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Spontaneanation
''Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins'' (stylized as ''SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins'') was an improv comedy podcast hosted by Paul F. Tompkins on the Earwolf network. Based upon an interview with a special guest, Tompkins and several "improvisational friends" (often co-stars from '' The Thrilling Adventure Hour'', '' Superego'', ''No, You Shut Up!'', or ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'') performed narrative improv, set in a location provided by the guest. ''Spontaneanations 200th and final episode was released on January 21, 2019. Episode format Each episode of ''Spontaneanation'' contains two segments: an interview with a special guest, followed by an improvisational scene that contains elements from the preceding interview, taking place in a setting given by that week's guest. Each interview begins with a question supplied by the previous episode's guest, without revealing their identity. Additionally, Tompkins begins each show with a brief improvised stream of consci ...
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Marc Evan Jackson
Marc Evan Jackson (born August 21, 1970) is an American comedian and actor. Some of his roles include Sparks Nevada in the ''Thrilling Adventure Hour'', Kevin Cozner in ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (he also hosts a podcast based on the sitcom, titled ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Podcast''), Trevor Nelsson in ''Parks and Recreation'', Dr. Murphy in '' 22 Jump Street'', Steve Woodward in '' Kong: Skull Island'', Shawn in ''The Good Place'' (also hosting ''The Good Place: The Podcast''), and Bradford Buzzard in the Disney XD series ''DuckTales''. Early life Jackson was born in 1970 in Buffalo, New York. He grew up in nearby Amherst, New York, along with his two siblings, a brother and a sister. He graduated from Amherst Central High School in 1988, and obtained a bachelor's degree from Calvin College in 1992 with a major in philosophy and minors in political science and environmental studies. While in college, he also participated in theatre productions. During summers, Jackson worked as a ...
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Earwolf
Earwolf is an American comedy podcasting network founded by Scott Aukerman and Jeff Ullrich in August 2010. In 2011, they announced a partnership with Funny Or Die. It merged with podcast advertising network The Mid Roll in 2014, a separate company founded by Ullrich, to form Midroll Media. Midroll was acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company in 2015. In July 2020, Sirius XM acquired Midroll Media, which includes Stitcher Radio and Earwolf, for $325 million. Initially built around the ''Comedy Death-Ray Radio'' podcast, the network has since grown to include many podcasts on diverse subjects. The Earwolf studios are in Los Angeles, California, United States. Comedy programming ; ''Affirmation Nation with Bob Ducca'' A self-improvement podcast hosted by Seth Morris as his character Bob Ducca. ; ''Analyze Phish'' On ''Analyze Phish'', Harris Wittels attempted to convince Scott Aukerman to like the band Phish. The first episode aired in August 2011. Ten episodes aired, with the ...
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Janet Varney
Janet Varney (born February 16, 1976) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for voicing Korra in the Nickelodeon animated television series ''The Legend of Korra'', co-starring as Sheriff Evie Barret in the television series '' Stan Against Evil'', her role as Becca Barbara in ''You're the Worst'', hosting the ''JV Club'' podcast and co-hosting the ''Avatar: Braving the Elements'' podcast. Early life Varney was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She graduated as salutatorian from Rincon High School in 1993 and is an alumna of San Francisco State University, where she majored in theater, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997. She later pursued a career in interior design before eventually finding her way back into acting. Varney was raised Mormon, but left the church at 17 and began to identify as an agnostic. Varney is of English and Scottish descent. Career Television projects Varney was co-host of ''The Hollywood Show'' with Brian Unger, a recurri ...
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Drew Massey
Drew Massey (born April 4, 1972) is an American voice actor, puppeteer and director for Nickelodeon and the Jim Henson Company. He has worked extensively with the Muppets and has performed in many films, television series, and commercials. He has also lent his voice to many commercials and video games. Career Drew Massey is the co-creator, co-writer, executive producer (with Mike Mitchell) and star of the Nickelodeon series ''The Barbarian and the Troll''. Massey's film credits include '' The Happytime Murders ''(2018), ''Men in Black'' (1997), '' Dr. Dolittle'' (1998), ''Cats & Dogs'' (2001), ''Men in Black II'' (2002), ''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz'' (2005), and '' The Producers'' (2005). He has also performed on television in '' Earth to Ned'', ''Greg the Bunny'', ''Angel'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Muppets Tonight'', '' Cousin Skeeter'', '' Lost on Earth'', and ''Crank Yankers''; and in television advertisements for Foster Farms (as the driver chicken), Sony (the blue guy ...
