I strive to just let things roll off of me more. He doesn’t get riled by much, which is not the case for me. He’s equally the better parts of me, and the worse parts of me. You didn’t mention Shunt McGuppin having a little of you in him. Particularly the Shunt sketches, but I think through most Superego sketches. My personal experiment and something I’m discovering more and more comedically is my whole life I kind of felt like, “No one’s paying attention,” so you’ll hear that kind of theme coming though. And then he’s oblivious, because of all the drugs, alcohol and relationships he’s had through life. Is that why he’s so dirty, because he’s part construction worker? He’s an amalgamation of my uncles, and guys I worked construction with when I was in high school, and Waylon Jennings, and maybe just a pinch of every rock star ever. Shunt McGuppin is one of the characters that’s been on Superego since we started doing the show in 2006.īecause he’s really easy to play. Then we edit it down to two or three-minute sketches and each episode is about a half an hour long. We improvise the whole show and then Matt Gourley edits it. Superego is an improvised sketch comedy podcast. Though Shunt himself wasn’t available for an interview, I was able to catch up with his alter ego, Jeremy Carter.įor those that don’t know, tell us a little about Superego. Superego has gained a cult following that’s slowly becoming more mainstream, and Jeremy along with comedians Matt Gourley and Mark McConville frequently feature some of the biggest names in comedy like John Hodgeman, Patton Oswalt, Kristen Schaal and some, like Erinn Hayes and the recently added Superego cast member Paul F. He came up in the KC improv scene and it’s no surprise to those that know him that it’s his strange and committed characters that have gotten him attention. Carter, a Kansas City native, is a friend of mine. Created by the character-driven maniac Jeremy Carter, Shunt and his gloriously filthy songs on this five track EP Bad Honky will make you laugh and maybe touch your heart… if not, then probably your bottom. Shunt McGuppin, the foul-mouthed, backwards country western singer from the popular podcast Superego finally has his own album and it’s everything you want it to be.
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