Josh Brekhus
Josh Brekhus
Josh Brekhus is a writer/actor/performer who can be seen at UCB with his improv team LEROY.
Guest Appearances
August 28, 2023
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, we welcome comedians Josh Brekhus, Kimia Behpoornia, James Mannion, and Mary Anthony. Along with Laci, they’re a part of the UCB improv group LEROY.
September 26, 2022
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Josh Brekhus joins the show to discuss Frédéric Bourdin, a serial imposter who took on about 500 identities, convincing many that he was a school age runaway well into his adulthood. Plus, 19-year-old chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann is accused of cheating with vibrating anal beads. Stay Schemin’!
Sources:
https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/chess-cheating-scandal-magnus-carlsen-hans-moke-niemann-anal-beads.html
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/16/chess-grandmaster-denies-cheating-by-using-anal-beads
https://www.grunge.com/292562/how-a-fake-cia-agent-convinced-people-to-rob-banks/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/08/11/the-chameleon-annals-of-crime-david-grann
November 12, 2020
Improv team Leroy (Aman Adumer, Mary Anthony, Kimia Behpoornia, Josh Brekhus, Dayna LoBosco, James Mannion, Edgar Momplaisir, and Mia Schauffler) joins Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They perform scenes about dog lineage, understanding absentee parents, a Grand Theft Auto lawyer, and much more. Plus, a listener calls in with a story about a Dungeons & Dragons campaign gone awry.
August 28, 2019
Taylor Ortega, Aman Adumer, Mary Anthony, Josh Brekhus, James Mannion, Edgar Momplaisir, and Mia Schauffler join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They perform scenes about confronting an uncle over his jorts, a family that demands Volvo loyalty, and purchasing extremely impressive pants. Plus, a basketball coach rails against his most hated player, a pastor features a popular beverage in his sermons, and a shopper gets tattoos in order to score free stuff.
November 6, 2014
Recorded LIVE at the brand new UCB-Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, Mark Wahlberg (Daniel Van Kirk) returns with his very famous friends Richard Dreyfuss (Mike Still), Penélope Cruz (Alison Becker), Adam Sandler (Eric Moneypenny), and Matthew McConaughey (Josh Brekhus) for another edition of “The Wahlberg Solution!” These A-List celebs discuss voting in the recent elections, Taylor Swift’s new album, Renee Zellweger, hover boards, and much more.