Welcome to episode 10 of Overthunk!  Today’s episode features George William Basil.  You’ll recognize George from the hit show Crashing on HBO, also Silicon Valley, Flaked, Santa Clarita Diet, The Good Place and Big Brother Volcano.



We recorded this one a few weeks back and apparently I can’t count… we say this is episode 11, however, this is actually episode 10.  Now that’s out of the way… Enjoy as we talk to George about his adventures as a line cook, a welder and his journey into acting.



One of the things I took away from this conversation is persistence in your dream… George talks about going to comedy clubs hundreds of times and not getting on stage although his friends were encouraging him to go for it.  He found his groove in New York with a few other guys in a comedy troupe “Four Track” and they kept doing their show night after night until one day they started drawing crowds who would like up down the block to see their show.  He’s very candid about the fact it did not happen overnight...  but you can’t deny the fact that good things come to those who bust their asses.



Keep smiling, pooping your pants and getting shit done!



Love,

Aaron and Chris



Have a suggestion for a guest?  You can reach us with questions, comments and suggestions at overthunkshow@gmail.com.



George William Basil

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4097479/



Peanut Short Film - Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5yo61szeeA



Watch Big Brother Volcano

Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWkdYihAQTQ

Full Movie: https://tubitv.com/movies/456662/big_brother_volcano?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed



Resources:

Crisis Text Line - Free 24/7 Support Text with a Crisis Counselor

https://www.crisistextline.org/



Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

https://www.sprc.org/news/resources-support-mental-health-coping-coronavirus-covid-19



Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Killing Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)



Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Celebration" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)