Ep.179: Chris Candy (Actor/Improvisor/Musician/Director) to promote John Candy: I Like MeI had a great chat with Chris about his father John Candy and the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me. We talked about John and the story of the making of the documentary and then got into Chris’s own career in acting, improvising, and talked about his history of his long musical path starting with playing in punk bands. We also talked about how Richard Lewis looked after Chris and but and Chris meeting and chatting with Martin Short. Chris is a great guy and was a pleasure to chat with. Chris Candy BioChris Candy is a Canadian-born actor trained at Groundlings, Second City, and Upright Citizens Brigade. He hosts the weekly music program Neuz Pollution for KXLU 88.9 FM and is the co-host and creator of the Too Much Movie Podcast. Candy has acted and produced films that have played at the Napa Valley Film Fest, Raindance, and the Calgary International Film Festival. Candy produced the short documentary, Kinda Crazy, on Rip City Skates. He can be seen in the upcoming film Adulthood starring Josh Gad, and most recently directed the Coldplay lyric video for the song “All My Love,” and the Coldplay music video for “The Karate Kid.” Catch Chris playing bass in his band Bull Shannon.https://christophercandy.comCreditsStephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.stephenbluhm.fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rich WexlerProducer/Interviewer ⁠⁠⁠http://www.vintageannalsarchive.comEpisode EditorsOtter Castro https://www.instagram.com/ottercastroRudy Fischmannhttps://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch

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