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UCB Long-Form Conversations
by UCB Long-Form Conversations
The UCB Long-Form Conversations Podcast is the definitive source for news, information, and in-depth conversations about the best alternative comedy theatre on the planet. Now in its fourth incarnation, this podcast is a LaRonde, where the guest of episode 1 becomes the host of episode 2, the guest of episode 2 becomes the host of episode 3, and on, and on, and on. Sporadically, we also present “Palate Cleansers”, where UCB teachers and staff present official UCB news/updates, and offer experimental one-off episodes. Tune in for passionate, insightful conversations about the art, comedy, and love of long form improv, presented by the comedians who teach and perform at UCB (NYC and LA). This podcast feed also features the full archive of this podcast going back to 2009.
Episodes
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Brennan Lee Mulligan / Scot Armstrong
Brennan Lee Mulligan sits down with NY OG, screenwriter, show runner, & director Scot Armstrong (Soundtrack, Mother). They cover his early days studying in Chicago at Second City under Del Close, the Chicago scene, the very first days of UCB New York, helping invite the Soundtrack format, and more.
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Anna Rajo / Brennan Lee Mulligan
Anna Rajo / Brennan Lee Mulligan by UCB Comedy
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Alex Fernie / Anna Rajo
UCB resident smarty pants, Alex Fernie sits down with UCB Diversity Coordinator Anna Rajo (Thirst Trap, Gringos) about discovering comedy, making the jump to improv, her desire to be an improv teacher, and how performing for Maude has influenced her improv character work.
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Sarah Claspell / Alex Fernie
Sarah Claspell / Alex Fernie by UCB Comedy
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Palate Cleanser: Brian Huskey
Palate Cleanser: Brian Huskey by UCB Comedy
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Palate Cleanser: Native American Roundtable
Native comedians Joey Clif, Lucas BrownEyes, Kelly Lynne D’Angelo, and Jenny Marlowe, talk navigating the comedy & entertainment scenes, creating outlets for native creative voices, their backgrounds, non-natives writing native stories & consulting, the power of diverse native voices, and more
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Jacob Wysocki / Sarah Claspell
Jacob Wysocki / Sarah Claspell by UCB Comedy
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Palate Cleanser: Asian Performer Roundtable
In this palate cleanser episode, Will Choi (Asian AF creator) talks with fellow Asian performers Alex Song (Asian AF NY Producer), Ally Pintal (Harold Team & Maude Team. Pilipino AF), Dhruv Singh (Queen John, Benton, Too Effin High, South East Asian AF) to talk about representation of Asian...
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Jo Roueiheb / Frank Marasco
We're ending our NYC round with a delightful conversation between Lloyd night teammates Jo Roueiheb and Frank Marasco! Frank tells Jo about starting improv in Boston, his somewhat inexplicable love for Andy Daly, how to lean on your strengths in improv and enjoy the harder notes. We also learn…
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James Folta / Jo Roueiheb
This week’s guest is the fabulous Jo Roueiheb! Jo chats with James Folta about her love of Lucille Ball and Amy Sedaris, how important it is to “not be afraid to get weird” and her experiences on Lloyd teams Seventeen and Doing Hugs.
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Corin Wells / James Folta
Corin Wells is our fantastic host this week and her guest is Harold Night's James Folta! James tells us about his start in improv back in San Fransisco at End Games Theater, his background in mime, and how his passion for writing is influenced by improv. And of course we hear about his amazing...
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Stefan Schuette / Corin Wells
Our Harold Night host Stefan Schuette is joined by Corin Wells of the Lloyd team Promises and Maude night sketch team, The Gift. Corin tells us about her improv journey, from its start as a love for Will Ferrell to her time as a teacher and performer at the Philly Improv Theater, to her…
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Beth Slack / Stefan Schuette
New York Harold Night performer Beth Slack interviews fellow Harold player Stefan Schuette about his journey in improv, from short-form to long-form. Stefan tells us about his improv inspirations like TJ and Dave, the scenes he feels best about, and even provides a little wisdom with a salad...
