Yes, Also
Episodes
Yes, Also - Rekha Shankar
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rekha Shankar (Dropout, Grand Crew) talks about her early obsession with sitcoms, getting into film school, left-brained comedy, improv as a path to w...
Yes, Also - Craig Cackowski
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Cackowski (Second City, Drunk History) talks about learning Harolds before the internet, the benefit of nerves, studying with Del, the improv th...
Yes, Also - Peter Grosz
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Grosz (The Colbert Report, Veep) talks about studying with Del, the very first Armando show, memories from Boom Chicago, doing a USO tour in Sau...
Yes, Also - Mary Holland
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Holland (ASSSSCAT, Happiest Season) talks about growing up in a small town, her path from Virginia to Hollywood, weathering rejection, the fear o...
Bonus Episode - Q&A 1
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special Bonus Episode™, Suzi and Ryan answer listener questions and share their perspective on: imposter syndrome, playing with stage h...
Yes, Also - Convoy
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the legendary Convoy (Alex Berg, Alex Fernie, and Todd Fasen) talk about how they met, the evolution of their style, guiding the energy of ...
Yes, Also - Brian O'Connell
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian James O'Connell (Co-Founder of The Pack Theater) talks about his early days in Hollywood, training at ioWest, finding a kindred spirit in Mi...
Yes, Also - Jess McKenna
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jess McKenna (Off Book, Baby Wants Candy, Dropout) talks about talks about being a theater kid, useful characters for initiations, choosing the fun pa...
Yes, Also - Genetra Tull
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Genetra Tull (JV, Benetton) talks about her original career path as a set builder, why she fell in love with improv, her comedic epiphanies, the journ...
Yes, Also - Ryan Rosenberg
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Rosenberg (Big Grande, ManDogPod) talks about humor as a survival mechanism, being a shy performer, how to save a dying sketch, the benefits of A...
Yes, Also - Julie Brister
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Brister (UCB, WGIS) talks about self-doubt, her beginnings in New York in the late 80’s, the start of UCBNY, being taught by Ian Roberts and A...
Yes, Also - Carl Tart
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Tart (Grand Crew, In the Know), talks about improv as basketball, how to move a scene forward as the voice of reason character, Carl’s early da...
Yes, Also - Jake Jabbour
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Jabbour (founder of WE Improv) talks about the origin and philosophy of his school, cultivating non-judgmental awareness, improv as a window into...
Yes, Also - Vic Michaelis
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vic Michaelis (Dropout's Very Important People) shares their insights on filmed improv, the power of an audience to determine the fate of a show, ...
Yes, Also - Brendan Hunt
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso’s co-creator and Coach Beard) drops by to talk about the Chicago improv scene of the 90’s, the perceived long form / short...
Yes, Also - Oscar Montoya
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Oscar Montoya (Minx, Eurovangelists) talks about his his rocky start with improv, his move from New York to LA, owning yo...
Yes, Also - Payam Banifaz
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actor/Comedian/lover of animals Payam Banifaz (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Shameless) stops by to talk to Suzi about the physics of comedy, the...
Yes, Also - Phil Augusta Jackson
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/showrunner/rapper/poet Phil Augusta Jackson (Grand Crew, Key and Peele) sits down with Suzi to discuss his path from advertiser to improviser, ...
Yes, Also - Stephanie Allynne
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actor/writer/director Stephanie Allynne (The L Word, One Mississippi) joins Suzi for a good ol' fashioned improv nerd-out. They talk about Stephan...
Yes, Also - Will Hines
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, improv legend and WGIS founder Will Hines dives headfirst into the improv weeds with Suzi. They talk about the early days of UCB...