The Forum

This week the wonderful Rance Nix (an old college buddy of Ian's) joins the show, to talk about Santa Claus, the importance of soul food, networking to get what you want and Kanye's magical sleight of hand. You can find Rance on Twitter @RanceNix

Oliver is an improviser, writer and stand up comedian based in NYC but originally from London, England. He has a British accent and it's 100% authentic. Like most comedians, he maintains a "web presence."

Who could we find to talk about a new BOLD vision for Instagram, pruning, hitting in the wrong way on Facebook. Of course only Jared Weil, Ian and Alise's good ol' friend, is up to the task. Oh and we take another trip back to Bohemian Grove. Jared is a performer based in NYC. You should follow him on twitter, just strap in.

This week the wonderful Kelley Quinn joins the show. A lot's been going on! We catch up on the founder of 4chan, Straight Marriage, Secret Island meetings and tasty twitter beef. Ian also considers getting a clean slate. Kelley Quinn is a performer based out of NYC. You can find her on twitter @heykq, and see her fucking bomb ass series Straight Marriage on Youtube.

How do the big balls of Facebook influence the internet? What happens once you squeeze the balls? The incredibly insightful Matt Klinman joins the show to ask questions about where all of the good content has gone, and what happens when Mr. Zuck is king of the world. Matt Klinman is a staff writer at Funny or Die. With the collective Wild, Aggressive Dog, Matt co-wrote the Adult Swim infomercials For-Profit Online University, Smart Pipe and Book of Christ. Matt co-produces the Funny or Die podcast Scienceology. Matt is also a regular performer at the UCB Theater where he performs on Harold Night and co-directs with Whale Thief the monthly show Sketch Cram. Matt is a former staff writer for the Onion News Network and Onion Digital Studios where he co-wrote and directed original web series including Sex House, Dr. Good and Porkin' Across America.

The net prolific and wonderful Tessa Hersh joins the show to talk about Boston Dynamic's new death robot, the ethical quandaries of putting your babies on the web and the intense. joy that comes from removing Facebook from your phone. Tessa Claire Hersh was in critically acclaimed off-broadway improvised musical comedy Blank! The musical. She is 2 time recipient of the UCB diversity Scholarship. She is currently in a show at UCB called The Female Gaze and she can be seen performing regularly with her Music Improv House team, Royals at various Theaters. She likes kids, dogs, ice cream, rainbows, sparkles, hugs, and the darkness that lurks within.

Artist and Performer Tim Platt joins the show this week. We talk about his art and philosophy surrounding it's creation, and the coolness of caring. Special bonus: we talk about pyramid bros, BuzzFeed features and make slurping noises. Special guest appearance by an uncooperative Siri. Tim is a comedian and performance artist living in Brooklyn, NY. His work has been seen at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and all around the city. You can find out more by visiting his website (and you really should, we like his art a lot).

Once again, the internet is in crisis. Yeezus Season has arrived. Trolls are around every corner. Everybody wants you to vote for their favorite asshole to be president. In these dark times, we welcome the wonderful Matt Rogers to the show. He helps us digest recent political posts, gravity waves and who has the hottest party. It's a treat! Happy 60 episodes everyone.  Matt Rogers is a comedian, actor and writer based in Brooklyn, originally from Long Island. He's studied at UCB since 2009 and currently performs with the Maude team CHOIR at the UCBT: NY. Matt is the director of the musical sketch comedy group Pop Roulette (Comedy Central Comics To Watch 2015) and is a member of the sketch group Chess Club Comedy. He is a proud alumnus of the NYU sketch group Hammerkatz, and his work has been featured on Above Average, Reductress, College Humor and MTV, among others. Matt is also an actor and director with Story Pirates. You can catch him on Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee as an assistant taking drink orders. You can also catch him at the restaurant where he works taking actual drink orders. His biggest comedic influence is Eva Longoria. @MattyDR www.mattrogerscomedy.com

The awesomely funny Anthony Apruzzese joins the show to talk about Kanye’s twitter, fingers in the booty and a post from Ian’s deep dark past. As always, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to [email protected] Anthony is a writer/performer living in Brooklyn by way of Bayonne, New Jersey. You can see Anthony perform every Monday night at the UCBeast with Improv Nerds or most Tuesday Nights at UCBChelsea with his Harold Team, Slamball, or at his solo sketch show, This Show Will Get a Cease & Desist, is currently running at UCBChelsea. Anthony also hosted/wrote/and directed his own late night talk show, Showtime, at the UCBeast for over two years. He is also one-third of the improv/sketch group Greasy Lake, whose comedic play,Key to the City, enjoyed a run at UCB Chelsea in 2014. Anthony has a web project of short videos called Anthony Apruzzese's Web Presents as well as a brand new series he filmed more recently with UCB Comedy, Uncle Tony. Twitter: @Tony_Showtime

Kate Banford and Aaron Nevins join the show this week, to talk about their Kickstarter for a brand new comedy theatre in Philadelphia. We talk about their planning and mindset and a spur of the moment trip to Shark Tank. Kate and Aaron can still use your support! We encourage you to look over their many awesome reward tiers and give what you can to a great project.