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SmartLess Presents ClueLessRe-release: 206 - This Or That? (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman)While our host Elliott Kalan is busy this week opening his new theme park Vice President Universe (come for the death-defying Spiro Agnew Drop Tower, stay for Hubert Humphrey's Haunted House), please enjoy another puzzling re-release! On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back his married friends, the hilarious Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (co-hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy) to weigh their options in a new game - This Or That! Elliott will provide a series of quotes, and on this occasion you must answer if it was said by God (as quoted in the Bible) o...
2026-04-1321 minSmartLess Presents ClueLessRe-release: 204 - Word Centipede (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman)While our host Elliott Kalan is busy this week preparing his one-man performance of The Taking Of Pelham 123, please enjoy another hilarious re-release! On this episode of ClueLess, Elliott invites his friends Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman, married couple and hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy, to contend with the many limbs of our old foe, the Word Centipede! Elliott will give you three words, and you have to figure out which new word can be added either in front of or behind them to create three new compound words! Can you do it faster than Naomi and Andy? A...
2026-03-3024 min
You Might Know Her FromPatreon SNEAK PEEK: Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin on Anal Glands, Webster, Diff'rent Strokes, & Archie PanjabiFolks, we're here with our pals Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin. Both brilliant writers, comedians, and performers who also co-host the podcast Couples Therapy together. We were so tickled to have them join us on the show to talk sitcoms, Hollywood gossip, body talk, our dogs being actors, and more. Interested in more of this? Subscribe at the Patreon for AD-FREE LISTENING and lots od extra Damian and Anne stuff. www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom ==== Couples Therapy with Andy & Naomi Andy Beckerman || Naomi Ekperigin Family Affair Mr...
2026-03-2420 min
Wrong Turns with Jameela JamilNaomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanComedians and podcasters Naomi Ekperigin (Broad City, Hacks, Mythic Quest) and Andy Beckerman (The Pete Holmes Show, Cedric’s Barber Battle, Couples Therapy) join Jameela Jamil for a messy dive into marriage superstitions, chaos goblins, and a truly staggering collection of micro-humiliations.Naomi relives the nightmare of meeting Andy’s parents for the first time, only to end up hospitalized within hours, delivering her full medical history four months into a relationship that somehow survived. Andy shares a seventh-grade “prank” so ill-conceived it nearly caused a multi-parent emergency, plus the existential horror of being forced into a talent...
2025-12-2547 minSmartLess Presents ClueLess206 - This Or That? (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman)On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back his married friends, the hilarious Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (co-hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy) to weigh their options in a new game - This Or That! Elliott will provide a series of quotes, and on this occasion you must answer if it was said by God (as quoted in the Bible) or by Wu-Tang Clan member U-God. Before that, another round of our game First And Four-Most, where you’ll answer questions about the most common things people injure themselves falling out of, off of, or over. Pl...
2025-12-1521 minSmartLess Presents ClueLess204 - Word Centipede (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman)On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan invites his friends Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman, married couple and hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy, to contend with the many limbs of our old foe, the Word Centipede! Elliott will give you three words, and you have to figure out which new word can be added either in front of or behind them to create three new compound words! Can you do it faster than Naomi and Andy? And can you keep track of your answers to defeat the MegaClue?! New episodes every Monday.
2025-12-0123 min
RebrandAnime With Naomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanRebrand is joined by the hosts of our fave podcast, Couples Therapy. Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman join the pod to address all things Anime!Mort's left out in the cold as he doesn't understand a goddamn thing said while Ashly and guests banter, roast and celebrate the best and the silliest Japanese animated TV shows. We go behind the scenes as Andy and Naomi do an impression of pitching Rebrand ideas to Mort and Ash, Ashly gets angry at Naomi for the FIRST TIME EVER and we consider the religious leanings of a pregnant Sonic T...
2025-03-121h 07
BeginningsTim Midyett of Silkworm, Bottomless Pit and Mint MileOn today's episode, I talk to musician Tim Midyett. Originally from Havre, Montana, Tim started the band Ein Heit in 1985 with his friends, and two years later, they changed their name to Silkworm. In the 20 years the band was together, they released over two dozen albums, EPs and singles on a variety of labels including C/Z, Matador and Touch and Go. In 2005, Silkworm stopped performing after their drummer Michael Dahlquist was killed in a car accident. Tim and Silkworm's guitarist Andy Cohen would go on to form Bottomless Pit, who released four albums and EPs on the wonderful...
2025-02-211h 06
Sage-Based WisdomEp. 26 - It's Giving 82% w/ Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanJana thinks Brian could give off more confidence cues. Guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman have been married for 15 years! Our advice of the week tells us how to make others comfy in OUR presence (thank god). A caller asks: If I wear long earrings, will they rip out of my ears and leave buttholes? Another caller needs some reassurance that his wife isn't out of his league.Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Naomi Ekperigin (@blacktresscomedy) & Andy Beckerman (@andybeckerman)Music: Steve...
2025-02-1853 min
One of Us with Fin and ChrisAndy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin: A BunkerSome heroes wear capes. Others take shelter in a bunker underneath a multinational home improvement retail corporation, like Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin. They're the first ever duo and married couple to come on the show. And that? Is what we call bravery.
Andy's on Instagram @andybeckerman and Naomi's on Instagram @blacktresscomedy. Make sure to check out their podcast Couples Therapy (especially their episode with Chris and Fin!), and follow the show on Instagram @couplestherapypod.
One of Us is hosted and produced by Chris Renfro and Fin Argus. It's executive produced by Myrriah Gossett and...
2024-09-241h 12
Bad Behavior with Sterling Mulbry & Blair PeytonS2 Ep19: "The Cursed Flight" with Naomi Ekperigin & Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy)This week on Bad Behavior: Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman, real life couple and real life comedians, discuss breaking up with a therapist and give relationship advice. Then, they’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by their podcast, “Couples Therapy.” Plus, Naomi and Andy share a morally ambiguous story about suspicious behavior that occurred on a JetBlue flight from JFK to Burbank. Will they be deemed good or bad?
Come see "Phones Down" Wednesday, June 12th at Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles! Featured guests include Aparna Nancherla (Netflix), Jena Friedman (The Daily Show), and Brian Bahe...
2024-06-0558 minBeginningscomics writer Dan AbnettOn today's episode, I talk to seven-times New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comic book writer Dan Abnett. Originally from Maidstone, Dan began working in the editorial department of Marvel UK before starting to write his own comics. Dan's CV is too extensive to cover here, but a highlights reel includes his incredible work for 2000 AD, which includes comics such as Sinister Dexter and Brink, his revamp of the Guardians of the Galaxy with writing partner Andy Lanning, which became the basis for the MCU films, his work with Lanning on The Authority, Warhammer 40K, and my personal...
