PODCAST · comedy
Rough Day In Showbiz
by Justin Sorvillo
Entertainment people telling bad-day-at-work stories. Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (IG: @JustinSorvillo, Website: www.JustinSorvillo.com)Artwork by Devon Rubin(IG: @devonrubinart, Website: devonrubinart.com)
Episodes
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Covid Curtain Call, with Sam Menke (Actor)
Actor Sam Menke makes his podcast debut here! His Rough Day In Showbiz stories include: a near wig mishap in a very serious musical, and his final college show (or lack thereof) during the beginning of dark COVID times. Justin tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about doing Summer stock and…
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Grip Van Cat-tastrophe, with Victoria Vertuga (Producer, Actress, Writer)
Victoria Vertuga! What a person. She told Rough Day stories of producing while dealing with extreme weather conditions, and the most dangerous element of all...a cat. A feline accidentally got stuck in a grip truck overnight, and was completely okay, but got very angry and tore up all of the film...
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Improv Imbecile, with Erica LaRose (Actress, Podcast Host, Producer)
Shuttle Pod Show host Erica LaRose beamed onto the pod to rehash her RDIS stories! Her stories include playing a character named "coke girl" with a completely clueless director. Plus zany stories about messing up musical theatre auditions and working in a scene with an actor who took his improv…
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Background Bizzare, with Jessica DeBonville (Actress)
The actress with the coolest last name ever Jessica Debonville made her appearance! She has lived in Los Angeles for many years and seen it all. There were plenty of Rough Day In Showbiz stories to choose from. These include a frighteningly sketchy audition in the apartment of a "director…
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Rolling Road Trips, with Malorie Mackey (Producer, Actress, Published Author, Adventurer)
Malorie the adventurer tells us of all her adventures! Her first Rough Day In Showbiz story begins when she was in college studying theatre in a moment when her real life bizarrely paralleled the scene she was about to perform, plus a tyrant acting teacher who wouldn't hear of it. Then she fills…
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Spec Spinach, with Ming Lo (Actor)
Heeeeeere’s Ming!! This man has had such an eclectic career with plenty o’ rough day stories to share. From mild stories like having his hair dyed blond with several coats of painful chemicals for a villain role to a tiny speck of spinach almost blowing a scene with Oscar winners in a...
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Chippendale Chase, with Doug Jeffrey (Actor)
What a guy Doug is! From many years of acting experience under his belt he came to the podcast loaded with Rough Day In Showbiz tales. He talks about his time emceeing with the Chippendales and touring the world with them. This includes a Rough Day story about the Chippendales bus leaving him...
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Rewrite Riddle, with Candace Kita (Actress)
What can’t Candace do?? Highly accomplished and experienced actress Candace Kita joins the pod and tells a plethora of Rough Day In Showbiz stories. She opens with a story of getting slammed with a hefty rewrite of ALL her dialogue the morning of a shoot for a big network show…then messing it all...
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Web Series Wipe Out, with Albert Lew (Actor)
First episode of 2023 woo hoo! Kicking it off with the kindest actor Albert Lew! He tells a hilarious Rough Day In Showbiz story about a web series disaster which includes a bed made out of cardboard boxes, acting to a pile of clothes with a wig on it, and the WORST CRAFTY OF ALL TIME. Justin…
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Radio Ruin, with Jasmine Bennett aka Jaz (Radio Host at 103.5 KISS FM)
Radio killed the video star! The delightful Jaz came to the podcast and told soooo many radio-Rough Days In Showbiz stories. One of them detailed her early days working at KISS FM as an intern when she had to dawn a terrible-smelling reindeer costume for a Christmas event to pay her dues. Then...
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Screen Scammer, with Renata Hinrichs (Actress, Writer, Producer)
It's tea with Renata! She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about working on a film with a promising director who turned out to be a complete sham! Also a Rough Day In Showbiz about a very difficult swimming shoot on a cold, windy beach doing take-after-take in the freezing water. Plus, she...
