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Luke Goodall is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. The sought-after comedy creator is known for his razor-sharp social satire. He is one half of the comedy duo Goodall & Gallagher, whose content has amassed over 400 million views and even been shared on Instagram by the basketball legend Shaq. During his time in Ron Howard's talent accelerator Imagine Impact, he was hailed as "some of the best writers in Australia."

Luke began his career as the digital content producer on Foxtel's Wentworth and went on to create successful campaigns for brands such as Disney, Carlton Draught and Knobby Underwear. In 2022 Luke became the Entertainment Producer at Fox Footy alongside collaborator Max Price.

He's just released his comedy series ‘The Followers’. The Followers is a true crime parody about a wellness cult. You can check it out on their YouTube channel @GoodallandGallagher

We chat about “Very Impressive”, validation, moving forward mentality, making stuff, doing what you love, how a ‘no’ can be a good thing, meeting Ron Howard, the 'right' fit, collaboration, fun and Goodall & Gallagher.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Luke out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luke.goodall/

The Followers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqivkzMk0Wx75HglAvxLqTdCVHJhRQy_C&v=wAc5wShvamM&feature=youtu.be

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/goodallandgallagher

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodallandgallagher

Website: https://lukegoodall.com/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/goodallandgallagher

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Nolan North is an acclaimed American actor and voice actor recently honored with a BAFTA Award for outstanding contribution to performance in games. He has created some of the most beloved characters in games, setting the standard as a pioneer, with a range of exceptional performances in the medium. In Nolan's 27-year career he has portrayed characters in over 350 titles across gaming and animation. His portrayal as Nathan Drake in the acclaimed Uncharted Series made him a household name. Other notable video game performance work includes roles as Desmond Miles in the Assassin’s Creed series, David in The Last of Us, Ghost in Destiny and Destiny 2, the Penguin in the Batman: Arkham series, Deadpool, and Doctor Edward Richtofen in the Call of Duty games.

His numerous animation credits include Rick & Morty, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Blaze and the Monster Machines, TMNT, Dragons: Riders of Berk and Family Guy. Nolan has also starred on screen in multiple TV shows and film. He got his start on ABC’s Port Charles and went on to regular roles on the hit TV show Pretty Little Liars as well as the Emmy-nominated series Con Man.

We chat about cosplay nazis at conventions, pursuing baseball, working in journalism and standup, his many voices, unique take on success and failure, life changing advice from his brother, gratitude and enthusiasm, being your best mentality all with a lot of laughs!

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Check Nolan out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reallynolannorth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nolan_north


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Aisha Alfa is an award-winning comedian as well as an actor, writer and host who can currently be seen co-starring with Kaley Cuoco & Chris Messina in the new dark comedy thriller BASED ON A TRUE STORY, created by Craig Rosenberg and Jason Bateman.

Aisha was previously seen in GOOD TROUBLE, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS and multiple seasons of DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION & THE NEXT CLASS. 

Her incredible life and upbringing has given her a comedic edge and vision to see the world with a much broader lens. She was born in Nigeria, raised in Canada, lived in South Korea and France and now calls Los Angeles home.   

Aisha recently released her debut comedy album ALL THE PARTS (produced by All Things Comedy—Bill Burr & Al Madrigal), produced the YouTube interview series PLUS ONE about motherhood, pregnancy and fertility, and launched her own podcast titled, THE SHOUT OUT SHOW, available on all podcast platforms.  

Aisha has travelled the world performing comedy including the prestigious Just for Laughs festival in Montreal (Trevor Noah Gala, Kevin Hart LOL, and Homegrown), South Africa (Goliath Club, Cape (Town Comedy Club), Switzerland (Montreux Festival) and more.  Aisha was also a Bob Curry Fellow at Second City, an NBC STAND UP Finalist, nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award and a past winner of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person with a Day Job from Rumor’s Comedy Club.

We chat about her previous life as a professional soccer player, wedding planner and a coach, collaboration, finding your voice and performing, authenticity, passion, abundance and happiness.

Just to note this chat was recorded prior to the writers strike*.

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Check Aisha out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aishaalfa/

Website: https://www.aishaalfa.com/

Standup Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te4rcxP5wPc

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This chat was recorded prior to the writers and actors strike*

Cassidy Freeman is a talented and versatile actress as well as a producer who currently stars as “Amber Gemstone” in HBO’s hit series, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES opposite creator Danny McBride, John Goodman and Adam Devine. The series follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.

