Los mejores podcasts de Groundlings (2024)

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Best of: Writing Partnerships 49:33

4y ago49:33

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This week on the podcast we’re bringing you another special compilation episode with clips from episodes that have featured the amazing writers and writing teams that have been formed at the Groundlings. From having their scripts picked up to winning prestigious awards for their work, you’ll find the stories and advice from these writing teams illu…

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Best of: 45th Anniversary Panel Series 41:32

4y ago41:32

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This week on the podcast we’re bringing you another special compilation episode with clips from the 45th anniversary panels that were featured last year as part of the Groundlings anniversary celebrations. The panelists discuss a huge range of topics, from embracing the Groundlings as a place to discover your comedic voice, to creating solo shows, …

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Kevin Kirkpatrick & Allison Dunbar 1:00:59

4y ago1:00:59

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Kevin Kirkpatrick, a Groundlings alumni, and Allison Dunbar from the current main company, have the kind of collaborative partnership that the Groundlings is all about. They are both huge admirers of each other's work, and when they come to write, their similar sensibilities mean that the writing process is a total joy for them. In this episode, Ke…

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Best of: Starting Out 51:52

4y ago51:52

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This week on Breaking Ground we’re bringing you a special compilation episode with past guests as they reveal how they discovered the Groundlings and what their first steps were like in the Groundlings training program. From enormous excitement to intense fear, everyone’s beginning to the journey is unique, but there are as any many similarities as…

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Tom Maxwell Part II 1:26:23

4+ y ago1:26:23

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In episode two of a special two episode series, Groundlings co-founder Tom Maxwell talks about the development of the Groundlings style of sketch and improv, the creation of classic exercises and drills that are still performed in student shows to this day, and how the company transformed from a roving band of improvisational actors to find its per…

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Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard 1:25:20

4+ y ago1:25:20

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In episode one of a special two episode series, Tom Maxwell and Don Woodard talk about the creation of the Groundlings theater dating all the way back to the first workshops run by Gary Austin. Tom discusses the growth of the theater, what it was like for Don to have Tom as his teacher, and how they later came to form their extremely successful wri…

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Maryedith Burrell 58:46

4+ y ago58:46

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Maryedith Burrell is one of the early members of the Groundlings troupe and went on to have an extraordinary career, starring in ABC’s Fridays and Ron Howard’s Parenthood, writing on the Peabody Award winning Faerie Tale Theatre, and recurring on Seinfeld and Home Improvement. In this episode, Maryedith talks about being part of the comedy renaissa…

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Brian Palermo 54:48

4+ y ago54:48

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From his time in the Groundlings main company to being an original cast member of one of Los Angeles' longest running improv shows to his dozens of film and television credits, Brian Palermo has been entertaining American audiences for decades. In this episode, Brain talks about being part of the iconic Groundlings Beverly Winwood show, his love fo…

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Women In Comedy Panel 1:17:42

4+ y ago1:17:42

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In this week’s special episode, host Michael Churven brings you a panel discussion with the main company women of the Groundlings Theater as they talk about working to find your essence, having confidence in your comedic point of view, and the importance of breaking through negative expectations.

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George McGrath 1:01:05

4+ y ago1:01:05

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George McGrath is a national treasure. He was a member of the Groundlings main company in the 1980s and 90s and went on to an acting and writing career that has spanned over four decades. His first writing job earned him an Emmy nomination on Pee Wee’s Playhouse, and was nominated several more times, in particular for his work on HBO’s Tracey Takes…

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Phyllis Katz 50:25

4+ y ago50:25

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Phyllis Katz is a pioneer member of the Groundlings. From her first performance in a Groundlings sketch as a terrified pageant contestant to running workshops that helped create some of the world’s most famous characters, Phyllis’ talent and comedic direction is felt through generations of Groundlings performers and writers. In this episode, Phylli…

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Tim Bagley 1:00:58

4+ y ago1:00:58

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Tim Bagley made his way to Los Angeles as part of the famous American singing group ‘The Young Americans’. But it wasn’t long after landing in Los Angeles that Tim found The Groundlings where he was in the main company from 1990 to 1995. In this episode, Tim talks about working in the main company with his favorite writing partners like Lisa Kudrow…

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Wendi McLendon-Covey 51:03

4+ y ago51:03

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It took Wendi McLendon-Covey four years to sign up for her first Groundlings class. Wendi even had to ask her friend to make the call because she was so nervous. But once Wendi was finally in class, she soared. She made her way from the Fun Shop intro class to the Groundlings main stage and has gone on to star in Reno 911, Bridesmaids, and now curr…

