Actor, comedian, and podcaster Jon Gabrus (101 Places to Party Before You Die, High and Mighty, ActionBoyz) brings us “Gungan Style” from the Funny or Die Vault. He and our host, Marcos Gonzalez, take a deep dive into how the comedy landscape has changed since Jon got his start. From the internship to PA pipeline to TikTok dances and crazy stories on set, Jon and Marcos unpack where trend chasing is leading us.
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Jon’s pick from the FOD Vault is “Gungan Style (Gangnam Style Parody)” from 2012
Bio:
Jon Gabrus is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work on Guy Code, the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!, and TVLand's Younger. He was a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and hosts the High and Mighty podcast, as well as co-hosting the Raised By TV and Action Boyz podcasts. To access a free episode to Jon’s podcast ActionBoyz, use the link: Free.actionboyz.biz
(00:00) Intro
(03:17) Why Jon chose Gungan Style
(06:50) College comedy group to PA pipeline
(09:28) When video sketches started to take off at UCB
(16:00) How podcasting has changed
(25:23) The nature of trend chasing
(36:38) Bombshell story, best and worst gigs
(43:21) Drunk History story
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