🎙️ Episode: Frying Chickens with Jeff Rogers – From Second City to Last Story Standing

This week, Phil welcomes Jeff Rogers — actor, author, improviser, and creator of Jeff’s Homemade Game Show — for a high-energy conversation that zigzags from the comedy stage to the keynote stage.

We dig into:

• How Jeff went from Second City performer to professional speaker.

• His 2024 NSA “Last Story Standing” championship story.

• The lessons (and laughs) behind his books.

• A memorable 75-day challenge he took on with his daughter.

• And, of course, the ultimate Fry Your Chickens question: Would you rather fight one horse-sized chicken or 100 chicken-sized horses? 🐔🐴

Then comes our classic ChatGPT Random Question Game, featuring three off-the-wall prompts that even improv veterans have to think twice about, before Jeff shares the “chicken” he still needs to fry and a few words of wisdom for anyone chasing their next big win.

🎧 Funny, fast, and full of heart — this episode proves why laughter and courage make a winning combo, on stage and off.

HIGHLIGHTS:

1:30 about Jeff Rogers Unlimited

3:50 How Jeff started in keynote speaking and how to be agood event MC.

5:36 Jeff’s Last Story Standing victory

10:49 How Phil used ChatGPT to analyze Jeff’s Last Story Standing entry.

12:55 Jeff’s books

22:42 The power of play

23:19 The 75 Hard challenge

31:52 Jeff’s time at Second City with people like SteveCarrell, Steven Colbert, Tina Fey and more.

33:32 One horse-sized chicken or 100 chicken-sized horsesand why

34:55 Three random ChatGPT questions

39:33 - Jeff’s homemade game show

42:07 What chicken Jeff still has to fry

SHOW LINKS:

Jeff Rogers Unlimited:  https://www.jeffrogersunlimited.com/

Jeff Rogers Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetjeffrogers/

Jeff’s winning story on NSA’s Last Story Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4D_LAl1btY

Jeff’s Homemade Game Show:

https://www.byutv.org/jeffs-homemade-game-show