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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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#099: Tim Kang - Sweeping Under The Rug

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2021/01/04

Tim Kang is an actor and producer. You’ve seen him in the Mentalist where he played Kimball Cho and currently stars in Magnum P.I. as Detective Gordon Katsumoto. He’s also been in Rambo, Vampire Diaries, Mister green, Third Watch, The Unit, Two Weeks Notice, The Forgotten, Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ghost Whisperer, Monk, The Office, A Wrinkle in Time, Lethal Weapon, Cloak and Dagger & Chicago Justice. This episode is jam packed where we chat about parental expectations, life path,

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01:29:37

#098: Lisa Cox - What Are You Grateful For?

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2020/12/28

Lisa Cox is an award-winning writer, author, model, public speaker, consultant, presenter and advocate for disability representation. She is actively changing the way disability is represented in mainstream popular culture – like the media, fashion industry and more. Lisa is also the author of two books and her work has been published nationally for publications such as the Huff Post and The Sydney Morning Herald. You’ll hear more about in the episode, but here’s the little teaser as per Lisa words,

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01:19:41

#097: Rob Huebel - Butterflies

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2020/12/21

Rob Huebel is an actor, producer and writer who has the longest IMDB credits I’ve ever seen. He stars in Medical police and he’s been in Children’s Hospital, Human Giant, Do You Want To See A Dead Body? I love You Man, Transparent, I Know This Much Is True, The Descendants, Seeking a friend for the end of the world, The League, The Goldbergs, Big Mouth, American Dad, Black-ish, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, The Other Guys, The Office, Bob’s Burgers, Modern Family plus like 100 other

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01:31:23

#096: Josh Brener - Embracing You

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2020/12/14

Josh Brener is an actor, writer and voice over actor. You might recognise him as Big head in Silicon Valley or seen him in The Internship, Baked in Brooklyn, Max Steel, The Belko Experiment, The Big Bang Theory, What Men Want, Star Wars Resistance, Maron, Workaholics, House of Lies, Future-worm! The Middle, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We chat about being a germaphobe, working with your partner, being Jewish, finding your voice, having a thick skin, bullshit detectors, perception of

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01:31:19

#095: Saverio Guerra - I AM

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2020/12/07

Saverio Guerra is an actor who you might recognise as Mocha Joe from Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bob in Becker, while also been in Show me A Hero, Bad Boys, The Detour, Shark Tale, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Sam The Man, Blue Streak, Summer of Sam, The Winner, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, She’s Gotta Have It, Weeds, Yonkers Joe, Lucky You, Sleepers and The Last O.G. We chat about near death experiences, pursuing happiness, passion, what success really means, rejection, Larry David and playing Mocha Joe in Curb

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01:27:25

#094: Jenni Pulos - Miracles are Everywhere

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2020/11/30

Jenni Pulos is an Emmy-nominated producer, actress, entertainer, comedian, philanthropist, author and Apollo-winning rapper. She’s been in Bravo's hit show, Flipping Out, Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis, The Soup, Top Chef Masters, The Ellen Show, The Young and the Restless, Manhattan Minutiae, Birthday Cake, Tom Cool, Dog Gone Love, Vice; Flamingo Dreams, But I’m a Cheerleader, The Bachelor, Too Smooth and Apocalypse Bop. She has written her comedy memoir-advice book “Grin and Bear It: How to Be

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01:33:23

#093: Benjamin Maio Mackay - Shoot Your Shot

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2020/11/23

Benjamin Maio Mackay is an award nominated, critically acclaimed director, producer, comedian, actor, musician, MC and internationally renowned podcaster. He’s worked with Matthew Reilly, toured Australia with Great Detectives. He recently directed, starred, produced, adapted and edited an audio drama adaptation of The Phoenix Files Series by Chris Morphew, it stars BAFTA nominee and former Doctor Who Paul McGann. Benjamin has also hosted programs for ABC Radio and toured stage shows around

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01:50:08

#092: Sean Gunn - Goal Your Dreams

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2020/11/16

Sean Gunn is an actor and writer, known for his roles as Kirk Gleason on the television series Gilmore Girls and Kraglin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and he’s also been in Avengers Infinity War and End Game. Sean will also be in Suicide Squad 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and Agnes so keep your eyes out for them. In this podcast we chat about, cats vs dogs, life in lockdown, animals, health issues, social media, financial hardships,

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01:37:07

#091: Billy West - Stinking Thinking

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2020/11/09

Billy West is a radio personality, film, television and video game voice artist and a musician. He has an insane voice acting career, where he’s voiced characters such as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan in Futurama, Stimpy in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in Space Jam, Sorcerio, The Jester, Mertz, Pops the Elf in Disenchantment, Doug in Doug, Shaggy in Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, Popeye in Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, Woody in the New

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01:05:34

#090: Carolina Groppa - This Unique Life

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2020/11/02

Carolina Groppa is an actor and an Emmy nominated producer for her incredible documentary “Autism in Love”. She has also produced The Female Brain, Happy Anniversary, Girlfriend’s Day, Miss Virginia, Curated, Sylvie’s Love plus a lot more. Carolina hosts the amazing “Life With Caca” podcast, where she holds intimate conversations with other producers about their experiences in the industry. In this podcast we chat about dealing with uncertainty, growth, Autism in Love, producing, self-worth, fear,

