Tipsy Casting

Jessica Sherman and Jenn Presser
Tipsy Casting

Spilling the tea... nay wine on what really goes on behind casting our favorite films and tv shows from our real-life experiences and stories.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    84. From Diary Pages to TV Screens: Kai Wu’s Journey

    Today, Jess & Jenn sit down with the brilliant and versatile Kai Wu, a writer and producer whose storytelling has shaped some of the most captivating genre series on television. From Hannibal to The Flash, Carnival Row, Paper Girls, and American Born Chinese, Kai has built a career bringing rich, character-driven worlds to life. She also created The Ghost Bride for Netflix and recently earned a WGA Award nomination for her work as a Co-Executive Producer on A Murder at the End of the World (FX). Born in Taiwan and raised in Maryland, Kai's journey into writing began with diary pages and evolved into developing original projects with Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and Freeform. In this conversation, we explore her path as a storyteller, how she navigates the industry post-strike, and the challenges of crafting fresh, dynamic genre narratives. Pour yourself a drink and join us for a deep dive into the mind of a writer who continues to redefine the boundaries of television! Episode Resources: Kai Wu's IMDb Kai's Instagram The Motoring Club ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting

    57 min
  2. FEB 13

    83. An In-Depth Conversation with Emmy Award Winning Actor Lamorne Morris!

    LAMORNE MORRIS is an Emmy inning actor best known for playing the hilarious role of Winston Bishop in the sitcom New Girl on Fox. Just this past year he joined the next level of actors when he won his Emmy for playing the role of “Witt” on the most recent season of Fargo. His other credits include SATURDAY NIGHT, WOKE (Hulu), CALL ME KAT, VALLEY OF THE BOOM (National Geographic), GAME NIGHT, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL. Along with his films and television credits, he hosts not one but TWO podcasts. He hosts THE MESS AROUND with Hannah Simone and THE LAMORNING AFTER. So make sure to check out his podcasts! Resources: ⁠Lamorne's Instagram Lamorne's X Lamorne's IMDB The Mess Around Podcast The Lamorning After Podcast ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting

    1h 3m
  3. JAN 29

    81. A Modern Class of Casting Visionaries- Featuring Olivia Grant!

    Join us as our popular series of highlighting the Modern Class of Casting Visionaries returns with the amazing UK Casting Director, Olivia Grant! Olivia’s recent co-casting credits alongside Lucy Bevan include ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’, ‘Joy’, ‘Here’, ‘Lee’, ‘Masters of the Air’ and ‘What’s Love Got To Do With it?’. Her associate credits include ’The Batman’, ‘Barbie’ & ’The Dig’. Olivia worked as a Cast PA prior to working with Lucy Bevan from 2016-August 2024. Her first solo venture as a casting director is the upcoming feature ‘100 Nights of Hero’ starring Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Maika Monroe & Charli XCX. In this episode we dive in with Olivia discussing... How she got into the industry and what attracted her to casting Her favorite thing about casting Which projects she really enjoyed casting Her casting process How she finds new talent The difference between in person and self tapes What her future projects are looking like Talent crushes Make sure to subscribe, rate and review! Follow us @tipsycasting Resources: ⁠Olivia's Instagram⁠ ⁠Olivia's IMDB⁠ ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting Journeys  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Casting Life Away Merch here!⁠

    51 min
  4. JAN 22

    80. Surviving and Thriving: Emotional Resilience in Trauma and Hollywood with Janelle Ault

    In this insightful episode, Janelle Ault, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and actor, shares her expertise on emotional well-being in the wake of trauma and in the entertainment industry. She begins by discussing how processing traumatic events, like wildfires, differs for everyone, emphasizing that emotional responses are non-linear and should be validated without judgment. Janelle also touches on the concept of primary attachment shock—the deep emotional impact of losing a sense of safety—and offers strategies for regaining stability through small, manageable sources of control. The conversation then shifts to the entertainment industry, where Janelle likens the unpredictable nature of Hollywood to a "shitty dating partner," often destabilizing and difficult to rely on. She highlights the importance of cultivating emotional resilience and setting healthy attachment boundaries to navigate this high-stress environment. Actors and industry professionals can thrive by focusing on emotional skills, self-care, and resilience, especially when dealing with the frequent rejection that comes with the territory. Janelle also speaks directly to casting professionals, noting how they often find themselves in the role of a grief counselor for actors coping with rejection and emotional challenges. She emphasizes the importance of supporting actors through these experiences, as casting directors play a key part in managing the emotional toll of the industry. Janelle's unique perspective offers valuable insights for anyone in entertainment, helping them move from emotionally surviving to thriving. Therapy Website + Resources Janelle Ault's Professional Instagram Online Health Course: The Actor's Mental Health Playbook Additional Resources ──────────────────────────── ⁠Stay Tuned with ⁠⁠Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠ ⁠Follow ⁠⁠Jessica⁠⁠ ⁠ & ⁠Follow ⁠⁠Jenn⁠⁠ ⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠Jess⁠⁠ ⁠& ⁠⁠⁠Jenn⁠⁠'s⁠ Casting Journeys ⁠Get ⁠⁠Casting Life Away Merch⁠⁠ here!⁠ ⁠⁠Visit the official ⁠⁠Tipsy Casting Website⁠⁠