Cassidy’s diverse roles have allowed her to travel the world, from Vancouver to New York to Bolivia. She is well known for starring as “Cady Longmire” in LONGMIRE on Netflix and “Tess Mercer” in CW’s superhero drama SMALLVILLE. She has appeared on series such as ONCE UPON A TIME, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, DOUBT and COLD CASE.    

Cassidy also co-executive produced and starred in the horror-thriller YELLOWBRICKROAD as well as indie feature CORTEZ, both which premiered at Slamdance. Additional film credits include FOREVER PURGE, DON’T LOOK BACK, FINISHING THE GAME and indie feature BRAHMIN BULLS. On stage, she has appeared in Anthony Minghella’s Cigarette’s and Chocolate in NYC at the Atlantic stage 2 and The Maids at the Moth Theatre.   

We chat about creative journeys and authenticity, her band the real D’Coy, manifestation, journaling, yoga & meditation, being ish, The Righteous Gemstones, letting go of agents, “getting it right” and lucid dreaming.


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Check Cassidy out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hatface/


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Liza Treyger is an actress, comedian, and podcast extraordinaire. Named one of Variety’s “Top Ten Comics to Watch,” Rolling Stone’s “Ten Comics to Watch,” Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch” (can you tell, Liza is one to watch) and a comic who 'shines where sex and politics intersect’ by The New York Times.

Liza can be seen in Netflix’s brand-new comedy series “Survival of the Thickest” based on Michelle Buteau’s best-selling book. “Survival of the Thickest” which will debut on Thursday July 13, 2023. In film, Liza can next be seen appearing in “Goodrich” alongside Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Andie MacDowell, and Kevin Pollak. 

Additional recent film and television credits for Liza include appearing in Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island”, Jordan Peele’s horror-mystery “Nope”, the Emmy-nominated mini-series “Horace and Pete” alongside Alan Alda, Jessica Lange, Eddie Falco and Steve Buscemi, with appearances on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” “Pause with Sam Jay,” “@Midnight”, “Adam Devine’s House Party,” “Chelsea Lately,” with dozens of panelist and game show appearances.  

In stand up, 2015 was a breakout year for Liza hosting her own half hour comedy special for Comedy Central.  The special was also released as an album entitled Glittercheese through Comedy Central Records. Liza went on to appear on “The Degenerates” for Netflix, a collection of half-hour specials (alongside Ms. Pat, Jim Norton, and Nikki Glaser to name a few). She is currently a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York, and The Comedy Store in LA, and has performed internationally to audiences in Melbourne, Sydney, Athens, Antwerp, Oslo, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Amsterdam, and throughout Canada.

Liza also hosts the successful podcast That’s Messed Up: An SUV podcast which averages over half a million monthly downloads. As comedians and amateur detectives, each week Liza and her co-host, Kara Klenk, break down episodes of “Law & Order: SVU” while doing a deep dive into the true crimes they’re based on, and interview on screen talent ranging from big stars to joggers who find the body. https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/thats-messed-up

We chat about roasting p0rnstars for br@zzers, her frenemy podcast, ending friendships (for long term happiness), integrity, stand up, being her best, dedication to the audience, her longevity mindset, safety & creeps.

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Check Liza out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GlitterCheese/

Website: http://www.glittercheese.com/

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Emily Swallow is an actor who currently can be seen as “The Armorer” in THE MANDALORIAN and THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT. She played fan favorite “Amara" in SUPERNATURAL. She has also voiced Dracula’s ill-fated wife Lisa Tepes in CASTLEVANIA and was a series regular on THE MENTALIST and on David E. Kelley's TNT series, MONDAY MORNINGS. She also recurred on SEAL TEAM and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and did voice and mocap work for “Emily” in THE LAST OF US: PART II.  She has performed in plays and musicals from Broadway to Los Angeles.

Emily also is in the running for a cool comp for WAZE (Mandorections) where if she wins, she can be the voice of Waze through her Mandalorian character, the armorer. Check out the link in the episode notes to help her win! 

Here is the link to vote for "Mandorections." Folks need to make sure that, once they get to the page, they fill out the form and cast their vote. https://t.co/Sim6OABuVV

We chat about doing comic cons and strange requests, flow, The Mandalorian, people pleasing, control, mediation, almost having a career in foreign services, The Mentalist and creativity.


