It’s Funny Now Storytelling

Ep 30 Lisa Orkin: Missing Piece

Welcome to episode thirty of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Lisa Orkin is a Storyteller, Comedian, actor, and constant snacker and has performed and eaten at almost every club, theatre, and corner cafe in LA. Please check her podcasts Lisa Upside Down and Project Woo Woo.

Ep 29 Belinda Waymouth: America's Cup Drug Run

Welcome to episode twenty nine of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Belinda Waymouth was born & raised mostly in New Zealand. She started out as a radio journalist. Then became an actress, working in; TV, film, theatre, commercials & voice overs. Then she got an Environmental Science degree and was a Senior Writer at The Institute of Environment & Sustainability. Now, she’s the Eco Commentator on “It’s the Planet, Stupid” @TheMarkThompsonShow Thursdays on YouTube.

Ep 28 Richelle Meiss: The Last Date

Welcome to episode twenty eight of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Richelle Meiss is an actor, comic and writer in Los Angeles. She wrote Bachelor the Unauthorized Musical Parody, which had a run at The Apollo in Chicago. She performs stand up all over LA and recently appeared in three episodes of Platonic on Apple Plus.
https://richellemeiss.com/

Ep 27 Ron Hart: Funkle

Welcome to episode twenty seven of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Ron Hart is a television writer and a Moth enthusiast. During the pandemic, he “won” a Grand Slam for the Central Time zone on Zoom. But he tied a guy in Louisiana, so technically he’s a virtual co-champion.
 

Ep 26 Frank Traynor: Journey to the Stars

Welcome to episode twenty six of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.”  http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Frank Traynor, the creator and producer of the live show and the host of the podcast. Frank is originally from Argentina. He is a four-time The Moth Champion storyteller, a comedian, a musician and an associate creative director in the advertising industry. He is married to Martina, co-producer of the show, with whom he has three cats they treat like children and two children they treat like cats. You can find him on instagram @frank_traynor

Ep 25 Jonathan Tipton Meyers: Seasons of Love

Welcome to episode twenty five of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Jonathan Tipton Meyers is a native New Yorker and self-proclaimed "Pizza Rat." He’s performed on various-sized stages in NYC and various-sized screens for ABC, NBC, FOX, Lifetime. His solo show "We Are Traffic: an UBER Adventure" was featured on KPCC and hailed by "The Scotsman," "The Guardian" and "The Times of London" at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The point of his existence is to remind us that we're all connected. 
 
https://www.instagram.com/juggernautmagnum/

Ep 24 Margarita Franco: She’s Still Following Us

Welcome to episode twenty four of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
 
Margarita Franco is an actress, writer, and storyteller.   You can see her in THE HATER MOVIE on HULU and she's guest-starred on several shows, like NEVER HAVE I EVER, WHAT/IF, 9-1-1 Lonestar & she is the THREE NINJA mom in the cult classic movies - THREE NINJAS.  But her best role thus far has been playing a real-life badass single mom to her son Ronan.

Ep 23 Greg Tindale: Sex, Time, and Videotape

Welcome to episode twenty three of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Greg Tindale worked for decades at the Washington Improv Theater in Washington DC before moving to Los Angeles. He has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters in New York and Los Angeles, The Second City in Chicago, The Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, The Sydney Comedy Fest in Sydney, Australia, The Bentzen Ball Comedy Fest curated by Tig Notaro, and the Kennedy Center, among other venues. and He is a winner of the Maestro Improv competition at the Hideout Theater in Austin, TX. 
His comedy duo with Eva Lewis, 'White Privilege Black Power' was selected as a finalist in the Comedy Central sponsored ‘Yes And Laughter Lab’ recognizing comedy that works towards social justice.
As a screenwriter, Greg is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Professional Program for Writing Television. He has written, directed and produced multiple independent TV pilots, feature films and one man shows with work recognized by the Catalyst Film Festival, DC Shorts Film Festival, the Binge Fringe Festival, and Storyectomy at The Crow comedy theater.
http://gregtindale.com

Ep 22 Margot Leitman: The Butterfly Effect

Welcome to episode twenty two of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Margot Leitman is a five-time winner of the Moth, former story scout for "This American Life" and the author of Long Story Short, What's Your Story? and Gawky. Currently, she is a professor at the Los Angeles Film School.
http://www.margotleitman.com
 

Ep 21Vicki Juditz/Jonathan Tipton Meyers

Welcome to episode twenty one of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” 
http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com
Vicki Juditz has performed at theaters and festivals across the country, including the National Storytelling Festival in TN.  Her story "Dancing at Joe's" aired on The Moth Radio Hour, and she just performed at The Moth GrandSLAM in LA.  Other stories can be heard on the RISK! Podcast and KRCW's UnFictional archive.
 
Jonathan Tipton Meyers is a native New Yorker and self-proclaimed "Pizza Rat." He’s performed on various-sized stages in NYC and various-sized screens for ABC, NBC, FOX, Lifetime. His solo show "We Are Traffic: an UBER Adventure" was featured on KPCC and hailed by "The Scotsman," "The Guardian" and "The Times of London" at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The point of his existence is to remind us that we're all connected.