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YBY ep 90 Amy & Wendell celebrate the good times and the bad!

This week on Yes But Why, your hosts Amy & Wendell get together to chat about anger, Grownish and nihilism. We’re both in a weird place right now; the improv community we are a part of in Austin is in a bit of upheaval. We are mourning the past and looking optimistically at the future. It’s been a helluva week. Click to play OR right click to download  

YBY ep 88 Positivity reigns supreme with AJ DUNK *all caps*

Today’s Yes But Why Podcast episode features AJ DUNK *all caps*, an improviser and standup out of New York City. Amy met AJ DUNK *all caps* at Hell Yes Fest. Diehard fans might remember he popped into Aaron LaRoche’s interview as we discussed their improv troupe, My Momma’s Biscuits. AJ tells Amy about how he got his start in comedy in Philadelphia, his aspirations to entertain those who need it…
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YBY ep 87 Brock LaBorde teaches us how to be a resilient writer and producer!

The final segment of Yes But Why’s Hell Yes Fest series features The New Movement’s co-owner and business manager, Brock LaBorde! Brock regales us with tales of Air Sex, of writing books and screenplays, and of working in Hollywood. This is an uplifting interview with a man whom Amy & Wendell admire quite a lot! Enjoy! Support Brock by going to “Air Sex: New Orleans – A Merry XXXmas Show“…
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YBY ep 86 Alicia Hawkes fulfills her comedy destiny and Aaron LaRoche thirsts for the improv spotlight!

The 4th segment of Yes But Why’s Hell Yes Fest feature showcases New Orleans-based comedy writer and performer, Alicia Hawkes as well as Aaron LaRoche, an improviser and standup comedian from New York City. Wendell & Amy chatted with Alicia Hawkes about everything from drugs to women in comedy to being celebrity adjacent. Separately, Amy sat outside with Aaron LaRoche to talk about Rags to Riches, standup, and the New…
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