    59 min
  5. JAN 15

    79. Mindset Coach, Joe Towne, Returns with Guidance for 2025!

    Jessica and Jenn send all their love and prayers out to everyone Los Angeles affected by the fires this week. Resources to help out those impacted are listed below. This week we welcome back the wonderful, Joe Towne! Joe is a Los Angeles based performer, award-winning writer, director, and teacher. As the CEO and Co-Founder of The Performer's Mindset, Joe works with performers to elevate their craft, with corporate professionals to bring Mindset practices into the workplace, and with creatives of all types, preparing them show up at their best in life's big moments. As the creator and host of The Better Podcast, Joe explores the nuances of creative practice and leads conversations that help us individually - and collectively - develop healthier relationships with our mind, our craft, and the world. In this episode, Jess, Jenn start off by updating everyone on the resources we know of and can reiterate to our listeners affected by the fires. Then we dive in with Joe on how we want to reflect over the last year and the best ways of moving forwarding the New Year after a difficult year for a lot of us. Great ways to close out 2024 with a fresh mindset for 2025 Regulate, Recover, Review , Renew How to sustain motivation and stay consistent all throughout the year Victimhood and how we approach it and overcome Looking for the positive and retraining our brains to be optimistic even if our tendencies are pessimistic. Being grateful for even the smallest things Episode Resources: A Cause for Entertainment Donation Page California Fire Foundation Pasadena Humane Society California Community Foundation Los Angeles Regional Foodbank The Center for Disaster Philanthropy American Red Cross Los Angeles Region World Central Kitchen Global Empowerment Mission AirBnb Boys & Girls Club of Malibu Direct Relief Ventura County Community Foundation ⁠Joe's IMDB⁠ ⁠ ⁠Joe's Instagram⁠ ⁠The Performer's Mindset Website⁠ ⁠The Performer's Mindset Instagram⁠ ──────────────────────────── ⁠Stay Tuned with ⁠Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠ ⁠Follow ⁠Jessica⁠ ⁠ & ⁠Follow ⁠Jenn⁠ ⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠Jess⁠ ⁠& ⁠⁠Jenn⁠'s⁠ Casting Journeys ⁠Get ⁠Casting Life Away Merch⁠ here!⁠ ⁠⁠Visit the official ⁠Tipsy Casting Website⁠

    1h 5m
  6. JAN 8

    78. A Toast to Season 3: New Year, New Vibes!

    Welcome back to Tipsy Casting! In our first show of the year, Jess and Jenn kick off Season 3 with a heartfelt and insightful chat. We’re diving into all the holiday happenings, sharing highlights from our recent international travels, and reflecting on how those experiences have shaped our outlook. As we step into a brand-new year, we open up about our aspirations, how we’re navigating uncertainty, and the best ways to channel energy toward growth and creativity. Whether you're setting intentions, searching for balance, or just looking for some good company as you start 2025, this is the perfect listen to inspire and recharge. Cheers to new beginnings and exciting adventures ahead! Jess & Jenn's London & Italian Adventures New Year, new attitude Taking inventory of 2024 and being grateful for what we escaped the year with. A great big thank you to all of our listeners Episode Resources - Inkwell Tavern Run at it Shouting Cookie Belle Toffee Twins Wine Wash Co. DeuxMoi Groundlings The Performer's Mindset Steph Girard Headshots - Los Angeles Michael Shelford Headshots - London ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting Journeys  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Casting Life Away Merch here!⁠

    43 min
4.8
out of 5
45 Ratings

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Spilling the tea... nay wine on what really goes on behind casting our favorite films and tv shows from our real-life experiences and stories.

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