Yes But Why Podcast
242 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsYes But Why is an Austin-based podcast in which host Amy Jordan interviews improvisers, writers, showrunners, and other creatives about what inspires them, how they handle their struggles and what project they’re working on next!
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YBY ep 282: Stephanie Herrera and a voracious love for all things creative and community focused.
September 26, 2021 23:54 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, listen in as I interview Stephanie Herrera, actor, writer, and entertainment insurance broker. Stephanie Herrera is an Entertainment Specialist based out of Durham, Ontario, Canada. She is a Stage/Screen Actor, a Comedian, a Singer, a Writer, a Producer, an Acting Coach, a Director, a Key Note Speaker, a Corporate Trainer, a TV Host, and a Voice Actor. She has been the host and community producer on three shows at Rogers TV (Oshawa), produced, written, and d...
YBY ep 281: Ivy Le and the road to making “FOGO: Fear of Going Outside: a nature show by the most reluctant host ever”.
September 20, 2021 05:27 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, we are featuring comedian and podcaster, Ivy Le. Ivy Le is a Vietnamese American comedian and writer based in Austin, Texas. Ivy has performed at Bedpost Confessions, Coldtowne Theatre, the Decatur Book Festival, Kollaboration, and more! Ivy is the host and creator of the Spotify podcast, “FOGO: Fear of Going Outside: a nature show by the most reluctant host ever”. Ivy was selected to be one of the 10 out of 18,000 applicants to go through Spotify’s first...
YBY ep 280 Amanda Buckley: Dramatic since birth!
September 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I am delighted to present my conversation with Australian improviser, Amanda Buckley. Amanda Buckley is an actor, improviser, voice over artist and teacher. She has been performing for over 20 years for theatre, corporate and festival audiences both in Australia and overseas. Amanda most recently has appeared in a series of sketches for Channel 10’s The Project and will next appear in the upcoming miniseries Fires, for ABC TV. Amanda has trained, performed...
YBY ep 279: Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson and how performing and appreciating Art has shaped her perspective of the world.
September 06, 2021 03:42 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, listen in as I chat with Improvisation facilitator, training developer and Higher Education professional, Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson. Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson is an improviser based in Glossop, England. She has been performing and teaching improv for 15 years. Jess is the co-founder of Glossop Improv alongside Sekki Tabasuares. Together, they provide a weekly online improv workshop to improvisers all over the world. Being an improviser with multiple scleros...
YBY ep 278 : Traveus Lawson reminds us to always press record.
August 30, 2021 03:15 - 1 hour - 70 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I interview artist and podcast producer, Traveus Lawson. Traveus Lawson is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Always Press Record, Inc. (alwayspressrecord.com) He is the lead producer on more than 30 serial podcasts, with thousands of hours of content within the APRTV vault that is broadcasted globally via 24/7 live streams and On-Demand SmartTV apps. Originally from the small town of Monessen, PA, Traveus Lawson moved to Los Angeles with his mom sh...
YBY ep 277: Audio Describer Bridget Melton works to make the arts accessible to all.
August 23, 2021 05:06 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, listen in as I talk to Audio Describer, Bridget Melton. Bridget Melton is an Audio Describer who has recently relocated to North Texas from the Chicago area. Active in the cultural accessibility community for many years, Bridget works to create a welcoming environment for all. Around the United States, and virtually, she can be found at various theatres promoting inclusion as an audio describer, advisor, or volunteer. Audio Description is a service that ...
YBY ep 276: Poet/musician Andy N is overflowing with creativity.
August 16, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I interview writer and performer, Andy N. Andy N is a poet, a musician, an open mic host, and a podcaster from Manchester, England. Andy N is the author of six full length poetry collections and he also writes a regular column for Manchester’s publication, The Sunday Tribune. He composes ambient electronic music under the name of “Ocean in a Bottle” and he co-hosts the always welcoming Spoken Word Open Mic, 'Speak Easy'. Andy N is also a podcaster and he h...
YBY ep 275: Annie Schiffman on empowering artists with Downstage Media!
August 09, 2021 04:38 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I talk to improviser and marketing expert, Annie Schiffman. Annie Schiffman is an award-winning improviser who is also the founder of Downstage Media, the Places Please Project, and Profitable Improv. Like many performers, Annie stopped her onstage work when getting to rehearsals, auditions, and shows became too difficult alongside raising her two children. So she put her energy into helping other performing arts entrepreneurs. She started Downstage Media...
