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Funny In Failure

A podcast that interviews funny and interesting people to discuss their careers and some of the challenges they have faced. I hope to use this platform to normalise and encourage the discussion of failure, particularly through the lens of the entertainment industry, to show that it can be a stepping stone towards the road of success. Nothing is better than humour to normalise a situation, so having deep and meaningful conversations, interspersed with comedy and laughter, helps us celebrate and

comedy comedy interviews

All Episodes

01:32:17

#199: Hayley Orrantia - Differing Paths

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2023/03/06

Hayley Orrantia is an actor, singer and songwriter. From starring in hit television series to releasing chart-topping singles, Hayley has quickly made a name for herself as one of the most exciting multi-hyphenate talents in the entertainment industry today. Hayley can currently be seen reprising her celebrated role as Erica Goldberg in the decade-long hit ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs”. Parallel to her acting endeavors, Hayley has been releasing music as an independent singer. Over the course of her

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01:36:04

#198: Claire Hooper - You Never Know Who’s Watching

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2023/02/27

Claire Hooper is a stand-up comedian, writer, author, presenter and actor. Her 2006 show, ‘Oh’, earned her both critical acclaim and a nomination for the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer award. Claire is a born narrator who has an incredibly sharp mind and wit. She has gone on to regularly perform at festivals and comedy rooms all over Australia. For four years Claire shared a set with Paul McDermott and Mikey Robbins on the iconic comedy show Good News Week as a team captain. Over the

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01:38:17

#197: Cal Wilson - Life Goes On

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2023/02/20

Cal Wilson is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, author and TV and radio host. She moved from New Zealand to Australian shores in 2003 and has gone on to become one of Australia’s most popular comedians. She is a favourite on television shows such as ABC’s Spicks and Specks and Good News Week, as well as Thank God You’re Here, Hughesy, We Have A Problem, Have You Been Paying Attention? Skithouse, Rove Live, The Glasshouse and the 2022 premiere series of Would I Lie To You? Australia, all on

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01:49:19

#196: Tahir Bilgic - Mindset Matters

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2023/02/13

Tahir Bilgic is an award winning internationally acclaimed stand-up comedian, a Logie winning actor as well as a writer, director and producer. He is known for his hugely popular live performances, as well as an impressive collection of credits spanning multiple highly successful television shows. Tahir is, quite simply, one Australia’s greatest and most recognised comedians. Over the course of his career, Tahir has written, directed and starred in over a dozen major stage shows. Lord of the Kebabs,

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01:12:55

#195: Fernando Carsa - What makes you different makes...

Funny In Failure ·

2023/02/06

Fernando Carsa is an award nominated Latino actor on the rise. From appearing on stage in internationally renowned theater productions to playing heartfelt characters on-screen, Fernando is quickly establishing himself as one-to-watch in the entertainment industry. This year Fernando can be seen reprising his breakout role in season 2 of Apple TV+’s hit bilingual comedy series, “Acapulco”. “Acapulco” also picked up a handful of award nominations at the 2022 Imagen Awards, including an individual

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01:22:41

#194: Roz Hammond - Perseverance

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2023/01/30

Roz Hammond is a highly accomplished theatre, film and television actor as well as a writer and director with some of the most credits in the Australian industry, who’s been in the industry for 30+ years. Her numerous television appearances include sixty episodes of ABC drama The Heights, ten series of Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell, Five Bedrooms and Jack Irish. Other long running roles include three series of The Librarians, three series of The Micallef Programme, three series of Skithouse and Thank

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01:13:02

#193: Addison Timlin - “This will change your life”

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2023/01/23

Addison Timlin is an actor who you might recognise from her regular role in START UP for Crackle TV. Prior to that, she was the lead in the independent film SLEEPING IN PLASTIC. She also starred as the lead in the independent films LOVE THY KEEPERS, WHEN I’M A MOTH, and SUBMISSION, opposite Stanley Tucci. Addison can also be seen in the lead role in Zach Clark’s LITTLE SISTER, FALLEN, opposite Jeremy Irvine, and MGM’s thriller THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN for Ryan Murphy, Jason Blum, and Alfonso

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01:01:11

#192: Diane Farr - Part of the Tribe

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2023/01/16

Diane Farr is an Award-winning actor, as well as an author, writer, producer and soon to be director. She currently stars in the hit show, Fire Country as Sharon Leone. You may also recognise her from her roles as FBI agent Megan Reeves in Numb3rs, Jill Robinson in Californication, the firefighter Laura Miles in Rescue me, Maya in Splitting up Together as well as Charmed, The Good Doctor, Chance, Black-ish, Private Practice, Like Family, The Job, Roswell, The Drew Carey Show, Grey’s Anatomy and The

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01:20:57

#191: Ester Tania - Being Yourself

Funny In Failure ·

2023/01/09

Ester Tania is an Award winning actor, content creator and model. She is hailed as the internet’s “self-care sister'', with her 2.2 Million followers on TikTok. Although many of her original videos are based in beauty tips and tricks, Ester is also renowned by for her sisterly life advice, health and fitness routines and wellness recommendations, travel and acting vlogs, anonymous “story time” renditions, and above all, her encouragement of finding self-love and confidence. Ester is also a

