There It Is Podcast

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the "Top 200" singers of all-time. We took umbrage with it. In this episode Jason and the "Of the Show" Boys go section-by-section to explain how and why the RS staff were drunk at the wheel on this one. Hear all about who's not in the list (CELINE?!), who is too high on the list, and who is too low. It gets heated. Deep dive with us on what they got wrong (a lot) and...

(singing) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The "Of the Show" Gang is here and we're talkin' all about Christmas music! After discussing what we've watched and loved or can't wait to see, Jason, Rob, Trey, and Justina share their favorite Christmas songs. The ones that put them in the Christmas spirit! Let us know which ones you love on our socials! Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Inst...

We talked to award-winning actor/comedian/writer/director, Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough! Before setting up this interview, Jason had seen Elizabeth's work without realizing it, and you probably have, too, since she's worked on "The Rundown" with Robin Thede, "Full Frontal" with Samantha Bee, and "The Daily Show" with (as of this recording) Trevor Noah. Elizabeth has a very insightful chat about t...

We talk to Magnet Theater improviser and NYC therapist, Amie Roe! Amie Roe is a licensed psychotherapist who was part of the old guard at the Magnet. She's back on a house team at Magnet and still practicing therapy. She talks with Jason about traveling from Philly to NYC to study improv at the Magnet while she was in college, her love of fests like the one she helped start - Duo Fest, becoming a...

We talked to stand-up comedian and motivational speaker, Mike Cotayo! Mike Cotayo has been performing for over 20 years and has been made appearances all over the place. Mike talks with Jason about how his family's dark sense of humor was actually very supportive, quitting comedy for a spell, performing the amateur night at the Apollo, working with Colin Quinn, the state of comedy, the ups and dow...

Best Friend of the show, Rob, and Bro of the Show, Trey, are here to talk about the 40th anniversary of 1999 and Thriller! Two monumental albums of the '80s. We talk about how the albums defined the era and impacted music and our lives. The "Of the Show" fellas have funny and sweet stories of their youth and adulthood about the artists behind the albums, too. Reminisce with us! Info to see Friend...

In this mini episode we offer tips on auditioning for improv theaters. For those who don't know, teams at improv theaters are typically cast by an artistic director. Improv theaters will run auditions, usually after the final class of the theater's basic curriculum has completed. Theaters run on seasons and these teams will get at least a season-long run before the theater runs another round of au...

In our 14th mini episode we discuss the lore that comedians are all just sad, morose clowns. Comedians get a bad rap of being sad clowns who are always depressed when they're not on stage. But is that even true? Is there a higher rate of mental health issues in the entertainment industry or the arts compared to other professions? We discuss that with facts and figures to, hopefully, dispel that my...

In this, our 13th, mini episode we cover the importance of repetition. Every comic hears "get your reps in," but many still fall into the trap of thinking about time. It's not about how much time you put in, but how many times you put in. Jason talks about why it's important to make this mental distinction so you can actually develop muscle memory properly for the skills you're trying to improve....

Happy Halloween! We've got the "Of the Show" Gang here to celebrate! BFF of the Show, Rob, Bro of the Show, Trey, and GF of the Show, Justina share their favorite movies to watch at Halloween, make some horror movie recommendations, tell a ghost story, and debate the best/worst Halloween candies of all-time, favorite costumes they've seen, and tell some funny, and slightly spooky, Halloween storie...

Magnet Theater improviser, Alex Kornfeld, joins us for a great chat! Alex is a good buddy of Jason's and a teammate on Jason's beloved Magnet team, Sweetheart. They talk all things improv, what it was like joining Magnet when his brother (previous guest, Louis Kornfeld) was already in, his approach to avoiding improv traps, what a healthy level of confidence is, his advice to people starting out a...

We talk to NYC actor and improviser, Michael Serpe. Jason and Michael get right into it about normalizing addressing mental health, the Magnet Theater show Serpe co-hosts, "You Are Not Alone," (an uplifting comedy show about depression) and how it addresses mental health through comedy. Michael also talks about the delicate balance the performers must take to care for the serious material, his lov...