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigeswallz/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialemilyswallow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilySwallowFans/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigEswallz

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Loren Lott can do it all, she’s an actress, singer, dancer, and digital creator. She’s been seen on Broadway, tv and film. Her following on social media platforms is unparalleled, where she boasts a huge engagement in the millions across her social media platforms and a resume of heavy-hitting Hollywood roles on both the stage and screen, Loren has crafted a career that has unmistakably defined her status as a rising voice of a new generation of Hollywood.

This spring 2023, Loren can currently be seen starring opposite Chlöe Bailey, Tristen Mack Wilds, Quavo, and Anjelika Washington in the Universal Pictures feature film “Praise This,” available to stream now on Peacock. 

Her voice captured national attention when she enchanted audiences with her live performances on season 14 of ABC’s longstanding competition series, “American Idol,” and ascended into the top 16 finalists. Combining her passion for both singing and acting, Loren joined the theatre scene. For the next few years, Loren performed on stage with touring and Broadway productions such as Gladys Night in “Motown the Musical,” Ti Moune in “Once on This Island,” and Cece Winans in “Born for This.”  

Upon her move back to the west coast in Los Angeles, she was quickly snapped up to join the cast of the Emmy award-winning daytime soap opera “The Young and the Restless” as Ana Hamilton from 2018-2019. Following her time on the soap opera, Loren began to add back-to-back television and film bookings to her growing list of credits, including the role of the popular cabaret singer Lucy Conrad in “The Porter,”. In addition, she starred as Cydney Wesley in “A Wesley Christmas,” The sequel “A Wesley Christmas Wedding” is due to be released shortly. Other notable film and television credits include Ava DuVernay’s “Cherish the Day”, “Favorite Son”, “The Products of the American Ghetto” and Kirk Franklin’s “The Night Before Christmas”. 

As quickly as Loren’s Hollywood career began to blossom, so did her remarkable rise to social media stardom.  From detailing her life in vulnerable, personal reflections to cracking witty jokes and quips, and even showcasing her impressive vocal range and acting talents throughout her short-form content, Loren’s digital presence grew drastically as she garnered well over one million followers in just a year.  Multiple videos on her TikTok, which she started in late 2022, have reached virality with millions of views per post as she shares stunning performances and meaningful conversations regarding love, faith, friends, and peeling back the curtain on the realities of working in Hollywood. 

We chat about gratitude, rejection, being dropped from her agency, dyslexia, being in an understudy, performing on Broadway, being on American Idol, social media and self-esteem.

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Andrea Anders is an actor who is probably best known for recurring in Apple’s hit comedy series TED LASSO where she appears as Jason Sudeikis’s wife. Also, she can be seen in Netflix’s revival series THAT 90’S SHOW and Freeform’s drama series CRUEL SUMMER. 

Andrea will next appear as a Series Regular in HOW TO BE A BOOKIE for HBO MAX opposite Sebastian Maniscalco.

On the film front, Andrea currently appears in SPIRITED opposite Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds on Apple TV+. She also worked on the critically acclaimed THE GOOD FIGHT opposite Christine Baranski. Her previous memorable work includes the hit series MODERN FAMILY, ABOUT A BOY, MR SUNSHINE, JOEY, YOUNG SHELDON, MR. MOM & BETTER OFF TED.

We chat about doing standup comedy, ease and flow, pivoting, birthday roasts, resilience, vision boards, stealing ideas, ego and good partners.

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Check Andrea out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreaandersme/


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Chukwudi Iwuji is an award winning actor as well as a writer.

An extraordinary actor both on screen and on stage, Chukwudi continues to captivate audiences with his versatility and establish himself as one to watch.  

He recently made his debut in the Marvel universe in James Gunn’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3, the final instalment in the blockbuster franchise. Starring as the main villain ‘High Evolutionary’, Chukwudi has received rave reviews for his performance as an all-time Marvel Villain. 

In 2022, he made his debut in the DC Universe starring as ‘Clemson Mern’ in the DC Comics and HBOMax series PEACEMAKER, also from the mind of James Gunn. Additional television credits include the BBC drama THE SPLIT, Michael Morrissey’s THE GIRL WHO GOT AWAY, as well as the Emmy nominated Amazon limited series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD for director Barry Jenkins. Other television appearances include WHEN THEY SEE US, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, QUANTICO, THE BLINDSPOT, MADAM SECRETARY, and DOCTOR WHO.  

