There It Is Podcast

Today's guest is actor, comedian, and filmmaker, Fray Forde! Fray was a part of the 2019 CBS Showcase, has appeared in commercials, and has been seen on Hulu, Netflix, FX, CW, and IFC. After reminiscing about their old days in SC, Jason and Fray talk about starting out in comedy, Fray's short films and commercials like Natural Light and NFL's Fantasy Football, developing work, experiencing nervous...

Today's guest is NYC improviser and yoga instructor, Liz Migliaccio! Like many guests, Jason met Liz at the Magnet Theater. The pair have a fun chat about improv, working in production at the Colbert Report, leaving TV behind before diving into yoga, her twin sister, astrology, positivity, and donuts (obvi). It's a delectable chat with a lot of insight on how people tend to treat others. Subscribe...

Today's episode is a special Halloween-themed Pop Talk episode with Best Friend of the Show, Rob! Jason and Rob get into some heavy nerding out about horror comedy movies, the new HBO series The Watchmen, great musical side projects, and they break down how they would do the Horror Comedy Movies Bracket that we put out last week! If you haven't put your bracket together check it out on ThereItIsPo...

Justina, Girlfriend of the Show, is back!! Today Jason and Justina have a silly good time while talking about the new season at their improv theater, fun shows they've seen like Dumb People Town, friends who are in awesome commercials, and the Horror Comedy Movie Bracket! It's a delicious episode and not just because popcorn is involved! Subscribe to our newsletter for comedians and like us on soc...

Today's episode has NYC Dialect Coach, Jordan Yanco. Jordan works with actors, improvisers, stand-ups, and more on getting accents down. After chatting a bit about barbecue, Jason and Jordan have a lively talk about all things accents: some great accents (and not so great ones) in TV and film, the approach to getting an accent down, accent myths like if you lose your accent when you sing, some tri...

Today we have on stand-up comedian, Carlos Valencia! Jason met Carlos ages ago back in the Carolinas in Jason's early days of doing comedy. They talk about when Carlos started out in Charlotte, opening for Doug Stanhope, approach to performing, comedy at large, and they talk about the very complicated topic of offensiveness in comedy. Hot bed issue! Will they emerge unscathed by the internet? Shou...

Actor, comedian, and improv instructor, Will Hines, joins us for a great talk! Will Hines is a UCB great who has appeared in a ton of stuff like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Arrested Development, Broad City, and the new film Between Two Ferns: The Movie. Will talks with Jason about Scott Aukerman's impeccable memory, performing on Comedy Bang Bang and Improv for Humans, his years at UCB, how improv has evo...

Today's guest is LA-based improviser and writer, Molly Kiernan! Molly is a writer, performer, producer, and director. She wrote and produced for MTV News' Need To Know and was a script coordinator for Broad City. Jason met Molly when she lived in NYC and performed at the Magnet Theater. She is a delightful person. Molly talks with Jason about how she found improv and her people, the struggles she...

We welcome back to the show the ever popular improviser and coach, Brian James O'Connell! BOC and Jason talk the benefits of being exposed to various styles of improv, having the right attitude about different theaters, sitting unnoticed in the audience of shows, being the best teacher and coach he can be, how to grow with the direction comedy is going, stepping back as AD at The Pack, and they ge...

Bro of the Show, Trey, is back to talk a little pop culture with Jason. Today they talk about new music that just dropped, the greatness that is Red Letter Media, the new TV season as well as what they are looking forward to the most, Leslie Jones and SNL, and the Arrowverse crossover! Last week's guest, Cody Lindquist, has her show "Two Beers In" tomorrow night at UCB Hell's Kitchen. Buy tickets...

Today's guest is NYC actress and comedian of Our Cartoon President, Alternatino, and much more awesomeness, Cody Lindquist! Cody is super talented and so awesome! Cody has done a lot and she tells Jason about a ton of it. She shares her dream as a child to have every job, studying acting, her involvement with politics, going to New York, studying at UCB, her current (and only) husband, Improv Ever...

Today's guest is NYC improviser and instructor, Eleanor Lewis! Jason knows Eleanor through the Magnet. You've heard the team Eleanor is on (Sexy Baby) mentioned on a previous episode! The two talk about Eleanor's wide variety in activities, wrestling in high school and the benefits comedians could find in a discipline like sports, the adorable story of how she got into improv, her approach to impr...

