Balderdash Academy
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Balderdash AcademyFeb 16, 2022
Episode 210: After Hours with Steph Durwin
We finish the season with Sex With Me and announce our Season Two submission winner!
Steph is a musician and an educator. He currently is on the founding team of Trans formative Schools. His albums can be found on online streaming services and for sale.
For more information visit stephdurwin.com
Buy Steph's music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/she-was-really-me/1458137097?i=1458137104Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jN8jOEYGsKN6udpztNjxQ?si=cBiG5v_uShmG-01F_Ihmmw&nd=1
Episode Links:
The Plays of Christopher Plumridge: https://newplayexchange.org/users/64773/christopher-plumridge
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Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate
Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
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Ep 210: Steph Durwin and our Season Finale
Welcome to the season finale of Balderdash Academy. Tonight we have Visiting Professor, educator and musician, Steph Durwin. And to shake up this championship game we’re joined by Professor of the Visual Arts Dave Hanright with special wildcard games.
Steph is a musician and an educator. He currently is on the founding team of Trans formative Schools. His albums can be found on online streaming services and for sale. For more information visit stephdurwin.com
Buy Steph's music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/she-was-really-me/1458137097?i=1458137104
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jN8jOEYGsKN6udpztNjxQ?si=cBiG5v_uShmG-01F_Ihmmw&nd=1
Episode Links:
Please Donate:
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate
Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
PortFringe Special: Elizabeth Freeman & Sex Lives of the Recently Widowed
We sat down with Elizabeth Freeman to talk about her new comedy, Sex Lives of the Recently Widowed. We talk about PortFringe, her show, and play our traditional show closer on this special PortFringe episode.
SEX LIVES OF THE RECENTLY WIDOWED
(Elizabeth Freeman)
Show Description: Can we all just laugh about it? A humorous take on widowhood and the journey back to (sex)life after death.
Artist Description: Elizabeth Freeman is a local actress living here in Portland, ME (originally from Ottawa, Canada she came here via California). She also writes and occasionally directs. Elizabeth created this one woman show for PF2022.
Schedule: SEX LIVES OF THE RECENTLY WIDOWED is part of PF22 Event #2 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – THE BRIDE and AS OF YET, UNTITLED – on the following schedule:
Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:30PM – at Goodfire
Thursday, June 16 @ 8:30PM – at PortFiber
Saturday, June 18 @ 6:00PM – at Goodfire
Ep 209: Linda Hildonen and Daniel Bridgman: Musicians, Playwright, Musical Podcasters
Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” They also write music together as the duo “Scrumgirl.”
You can find Linda and Daniel at PortFringe with It’s Complicated: The Musical along with Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton’s Windows 95 Relaunch and our very own Aphrodite Prime. We can all be seen June 14, 16, and 18. Advanced ticket prices are $15 gives you all three acts or $30 gives you the show and sends some extra to the artists. Which we appreciate. You can also get the $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass – a punch card good for one person to attend each of the regular PF22 Shows (Late Night Shows NOT included). $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass – avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see each show once (seat held until 5 minutes before showtime).
Buy Tickets to PortFringe: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/
“Once in a Lifetime” https://www.linco.media/
LinCo Media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoC4GU-Q_7g39_AlHuMdJg
Scrumgirl: Scrumgirl: https://www.facebook.com/Scrumgirl
Show Links:
Hey Party People!: https://youtu.be/4lkhHTVHulA
Understanding Toxic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0QqS8QOErA
Give Me The Details: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102044111/man-throws-cake-at-mona-lisa-the-louvre
Buy tickets to Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!: http://portfringe.com/portfolio/balderdash-academys-aphrodite-prime-and-the-invaders-from-venus-12-balderdash-academy/
Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donateAlxheimer’s Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtankShow your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/storeCheck out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Ep 209 PortFringe Bonus with It's Complicated: The Musical
Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” We talk about Fringe in this special PortFringe Kickoff episode.
You can find Linda and Daniel at PortFringe with It’s Complicated: The Musical along with Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton’s Windows 95 Relaunch and our very own Aphrodite Prime. We can all be seen June 14, 16, and 18. Advanced ticket prices are $15 gives you all three acts or $30 gives you the show and sends some extra to the artists. Which we appreciate. You can also get the $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass – a punch card good for one person to attend each of the regular PF22 Shows (Late Night Shows NOT included). $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass – avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see each show once (seat held until 5 minutes before showtime).
"It's Complicated: The Musical," "Windows95 Relaunch", and "Balderdash Academy's Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!" are presented by PortFringe. #PORTFRINGE #PORTFRINGE2022 #EASTBAYSIDE
Buy Tickets to PortFringe: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/
“Once in a Lifetime” https://www.linco.media/
LinCo Media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoC4GU-Q_7g39_AlHuMdJgScrumgirl:
Scrumgirl: https://www.facebook.com/Scrumgirl Hey Party People!: https://youtu.be/4lkhHTVHulA
Buy tickets to Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!: http://portfringe.com/portfolio/balderdash-academys-aphrodite-prime-and-the-invaders-from-venus-12-balderdash-academy/
Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate
Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
PortFringe Special: Chris DeFilipp & Chimera Theatre Collective/Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble's "VILLAINY! …or Something"
We sat down with PortFringe veteran and award-winning creator and producer, Chris DeFilipp, to talk about his upcoming PortFringe22 show VILLAINY! …or Something and his upcoming trip to Reykjavik to perform his award-winning Story Gauntlet.
