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EPISODE 62: X Plus One from 2016-10-27T14:28:45
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EPISODE 61: X Plus One from 2016-09-06T16:59:17
EPISODE 60: Here's What I Would Say with Jenn and Jay from 2016-07-08T15:15:20
Jenn and Jay are joined in the attic by their producer Mark to discuss the devastating events of the past couple of days: Alton Sterling and Philando Castile along with the events of the past fe...
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EPISODE 59: X PLUS ONE - JUNE SHOW from 2016-07-06T15:49:39
The Improvised 1940s Science Fiction Radio Show!
Starring: Rachel Sherer, Jeff Sherer, Beth White, Matt Giroveanu, Geoff Grimwood and King Lou
Opening Act: Rebecca Vigil with Dan ...
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EPISODE 58: Michael McCarthy ("SNL", "Second City", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Who's Line is It Anyway?", "Freaks and Geeks") from 2016-05-19T21:40:51
Mark sits down with comedy legend Michael McCarthy in the PIT Attic to talk about Second City, teaching comedy writing, improv as an artform, the benefits of martial arts and the joys of humilit...
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EPISODE 57: Here's What I Would Say with Jenn and Jay from 2016-05-03T18:33:08
Jenn and Jay take to The PIT's Underground Stage for a live recording of the podcast. They are joined by special guests Miss Piggy and John Wayne as well as a very passionate audience member, Br...
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EPISODE 56: X Plus One from 2016-04-29T07:00
EPISODE 55: Here's What I Would Say with Jenn and Jay from 2016-04-28T18:28:40
Jenn and Jay sit down with their producer, Mark, on the day of Prince's death to discuss:
- their favorite Prince song
- Lasagna
- Jay on Kelly and Jay
- The Guggenheim ...
EPISODE 54: Here's What I Would Say With Jenn and Jay from 2016-04-20T18:39:20
Jenn and Jay hang out in the attic with their producer, Mark, and talk about auditions you may/may not be good for, Kobe Bryant and what it's like being friends with comedians.
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EPISODE 53: Here's What I Would Say with Jenn and Jay (Special Guest, Katie Hartman) from 2016-04-13T19:17:03
Jenn and Jay are joined by the hilarious and talented Katie Hartman in the PIT Attic. They get into topics like: sexism in comedy, what it means to be objectified in comedy and the one Vanessa L...
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EPISODE 52: Brian McCann ("Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "Totally Biased...", "White Guy Talk Show", "Nikki&Sara Live") from 2016-04-06T16:23:54
Mark sits down with Brian McCann, former writer of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", producer of "Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell", head writer of "Nikki & Sara Live", executive producer of "Wh...
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EPISODE 51: X Plus One (March 10th, 2016) from 2016-04-05T19:32:03
EPISODE 50: "Here's What I Would Say with Jenn and Jay" from 2016-04-01T23:38:52
Jenn and Jay meet up in the attic to talk about being overwhelmed, how to use Snapchat, their daily routines and age gaps in dating.
Produced by: Mark Stetson and The PITcast Listen
EPISODE 49: Bruce Jarchow and Nancy McCabe-Kelly ("Been There, Still There", Second City) from 2016-04-01T12:57:43
Mark chats with Bruce Jarchow and Nancy McCabe-Kelly ("Second City") about their show this weekend, "Been There, Still There" on The Striker Stage. They talk about being at Second City in the 70...
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EPISODE 48: "Here's What I Wold Say with Jenn and Jay" from 2016-03-24T18:02:14
Jenn and Jay took Here's What I Would Say to the New York Improv Festival Stage with Special Guest, David Carl. They got "celebrity call-ins" from Bill Clinton, Sylvester Stallone and Miss Piggy...
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EPISODE 47: Patrick McCartney (TV Funhouse, SNL Digital Shorts, Elf, Second City) from 2016-03-17T21:01:36
Mark sits down with PITizen and Second City Alumn, Patrick McCartney to talk improv, the arc and future improv, New York City Theater scene in 90s, and comic books memories!
