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The Performers Podcast

Jul 22, 2013

John Wing is a very funny person. His ease with a comedic turn of phrase belies the hard work behind his success. In this episode, John talks about his writing regime. He shares the story of the two years he spent perfecting jokes to appear on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and how diligent he was about making the...


Jul 17, 2013

Ins Choi’s playwrighting debut, Kim’s Convenience, won the New Play Award and the Patron’s Pick Award at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival. The show went on to open Soulpepper’s 2012 year, where it played to sold-out houses. We talk about what it was like growing up with a pastor for a father and how he drew from...


Jul 1, 2013

Lee Siegel, currently acting at The Stratford Festival, North America’s largest classical repertory theatre, joins me for a candid chat about how he went from highschool drama classes to Broadway. We also discuss the inspiration behind his new CD “Where is the Orchestra?” and the creative way he raised the money...