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We finally got to talk to Magnet Theater's Musical Director, Frank Spitznagel! Frank is an accomplished musician and has played all over the place! He talks about his time starting out in conservatory in Boston, his journey through musical theatre, working with Chorus Line and Chicago City Limits and more, the little nuances of playing music with others, and working with Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, and Itzhak Perlman. They talk extensively about what he's doing now at The Magnet and Frank breaks down doing musical improv. It's a really informative and fun chat! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! For info on tickets and classes: www.MagnetTheater.com Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

Adam Payne joins us to talk about improv and musical improv! Adam and Jason met the same way Jason met many guests, through the Magnet! Adam tells Jason about how he got into improv, finding musical improv, his approach to scene work, how he let's loose when performing, making guitar lesson videos, and more! It's as fun of a chat as Adam is a person! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @mrsumada, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of August so you don't have to! We have improv, stand-up, sketch and more covered below! Just click the names of the festivals to follow their link! We'll be updating throughout the month as new info comes in so be sure to check back! Stand-Up San Francisco Comedy Competition - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 1-24) Lookout Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates in Oct. 18-21) Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival - Regular fee ends Aug. 6th, overall Aug. 14th (show dates Oct. 12-15) Lets Fest - Deadline Aug. 8th (show dates Sept. 28-Oct. 1) Plano Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 8th (show dates Oct. 22-29) The World Series of Comedy - Deadline Aug. 14th (Main Event show dates in Sept. '23) 5th Borough Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 15th (show dates Aug. 31-Sept. 3) Lookout Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 15th (show dates in Oct. 18-21) West End Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Aug. 15th, overall Oct. 15th (show dates Feb. 2-4) Cleveland Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 20th (show dates Nov. 8-11) Coney Island Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates in September) Turnpike Comedy Festival - Regular fee ends Aug. 31st, overall Sept. 10th (show dates Sept. 25-Oct. 1) Hubcap Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 31-Feb. 3) The Ladies Room Comedy Festival - Deadline Sept. 15th (show dates Nov. 17-19) Blue Ridge Comedy Festival - Deadline Sept. 30th (show dates Dec. 11-16) Halifax Comedy Festival - Deadline Oct. 1st (show dates April 24-28) CloudTop Comedy Festival - Deadline Nov. 1st (show dates May 9-11, 2024) SNO Jam Comedy Festival (Their Final One) - Deadline Nov. 15th (show dates Jan. 18-21) Seattle International Comedy Competition - Submissions close when the field is chosen (show dates Nov. 1-26) FunnyFest Comedy Festival - Deadline Feb. 1 (show dates May 30-June 9, 2024) Meadowlands Comedy Festival - Deadline end of Feb. (show dates last week of April) Feature, Short Film/Music Video/TV SXSW - Early Bird ends Aug. 29th, overall Oct. 3rd (show dates March 8-16) Stand-Up/Film The Riot Comedy Festival - Discount for First 100 Submitters, Regular deadline Aug. 31st, overall Sept. 9th (show dates Apr. 4-7) Stand-Up/Short Film/Variety Ha Ha Harvest - Regular deadline Sept. 21st, overall Oct. 11th (show dates Nov. 26-28) Fringe Fringe World - Can register up to the festival season (show dates Jan. 19 - Feb. 18) Stand-Up/Storytelling/Music/Performance Art Bergamot Comedy Fest - Early Bird ends Sept. 14, overall Nov. 30th (show dates Apr. 1-6) Sketch/Feature, Short, & Animated Film/Music Video/Web Series/TV Pilot LA Comedy FilmFest - Deadline Sept. 8th (show dates Nov. 2-12) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Solo/Podcasts/Short Plays & One Acts SF Sketchfest - Deadline Sept. 9th (show dates Jan. 19-Feb. 4) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Short & Feature Film/Variety/Anything Comedy All the Laughs Comedy Awards - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Oct. 6-8) Use Promo Code: ThereItIs23 for a discount! Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Anything Comedy Colorado Queer Comedy Festival - Deadline Sept. 10th (show dates Oct. 27 & 28) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch New South Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Nov. 2-11) Stand-Up/Improv/Podcast/Video Short Tower City Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 30th (show dates Jan. 25-27, 2024) Stand-Up/Improv ComedyFort - Deadline Dec. 15th (show dates March 21-24) Improv Grand Rapids Improv Festival - Deadline Aug. 13th (show dates Oct. 5-7) ITS Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 14th (show dates Nov. 16-19) Third Coast Improv Fest - Deadline Aug. 15th (show dates Sept. 28-30) New Zealand Improv Festival - Early Bird ends Sept. 1st, submissions close when spots are filled (show dates Oct. 6-14) Not Festivals, But Cool! Writer Residency Hedgebrook Writers In Residence - Open Aug. 15th, deadline Sept. 11th Art Omi Writers Residency - Opens Aug. 15, deadline Oct. 15th Willapa Bay AiR - Deadline Aug. 31st Storyknife Women Writers Retreat - Deadline Aug. 31st Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency - Deadline Sept. 1st Monson Arts Winter Residency - Deadline Sept. 15th ACA Artist in Residence - Deadline Sept. 17th Millay Arts Core Residency - Deadline Oct. 2nd To receive reminders for when festival submissions close subscribe to our newsletter which will mention those details and more every Monday! It's also free! Wee! We provide all of this for free, but if you'd like, say thank you with a beer at the link below!