Visit Chimera Theater Collective
https://www.instagram.com/chimeratheatrecollective/
VILLAINY!…OR SOMETHING.
(Chimera Theatre Collective)
Show Description: VILLAINY! (…or something?) is afoot. Though honestly we don’t know if we really thought this whole thing through… so just… give us 20 minutes of your time… or else your will shall be mine! Erm… ours? Anyway… we shall see. *dramatic cape flip* And then maybe we’ll all learn something. So there!
Artist Description: Forged in 2015, Chimera Theatre Collective is a Portland, Maine-based theatre collective that takes the theatrical road less traveled as often as possible. This year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble, another local troupe with a similar mission, to bring you a villainously good time.
Schedule: VILLAINY!…OR SOMETHING. is part of PF22 Event #1 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – JURASSIC JO’S DINO SHOW! and YOU SHOULD SMILE MORE – on the following schedule:
Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30PM – at Goodfire
Friday, June 17 @ 9:00PM – at PortFiber
Saturday, June 18 @ 5:30PM – at PortFiber
PortFringe Special: Marie Stewart Harmon & MTWTFSS Theatre Company's TITLE GOES HERE
We sat down with our own Aphrodite Prime herself, Marie Stewart Harmon to talk about her other show with the MTWTFSS Theatre Company, TITLE GOES HERE.
Show Description: This is a short description of our show as we wish it to appear in all PortFringe marketing materials. *fart noise*
Artist Description: MTWTFSS Theatre Co was established in 2012 in Portland, Maine. Expect the unexpected with our plays & films!
Schedule: TITLE GOES HERE is part of PF22 Event #7 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – A MAN CLAMS UP and OCCUPANT OF HOTEL ROOM 429 – on the following schedule:
Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:00PM – at PortFiber Friday, June 17 @ 8:30PM – at Goodfire Saturday, June 18 @ 5:00PM – at Maine Studio Works
©2022, Balderdash Academy
PortFringe Special: Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton of Windows95 Relaunch at PortFringe
Bob sits down and talks to Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton about their new show in this year's PortFringe22, Windows95 Relaunch. We talk about the operating system, and its influence, and play a little Technically Correct.
You can also play a game along at home by spotting every time Bob's exhaustion affects his speech patterns. For every time Bob misspeaks, rambles, uses the wrong word, and the like, give yourself 1000 points. At the end of the podcast, tally up the total and post your number. The highest score wins bragging rights and forces Bob to go to bed early. It's super fun!
See Windows95 Relaunch along with our Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12! and It's Complicated: The Musical June, 14, 16, and 18. 1 ticket for all three shows!
6/14 9 PM Goodfire Brewing Co. ., 219 Anderson St., Suite 6, Portland, ME 04101
6/16 7 PM Portfiber , 50 Cove St, Portland, ME 04101
6/18 4:30 PM Goodfire Brewing Co., 219 Anderson St., Suite 6, Portland, ME 04101 Tickets at http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/ Select the
$15.00 – Base Ticket Price. Get your butt in a guaranteed seat, support PortFringe artists, see a great show!
$30.00 – I Do you 💗 Fringe? Show your love the old-fashioned way – with money! This is the same as a base ticket, but the artists involved get a little extra for the hard work they’ve poured into their show.
Too rich for your blood? That’s fine – stick with Base Price Advance Ticket… or take your chances with a Rush Pass at the door (Click here for more information about the Rush Ticketing process)!
Single Show Pass – Sliding Scale Pricing. One single-use pass good for any PF22 show. Suggested range of $9-$15 per single pass.
$75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass. A punch card good for one person to attend one performance of each of the PF22 Short-Format events plus HEDY!. Late-night shows NOT included.
$180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass. Avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see all PF22 shows, Late Night Shows included (seats will be held until 5 minutes before showtime).
Presented by PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival #PORTFRINGE #PORTFRINGE2022 #EASTBAYSIDE
PortFringe Special: Hal Cohen of YOU’VE ALWAYS LOVED THE SUN – On A Dare Productions
We talk to our good friend and former Visiting Professor, Dr Hal Cohen.
Show Description: A man was casually watching his gentle neighbors one day. They were in their front yard. He heard them speak only one sentence. This man then told me what he heard and saw. He was surprised. So was I. And I wondered if I could tell their story in only one sentence.
Artist Description: We are not a company per se. We are a collaborative effort, a gaggle of artists if you will. I thought puppets were needed for this piece. Thus I asked Elliot Nye to join me. Elliot thought a second puppeteer was needed. Thus he asked David Handwerker to join us. I thought we needed a talented and graceful actor to join us. Thus I asked Amanda Painter. This is our company. We are from Portland Maine.
Schedule: YOU’VE ALWAYS LOVED THE SUN is part of PF22 Event #6 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – WHAT IS TO BE DONE? BY NIKOLAI CHERNYSHEVSKY and THEY TOLD YOU ABORTION WAS UGLY: POETRY ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE – on the following schedule:
Wednesday, June 15 @ 9:00PM – at PortFiber
Friday, June 17 @ 7:00PM – at Goodfire
Saturday, June 18 @ 6:30PM – at Maine Studio Works
Tickets at: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/
PortFringe Special: Eric Darrow Worthley of Occupant of Hotel Room 429
We sit down and talk to our good friend Eric Darrow Worthley about his new show in this year's PortFringe22, Occupant of Hotel Room 429.