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Episode 46: Here's What I Would Say With Jenn and Jay: Episode 3 from 2016-03-15T18:23:22
Jenn and Jay bring on guest producer, Myka Fox, to discuss topics such as: Loneliness, Nose Herpes, sleep-farting and the acceptable timeframe for a hug.
Produced by: Mark Stetso...
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EPISODE 45: X Plus One from 2016-03-09T19:44:06
EPISODE 44: Here's What I Would Say with Jenn and Jay (Episode 2) from 2016-03-09T15:33:24
Episode 2 of the now-weekly podcast, "Here's What I Would Say With Jenn and Jay" where they host a number of different callers, such as Gary Busey, Nick Nolte and Foghorn Leghorn.
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EPISODE 43: Here's What I Would Say (Jenn Welch and Jay Malsky) from 2016-03-02T13:16:14
The first episode of the Here's What I Would Say podcast on The PITcast network! Jenn and Jay take questions from fans and talk about the status of the world, their friendship and sex.
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EPISODE 42: TEACHER FEATURE - Pete LePage ("Comic Book Club") from 2016-02-11T21:00
Pete joins Mark in The PIT Attic to talk about his upcoming SOLO show "A Special Evening with Pete LePage". They talk about their hometown neighborhood spots, the first comic books they ever got...
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EPISODE 41: "X Plus One" - The Improvised 1940s Science Fiction Radio Show from 2016-02-02T17:47:42
Attention, earthling! Prepare yourself for X Plus One, the improvised science-fiction radio show straight out of 1940. Recorded live at WXPO studio as we fight bravely against the terrifying sco...
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EPISODE 40: Marshall York ("Hello", "31/31") from 2016-01-28T19:44:10
The multi-talented and silky-voiced Marshall York joins Mark in the PIT Attic to talk about his 31/31 project where he records a new song every day during the month of January. He has done so fo...
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EPISODE 39: Rachel Scherer ("X plus One") from 2016-01-13T18:39:19
The absolute joy, Rachel Scherer, and Mark hang out in the PIT Attic and talk about her hit show "X plus One", mutual friends and how differently comedy is experienced all over.
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EPISODE 38: TEACHER FEATURE - Erick Hellwig ("Family Haircut", PIT teacher) from 2016-01-11T17:42:23
Erick joins Mark in the PIT attic to breakdown what he loves about improv, what he imparts on his students and how improv has changed his life for the better.
Audio by: The Atlan...
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EPISODE 37: Which Fest Next? (#tbt from SoloCom Festival) from 2015-12-17T16:25:42
Join moderator Peter Michael Marino (Edinburgh Fringe, Orlando Fringe, Hollywood Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Brighton Fringe, Philly Fringe) and his experienced panel of festivalperformers for a o...
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EPISODE 36: Nick Vatterott (Comedy Central Half-Hour Special, "Mash-Up", "For Amusement Only") from 2015-12-08T21:29:38
Mark and Nick go deep about racial issues, doing Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and pre-life hacks.
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EPISODE 35: Chelsea White ("Girl Code", "TRL", "VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live" from 2015-12-01T18:08:42
Chelsea and Mark delve deep into Chelsea's work on VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live", how she got "TRL" and what she did with Ralph Macchio's banana...
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EPISODE 34: Caseen Gaines (author, "We Don't Need Roads: The Making of Back to the Future" from 2015-11-24T19:32:15
Mark and Caseen Gaines, author of "We Don't Need Roads: The Making of Back to the Future" and "Inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse", talk about the history of and the phenomenons that are BACK TO THE FUT...
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EPISODE 33: Peter Michael Marino ("Solocom", "Seeking the Exit", "Late with Lance") from 2015-11-17T16:14:02
Peter Michael Marino takes Mark through the beginnings of SOLOCOM, his love of the Edinburgh Fringe and his journey as a Solo performer.
SOLOCOM is November 20th - 22nd at The Peoples Im...
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EPISODE 32 - Jeff Solomon ("Elephant Larry") from 2015-10-15T21:11:58
Mark meets up with Jeff Solomon, from "Elephant Larry", in the PIT Striker dressing room where Jeff breaks down the history of Elephant Larry, where the name comes from and what it's like to wor...
