CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST
CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS is an ongoing series of live and filmed performances which pretend to be real acting classes. This companion podcast features professional actor/comedian CONNOR RATLIFF talking about the show and about acting in general.
As the creator as one of the most acclaimed podcasts of the past decade -- Dead Eyes, cited by TIME Magazine & Left Of Dial Media's lists of the "best 100 podcasts of all time" and featured in the book The Podcast Pantheon, published by Chronicle Books in 2025 -- it should be clear that this podcast will not attempt to achieve the same level of quality or acclaim as that one.
This podcast is going to be a sloppy mess. It was conceived in desperation, as a way to attract attention to an ongoing series of live shows and online videos while struggling to maintain a consistent level of employment as a working actor in desperate times. It is possible that almost no one will listen to this podcast, or that a small number of people might sample it once and never listen again. Minus the celebrity hook of Dead Eyes, it may be that the appeal of this endeavor will be as low as double or single digit listenership. Which is fine. It's 2025 and time is marching on, and life is rapidly slipping away from all of us.
Thank you for engaging with CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST in any way. We realize that you have an overwhelming amount of options for entertainment, education and simply passing the time. You could be listening to the works of the greatest composers or musicians of all time, reading the finest works of cinema or literature, or even listening to a better class of podcast. Every second that you waste listening to this one if an unfathomable choice and greatly appreciated. I will try to be interesting and apologize if I am not.
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Episodes
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Somebody asked for examples of audience interviews at improv shows going badly, and this was my answer.
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Does it make any difference performing for an audience compared to in-studio/no audience? Sure!
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Could this podcast transform/evolve into some other kind of podcast? Maybe!
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Is there a particular kind of role I'd like to play? I don't think I said this in the recorded answer, but one of the things that I like about doing improv and in particular about doing my one-person shows is that I don't need to wait to be cast in a particular type of role, I have the freedom to choose and create whatever characters I want to play, in every show. Anyway, I should've said that in the episode but instead I talked about other things for 10 minutes!
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
This is a question about something that annoys me about the way I talk when I hear it played back.
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
This question is about the time Tom Hanks cast me in the audiobook version of his novel.
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
A question about why I put so much of my work online for free, and my lengthy answer.