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CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS is an ongoing series of live and filmed performances which pretend to be real acting classes. This companion podcast features professional actor/comedian CONNOR RATLIFF talking about the show and about acting in general. As the creator as one of the most acclaimed podcasts of the past decade -- Dead Eyes, cited by TIME Magazine & Left Of Dial Media"s lists of the "best 100 podcasts of all time" and featured in the book The Podcast Pantheon, published by

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14:09

Ep 132: Post-L.A. Reflections

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/10/03

After a long week spent doing shows in Los Angeles, a few thoughts -- and one CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER!

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10:37

Ep 131: The Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/09/18

At long last, the Lucas Museum is about to open! Some thoughts about the museum and what I am looking forward to in L.A. next week.

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14:45

GAME in improv

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/09/17

A question about "game" in long-form improv, something I've been doing for 15+ years now and which I rarely ever think about.

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12:12

Ep 129: Good Feelings After Shows [plus and air...

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/09/17

A question about the feeling one gets after a good show, with a long tangent about airline travel.

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15:34

Ep 128: Planning Out Loud

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/09/02

Making some plans for the show -- maybe returning to Chicago? Maybe elsewhere?

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14:03

Ep 127: Upcoming shows! And THOUGHTS!

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/08/15

I am about to do a bunch of shows in a bunch of different places! And I have some thoughts...

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24:14

Ep 126: Some Odyssey Ramblings

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/08/06

Just some odds & ends, ramblings about The Odyssey, etc

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31:05

Ep 125: The End of Raaaatscraps

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/08/03

After 5 years, the lower east side improv show, Raaaatscraps, has come to an end!Built from the ashes of ASSSSCAT (which died with the 2020 lockdown but has since been reborn at the new UCB), this show was created by Shannon O'Neill and gathered together a crew of some of the world's best improvisers to do shows every Sunday night. And now, as of last night, it's over. Which has left me in a rambling, melancholy mood. I turn 51 this month and each chapter that comes to and end now feels like I am

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19:02

Ep 124: Getting "Yes, And..." WRONG

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/08/02

I've noticed a teeny-tiny trend where people are fundamentally misunderstanding the concept of "Yes, And..." in improv, and then confidently wading into the comments section to give notes on online clips from improv shows. A minor annoyance, which I rant about for nearly 20 minutes. Hello!

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8:42

Ep 123: The "George Lucas" Character

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/29

Retired filmmaker George Lucas has opinions about A.I. that have recently been a source of controversy -- I answer a question about those views and about how new information about George Lucas affects the way I approach my "Retired filmmaker George Lucas" character...

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17:07

Ep 122: Writing Disney Comics with James III

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/29

A question about the writing process for the Disney comics I've been writing with my friend James III

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10:01

Ep 121: Deputy Kent on Widow's Bay

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/19

A question about the unknown future of Deputy Kent on the smash hit, Emmy-nominated Widow's Bay, which you should watch on Apple TV if you haven't already!

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5:51

Ep 120: What is the least "Tom Hanks" role Tom Hanks...

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/19

Just some light musings on the film performances of Tom Hanks

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16:20

Ep 199: Special Editions

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/16

A question about "Special Editions" (i.e. when artists revisit their old works and change them)

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8:27

Ep 118: Happy 70th to Tom Hanks

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/09

Today is Tom Hanks' 70th birthday, and a listener has a birthday-timed pair of questions

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13:20

Ep 117: Another CB!B! Character Process Question

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/03

A specific question about my character process when doing Comedy Bang! Bang! live shows

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17:00

Ep 116: Singer/Songwriter Jukebox Musical

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/07/03

A question about which singer/songwriter I would select to create a jukebox musical based on my life (I give a detailed but disappointingly evasive answer)

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8:53

Ep 115: CRpTAB (The Book) + Peanuts voices

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/06/28

There's a book! 1st edition limited to 100 copies. Also: a question about the voices in the Peanuts TV specials & movies

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9:12

Ep 114: Ramblings of an Egomaniac

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/06/27

Should I keep doing this podcast? Maybe not!

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5:48

Ep 113: Comedy Bang! Bang! process question

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST ·

2026/06/27

A question about my process for devising characters for Comedy Bang! Bang! live touring shows

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