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Chris Kattan 1:01:42

4+ y ago1:01:42

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Chris Kattan’s sketches and characters (Mr Peepers, The Roxbury Guys, Mango) are some of the most iconic ever to come out of Saturday Night Live. In this episode, Chris takes us back to the beginning when, as a young kid, he watched his father Kip King perform on the Groundlings stage with other founding members, and where Chris first got the oppor…

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Writing Solo Shows 1:24:50

4+ y ago1:24:50

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In addition to being a place of great collaboration in its sketch and improv shows, the Groundlings has also become an incredible platform for solo performers. Several solo shows created on the Groundlings stage have gone on to be produced on Broadway and at international comedy festivals such as The US Comedy Arts Festival and The Edinburgh Fringe…

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Phil LaMarr 1:03:22

4+ y ago1:03:22

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Phil LaMarr is a Groundlings alumni who began studying improv long before he found the Groundlings theater. He has trained with some of the all-time best improv teachers like Del Close in Chicago, but it was at the Groundlings with its emphasis on characters that Phil found his home. In this episode, Phil talks about getting to work with a slew of …

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Greg Worswick & H Michael Croner 1:06:25

4+ y ago1:06:25

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Greg Worswick and H Michael Croner are current Groundlings who first met when they started writing together in the Sunday Company around 2011. They’ve had many hit sketches together and two of the characters that they created on the Groundlings stage were picked up and turned into a series by Comedy Central. In this episode, they talk about their f…

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Mindy Sterling 49:07

4+ y ago49:07

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Mindy Sterling is best known for her role as Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers films. It was at the Groundlings Theater where Mike Myers workshopped his Austin Powers variety show with Mindy and several other Groundlings. Mindy relives her experience of working with Mike, the joy she discovered through performing and directing on the Groundlings…

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Writing For Television & Film Panel 1:09:52

4+ y ago1:09:52

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In addition to generating some of the world’s best comedic actors, the Groundlings theater has also produced a slew of incredible writers who have won Oscars, Emmys and Peabody awards. Join our panel of Groundlings who write for film and television as they discuss their writing process, which elements are essential for great storytelling and how th…

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Lisa Schurga & Ryan Gaul 1:09:21

4+ y ago1:09:21

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Lisa Schurga and Ryan Gaul have the rare experience of knowing each other and working closely long before ending up in the main company at the Groundlings together. Lisa and Ryan relive their first encounter in an improv class over 20 years ago at the Improv Asylum in Boston and they talk about how their Boston roots continue to be an anchor for so…

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Mitch Silpa & Jim Cashman 53:55

4+ y ago53:55

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Mitch Silpa and Jim Cashman are Groundlings alumni who have been writing together for almost 20 years. From their beginnings in the Groundlings main company to having their first sitcom script produced as a pilot for Fox, this hilarious writing duo talk about their writing process, why they enjoy trimming their own material and why improv is an inv…

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Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark 53:17

4+ y ago53:17

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The Emmy and Peabody award-winning writing team of Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark met at the Groundlings theater, but it was not until after they both retired from the main company that they started writing together. Tracy and Jonathan talk about how they got their start writing a spec script for Cheers, what it was like to write Ellen DeGeneres’ …

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Lisa Kudrow 55:54

4+ y ago55:54

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Lisa Kudrow is widely recognized as creating one of the greatest characters in American television. Her role as Phoebe Buffay on Friends was called ‘a delivery system for joy’ by the New York Times. But the origins of Phoebe go all the way back to her training at the Groundlings. Lisa talks about being pushed by her Writing Lab teacher to play a ‘d…

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Breaking Ground: A Groundlings Podcast

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Best of: Writing Partnerships 49:33

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Best of: 45th Anniversary Panel Series 41:32

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Kevin Kirkpatrick & Allison Dunbar 1:00:59

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Best of: Starting Out 51:52

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Tom Maxwell Part II 1:26:23

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Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard 1:25:20

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Maryedith Burrell 58:46

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Brian Palermo 54:48

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Women In Comedy Panel 1:17:42

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George McGrath 1:01:05

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Phyllis Katz 50:25

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Tim Bagley 1:00:58

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Wendi McLendon-Covey 51:03

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Chris Kattan 1:01:42

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Writing Solo Shows 1:24:50

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Phil LaMarr 1:03:22

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Greg Worswick & H Michael Croner 1:06:25

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Mindy Sterling 49:07

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Writing For Television & Film Panel 1:09:52

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Lisa Schurga & Ryan Gaul 1:09:21

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Mitch Silpa & Jim Cashman 53:55

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Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark 53:17

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Lisa Kudrow 55:54

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