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.
Mentioned in This Episode
- John Wilkes Booth (person)
- The PIT (People's Improv Theater) (company)
- Backdoor Barbecue (company)
- The Moth (company)
- Gettysburg Address (concept)
- Old School Sketch Show (company)
- Mike Bryan Fogerty (person)
- Flavor Town (concept)
- Burger King (company)
- Between Awesome and Disaster (company)
- Dimitri Martin (person)
- Demi Lovato (person)
- News in Review (concept)
- Kars4Kids (company)
- Table Read Pod (company)
- William & Carina Carey (person)
- The Sharper Image (company)
- Ad Supported Doctor (concept)
- Quarter Pounder (product)
- Southern New Hampshire State University (company)