comedy
Hosted by Ben Cassil & July Diaz · comedy · EN-US
Live From the Big Apple is the unofficial oral history of Big Apple Live, everyone’s favorite TV sketch show (that is definitely not SNL). Former cast members Billy Rockwell (Ben Cassil) and TJ Hunterscap (July Diaz) interview cast members, hosts, and musical guests from Big Apple Live’s 50-year history to hear stories about how sketches were made, Tinseltown gossip, and how much popcorn Bjorn Nigel can actually eat!If you still don’t get what this is, it’s a fully-improvised comedy interview show where comedians play characters and make you laugh, okay?
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Signup to Generate a PitchLive From the Big Apple is the unofficial oral history of Big Apple Live, everyone’s favorite TV sketch show (that is definitely not SNL).
Live from the Big Apple is hosted by Ben Cassil & July Diaz. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Luke Benson (Tadgh “Sully” O’Sullivan, 3x Cast Member)" (11 September 2025, 75 minutes), "Ross McCarney (Ciaran Dwyer, Cast Member)" (18 August 2025, 75 minutes), and "Janine Hogan (Jazzy the Backup Musician)" (30 July 2025, 72 minutes).
Live from the Big Apple publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Live from the Big Apple is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Live from the Big Apple requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Live from the Big Apple's contact route on record: verified email.
Ben Cassil & July Diaz hosts Live from the Big Apple, a comedy podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Live from the Big Apple
<p>Tadgh “Sully” O’Sullivan (Luke Benson) has good reason to say the third time’s the charm, as he was fired three times as a cast member on Big Apple Live, and the third time it finally stuck. Billy and TJ chat with...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Ciaran Dwyer (Ross McCarney) came to the show all the way from Ireland with dreams of making a big splash, but despite being fired and rehired twice from Big Apple Live, he never quite found his footing as a...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Jazzy (Janine Hogan) has been with Big Apple Live since the very first episode in the 70’s, but she has never been on camera…intentionally. Jazzy is an understudy for the BAL band, and has had the wild misfortune of...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Rayclon (Dave Theune) was not only the first Cyprian centaur on Big Apple Live, he was also a hilarious cast member responsible for characters like Calvin the Clairvoyant Convenience Store Clerk. Billy and TJ have a...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Tommy Tri-Polar (Tyler Schnupp), the lead singer of the first-ever punk band on Big Apple Live joined Billy and TJ to talk about his band SCHMEAR and their infamous BAL performance that resulted in a life-long ban...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Former Big Apple Live cast member and Weekend Bulletin host Corbin Drench (Matt Apodaca) joins TJ and Billy to talk about his time behind the news desk at BAL, his characters like Trevor the Emo I.T. Guy, seeing...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Former Big Apple Live cast member Tanya Burke (Isabella Roland) joins Billy and TJ to talk about her blockbuster movie success, her philosophy that the audience’s opinions don’t matter, how she got her start at the...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Former Big Apple Live cast members and writing team Ricky Tarper (Zach Olsen) and Jay Vulken (Charlie Mihelich) join Billy and TJ to chat about their problematic activism in the “manosphere,” their standup acts, some...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>Former Big Apple Live cast member Randy Upmost (Isabella Escalante) joins Billy and TJ to chat about his time on the show, his experiences with Marc Maron and Jerry Seinfeld, his thoughts on the news, and his...
Live from the Big Apple
<p>In this very first episode of Live from the Big Apple, hosts Billy Rockwell (Ben Cassil) and TJ Hunterscap (July Diaz) introduce themselves and tell how they ended up on the Big Apple Live sketch show. They also talk...
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