Vee, community, influences, schooling and university, belonging, relationships and social media. For more information check out Darren on: Instagram/ FB/ Youtube: darrenlevyofficial Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

James Greenshields is an ex army major, now turned motivational speaker and emotional literacy facilitator who specializes in helping men, both young and old on how to find their direction in life. He is the co-founder of the Resilient Leaders Foundation and creator of the Superhero Pilgrimage. The ground-breaking work he does with employees of large award-winning corporations, now sees him regularly consulted by leaders of these organisations, in the area of Resilient Leadership. His story is beyond inspirational and we discuss many topics such as self-worth, ego, finding yourself, the army, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, emotional literacy, self -worth, vulnerability, toxic shame, personal power, bullies, and the deepness behind shame and guilt. For more information you can check out some of work at: Facebook: ResilientLeadersFoundation www.resilientleadersfoundation.org/ insta: jamesgreenshields James also posts articles from time to time, check out two of them here. www.huffingtonpost.com.au/author/james-greenshields/ Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Karunesh Talwar is a writer, actor and stand up comedian, from India. He made his way into the local comedy scene by winning several open mic competitions, including the Comedy Store's RAW. He was invited to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia where he did more than 20 consecutive shows and also featured on Australian television, on ABC TV's show Comedy Up Late. Later that year, he was invited to the prestigious, world famous Soho Theatre in London and has also traveled the world preforming comedy. His videos have accumulated millions of views and has 3 comedy specials to add to his already impressive resume. In this podcast we talk about, trusting your gut, long term vs short term strategies, growth, realities of comedy, extreme behaviors, mental health, success, relationships, self awareness, pressure and self-talk. Check him out on: Facebook: KaruneshCTalwar Instagram/ Twitter: karuneshtalwar email: [email protected] Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Broden Kelly is an actor, writer, podcaster and comedian. He performs as part of the Australian sketch comedy group, Aunty Donna, where they have won numerous awards and preformed all over the world such as at Edinburgh Fringe and the Melbourne comedy festival. Aunty Donna's have since gone on to create an award winning YouTube channel, garnering over 255 thousand+ subscribers and 44 million+ views. In this podcast we chat about happiness, gratitude, negativity, success, self-esteem, team work and collaborations/ collaborative partnerships, belonging, fear, loneliness, relationships that hold you back, control, the why, contingencies, being team player, vulnerability and leap of faith. For more information, check Broden out on: Instagram: brodenkellyismyname AUNTY DONNA: Youtube: TheAuntyDonnaChannel Instagram: theauntydonnagallery Twitter: AuntyDonnaBoys Website: www.auntydonna.com Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Tom Houghton, he is a musician, presenter, improviser and stand up comedian. He's shared line-ups with the likes of Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Jason Manford Jack Whitehall, and has also supported Daniel Sloss and Justin Moorhouse on tour. He's performed at some incredible venues all around the world, including the Glee Clubs, Komedia and Manford's Comedy Club and the Comics Lounge and has been seen on BBC3, BBC1, Channel4 and Comedy Central. Tom grew up on Military barracks all over England, Germany and Northern Ireland. He went to boarding school in the depths of Cumbria from the aged 6. For 9 years he was part of an improv comedy group called "The Noise Next door", he's now riding solo and currently living in The Tower of London. In this podcast we chat about, group dynamics, the tower of London, tinder profiles, solo vs group career, break ups/ losing friends, safety nets, imposter syndrome, insecurities, privilege, parents and upbringing, creativity, failure and courage. Check him out on: Twitter/Insta: honourabletom Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Beth Lepley is a comedian, actor and improviser, new to Melbourne from LA. She was a house team performer at Upright Citizens Brigade in LA and is now currently performing and teaching at the Improv Conspiracy in Melbourne. In this podcast we talk about growth, personal journeys, immigration, therapy, creative mindset, protective shields, identities, creative a new path, leaving Uprights Citizens Brigade, happiness, support systems, improv, making your team look and feel good, empathy, fear, vulnerability, listening, up bringing, Robin Williams, creativity and redefining success. If you'd like to keep up to date with Beth, check her out on: Instagram/ Twitter: bethlepley Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.