YBY ep 274 : Siddharth Venkatesh on craving the chaos of creativity!
August 02, 2021 04:08 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I talk to improviser Siddharth Venkatesh. Siddharth Venkatesh is an improv performer with Improv Comedy Bangalore. In early September 2020, he co-created the ICB’s Facebook Community Group. It has since become a central hub through which improvisers all over the world connect! Outside of Improv, Siddharth is an engineer and he loves to play Indian classical percussion. In our conversation, Siddharth tells me about the television show he was in as a kid and...
YBY ep 273: David Escobedo and getting a punk rock PhD in improv.
July 26, 2021 02:10 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I talk to improviser and academic, David Escobedo. David Escobedo has been coaching and performing improv since 1995, starting his career in San Diego and Los Angeles. He has his BA and MA in Drama; and, David is currently pursuing his PhD in Drama with a focus on improv at the University of Chester in the UK. His Masters thesis paper was on how an improviser’s voice (background/experience) is the most valuable element to an improv team and show. David loves...
YBY ep 272: Rachael Mason is a witch, a jerk and a nerd! (Not to mention hilarious and fun!)
July 19, 2021 02:31 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I talk to the amazingly funny Rachael Mason. Rachael Mason is a veteran improviser and a teaching artist of the famed Chicago improv scene. She started her creative career by taking classes and performing at The Annoyance, iO, and Second City. Later, she taught improv workshops at theaters and universities all across the Chicago area. Rachael Mason has performed and taught all over the world, primarily headlining festivals with her comedy partner Susan Messi...
YBY ep 271: Vishok Verma on bettering society through the performing arts.
July 12, 2021 02:36 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I chat with Improv Artist and a Social Entrepreneur, Vishok Verma. Vishok Verma is a Professional Trainer of Communication Skills (Corporate, Social Enterprises, and Non-profits). He is the Founder & CEO of “Let’s Express,” an organization that uses improvisational games and other performing arts exercises to boost the self-esteem and to improve the communication skills of young individuals from socio-economically disadvantaged areas of India. Vishok has b...
YBY ep 270: Dr. Jenny Christner on the benefits of using improv to develop empathy and listening skills!
July 05, 2021 04:27 - 58 minutes - 46.8 MBThis week on Yes But Why Podcast, I connected with Dr. Jennifer Christner, doctor, educator, and improviser. Jennifer G. Christner, MD is the Dean, School of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Christner was practicing general pediatrics when early in her career, she was selected to become a National Faculty Development Scholar by the Academic Pediatric Association. This changed her focus from seeing patients to developing educational methods to train better doctors. This ne...
YBY ep 269: Sammi Dittloff and a billion ways to build something creative.
June 28, 2021 00:46 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week, Yes But Why Podcast features podcaster and Twitch streamer, Sammi Dittloff. Sammi Dittloff is an actor, writer, podcaster, Twitch streamer, and crafter who also works in marketing and social media. Sammi hosts and produces two podcasts: Pop Culture Diner is about The Bachelor and horror movies (and any other pop culture topics that comes up), and Dairy Free State, an interview podcast about food and health and what happens at that intersection. Sammi was working on a PhD in human...
YBY ep 268: Assad Khan on bringing people together to ignite their creativity!
June 21, 2021 04:44 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I talk to Indian improviser, Assad Khan. Assad Khan is the Founder, Producer and Artistic Director of “Creating Humour - An Improv Experience.” He is one-half of The Bromantic Duo with Rahmeen Charania. He is one-half of Creating EXTREME Humour with David Riley Pustansky. He is also one-half of The Elke and Assadie Show with Elke Reid. He is a proud member of the India Improv Ensemble with Kaivalya Plays. And he is also part of “The World Of Improv.” In our conver...
YBY ep 267: Jeff Rogers on improv and using your innate creativity to make money!
June 14, 2021 05:05 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I chat with Jeff Rogers, comedian, emcee, author, keynote speaker, actor, game show host and so much more. Starting off as an award-winning stand-up comic in the late 1980’s, Jeff Rogers was spotted by Amy Sedaris who suggested he audition for The Second City Theater in Chicago. Jeff is the second youngest performer behind John Belushi to be hired at the renowned Second City theater. Jeff Rogers is currently a Professional Corporate Emcee, a best-selling Author, an...
YBY ep 266: Improviser Bertrand Hance on learning to tell stories, not jokes.
