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Our Hella Confusing Twenties

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by Jeremy Griffith

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Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy Jeremy is a San-Francisco-Bay-Area-raised, Los-Angeles-Acting-School-Trained, twenty something year old who recently moved to Sydney, Australia for the love of his life. If you have no idea what's going on in this strange thing known as "reality," GREAT NEWS! Neither does he! Come share a few laughs as he tries to piece it all together! Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion.

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January 18, 2023

Episode 20: In Conversation with Failing Actors

1:45 - How the hell are you, Erik? 2:40 - “Livin’ the dream, losin’ my mind like everybody else.” 2:50 - We met at the Foothill Theatre Conservatory. 3:00 - How bureaucracy destroyed the program 3:40 - How Tom broke it down 5:15 - How nervous I was to audition for Conservatory 6:00 - Acting as I write screenplays 7:20 - Erik has never not gotten nervous to perform 7:30 - Jeremy’s showcase scene 8:30 - Jeremy’s one man show 9:45 - Did Loyola Marymount have a New Works Festival? 11:04 - The closest thing to Stand-Up 11:40 - One-Man Show Inspirations 12:24 - Jeremy’s early self-perceived weaknesses as an actor 12:30 - “Oh, I don’t know what to do with my hands.” 13:13 - Erik’s Stretch Story 14:40 - He used to feel more comfortable thinking about character first. Trying to get back to thinking of the craft first. 15:20 - Jeremy explains Stretch 16:45 - The Actor and the Target 20:20 - Reading books you have vs. Buying new books 22:30 - Watching first act of movies 23:20 - ‘As Good As It Gets’ with Jack Nicholson 24:06 - Letterboxd? 25:23 - The layers to the process of really thinking. 25:45 - Film criticism? 27:20 - Filmmaking is the film critic’s dream 28:00 - So much easier to tear down than create 29:00 - ‘Bullet in the Brain’ by Tobias Wolff 30:20 - ‘Red’ by Rothko 30:50 - Our judgy inner voice.  You have to be continually reassured. 31:30 - Acting as a game of endurance 32:22 - The idea of “should” 33:00 - What’s the one thing you really WANT to exist? 34:30 - The action of being creative IN and OF itself. 35:00 - The invisible increments of growth 36:40 - A Bright Eyes lyric 37:14 - David Lynch quote 37:40 - Jordan B. Peterson —> Great stories are where the archetypal meets the personal 38:58 - Mark Twain on the value of traveling 39:30 - Trying to understand why a character reacts in a way we wouldn’t. 40:00 - Any choice CAN be reasonably motivated. 40:32 - Acting. The pure empathy machine. 40:45 - Me and Erik are fucking QUOTES GUYS 42:00 - What a good actor does in the face of shitty material 43:11 - What Erik expected from Hollywood. The lonesomeness of LA without community. Feeling lost regardless. 45:18 - Adam Scott, 15 years before he got anything. 45:25 - You need to cultivate an outside life. 46:16 - It’s up and down! 47:19 - The land of broken (entitled) dreams. 47:47 - Have some fucking agency! 49:20 - Sean Baker liked Strawberry’s look 50:00 - All the “You Shoulds” 50:31 - Who has the money? 51:00 - Only 3% of actors have this happen 51:50 - Jacob Elordi v. Angus Cloud 53:00 - Why I left L.A. 54:34 - A publicist (he thinks) told Erik this. 56:20 - What success looks like. 57:00 - “Just another movie that played at a big festival” 58:00 - The magic is in the DOING 58:20 - Seeking external validation always leads to unhappiness. 59:20- ‘The End of the Tour’, constantly re-defining our idea of success so we’re just outside of it. 1:00:00 - The CONSTANT effort and work necessary for gratitude. 1:00:54 - Erik is a HYPOCRITE 1:05:00 - You can read and learn all you want, but if you aren’t implementing, it’s pointless. 1:06:30 - How we try to BE LESS DUMB 1:07:27 - Erik prefers experiencing work with others, Jeremy does not. 1:08:20 - I used to think I wasn’t “advanced” enough for serious movies 1:10:00 - Of course, belief is the first step! 1:10:26 - An artist’s journey: bringing your skill level up to your taste. 1:20:00 - Religious upbringing talk 1:39:20

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June 29, 2021

Episode 19: Half-White Half-Filipino Entertainers, Nietzsche’s ‘Beyond Good and Evil’, and That Time Betsy Franco Read My Short Story

