I'm a Rescue

In this episode, Ainsley Harrison, a college student and ex Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) distributor for Monat talks about her experience in an MLM and their shady ways of business. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support

Marc Yaffee may have started his comedy career later than most, but he has quickly moved up the comedy ladder with two comedy specials, touring around the world and even shooting a TV pilot. Marc talks being a driver's education instructor prior to starting comedy, being a Native American in comedy and helping to create the Pow Wow Comedy Jam, and the inspiration for his TV pilot. Marc also gets personal talking about learning who his birth parents were later on in life and we also get into all the wonderful projects he's currently working on. You can check those out on his WEBSITE. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support

Steph and Tami Leckie chat all things rescue bulldogs! Tami has been fostering and volunteering for Orange County’s SoCal Bulldog Rescue for over 10 years. She’s found homes and rehabilitated over 100 bulldogs, including our beloved Abigail, who passed away in December at 12 years of age.  After moving to Tennessee, Tami discusses the difference between dog parents in Southern California and The South. And what it’s like bonding with rescue dogs in foster and having to re-home them.  ON A VERY HAPPY NOTE, shortly after this podcast Tami helped us find a French Bulldog rescue named Ruby, who is now in her forever home with us. Click for info on So Cal Bulldog Rescue Follow Ruby on Instagram HERE --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support

As we get back into live performances, virtual comedy shows have been a substitute for comedians to do stand-up comedy.  Erik was one of the first comedians to fully embrace virtual comedy shows. He discusses his personal experience with virtual comedy shows--what works and what doesn't. Is there going to be a balance of virtual and live comedy for awhile or will virtual comedy shows come to an end in the near future? Find out all this and more on this episode! http://erikescobarcomedy.com @erikescobar on Twitter & Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support

Steph chats with Martha Trusome Smith, creator of Grombre. With nearly 200,000 followers on Instagram, Grombre is a platform for women speaking their truth on their decision to go gray.  What started as an idea has transformed into a movement.  Steph and Martha chat about how gray haired women are perceived in society and how Grombre is challenging the status quo and redefining beauty. GROMBRE

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We chat with Rob Snow, co-creator of the nonprofit organization “Stand-up for Downs” and The Improvaneers, the first all Down syndrome improv troupe in the world.  We talk about Rob’s background in comedy. Also, how his son became the inspiration to make a positive change for the Down Syndrome community.  Click here for more info! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support

Tom and Steph talk about watching Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz, a hilarious improvisational duo, who have a 3 episode series on Netflix that is all made up on the spot.  Tom talks about his own background in improv with both ComedySportz in Milwaukee and the Dead Alewives. We also talk about ComedySportz founder Dick Chudnow and how his vision helped create an improv scene in Milwaukee and around the country. Steph talks of her experiences doing improv at UCB and the recent fall of UCB and its theaters in NYC closing down.  Steph feels improv could be the next big thing in comedy and the shows that we've done around Los Angeles. We discuss if improv as an industry could take off and if opportunities for improvisors  will increase with this new Netflix show.  

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After nearly month off Tom and Steph talk about what they've been up to since the pandemic hit.  Steph has given up drinking and talks about how she's coping. Tom talks about how he's been working on the audio for a new stand up album to be released in the next couple of weeks. They talk how they're dealing with each other and surviving the monotony of life during the pandemic. 

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Steven Briggs is one of the best young comedians out there with a wide range of abilities from acting to writing to stand up to directing, he can really do it all! We talk a lot about Steven's childhood where he was quite the troublemaker. At an early age he learned to make counterfeit money and often got into fights, which ultimately forced his parents to send him to military school--where he got into more fights.  Steven has some amazing stories about his family and his mother even joins us on the podcast. She talks about fighting off the Clairemont Killer in the early 1990s and saving Steven and his brother.  This episode is a great example of overcoming the odds to achieve success and Steven really paints a great picture with these outrageous, but true stories. 

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Scott is someone I met in the early 2000s here in LA. A very funny and since retired stand up comedian, Scott has ventured into the world of writing and directing in the last few years.  Scott and I talk about our early stand up days in LA and working out at Westwood Brewing Company with future stars like Maria Bamford, BJ Novak, and Chris Hardwick (just to name a few) and why he ended up leaving stand up. We also talk about his recent web series Fully Formed Adults.  It's about a series of awkward encounters between Gen Xers and Millenials.  We talk about how he shot the project on his own and how he came up with the idea.  We even talk about the movie Repo Man and Courtney Love for good measure. Check it out! The new season of Fully Formed Adults should be released in mid March and you can see me in the season finale doing a "touching" eulogy.  You can check out past episodes here: https://www.fullyformedseries.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imarescue/support