Today's guest is South Carolina-bred, NYC-based comedian and host, Meg Pierson! Meg is an old friend of Jason and girlfriend of the show, Justina. So there is a lot of history that generated a lot of laughs in this episode. Meg is hosting two amazing shows "Versus," and "Why Your Train is F*cked" which happens at a popular speakeasy-like bar, Caveat. Meg talks about the old days she and Jason shar...

We talked to NYC actress, singer, dancer, and writer/producer, Melissa Maricich! Melissa is a delight! She's an incredible performer who has done a lot in recent years, including being in an Off-Broadway play. She shares a lot of wisdom and tells Jason about how she got into dancing, studying ballet, how puberty made her realize she can sing, having a positive outlook on your journey, why worrying...

Today's guest is NYC Actor and Improviser, Aaron Gold! Aaron and Jason have a great talk about how they came to know each other, how he found improv, performing in the city, being tall dudes and what they've learned from women wiser than them, how freeing improv can be, Aaron's great auditioning tip, how hilarious angry people look, Aaron's great show "You Are Not Alone," and the love Dax Shepard...

We were joined by a very good girlfriend of the show for this special comedy shop talk episode! Jason and Justina talk about a couple of cool comedy things they've done recently, how comedies are doing at the box office, why Justina now has a British accent, and the launch of our newsletter for comedians! Yep! The There It Is Newsletter is launching this Wednesday! We talk about why it exists and...

Today's guest is NYC-based and Boston bred, Robin McNamara! Robin and Jason are dear friends so it's great to have her on the podcast. Jason talks with Robin about how obvious it is that she's a performer, her time in Boston, Improv Boston, moving to NYC, studying and performing at the Magnet, their indie team, Story Pirates, working with kids, and of course, her roommate Liz. It's a fun chat with...

We talk to NYC-based stand up comedian, Jess Salomon! You may have seen Jess on the Tonight Show recently, but previous to that you may have seen her at Just For Laughs, the San Francisco Sketchfest, or practicing U.N. war crimes law. Seriously! Jess tells Jason what it was like to go from practicing law to performing comedy and the small overlap in skills, moving to America from Canada, what happ...

Today's guest is NYC actor, improviser, and coach, Collin Batten! Collin and Jason know each other from the Magnet Theater, but if you saw Blue Man group in Chicago around 2010 then you may know him from that or some commercials he's done! Jason and Collin talk about their Carolina connection, managing expectations at improv theaters, improv theory, Collin's time in Chicago and working with Blue M...

Today's guest is producer, writer, and director, Jonathan Mitchell! Jonathan has done a ton of work in audio including work for This American Life, All Things Considered, and The Truth Podcast. We have wanted to have Jonathan on for quite some time as The Truth is one of Jason's favorite podcasts. They have an engaging talk about how Jonathan studied music before transitioning into editing audio,...

Today's guest is director, instructor, co-founder of the Magnet Theater and namesake of the popular improv form, Armando Diaz! You've heard his name a million times and now you can hear him speak with Jason about studying film, his improv beginnings, how understanding how films and comedy are made can ruin watching it, Del Close, the trouble with making people out to be gods, the subjectivity of m...

Maryland-bred, NYC-working actor, model, and improviser, Jenny Anne Hochberg, talks with Jason on this informative episode! Jenny talks with Jason about how she got started out in acting, doing improv, he approach to acting, being authentic in performances, auditioning, that time she worked on Parks and Rec, and working as a professional actor. Jenny is a delight and she offers some really solid a...

In this episode we talk to Magnet improviser and instructor, Louis Kornfeld! It's a big day because Louis is one of Jason's favorite improvisers and instructors. The two chat about Louis' journey in improv, performing on a Second City cruise ship, how his improv got looser, being intentional, dropping what gets in the way of being confident, the relationship between performance and a good audience...

We're Back! Happy Prince Day/Anniversary of the Podcast! In today's brand new episode after a much needed hiatus Jason talks pop shop with 3 of his best friends from college; Clay, Rob, and previous guest Jim (who plays bass with country singer Adam Craig). This was recorded in April in Brooklyn right after the 4 saw the latest Avengers movie. They talk as much as they feel they can about seeing t...

In today's brand new episode Jason is joined by girlfriend of the show, Justina! They talk about Justina's getting cast on a house team at the Magnet, what the audition process was like, Jason thinking he had a bad performance, the ethics of social media accounts, the next comedy bracket the podcast can present, and more! Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarr...