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rowid	first_name	last_name	gender	career_sec	personal_sec	info	seed_first_name	seed_last_name	occupation
76	Myrtle	Bruce	f	Gethard is an improvisational actor who works largely out of Manhattan's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2000 while he was a student at Rutgers University. In 2013, the Independent Film Channel asked Gethard to write a pilot based on his book, A Bad Idea I'm About to Do. IFC gave Gethard a year, in addition to writing his pilot, to market for them at festivals and produce web content. In August 2016, Gethard participated for the first time in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing his show Career Suicide dealing with his experiences of depression, suicide attempts and alcoholism. During his run at the festival, he also recorded an episode of Stuart Goldsmith's "Comedian's Comedian Podcast", which was published in December 2016. On May 6, 2017, HBO broadcast Career Suicide, an evening of standup comedy based on Gethard's off-Broadway show of the same title. Produced by Judd Apatow, the HBO special has garnered praise from Time Magazine, NPR, the A.V. Club, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, The Daily Beast, Paste Magazine, The Huffington Post and Splitsider. On October 10, 2019, he was featured in a 30-minute YouTube documentary called Laughing Matters, created by SoulPancake in collaboration with Funny or Die, wherein a variety of comedians discuss mental health. Gethard hosted The Chris Gethard Show, a talkshow that originally aired on New York City public-access and was streamed around the world on Gethard's website. The show began as a live piece at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in 2009. Gethard then went to Los Angeles to pitch a network version of the show, but ended up returning to New York City to produce it for public-access because he wanted to retain the chaotic, cheap feel of early MTV talk shows. The show has since grown to consist of both stage and filmed performances. It has developed a reputation for outrageous spectacle, often featuring awkward viewer calls, high-concept group segments and Gethard subjecting himself to abuse, including an episode where he hired a kickboxer to hit him if he failed to answer simple questions about his friends. As a child, Gethard admired comedians who seemed to be able to do whatever they wanted, such as Howard Stern, Andy Kaufman, and David Letterman. This interest influenced the style of The Chris Gethard Show and Gethard's comedic persona. The show was entirely self-funded and none of the performers were paid for their time during its public access time. Though this largely surfaced as result of the style of Upright Citizens Brigade shows and the aesthetic of the show, Gethard had stated that he would not be opposed to the show being picked up by a television network. He met with a number of network producers, but the show was not picked up, the primary concern being its unpredictable nature and frequent swearing. In early 2014, Comedy Central ordered a pilot from TCGS, to be co-produced by Funny or Die, leading to a brief hiatus from the weekly program. The pilot was taped, but ultimately not picked up by Comedy Central. The show returned to MNN from April to January 2015. In its final MNN episode it was announced that the show had been picked up by Fusion, where it ran for two seasons. Throughout the show's many manifestations, it has attracted a number of celebrity guests including P. Diddy, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Paul Giamatti, and Lena Dunham. After its run on Fusion, The Chris Gethard Show was picked up for a third season by truTV, and began airing live episodes in August 2017. In August 2018, Gethard announced the show had been canceled and would not return for another season. Gethard hosts the Earwolf's podcast Beautiful/Anonymous, which first aired on March 15, 2016. The following is Earwolf's description of the show: "1 phone call. 1 hour. No names. No holds barred. That’s the premise behind Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, hosted by comedian Chris Gethard...Every week, Chris opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and he can’t hang up first, no matter what. From shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen!" He won the Webby Award for Best Host in 2017. Gethard co-hosted Earwolf's podcast, In Your Dreams, with Gary Richardson. The podcast first aired on December 12, 2016 with special guest comedian Aparna Nancherla, and the ninth and final episode aired on February 6, 2017. Gethard is also the author of Weird NY, a book detailing the ghost stories and urban legends of New York City, and A Bad Idea I'm About to Do, a collection of stories from Gethard's life, which has been highlighted on This American Life. Previously, Gethard served as an editorial assistant for the popular Weird NJ and Weird US publications. On October 16, 2018, Gethard's self-help narrative Lose Well was published out of Harper Collins's HarperOne imprint. The Chris Gethard Show is well known for its audience interaction. One show featured a woman calling in to inquire about the purpose of the show. Gethard invited her to join them and she became a regular for four months. After this the notion of random, unknown fans becoming regular cast members became popular. The show continued this trend through its public access run, having a new "random" as a cast member for 15 episodes.	Gethard married Hallie Bulleit, band leader for The Chris Gethard Show, on August 30, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York. The service was performed by fellow Chris Gethard Show cast member Murf Meyer. The couple welcomed a son, Caleb David Gethard, in April 2019. He is an avid fan of The Smiths and has two tattoos related to the band—Morrissey's signature on his right shoulder (based on an actual signature he got in marker on his arm), and "It takes strength to be gentle and kind," a lyric from "I Know It's Over," on his right biceps. Gethard has stated that his favorite sport is basketball and he is a New York Knicks fan. His favorite player growing up was Knicks guard John Starks, who appeared on The Chris Gethard Show in 2016.	