2024-03-081h 11
Tell Me EverythingThe New Namesakes of the Kennedy Center Honor with Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanDivas, this is what we call a classic two-fer. The fabulous Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman join forces to bring their fave people/places/things from pop culture on this week’s episode of “Tell Me Everything.” Up first, Andy brings us a hefty helping of straight culture when he discusses his love of the band PAVEMENT. And Naomi brings us the undersung Michael J. Fox classic from the 90s, LIFE WITH MIKEY (shout out to the Cyndi Lauper cameo!). And in their *joint* pick, I get educated the house down boots on HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL. Enjoy, my babies!!
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2023-11-071h 18
Jordan, Jesse, GO!Banal August, with Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanThis week the hosts of Couples Therapy Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman talk about moving podcast merch, Andy's love of Deep Space Nine, and Jesse's stone cold visage.For signed copies of Jordan Morris's "Bubble" go to Orphan Books Inc. You can see Jordan at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles for their "Afternoon with Authors" event on August 26th! Get tickets here!Come see Jordan, Jesse, Go! live at the London Podcast Festival in London, England at on September 14th. Buy tickets now at MaximumFun.org/events.Right now Nuts.com is offering...
2023-08-171h 27
Bite ClubTop 5 Sandwiches with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanFrom classic clubs to pesto paradise, Jasmine and Katie are ranking the Top 5 Sandwiches with comedians and podcasters Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman!Listen to Naomi and Andy's podcast Couples Therapy wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Naomi @blacktresscomedyFollow Andy @andybeckermanFollow Tasty @buzzfeedtastyEmail Bite Club biteclubpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-0138 min
Ask RonnaStraitjacket Couple with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanNow wait a minute. We're just getting right into it this week since you'd all rather spend the hour with our guests than with us, pardon me. Joining us in The Carriage House are none other than our DEAR friends Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman! If you're not listening to their smash hit podcast COUPLES THERAPY, then we don't know what you're doing with your life.Naomi and Andy help us give advice on competing wedding dates, dealing with a friend who asks you for more than you can handle, and what to do when you've been...
2023-07-251h 36
Couples TherapyNaomi Ekperigan & Andy Beckerman: My Baseline Is Your BaselineAfter 13 years together, comedy-acting duo Naomi Ekperigan and Andy Beckerman are well into building a life together. And like most couples, they’ve dealt with some bumps along the way.In this episode, Naomi and Andy share their tips and tricks for navigating financial “baselines”, job insecurity and so much more for new and long-term couples alike.This podcast was produced by Self Financial, Inc. and Acast Creative. The information presented is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, regulatory, or legal advice. The content does not necessarily reflect the views...
2022-12-0734 min
Hello From The Magic TavernSeason 4, Ep 51 - Crab Folk (w/ Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman)Two married crabs stop by to sell sea water.CreditsArnie: Arnie NiekampUsidore: Matt YoungChunt: Adal RifaiLaQuinta: Naomi EkperiginQuantas: Andy BeckermanMysterious Man: Tim SniffenProducers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal RifaiPost-Production Coordination: Garrett SchultzEditor: Tim JoyceMagic Tavern Logo: Allard LabanTheme Music: Andy PolandClick HERE for tickets for the upcoming live show at Thalia...
2022-11-0741 min
The Endless Honeymoon Podcast"White Nonsense” with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanThis week Moshe and Natasha are joined by Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman! Naomi and Andy share their different financial philosophies, Natasha wants to enroll at Spence, and Moshe debriefs from Burning Man. Then, they give advice to a caller who wants more male friends while her husband is away for two years! Submit your deepest secrets to the Endless Honeymoon Secrets Hotline: (213) 222-8608 and ask Natasha and Moshe for relationship advice: Endlesshoneymoonpod@gmail.com. We have merch! Check it out here: http://endlesshoneymoonpod.com/shop Come to our...
2022-09-131h 12
Dead Pilots SocietyEpisode 95: Naomi Ekperigin (The Stand Ups on Netflix) & Andy Beckerman (The Pete Holmes Show) Interview (How To Be A Couple After Show)If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode How To Be A Couple written by Naomi Ekperigin (The Standups on Netflix) & Andy Beckerman (The Pete Holmes Show) you must! While you’re at it, check out their podcast Couples Therapy too. This is our After Show interview with Naomi & Andy. It’s a fun one too! You’ll hear them get into the unique dynamics of their writing relationship and how they go about writing their relationship. We got into the great New York watercolor magazine wars of the early 2000s; Naomi & Andy’s first project together - the realit...
2022-05-261h 05Dead Pilots SocietyEpisode 94: How To Be A Couple written by Naomi Ekperigin (The Standups on Netflix) & Andy Beckerman (Co-host of Couples Therapy Podcast)We have another great episode for you this month, but before we tell you about it, we want to thank everyone who became a Maximum Fun member or upgraded their membership during the MaxFunDrive this year. If you haven’t done so yet you still can by going to maximumfun.org/join. Moving on to this month’s dead pilot! It’s called How To Be A Couple written by Naomi Ekperigin (The Standups on Netflix, Mythic Quest) & Andy Beckerman (The Pete Holmes Show). Naomi and Andy are the co-hosts of the fantastic Couples Therapy podcast...
2022-05-1944 min
108.9 The Hawk with Jason Gore and Geoff GarlockPush Him In The Pool (with Andy Beckerman)Whisp Turlington rejoins Geoff "The Angry Man" Garlock on the "Whisp & Geoff Morning Show" after a very hard night of partying with Nick Nolte at the premiere of Peter Cetera's new movie. The "kid" on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind, Hudson Brothers (Andy Beckerman), tries to make a case for why he's suing Nirvana AND Whisp. Val Verde's Channel 8 pumps some money into the station. Everyone's excited for the VAL VERDE Amateur Air Show at Kirk Hammett Peak Airport! Guest Starring: Andy Beckerman (Beginnings, Couples Therapy) as Hudson Brothers!Val Verde Community College written and v...
2022-04-1858 min
This Is Rats NestA Guy Pitches a Bathroom Device (with Andy Beckerman)Dr Ramp Clovis wants to make going to the bathroom less shameful.
Featuring Jacob Greco, Chris Sandiford and Mark Little with special guest Andy Beckerman.
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2021-08-2536 min
Don't Take Bullsh*t From F*ckersEpisode 89 - Moose Tracks The Wet Nurse (w/Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman)This week on Don't Take Bullsh*t From F*ckers, Greg Behrendt and Kane Holloway welcome the equally hilarious Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman from the podcast, Couples Therapy. Andy goes into dad mode to avoid taking bullsh*t from f*ckers, Naomi and Greg bond over promoting their Venmo, and a listener writes in wanting to know if she's being unrealistic in her relationship. Also, What Does This Meme?, Andy hates the pupa, and a listener writes in with some her Siberian family’s ass oriented inspirational sayings. Naomi feels like the silent date is hell, Andy and Na...
2021-07-2050 min
The Rus Gutin ExperienceS2 E4 - NAOMI EKPERIGIN & ANDY BECKERMANTHE RUS GUTIN EXPERIENCE - SEASON 2 - EPISODE 4 - w/ NAOMI EKPERIGIN and ANDY BECKERMAN! (Full Ep) (10.23.20)
It's SEASON 2 / EPISODE 4 of @phillycomedyclub presents: THE RUS GUTIN EXPERIENCE on ZOOM!... POPPA RUS starts off with an update about how BAD he is at being a HOMESCHOOL TEACHER!...
