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Hosted by Billy Merritt · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 39 episodes
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The SPOTLIGHT Podcast is The BIT Comedy Network's educational and experimental stage.Veteran ensemble members create and produce shows outside BIT's three established formats. These new producers are encouraged to explore forms, characters, themes, etc.
Billy Merritt hosts Billy Merritt's (Improv) Spotlight, a comedy show with 39 episodes published.
Bobby Smith | Upstage Comedy Lounge What do stand-up comedy, defensive driving school, Taco Bell, tax anxiety, and cheap hiking dates have in common? Bobby Smith, apparently. In this episode, Gail sits down with Bobby Sm
Guest: Reverend Justice Smythe ( Samples of Sin ) What happens when a reverend starts a podcast dedicated to listening to "sinful music" so you don't have to ? Complications. In this episode, Gail sits down with the very
Guest: Bo Knox ( Off the Eaten Path ) What if food criticism was less Michelin stars… and more emotional-support gas station? In this episode, Gail sits down with Bo Knox — pilot, podcaster, accidental romantic, and co-h
Guest: Michael & Jeremy (Steal Your Podcast) What if your podcast wasn't stolen… it was just aggressively borrowed by two cousin-friends from the MJSY-verse? In this episode, Gail sits down with Michael and Jeremy — life
Mayor + Mindset | Running Your House Like a High-Performing Team Guest: Joe LaRussa What if the chaos in your home isn't random… it's just bad leadership ? In this episode, Gail sits down with Joe LaRussa — small-city ma
Senior Vitality — Unscripted from The Villages, FL Guest: Mike Roth What happens when a seasoned podcaster builds a show specifically for the active senior community of The Villages, Florida ? You get Villages Vitality:
Ohio Raised. Truth Bomb Fed. Enlightened as Hell. Guest: Freddie Simone (Ohio's own Inlightened Ediot™) What happens when Gail sits down with a comedian who proudly calls herself an Enlightened Idiot —with the E and I in
🎧 SHUT UP GAIL – Episode 11 Play Is Not Optional (with Margo Escott) Play is not a reward. It's not a break. It's not something you "get back to" when life calms down. According to Margo Escott , play is essential — and
🎙️ Shut Up, Gail – Season Finale: "Yes, And Your Way to World Domination" Guest: Jay Sukow Host: Gail Shepherd (Not Like Cher, but kinda like Cher) Improv legend Jay Sukow drops into Gail's virtual lair to talk shop, sh
In this tenth and season finale episode, Andrew, the technical director of the Regency Theatre is joined by the Regency's resident scenery performer Steckman, fresh off her return from the Great White Way. They are joine
🎙️ SHUT UP GAIL – Ep. 8: "From Cult to Carnival" with Paul Omarr This is the eighth installment of Bit Behind the Scenes (a.k.a. Shut Up Gail ). Listen, follow, rate, and share... PLEASE and THANK YOU! This month, Gail
In this ninth episode, Andrew, the technical director of the Regency Theatre, is distracted and accidentally leaves the podcast recording equipment on, and the ghosts of the theatre decide to host an episode. CAST Andrew
🎙️ SHUT UP GAIL – Ep. 7: "Cats, Clapbacks, and Contrasts" with Thea Marie Thorkildsen This is the fourth installment of the Women of BIT. Listen, follow, rate, and share... PLEASE and THANK YOU! This month on Bit Behind
Gail is going to interview as many BIT lady improvisers as she can this summer! Gail forgot to mention she was globe-trotting in August, so... WHOOPSIE!!! No August episode. This month, it's the third installment of the
In the eighth episode, Andrew, the technical director of the Regency Theatre, ditches his usual format and invites benefactor extraordinaire, Auntie Midge. The theatre is dark during this part of the summer and no one wa
In this seventh episode, Andrew, the technical director of the Regency Theatre, is joined by co-host and legendary lighting designer, Olivier Olivero, where they interview volunteer Janay Littleton about toothbrushes and
Gail is going to interview as many BIT lady improvisers as she can this summer! To kick things off, Gail puts Peg Davis and Terry Armstrong in the hot seat(s). Both girls are experienced performers who have lived many li
In this sixth and final episode of Samples of Sin, Rev. Justice Smythe invites his personal trainer, Pete Michelson, to help him review the album Permission to Land by British glam rock band The Darkness. Pete revels in
In this sixth episode, Andrew, the technical director of the Regency Theatre, is joined by co-host, father and twitch stream watcher, Rodney, where they interview theatrical director Bertrand Fluffernutter about how livi
FACT: Only 10% of Podcasts make to episode 3. This is Gail's 4th episode! Gail interviews Dr. Luke Bovard, one of the most intelligent and yet playful improvisers on the planet. Luke was the first BIT Player to launch a
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Billy Merritt's (Improv) Spotlight is hosted by Billy Merritt. The show is categorised under comedy (improv) and has published 39 episodes.
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