Comedian and writer, Spencer Taylor, joins us to talk writing for TV! Jason had the pleasure of seeing Spencer start her comedy journey in South Carolina and always thought she was hilarious. She's since gone on to write for Mixed-ish and Call Me Kat. Spencer talks about how Scrubs inspired her to go into medicine and then comedy, moving to Atlanta, getting ahead in her career, how sitcom scripts...

Brother of the show, Trey, Best Friend of the Show, Rob, and Girlfriend of the Show, Justina, all join Jason to talk about Trevor Noah's Daily Show announcement, their thoughts on new shows, SNL's premiere and its next era, and then they expose how truly awful Vulture's ranking of 102 movie sequels is. The "Of the Show" gang may just have to make a ranking of their own. Listen on Amazon Music, App...

Storyteller Adam Wade (The Moth) joins us to talk starting out in comedy and storytelling. He has had some pretty cool experiences between moving to NYC and working at Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and Late Night with Conan O'Brien while starting out in comedy. He shares stories about how nice everyone was at Late Night (and having a band with some staffers including one you won't believe), transit...

We had a thrilling chat with Emmy and Peabody winning Late Show segment producer, Ballard C. Boyd! He tells Jason about how he finagled his school projects into opportunities to direct and produce videos, his love of the Muppets, behind the scenes stories about Kermit the Frog and other stars, the process of developing and directing music videos, creating pieces for the Late Show with Stephen Colb...

We talked to our good buddy and improviser, Max Ross! Max and Jason took several Magnet Theater improv classes together and are on an indie improv team together known as BOYF. Max talks about using comedy as a tool to be socially appealing, wanting to be different growing up and how that turned him into a Mets fan, definitely not liking any Philly teams despite being born there, concurrently takin...

Jason talks to the amazingly talented actor and performer, Eleanore Pienta! Eleanore is a damn delight and one of the three special and unique performers of Cocoon Central Dance Team (including recent guest Tallie Medel). If you've heard the podcast before you know Jason absolutely adores them. This convo gets into performing with reckless abandon. They also talk about her approach to comedy, bein...

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In this episode we were joined by two members of the D&D podcast, Bad Guys & B-Sides, Ro Rovito and Aaron Gold. Aaron was previously on the podcast, but this is Ro's first time hanging. Jason met them both at the Magnet Theater. These two funny peeps had Jason on their podcast (out the day after this one drops) and in this chat they discuss how they started their podcast, improv, celebrity run-ins...

We have another Prince-inspired episode about his comedy and sense of humor! YouTuber Eloy "Prince's Friend" Lasanta returns for a third time to the podcast to talk with Jason and Best Friend of the Show, Rob, about Prince's humor. They share their favorite of Prince's funniest moments in movies and TV and the songs they think are hilarious! They also chat about their experience at Paisley Park be...

Discovery's acquisition of Warner Brothers got even more bonkers than it already was with the bombshell news that they are cancelling Batgirl. This despite the film having completed principal photography and would have seen Michael Keaton back under the Bat cowl for the first time in 30 years. The "Of the Show" boys get together to try to make it make sense. Spoiler alert: They can't. Listen on Am...

We talk to Scenie award winning actress, Sonal Shah, of "Untitled Baby Play" and Scrubs. Sonal is a super positive and talented actor from outside of Chicago. She talks about working on Scrubs, what Bill Lawrence is like as a leader, the random way she landed a role in a National Lampoon's movie, training her craft, how she worked on her voice, working at IAMA Theatre Company, teaching acting at J...

We got to talk to artist and actor, Tallie Medel! In this episode, Jason geeks out over his love of Tallie and their comedy trio, Cocoon Central Dance Team. Tallie talks about being characters in public as a teen, studying at Emerson where CCDT met, different approaches to acting, filming EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, clown and what it is, and much more. It's a fun chat and Tallie is a deligh...

GF of the Show, Justina, joins Jason for a fun little chat! Jason and Justina talk about the performing they've been up to lately, the success of previous guests of the podcast (like Davy Gardner, Ayden Mayeri, Lace Larrabee, and Alrinthea Carter), and going to the immersive play experience that is Sleep No More. Give it a listen and give those friends of the podcast your support by checking out t...