Today's guest is a senior copywriter at McCann, one of the country's best ad agencies, Elina Rudkovsky! There is so much to learn about creativity from Elina and she gets into a lot of things with Jason here. They talk about growing up in Brooklyn (including the best beaches to go to), how she got into her line of work, writing copy, breaking down an idea, how ads are made, and living up to fellow high school alumni like Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Judge Judy! They even fit in some love for Judge Joe Brown. This episode hits all the hot topics! Lina is a delight! You'll enjoy her as much as we did! Give it a listen!

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We spoke to Chicago multi-hyphenate entertainer, Jill Valentine! You heard Jill talk about her comedy festivals in our episode about festivals, but in this ep you get to hear all about her! Jill has done it all in Chicago! She's an actress, writer, director, improviser and has mostly focused on sketch throughout her career. Jason and Jill went up the hill and talk about how she started studying at Second City, what it was like when she started out in sketch, working in Chicago, taking chances when Charna Halpern talks you into it, wearing all the hats when developing a show, being the Executive Director of Stage 773, and not being a video game character! A ton is covered so listen in and broaden your horizons because a lot of great advice is doled out!

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We had a great chat about stand-up comedy with the hilarious Julia Claire! Julia is from the Boston area and she chats with Jason about what is and isn't around Boston, starting out in comedy, late night talk shows and their hosts, the greatness of Tiffany Haddish (and others), self-deprecating humor, their thoughts on how people responded to Nanette, her approach to writing, and how Arsenio helped Bill Clinton win the presidency. A lot of fun was packed into this discussion and you have plenty to learn from, too! Give it a listen!

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Today's episode is all about upcoming Comedy Festivals! Festivals you can submit to and/or go see! To get a little insight on each festival Jason talked to organizers and executive producers of 5 different festivals. Listen in as they go in depth on why the festivals were started and how to submit! There's also mention of a really great improv resource!

Jason talks to old friends Harrison Brookie and Alrinthea Carter of the Alchemy Comedy Theater in Greenville, SC where the New South Comedy Fest is put on and Greg Tavares of Theatre 99 where the Charleston Comedy Festival is put on. Jason also chats with new friends of the show Justin Lukasewicz of the Tucson Improv Movement and organizer of the Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, Jill Valentine of Stage773 and executive director of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival and the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, and executive producer of the Westside Comedy Festival, Nick Armstrong. Links below for all of these theaters and festivals!

Alchemy Comedy Theater

AlchemyComedy.com

New South Comedy Festival - newsouthcomedy.com

Theatre 99

Theatre99.com

Charleston Comedy Festival - charlestoncomedyfestival.com

Tucson Improv Movement

TucsonImprov.com

Tucson Comedy Arts Festival - tucsonimprov.com/tcaf 

Stage 773

Stage773.com

The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival - stage773.com/sketchfest

The Chicago Women's Funny Festival - stage773.com/cwff

Westide Comedy Theater

WestsideComedy.com

The Westside Comedy Festival II - westsidecomedy.com/festivals

Find so much about improv festivals and more at TheImprovNetwork.org

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Today's brand new episode is with Writer, Performer, and Nice Person, Hunter Gardner! Hunter is an old pal of Jason's. Like Jason, he is from the Carolinas and moved to New York City in 2017. The two lads chat about starting out in comedy and their shared experience of living in South Carolina and then moving to NYC and the differences of doing comedy in the two places. They also discuss some crucial habits to getting better and much more fun stuff about developing your talent and work. Hunter also talks about how he puts together his one man shows. They had this discussion right before Hunter put on his show "How to Make Friends, Find Love, and Not Be Lonely: Or at Least Try Your Best," in Brooklyn! It's an interesting chat! 

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Today's episode is a special 100th episode with a guest host!! In this episode girlfriend of the show becomes host of the show! Join us as Justina interviews Jason about the milestone, things he's learned making the podcast, burning questions, and more! It's a super fun twist to the norm with a sweet little chat mixed in!

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Today's episode is the second part of our celebrating the podcast's Two Year Anniversary!! In this second part of a two-parter Jason reflects on the second year of the podcast! He provides some behind-the-scenes info about each episode, new lessons, and insight on each guest. It's a celebration! Give it a listen!

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In today's episode we celebrate the podcast's Two Year Anniversary!! Time sure does fly! In this first part of a two-parter Jason reflects on the second year of the podcast! He provides some behind-the-scenes info about each episode, new lessons, and insight on each guest. It's a celebration! Give it a listen!

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Today's episode is with the super fun and talented NYC-based actress, writer, and comedian, Erica Hernandez! Erica is crazy talented! She's on a Maude team at UCB, has made several appearances including on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, she writes comedy, and so much more! Jason and Erica talk about her start in entertainment, working with her sketch team at UCB, introverts who perform, dealing with different levels of success, developing characters for sketches, and what it was like being on The Late Show! Needless to say, it’s fun and informative chat. It’s the very definition of “infotainment!” Give it a listen!

Here's a link to the The Late Show bit that Erica was in: youtube.com/watch?v=6pJOpRzFm5w

Find more on Erica at erica-hernandez.com!

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Today's awesome guest is NYC actor and performer who is half of the comedy duo "Pretty Sad White Girls," Lisa Bettencourt!

In this lively episode Jason chats with Lisa about the entertainment industry and the online “DIY” aspect of it, auditioning for acting work, creating and releasing original material, the potential impact of fame for better or for worse, the writing process, how her duo “Pretty Sad White Girls” came to be, and foot fives (which is exactly what it sounds like)! It's a talk that is as fun and enjoyable as Lisa is! Jump right in!

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