Funny In Failure

Mike Cabellon is an actor, producer, comedian, writer & director. From performing on stages across the country to starring in some of television’s most exciting sitcoms, and creating, writing, and producing award-winning digital content, Mike Cabellon is quickly cementing his name as one to watch in Hollywood. Currently he’s starring as Chief Strategist Tommy Tomás in season two of NBC's hit comedy series, "Mr. Mayor," opposite Ted Danson and Holly Hunter; created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, so check it out. He’s also been in Orange Is the New Black, High Maintenance, Crashing, New Amsterdam, Luke Cage and is an active performer, director, producer, and writer for the award-winning Story Pirates - a nationally renowned group of top comedians, musicians, best-selling authors, and incredible teachers who create exciting content that celebrates the imaginations of children. Their marquee program, the “Story Pirates Podcast” has been downloaded over 35 million times and consistently ranks in the top thre

Beth Lapides is a comedian, writer, producer and the Host of UnCabaret. UnCabaret is a legendary alternative comedy show which has helped define the genre over 25 years ago. In short, it’s a progressive storytelling show where comedians tell true stories they've never told on stage before. (No rehearsed bits, no derogatory jokes.), a real game changer in the industry. For more than 25 years, UnCabaret has been the un-homophobic, un-xenophobic, un-misogynistic and un-hacky place for comedy luminaries to tell stories ripped from the headlines of their lives. UnCabaret has been adapted into an Amazon Prime series, a Comedy Central special, and five critically acclaimed albums. Its notable guest list includes Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Margaret Cho, Sandra Bernhard, Kathy Griffin, Maria Bamford, Julia Sweeney, Tig Notaro, Jon Stewart, Jennifer Coolidge, Sarah Silverman, Natasha Leggero, Sam Jay, Ali Wong and countless more. Her new book So You Need to Decide, features conversations with comedians, writers and

Geneva Carr is a Tony nominated actor for her performance as Margery in the original Broadway cast of Hand to God. You may also recognize her from her many roles such as Marissa Morgan in Bull - she has also recently directed an episode as well! Plus, she’s been in, It’s Complicated, Love & Other Drugs, Wonder Wheel, Ava’s Possessions, Law & Order, Younger, Deadbeat, Elementary, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Spin City, Royal Pains, Sex and the City. Some of her theatre credits include: Trevor, Just Sex, I Wanna Destroy You, Finding Claire, Rose’s Dilemma, Clash by Night and Betty’s Summer Vacation. As you can imagine we cover a lot and chat about mentors and teachers, people pleasing, tough love, directing, Bull, Michael Weatherly, releasing and letting go, her tony nomination, Helen Mirren, confrontation, working as a banker, rejection & resilience. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Geneva out on: I

Lee Majdoub is an award-winning actor who you might recognise from his many roles such as Agent Stone in both Sonic the Hedgehog movies - working directly with Jim Carrey as his assistant, Silas on Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, plus the 100, You Me Her, Travelers, Zoo, Prison Break, Supernatural, Arrow, StarBeam and the Magicians to name a few! As you can imagine we cover a lot and talk about nerves, being a guest star, people pleasing, Jim Carrey, addictions & recovery, negative self-talk, bullying, searching for happiness, the drive to be better, playing a prince, streaming and gratitude. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Lee out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leemajdoub/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeMajdoub Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/leemajdoub ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https:

Samm Levine is an actor, comedian, producer & writer who you may recognize from his many roles in Freaks & Geeks, Inglourious Basterds, Not Another Teen Movie, Wet Hot American Summer, Modern Family, Club Dread, That 70s Show, Entourage, Drunk History, Kevin Pollak’s Chat show, Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy, NCIS, Family Guy, Veronica Mars and How I Met Your Mother. As you can imagine we dive deep and cover a lot - such as conflict, performing stand up from the age of 12, being cut from inglourious basterds, money advice, getting Lisa Kudrow’s blessing, the levels of success, changing mindsets, perception, his ‘baby face’ & how Adam Brody ruined the Jewish look. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Samm out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammlevine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammlevine Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/sammlevine Drop Girl Music video ft Samm Levine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeUPi

Jon Barinholtz is an actor, writer & producer. He is currently starring as Payne Motors heir and executive Wesley Payne on NBC’s brand-new comedy series “American Auto”. In animation, Jon is the Creator, Writer, Executive Producer and lends his voice to Netflix’s “Chicago Party Aunt,”. The adult animated comedy series follows Diane Dunbrowski, a party animal who is idolized for her troublemaking and talent for avoiding adulthood by her soul-searching nephew.   You might also recognise Jon from his many other roles such as Marcus in Superstore, Solar Opposites, Veep, With Bob and David, The Mindy Project, MADtv, New Girl, Parks and Recreation, Key and Peele, Happy Endings and The Oath. In this wide ranging chat, we talk about ordering pizza while your wife is giving birth, NFTs, working with bad people, the wonders of improv, the Hollywood roller-coaster experience, fear, hustling, his running mindset and creating his own path to success. Stick around till the end where Jon answers all of your Superstore

Lochlyn Munro is an actor and producer and has appeared in many films and TV shows such as Riverdale, Peacemaker, White Chicks, Unforgiven, Scary Movie, A Night at the Roxbury, Freddy vs Jason, Cosmic Sin, Dead Man on Campus, The Magicians, Beyond, Lucifer, 21 Jump Street, Hawkeye, NorthWood, Charmed, CSI, Monk, Smallville, Castle, Psych, Arrow Supernatural & Blacktop. As you can imagine we dive deep and chat about Peacemaker and the opening dance, glass half full mindset, playing elite sports, Riverdale, Arrow, Resilience, gratitude, White chicks, insecurities and fears, collaboration & being the best version of yourself. Check Lochlyn out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lochlynmunro/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lochlynmunro TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lochlynmunro Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/lochlynmunro/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyi

Stacy Keach is an Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Author, Teacher & Composer. He’s won pretty much every award to date such as Best Actor Golden Globe, 3 Obies, 3 Vernon Rice Awards, 2 Drama Desk Awards, 3 Helen Hayes Awards, the Millennium Recognition Award, the Shakespeare Will Award, nominations for Emmy and Tony Awards, and most recently, the International Satellite Mary Pickford Lifetime Achievement Award.  In 2015, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and in 2019 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Stacy is also, as he defines himself, an American interpreter of Shakespeare, with notable performances as Hamlet, Henry V, Coriolanus, Falstaff, Macbeth, Richard III and King Lear. He also started Zoom theatre during Covid which is really enterprising. Some of his many TV credits include Mike Hammer, Titus, Two and a Half Men, Blue Bloods, Prison Break, NCIS: New Orleans, The Blacklist, Man with a Plan, American Greed and his Filmography credits include Gotti, Truth,

Reggie Lee is an actor and producer who has a wealthy list of credits such as Grimm, Prison Break, All Rise, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Fast and The Furious, The Dark Night Rises, Tropic Thunder, American Dad, Brooklyn Nine- Nine, Sweet Girl, Fresh Off the Boat, NCIS: New Orleans to name a few. We chat about having a doughnut and ice cream flavour named after him, sensitivity, "doing the work” mentality, moving beyond adversity, Grimm, big boxed in, spirituality and mental health, energy, stillness, racism and bullying plus self-care. Check Reggie out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrreggielee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrReggieLee Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrReggieLee ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ htt

Welcome back to the new season! Paget Brewster is an actor who starred as Special Agent Emily Prentiss in CRIMINAL MINDS. She has also starred in ANOTHER PERIOD, opposite John Stamos in, GRANDFATHERED, and played Frankie on COMMUNITY. In addition to starring in two Emmy Award-winning series –HUFF and ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE. Plus she’s also been in FRIENDS, 2 ½ MEN, LAW & ORDER: SVU, KEY & PEELE, MODERN FAMILY and has also voiced the roles of various characters on FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, BOJACK HORSEMAN, HARVEY BIRDMAN and BIRD GIRL, and was nominated for an Emmy for her voice work in DUCKTALES. Her voice will next be heard on the Netflix series, CAPTAIN FALL. Among her feature film credits are WELCOME TO HAPPINESS, MY BIG FAT INDEPENDENT MOVIE, THE SPECIALS, THE BIG BAD SWIM, THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE, DESPERATE BUT NOT SERIOUS and MAN OF THE HOUSE. Paget will next be seen in HOW I MET YOUR FATHER on Hulu. She can recently be seen in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series HOLLYWOOD a

Jaime Ray Newman can do It all. She’s an academy award winner, actor, director & producer, who’s been in too many things to name, such as Catch Me If You Can, The Punisher, Rumour Has it, Dopestick, Eureka, Midnight Texas, The Time Traveller’s Wife, Eastwick, Rubberneck, Bates Motel, Satisfaction, Grimm, The Magicians, Drop Dead Diva, Skin (won the Academy Award for best short film which she produced with her husband Guy Nattiv and he wrote and directed it), plus Imposters, Veronica Mars & Tarzan just to name a few. We chat about the truth behind her IMDB profile, not taking no for an answer, pivoting and her moving forward mindset, her love of acting, the no’s, producing, rejection, the highs and lows of birth, miscarriages, IVF, surrogacy, becoming a mother and her working relationship with her husband. Check Jaime out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaimeraynewman4real/ Instagram for Guy Nattiv: https://www.instagram.com/guy_nattiv/ ---------------------------------------------- Fol

Bryant Ellis is an entrepreneur, podcaster, adventurer and a Forbes 30 for under 30. He is a self-described, risk taker, rule-breaking high school dropout, entrepreneur, and newly-minted millionaire. He's the founder of the viral global success story, The Adventure Challenge which has captivated the world. Bryant also hosts the The Fail Journal podcast where he recounts the hard-knock lessons he learned turning a side hustle into a $100M empire. As you can imagine, this episode is super jam packed, we chat about achieving and pursuing our goals and dreams, having ADHD, getting kicked out of acting school, his abundance & service to others mentality, the concept of an overnight success, investing in yourself, people pleasing, making millions, leadership and dispelling a lot of the myths behind financial security, Check Bryant out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryant_s_ellis/ Podcast (The Fail Journal): https://www.thefailjournalpodcast.com/ The Adventure Challenge: https://www.theadventurec

Desmond Chiam is an actor and a writer who has played in many roles such as Dovich on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, General Riga on The Shannara Chronicles, Wyatt Cole on Reef Break, Magic Camp, With Love, Now Apocalypse, Bones, NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-O, Neighbours to name a few. We cover a lot in this chat such as wanting to be a cowboy, screen writing, being a high achiever, surround yourself with great empowering people, making space, authenticity, diversity, his aggressively kind approach and the path of least resistance. Check Desmond out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deschiam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/deschiam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deschiam ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ ht

Mo Collins is comedian, actor, writer, director and artist. She has a crazy amount of credits such as Fear The Walking Dead, Parks and Recreation, MAD TV, The 40 Year Old Virgin, F is For Family, Dirty Grandpa, Family Guy, Lady Dynamite, American Dad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Arrested Development, Knocked Up, According to Jim to name just a few. We really dive in and get real deep and chat about being shy and starting improv in grade 8… all by accident, her relationship with death and having had cancer, painting, as well as being kicked out of home and college, transitioning into dramas, victim mentalities, curiosity and the yes-and approach. Check Mo out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/that_mo_collins/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/THEMOCOLLINS TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mocollinsofficial ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ a

Martin Copping, is an actor, voice actor, writer, producer and director. Martin recently captured the lead role in the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Vanguard. The Melbourne-born star plays Lucas Riggs, a Special Forces operator and demolition expert during World War II. He has also been cast in numerous television and movies roles such as Zombie Hunter, The Dunes, Forbidden Ground, Mistress Hunter, NCIS, The Refuge, Elegy for a Revolutionary, A lesson in Cruelty, Hawaii Five-0, Neighbours, Blue Heelers and other video games such as Rainbow Six: Siege and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. In this wide-ranging chat, we talk about vegemite, letting go & walking away, winning a gold medal in Taekwondo, being bullied, intuition, spirituality, The challenges of making a film over 4, alcoholism, Steiner schools, victim mentality, living in his car and garages and his service to others mentality. Check Martin out on: his film - 'The Dunes' is coming out soon! Social Media - TikTok | Twitch | Instagram | YouTub

Lindsey Broad is an actor who you might recognize from her many roles such as 21 Jump Street, The Office, Benders, Hello Ladies, American Crime Story, In the Dark, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Don Jon, Till Death, Get Him to the Greek, Baked in Brooklyn and more! We chat about The New York Diaper Derby championship, confidence, being true to yourself, happiness, age and ageism, transformation and growth, success, Silicon Valley & The Office, Déjà vu and social media. Check Lindsey out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseybroad/ ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Alex Weber is an International keynote speaker, award-winning entertainer and competitor on the Emmy-nominated series, American Ninja Warrior. He has positively impacted millions of people worldwide to overcome fears, conquer challenges, and embrace failing forward to achieve their highest goals. Alex proudly wears the badge of “Failing Expert.” He’s a 5x TEDx Speaker, US Lacrosse Coach of the Year, and world record setter who has won awards hosting for NBC and finished as a top scorer in the World Championships of Lacrosse. He’s also appeared in shows such as Modern Family and Tosh.0 His new book “Fail Proof” which is incredible and life changing is a transformative, 6 Step How-To-Guide on how to expedite the Fail process so we don’t lose time and self-belief as we hit adversity or setbacks. Everyone hits setbacks, but the gamechanger is knowing HOW TO FAIL, and how you can hyperdrive your progress. The book goes in depth on how to beat your fears and doubts, growing true confidence in yourself, harnessing y

Dustin Milligan is an actor, writer & producer known for his roles as Ted on Schiits Creek, RuPauls Drag Race, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Rutherford Falls, Extract, A Simple Favor, 90210, Shark 3d, Me Him Her, Silicon Valley, Final Destination 3 plus more. We chat about being authentic, weed addiction, having multiple parental figures, the dark night of the soul (which is incredible), Family Feud and making memes, social media, identity, creative passions, being the lead man, Hollywood and embracing growth, happiness & joy. Check Dustin out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deucestain/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinwmilligan ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

Ron James is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actor and now recently an author. He is known as one of Canadas best ever comedians where he’s also been voted Comedian of the Year at the Canadian Comedy Awards and has been awarded with the Best One Person Show title. He has also appeared half a dozen times at Just for Laughs, the Halifax and Winnipeg Comedy Festivals, Edinburgh Festival, and starred in the first television series of his own creation, Blackfly, which ran for two seasons. Ron has written and starred in a record-breaking nine one-hour CBC comedy specials, created and starred in two television series (Blackfly and The Ron James Show) and has been nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards. His one-hour comedy specials which have been a New Year’s Eve tradition for the past 9 years along with his television series have captivated millions and made him a household name.  Ron’s new book, All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road is now out. This is a book he has been w

Chris Anstey is an ex professional basketball player, a 2-time Olympian, coach, speaker and now recently an author. Some of Chris’s incredible accomplishments include a World Champion and World Championship MVP. He retired as a 2-time Championship winning captain and MVP, with 3 NBL titles to his name and also coached the Melbourne Tigers. He was selected at #18 in the 1997 NBA Draft, becoming the first player in history to be drafted from Australia’s NBL. His book “Tall Tales” is now out and its fantastic read where he shares many stories of his learnings through his career and life. Here’s a small snippet from it, “I knew all along, however, that my journey brought me into contact with some amazing people. These people taught me many lessons, on and off the basketball court, that helped shape the person I am today. They moulded my philosophy around finding our own personal best and broadened the lens I now see the world through. These are the people whose lessons I felt a responsibility to share when I bega