John Ross Bowie

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Actor, comedian, and podcast host John Ross Bowie joins Rhett from his home in Los Angeles to talk about his new podcast Household Faces, and his creative development over the course of his career. John shares the story about how improv changed his outlook on acting, the professional ups and downs he's experienced, and he and Rhett talk about why they enjoy being “middle class” artists. John Ross Bowie is an actor, comedian, and podcast host best known for playing Barry Kripke on The Big Bang Theory and Jimmy DiMeo on Speechless. John has made guest appearances on shows such as Reno 911!, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, and Good Luck Charlie, and he’s a regular standup comedy performer in New York City and Los Angeles. Besides his extensive resume in film and TV, John also hosts a podcast called Household Faces, which he launched in August. The podcast consists of in-depth interviews with some of Hollywood’s most recognizable character actors, where they impart listeners with wisdom about their craft. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Osiris.
0:03.9	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:09.1	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.8	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.9	We started up and we ain't going to starve.
0:16.2	I like you.
0:18.0	I like it a night.
0:19.5	That's when they got wheels off.
0:24.9	John Ross Bowie is an actor.
0:28.0	He's a screenwriter.
0:29.0	He's a comedian.
0:30.1	He's an improv artist.
0:33.5	He is an author.
0:35.6	He's a dad.
0:37.3	He is a podcast host. He does a lot of stuff. And I'm sure the list goes on from there because he's a bit of an overachiever. He and I know each other because of thrilling adventure hour. I think we've we've crossed paths a lot over
0:58.9	the years. We've done a lot of shows together and it's always a blast. He is a genuine, fun guy.
1:08.0	He's got a spark about him that I really love and appreciate. When I had the idea to do
1:13.3	these conversations that became the podcast that is Wheels Off, it was about the kind of conversation
1:18.8	that I've had with John over the years in backstages in green rooms and cafes, you know,
1:25.8	it's this conversation about life, what are we doing? How do we do it? How do we do art? Why do we do we do art? This stuff is all so weird. Oh, it's so tricky. So to get to have that conversation with John for you guys was a real treat. And I learned things about him during the course of the conversation that I didn't know before.
1:49.4	And I'm just so glad that you get to peek inside of his mind.
1:55.1	And I think you're really going to appreciate the insights that you'll find there.
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