The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

Comedian and actor Michael Rowland chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:His standup arc (0:00)Performing in Austin (5:08)Killing vs bombing & Norm (8:18)Former fat kids (10:24)Health & fitness (12:05)ANIMAL CONTROL (15:35)

Comedian Felipe Esparza chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:Selling merch for the Dodgers (0:00)The world's worst assistant baseball coach (12:42)Dodgers Stadium first pitch (17:49)Getting thrown out of Dodgers Stadium x2 (23:45)An ode to standup (31:54)

The legendary Tim Meadows chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:Coaching his son in youth basketball (0:00)Memories of Michael Jordan (5:35)The SNL 50th Anniversary Celebration (9:37)Performing on Broadway (16:02)

Comedian ⁠Pete Holmes⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the ⁠Paramount Theatre⁠ on the closing night of ⁠Moontower Comedy Festival⁠. Topics include:Austin's place in comedy (0:00)'Clean' comedy (5:50)Pete's PG-13 tour (10:41)Brainstorm-to-bit ratio (17:29)Standup bubble? (21:27)Roasting Blake Griffin (23:37)The challenge of fatherhood (26:43)An ode to standup (34:10)

Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Moontower Comedy Festival show at the Paramount on April 15th at 7pm! Topics include: Kids these days (0:00)Driverless vehicles (3:22)Courtesy honks (7:19)Apologizing to kids (10:18)Standup crowds (12:46)The Denver Broncos (15:28)Russell Wilson's tweets (20:19)Brad's legendary OJ tweet (23:57)Evolving with his audience (26:59)Brad's Spinal Tap 2 Elton John story (31:15)Joking about Brad dying (34:11)

Comedian, director, and actor Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:The complex challenge of 'making it' in 2025 (0:00)Is radio part of the equation? (6:23)Kill Tony (9:20)The WNBA (14:02)Women's volleyball (18:06)Steph Curry (21:36)Taylor Swift (24:47)Father of a one-year-old (26:45)Erik's evolving role in standup (29:56)Matt Rife (34:50)

Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Ex Machina, Civil War) and Ray Mendoza chat with Trey Elling about Warfare. The film, which they co-wrote and -directed, is based on details provided by Ray and his Navy SEAL teammates of a traumatic two-day escape from an civilian home, during the Iraq War in 2006. Topics include:The film's genesis (0:00)Ray getting the call from Alex (2:22)The soundtrack...or lack thereof (3:22)Making it for Elliot (7:12)A story staying true to memories (8:51)Ray's teammates visiting set (12:24)Would Alex direct a comedy? (14:20)

Comedian ⁠Alex Edelman⁠ is a star on the rise. In 2024, he won an Emmy and a Tony for his special, Just For Us. And he was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People. He chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the ⁠Paramount Theatre⁠ on April 9th, to kick off ⁠Moontower Comedy Festival⁠. Topics include:Performing in Austin (0:00)Club comic (1:54)Favorite place to perform (5:18)Boston comics (7:21)An incredible 2024 (12:50)The key to a good story (14:41)Standup epiphany (16:42)Eddie Murphy (21:47)First pitch at Fenway (24:50)Working for the Red Sox (28:55)Working for the Dodgers (30:49)Improving NASCAR (37:54)Vin Scully & Tommy Lasorda stories (40:18)An ode to standup (44:36)

Chatting on the red carpet, ahead of the world premiere of ASH at SXSW 2025, Aaron Paul, Eiza Gonzalez, & Flying Lotus discuss making this new sci-fi/horror/thriller!

Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant. Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Alex Scharfman chat with Trey Elling about DEATH OF A UNICORN on the red carpet, ahead of the film's world premiere at SXSW in Austin, TX!