THEN, on "RUSSELL AROUND THE INTERWEBS, we have the Co-Hosts of RUS's favorite podcast, "COUPLES THERAPY" (@couplestherapypod); NAOMI EKPERIGIN (@blacktresscomedy) and ANDY BECKERMAN (@andybeckerman)!
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PLUS, another edition of "BINGE RUS-ing"! Where RUS recs "STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS"!
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2021-02-0455 min
Big Kid Problems60. It’s Couples Therapy: Holiday Edition! With Comedic Couple Naomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanIt’s the start of the Holiday Season and we’re kicking things off with the HILARIOUS Comedic Couple Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman! You may know Naomi and Andy from Comedy Central OR from their Podcast and Live Show, Couples Therapy! We’re going to talk about meeting each other's families for the first time + all the things that can go wrong, holiday pet peeves, gift giving mishaps AND we even take a bunch of YOUR listener questions for a true Couples Therapy Session: Holiday Edition!Want more from our guests?Naomi EkperiginInstagra...
2020-11-241h 07
Ask Ronna39 - A Little Va-Va-Va Voom with Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanIt's chaos at The Carriage House! Ronna's driveway is being repaved, (Bryan) can't stand the noise, Jürgen and the Lobsterman might come to full on fisticuffs, and Ronna is livid about not having a blue checkmark on Instagram...and where's a Googler when you need one? Luckily, with the help of Kris Kristofferson fantasies and the oil rig sex appeal of Stellan Skarsgård, we're able to pull ourselves together before we welcome a pair of absolutely delightful guests, from the podcast COUPLE'S THERAPY, Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin! They help us give advice on a range of pr...
2020-07-281h 58
I'm Obsessed With ThisKakegurui with Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanThis week on I’m Obsessed With This, host Bobby Finger welcomes co-hosts of the podcast Couples Therapy and actual fiancées Naomi Ekperigin (@blacktress) and Andy Beckerman (@andybeckerman) to talk about a show that unexpectedly made their relationship stronger: Kakegurui. Yes, it's a show about teenaged compulsive gamblers, but that doesn't mean watching it together can't be romantic! Also discussed, sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth, Mindhunter, and Explained. "Yeah," Naomi says of scrolling through the list of episodes. "I do want to know how animals' minds work!"All episodes of Kakegurui are now streaming on Netflix.
2019-11-0600 min
High and Mighty217: Emotional Eating (w/ Naomi Ekperegan & Andy Beckerman)OOO we're getting emotional (and hungry). gabrus is joined by comedians Naomi Ekperegan & Andy Beckerman (hosts of the Couples Therapy podcast) to talk about all the emotions attached to their eating habits. Grab a snack and join this wild therapy session!Check out gabrus' other podcast, ActionBoyzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-07-251h 27BeginningsBad Books' Andy Hull and Kevin DevineOn today's episode I talk to Andy Hull and Kevin Devine of the indie rock band Bad Books. While both Andy and Kevin have successful careers with other bands - Andy with Manchester Orchestra and Kevin as a New York-based singer-songwriter, Bad Books is their decade-long collaboration that formed after Kevin began touring with Manchester Orchestra in 2007. Together they've written three albums, a self-titled LP in 2010, 2012's II and III, which will be released this Friday. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.
2019-06-131h 21Beginningscomedian Andy DalyI am trying to finish one of the biggest projects of my career so far this week, so I thought I'd put out an episode from the archives! Andy Daly is one of my favorite comedians, and he stopped by the Harlem studio in 2014 while promoting Review. We discuss The Monkees, the fragility of existence, fatherhood, "Cookies On a Shelf", neighborhood games, living in your imagination, the character of Ridgewood, NJ, trouble with school, and more! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.
2019-03-141h 06BeginningsSt. Lenox's Andrew ChoiOn today's episode I talk to musician Andrew Choi AKA St. Lenox. Originally from Ames, Iowa, Andy has lived many lives. In the mid '90s, he was a Juilliard-trained violinist. He then quit music to get a degree in Philosophy and went on to receive his PhD from Ohio State. And after this, he moved to New York City, where he now works as a singer-songwriter and a lawyer in Manhattan. As St. Lenox, Andy has released three albums: Ten Songs About Memory and Hope, Ten Hymns From My American Gothic, and his latest Ten Fables of Young A...
2019-01-171h 26
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang"In Your Face, My Love!" (w/ Andy Beckerman & Naomi Ekperigin)Comedians/real-life couple Andy Beckerman & Naomi Ekperigin (Couples Therapy podcast) join your hosts for a boisterous, cathartic ep that finally answers the question: what would Matt & Bowen be like in couples therapy? And if Andy & Naomi wanted to join, is there such a thing as couples therapy therapy?Topics include podcast reviews, kid complexes, fucking inanimate objects, Buffy, Strangers With Candy, Reboots, mainstream Gay Culture, Bert and Ernie, and so much more!Plus, is "Icy Detente" the name of an improv team or a drag queen?---MERCH! MERCH! GET YOUR...
2018-10-031h 21
Jordan, Jesse, GO!Ep. 544: Rumpus Dumpus with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy BeckermanComedians and writers Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman join Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of the childhood movies that everyone would be disappointed to hear are problematic now, the ominous tagline for the movie Christopher Robin, and the trauma of panicking during an altercation with authority. Plus, Jordan tries to make up for the cumulative damage he's done to Guy Fieri's reputation over the years with some nice compliments. Check out Naomi and Andy's podcast Couples Therapy here! And if you haven't finished BUBBLE, the whole show is available for your binging pleasure!
2018-08-141h 08BeginningsA taste of Andy's new podcast Couples TherapyThis week my new podcast Couples Therapy debuts, so I thought I'd give y'all a taste of that! If you like it, subscribe and follow us on social media! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.
2018-07-191h 00Beginningsactor James UrbaniakOn today's episode I talk to actor James Urbaniak. Originally from Bayonne, New Jersey, James was part of the flourishing 1990s New York theater scene. It was there he met Hal Hartley who cast him as Simon Grim in the wonderful film Henry Fool. Since then, James has been part of Hartley's unofficial repertory, acting in a number of his other films. Outside of these, James has also acted in dozens of roles for TV and the silver screen, turning out classic performances such as R. Crumb in American Splendor, Dr. Venture in The Venture Bros., Grant on Andy...
2018-01-111h 18
JumbleThinkGrowing up Jewish in an Amish World with Andy BeckermanCreating ideas and finding your dream can feel impossible to reach. Andy Beckerman shares his journey into finding his true identity and chasing his dreams, something that he didn't think could ever happen. In part one of our episode with Andy we discuss comedy, finding your identity, discovery your dreams, getting honest with yourself, dealing with the unexpected, the process of ideas and creativity, getting past your safety net, and so much more.Andy Beckerman has been writing and performing comedy in New York City since 2009. He recently co-created and executive produced a comedic pilot about race called INSIDE CAUCASIA for...
