Rough Day In Showbiz

Actor Sam Menke makes his podcast debut here! His Rough Day In Showbiz stories include: a near wig mishap in a very serious musical, and his final college show (or lack thereof) during the beginning of dark COVID times. Justin tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about doing Summer stock and falling in love (or lack thereof). This episode will definitely bring you back to your awkward, but memorable...

Victoria Vertuga! What a person. She told Rough Day stories of producing while dealing with extreme weather conditions, and the most dangerous element of all...a cat. A feline accidentally got stuck in a grip truck overnight, and was completely okay, but got very angry and tore up all of the film equipment inside. She also told stories of asshole talent agents judging her saying that she would nev...

Shuttle Pod Show host Erica LaRose beamed onto the pod to rehash her RDIS stories! Her stories include playing a character named "coke girl" with a completely clueless director. Plus zany stories about messing up musical theatre auditions and working in a scene with an actor who took his improv WAY too far. Justin tells a story about when he got Taft-Hartleyed in a project that had some...

The actress with the coolest last name ever Jessica Debonville made her appearance! She has lived in Los Angeles for many years and seen it all. There were plenty of Rough Day In Showbiz stories to choose from. These include a frighteningly sketchy audition in the apartment of a "director, writer, filmmaker" who kept noting he had just broken up with his girlfriend. Also working on a pro...

Malorie the adventurer tells us of all her adventures! Her first Rough Day In Showbiz story begins when she was in college studying theatre in a moment when her real life bizarrely paralleled the scene she was about to perform, plus a tyrant acting teacher who wouldn't hear of it. Then she fills us in on the difficulties of producing a project during the height of COVID and dealing with all th...

Heeeeeere’s Ming!! This man has had such an eclectic career with plenty o’ rough day stories to share. From mild stories like having his hair dyed blond with several coats of painful chemicals for a villain role to a tiny speck of spinach almost blowing a scene with Oscar winners in a career-defining movie. Plus tons of actor tips, gems, and helpful showbiz advice to boot! Ming Lo was a five star...

What a guy Doug is! From many years of acting experience under his belt he came to the podcast loaded with Rough Day In Showbiz tales. He talks about his time emceeing with the Chippendales and touring the world with them. This includes a Rough Day story about the Chippendales bus leaving him stranded in Canada with nothing. He also tells several on set stories including doing a movie in India whe...

What can’t Candace do?? Highly accomplished and experienced actress Candace Kita joins the pod and tells a plethora of Rough Day In Showbiz stories. She opens with a story of getting slammed with a hefty rewrite of ALL her dialogue the morning of a shoot for a big network show…then messing it all up…A LOT. She tells another Rough Day In Showbiz story about her character’s dialect being changed fro...

First episode of 2023 woo hoo! Kicking it off with the kindest actor Albert Lew! He tells a hilarious Rough Day In Showbiz story about a web series disaster which includes a bed made out of cardboard boxes, acting to a pile of clothes with a wig on it, and the WORST CRAFTY OF ALL TIME. Justin also tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about an overnight film shoot that was pretty raw (pun)…his story...

Radio killed the video star! The delightful Jaz came to the podcast and told soooo many radio-Rough Days In Showbiz stories. One of them detailed her early days working at KISS FM as an intern when she had to dawn a terrible-smelling reindeer costume for a Christmas event to pay her dues. Then another, where she took a very nasty fall and sustained a very unaesthetically-pleasing injury, during a...

It's tea with Renata! She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about working on a film with a promising director who turned out to be a complete sham! Also a Rough Day In Showbiz about a very difficult swimming shoot on a cold, windy beach doing take-after-take in the freezing water. Plus, she recounts a Rough Day In Showbiz acting on Bobby Flay's first cooking show, headed by a tremendously creepy...

Thea Rodgers is astounding! She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz about having to learn an entire play just 4 days before the show started. Plus, other Rough Day In Showbiz stories about a tyrannical, toxically-masculine boss, and a Romeo and Juliet death-scene mishap. Justin also recants a Rough Day In Showbiz about a commercial audition that felt more like being a third-wheel on a date.  Follow...

