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GOOD TO KNOW: Sextape Comedy

Premise: Three best friends (two guys one gal) living in New York City. They all have a deep love for comedy, but each in totally separate ways. One has a [...]

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Thug Life: An Interview With Moshe Kasher

Hmmm…what words immediately come to mind when describing this talented comedian/writer/actor? Engaging, astute, tawdry, vulnerable, charming, pornographic, hairy and funny are just some descriptions that come to mind. Moshe Kasher [...]

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Baron Vaughn Brings The Non Stop Laughs

Baron Vaughn is one funny dude with the coolest name in stand up. His style is super high energy, fun and just plain silly. Perfect for SO! He’s been on [...]

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The Always Funny & Fresh To Death James Adomian

James Adomian is one of my favorite people in this whole wide world of ours. I never miss an opportunity to see him perform live because at each performance I [...]

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Need A Woman Who Can Do It All? Holler At Stacey Hallal!

I knew Stacey Hallal was an awesome lady. We’d met several times while she was still living in Chicago. I always loved how driven she was, not to mention friendly [...]

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LeVar Burton: An Icon Seeks A New Iconic Role

When I first asked LeVar Burton to do an interview with me to talk about him wanting to be the next host of “Jeopardy,” it was in one of those, [...]

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The Biggest LOL’s From The LOLiest Aparna Nancherla

It’s hard for me to even try and write an introduction to comedian Aparna Nancherla. She set the bar so high with this interview I feel like I should just get [...]

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She’s Crafty & She’s Also A Kickass Tribute

I wanted to interview She’s Crafty because they are one of my favorite new groups in Chicago. Not just because they’re an all-female tribute to one of the greatest music groups [...]

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An Incredible Milli-Second With The Unforgettable Shadow Paint

Shadow Paint completely blew us away as the first band of the Middle of The Map Fest in Kansas City at the beginning of April. Their lead singer, Angela Schroder, is [...]

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Such A Delight: Interview With Robin Bacior

Robin Bacior is pure magic. It’s difficult to pinpoint her sound exactly, but what comes to mind is a vision of She & Him dancing through a colony of fairies [...]

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Loving The Genuine & Super Funny Michael Blaiklock

Michael Blaiklock is a funny guy from Massachusetts who you probably know best from playing Eli on “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23”. But, what you may not know [...]

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Lauren Lapkus Is One Crazy, Talented Woman

I met Lauren Lapkus several years ago in Chicago when she was improvising at one of the various theaters around town. Back then, she was known as a quirky and [...]

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Allen Strickland Williams: A Man We LOVE

Allen Strickland Williams. Our Funny, Florida friend. He’s one fourth of the sketch group WOMEN and a stand-up comic in LA. He has a one-liner style of comedy that he [...]