Funny Business with Jodi Collins and Amy Ingram

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  Jodi Collins

  JODI COLLINS IS AN 'IMAGINATOR'; a casting director, producer, talent manager and creative consultant with over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry. Jodi’s boutique company JLC Entertainment Group, with partner Jodi Lieberman, develops talent; hyphenates: actor /writer /creators developing their content for all areas of media. Jodi traditionally sees ideas for talent & media that crosses platforms, and often times uses assorted technology for trend-setting storytelling. This trusted sensibility also cross-pollinates and marries untypical talent with projects that enrich story with imaginative choices. Jodi unearths NEW talent who provides fresh and interesting perspectives discovered in the worlds of alternative talent, musicians, and writers. Network executives and their development departments continue to call upon Jodi to consult for them, scouting new under-the-radar comedy talent. Jodi has been a Comedy Central #1 “go to” casting director and a favorite of WME Entertainment, CAA, & ICM called upon to unearth & refer under the radar quality talent. Jodi Collins’ casting business is well known for casting a wide and diverse range of digital, television, film, and theatrical projects with an emphasis on comedy and dramedy.  She is hired to achieve smart visual & tonal work for critically acclaimed mainstream consumption. As a producer, manager and content collaborator Jodi brings an outside the box perspective to network and studio assignments. Her work attracts mainstream projects that speak to her “downtown” cutting-edge aesthetic while matching a fit with commercial viability.  Sought after is Jodi’s strong ability to interpret this, her taste level and her particular “flavor.” Along with that comes her instinctive eye for finding story and colorful character at the outset. Spotting trends and talent early on, Jodi championed many performing artists and show runners at the early stages of their careers: Kate McKinnon (found at an open call), Aasif Mandvi (found for The Daily Show), Zack Galfanakis, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Aubrey Plaza, Kristen Schall, Ellie Kemper, Zach Woods, Demetri Martin, Jeffrey Rose.
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  Amy Ingram

  Amy Ingram is an actor and a maker. Amy’s recent theatre credits include Family Values, Bernhardt Hamlet , The Seagull and The Odd Couple for Queensland Theatre; Fourteen for Shake N Stir and Magic Mike Live Australia as the Female MC. Recent Film/ TV credits include In Our Blood as Sister Robina for ABC Australia , Apples Never Fall (Peacock) , Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix), Joe Vs Carol (Peacock), Bull ( NBC) and independent feature Demon Disorder . Amy also co founded independent theatre company The Good Room ( I Should Have Drunk More Champagne, I Want To Know What Love Is, I Just Came To Say Goodbye, I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You , One Bottle Later , Red Light , Let’s Be Friends Furever) whose works have toured Australia to audience and critical acclaim. In 2024 Amy will appear in the Australian Premier of POTUS .