BA #091: Paul Welsh

August 10, 2015

 

On the ninety-first Box Angeles actor / improviser Paul Welsh (Broad City, Key and Peele) stops by Studio 309. He discusses being a swimmer growing up, working for a hedge fund in NYC, going all-in with UCB, and more!

 

 

the BA #091 breakdown
– Box rants Saturday auditions.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in New Fairfield, CT and being a swimmer / performer growing up.
– Being the high school class president and attending Georgetown University.
– ‘Improvisation for Social Change’ class and dreaming of LA / Groundlings.
– Moving to NYC and working for a law firm, then hedge fund, then finding UCB.
– Getting an agent through an improvised soap opera show and making a Harold team.
– Relocating to LA after moving to somewhere inhospitable and writing a solo show.
– Connections leading to credits, joining the union and loving what we’re doing.

For more Paul, catch him in ‘Broad City‘ and follow him on Twitter @paulbwelsh.

 

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