The Theft Forum

Scott Hearne interviews Frank Netscher (Director) and Cene Hale (Performer/Writer) from "It's Saturday Night!".

"It's Saturday Night!" is performed at 8:30 PM every Saturday night in September at Coldtowne Theater. "It's Saturday Night" pays homage to the classic TV show Saturday Night Live. Inspired by shows like "30 Rock", "The Larry Sanders Show", and "The Muppet Show", the Not Ready for Any Time Players will combine sketch and improv into live comedy performance unlike anything else in Austin.

Drawing from over 30 years of comedy history, cultural icons, and social commentary, the cast of "It's Saturday Night!" will perform new sketches each week, as as give the audience a peek at the improvised behind-the-scenes antics of the cast and crew as they struggle to put together live TV. Who knows what could happen?!?!?!

The Not Ready for Any Time Players are Emma Holder, Bryan "Lubu" Roberts, Jared Robertson, Lacy Cox, Adrienne Dawes, Rachel Austin, Chris Sebilia, Katie Ellin, Cene Hale, Justin Dehn, Ian Townsend, and Eli Eidson.

Eva Gilliam is an improviser, freelance television and radio journalist/producer based in Cape Town, South Africa. She studied improv at The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater (UCB) in New York City and is currently a member of The Long Shots - a talented international troupe of improvisers, blending the comedy styles of South Africa, the UK, and the United States. 

Scott Hearne interviews Chrissy Swinko at the 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.

Chrissy Swinko is a writer, producer, and performer in Los Angeles, CA. She recently performed at the Comedy Central Stage in LA with her sketch comedy partner, Gina Nicewonger, in “Chrissy & Gina Take Over a Strip Club”. This show was also performed as a UCB Spank Show in 2014. Her solo show, “UGH#: All of my Disappointments Located Conveniently in One Show” was performed as a UCB Spank in 2013, at the 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, and at the 2013 LA Scripted Comedy Festival. Her voice has been heard on the radio in numerous commercials. She has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and in videos for BBQ Committee, her video sketch comedy group. She also created a website: Sad Hot Guys.  

Scott Hearne interviews Anna Drezen at the 2013 The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.

Anna Drezen is an actor, comedian, and writer living in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has been featured on MTVu, the front page of CollegeHumor, TheOnion.com, Funny or Die, WitStream, Thought Catalog, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, and Splitsider. Anna has performed at Joe's Pub, the PIT, the UCB, the Del Close Comedy Festival, and the Women in Comedy Festival. Her solo show SPOOKY JERKS was featured at the PIT. 

Scott Hearne interviews Kat Timpf at the 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.

Katherine Timpf is a reporter, columnist, personality, commentator and comedian from Detroit living in New York, NY. She currently works as a reporter at CampusReform.org covering waste, fraud, bias, and abuse on college campuses. She is also a stand-up comic, and has performed at clubs throughout the country, including Gotham Comedy Club in New York and The Improv in Los Angeles.  

Episode 57 - Mark Beltzman

Scott Hearne interviews Mark Beltzman.

Mark Beltzman has been acting, writing, and directing since 1981. He was a founding member of Improv Olympic in Chicago and of the legendary group, Barons Barracudas. Mark has worked and directed at the famed Second City in Chicago. He directed many improvisational and theatrical productions at Second City in Chicago and Los Angeles, including the Second City Alumni Jam. He was also instructor/director at The Second City Training Center, Improv Olympic West and the Upfront Comedy Showcase. 

Mark has also acquired a great deal of knowledge about the creative process of producing, writing and directing while performing in such notable productions as: Mo Money, Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer, Speed 2, Star Maps, Lovely and Amazing, and Employee of the Month, Factory, Seinfeld, Rosanne, Norm, Curb Your Enthusiasm, According to Jim, Cold Case, House, True Jackson VP, The Young and the Restless, and Pretty Little Liars. 

Episode 56 - David Drake

David Drake is a comedian. Since moving to Chicago he has been invited to perform in over 17 national festivals. He has also been featured in Comcast's televised stand up specials 'Who's Laughing Now?' and 'Trial by Laughter' in addition to the College Humor Live show at the UCB Theater in New York. He is the co-founder of the very popular Chicago showcase The Sidebar Show in addition to being a cast member at ComedySportz Chicago and the founder of long running Chicago open mic, Three Dead Moose. David currently performs nationwide while working out a niche in Chicago's alternative comedy scene and sometimes he'll eat fries off your plate. 

Episode 55 - Deano Jones.

Deano Jones is a musician, actor, author, and graphic designer. He is a member of improv groups: The Knuckleball Now, The Intentions, and Simply D-Vine. Originally from NYC, he was the singer/songwriter of the band Clowns for Progress, a greaser punk pop band who wore full clown makeup and vintage tuxedos. The Clowns recorded several CDs and toured extensively from 1995-2000. After moving to Austin, TX in 2005, he began working as a solo artist and has released two CDs, "Go It Alone" (2010) and "Road to San Antone" (2011), both available on iTunes. In Austin, he also became immersed in the improv scene and has performed in several main stage productions, including "Holy 1960s Batman, Batman!" (as Batman).

Wanting to write a musical involving motorcycles and greasers, he decided at the last minute to make the story of the world's first Vampire-Motorcycle-Rock Musical Book - “Rise of the Cafe Racer”. The novel includes a hand drawn map, 84 illustrations and a complete 12-song original soundtrack.

Scott Hearne interviews The US National Improv Team at The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival. The US National Improv Team (USNIT) is a group of seven UCB-trained improvisers who play with "aggressive faith." After practicing and performing together consistently for over a year, they feel supported enough by one other to leap before they look and always love where they land. A UCB East Indie Cagematch three-time champion, USNIT recently made their first ever UCB Cagematch appearance. They have also competed in long-form Improv shows at the UCB, Beast, PIT, Under Saint Mark's, Creek, and perform weekly at the Queen's Secret Improv Theatre. They would probably still do improv even if it weren't a competition. More info about their upcoming improv or dating events, respectively, at USNIT.com or OkCupid.com/profile/USNIT

Scott Hearne interviews Ryan Schutt at The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival. Ryan Schutt has performed stand up comedy at SF Sketchfest and Gilda's Laugh Fest, as well as the Laughing Skull Comedy, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Arts, Cape Fear Comedy, Memphis Comedy, and Midpoint Music Festivals. He has also made appearances on the Nerdists's "Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction" podcast, "The Alyona Show" on Russia Today,  "The Stream" on Al Jazeera, and "The Arch Campbell Show" on WJLA/ABC 7. In 2013, he won the inaugural District Comedy/Capital City Showcase March Madness of Comedy, a single-elimination tournament featuring over 50 of the best comics in the DC and Baltimore areas. Ryan was born and raised in Washington, DC, where he regularly performs standup, sketch, and improv comedy.