PRX is pleased to present our newest show, How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black. In it, the acclaimed actor, comedian, and author asks some of the most talented and innovative people of our time how they became so amazing.
How to Be Amazing is freely available as a podcast – listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, or another favorite podcast app. Laugh, be inspired, and tell your friends!
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MICHAEL IAN BLACK’S “HOW TO BE AMAZING” WITH AMY SCHUMER, BOB ODENKIRK, TAVI GEVINSON AND MORE TO NOW BE AVAILABLE AS A FREE PODCAST VIA PRX
New York, NY (May 27, 2015) – Amy Schumer, Bob Odenkirk, Miranda July, and Tavi Gevinson will be among the guests revealing how they became amazing in a laugh-out-loud podcast hosted by comedian and actor Michael Ian Black that will be distributed for free by PRX, the award-winning public media company, starting today.
How to Be Amazing launches from PRX with four free episodes featuring Odenkirk, Gevinson, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Broadway’s Hamilton, In the Heights), and author Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love). New episodes will then premiere every two weeks, with an eclectic lineup of guests that includes Kevin Smith (June 10), Amy Schumer (June 24), Carl Tanner (July 8), Brian Greene (July 22), and Miranda July (August 5). Under the partnership with PRX, How to Be Amazing episodes are first released to Audible.com members exclusively and then distributed as a free podcast by PRX.
In the biweekly series, Black takes listeners into the minds of some of today’s most fascinating people, pairing his sardonic wit and infectious curiosity with insights and advice from an eclectic range of guests who are at the top of their game.
A founding member of the groundbreaking comedy troupes The State and Stella, Black has starred in the television comedy series Ed, Viva Variety, and Michael & Michael Have Issues, as well as in the cult film Wet Hot American Summer. His upcoming projects include The Jim Gaffigan Show and Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day of Camp.
How to Be Amazing joins a select roster of signature shows from PRX, including The Moth Radio Hour, Reveal, and Snap Judgment. PRX is also the home of Radiotopia, a podcast network of the world’s best story-driven shows anchored by 99% Invisible, the popular design show from Roman Mars.
“To me, amazing people are all around us,” said Black. “I’m not necessarily interested in who has done the most in terms of quantity, but who has devoted themselves to something and made a real go of it. Failure can be just as amazing as success – sometimes more so, because we learn so much more from it.”
“It’s a treat to eavesdrop on Michael Ian Black’s conversations with people from a variety of backgrounds,” said Jake Shapiro, CEO of PRX. “Michael’s unique voice, sharp sense of humor, and infectious curiosity make this show a perfect fit for PRX.”
The first four episodes of How to Be Amazing are as follows:
#1 How to Be Amazing with Elizabeth Gilbert
In this episode, Michael talks to the best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love about her creative process – where ideas come from, how she works, and how her childhood colors her adult life.
#2 How to Be Amazing with Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Tony Award winning-lyricist, whose musical In the Heights catapulted him onto the Broadway scene, discuss his new hit Broadway musical Hamilton and how he successfully combines his passion for hip-hop music and musical theater to make a career out of doing what he loves.
#3 How to Be Amazing with Tavi Gevinson
The teen editor and founder of Rookie sits down with Michael to discuss her path from eleven-year-old fashion blogger to running her own business and starring on Broadway. In this conversation, we learn how Tavi is successfully navigating a life people twice her age would struggle with.
#4 How to Be Amazing with Bob Odenkirk
Actor, comedian and author Bob Odenkirk to talk about his professional journey starting as a brash young writer for Saturday Night Live, to working as one half of the HBO cult comedy series, Mr. Show with Bob and David, to becoming a break out star in the hit series, Breaking Bad which spawned his own series, Better Call Saul. Along the way Odenkirk realizes that sometimes being a bull in a china shop isn’t always the best approach.
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