There It Is Podcast

We were thrilled to get to talk to awesome NYC musician and singer, Sasha Dobson. She talks with Jason about how hard it was to not perform live and commune with other musicians during the pandemic, doing online shows to cope with that, her musical family, establishing herself in NYC, working with her pal Norah Jones, the reality of being an artist, self sufficiency, and much more! Listen on Amazo...

The "Of the Show" Gang returns to talk our favorite and most disappointing movie franchises! Jason talks with Best Friend of the Show, Rob, Brother of the Show, Trey, and GF of the Show, Justina, about the drama circling next year's The Flash because of Ezra Miller's behavior and how that might affect the release, the Disney+ series Obi Wan Kenobi, before finishing out the episode with a discussio...

We talked to the stars of the short film Unbridaled, Caitlin Simpson and Mischa Dani Goodman! Caitlin and Mischa are a gosh darn delight together! They told Jason about how they met and started working together, the years-long road it's taken to get Unbridaled developed and released, what it's like for friends to collaborate as a team, taking the film on the festival circuit, working with previous...

We had a killer conversation with comedian, writer, musician, and actor, Dave Hill! Dave Hill never planned to do comedy, he was a journalist and found his way into comedy and performing by accident. He tells Jason how that came to be, how he got into music, why he tries to be the best guitarist on stage, his experience acting in various roles, writing on TV as a correspondent, his novel approach...

Director, designer, and creative director, Lake Buckley, joined us for a very informative chat! This sweet chat was precipitated by Jason getting to be in a commercial Lake directed. She is such an inspired artist because of her approach and work that we knew we had to have her on to share her insights. The two chat about the commercial they shot together, Lake's background in art and design, her...

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called 'life.'" June 7th, "Prince Day" as it should be known, is also our anniversary! Happy 6th Anniversary to us! We have an extra special celebration this year because we were joined by the "Of the Show" Gang! Brother of the Show, Trey, Best Friend of the Show, Rob, and GF of the Show, Justina are all here to share their all-...

For our 12th mini episode, we talk about how to generate comedic material. So you've started doing comedy, you did a few open mics, and now you're flesh out of material. Now what? How do you come up with new jokes to try? That's what we tackle with some tips we've heard over the years from people like Jerry Seinfeld. We also include great advice from previous guests Abbi Crutchfield and Liz Miele....

There's a lot of talk about comedy, whether that's people saying it goes too far and plays a huge role (good or bad) in our society or it's comics who say that comedy is under fire and audiences are too sensitive. How much of this is fair? Is it under fire or is it shaping narratives? Jason shares his thoughts on what he agrees and disagrees with in this discussion. Listen on Amazon Music, Apple P...

In this episode we talk about what the improv principle of 'Yes And' teaches us about collaborating. We've all heard 'Yes And.' So much that we don't entirely know what it means sometimes, but the underlying principle of it is a fundamentally profound part of collaboration. Jason talks about how this principle can play out in comedy settings or at work and why it's so important to follow. Listen o...

NYC-based actress, Anna Belanger, joins us for an inspiring chat! Anna went to Michigan State University where she earned her BFA in theater. She talks with Jason about how she met friend of the show Nicole Pascaretta, moving to Chicago and studying at Second City, what studying theater and improv was like for her personality type, joining the union, moving to NYC, starting her online sketch show...

The "Of the Show" Gang is here to talk all that Pop (Culture). Brother of the Show, BFF of the Show, and GF of the Show are all back to talk about movies and shows they like but the average person dislikes and the ones everyone loves but they do not. Rob has a whopper of an answer. They also discuss Dave Chappelle getting attacked on stage and the alarming rate in which incidents like that happen,...

We got to talk to one of the hottest R&B guitarists out there, Kerry "2Smooth" Marshall! Kerry talks to Jason about the difference between playing for acts like Jason DeRulo, Michelle Williams, and Ty Dolla $ign; the nuances of playing gospel music; playing at church; developing your social media presence; traveling to play with The Roots or to do a Jimmy Kimmel Live taping; how and why he altered...

We had the pleasure of talking to comedian, circus performer, and data scientist, Andrea Jones-Rooy Ph. D.! Jason and Andrea have a thrilling chat! They talk about being creative consistently, how to create fun shows out of less-exciting material, how they got started out doing so many different things, what data science is and how it plays out with COVID, what people get wrong about data in gener...

