The Need to Fail with Don Fanelli

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Episode 86: Joel Kim Booster Apr 09, 2019

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Joel Kim Booster (The Other Two, Shrill) performs on gay cruises and doesn't give a shit what you think about it. We chat about the difficulty of being an earnest person in this industry, how he started doing standup because he was a failing as an actor, and how he dealt with working on the pilot he sold for over two years only for it to get passed on.

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Episode 85: Sean Clements Apr 02, 2019

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Sean Clements (Hollywood Handbook, Workaholics) opens up about his battle with addiction, some of his rock bottom moments, how he got sober, and how he found his purpose. We also chat about not working for a year and having a huge swing and miss interview for a writing job, trying to sell the thing you think is really goodvs. trying to sell the thing you think will sell, and how Minnie Driver gave him some encouraging words after his UCB 101 class show.

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Episode 84: Zach Cherry Mar 26, 2019

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Zach Cherry (Crashing, You) was dropped off at the wrong gate and walked for an hour through a studio lot, sweating profusely, to get to his callback. He booked it. We talk about the oddness of seeing your competition at a network test, why he enjoys having a bad audition every so often, and how over-preparing for an audition makes it difficult to adjust to feedback in the room.

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Episode 83: Eugene Cordero Mar 19, 2019

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Eugene Cordero (Tacoma FD, The Good Place) talks about the important advice he got after he did not book MadTV. He also chats about pushing past that disheartening feeling about not being represented more on screen, feeling broken about the coldness he felt in the audition room, and the sobering realities of getting recognized for a show he longed to be a part of. Also my sleep deprived, borderline incoherent intro and birth story of my daughter!

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Episode 82: Emily Heller Mar 12, 2019

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Emily Heller (Barry, Ice Thickeners) talks about the difficulties of selling her stand up special. We chat about hosting a "comedy shabbat" for friends to develop new material, how she deals with feeling the lack of control in her life, and how it's important to update the old ideas that once consumed you.

Check out Emily's new special Ice Thickeners!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5n0hOM0Bm8

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Episode 81: Sudi Green Mar 05, 2019

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Sudi Green (SNL, Golden Globes) talks about what she's learned in her first couple of years writing for SNL. We talk about how her definition of success has changed, the difficulties of giving yourself a whole day to write, and the importance of staying in the giggle zone to help push through the lows and churn out creative work.

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Episode 80: Brian Huskey Feb 26, 2019

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Brian Huskey (Mr. Neighbor's House, Veep) takes an introspective look at his personal and professional battles and shares the lessons he's learned along the way. We chat about his awkward interview for The Office, how the definition of success and failure is contingent on what his priorities are, and the time he was let go from a national commercial campaign and was left a with a new house, a new baby, and the writer's strike.

Check out Brian in Mr. Neighbor's House on Adult Swim:

http://www.adultswim.com/videos/mr-neighbors-house/mr-neighbors-house-2

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Episode 79: Emma Willman Feb 19, 2019

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Emma Willmann (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Secret Keepers Club) was stuck in a leaky airport hotel and had an awful ten hours where multiple projects fell through. But those setbacks opened the door to multiple successes. We chat about how her rocky childhood helps her to scale back and deal with her current problems, performing after someone kills it on stage or in a room, and what drove her to the edge and made her Google "yurts in Thailand."

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Episode 78: Keiko Agena Feb 12, 2019

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Keiko Agena (Better Call Saul, Gilmore Girls) talks about what led her to write her book, No Mistakes, which embraces and encourages failure. We chat about how she keeps her anxiety under control, what she would change about her Gilmore Girls experience, and the unfortunate time she couldn't remember her lines on set.

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Episode 77: Jessica Harper Feb 05, 2019

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Jessica Harper (Suspiria, It's Garry Shandling's Show) experienced her first taste of failure while taking summer classes at a high school known for its theater department. We also chat about bombing off-broadway with Richard Gere, how professional unpredictability inspired her to write many children's books and albums, and her writing strategy while balancing work and motherhood.

LISTEN TO JESSICA HARPER'S PODCAST WINNETKA:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/winnetka-a-memoir

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