2017-09-1450 min
Out on the Lanai: A Golden Girls PodcastGolden Girls: S5E18 - Naomi Ekperigan & Andy BeckermanToday we watched "An Illegitimate Concern," aka the one where Sophia and Dorothy dress up like Sonny and Cher because YES! Kerri is out sick (womp womp), but H. Alan is joined by two very funny comedians (and lovebirds) Naomi Ekperigan & Andy Beckerman. They talk high rise pants, Blanche's crazy dick obsession in this episode, and Naomi and Andy offer us a new theme song!!
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2017-05-0259 minBeginningsEpisode 310: Caissie St. OngeOn today's episode I talk to Emmy nominated comedy writer Caissie St. Onge. Originally from Fitchberg, MA, Caissie is a prolific comedy writer. She's worked for The Late Show with David Letterman, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, VH1's Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins, The Grammy Awards, The Tony Awards, and regularly wrote material for Joan Rivers. She's also a YA author having penned the novel Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. and is currently a Supervising Producer on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me o...
2017-04-131h 14
Ménage à Trois Radio#144 - Andy Beckerman of Snap ImpressionIs that Johnny Carson over there? NO! It's comedian and expert podcaster, Mister Andy Beckerman, who turns the Lovers on with his clever charms.
Andy experiences politically-induced celibacy, Diana does a sex show for cats and Murf kicks back whilst wearing only tube socks; meanwhile, Hoz's dick smells like cheese.
Go subscribe to both of Andy's awesome podcasts, Beginnings and Snap Impression, and follow the gent @AndyBeckerman.
2016-12-0659 min
Hopefully We Dont BreakupEpisode 5: Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanGiulia and Will chat with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman about emotions, marriage, and more!
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2015-12-2853 minBeginningsEpisode 235: Murray MillerOn today's episode, I talk to TV writer Murray Miller. Originally from the Bay Area, Murray began his comedy career as a stand-up and moved into TV writing from there. He's written for a number of great shows including Clone High, King of the Hill and American Dad. Currently, he's a writer and producer on the HBO series Girls, and earlier this year his wonderfully absurd tennis movie 7 Days in Hell with Andy Samberg and Kit Harrington debuted on HBO.This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.
2015-10-011h 08BeginningsEpisode 233: Tommy BlachaOn today's episode, I talk to TV writer Tommy Blacha. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tommy came to TV writing through the Chicago comedy scene. Besides his writing for the WWE, if there's been a weird comedy in the last two decade, chances are Tommy's had something to do with it. He wrote for Conan, where he created PimpBot5000, and has also written for The Eric Andre Show, Pretend Time, Human Giant, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Da Ali G Show, Late Night with Zach, TV Funhouse, and SNL. He's been a voice actor on China, IL and Aqua Teen H...
2015-09-171h 27BeginningsEpisode 232: Jane EspensonOn today's episode, I talk to TV writer Jane Espenson. Originally from Ames, Iowa, Jane turned to TV writing after going to school to study computer science and linguistics. And if you can namecheck a beloved hourlong dramedy with a sci-fi bend, chances are Jane had a hand in writing it. These include a five year stint on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, as well as writing for Angel, Gilmore Girls, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Torchwood, Dollhouse, Firefly, Game of Thrones, as well as Dinosaurs, The O.C., The Batman, and Andy Barker, P.I. She is currently a writer and co-execut...
2015-09-101h 07BeginningsEpisode 231: Live at UCB Sunset with Ron Funches, Andy Kindler, Nick Thorburn, Mike Eagle and John GemberlingOn today's episode, taped live at UCB Sunset on August 3rd, 2015, I'm joined by five of my favorite comedians and musicians: stand-up and actors Ron Funches and Andy Kindler, actor and improvisor John Gemberling, and musicians Open Mike Eagle and Nick Thorburn. Ron can currently be seen on the NBC sitcom Undateable, Andy is on the IFC show Maron, and beyond that, both are some of the best stand-ups out there. John was on the recently canceled NBC show Marry Me, but also plays Abbi's roommate's boyfriend Bevers on the Comedy Central hit Broad City. Mike Eagle is a rapper loos...
2015-09-031h 16BeginningsEpisode 179: Nate Hill/Andy RoccoOn today's show I talk to artist Nate Hill. Originally from Florida, Nate moved to New York to perform art in a city that would be receptive to his works. And Nate's works are pretty amazing. Coming out of the same public performance tradition that gave birth to artists like Joey Skaggs and even some of the early Upright Citizens Brigade pranks, Nate's art is practiced outside the usual (suffocating?) boundaries of the fine art world. Performances like Death Bear, where Nate, dressed in a large black bear mask will come and take away items your ex has left...
2014-09-252h 18
The Sharon Spell ShowEpisode 52: Andy BeckermanTrivia nights! Beefcake! Snake spines! We manage to cover all this and more this week with Andy Beckerman (Beginnings Podcast) in the ol' guest star chair. Andy, with backup claps from Sharon, Katie, and Sean, premieres his new song on heteronormativity. And we then get serious with a discussion on how trivia is a good replacement for pot use. We'll be right back....
2014-03-3130 minBeginningsEpisode 151: Andy DalyOn today's show I talk to comedian Andy Daly. Born in New York, Andy started comedy in the late 90s first with Chicago City Limits and then with UCB, where he was part of the first wave of the theatre and performed on the legendary team The Swarm. In 2000, Andy moved to LA to join the cast of MADtv, and since then has performed on a number of awesome shows including Eastbound and Down, The Life and Times of Tim, and Reno 911. Recently his show Review premiered on Comedy Central, where Andy's character Forrest MacNeil reviews life events like...
2014-03-271h 55
BeginningsBeginnings episode 119: Maria ThayerOn today's show we talk to actor Maria Thayer. Originally from Oregon and then Minnesota, Maria's first major role was as Tammi Littlenut, Jerri Blank's best friend, on the incredible show Strangers With Candy. Since then, she's been in awesome project after awesome project including Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Arrested Development, and lately she's been co-starring in Chris Elliott's amazing Adult Swim show Eagleheart.In mid-August, Maria stopped by my Harlem studio to talk about childhood crushes, god as a terrorist, logic and meaning, synchronicity and complexity, her evangelical mother and libertine father, guns and pornography, social possibilities...
2013-09-261h 40
BeginningsBeginnings episode 109: Welcome to Night ValeOn today's show we talk to Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, the writers and creators of the wonderful scripted podcast Welcome to Night Vale. Structured in the style of a local small town radio show, Welcome to Night Vale is a like Our Town written by Lovecraft and David Lynch. A few weeks ago, Jeffrey and Joseph came over to Andy's Harlem apartment and transformed Beginnings into The Fringecast for a bit and then Food Opinions with Joseph Fink. We also discuss the Tommy Westphal universe, The Traveler, Dave Barry, vegetarianism and more! Plus, in the epilogue...
