Tag Archive: comedy
YBY ep 250: Improviser Jay Sukow creates laughter and joy!
This week on Yes But Why, we had the opportunity to talk to improviser, Jay Sukow. Jay Sukow has been performing with and without a script for almost 30 years now. He is a director, writer, actor, and podcaster as well as an award-winning improv performer and instructor. He is the founder of Today Improv, which teaches improv to actors, businesses and everybody else. Jay also thrives in the…
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YBY ep 249 : Rebecca Bernstein and building community through Zoom Shakespeare!
This week on Yes But Why, we chat with Rebecca Bernstein, producer of Zoom Shakespeare Productions. Rebecca Bernstein is a Houston based actor/director/producer. She grew up doing theater classes for kids and worked several summers as a camp counselor at various theater camps around the city. After graduating with a theater degree from St Edward’s University in 2011, she spent a summer as the theater specialist at the Chicago…
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YBY ep 248: Gary Miceli and Noel Gibson discuss creativity during the pandemic and their new comedy series, Freshman Circus.
This week on Yes But Why, we chat with writer/actor Gary Miceli and comedian/actor Noel Gibson. Gary Miceli and Noel Gibson came on the podcast to promote their new comedy series, Freshman Circus, streaming now on YouTube. Freshman Circus is a comedy web series about navigating freshman year in college in the world of online classes. Freshman Circus premiered on January 20th . New episodes come out every Wednesday! Actor,…
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YBY ep 247 : Alric Davis on building connections with your characters, your audience and your community.
This week on Yes But Why, we interview Alric Davis, Artistic Director of The Sankofa Collective in Houston, TX. Alric Davis is an artist focused on preserving history through the power of words and movement. Since 2013, he has served as the Founding Artistic Director of The Sankofa Collective, a non-profit theatre organization in his hometown Houston, Texas. The Sankofa Collective produces theater for the purpose of educating and enriching…
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YBY ep 246: Asia Beck and Ben Snaith on vulnerability through improv!
This week on Yes But Why, we interview Australian improv duo, Asia Beck & Ben Snaith. Asia Beck is a musician and an improviser. They studied Jazz at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. They credit their ability to improvise in the realm of comedy to the training received during music studies. Asia is an advocate for mental health/schizophrenia awareness and encourages anyone else with similar struggles to use comedy as…
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