This week, a friend of the show asks the question: "How do I convince my boss that I deserve a raise?". Our Really Bad career counselors offer their helpful thoughts.
Guest Bad Advice Giver
Shannon has been nominated 5 times for a Canadian comedy award. Over the years she has worked with Dana Carvey, Louis C.K., and Robert Klein. You can hear her on Sirius XM: Just for Laughs Canada and Raw dog. She is currently writing and a featured performer on A Little Sketchy TV on NTD. She has also appeared at the Winnipeg Comedy Fest, Club 54 and the host of Mondo taboo 2.
Host
Ari isn’t just the host, he’s the producer as well. He’s been dabbling in comedy for over 30 years, starting out running an improv company, then a comedy room.
Gifted with 100’s of hamsters running in his brain at any time, you sometimes just have to strap in and enjoy the comedy ride.
Bad Technical Advice Producer
Once a tech, always a tech! Andrew started with the "tech club" in school and built a career that has spanned live theatre, television, and information technology. He's always been much more comfortable behind the camera (or microphone) instead of in front of one but occasionally will stick. his neck out and join in to provide some Really Bad Advice.
George is a Gemini, Canadian Screen Award and Canadian Comedy Award winning writer/producer/director/musician/comedian who has worked on numerous television shows including The Rick Mercer Report, This Hour has 22 Minutes and can be found currently writing and producing A Little Sketchy TV.
Some of the many performers he has written for includes Howie Mandel, Jason Priestly, Jane Krakowski, Gordon Pinsent, Andrea Martin, Weird Al Yankovic, Tom Green, Mark McKinney, Sean Cullen and Shannon Tweed.
As a performer George has toured across Canada, into the US and Britain. His show ‘Unscheduled Stopover’ was nominated for ‘Pick of the Fringe’ at the Edinburg Fringe Festival.
You can also read a little about his life as a comic in the book “I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America’s Top Comics”
More info at georgewesterholm.com