KEVIN ALLISON PRESENTS RISKI Dangerous Tales Daringly Told

About Us

RISK! is a live stage show in New York City AND an audio podcast that can be heard around the world. RISK! is where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to tell in public.

RISK! features some of the brightest actors, writers, directors, comedians and musicians around. Our first season includes such talents as Janeane Garofalo, Marc Maron, Rachel Dratch, Keith Powell, Ophira Eisenberg, Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black.

RISK! is created and hosted by Kevin Allison of the legendary sketch comedy troupe The State.

Take a RISK! and Share Your Stories With Us

Because the RISK! podcast features both stories recorded at the stage show in New York and stories recorded in interviews done in person or over the phone, you too can be a part of our show.

Check out the column “Kevin Allison’s True Stories” at www.zug.com. People responding there to Kevin’s true stories with similarly themed stories of their own are automatically considered for the RISK! podcast.

Kevin Allison, Creator & Host
Kevin Allison’s recent film and TV appearances include Reno 911!: Miami, The Ten, Wedding Daze, VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central’s Viva Variety and Stella, and HBO’s Flight of the Conchords. Behind the scenes, Kevin has written for Blue Man Group Productions and JibJab. In the print world, Kevin’s writing has appeared in The Village Voice, Giant, Premiere and Film Journal. He has served as the Artistic Director of The Peoples Improv Theater in New York and teaches comedy writing there, at New York University, at The Philly Improv Theater and online at www.filmlab.ca. Kevin is collaborating with producer Jonathan Stern (The Ten, Horrible People, Children’s Hospital) on the development of new TV series at which the world will soon marvel. He has also created two one-man shows of character sketches. He can be reached at Kevin@risk-show.com.

Michelle Walson, Producer
Michelle Walson’s recent projects include assisting Michael Showalter (The State, Stella, Michael & Michael Have Issues) with his upcoming memoir Mr. Funny Pants and directing the musical comedy variety show Of The Moment at the Peoples Improv Theater. She collaborated with Tim Ellis on the web series The Human Condition and is currently developing a stage show and screenplay based on the duo comedy of Tim Ellis and Matthew Park. Michelle is a MFA candidate in Film Production at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and holds a BA in Creative Writing from Brown University and a MS in Television Production from Boston University. She can be reached at Michelle@risk-show.com.