The Fort Podcast
by Mike Costantini, Kevin Ford, Ed Galvez
The Fort is a comedy podcast hosted by Mike Costantini, Kevin Ford and Ed Galvez who are three improvisational actors and stand up comedians in Los Angeles. The show features top talented guest comics, hilarious radio sketches and all things action, sci-fi and horror. The Fort Podcast is where you hang out and pretend with your favorite comics. Past guests have included T.J. Miller (Cloverfield, She's Out Of Your League, Get Him To The Greek, Yogi Bear), Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic), Matt Braunger (MADtv, Live At Gotham, Carpoolers, Pushing Daisies), Brian Scolaro (Stacked, Men Of A Certain Age, Conan O'brien, Live At Gotham and Comedy Central Presents: Brian Scolaro), Matt McCarthy (AMC's Action Pack, Comedy Central, The Other Guys and Mr. Tambourine Man), Ron Lynch (The Sarah Silverman Program, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Raising Dad and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Home Movies, Tom Goes To The Mayor and Bob's Burgers), Leonard Robinson
Episodes
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Episode 54: Emily Heller
Comedian/writer Emily Heller joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about her worst job, public displays of affection, Mike's knees giving out at a Frank Turner Concert, mosh pits, thoughts about New York and an announcement from Ed that takes the crew a bit by surprise. Emily is a fantastic comedian…
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Episode 53: Annie Lederman
Comedian/producer/actress Annie Lederman joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about her time as a Nanny, getting in trouble in her teenage years, stealing a car, her current years of sobriety and much more. Annie is a regular panelist on "Chelsea Lately." If you are a video game fan you can hear her...
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Episode 52: Hannah Gansen
Comedian/musician/singer Hannah Gansen joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about the craziest little kid game ever, bad waitress jobs, working with douchbags in Chicago and the most obnoxious heckler. Hannah can be seen performing all around the country with her unique style of stand-up and song...
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Episode 51: Katie Crown
Comedian/writer Katie Crown joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about prohibition in Canada, a fantastic Yeti encounter, Kevin's encounter with a pedophile and comic books . Katie has performed at "Just For Laughs," "The Global Comedy Fest," Comedy Central's Comedians of Comedy Tour" and The San...
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Episode 50: Tony Sam
Comedian Tony Sam joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk his time as a molecular biologist, a stunning fight at a bakery, pissing on Mike's glasses and marriage. Tony is the long time executive producer of the critically acclaimed comedy show "Chicago Underground Comedy." He has performed on "Comedy...
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Episode 49: Brock Wilbur
Comedian Brock Wilbur joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about an odd murder, awkward 911 comedy, breaking a guys nose at a Ben Folds concert and a guy with one hell of a scheme to get people to pay for his cocaine habbit. Brock can be seen performing and stand-up around the country. He recently...
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Episode 48: Jen Murphy
Comedienne and actress Jen Murphy joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about her experience being a nanny for a rich family, Mike's new very smart puppy, Ed's job offers he does not want, Ed and Jen's resent tour in Santa Barbara and the good old days of drinking Red Dogg beer. Jen has appeared in…
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Episode 47: Gareth Reynolds
Comedian Gareth Reynolds joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about his horrible job dressing as superheroes for kids parties, being labeled a "bad kid" in high school, messing with people while they are sleeping and one of the funniest prank stories in the history of "The Fort ". Gareth has appeared...
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Episode 46: Naomi Grossman
Comedienne and actress Naomi Grossman joins "The Fort" Podcast to talk about playing "Pepper" on this season of "American Horror Story." She shares other spicy anecdotes, like nearly breaking the bathroom door down when a man cut the ladies room line on her New Year's Eve. Naomi is a former…
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Episode 45: Lauren Ashley Bishop
Comedian Lauren Ashley Bishop joins The Fort Podcast to talk about Chucky Cheese, dating gang members, growing up with Chelsea Clinton, Cotillion, Lauren's love of pugs, getting the most out of weddings and Ed's worst audition. Lauren performs stand-up all over the courntry and has appeared in…
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Episode 44: Joe Donatelli
Humor columnist/journalist Joe Donatelli joins The Fort Podcast to talk about Joe's article slamming The Fort, the time Joe and Mike spent as roommates, how Kevin plagiarized a Steven King novel, Ed's old poems about wizards, "Punky Brewster" and drugs, "G.I. Joe" and watching chick flicks. Joe's...
