Shem Pennant

John talks about his Saturday Night Live audition, and his journey that led him there. He ultimately didn't get it and talks about what it's like to bounce back and keep doing comedy. He's a writer and actor in New York and was recently a writer for All That. He also recently sold a mountain....that he inherited from his father. No big deal. Follow John on Instagram and Tiktok @jetrowbridge and Twitter @johntrowbridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Thakkar is standup featured on Conan and Comedy Central's Stand Up Presents. He talks about growing up in Indiana and moving to Chicago and New York to pursue stand up full time. He also talks about his relationship to social media and using it as a promotional tool, debunking the "safe route" myth and why it's important to pursue your dreams. Check out Tom on Twitter @TomAThakkar where you can find links to his Conan set and half hour Comedy Central set. For more visit www.tomthakkar.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chrissy Shackelford is a writer for the Emmy award winning late night series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Before that she was an actor/writer/producer for 30 episodes of the Disney+ series, The Big Fib hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown. From 2017-2019, she spent two seasons as a staff writer on the HBO late night series, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas. While writing for the show she also appeared on-camera and in multiple voiceover spots. She began her comedy career in 2012, studying at The Second City in Chicago and ColdTowne Theater in Austin, TX. After relocating to New York City in 2014, she quickly went through the improv and sketch program at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. At UCBT, she has been a cast member of Characters Welcome, and spent three years writing and performing for house sketch teams such as The Classic, Fantasy, and Attention Shoppers. Her solo character show, Diane Shangri-La Presents: Not Dry Yet, ran at UCBT Chelsea from 2016-2017. When she's not slowly blinding herself by staring a screen that will one day destroy all of humanity, she watches a lot of reality tv, loves home decor, and drinks fancy cocktails that only feature vodka and club soda.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Lyons talks about her near-death experience with COVID-19 and her ongoing path to recovery. She is a comedian and actress and has performed at theaters including the Magnet Theater and the Pit as a member of BoogieManja. She hosts a podcast called Not Killing It and has been featured in Quickie Fest, Time Out and Comedy Cake. Visit her website for more info at www.lauralyonscomedy.com and follow her on Twitter at @LauraLyonsssss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Hartney is a New York based actor, writer and comedian. He has been featured on JFL New Faces, Comedy Central Comic to Watch and on School of Rock's original cast on Broadway. He was also the Artistic Director for UCB in New York. Follow Michael on Twitter (@MichaelHartney) and Instagram (@hartneymichael) for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Cabellon is a Los Angeles-based Filipino-American actor (Orange Is The New Black, Crashing, et al.) and writer (Comedy Central, Story Pirates Podcast). He was trained at the UCB and is currently an active performer, director, and writer for the Story Pirates. He co-wrote and co-starred Night Crew which landed him a development deal with Comedy Central. He recently booked a pilot as series regular written by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock starring Ted Danson, Holly Hunter and Bobby Moynihan. You can follow him at @MikeCabellon on Twitter and Instagram and check out his videos at www.mikecabellon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Glo is in an improviser, comic and actor in New York. She is UCB's Harold Team “Reva” and was previously an actor on the UCB Maude Team Pretty Boys. She can be seen in Mindy Kaling’s movie LATE NIGHT and SAFE SPACES, starring Justin Long and Kate Berlant. Glo Tavarez also cohosts he bi-weekly podcast Second Best: A DnD Adventure. All over the internet. She most recently booked a series regular role on a Showtime pilot called “Rita” opposite Lena Headey (aka Cersei Lannister!). You can see more at www.glotavarez.com and @yoglo_ on IG and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrea is a Virginia gal living in Brooklyn. She’s been featured in the New York Times, NPR and TimeOut. Coleman is an Actor on Maude Team Young Douglas. She’s a standup who’s performed at Women in Comedy Festival, Austin Sketchfest and San Francisco Sketchfest. Andrea has acted at Orlando Shakespeare Festival and The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC. She’s a sketch writer, playwriter, screenwriter and her Medium articles have been viewed over half a million times. Coleman is a practicing lawyer who created and hosts “Wack or Woke? Andrea Coleman Judges the Law,” a live law comedy show where comics judge funny laws. She asks that you please don’t break the law, even the funny ones, and if you do, don’t call her. www.andreacolemancomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shem is a writer/director/martial artist from South London and based in Brooklyn. He has written for the BBC Radio 4 News Quiz, Ava Vidal, Sketch Cram and is currently a member of UCBT Weekend Sketch Team THE FOUNDATION. He writes and directs all sorts of video content, the first 60 seconds of which you can see on Instagram (@myshowcalledlife) and he can be seen faking a Brooklyn accent all over New York with "Trash" and the POC comedy collective The Code Switch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Octavia Leona Kohner is a Brooklyn born and based performer. Octavia has worked primarily in queer art in the underground, experimental and indie world. This is her second season with BoogieManja. She’s a comedian, bouffon, actor, model and adult human female. She’s performed at UCB, The PIT, Magnet Theatre, the Krane Theatre, The Tank, and random gay dive bars around town. She had a talk show simulcast to Facebook and Chaturbate where she got naked and interviewed a bunch of trans/non-binary people while high. It was called “How To Date A Trans Woman” and it was dope. She hosts a monthly open mic at for Trans/Non-Binary+ people called “Gender Experts Party” which is her baby and you should totally come to it even if you’re not trans, it’s at Metropolitan Bar second Tuesday of the month. Octavia Leona Kohner’s pronouns are also Zie/Hir if you feel like being a “Good Ally.” Contact her at : [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices