Chasing Wonder with Taylor Hughes • Episode 31: Charles Wills is About to Break over the Special Effects industry, making the Gorburger Show, and Hanging out at Snoop dogs compound. • Listen on Fountain
Episode 31: Charles Wills is About to Break over the Special Effects industry, making the Gorburger Show, and Hanging out at Snoop dogs compound.
This week I am joined by Artist and special effects guru Charles Wills! Charles was my best friend when I was 8 years old. He is an amazing special effects artist and a big part of the team behind Comedy Central’s Gorburger show. In this conversation Charles and I talk about: Being best friends when we were 8 His love of magic KISS themed mini golf Pinball is the most economical video game Celebrities celebrating themselves Themes in Magic Surprised electric bills Trying to maintain joy his first job at Baskin Robbins Adult ice cream meltdowns There are no such thing as grown ups Hanging out with fake Donald Trump Going to college for Rock n Roll Deciding which career path to take Adventures in Art School The struggle to find your own style Playing the comparison game How far can comedians go? Restraining orders from Disney Maybe the British have it right Humans vs. Machines Are we messing up our kids Need friends who will push you through the fear Shipwreck at the Queen Mary Artists need people skills Depression follows projects Crying during cartoons Learning your triggers Tom Hanks and the art of zen Getting pulled over with a fake corpse in your trunk Working with Funny or Die Working with small budgets and high demands Designing Gorburger Getting to work with your idols Grieving projects that come to an end TJ Miller is the man From Conan to Colossal Cluster fest Seeking Santa Claus moments Having a t shirt at Hot Topic … and how and HBO pilot became a Comedy Central series See more of Charles works at willsstudio.com Please take a moment to rate, share and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge difference! Love the show? you can BECOME A PRODUCER Check out TaylorHughes.com for live show tickets
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AOUT THE HOST
Taylor Hughes fell in love with the art of illusion as a child when his parents bought him a magic kit for his birthday. More than 30 years and thousands of shows later, Taylor has become known for his signature style of Magic Storytelling.
He is a Bestselling Author of two books, and his comedy magic specials “Chasing Wonder” and “Enjoy the Ride” are streaming now.
Taylor is married to his high school sweetheart Katie and they live in Southern California with their two daughters Madelyn and Kennedy.