Comedy craft from inside the room.
There It Is Podcast follows Jason Farr through warm, loose conversations with comedians and improvisers. Episodes move from Philly and NYC improv to character work, marketing, climate storytelling, Oscars reactions, Super Bowl commercials, and D&D.
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There It Is Podcast is a long-running comedy interview show with a strong backstage sensibility. Jason Farr frames the show around inspiration, but the episodes are most useful when they get specific about where comedy lives: indie theaters, festival lineups, sketch, improv teams, and the odd creative detours that shape a performer. The pace is informal. It often begins with thanks, community notes, and show updates before settling into a guest conversation. The interviews favor origin stories, process, and local scenes over glossy promotion. Gabby Swain’s episode connects Philly comedy, Swear Jar Jamboree, and the overlap between D&D and improv. Casey Rand’s conversation brings in marketing, satire, climate advocacy, Montreal, Queen’s University, and a story tied to Howard Finkelstein. Matt Stevens talks through Pennsylvania, Philly improv, sketch, UCB classes, and character-driven work. Erika Diederich’s episode points toward commercials, character work, The Indecision Zone, and related comedy projects. Jon Monje’s conversation leans into NYC improv and the positive gravity of the Magnet community. Evan Ford Barden’s episode brings in improv, sketch, UCB, Magnet, Caveat, Bodywork, and the Friday night show. Not every installment is a straight interview. Pop Talk episodes bring the Of The Show gang into live Oscars reactions, Scrubs revival chatter, Super Bowl commercials, halftime-show reactions, and fictional quarterbacks. Those episodes are looser and more conversational, with the comedy coming from group rhythm as much as from the topics. The show’s recurring texture is affectionate: friends of the show, theater shoutouts, newsletter mentions, supporter thanks, and a sense that comedy is a network of people helping each other keep making things. It is not a detached industry podcast. It sounds closer to someone taking careful notes on the comedy community while still being part of it. That makes it especially strong for listeners who want craft talk with a human scale.
Made for: For comedy fans, improvisers, sketch performers, and creators who enjoy conversational interviews about how performers build scenes, characters, teams, festivals, and careers.
What sets it apart: The show blends working-comedian craft talk with local comedy-community texture, then makes room for loose Pop Talk episodes on awards, TV revivals, commercials, and sports culture.
The "There It Is" podcast is for comedy fans as well as comedy creators. Here you can get into the minds of the comedians we admire. Listen in as host Jason Farr picks the brains of some comedy greats! There It Is also has a comedy lifestyle newsletter devoted to helping you find your inspiration on and off stage! Find more at ThereItIsPod.com!
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose, thoughtful conversation about improv's creative pull and its uneasy place on an actor's resume.
The episode centers on improv's uneasy shift from committed practice to career checkbox. Farr and the guest trace a moment when classes had real heat for performers, with shows feeling lively and full, before the form also became something agents could recommend for auditions…
Tiny debates, treated with heroic seriousness.
Jason Farr interviews comedian Art Cai about his career and life, while discussing their upcoming trip to California.
Jason Farr interviews filmmaker Tina Detchon about her short film Pillow Talk, improv, and life in Los Angeles.
Comedian Viv Ford discusses her upcoming TV show 'The Crypto Castle' about her time in a crypto house, blending comedy and cryptocurrency.
Host Jason Farr presents mini episode 33, focusing on a collaboration hack centered on being inquisitive.
Host Jason Farr interviews Jon Monje, an improviser with experience at UCB and Magnet Theater in New York City.
Jason Farr interviews Alchemy Comedy Theater founders Harrison Brookie, Jason Underwood, Meg Schutz and Ben Burris for the theater's 15th anniversary.
Jason Farr interviews Philly comedian Gabi Swain about her comedy work, the Swear Jar Jamboree festival, and the connection between D&D and improv.
Jason Farr interviews Casey Rand about her work in marketing, satire, and climate storytelling, including a shared story from a previous episode.
Jason Farr interviews comedian Matt Stephens about building character-driven comedy, starting with his improv roots in Philadelphia.
The host and guests discuss their real-time reactions to the Oscars 2026 categories and the potential Scrubs revival.
Erica Diederich explains how she booked a Booking.com commercial as one of several non-celebrity "Tinas" opposite Tina Fey, shot in Mexico City over about five days.
Jason Farr hosts There It Is Podcast’s “Pop Talk - Super Bowl 2026” with Rob and Trey from Of The Show, focusing on halftime entertainment, commercials, and fictional quarterbacks rather than the game.
Elaine Bledsoe, social media strategist at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, tells host Jason Farr that improv, sketch and storytelling training shapes how she markets a nonprofit arts institution.
Jason Farr interviews improv comedian Jon Monje about his positive energy and experiences at the Magnetic community.
Jason Farr interviews comedian Evan Forde Barden about improv, sketch comedy, and their shared experience performing at Magnet Theater.