Nina Sharma is a NJ-based writer and performer and we talked to her about her work! Jason met Nina through Magnet Theater and she was always performing and/or at the same shows as Jason. She performs with previous guest, Sarita Ekya, on the South Asian Women's improv team "Not Your Biwi." She and Jason talk about how she got into writing; getting past rejection on the road to getting published in places like The New Yorker, Electric Literature, and Women’s Studies Quarterly; how she got into improv; and more. It's a fun chat! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! https://www.nina-sharma.com Twitter: @nsharmawriter, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @NotYourBiwiImprov, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

The "Of the Show" Fellas are here to nerd out and goof off about this year's (2023) Emmys Nominations! Brother of the Show, Trey, and Best Friend of the Show, Rob, join Jason to talk all that POP about the shows nominated for Emmys, which were announced days before this recording. They dive into the comedy and drama categories discussing who they think will win, Succession vs. Better Call Saul, and debate whether or not FX's The Bear is a comedy. We'll see whose predictions were right later this year! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

We talk to the always hilarious NYC improviser, Fu Goto! Fu is such an effervescent improviser and watching her perform is a breath of fresh air. She has been on teams at both UCB and the Magnet, which isn't incredibly common and is hard to do. Jason talks with her about how she discovered improv, what made her eventually want to get into, how she continued to have fun doing improv despite going through a time period of failing at, what it's like switching between theaters, and shares plenty of improv wisdom. Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

7 years!? We did it! Drop the confetti!! We're so thrilled to have reached this milestone. Due to our being so inspired by Prince, 7 years is an extra special anniversary to celebrate! In this special episode, Jason listens to some messages from friends of the show congratulating us for 7 years of doing the podcast. Happy Anniversary! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! This episode features previous guests from these episodes: Hannah Rae Aslesen: Ep. No. 214, Ep. No. 305 Brian James O'Connell: Ep. No. 29, Ep. No. 140, Ep. No. 216 Armando Diaz: Ep. No. 128 Fred Chong Rutherford: Ep. No. 197 Dr. Andy Roark: Ep. No. 73 Luke Thayer: Ep. No. 290 Greg Tavares: Ep. No. 9 Xave Padin: Ep. No. 117 Elana Fishbein: Ep. No. 60 Mark Kendall: Ep. No. 30 Harrison Brookie: Ep. No. 17, Ep. No. 24 Nicole Pascaretta: Ep. No. 179 Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of July so you don't have to! We have improv, stand-up, sketch and more covered below! Just click the names of the festivals to follow their link! We'll be updating throughout the month as new info comes in so be sure to check back! Stand-Up Funlap Comedy Festival - Deadline July 1st (show dates Sept. 29-30) Fountain City Comedy Festival - Deadline July 1st (show dates Oct. 5-7) Hell Yes Fest - Deadline July 1st (show dates Nov. 15-20) 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival - Deadline July 5th (show dates Oct. 12-14) Fort Myers Summer Comedy Festival - Deadline July 9th (show date Aug. 12) Boca Raton Summer Comedy Festival - Deadline July 9th (show dates Aug. 18-19) Cleveland Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends July 17th, deadline in Aug. (show dates Nov. 8-11) Rogue Island Comedy Festival - Deadline July 30th (show dates Fall '23 or Spring '24) CloudTop Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends July 31st, overall Nov. 1st (show dates May 9-11, 2024) San Francisco Comedy Competition - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 1-24) Lookout Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 15th (show dates in Oct. 18-21) Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival - Regular fee ends Aug. 6th, overall Aug. 14th (show dates Oct. 12-15) The World Series of Comedy - Deadline Aug. 14th (Main Event show dates in Sept. '23) 5th Borough Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 15th (show dates Aug. 31-Sept. 3) West End Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Aug. 15th, overall Oct. 15th (show dates Feb. 2-4) Coney Island Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates in September) Hubcap Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 31-Feb. 3) The Ladies Room Comedy Festival - Deadline Sept. 15th (show dates Nov. 17-19) Halifax Comedy Festival - Deadline Oct. 1st (show dates April 24-28) SNO Jam Comedy Festival (Their Final One) - Deadline Nov. 15th (show dates Jan. 18-21) Seattle International Comedy Competition - Submissions close when the field is chosen (show dates Nov. 1-26) FunnyFest Comedy Festival - Deadline Feb. 1st (show dates May 30-June 9) Film Knox Comedy Film Fest - Deadline July 3rd (show date Aug. 12) Portland Comedy Film Festival - Deadline July 31st (show date Oct. 15) Stand-Up/Film The Riot Comedy Festival - Discount for First 100 Submitters, Regular deadline Aug. 31st, overall Sept. 9th (show dates Apr. 4-7) Stand-Up/Short Film/Variety Ha Ha Harvest - Regular deadline Sept. 21st, overall Oct. 11th (show dates Nov. 26-28) Short Film/Web Series/Pilot NYC Web Fest - Deadline July 31st (show dates Nov. 10-12) Fringe Fringe World - There are a few registration deadlines (show dates Jan. 19 - Feb. 18) Sketch/Feature, Short, & Animated Film/Music Video/Web Series/TV Pilot LA Comedy FilmFest - $20 Off ends June 23rd, overall Sept. 8th (show dates Nov. 2-12) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Solo/Podcasts/Short Plays & One Acts SF Sketchfest - Deadline Sept. 3rd (show dates Jan. 19-Feb. 4) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch Orlando Comedy Festival - Deadline July 1st (show dates Oct. 6-7) Uptown Comedy Festival - Deadline July 31st (show dates Oct. 5-8) New South Comedy Festival - Early Bird July 31st, overall Aug. 31st (show dates Nov. 2-11) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety Flyover Comedy Festival - Deadline July 15th (show dates Nov. 9-11) Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Short & Feature Film/Variety/Anything Comedy All the Laughs Comedy Awards - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Oct. 6-8) Use Promo Code: ThereItIs23 for a discount! Stand-Up/Improv/Podcast/Video Short Tower City Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 30th (show dates Jan. 25-27, 2024) Improv/Show Red Rocks Improv Festival - Deadline July 1st (show dates Sept. 28-30) Improv Vintage Improv Festival - Submit by emailing miki@vintageimprov.org by July 15th (show dates Oct. 3-9) District Improv Festival - Early Bird ends July 12th, overall July 19th (show dates Sept. 8-10) Secret City Improv Festival - Deadline July 24th (show dates Oct. 6&7) Sofia Improv Fest - Deadline July 31st (show dates Sept. 20-24) Grand Rapids Improv Festival - Deadline Aug. 13th (show dates Oct. 5-7) Third Coast Improv Fest - Deadline Aug. 15th (show dates Sept. 28-30) To receive reminders for when festival submissions close subscribe to our newsletter which will mention those details and more every Monday! It's also free! Wee! We provide all of this for free, but if you'd like, say thank you with a beer at the link below!