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Play Pressure, with Thea Rodgers (Actress, Producer)
Thea Rodgers is astounding! She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz about having to learn an entire play just 4 days before the show started. Plus, other Rough Day In Showbiz stories about a tyrannical, toxically-masculine boss, and a Romeo and Juliet death-scene mishap. Justin also recants a Rough Day…
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Audiobook Antihero, with Corrie Legge (Actor, Creative Coach, Voiceover Artist, Mom)
Corrie is in the building! Armed with many talents and seasoned with much experience Corrie is ready to crack into some Rough Day In Showbiz stories! Her first story involves a theater production doomed by two emotionally volatile baby boomers who wreaked havoc, and nearly cost the entire show.…
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Cabaret Crook, with Katie Harden (Singer, Actor, Dancer, Journalist)
Get your Dunkin' Donuts ready because Katies' got some wicked crazy Rough Day In Showbiz stories to tell. In her first story, she learns she got a callback for an audition via a napkin, written by an eccentric director, who didn't even bother to write what time to show up. Her second story is…
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Cutaway Karen, with Rosie Grace (Producer, Writer, Director)
This episode came up roses with producer, director, writer, Rosie Grace! The Rough Day In Showbiz stories start with her humble beginnings moving to LA and working at a cupcake shop. Then travel all the way to the present, where she produces directs, and writes her own projects, and owns own...
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Time Card Trek, with Nate Hapke (Director, Writer, Producer)
Nate is the man behind the Hollywood magic! With years of experience on the set of General Hospital and steering his own production company, Nate is certainly akin to the Rough Days In Showbiz. He tells a story about a lengthy trek from a leisurely weekend trip back to Los Angeles full of missed...
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Producer Impostor, with Jake Iorio (Actor, Writer)
Happy 2022 from Rough Day In Showbiz! We are kicking this year off with some hot gossip from Jake Iorio. He tells us a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a stern talent agent who wanted abnormally high percentages without delivering any auditions. Then another about a casual date with a so-called...
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Santa Scorcher, with Peter Xifo (Actor)
Holiday cheer is at full volume in this episode as we are joined by versatile actor Peter Xifo. He’s played an assortment of different roles including “ho, ho, ho” Santa himself, many times! Peter tells two Rough Day In Showbiz stories about doing a painstaking amount of work on projects only to...
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Cattle Call Con, with Caslin Rose (Actress, Producer, Podcast Host, Blogger)
Caslin does a double-triple-flip onto the pod! She provides a treasure trove of phenomenal and unique Rough Day In Showbiz stories that have never been told before! She tells a story about a supposed audition for a “tech” hosting gig that turned out to be a haywire cattle call for...a dating app?...
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PA Pain, with Mellinda Hensley (Writer, Producer, Director)
Mellinda brings the charm and the stories in this tremendous episode! From her humble beginnings moving to LA from Indiana and starting out doing background work and PA work to becoming an associate head writer on "The Young and the Restless", to being a free agent and self-producing her own…
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Footage Fakeout, with Brenda Kate (Actress, Author)
Brenda's amusing and informative episode is full of Rough Day In Showbiz stories and an education on how to publish and promote your own booK! She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a demo reel footage situation with a director who initially promised the world but slowly drifted away into...
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Broadway Bartender, with Dana Lyn Baron (Actress Voice-Over Artist)
Dana Lyn Baron ("Being The Ricardos", "Mank", "Bosch") has arrived! She tells an early Rough Day In Showbiz story about starting out as a teenager working as a dancer in theater and enduring the growing pains of learning how to be a professional. Another about being a bartender at a Broadway...
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IMDB Impossible, with Melanie Thompson (Writer, Actor, Director)
Melanie Thompson is a powerhouse! She creates her own work and has learned so much from braving the trenches of Rough Days In Showbiz. She tells plenty of stories, one about a gross film location where the owner's didn't clean anywhere or anything before the crew arrived (ANYWHERE or ANYTHING),...
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Sloshed Stand-Up, with Tim Montoya (Actor, Improviser)
The clever Tim drops in to tell Rough Day In Showbiz stories about his first commercial shoot where his hunger as an actor made him show-off and actually get hurt, an intense time in a voiceover booth with a nightmare audition-runner, a strange run-in with an actor he was competing for a role…
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Commercial Concussion, with Ashlei Shyne (Comedy Writer, Actress, Filmmaker)
Ashlei rocks! She takes us through a trip of her life living in LA from lows to highs and from side jobs to creative successes. She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a mirror falling on her head during her first commercial shoot, another about working in a haunted hotel and dealing with...