June 07, 2021 05:33 - 51 minutes - 41.8 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I interviewed French improviser/musician, Bertrand Hance. Bertrand Hance is a man with many creative talents. He is a skilled improv comedian and a corporate team building coach. He is currently teaching theatrical improvisation workshops for teens and adults through The Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture des 3 Maisons as well as an improv workshop for people with disabilities through APF Nancy. Bertrand is also a certified cooking teacher, a musical composer, and ...
YBY ep 265: Karen Lange on staying creatively active and motivated!
May 31, 2021 04:25 - 1 hour - 116 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I chat with Washington DC-based performer, Karen Lange. Karen Lange is an actor, singer, improviser, and producer. In 2008, Karen co-founded Pinky Swear Productions. Over a decade later, Karen is amazed by how many awesome shows Pinky Swear has done and how many amazing artists they have had the opportunity to work with. In addition to her work with Pinky Swear Productions, Karen acts in theatrical productions all over the DC area. She also performs in “Vox Pop,”...
YBY ep 264: Roberto Lewis on exploring improv skills and philosophies.
May 24, 2021 05:17 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of talking to Roberto Lewis. Roberto Lewis is a writer and improviser from San Jose, CA. He performs improv with ACME Theater’s “Pick-Up Game” and in Impro Theatre’s “Rom Com Improvised.” Roberto can be seen on Ripley Improv's “Heartbeats,” an improvised medical drama, available now on YouTube. Roberto also writes and performs for the sketch group, “The Bizness.” From the stories he tells, Roberto has been a voracious learner since he was a littl...
YBY ep 263: Kit Brooks on creativity, identity and the way we learn.
May 17, 2021 04:43 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I interview Austin improviser, Kit Brooks. Kit Brooks is an Educator & Theatre Artist with a passion for inclusion. Kit has performed in many shows at Austin improv theaters, both on the stage in the before times and in the improv Zoom shows that are the norm these days. Kit teaches improv classes to neurodiverse students through The Hideout's Building Connections program. Kit is also an aerial dancer and an education researcher with a Master’s Degree in Learning ...
YBY ep 262: Gael Doorneweerd-Perry on experiencing pure freedom performing onstage!
May 10, 2021 04:28 - 1 hour - 51 MBThis week, Yes But Why speaks with globally acclaimed improviser, Gael Doorneweerd-Perry. Gael is a French improv performer/teacher who is currently running The Flock Theatre in Amsterdam alongside his wife, Laura Doorneweerd-Perry. Gael started his improv journey in Strasbourg where co-founded Anananas & Pampamplemousse (formerly La Carpe Haute). He’s also co-founder of the SIN, an international network of improvisers in Europe. Gael and Laura travel all over the globe, performing and t...
YBY ep 261: Filmmaker Frankie Frain on telling stories and getting the job done!
May 03, 2021 08:09 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBEpisode Link: https://wp.me/p7HtP1-1gO Episode description: This week on Yes But Why, I interviewed Frankie Frain, a writer, director, and producer based out of my home state, Massachusetts. Frankie Frain is an award-winning filmmaker (Sexually Frank, Having Fun Up There), YouTube content creator, and head of Red Cow Entertainment. From narrative and documentary feature films to macaroni and cheese reviews, Frankie has told hundreds of stories, and you can expect a lot more. I had a gre...
YBY ep 260: Julie LoRusso and the daily meditation of learning, growing, and becoming a better self.
April 26, 2021 06:20 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I had a wonderful chat with television director, Julie LoRusso. Julie LoRusso is a multi-camera live and live-to-tape director with over 30 years-experience in television production. Julie has worked with clients such as MTV, PBS, and Comedy Central. Some of the highlights of her work have been with Sesame Street (2020), Tidal X – Lil’ Wayne (2018), CrossFit Games (2014-Present), and Times Square New Year’s Eve (2016-2018). Julie is also a triathlete who currently ...
YBY ep 259: Neil Curran and the ever-evolving artform of improv.
April 19, 2021 03:30 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I have a great talk with Irish improviser, Neil Curran. Neil Curran is one of leading influencers of the improv scene in Ireland. He has been teaching and performing improv both in Ireland and internationally for many years. He has toured with his signature show, “Neil + 1,” at festivals and theatres around the world. By day, Neil is an applied improv trainer with corporate clients around the world. Neil Curran is the founder and director of Improv Fest Ireland...
YBY ep 258: Sheri Flanders on pushing the boundaries of art and culture.