2013-07-252h 01
BeginningsBeginnings episode 108: Live from the Del Close Marathon with Billy Merritt and DC PiersonLive from the 56-hour Del Close Marathon in New York City (June 29th, 2013)! And unlike other DCMs, I did not accidentally drink too much, vomit in a trash can at the party space and somehow end up at home sleeping on my bathroom floor. Instead, I got lots of sleep and had a super-fun time with improviser and actor extraordinaire Billy Merritt (The Swarm, The Stepfathers, The Smokes) and author and comedian DC Pierson (Derrick Comedy, Crap Kingdom). We chatted about room forts, touring America, the dangers of live radio, homemade computers, shrimp detectors, Who's the Boss?, and Jewishing...
2013-07-1842 min
BeginningsBeginnings episode 107: Best of Beginningsin January of 2010, two novice comedians - Andy and Mark - started Beginnings as a way to cut through the layers of mythos that surrounded having a career in entertainment. How does one *actually* have a career in comedy? What are the realities about getting into show business? Three years and 106 episodes later, Beginnings has shed its original intent and morphed into a Freudian talk show that examines where creative people come from and what their childhoods were like.On today's episode, Mark and Andy look back over the first 100 episodes and pick out some of their...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 106: David GrubbsIt's the dawn of a new era for Beginnings, and on today's show we talk to writer and musician David Grubbs. Starting in Louisville, Kentucky with the bands Squirrel Bait and Bastro, David has since released seven albums with Gastr del Sol, 12 full-length solo albums and has appeared on more than 150 records including recordings by Tony Conrad, Pauline Oliveros, Matmos, Will Oldham, the Red Krayola. David also has a PhD in English and currently holds a position at Brooklyn College. His most recent album The Plain Where the Palace Stood was released earlier this year on Drag City.
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 105: Aparna NancherlaOn today's show we talk to stand-up and writer Aparna Nancherla. Currently a writer for FX's Totally Biased, Aparna is a wonderfully absurdist comic whose credits include being named as one of LA Weekly‘s “12 Comedy Acts to Watch” and Last Comic Standing. She's also appeared around the country at numerous festivals including SXSW, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and the SF Sketchfest.In mid-June, Aparna came over to Andy's Harlem apartment on a warm but not-sweltering day to talk about pirate dogs, parental programming, the suburbs, fantasy realms and living in your head.Check out our ne...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 104: Hal HartleyOn today's show we talk to filmmaker Hal Hartley. Since his first feature film, 1988's The Unbelievable Truth, Hal has been creating stylistically singular narratives that are rich in deadpan humor and poetic, measured dialogue. Since then, he has explored this style further with 11 more features and garnered a number of nominations and awards from places like Sundance and Cannes. Hal is also a musician and has created the soundtracks for most of his films.A few weeks ago, Hal welcomed Mark and Andy into his apartment in the shadow of LaGuardia's flight paths to discuss space...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 102: Lisa HanawaltOn today’s show we talk to cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt. Based in Brooklyn, Lisa has been making mini-comics for years, garnering a number of awards for her work, including Ignatz Awards in 2009 and 2010. Her cartoons have appeared in McSweeney’s, The Believer and many other publications, and this year, Drawn and Quarterly released her first book My Dirty Dumb Eyes.Last week, Lisa stopped by Andy’s new place in Harlem to discuss everything from horses, cats and animal deaths to school popularity and becoming self-conscious. And of course, exactly what you might expect from a comedy podcas...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 101: Mary MackOn today's show we talk to comedian Mary Mack. Graduating college with degrees in clarinet performance and conducting, Mary began her professional career as a music teacher. She soon gravitated towards comedy and since 2007 has performed at the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Montreal's Just for Laughs and on TV on Live at Gotham and Last Comic Standing.A few weeks ago, Mary stopped by Andy's new place in Harlem while she was in town for a few days. While the episode's short, we talked about many things including: confusing you and the character you play, Monk Castle...
2013-06-0646 min
BeginningsBeginnings episode 100: Live with Sam Seder, J.J. Sedelmaier, Parquet Courts and Dan Friel100 episodes! It's been a blast, and while Mark and Andy accidentally turned into hyenas recently, they went out in style with a great live episode taped earlier in May at UCB East featuring Sam Seder of Majority Report; J.J. Sedelmaier, the co-creator of the SNL cartoons; Austin Brown of Parquet Courts; and musical guest Dan Friel. Hopefully, our fretful hosts will find a magical cure for their hyena-ism before episode 101! Check out our new website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes and come see the next live episode on June 4th at 8pm at UCB East with J...
2013-05-301h 36BeginningsBeginnings episode 99: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.On today's show we talk to Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein of the electro-pop band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Based in Detroit, Michigan, Dan and Josh met while performing in other bands, and in 2009 began to write music together. This would end up as their acclaimed debut album It's a Corporate World, which was released in 2011. Since then, the band has extensively toured the US and Europe, performed on Conan, and released a number of EPs, most recently one named Patterns.A few weeks ago, while stopping in New York for a few shows, Dan and Josh...
2013-05-231h 22BeginningsBeginnings episode 98: Mitch MageeOn today’s show, we talk to writer and director Mitch Magee. With a background in visual art, Mitch makes comedic videos and short films with a very unique aesthetic. His works have been part of the New York Television Festival, Channel 101, and HBO’s Funny or Die Presents, and he’s directed videos for websites like College Humor and Funny or Die. His short film “Thank You, Cabbage” is now in pre-production.A few weeks ago, Mitch came over to Andy's old Harlem apartment to talk about a wide range of things including: Roco and rococo, hot air ba...
2013-05-161h 48BeginningsBeginnings episode 97: Katja Blichfeld and CastingOn this episode of Beginnings: Field Guide, we talk about casting with Katja Blichfeld. For beginning – and even seasoned – actors, the world of casting can seem incredibly random and opaque. To walk us through the ways in which casting contributes to the creative process of a project, we talked with Katja, who has cast a number of features and shows, including the The Carrie Diaries, as well as the entire run of 30 Rock.As well as the ins and outs of casting, Katja shares with us some stories from the early days of 30 Rock, we chat about the p...
2013-05-091h 32BeginningsBeginnings episode 96: Bill GriffithOn today's show, we talk to cartoonist Bill Griffith. Bill began his comics career in the late 1960s in New York before eventually heading out west to San Francisco to be part of the burgeoning underground comics scene in the 1970s, where he co-founded the comics anthology Arcade with Art Spiegelman. Around this time, Griffith also created his brilliant daily strip Zippy the Pinhead, which runs today in over 100 newspapers and has been compiled in numerous collections.Earlier this month while in town for the MoCCA indie comics festival, Bill stopped by Andy's apartment in Harlem to...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 95: Live at MoCCA Fest w/ Lisa Hanawalt, Gabrielle Bell, Kate Beaton and Bill PlymptonWelcome to MoCCA Week on Beginnings! At the start of April, the Society of Illustrators helped us put together a live episode of the show at the annual Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival, a convention in New York dedicated to indie comics, illustration and animation. We invited some of our favorite comics people on the show, and even had some surprise drop ins, and generally had a blast. Big thanks to the Society for welcoming us into the festival!Also, check out our 100th episode live in May at UCB East on the 7th...