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01:34:40

#190: Desmin Borges - Staying the Course

Funny In Failure ·

2023/01/02

Desmin Borges is an actor who takes on challenging roles and brings dynamic characters to life. He is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar in five seasons of FX’s un-romantic comedy ‘You’re the Worst.’ The twisted series took a modern look at love and happiness through four people who haven’t been successful at either. Desmin can currently be seen in a series regular role in HBO's ‘The Time Traveler's Wife’, as well as in a season-long recurring arc on the Fox comedy 'Welcome To Flatch.' Other

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01:41:49

#189: Dan Fogler - Miracles

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2022/11/14

Dan Fogler is an actor, comedian, director, writer, podcaster, producer and comic book creator. Forging an exceptional transition from theater to film & television, Tony Award-winning actor Dan can most recently be seen in SPINNING GOLD. He previously starred in FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE. The popular franchise sees Fogler playing opposite Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston & Jude Law, and extends J.K. Rowling’s magical world of witches and wizards to a new

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01:34:52

#188: Teo Rapp Olsson - Thriving with Dyslexia

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2022/11/07

Teo Rapp Olsson is an actor who you might recognise from his Iconic role as Sebastian Milton, the son of Pamela (The Commonwealth’s Governor) in the final season of the Walking Dead. Some of his other credits include, Bull, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Crashing, Blue Bloods, The Deuce, King of Knives, and Bury me When I’m Dead to name a few. We dive a bit into his journey with dyslexia and how ultimately it has positively shaped him as an all-round human and also chat about why he almost

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01:44:19

#187: Brian Huskey - Beginner's Mind

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2022/10/31

Brian Huskey is an actor, comedian and writer who has over 175 acting credits to date, he has earned "That Guy” actor status. On television, Huskey has had memorable recurring roles as Chet, the oddball paramedic on Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital”, Leon West, the bitter and cutting journalist on “Veep”, Victor, the unhinged husband to Natasha Leggero in “Another Period” and was a series regular on “People of Earth” playing the paranoid sad sack, Richard Shultz. Huskey has also voiced numerous

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01:35:57

#186: Tahmoh Penikett - Conscious Breath

Funny In Failure ·

2022/10/24

Tahmoh Penikett is an actor who's been in the industry for over 20 years. He is currenting playing the cult leader in the wildly popular Netflix miniseries Devil in Ohio. Tahmoh is a wonderful human with an extensive resume including the critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica and a legion of television and film leads and guest stars including, Dollhouse, Man of Steel, 2 Hearts, Supernatural, Altered Carbon, Rehab, Trick’R Treat, Continuum, Cold Squad, Strange Empire, Justice League: Gods and

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01:39:03

#185: Hayley Sproull - What's the worst that can happen?

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2022/10/17

Hayley Sproull is an actor, comedian, TV & Radio Host, writer, director and is New Zealand’s Jack of all Entertainment trades. You may recognise Hayley immediately, having been the host of HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION and THE GREAT KIWI BAKE OFF for the past 3 years. She populates the airwaves too, on ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley Breakfast Show. Hayley burst on to the scene in 2012, after graduating from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting in 2011. Her

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01:46:11

#184: Gary Goldstein - One Finger at a Time

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2022/10/10

Gary Goldstein writes for TV, film and the stage—and is now also a novelist. He has written more than 15 produced telefilms including the comedies "The Wish List," "Hitched for the Holidays," "This Magic Moment" and "My Boyfriends' Dogs," and the first two movies in the "Flower Shop Mystery" series starring Brooke Shields. Gary's latest TV movie, "Lights! Camera! Christmas!" will premiere on Hallmark Channel in late 2022. His feature film "Politics of Love," a romantic comedy set during the 2008

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01:40:49

#183: Seth Morris - Make a Mess

Funny In Failure ·

2022/10/03

Seth Morris is an actor, writer, producer & director. You may know Seth from his roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Happy Endings or his numerous appearances on the Comedy Bang Bang podcast. He currently voices “Greg” and other characters on Big Mouth. Some of his other credits include The League, Close Enough, The Big Leap, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Children’s Hospital, The Dictator, Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Superstore, Kroll Show, Workaholics, Step

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01:20:15

#182: Carlos Navarro - Mop the Floor

Funny In Failure ·

2022/09/26

Carlos Navarro is an actor, radio host, motivational speaker and podcaster. You may know him as one of the 'bad guy' Tracksuit Mafia “Bros” in Marvel's “Hawkeye" (Disney+) or for his recurring role on "The Walking Dead" as Alvaro. He's been on Bloodline, Red Dead Redemption II, Madden NFL 20, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Outsider among others. Carlos is also co-host of "Monsters in the Morning," the #1-rated talk show in Orlando, Florida on iHeartRadio. But Carlos wasn't always on top of his game

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01:16:03

#181: Felicia Madison - Finding your Marvelous

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2022/09/19

The self-proclaimed, real-life Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Felicia Madison, has been bringing audiences to tears of laughter at some of New York City’s most infamous clubs. The stay-at-home mother of three did not originally plan on a career in comedy. In fact, it wasn’t until after having her children and recognizing her love for the craft that she left her life as an Upper East Side stay-at-home mom (See, I told you she’s the real-life Mrs. Maisel!) to join the ranks of all the comedians who came

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01:28:55

#180: Christina Flach - The Universe has Your Back

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2022/09/12

Christina Flach is the CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup and a Celebrity Makeup and Hair Artist. Her work is inspired by her love of beauty, fashion, music, and art, and she channels these passions into her goal of making her clients look and feel beautiful on the inside and out. Some of her previous clients include actress Hillary Swank, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 27th White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, Senator Ted Cruz, Forbes magazine, and The New York Times, amongst other notable

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