Website: jeremythsgriffith.wixsite.com/notfunnyfunnyguy Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Tik Tok: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy ----------------- In this, the 19th of (hopefully) many episodes he offers up some thoughts on media representation, being a Westerner through and through, the nobility of being a writer, how much he hates insensitivity around mental illness (but is not surprised by it), and how much he loves Wes Anderson's 'The Darjeeling Limited. Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion. --------------- 1:48 - We just MADE UP numbers! 4:23 - My playlist tonight is just thoughts. 4:44 - On “Blasian Representation” 6:50 - How I felt seeing half White half Filipinos in the media 9:00 - How I DON’T think 11:25 - Race problem solved 12:50 - Jordan Peterson on the dangers of the arrogance of the intellect. 14:06 - Glenn Loury on identifying as a Westerner 15:30 - The media and ideas I was raised on. 17:05 - Tobias Wolff and Raymond Carver 17:45 - My creative writing class at Chabot 19:00 - That time I met Tobias Wolff 19:40 - The nobility of writing 20:00 - My published story and having Betsy Franco read it 21:30 - I’ll always come back to fiction, I’ll always make screenplays 23:10 - The feedback Betsy Franco gave my story 25:13 - At least I got “Bullet in the Brain” signed, hahaha 27:23 - I hate insensitive comments about mental illness, especially from loved ones 29:20 - You’ll always have all kinds of people 31:10 - How good is ‘The Darjeeling Limited’? 33:28 - The “Hotel Chevalier” Short Film 34:30 - On Nietzsche’s ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ 35:40 - People will live and die and never grapple with ideas as lofty as these 36:22 - Why my former classmate’s mother loved Jon Stewart 37:30 - The value of art 40:25 - A Connoisseur of nuance 41:40 - The more sides you see, the more you understand truth 42:15 - Do we need lies to survive? 43:20 - The fragility of the average mind 44:40 - God is essential, if you can’t find Him, you must create Him 45:30 - Most belief systems are prejudices, notions, or inspirations defended after the fact 47:35 - Master morality v. Slave morality 49:10 - Being hyper-critical of great figures out of insecurity 52:05 - Detaching yourself from your culture 53:22 - Where do our thoughts come from? 56:30 - I’m such a genius 56:50 - You’re my tribe!

May 25, 2021

Episode 18: George Washington, Jesus Christ, and Gryffindor

Website: jeremythsgriffith.wixsite.com/notfunnyfunnyguy Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Tik Tok: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy In this, the 18th of (hopefully) many episodes he parodies late night radio hosts, discusses the fantastic underpinnings of America, and gets into the practical benefit of the Crucifixion story. Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion. 0:50 - This is a nighttime podcast 1:18 - 101KKSFPRURSO 1:56 - We got Jazz. 2:50 - Whooshkaa —>  Anchor, more LISTENERS, baby! 3:45 - God bless America 4:45 - Everything has its downside. 5:20 - My coworker who LOVED America. 6:10 - What George Washington said. 7:16 - The American ideal is AMAZING! 8:17 - The practical value of Jesus crucifixion story. 11:20 - “Get that cross outta my face!” 13:20 - Give your life to a purpose greater than yourself. 14:20 - Homie CAME BACK TO LIIIFE! 15:35 - We need to shed past qualities to transition into each life stage. 16:28 - I’m kind of obsessed with the idea of resurrection and rebirth. 17:13 - I’m not Slytherin anymore! 18:30 - The essence of being a good person. 19:20 - We have no idea where our thoughts come from. 20:25 - Good and evil exist. 21:10 - As human beings, something about us is exactly the same. 22:05 - Is it the Devil and DEMONS?! 23:20 - Here’s the process to being the best person. 24:40 - Do you have panic attacks? I’m with ya. 26:20 - Acupuncture is INCREDIBLE. 27:54 - My wave analogy. 28:55 - The Happiness Curve (?) on emotional development throughout the years. 30:35 - My Uber ride with the early 30s parents in San Francisco. 35:20 - We all have our stories to tell. 36:25 - ‘Haunted’ on Netflix

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What is Our Hella Confusing Twenties?: Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy

Jeremy is a San-Francisco-Bay-Area-raised, Los-Angeles-Acting-School-Trained, twenty something year old who recently moved to Sydney, Australia for the love of his life. If you have no idea what's going on in this strange thing known as "reality," GREAT NEWS! Neither does he! Come share a few laughs as he tries to piece it all together!

Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion.
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Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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