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Cole Stratton
Born (1976-09-21) September 21, 1976 (age 47)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, podcaster, writer, producer
Years active2002–present
Websitecolestratton.com

Cole Stratton (born September 21, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, writer and producer, best known as one of the Co-Founders of

Pop My Culture Podcast
.

Early life

Stratton was born in Lansing, Michigan and moved to Davis, California when he was 9 years old, where he attended Davis Senior High School.[1] He graduated with a degree in Cinema from San Francisco State University. He moved to Los Angeles in 2003, where he currently resides.

Career

SF Sketchfest

Stratton co-founded

Mr. Show, Paul Reubens, Upright Citizens Brigade, Neil Patrick Harris
and many more.

Pop My Culture Podcast

Stratton co-hosted the

Nerdist
and the podcast's website.

He's a frequent guest host and improviser on

Chuck Bryant's Movie Crush Podcast, with episodes focused on Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Manchurian Candidate, Still Crazy
and a special episode discussing his "100 Lesser-Known Movies to Watch at Home" list.

Other podcast guest appearances include Voyage to the Stars, Dumb People Town, Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo, Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend, Comedy Film Nerds, Hello from the Magic Tavern, Jordan, Jesse, Go!, James Bonding, The JV Club, Totally Laime with Elizabeth Laime, Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction, The Wahlberg Solution, The Mutant Season, Talkin Walkin and Probably Science.

RiffTrax

Stratton has written and performed several comedic audio commentaries for films along with Janet Varney. These appear on the RiffTrax[8] website under the "RiffTrax Presents" branding, as being officially sanctioned by RiffTrax founder and Mystery Science Theater 3000 alum, Michael J. Nelson.

RiffTrax commentaries featuring Stratton & Varney include

Flatliners and Dreamscape
.

Television and film

Television appearances include:

The Zodiac Killer), the Animal Planet original film The Retrievers, MTV's Yo Momma, and he was a cast member on NBC's competitive comedy pilot Comedy Colosseum. Film projects include: Diani & Devine Meet The Apocalypse, Callback opposite Kevin Farley, Around the Fire, Dead Man on Campus and The Selling.[9]

Improv and sketch comedy

Stratton has studied improvisation at

U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado). He's also performed with Greg Proops, Patton Oswalt, Jack McBrayer, Bob Odenkirk, Scott Adsit, Rick Overton, Matt Walsh, and Jeff Garlin
.

References

  1. ^ "BA #019: Cole Stratton". Box Angeles podcast.
  2. ^ "SF Sketchfest Official Website". Sfsketchfest.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  3. ^ "Pop My Culture Podcast Official Website". Popmyculturepodcast.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. ^ Joe Berkowitz, "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", "Rolling Stone", April 6, 2011
  5. ^ Mark Rozeman, "The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2013", "Paste Magazine", December 27, 2013
  6. ^ Andy Hunsaker, "Our 10 Favorite Comedy Podcasts That You Should Be Downloading", "IFC", December 16, 2011
  7. ^ Christine Erickson, "These 10 Hilarious Podcasts Will Make You LOL", "Mashable.com", March 29, 2011
  8. ^ "RiffTrax Official Website". Rifftrax.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  9. ^ IMDB the Internet Movie Database
  10. ^ Westside. "M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater Website". Westsidecomedy.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  11. ^ The Bridgetown Comedy Festival Website Archived May 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "The Bentzen Ball Festival Website". Brightestyoungthings.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

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