Life Changes Show, June 27, 2016
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure
Guest, Andy Goldberg
ANDY GOLDBERG
Andy Goldberg is a founding member and director of the legendary improvisational comedy group “Off The Wall” which has been performing in Los Angeles since 1975.
Samuel French first published Andy’s definitive text “Improv Comedy”. The 20th Anniversary Edition of “Improv Comedy” was published in 2012.
As a TV writer his credits include episodes of The Love Boat, Laverne & Shirley, and he was co-creator of the ABC comedy special Completely Off The Wall. Acting credits include: The Practice, The Goodbye Girl, Hill St. Blues, Syriana, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Full House, The Bob Newhart Show, Step By Step, & Golden Girls. His voice-over credits are way too numerous to mention.
He has performed with Robin Williams, John Ritter, Garry Shandling, Larry David, Tom Hanks, Jim Belushi, George Wendt, Fred Willard, Chevy Chase, Bonnie Hunt, and Betty Thomas.
Andy has been on the faculty at the UCLA Extension and was artistic director of The Professional Actor’s Workshop at CBS Studio Center. Many hundreds of aspiring and professional improvisers, actors, writers and directors have studied with Andy in his private improv classes over the years. He is currently running workshops at the Avery Schreiber Playhouse in N. Hollywood as well at the fanaticSalon Theater in Culver City.
Guest, Privet Earth
PRIVET EARTH
Born and raised in Russia, Ivan Smirnov was heavily influenced by the American/British pop/rock scene as well as Classical and Electronic music, and started writing his own musical material in English and Russian at the age of 8. Ivan lost his mother to cancer, when he was 12. He tried to express his feelings in his own unique genre of music, which he later called ‘Blitz-Rock’…
A few years ago, after traveling thousands of miles and facing many obstacles, Ivan made it to Los Angeles. “The struggle was unbelievable!” remembers Ivan, “One day I even found myself homeless with the only thing I owned – my guitar” But he didn’t give up. His explosive performances, unique vocal style and talent quickly gained this Russian wonder respect among everyone who heard his music. ‘Privet Earth’ was born!
Grammy ballot for “Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Performance”, appearance on Vh1’s Top 20 Countdown, # 1 Rating in the World in Reverbnation charts with over 23 million video views, “Artist of the Week” and “Top 25 Best New Acts of 2015” according to “Music Connection” magazine!… and this is just the beginning for Ivan and his Blitz-Rock project. Privet Earth has recently released the 2nd studio album “Breaking The Ice”. The new record is already getting 10/10 star rave reviews from leading indie music publications all over the world.
In addition, Ivan is currently working on a very heart-felt project with other celebrity artists : producing “The End of The Broken World” charity single to benefit victims of terrorism and refugees of war, through World Vision charity organization.
Life Changes Show
Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice, we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30 minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