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Producing Produce, with Veronica Wheat aka Chef V (Nutritional Therapist, Author, Producer, Entrepreneur)
Chef V is in the house! Boss Veronica tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about dealing with the catch-22's of morning show interviews, chaotic days producing her own content, having to reshoot all the food pictures for her cookbook in two days, the nightmare of a shipping truck breaking down...
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Hollywood Hornets, with Rob Ciano (Producer, Writer) and Kazy Tauginas (Actor, Writer, Producer)
We have not one guest, but two! Producer Rob Ciano and actor Kazy Tauginas (John Wick, Equalizer 2, Dolemite Is My Name) from the indie-horror, "Shimmer" join the show to share their golden Rough Days In Showbiz stories. Rob tells stories about how dire writer's block can really get, and...
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Background Breaks, with Rhoda Pell (Actress, Background Artist)
With over 285 credits on IMDB, Rhoda definitely has stories to tell! She shares a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a cannabis commercial where people were actually smoking, another collection of stories about battling the weather elements while working on film sets, good and bad experiences doing...
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Pages Past, with Social Studies Comicbook (Digital Comic)
Rough Day In Showbiz: Comicbook! This is a special edition of the show featuring the digital comic "Social Studies" and its' creators Mike Virgilio and Adam Gagnon. Mike and Adam discuss their actual real-life inspirations for writing and creating the comic based on their own high school...
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Sides Snafu, with Chris Gaunt (Actor, Producer, Writer)
Hailing from a business background, Chris joined the entertainment business in a later stage of his life and has been thriving ever since! He tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about straining to analyze casting director's facial expressions early in his career, a snafu where he studied the wrong...
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Opera Oddities, with Joshua Schubart (Actor, Producer)
Handsome lad Joshua graces the pod! He tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about his first time working background on a tv set but not knowing the etiquette, his first one line role on a tv show that he couldn’t get right for 20 takes, a collection of anecdotes and oddities from his time at the...
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Magician's Mess, with Felix Jones (Mentalist/Magician)
Felix appears on the pod! He tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about accidentally calling a drunken audience member on stage to help him perform a trick, sleeping spectators, and the quirks of performing at Hollywood's famous Magic Castle. He also shares his philosophy for why his magic is…
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Role Residue, with Susan Gallagher (Actress, Producer)
Susan (Cobra Kai, Loki, Queering) provides LOTS of beautiful showbiz wisdom. She tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about getting calls for auditions whilst at the airport about to board a plane, a smelly situation in an audition waiting room, and shares the quirks of playing her beloved…
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Casting Clamor, with Kari Nissena (Actress, Producer, IMDB + Biz Coach)
So many stories in this episode with the delightful Kari Nissena! She shares Rough Day In Showbiz stories about escaping her day job to attend a rush last-minute audition and an icky experience when she had to work on set while being sick. Justin shares stories about stealthily recording a...
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Dialogue Dilemma, with Kim Estes (Emmy-Winning Actor)
I am honored to have Emmy Award-winning veteran actor Kim Estes (Brooklyn 99, How To Get Away With Murder, This Is Us) come on and join the silliness! He tells classic Rough Day In Showbiz stories about flubbing lines on set, nightmarish commutes through LA trying to get to auditions, and having…
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Audio Absent, with John J. Fahey (Writer, Director, Comedian)
John tells some juicy Rough Day In Showbiz stories! One of them is about casting an actor who never showed up at the literal worst time. The other details his experiences shooting a 45 page web series in only 3 days, losing half of the audio during the shoot, and the lessons he learned during the...
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Set Stifled, with Vico Ortiz (Actor, Activist)
The incredible Vico (Transparent, American Horror Story: 1984, Vida) tells us about the taxing challenges of working as a non-binary performer in an industry that is still catching up with the times. They share Rough Day In Showbiz stories about being mis-gendered on a film set even after...
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Co-Star Cantankerous, with Ammie Masterson (Actress)
Actress Ammie Masterson (Better Call Saul, Magnum P.I.) tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about not one, but TWO nightmare co-stars she worked with. One of them was a lazy actor who wanted to be treated like Marlon Brando, and the other was a weirdly controlling actor who also turned out to be a...
