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|title = ''RISK!'' |
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|host = [[Kevin Allison]] |
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|language = English |
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|updates = Every Thursday |
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|length = 30 - 60 minutes |
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|began = Live show: August 6, 2009<br /> |
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Podcast: October 2009 |
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|genre = Comedy, Storytelling |
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|url = [http://risk-show.com/listen/ RISK! podcast archive] |
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'''RISK!''' is a weekly [[podcast]] and monthly live storytelling show hosted by writer and actor [[Kevin Allison]]. The show's official website describes ''RISK!'' as a place "where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public."<ref name="about risk">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://risk-show.com/about-us/|work=Kevin Allison Presents: RISK!|accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref> ''RISK!'' started as a weekly live storytelling series in August of 2009. |
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== Format == |
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Each episode of the ''RISK!'' podcast starts with an introduction from Kevin Allison. In his introduction, Allison updates listeners about upcoming events that relate to the show and he also introduces that week's theme. Past themes include "Unintended," "New At This," and "Met on the Net." |
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The show then continues with humorous theme-based [[first-person narrative|first-person narratives]] that are told by comedians as well as everyday people. The stories from the podcast are usually a combination of material from Kevin Allison, the live show, listener submissions and/or work from [http://thestorystudio.org/ The Story Studio]. These stories are usually followed by user-submitted interstitial music. |
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== Live Show == |
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The live version of ''RISK!'' debuted as a weekly show at [[Arlene's Grocery]] in New York City on August 6, 2009. The theme of the premiere show was "Strange Sex: Our Wildest Encounters" and featured stories from [[Marc Maron]], [[Jessi Klein]], [http://www.margotleitman.com/ Margot Leitman], Jonathan Kesselman, and was hosted by Kevin Allison.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Sean L.|title=Kevin Allison: Not afraid to take a comedy RISK!|url=http://thecomicscomic.typepad.com/thecomicscomic/2009/08/kevin-allison-not-afraid-to-take-a-comedy-risk.html|work=the comic's comic|accessdate=29 June 2012}}</ref> The weekly show moved to [[Joe's Pub]] in October 2009. Featured performers at the Joe's Pub performances include [[Margaret Cho]], [[Rachel Dratch]], [[Andy Borowitz]] and [[Janeane Garofalo]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Allison of "The State" presents RISK!|url=http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,4729|work=Joe's Pub|accessdate=29 June 2012}}</ref>. |
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In 2010, ''RISK!'' began monthly live shows in both New York City and Los Angeles. The New York shows are hosted by Kevin Allison, and the shows in Los Angeles are hosted by comedians [[Pete Holmes]] and [[Kumail Nanjiani]]. Currently, live shows can be seen at [[People's Improv Theater|The People's Improv Theater]] in New York City or at the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown in Hollywood. |
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=== On Tour === |
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The ''RISK!'' live show can occasionally be seen outside of New York and Hollywood. Kevin Allison hosted a live show during [[SXSW]] in [[Austin, TX]] in 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=SXSW Comedy: RISK! True Tales, Boldly Told hosted by Kevin Allison (The State) and featuring special guests|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_OE00945|work=SX Schedule|publisher=SXSW Inc|accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref> . The live show has also traveled to [[Albany]], [[Portland]] and [[Brown University]]. |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://risk-show.com/ RISK!] - official website |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/RISKshow RISK! on YouTube] |
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*[http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/risk!/id334724074 RISK! iTunes Subscription Page] |
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