There It Is Podcast

In this episode we talk to writer and performer Fred Chong Rutherford! Fred is a New York City-based writer/performer who Jason met at the Magnet Theater. He is a ray of sunshine in a gloomy world. Jason and Fred talk comedy, growing up in Washington State, doing bits on the radio when he was in high school, seeing the growth of grunge music in the 90's, seeing the beginnings of Death Cab for Cuti...

Happy Halloween! Join us as we talk our favorite horror comedy movie moments! Jason is joined by BF of the show, Bro of the Show, and GF of the Show to talk about Jim Carrey as Joe Biden on SNL and get into the ghastly, ghouly talk of horror comedies that we love. It's a fun* chat! Join in and share your own fave horror comedy moments with us on our social media! *scary Stories to be Murdered By B...

In this episode we talk to comedian and co-founder of Good Good Comedy Theater, Kate Banford! Kate Banford, of Philly's Good Good Comedy Theater, is now out in Los Angeles! She talks to Jason about why she recently moved out there. They also talk comedy, performing comedy in college, starting a comedy theater and what drove her to start a theater in the first place. Kate's a delight so give it a l...

In this episode we talk to writer, filmmaker, and person of comedy, Sari Karplus! Sari is an old pal of Jason's and we were delighted to have her on! She tells us about starting out in comedy in Los Angeles, a never seen reality show she was on, learning improv at iO West before doing stand-up, seeing some comedy faves before filmmaking and developing projects, doing showcases for industry people,...

In this ep we talk to comedian Emma Arnold! Emma Arnold is getting tons done out in Boise, Idaho! After hitting the ground running as a stand-up she started two popular comedy festivals, toured a bunch, written several books, and more! She talks about her upbringing, getting started in comedy at a challenging time and becoming a feature act within a couple months, why she doesn't know much about p...

We talkin' pop with Bro of the Show, Trey, and Dear Friend of the Show, Evan! In this episode we talk about Schitt's Creek sweeping at the Emmys, shows and people who never got enough Emmy love but should have, the Ellen controversy, and the announcement that The CW's Supergirl will end after this season. Twitter: @evan_harris9, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @harrise2, @ThereItIsPod, @...

In this episode we welcome writer Stephanie Streisand! Stephanie has written for The Detour, Dreamworks, Funny or Die, and at a slew of improv theaters. Jason talks with her about starting comedy as a teenager, writing, projects she's launched, the benefit of expanding your horizons by training at different comedy theaters, perform at different theaters, her time at The Magnet and other theaters,...

In this episode we talk to singer/songwriter and YouTuber, Mary Spender! Mary is super cool and Jason was thrilled to get to talk to her. She joined us from the UK and talked about starting out in music, what led her to start a YouTube page, her experiences in the industry and collaborating with other figures in music like Andertons Music, meeting guitar hero John Mayer, the high she gets from cyc...

In this episode we talk to comedian and podcaster Lexis Sharde! Lexis tells Jason about starting her career in radio before performing comedy, why she got into comedy in Los Angeles, why someone encouraged her to do improv, taking the stand-up plunge, how radio will never die, all of her passions, dressing up as Prince, and her podcast "Life Coaching Comedians." lifecoachingcomedians.com youtube.c...

In this episode we talk to NYC actor/comedian, Woody Fu! Jason and Woody talk about Woody's background in production, his start in comedy, being at Wesleyan, studying at UCB and The Magnet, his character pieces, honing his skills while being part of Boom Chicago, how racial experiences led him to be more open open on stage, nerding out on comedy, and more! A great chat if you want to learn about d...

We got to talk to comedian and podcaster, Stuart Goldsmith! Stuart joins Jason from across the pond to talk about his stand-up comedy, how he got started in entertainment, his comedic philosophy, the process of getting to do a set on Conan, the similar reason he started his podcast Comedian's Comedian to why Jason started this one, make a perfect sports analogy for comedy, the meaningless and sedu...

In this episode we talk to writer and comedian, Alison Leiby. Alison talks with Jason about how she came up through the industry writing for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, The President Show, and eventually landing a great gig at The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They talk extensively about the process at Mrs. Maisel and about what it takes to write for late night shows and writing comedy in general, plus...

