Everyone Relax

"I always treat everything like I'm pumped for it" — Fortune Feimster. Before she touches down in Australia, FORTUNE joins Wil and tries to explain how she ended up in an action series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. We also find out about Fortune's relationship with her mother and grandmother and how they influenced her career — including her stage name. See Fortune live in Australia: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=FORTUNEF23  Follow Wilosophy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilosophypod/  More TOFOP universe: https://tofop.com/  Buy Foz's art: https://www.redbubble.com/people/mrfoz/shop  Support Wilosophy on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tofop  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"You've got to have a thing"  — Yon. Simon Hall (AKA Yon) chats with Wil about his passion for musicals and specifically why he understands some people hate them. The Tripod also describes his catholic guilt and why he'd like to go 2000 years into the future. Check out Yon's new podcast Minuscule Musical: https://podfollow.com/1681200034   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The greatest good for the greatest number" — Ray O'Leary. NZ comedian philosopher turned comedian Ray O'Leary explains why he wants to live forever.  Follow Ray on insta: https://www.instagram.com/rayolearycomedy/  See Wil live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Leading with kindness — I find what goes around comes around" — Gabbi Bolt. Gabbi Bolt might have come onto our radar while online during the pandemic but she's so much more than a Tik Tok comedian. In this chat, she shares her dream for a more inclusive comedy scene, what it was like backing it up after a hit live show in 2022, and how she helped raise $2 million for the production of Ratatouille the musical.  More about Gabbit Bolt: https://linktr.ee/GabbiBolt  See Wil live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Life's a joke. Feels the vibes." Guy Williams explains why all of his comedy heroes have let him down and the 'tension' that comes from loving Louis CK's comedy but also leading a petition for him not to tour New Zealand. As the conversation digs into cancel culture, Wil reveals a joke from his latest stand-up show he's been mulling over — instead of helping, Guy explains why the joke could be even more problematic than Wil first thought. More Guy Williams: https://www.youtube.com/@NewZealandToday  See Wil live on tour: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you like Wilosophy, check out TOFOP. In each episode, Wil Anderson catches up with his old mate [writer, actor] Charlie Clausen to chat pop culture, weird hypotheticals, and funny stories from their lives.  The show's been running for over a decade so we recorded this intro ep to catch you up on the backstory. To hear more follow TOFOP: https://podfollow.com/381224765 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Make one thing fun every day" — Chris Ryan. See Chris live: https://chrisryancomedy.com/  Chris on insta: https://www.instagram.com/christineryancomedy/?hl=en See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Enjoy what you have and also remember that nothing matters" — Guy Montgomery. New Zealand's Guy Montgomery requires no introduction. To avoid being seen as a try-hard he traveled to the other side of the world to start his stand-up career. He has since returned to the southern hemisphere and in this chat explains the halo effect of Flight of the Concords as well as why he thinks things don't matter as much as you think. More about Guy (plus ticket info): https://linktr.ee/guy_mont  See Wil Anderson live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ Read Wil's new book, 'I Am NOT Fine, Thanks': https://rb.gy/j5htl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"All art is rebellion" — Jason Leong. Jason gives an insight into Malaysian politics, as well as how he made the jump from medicine to comedy. See Jason live: https://braindrain.jasonleong.my/  See Wil Anderson live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ Read Wil's new book, 'I Am NOT Fine, Thanks': https://rb.gy/j5htl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Where there is power concentrated — it’s not necessarily earned, it’s not warranted — but it is exercised and those are the conditions where wrongdoing happens” — Ange Lavoipierre. Comedian and journalist, Ange Lavoipierre shares what it was like growing up as the overachieving, cello-playing kid from Bathurst, NSW, and how a leukemia diagnosis changed their life. As well as thoughts on legacy, nicotine, and faith (including a speaking-in-tongues story), Ange gives her take on the thing more likely than climate change to change the world. Find out more about Ange Lavoipierre and see them live: https://linktr.ee/angelavoipierre  See Wil Anderson live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ Read Wil's new book, 'I Am NOT Fine, Thanks': https://rb.gy/j5htl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.