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Episode 43: Melissa Villasenor
Stand-up comedian and voice impressionist Melissa Villasenor (Frank TV, Family Guy, America's Got Talent) joins the Fort Podcast to talk about eating fatty meat at family gatherings, Mike's bad potato experience, race wars at a miniature golf course, a bad gig for Ed, being a contestant on...
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Episode 42: Jamie Flam
Writer/producer/entertainer Jamie Flam (The Long Shot Podcast, Spanglers, Mortified) joins The Fort Podcast to talk about his music act "The Spanglers," the evolution of curse words, Jamie's inspirational work, life on "The Long Shot Podcast," guilty song pleasures, Jamie's hair extensions in…
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Episode 41: Anne Gregory
Comedian/actor/writer Anne Gregory (MTV's "Punk'd," NBC's "Parks and Recreation," HBO's "Funny or Die Presents") joins The Fort Podcast to talk about working on "Punk'd," marriage, Mike possibly having sex with Barbara Walters, Anne's definition of baseball sex terms, late sex bloomers, Ed's…
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Episode 40: Timmy Williams
Comedian/actor/writer Timmy Williams of "The Whitest Kids You Know" joins The Fort Podcast to talk about moving to L.A., The future "Whitest Kids You Know" movie, zombies, life on the road and yetis. Check out Timmy performing stand-up around the courntry and stay tuned for the new "Whitest Kids...
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Episode 39: Jamie Lee
Actress/comedian/creator Jamie Lee joines The Fort Podcast to talk about auditioning for pilots, working as a nanny, bad texting habits, early shock-humor stand-up days and the sex trade industry. Jamie was a semi-finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing." She co-hosted the first annual "Critics...
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Episode 38: Meghan Parks
Comedian/actress Meghan Parks joins The Fort Podcast to talk about life on on the 101, Travel Town, roller coasters, performing in show choir at Magic Mountain, religion, working at Blue Cross, her embarassing moment with Amy Poehler while filming The Upright Citizens Brigade production of "Freak...
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Episode 37: Danny Lobell
Comedian Danny Lobell joins The Fort Podcast to talk about how he hates west coast pizza, the state of American pop culture and appearing in a recent Canadian comedy documentary. Danny has performed stand-up on stages around the world including such places as Glasgow, Liverpool, South Africa and...
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Episode 36: Ryan Stout
Comedian Ryan Stout joins The Fort Podcast to talk about doing stand-up in front of seven people, being an Eagle Scout, the Illuminati, performing stand-up in Cleveland on the night Lebron James announced he was going to The Heat and Kevin's dog watching experience. Ryan Stout is the winner of…
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Episode 35: Jarrod Harris
Comedian Jarrod Harris joins The Fort Podcast to talk about 2012 and the Mayans, "clam jamin'," growing up a Southern Baptist, being knocked out multiple times, having his jaw wired shut, celebrating New Years, "Action Figure Therapy" and being the last guest on "Lopez Tonight." Over 15 million...
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Episode 34: Jay Larson
Comedian Jay Larson joins The Fort Podcast for the special, final episode of 2011 to talk about the last bit of Halloween business this year, getting baked at the Cheesecake Factory, when Ed got angry at Mike, Snoop Dogg, Ed's parrot, Kevin's failed pet, growing up in Boston, Nancy Kerrigan…
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Episode 33: Kimberly Clark
Comedian Kimberly Clark (Drew Carey, Lopez Tonight) joins The Fort Podcast to continue the Halloween fun and to talk about being hit on at the local Trader Joes, Mikes dad accidentally downloading porn, growing up a preachers daughter, going on "Lopez Tonight," Kevins hate of tomatoes and…
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Episode 32: Mark Saul and Sean Kearney
Actor/writer/musician Mark Saul (Grey's Anatomy, The Social Network) and video game designer/writer/podcast host Sean Kearney join the special Halloween episode of The Fort Podcast to talk about how Mark's dad killed his pet rat, Mike's hampster named Dostoevsky, the sadness of "Toy Story 3,"…
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Episode 31: DC Pierson
Writer/actor/comedian DC Pierson joins The Fort Podcast to talk about the last days of summer, the woes of Los Angeles traffic, Paradise Lost, the first days of AIDS and fears of flying. DC is a regular on NBC's "Community." He starred in the films "Mystery Team" and "Cherry," both available for...
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Episode 30: Baron Vaughn
Actor/comedian Baron Vaughn joins The Fort Podcast to talk about Chucky Cheese, growing up in Las Vegas, first times playing Mortal Kombat in arcades, classic video game systems, classic video games, horror movies, bad experiences in strip clubs and arachnophobia. Baron currently stars on USA's...
