Always Bring a Live Hamster

We have the awesome pleasure to chat with Andy Luther, an actor in Chicago. Andy studied in New York, he’s appeared in films and television but his passion is theater. When he’s not working, he has a contracting business and hires actors to give them a viable skill to support their art. We chat about acting, attending university as older students, Is this a family show? Andy likes bleep noises as much as Paul. He cites the bleeped out Count as one of the funniest things he’s seen. Keyboard background noises brought to you by our new foley artists, Colette. Aside from university training, Andy attended The Acting Studio in New York. We learn about Stanislavski and the Meisner technique. Chris and Andy remember their director, Jack Rice and Muskegon Community College. Paul and Chris suggest Orphan Black. The guys discuss Newsroom & House of Cards. Andy appeared in The Comedy of Errors at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. We open a pizza parlor, but it’s trademarked. Do not steal it. Andy answer a question from our previous episode’s guest, Seth. We discuss the late night show hosts, the 2010 conflict and improv versus sketch comedy. Andy mourns the loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Williams and discusses how well comedians perform drama. We cover the difference between theater and film acting. Andy shares that the auditions are also different, recounting a recent Fargo audition. Thanks to Andy Luther for chatting us up, like a boss. Here’s hoping he is one day immortalized in cartoon. If you’d like to make that happen or hire this talented actor contact his agency, Paonessa Talent Agency. Next episode, we’ll chat with Andy some more. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon