Gettin’ Close with Tim Butterly!

My guest for this episode of the Gettin Close podcast which was recorded live at the Philly Improv Theater, was the very funny Tim Butterly. I know Tim mostly through the shows he does at The Sideshow with Mike Rainey- The Not For Nothin’ Podcast. Easily one of the funniest things that can never be done often enough. It was a really fun conversation that covered growing up, being dorks, drugs, Godzilla and more. You can catch Tim at Helium all through this weekend with comics Tom Segura and Craig Robinson. If you don’t already, follow him on Twitter @TimButterly.

The Philly Podcast Festival has shows through Sunday, 8/24 at Tattooed Moms. Click the link and check out the full schedule. There’s also a live recording of Stark Raven Mad: A Game of Thrones Podcast tonight at 7pm at PHIT. That’s gonna be really fun as we’ll be chatting about season 4, giving out some “awards”, talking about some casting news, making predictions and more. If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones you should go.

ALL INTRO CLASSES ARE ONLY $199 RIGHT NOW AT PHILLY IMPROV THEATER!
All intro improv/sketch classes are only $199 through 8/25 at noon. That’s $100 off the full enrollment cost. As a PHIT student you get FREE admission to all PHIT shows, access to improv practice groups for FREE and access to exclusive workshops and other special offers given only to PHIT students. So, if you’re interested in comedy, making people laugh, looking to get more confidence in front of crowds or just looking to meet new people then check out PhillyImprovTheater.com now! You could end up on one of these podcasts and would that really be that bad? ha.

Above photo ganked from the Free For All Comedy Folks.

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