Podcast
The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Hosted by Trey Elling · EN
Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.
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#569 - Kenny G: A Philosophy of Performance
Feb 1100:36:55Tap to summarizeLegendary 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)
Transcribe →#568 - Sal Vulcano: A More-Than-Practical Standup Comedian
Jan 3100:23:22Tap to summarizeComedian 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!
Transcribe →#567 - Jay Pharoah: How To Go From Fat Kid To Funny Man
Jan 3000:23:59Tap to summarizeComedian 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!
Transcribe →#566 - Rhys Darby: How To Stay True To Yourself In Comedy
Jan 2100:18:54Tap to summarizeComedian & 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)
Transcribe →#565 - Sean Patton: How To Make Standup Special Again
Jan 1800:35:51Tap to summarizeComedian & 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)
Transcribe →#564 - Damon Wayans Jr: A Surprisingly Robust Career in Standup
Jan 1800:22:08Tap to summarizeDamon 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)
Transcribe →#563 - Madisen Skinner: Volleyball, Life, & LOVB Season 2!
Jan 700:28:03Tap to summarizeHeralded 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)
Transcribe →#562 - Barry Sonnenfeld on RIGHT POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME (Part 2)
Dec 3100:50:11Tap to summarizeFilmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld joins Trey Elling for the second- of a two-part chat on his book, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME: TRUE STORIES FROM A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD. Topics include:An ode to Patrick Warburton (0:00)The Hollywood machine (3:25)Feedback from Gene Hackman (8:08)Barry's role in FORREST GUMP (9:56)Tommy Lee Jones & toy guns (17:08)Alternate casting for WILD WILD WEST (20:21)Barry's encounter with Bill Murray (26:16)Working with Michael Jackson (34:24)Dealing with liars (39:35)Making his first book into a movie (45:31)
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#492 - Keith Robinson
Dec 27, 202400:33:54Tap to summarizeComedian Keith Robinson chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at The Comedy Mothership. Check out Keith's latest special, DIFFERENT STROKES, on YouTube! Topics include: Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (0:00) Getting it from other comedians (5:26) Patrice O'Neal (10:41) Different Strokes (13:29) Mitzi and The Comedy Store (18:03) The Comedy Cellar (19:38) Messing with Bobby Kelly in Brazil (24:11) Fatherhood (27:01) An ode to standup (28:45)
Transcribe →#491 - Patrick Warburton
Dec 26, 202400:34:40Tap to summarizePatrick Warburton (Puddy in Seinfeld, Joe Swanson in Family Guy, Lemony Snicket in A Series of Unfortunate Events) chats with Trey Elling about (re)starting a standup career at 60! Patrick headlines Cap City Comedy Club, December 27th-29th. Topics include: Getting back into standup, 40 years later (0:00) The Comedy Store in the mid-1980s (8:21) Barry Sonnenfeld (10:35) Doing blow with Robin Williams & Kinison (15:05) Giving a speech at the JuCo he failed out of (21:14) Pearl Jam (23:27) Pissing Larry David off (27:10) Fatherhood (29:00) An ode to standup (32:02)
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