Ep 57: girlfriend (Zen Anton and Oscar Hallas)
The Lance and Ray Show
"Now I have that Taylor Swift song '22' in my head." Lance and Ray talk with Zen Anton and Oscar Hallas, who make up the musical duo girlfriend. You can check out their music at soundcloud.com/girlfriend-music. And you can check them out IN PERSON on Friday, November 18th, 9:30 pm at the Parkside Lounge in NYC. They talk about what it was like growing up in Brooklyn, Zen and Oscar's musical influences, and Lance and Ray's musical influences. Also, girlfriend's "Your Man," Top 10 Coming-of-Age Films, and Ray and Lance talk about babies and when they were 22.
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Ep 56: Pete Capella
The Lance and Ray Show
Lance and Ray talk with Pete Capella, actor/improviser/writer and all-around great human. Back in the day, Lance and Pete co-created an improv show called The NYC, which was a fully-improvised teen drama (a la The OC). If you're in LA, you can catch Pete at the Westside Theater. His two-man improv show The Elevator (with Aaron Krebs) performs there a lot and also recently headlined the Out-of-Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin. They talk about how long it took Pete to fall in love with L.A., the key to all good acting/improvising, and the importance of making your own stuff. Also, An Exercise in...
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Ep 55: Mariel Rubin
The Lance and Ray Show
Lance and Ray talk with Mariel Rubin, an assistant editor who's worked on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Drunk History. She's also Lance's sister! They talk about the responsibilities of an assistant editor, what it's like to watch hours of footage of a very drunk person, and the trade-offs of being a freelancer vs. a 9-to-5er. Also, "Celebrities Read In Cold Blood by Truman Capote," and Ray and Lance talk about spoilers, anticipation, and time.
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Ep 54: Mark Erenstoft
The Lance and Ray Show
Lance and Ray talk with sketch comedy/improv musician Mark Erenstoft, who is a master of underscoring improv comedy. Mark plays a variety of shows at the PIT (People's Improv Theater) as well as the ongoing show , which you can catch in NYC on January 22nd at the Highline Ballroom. He also plays in the pit for Avenue Q Off-Broadway. ...
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Ep 53: Annie Golden
The Lance and Ray Show
Lance and Ray talk with the legendary Annie Golden aka Norma Romano on Orange is the New Black. Annie's amazing career, which began when she was the lead singer of the band The Shirts, includes the film Hair, the TV show Cheers, and originating roles in Assassins, The Full Monty, and Leader of the Pack. They talk about her being discovered by Milos Forman, working on Orange, her new musical project Annie Golden: Bounty Hunter, Yo! (co-written by Lance), and what Annie loves about Halloween. Also, Annie Golden Family and Friends' "Clara Bow" (written by Annie Golden and Frank...
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Ep 52: Shakina Nayfack
The Lance and Ray Show
“Hold clear in your mind the image of your highest self…and never lose sight of that.” ...
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Ep 51: Arthur Meyer
The Lance and Ray Show
“November 13th, 1991. With musical guest Tin Machine.” ...
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Ep 50: Lance Rubin, YA author
The Lance and Ray Show
“So, when does the roller coaster of being a rock and roll author start?”
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Ep 49: Temmy Maldonado
The Lance and Ray Show
“I’m watching TV, I’m like, ‘Oh! That’s Ray!'”
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Ep 48: Ryan Gilliam
The Lance and Ray Show
“You can just walk beside me.” ...
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Lance and Ray talk with Ryan Gilliam, the artistic director of Downtown Art--a teen theater in the East Village--and one of Ray's mentors. Her production of To Kill a Mockingbird, starring seven teen actresses, opens this weekend. More info here: http://www.downtownart.org/
They talk about the ensemble as a metaphor for community, how Ryan's company evolved into a teen theater, her stint as NY1's New Yorker of the Week, and how she bought a building for a dollar.
Also, a track Ray wrote and recorded for Ryan's birthday, Outtakes of a Sketch That Never Happened Because Lance Was Cracking Up The Whole Time, and Ray and Lance talk about Lance's book making Ray cry, Lance's son turning 1, and what made Ray the performer and person he is today.