In this episode NYC comedian Alex Braslavsky! Jason and Alex were on a team together so they have an effortlessly fun conversation. Alex talks to Jason about starting out in stand-up in Baltimore, his identity as a comedian, how seriously he wants to take things and what that means now, what the future of comedy in NYC might look like, where his comedic sensibility comes from, starting improv, mov...

We've got the Brother of the Show and a Best Friend of the Show back to talk all that pop! Jason discusses some fun topics with Trey (bro of the show) and Rob (friend bro of the show)! We talk the new Psych movie on the Peacock app, what it would take to go back to a movie theaters, Emmy noms in comedy categories, and our favorite Saturday Night Live sketches! We do no get to them all. It's a fun...

In this episode we have speech pathologist and YouTuber, Clay Hadden. Jason and Clay have known each other for 20 years. When the pandemic created a temporary shutdown of Clay's speech therapy practice, Ready, Set, Talk, Clay decided to create videos on YouTube to continue to provide service to his patients. Jason talks to Clay about what it's been like to create content, running a business while...

In this episode we talk to actor, writer, and comedian Julia Schroeder! Full disclosure, Jason adores Julia. Which is fitting because they're good friends and are on an improv team together. Julia talks to Jason about being from Detroit, her background in athletics, the correlation between sports and improv, her style of performance, creating the shows she's done (with previous guests), how she de...

In this episode we talk to Author, Storyteller, and Q.E.D. owner, Kambri Crews! Jason has an inspiring chat with Kambri about her book Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir, her childhood, discovering the fountain of youth, starting her performance venue Q.E.D. and how she's adjusted running it during the pandemic, her love of comedy and theater, writing material, publicly revealing difficult truths abou...

In this episode we talk to Prince historian and YouTuber, Prince's Friend! Fans of the show know about Jason's love of Prince so he was thrilled to have Prince's Friend on. Note, Prince didn't like the term "fan" and instead called us "friends." Eloy adopts that name for his YouTube channel with about 600 videos all about Prince! They talk about their love of Prince, why Eloy got into making his p...

In this episode we talk to NYC actor, singer, and comedian, Nicole Pascaretta! Other than talking about her Detroit days and her sisters in comedy, Nicole and Jason talk loads of fun stuff like how she got into performing, how she maintains her boisterous stage presence, moving to NYC, Nicole's approach to comedy, the process of developing shows, being vigilant about honing skills, a wild story ab...

Joining the podcast for a chat is LA-based Director, Actor, and Writer, Meredith Paul! Meredith talks about growing up in Long Island and studying acting, doing SNL sketches in high school, becoming obsessed with her sorority, getting back into comedy after graduating from college, performing stand-up and improv, how anxiety affects her improv, approach to writing, Fly Gurlz: an all-female variety...

It's the podcast's 4-year anniversary! Jason is joined by Girlfriend of the Show, Justina, to talk about the past year of the podcast, big moments we've had, creating the newsletter, making content during what we're going through, and what we hope for the podcast in the next year. Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes...

Given the world we are in Jason wanted to share his thoughts on race relations and racism in our country. He also shares places to find ways to support. Below are links to things he referenced in the episode, but these are just starting points. Continue your education on how other people live. Support and Donations How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality: www.thecut.com/2020/06/george...

Since this was the week of a major holiday we decided to do a mini episode with Girlfriend of the Show, Justina! The pair answer a couple listeners' questions, talk about filmed improv and Zoomprov, what activities they've done while staying-at-home, and doing comedy during weird or difficult times. It's a fun little chat to keep you company! Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/...

Austin-based stand-up comedian, Arielle Isaac Norman, joins us! After talking about bad headshots (unlike hers which is great), Arielle talks with Jason about starting out in stand-up comedy, moving around the US, prospects for the future, unique stand-up shows she runs, her podcast and more! It's a thriving chat! More about Arielle here: arielleisaacnorman.com Facebook: @NormanArielle, @genderflu...

We talked to Actor, Writer, Comedian, Megan Sass! Megan Sass has done a ton of stuff! She's amazing! Megan and Jason talk all of the things, including acting and writing, how she got into comedy, being surrounded by talented people, developing projects, how she started making comedy songs, the struggle to power through writer's block, and wise pontificiations about the state of just about everythi...