This week, Josh talks to Robyn Slack (@success_5000) about local radio, the traps of musical comedy, and Josh doesn’t realize that Edmonton is bigger than he thought it was. See Success 5000 as they celebrate their new album at the Grindstone Theater in Edmonton on February 7. Download or stream “It’ll Be Okay” wherever you get your music. Then, Success 5000 and The Debutantes will head to Toronto Sketchfest between March 14-16. More information on those shows can be found at torontosketchfest.com.

This week, Josh talks to Morris Kraicer about Baltimore, engineering, college improv, and so much more. See his group, Richard Dreyfuss, at Baltimore Improv Group on Thursday, January 31 at 830pm. Like the troupe on Facebook at facebook.com/richarddreyfusssketch. Head to phillysketchfest.com for more information on this year’s festival.

This week, Josh talks to Julia Schroeder (@jschroeder04 on Twitter) about transitioning from athlete to comedian, not being the funny one in the family, and sharing the obsession of a favorite movie. You can see Julia with her improv team, The Cast, on January 26 and her sketch team, Perfect Storm, on January 28 and February 4. All of those shows are at the Magnet Theater in New York City. Follow her show The Parent Trap: Lord of the Twins Trilogy on Facebook at facebook.com/parenttraptrilogy. Learn more about this year’s Philly Sketchfest at phillysketchfest.com.

This week, Josh talks to Nicole Pascaretta about beginning in Detroit and her roots in comedy there, creating a show out of a shared love for a Lindsay Lohan movie, and moving to New York to start again. Nicole will perform The Parent Trap: The Lord of the Twins (facebook.com/parenttraptrilogy) in New York City at the Magnet Theater on January 3 at 8:30pm. Tickets are available at magnettheater.com. And Philly Sketchfest is happening! May 29-June 2 throughout the city of Philadelphia! Submissions are open: Head to myfirstsketch.com/apply to submit your team.

This week, Josh talks to Susannah Holub (Cups and a Half) about Christopher Guest movies, changing voices of cartoon characters, and I break some news about Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel to her. See Susannah and the rest of Cups and a Half as one of the featured acts during the Secret Pants annual holiday spectacular called Secret Pants Presents Knights in Santa’s Service at Johnny Brenda’s on Friday, December 21. The show starts at 9pm. Tickets are available at ticketfly.com. Along with Cups and Half, you’ll see Alison Zeidman, Geoff Jackson, Darryl Charles, Randi Warhol, Rebekah Rickards, Lulu the Hula Hoop Queen, and the return of Rowan and Hastings.

This week, Josh talks to Brian from Secret Pants about his earliest comedy memories, his favorite SNL cast member, and why he does comedy. See Brian and the rest of Secret Pants host their annual holiday spectacular called Knights in Santa’s Service at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia on December 21 at 9pm. Announced acts include: Cups and a Half, Darryl Charles, Alison Zeidman, Geoff Jackson, Randi Warhol, Rebekah Rickards, and the return of Rowan and Hastings. Tickets available at ticketfly.com.

This week, Josh talks to David Feinberg about seeing La Cage aux Folles while in kindergarten, Temple Smash, and creating characters. See David with Whiplash before they wrap up their run on Wednesdays at Philly Improv Theater. He will also be performing at Monologues at PHIT on Thursday, December 13 at 730. Follow All Nite Deli on Instagram at allnitedeli.comedy for their new shows in the new year. Go see Secret Pants presents Knights in Santa’s Service at Johnny Brenda’s on December 21 at 9pm.

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This week, Josh talks to Chara Bauer (@Richie_Dreyfuss) about the differences in acting for sketch comedy versus theater and more. See Richard Dreyfuss at BIG on Wednesday, November 28 in Richard Dreyfuss Auditions for Olga at 8:30pm. Go to bigimprov.org for more information. Then, Richard Dreyfuss will perform at The Premium Hour at Charm City Comedy Project, starting at 8pm. That show will also feature The Big Freakin’ Quiz of 2018, hosted by yours truly. Go to charmcitycomedyproject.com for more information.

This week, Josh talks to Aidan Van Alstyne (@WritersOTheDorm) about majoring in comedy, political satire, and subreddits. Writers of the Dorm performs at ImprovBoston on November 29 during SketchHaus. They will be supported by me, presenting The Big Freakin’ Quiz of 2018. So come to ImprovBoston November 29 at 9pm. More info can be found at improvboston.com. Follow Hyena Comedy at @hyena_comedy. You can also see me hosting another version of The Big Freakin’ Quiz of 2018 in Baltimore at Charm City Comedy Project on November 30.