Tag Archive: philosophy

YBY Episode 49 Micheal Foulk

This week, Yes But Why presents our interview with the wonderful Micheal Foulk. He is just so delightful to chat with; this is such a great conversation! In this episode, we talk about tons of sci fi television shows, about books that capture our current moment in history and about Micheal’s path as a “weirdo” comedian. Micheal is a great performer and teacher of improv / sketch comedy and he…
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YBY Episode 48 Symply Courtney

This week, Yes But Why podcast is happy to host amazing comedian, Symply Courtney! We discuss his lifelong drive to be creative, the transformative moment that inspired him to be a performer and which comedians inspired him to start his own standup career. We had such a good time with Symply Courtney; he is such a friendly and genuine performer! Special thanks to guest co-host Christopher Jordan of Dudes and…
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YBY Episode 47 Patrick Knisely

Yes But Why Podcast is excited to present a delightfully fun chat with Patrick Knisely. This raucous conversation of hilarity ranges from dolphins to drugs to weird Texas towns. And then, (I swear) we interview Patrick about growing up in Austin, teaching improv, and dealing with performance anxiety. Patrick is such a great guy and we all enjoyed ourselves! Listen up! Support Patrick’s weekly show, Opposites, where he performs duo…
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YBY Episode 46 Arielle Norman

This week, Yes But Why Podcast presents Amy and Wendell interviewing standup comedian, Arielle Norman. We discussed the bursting Austin comedy scene, what is (and is not) appropriate to make jokes about and how to navigate our current political climate as a comedian. Arielle is an amazing person and we really had a lot of fun talking to her! Check out Arielle’s own podcast, Leading the Blind, which she hosts…
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YBY Episode 45 Roy Janik

Today on Yes But Why, we had the pleasure of speaking with the Artistic Director of The Hideout, Roy Janik. Roy tells us how he got into theater starting with his career as a radio DJ and he shares some great stories about the origins of the Austin Improv Community. Roy is an amazingly hard worker and kind-hearted guy; support him by attending shows or taking classes at The Hideout…
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