2013-04-291h 06BeginningsBeginnings episode 94: Michael GottwaldOn today's show, we talk to filmmaker and producer Michael Gottwald. Michael graduated from Wesleyan University in 2006 and went to work on a number of film and video projects - including producing Big Freedia's video for "Y'All Get Back Now" - before beginning production on the film Beasts of the Southern Wild with writer and director Benh Zeitlin. Since it's debut last year, Beasts has racked up a number of accolades including the Caméra d'Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and four Academy Award nominations at this y...
2013-04-251h 38BeginningsBeginnings episode 93: Aisha TylerOn today's show, we talk to actress and comedian Aisha Tyler. Starting stand-up in the early 1990s in San Francisco, Aisha's first break in TV came in 2001 when she began hosting Talk Soup. Since then, she's kept incredibly busy with roles on shows like Friends and Ghost Whisperer, and as Lana Kane on FX's Archer, as well as co-hosting CBS's The Talk and hosting her own hit podcast Girl on Guy. In addition to all of this, this year her second book Self-Inflicted Wounds will be released and later this summer, she'll take over as host of Whose Line...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 92: Live with Jessi Klein, Alex Karpovsky, Jake and Amir, and Savoir AdoreI know that a large portion of the listening audience doesn’t live in New York, but holy heck are these live shows a lot of fun. And this recording still retains a guaranteed 75-85% of that fun, so please enjoy how great Jessi Klein (head writer of Inside Amy Schumer), Alex Karpovsky (Girls), Jake & Amir (College Humor) and our musical guest Savoir Adore were last Tuesday at the esteemed UCB East Theatre!We’ll probably have a live show in May so look out for that, and in the meantime subscribe on iTunes and leave a revie...
2013-04-111h 21BeginningsBeginnings episode 91: Nicholas GurewitchOn today's show, we talk to writer and artist Nicholas Gurewitch. Nick began writing and drawing his comic the Perry Bible Fellowship in his college paper, and since then, the comic has appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines and was released in two anthologies by Dark Horse Comics. Nick has also won some of the top awards in comics for the Perry Bible Fellowship including the Ignatz Award, the Harvey Award and the Eisner Award.A few weeks ago, while accidentally in town for a canceled meeting, Nick stopped by the Wrestling Team apartment to...
2013-04-041h 24BeginningsBeginnings episode 90: Steve KeeneOn today's show we talk to artist Steve Keene. Based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Steve has been called the "Assembly-Line Picasso" by Time Magazine because of his unique mass-production painting style. Steve likens this method to the way musicians work, and he's painted the album art for many indie rock bands, including Pavement, The Apples in Stereo, The Silver Jews and many others.A few weeks ago, we met up with Steve at his studio space, and got in deep about painting as performance, the satisfaction of doing actual labor, and taking your inspiration from musicians. We also...
2013-03-281h 01BeginningsBeginnings episode 89: Lou SandersOn today's show, we talk to UK comedian Lou Sanders. Based in London, Lou has been performing stand-up for many years, with a number of appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe, where she had one of the top 10 jokes of the 2012 Festival. She also writes for TV and has worked on two series of C4’s Stand up for the Week, as well as BBC3’s Laughtershock & a number of pilots.A few weeks ago, while she was in town for a few days doing shows, Lou stopped by the Wrestling Team apartment to have the most sincere reco...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 88: Live with Dave Hill, Broad City and Hilly EyeKa-zoink! My eyes just popped outta my head like a cartoon character thanks to this last live show at UCB East. We had a weird blast, and now you can join in on the fun we had with author and bon-vivant Dave Hill, Abbi and Ilana of the newly-announced Comedy Central show Broad City and Catherine and Amy of the band Hilly Eye. Not even a missing middle of the show can take away from our charming guests!Subscribe on iTunes and follow Andy and Mark on Twitter! See a live episode on April 2nd at UCB...
2013-03-141h 12BeginningsBeginnings episode 87: Rob Hatch Miller and Puloma BasuOn today’s show we talk to filmmakers Rob Hatch-Miller and Puloma Basu. Rob and Puloma are accomplished filmmakers and documentarians, and along with Best Show creator Tom Scharpling, they make up Production Company Productions. Over the last few years, the three have created a large number of funny and interesting music videos for acts such as The New Pornographers, Ted Leo, Ben Gibbard and Aimee Mann.Over the weekend, Rob and Puloma came over to the Wrestling Team apartment to get in deep about music (John Vanderslice, Midlake, Bob Mould, Husker Du, Parquet Courts and Palma Vi...
2013-03-071h 34BeginningsBeginnings episode 86: Jonathan MitchellOn today’s show we talk to Jonathan Mitchell. Jonathan is a radio producer, composer, and co-creator of the amazing podcast The Truth. As a producer, he's created pieces for many shows including Radiolab, Studio 360, This American Life, and All Things Considered. As a composer, he's written music for PBS' Nova and the videogame The Sims, and his radio drama podcast The Truth was named as one of the best podcasts of 2012 by iTunes.Last week, Jonathan came over to the Wrestling Team apartment to give Andy a master class in pronunciations, as well as to reminisce ab...
2013-02-281h 24BeginningsBeginnings episode 85: Ben MarcusOn today’s show we talk to author Ben Marcus. An Associate Professor at Columbia, Ben's work has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New York Times, and many other publications, and he's won numerous awards including an NEA Fellowship. Ben's also penned four fantastic books: The Father Costume, The Age of Wire and String, Notable American Women, and his latest, The Flame Alphabet, which was just released last year by Alfred A. Knopf.Last week, Ben was nice enough to come to the Wrestling Team apartment and have a wonderfully fun discussion ab...
2013-02-211h 44BeginningsBeginnings episode 84: HaydenOn today’s show we talk to musician Hayden Desser. Hailing from Ontario, Hayden released his first album Everything I Long For in 1995. Somewhere in-between alt-country, indie rock and any other number of genres, Hayden simply writes beautiful and emotionally-involving songs, and since 1995, has recorded six equally engaging albums. His latest, Us Alone, was just released on Arts and Crafts earlier this month.Early last week, while in town for a show, Hayden was kind enough to sit down with Andy at the offices of his publicist for a computer-glitched conversation about parasitology, music theory, daddy issues, fo...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 83: Live with Andrew W.K., Opus Moreschi, Marnie Stern, Chris Gethard and Reggie WattsYow! We celebrate our one year anniversary of the live show at UCB East with our most packed line-up yet including head writer of The Colbert Report, Opus Moreschi; indie rock guitarist Marnie Stern; host of The Chris Gethard Show, Chris Gethard; musician Andrew W.K. and comedian Reggie Watts. Holy heck! Here's to 1000 more years of live episodes!
Subscribe on iTunes and follow Andy and Mark on Twitter! See us live in March at UCB East! (probably!)
