Season 4 Episode 44: The Interview Process

Topics:

  • Jon Secret Agent Interview

  • Jon's Ride Along

  • Mandatory Training or Jobs

  • Everybody should go to the Library

Scenes:

  • The Interview Process

  • The Ride Along Essay

  • A Job Anyone Can Do

  • The Librarian Interview Process

Season 4 Episode 43: Turk the Medical Student

Topics:

  • When kids leave you

  • Could you be a Salesperson?

  • Hospital Sales Tactics

  • Dealing with Pressure from Doctors

Scenes:

  • AirBnMontessori

  • Ask The Car

  • Turk the Medical Student

  • The AirBnMontessori Menu

Season 4 Episode 42: Crypto Us Nothing w Benji

Benji is the Executive Director of @ComedySportz Houston. He started as a member of the CSz High School League in 2004 and has been improvising, acting and singing since then. In addition to ComedySportz, he has produced a number of popular shows in Houston including Beer Babies, Star Warz: Unscripted, and Improv! The Musical. Benji is an avid Houston sports fan, enjoys playing music, and traveling around the world when he’s not busy having the least funny job in Comedy.

Topics:

  • Texting vs Phone Calls

  • Crypto Us Nothing

  • Office Drama

  • Fire and Water

Scenes:

  • Bitcoin for Comedy

  • The Benji Spot

  • The Neighbor's Firepit

  • Carol's Fireplace

Season 4 Episode 41: The Sunshine Act w Ryan Heine

Starting at the beginning, Ryan was born in Columbia, Missouri, but grew up in Houston.Ryan began studying improv in 2005 with Houston’s Massive Creativity, led by MacArthur Antigua of Improv Olympic (IO) Chicago, performing at Avant Garden.

In 2006, Ryan moved to Los Angeles where he completed IO West’s Training Program, and performed with “Kick Drum Decade”, a main stage Harold team, 19-time Cagematch Champion, and 2- time winner of the 2008 and 2009 Los Angeles Improv Festival Cagematch Tournament. While in L.A., Ryan was cast in several commercials and web ads including for Cabela’s, Honda, Top Flite (with Kenny Mayne), and Baby Ruth. Notably he performed several voice overs in the animated short, “Meltdown” (with David Cross). From 2009-2011, Ryan co-directed, taught, and performed with Houston’s Rogue Improv (formerly Massive). In recent years, Ryan has coached and performed improv most notably with Baby Knuckle, Corner Office and Damaged Goods at Station Theater and other Houston venues. Additional improv festival performance credits include the Trill Festival (Houston), Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (Austin) and the @Del Close Improv Marathon (NYC).

Separate from improv, Ryan has had a unique and evolving career path. He is a former practicing attorney and is now a sales specialist in pharmaceuticals. He loves dogs, cooking, sports and a lotta other stuff.

Topics:

- The Houston Housing Market

- Ryan's Improv Journey

- Work Job Lunches

- Selling What You Don't Believe

Scenes:

- The Uncertified Lawn Man

- The Sunshine Act

- The Date Night Presentation

- Drug Rep Notes

Season 4 Episode 40: The Intimacy Coordinator w Hoja Lopez

Hoja Lopez is a Venezuelan comedian, producer, and writer in the Chicago area. This former Houstonian is the co-host of Lemonada Media’s I’m Sorry, a podcast about apologies and creator of Gay News, a monthly satirical web-series focusing on queer stories. She is a graduate of the Annoyance Theater Improv program and recipient of the 2021 DIOversity Scholarship! Hoja is currently performing in Annoyance Theater’s mainstage solo sketch review, directed by Mick Napier.

Follow her on IG and Twitter at @alohahoja

Topics:

- Things to be preachy about

- Kissing in Improv

- PDA

Scenes:

- Church of Calm Down

- The Intimacy Coordinator

- Off-Season Wedding

Season 4 Episode 38: Kyle The Gyropractor w Ned Gayle

Topics:

- Ned's Highschool Shirts

- Direct Advertising

- Fast Driving and Skydiving

- The Facebook Whistleblower

Scenes:

- Helpful T-Shirts

- The Grilled Cheese Cult

- Kyle The Gyropractor

- Super Jon and Maybe Jon

- Opinions in Highschool

Season 4 Episode 37: Hug Rap

Topics:

- Art and Candyman

- How music makes you feel

- The Klan Crypto Coin

- Clothes Banned from the Club

Scenes:

- Hug Rap

- The Hate Fair

- The National Timberlands Association Meeting

Season 4 Episode 36: The Best Cart Runners w Chuy

Special Guest: @Estevan J. (Chuy) Zarate

Estevan J. (Chuy) Zarate is an actor/director/coach from San Antonio TX that has been improvising for audiences for 31 years. He is a member of The Big Bash at The Hideout Theatre, The Known Wizards (Merlinworks faculty troupe), Luby' Bingo Hall and more duos than he can count. He teaches all styles and formats being that he has a very eclectic tool belt to reach into. If there is a scenario to be performed in, he has probably performed it. With specialties in improv singing and grounded/character-driven scenework, Chuy has coached hundreds of kids, teens, students and adults for years to multiple successes

Topics:

- Shows about bad people

- School Board Politics

- Working in Retail or Service

- Spotters and Condiments

Scenes:

- Summer Improv Camp Meeting

- Burger King "Assault"

- The Best Cart Runners

- Cardinal Rules of Condiments

Season 4 Episode 35: Tandi's Steak Night

Topics:

- Lightning and Trees

- Jon's got the biggest tree

- Michael K Williams

- Ivermectin

- Jean-Pierre Adams

Scenes:

- Jon's (Dead) Tree

- Tandi's Steak Night

- Safe Harbor

Season 4 Episode 34: James Brown the Monkey w Jessica Brown

CTUN chats with Station Theater Co-Owner, Jessica Brown

Topics:

- Station Theater Progress

- Caregiving and Monkeys

- The Freedom of Truth

- Kids and Fear

Scenes:

- James Brown the Monkey

- Fake Birthday Confession

- The Monster with Manners

Season 4 Episode 33: Post-Colonoscopy Date w Keith Huang

CTUN chats with improv's prodigal son, Keith Huang!