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Palate Cleanser: The Lady Jam
Another palate cleanser for your ears and hearts! The four hosts of UCBNY's monthly Lady Jam chat about what makes the lady jam a great space to perform and share stories of their shared experiences as women in the New York improv community. Featuring Molly Thomas, Lily Du, Jessica Morgan and...
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Palate Cleanser: Indie Cage Match With The Mannequin Room!
In this NYC Palate Cleanser, The Mannequin Room joins us to talk about why YOU should come to Indie Cage Match at UCB East, and why you should also submit your team to perform! They also offer advice on growing as performers and as a team, talk about their team's journey and decide which diva...
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Jon Mackey / Jacon Wysocki
Jon Mackey chats with improv prince Jacob Wysocki to talk transitioning from short form to long form, the need for a comedic outlet, learning to take the note, & more.
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Peter Banifaz / Jon Mackey
Friends Peter Banifaz & Jon Mackey talk how Jon discovered comedy, the formation & evolution of his team Winslow, personal challenges his struggled, his approach to humor & improv, and more!
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Ruha Taslimi / Peter Banifaz
Old friends Ruha & Peter chat about what initially following in love with the structure of UCB's improv, the moment things "clicked", "writer's brain vs actor's brain", his role on an improv team, & more
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Marissa Strickland / Ruha Taslimi
Marissa Strickland sits down with Ruha Taslimi to talk creating characters and using them in improv scenes, Ruha finding a home at the UCB community, using improv as a form of therapy, performing as a “non-writer’s brain”, having clear emotion in scenes, and more.
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Kimia Behpoornia / Marissa Strickland
Kimia Behpoornia (Leroy) chats with Marissa Strickland (Yeti) to talk what got them into improv, using a creativity outlet as therapy, play styles, the first time she understood game, how it’s affect her day to day interactions, and more.
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Palate Cleanser: Black Performer Roundtable
In the palate cleaner episode, Edgar Momplaisir (Leroy, Arcade Currency) sits down with fellow black performers Ego Nwodim (Queen George, Benetton), Ashleigh Holston (Dollhouse, Obama's Other Daughters), and Carl Tart (Queen George, White Women) to discuss settling into the improv scene & UCB...
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Matt Starr / Beth Slack
This week we have Harold night's Beth Slack as a guest! Beth delights us with her journey from the theater world to UCB, her audition process and why it's important, favorite performers and teachers, and her passion for musical improv. Check out Beth on Harold night, or performing with her…
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Jon Wan / Matt Starr
This week's host Jon Wan sits down with Harold night's Matt Starr! Matt talks about his evolution as an improviser, starting all the way back in college right up to his current team, Mermaids. He describes the types of notes he's received and how they helped him grow, and also details how his...
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Nicole Pasquale / Jon Wan
Lloyd Night's Jon Wan is in the studio chatting with this week's host, Nicole Pasquale. Jon dives into his audition approach, the ways that solo work as enriched his improv, and both he and Nicole chat about Asian AF, a monthly improv show at UCBT that everyone should go see.
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James Dwyer / Nicole Pasquale
This week's host, James Dwyer, chats with Lloyd Night's Nicole Pasquale! Nicole takes us through her studious start at UCB, some of her early indie teams, and her experience hosting the long-running NYC indie show Kaleidescope. They also dig into improv approaches, and why sometimes it's good to...
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Kelsey Bailey / James Dwyer
Welcome back to New York City, LaRonde! Host Kelsey Bailey sits down with The Law Firm's James Dwyer, who details his audition failures and successes, how teaching has made him a better improviser, and his approach to noting.
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Mike McLendon / Kimia Behpoornia
Mike McLendon speaks with Kimia Behpoornia (Leroy, Sugar) to discuss her first year on Harold, how doing sketch & performing on Maud night informs her improv, what she gets out of improv, and more! This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB...