April 12, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 54 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I spoke with Sheri Flanders, a Chicago-based actor, comedian, writer, and visual artist. Sheri Flanders is an instructor at the Second City Training Center in Chicago, and her performance background ranges from improv, stand up, musical theater, commercials, Shakespeare, corporate training and voice over work. Sheri is half of the interracial married sketch comedy duo, Flanders. Sheri is a writer of sketch comedy, musicals, screenplays, satire, film reviews, and ...
YBY ep 257 : Llaura H_Improviser on passion and performance opportunities!
April 05, 2021 05:12 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I chatted with UK based improviser, Llaura H_Improviser. Llaura H_Improviser has been performing long form (mostly narrative) improv since 2016. In the before times (and hopefully soon again), Llaura has been performing with the amateur improv community, Unscripted Players, a group linked to The Bristol Improv Theatre (where she also worked as company director from 2018-2019). With the daily mantra of "life is improv", Llaura didn’t let the pandemic stop her from p...
YBY ep 256: Shannon Dale Stott on following your curiosity!
March 29, 2021 05:08 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I connected with Austin improviser, Shannon Dale Stott Shannon Dale Stott has been performing and teaching Improv for over 20 years. Her professional start in improv began in Richmond Virginia with ComedySportz and she has continued to teach workshops and classes for the Hideout Theater in Austin and through her own company, Improv On and Off the Stage. Shannon exudes confidence and kindness and that is reflected in the success of her students. Shannon speaks, teach...
YBY ep 255: Lahari Dunn on how Austin Improv has shaped her as a performer!
March 22, 2021 04:32 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I chat with Austin improviser, Lahari Dunn. Lahari Dunn is an improviser based in Austin, TX. She has performed in mainstage shows at various theaters in Austin. She has also co-directed shows at The Institution Theater (Immigrants, The Musical! (Parts One and Two), The Hideout Theatre (Hideout Kids: 'How I Saved the World Over Summer Vacation' and Hideout Student: 'Love on Deck'), and Coldtowne (Capstone one night show: 'Bands'). She can be seen performing onli...
YBY ep 254: Velvet Duke on connecting with an audience and doing what you love!
March 15, 2021 05:13 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThis week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of chatting with Velvet Duke, Toronto-based entertainer and improv instructor. Velvet Duke is a world-beloved Black, autistic, queer, velvet voiced, multi-faceted creator, facilitator, and community leader. As an entertainer, Velvet engages with audiences as a musical improviser, a storyteller, a stand-up, and a host. Velvet studied at and graduated from The Improv Place (Masterclass in Teaching) as well as Second City Toronto Training Centre (M...
YBY ep 253: Nick Byrne and turning challenges into opportunities.
March 08, 2021 06:08 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to Nick Byrne, one of Australia’s most prominent improvisational trainers and producers. Nick Byrne is Artistic Director of the Impro ACT theatre in Canberra, Australia. Starting in 2005, Impro ACT has been providing improv classes at all levels, performances of comedic, dramatic, musical, physical, and experimental unscripted theatre, as well as the Canberra International Festival of Improvisation (aka “Improvention”). Nick is also the Artistic Director ...
YBY ep 252: Paul Deichmann talks about making connections and telling stories.
March 01, 2021 02:04 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to theater artist and podcaster, Paul Deichmann. Paul Deichmann is an improviser from just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Paul is a performer, a director and a producer of improvised and devised theater pieces. At home like the rest of us in live entertainment, Paul currently produces an improvised long form podcast called The Offer with Cesar Gozurreta. Our chat goes deep into improv theory straightaway. This conversation starts with an examinat...
YBY ep 251: Making discoveries with Kelly Hopkins!
February 22, 2021 06:40 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to Kelly Hopkins, founder of Soul Exploration Through Art. Kelly Hopkins is a life coach as well as an experienced speaker and facilitator with decades of experience working with groups large and small. Kelly has been working to help people for her whole life. After a career in social services burnt her out, she moved her family to Costa Rica. To connect with her new neighbors and to begin to heal, Kelly started an art connection group. They worked on journa...
YBY ep 250: Improviser Jay Sukow creates laughter and joy!
February 15, 2021 02:42 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we had the opportunity to talk to improviser, Jay Sukow. Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for almost 30 years now. He is a director, writer, actor, and podcaster as well as an award-winning improv performer and instructor. He is the founder of Today Improv, which teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. Jay also thrives in the corporate arena. He has extensive experience helping businesses enhance their abilities by using im...
