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YBY ep 74 Valerie Ward is the sweetest on and off the stage!

This week, Yes But Why chats with accomplished Austin improviser and confection connoisseur, Valerie Ward. Wendell and Patrick talk with Valerie about Keith Johnstone, vegan ice cream, and Mister Rogers. Valerie teaches and performs at the Hideout Theater; she travels the world performing with her improv troupe, Parallelogramophonograph; and, she runs Austin vegan ice cream shop, Sweet Ritual. If you are local to Austin, Valerie’s improv troupe, Parallelogramophonograph performs every…
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YBY ep 72 Brian Gray creates fun and inspired comedy!

This week, Yes But Why Podcast features Brian Gray, Executive Director of Pittsburgh Comedy Festival. This is our 3rd showcase of Pennsylvania artists! Brian and Amy are friends from a few years back from The New Movement’s Training Camp summer improv intensive. In this phone interview, Brian talks to Amy, Patrick, and Wendell about being a child actor, the weird life lessons of the musical, Grease and advice for troubled…
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YBY ep 71 Adam Nutter of Nerds With Words tells us how to live the dream!

This week on Yes But Why, we talk to Adam Nutter of the Nerds With Words Podcast! This is our 2nd installment of comedians from Pennsylvania and we’re very excited to share it with you! Patrick and Amy chat with Adam about retiring from the NYPD, the bursting comedy scene in Philadelphia and the dangers of social media! If you are in Indianapolis this fall, check out Adam Nutter and…
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YBY ep 70 Man Dude Bro improvise into our hearts!

This week on Yes But Why, we talk to 2 out of the 4 members of Man Dude Bro, an improv troupe out of the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania! Jon Lunger and Evan Stutts chat and make jokes with us all the while telling us about the super cool improv scene in their neck of the woods!   Man Dude Bro performs every week at the ArtsQuest Center at…
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