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  • The Big Uh Oh! ft. Alex Hanna

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Alex Hanna, he talks about working at the Comedy Store, school lunches, his dad being in the FBI, we find out if he is Japanese or not, and so much more!


    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez


    0:00 How Alex Hanna Got Hired At The Comedy Store

    4:37 Lumi Ray Is Actually Part Japanese

    6:46 The Three Ingredients You Need To Be A Stand-Up Comedian

    8:10 The Best Comedy Club Food

    9:37 Lumi Ray’s Top Movies

    13:06 How Alex Hanna Became A Door Guy At The Comedy Store

    18:34 When Lumi Ray First Got Into Comedy

    21:49 What School Lunch Was Like For Alex Hanna

    31:08 Alex Hanna’s Favorite Childhood Memory

    32:09 Where Alex Hanna Gets His Creative Side From

    33:57 The Best Piece Advice Alex Hanna Ever Got

    35:11 The Life Event That Shaped Alex Hanna

    39:28 Alex Hanna’s Unpopular Food Opinions

    42:05 Lumi Ray’s House Was Vibing

    50:13 Who Alex Hanna Would Bring To KBBQ

    51:12 Alex Hanna’s Comfort Food

    54:00 Traveling In Cuba

    1:00:02 A Passion That Alex Hanna Hasn’t Done It

    1:02:57 What Makes A Good Comic

    1:04:35 How Working At The Comedy Store Has Helped Alex Hanna

    1:07:31 No Substitutes Exclusive Comedy Store Scoop


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    More Lumi Ray

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray

    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0


    Crew:

    Show Runner:

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers:

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator

    1 hr 11 min
  • The Making Of No Substitutes | Bonus Episode!

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we will release a bonus episode! We talk about the making of the podcast, Lumi's goals for the podcast, why she decided to go forward with this project, some of her food deal breakers, and so much more!

    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez

    0:00 Lumi Ray Felt Seen

    4:36 The First Podcast Meeting

    11:45 What Lumi Wants Her Mark On The Industry To Be

    24:14 Lumi Ray’s New Mantra

    28:15 Where Lumi Ray Started Her Cooking Career

    32:35 What Lumi Makes For Breakfast

    34:48 Lumi Ray’s Food Deal Breakers

    40:58 Closing Thoughts

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    More Lumi Ray
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray
    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0
    Crew:
    Show Runner:
    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez
    Producers:
    Anthony Garabet
    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    42 min
  • Mike Quasar Has A Huge Palate

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Mike Quasar, he talks about his huge palate, the truth about poutine, how the industry has changed since he started, his style of directing, and so much more!


    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez


    0:00 Hall of Famer: Mike Quasar

    2:45 The Three Ingredients To Be A Corn Director

    3:55 The Biggest Lesson Mike Quasar Has Learned

    5:18 Mike Quasar is A Straight Man

    8:45 How The Industry Has Changed Since Mike Quasar Started

    13:57 What Family Dinner Was Like For Mike Quasar

    19:30 Mike Quasar Has A Huge Pallet Now

    25:00 Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    28:47 People Who Have Helped Mike Quasar Grow

    32:18 The Great Poutine Mystery

    36:20 The Best Meal Someone Has Cooked For Mike Quasar

    42:35 Mike Quasar Unpopular Food Opinions

    45:18 Mike Quasar Biggest Passion

    48:15 The Most Adventurous Food Mike Quasar Has Ever Had

    49:50 Mike Quasar Doesn’t Go To Corn Events

    58:15 Mike Quasar Exposes Corn Secrets

    1:03:27 Mike Quasars Best Advice For Directing

    1:10:13 Can Corn Ever Be Ground Breaking?

    1:16:53 Lumi Ray Wants To Be Mike Quasar’s New Chef

    1:18:42 Mike Quasar Is A Romantic



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    X: https://x.com/mikequasar



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    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0



    Crew:

    Show Runner:

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers:

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator


    1 hr 21 min
  • Boys Lie, Grandpas Don’t ft. Evelyn Claire

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Evelyn Claire, she talks about the best advice she ever received, getting typecasted, Camming vs Twitch, her favorite childhood meals, the most important things to her, drops the tea on high school, and so much more!


