She’s not the talk show host we deserve, but she’s the one we need. Of course we’re talking about Wendy Williams Twitter rival Dionne Warwick! Our guest is writer, performer, editor, director, and all-star podcast guest John Ross of Brooklyn. In this episode, he advocates for the greatness of Miss Warwick, the underrated talent of Ego Nwodim, and the brilliant choice for a talk show as the setting for the joke. John’s an incredibly joyful artist who loves comedy and characters. He also plays “The Character Questionnaire” at a level that’s borderline genius. Listen now!
“The fact that it’s her talk show and not something like ‘The View’ makes her game that much better.” ~ John
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Matt Alspaugh is a podcaster, writer, performer, and director living in Austin. But he first spent 10 years learning, watching, teaching and doing all the comedies (improv, sketch, stand-up, childrens theater) that one spends their time doing in New York. He realized the bridge that connects the heart and smarts of any joke in any media is CHARACTER. And what better American institution has produced more memoriable, and forgettable, characters than SNL?
This podcast is Matt's opportunity to entertain and educate the listener on the greatness of comedic characters through the lens of one SNL character per episode. The catch? The...