His additional film credits include the Netflix feature SHINE YOUR EYES, the thriller DANIEL ISN’T REAL opposite Sasha Lane and Patrick, Netflix’s BARRY, Chad Stahelski’s JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 opposite Keanu Reeves, A WOMAN A PART, NOW: IN THE WINGS OF A WORLD STAGE, the multi-award winning EXAM, and FALL TO RISE. 

As an accomplished theater veteran, Chukwudi starred in OTHELLO for The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park as well as in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, KING LEAR, and HAMLET. His performance in THE LOW ROAD, directed by Michael Greif, earned him an Obie Award, as well as 2018 Lucille Lortel and Drama League nominations. An Associate Artist of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for his numerous Shakespearean performances, he has also received two Olivier awards for his titular role as HENRY VI in the RSC’s 2009 productions of parts I, II, and III.   

Other stage credits include the titular role in the Public Theatre’s HAMLET directed by Patricia McGregor; Ivo van Hove’s OBSESSION opposite Jude Law, and HEDDA GABLER opposite Ruth Wilson, both for The National Theatre; The Public Theatre’s productions of KING LEAR and ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; Theatre for a New Audience’s TAMBURLAINE directed by Michael Boyd; and the Old Vic’s RICHARD III directed by Sam Mendes. 

He is also a founding member of Chudor House Productions, his family’s production and management company.

We chat about the cycle of highs and lows, having his own stamp, the benefits of meditation, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, working hard at our emotions, fear, pay offs, signs and guardian angels.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chukwudi_iwuji/


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Monica Raymund is an actor, director and producer. She is the series lead on the STARZ crime-drama series, HIGHTOWN. Monica recently completed production on Showtime and Paramount Global's THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL. 

Many know Monica from her starring role as ‘Gabriela Dawson’ spanning 6 seasons on NBC’s hit series CHICAGO FIRE. She also received an Imagen Award for “Best Actress, Television” and was subsequently nominated an additional three times. Her additional television credits include, Michelle and Robert King’s THE GOOD WIFE and a series regular role on Fox’s LIE TO ME opposite Tim Roth and Mekhi Phifer for 3 seasons.

She was seen in Universal’s romantic comedy, BROS directed by Nick Stoller, starred in Nicholas Jarecki’s thriller ARBITRAGE opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, HAPPY BABY opposite Bill Heck, and in Mahesh Pailoor’s BRAHMIN BULLS.

Behind the camera, Monica was part of the inaugural class of NBC's "Female Forward" initiative aimed at increasing female representation in the director’s chair. Her television directing credits include Starz’s POWER: BOOK II: GHOST, NATIONAL TREASURE for Disney +, NBC’s THE ENDGAME, the Series finale of USA’s THE SINNER, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME, as well as episodes of CBS’s FBI, NBC'S LAW & ORDER: SVU and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HIGHTOWN. Monica directed the short film TANYA for the Hidden Tears Project, a non-profit media company developing content to bring awareness to s*x trafficking.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, she received the John Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication.

We chat about flow, growth and regrowth, leaving Chicago Fire, the power of ‘no’, expectations, rejection, your point of view, performing, directing, control and moving forward.


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Check Monica out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicaraymund86/

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Carla Gallo is an actor whose first major film role was in David Russell’s feature SPANKING THE MONKEY. This breakout performance gained Carla an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and the film won the Audience Award in Sundance. This caught the attention of filmmaker Judd Apatow who cast her as the female lead in the cult favorite UNDECLARED. Carla went on to work consistently with Apatow in such features as, THE 4O YEAR OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, SUPER BAD, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, FUNNY PEOPLE and GET HIM TO THE GREEK.

Carla played dynamic roles in the iconic series, CARNIVALE, CALIFORNICATION and MAD MEN. Her other television credits include BURNING LOVE, 2 BROKE GIRLS, WORKAHOLICS, SNEAKY PETE, and recurring roles on BONES and MAYANS M.C.

In both Universal’s NEIGHBORS and NEIGHBORS 2, Carla gives scene stealing performances as Seth Rogen’s and Rose Byrne’s loveably unglued friend. Carla has completed work on two Netflix features, A FUTILE & STUPID GESTURE directed by David Wain, LITTLE EVIL directed by Eli Craig. Her other feature credits include, I LOVE YOU MAN, WE BOUGHT A ZOO, MOTHER AND CHILD, HAPPIEST SEASON and FOUR GOOD DAYS.

Most recently, Carla will re-team with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a lead in the Apple TV+ comedy series PLATONIC which is now out!

