No Suggestion: An Improv Comedy Talk Show

Such a special episode of @NoSuggestionPod this week as we welcome a former colleague I really admire, actor, filmmaker, midwesterner, teacher, mentor, advocate, twin sister, and improv comedian, Abby Pierce (@plainoldabby). There's so much to talk to Abby about, and co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins), guest co-host Alex Sanchez (@alboogieeee), and I really have a blast learning all about Abby'...

This week on @NoSuggestionPod we have a rare treat, a one-on-one hang with my friend, classically trained actor, professor, member of the legendary Astronomy Club (@astronomyclubcomedy), Bay area native, and comedian, Shawtane Bowen (@champagnetaneinc). Shawtane and I have a beautiful hang for an hour and chat about everything from Phil Jackson, to Sauce Walka, to lone wolves, to The Last Dragon....

@NoSuggestionPod presents a new improv comedy series: The World Series! There’s a wide world outside of comedy, a world full of people with interesting careers, experiences, and philosophies, that have nothing to do with the world of comedy. Listen to the No Suggestion family ruthlessly mine those worlds for comedy! This week we get to hang with my long-time pal, poet, writer, publisher, entrepren...

Another @NoSuggestionPod episode with me extemporizing to myself, and to you, doing solo improv scenes based on my monologuing. I talk about the Knicks in the finals, whether or not I should leave New York, dating and being hard on myself, and more. I am starting to get into the groove of these solo episodes. I'm starting to really dig deep and bare my soul. And these solo improv scenes are actual...

We're privileged to be joined on @NoSuggestionPod this week by brilliant actor, voice actor, playwright, professor, cartoonist, Story Pirate, character/sketch/improv comedian, Alessandro King (@alessandromking)! Co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins) and Alessandro were classmates at Sarah Lawrence College who haven't seen each other in a while, so there's a lot to catch up on. We get to chat with...

"... It's not the same as having your own business, cuz your own business is like putting your entire heart and soul into it." @nosuggestionpod presents a new improv comedy series: The World Series! There’s a wide world outside of comedy, a world full of people with interesting careers, experiences, and philosophies, that have nothing to do with the world of comedy.  Listen to the No Suggestion fa...

After almost four years of doing @NoSuggestionPod, we've reached an important milestone: I finally got to have actor, writer, podcaster, teacher, stand-up comic, and my favorite improvisor of all-time, Kurt Braunohler (⁠@kurtbraunohler⁠), on the show! Co-host Aston Hollins (⁠@astonhollins⁠), and guest co-host Xavier Pearson, and I were honored to hang with Kurt for an hour. We got to chat with Kur...

Welcome to our second installment of @NoSuggestionPod Presents: The World Series! There’s a wide world outside of comedy, a world full of people with interesting careers, experiences, and philosophies, that have nothing to do with the world of comedy. Listen to the No Suggestion family ruthlessly mine those worlds for comedy! This week our guest is hip-hop podcaster, brand ambassador for cannabis...

So thrilled and giddy to have my old comrade, actor, musician, entrepreneur, show producer, music producer, podcast producer, engineer, and improv comedian, and North Coast-er, Doug Widick (@douglaswidick) on @NoSuggestionPod this week. Co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins), and guest co-host Boris Khaykin (@theborisk), and I, have such a fun time gabbing with Dougie about all kinds of stuff, from...

This is another @NoSuggestionPod episode of one-person improv scenes inspired by a deranged monologue to myself. This episode I talk about my great great grandmother who died at 109, the kind of women I can date, the ethics of power, braving winter, how to make improv of use, The Bourne Identity, and more. I get into a bunch of solo improv scenes, including a scene where we find a college youth's...

A pleasure to be joined on @NoSuggestionPod this week by one of my oldest and dearest friends, actor, filmmaker, activist, teacher at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (@comedybrooklyn), and New York's quintessential clown, Jeff Seal (@jeffoseal). Co-host Aston Hollins (@old2beginopenmic), and I, have such a good time catching up with our good friend Jeff as we chat about how the fateful day Jeff and I m...

So blessed on this unruly, unhinged, and beautiful episode of @NoSuggestionPod to hang with actor, rapper, songwriter, producer, Brooklyn native, and improv comedian, Steve Jeanty (@yojeanty), as well his beatboxing collaborator, the great Exacto (@exactobbx). Guest co-host David Rey Martinez (@davidreymartinez), and I, go on a breathless romp of a conversation with these two, covering everything...

@NoSuggestionPod @nosuggestionpod presents a new improv comedy series: The World Series! There’s a wide world outside of comedy, a world full of people with interesting careers, experiences, and philosophies, that have nothing to do with the world of comedy. Listen to the No Suggestion family ruthlessly mine those lives for comedy! This week co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins), and guest co-host...

