Hollywood is full of actor-slash-comics, actor-slash-writers, actor-slash-Uber drivers...but how many actors do you know who are actor-slash-registered nurse? In this interview, actor-slash-nurse-slash-transgender-individual Angel Qinan talks about how her role in the award-winning documentary Act Like A Woman opened the hearts of her fellow Filipinos. 

In his former life as a pastor turned motivational speaker, Keith Yackey often spoke before thousands of people - so why was he so petrified to try standup comedy? Gregarious and hilarious, with infectious energy and a fierce drive to succeed, Keith will have you ready to take on the world after you listen to this interview.

If a rich and varied life gives an actor a rich palette to draw from, Theo Marshall more than fills the bill - from a blue-collar upbringing in Chicago, to working for the Peace Corps in Ghana, to marriage and fatherhood, to his latest creative endeavor: playing a hard-bitten detective in Patty Jenkins' upcoming I Am the Night.

You might know Bill Dawes for his standup-comedy persona - breakdancing, mudslinging, relentlessly physical - but what might surprise you is Bill's life of the mind: He's a classically-trained actor with Stanislavsky-honed chops and an aerospace engineering degree from Princeton. He's articulate, he's well-read, he's method as hell, and he's got a million great stories, some of which you'll hear on today's pod.

The Greek philosopher Aristotle was renowned as a student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great. Aristotle Athiras has been a student of comedy as long as he can remember, and parlayed that knowledge into a thriving career as a performer and director. On the eve of the release of his Comedy Central special GOATFACE, Aristotle drops some serious knowledge on Jimmy and Sarah.

Although anyone who has seen the Wayne's World movies will instantly recognize Dan Bell as Neil, entertainment mavens recognize him as one of LA's premier casting directors. In this chat, Dan talks about his acting career, his son's band Love Ghost, his passion for helping the homeless, and what compelled him to leave acting for casting.

The life of a road comic can be alternately lonely, frustrating and exhilarating, and Shang has seen his share of each. This veteran comic never hesitates to tackle issues of race and equality, nor is he afraid to be political. Yet he's always careful to balance his work life with his family life.

It takes a special kind of talent to turn your darkest hour into a tight ten-minute standup set, and in comedy venues across the country, Amy Dresner spent years doing just that. In this hilarious and compelling conversation, the author of best-selling memoir My Fair Junkie recounts her journey from 90210 girl-gone-wild to standup comic to one of our foremost essayists on addiction and recovery.

Like the characters who populate her books, Mandy Jackson-Beverly has led many lives. In this episode, the author of the best-selling Creative Series of fantasy novels weaves spellbinding tales of her early days working as a costume designer and stylist for David Bowie, Madonna and Tina Turner, and the unexpected path which led her to her current writing career.

With a grandfather, father, and three uncles as professional wrestlers, Chavo Guerrero Jr. couldn't be blamed for feeling like he had something to prove. However, not only has Chavo staked his own first place in the wrestling pantheon, he's also parlayed his skills into a thriving Hollywood career on shows like Netflix's GLOW. Chavo also proves himself a muscular conversationalist, as he talks with Jimmy and Sarah about everything from checking your ego at the canvas's edge, to how to perform his signature crotch-on-chin head-scissor.