[Chrissy Shackelford] Is The Genre

Tim Barnes chats with Chrissy Shackelford (Last Week Tonight, Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas) about how her childhood love of I Love Lucy re-runs influenced her evolving career as an actress, improvisor, and writer.

Chrissy wrote and stars in the hilarious web series Ghostwritten.

Chrissy Shackelford began her comedy career in 2012, studying at The Second City in Chicago and ColdTowne Theater in Austin, TX. Relocating to New York City in 2014, she quickly went through the improv and sketch program at the Upright Citizen's Brigade.

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CREDITS:

Host: Tim Barnes

Guest: Chrissy Shackelford

Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

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