The Forum

The Forum

By Ian Griffin Adams and Alise MoralesComedy
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The Forum episodes

  • Episode 78: Let's Unfriend Together w/ Sam Naismith
    In the first of a series of STEAKHOUSE flavored shows, we're joined by Sam Naismith to talk about unfriending and Alise's pressing questions about the world of VR porn. Sam Naismith is a writer/improviser who moved to New York in 2014 and will die in New York in 2034. Sam contributes jokes for Funny or Die (via Pitch) but spends most of his time being a truther online. You can see him Wednesday's with his team 'Steakhouse' at Lloyd Night. Follow him on Twitter @DrSamNaismith
    1 hr
  • Episode 76: LinkedIn is a Narc w/ Janie Stolar
    Janie is a comedy writer/performer/director and total Miranda based in New York. At UCB, Janie improvises with her Harold team Sleuth and the monthly show Gluebag. She co-created/writes/hosts "The Female Gaze," a monthly daytime talk show parody with over 14 female co-hosts. As a writer, Janie is a creative consultant to "Billy On The Street" and contributes articles to StarWipe, CollegeHumor and Reductress. She has written videos for PYPO, Pepsi, Sony and Benefit Cosmetics. Acting-wise, Janie has appeared on MTV and in commercials for Benefit, GE, Fast Company and the AdCouncil. And get ready. In 2017, she will appear on HBO's "Crashing." Can you handle? Follow @JanieFierce on Twitter as she watches "The Bachelor" and gets mad and visit http://www.janiestolar.com for all her stuff.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 75: A Free Pizza! w/ Colby Smith
    Colby Smith is a comedian and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He is the co-host (with James Cross) of the monthly variety show Yours Truly and can be seen performing throughout the city. He has appeared in videos for Funny or Die and IFC's Comedy Crib, as well as web series like Hart Street Lemonade Stand and currently, In the Cupboard. Follow him on Twitter @colbyjsmith
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 74: The Sims w/ Gary Richardson
    Ian was away for a weekend without internet, but so much happened online. Thankfully, the wonderful Gary Richardson was there to help us figure out the appropriate method for dealing with a Gorrila and a child. We also talk about ZocDoc and a crazy shrink and some other impostor out there that ruined Gary's credit. You can find Gary all over NYC. Talk about a young man having the time of his life.
    0 min
  • Episode 73: Getting Hacked w/ David Bluvband
    David is a comedian/filmmaker born and raised in NYC. He has been studying at UCB since 2006, and has had the pleasure of studying with a plethora of wonderful teachers. He has been apart of a whole bunch of shows at UCB including The Macroscene, The Movie, Too Many Guns, Relationship Cycles, The Brooks Brothers Clambake, Sketch Cram, The Honeymen: A Salute To Honey, Rewrite Movie Night, and former Harold Teams, dybbuk, Dance Break, GoodGirl, The Enemy, 32k, and currently performs with the team Brightlight. David can be seen playing the Human Fish on Fusion's The Chris Gethard Show, and has also appeared on Broad City and The Knick. He co-directed a web series called Last Night with John Trowbridge, which Splitsider called "Totally funny and unapologetically rude." He makes a lot of videos you can find on the internet, usually with Riley Soloner. David is also a photographer, who's work has been on display in famous galleries like the UCB East Hot Chick's Room and his mom's living room.
    56 min
  • Episode 70: Omegle w/ Juan Nicolón
    Juan is a writer, performer and improviser residing in New York City but he is originally from Uruguay, a country. He has studied under Anthony Atamanuik, Michael Delaney, Will Hines, Gavin Spieller, Shannon O'Niell and Nicole Drespel among many others. He is currently a writer for the Maude Team "Nipsey" and is one of the hosts of the monthly sketch open mic "Liquid Courage" where he does a poop bit that's really well revered. That is his real accent, not a character.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 69: Taking down Tarantino w/ Nicole Silverberg
    This week, Nicole Silverberg joins to talk about all the different types of harassment she’s been experiencing as a journalist and female online. We also talk bots for a little bit. More bots for all. Nicole is a Brooklyn-based performer and writer originally from Tucson, Arizona. At UCB, Nicole performs with Lloyd team The Nightmare and writes for Maude team Pretty Boys. She was previously on Lloyd team This Old House. Nicole is also an actor and director with arts education company Story Pirates, an Associate Editor at Reductress, and a regular contributor for GQ. She is a proud graduate of Northwestern University. Visit her website www.nicolesilverberg.com or tweet about cats or ghosts to her @nsilverberg.
    51 min
  • Episode 68: The Robot Lies To You w/ Michael Wolf
    Michael Wolf is a writer and performer in New York. He is also a writer/producer at MTV Other. Michael started doing improv with My Mother's Fleabag at Boston College and has been studying and performing at the UCB since 2012. He has studied improv with Ben Rodgers, Kate Riley, Molly Lloyd, Tim Martin, Abra Tabak, Anthony Atamanuik, Shaun Diston, and Will Hines. He has studied sketch with Colin Elzie, Damian Chadwick and Caitlin Bitzegaio. You can see Michael perform monthly at the sketch show O.S.F.U.G. and in the feverish Incredible Gameshow Showcase, where he plays Michael Wolf - Boy Lizard. He hopes to live forever or die trying.
    59 min

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The Forum (formerly Important Shit That Doesn't Matter) is a podcast about the internet, social media, and life online hosted by former roommates and current friends Ian Griffin Adams (The Unemployed…