Occupant of Hotel Room 429 is presented by PortFringe.
Hey Party People! Sketch Comedy Special
CarlaRose, Molly, and Bob have been busy helping to start a new sketch comedy group in Portland, Maine. We've received special permission to present a part of the show here for you. You can check out the full video here.
Hey Party People! No longer is this just a phrase drunk uncles use to greet their vaping teenage nephews, but a full-fledged comedy experience! This new sketch comedy show from the minds of Portland's fifth most talented group of writers and performers promises to be a Project-X style rager. So strap on your party hats and get those little noisemaker things you blow into and they shoot out at the end and go BZOOO (you know what I'm talking about) because this comedy show is gonna be a SHINDIG!
Featuring: Greg Baker, CarlaRose Dubois, Gwenyth Fraser, John Heffernan, Bob LeBlanc, Molly McGill, Pat Neuguth and Tanya Schultz.
Presented here with permission.
BIOS!
Greg Baker is a writer, stand-up, filmmaker and a very nice person. He began his career at the University of Colorado Boulder writing for the premiere on-campus sketch comedy team Secret Recipe. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked on dozens of short films, music videos, feature films and sitcoms in production, art, casting and as a writer. He frequently performed stand-up comedy around Hollywood and occasionally wrote sketch comedy with The Upright Citizens Brigade and iO Theater West. Currently, Greg runs and manages his writing workshop group and writing collective The Los Angeles Writing Group and recently created the Maine based sketch comedy group Hey Party People. He enjoys going to the movies, playing beer league softball and baking cookies.
twitter: @gregthebaker
Tanya Schultz is a comedy/sci-fi nerd who writes half hour animated comedies for adults from an egalitarian perspective. She utilizes parody and satire to dissect contemporary culture/politics and is influenced by shows like South Park, Futurama, Bojack Horseman and seasons 1-8 of The Simpsons. Tanya studied improv and sketch comedy with the Second City in Toronto.
Episode 208: After Hours with Nick Gordon
We finish the night with Sex With Me! Get into the fun by submitting topics for us to riff on in our bonus episodes. Use the form and, if selected, we’ll use your idea in the show. If your topic is selected, you’ll be entered to win a special tee-shirt from our school store.
Our visiting professor tonight is comic, producer, and podcaster, Nick Gordon. Nick has performed throughout New England, and has had the good fortune of opening for the legendary Eddie Brill. He’s also the co-founder of The River Comics comedy production team and a co-host of the Comedy Think Tanked Podcast both along with our Inaugural visiting professor Leonard Kimble.
Show Links:
Support Nick at the Craft Brew Underground comedy nights almost every Friday, and every Saturday night.
www.therivercomics.com
www.comedythinktanked.com
Comedy Think Tanked: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qdOkMF95ZFqb81cpIzp99?si=b560bf4b87994a9f
Casey Crawford:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCm2rmRr-dIwLRCYPPn0guFg
https://www.facebook.com/casey.crawford.9655
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qdOkMF95ZFqb81cpIzp99?si=1d64a6b630234698
Jay Hunter:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pmZwbgdwBhA7LZkMmoeMb?si=f97e110fa2534a23
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UOU0uSC4qSx21JNRf9I2c?si=49838a7a69884682
Watch this on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/BalderdashAcademy
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Episode 208: Nick Gordon, Comic, Producer, Podcaster
Our visiting professor tonight is comic, producer, and podcaster, Nick Gordon. Nick has performed throughout New England, and has had the good fortune of opening for the legendary Eddie Brill. He’s also the co-founder of The River Comics comedy production team and a co-host of the Comedy Think Tanked Podcast both along with our Inaugural visiting professor Leonard Kimble.
Show Links:
Support Nick at the Craft Brew Underground comedy nights almost every Friday, and every Saturday night.
www.therivercomics.com
www.comedythinktanked.com
Comedy Think Tanked: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qdOkMF95ZFqb81cpIzp99?si=b560bf4b87994a9f
Casey Crawford:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCm2rmRr-dIwLRCYPPn0guFg
https://www.facebook.com/casey.crawford.9655
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qdOkMF95ZFqb81cpIzp99?si=1d64a6b630234698
Jay Hunter:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pmZwbgdwBhA7LZkMmoeMb?si=f97e110fa2534a23
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UOU0uSC4qSx21JNRf9I2c?si=49838a7a69884682
Washed up on Norway: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/16/1081159750/a-norwegian-student-found-a-boat-launched-by-new-hampshire-middle-schoolers-in-2
Joe Hill’s Jaw’s Theory: https://www.thewrap.com/jaws-lady-dunes-joe-hill-stephen-king-steven-spielberg/
Watch this on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/BalderdashAcademy
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Episode 207: After Hours with DC Cathro
We finish the night with Sex With Me! Get into the fun by submitting topics for us to riff on in our bonus episodes. Use the form and, if selected, we’ll use your idea in the show. If your topic is selected, you’ll be entered to win a special tee-shirt from our school store.
