Sick Puppies Comedy

Douglas Widick is a founding member of Hip-Hop Improv group, North Coast, which was named one of Timeout NY’s Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2014. Additionally, his Musical Sketch comedy group, Pop Roulette, is currently running their latest show, Amazing Earth, at the UCB Theatre. They were also named one of Comedy Central's '2015 Comics to Watch' landing them a video deal.

He recently concluded several runs at the UCB Theatre including The 2017 Tony Awards (UCB) and The Dead Dads Club (UCB), amd performs monthly with UCB Theater NY Maude Sketch Team Hot BIrd. Doug teaches an 8-week Hip-Hop Improv class, and was recently seen in the Off-Broadway musicals F#%king Up Everything and Blank! The Musical. You can catch his many comedy videos at www.Douglaswidick.com.

Considered musical improv trailblazers among their peers, Hip Hop Comedy team, North Coast was named one of the “Top 10 Comedy Shows″ by Time Out NY. They have been featured on MTV and VH1 as well on as stages across the United States and Canada.

In this episode, we talk to Peter Story, a veteran actor out in LA that worked a lot at the B Street Theater in Sacramento and is still a company member. He recently came off of a nationwide tour with "Men Are From Mars, Women are From Venus" a one man show. We discuss the struggle to survive as an actor and what it takes to keep performances fresh even if it's your 65th time performing it.

David Carl, Improviser, Actor and Writer, talks to us a little bit about improv, stand up, impressions and classic acting styles all work together to make for some pretty excellent art.

Jud Williford is a long time friend of Sick Puppies Director Casey Casperson. They get together on this episode to discuss the different ways to "make it" in the industry, what success really looks like and how to be okay with all of your results. Oh, this guy was in Wicked... but we'll get into that.

Image Credit: Jeff Galfer

Sick Puppies Comedy Episode 1 discusses the making of Jeff Galfer's very funny new web series "Jeff's Place"

In this episode, Casey talks with actor and friend, Jeff Galfer. Jeff has been a professional screen actor for 13 years and lives in Los Angeles where he not only auditions as an actor, but also produces his own content. We talk in depth about what it takes to "make it" in the industry.