Congrats to Cayenne Chris and Tekdiff in reaching the 100 episode milestone. One of the longest running and still the funniest comedy podcasts around. Back in First Crack #45 – Cayenne and I talked about Tekdiff.
Category Archives: Comedy
I Own It
It’s been a rough week for podcast-network overlords. First, Keith and the Girl dug into the Podshow Contract then Eric Rice responds with a smack down. Then, Graeme and Frosty in It Radio break the news that I’ve been making quietly acquiring podcasts for my own evil podcast network. No, it’s not safe for work …
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 …
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First Crack 49. Improv Comedy in Minneapolis with Five Man Job
A conversation with the Minneapolis improv group Five Man Job on the Minneapolis improv scene and the difference between the Who’s Line is It Anyway? and Del Close’s Harold flavor of improv. You might want to know: there is some cursing in this episode. Listen to Improv Comedy in Minneapolis with Five Man Job [32 …
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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. Other things we touch on: Little Gray Book Lectures Sam and Jim go to …
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