Topics:

- Why Keith left Galveston

- Scooters on the street

- Keith's Colonoscopy

- Bathroom Artwork

Scenes:

- Tandi's first hover-board

- Post-Colonoscopy Date

- Shy Bathroom Roommate

- Mattress Tailors

Season 4 Episode 32: The Litterbug Hostage w Monica Marcha

Topics:

- What would a bank run by monkeys be like?

- Monica's favorite member of BTS

- What do we want in our old age?

- Is Captain Planet a Demon?

Scenes:

- Too Famous to be Nice

- Booing a Bad Person

- The Litterbug Hostage

- Monica's Season 2

Season 4 Episode 31: The Federal Comedy Police w Calan Lambert

Topics

- The best places to find hate on the internet

- What's Off-Limits in Comedy

- The Da Baby Controversy - https://www.avclub.com/dababy-cancels-his-apology-to-lgbt-community-1847449050

Scenes

1. Aggression Cyber Cafe

2. The Federal Comedy Police

3. The Character

Season 4 Episode 30: Jon's Birthday Episode

It's Jon's birthday and he's answering all questions!

Topics Discussed:

  • Words that sound funny

  • Flight vs Invisibility

  • Is it better to be a hero or a villain?

Scenes:

  • The Arizona Institute of Booty

  • "The Money That's Owed To Me"

  • Unimpressed Man

Season 4 Episode 29: Satan's Tiktok Dance

Topics in this episode show

  • Jon's Spicy Facebook Question about Billionaires

  • Was Satan only the original hater?

  • How long could you go completely remote?

Scenes

  • Satan's Invitation

  • Satan's Tiktok Dance

  • Tandi's Birthday Date

Season 4 Episode 28: Pee Drops on the Pants

Can't Tell Us Nothing is noticing how we've all forgotten how to be around people. Whether its having a common cold or interacting with old men in locker rooms, we have to be reminded. We also talk about certain richest man in the world who just got back from space. Inspired by our conversation we explore what pee drops on pants really means, the risks of looking at a locker room show, and how to get a retired astronaut back in space. Protect your pants and tune in!

Season 4 Episode 27: The Last Movie Ever w Earning Your Absurdity

Can't Tell Us Nothing is joined by members of Jon's Earning Your Absurdity class. The class puts what they've learned to the test while discussing what the point of Tyrese is in the Fast and Furious franchise and reacting to a meltdown in a viral Victoria's Secret video. Inspired by this conversation, we explore what happens when you make the Last Movie Ever, if Danny Glover can be the next blade, and what if Victoria's Secret is always crazy?

Season 4 Episode 26: Record Ho's w Outspoken Bean

Can't Tell Us Nothing is joined by Houston Poet Laureate, Outspoken Bean. Bean takes us through his love of Kanye, displeasure of Nas beats, and what its like to be a Poet Laureate for Houston. Inspired by our conversation, we explore why you should wait for what you want, what happens when you have a cake legacy, and how to record a skit for a hip hop record.

Outspoken Bean Bio:

The New Jersey born, San Antonio raised, H-Town based military brat was introduced to the arts and world cultures at a very young age and has not let go of it. "An energetic pioneer for poetry, in all its different sizes and shapes, Bean is dedicated to making sure that poets get heard," Emily Hinds of Arts and Culture Magazine wrote of Bean. Bean uses poetry to engage different mediums and institutions to create new and engaging art, such as being the first poet to perform on Houston Ballet's main stage with their production "Play." He has also been commissioned to write and perform a national campaign on diversity for Pabst Blue Ribbon and VICE while creating/producing his own festival Plus Fest: the EVERYTHING plus POETRY Festival. In 2008, Bean helped develop Texas' largest youth poetry slam organization and slam team, Meta-Four Houston, with Shannon Buggs and DiverseWorks. In which he stills coaches and uses it as a vehicle today to mentor Houston's youth. He started performing spoken-word in 2005. Outspoken Bean is a true renaissance man and culture bearer through poetry, Bean willingly seeks, finds, collaborates, and creates new ways for people to experience poetry through multiple mediums.

Website: https://www.outspokenbean.com/

Season 4 Episode 25: Robinhood of CVS w Carl Tart

Can't Tell Us Nothing is joined by Los Angeles actor, writer, and improviser Carl Tart! Carl chats with us about his shoe collection, recent run ins with scammers, and what it was like to grow up in LA. Inspired by the conversation, CTUN explores how to pretend you don't live in the projects and how to catch a credit card scammer in CVS.

Carl Tart Bio:

Carl was born in the great state of Mississippi and raised in the mean streets of West LA. He has been performing improv and sketch comedy for 5 years and has loved every minute of it. He was a cast member of the 2013 CBS Diversity Sketch Showcase and performed in Amsterdam with Boom Chicago. You can currently catch him performing with his improv group White Women or crashing somebody’s improv set at the various theatres around town. GEAUX SAINTS!

and keep an eye out for Grand Crew: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11717806/