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‘Very Important People’s Vic Michaelis On Their Host Persona & Some Truly Wild Characters: “Tommy Shriggly Really Came In And Hit Me Like A Wrecking Ball”
Host Vic Michaelis discusses creating a host character to interview some truly wild characters for Dropout's 'Very Important People'.
From Vic’s Ex-Step Grandmother (Lisa Gilroy) to Mental Health Advocate Tommy Shriggly (Zac Oyama), every improvisor brought a uniquely wild energy to Dropout ’s short form series, matched by Michaelis’ ability to perfectly adapt to every situation while keeping up their host persona. From there, they asked me to come on Make Some Noise, and I had a lot of fun doing that, and then the opportunity came when Sam [Reich] emailed me and was like, ‘Would you want to host this show? I mean, if we’re talking maybe the one that really tickled me, and I guess threw me off is not a way to put it, Zac [Oyama]’s Tommy Shriggly really came in and hit me like a wrecking ball.
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