BA #149: Mark McConville

October 2, 2016

 

On the one-hundred and forty-ninth Box Angeles improviser Mark McConville (Superego, Pistol Shrimps Radio) stops by Studio 309. He discusses growing up in Wisconsin, traveling as a teen doing live PSAs, getting into ComedySportz in college, and more!

 

 

the BA #149 breakdown
– Box rants hot towels.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up Hudson WI and playing hockey as a kid.
– Switching to church theater and traveling around Minnesota doing PSAs.
– Introduction to improv and attending the University of Wisconsin.
– ComedySportz all the time and moving to Los Angeles.
– Getting into the improv scene and odd jobs like Starbucks.
– Landing a gig at Disney and Opening Night at iO West.
– Origins of Superego and Pistol Shrimps Radio and doing audio sketches in high school.

For more Mark, follow him on Twitter @markmcconville.

 

STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Narcissus IPA