People We Love

Comedian and actor, Christine Little’s childhood and teen years in Indiana were sometimes tumultuous, but she ended up becoming best friends with a girl in in school suspension, after the two got into a fight of all things. This girl was Nikki Mehdiyoun... Christine went on to study business and psychology, but soon discovered her love for acting -- which lead to sketch which lead to stand up. And along the way, Nikki has always been a super supportive friend of Christine.

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Actor and comedian Adri Diaz is originally from Visalia, California, and growing up a rebellious kid, she couldn’t seem to find her way until she discovered performing. And with an extended family who toughened her up through what was not the easiest childhood, Adri also recalls the only person who laughed that time she thought making out with her sandwich in the middle of the school cafeteria would be funny… Her still great friend to this day, Mackenzie Motl. instagram.com/adrimfdiaz/

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Comedian, musician, and singer, Morgan Jay is originally from Teaneck, New Jersey, and this NYU grad was actually his high school class clown AND class president. A beast on guitar and with silky smooth R & B vocals, and with often improvised jokes, Morgan has performed all over the U.S. and has appeared on NBC’s Bring The Funny... And one of his favorite comedians is Rory Scovel, who Morgan is grateful to have had the chance to do shows with, and even appear in a sketch with.

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Today’s guest is comedian and chef, Justin James. Originally from the Dallas, TX area, he grew up cooking, loving sports, and watching stand up comedy. And this dude actually owned his own restaurant. While in college! But comedy is Justin James’ is true passion, and one comedian was particularly inspiring to him... The amazingly brilliant legend, Mitch Hedberg.

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Actor / comedian Mark Sipka, from the small town of Alma, Michigan, comes from a family with two older brothers who were ball busters, and his mom was the “straight man” to the character that was Mark’s dad, Tim Sipka. Mark always thought he would become a pro athlete, but found his way from basketball benchwarmer to his high school’s unofficial mascot. We talk college, LA, Urkel, and of course dad, the extraordinary math professor.

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Stand up comedian Sean Hyatt is originally from Titusville, Florida and tells me of his childhood and teen life as a video game playing, tuba playing, science nerd. And although it was at the University of Central Florida where Sean first discovered doing stand up comedy, it was in high school when Sean repeatedly listened to the comedy of one fellow Titusville native... Daniel Tosh. 

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Film and TV production accountant, and also my sister, Samara Choit tells me about her life, career, and about her very special relationship with our grandparents, Sam and Lotte Robinson. From Long Island, to Buffalo State College, to California, and back to the East Coast, we cover art, the entertainment industry, and Samara’s pretty recent bout with a brain tumor. Scary stuff, but she’s ok now thank goodness.

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Today's guest is comedian Kyle Anderson. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Kyle’s parents were always supportive of their son’s interest in comedy and the arts. At age 7, Kyle signed up for a sound engineering class at the Las Vegas Arts Center. And that's where he met the man who would mentor him, and ultimately put the idea in Kyle’s head that comedy could be a path. That’s singer, songwriter, music producer, a jack of many trades, Lou Ragland.

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Today’s guest is writer, sometimes performer, sound man, and a co-producer of Scoopty Boopty’s Comedy Club, Oscar Lemus. Oscar grew up in South Florida loving cartoons, movies, books, and videos games. And at Florida State University he joined the sketch comedy group 30 in 60. One thing lead to another... and to Los Angeles. But none of this would be possible without the support of Oscar's father, Ruben Lemus.

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Writer, producer, visionary, scene stealer, award winning stand up comedian, and lover of gorgeous men, Sampson McCormick tells me the story of growing up in Washington, DC and being homeless with his mom for the majority of his childhood. But NOTHING stopped him from going to school, working, and pursuing comedy in his teens. We talk East Coast comedy, we talk West Coast, and we talk one of Sampson's comedy heroes, the legendary Redd Foxx.

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