Corrie is in the building! Armed with many talents and seasoned with much experience Corrie is ready to crack into some Rough Day In Showbiz stories! Her first story involves a theater production doomed by two emotionally volatile baby boomers who wreaked havoc, and nearly cost the entire show. She also tells another theater story about a play destined for greatness with a perfect cast, only to be...

Get your Dunkin' Donuts ready because Katies' got some wicked crazy Rough Day In Showbiz stories to tell. In her first story, she learns she got a callback for an audition via a napkin, written by an eccentric director, who didn't even bother to write what time to show up. Her second story is about signing with a seemingly good talent agent who appeared to have his ducks in a row, but then a mere...

This episode came up roses with producer, director, writer, Rosie Grace! The Rough Day In Showbiz stories start with her humble beginnings moving to LA and working at a cupcake shop. Then travel all the way to the present, where she produces directs, and writes her own projects, and owns own production company. And of course, there are a bunch of Rough Days In Showbiz in between! Including, workin...

Nate is the man behind the Hollywood magic! With years of experience on the set of General Hospital and steering his own production company, Nate is certainly akin to the Rough Days In Showbiz. He tells a story about a lengthy trek from a leisurely weekend trip back to Los Angeles full of missed flights, cancelled boats and rent-a-cars running on lots of gas station grub. All for one thing: to get...

Happy 2022 from Rough Day In Showbiz! We are kicking this year off with some hot gossip from Jake Iorio. He tells us a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a stern talent agent who wanted abnormally high percentages without delivering any auditions. Then another about a casual date with a so-called “producer” that turned into a twisted harassment nightmare. Follow Jake on IG: @JakeIorio  Host: @J...

Holiday cheer is at full volume in this episode as we are joined by versatile actor Peter Xifo. He’s played an assortment of different roles including “ho, ho, ho” Santa himself, many times! Peter tells two Rough Day In Showbiz stories about doing a painstaking amount of work on projects only to find out later he wasn't in them anymore. He also tells exclusive, distinctive Rough Day In Showbiz sto...

Caslin does a double-triple-flip onto the pod! She provides a treasure trove of phenomenal and unique Rough Day In Showbiz stories that have never been told before! She tells a story about a supposed audition for a “tech” hosting gig that turned out to be a haywire cattle call for...a dating app? She also shares a collection of Rough Day In Showbiz stories about working as a dancer and dealing wit...

Mellinda brings the charm and the stories in this tremendous episode! From her humble beginnings moving to LA from Indiana and starting out doing background work and PA work to becoming an associate head writer on "The Young and the Restless", to being a free agent and self-producing her own work, Mellinda's got a lot to talk about. She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about meeting her idol, th...

Brenda's amusing and informative episode is full of Rough Day In Showbiz stories and an education on how to publish and promote your own booK! She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a demo reel footage situation with a director who initially promised the world but slowly drifted away into oblivion, another about an agent who didn't do their job correctly and cost Brenda a huge audition, plus...

Dana Lyn Baron ("Being The Ricardos", "Mank", "Bosch") has arrived! She tells an early Rough Day In Showbiz story about starting out as a teenager working as a dancer in theater and enduring the growing pains of learning how to be a professional. Another about being a bartender at a Broadway theater and having to cope with the onslaught of theatergoers desperate for their alcohol. Another about a...

Melanie Thompson is a powerhouse! She creates her own work and has learned so much from braving the trenches of Rough Days In Showbiz. She tells plenty of stories, one about a gross film location where the owner's didn't clean anywhere or anything before the crew arrived (ANYWHERE or ANYTHING), another about a gung-ho but delusional film director who made his cast members "rough it" during the pro...

The clever Tim drops in to tell Rough Day In Showbiz stories about his first commercial shoot where his hunger as an actor made him show-off and actually get hurt, an intense time in a voiceover booth with a nightmare audition-runner, a strange run-in with an actor he was competing for a role with while delivering their food, and a crowning golden Rough Day In Showbiz story about doing a drunken s...

Ashlei rocks! She takes us through a trip of her life living in LA from lows to highs and from side jobs to creative successes. She tells a Rough Day In Showbiz story about a mirror falling on her head during her first commercial shoot, another about working in a haunted hotel and dealing with Karens (both living and dead). Plus one more about working as a massage therapist on a customer who enjoy...