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EPISODE 31 - NIKKI PLYEM (The PIT, Super Free Monday Team "The Future") from 2015-10-09T15:18:55
Mark and Nikki meet up in one of the Striker green rooms to talk about Super Free Mondays, podcasts, making a house team and farts (insert fart joke here).
Sound Engineer: Kent W...
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EPISODE 30 - Zhubin Parang (Head Writer, "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah") from 2015-09-25T12:30:48
Back in 2013, Mark and Iliana Inocencio (then co-host of The PITcast) sat down with Daily Show writer Zhubin Parang to hear about what it takes to be a Daily Show writer and a successful comedia...
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EPISODE 29 - JW Crump - Part 2 from 2015-09-18T22:52:38
Mark and JW continue their converstation by discussing JW's other show, Gas Station Horror, his relationship with improv and sketch writing and producing. Mark gets both JWs name (what JW stands...
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Episode 28 - Mehdi Barakchian from 2015-09-10T18:58:25
Mark and Mehdi finally get to talking about Bunch Night and Mehdi and Jamie's big show at Caroline's on Broadway on Sept 10th at 9:30pm.
Theme Song: "Breakdown" by Homesick Sun
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EPISODE 27 - Mehdi Barakchian - Episode 1 from 2015-09-03T16:00
Intending to talk about Brunch Night, these two knuckleheads spend the better part of the episode talking about the ridiculousness of video production and Burning Man.
Tune in next week ...
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EPISODE 26 - Christine Liz Pynn from 2015-08-21T19:46:07
Christine Liz Pynn is the silent hero of many of the shows she works on. The comedy world does not often recognize those that work behind the scenes and make sure the lights go on when they are ...
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Episode 25 - Chris Roberti - Epsiode 2 from 2015-08-13T13:18:26
Mark gets existential after watching a meteor shower in Cape Cod. Mark and Chris talk about his creative process, "High Maintenance" and Chris's production company, "Bankrukt".
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EPISODE 24 - JW Crump from 2015-08-07T16:12:12
Mark and JW meet up at The PIT and discuss the Ins & Outs of sketch writing, alter-egos and JWs monthyl show, "Sktch Shw" that goes up August 8th at The PIT.
Theme song: "Breakdo...
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EPISODE 23 - ALI FARAHNAKIAN: EPISODE 2 from 2015-07-31T12:41:11
Part 2 of Mark's interview with PIT Founder and Caretaker, Ali Farahnakian. Where Ali takes about the dreams that took him to New York, getting hired by and then leaving SNL and what his current...
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EPISODE 22 - ALI FARAHNAKIAN: EPISODE 1 from 2015-07-23T03:41:09
Mark sits down (well, Ali chose to lie down) with PIT Founder and Caretaker, Ali Farahnakian, at Simple Studios. Ali breaks down the inception of The PIT, where it is now, where it has come and ...
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Episode 21 - Chris Roberti from 2015-07-14T12:08:23
PITcast SPECIAL: The Annoyance Theater in NYC - Philip Markle with Bob Kulhan from 2014-03-17T16:38:42
Mark sits down with Philip Markle (NY Director of Education, “The Annoyance”) and Bob Kulhan in Brooklyn where the Chicago-based Annoyance Theater has just landed! They talk about the history of...
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MONTH OF PODCASTS, Ep. 1: We Hate Movies from 2014-03-10T18:44:06
Mark meets up with Andrew Jupin and Eric Szyzka of We Hate Movies at Simple Studios where they break down The Polar Vortex, the origins of We Hate Movies, and the art of podcasting.
MONTH OF DUOS, Ep. 4: Nathan and Joe Show (formerly Project: Projekt) from 2014-03-03T18:28:04
Mark visits Nathan Phillips and Joe Schiappa at their We Work Space down by Wall Street. We discuss the artsy fartsy artform that is improv, homemade Passover Haggadahs, and Morrissey (love em o...
