{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"From ChoCo Krispies Commercials in Colombia to Netflix Is A Joke Fest: The Brittany Ross Story","description":"From ChoCo Krispies Commercials in Colombia to Netflix Is A Joke Fest: The Brittany Ross Story Sarah J. Halstead and Rich Chassler sit down with the wonderfully funny and refreshingly honest Brittany Ross, a Los Angeles-based comedian, actress, writer, and podcast host whose life story reads like a comedy special waiting to happen. They kick things off with some Passover prep banter before diving into the kind of real, warm conversation this show does so well. Brittany opens up about navigating identity and religion as a self-described \u201clate in life Jew,\u201d the very specific chaos of being a working comedian and a mom at the same time, and how her comedy keeps evolving right along with her life. She walks us through a journey that starts with ChoCo Krispies commercials in Colombia as a kid, runs through a cheerleading scholarship in Hawaii, lands on the set of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and eventually finds its true home on the stand-up stage. She also gets into the competitive world of voiceover work, why stand-up gave her back a sense of agency she never quite had as an actor waiting for the phone to ring, and the sheer Wonder Woman energy of comedian Jodi Miller, who clearly left a mark. Plus: merch, childhood hustles, the pandemic gut punch, and what it actually feels like when family life and a comedy career finally click into place. A genuinely heartfelt and hilarious hour with someone who figured out that the best move was just to create her own lane. \ud83d\udc64 Guest Bio Brittany Ross is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and podcast host with a career as colorful and surprising as her origin story. Born in Texas and raised across multiple countries, she booked her very first acting gig at age 6 in Bogota, Colombia: a ChoCo Krispies commercial in Spanish. She followed the hustle through several countries before landing at Hawaii Pacific University on a three-time national champion cheerleading scholarship. A TV and film acting class in Hawaii changed everything. She booked a role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, packed up for Los Angeles, and spent the next decade building a steady TV comedy career, most notably playing Courtney in a recurring role on ABC\u2019s The Middle, with appearances on 2 Broke Girls, The Rookie, and more. Craving the creative control that acting rarely offers, she discovered improv at UCB, fell in love with live performance, co-created The Craigslist Monologues, started performing at The Moth, and eventually landed in stand-up, where she found her people. She produces and hosts Awkward Stand Up, a monthly show at The Virgil in Silver Lake, and performed at the Netflix Is A Joke Fest. She also hosts Full Out, a podcast where she digs into the personal stories and passions of her guests. She is officially managed by her six-year-old daughter. Follow Brittany \ud83d\udd17 Instagram: @iambrittanyross | TikTok: @iambrittanyross | YouTube \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Full Out Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Instagram: @fulloutpod   CHAPTERS     0:00 Introduction and Passover preparations 3:09 Welcoming Brittany Ross: a comedic journey begins 5:53 Balancing comedy and parenthood: the real talk 9:06 Navigating identity and religion: \u201cI\u2019m a late in life Jew\u201d 11:59 How comedy material evolves as life changes 15:14 Acting background: from Colombia to Hawaii to Hollywood 18:00 Voiceover work: competitive, connection-driven, and not what you think 20:50 Why stand-up gives you something acting never can: control 24:59 The Wonder Woman of comedy: a tribute to Jodi Miller 25:55 The Full Out podcast: what it is and why she made it 26:47 Before the spotlight: personal stories and unexpected passions 28:34 Merchandising and the art of selling yourself 30:45 Childhood hustles: flips for tips and lemonade stands 32:49 Navigating parenthood and a comedy career at the same time 35:55 The pandemic\u2019s impact on live stand-up and what came after 39:46 The path from acting to stand-up: patience, timing, and instinct 43:47 Finding the right balance between family life and the comedy road 46:05 Upcoming shows, future plans, and where to follow Brittany  \ud83d\udce3 Calls to Action \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Listen to Brittany\u2019s podcast Full Out on Apple Podcasts and Spotify \ud83d\udcf2 Follow Brittany on Instagram @iambrittanyross | TikTok | YouTube \ud83c\udfa4 Catch Brittany live at Awkward Stand Up at The Virgil in Silver Lake: check @iambrittanyross for upcoming dates \ud83c\udfa7 Rate and review the show on your favorite podcast platform \ud83c\udf77 Featured Beverage Raise a glass to Passover, parenthood, and the long winding road to finding your voice.     \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Hosts Sarah IG @sarahhalstead https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahhalstead\/?hl=en  FB @sarahjhalsteadcomic https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarahjhalsteadcomic\/ X @sarahjhalstead  https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahjhalstead  Website   @SarahHalstead | sarahjhalstead.com Rich IG @richchassler https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/richchassler\/ FB @chasslerfans https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chasslerfans\/ X @richchassler https:\/\/x.com\/richchassler  Website  richardchassler.com \ud83d\udce7 drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com \ud83c\udfa7 Please rate & review the podcast on your favorite platform - it helps more than you know!  \ud83d\udce7 drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Listen on Apple Podcasts \ud83c\udfa7 Loving the show? Please rate and review on your favorite platform. Every single review helps us reach more listeners.     #DrinkingDuringBusinessHours #BrittanyRoss #StandUpComedy #ComedyPodcast #WomenInComedy #FullOutPodcast #Motherhood #ComedyMom #JodiMiller #Passover #NetflixIsAJokeFest #TheMiddleABC #ForgettingSarahMarshall #VoiceoverWork #AwkwardStandUp #ComedyAndParenting #LateInLifeJew #ComedianLife #ActingVsComedy #FindYourVoice ","author_name":"Drinking During Business Hours with Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler | Where comedy & fine wine meet!","author_url":"http:\/\/sarahjhalstead.com","html":"