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Episode 29: Brian Scolaro
Comedian Brian Scolaro (FOX's "Stacked," Showtime's "Dexter," TNT's "Men Of A Certain Age," NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'brien," HBO's "Life and Times of Tim," Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," "Comedy Central Presents") returns to The Fort Podcast to talk about religion, life on the road...
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Episode 28: The Darkest Parent Traps
Actor/comedian Rick Overton (Bad Teacher, Willow, Airplane 2, Groundhog Day, Cloverfield, The Informant, Eight Legged Freaks, Proof of Life, Dinner for Schmucks, Lost, Six Feet Under, Blind Fury, Joan of Arcadia, NYPD Blue, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Charmed, Mad About You, ER, Married with Children,...
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Episode 27: Days of Punk and Glory
Comedian/frontman/record label owner Joe Sib joins The Fort Podcast to talk about the art of whistling, couples fighting at Ikea, Santa Cruz, surf and skater culture, the Punk Rock scene, playing a show in front of Joey Ramone, hanging out with Johnny Ramone, playing a show in front of skinheads…
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Episode 26: The Burt Reynolds of the Forest
Canadian comedian Simon King joins The Fort Podcast to talk about sasquatches, a hobo news channel, working at a call center, what Ed wishes he could say when waiting on tables, Italian stereotypes and the stand-up scene in Canada. Simon has been featured in many comedy festivals including: The...
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Episode 25: The Scales of Justice
Comedian Jerry Rocha joins The Fort Podcast to talk about a horrible heckler, Ed's friend deciding not to go to jail, jury duty, hot lawyers, Jerry's amazing courtroom experience after his brush with the law, Mexican Pagans and gun laws in Texas. Jerry has been a featured performer on SiTV, The...
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Episode 24: Live from Santa Monica
Comedian/Actor Andrew Donnelly joins The Fort Podcast for a special live taping at the launch party for The Comedy Podcast Network. This epsiode was taped in front of a live, theater audience in Santa Monica, California on March 15th, 2011. The sound effects for the radio sketches were performed…
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Episode 23: You Down With OCD?
New York based Comedian Sean Patton joins The Fort Podcast to talk about spontaneous sex, the Insane Clown Posse, living with an obsessive compulsive disorder, things you shouldn't do with furry animals, sasqautches and great movie remake ideas. Sean's television appearances include "Late Night...
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Episode 22: Falling From Such Great Heights
Comedian/television host Johnny Pemberton joins the Fort Podcast to talk about Mike's fear of heights, new reality shows, "chactors," life before social networks, starting rumors and strange world views under the influence of pain killers while being forced to watch Fox News for a week. Johnny...
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Episode 21: The Dating Wastelands
Egyptian-American comedian Maria Shehata joins The Fort Podcast to talk about spending her New Year's Eve at a mansion party in the Hollywood Hills, her being featured in a documentary on Middle Eastern comedians, her upcoming tour in Egypt, the woes of online dating and Mike's horrible…
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Episode 20: My Country for a Barber
Actor/writer/director Joe Wagner joins The Fort Podcast for this very special final episode of 2010 to talk about being the mayor of nothing, sensual head massages, what happened to Natasha Lyonne, why Kevin hates going to get a haircut and Joe's philosophy on what makes a great comedy sketch…
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Episode 19: Now That's a Tasty Burger
Comedian Karl Hess (The Montreal Comedy Festival, Sunday Sunday Sunday Show) joins The Fort Podcast to talk about Karl's great Halloween, banging insane girls, new health trips, a bad McDonald's story, hitting rock bottom, late night binging, the Montreal Comedy Festival and eating a phenominal...
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Episode 18: Naked Women in a Warehouse
Comedian/actor/writer Mike Bridenstine joins The Fort Podcast's Thanksgiving episode to talk about nicknames, awkward dad experiences, nude beaches, Kevin's ugly women theory, Mike's brief employment with a cult, baseball cards, sweating problems, the time Mike's neighbor broke into his…
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Episode 17: Sex and the Spider
Actor/comedian Leonard Robinson joins The Fort Podcast to talk about Mike's hypochondria, sleeping with spiders, Ed's close encounter with herpies and Kevin's knowledge of history. Leonard is widly known as a series regular on MTV's "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" and the critically acclaimed...