Our visiting professor tonight is a playwright, actor, and director, Maryland native DC Cathro. In addition to his theater chops, he also manages a designer toy store and art gallery in Chicago. He is one of seven children, still a newlywed, and a collector of Fisher-Price Little People, ATARI, lunch boxes, and board games.
Check out DC's work: https://newplayexchange.org/users/750/dc-cathro https://www.stagerights.com/authors/
Show Links:
Jem and the Holograms: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64133/13-truly-outrageous-facts-about-jem Give me the Details: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/25/1075558463/a-veteran-won-a-4-million-lottery-prize-using-the-numbers-from-a-fortune-cookie Randy's New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/32863/randy-hunt Bob's New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/37762/robert-leblanc
Watch this on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/BalderdashAcademy
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Episode 207: DC Cathro, playwright, actor, and director
Our visiting professor tonight is a playwright, actor, and director, Maryland native DC Cathro. In addition to his theater chops, he also manages a designer toy store and art gallery in Chicago. He is one of seven children, still a newlywed, and a collector of Fisher-Price Little People, ATARI, lunch boxes, and board games.
Check out DC's work:
https://newplayexchange.org/users/750/dc-cathro
https://www.stagerights.com/authors/
Show Links:
Jem and the Holograms: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64133/13-truly-outrageous-facts-about-jem
Give me the Details: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/25/1075558463/a-veteran-won-a-4-million-lottery-prize-using-the-numbers-from-a-fortune-cookie
Randy's New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/32863/randy-hunt
Bob's New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/37762/robert-leblanc
Watch this on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/BalderdashAcademy
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Episode 206: After Hours with Alisa Rosenthal
We close out the show with a marathon Sex With Me with Visiting Professor Alisa Rosenthal.
Alisa is a comedian and musician in Chicago. She performs original vintage-style music as her alter ego Plucky Rosenthal. Appearances include: C2E2 panelist (Chicago's comicon), emceeing the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers, semi-finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award, and that summer she spent at clown school which is how she knows the Balderdash crew. She is the Guest winner of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head: Competitive Trivia.
Check out her music, now on all streaming platforms! http://www.pluckyrosenthal.com/hear.html
Social Media: IG, TW, YT: @alisarosenthal IG, TW, YT, TikTok: @pluckyrosenthal FB: @pluckyrosenthalmusic
Show Links:
Alisa Rosenthal: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlisaRosenthal
Plucky Rosenthal: https://www.youtube.com/user/pluckyrosenthal
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Episode 206: Alisa Rosenthal, Plucky Rosenthal, Entertainer
Alisa is a comedian and musician in Chicago. She performs original vintage-style music as her alter ego Plucky Rosenthal. Appearances include: C2E2 panelist (Chicago's comicon), emceeing the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers, semi-finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award, and that summer she spent at clown school which is how she knows the Balderdash crew. She is the Guest winner of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head: Competitive Trivia.
Check out her music, now on all streaming platforms! http://www.pluckyrosenthal.com/hear.html
Social Media: IG, TW, YT: @alisarosenthal IG, TW, YT, TikTok: @pluckyrosenthal FB: @pluckyrosenthalmusic
Show Links:
Alisa Rosenthal: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlisaRosenthal
Plucky Rosenthal: https://www.youtube.com/user/pluckyrosenthal
The Roches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-U5H4VoX8
Sparks: https://allsparks.com/
Wordle: https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Ep 205 Bonus: After Hours with Casey Pratt
The faculty and Casey Pratt play Sex With Me to close out the show!
#sexwithme #afterhours #improv
Show Links Killers of the Flower Moon https://www.davidgrann.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon/- https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/killers-of-the-flower-moon
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
©2022 Balderdash Academy.
Episode 205: Casey Pratt, Equity Stage Manager
Casey Pratt is an Equity Stage Manager that has worked her way into film and television. She has worked both on and off-Broadway, in regional houses and touring venues. She has a degree in theater from The University of Southern Maine, her state of origin, and has been perusing a career in the entertainment business ever since. She recently worked on Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” based on the book by David Grann, and she was recently working on the AD team for an untitled movie filming in NYC.
Show Links
Killers of the Flower Moon
https://www.davidgrann.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon/-
https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/killers-of-the-flower-moon
Karin Slaughter's Books
https://www.karinslaughter.com/
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2021 Balderdash Academy.
Ep204 After Hours: Ben Rameaka plays Sex With Me
The faculty and Ben Rameaka play Sex With Me to close out the show!
Our Visiting Professor for December is Ben Ramaeka, you’ve seen him on the final season of Broad City, Amazon Prime's Alpha House, The Iliza Schlesinger Sketch show on Netflix or in The Wolf Of Wall Street. Ben is a New England-raised graduate of the University Of Vermont. Then moved to New York City to attend the Actors Studio MFA program. He was a longtime improviser and teacher at UCB in New York City. He can be seen and heard on your tv, streaming services, and in commercials and voiceovers and currently calls Brooklyn his home. In this episode we play a game4 from our past, answer four questions about The Wolf of Wall Street, and we get a special game from Coach Steve.