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Jacquis Neal / Mike McLendon
Jacquis Neal talks with UCBTLA mainstay Mike McLendon (Outside Dog, Too Effin’ High) to talk Mike’s moving to LA on a whim & diving head-first into the UCB improv scene & forming his first friendships, the importance of embracing failure, laying the groundwork so you can break the rules, the...
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Zeke Nicholson / Jacquis Neal
Zeke Nicholson chats with Jacquis Neal (Dollhouse, Some Kinda Monster) to talk Jacquis first months on Harold Night, his origins in Chicago theater scene, becoming a black performer and learning that embrace his culture & upbringing, representation in comedy, and more. This episode was made in...
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Will Hines / Zeke Nicholson
Will Hines chats with Zeke Nicholson (Cardinal Redbird, White Women) to talk what came easy to Zeke & what were his huddles, his improv strengths, the importance of representation & the formation of his all black team White Women, his role on a team, and more. This episode was made in partnership...
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Palate Cleanser: Noting Scenes
Kevin Hines and Molly Thomas listen back to scenes recorded by NYC improvisers from our last round of the LaRonde. They chat about how their notes might differ, and what their approaches are to noting certain types of scenes. Coaches, teachers and note-heads are going to love this one! This…
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Matt Walsh / Will Hines
UCB founder Matt Walsh (ASSSSCAT, Veep) talks with UCB mainstay Will Hines (The Smokes, Fuckable) about early days of UCB in NY & Will’s time navigating the fledgling scene, share stories of old bits, Matt’s time living about the theater, their process, the “a-ha improv” moment, writing improv...
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The Best of Long-Form 2017!
UCB Comedy podcast producers Cody Ziglar and Sophie Yalkezian choose a few of their favorite moments from the last year to share with listeners. Looking forward to another year of nerding out over improv! This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the...
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Palate Cleanser: Digital Content
In this special palate cleanser episode, we have digital content creators Zach Oyama (College Humor), Carmen Angelica (Cracked), & Jessica Ross (College Humor) to talk writing & directing comedy for digital platforms.
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Patale Cleanser: Musical Improv
In this palate cleanser episode, musical improvers Zora Bikangaga (Dopetown 3000), Zach Reino (Off Book podcast, Baby Wants Candy), Shilpa Das (Kaboombox), & Jiavani Linyao (Baby Wants Candy) gather to talk musical improv; the challenges of rap & hip-hop improv, the numerous different muscles...
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Palate Cleanser: Maude Writing
In this palate cleanser episode, UCB Maude Night writers Zora Bikangaga , Jess Ross, Zed Cutsinger, & Gerald Grissette talk all things sketch! How they formulate ideas, the pitching & writing process when it comes to interacting with their fellow teammates, applying game & lessons from improv to...
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Palate Cleanser: #ByeChelsea Audio Tour
In honor of the UCB Theater's move from from Chelsea to Hell’s Kitchen, Artistic Director Shannon O’Neill gives listeners a very special audio tour of the Chelsea Theater space. She’s accompanied by UCBT performers Connor Ratliff and JD Amato, who simultaneously record for their podcast 12 Hour...
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Caroline Martin / Kelsey Bailey
This week's guest is Kelsey Bailey (Sleuth, Fluffty)! She chats with Caroline Martin about how improv helped her build confidence in her identity, and how she still deals with nerves on stage. She also details her favorite openings, exercises, and show moments with house teams and her indie team,...
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Alex Dickson / Caroline Martin
This week our NYC guest is the lovely Caroline Martin (The Curfew, Obama Daughters, Let’s Talk About Race Baby). She chats with Alex Dickson about her experience getting on Lloyd night with Astronomy Club and her progression from Harold teams Coworkers and Mermaids to her current team, The…
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Joe Leonardo / Alex Dickson
This week's guest is veteran improviser Alex Dickson (The Stepfathers). Alex chats with host Joe Leonardo about her her time in Chicago on the Second City touring company and subsequent move to New York for theater school. She takes us through her experiences on UCBT house teams Detroit and The...
