Becoming... Casting Associate Allison Kirschner at Gayle Keller Casting (Crashing, The King of Staten Island, The Big Sick)

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Working alongside Gayle Keller, Allison's projects include several hit series, films and indie features.

Allison's credits include: INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, GOTHAM (Season 1), LOUIE (Seasons 4 & 5), THE WHO WAS SHOW (Netflix), THE DETOUR, MAN SEEKING WOMAN, HOUSE OF CARDS (Season 1), CRASHING (Season 1, 2 & 3), the Woody Allen Feature IRRATIONAL MAN, & MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, Indie features THE GOOD CATHOLIC and MS. WHITE LIGHT, the Judd Apatow feature THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND and the Amazon feature THE BIG SICK.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Advice to actors for making strong choices in comedy

• Casting differences between working on movies and tv shows

• How I was cut from HBO's Crashing and whether asking for payment for the shoot date is frowned upon by Casting or production

• Her process for casting a role (depending on the size of the role)

• The bigger the role, the more people they’ll see. About 15 people per co-star role

• Question from Actor Nathaniel Levin: do you find it an obstacle for actors and casting that notes can’t be given in a live room? any advice for this?

• Question from Actor Jenny Anne Hochberg: what if agents don’t have a relationship with you, how can actors get on castings radar?

• More information about the two projects that she’s working on now (including one with Judd Apatow)

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If you like this episode, check out Julie Schubert (who Allison worked for on House of Cards)