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The latest podcast from world-renowned improviser and character actor Billy Merritt. Enjoy improvised podcasts, commercials, and scenes while getting to know a make-believe community's occupants and one-of-a-kind culture. Quirky, passionate, and committed to their town, these fictional folks are beyond entertaining. ("Podcast Town" is a long-form improv format developed by Billy Merritt for The BIT Comedy Network.)
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An international cast uses their personal digital odyssey stories to inspire hilarious improvised scenes. You know... one moment, you're searching the origins of the French horn, and the next, you're on an obscure webpage obsessing over the migratory patterns of penguins. Time is of NO essence. Before you know it, hours have evaporated, and you're an armchair expert on everything from ancient Sumerian bread recipes to the biomechanics of dragonfly wings. Welcome to the world of endless click ...
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Forget Doom Scrolling and Start Joy Surfing! Every week comedian Billy Merritt interviews a new guest about their favorite things in the world.
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I'm a psychotherapist/improviser and host Improv Interviews with some of the most interesting people in the world - improvisers. We discuss what improv comedy is and how they use it for helping others.
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An improvised comedy podcast featuring the best improvisers in the UK, improvising scenes about real jobs!
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The improvised comedy podcast featuring the fictitiously famous British band “Stone Cold Paradise”. w/ Allyson Phillips, Zach Olsen, Andrew Young, and Ryan Coil. Every week features a new interview with a special guest from the band's history covering 50 years of music. www.stonecoldparadise.com
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Welcome back to the Billy Merritt podcast, Part 2! Billy shares his journey in LA and his return to FL. So grateful to have the opportunity to interview this improv great!由Margot Escott
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Billy Merritt is an improviser, director, actor and all round great guy! Co-author of one of the best books on improv "Pirate Ninja Robot: An Improv Fable" with Will Hines. I've had the great fortune to be studying with him lately on his BIT comedy podcasts and it is a real trip! He is a founding member of The Swarm, and UCB. As a teacher Billy has…
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Welcome to Catoosa, Oklahoma – Home of the Big Blue Whale Catoosans love their podcasts and shared three gems with us this month: I Wish I Was Still in Jersey: Hosted by Richie Purcell and Lisa-Lisa Peterson The Catoosa Daily: Hosted by Mike Barbell and Janice Leeds Fundraising Corner: Hosted by Marcie Blue with professional fundraiser Hill Kane Ca…
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In rabbitHOLE's fourth episode, the BIT CREW educates listeners about some critical issues, including: Priest Holes Violent Childhood Games A Colorado Castle built by a crazy man, and Wikipedia If you have ever wondered about the year the U.S. had eight presidents, Baller Priest Hunters, or the pitfalls of capitalism and nepotism…you have come to t…
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Welcome to East Hampton – Known for its BELLS East Hamptonites produced three podcasts this week: Fitness with Pitness with Brad Pitness & Fred Witness Stalking the Barefoot Contessa with Sabrina & Deema Dr. Dean Harris, Sexual Psychotherapist, Relationship Expert, and Bell Healer with Special Guest Jude and her pet mouse, Fred. The East Hampton Be…
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In rabbitHOLE's third episode, the BIT CREW reminisces about their first duck, the forced vacation policy in Scandinavian countries (we admit it, we're envious), no one noticing when you leave work to take classes, and selling everything you own after experiencing minimalist culture (even the clothes on your child's back). This episode was quite an…
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In rabbitHOLE's sophmore episode, the BIT CREW delves into fermented herring, cigarette smoking/quitting/weapons, unsafe kitchen gadgets, and other things that aren't "that bad" for you. As always, rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the cast's real-life rabbit hole adventures. If you enjoy rabbitHOLE, please follow, rate, and share rabbitHOLE…
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Welcome to Worthington, Minnesota - Known for Turkeys! Worthington citizens produce some interesting podcasts: Worthington History (Worthington's Historical Reenactment Podcast) The Poultry Preparation Pod Keeping Track with Jack (and Jill) The advertisers tell you everything you need to know about Worthington and include Bonnie's Best Things, Jenn…