We chat about Career dry spells, sucking Steve Carell’s toe, course correction, winning mentality, fear, feedback and Bones.



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Check Carla out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarlagallo/


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Mark Samual Bonanno is a writer and performer best known for his general silliness within comedy troupe Aunty Donna, one of Australia’s biggest comedic acts who have garnered a huge international audience both live, online and most recently with their smash hit Netflix special, Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun. He also co-wrote/created the six part sitcom Why Are You Like This, for ABC (Australia) and Netflix in 2021. 

Mark’s work has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy in 2017, Best of The Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival in 2018, and across the last few years, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble and Best Comedy Web Series at the Melbourne International Web Festival. 

Mark’s work directing Demi Lardner’s 2017 and 2018 stage shows also saw award attention, winning both the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director’s Choice Award and Pinder Prize in their respective years, on top of directing “Woah, Alyssa” in 2021 which was nominated for The Golden Gibbo Award (best independent production). 

Mark’s new show Aunty Donna’s Coffee Café is now out on ABC iview!

We chat about collaboration and working in a team, art and fulfillment, Aunty Donna, KFC, taking a break, performing live with food poisoning, failed pilots plus more!

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Check Mark/ Aunty Donna out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauntydonnagallery/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mneEC0wc29EGGmIsN_xLA

Website: https://www.auntydonna.com/

AUNTY DONNA'S COFFEE CAFE: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/aunty-donna-s-coffee-cafe

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Jason Gray Stanford is an actor who is best known for playing the role of the lovable Lt. Randall Disher on the long running Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winning television series MONK.

His numerous film credits include the Academy Award winning A BEAUTIFUL MIND, with Russell Crowe, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for “Best Ensemble Cast,” The Academy Award Nominated  FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS directed by Clint Eastwood, LONELY HEARTS with John Travolta, James Gandolfini and Jared Leto, MYSTERY ALASKA also with Russell Crowe, The award winning indie CAROLINE AND JACKIE, Disney’s EARTH TO ECHO, THE MIRACLE SEASON alongside Helen Hunt and William Hurt, and the Sundance selection, SUMMER OF ‘84.

On television Jason’s long list of credits range from starring in Steven Spielberg’s Emmy winning mini-series TAKEN, and the TNT series MONDAY MORNINGS for David E. Kelly, to roles on such shows as the hit Amazon series THE BOYS, JUSTIFIED, GREY’S ANATOMY, BONES, THE X FILES, FBI: MOST WANTED both NCIS and STARGATE franchises, and the hit Canadian series REPUBLIC OF DOYLE. 

Jason also has a considerable voiceover background including roles voicing Donatello in the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES series “The Next Mutation,” Sherlock Holmes in SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE 22ND CENTURY, Joe Higashi in the FATAL FURY trilogy, among many others. He is also recognized as the original voice of Raditz in the wildly popular DRAGONBALL Z.

Upcoming Jason will be reprising his role as Lt. Randy Disher in the long awaited MONK movie for NBC/Universal and Peacock. He will also be seen in the Disney+ series PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS premiering in 2024 and the Paramount + action thriller THE PAINTER. 

Along with these projects Jason is gearing up for the second season of his popular podcast, THE RANDY DISHER PODCAST on iHeart Radio, Amazon, and Spotify.  

Jason continues to be a fierce animal advocate. He also works alongside the American Heart Association as well as lending his voice to the importance of organ donation and transplant awareness. 

We chat about his heart transplant and moving forward, Monk, positivity mindset, making decisions, resilience, rejection and more!

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Check Jason out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasongraystanford/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasgraystanford

Website/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/JasonGrayStanford


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Molly Hagan is an award winning actor who is currently a Series Regular on the CW's WALKER. She plays the matriarch of the Walker clan which includes mother to Jared Padalecki and wife to Mitch Pileggi. 

Molly has amassed an extensive resume over the past 35 years. Her favorite movie appearances are: SULLY, ELECTION, RINGMASTER, & SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL. TV regular gig favorites include: UNFABULOUS, HERMAN'S HEAD & THE NUTT HOUSE. Molly has also had recurring roles on JANE THE VIRGIN, iZOMBIE, Netflix’s NO GOOD NICK, and Apple TV's TRUTH BE TOLD with Octavia Spencer. 

