Funny In Failure

Today's guest Jean Villepique is the definition of an incredible human being. She's resilient, self-aware, kind, inspiring and simply all round great. You'll hear her incredible story at the end regarding IVF, miscarriages and grief. We also chat about status, acknowledging the wins & big breaks, the Golden Globes party, the bullshit around Hollywood, importance of community, the benefits of impro...

Dave Thornton can pretty much do it all, he's comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. His TV credits include host of AFL quiz show  The Beep Test  and  20 to 1 , appearances on  Spicks and Specks,   Agony Uncles ,  Hughesy We Have a Problem, Just For Laughs  and regular appearances as a co-host on  The Project . As an actor he has appeared in House Husbands and Upper Middle Bogan...

Christine Evangelista is an actor, podcaster, designer & producer. You might recognize her as Cherry in The Walking Dead and now in Fear The Walking Dead, plus The Arrangement, The Intern, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Royal Pains, White Collar, Conviction, Law and Order, Chicago Fire. She also hosts a really great podcast called 'Half Naked with Christine Evangelista'. We cover a lot in this episod...

Ben Feldman is an Emmy nominated actor as well as a producer and director who you might recognise from his iconic role as Jonah in Superstore, as well as his roles in Mad Men, Drop Dead Diva, Silicon Valley, Friday the 13th, As Above, So Below, The Perfect Man, A to Z & Cloverfield. This episode is jam packed where we chat about Super Store & the finale, our hatred of tomatoes, being a foodie, wor...

Charlotte Nicdao is an actor & musician who currently stars opposite Rob McElhenny as Poppy in Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet. She also stars in the Australian digital comedy series Content, which is the first scripted comedy presented in a vertical video format and designed to be watched on smartphones. The series was nominated for an International Emmy Award. She's also been in Please Like Me, Ca...

Phil Morris has an insane acting resume where you might remember him as Jackie Chiles in Seinfeld, John Jones A.K.A Martian Manhunter in Smallville and also been in The New Mission Impossible, Doom Patrol, Black Dynamite, Clay Pigeons, Same Time Next Christmas, The Young And The Restless, Star Trek III: The Search for Spook, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Meet the Spartans, Black Dynamite & Superman:...

Gary Anthony William is an actor, voice over actor, improviser, comedian, writer and director. You'll recognise him from Whose Line Is It Anyway? Malcom in the Middle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Boston Legal, The Crew, Robot Chicken, The Epic Tales of Captai...

Elizabeth Alderfer is an actor who you might recognise from Disjointed, A.P. Bio, Better Of Single, The Passing Season, Game Day, Orange is the New Black and The Good Wife. Her new show the United States of Al will be out in the coming days (April 1st at 8:30/7/30c on CBS), so check it out! We cover a lot in this episode such as Liz's feet… it's not as gross as it may sound, we also chat about gre...

Chris Parnell, is an actor and voice over actor who you might recognize as Jerry in Rick & Morty, Cyril in Archer, Dr Leo Spaceman in 30 Rock, Fred Shay in Suburgatory and his many performances on Saturday Night Live. Chris has also voiced, "Mr. Peabody" on The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, "Snoot" on The Dawn of the Croods, "Migs" on Elena of Avalor, various characters on Nature Cat and Wordgirl. H...

Peter Jacobson is an actor who you might recognise as Dr. Taub in House, Alan Snyder in Colony, Rabbi Jacob Kessner in Fear the Walking Dead. He's also been in Ray Donovan, The Americans, Transformers, 61*, Law & Order, Good Night, and Good Luck, NCIS, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia & Billions. In this wide-ranging conversation, we chat about being mistaken for Steve Carrell, mind games, nerves...

Josh Stamberg is an actor who might recognize from his many incredible credits such as WANDAVISION, THE LOUDEST VOICE, THE AFFAIR, NASHVILLE, PARENTHOOD and DROP DEAD DIVA. In this wide ranging chat, we talk about developing a tough skin, rejection & doubts, Wanda Vision, The importance of growth and fun, energy perseverance, his upbringing, looking after yourself, the negative voices, loneliness,...

Jorma Taccone is a writer, actor, comedian, director & producer. He can pretty much do it all. He's a versatile entertainer and creator both in front of and behind the camera. He is best known as one third of the comedy trio, THE LONELY ISLAND with Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. They have worked with some of the biggest names in music including, Justin Timberlake, Rhianna, Natalie Portman, Nicki...

Award-winning actor John O'Hurley has catapulted into one of television's busiest and most versatile performer. He's role have included actor, show host, Broadway star, advertising hero as well as being a New York Times best-selling author and Billboard chart-topping composer. John is best known as "J. Peterman" on "Seinfeld" which is now the #1 syndicated show in the world and can be seen in 85 c...