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What a wonderful experience getting to know Vinny Francois! He is a delightful person and we had such fun on this podcast. Vinny has over 25 years experience as a professional improviser in both English and French. He's a founding director of Improv College, Camp Zipzap (an improv camp for adults), was the Executive Producer of Mprov: The Montreal …
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David Raitt is an improviser, author and sketch comedian from Toronto. David shares his unique improv story starting in high school and having a troupe that was together for years! He has been performing and teaching improv for over 25 years. After acquiring degrees in Cognitive Science and then Law, he started taking improv classes at The Second C…
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Listen to Part 2 of our interview with the fabulous BJ Lange. He has devoted his life to service of others.When a cancer diagnosis forced BJ, a former Air Force Reserve medic, onto the Temporary Disability Retired List in 2016, comedy and improv helped pull him through. Now he’s using those same skills to help veterans overcome their disabilities.D…
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BJ Lange is a very funny man who has survived many health and life issues but continues to find the bright side of life! When a cancer diagnosis forced BJ, a former Air Force Reserve medic, onto the Temporary Disability Retired List in 2016, comedy and improv helped pull him through. Now he’s using those same skills to help veterans overcome their …
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Welcome to Rochester, Texas - The garlic pickle capital of the world!! The BIT Comedy Network troupe transports you to a small Texas town often (and annoyingly) confused with a better-known upstate New York town with the same name. Rochester townies produce some pretty quirky podcasts: • We Had a Weird Dream • No, It Does Not Snow Here, and • I Sur…
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Join The BIT Comedy Network's rabbitHOLE cast as they explore scope-creeping projects, couch surfing with Craig's List, and the politics of grade school popularity. rabbitHOLE is unscripted and inspired by the cast's real-life rabbit hole adventures. If you enjoy our debut episode, follow, rate, and share rabbitHOLE with your friends! APOLOGIES: Ja…
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Haley McGee (Age is a Feeling) joins Nick Everitt (2nd place British comedian of the year 2023) and Nadège Nguyen (The Free Association, The Cookie Jar). Did anyone ever use the word whack? Should you ever eat food given to you by a teenager? How much information should you give your colleagues about your MASSIVE DIARRHOEA? All these questions and …
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Listen to the amazing Larry Gifford, found of the PD Avengers - a patient-led organization, united in the purpose of ending Parkinson's disease. We raise awareness, engagement and hope. This site has an enormous collection of resources and hope for folks with PD. Larry has had an extraordinary life in sports radio broadcast in the US and Canada. Wh…
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Tom Webster, Aram Balakjian and Karlie Menzel join me this week to discuss Karlie's job working the snack bar by the pool.由Freddie Sandilands
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Shamus Maxwell joins Lola and myself to discuss her time working in an alternative store in Croydon (the city within a city). Follow Great Job on Instagram. @greatjobimprov由Freddie Sandilands
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What a great experience getting to chat with Chris Mead in the UK. He is an experienced improviser, teacher, director and author. He was part of the renowned Maydays for many years and an artistic director at the Nursery.Chris authors a fabulous weekly newsletter, Improv Fables. His newsletter is chock full of great info for improvisers and other r…
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Nick Everett and Chelsea Gill join us to hear about Katie's experience working for a 'real' theatre (definitely not a cult). Late payments were hounded, slights against wives were avenged, but most importantly, it was a REAL theatre. Follow us on instagram: @greatjobimprov由Freddie Sandilands
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Charlie Kemp and Chelsea Gill join myself and Clare to discuss her time at John Lewis. Would Clare fight for John Lewis if they went to war? Will Charlie get to see the message chutes before he dies? And why do John Lewis take care of their staff so well? What on earth is wrong with them?? Follow Great Job on Instagram: @greatjobimprov…
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Meet the very funny and prolific writer, Matt Fotis. Matt is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Albright College, where he teaches improvisation, comedy studies, and writing for performance. He is the author of Satire & The State: Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (Routledge 2020), Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold (Palgrave …
