If This Is True with Chris Hall

Rosie Tran is a New Orleans-born, Los Angeles-based stand-up comic whose credits include Last Comic Standing, Netflix Is a Joke, a Peacock half-hour special, and international touring. She’s also the creator and host of Rosie Tran Presents, a comedy showcase series now streaming on Tubi and Amazon that celebrates female and diverse voices in stand-up comedy.We discussed being green and getting on the stage to learn what works and what doesn't. We also talked about the types of shows she prefers and how we can come together as a country with the help of the right podcast.Don't miss this one!

Scotty Watson recently appeared in a very popular series of commercials for the New York TV market. Off-Broadway Scotty was seen as the disembodied head of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton in the Off-Broadway musical Walmartopia! He is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and served as an alternate for, “Bebe,” in Cirque du Soleil's Mystere. He’s a graduate of UCB and an active member of The Magnet community.Scotty has dressed up as David Crosby, a human heart, and Carmen Miranda… but with dignity. He has done feature films with Ed Asner, Eric Stoltz, and Gerard Depardieu. Scotty taught advanced sketch writing for The Second City NYC and is currently Head of NYC Faculty for Artistic New Direction's Workshops in Improvised Theatre.His favorite food is pie. We discussed his favorite SC road stories, how game and relationship are important and how much we love the Harold.Don't miss this one!

Well, they keep it more like 150. As in 150 episodes? I thought I’d catch up with old friends to discuss a myriad variety of topics, like being empty nesters. Cross country dating. What it’s like to be in the upcoming movie Durango Seems Like A Great Place To Die., and so much more.Susan and John are two of the best people when it comes to learning from them and having them as your best cheerleaders. Their positivity knows no bounds. Even when the subject matter is bleak. To recommit in doing the hard things in life is Susan’s mantra. We could all learn something from her. John is also a risk taker who is not afraid to say yes to life.I hope you enjoy this episode. I certainly did.

Steven Morgan is an improvisation theatre practitioner who has been playing for over ten years, and since has played, performed and taught all over the world.He is Steven Morgan is a former cast member, performer & teacher with Amsterdam’s easylaughs from 2019 to 2023. While at easylaughs, he held the role of Chief of Learning, responsible for the teaching methods and course content for the school.In 2023 & 2024 he auditioned for a place on the Dutch cast of the renowned improv festival Impro Amsterdam for the first time, where he was successful in his endeavour. He was chosen to join a small group of internationally renowned improvisers who would rehearse and play together with some of the finest improv talent from across the world at the festival itself.We discussed different styles of improv across the world, what it's like having Robin Williams style energy, and being a new father.It's a great half hour. Don't miss it!Steven teaches and performs with Improv Utrecht in his home city. He has taught numerous courses and workshops with the group including a Harold and an Armando course for advanced improvisers. He also advises on strategic direction for the school, helping it grow year-on-year as a formidable presence in the improv scene in The Netherlands.

Kate Sidley is a WGA Award and Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated comedy writer and performer who wrote for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Her first book, How to Be a Saint, is out now. Beyond television, her work can be found in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Reductress, and Someecards. She also wrote for the 69th Emmy Awards.She holds a M.A. in Theatre History and Criticism from Brooklyn College and a third of a Ph.D. (so just the P) in Theatre from CUNY Graduate Center. She is also an alum of the NBC Late Night Writers Workshop, Baldwin Wallace University, a co-founder of Sea Tea Improv in Hartford, CT, and a proud returned Peace Corps volunteer.We discussed our favorite saints, why Northeast Ohio is a gem of an area and the importance of learning from failure. Don't miss this one!

Dave Mowry is a stand up Comedian who teaches the art to people with mental illness. His comedy has been described as smart, inspirational and laugh out loud funny. He lives with bipolar disorder and severe anxiety. Dave was a successful businessman until he lost it all due to his mental illness and becoming homeless with his family for 18 months.After 14 lost years, he took a stand up comedy class for people with mental illness that changed everything. Dave went from mental illness having control over him to finding the humor in his experiences and regaining control of his life.His new book, Healing With Humor: Mental Illness To Mental Health One Laugh, One Joke, One Inspiring Story At A Time, tells the stories of people who have taken his classes. His book, OMG That's Me! Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks And More is one of the best selling bipolar disorder books according to BookDNA.com.Get inspired by this one!!

Terje Brevik is an improv teacher and performer from Oslo, Norway.Terje took his first improv class in 2012, quit his IT Engineering job and never looked back. He then backpacked across Asia and got a degree as a drama teacher. He is the founder the Impro Neuf community in Oslo in 2015. He also founded Tøyen Impro, an improv school for everyone, and the Short Notice Improv Festival, a week long international comedy festival complete with workshops, shows and a Big Day Out!His ideas, style and preferences come from a broad and diverse range of sources. He considers himself very lucky and privileged to have studied with Keith Johnstone, at the Annoyance, iO Theater, Loose Moose, the Pack theater and many more (yet he learns the most from his students). We discussed leaving and coming back to improv and the community he built, what it takes to be a good coach and so much more. Don't miss this!

Traveling, performing and teaching improv, Laurette is a french improviser now living in the Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia, a small archipelago near Australia). She is also a doctor, working in the war torn area of New Caledonia.She has been playing, learning and teaching in various countries for several years and is always happy to share.We talked about joy in improv and in her journey. She is a real inspiration! Don't miss this one!