INTERVIEW: Scott Adsit and John Lutz
Hitting Your Mark in Hollywood Thanks to Aren Zolninger from Chicago Improv Productions, I was able to sneak in a few minutes to interview Scott Adsit and John Lutz before they took the stage for their "Super Secret" midnight show at Stage 773. As we were waiting for the show ahead of us to clear out, Scott, John and I stepped into a back hallway with CIP staff and a Read More
I had never met Timmy Mayse before he walked into Starbucks to meet me for this interview. Timmy had gotten his hands on the TIM review I posted a few months ago and emailed me to thank me. After very little convincing, I was able to persuade him to meet me for an interview, but only knowing what I’ve seen of him on stage, I had no idea what to expect him to be like in real life. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Timmy plays the most loud, boisterous, inappropriate characters on a regular basis. So when he turned out to present himself as a Southern gentleman filled with humility, I was completely thrown off. We had a blast chatting about climbing improv hurdles, his celebrity crushes, painting, his qualms with The Little Mermaid and his background in law. It was a pleasure to sit down with Timmy and I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as I did conducting it.
After months of trying to nail down both of our schedules after Tim left Second City’s Mainstage, I was finally able to meet up with him to talk life and comedy. I had the pleasure of meeting Tim last Fall at Jimmy Carrane’s Improv Nerd and for obvious reasons, I was dead set on interviewing him. Tim is extremely passionate about a lot of things, but aside from his passion, he is one of the most talented performers in Chicago. Some may argue he is the most talented and versatile performer Chicago has to offer right now. Aside from talking about the ups and downs of the Chicago comedy community, we talked about the greatest lessons he’s learned thus far, how he met his girlfriend on the set of SHRINK, 38 Special and so much more!
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I’m ashamed to say this was my first time to Mick Napier’s The Annoyance Theatre, but I am pleased to have finally had the experience. The Annoyance is known for it’s slightly off-kilter alternative shows. Always pushing the norm, exploring new boundaries and leaving plenty of room for questions. I saw The Final Balloon a little over a week ago and if you went solely off the guy sitting behind me, this show was a riot. I on the other hand was an equal mix of laughter and perplexity.
It was a true pleasure interviewing Ted, as I have an incredible amount of respect for him as a person, performer and filmmaker. He’s so talented and is such a genuinely kind human being. We met at iO on a late November morning and, truth be told, divulged a great deal of personal details, some of which are included below and some of which are not. The level of honesty we were able to share with one another was quite refreshing. Aside from that, we talked about his award winning film work, challenges he’s had to overcome as a man as well as an artist and his constant struggle with being a hopeless romantic.