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Mark Little (JFL, Conan, Gary & his Demons, Picnicface) is joined by Ian Thomas Day and Chloe Godman in a podcast line up which is 75% Canadian. A world first??? Probably not to be honest, but still worth a mention. Follow us on Instagram: @greatjobimprov由Freddie Sandilands
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Meet the amazing Troels Andersen Kjar.Troels was born, raised, and based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His love of storytelling was kindled as a teenager when he was introduced to Dungeons and Dragons, which he has been playing ever since. 7 years ago he discovered improv by chance, and, like many others, fell in love with the artform. As a performer his…
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Chris Gau, Katie Davison and Jay Bennet join me to discuss the merits of working in a call centre. Follow us on Instagram: @greatjobimprov由Freddie Sandilands
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Charlie Sturgeon, Megan Rose McCarthy join Chloe and myself to discuss what it's like to be a tour guide at The Canadian Mint. Chloe will be the first to tell you that a tour guide simply has to yell if it's a big crowd (they love it). This episode presents some real dilemmas. Should dumb 18 year old security guards get guns? Does shrieking help re…
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Gillian Bellinger is a beloved improviser, teacher and actor. She founded the now thriving Misfit Improv and Acting School in Asheville, N.C. which just celebrated its one year anniversary.I had met Gillian during the pandemic with our mutual friend, Jay Sukow. We reconnected recently at the Sketch School with Marc Warzecha in Sketch 101 and I knew…
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Jim Woods, Amanda Bonar and Billy Merritt join me to discuss Billy's time as a bar tender in the prestigious ZigZag bar in New York. Is it ethical to poison one's own burger? Who really invented the Gin and Tonic? And how far should a patron go to earn a bar tender's respect? All these questions and more answered on this week's episode! Follow Grea…
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Jonathan Broke, Luke Brown and Sumina Kasuji join me to reminisce about Sumina's time ushering at Warwick Art's Centre. Stick men roamed free, children occasionally got folded up in chairs. Sometimes everyone got free ice cream. It was a different time. Follow Great Job on Instagram由Freddie Sandilands
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Naomi Petersen, Jonathan Broke and Sam Roulston join Freddie this week. Important questions are asked. Is drinking 'mucky water' ever worth the risk? Did you know that if you receive the key to a city you get a holiday named after you? And whatever happened to Louise from Eternal? All these questions and more answered in this week's bonus April epi…
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Alex Holland, Sumina Kasuji, and Edinburgh award winner Lara Ricote join Freddie Sandilands in this week's episode. Is it a crime for someone to eat free food? (Even if they're obviously hungry). What's the difference between a nanny and a babysitter? And would you employee someone for 'smack work' if they didn't have a business card? All these que…
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What exactly is a 'librarian'? Should libraries serve chips? And please don't make fun of eczema, it's a silent killer. Follow us on Instagram: Great Job Staring: Freddie Sandilands Jim Woods Charlie Kemp Zoe Dunn Mike Orton-Toliver由Freddie Sandilands
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Is soiling oneself during a meeting just 'business'? Where do the lines between work and family end? And what are the potential difficulties of dating a scraped together pile of things? Instagram: Freddie Sandilands Great Job Joz Norris Susan Harrison Briony Redman is not on Instagram. She is wise.由Freddie Sandilands
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Jane Morris is the queen of improv comedy! Her story is as unique as she is!. Co-founder at Second City ETC, she has done more to advance the art of Improv than anyone else in the universe - and that's not hyperbole!She has performed and taught all over the world and currently teaches at The Fanatic Salon Theater in Culver City, California. The Fan…
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What would you do to collect your Bed Bath & Beyond voucher? Should using a motorcycle in a school running event be allowed? All these questions and more answered in this week's episode.! Instagram: Freddie Sandilands Great Job Ian Thomas Day Megan Rose McCarthy Sumina Kasuji由Freddie Sandilands
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How long should it take to become office manager? Who on earth is Miss Directed? And what exactly is a Leatherman? All these questions and more, answered in this week's episode. Instagram: Great Job Ishan Ganjoor Liz Guterbock Chelsea Gill Freddie Sandilands由Freddie Sandilands
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How many shop attendants should it take to foil a heist? Why do zombies steal vampires' limelight? And should people who work in jewellery stores offer unsolicited couples' counselling? Instagram: Great Job Katharine Bennett-Fox Ian Thomas Day Chelsea Gill Freddie Sandilands由Freddie Sandilands
