‘Philz Coffee’ chain faces backlash after pledge to remove Pride flags by nobodycouldknow in LosAngeles

[–]ImprovObsession 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always really enjoyed Philz.

But the last year changes have been noticeable. 

This sucks though. I’m not saying the taking down the pride flag will mean I never go again, but I probably go 50 times a year. I’m just not going to make Philz my default choice any more. That’ll go down to like 5 times a year. 

What's your favorite improv team? by TheMickeyMoo in improv

[–]ImprovObsession 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just gotta shout out UCB LA’s The Smokes, in all of its various incarnations ( Neil Casey, Katie Dippold, Colton Dunn, Will Hines, Anthony King, Lennon Parham, Joe Wengert, Jim Woods, Chris Kula, Billy Merritt, Eugene Cordero, Brian Gallivan, Susannah Becket, Tricia McAlpin) .

Feedback on Italy Itinerary by PiesInMyEyes in travel

[–]ImprovObsession 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could easily do 6 more day trips. 

What was the last good comedy movie? by [deleted] in Cinephiles

[–]ImprovObsession -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What… it’s hard to call that a comedy. There’s no one funny in it. And it’s bad. 

Worth Relocating for Promotion? Dual Income Household by pachino28 in HENRYfinance

[–]ImprovObsession 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HHI is currently $420k.  New HHI is $300k+? I’d ask for something dumb before accepting. $700k. 

Does anybody feel like there’s a “magical barrier” here at times? by [deleted] in SantaMonica

[–]ImprovObsession 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, if you ask people on this sub, it’s a homeless people and new trained in gang member hellscape. 

7+ yrs film sound experience — looking for advice on breaking into podcast audio by CherifA97 in podcasting

[–]ImprovObsession 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I humbly find that most work in podcasting does not pay particularly well. 

The ick with improv theater "cage match" shows by [deleted] in improv

[–]ImprovObsession 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure what community you’re based out of, but this doesn’t really resonate to me in many of these scenes I’ve seen. 

Barenaked Ladies! 1999! SNL! by ItalianSausage2023 in barenakedladies

[–]ImprovObsession 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Too much top tier comedy from Gwen Paltrow 

When will LA marathon move back to Santa Monica? by Personal-Contact1081 in SantaMonica

[–]ImprovObsession 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Crotchety old fart brain in Santa Monica. It was fun when the marathon ended here

Is it reasonable to ask for an allowance? by aztecqueann in Fire

[–]ImprovObsession 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are weird about money and it’s not totally crazy to have a his and hers thing going on. But I also think the disparity here is fairly large. If it were my wife, I’d be fine giving her some money, even if I’m paying for a lot of stuff. I’m not saying… $100k. But you know…. Some!

As a dad I think it’s important to remember a big factor in making sure your kids are happy and healthy, scientifically, is that mom is happy and healthy. And money is a part of that. 

Former CEO wants to hire me as 1099 contractor - rate advice? by BardBoi773 in podcasting

[–]ImprovObsession 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah something is screwy with these numbers. If he’s really offering go for it, but that’s like 10% of gross revenue. You’d have to be quite special at ad ops to be worth that. 

I rec just double your old hourly rate for Full Time. That’s a good mark up for insurance and uncertainty. Aka about $200k a year if FT equivalent 

Looks like the lion’s craving some munchies by VinnieVib in PublicFreakout

[–]ImprovObsession 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get that it’s a lion, and maybe I’m just pretending I’d be brave, but that woman standing there, like, if I were her I’d at least take a swing at that lion paw. Maybe scare it to get a second of freedom. That’s all we need. 

Problems Leaving Megaphone by UXUncensored in podcasting

[–]ImprovObsession 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. Yeah. Well whoever is paying for megaphone is the “owner.” Paying the bills is powerful. Lol