Terry Bu Podcast

Tymon Shipp interview

Tymon Shipp is an established stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and storyteller based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. I met Tymon through the Fourth Wall family. Tymon's always been super supportive of me and he's a staple at the Fourth Wall Noho. Tymon performs at cruises and has a long history of comedy and writing. I learned so much from talking to him. Thank you so much for the visit, Tymon!!Tymon's advice on comedians should be reading more was spot on. “Remember that you are a business. If you can’t help these clubs make money, they won’t just hire you just cause of your comedic art.Working clean and wide is best in the beginning to get your face in the door. Always be humble and willing to learn.”With over 25–30 years on stage, Tymon has delivered clean, relatable comedy that draws from his childhood and everyday life. He’s performed at top clubs across Los Angeles, including The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, the Improv, and more. Drawing from his long career in juvenile probation in L.A., Tymon writes scripts about systemic issues.

秀俊井村　ひでとしいむらさん (Hide from The Office)日本語でインタビュー

会話していただいでめっちゃ光栄でした！ヒデさんから色々教えてもらいました。 Hide san of The Office fame went out of his way to pay me a visit in Burbank. I grew up with the Office in Connecticut so I was so excited. I used my mediocre Japanese to interview him 😂  He gave me amazing advice both for life and entertainment career wise. His experiences working with BJ Novak, Craig Robinson and others were incredible.  Hide san is a bundle of amazing energy and positivity. He told me that people like Jackie Chan are loved is not just because of acting skills but the gentle love these charismatic actors show through their smiles that reminds of our shared humanity. And it is important to experience living normal lives outside of Hollywood culture to really convey that authentic connection with people even in acting or comedy. He wants the future of Asians in entertainment to challenge what has come before on how Asians are portrayed in media. He told me that no matter how painful the world is in comedy and you wanna cry and you might wanna be suffering but once you are on stage, you have to change your mindset to joy and happiness so that you can share that joy with others and become professional. Pure wisdom! Hide san arigatou gozaimashita.

Brooke Ashly interview

I met Brooke, the valley girl, at mics around town like THC and Nitecap. The last time I saw Brooke on stage, was before I got banned around town lol. She was upset that I didn't put her in the Terry Bu 48 list of comedians I have a crush on LOL. She's actually in the honorable mentions.I enjoyed talking to Brooke because she's a very pensive person with nuanced understanding of American politics which I don't have, and her broadcast journalism background showed a lot. Brooke's also a smart comedian, and I loved talking to her about all things California, comedy and the state of the Union. We also both love the color purple. Thank you so much for visiting Brooke. Please follow her IG at tallbrownone. She’s performed at the Comedy store, the improv, the icehouse comedy club, flappers, and more.

Itai Lev interview

Itai Lev is a NYU Tisch grad who has roots in screenwriting and comedy writing and somebody who always makes me laugh. He's a regular in the comedy scene here in LA and his dad is actually a Rabbi. Itai is super Jewish.Itai was super fun to have as a guest and we talked a lot about Judaism, comedy, history, Itai's jewishness and divine feminine energy. Itai's comedy spans a lot of diverse topics, and I love his self-deprecation jokes and when he talks about autism. Itai is actually super smart and tends to tone it down during his comedy. I'd love to have him as a podcast guest host someday because he's knowledgeable about many things. Please follow him on IG at Itai Lev (@itailevwriter) Thanks for the visit Itai!

Susan Ware interview

Susan Ware is a comedian that I deeply admire ever since I was booked on the same show at Ireland's 32 in Van Nuys thanks to Tim McCray and Ian Ira Rousso. Susan's comedy is smart, succinct, witty and reminds me a lot like Mitch Hedberg. Susan is actually half-Syrian and a long time resident of North Hollywood. Susan loves Anthony Jeselnik, Maria Bamford, Steven Wright, Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton. She doesn't like younger comics doing sex jokes and talking about pronouns. Susan actually went through an Ice House comedy training program with Bobbie Oliver and apparently introduced Bobbie to the Tao building as a real estate person. She's originally from San Francisco. Susan gave us a lot of good advise on comedy and pauses. I learn a lot from Susan's pauses because literally she can do a 10 minute set and it will be more impactful just because of the well-timed pauses and you wouldn't even notice the 10 minutes passing by. She said she makes sure to say jokes aloud while practicing and editing like a ruthless person. Her original goal for moving to LA was to become a TV screenwriter which explains her writing skills. She's been doing comedy since she was 65 and now turning 81 this year. She doesn’t like Trump very much and calls him a narcissist. I honestly think Susan is one of the best comedians I ever met. Thank you so much for the visit, Susan! We ended up talking a lot about politics and shitting on Trump and ICE together lol. #terrybupodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/terrybupodcast] #losangeelscsomedyscene3 [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/losangeelscsomedyscene]