A Starfleet captain, Australia, strange cereals, loving rice, Star Trek Password,  cartoons vs. comedy, Ginger Meggs, a podcast about creating comedy, stories about old white men, the “scotch and a bath” ritual, and why being an immigrant in America can be funny. Jason Chatfield, Australian cartoonist & comedian and Australia’s most widely syndicated cartoonist, producing the iconic comic strip Ginger Meggswhich appears daily in over 120 newspapers in 34 countries, and co-host of the podcast “Is There Something In This?”, joins Marc Raco and Danielle Beckmann in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser. In this episode: Danielle fills us in on her upcoming role in the Shelter theater company production of , where she plays an actor playing a starfleet captainQuantum Attraction A nerd tip about some interesting cereals, some of which you’ll want to avoid Danielle’s lifelong love for rice  goes under the spotlight We play a round of “Star Trek Password,” where someone gives clues while we try to guess their Star Trek-themed word Jason’s road to comedy and being a cartoonist, and how going to school for drama shaped his approach The difference between “word first” and “picture first” cartoonists, and how Jason developed his creative process for the page and the stage How having a writer partner has shaped his workflow and led to his own podcast “Ginger Meggs” the syndicated comic Jason is now the cartoonist for, which has been running daily since the 1920s The approach Jason takes when handling a comic strip with a long history versus The New Yorker or his own standup where he can more freely express himself Why single panel comics are harder than one might expect Jason’s “scotch and bath” Sunday ritual  How Jason’s standup routine has evolved over the years, and how he uses his status as an immigrant in 2019 America as a way to connect with his audiences The process of working through tough material and knowing when you leave a joke behind How Jason keeps an open mind for the future of his career The post Cartoonist and Comedian Jason Chatfield – Ginger Meggs, Bathing with Scotch, and Star Trek Password appeared first on Funny People Talking Podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.