Please Give this Holiday Season
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services: https://www.raicestexas.org
Urban Resources Institute: https://urinyc.org/donate/
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Episode 204: Ben Rameaka, Actor & Improviser
Our Visiting Professor for December is Ben Ramaeka, you’ve seen him on the final season of Broad City, Amazon Prime's Alpha House, The Iliza Schlesinger Sketch show on Netflix or in The Wolf Of Wall Street. Ben is a New England-raised graduate of the University Of Vermont. Then moved to New York City to attend the Actors Studio MFA program. He was a longtime improviser and teacher at UCB in New York City. He can be seen and heard on your tv, streaming services, and in commercials and voiceovers and currently calls Brooklyn his home. In this episode we play a game4 from our past, answer four questions about The Wolf of Wall Street, and we get a special game from Coach Steve.
Please Give this Holiday Season
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services: https://www.raicestexas.org
Urban Resources Institute: https://urinyc.org/donate/
Show links
3D Burrito https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnR98JjRrII
Head to Head Competitive Trivia https://www.balderdashacademy.com/headtohead
Ep203 After Hours: Allen Adams plays Sex With Me
The faculty and Allen Adams play Sex With Me to close out the show!
Our visiting professor today is Allen Adams. Allen is the editor and lead culture critic for The Maine Edge, an arts/entertainment weekly based in Bangor. He reviews films, books, plays and TV shows; he also writes about sports, local business and whatever else is of interest. He’s a Tomatometer-approved film critic and member of the National Book Critics Circle as well as a featured critic on LitHub's Book Marks site. He is the co-founder of The Focus Group, an improv troupe based in Bangor, and the curator of the ImprovME Festival. Allen can also be found regularly as a featured player at Penobscot Theatre Company, the Northeasternmost professional theatre company in the United States; He’s been a professional actor for almost 25 years now.
Get into the fun by submitting topics for us to riff on in our bonus episodes. Use the form and, if selected, we’ll use your idea in the show. If your topic is selected, you’ll be entered to win a special tee-shirt from our school store.
Learn more about Haunt ME
Watch and subscribe to their YouTube channel.
©2021 Balderdash Academy
Episode 203: Allen Adams
Our visiting professor today is Allen Adams. Allen is the editor and lead culture critic for The Maine Edge, an arts/entertainment weekly based in Bangor. He reviews films, books, plays and TV shows; he also writes about sports, local business and whatever else is of interest. He’s a Tomatometer-approved film critic and member of the National Book Critics Circle as well as a featured critic on LitHub's Book Marks site. He is the co-founder of The Focus Group, an improv troupe based in Bangor, and the curator of the ImprovME Festival. Allen can also be found regularly as a featured player at Penobscot Theatre Company, the Northeasternmost professional theatre company in the United States; He’s been a professional actor for almost 25 years now.
PART 1
Avengers: The Complete Works: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvel-announces-william-shakespeares-avengers-the-complete-works/1100-6489218/
Cary Elwes on Andre's Farts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x7WGKtbUJY
James Conrad's Holy Shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHJ-GDKxo7c
Kevin Jones's World's Longest Ace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8WP3UbT8w
What Shakespeare's English Sounded Like - and how we know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeW1eV7Oc5A
Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2021 Balderdash Academy.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 30 Sneak Peek: BCPD High Disturbance
There is a disturbance at the new store downtown and the BCPD are on the scene, kinda.
Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge is available on your favorite podcast service.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Randy Hunt, Bob LeBlanc, Molly McGill, and Marie Stewart Harmon.
Copyright 2021 Balderdash Academy. All rights reserved.
Ep 202 After Hours: Sex With Me with Haunt ME
The faculty and the Haunt ME crew play Sex With Me to close out the show!
Get into the fun by submitting topics for us to riff on in our bonus episodes. Use the form and, if selected, we’ll use your idea in the show. If your topic is selected, you’ll be entered to win a special tee-shirt from our school store.
Learn more about Haunt ME
Watch and subscribe to their YouTube channel.
©2021 Balderdash Academy
Episode 202: Award-Winning Paranormal Investigators, Haunt ME
Our visiting professors today are Carol Cleveland, Ty Gowen, and Anna Halloran of Maine’s award-winning web series Haunt ME. They explore the legends and lore of the great state of Maine and beyond. Carol Cleveland, Ty Gowen, and Anna Halloran journey to uncover the ghostly secrets of the unknown and share them with viewers throughout seven seasons of investigations. Links to all of their work are in the description. They invite you to tune in and explore the best paranormal locations with the team and decide for yourself: is it haunted or not?
Learn more about Haunt ME
Watch and subscribe to their YouTube channel.
Professor CarlaRose Dubois at Kristen Wigg's birthday party.
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Teacher's Lounge Episode 29 Sneak Peek: House of Heavy Metal: Red Stallion
Your favorite clueless DJ from Balder 97.5 is back. Join Flip Axeman as he interviews former porn star-turned rock hero, Red Stallion.
Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge is available on your favorite podcast service.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Nate Greene, Randy Hunt, Bob LeBlanc, and Molly McGill.
Copyright 2021 Balderdash Academy. All rights reserved.
Ep201 After Hours: Sex With Me with Renee S. DeCamillis
See? We do listen to our fans. We got rid of the rest of the Life With Me lineup to go back to where it all began. We play Sex With Me to close out our first show of the season!