We got to talk to improviser, instructor, and Magnet Theater Artistic/Musical Megawatt/Megawatt Director, Michael Lutton! Michael Lutton is a multi-hyphenate in general, but also at the Magnet Theater alone. He talks with Jason about his background in theater, how he got into improv, musical improv, and what it's like to be the overall artistic director of an improv theater while also being the director of house team nights. It's a lot. This is a great talk about what makes an improv team great, the ups-and-downs of auditioning, the thought process he puts into auditioning people and casting teams, how to handle the disappointment of not getting cast, and much more! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! For more on classes and shows at the Magnet: https://magnettheater.com Twitter: @MagnetTheater, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @MagnetTheater, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @MagnetTheater, @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

The "Of the Show" Boys are back and they're better than ever to finish out our re-ranking of the best movie sequels of all-time! This is Part 2 of the "Of the Show Boys" talking all that pop about movie sequels. Bro of the Show, BFF of the Show, and Jason talk out what movies should make out the rest of their list and this time, it's personal! The vultures have scattered after their destruction and the fellas are out for revenge! Listen to the episode on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, and SoundCloud! Before we share out ranking, we have to mention the that just barely made the cut Honorable Mentions : Pitch Perfect 2 Ocean's 12 & 13 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Nightmare on Elm Street 1 & 2 Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3 Trolls 2 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Not all of those are serious answers and we'll let you decide which. Now, without further ado, here is our ranking of the Top 100 Best Movie Sequels of All-Time! The Top Tier are the Top 25 movie sequels, Tier 2 are spots 26-69, and Tier 3 are 70-100. But if they're in the same tier then we consider them to be on the same level regardless of where they fall in the ranking. Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

Last year in a Pop Talk episode we trashed Vulture's 102 Best Sequels List (with good reason). We vowed to re-rank the list. We're making good on that promise! This is Vol. 1 of the "Of the Show Gang" talking all that pop about movie sequels. Fiancée of the Show, Justina makes her triumphant return at the top of the episode with a fun quiz! She then leaves the fellas to nerd the hell out over where movies should land on our new and more accurate ranking of the greatest sequels of all-time. Listen to all the dirt in the first of this Pop Talk two-parter on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, and SoundCloud! Vulture's original ranking: www.vulture.com/article/best-movie-sequels-of-all-time.html Twitter: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

We talk to our old friend (actor, comedian, and host), Shama Mrema! Jason and Shama met in South Carolina where they both did comedy at the Alchemy Comedy Theater and No Expectations Comedy. Shama has come a long way since there and he talks to Jason about it all. He chat about co-creating Deuteronomemes, how he figured out how to make comedy about Christian culture, how he started making his videos that have blown up online, the Writer's Strike, the ethical issue of using of A.I. and more! Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud! https://www.shamamrema.com TikTok: @Shama4Realz, @JasonFarrToks Instagram: @Shama4Realz, @Deuteronomemes, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Twitter: @Shama4Realz, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis