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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

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#139: Bronnie Ware - Courage to Live Authentically

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2021/10/11

Bronnie Ware is an internationally acclaimed best selling author, songwriter and speaker. Her three books include; The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing Your Year For Change: 52 Reflections For Regret-Free Living Bloom: A Tale of Courage, Surrender, and Breaking Through Upper Limits Here's a little snippet from her book, The Top 5 regrets of the dying: My journey to regret-free living began when I started supporting terminally ill patients in their last 12

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01:19:11

#138: Janet Varney - Ambition in Balance

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2021/10/04

Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, Improviser, writer, producer & podcaster. Animation fans know her as the voice of Korra on Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra. Comedy fans know her from her stand up, Thrilling Adventure Hour and SF Sketchfest where she is the co-founder and co-director. Podcast fans know her show The JV Club & Avatar: Braving the Elements. Quirky sketch comedy fans probably know Neil’s Puppet Dreams, which she created as a series featuring Neil Patrick Harris. TV

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01:39:21

#137: Rosie Wilby - Breakup Queen

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2021/09/27

Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, author, journalist, broadcaster, TEDx speaker and award nominated podcaster. Rosie has appeared many times on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman’s Hour and Four Thought. Her first book Is Monogamy Dead? was long-listed for the Polari First Book Prize and followed a TEDx talk and a trilogy of internationally acclaimed solo shows investigating the psychology of love and relationships. Rosie has also appeared as a commentator on sexuality, dating and love

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01:30:25

#136: Pamela Hayden - Defying the Odds

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2021/09/20

Pamela Hayden can do it all she’s a voice actor, actor, comedian and lyricist who you will most definitely recognise as Milhouse Van Houten as well as Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Sarah Wiggum, Janey Powell plus more. She has also lent her voice to shows such as Lloyd in Space, Recess, Hey Arnold, Pinky and the Brain, The Nanny * Bianca from Spyro: the year of the dragon. Her incredible documentary Jailhouse to Milhouse will be coming out shortly. The film covers her journey in overcoming adversity,

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01:49:53

#135: Daniel Davis - What's Your Hurry?

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2021/09/13

Daniel Davis is an actor who you might recognize from his many roles such as Niles the Butler on The Nanny, Moriarty on Stark Trek: The Next Generation, The Blacklist, The Hunt for Red October, The Prestige, Elementary, Gotham, Frasier, Men in Black: The Series, The Practice and Ugly Betty to name a few. He also has an extensive theatre career where he has a few hundred theatre credits to his name, which is crazy. He’s been in Wrong Mountain where he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best

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01:30:36

#134: Megyn Price - Nurturing Your Garden

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2021/09/06

Megyn Price is an actor, writer and director, who you’ll recognize from her many roles in Bumblebee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Ranch, Rules of Engagement, Grounded for Life, Mystery, Alaska, Lateline, Common Law, Larry the Cable Guy, American Dad, the Resident, Mr Iglesias, Will and Grace, the Drew Carey Show plus many more. We chat about the magic of bees, life as an investment banker, navigating fear, choosing happiness, numbing out, trust, Rebel Wilson, Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm,

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01:24:54

#133: Mercedes Mason - Releasing Anguish

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2021/08/30

Mercedes Mason is an actor, director and writer who you might recognize from Fear the Walking Dead, The Rookie, Californication, NCIS, Sniper: Legacy, Quarantine 2: Terminal, The L Word: Generation Q, American Horror Stories, How to Get Away with Murder, The Finder and Anger Management. This episode is jam packed where we chat about being competitive, Fear the Walking Dead, dealing with stress, people pleasing, her holistic mindset, how to poo properly, parental expectations & cultural differences,

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02:03:43

#132: Paul Adelstein - Dare to be Stupid

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2021/08/23

Paul Adelstein is an actor, writer, producer who you might recognize from Prison Break, Private Practice, Scandal, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, Intolerable Cruelty, Land of the Lost, Bedazzled, Imposters, Be Cool, I Feel Bad, Brooklyn 99, Chicago P.D., ER, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chance, Grey’s Anatomy, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Memories of a Geisha. As you can imagine we cover a lot more than having 4 wisdom teeth. We also cover his unique upbringing and start in the industry, nervousness, ADHD

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01:18:24

#131: John DiMaggio - Nonattachment

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2021/08/16

John DiMaggio is an award-winning voice over actor, actor, comedian and producer. He has something like 400 credits to his name, which is actually insane. You probably recognize his voice as Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, King Zorg on Disenchantment, Middlemost Post, Zootopia, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible, The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, the Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Teen Titans, SpongeBob SquarePants, American Dad, Avatar: The Last

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01:26:01

#130: Kurt Patino - FEAR is a 4 letter word

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2021/08/09

Kurt Patino, is a talent manager, writer, producer, podcaster and a TEDx speaker who runs Patino Management Company, which is a full-service Talent Management firm that represents Film and TV actors. Kurt has represented actors for over 20 years and has guided the careers of standout talent such as America Ferrera, Rami Malek, Kelly Stables, Nichole Bloom, Cerina Vincent, Antonio Jaramillo, and former Oscar nominee Patty McCormack. He has also co-written and co-produced “Tin Holiday” & “Soul Fire

