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Box Angeles

337 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 113 ratings

Join actor Mike 'Box' Elder as he sits down with fellow actors, directors, writers, comedians, producers and casting directors to extract insightful commentary on what it takes to achieve success in both Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

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Episodes

BA #186: Alison Haislip

July 03, 2017 04:44 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

Actor Alison Haislip (Attack of the Show!, Battlebots) stops by Studio 309 and discusses performing music as a kid, tripping into hosting, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/186

BA #185: Brian Sacca

June 26, 2017 04:15 - 1 hour - 80.4 MB

Actor Brian Sacca (Kong: Skull Island, Wrecked) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being an arrogant 20-something, working as a set carpenter, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/185

BA #184: Colleen McGuinness

June 19, 2017 06:53 - 1 hour - 85.9 MB

Writer Colleen McGuinness (Friends from College, 30 Rock) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being raised by her grandparents, working in offices after first moving to Los Angeles, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/184

BA #183: Sara Benincasa

June 12, 2017 04:10 - 1 hour - 91.6 MB

Author Sara Benincasa (Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom, DC Trip) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up with mental health issues, getting her masters degree in teaching, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/183

BA #182: Jamie Denbo

June 05, 2017 05:42 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB

Actor Jamie Denbo (Daddy's Home, Spy) stops by Studio 309 and discusses finding improv in college, working at Disney World, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/182

BA #181: Demi Adejuyigbe

May 29, 2017 05:18 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

Writer Demi Adejuyigbe (The Good Place, @midnight) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Texas, the origins of Gilmore Guys, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/181

BA #180: Tracey Wigfield

May 22, 2017 07:29 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Writer Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock, The Mindy Project) stops by Studio 309 and discusses acting as a kid, working as a writer's PA, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/180

BA #179: Rachel Grate

May 15, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

Actor Rachel Grate (The Amanda Show, NCIS) stops by Studio 309 and discusses starting out in acting as a kid, missing having an odd job, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/179

BA #178: William Jackson Harper

May 08, 2017 05:18 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Actor William Jackson Harper (The Blacklist, 30 Rock) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending the College of Santa Fe, considering giving up acting, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/178

BA #177: Anna Konkle

May 01, 2017 05:30 - 1 hour - 81 MB

Actor Anna Konkle (New Girl, Maron) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending NYU, thinking about quitting performing, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/177

BA #176: Laura Chinn

April 24, 2017 06:57 - 1 hour - 91.4 MB

Writer Laura Chinn (The Mick, Grandfathered) stops by Studio 309 and discusses dropping out of high school, her time with Boom Chicago, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/176

BA Bonus: Tina Elder

April 17, 2017 13:49 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

Mom Tina Elder stops by Studio 309 and discusses her five favorite episodes, and not much more!

BA #175: Jade Catta-Preta

April 10, 2017 05:34 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

Actor Jade Catta-Preta (Modern Family, The Jim Gaffigan Show) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Brazil, her start in comedy, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/175

BA #174: Erin Mallory Long

April 03, 2017 06:07 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

Writer Erin Mallory Long (Hello Giggles, Kathy) stops by Studio 309 and discusses watching a lot of Nickelodeon as a kid, attending NYU's film school, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/174

BA #173: Ali Vingiano

March 27, 2017 07:31 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Actor Ali Vingiano (BuzzFeed) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her gluten allergy, making her own videos, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/173

BA #172: Melissa Stetten

March 20, 2017 04:39 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Model Melissa Stetten (Key and Peele, Blue Bloods) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being a painfully shy kid, not planning on modeling, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/172

BA #171: Mo Welch

March 13, 2017 04:40 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

Comedian Mo Welch stops by Studio 309 and discusses always embracing change, attending Wyoming University, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/171

BA #170: Shane Nickerson

March 06, 2017 06:17 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Producer Shane Nickerson (Rob & Big, Crashletes) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his coffee rituals, his pivot into production, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/170

