Mike Brian | TABLE READ PODCAST
From Table Read
The main topic focuses on a gathering of writers to showcase and read sketches, emphasizing the celebration of their creative works. Mike Bryan, a seasoned comedy writer and performer, is featured as a guest, sharing his background in sketch comedy and his contributions to various notable shows in New York.
Key Takeaways
- Comedians, like French onion soup, blend layers for lasting impact; Mike Bryan excels in both.
- Jonathan Gaffney and Samantha Locks celebrate unseen comedic gems; scripts aren't double-sided but talent is twofold.
- If a score equals 20 years, Lincoln's wordplay makes math historians cringe - or clap.
- Will Carey's 'Balance of Awesome and Disaster' podcast invites creatives to embrace life's duality.
- Skeptics critique Lincoln's flair: 'Four score' sounds fancier but '87 years' saves syllables.
Who is mentioned in this episode?
13 people come up, including John Wilkes Booth, William & Carina Carey, Mike Bryan Fogerty.
- John Wilkes Booth (Person)
- William & Carina Carey (Person)
- Mike Bryan Fogerty (Person)
- Demi Lovato (Person)
- Dimitri Martin (Person)
- Joey Rinaldi (Person)
- Marilyn Ghigliotti (Person)
- Finn McKenty (Person)
- Paul Cohen (Person)
- Curtis Wayne Wright (Person)
- Gabriel Iglesias (Person)
- Chris Migliaccio (Person)
- Joe Toplyn (Person)
Mentioned in this episode
- Backdoor Barbecue (Company)
- The PIT (People's Improv Theater) (Company)
- The Moth (Company)
- Gettysburg Address (Concept)
- Old School Sketch Show (Company)
- Kars4Kids (Company)
- Flavor Town (Concept)
- Burger King (Company)
- News in Review (Concept)
- Table Read Pod (Company)
- Between Awesome and Disaster (Company)
- Bad Trip (Company)
- Hit the Lights (Company)
- SR-71 (Company)
- Marlboro (Company)
- The Pajama Game (Book)
- Run DMV (Company)
- Stitcher (Company)
- NYC Sketchfest (Company)
- The Punk Rock MBA (Company)