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01:39:39

#089: Heidi Arena - Step Into Your Own Shoes

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2020/10/26

Heidi Arena is an actor, writer, improviser and producer. She’s been in Little Lunch, Audrey’s Kitchen, The librarians, The Hollowmen, Thank God You’re Here, Nowhere Boys and Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows plus a lot more. Heidi also co-created, co-wrote and co producer, Part Time Private Eyes, alongside Nicola Parry (who’s also featured on this podcast). This podcast is jammed packed where we chat about courage, perceptions, pushing the boundaries and redefining who you are, failing, working

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01:32:42

#088: Wendi McLendon-Covey - Doing What You Love

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2020/10/19

Wendi McLendon- Covey is an actor, comedian, improviser, producer and writer. You might recognise her as the star of The Goldbergs, Reno911, Bridesmaids, Rules of Engagement, Sylvie’s Love, Lovespring International, Blended and so much more. She also has an epic podcast called Generation Ripe so check it out and The Goldbergs is coming out in the next few days, so keep your eyes open for that one. In the podcast we chat about filming during COVID, loving your co-workers, gratefulness, working a side

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01:31:59

#087: Ken Davitian - Dust Yourself Off

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2020/10/12

Ken Davitian is an actor writer and producer. You might recognize him as Azamat from Borat, Get Smart, S.W.A.T, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Ray Donovan, Meet The Spartans, The Artist, Cobra Kai, Soul Men, Man Apart, Holes, E.R, Six Feet Under, The Closer, Walk of Shame, Boston Legal, Gilmore Girls, The Shield plus a lot more. We chat about Borat and running around naked, grief, screenwriting, bad agents, working in waste removal, the pain of rejection, ego and collaboration, Jim Carrey and

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01:52:57

#086: Linas Phillips - Internal Narratives

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2020/10/05

Linas Phillips is a director, actor, writer, screenplay doula and a two-time Sundance alum. His first film, WALKING TO WERNER landed him in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 NEW FACES. He’s also received the Genius award in film from Seattle’s newspaper The Stranger and premiered his first narrative film BASS ACKWARDS at the Sundance Film Festival. He also premiered his film RAINBOW TIME, produced by the Duplass Brothers, at the SXSW Film Festival. He recently wrote and directed a short form episodic show,

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01:33:59

#085: Pollyanna McIntosh - Birds Don't Just Fly

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2020/09/28

Pollyanna is a actor, writer, model & director. You might recognise her from Exam, The Walking Dead, The Woman, Filth, Let Us Prey, Hap and Leonard, Lodge 49, Burke and Hare, Love Eternal, I Do, OffSpring, Bob Servant Independent, Tales of Halloween, The Blood Lands, Revenge Ride, Blood Ride, Exam, Native, White Settlers, and she also wrote, directed and stars in Darlin. In this podcast we chat about ADHD, comedy aspirations, marijuana, modelling, therapy, Wikifeet, anxiety and panic attacks,

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01:38:15

#084: Liv Hewson - Paving The Way For Change

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2020/09/21

Liv Hewson is an actor, writer, playwright and comedian. They have been in Santa Clarita Diet, Homecoming Queens, DramaWorld, Bombshell, Puzzle, Back In Very Small Business, Before I fall, Let it Snow, Let’s See How Fast This Baby Will Go, Under My Skin, Inhumans, The Hitchhiker, Puzzle, Top of the Lake, Survey Says and So Romantic jus to name a few. In this podcast, we chat about travelling, taking that leap of faith, WikiFeat, confidence, planning or lack of planning, attachment, anxiety, trust,

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01:20:35

#083: Matt Walsh - Just Do The Work

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2020/09/14

Matt Walsh is a comedian, actor, director, improviser and writer…. and a two time Emmy Award nominee. He is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe. He’s been in VEEP, Into The Storm, Ted, Hangover, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ghost Busters, Drunk History, How I Met Your Mother, Life of the Party, Old School, The Perfect Date, Dog Bites, Step Brothers plus so much more. In this episode we chat about trust, doubts, work ethic, the other Matt Walsh, hustle, drive and passion,

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01:31:13

#082: Diedrich Bader - Don't Hold Your Hat in the Lobby

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2020/09/07

Diedrich Bader is an actor and a voice over actor. You might recognise him from The Drew Carey Show, American Housewife, Veep, Outsourced, Better Things, The Beverly Hillbillies, Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite, Space Force, Miss Congeniality 2, EuroTrip, Phoenix Oregon, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Two and Half men and just to name a few. He also has an insane voice acting resume, where he’s done voice over work for Ice Age, The Simpsons, American

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01:31:06

#081: Victor Williams - Get A Life

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2020/08/31

Victor Williams has had a spectacular acting career (over 25 years in the business)- where he’s been in The King of Queens, Hunters, Happy Together, The Affair, Sneaky Pete, The Sinner, Bull, The Good Wife, The Michael J Fox Show, Flight of the Concords, Jewtah, November Criminals, High Maintenance, Elementary, Justice league animated series, Madam Secretary, Blue Bloods, Girlfriends, People of Earth, NYC 22, ER and the Animatrix to name a few. In this podcast, we chat about saying sorry, courage,

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01:49:49

BONUS #004: Linda Seger - Go with the Flow

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2020/08/27

Dr. Linda Seger is a screenwriting & story coach, screenplay consultant, copyright expert witness, author and international speaker. In fact, she is one of the most prolific authors on screenwriting, having written 16 books, with ten on screenwriting, including the best-selling, Making a Good Script Great, Creating Unforgettable Characters and Writing Subtext. Linda has created and defined the career of Script Consultant (the first one ever) and has consulted on over 2,000 scripts including over 50

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