BA #169: Jason Fox

February 27, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

Actor Jason Fox (Zeroville, Gentlemen's Fury) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Pennsylvania, working as an architect, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/169

BA #168: John Hamburg

February 20, 2017 05:35 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

Writer John Hamburg (Zoolander, I Love You, Man) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Manhattan, make short films in grade school, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/168

BA #167: Amy Miller

February 13, 2017 04:55 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

On the one-hundred and sixty-seventh episode of Box Angeles, comedian Amy Miller (Last Comic Standing) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending University of California, Berkeley, how she got into stand up, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/167

BA #166: Dave Theune

February 06, 2017 06:14 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

Improviser Dave Theune (Superstore, Fresh Off The Boat) stops by Studio 309 and discusses doing ComedySportz in Milwaukee for eight years, starting out / learing a bunch doing a Stanley Steamer campaign, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/166

BA #165: Dan Gill

January 30, 2017 06:21 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Actor Dan Gill (Drunk Wedding, The Office) stops by Studio 309 and discusses coming from a family of circus performers, being repped by CAA right away, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/165

BA #164: Alex Berg

January 23, 2017 06:17 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

Improviser Alex Berg (The Goldbergs, 2 Broke Girls) stops by Studio 309 and discusses hating growing up in idyllic Connecticut, wanting to be a professor, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/164

BA #163: Amy Heidt

January 16, 2017 07:41 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Actor Amy Heidt (Adam Ruins Everything, The Office) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being overly dramatic as a kid actor, never having an agent or manager, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/163

BA #162: Eva Anderson

January 09, 2017 04:22 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Writer Eva Anderson (You're the Worst, Comedy Bang! Bang!) stops by Studio 309 and discusses having stage fright, producing reality television, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/162

BA #161: Beth Appel

January 02, 2017 07:32 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Improviser Beth Appel (Adam Ruins Everything, Comedy Bang! Bang!) stops by Studio 309 and discusses acting a lot as a kid, always wanting to lead drama departments, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/161

BA #160: Haley Mancini

December 26, 2016 03:34 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Actor Haley Mancini (The Powerpuff Girls, The Morning After) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending Boston College for pre-med, doing Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/160

BA #159: David Stassen

December 19, 2016 05:04 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Writer David Stassen (Central Intelligence, The Mindy Project) stops by Studio 309 and discusses working for ESPN, selling a movie, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/159

BA #158: Sean Bolger

December 12, 2016 06:27 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

Actor Sean Bolger (Days of Our Lives, Hand of God) stops by Studio 309 and discusses working in commodities for 13 years, stumbling into theater, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/158

BA #158: Sean Bolger

December 12, 2016 06:27 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

Actor Sean Bolger (Days of Our Lives, Hand of God) stops by Studio 309 and discusses working in commodities for 13 years, stumbling into theater, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/158

BA #157: Mouzam Makkar

November 28, 2016 06:29 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

Actor Mouzam Makkar (The Vampire Diaries, American Horror Story) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in the United Arab Emirates, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/157

BA #156: Blair Beeken

November 21, 2016 06:06 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Actor Blair Beeken (2 Broke Girls, Superstore) stops by Studio 309 and discusses touring with Second City, shooting not-great industrials in Chicago, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/156

BA #155: Jimmy Pardo

November 14, 2016 06:22 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

Comedian Jimmy Pardo (Conan, @midnight) stops by Studio 309 and discusses working for a record label, declaring bankruptcy, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/155

BA #154: Todd Robert Anderson

November 07, 2016 07:13 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

Actor Todd Robert Anderson (Angie Tribeca, Hawaii Five-O) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being a bully magnet in grade school, attending NYU, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/154

BA #153: Jessica Jardine

October 31, 2016 04:03 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

Improviser Jessica Jardine (Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Birthday Boys) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being a social kid, feeling like a degenerate in NYC, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/153