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David Bluvband / Joe Leonardo
This week's guest is UCBT Lloyd night performer Joe Leonardo! Joe tells host David Bluvband how he and his friends founded a long-form improv program in Hartford, Connecticut and eventually moved to New York at the suggestion of Kevin Hines. He also describes how his mindset towards improv…
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Adrian Frimpong / David Bluvband
David Bluvband (GOAT, The Chris Gethard Show) is in the New York guest chair this week! David chats with host Adrian Frimpong about his experiences on Harold teams including The Enemy, Good Girl and Brightlight. He explains how he admired the theater before even stepping foot inside it, and tells...
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Palate Cleanser: Coaching
This week our LaRonde loops back to New York City, where we kick things off with a palate cleanser episode from Kevin Hines. Kevin invites fellow UCB teacher Alex Dickson and veteran improviser and coach Chris Scott to discuss the ins and outs of coaching improv. What makes a good coach? How does...
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Paul Scheer / Jason Mantzoukas
Paul Scheer talks with friend & fellow UCB improv OG Jason Mantzoukas’ to talk their early days coming up in the NY scene, watching early ASSSSCAT shows in 5 story walk ups, early Cage Match beef, to Jason’s personal approach to improv & scene work. They also talk the nuisances of performing…
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Kale Hills / Paul Scheer
Kale Hills / Paul Scheer Kale Hills sits down with UCB OG Paul Scheer to talk the early days on at improv at UCB & why he continues to do shows, the early struggles of producing shows & finding a workable voice, the very real importance of using improv on stage vs using it on a film set & the...
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Nina Concepcion / Kale Hills
Nina Concepcion (Zoo Zoo) sits down with Kale Hills (Nomi Malone) to talk his improv origin story, his growth in both the LA indie scene & his years on Harold Nights, how his sketch has influenced his improv, his short form background, finding the right opening, and more. This week’s episode is…
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Matt Apodaca / Nina Concepcion
Nina Concepcion (Zoo Zoo) joins Matt Apodaca (DiCaprio) to discuss organic improv, patience, the importance of representation of latino voices on stage, the indie scene, POC in improv, importance of diversity, & more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery, the official house…
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Dave Theune / Matt Apodaca
Dave Theune (Bangarang!) sits with Harold newcomer Matt Apodaca (DiCaprio) to talk his early days of short form leading to long form, the pros & cons of each, his first year on Harold Night, the mentality of “passing of the torch”, & more. This week’s episode is in partnership with Bronx Brewery,...
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Palate Cleanser: Mess Hall
With LA Harold & Mess Hall auditions around the corner, current & former Mess Hall performers Jonny Svarzbein, Wes Martinez, Anna Raja, & Laci Mosley reflect on their time & experiences on Mess Hall. They share tips for auditioning, what to expect, pros & cons, and more. This week’s episode is in...
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Adrian Frimpong / Jonathan Braylock
This week Adrian Frimpong (Ice Cold Bev) sits down with host Jonathan Braylock (Astronomy Club). They chat about how Adrian discovered theatre through plays at his church and his first time seeing UCB TourCo perform. He also explains how Shaun Diston's Textbook Harolds class helped him improve as...
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The UCB Long-Form Conversations Podcast is the definitive source for news, information, and in-depth conversations about the best alternative comedy theatre on the planet. Now in its fourth incarnation, this podcast is a LaRonde, where the guest of episode 1 becomes the host of episode 2, the guest of episode 2 becomes the host of episode 3, and on, and on, and on. Sporadically, we also present “Palate Cleansers”, where UCB teachers and staff present official UCB news/updates, and offer experimental one-off episodes. Tune in for passionate, insightful conversations about the art, comedy, and love of long form improv, presented by the comedians who teach and perform at UCB (NYC and LA). This podcast feed also features the full archive of this podcast going back to 2009.
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