First Crack 50. The Challenges of Comedy Theater at the Brave New Workshop

Caleb and Katy McEwen, the artistic directors at Minneapolis’ legendary Brave New Workshop comedy theater and I discuss the challenges of running a comedy theater. The ongoing struggle to strike the balance between challenging material and filling seats. Additionally, Caleb’s definition of good improv feels an awful lot like a good podcast.

Listen to the Challenges of Comedy Theater at the Brave New Workshop [30 min]

First Crack 45. Cayenne Chris’s Sketch Comedy Podcast

On a beautiful Minneapolis summer day, Cayenne Chris Conroy from Teknikal Diffikulties and I sit down for a backyard-cast to discuss his sketch comedy podcast, creating and keeping track of characters, sound effects, radio theater, the right length for a podcast.

Listen to Teknikal Diffikulties with Cayenne Chris [37 min]