YBY ep 249: Rebecca Bernstein and building community through Zoom Shakespeare!
February 08, 2021 03:06 - 59 minutes - 41.3 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we chat with Rebecca Bernstein, producer of Zoom Shakespeare Productions. Rebecca Bernstein is a Houston based actor/director/producer. She grew up doing theater classes for kids and worked several summers as a camp counselor at various theater camps around the city. After graduating with a theater degree from St Edward’s University in 2011, she spent a summer as the theater specialist at the Chicago JCC’s CAMP CHI. Since then, she has been acting and directing wit...
YBY ep 248: Gary Miceli and Noel Gibson discuss creativity during the pandemic and their new comedy series, Freshman Circus.
February 01, 2021 04:56 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we chat with writer/actor Gary Miceli and comedian/actor Noel Gibson. Gary Miceli and Noel Gibson came on the podcast to promote their new comedy series, Freshman Circus, streaming now on YouTube. Freshman Circus is a comedy web series about navigating freshman year in college in the world of online classes. Freshman Circus premiered on January 20th . New episodes come out every Wednesday! Actor, writer, producer and New York native Gary Miceli is an avid film and t...
YBY ep 247: Alric Davis on building connections with your characters, your audience and your community.
January 25, 2021 06:22 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we interview Alric Davis, Artistic Director of The Sankofa Collective in Houston, TX. Alric Davis is an artist focused on preserving history through the power of words and movement. Since 2013, he has served as the Founding Artistic Director of The Sankofa Collective, a non-profit theatre organization in his hometown Houston, Texas. The Sankofa Collective produces theater for the purpose of educating and enriching the lives of at-risk communities of color. Alric i...
YBY ep 246: Asia Beck and Ben Snaith on vulnerability through improv!
January 18, 2021 04:40 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we interview Australian improv duo, Asia Beck & Ben Snaith. Asia Beck is a musician and an improviser. They studied Jazz at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. They credit their ability to improvise in the realm of comedy to the training received during music studies. Asia is an advocate for mental health/schizophrenia awareness and encourages anyone else with similar struggles to use comedy as therapy and a valuable learning tool. Ben Snaith has been creating...
YBY ep 245: Annie O’Connor and finding confidence in your own abilities.
January 11, 2021 06:43 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we chat with improviser, Annie O’Connor. Annie O’Connor is a veteran improviser that has been teaching and performing since 1997. Alongside her husband, Levin O’Connor, Annie created NOW improv in Los Angeles. This is where they invented the New Earth Army improv classes for personal development. She has taught improv at MI’s Westside Comedy Theater (Santa Monica, CA) , iOwest (LA), Improv Utopia, The Verge Theater (Bozeman, MT), AMDA (LA) and at universities, thea...
YBY ep 244: Jessica Thonen and the magical flow of possibility.
January 04, 2021 06:07 - 1 hour - 45 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we chat with Jessica Thonen, theatrical design and technology professor at Eckerd College. Jessica Thonen is a passionate community builder. At Eckerd College, she supports the BA and BFA degree programs for the Theatre Dept. And they are truly lucky to have her. With a BA in drama from University of Dallas and an MFA from West Virginia University, Jessica Thonen has designed scenery and costumes in Europe, Off-Broadway, and throughout the United States. She has ex...
YBY ep 243: Surya Abhineta is building the bridge from Nepal to the international impro scene.
December 28, 2020 05:19 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBWebsite blurb: This week on Yes But Why, we interviewed Nepali theater artist, Surya Abhineta. Listen in as we catch up with Surya Abhineta at the beginning of his creative journey. Surya recently broke into the international improv scene and he caught my eye doing a couple zoom improv shows. In our conversation, we talk about his interest in acting and in casting. Surya wants to open the world to the beauty and the theatrical talent of Nepal. He has aspirations to connect his hometown wi...
YBY ep 242: John Poveromo on working hard and knowing your own value.
December 21, 2020 05:53 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to stand-up comedian and political comedy writer, John Poveromo. John Poveromo is a Brooklyn-born, Jersey-raised stand-up comic who exudes the perfect blend of self-deprecation and optimism. John is a dynamic and engaging performer who uses comedy to make sense of himself and the world around him. As open and honest onstage as he was in this interview, John’s charm gives him the ability to connect with every audience every time. John can be heard on Sirius...
YBY ep 241: Sarah Mikayla Brown on originality and creative experimentation!
