Hank Green explains why he chose to talk about his cancer journey through stand up comedy.
Hank Green reflects on the good, the bad, and the weird parts of having cancer. Content Warning: Mention of suicidal ideation and self harm [27:10-28:17]
Brennan Lee Mulligan and Izzy Roland discuss the origins of their relationship and improv show.
Brennan Lee Mulligan and Izzy Roland turn odd real life stories into outrageous improv scenes. Content Warning: Mention of pet death [1:38-3:04, 5:48-7:15]
Chris Grace talks about exploring racism and connecting with people through his comedy.
Chris Grace wrestles with the ideas of casting & diversity in Hollywood in this meta comedy special. Content Warning: Flashing Light [12:17 - 13:15] Mention of Parent Death [36:42 - 40:50]
Adam Conover discusses the inspirations for his first stand-up special.
Adam Conover talks about society’s short attention span, prescription drugs, and American car culture. Content Warning: Mention of suicide [34:44 - 34:47] Description of death by car crash [41:31 - 41:48]
Courtney Pauroso discusses the art of clowning and how she came up with Vanessa 5000.
Courtney Pauroso examines society's relationship with technology as sex robot Vanessa 5000. Content Warning: Flashing Lights - [44:50-44:58, 52:41-52:48, 1:01:26-1:01:57] Emetophobia (gagging) - [59:19-59:46] Misphonia (chewing sounds) - [58:35-59:22] Hemophobia (blood) - [1:02:44-1:04:08]
Ally Beardsley, Zac Oyama, and friends discuss how they got into improv and why they still do it.
Featuring Kimia Behpoornia, Devin Field, Victoria Longwell, Oscar Montoya, Talia Tabin, and Jacob Wysocki. Recorded February 25, 2024 at the Elysian.
Ishmel, Carl, Ronnie, Zeke, Lamar, and Ify discuss the origins of their improv group.
Ally Beardsley, Zac Oyama, and friends use dine and dash as inspiration for this silly monoscene.
Starring Ify Nwadiwe, Carl Tart, Zeke Nicholson, Lamar Woods, Ronnie Adrian, and Ishmel Sahid. Recorded February 26, 2024 at the Elysian.
Cameron Esposito discusses the genesis of their new comedy special.
Cameron Esposito discusses being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the events that led up to it.
