Talking Shop W/ James Dugan & Rob Grabowski

This week, James and Rob are joined by improviser, writer, game director Brooke Breit! They talk with Brooke about her time on Second City's ETC Stage, Reality TV, baking, working at JackBox Games, Improvised Shakespeare, raising children, and so much more. Names are dropped in this episode!   Following Brooke on twitter @ brookebreit and look out for the new JackBox Party Pack   Like what we do? Support our PATREON   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe.

This week, James and Rob are joined by one of the nicest guys Padraic Connelly! They talk with Pad about human attractions, Vegas, Mission: Improvable, ComedySportz, being an Artistic Director, Whirled News Tonight, the life of an improviser, and Ship Talk Royal Caribbean Style.   Follow Pad on twitter @ PadConnelly and see him in ComedySportz on TWITCH   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by Bill Stern! They talk with Bill about working out, 15 year plans, Out of Bounds fest, twitch, Cigarette Sandwich, moving, and cruise ships.    Follow Bill on twitter @ dollarbillstern and on instagram @ dollarbillstern   For sketches, shows info, etc from Cigarette Sandwich, follow them on twitter @ CigSandwich   Like what we do? Support our PATREON   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob sit down with Christine Wines IN STUDIO! Under the chandelier! It's good to be back.    We talk with Christine about living, working, and performing in Australia, Bio Diversity, performing with your significant other, CIC, The Playground, and her hatred of space.    Follow Christine on twitter @ ihatechristine2 and on instagram @ ihatechristine2 and check out her podcast WINES, WINES, WINES   Like what we do? Join our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by musician, comedian, and good dude Evan Mills! They talk with Evan about updating sketches, zoom-prov, Just For Laughs, solo material, writing music, his beginnings in comedy, and the 1993 movie Demolition Man.    Follow Evan on twitter @ awkvanmills and on instagram @ awkvanmills. Check out his music on Spotify.   Like what we do? Support our PATREON   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, Jame and Rob are joined by the working man's actor Mike Geraghty! They talk with Mike about Dumb John, bartending, tipping, Big Spoon, acting in movies, the important of stage time, and we reveal who bought iO (HINT: maybe Dugan).   Follow Mike on twitter @ MiggityMikeG and on Instagram @ geraghtywm   Watch the 3rd Annual Dumb John Spaghetti Dinner HERE   For fun, follow GiddyUpYaHorse   Like what we do? Subscribe to our PATREON   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by former campaign manager Val Agnew! They talk with Val about her time in grad school, improv intensives, Zoom-prov, Groupon, co-creating The Trident Network, and how none of this matters.    Follow Val on instagram @ agalpalval   Check out all the podcasts, twitch streams, and more at THE TRIDENT NETWORK   Like what we do? Support our PATREON   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by the multi-talented Mary Catherine Curran! We talk with MCat about her college improv days, her journey through Second City, The Annoyance Theatre, garbage trucks, and a little ship talk. And these are just some of the sprinklings in this very fun episode.   Follow Mary Catherine on instagram @ itismarycatherine and check out her show MY KIND OF CONTENT Mondays on twitch @ Chicago4Real   Like what we do? Subscribe to our PATREON   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by therapist in training Shelby Jo Plummer! They talk with Shelby about grad school, therapy (and how it relates to improv), children's podcasts, potty humor, Comet, She's the People, and being the creative director for iO.    Follow Shelby on instagram @ sloppyjoe69 and/or shelbyjoplummer   For more information on the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship, click HERE.   Check out Liam Hackney's podcast School of Imagination   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by director Jonald Reyes! They talk about tough love, notes, Jonald's start in directing, Second City, resumes, virtual shows, Stir Friday Nights, and the upcoming Stepping Stone Theatre.    Follow Jonald on twitter @ jonaldjude   For more information on Stepping Stone Theatre, follow them on twitter @ BIPOCcomedy and donate to their GoFundMe.   Like what we do? Give to our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by actor/improviser/writer/producer/many hat wearer Mary Tilden! They talk with Mary about her time at boarding school, miss use of power, arts education, monthly challenges, producing movies, and all the secrets to Devil's Daughter.    Follow Mary on instagram @ marytilden and watch her short film Cool for Five Seconds.   Like what we do? Then support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe.  

This week, James and Rob are joined by avid test taker Ana Silva! With Ana we talk about her sister, business for actors, understudying, Matt Damon improv, thinking to much, and falling for improv.    Follow Ana on twitter @ theanasilva and on instagram @ theanasilvashow   Like what we do? subscribe to our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob are joined by director/producer Matt Miller! We talk with Matt about his start in the business, directing commercials during the pandemic, puppet muscles, bird shows, producing web series, and much more.    For more info on Matt check out his website MattMillerDirects.com and follow him on twitter @ Matthew1695   Here's the website to the Chicago Virtual Showcase   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

We're back! New episodes! Hooray!   This week, James and Rob are joined by the fantastic Paige Maney! They talk with Paige about being an introvert, her Harold team Nectar, teaching, forced friendships, how to make the community more diverse, and so much more.    Follow Paige on twitter @ TheRealPManey and on instagram @ pagina123   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob air another rerun. Back in February 2020 (mere weeks before the world shut down), we were joined by rocket arm Ryan Ben. This was originally episode 56.    Follow Ryan Ben on twitter @ ryanjoeben and check out EL XANGARRITO MEX   Like what we do? Support us on PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob air another rerun. Back in May of 2019, we were joined by director Anneliese Toft. This was originally episode 14.   Anneliese asked us to plug Amber Ruffin's new book You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey and Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Check them out!   Like what we do? Then support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob air another rerun. Back in April of 2019, we were joined by Abby McEnany. This was originally episode 11!   Check out Abby in Showtime's Work in Progress.   Like what we do? Support our PATREON.   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob air another rerun. Back in January of 2019, we were joined by EJ Cameron. This was originally episode four!   Follow EJ on twitter @ EJ_Cam19 and on instagram @ eeeezeejeeezus19   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob air a rerun. Back in August 2019, we were joined by the great Shantira Jackson. Enjoy!   Follow Shantira on twitter @ tira_tira_tira   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week, James and Rob continue to turn the mics on themselves and answer more questions from listeners, friends, and strangers.    Follow Talking Shop on twitter @ TalkingShopChi   Like what you hear? Subscribe to our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe.