The Centralia Improvisational Podcast

Guy Richards Smit is an American performance artist, painter, and singer-songwriter in the band Maxi Geil! & PlayColt. His work has been seen around the world including MoMA in New York City. he has been performing his character Jonathan Grossmalerman, a satirical take on the artistic personality, since the mid-90's and infuses much of his other work with humor including a series of single panel cartoons for hyperallergic.com 

Jules Munns joins the podcast from the U.K. to discuss the future of Improvisation. 

Jules co-founded the Nursery Theater and Slapdash International Improv Festival. He performs with the Maydays, Ten Thousand Million Love Stories, Concept: the Improvised Concept Album and many other shows.

Dave Razowsky performed in 10 revues at Chicago's Second City with cast members including Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, and Rachel Dratch. He was Artistic Director of The Second City Hollywood for 10 years and has taught his unique style of workshops around the world. He discusses his improv life and wether improv can change the world with Host Kevin Scott

Centralia discusses finding your unique improv voice and how to get and take notes from a director or other ensemble members.

some adult language in the episode

no one has guested with Centralia more than Chris Griggs. Griggs is a stand-up Comic who tours the US and has been performing Improv comedy and teaching for most of the past 20 years. Before he went into comedy he wrote Advertisements. He discusses all this things with host Patrick McCartney.

The times Lucas Hazlett performed with Centralia were among the most memorable shows we've ever done. Lucas joins Kevin in a discussion on what makes good improv, philosophy, being a team player and the optimal improv show structure.

Lucas Hazlett is a writer/performer who studied improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade and Peoples Improv Theater. He has had roles on American Princess, Superior Donuts and Wrecked. He has sold and worked on projects for CBS, TBS, MTV, Comedy Central, The CW, and Marvel Comics. 

Language warning: Some words may not be appropriate for children.

Kevin, Matt and Jay chat about things in the news and try to understand why Gary Oldman is the worlds greatest actor.

Centralia's Matt, Kevin and Jay take the time to apologize for their behavior and chat about classic TV Shows and interior design of the late 1970's

Comedian, actor and podcaster Kurt Braunohler has had a Comedy Central Special, appeared in Netflix’s LADY DYNAMITE, THE BIG SICK, BOB’S BURGERS, NEW GIRL, @MIDNIGHT, ANOTHER PERIOD, KROLL SHOW, DRUNK HISTORY, CHELSEA LATELY, DELOCATED, JON BENJAMIN HAS A VAN, HUMAN GIANT. He's done stand up on CONAN, THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN. He's also appeared on RadioLab and this American Life and hosts the Bananas Podcast with Scotty Landes.

Ali Farahnakian was a founding member of the UCB theater and is the founder and owner of The People Improv Theater In New York and Chapel Hill, NC. Ali performed with the Second City Improv Olympic in Chicago and studied with Del Close in the '90's. He was a writer for Saturday Night Live, has appeared on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Delocated, 30 Rock, Louie, Law and Order and more. In this interview he discusses running several theaters, bars and a rehearsal space while remaining a creative performer.