bruce is an improvisational actor who works largely out of manhattan's upright citizens brigade theatre. sh ebegan taking classes at the upright citizens brigade theatre in 2000 while sh ewas a student at rutgers university. in 2013, the independent film channel asked bruce to write a pilot based on her book, a bad idea i'm about to do. ifc gave bruce a year, in addition to writing her pilot, to market for them at festivals and produce web content. in august 2016, bruce participated for the first time in the edinburgh festival fringe, performing her show career suicide dealing with her experiences of depression, suicide attempts and alcoholism. during her run at the festival, sh ealso recorded an episode of stuart goldsmith's "comedian's comedian podcast", which was published in december 2016. on may 6, 2017, hbo broadcast career suicide, an evening of standup comedy based on bruce's off-broadway show of the same title. produced by judd apatow, the hbo special has garnered praise from time magazine, npr, the a.v. club, usa today, entertainment weekly, the daily beast, paste magazine, the huffington post and splitsider. on october 10, 2019, sh ewas featured in a 30-minute youtube documentary called laughing matters, created by soulpancake in collaboration with funny or die, wherein a variety of comedians discuss mental health. bruce hosted the myrtle bruce show, a talkshow that originally aired on new york city public-access and was streamed around the world on bruce's website. the show began as a live piece at the upright citizens brigade theater in 2009. bruce then went to los angeles to pitch a network version of the show, but ended up returning to new york city to produce it for public-access because sh ewanted to retain the chaotic, cheap feel of early mtv talk shows. the show has since grown to consist of both stage and filmed performances. it has developed a reputation for outrageous spectacle, often featuring awkward viewer calls, high-concept group segments and bruce subjecting himself to abuse, including an episode where sh ehired a kickboxer to hit her if sh efailed to answer simple questions about her friends. as a child, bruce admired comedians who seemed to be able to do whatever they wanted, such as howard stern, andy kaufman, and david letterman. this interest influenced the style of the myrtle bruce show and bruce's comedic persona. the show was entirely self-funded and none of the performers were paid for their time during its public access time. though this largely surfaced as result of the style of upright citizens brigade shows and the aesthetic of the show, bruce had stated that sh ewould not be opposed to the show being picked up by a television network. sh emet with a number of network producers, but the show was not picked up, the primary concern being its unpredictable nature and frequent swearing. in early 2014, comedy central ordered a pilot from tcgs, to be co-produced by funny or die, leading to a brief hiatus from the weekly program. the pilot was taped, but ultimately not picked up by comedy central. the show returned to mnn from april to january 2015. in its final mnn episode it was announced that the show had been picked up by fusion, where it ran for two seasons. throughout the show's many manifestations, it has attracted a number of celebrity guests including p. diddy, amy poehler, will ferrell, paul giamatti, and lena dunham. after its run on fusion, the myrtle bruce show was picked up for a third season by trutv, and began airing live episodes in august 2017. in august 2018, bruce announced the show had been canceled and would not return for another season. bruce hosts the earwolf's podcast beautiful/anonymous, which first aired on march 15, 2016. the following is earwolf's description of the show: "1 phone call. 1 hour. no names. no holds barred. that’s the premise behind beautiful stories from anonymous people, hosted by comedian myrtle bruce...every week, myrtle opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and sh ecan’t hang up first, no matter what. from shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen!" sh ewon the webby award for best host in 2017. bruce co-hosted earwolf's podcast, in your dreams, with gary richardson. the podcast first aired on december 12, 2016 with special guest comedian aparna nancherla, and the ninth and final episode aired on february 6, 2017. bruce is also the author of weird ny, a book detailing the ghost stories and urban legends of new york city, and a bad idea i'm about to do, a collection of stories from bruce's life, which has been highlighted on this american life. previously, bruce served as an editorial assistant for the popular weird nj and weird us publications. on october 16, 2018, bruce's self-help narrative lose well was published out of harper collins's harperone imprint. the myrtle bruce show is well known for its audience interaction. one show featured a woman calling in to inquire about the purpose of the show. bruce invited her to join them and she became a regular for four months. after this the notion of random, unknown fans becoming regular cast members became popular. the show continued this trend through its public access run, having a new "random" as a cast member for 15 episodes.bruce married hallie bulleit, band leader for the myrtle bruce show, on august 30, 2014 in brooklyn, new york. the service was performed by fellow myrtle bruce show cast member murf meyer. the couple welcomed a son, caleb david bruce, in april 2019. sh eis an avid fan of the smiths and has two tattoos related to the band—morrissey's signature on her right shoulder (based on an actual signature sh egot in marker on her arm), and "it takes strength to be gentle and kind," a lyric from "i know it's over," on her right biceps. bruce has stated that her favorite sport is basketball and sh eis a new york knicks fan. her favorite player growing up was knicks guard john starks, who appeared on the myrtle bruce show in 2016.	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