2013-02-141h 32BeginningsBeginnings episode 82: The Debate SocietyOn today’s show we talk to playwrights Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen and Oliver Butler, collectively known as The Debate Society. The Debate Society is a Brooklyn-based theater company that specializes in creating unexpected stories set in intricately-detailed, cinematic worlds. Named Ars Nova’s 2013 Company-in-Residence, Bos, Thureen and Butler’s latest show Blood Play will be featured at ArtsEmerson’s Next Thing Festival in Boston later this month.
Last week, Hannah, Paul and Oliver stopped by the Wrestling Team apartment for a wonderful talk in which the following topics were discussed: history, architecture, contradictions, following your instincts and zepp...
2013-02-071h 30BeginningsBeginnings episode 81: Jackie KashianOn today's show we talk to stand-up Jackie Kashian. Based in Los Angeles, Jackie has been a touring comedian for the last fifteen years. She has her own Comedy Central Presents, was a finalist on Last Comic Standing and has appeared on everything from Tough Crowd to Premium Blend and even Murphy Brown. You can also hear her weekly on her fantastic podcast The Dork Forest, where she interviews people about their obsessions.
A few weeks ago, while in town for the inaugural NYC Podfest, Jackie came over to the Wrestling Team apartment to discuss the controversy...
2013-01-311h 40BeginningsBeginnings episode 80: Tom PurcellOn today's show, we talk to Tom Purcell. Based in New York, Tom is the executive producer of The Colbert Report, and has won two Emmys for his work. Starting in Chicago with Second City, he eventually went on to write for Cosby, Bill Cosby's show from the late '90s and Grounded for Life with Donal Logue and Kevin Corrigan. In 2008, Tom joined Colbert and has been there ever since.A few weeks ago, Tom came over to the Wrestling Team apartment while Colbert was on break for the holidays and chatted with Andy about writing...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 79: Live with Au Revoir Simone, Josh Patten and Molly CrabappleHoly mackerel! This may very well be our most fun live show yet! On January 8th, we were joined by Erika Forster and Annie Hart from one of our favorite bands Au Revoir Simone, one of our favorite performers Josh Patten (performer at UCB and a writer on SNL Weekend Update), and one of our favorite artists Molly Crabapple (the founder of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School). We laughed, we loved, we heard about their earliest creative memories. And even did a little demo work for a PR firm that paid us big buck$ to poll our audience!
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2013-01-171h 11BeginningsBeginnings episode 78: Sara BenincasaOn today's show we talk to writer and performer Sara Benincasa. While now based in LA, Sara got her start in New York, where she did everything from host a show on Sirius to make videos for the Huffington Post. She writes for Jane and Vice.com, and last year, her book Agorafabulous!, based on her-one woman show about her struggles with agoraphobia, was published by William Morrow.Right before Christmas, we sat down with Sara at The PIT, hours before her stand-up show, and talked about everything from comedy in the wake of national tragedies, to...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 75: Live with Frank Conniff, Baratunde Thurston and Jean GraeHoly heck. This may be one of our favorite episodes ever. Mystery Science Theater 3000's Frank Conniff, author of the NYT bestseller How to Be Black Baratunde Thurston and hip-hop superstar Jean Grae joined us on a funseasonably warm December night at UCB East for a completely amazing live show where we talked about being forced into creative activities by our parents, berating people during phone sex and a Minneapolis Arby's that's afraid of a homeless man. CHECK THIS OUT!
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BeginningsBeginnings Field Guide episode 26: We Killed: The Rise of Women in American ComedyOn today's show we talk to Yael Kohen, a contributing editor to Marie Claire and author of the book We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy. Starting with Phyllis Diller, Elaine May and Joan Rivers, We Killed goes back through the last 60 years of comedy history and restores the forgotten and minimized stories of women in comedy.A few weeks ago, Yael came over to the Manhattan Wrestling Team apartment to discuss her book, as well as some larger questions dealing with gender and comedy. Also, marvel at Mark and Andy's pure male privilege-induced stupidity!
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 74: Live with Ethan Berlin and Prairie EmpireYow! We got a hot one for you this week. Due to a scheduling snafu, our monthly live episode at UCB East had to be pre-empted, so instead, we decided to put on one in Andy’s apartment with some of our favorite people: Ethan Berlin, co-creator of Bunk and writer on Billy on the Street and the new Best Week Ever, as well as neo-folk group Prairie Empire, who played two amazing tunes, and has a record out on Trailer Fire Records. It was a super fun time, and we even debut a BRAND NEW SEGMENT: From the Dr...
2012-11-291h 27BeginningsBeginnings episode 70: Greg BarrisOn today's show, we talk to Greg Barris. Greg is a stand-up, musician and artist based in New York City. For the last eleven years, Greg has been performing and for the last two, he has helmed a bicoastal comedy event called Heart of Darkness, a communal show featuring music, stand-up and more. Recently, he released his first comedy album Shame Wave on AST Records. A few weeks ago, Greg came over to the Manhattan Wrestling Team apartment for an amazing talk about consensual creepiness, experimenting with your life, and transitional periods. This is one for the ages, friends!
2012-11-011h 27BeginningsBeginnings episode 69: Ben Acker and Ben BlackerOn today's show, we talk to Ben Blacker and Ben Acker of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, a podcast and staged show in the style of old time radio that frequently stars comedians and actors like Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster and James Urbaniak. Acker and Blacker are also TV writers and have written for shows like the WB's Supernatural and networks like Fox, Nickelodeon and USA. They also work in comics and recently wrote a Wolverine graphic novel for Marvel and are working on a Kickstarter campaign for a Thrilling Adventure Hour book. At the beginning of October, the...
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BeginningsBeginnings Field Guide episode 24: Sex HouseOn today's show we talk to Geoff Haggerty and Sam West, two of the creators behind The Onion's YouTube webseries Sex House. Before becoming a writer on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live, Geoff was the Creative Director for Onion Digital Studios and Sam is currently Head Writer. The remaining presence of The Onion in New York, Onion Digital Studios is responsible for producing videos for YouTube, which include a new series of TED-like talks, an incredibly dark food travelogue called Porkin' Across America and of course, one of the best series - web or TV - to come...
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Worst Gig Ever with Geoff Garlock and Mike PaceAndy Beckerman & Mark Bisi (Wrestling Team)Tag-team action as Mike and Geoff take on the wonderfully weird comedy duo of Mark Bisi and Andy Beckerman, better known as Wrestling Team. Mark 'n Andy divulge their yinzer musical beginnings in the Iron City of Pittsburgh and their gradual morphing into the absurd goof troupe that is Wrestling Team. A slew of bad shows follows for all the right reasons (vaginas in jars, playing for punks, bit about Karl Rove and Machiavelli). The guys also talk about the origins of their great podcast Beginnings, which gets into the nuts and bolts of doing creative shit. WHATCHA GONNA DO W...
