Tyrant In Training

Tyrant In Training is an improv comedy, power fantasy podcast that allows guests to rule over whatever type of country they want to dream up. Featuring interviews with comedians and podcasters like Gearóid Farrelly (Dancing With The Stars), Aideen McQueen (Waiting For Texto), Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Shazia Mirza (Would I Lie To You), Jordan Holmes (Knowledge Fight). Best Comedy Finalist at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025.

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Tyrants In Training Episode 18 -David Stokes as (Thumbs Up Symbol) of ThumberLand

The eighteenth episode in the history of the Tyrant In Training podcast. Hosted by Kevin Ryan. Today's guest is screenwriter David Stokes. Someone with an unexplained and some say unhealthy obsession with thumbs, David crashed landed on the island at the age of nine, because he flew the plane, and was quickly airlifted into the top floor of the mansion he resides in. Afraid of mirrors which he believes will take his soul away, thumbs up spends most of his days on zoom declaring orders that nobod...

Nov 29, 2022•48 min•Ep. 17

Tyrants In Training Episode 17 -Judge Cindy Begel : The Naboo People Versus Cedric Gegel

Seventeenth episode of the Tyrant In Training podcast. Hosted by Kevin Ryan. Today's guest is actor, screenwriter, director, youtuber Cedric Gegel on trial for his tyrannical ways in episode 5. Today's second guest is the unimpeachable, . stupendous and fair judge, TV writer and producer Cindy Begel The former M.C.P, the Most Celebrated Pomp of the Mediterranean island of Naboo, Cedric Gegel has been caught, put in a clown suit and brought into Cindy Begel's court. His crime? Abusing his power, ...

Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 16

Tyrants In Training Episode 16- Andy Compton as President Andy of Bermuda Squared

The sixteenth episode in the history of the Tyrant In Training podcast. Hosted by Kevin Ryan. Today's guest is screenwriter/director/host of The Social Screenwriters Podcast Andy Compton. Also known as President Andy of Bermuda Squared. A man who flew past Miami and landed in a mysterious island in the center of the Bermuda Triangle. Quickly finding out he had manifestation powers, President Andy manifested a country for himself to freely take credit for everyone's ideas, ban anyone who can do m...

Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 15

Tyrants In Training Episode 15 - Detective Celine Laing

Episode 15 is a little different since I've an injury that means it's hard to sit down and edit. So this is a recording of my fiancee Celine Laing as Detective Celine Laing, hostage negotiator (wait does that mean she negotiates with hostages? She actually negotiates with the hostage takers!) Det. Celine Laing is called in to rescue 100 hostages from an abandoned spam factory, her being specifically requested for by the hostage takers who are from her past. Honestly this episode could be a mess....

Jul 06, 2022•59 min•Ep. 14

Tyrants In Training Episode 14- Jeremiah Lewis, Grand Potentate of Dorland

The fourteenth episode in the history of the Tyrant In Training podcast. Hosted by Kevin Ryan. Today's guest is writer Jeremiah Lewis Also known as the Grand Potentate of Dorland. Dissenters call him Potent Taint but they quickly get sent to the underground gulag. He had a cameo in the new Cheaper By The Dozen and forbids most citizens from reading. Some quotes: "I am pretty laid back actually" "It's a fear based on staying within my good graces" "Our population are not permitted to read, not ta...

Jun 29, 2022•49 min•Ep. 13

Tyrants In Training Episode 13- Lee Shorten, the Lee of Alpha

The third episode of Season Two and the thirteenth episode in the history of the Tyrant In Training podcast. Hosted by Kevin Ryan. Today's guest is actor Lee Shorten Also known as...well, his name of the country of Alpha. . You can also see him as Biff in the Star Wars spin-off of the original trilogy which features the musical group Biff & The Council jamming their way through cantina's in Mos Eisley. As for Alpha, it has great education and childcare services, particularly the social progr...

Jun 22, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 3

Tyrants In Training Episode 12- Shanta Parasuraman, the Shanta Claus of Shantasia

The second episode of Season Two and the twelfth episode in the history of the Tyrant In Training podcast. Hosted by Kevin Ryan. Today's guest is actor/writer Shanta Parasuraman. Also known as the Shanta Claus of Shantasia. A star in Fast & The Furious 10 while also leading her no crocs allowed country (crocodiles may only come to the island during mating season). "It's my reign, deer" means her word is final. "Well....." means you're probably being put into a very lengthy time out. "You nee...

Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 12

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