The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

Trey Elling
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Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.

  1. 2D AGO

    #570 - Barry Corbin: The Shakespeare of West Texas

    Legendary actor and storyteller Barry Corbin chats with Trey Elling, prior to performing his live show, "An Evening with Barry Corbin", to kick off the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Bastrop on February 18th. Topics include: Shakespeare (0:00)Being Texan (9:31)No Country For Old Men (12:39)Tommy Lee Jones (20:07)Urban Cowboy (22:03)Stir Crazy (30:36)Actors as directors (36:25)Working with Scorsese (40:01)An ode to storytelling (45:25)

    51 min

  2. FEB 11

    #569 - Kenny G: A Philosophy of Performance

    Legendary musician Kenny G chats with Trey Elling, just days after performing the National Anthem with Charlie Puth at Super Bowl LX. Topics include: How the Super Bowl op happened (0:00)Pre-show nerves (1:27)First to arrive and last to leave (4:41)Failure (13:11)Obsession with perfection (15:13)Double win at the Super Bowl (20:51)Golf (23:51)His Tiger Woods story (28:23)Favorite romantic song? (31:10)An ode to making music (32:39)

    37 min

  3. JAN 31

    #568 - Sal Vulcano: A More-Than-Practical Standup Comedian

    Comedian and Impractical Jokers alum Sal Vulcano chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Sunday, February 1st. The guys discuss Sal's many years as a comic, his revered special, Terrified, fatherhood, vulnerability on stage, a shared disdain for the wind and traffic, and what Sal loves about standup!

    23 min

  4. JAN 30

    #567 - Jay Pharoah: How To Go From Fat Kid To Funny Man

    Comedian and actor Jay Pharoah chats with Trey Elling about their shared past as fat kids, allowing himself to be vulnerable as a comic, lessons learned from six years at SNL, and what he loves about standup!

    24 min

  5. JAN 21

    #566 - Rhys Darby: How To Stay True To Yourself In Comedy

    Comedian & actor Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death, Yes Man, the Jumanji reboot) chats with Trey Elling about his standup philosophies and some highlights from his film career. Topics include: Refamiliarizing with standup (0:00)Going after AI (2:20)Sound effects (4:31)Jim Carrey (7:28)Flight of the Conchords (10:58)Fake vomit (13:43)Unrealized entertainment dreams (16:21)

    19 min

  6. JAN 18

    #565 - Sean Patton: How To Make Standup Special Again

    Comedian & actor Sean Patton chats with Trey Elling. Sean is an immensely talented comedic storyteller and one of the most interesting people when it comes to discussing the philosophy of standup. Topics include: Making Standup Special Again (0:00)Crowd work is mostly lazy (7:13)Sean's hobo joke (13:53)Finding his standup voice (21:40)An ode to THE ENGLISH TEACHER (29:44)

    36 min

  7. JAN 18

    #564 - Damon Wayans Jr: A Surprisingly Robust Career in Standup

    Damon Wayans Jr chats with Trey Elling, months before filming his first-ever standup special. But he's been doing it a lot longer than you may realize. Topics include: Deep standup roots (0:00) Open mics (8:26)The easily offended (11:50)THE OTHER GUYS film (15:00)An ode to standup (20:20)

    22 min

  8. JAN 7

    #563 - Madisen Skinner: Volleyball, Life, & LOVB Season 2!

    Heralded volleyballer Madisen Skinner chats with Trey Elling and his daughter Vivian, prior to the start of the second season of LOVB! Madisen and her LOVB Austin teammates captured the league's first ever championship last year! Topics include: Modern rule changes (0:00)LOVB (2:41)Impacting her teams (5:17)Her sister, Avery (7:23)Coach Erik Sullivan (10:12)Those insane hops (12:52)HEB (14:04)Failing (16:46)Future experiences (19:49)Getting into volleyball late (21:27)Jerritt Elliott (23:11)Embracing being a role model (24:04)An ode to volleyball (26:16)

    28 min
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