Get into the fun by submitting topics for us to riff on in our bonus episodes. Use the form and, if selected, we’ll use your idea in the show. If your topic is selected, you’ll be entered to win a special tee-shirt from our school store.
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Renee S DeCamillis online: https://reneesdecamillis.com/
Read her work: https://reneesdecamillis.com/renees-publications/
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Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank
Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store
Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
©2021 Balderdash Academy.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 28 Sneak Peek: BCPD - Stripes
There's a disturbance in Balderdash County. A strange man in striped clothing has been seen loitering in the village. The BCPD are on the case.
Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge is available on your favorite podcast service.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Nate Greene, Randy Hunt, Bob LeBlanc, and Marie Stewart Harmon.
Copyright 2021 Balderdash Academy. All rights reserved.
Episode 201: Renee S. DeCamillis, Metal-edged Author
We're back with Season 2! Our Visiting Professor Renee S. Decamillis is the author of the psychological thriller/supernatural horror novella The Bone Cutters, published through Eraserhead Press. The sequel to The Bone Cutters is in the works, with a publication date TBD. Renee’s short fiction appears in the Wicked Women anthology of New England Horror Writers from NEHW Press, Northern Frights: The Journal of Horror Writers of Maine: Issue 2.5, Lost; Deadman’s Tome: The Conspiracy Issue, Siren’s Call eZine Issue 37, The Other Stories Podcast. Her poetry appears in The Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Volume FOUR. She has her first comic book forthcoming through Phi3 Comics, with a publication date TBD. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association, HWA. Fun fact, she is also a former gravedigger so she can get rid of a body fast without leaving a trace, and is not afraid of getting her hands dirty. Renee lives in the woods of Maine with her husband, their son, and a house full of ghosts. We're sure she didn't have any involvement in making the ghosts.
Learn more about Renee.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 27 Sneak Peek: Of Gifts and Doghouses
Homer went out of his way to get his wife Martha exactly what she asked for.
Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge is available on your favorite podcast service.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Steve Corning CarlaRose Dubois Nate Greene Randy Hunt Bob LeBlanc Molly McGill And Marie Stewart Harmon.
Copyright 2021 Robert J LeBlanc and Steve Corning. All rights reserved.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 26 Sneak Peek: Brainstorming on the House of Heavy Metal
DJ Flip Axeman interviews the famous Dr Tiva on House of Heavy Metal.
Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge is available on your favorite podcast service.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Steve Corning CarlaRose Dubois Nate Greene Randy Hunt Bob LeBlanc Molly McGill And Marie Stewart Harmon.
Copyright 2021 Robert J LeBlanc and Steve Corning. All rights reserved.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #12, Season Finale, w/ Dave Ciampa vs Professor Randy Hunt
Dave Ciampa, podcaster and co-host of Ciampa & Klein: The Airwolf Years with Greg Klein and Call Me Cordelia with his wife, Kristin, competes against Professor Randy Hunt. Can Jesse unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her eight-episode reign in the number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Randy unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on the season finale of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning with special guest co-host Headmaster Bob LeBlanc.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/episodes/h2h12
Dave Ciampa
Dave is a Podcaster and co-hosts Ciampa & Klein: The Knight Rider Years (soon to be C&K: The Airwolf Years) with Greg Klein and Call Me Cordelia with his wife, Kristin.
Professor Randy Hunt
If it's theatre-related, Randy Hunt does it -- acting, directing, and even playwriting -- though he likely won't be stage managing ever again (hats off to the Stage Managers out there). He is particularly proud of the award-winning short plays he's written, and is very excited to unleash his first full-length play Inside Man to the world in 2021. Randy enjoys performing improv, especially since Southern Maine has so many talented improvisers to work with, and he is a proud member of the ComedySportz Maine improv team. Randy also hosts and cohosts various podcasts. We All Have a Story highlights the stories of the people around us for which we may not otherwise hear their stories (Headmaster Bob was the guest in Episode 2!), DeScripted, where he and his cohost Tyler Costigan take a closer look at the plays that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama since it was first awarded in 1918. He is also the cohost of Balderdash Academy’s Head to Head: Competitive Trivia with Coach Steve.
Randy is thrilled to be an occasional visiting professor on Balderdash Academy when one of the other professors calls in sick and a full-time faculty member of the Teacher’s Lounge podcast, and cohost of Head to Head: Competitive Trivia. More information about Randy can be found on his website, www.randyhunt.info.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 25 Sneak Peek: Spirits & Spirits Ghoulslosh
A visit to Balderdash County's own Spirits and Spirits reveals a new drink that packs an unexpected punch.
Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge is available on your favorite podcast service.
https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Steve Corning CarlaRose Dubois Nate Greene Randy Hunt Bob LeBlanc Molly McGill And Marie Stewart Harmon.
Copyright 2021 Robert J LeBlanc and Steve Corning. All rights reserved.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #11 w/ Jesse "Sweet" T vs Professor Marie Stewart Harmon
Jesse "Sweet" T, artist and friend of Steve Corning, competes against Professor Marie Stewart Harmon. Can Jesse unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her seven-episode reign in the number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Marie unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Professor Randy Hunt.
