Ali Farahnakian needs a place to go.

It finally happened.

The man who at the top of my list wish-list of possible guests on #NoSuggestionPod when we started, actor, entrepreneur, care-taker, former SNL staff-writer, teacher, the proprietor of Pioneers Bar (@pioneersbar), founder of the People's Improv Theater (@thepitnyc), and comedian, Ali Farahnakian (@alialinyc) is our guest this week. Co-host Aston-Hollins McClanahan (@astonhollins), and I, had the privilege of spending an hour with this sage, ridiculous, and fascinating man. We talk with Ali about gratitude, saying yes, how he almost didn't make it to record the podcast, how he had to surrender five business to the pandemic, improv as yoga, the SNL 25th anniversary show, how the PIT was founded in the shadow of 9/11, and more.

We also have so much fun doing improv with Ali, including a scene about a volatile corporate CEO learning to control his temper. This episode was everything we hoped for and we're so proud that it's our first official No Suggestion episode of 2025. We're so thankful to Ali, he's done a lot for me, and The People's Improv Theater in NYC is the theater that raised me as an improvisor. We hope you dig this episode as much as we did. Thank you for starting off the year with us.

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No Suggestion: An Improv Comedy Talk Show is broadcast LIVE on Radio Free Brooklyn (@radiofreebk) every Thursday night at 11pm.