The Interactive movie THE GARAGE SALE marked Molly’s debut as a writer/producer which now can be seen in its linear non-interactive form on Amazon Prime. You may also recognize her from her roles in Friends, Seinfeld, Better Call Saul, Narcos: Mexico, True Detective, The Orville, Legion, Masters of Sex, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, Becker, Code of Silence, ALF and Charmed, just to name a few.

We chat about mindset shifts, choosing happiness, The Thinking Body-The Feeling Mind (TBFM), almost declaring bankruptcy, her dream role, being kicked out of high school drama, Herman’s Head and getting into producing and writing.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Molly out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly7hagan/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mollyhagan

Website: https://mollyhagan.com/


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Christine Lakin is a Director, Actor, Producer and a Choregrapher. Christine is probably best known for her role as “Al” in the 90’s sit-com Step By Step. More recently, she was one of three Hollywood Darlings on the Pop Network alongside Jodie Sweetin (Fuller House) and Beverley Mitchell (7th Heaven). These three women produced the highly improvised comedy loosely based on their real lives and friendship. Christine has also appeared in dozens of films and TV shows such as Modern Family, The Rookie, Station 19, American Housewife, Mothers Day, CSI, The League, Melissa and Joey, Valentines Day, Veronica Mars and You Again.

She’s voiced multiple roles on FOX’s Family Guy, Cartoon Network’s Clarence and is known as Jane from The Walking Dead game, Seasons 1 and 2. She is the voice behind PeeBee in EA’s Mass Effect: Andromeda. She also narrates numerous audio book  - in fact over 150, including the best selling Bosch/Ballard detective series by Michael Connelly, in which she voiced Renee Ballard. Christine has also performed in several acclaimed theater productions, notably as Clarice Starling in the cult-hit Silence, The Musical LADCC award and dozens with LA favorite, The Troubadour Theater Company. She has regularly hosted  for CMT, VH1 and E! including the recent Burbank International Film Festival.

Christine is also a nominated choreographer, whose work has appeared in many national commercials and on HBO’s Westworld, True Blood, Schooled and ABC’s The Goldbergs. She has worked on films such as You Again, and Parental Guidance alongside such talent as Sigourney Weaver, Betty White, Jamie Lee Curtis, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner and Bette Midler.

She is the creator of the hit storytelling show, Worst Ever, which ran to sold-out crowds around Los Angeles and New York before being developed and sold as a series with Thank You Brain Productions. It was turned into successful podcast found on Apple and iTunes. Additionally, she has sold scripted content to MTV, Hulu, and has developed with Whoopi, Inc., Campanario and Warner Horizon.

Most recently Christine has been behind the camera, directing episodic television for Apple, Disney+ and ABC including The Goldbergs and High School Musical, The Musical, The Series.

We chat about mentors, pivoting, saying “yes”, collaboration and success, choreography and getting into directing, second guessing ourselves, imposter syndrome and play and fun.


The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Christine out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yolakin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/yolakin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineLakinVerified/
 
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/christinelakin


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Sarah Maree Cameron is a comedian, award winning radio presenter, MC, actor and Ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation and Endometriosis Australia. 

Sarah Maree can be heard on Triple M Melbourne hosting 12-3pm weekdays and popping up for special appearances across the Triple M network on music specials to co-hosting the LIVE Brownlow red carpet coverage. She can also be seen performing stand-up comedy around the club circuit and she has made her movie debut in an international feature “At Last”.

Sarah Maree’s passion for radio has seen her work all across the country (and Canada) and has even won Australian Commercial Radio Award (ACRA) for Best Networked Program.

In 2013 Sarah Maree returned to Nova 100’s line up as the afternoon announcer and went on to do Saturday Breakfast as well. During her time with Nova Entertainment she also hosted the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Radio Show, Summer Breakfast, Summer Drive and Late nights with the latter two being networked across Australia with NE. After almost 4 years with Nova Entertainment, Sarah Maree then moved to Fox FM Melbourne in April 2017 before finishing up in January 2018 to move to K rock to host breakfast. You will also find her engaged in multiple community groups and events as Sarah Maree is the Ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation and Endometriosis Australia.

With a love of sports, Sarah Maree has presented live to crowds of more than 100,000 people as the Live Television Host for the A League’s Central Coast Mariners and AFL’s Greater Western Sydney’s home games and WNBL’s Melbourne Boomers. In July 2013 she hosted for Twenty20 Cricket’s Melbourne Renegades for a season and also joined her beloved Richmond football club in the same role where she is still their game day host. Sarah Maree has also achieved success as a voice over artist as well as with numerous local theatrical companies and improv comedy troops as a trained singer, dancer, actor and comedian. 

