In Too Steep

This week on In Too Steep, I took a break with Girl Code's Shalyah Evans to discuss her love of Disney, the first time she was recognized by a fan, and her upcoming webseries "I'm Not Crazy," all while coloring in a delightful rotary phone-wielding horse from Eliza Kingsbury.*Listen on iTunes or online**Download the picture and color along!**Follow Shalyah on Twitter and Instagram**See more of Eliza Kingsbury's work at www.elizakingsbury.com*This episode of In Too Steep was sponsored by: Allergies™

Welcome to Season 2 of the In Too Steep tea and coloring podcast! Take a break and join us for tea-time with Michael Hartney (UCB, LOGO), and color a deliciously magical illustration from Avery Monsen. We also wear wigs. Life is wonderful.Can't get enough of Michael Hartney? Website/YouTube/Shows/TwitterLove that illustration? Follow Avery here: Vine/Twitter/Shows/Read His BooksDouble-click here to color along!Sponsored by: Lady MacBeth's Out Out Damn Spot Remover™

If you've crossed paths with pantsless subway riders in the dead of winter or watched a full-blown business meeting take place in an Staples showroom, you have probably experienced the brilliance of Improv Everywhere, the NY-based prank collective whose mission is to create scenes of chaos and joy in public places. This week, Sam and I took a break with Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere and author of Causing a Scene, all while coloring in a wise aging observation from Jim Benton, author of NY Times Bestseller Dear Dumb Diary.

This week, I sat down with UCB powerhouse Shannon O'Neill (The Stepfathers, ASSSCAT, Ladies Night: Men Welcome, Strangers Wanted with Shannon O'Neill) and the ladies of SVCK MY D!CK II, her all-female Advanced Study Performance class at UCB, all while coloring in a toot-filled drawing from graphic designer and UCB improviser Diana Kolsky! Learn more about these ladies and color along at intoosteep.tumblr.com

Hello, friends! March 12th is Katie Fisher Day, a beautiful holiday created by Matt Fisher in honor of his amazing sister Katie. Katie was a brilliant engineer and dancer, as well as a loving sister, daughter and friend. She never missed an opportunity to make those around her feel loved, including her brother, who she baked cookies for every single week he was away at college. When she was 24, Katie was killed in a car accident. March 12th was Katie's birthday and in her memory, the Fishers have created Katie Fisher Day, a day where people make cookies and send it to someone they love. It's easy: 1) Pick someone you love 2) Bake them cookies 3) Send those cookies 4) That's it! Get involved and spread the love! Learn more about Katie Fisher Day at www.katiefisherday.org. This week, we sat down with Matt to talk about Katie Fisher Day while coloring in The Secret of the Sharpener by Ben Douglass (www.benjamindouglass.com). ALSO, if you're in New York on March 13th, join us for a tea, coloring and cookie party at UCB East from 6-7:30 pm in honor of Katie Fisher Day. http://east.ucbtheatre.com/shows/view/3441

This week, Sam and I traveled to TriBeCa for a tea and coloring party with the hilarious (AND COMPETITIVE!!!) ladies of Laura Rosenthal Casting. We discussed their brilliant Audition LAB, a course aimed at demystifying the auditioning process and empowering actors to take control of their careers, all while coloring in Rad Gramps from Eatthattoast.com's own Matt Czapiewski (aka Matt Czap!). You can learn more about the Audition LAB at www.laurarosenthalcasting.com! Also, join us on March 13th from 6-7:30 for a tea, coloring, and cookie party at UCB East (3rd & A) in honor of Katie Fisher Day! Learn more at KatieFisherDay.org.

What's better than wearing neon feathered boas and eating deeply discounted Valentine's Day candy? Wearing neon feathered boas and eating deeply discounted Valentine's Day candy while coloring with UCB performer and SNL writer, Josh Patten, of course! We colored in a comic from Sarah Johnson's brilliant series, Ordinary Batman Adventures. Learn more about Josh and Sarah (and color along) at intoosteep.tumblr.com!