The "Of the Show" Boys are back to nerd out with Jason over some current events. They talk about Discovery buying Warner Bros. and reports of a possible shakeup of DC entertainment, what they think the DCEU should have been, Vulture's video-game movie adaptation rankings, what they've been watching, and manage to discuss Easter Candy. Fun chat! Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @T...

Today we talk to Atlanta based actor, Adrian Eppley! Several years ago Jason met Adrian on a commercial shoot in NYC. She was fun and great! She's since moved to Atlanta where she is doing awesome things. She talks about making the move to NYC and then to Atlanta, her love of short film acting, the journey of finding an agent, how acting in TV commercials is like acting in sketches, the side hustl...

We talk to actor, improviser, writer, and cosplayer, Tori Smith! Tori is cool! She talks with Jason about doing musical theater and improv, moving to New York City from Louisiana, the pressure of making content, acting, video games, studying game design at NYU Tisch, her brilliant cosplay pieces. She's doing it all and it's a fun chat. Follow Tori Smith: https://worldwideblonde.itch.io Bad Guys &...

The "Of the Show Gang" returns to discuss that hot topic, the 2022 Oscars! Brother of the Show, Best Friend of the Show, and GF of the Show talk with Jason about Bruce Willis' shocking retirement, what they did and didn't like about the Oscars telecast, the winners, and obviously...Megan Thee Stallion's "We Don't Talk About Bruno" rap. Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsP...

This is a special bonus episode of what we cut out of the Basketball Movie Bracket Pop Talk we recently dropped. That one is nothin' but net, but this bonus adds some circling around on the rim. Listen to the fellas talk about basketball movies, the importance of verisimilitude, Rob not getting to go to the NCAA tournament in college, and why Juwanna Mann is a bad movie. Listen on Amazon Music, Ap...

We love our brackets and we finally did one during March Madness! We're joined by the "Of the Show" Boys to talk basketball movies! Jason put together a bracket of the most beloved basketball movies and now just tells the fellas how he put it together. They discuss how their brackets shaped out, what were the easy calls, what were the tough picks, and Rob shares his controversial opinion on Hoosie...

Boris Khaykin is a NYC based multi-hyphenate to keep an eye on. Boris acts, writes, directs, and performs comedy. He talks with Jason about being from the Ukraine and what's going on there now, creating comedy on touchy subjects, how he moved up in NYC comedy, edgy humor and the response to it, not being a Russian conductor but doing musical comedy, North Coast, and much more! Top-rated charities...

NYC-based actor and performer, Margaret Burrus, joins us! Margaret is from Nashville, TN and is has been based in NYC for years now. She talks with Jason about performing when she was a kid, finding improv in college, moving to New York, studying improv at UCB and getting back into improv with a Level One class at The Magnet, doing sketch with Boogie Manja, pursuing acting, hilarious auditioning s...

We were joined by Emmy-winning writer, Greg Iwinski. Jason was thrilled to talk to Greg, a former writer for Late Show with Stephen Colbert who is currently working at Last Week Tonight. Greg does a phenomenal job of breaking down how to hone your writing skills, what it's like to write for Late-Night TV, the myths of political comedy, the catharsis comedy provides, and more! It's a great talk. Tw...

It's a Celebration! Jason and GF of the Show, Justina, are toasting to having 250* episodes in the can! They share the top 25* most listened to episodes, Jason shares his 25 favorite times he created something with a guest, our newsletter, and of course some shenanigans ensue. As always, it's a fun chat. With deep gratitude, we thank you for listening all these years. I Got a Big Shirt: https://ww...

In this episode we talk to actor and improviser, Billy Soco! We talk to Billy about starting a hip hop group when he was a kid in Florida, moving to NYC, studying improv and more at UCB and Magnet (and more), his indie improv team CHUCHO, Freestyle Love Supreme, becoming a member of the hip hop improv group North Coast, what he loves about improv, what "game of the scene" is to him, taking classes...

We are joined by the hilarious GF of the Show, Justina Sparling! Justina joins Jason today, but this time for an interview! She talks with Jason about growing up in Texas and doing church plays, performing when she was a teen, why Who's Line Is It Anyway is just about her favorite thing, how she got into improv...and how she recently got out of improv. It's an interesting discussion about taking a...