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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

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01:41:48

#119: John Noble - Nothing is Permanent

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2021/05/24

John Noble is an actor, voice actor & director and has been in pretty much everything such as Lord of the Rings where he played Denethor, Dr Walter Bishop in Fringe, Mr. Morland Holmes in Elementary, Batman: Arkham Knight, Running Scared, The Last Airbender, The Boys, Hunters, Legends of Tomorrow, The Blacklist, Salvation, Sleepy Hollow, Transformers & The Good Wife to name a few. This episode is jam packed. We chat about labels, health scares, confidence, Lord of The Rings, gratitude, changing

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01:27:13

#118: Jean Villepique - Choosing Happiness

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2021/05/17

Today’s guest Jean Villepique is the definition of an incredible human being. She’s resilient, self-aware, kind, inspiring and simply all round great. You’ll hear her incredible story at the end regarding IVF, miscarriages and grief. We also chat about status, acknowledging the wins & big breaks, the Golden Globes party, the bullshit around Hollywood, importance of community, the benefits of improv, conscious communication, divorce, marriage & choosing happiness. Jean is an actor, writer &

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01:49:43

#117: Dave Thornton - Life is a Garden

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2021/05/10

Dave Thornton can pretty much do it all, he’s comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. His TV credits include host of AFL quiz show The Beep Test and 20 to 1, appearances on Spicks and Specks, Agony Uncles, Hughesy We Have a Problem, Just For Laughs and regular appearances as a co-host on The Project. As an actor he has appeared in House Husbands and Upper Middle Bogan and was part of Melbourne's number one breakfast show on Fox FM. He is also a regular performer at the Melbourne

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01:38:12

#116: Christine Evangelista - Nothing is Permanent

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2021/05/03

Christine Evangelista is an actor, podcaster, designer & producer. You might recognize her as Cherry in The Walking Dead and now in Fear The Walking Dead, plus The Arrangement, The Intern, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Royal Pains, White Collar, Conviction, Law and Order, Chicago Fire. She also hosts a really great podcast called ‘Half Naked with Christine Evangelista’. We cover a lot in this episode such as being yourself, anxiety, body image, underwear, feeling comfortable in your own skin, falling

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01:20:40

#115: Ben Feldman - Collaboration is Key

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2021/04/26

Ben Feldman is an Emmy nominated actor as well as a producer and director who you might recognise from his iconic role as Jonah in Superstore, as well as his roles in Mad Men, Drop Dead Diva, Silicon Valley, Friday the 13th, As Above, So Below, The Perfect Man, A to Z & Cloverfield. This episode is jam packed where we chat about Super Store & the finale, our hatred of tomatoes, being a foodie, working in Hollywood, perception of happiness, being Jewish, surrounding yourself with the no bullshit

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01:48:32

#114: Charlotte Nicdao - Letting Go

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2021/04/19

Charlotte Nicdao is an actor & musician who currently stars opposite Rob McElhenny as Poppy in Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. She also stars in the Australian digital comedy series Content, which is the first scripted comedy presented in a vertical video format and designed to be watched on smartphones. The series was nominated for an International Emmy Award. She’s also been in Please Like Me, Camp, Thor: Ragnarok, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Get Krack!n, A Gurl’s World, The Strange Chores &

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01:42:49

#113: Phil Morris - Playing the Game

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2021/04/12

Phil Morris has an insane acting resume where you might remember him as Jackie Chiles in Seinfeld, John Jones A.K.A Martian Manhunter in Smallville and also been in The New Mission Impossible, Doom Patrol, Black Dynamite, Clay Pigeons, Same Time Next Christmas, The Young And The Restless, Star Trek III: The Search for Spook, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Meet the Spartans, Black Dynamite & Superman: Red Son. Phil is also a prolific voice over actor who has voiced many fantastic voices such as James

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01:44:29

#112: Gary Anthony Williams - I Seek Joy

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2021/04/05

Gary Anthony William is an actor, voice over actor, improviser, comedian, writer and director. You’ll recognise him from Whose Line Is It Anyway? Malcom in the Middle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Boston Legal, The Crew, Robot Chicken, The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space, American Dad, Star Wars: Resistance, Rick and Morty, Curb Your Enthusiasm, How I

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01:28:57

#111: Elizabeth Alderfer - Set One Goal a Day

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2021/03/29

Elizabeth Alderfer is an actor who you might recognise from Disjointed, A.P. Bio, Better Of Single, The Passing Season, Game Day, Orange is the New Black and The Good Wife. Her new show the United States of Al will be out in the coming days (April 1st at 8:30/7/30c on CBS), so check it out! We cover a lot in this episode such as Liz’s feet… it’s not as gross as it may sound, we also chat about great advice, anxiety, authenticity, imposter syndrome, doubts, self-care, the Liz & Michael school of

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01:28:19

#110: Chris Parnell - What Do I Want?