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Dr. Jeanne Leep – Improv NerdMeet the brilliant author and professor, Dr. Jeanne Leep. Jeanne played improv in Grand Rapids, Michigan and went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Theatre. I had the good fortune to play with Jeanne recently and was awed by her spontaneity and joy.She went to high school with our mutual friend Jay Sukow and then went on to the U…
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Naomi gets an unwanted make up tutorial in this week's episode of Great Job. Do some skin creams make you look older? And why can drinking water sound so suspicious? All these questions answered on this week's episode. Instagram: Great Job Naomi Petersen Alison Thea-Skott Alex Holland Freddie Sandilands…
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Can actors sell sofas? How does one find 'The Fridge Master'? And why did that play not get 4 stars? All these questions answered in this week's episide. Great Job Sid Singh Rhys Collier Rebecca Schuster Freddie Sandilands由Freddie Sandilands
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How many leaflets does the average person need before they ingest IBS medicine? How does one deal with peppy temp bosses? And is it ever okay to steal your bosses ideas for your novel? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's episode! Graham Dickson Bec Hill Freddie Sandilands Briony Redman is not on Instagram. She is wise.…
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How many book tokens should one expect after having worked overtime? Who is the real Ian M Banks? And why can't Elon Musk handle bad news? All these questions and more answered in this week's podcast. Great Job Flora Anderson Susan Harrison Freddie Sandilands Jonathan Broke (Not on Instagram, but if you want a mental image of what he looks like, he…
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The Marvelous Michelle J. GilliamMichelle Gilliam is a beautiful person-inside and out! We have been friends for several years and I was delighted to have her as a guest.Michelle grew up in Milwaukee in a loving and supportive family. During one family gathering, at age 4, she got her first big laugh and knew what her path would be!She saw a Comedy…
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Paying for work lunches can be tricky, especially on an intern's salary. What would it be like to work for two people, one of whom always tells the truth, while the other is bound to lie? And what's the deal with train driver's voices? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's episode. Katie Davison Freddie Sandilands Haley McGee Shamu…
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Why are people who work in pensions such twats? Is it important to have a nickname at work? And whatever became of Nick's alter ego, The Shadow? All these questions will be answered in this week's episode, where Nick Everett (2nd place British Comedian of the Year) tells us about his former job as an actuary. Nick Everett Freddie Sandilands Katie D…
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One moment you're riding the Emmerdale wave of fortune, the next your selling stock cubes while dressed as a turkey. Where did it go wrong? Can part-time event staff stop world War 3? And is working as a barista akin to going to war? All these questions answered in this episode, in which Charlie Kemp talks about working in events while being an act…
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Where do 'cool' nicknames like Lionheart come from? How many brooms does one person need? Are you sure you've hung up the phone? All these questions, and more, answered in this bonus New Year's Day Episode! Lola Rose Maxwell tells us about the trials and tribulations of recruiting cleaners.由Freddie Sandilands
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Should you believe everything 'the zoo people' tell you? What exactly is the mating process of turtles? And how does one secure a date at a hardware store? All these questions answered as Megan Rose McCarthy (full acting name) tells us about working at San Francisco Zoo. Ian Thomas Day Sumina Kasuji Megan McCarthy Freddie Sandilands…
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'What noise do we make when the gornhog feasts?' Is a full cavity search necessary when visiting someone's parents for dinner? And why are John Lewis cruises getting so weird? These questions and more answered in this bonus episode in which Simon Lukacs (Boom Chicago, The Free Association) is joined by Lola Rose Maxwell (BBC's Starstruck, They Seem…
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Is bear mace the best weapon to deter unwanted customers? Does a mattress increase in value if Napoleon (scourge of Europe guy) has slept on it? And how do you break a criminal who won't tell you where they've hidden three stolen pillows? Performers: Chelsea Gill Ian Thomas Day Katherine Bennet Fox Freddie Sandilands…
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