Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

Episode 165 - Jazz Lewis - B.A.P.S.

Our guest this week is living large and taking charge, Big Boy! It’s the wonderful Jazz Lewis. We talk to Jazz about Las Vegas, All That, Disney, Chucky, Tales from the Hood, Sisqo, Lola Bunny, Charmed, Brandy, Blow Up Couches, Kyla Pratt, Year of Yes, Little Shop, Insecure, Married at First Sight, Twinless, Paid in Full, Wood Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Princess Jasmine, Elle Woods, Tyler Perry, Donkey, Lil Romeo, and the 90’s bliss of B.A.P.S. Follow Jazz @jazzylou92, go see her at UCB with Branzino and at Who All Gon’ Be There? in Leimert Park, and remember There is no fortune worth the loss of a true love.   Some things are priceless.

Episode 164 - Anna Bezahler - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Our guest this week is both the hero we deserve AND the one we need, it’s the wonderful Anna Bezahler. We talk to Anna about Philadelphia, Covid Days, Arthur, Video Stores, Alanis, Lily Allen, The OC, Skins, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, The Rehearsal, Bradley Cooper, The Truman Show, Ready Player One, Alex Garland, Amy Schumer, Pen15, Blue Crush, New Girl, Shakira and the lure of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Follow Anna @annabezahler, go see them perform at UCB, listen to Anna and Isabella Do Improv and be the Angelina you want to see in the world.

Episode 163 - Sara Marie Barron - Girl, Interrupted

When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go...CHOMPIN'....with our wonderful friend Sara Marie Barron. We talk to Sara about Michigan, Like Life, Flavor of Life, Car Movies, Avril, Outfit Repeaters, Britney, One Tree Hill, Grease, Insecure, Black Swan, The Grinchfather, Michael B Jordan, Practical Magic, A Walk to Remember, Gabby Windey, Carol, Jumanji, Usher and the honesty of Girl, Interrupted. Follow Sara @saramarie.barron, Listen to her music, and always remember to meet us in the city. 

Episode 162 - Sam Di - Dogma

Our guest today is anything but IN-COG-NITO, it's the wonderful Sam Di! We talk to Sam about Oxford Mississippi, College Towns, Rugrats, Premium Blend, The Daily Show, Three’s Company, Les Mis, Star Wars, Bruce Springsteen, Holes, Newsies, Community, The Materialists, Recess, What Lies Beneath, Adam Driver, The Drama, JGL, As I Lay Dying and the layers of Dogma. Follow Sam @samldi, go see him perform at UCB 5/20 and 5/26 with Asian Improv Near Me, and remember there is no pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater...than central air.

Episode 161 - Chris Witaske - The Simpsons

In honor of today's guest we'll pronounce the show Champin', b/c we're chatting with Chicago's own, the delightful Chris Wistaske. We talk to Chis about growing up in St. Charles, Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Porky’s, Caddyshack, Blues Brothers, SNL, Blockbuster, Jethro Tull, Alf, Bernie Brillstein, Egon, Second City, Robin Williams, The Power of Now, Book of Mormon, The Sopranos, The Big Lebowski, Phish, Hook, I am, Road to Perdition, John Hughes, Air Bud, My Girl, High Fidelity, The Last Dance, and the foundational importance of The Simpsons. Follow Chris @witow, go see him perform around LA, watch him in The Bear & Chicago Party Aunt, and remember, what really matters is what you like, not what you are like... Books, records, films - these things matter.

Episode 160 - Vanessa Gonzalez - Lushious Massacr

Our guest today is always doing that thing she does and we’re all better for it, it’s the wonderful Vanessa Gonzalez. We talk to Vanessa about: Laredo TX, Nick at Night, HBO After Dark, Margaret Cho, John Leguizamo, Sleepless in Seattle, Celebrity Trials, BSB, Leo, Cristela Alonzo, Steve Zahn,  Seed of the Soul, Hairspray, Breaking Bad, Weeds, Chucky, Mike White, Disney Land, Scream, Caviar, Tony Danza, Spice Girls and the joy of Lushious Massacr. Follow Vanessa @vanessagcomedy, go see her THIS WEEK at Mermaid Comedy Hour (5/4 -Hollywood Improv Lab), Roz and Friends (5/5 - The Troubadour), Vanessa & Daniel (5/5 - The Crow) and The Peacock Show (5/6 - Club Teegee), and as always don't do it little girl, don't do it!

Episode 159 - Lily Du - The Up Series

As the saying goes, the three most wonderful things in this world are patience, time, and today's guest Lily Du. We talk to Lily about Montreal, Rockville Maryland, TV Guides, Pilots, Bradley Cooper, The Godfather, Otakon, Sailor Moon, Secret History, Sweet Charity, Fleabag, Freaks and Geeks, This Way Up, A Brighter Summer Day, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Before Midnight, Vortex, Ed Yang, Todd Haynes, The Barbie Dream House, Jia Zhangke, The Chippettes, Zelda Fitzgerald, Wonderfully, and just how good The Up Series is. Follow Lily @lily_d, go see her perform, watch Dirty Laundry on Dropout, and grow up would ya. 

Episode 158 - Keiley Backstrom - America's Best Dance Crew

Our guest this week's banner will never fall, it's the one and only Keiley Backstrom. We talk to Keiley about Sammamish Washington, Goats, Buried Life, Desperate Housewives, Orange is the New Black, Swamp People, The Food Network, Beyonce, Sky High, Glee, Twilight, Amazing Race, Lindsay Lohan, Little Shop, Succession, Quiz Show, Ryan Gosling, Totally Spies, Keke Palmer, Elvira, The Swan, Jim Carrey and the passion of America’s Best Dance Crew. Follow Keiley @smackstrom, go see her perform around LA, and GET THAT WIG!

Episode 157 - Geoff Ross - The Fifth Element

Our guest this week is the Big Bada Boom himself, we're Chompin' with the one and only Geoff Ross. We talk to Geoff about Rochester Minnesota, Must See TV, Caroline in the City, Classical Music, Superman, Ghost Busters, Thundercats, Transformers, Family Matters, Hoppers, 1984, Music Man, Severance, LOTR, There’s Something About Mary, Keith David, Gargoyles, Dr. Death, Conan, Wall-E, Virtual Insanity, Fargo, Ewoks, Christina Ricci, and the awe of The Fifth Element. Follow Geoff @geoffisfamous, watch him on Dropout, see him live, and be the Michael Bay you want to see in the world. 
 
 

Episode 156 - Toni Adeyemi - Eight Crazy Nights

Our guest today has told good stories their entire life, and now you get hear some of them, by way of Toni Adeyemi. We talk to Toni about, Hinsdale, Basements, Hannah Montana, Snow Globes, She’s the Man, Raven, 19 Minutes, Legally Blonde the Musical, Bojack, Dance Moms, Fiction, Being Eddie, Zooey 101, Hard Tac, Family Guy, Tony Soprano, School of Rock, 27 Dresses, Fired Up, Perry the Platypus, Aladdin, and the cozy nature of Eight Crazy Nights. Follow Toni at toni_adeyemi, go see her at UCB, listen to her music, and be nice out there.