An incredible treat for @NoSuggestionPod this week to welcome actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, producer, and improv comedian, Sebastian Martinez (@smartinez.mov)! Guest co-hosts Kristen Gonzalez (@krisaygon), and our old friend, Murph Baker (@murphbaker), join us to get to know the fiery furnace of ambition and joy that Sebastian is. We chat about Theater: An Improvised Play (@improvised.theatre),...

What a lovely hang getting to know actor, comedy writer, husband, father, Queens native, and improv comedian, Miguel Fernandez (@miguelfromqueens) on @NoSuggestionPod this week! Aston Hollins (@astonhollins) and I have such a great time chatting with Miguel this week about the adventures of his friend Baby G, attending St. John's University with J. Cole, Unsolved Mysteries, his sketch group Los Es...

Join us on @NoSuggestionPod this week for this delightful time getting to know actor, writer, cartoonist, children's entertainer, former camp counselor, maker-of-carols, and improv comedian, Katie Brookoff (@katiebcartoons). Co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins) and I really enjoyed getting to know Katie and chatting about everything from being a children's entertainer, to how Katie ended up study...

This is a solo episode of @NoSuggestionPod. It's never happened before. I talk about Donald Glover, and @BrandedSilk, and hip-hop vs Rock & Roll, and Phillipe Gaulier and acting. There is improv. I'm glad I did this, but it also hurt to do. I gave it my all. Please support me. You can learn more about Ralf, his comedy, his music (as Precious Gorgeous), his acting, his teaching, this podcast, find...

So excited and honored to have someone as accomplished as storyteller, singer-songwriter, improvisor, psychotherapist, entrepreneur, teacher, and improv comedian, Jude Treder-Wolff (@lifestage_inc) on @NoSuggestionPod this week! Guest co-host Aaron Linker (@alinklink), and I, spend a breathless hour with Jude in RFB studios racing through her incredible journey, including how she got to New York f...

We've been trying for a long time to snag this guest, and @NoSuggestionPod is so thrilled to have actor, teacher, solo performance artist, and improv comedian, Jenny Bareilles (@jenniferbareilles) on the show this week! Co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins) and I have a blast learning about that Jenny has a famous sister, how she's built her living in NYC over the years, why New York is F'd up, we...

What a cheeky and scampish hang we had with our super fun guest, actor, military brat, high school debate team-member, and stand-up and improv comedian, Marcie Maier (@marcietalkshappy), on @nosuggestionpod this week. Guest co-host Kristen Gonzalez (@krisaygon), and I, had so much fun getting to know Marcie. We chatted with her about J Cole, John Mayer, moving to NYC from North Carolina, starting...

Thrilled to do another edition a series we started in the summer, 6S: Some Suggestions Sometimes Summer School Series, even though it's now the dead of winter and we're all snowed-in. Each week this past summer, on @NoSuggestionPod, we'd have on a performer, usually a comedian, with very little long-form improv experience. Me, and a few of past No Suggestion guests, all seasoned improv comedians,...

Was so fun getting to hang with actor, musician, tenor, southern boy, newlywed, and improv comedian, Levi Penley (@levi.p.smiley⁠) on @nosuggestionpod. Co-host Aston Hollins (@astonhollins), and I, whip through this hour with a breathless conversation with Levi where we talk about dating banter, Love Island, growing up in Arizona vs Georgia, theater people vs church people, and much more. We have...

This was a special episode of @nosuggestionpod we got to hear stirring story of a wide-eyed young man coming of age, the story of our guest, teacher, history buff, actor, and improv comedian, Greg Wilker (@gregwilker5). Co-host Christopher Morucci (@christophermorucci), and I, really enjoyed getting to know Greg, who was spoke with candor, generosity, and wit, as he's reflected on his journey so f...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to our first episode of @nosuggestionpod for 2026! There's no better way to start the year than to hang for an hour with veteran actor, teacher, and improv comedian, Jamie Rivera (@mr_jamriv)! We're so lucky to be joined again by guest co-host Shawn Wickens, who was on a legendary Magnet Theater (@magnettheater) improv team called Junior Varsity with Jamie for 10+ years. Th...

Thank you for joining us for our last episode of @nosuggestionpod for the year! And it was such a treat to invite up to Radio Free Brooklyn studios our new friend, actor, writer, jazz musician, midwesterner, and comedian, Estar Cohen (@estarcohen)! Guest co-host Shawn Wickens (@timetravelingstoned) and I take a journey this week through the fantastical corridors of Estar's mind to glimpse into the...