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Mr. Bojangles with Pete Gardner
Dogs. Fires. Hand Sanitizer. Beauregard Jangles III is a continual prisoner who lives a hard life and has the vices and tweaked point of view to prove it. But, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t still have dreams. From the crimes of the past that haunt him to the secret ambitions he’s dying to let out, it all gets jingled and jangled loose in the Anthem of Mr. Beau Jangles.
OUR GUEST: Pete Gardner
Pete Gardner was born and raised in Scarsdale, New York. He moved to Chicago to pursue improv and studied at ImprovOlympic with Del Close. Pete was on a house team there for many years, then joined the group ED, which led to creating Jazz Freddy in 1992 at the Live Bait Theatre where he had a vision to do more patient, theatrical improv. He later began directing at Second City. Pete is known for his portrayal of Darryl on the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend for 4 years, but has worked on many movies and TV shows throughout the years. You can find Pete online at mrpetegardner.com
THE SONG:
"Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. Walker said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail. In Walker’s book Gypsy Songman, Walker tells the story: “One of the guys in the cell jumped up and said, ‘Come on, Bojangles. Give us a little dance.’ ‘Bojangles’ wasn’t so much a name as a category of itinerant street entertainer known back as far as the previous century. The old man said, ‘Yes, Hell yes.’ He jumped up, and started clapping a rhythm, and he began to dance. I spent much of that long holiday weekend talking to the old man, hearing about the tough blows life had dealt him, telling him my own dreams.” “Mr. Bojangles” was later recorded by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for their 1970 album Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy. A year later, their cover climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sammy Davis Jr. added the song to his set and would perform it for two decades of his touring career. Link to OfficialVideo
THE SHOW:
Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.
Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com
Additional music provided by Icarus
Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.
Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast
You can contact us at [email protected]
Enjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.
Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library
© 2025 Nerdtainment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By NerdtainmentDogs. Fires. Hand Sanitizer. Beauregard Jangles III is a continual prisoner who lives a hard life and has the vices and tweaked point of view to prove it. But, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t still have dreams. From the crimes of the past that haunt him to the secret ambitions he’s dying to let out, it all gets jingled and jangled loose in the Anthem of Mr. Beau Jangles.
OUR GUEST: Pete Gardner
Pete Gardner was born and raised in Scarsdale, New York. He moved to Chicago to pursue improv and studied at ImprovOlympic with Del Close. Pete was on a house team there for many years, then joined the group ED, which led to creating Jazz Freddy in 1992 at the Live Bait Theatre where he had a vision to do more patient, theatrical improv. He later began directing at Second City. Pete is known for his portrayal of Darryl on the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend for 4 years, but has worked on many movies and TV shows throughout the years. You can find Pete online at mrpetegardner.com
THE SONG:
"Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. Walker said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail. In Walker’s book Gypsy Songman, Walker tells the story: “One of the guys in the cell jumped up and said, ‘Come on, Bojangles. Give us a little dance.’ ‘Bojangles’ wasn’t so much a name as a category of itinerant street entertainer known back as far as the previous century. The old man said, ‘Yes, Hell yes.’ He jumped up, and started clapping a rhythm, and he began to dance. I spent much of that long holiday weekend talking to the old man, hearing about the tough blows life had dealt him, telling him my own dreams.” “Mr. Bojangles” was later recorded by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for their 1970 album Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy. A year later, their cover climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sammy Davis Jr. added the song to his set and would perform it for two decades of his touring career. Link to OfficialVideo
THE SHOW:
Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.
Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com
Additional music provided by Icarus
Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.
Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast
You can contact us at [email protected]
Enjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.
Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library
© 2025 Nerdtainment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.