Kevin was in the infaÂmous, NYU-based sketch comÂeÂdy group The State which had a show for a seaÂson on MTV and seemed like it was going to get picked up by CBS, but no. After sevÂerÂal years getÂting over this disÂapÂpointÂment, Kevin disÂcovÂered a new outÂlet for his enerÂgies: He delivÂers, curates, and coachÂes perÂsonÂal stoÂries (borÂderÂing on too perÂsonÂal, thus the “risk”) for his stage show and podÂcast RISK!
Kevin joins your hosts Mark LinÂsenÂmayÂer, EriÂca Spyres, and BriÂan Hirt to disÂcuss this idioÂsynÂcratÂic form: Do the stoÂries have to be funÂny? Can you change things? What’s the relaÂtion to autoÂbiÂoÂgraphÂiÂcal, humorÂous essays a la David Sedaris? What might be too perÂsonÂal or actuÂalÂly indiÂcatÂing trauÂma to actuÂalÂly share on RISK? This seems like someÂthing anyÂone can do, so what’s the role of craft and stoÂry-telling hisÂtoÂry?
LisÂten to RISK at risk-show.com, and watch many stoÂries on the RISK! YouTube chanÂnel. Also: kevinallison.net, thestorystudio.org, and @thekevinallison. KevÂin’s stoÂry about prosÂtiÂtutÂing himÂself is about 14 minÂutes into this episode. Hear Kevin on Marc Maron’s WTF! LisÂten to that audio guide Kevin menÂtions, “What Every RISK! StoÂryÂteller Should Know.” Read about the four lies of stoÂryÂtelling.
Hear more of this podÂcast at prettymuchpop.com. This episode includes bonus disÂcusÂsion you can access by supÂportÂing the podÂcast at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This time, the hosts tell (or at least outÂline) their own RISK!-like stoÂries, and the result is preÂdictably too perÂsonÂal for our pubÂlic feed.
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