Erinn Hayes is a primetime Emmy nominated actor and writer known for her roles in Medical Police, Children's Hospital, Bill & Ted Face the Music, They Came Together, Worst Week, One-Minute Time Machine, Guys with Kids, Kevin Can Wait, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Parks and Recreation, New Girl, The League, The Goldbergs, Huge in France, A.P. Bio, Parenthood, Desperate Housewives & Transparent just...

Fred Melamed is an actor, voice over actor and writer, who you've seen in WandaVision, A Serious Man, Lady Dynamite, In a World, Fargo, Hail Caesar, Casual, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Dragged Across Concrete, Adventure Time, Hannah & Her Sisters and 6 other Woody Allen Films. He has also appeared in Amadeus and relatively Speaking on Broadway. His upcoming movies include Together Together (at Sundance...

Sasha Roiz is an actor known for playing Captain Renard in Grimm, Sam Adama in Caprica, Marcus Diamond in Warehouse 13, The Day After Tomorrow, Salvation, Land of the Dead, 16 blocks, Pompeii, Suits, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, House, Castle, CSI: Miami, NCIS, The Mentalist, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Superman: Red Son (as Green Lantern), Delta State, Lucifer & Castle. In this...

John Caroll Lynch is an actor and a director, who has worked with legendary directors such as Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Clint Eastwood, Aaron Sorkin & the Coen Brothers just to name a few. He has probably one of the longest credits on IMDB history, which include Fargo, American Horror Story, Gran Torino, Zodiac, Big Sky, Trial of the Chicago 7, The Founder, Hot Pursuit, The Drew Carey Show,...

Joel McKinnon Miller is an actor who you might recognize as Detective Scully on Brooklyn Nine-Nine or seen him in Big Love, The Truman Show, Super 8, Murphy Brown, Secret Santa, The Family Man, Cold Case, Everybody Loves Raymond, American Horror Story, Workaholics, Bones, Friday after Next, Las Vegas, ER, CSI, Men in Black II, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives, Malcom...

Holy moly episode 100! Chris is the real deal, he's multi-talented, confident, kind, caring, funny... the list goes on. Just listen to the podcast ok… he's great. So who is Chris Williams? Chris Williams is an actor, comedian, magician, known for playing Krazee-Eyez Killa in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dwight in Dodgeball and Hoover in Silicon Valley. He's also been in Upload, The World's Fastest Indian...

Tim Kang is an actor and producer. You've seen him in the Mentalist where he played Kimball Cho and currently stars in Magnum P.I. as Detective Gordon Katsumoto. He's also been in Rambo, Vampire Diaries, Mister green, Third Watch, The Unit, Two Weeks Notice, The Forgotten, Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ghost Whisperer, Monk, The Office, A Wrinkle in Time, Lethal Weapon, Cloak and Dagger...

Lisa Cox is an award-winning writer, author, model, public speaker, consultant, presenter and advocate for disability representation. She is actively changing the way disability is represented in mainstream popular culture – like the media, fashion industry and more. Lisa is also the author of two books and her work has been published nationally for   publications such as the Huff Post and The Syd...

Rob Huebel is an actor, producer and writer who has the longest IMDB credits I've ever seen. He stars in Medical police and he's been in Children's Hospital, Human Giant, Do You Want To See A Dead Body? I love You Man, Transparent, I Know This Much Is True, The Descendants, Seeking a friend for the end of the world, The League, The Goldbergs, Big Mouth, American Dad, Black-ish, Curb Your Enthusias...

Josh Brener is an actor, writer and voice over actor. You might recognise him as Big head in Silicon Valley or seen him in The Internship, Baked in Brooklyn, Max Steel, The Belko Experiment, The Big Bang Theory, What Men Want, Star Wars Resistance, Maron, Workaholics, House of Lies, Future-worm! The Middle, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We chat about being a germaphobe, working with yo...

Saverio Guerra is an actor who you might recognise as Mocha Joe from Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bob in Becker, while also been in Show me A Hero, Bad Boys, The Detour, Shark Tale, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Sam The Man, Blue Streak, Summer of Sam, The Winner, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, She's Gotta Have It, Weeds, Yonkers Joe, Lucky You, Sleepers and The Last O.G. We chat about near death experiences, pursuin...

Jenni Pulos is an Emmy-nominated producer, actress, entertainer, comedian, philanthropist, author and Apollo-winning rapper.  She's been in Bravo's hit show, Flipping Out, Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis, The Soup, Top Chef Masters, The Ellen Show, The Young and the Restless, Manhattan Minutiae, Birthday Cake, Tom Cool, Dog Gone Love, Vice; Flamingo Dreams, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Bachelor, To...