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Filmmaker Frat, with Jake Mattern (Writer, Actor, Comedian, Improviser)
Jake shares Rough Day In Showbiz stories about bending over backwards during a writing internship for a film company that functioned more like a frat house, and working with a self-righteous director at a scammy theater company that put on a preposterous performance. Justin tells a Rough Day In...
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Monologue Mistake, with Calvin C. Winbush (Actor, Voice-over artist, Musician, Composer)
Actor Calvin C. Winbush (Grand Theft Auto 5, Whiplash, New Girl) shares Rough Day In Showbiz stories from his first failure audition and humble beginnings in New York to how he made it to his thriving career today and shares insightful gems about his journey. Follow Calvin on IG: @calvintheii....
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Kiss Scene Calamity, with Danielle Vega (Actress, Dancer, Producer)
Emmy-nominated actress Danielle Vega (East Los High) shares Rough Day In Showbiz stories about forgetting her tooth brush before a kissing scene and squirming through an action-packed audition with a broken toe. Justin tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about doing his first film, which was a...
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Scene Seizure, with Katie Elsaesser (VR Host/Actress)
Katie tells us about her cool job working in VR and her experiences navigating through the acting world as a funny person. She also tells juicy Rough Day In Showbiz stories about auditions gone wrong. Follow her on IG: @Elsassypants Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (@JustinSorvillo)
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Assistant Apocalypse, with John Raphael (Content Creator/Publicist)
John hangs out. He tells Rough-Day In Showbiz stories ranging from arriving in LA and encountering scammy auditions, to wacky tales about producing Judge Judy episodes, to what it takes to be a personal assistant for demanding celebrities! Follow John on IG: @JohnRaphael12 Hosted by Justin…
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Stunt Scared, with Kevin Nelson (Actor/Producer)
Kevin swoops in. He tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about a vigorous film shoot he had to do...TWICE. AND tells the story of a death-defying stunt he performed in a film! Follow Kevin on IG: @KevinNelson Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (@JustinSorvillo)
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Publicist Perils, with Jamie Steinberg (Starry Constellation Magazine)
Jamie beams in from Florida! She gives us tips about doing interviews and tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about fuming publicists and angry celebrities DM-ing her! Follow Jamie on Twitter: @NotYerAvgChick Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (@JustinSorvillo)
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Music Video Marauders, with Joe Lam (Screenwriter/Producer)
Joe discusses his experiences in having his own production company since 2006, he breaks down his screenwriting methods and offers helpful advice for budding screenwriters. He also tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a music video shoot gone gnarly kegger party. Follow Joe on IG: @itsjoelam...
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Actress Acne'd, with Elizabeth McIrvin (Podcaster/Improviser)
Elizabeth talks about the trials and tribulations of running a podcast. She also tells Rough Day In Showbiz stories about moving to LA with acne, an awkward ride-share trip with a celebrity, embarrassing improv moments, and a miscommunication blunder that almost cost a whole podcast episode!…
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Politician’s Potty, with Maddie Crews (Screenwriter)
Maddie describes their process for writing rich concepts and complex characters and tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about working behind the scenes, dealing with a potentially messy situation in a very important person’s house. Follow Mattie on IG: @Argonaut18 Hosted by Justin Sorvillo...
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Location Loser, with Juan F. Lara (Director/PA)
Juan gives us a genuine look into the often grueling life of working as a PA, he also discusses his methods of directing and working with actors, and tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story involving a mysterious banana peel. Follow Juan on IG: @_Bravo_Juan Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (@JustinSorvillo)
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Fandom Fidgets, with Henry Alexander Kelly, Actor/Singer
Henry drops by. He discusses the balance between being a creative person and staying motivated and how he prepares his voice and body for doing a musical. He also shares Rough Day In Showbiz stories about fangirling over Justina Machado and Lin-Manuel Miranda WHILE MEETING THEM AT THE SAME TIME....
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Entertainment people telling bad-day-at-work stories. Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (IG: @JustinSorvillo, Website: www.JustinSorvillo.com)Artwork by Devon Rubin(IG: @devonrubinart, Website: devonrubinart.com)
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Entertainment people telling bad-day-at-work stories. Hosted by Justin Sorvillo (IG: @JustinSorvillo, Website: www.JustinSorvillo.com)Artwork by Devon Rubin(IG: @devonrubinart, Website: devonrubinart.com)
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