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2021/03/22

Chris Parnell, is an actor and voice over actor who you might recognize as Jerry in Rick & Morty, Cyril in Archer, Dr Leo Spaceman in 30 Rock, Fred Shay in Suburgatory and his many performances on Saturday Night Live. Chris has also voiced, "Mr. Peabody" on The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, “Snoot” on The Dawn of the Croods, “Migs” on Elena of Avalor, various characters on Nature Cat and Wordgirl. He has also voiced various characters in American Dad, The Simpsons & Family Guy and has made appearances

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01:26:23

#109: Peter Jacobson - Know Thyself

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2021/03/15

Peter Jacobson is an actor who you might recognise as Dr. Taub in House, Alan Snyder in Colony, Rabbi Jacob Kessner in Fear the Walking Dead. He’s also been in Ray Donovan, The Americans, Transformers, 61*, Law & Order, Good Night, and Good Luck, NCIS, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia & Billions. In this wide-ranging conversation, we chat about being mistaken for Steve Carrell, mind games, nerves, House, perception, letting go, confidence, being & knowing yourself, self-esteem, money, moving

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01:39:45

#108: Josh Stamberg - Stepping Up

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2021/03/08

Josh Stamberg is an actor who might recognize from his many incredible credits such as WANDAVISION, THE LOUDEST VOICE, THE AFFAIR, NASHVILLE, PARENTHOOD and DROP DEAD DIVA. In this wide ranging chat, we talk about developing a tough skin, rejection & doubts, Wanda Vision, The importance of growth and fun, energy perseverance, his upbringing, looking after yourself, the negative voices, loneliness, understanding and recognizing our emotions, friendships, changing the world & authentic connection

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01:53:08

#107: Jorma Taccone - Transcending the Ego

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2021/03/01

Jorma Taccone is a writer, actor, comedian, director & producer. He can pretty much do it all. He’s a versatile entertainer and creator both in front of and behind the camera. He is best known as one third of the comedy trio, THE LONELY ISLAND with Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. They have worked with some of the biggest names in music including, Justin Timberlake, Rhianna, Natalie Portman, Nicki Minaj, Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Michael Bolton, Akon, and Kendrick Lamar to name a few. Jorma

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01:20:59

#106: John O'Hurley - Living Extraordinarily

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2021/02/22

Award-winning actor John O’Hurley has catapulted into one of television’s busiest and most versatile performer. He’s role have included actor, show host, Broadway star, advertising hero as well as being a New York Times best-selling author and Billboard chart-topping composer. John is best known as “J. Peterman” on “Seinfeld” which is now the #1 syndicated show in the world and can be seen in 85 countries. John has also won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his work on “Seinfeld.” He has also

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01:33:15

#105: Erinn Hayes - The Time is Now!

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2021/02/15

Erinn Hayes is a primetime Emmy nominated actor and writer known for her roles in Medical Police, Children’s Hospital, Bill & Ted Face the Music, They Came Together, Worst Week, One-Minute Time Machine, Guys with Kids, Kevin Can Wait, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Parks and Recreation, New Girl, The League, The Goldbergs, Huge in France, A.P. Bio, Parenthood, Desperate Housewives & Transparent just to name a few. In this epic episode, we chat about weird family traditions, self-help, the importance

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01:52:13

#104: Fred Melamed - The Comfort Zone

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2021/02/08

Fred Melamed is an actor, voice over actor and writer, who you’ve seen in WandaVision, A Serious Man, Lady Dynamite, In a World, Fargo, Hail Caesar, Casual, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Dragged Across Concrete, Adventure Time, Hannah & Her Sisters and 6 other Woody Allen Films. He has also appeared in Amadeus and relatively Speaking on Broadway. His upcoming movies include Together Together (at Sundance), Shiva Baby & Hug Chickenpenny. In this wide ranging chat we talk about his magical voice, stage

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01:24:46

#103: Sasha Roiz - Standing on the 30th Floor

Funny In Failure ·

2021/02/01

Sasha Roiz is an actor known for playing Captain Renard in Grimm, Sam Adama in Caprica, Marcus Diamond in Warehouse 13, The Day After Tomorrow, Salvation, Land of the Dead, 16 blocks, Pompeii, Suits, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, House, Castle, CSI: Miami, NCIS, The Mentalist, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Superman: Red Son (as Green Lantern), Delta State, Lucifer & Castle. In this wide-ranging chat, we talk about meeting with fans, acknowledging our emotions, intuition, anxiety &

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01:42:36

#102: John Carroll Lynch - Desire to Change

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2021/01/25

John Caroll Lynch is an actor and a director, who has worked with legendary directors such as Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Clint Eastwood, Aaron Sorkin & the Coen Brothers just to name a few. He has probably one of the longest credits on IMDB history, which include Fargo, American Horror Story, Gran Torino, Zodiac, Big Sky, Trial of the Chicago 7, The Founder, Hot Pursuit, The Drew Carey Show, Lucky, The Walking Dead, The Americans, Crazy Stupid Love, Big Love, Bubble Boy, Things We Lost in the

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02:02:11

#101: Joel McKinnon Miller - Conscious Communication

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2021/01/18

Joel McKinnon Miller is an actor who you might recognize as Detective Scully on Brooklyn Nine-Nine or seen him in Big Love, The Truman Show, Super 8, Murphy Brown, Secret Santa, The Family Man, Cold Case, Everybody Loves Raymond, American Horror Story, Workaholics, Bones, Friday after Next, Las Vegas, ER, CSI, Men in Black II, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives, Malcom in the Middle, Jag, The X Files, Dharma & Greg, The Commish, Six Feet Under, Two and a Half Men plus a

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01:38:45

#100: Chris Williams - Accountability

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2021/01/11

Holy moly episode 100! Chris is the real deal, he’s multi-talented, confident, kind, caring, funny... the list goes on. Just listen to the podcast ok… he’s great. So who is Chris Williams? Chris Williams is an actor, comedian, magician, known for playing Krazee-Eyez Killa in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dwight in Dodgeball and Hoover in Silicon Valley. He’s also been in Upload, The World’s Fastest Indian, CSI, JAG, The Shield, Weeds, Reno 911, Better Things, Californication, Ugly Betty, Satisfaction, 2

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