In the world of gritty cable dramas, Alexander ‘Tig’ Trager from Sons of Anarchy was always a bit of an anomaly. He was a remorseless killer who did whatever needed to be done for his club, but at the same time, Tig was an eccentric pansexual who often subverted and challenged the macho culture he was a part of.

Since the show ended in 2014, Kim Coates, the charismatic actor who played Tig, has continued to subvert expectations by choosing an eclectic mix of film projects. His latest project, The Adventure Club, features Coates as a quirky mentor to a team of tween explorers. This week, Joel Murphy talks to Coates about his experience playing Trager, his life post-SOA and his approach to choosing film roles.

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As a stand up comedian, writer, actor and host, Pete Holmes has won over audiences with his quick wit, warmth and tendency to diverge into delightful tangents.

Joel Murphy sat down with Pete Holmes in his home to talk about his early days as a performer, his classic College Humor Batman sketches, his upcoming HBO projects and the state of modern comedy. Plus, as you’d expect, they veer off into a ton of enjoyable digressions.

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On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, protagonist Rebecca Bunch abruptly packs up her life and moves from New York to West Covina, California in hopes of recapturing the happiness she found with her summer camp boyfriend Josh Chan. She makes the move after the universe gives her a series of signs, including a collection of butter ads, that West Covina is where she belongs.

Like Bunch, veteran Broadway actor Vincent Rodriguez III, who plays Josh Chan, seems to have had the universe conspiring to cast him on the show. His years of experience singing and dancing, as well as his warmth and positivity, made him the perfect guy to play Chan.

We recently talked to Rodriguez about his struggles to convince his father that acting was a “real job,” his use of Tupac’s “Thugz Mansion” in his audition for Chan and his thoughts on whether or not Rebecca and Josh should be together.

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John Krasinski’s new film The Hollars tells the story of a quirky family that must come together when their matriarch becomes ill. Featuring a stellar cast that includes Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Charlie Day and Josh Groban.

To promote the film’s premiere, Joel Murphy was invited to a press conference featuring Krasinski and Martindale. We bring the audio from that press conference to you today.

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Mike Birbiglia’s new film, Don’t Think Twice, tells the story of an improv troupe whose time together comes to an end due to a number of external forces. The film premiered last Friday in New York and proved to be a huge box office success.

To promote the Los Angeles premiere, Joel Murphy was invited to a press luncheon featuring Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci and Keegan-Michael Key. The three stars answered roundtable questions from the reporters in attendance. We bring that audio to you today.

Murphy, who has done improv for the past four years, also shares his personal connection to the film.

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When looking to cast Mallory Archer in their animated spy comedy, the creative team behind Archer wrote in the character breakdown “to think Jessica Walter, Arrested Development.” Serendipitously, the script ended up in the hands of Jessica Walter, who loved it and wanted to be a part of the show.

While her characters on Arrested Development and Archer can be brutal if you get on their bad side, Walter herself couldn’t be more lovely. We recently talked to her about season seven of Archer, the chances of another season of Arrested Development and the similarities between the two iconic matriarchs.

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From his epic Star Wars filibuster on Parks and Recreation to his reoccurring role on Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Patton Oswalt has a knack for showing up in every nerdy place his fans would hope to find him. Continuing that tradition, this season he will be appearing on the hilarious animated spy show Archer.

We recently talked to Oswalt about balancing acting with stand up, living in an Elmore Leonard novel as Constable Bob on Justified and his thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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If you’ve listened to a LA-based podcast, watched Drunk History or seen any Volkswagen commercials, then you’re familiar with Matt Gourley’s work. Gourley, an improviser and actor perhaps best known for the Superego podcast, has had an eclectic career simply by following his bliss.

We recently talked to Gourley about his quirky cameo on Community, how working at a Disney theme park shaped his career and why producing new episodes of Superego is becoming less and less sustainable.

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You’ve seen Janet Varney in memorable roles like Becca Barbara in You’re the Worst and Carly in Burning Love. And you’ve heard her voice as the titular Korra in The Legend of Korra. But her acting career almost didn’t come to be. It was only after her friends convinced her to join their comedy troupe in San Francisco that she strayed away from her more sensible plan of becoming an architect or interior designer.

We recently talked to Varney about founding SF Sketchfest, running around in a pregnancy pad and four-inch stilettos in You’re the Worst and her humble beginnings as “Party Girl” in Catwoman.

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Since we last checked in with Jacq the Stripper, she’s been busy furthering her empire. In addition to stripping, writing a blog and doing standup, Jacqueline Frances has written a memoir called The Beaver Show and is currently running a Kickstarter to pay for a North American book tour.

Joel Murphy checks back in with Jacq the Stripper to talk about the process of writing the book, what she’s discovered about her own personal limits and why Baltimore is the forgotten stepchild of the East Coast.

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