#263: Bryan Callen - The Hero's Journey

Bryan Callen is an actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. He is most well-known for the beloved-role of "Coach Mellor" on The Goldbergs and ABC's Schooled. He has appeared on such shows as Oz, NewsRadio, Kingdom, 2 Broke Girls, Sex and the City, MADTv, Frasier, Reba, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Las Vegas, Fat Actress, The King Of Queens, How I Met Your Mother, CSI: Miami, Death Valley, In Plain Sight, CSI, Sullivan & Son, Entourage, Californication—and many more! Bryan has also appeared in such films as Joker, The Hangover, The Hangover Part II, Think Like A Dog, Ride Along, Flock Of Dudes, Dirty Lies, Old School, Bad Santa, Scary Movie 4, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Warrior, About Last Night, Walk Of Shame, My Man Is A Loser, Planes: Fire & Rescue—and many more.  As a veteran headliner, Bryan is known for his work in theaters and comedy clubs around the world—but most people know him as one of Los Angeles's favorite comics. He has 4 comedy specials with the latest Man Tears and has a new comedy special coming out soon, so keep your eyes open. In addition to co-hosting The Fighter & The Kid podcast, Bryan is known for being a regular guest on other popular podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience and Fight Companion. Bryan also hosts the podcast, Off Limits. We chat about his thirst for knowledge and desire to grow, being the hero in your own story, masculinity, comedy, rejection, asking the tough internal questions and lying to yourself, The Goldbergs, his upcoming comedy special, being harsh on himself plus plenty more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Bryan out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryancallen/ Twitter / X: https://x.com/bryancallen Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanCallenComedy Website + comedy shows: https://bryancallen.com/ Off Limits podcast on all the podcast apps or video here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmAhHQAKGAqrmn7PFCxLThEExNBGoRIPO ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan