The 2nd Team

Aye we back y'all, this week I'm sitting down with the new homie, director, writer, Austin Kolodney. We talk early days paying your dues, the pressure of film school, adjusting to new career milestones, filmmaking, and more. Find Austin's work here: https://www.austinkolodney.com/

Yo we back up in them buns! This week I kick it with new homie Jeff Trammel, head writer for Craig of the Creek & one of the coolests cats I've met out here. We talk that coming up in LA as black creatives, shooting the shot, our nerd cred, comedy, writing, careers, and more!

Yo boy Zig is back after a quick commercial break with his #1 hater Edgar Momplaisir & the incredibly nice and true friend Anna Salinas to talk recent successes as they begin to make the first steps in their careers. Edgar attempts to dunk of Zig & Anna defends me.

Candy Dinner hosts & homeboys Matt Apodaca & Ify Nwadiwe swing by the bando to talk 2018 being the year of the glow up, S/O the queen Ego Nwodim for landing her gig at SNL, talk career goals, and more.

WHAT IT DO!? Kyle, Tristan, & Zig reunite to catch everyone up with their individual glow ups, leveling up, their current lot in life, the give year plan, what's poppin' in the black creative spaces, and more! Check out No More Comics in LA: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/no-more-comics-in-la Check out Sad Boy Edgar: https://www.facebook.com/SadBoyEdgar/

Zig sits down with his #1 hater and fellow black comedy weirdo Edgar Momplaisir (Culture Kings Podcast, UCB Theater) to talk black comedy spaces, gate keepers, directing & the digital landscape, shooting shots, if SNL is still funny, and more.

Supreme best friend of the show, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt (Learnt Up podcast) swings back by to chop it up about her current work life, social media, podcasting, blackness, and more.

What's good, y'all! Zig welcomes back writer, director Mike Roma (Dating my Mother, Danny the Manny) to talk making his first feature, juggling the break neck pace of finishing a web series, shooting in his home town, and more!

What’s up folks! We back with a fun crossover with Cassi Jerkin’s Dumb Nerds Podcast & this time we’re getting real meta by talking about what it takes to produce, host, & run a podcast. Joining us is the homie Andrew Ti (Yo, is this Racist?, Earwolf) & July Diaz (Trends with Benefits, Episode Coordinator for Earwofl)!

*extremely Chance voice* And we back! This is kickback episode, Zig shoots it with show favorite & homie Wes Martinez to catch up on each other’s year, comparing their successes of 2017 & 2018, talk the need to self-motivate, and more.

Damn we back from an extended to break to deconstruct our thoughts on Black Panther the homies Ify Nwadiwe & Brodie Reed. We talk director Ryan Coogler & code switching, the nuisances of an all black & African story, Hotep niggas, trash youtube reviews, and more. Wakanda Forever!

Homie, comedian, & fellow black weirdo Brodie Reed slides by the studio to have a frank conversation about the dissection of modern comedy, humor, the power of taking control of your creative output & how all that weird shit interactions when you're black.

This week Zig sits down with writer & actress Madeline Walter (Definitely Dying podcast, UCB Theater) to talk her early days grinding in LA and becoming a successful commercial actress. We also talk how she found her way into writing & what caused her to put in her 10,000 hours.

This week we have in the homie Albert Andrade with special co host Wes Martinez to talk being a brown dude working in the entertainment industry. He talks the importance of being the voice in the room that speaks up about problematic materials, the Post world, getting into the film making industry, comedy, and so much more.

This week Zig kicks back Priscilla Davies & returning guest Laci Mosley to talk navigating the entertainment industry as black women, the pride of owning your blackness, turning down roles, "comedic codeswitching", forming a black, woman, 2-improv team. Check out their new show TrapProv Sep 30th at UCB Franklin, find tix here: https://franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/57155

Comedian & pleasant human Matt Apodaca joins to talk the LA comedy scene & working in comedy as "industry", the importance of The Simpsons & it's profound impact on our comedic sensibilities.

What's good, y'all? Former guest & special co-host performer/writer Wes Martinez (Gringos, UCB Theater) returns to chop it up about his certain career status & how it's evolved over the past year, he talks landing pitch & general meetings, his time at UCB theater, producer his first feature, & the evolution of his creative process.

Whats' good y'all! The homie Ify Nwadiwe comes back for a 3-peat to talk about his upcoming comedy album "Community College Drop Out" before we immediately sidestep all that -ish & dive right into thiccboi fashion, Twitch, street wear, & dope sneakers.

The 2nd Team isn't dead, we just smell funny!

After a break, Zig is back with comedian & podcaster Jacquis Neal (Against the Grain Podcast, Dramedy) and special co-host Carl Tart (Ghosted, Brockmire, White Women). The boys chop it up over Jacquis' early love for theater & getting into comedy, working in LA, Carl's career, being black men in LA, and more. You can check out Jacquis & Carl on their Against the Grain podcast & performing around LA in a number of improv teams.