What's better than spending a Friday afternoon with funny friends? Recording an impromptu episode while sitting on the patio at the Society of Illustrators, of course! Join me and talented illustrators Eliza Kingsbury, Matt Czap, and Emily Bogue for a balmy afternoon chat on the roof of one of the most magical places I've ever been to. It was also Eliza's birthday! Hooray! You can learn more about the Society of Illustrators at www.societyillustrators.org. See more pictures on our facebook page!  www.facebook.com/intoosteeppodcast

In Jurassic Park, were those velociraptors vicious? Or just lacking some tea time caffeine? According to NY-based stand-up comedian, actor, writer and improviser, Sasheer Zamata, it's most certainly the latter. We discuss Sasheer's circus skills, the productive power of rejection, and Tokyo Disney, all while coloring in Tea Rex from UK-based illustrator and designer, Sarah-Anne Fielding of NannyS-A.co.uk. Also...WE WORE BOAS! Life is great :)

This week, we switched it up a bit to give you a super fun two-part episode featuring Josh Poole, Development Manager and Producer at Above Average, as well as a look into his favorite post-work hangout spot, Palmer's, located in Ft. Greene. Check out the hilarious Q&A with Josh at www.intoosteep.tumblr.com, and tune in to my interview with Jared Lewis, co-owner of Palmer's, about what makes his awesome new restaurant tick. (Side note: they have hand-crafted tea sodas! Oh, my heart!) Two-part episode meant TWO opportunities to color in this delightful comic from Eat More Bikes illustrator, Nathan Bulmer. Check out his new book, Eat More Bikes, through Koyama Press! This episode was sponsored by Bacon™.

This week, I took a tea break with Josh Sharp, co-creator of Cool Shit/Weird Shit and Maneater: The True Story of the Champawat Tigress, all while coloring in a comic strip from Hyperallergic.com's Lauren Purje. Catch Maneater TODAY (1/16) at 8 pm at UCB Chelsea, and check out Cool Shit/Weird Shit next Friday (1/25) at midnight at UCB East.

Welcome back! Resolutions still intact? We've all been going to the gym twice a day and eating a steady diet of kale and self-loathing? Well, I got to kick the New Year off right with TJ Del Reno, an hilarious stand-up comedian, UCB performer, voiceover wizard, and one of the hosts of Unlimited Lives on UCB's station on Sirius XM, all while coloring in an illustration from Russian illustrator and photographer Katerina Dmitrijewa! Tune in to Unlimited Lives on Sirius XM Channel 406 on Tuesdays at 7 pm EST, or online at http://unlimitedlivesradio.libsyn.com. Color along! www.intoosteep.tumblr.com

Melanie Hamlett (melaniehamlett.com) is a fearless storyteller and blogger who travels the world and is constantly living life on the edge. Tyler Hendrix is a Mississipi-based illustrator and creator of the warped and wonderful shitfestcomic.com. Pair the two and you're in for a tea time rollercoaster ride. Learn more about Melanie & Tyler at intoosteep.tumblr.com. Enjoy!

I grew up on a steady diet of I Love the 80s and CBS Sunday Morning. So, when I got the chance to travel over to CBS Studios for a tea time break with Mo Rocca, I was simply over the moon. The man is simply AMAZING. Between endlessly fascinating pieces on Sunday Morning, cooking with delightful grandparents on My Grandmother's Ravioli, panelist duties on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, and his new documentary Electoral Dysfunction, the fact that he found time for a tea time chat over some Golden Girls-inspired coloring from Avery Monsen is a true sign that EVERYONE can take a break. Also, we talked about menopause which was GREAT. What a blast!

You know that show Catfish on MTV? The one where people meet on the internet and form these insane relationships only to discover that one person lied about everything and really lives in a bucket under the local Red Lobster instead of on his family's 500 acre ranch like he said? Well, I feel very sorry for those people, because after being Twitter friends with Avery Monsen for about 6 months, I sat down in person with the UCB actor, illustrator and co-author of some of my favorite books, including (but not limited to) All My Friends Are Dead, All My Friends Are Still Dead, and K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice, and had so much fun that I needed to take a nap afterwards. To top it all off, we were coloring in one of my favorite drawings from UK-based illustrator Gemma Correll. She is a GENIUS. Also, I jokingly dared Avery to do a cartwheel and he didn't. He did a backflip instead. Watch it at www.intoosteep.tumblr.com and download Gemma's llama and color along!