You can catch Sarah Maree at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with the debut of her show “One Womb Please!”, so check her out!

 So as you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot such as her love of radio, dyslexia, ‘If you can you must philosophy’, when shows end, moving overseas to start her radio career, gratitude, resilience, rising above health challenges, play and fun, mindfulness and meditation plus a lot more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Sarah out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SarahMareeLife/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahmareelife
 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahmareelife

Website: https://sarahmaree.com/about/


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Patrick Fabian is an award-winning actor who you may recognise from his iconic role as Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul. 

He’s guest starred on almost everything: Friends, NCIS, Will and Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Star Trek:Voyager, Lucifer, Code Black, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grimm, Scorpion, The Newsroom, Longmire, Castle, Scandal", CSI/CSI:Miami/CSI:NY, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Xena the Warrior Princess, Criminal Minds, Bones, Ugly Betty, Reba, Pushing Daises, According to Jim, Drop Dead Diva, Private Practice, Burn Notice, Princess. Recurring roles include "Big Love, Veronica Mars, Joan of Arcadia, Providence, 24, Time of your Life, General Hospital, Working Class, Dharma and Greg, Valentine and The Education of Max Bickford. Patrick is fondly remembered as 'Professor Lasky' from Saved By The Bell:The College Years.

Patrick was also the male lead in "The Last Exorcism" which was a small, 1.3 million dollar horror film that went on to gross over $70 Million worldwide. Fans loved his portrayal of the flawed Rev Cotton Marcus and he was awarded Best Actor at the prestigious Stiges Catalonian International Film Festival in 2010. Other films include Jimmy, Must Love Dogs, Tales of Everyday Magic, Bad Ass, Atlas Shrugged Part 2, Pig, My Greatest Teacher, The Good Mother, Underdogs, Bad Asses and My Eleventh.

On the Disney and ABC Family Channels, Patrick has been a go-to Bad Guy, playing the Evil 'Thantos' in Disney Channels' Twitches and Twitches, Too and the only man hunting reindeer in the Christmas movies Snow and Snow 2: Brain Freeze and Cloud 9.

On stage, Patrick has worked with some of the best playwrights and directors around: having toured America with John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation directed by Jerry Zaks, Eric Bogosian's Humpty Dumpty directed by Jo Bonney at The McCarter Center in Princeton and Nicky Silver's The Food Chain directed by Robert Falls at the Westside Theatre in NYC. He also voices Harvey Dent in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham which is coming out soon.

We chat about why he loves Cameo, the highs and lows of a 30+ year career, disappointments, no’s and rejections, his gratitude mindset, expectations, Better Call Saul and enjoyment plus more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Patrick out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrpatrickfabian/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatrickFabian
 
Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/mrpatrickfabian

Website: https://www.patrickfabian.com/

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Hayley Orrantia is an actor, singer and songwriter. From starring in hit television series to releasing chart-topping singles, Hayley has quickly made a name for herself as one of the most exciting multi-hyphenate talents in the entertainment industry today. Hayley can currently be seen reprising her celebrated role as Erica Goldberg in the decade-long hit ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs”.

Parallel to her acting endeavors, Hayley has been releasing music as an independent singer. Over the course of her music career, Hayley has released a series of songs including an EP titled “The Way Out”, featuring her breakout single “If I Don’t”. Hayley’s love of music started at a young age and is what started her career.

In film, Hayley most recently starred in Amazon/Lionsgate’s holiday comedy “Christmas is Cancelled”. Also in the holiday spirit, Hayley released her Christmas single “The Same Way” in conjunction with the film on December 10, 2022. Additional credits for Hayley include: recurring in “Schooled,” a popular ABC spinoff of “The Goldbergs,” the independent feature film “Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang,” and “God’s Not Dead 2,” where her original song “Silence You” was also featured. 

Hayley’s single entitled “Open Your Mouth,” a vibrant pop anthem was followed by the release of “Gasoline,” which showed off a new side to her song writing. Her music has been featured on some of the largest country music playlists and radio stations in America, including Spotify’s ‘Wild Country’ and ‘Nearly Nashville’ playlists and Radio Disney Country. In 2018 Hayley conducted her first successful tour, the Strong, Sweet and Southern Tour, hitting 22 cities across the US. In the same year, she also performed on three main stages at the renowned CMA Fest in Nashville, TN.