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MONTH OF DUOS, Ep. 3: Squirm and Germ from 2014-02-22T16:40:07
Hanging out in the newly renovated PIT loft with Squirm and Germ (Tim Girrbach and Rodney Umble) where we talk about No Doubt, Forensics, and growing up Mennonite in Lancaster, PA!
MONTH OF DUOS, Ep. 2: Stone and Stone from 2014-02-14T17:23:57
Stone and Stone’s parents buy Mark dinner at a diner as the duo discusses their stint on Last Comic Standing, Burning Man, and Rita…
MONTH OF DUOS, Ep. 1: Dave and Ethan from 2014-02-08T03:11:36
Mark sits down with comedy duo Dave and Ethan at Dave’s West Village Apartment as they discuss their friendship, how they became Dating Coaches, and, finally, how they wrote their own song for T...
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Kevin Allison (The State, Risk!) from 2014-01-23T18:13:05
We sit down with Kevin Allison and discuss storytelling, The State, and getting Risky as an artist.
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REPOST: Doppleganger (with Sasheer Zamata, Nicole Byer and Keisha Zollar) from 2014-01-15T18:16:04
The PITcast is BACK!
Drunken Thanksgiving with Drunk Girls in Heels! from 2013-11-28T14:23:18
Mark sits down with the Drunk Girls in Heels after their first LIVE show at The PIT. They talk about sex, money, drunk hookups, feminism, sexism in the comedy world, and of course, how the Drunk...
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Sheldon Patinkin (Original Member of The Second City) from 2013-11-22T00:55:59
Sheldon Patinkin has been a part of and/or helped build some of the most influential theatrical and comedic institutions in Chicago and of our time: Compass Players, The Second City, SCTV, Stepp...
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Lady Parts host, Carly Ann Filbin has a sexy lady part…her BRAIN from 2013-11-15T05:23:26
You ready the title, right? You heard it here first, Carly Ann has a great brain and she shares what’s in it with Illy. Carly and Illy gab about ladies in comedy, Carly’s new show at The PIT, La...
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Adam Hamway from 2013-11-07T14:35:18
Character and Impression Artist Adam Hamway talks to us about being a semi-Finalist in the Andy Kaufman awards, motivation, and following your passions.
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Green Room of Horror with R.L. Stine and Welcome to Hell from 2013-10-30T19:56:27
We got to share a pitcher of water with R.L. Stine and talk Halloween Music with the creators of “Welcome to Hell” with a show at 9:30pm on Hallowween!
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Anna Roisman and Katie Haller: You Probably Think This PITCast is about Them…It is! from 2013-10-24T18:17:47
Illy sits down with two awesome hilarious ladies in comedy, Anna Roisman and Katie Haller. They discuss their popular monthly show at The PIT, “You Probably Think This Song is About You,” and ho...
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Greg Kotis from 2013-10-18T11:55:30
Greg talks about his new show “Give the People What They Want” going up at The PIT. He also goes into detail about his writing process including his hit musical, “Urinetown”.
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Susan Messing from 2013-10-03T22:01:05
Queen of Improv, Susan Messing, talks about The Annoyance, Relaxing Your Crack and the Millburn Deli.
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Zhubin Parang - (The Daily Show, The Scene) from 2013-09-27T14:52:16
Zhubin Parang talks about the ever-changing New York Improv Scene, working with Jon Stewart, and doing exactly what he wants to be doing.
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Chris Griggs - “Pieces of Memphis” from 2013-09-20T05:53:50
Chris Griggs talks about his upcoming show, “Pieces of Memphis,” coming up this Saturday, September 21st at 9:30pm. We talk about the highs and lows of stand-up, the history of The PIT, and Bib...
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National Scandal: The PIT Sketch House Team Who Are The Cool Kids You Wish You Could’ve Hung Out With In High School from 2013-09-13T05:21:26
Iliana sits down with the very talented and hilarious PIT Sketch House Team, National Scandal. They talk about about a lot of things from: famous McCarthys, to their new brew, National ScandALE,...
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