Surviving Hollywood

Today the trio got together on a hot summer day and have a little actor fun. The guys react to a mumble rap intro of Surviving Hollywood created by a fan, talk Hollywood crushes and play little actor game called..."You Might Be An Actor If..." 

Today the fantastic Cristine Chambers came to join us on the podcast, who seems to only work on hit TV shows and for good reason. She's a talented writer and producer thats worked on HBO's Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, Iron Fist and Riverdale. She talks about getting her start as an assistant, working with some legends in the industry and how the next step is to become a showrunner for her own projects currently in development. 

Friend, actor and host, Luis Mercado, stopped by the podcast today and talked about how he grew his Youtube channel "To Catch a Cheater" from nothing to 2.8 million subscribers. We chat about Hollywood Latino stereotypes, the evolution of creating YouTube content, TV licensing and distribution deals and how Johnny was there the moment he came up with the idea for the show. 

We like to have fun on this podcast and its always a joy when you get to bring in a guy like Dan De Lorenzo. He's a comedy writer/director who has created some of the most viral videos you have ever seen on Buzzfeed and CollegeHumor. We talk about the evolution of comedy, creating a viral hit and directing "puppy" commercials. The twins geek out with this cool dude. 

Our guest today is casting director Michael Testa. He has casted everything from Hallmark movies to network TV shows such as Cold Case and Stitchers. We chatted about how he became a casting director, current projects he's working on and audition advice for actors trying to get on his radar. 

ABC's newest TV series, "Grand Hotel" premieres on June 17th and we sat down with friend and series regular Justina Adorno who plays "Yoli" on the show. We talk about how she became a series regular, working with Eva Longoria and how to take it to the next level. 

Today it's a round robin! We decide to pitch each other our next big movie idea and see if the other two will come in as a producer, ticket buyer, stream it illegally or hard pass. Give it a listen and see if one of our brilliant ideas can be the next Hollywood blockbuster. 

Bob Saget is Abraham Lincoln. Jon Lovitz is Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gilbert Gottfried is Adolf Hitler. Sound hilarious and crazy? Well this is the concept for the new TV show on Netflix, Historical Roasts, where actors and comedians portray different historical figures and get roasted. And of course it wouldn't be a roast unless its hosted by Jeff Ross. Today we sat down with co-executive producer and co-creator of the show Ryan Pigg. He tells us how the show evolved from a monthly comedy event to a full series picked up by Netflix. 

When Johnny moved to LA several years ago, he met stand up comedian Griff Pippin through a comedy sketch and they've stayed in touch ever since. Griff talks about his story moving from Oklahoma to Hollywood, discovering when he wanted to be a comedian and some great advice for anyone looking to get into the comedy world. You can see him perform a monthly show at The Hollywood Improv (the lab). 

Actress and improv extraordinaire, Alex Rose Weisel, joins us today to discuss how to succeed as a woman in Hollywood. You might recognize her from Two and a Half Men, Jimmy Kimmel and House of Lies just to name a few. We talk about acting, dating, comedy and most importantly what it was like working with Aaron and Austin in Hotel Du Loone.