Actor, comedian, and podcaster Jon Gabrus (101 Places to Party Before You Die, High and Mighty, ActionBoyz) brings us “Gungan Style” from the Funny or Die Vault. He and our host, Marcos Gonzalez, take a deep dive into how the comedy landscape has changed since Jon got his start. From the internship to PA pipeline to TikTok dances and crazy stories on set, Jon and Marcos unpack where trend chasing is leading us.
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Jon’s pick from the FOD Vault is “Gungan Style (Gangnam Style Parody)” from 2012
Jon Gabrus is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work on Guy Code, the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!, and TVLand’s Younger. He was a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and hosts the High and Mighty podcastas well as co-hosting the Raised By TV and Action Boyz podcasts. To access a free episode to Jon’s podcast ActionBoyz, use the link: Free.actionboyz.biz
Instagram: @gabrus
Twitter: @gabrus
Key Moments
03:17 Why Jon chose Gungan Style
06:50 College comedy group to PA pipeline
09:28 When video sketches started to take off at UCB
16:00 How podcasting has changed
25:23 The nature of trend chasing
36:38 Bombshell story, best and worst gigs
43:21 Drunk History story
Series Credits
Hosted by Marcos Gonzalez
Executive Producers: Adrien Finkel, Darren Miller, & Ben Rosen
Director of Photography: Ali Arminio
Production Manager: Savvas Yiannoulou
Production Coordinator: Ellen Burns
Sound Mixer: Will Harrell
Gaffer: Kishan Patel
Production Designer: Christina Phensy
Art Dept. Assistant: Carolyn Deskin
Hair and Makeup: Brenna Haukedahl
Editors: Brandon Fryman & Dallas Baker
Assistant Editor: Rina Klanfer
For Funny Or Die
VP of Digital: Darren Miller
Head of Original Content, Digital: Ben Rosen
SVP, Physical Production: Whitney Hodack
Assistant to Whitney Hodack: Anastasia Jacques
Director, Legal & Business Affairs: Annie Killen
Social Media Manager: Julia Krys
SVP, Production Accounting: Devi Reichert
Head of Post: Derek Bartholomaus
SVP, HR/Facilities: Taylor Treadwell