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Paul F
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ...
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Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born July 2, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films ''Stay'', ''The Family Stone'', ''Sweet Land'', '' Against the Current'', '' The Twilight Saga'', ''Young Adult'', and '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'', and the TV series '' Saved'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''The Ex-List'', ''The Good Wife'', ''True Detective, The Handmaid's Tale'', and ''The Haunting of Hill House''. Early life and education Reaser was born in the affluent Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. Her parents are Karen Davidson (née Weidman) and John Reaser.The Jewish News: "Bill’s Dreams Live On"
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Kaitlin Olson
Kaitlin Willow Olson (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress. She began her career in The Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles, California. She had minor roles in several television series before being cast as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on the FX comedy series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–present). Olson starred as Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy in the Fox comedy series '' The Mick'' (2017–2018) and as Cricket Melfi in the Quibi comedy series '' Flipped'' (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Olson has also appeared in films, including ''Leap Year'' (2010), '' The Heat'' (2013), ''Vacation'' (2015), ''Finding Dory'' (2016), and ''Arizona'' (2018). In 2022, Olson earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as DJ in HBO's ''Hacks''. Early life Olson was born in Portland ...
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Dracula
''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Harker escapes the castle after discovering that Dracula is a vampire, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. A small group, led by Abraham Van Helsing, hunt Dracula and, in the end, kill him. ''Dracula'' was mostly written in the 1890s. Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes for the novel, drawing extensively from Transylvanian folklore and history. Some scholars have suggested that the character of Dracula was inspired by historical figures like the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler or the countess Elizabeth Báthory, but there is widespread disagreement. Stoker's notes mention neither figure. He found the name ''D ...
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Victor Yerrid
Victor Yerrid (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company and has performed Muppet characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his work on the online series '' Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony'', in which he performed Waldorf along with an assortment of other characters. Yerrid is also a lead performer of the Jim Henson Company's ''Puppet Up!'' improv show and is currently working on ''The Skrumps'' for the company as well. He also was a lead puppeteer on the shows ''Crank Yankers'' and ''Greg the Bunny''. Credits * '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing'': actor (Bob Choppy) * ''Bear in the Big Blue House'': puppeteer (Cousin Whiner and others) * ''The Thundermans'': puppeteer * ''Sesame Street'': staff and puppeteer * ''Crank Yankers'': puppeteer * ''Robot Chicken'': voices (Boo-Boo Bear, Tony the Tiger, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Howard Stern ...
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Maria Thayer
Maria Christina Thayer is an American actress and comedian. She first earned public recognition for her portrayal of Tammi Littlenut on the cult series ''Strangers with Candy'' in 1999. Thayer has also had supporting roles in the comedy films '' Hitch'' (2005), ''Accepted'' (2006), and ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (2008). She has appeared in numerous television series, including a lead role on the Adult Swim series '' Eagleheart'' (2011–2014), and a lead role as Abbey Logan on the comedy series ''Those Who Can't''. She played the title role in the movie ''Night of the Living Deb''. Early life Thayer was born in Portland, Oregon, and spent her early life in the small town of Boring, east of Portland, where her parents owned a bee farm. During her childhood, the family relocated to Minnesota, where she attended Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and was a member of the award-winning forensics program and the National Forensic League, as well as Homecoming Qu ...
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Dave Foley
David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV sketch comedy show of the same name, as well as the 1996 film ''Brain Candy''. Foley is also known for playing Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''NewsRadio'', for voicing the main character, Flik, in ''A Bug's Life'', for voicing Terry in ''Monsters University'', for portraying recurring character Bob Moore in the sitcom ''Hot in Cleveland'', and hosting the game show ''Celebrity Poker Showdown''. Early life Foley was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a steamfitter. His mother is from Stafford, England. Career Acting and stand-up comedy After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Toro ...
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Sarah Burns
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been th ...
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