The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

FORELOCK is a dark comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles, written and directed by Caleb Alexander Smith , who also stars in the film, alongside David Krumholtz . Caleb & David join Trey Elling, ahead of the movie's world premiere at the Austin FIlm Festival to discuss making this indie flick. Topics include: The film's beginnings (0:00) How David got involved (3:36) Challenges in...

Comedian and actor Ron Funches chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club , Nov. 7 - 9. Topics include: Austin, LA, & Portland as comedy towns (0:00) Discussing his IMDB hits...NEW GIRL (7:17) COUGAR TOWN (9:44) CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (10:52) Working with Johnny Depp vs Tom Brady (14:04) A.P. BIO (18:31) A love for voiceover work (21:01) LOOT (24:42) An ode to...

Champ Bailey is a Georgia Bulldog, 15-year NFL vet, and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. More recently, he's the executive producer of Signing Tony Raymond , a movie about an up-and-coming college football coach who's attempting to sign the top high school recruit in the country. He chats with Trey Elling, ahead of its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Topics include: A summary o...

Comedian Owen Smith chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, Oct. 24-26! Topics include: The book he wrote w/ his 9-yr-old (0:00) Early lessons in standup (4:20) Exposing his kids to standup (11:25) Youth sports (21:49) His new TV show, Crutch (28:55)

Comedian & podcaster Sam Tripoli chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include: Is Kim Kardashian a witch? (0:00) How Sam got to here in standup (3:39) The Comedy Store's "dead" period (7:25) Paul Mooney (10:53) People attacking Austin's comedy scene (21:18) How to beat "the game" (28:45) Ode to our Armenian roots (30:55)

Two-time Olympic medal-winning freestyle skier Alex Ferreira chats with Trey Elling, months before the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina and shortly after the announcement of his partnership with Nulo! Topics include: Working with Nulo & love for his dog, Brandy (0:00) Prepping for the 2026 Winter Olympics (2:17) A surprising fear (5:15) Recovery tools (6:28) Working better with women (8:05)...

Actor and bestselling author Elizabeth Berkley Lauren chats with Trey Elling, prior to the start of her nationwide tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of SHOWGIRLS!

Filmmaker Kevin Smith chats with Trey Elling!

Everclear frontman Art Alexakis chats with Trey Elling, during the band's tour in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of their Sparkle and Fade album.

Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt chats with Trey Elling. Topics include: A crazy week (0:00) "Good" movies (6:33) Making Big Fan (12:34) The Royal Tenenbaums (17:40) An ode to standup (23:41)

Ohio State alum and long-time strength & conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel chats with Trey Elling, prior to the season opener between Ohio State and Texas. Topics include: Moving around (0:00) The "joy" of championships (5:56) Youth sports burnout (13:01) In-season resistance training (19:54) Specialization (26:58) Ankle mobility (30:58) Texas-Ohio State (33:56)

Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire chats with Trey Elling during Big 12 Media Days at the Star in Frisco.

Texas Longhorns safety & team leader Michael Taaffe chats with Trey Elling, during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Topics include: Book rec (0:00) Key to winning in 2025 (2:05) Personal offseason goals (3:00) Dreams (5:15) Defense even better this year? (6:50) What really matters (7:49) An ode to football (9:35)

Commissioner Brett Yormark chats with Trey Elling, during SEC Media Days at The Star in Frisco. Topics include: Excitement for Big 12 football (0:00) Comfortable on the job (2:03) Things to learn (3:34) The NCAA's role in college sports (4:24) Automatic qualifiers in the CFP (5:44) Closing the financial gap (7:50) Greg Sankey (9:30)

Cardinal Black frontman Tom Hollister chats with Trey Elling, during the band's first-ever US tour, which was nearly completely sold out before it started. Topics include: The current tour (0:00) The totality of Midnight at the Valencia (2:44) Starting with "Ride Home" (4:22) The emotion of "Push/Pull" (7:14) An ode to Tom's daughter with "Adeline" (12:15) The...

The legendary Eddie Pepitone chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Creek and the Cave in Austin, Aug. 15-16. Topics include: 0:00 Small businesses 2:11 Validation 5:03 Parenting 11:22 George Carlin 14:01 TWO achilles ruptures 18:09 Bodily harm 25:12 The drug of comedy 28:42 An ode to standup   ⁨ The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversation...

Comedian Trae Crowder chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club , Aug. 14-17 . Topics include: Sharing a first name, kinda (0:00) Comedy in LA and Knoxville (2:36) Trae's MBA & Psych degrees (7:55) Bonding as former fat kids (12:50) A fan of the Raiders & Vols (17:53) An ode to fatherhood (24:02) An ode to standup (31:55) The Sport of Life aims for e...

Texas Longhorns softball coach Mike White chats with Trey Elling, shortly after leading the program to its first-ever national championship. Topics include: 0:00 Life since winning a natty 3:50 Men's fast-pitch softball in the 1980s &'90s 5:56 Growing up in New Zealand 11:04 Moving to the US 15:18 Entrepreneurial spirit 17:42 Getting into coaching 23:24 Learning how to properly instruc...

Comedian Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Aug. 15-17 shows at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: Life in Vegas (0:00) The Sphere in Vegas (10:42) Getting more personal with his comedy (17:44) Driverless vehicles (22:32) Motorcycle accidents (29:32) Check out Alonzo's work and tour dates: http://www.alonzobodden.com/ For tickets to the Comedy Mothership: https://comedymothers...

Comedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, prior to his return to the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include: Coming for Kill Tony fans (0:00) Crafting that next hour (8:57) Maneuvering the entertainment world (13:01) Evolving as a standup (15:05) Acting (19:01) Returning to Kill Tony? (23:27) Becoming good friends with Dave AFTER Chappelle Show (24:13) The Darius Rucker story (27:...

Comedian and actor Tom Arnold chats with Trey Elling and shares some memories of his friend Chris Farley. Topics include: Striking up a friendship (0:00) The Chippendales sketch (5:59) How Tom got Sober (7:47) Farley's Performance at Tom's Bachelor Party (9:40)

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons chats with Trey Elling, prior to his latest headlining weekend at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: Judd Apatow (0:00) Writing for Crashing on HBO (3:27) Writing books vs scripts (7:42) Total eclipse of the heart (9:23) An epiphany with standup (15:03) Awe (18:33) Favorite books (22:47) Hatred for California (25:31) Tulsa, OK & Bob Dylan (27:21) Larry Charles in...

Actor & comedian Marlon Wayans chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, June 5th thru 7th!

Caeleb Dressel , a swimmer for the US men's team and one of the most decorated gold medalists in Olympic history, chats with Trey Elling, as he ramps back up for competition. Topics include: Re-thinking training for LA in 2028 (0:00) Ryan Lochte (17:29) "Sacrificing" for your kids (21:14) Parenting challenges (29:11) Florida Gator sports (38:26) Personal "Florida Man" stories (48:09) Nulo partners...

Actor, Director, and comedian Jay Mewes chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club on May 31st & June 1st . Topics include: Standup is hard (0:00) Fatherhood (10:21) Memories of DOGMA at 25 (23:02)