Hey, wonderful's happy new year. It is 2023, my friends, and we are looking right down the barrel of

298, episode 298 of the JV club with Amy Nicholson. I agree, it did just sound like I was saying my own

podcast name for the first time. Is not really sure what that was about? But I know you

are going to love this episode with the very fine Amy Nicholson. She is a film

critic for New York Times, a variety among other places, but also key to

know she has a fabulous podcast called Unspooled with the one and only Paul Shear in which they talk movies and there are many

episodes waiting for you now to check out you can get it anywhere you get

podcasts I also want to give a quick shout out to past J. V. Club guest and friend of this show, Gabriel Ruiz. She released a fantastic

Christmas single, Twinkle Twinkle. I encourage you to check that out. She's wonderful and also just starred in Dance Dads.

Another charming feature premiered at the Austin Film Festival. So wanted to give her a shout out and

tell you guys to check those things out. By the time you hear this, I will be getting so, so very close to being up in San Francisco

for SF Sketchfest.

I certainly hope to see some of you there in person.

If you're at a show and you see me running around like crazy in producer mode, don't hesitate to give me a shout out and wave.

And if I can give you a quick COVID-tree hug, I certainly will.

There's so many amazing shows to check out at the festival.

Visit SF SketchCest.com for more info.

I'm going to be doing a bunch of shows there.

Like I'm embarrassed to say I'm doing so many shows that you might as well just go

to SF Sketchfest.com and when you click on

tickets and schedule you can actually search by name and you can look to see the different stuff that I'm on

doing Braving the Elements and Hey Riddle Riddle the very first weekend of Sketch Fest got some Spunt Tour Co and some theme park happening later on in the festival.

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