    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez


    0:00 Evelyn Claire Gets Buttered Up

    2:17 Evelyn Claire Is An Enigma

    4:22 The One Job We Want Robots To Do

    6:12 Hollywood vs Adult Food Catering

    9:53 Malcolm McDowell Gives The Best Pick-Up Line Evelyn Claire Ever Heard

    12:48 How The Industry Changed Since Evelyn Claire Started

    16:54 The First Thing Mark Spiegler Asks You

    18:27 Evelyn Claire Needs To Have A Chat With The Ladies

    21:53 Camming Vs Twitch

    25:04 When Lumi Ray and Evelyn Claire Filmed A Scene Together

    27:03 Evelyn Claire’s Favorite Childhood Food

    30:48 Evelyn Claire’s Earliest Memory Of Her Mom

    31:47 The Best Advice Evelyn Claire Ever Received

    37:09 Lumi Ray Cooked Evelyn Claire The Best Meal She Ever Had

    38:19 The People Who Have Helped Evelyn Claire Grow The Most

    40:29 The Event That Changed Evelyn Claire Forever

    46:53 When You Have No Chemistry On Set

    50:39 When You Say Anything To Get The Job Done

    52:54 Evelyn Claire’s Unpopular Food Opinions

    54:57 The Most Important Thing To Evelyn Claire

    1:02:25 Evelyn Claire Favorite Punk Rock Band

    1:04:37 Evelyn Claire Is Hard Stuck In Iron For League Of Legends

    1:05:11 Evelyn Claire Drops The Tea



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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray

    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0



    Crew:

    Show Runner:

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers:

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator


    1 hr 16 min
  • Gustavo Turner And The World's Best Pizza

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Gustavo Turner, he talks about growing up in Argentina, Journalism, and Photography in the P* World, going to the Hogwarts of the Ivy League schools, traveling around the world, and so much more!


    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez


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    X: https://x.com/GustavoTurnerX

    Website: https://www.gustavoturner.com/

    Photography X: https://x.com/gturnerphoto


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    X: https://twitter.com/nosubstitutess


    More Lumi Ray

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray 

    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy  (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0


    Crew:

    Show Runner: 

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers: 

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator

    1 hr 1 min
  • Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff! ft. Jade Catta-Preta

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Jade Catta-Pretta, she talks about migrating to America from Brazil, being caught between two worlds, stand-up comedy, dating, and so much more!


    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez


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    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadecattapreta

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    Website: https://jadecattapreta.com/



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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray

    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0


    Crew:

    Show Runner:

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers:

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator


    1 hr 16 min
  • Who You Gonna Call? Gizelle Blanco!

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Gizelle Blanco, she talks about putting spirits in their place, growing up in Hawaii, her *Corn* gold medals, her favorite snacks, and so much more!

    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez

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    Twitter: https://x.com/xogizellexo

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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray 

    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy  (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0

    Crew:

    Show Runner: 

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers: 

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator

    1 hr 1 min
  • When One Door Shuts, Another Opens ft. Remi Franklin

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Remi Franklin, we talk about making it in Hollywood, dealing with loss, important life lessons, new beginnings, and so much more!

    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez

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    More Lumi Ray

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray 

    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy  (the good link)

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0

    Crew:

    Show Runner: 

    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

    Producers: 

    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/

    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator

    1 hr 9 min
  • The Orginal Recipe, Lumi's Mom

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by the most important guest we will ever have, Lumi's mom! She talks about her life growing up, what it was like to raise Lumi, she reveals a shocking secret that even Lumi didn't know about, her hopes for the future, and so much more!

    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez
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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray
    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0
    Crew:
    Show Runner:
    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez
    Producers:
    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/
    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator

    1 hr 5 min
  • The Trail Mix For Life ft. Mason Sexton AKA Collagedrop_Out

    On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Mason Sexton AKA Collagedrop_Out, he talks about designing our new logo for the podcast, the perfect trail mix for your mind, shooting his shot with Jennifer Coolidge, and so much more!

    No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez
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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumi_ray
    X: https://x.com/lumina_rayy (the good link)
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0
    Crew:
    Show Runner:
    Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez
    Producers:
    Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/
    Morgan Anderson https://www.instagram.com/itsthemorganator

    1 hr 5 min

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