132 episodes

Welcome to Inside The Audition, the podcast where we go behind the scenes with actors and industry professionals to share audition experience, insight and advice. Each episode contains actionable tips, strategies and resources to help you elevate your auditions and book your dream role in TV, Film & Theatre.

Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftape auditions to booking a Hollywood blockbuster and 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our FREE audition workshop: www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero

Inside The Audition Joe 'Lars' Larsen & Brandon Knox

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Welcome to Inside The Audition, the podcast where we go behind the scenes with actors and industry professionals to share audition experience, insight and advice. Each episode contains actionable tips, strategies and resources to help you elevate your auditions and book your dream role in TV, Film & Theatre.

Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftape auditions to booking a Hollywood blockbuster and 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our FREE audition workshop: www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero

    #132: AN ODE TO FAILURE

    #132: AN ODE TO FAILURE

    Join our interactive live broadcast of Inside The Audition every Wednesday 2pm EST on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠.

    Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftapes to booking a role in a Hollywood blockbuster PLUS 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our free audition workshop here: ⁠⁠⁠www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero⁠⁠

    Need a place to sharpen your craft between auditions? Join us Tuesdays (Online) & Thursdays (Toronto) 6-9pm EST.  Book your spot: ⁠⁠www.laughingvikings.com/workouts⁠⁠

    Actors Audition Club helps actors shoot professional auditions without stress, tech troubles or bugging family so that you can elevate your performance and book your dream role in TV, Film and Theatre: ⁠⁠www.laughingvikings.com/auditions⁠⁠

    Join AAC '23 so that you too can learn the strategies, systems and processes that today's working actors are using to elevate their auditions and book more roles: ⁠⁠www.laughingvikings.com/aac⁠⁠

    Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠⁠@actorsauditionclub⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@larsclassington⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@bknox_57


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    • 1 hr 3 min
    #131 ACTING, COMEDY, WRITING: SEAN CULLEN

    #131 ACTING, COMEDY, WRITING: SEAN CULLEN

    Seán Cullen is a multiple award winning, multi-talented performer. As a triple Gemini and Canadian Comedy Award winner Seán is impossible to categorize with his unique comedy, acting, writing and musical talents. He has made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CBS’s The Late Late Show and has a number of his own specials including Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Now and was a finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

    Some of Seán’s acting credits include the series Slings & Arrows, feature films Saint Ralph and Phil The Alien and he starred as Max Bialystock in the Canadian production of Mel Brooks’ runaway musical hit The Producers.

    Seán also wrote and starred in his own series The Sean Cullen Show on CBC, and is a regular guest star on The Comedy Networks’ Match Game. In addition, Seán is an award-winning author for his Hamish X series and The Chronicles of the Misplaced Prince novels, and is a favourite SiriusXM radio personality for his podcast The Seánpod.

    Join our interactive live broadcast of Inside The Audition every Wednesday 2pm EST on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftapes to booking a role in a Hollywood blockbuster PLUS 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our free audition workshop here: ⁠⁠www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero⁠

    Need a place to sharpen your craft between auditions? Join us Tuesdays (Online) & Thursdays (Toronto) 6-9pm EST.  Book your spot: ⁠www.laughingvikings.com/workouts⁠

    Actors Audition Club helps actors shoot professional auditions without stress, tech troubles or bugging family so that you can elevate your performance and book your dream role in TV, Film and Theatre: ⁠www.laughingvikings.com/auditions⁠

    Join AAC '23 so that you too can learn the strategies, systems and processes that today's working actors are using to elevate their auditions and book more roles: ⁠www.laughingvikings.com/aac⁠

    Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠@actorsauditionclub⁠ ⁠@larsclassington⁠ ⁠@bknox_57


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    • 1 hr 12 min
    #130: BUSINESS & ACTING

    #130: BUSINESS & ACTING

    Join our interactive live broadcast of Inside The Audition every Wednesday 2pm EST on Facebook and YouTube.

    Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftapes to booking a role in a Hollywood blockbuster PLUS 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our free audition workshop here: www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero

    Need a place to sharpen your craft between auditions? Join us Tuesdays (Online) & Thursdays (Toronto) 6-9pm EST.  Book your spot: ⁠www.laughingvikings.com/workouts

    Actors Audition Club helps actors shoot professional auditions without stress, tech troubles or bugging family so that you can elevate your performance and book your dream role in TV, Film and Theatre: www.laughingvikings.com/auditions

    Join AAC '23 so that you too can learn the strategies, systems and processes that today's working actors are using to elevate their auditions and book more roles: www.laughingvikings.com/aac

    Connect with us on Instagram: @actorsauditionclub @larsclassington @bknox_57


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    • 47 min
    #129 ACTING & STAND UP: CHRIS LOCKE

    #129 ACTING & STAND UP: CHRIS LOCKE

    Chris Locke is a comedic actor, writer, performer from Toronto, Ontario. Best known for his roles on "Run The Burbs", "Baroness Von Sketch Show" (IFC), "Mr. D" (CBC), the feature film "Filth City", and as the creator, writer and performer of the Canadian Comedy Award nominated "Learning Nature with Chris Locke" (Funny or Die). Chris is also a co-host of the Evil Men podcast along with comedian/writers Michael Balazo and James Hartnett.

    Join our interactive live broadcast of Inside The Audition every Wednesday 2pm EST on Facebook and YouTube.

    Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftapes to booking a role in a Hollywood blockbuster PLUS 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our free audition workshop here: www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero

    Actors Audition Club helps actors shoot professional auditions without stress, tech troubles or bugging family so that you can elevate your performance and book your dream role in TV, Film and Theatre: www.laughingvikings.com/auditions

    Join our priority waitlist to be first notified when we open up the next enrolment, so that you too can learn the strategies, systems and processes that today's working actors are using to book more roles: www.laughingvikings.com/aac

    Connect with us on Instagram: @actorsauditionclub @larsclassington @bknox_57


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    • 1 hr 4 min
    #128: AUDITION SUCCESS CHECKLIST

    #128: AUDITION SUCCESS CHECKLIST

    Every Actors need an Audition Checklist to succeed in this business. This is the template that we use and we encourage you to create your own. If you want a copy of our checklist DM on Instagram @actorsauditionclub 

    Join our interactive live broadcast of Inside The Audition every Wednesday 2pm EST on Facebook and YouTube.

    Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftapes to booking a role in a Hollywood blockbuster PLUS 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our free audition workshop here: www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero

    Actors Audition Club helps actors shoot professional auditions without stress, tech troubles or bugging family so that you can elevate your performance and book your dream role in TV, Film and Theatre: www.laughingvikings.com/auditions

    Join our priority waitlist to be first notified when we open up the next enrolment, so that you too can learn the strategies, systems and processes that today's working actors are using to book more roles: www.laughingvikings.com/aac

    Connect with us on Instagram: @actorsauditionclub @larsclassington @bknox_57


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    • 1 hr 22 min
    #127 ACTING, STANDUP & WRITING: PRECIOUS CHONG

    #127 ACTING, STANDUP & WRITING: PRECIOUS CHONG

    Precious Chong is an award winning actress, writer and comedian. Her most recent credits include CBC's 'Murdoch Myteries', Syfy’s ‘Chucky’ and CBC Gem’s ‘Homeschooled’. Other film and television credits include USA Network’s, “Falling Water” as well as the Hallmark Christmas movie “Love You Like Christmas” and “Northern Lights of Christmas”. Her web sketch series “Sex and the Single Parent” with fellow comedian Melissa Story (nominated for a 2015 CCA for Best Web Series and Best Female Performance in a web series) has over two million hits on Funny or Die and their weekly podcast “Story with Chong” is currently on itunes, Spotify, and Podcast Addict. She has written about her life for the Toronto Life, Reader’s Digest and the Fix among other publications. She co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in the full length horror comedy “Homewrecker” alongside Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep, Starry Eyes) that recently premiered at Fantasia Fest, Fantastic Fest in Austin,Toronto After Dark, and the New York Horror Film Festival where it won best screenplay. Her dad is counter culture icon, Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong. She also walks on stilts.

    Join our interactive live broadcast of Inside The Audition every Wednesday 2pm EST on Facebook and YouTube.

    Learn how one actor went from stressful DIY selftapes to booking a role in a Hollywood blockbuster PLUS 2 series leads in 12 months. Join our free audition workshop here: www.laughingvikings.com/auditionhero

    Actors Audition Club helps actors shoot professional auditions without stress, tech troubles or bugging family so that you can elevate your performance and book your dream role in TV, Film and Theatre: www.laughingvikings.com/auditions

    Join our priority waitlist to be first notified when we open up the next enrolment, so that you too can learn the strategies, systems and processes that today's working actors are using to book more roles: www.laughingvikings.com/aac

    Connect with us on Instagram: @actorsauditionclub @larsclassington @bknox_57


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    • 54 min

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