Jesse T
See Jesse in Balderdash Academy
Marie Stewart Harmon
Professor Marie Stewart Harmon has been working professionally in Southern Maine since 2010 with companies such as Portland Improv Experience (PIE), Mystery for Hire, Mainely Improv, Ellipsis Productions, American Irish Repertory Ensemble (AIRE), Pie Man Theatre Company, Maine Repertory Theatre, Sleuths Mystery Entertainment and is a founding member of the Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Theatre Co and is proud company member of Mad Horse Theatre Company. When Marie is not creating theatre she can be found supporting her family business, Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine, working to support Maine's local creativity. Marie is proud to be working alongside such the talented faculty of Balderdash Academy and belly laughing along the way. She couldn’t do anything without the support of her personal superhero, Matthew.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 24 Sneak Peek: Steve's New Hooch
Coach Steve is looking for the help of a marketing firm to come up with a new line of booze.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 24, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
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Balderdash Academy: Teacher’s Lounge was produced and edited by Bob LeBlanc. Theme Music by ThinkFishTank. Performed and written by Steve Corning CarlaRose Dubois Nate Greene Randy Hunt Bob LeBlanc Molly McGill And Marie Stewart Harmon. Copyright 2020 Robert J LeBlanc and Steve Corning. All rights reserved.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #10 w/ Jack Dyson vs Professor Dubois
Jack Dyson, a DJ who favors unpopular opinions Mixes/ Events/ Reviews Synthwave/ Vaporwave/ Future Funk/ Disco/ House/ Lofi/ Beats/ Trip Hop/ Techno/ Electronic, competes against CarlaRose Dubois, a fake professor who knows the difference between music theory and music fact. Can Jack unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her six-week reign in the number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can CarlaRose unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Professor Randy Hunt.
Space Jams plays the best music you've never heard on a big time scale, with a special guest at the helm every week, we hope you stop on by and please enjoy your stay! Twitter Instagram.
CarlaRose Dubois
CarlaRose Dubois is mysterious, hilarious, and the Professor of Music Theory at Balderdash Academy. You can see her in Balderdash Academy and hear her in Balderdash Academy’s Teacher’s Lounge as Mindy, Animal Control Officer Charles “Boomer” Bumkowski, Tender Vittles, and many more.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 23 Sneak Peek: Dad's Will
Dad left an unusual request in his will in this special Teacher's Lounge behind-the-scenes video.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 23, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #9 w/ Shawn French vs Headmaster Bob LeBlanc
Writer of video-games, comics, and movies, Shawn French (all letters are silent) competes against Headmaster Bob LeBlanc (all letters are read in all-caps). Can Shawn unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Bob beat his high score on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Professor Randy Hunt.
Shawn French
Shawn French is the lead writer of the video-games Epic Tavern and Murder on the Midway, writer/director of the horror flick The Wrong House, and writer/co-creator of comic-book series Escape from Jesus Island and the upcoming Tales from the Fantastical Crimes Unit, coming this October from Scout Comics. He also edits 50+ comics/year due to his long-running bad habit of turning every hobby into an occupation.
Tales from the Fantastical Crimes Unit is a comic-book adaptation of the video-game Epic Tavern and will be distributed by Scout Comics this October. An ashcan preview of the first eight pages drops in July. The comic is illustrated by Steve Mardo, with colors by Steve Lavigne from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crew, and features epic crossover puzzles and storylines with the game.
Bob LeBlanc
Headmaster Bob LeBlanc is the co-founder, producer, showrunner, host, researcher, and head writer of the Balderdash Academy game show and the editor and producer of Balderdash Academy’s Teacher’s Lounge. He is a graphic designer, comedy writer, actor, voice actor, improviser, gamification specialist, and owner of Sleuths Mystery Entertainment. He is also an internationally produced award-winning playwright.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 22 Sneak Peek: The Order
Love is a tall order in this special Teacher's Lounge sneak peek sketch.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 22, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #8 w/ Simon Brooks vs Professor Nate Greene
Award-winning storyteller, Simon Brooks, competes against Professor Nate Greene. Can Simon unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Nate unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Headmaster Bob LeBlanc.
Simon Brooks
Award-winning storyteller, Simon Brooks grew up visiting the sites of many myths and legends, and spent a lot of time in Wales (chuck a stone and you'll hit a castle). He’s been telling stories to the public since 1991, and professionally since 2003. His new book, Under the Oaken Bough, is now available!
Professor Nate Greene
Nate Greene enjoys bringing joy and entertainment to others, whether they want it or not. Nate has been involved with theater since the late '90s.
Make sure to catch Randy and Nate in Sleuths Mystery Entertainment's "Trouble in Deadwood", July 1st, 2021 at Funky Bow Brewery in Lyman, ME.
Pick up Head to Head and Balderdash Academy merch in our store.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 21 Sneak Peek: Candid Reversals
Dixxit has a talent, but it's not rapping. He needs help from the Doctor, Jimmy P in this special Teacher's Lounge behind the scenes sketch.
Check out the full Episode on the Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge Channel.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 20, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #7 w/ Mark Turcotte vs Professor Molly McGill
DJ and stand-up comic, Mark Turcotte, competes against Professor Molly McGill. Can Mark unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Molly unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Professor Randy Hunt.
