Our final Career Tracker of 2018! We check in with Marla Black, Ben Marshall, Mehdi Barakchian and Nic Stanich to see what they’re working on, how they feel as they look back on the year, and what goals they’re setting for 2018. Sean Weiner (UCB, Jacob Burns Center) is in the studio to chat with Nate over a Bronx beer about his own career trajectory. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

The Maker Book Club is back in session! This week Nate Russell sits down with UCB Comedy writer/directors Tessa Greenberg and Matt Starr, and actor/producer Sam Klemmer to break down everyone's thoughts on the chosen filmmaking guide, The Director's Six Senses by Simone Bartesaghi. This episode was recorded as a livestream on the UCB Comedy Facebook channel with deliciousBronx beers to accompany all our #hottakes!

Editing should never be an afterthought. This week we bring you a compilation of our favorite clips about the editing process, each one illustrating the ways in which every perspective of a production can have some connection to the edit, be it the writers, actors, directors, and so on. Nate revisits conversations with guests Tessa Greenberg, Ed Mundy, Nick Mougis, Trevor Williams, Adam Sacks, and Lee Chin. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

Jonathan Furmanski is the DP on all your favorite comedies: Delocated, Search Party, Inside Amy Schumer, and more. This week he’s sitting down with Nate to chat about how he rose through the ranks from assisting, how his approach changes between sketch and more serialized content, and why he loves rehearsals. Plus a little gear talk, of course. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

Michela Smith and Lucien Flores are a two-person production team often known as Loose Seal Productions. This week they're in the studio to chat with Nate about how they divide their work as creative partners, how they've found a home in the New York comedy community, and their recent project for Mas Mejor that got into NYTVF. They also take a moment to praise Google Docs, of course. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

Writer/comedians Zack Phillips and Madalyn Baldanzi are in the studio to talk about their recent fellowship in the Made in NY Writers Room, a program organized by the mayoral office of New York City and the Writer's Guild of America East. Zack and Madalyn tell Nate what it was like to be in a writers room that mixes drama and comedy, the valuable advice they've gotten from their mentors – creators of well-known, beloved TV shows – and what they plan to do next as the program wraps up. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

Our guest today is Patrick Cotnoir, talent booker extraordinaire for The Chris Gethard Show and formerly The President Show, as well as cherished UCBT stage shows like Asssscat 3000 and The George Lucas Talk Show. Patrick explains his method for booking guests big and small, and some tips and tricks he's learned in his career so far. He also tells Nate about his favorite guest experiences which include Mark Hamill and Kevin Bacon. This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

It's the fifth installment of our Career Tracker series! What did our four makers – Ben Marshall, Marla Black, Mehdi Barakchian and Nic Stanich – accomplish in the last seven weeks? How did their lives change? Joining Nate in-studio to chat through each check-in is writer/director/performer Matt Starr, formerly (spoiler alert) an Above Average resident alongside Ben Marshall. This episode was created in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

This week, we've dug into the UCB Digital archive to bring you the best tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom for making a successful web series. Host Nate Russell looks back at the best of our web content-creating guests: Jonathan Braylock, James III, Jerah Milligan(Seriously TV), Soren and Jolles (WhoHaHa, Elite Daily), Zach Broussard (MTV, BET), Marshall Stratton and James Coker (UCB). This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.

Hayley Kosan is in the studio this week to chat with Nate about what motivates her work as a multi-talented director, DP, producer and actor. Hayley was an associate producer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and directed the sketch comedy series Business Work, Horrible Insane Girl (IFC) and Straight Marriage (NYTVF). This episode was made in partnership with the Bronx Brewery, the official house beer of the UCB Comedy Podcast Network.