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01:02:34

#129: Becky Lucas - People Pleasing

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2021/08/02

Becky Lucas is a stand-up comedian, writer and author. She has pretty much done it all in Australia and recently made her television debut in the US on Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show, which also makes her the first Australian female to feature on the show. She has also opened for top comics including Conan O'Brien, Nick Kroll, Jim Norton, Beth Stelling and Daniel Tosh. Becky has performed at the prestigious UCB theatre in Los Angeles, The Comedy Cellar in New York and at the iconic Sydney

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01:40:07

#128: Dichen Lachman - Unrealistic

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2021/07/26

Dichen Lachman is an actor who’s been in many things such as Jurassic World: Dominion which comes out in 2022, Altered Carbon, Animal Kingdom, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Raya and the Last Dragon, Super Girl, The 100, Severance, Dollhouse, Neighbours, Shameless, The Last Ship, Being Human and Bad Therapy to name a few. We cover a lot in this chat such as talking about creativity, ups and downs of being in Hollywood, regaining the magic & being unrealistic, inspiration, growing up in Kathmandu, hustle,

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01:07:51

#127: Andrew Bogut - Chip on my Shoulder

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2021/07/19

Andrew Bogut is an ex professional basketball player who was the first ever Australian to be taken with the number 1 pick in the NBA draft. He has achieved many awards throughout his career such as winning an NBA championship as well as making the All NBA third team, all defensive second team, All rookie of the year and was even the league leader in blocks per game. In his short stint in the NBL (Australian basketball league), he won all the major awards such a MVP, was in the First team, and won a

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01:28:59

#126: Kelly Stables - Embracing You

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2021/07/12

Kelly Stables is an actor and voice actor who you might recognize from her roles in Superstore, the Exes, Two and a Half men, No Tomorrow, Dolittle, The Angry Birds Movies, Tom and Jerry, Trollhunters, How I Met Your Mother, Horrible Bosses 2, Cloud with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Mom & The Ring to name a few. In this wide ranging chat, we talk about being present, growth, marrying your manager, tackling fear, playing an Elf, an ape and a boy, Two and Half Men, Superstore, being boxed in, letting go,

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01:13:08

#125: William Fichtner - Stay Focused

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2021/07/05

William Fichtner also known as Bill is a legendary actor as well as a producer, writer and director. He's been in Mom, Cold Brook, Black Hawk Down, Contact, Go, The Amateurs, The Perfect Storm, Drive Angry, What's The Worst That Can Happen, Crash, Armageddon, Prison Break, The Lone Ranger, 12 Strong, Independence Day, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Elysium, The Dark Knight, Equilibrium, Pearl Harbour, Crossing Lines, Entourage, Heat, The Longest Yard, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Invasion to surprisingly name a

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01:26:31

#124: Mark Moses - Bouncing Back

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2021/06/28

Mark Moses is an actor & writer, who you’ve seen in many films and tv shows such as Desperate Housewives, Mad Men, The Last Ship, Berlin Station, Deputy, Manhattan, Homeland, Bombshell, Mapplethorpe, Platoon plus a lot more. We cover a lot in this chat such as reading negative comments, Desperate Housewives, having a thick skin, Platoon, hustle, doubts, having a balanced life, importance of community, almost getting a major role in Iron Man, competitiveness, getting a big break in his 40’s and his

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01:30:52

#123: Noureen DeWulf - The Balancing Act

Funny In Failure ·

2021/06/21

Noureen DeWulf is an actor you might recognise from her many roles in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Anger Management, The Back-up Plan, American Dreamz, The Comebacks, Ocean’s Thirteen, Wheels of Fortune, West Bank Story, Good Girls, Kickback, The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard plus many more. We cover a lot in this chat such as the importance of positive thinking, laughter, diversity for the sake of diversity, her conservative upbringing, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, doing accents, catching the acting

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01:00:02

#122: Johnny Pemberton - Harnessing a Positive Attitude

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2021/06/14

Johnny Pemberton is a comedian, actor & writer. You probably recognise him as Bo from Superstore, Alangulon in Son of Zorn and from his roles in Pickle and Peanut, In the Loop, Ant-Man, 21 & 22 Jump Street, You’re the Worst, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Neighbours 2, The Watch, & I feel Bad. Johnny hosts the LIVE to TAPE podcast and was the host and writer for the MTV series Megadrive. We talk about Superstore and almost getting a spin off show, ego, value of time, saying no, expectations &

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01:35:37

#121: Travis Schuldt - Yep, That's Going To Be Me

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2021/06/07

Travis Schuldt is an actor who you might recognize from his many roles in The Boy Next Door, The Giant Mechanical Man, The Hitcher, Passions, Scrubs, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Splitting Up Together, Community, The Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement, The Mentalist, 2 Broke Girls, The OA to name a few. Travis also hosts the ‘Passions for Life’ podcast with his wife Natalie Zea. We talk about working on a Soap Opera (Passions), living in Australia, anxiety, starting a theatre company,

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01:04:25

#120: Ellen Hollman - Failing Forward

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2021/05/31

Ellen Hollman is an actor, producer, writer & stunt performer. She will soon appear in the upcoming blockbuster Matrix 4. You might also recognize her from her roles as Saxa in Spartacus, Love and Monsters, Army of One, Into the Badlands, NCIS, The Scorpion King 4, Lethal Weapon, Rules of Engagement & Hawaii Five-O. We chat about Spartacus, fitness & Jiu-jitsu, thinking outside the box, Matrix and landing the role, Keanu Reeves, moving on and forward, having guts, aspiring for personal greatness,

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