Mark Turcotte
Mark Turcotte is a married father of two and lifelong New Englander. Most of his material is mined from his family life, an adultlike curiosity, and a series of misfortunes. He’s the founder of Maine Event Comedy and was a finalist in the Funniest Comic on the East Coast Contest at Mohegan Sun and a semi-finalist at the World Series of Comedy in Sarasota, Florida. He was also part of the Gotham All-Stars Show in New York City and was a recent selection for the Boston, Cleveland, and North Carolina comedy festivals. Mark once facilitated a marriage proposal during a 2015 show in Biddeford, Maine…the couple is still married.
Professor Molly McGill
Molly is the Grand Champion of Balderdash Academy. Overtaking Nate for most wins at the end of the first season. In the non-pandemic world, Molly can be found revving up the audience and cajoling the judges as host of Maine's Got Talent, as part of the cast of Sleuths Mystery Entertainment and Mystery for Hire, and onstage doing improv as a member of Balderdash Academy, The Chamber of Comedy, You Should Smile More and Mainely Improv.
Make sure to catch Randy and Molly in Sleuths Mystery Entertainment's "Trouble in Deadwood", July 1st, 2021 at Funky Bow Brewery in Lyman, ME.
Pick up Head to Head and Balderdash Academy merch in our store.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 20 Sneak Peek: BCPD vs ET
There is a disturbance of the extraterrestrial variety and the Balderdash County Police Department is on the case. We are so doomed.
Check out the full Episode on the Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge Channel.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 20, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #6 w/ Amanda Kinsey vs Professor Randy Hunt
Social Worker, actor, and improviser Amanda Kinsey competes against Professor Randy Hunt. Can Amanda unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Randy unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and special guest Co-Host Headmaster Bob LeBlanc.
Amanda Kinsey
Amanda has been performing as an improv artist and stage actor for the last seven years. She is currently serving in the Board of Directors for the Theatre of Monmouth, a world-renowned theatre company. Amanda has a passion for combining the principles of improv and mental health recovery to improve the lives of those struggling with mental health challenges. Amanda is currently working as the Assistant Director of Village Clubhouse. She's pleased to announce that Underground Improv has returned to live shows at Craft Brew Underground and the Somerset Abbey. Mystery or Hire and Mainely Improv are returning for live shows starting May 15th. I will be working with SPQRL Burlesque on combining improv and burlesque. Check them out online for classes and performances.
Professor Randy Hunt
If it's theatre-related, Randy Hunt does it -- acting, directing, and even playwriting -- though he likely won't be stage managing ever again (hats off to the Stage Managers out there). He is particularly proud of the award-winning short plays he's written, and is very excited to unleash his first full-length play Inside Man to the world in 2021. Randy enjoys performing improv, especially since Southern Maine has so many talented improvisers to work with, and he is a proud member of the ComedySportz Maine improv team. Randy also hosts and cohosts various podcasts. We All Have a Story highlights the stories of the people around us for which we may not otherwise hear their stories (Headmaster Bob was the guest in Episode 2!), DeScripted, where he and his cohost Tyler Costigan take a closer look at the plays that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama since it was first awarded in 1918. He is also the cohost of Balderdash Academy’s Head to Head: Competitive Trivia with Coach Steve.
Randy is thrilled to be an occasional visiting professor on Balderdash Academy when one of the other professors calls in sick and a full-time faculty member of the Teacher’s Lounge podcast, and cohost of Head to Head: Competitive Trivia. More information about Randy can be found on his website, www.randyhunt.info.
Make sure to catch Randy in Theater Unmasked's production of Steven Hayet's Everlasting Chocolate Therapy Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm and Sunday, May 23rd at 2:00pm.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 19 Sneak Peek: Aggressive CPA
The Svensons sit down with Stuart Apple of Aggressive CPA to find out how they do their taxes, or else.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 19, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #5 w/ Jason Tardy vs Professor Stewart Harmon
Juggler and circus arts performer Jason Tardy competes against Professor Marie Stewart Harmon. Can Jason unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Marie unseat our Headmaster on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Professor Randy Hunt.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 18 Sneak Peek: Barn Deep in Wedding Venues
A wedding venue may or may not have the permits they need, luckily Roderick and Broderick are on the case.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 18, now playing on your favorite podcast service.
Head to Head: Competitive Trivia #4 w/ Paris The Hip Hop Juggler vs Headmaster Bob LeBlanc
Juggler extraordinaire Paris The Hip Hop Juggler competes against the Headmaster of Balderdash Academy, Bob LeBlanc. Can Paris unseat Alisa Rosenthal from her number one place on our leaderboard and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to defeat a fake professor? Can Bob unseat Professor Nate Greene on the Faculty leaderboard? Find out on this episode of Balderdash Academy's Head to Head with Coach Steve Corning and Professor Randy Hunt.
Teacher's Lounge Episode 17 Sneak Peek: Sam Squatch, Normal Human for Mayor
Mayoral candidate, Sam Squatch sit's down with Chet Smithee for an interview.
What do you get when you mix a serialized sketch improv with the effects from an old-time radio show? You get Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge. What was once a bonus podcast has gotten too big for the platform and sprung off into its own series. Listen to the rest of Episode 17, now playing on your favorite podcast service.