BA #152: Megan Heyn

October 24, 2016 05:27 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

Actor Megan Heyn (The Big Bang Theory, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) stops by Studio 309 and discusses moving around a lot, calling agents as a teenager, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/152

BA #151: Todd Glass

October 17, 2016 06:18 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Comedian Todd Glass (The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) stops by Studio 309 and discusses playing around in his dad's shoe warehouse as a kid, how he got started in stand up, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/151

BA #150: Brandon Sornberger Returns

October 10, 2016 05:06 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

Actor Brandon Sornberger (Parks and Recreation, You're The Worst) returns to Studio 309 for a special 150th episode and discusses his affinity for beers, then drinks beers, and more beer! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/150

BA #149: Mark McConville

October 03, 2016 04:58 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

Improviser Mark McConville (Superego, Pistol Shrimps Radio) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Wisconsin, working for Disney, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/149

BA #148: Holly Laurent

September 26, 2016 06:25 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

Improviser Holly Laurent (Drunk History, Key and Peele) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in a big Christian family, doing bits as a kid, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/148

BA #147: Veronica Osorio

September 19, 2016 04:12 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

Actor Veronica Osorio (Hail, Caesar!, Adam Ruins Everything) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in a violent Venezuela, her experience "clowning", and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/147

BA #146: Brian James O'Connell

September 12, 2016 04:12 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB

Improviser Brian James O'Connell (Bloodsucking Bastards, Angry White Man) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his improv rituals, being a weird kid, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/146

BA #145: Cameron Esposito

August 29, 2016 04:49 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

Comedian Cameron Esposito (Maron, Drunk History) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being a weird kid, going all in with Catholicism, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/145

BA #144: Andree Vermeulen

August 22, 2016 04:55 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

Actor Andree Vermeulen (New Girl, The Birthday Boys) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her struggles finding an agent at first, her mad waitressing skills, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/144

BA #143: Marcy Jarreau

August 15, 2016 05:55 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB

Improviser Marcy Jarreau (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Adam Ruins Everything) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Louisiana, going all in on improv since being a kid, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/143

BA #142: Ingrid Haas

August 08, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

Actor Ingrid Haas (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Bajillion Dollar Propertie$) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Canada, getting into comedy with her musical duo Charity & Chastity, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/142

BA #141: Dylan Gelula

August 01, 2016 06:04 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Actor Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Casual) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Philadelphia, reaching out to agents as a kid, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/141

BA #140: Payman Benz

July 25, 2016 07:10 - 1 hour - 82.1 MB

Director Payman Benz (Last Man on Earth, Key and Peele) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Silcon Valley, how a short film got things going, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/140

BA #139: Matt Iseman

July 18, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

Host Matt Iseman (American Ninja Warrior, Home & Family) stops by Studio 309 and discusses playing baseball at Princeton, a brief stint as a doctor, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/2016/07/17/ba-139-matt-iseman/

Guests

Scott Aukerman
2 Episodes
Thomas Middleditch
2 Episodes
Amir Blumenfeld
1 Episode
Amy Miller
1 Episode
Brian James
1 Episode
Cameron Esposito
1 Episode
Emily Heller
1 Episode
Erin Whitehead
1 Episode
Eugene Cordero
1 Episode
Eva Anderson
1 Episode
Evan Susser
1 Episode
Graham Elwood
1 Episode
Greg Edwards
1 Episode
James Mastraieni
1 Episode
Jimmy Pardo
1 Episode
Jon Gabrus
1 Episode
Kumail Nanjiani
1 Episode
Lauren Lapkus
1 Episode
Matt Besser
1 Episode
Matt Walsh
1 Episode
Maz Jobrani
1 Episode
Oscar Montoya
1 Episode
Rob Kutner
1 Episode
Sean Casey
1 Episode
Shane Nickerson
1 Episode
Will Hines
1 Episode