December 14, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to improviser and arts educator, Sarah Mikayla Brown. Sarah Mikayla Brown is a performer, educator and producer based in Lafayette, Louisiana. She is an ensemble member of Silverbacks Improv Theatre, RagTag, and The Family Dinner (Baton Rouge). She is a graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the improvisation program at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. Brown co-founded and produced the Chicago Fringe Festival, which went on to have an ad...
YBY ep 240: Aaron Garrett is up for the challenge.
December 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to theater artist and comedy writer, Aaron Garrett. Aaron Garrett is a writer and lighting designer by inclination (and a producer/director/actor by necessity) based in Houston, Texas. He has a passion for pushing the cultural boundaries of sketch comedy and in 2012 founded Be Kind To Strangers, currently Houston's longest running sketch comedy troupe. In 2014 he founded the semi-improvised Magical Lying Hour which (when possible) travels frequently in the ...
YBY ep 239: Danu Uribe on finding the unique creative path that works for you.
November 30, 2020 04:42 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to Austin based actress and voiceover artist, Danu Uribe. Danu Uribe is an Emmy-nominated, full-time voice-over and on-camera talent for commercials, video games, film, animation, motion capture, corporate training, and eLearning projects. Danu has twenty years of audio and video studio experience. Danu earned her B.A. in Drama from Texas Woman’s University, received her introduction to comedy performing with the critically acclaimed, multimedia sketch co...
YBY ep 238: Leah Dawson and a lifelong love of the arts.
November 23, 2020 04:14 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to Italy-based improviser and educator, Leah Dawson. Leah Dawson is an elementary school teacher at an international school in Italy. Leah is also an active member of the improv scene at Teatribù in Milan. We connected on an international improv Facebook group. Leah weaves improv games into her daily lessons to keep her students engaged and we bonded when she advised me on an improv class I was teaching for elementary aged children. It was great to talk to ...
YBY ep 237: Retired DJ Ivy Meehan wows film festivals across the country!
November 16, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to actress and podcaster, Ivy Meehan. Native Texan Ivy Meehan has always found her way to performing on a stage, even when there were no theaters anywhere to be found. Even when she was going to college on a golf scholarship and getting a degree in Entertainment and Sport Promotion, she somehow convinced the business school she was attending to produce a musical every spring. And yet, most of the stories Ivy tells me in our conversation have to do with fe...
YBY ep 236: Alex Velluto on how to become a comedian!
November 09, 2020 04:19 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week on Yes But Why, our interview is with standup comedian, Alex Velluto. Alex Velluto is a standup comedian, based out of Utah. With millions of online views, he has performed in the top comedy clubs across the country in over 60 cities as a member of the Dry Bar Comedy Tour. Dry Bar Comedy produced his debut comedy special, “Alex Velluto: Spurious,” available now on Amazon. Alex was a finalist in the prestigious Boston Comedy Festival, was named “Best of Fest” at the Golden Spike...
YBY ep 235: Joe Bill on being globally connected through improv
November 02, 2020 06:08 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to world renowned performer and improv teacher, Joe Bill. Joe Bill has been a performer and teacher at iO Chicago for more than 30 years; he was one of the co-founders of Annoyance Theater; and, he was an Artistic Associate for The Chicago Improv Festival for the entirety of its existence. He has been an Internationally Touring Teacher, Performer and director for more than 20 years and acts as an Artistic Adviser for a number of Improvisation and Comedy The...
YBY ep 234: J Villanueva and the evolution of being an artist for life
October 26, 2020 03:52 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to improviser, J Villanueva. J Villanueva is an improviser and educator from the city of Manila in The Philippines. J teaches Disaster Readiness and Earth Sciences to high school students. Alongside his students, he started “Schrodinger’s Act,” the first High School improv club that his school has ever had. J has been performing improv for 25 years, even before he knew what organized improv was. Now J teaches and performs improv all over the world. J runs...
YBY ep 233: Nik Whitcomb is a nimble theatrical Renaissance man
October 19, 2020 04:26 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBThis week on Yes But Why, we talk to Chicago-based actor, arts educator and casting director, Nik Whitcomb. Nik Whitcomb is a nimble theatrical Renaissance man. Nik has had a varied and successful career in entertainment, working as an actor, a director, an arts educator, a podcast host, an arts administrator, an online content creator and a casting director. Recently Nik was recognized for his hard work in the world of entertainment when he was named a "Theatre Worker You Should Know" by A...