2012-10-2100 minBeginningsBeginnings episode 60: Skinny Bitch Jesus MeetingOn today's episode, we talk to Katie Hartman and Leah Rudick AKA Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting. As one of the best sketch groups in New York City, Katie and Leah have garnered many accolades since their formation, and have performed all around the country at everything from the Los Angeles Comedy Festival to the Ladies Are Funny Festival and internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where The Guardian named them the “Biggest Revelation”. Currently, their show The Underdeveloped and Overexposed Life and Death of Deena Domino is running at the New York Fringe Festival. A few weeks ago, Katie and...
2012-08-161h 35BeginningsBeginnings episode 54: Jon DalyOn today’s episode we talk to Jon Daly. Jon is an improviser and actor based in Los Angeles, who got his start on the influential improv team Mother at UCBNY in the early 2000s. Since then he’s acted on TV in Human Giant and Happy Endings and on film in Mystery Team and the forthcoming The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. He performs regularly at UCBLA and also appears on Comedy Bang! Bang! as many different characters including Bill Cosby-Bukowski and Sappity Tappity, the drunk English rollerblading pine tree. A few weeks ago, Jon came over to the...
2012-06-281h 28BeginningsBeginnings episode 48: Andy ZaltzmanHello, Beginningsers! On today's episode we talk to Andy Zaltzman, a writer and stand-up based in the UK. Along with the Daily Show's John Oliver, he co-writes and co-hosts the podcast The Bugle, a satirical news program. Since 1999, he's performed a new hour of stand-up almost every year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and he's written and performed in a number of BBC Radio programs including currently 7 Day Sunday. A few weeks ago while Andy was in town to do some shows, we met up with him at a studio in midtown where we discussed cricket, animal carcass pits...
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BeginningsBeginnings episode 44: Live with Julie Klausner and Elliott KalanBeginnings Live at UCB East’s second show! On this episode we are joined by the wonderful and funny writers/performers Julie Klausner and Elliott Kalan. Klausner has written for Best Week Ever, is the author of I Don’t Care About Your Band, is host of the podcast How Was Your Week and is the writer and executive producer of a forthcoming NBC series based on the novel Apocolipstick. Kalan is an Emmy Award-winning writer on The Daily Show, has written a number of stories for Marvel Comics and is co-host of the bad movie podcast The Flop Hous...
2012-03-151h 08BeginningsBeginnings episode 43: Jodi LennonJodi Lennon is a writer, performer and director based in New York City. Lennon got her start in Chicago performing at Second City, IO, and the Annoyance Theater, and studying under people like Del Close and Dave Pasquesi. In 1995, she co-created and co-starred in the Comedy Central sketch show Exit 57 with Amy Sedaris, Mitch Rouse, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello. Recently, Lennon has produced a documentary about Marc Maron called The Voice of Something: A Day In the Life of A New York Comic, which follows Maron around New York in the aftermath of 9/11. Last week, with the death...
2012-03-081h 23BeginningsBeginnings episode 37: Jared LoganJared Logan is a hilarious stand-up who got his start in Chicago. After being featured on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham in 2008, he moved to New York and has been tearing up the Big Apple ever since, especially with his weekly show Righteous Kill, which he co-hosts with fellow stand-up Joe DeRosa. A few weeks ago, Jared sat down with us in the Wrestling Team apartment. What transpired? Jared taught us that gay stereotypes are true if you only know one gay person! Andy explained his narcissistic crooked cop fantasy! Jared, like Sartre and Nike, tells us to "Just...
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BeginningsBeginnings Field Guide episode 9: Wrestling TeamThat's right, friends, we're doing something special on this week's Field Guide: we interview ourselves! Or, as many might call it "simply having a conversation". Coming up in the next month, we're going to do some special Field Guide episodes where we talk about specific shows and videos that we both enjoy with their creators. To kick that off, we thought we'd discuss a sketch that we perform called "The Newlyweb Game". Our discussion though quickly turns into a referendum on the state of Wrestling Team! Are Mark and Andy actually friends? Why do we write complex things? What...
2011-12-0156 minBeginningsBeginnings episode 36: Eddie PepitoneEddie Pepitone is a stand-up and actor who started with Chicago City Limits in New York in the late ‘90s and quickly became part of the city’s comedy scene. He’s performed on Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and regularly on Marc Maron’s live WTFs in LA. You might recognize Eddie from season six of Last Comic Standing, as the cook on The Sarah Silverman Program or from his role in the film Old School. He also co-hosts a popular podcast called The Long Shot and has a daily comic strip video series called Puddin’. A few weeks ago we...
2011-11-231h 02BeginningsBeginnings episode 35: Tom ScharplingTom Scharpling is the host of the critically-acclaimed weekly-call in program The Best Show on WFMU. Grounded by Tom’s sardonic glee, the show features phone calls, comedians and a weekly call between Tom and his comedy partner Jon Wurster, where Wurster plays numerous characters, usually from the made-up town of Newbridge, NJ. Tom was also a writer and executive producer on USA’s Monk, and most recently, he has been directing a number of well-received videos for everyone from The New Pornographers to John Hodgeman. A few weeks ago, we sat down with Tom in Studio C of WFMU...
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BeginningsBeginnings Field Guide episode 3: Matt BesserLast week on Beginnings we talked to UCB founder Matt Besser about how punk rock and Andy Kaufman helped influence his love of pranks and playing with reality. This week on Beginnings Field Guide, we have an in-depth discussion about teaching, as we discuss his recent web series Inside the Master Class, which you can see in its entirety on mattbesser.com!
2011-09-0818 minBeginningsBeginnings episode 30: Matt BesserMatt Besser is one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade, whose sketch show, along with other programs like Mr. Show, helped define comedy in the 1990s. Since then, the UCB have founded two schools in NY and LA, which are renowned as the training grounds for the next generation of comedians. Since the end of the UCB show, Matt has worked on a number of projects including creating the Comedy Central show Crossballs and writing and directing the forthcoming film Freak Dance, based on a stage show at UCBLA. Matt also hosts a podcast competition show...
2011-09-011h 03BeginningsBeginnings episode 27: David CopeDavid Cope is a super-funny and absurdist comic based in New York City. Rather than some put-on stage persona, however, his weirdness is an honest extension of his personality. He curates the weekly stand-up show Hot Soup at O’Hanlon’s Bar alongside Andy Haynes, Mark Normand and Matt Ruby, and he’s been featured at the Bumbershoot festival, on the last season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and in numerous TV commercials. A few weeks ago, he came over to the (always hot) Wrestling Team apartment, and we talked about Shakespeare and James Joyce’s fart fetishes, divorce, c...
2011-08-0349 minBeginningsBeginnings episode 20: Opus MoreschiOpus Moreschi is a tall, pale son of Italy and an improviser, formerly a house performer at Improv Olympic West and currently at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. He’s also written for shows such as Lil’ Bush and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Opus is an inspiring figure, for his talent, of course, but especially for his determination. When it was announced that Stephen Colbert was getting his own show, Opus knew he immediately wanted to write for him. Five writing packets and a number of near misses later, he was hired on as a...
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