Additionally, on the heels of winning second-place on The Masked Singer, she starred in Kinky Boots as Nicola, the wife of Charlie, portrayed by Jake Shears during The Hollywood Bowls’ showcasing in July 2022.

We chat about flipping houses… for fun, the secret, being lucky, leachers, Tyler Henry, confidence, fear, lessons from being on the X factor, comparing and success, the challenges of being an independent musician, almost winning the masked singer plus more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Hayley out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayleyorrantia/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayleyorrantia/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/danmelhayley

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hayleyorrantia

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Ba7gb6RPgcbbWCQY7N8Dx

Website: https://www.hayleyorrantia.com/

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Claire Hooper is a stand-up comedian, writer, author, presenter and actor.

Her 2006 show, ‘Oh’, earned her both critical acclaim and a nomination for the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer award. Claire is a born narrator who has an incredibly sharp mind and wit. She has gone on to regularly perform at festivals and comedy rooms all over Australia.

For four years Claire shared a set with Paul McDermott and Mikey Robbins on the iconic comedy show Good News Week as a team captain. Over the last decade, Claire has audiences spellbound with her solo shows performed across the country. Claire hosted The Great Australian Bake Off for Foxtel’s LifeStyle Channel for 5 seasons. This theme carried through to Claire’s brilliant solo shows “Biscuits” in 2020 and “Tea” in 2022.

A regular on screen, Claire can often be seen co-hosting Channel Ten’s The Project as well as appearances on ABC’s Question Everything, Spicks & Specks, SBS’ Celebrity Letters & Numbers, Rove Live and Channel Ten’s Would I Lie To You?

In what is possibly Claire’s proudest achievement to date, her debut children’s book Princess Benjamina Has A Very Cheeky Bum was released in 2021. Claire has loved sharing the joy of this book with kids all around the country.

Claire also has a bunch of shows out in Australia and in particular if you’re in the Melbourne for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, go check Claire out, she’s hilarious!

We chat about a lot such as on-screen perfection, being in the business for 20 years, gratitude, success, confidence, fear and social media, Claire’s time on the Great Australian Bake Off, Edinburgh and life changing gigs, our love of Wil Anderson and moving forward – plus plenty more.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Claire out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclairehooper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialclairehooper

Comedy show dates: https://comedy.com.au/tour/claire-hooper-sweet-charity/
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Cal Wilson is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, author and TV and radio host. She moved from New Zealand to Australian shores in 2003 and has gone on to become one of Australia’s most popular comedians.

She is a favourite on television shows such as ABC’s Spicks and Specks and Good News Week, as well as Thank God You’re Here, Hughesy, We Have A Problem, Have You Been Paying Attention? Skithouse, Rove Live, The Glasshouse and the 2022 premiere series of Would I Lie To You? Australia, all on Network Ten.

Amongst taking our screens and stages by storm, Cal landed a dream job of hers – an ensemble cast member in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia alongside some of the country’s brightest improvisers.

In 2018, she was invited by Netflix to the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal to record a Netflix Original Comedy Special which was released globally in early 2019. That same year Cal become a very serious children’s author, penning two books called “George and the Great Bum Stampede,” and “George and the Great Brain Swappery.”

A gifted storyteller & writer, Cal was invited to join the writing team for the 2022 BAFTA Awards ceremony, as well as having previously written on the series Mean Mums and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

She is the Melbourne live show host of the worldwide smash-hit storytelling podcast The Moth and in July this year she once again joined comedy phenomenon podcast The Guilty Feminist on tour around her native country, New Zealand. 

Despite an aversion to the great outdoors, Cal bravely joined the cast of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! in 2022 which saw her take on all the usual hair-raising challenges and biblical amount of bugs the series has to offer. Unprecedented times called for unprecedented adventures and at the very least some good material.

Taking a swift move away from creepy crawlies and into all things cake – Cal has just been announced as a brand new host of The Great Australian Bake Off which will air on Foxtel in 2023. Cal also has some shows out, in particular if you're in Melbourne check her out at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival! 

We chat about Cal’s daily reddit routine, her obsession with cats, improv and stand up comedy, collaboration and connection, her unique philosophy and mindset, supporting others, perseverance and resilience.

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Cal out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calbowilson/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@calbowilson

Token Artist Website: https://token.com.au/artist/cal-wilson/

Shows before the MICF: https://comedy.com.au/tour/cal-wilson-supposably/


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