Sarah Burns
Sarah Burns is an actress and improviser who trained at UCB. Shocker, I know. Obviously, you guys all saw her in I Love You , Man. Gosh that movie was great. Have you guys seen I Love The ’30s? She did those videos too, and they were great, and she was great in them.
Guest Appearances
The Jail Underneath Disneyland
Paul F. Tompkins pleases theme song rippers on this week’s Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s very special guest is Spontaneanation’s own Eban Schletter! Then, they are joined by improvisers Sarah Burns, Nyima Funk, and Victor Yerrid, to improvise a story set in…
ListenHigh School Reunion
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes listeners to a spoOoky edition of Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guest return guest and first 4-time guest is Busy Philipps of HBO’s Vice Principals! Busy chats about the one kind of cuisine she would eat her entire…
ListenIce Cream Shop In the Winter
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes ladies and gentlemen to this moment in time known as Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is actress Shannon Woodward of HBO’s Westworld! They chat about what was the most embarrassed Shannon has ever been, the early days…
ListenA Shoe Store: Live from Largo
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes the audience for the 100th episode of Spontaneanation, recorded in front of a LIVE audience at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This week, Paul’s special guest is actress Constance Wu of Fresh Off the Boat! They chat…
ListenCold Storage Facility at a Chicken Farm
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all welcomers to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation! This week, Paul's special guests are Anna Drezen and Nicole Silverberg of Reductress! They chat about the lost toys of childhood, romanticizing orphans, and the history of The Boxcar Children. Paul is then…
ListenLand Rover
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes you all back to the safe place called SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Mary Holland of Wild Horses and Blunt Talk! They chat about whether Mary's parents' divorce was her fault, growing up in a radiologist…
ListenInside That Salvador Dali Painting with The Melting Clocks
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all the people he likes to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is fantastic stand-up comedian Beth Stelling! They chat about what law Beth routinely beaks, Beth getting in trouble with her mother growing up, and the little…
ListenBackstage at the Rush Concert: Live from Largo
Paul F. Tompkins once again welcomes the wonderful real people of Los Angeles AND the internet to a LIVE episode of Spontaneanation recorded at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This week, Paul’s special guest is Thomas Lennon of Reno 911! and The Odd Couple. They…
ListenSport Club: Live from Largo
Paul F. Tompkins once again welcomes the beautiful people of Los Angeles AND the internet to a LIVE episode of Spontaneanation recorded at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This week, Paul’s special guest is Kumail Nanjiani of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and HBO’s…
ListenMalibu
Paul F. Tompkins sends the warmest of welcomes only to the SPONTANEANATION listeners who can handle it! This week, Paul’s special guest is exceedingly talented artist and podcaster Lisa Hanawalt of BoJack Horseman on Netflix and the Baby Geniuses podcast! They chat about scary naps, disturbing yourself with…
ListenThe Student Lounge at A Performing Arts High School
Paul F. Tompkins extends his welcome to all the beloved people out there on their journey back to Spontaneanation! This week Paul's special guest is Justin Kirk of HBO’s Angels in America and Showtime’s Weeds! They chat about the earliest memory Justin has of doing something cruel, being…
ListenThe Annual Ghost Sex Convention
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes ye, ye, and even little ye back to Spontaneanation! This week he is joined by special guest Michael Sheen of Masters of Sex! They chat about what animal Michael would save from extinction, tricking his sister into thinking he could…
ListenSavannah, Georgia
Paul F. Tompkins invites all you wondrous humans to Spontaneanation, and this week he is joined by special guest Melanie Lynskey of HBO's Togetherness! They chat about dropping out of college, what New Zealand looks like from space, and being humiliated in…
ListenMaking Love to the Moon
Things get heated as Bob welcomes Dr. Camille Goodman, author of Making Love to the Moon. Bob & Camille find their attraction levels rise as they talk about having physical encounters with the moon, how astrologic positions effect people’s love life, and…
ListenCute as a Baby Seal
The incredibly talented actress/comedian Sarah Burns joins Ronna & Beverly for a fascinating chat all about her life. They’ll talk about everything from her training at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, performing at both UCB NY & LA, her experience…
ListenSexy Professors!
You know her from HBO's Enlightened and Comedy Central's Drunk History - The gorgeous, hilarious AND edgy actress/improv comedian SARAH BURNS is back to discuss her gothic rebellion, the embarrassment of having a "The Cure" notebook, her recent adventures in Ireland with…
ListenFlesh Dress!
You know her from I Love You Man, Flight Of The Conchords, Life As We Know It, and lots of other things~ UCB's hilarious, and talented SARAH BURNS came over and just adorabled the shit out of everything. Even "Flesh Dress" sounds…
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