BA #238: Krister Johnson
On the two-hundred and thirty-eighth Box Angeles writer Krister Johnson (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Children’s Hospital) stops by Studio 309. He discusses developing late as a kid, studying religion in college, his comedic Christian band, and more!
the BA #238 breakdown
– Box rants unsubscribing to emails.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Newton, Mass and being a small kid who played soccer.
– Briefly wrestling, hating it and auditioning for a school play which changed things.
– Attending Swarthmore College and double majoring in religion / anthropology.
– Discovering improv and attending a national improv conference at Skidmore.
– Moving to NYC, shooting a few little things and dicking around.
– Creating a comedic Christian band ‘God’s Pottery’ that took off and taking it on Last Comic Standing.
– Seven years of touring around with that and writing a book.
– Landed Onion Sports Dome and networking for other gigs.
– Deciding to finally move to LA and getting / relationship with representation.
For more Krister, @kristermjohnson on Instagram.
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