Confessions of a Working Actor

“Stay in your own lane!” This week, just out of SuperMax…it's “Linda” from “Orange Is The New Black!” Yep, we found her. Really, it’s the brilliant actress who played Linda and so many other great roles, Beth Dover. She’s been in SO many shows, including "Burning Love,” "Another Period,” and the hilarious "Children’s Hospital.” David and Chris recently had her husband on the podcast, actor Joe Lo Truglio, and Beth might dispute a f...

“Everywhere you go and everything you do as an actor, there’s something to be learned.” Up-and-coming actor Meeya Davis-Glover is the focus of this week’s episode. She's the voice and motion-capture actor for the character of Tilly Jackson in the wildly popular game “Red Dead Redemption” with a huge cult following, and she’s been on shows like “Crashing,” “High Maintenance,” and “Orange Is the New Black.” We’ll talk about her films...

“Make it about the work, and don’t be a dick…” Okay folks, hold on to your hats because on this week’s episode, we’ve got a ridiculously funny guy — really, no one should be allowed to be this funny. You know Joe Lo Truglio from 153 episodes of “Brooklyn 99,” “Reno 911,” and probably some other shows with a 9 in the title. He’s done some of the funniest episodes of “Drunk History” ever made, he was in “Wet Hot American Summer,” “Bu...

“Just keep going. Either don’t do it, or keep going, that’s all.” This week David and Chris get an interesting perspective on the business from prolific stand-up comic Sonya Vai. Sonya was born and raised in NYC, but is constantly asked “where are you really from?” by drunk men in bars. And, although she's of South Asian descent, she says she has a culturally diverse face and is often mistaken for a terrorist. See? She’s funny! We ...

"Making a living as an actor is a moving target, and there is no one path.” That from the very versatile mouth of Phil Lamarr, an amazing actor and voice of an astoundingly diverse group of animated characters that include Samurai Jack, characters on Futurama, Family Guy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Justice League, and dozens more. But many people don’t know that he’s also an actor with chops: he was an original cast member of "Mad ...

“Don’t wait, create!” is just one of the gems offered up by TV and film star Alysia Reiner in this week’s episode. She may play badass roles like Natalie “Fig” Figueroa in Orange Is The New Black and Agent Deever in the new Disney+ smash hit Ms. Marvel, but this guest is all heart. Alysia talks about how hard it was starting out, and how she learned not to “carry her own baggage” into the audition room. The group also discusses "be...

“Give your gift!” David DeLuise's mother, actress Carol Arthur, gave him that advice and he’s lived it ever since. He's an actor, director, producer, and son of legendary actor and comedian Dom DeLuise. Which is made even cooler by the fact that his godparents are Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. Actor David DeLuise has been in countless TV series — 106 episodes of “The Wizards of Waverly Place,” 46 episodes of “3rd Rock From The Sun,...

“I call myself the Costco of acting: I come in quantity, and I come cheap...” This week David and Chris interview legendary actor Richard Kind. You know his face (175 episodes of “Spin City,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Mad About You" and many more) and you know his voice (Bing Bong in the Pixar film "Inside Out,” Moly in “A Bug’s Life") and now you’ll know his story. Richard was a member of Chicago’s famed Second City, he once played...