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Episode 16: Happy Halloween
Comedian Emily Maya Mills joins The Fort Podcast for our very special Halloween episode to talk about delivering babies, her recent trip to Hawaii, Mike's dealings with a crooked cop, scary fish horror movies, hot sex scenes in classic movies and, of course, halloween costumes. Emily is a…
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Episode 15: Welcome to Los Angeles
Comedian Kyle Kinane (Live At Gotham, Last Call with Carson Daily, Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival and TBS's Very Funny Show) joins the The Fort podcast to talk about texting destinies, Ed's trip across the country, Kyle and Matt Braunger getting robbed after a gig, classic boom boxes,...
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Episode 14: Kitchen Nightmares
Comedian Raj Desai (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham) joins The Fort Podcast to talk about horrible restaurant stories, performing with homeless people, Ed's AA meetings and getting fired. Raj was a runner-up in Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight 2007 and can...
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Episode 13: The Lost Future
Comedian Dwayne Perkins guests on The Fort Podcast to talk about Dwayne's billionaire theory, Jay Z's 99 problems, renting rims, fast food madness, eating in the deep south and alien plans for the earth. Dwayne Perkins made his sitcom debut on the 2002 fall season premiere of CBS's "Baby Bob" as…
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Episode 12: Happy Days Are Here Again
Comedian/actor Brian Scolaro (FOX's "Stacked," Showtime's "Dexter," TNT's "Men Of A Certain Age," NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'brien," HBO's "Life and Times of Tim," Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," "Comedy Central Presents") returns to The Fort Podcast to talk about having the flu, odd food...
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Episode 11: To Live and Die In Punk
Stand-up comedian Geoff Brousseau guests on The Fort Podcast to talk about why men are attracted to small women, hanging out at a pirate radio station, the best bar fight ever,amazing punk band drinking stories, waking up in a hotel room surrounded by a crop circle of urine, Geoff's worst heckler...
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Episode 10: Cults
Actor/comedian T.J. Miller joins The Fort Podcast to talk about the many people sharing his name, his recent brain surgery, starring in "Cloverfield" and improvising with a 500 pound grizzly bear. T.J. starred in J.J. Abrams "Cloverfield" as well as the 2008 TV series "Carpoolers." He has…
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Episode 9: Dating Sucks
Comedian/actor Matt Braunger joins The Fort podcast to talk about life in Los Angeles, the KFC DoubleDown, ridiculous age restrictions, superhero movies and Kevin's tough dating experiences. His television credits include "Mad TV," "Pushing Daisies," "Carpoolers," "Acceptable TV," "Late Night…
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Episode 8: Letters to the Devil
Writer/actor/comedian Frank Conniff guests on this very special episode of "The Fort Podcast" to talk about his years starring on "Mystery Science Theater 3000," his new show "Cinematic Titanic," Mike's crazy pump-up song, the New York punk scene in the 1970's and the changing landscape of the...
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Episode 7: Adventures on the High Seas
Writer/comedian Phil Ranta guests on this episode of The Fort Podcast to talk about his upcoming four month comedy improv tour on board a cruise ship, felony amounts of hashish during his vacation to Jamaica, cougars on the prowl, Mike's strange noises while urinating and Ed's worst job ever.…
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Episode 6: Of Socks and Men
Comedian, musician, actor and writer Ron Lynch joins Kevin, Ed and Mike on this weeks show to talk about career changes, crazy sword swallowers, how Kevin has changed, bar fights and bizarre band gigs. Ron Lynch has appeared on the "Sarah Silverman Program," "Andy Richter Controls The Universe,"...
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Episode 5: Conspiracy Theories
Comedian Matt McCarthy joins Kevin, Ed and Mike on this weeks show to talk about some crazy conspiracy theories, the many faces of Matt McCarthy on facebook, what action movies are declared as American classics and how to successfully book an acting gig. McCarthy is a featured stand-up comedian…
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About this show
The Fort is a comedy podcast hosted by Mike Costantini, Kevin Ford and Ed Galvez who are three improvisational actors and stand up comedians in Los Angeles. The show features top talented guest comics, hilarious radio sketches and all things action, sci-fi and horror. The Fort Podcast is where you hang out and pretend with your favorite comics. Past guests have included T.J. Miller (Cloverfield, She's Out Of Your League, Get Him To The Greek, Yogi Bear), Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic), Matt Braunger (MADtv, Live At Gotham, Carpoolers, Pushing Daisies), Brian Scolaro (Stacked, Men Of A Certain Age, Conan O'brien, Live At Gotham and Comedy Central Presents: Brian Scolaro), Matt McCarthy (AMC's Action Pack, Comedy Central, The Other Guys and Mr. Tambourine Man), Ron Lynch (The Sarah Silverman Program, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Raising Dad and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Home Movies, Tom Goes To The Mayor and Bob's Burgers), Leonard Robinson
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