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A compact, humorous look at the plethora of celebrations throughout the year; think “Adam Ruins Everything” meets a Saturday Night Live Sketch — for your ears.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
The brain-child of creator & host Sean Michael Beyer, National Day Riff began as text messages to his friends to start their day with a laugh, evolving into over 350 (and counting) written “riffs” which are being morphed into podcast doses as you read this. With “Celebrations” every day of the year, as well as National Weeks, National Months and International Celebrations, with new ones frequently added, there is no shortage of material. Most of us have heard of Talk Like a Pirate Day; but how about Lima Bean Respect, Lost Sock Memorial, and one of our personal favorites, Sneak some Zucchini into your Neighbor’s Porch Day?!
ABOUT SEAN
Beyer’s past work includes the award-winning film Down the P.C.H. starring Guillermo Diaz (Scandal, Weeds, Half Baked), Elaine Hendrix (The Parent Trap, Joan of Arcadia) and Lin Shaye (Insidious, There’s Something About Mary), the dance-centric rom-com Another Tango currently in release from MarVista Entertainment and the multi-award-winning Randy’s Canvas, a touching romantic drama about an aspiring artist with autism who falls in love for the first time. Never one to sit still, Beyer has numerous projects at different stages of development.
Host Sean Michael Beyer
THE TEAM
Nick Pasqual
Nick Pasqual
Nick Pasqual
PRODUCER | CHARACTERS
Originally from Pittsburgh, Pasqual started acting professionally as a teenager and has worked on camera appearing in numerous feature films and episodic television shows. At a glance, some of his more recent credits include CBS’s How I Met Your Mother and One Dollar, the dance-centric feature Another Tango (directed
PRODUCER | CHARACTERS
Originally from Pittsburgh, Pasqual started acting professionally as a teenager and has worked on camera appearing in numerous feature films and episodic television shows. At a glance, some of his more recent credits include CBS’s How I Met Your Mother and One Dollar, the dance-centric feature Another Tango (directed by Beyer and produced by Carbone), and NBC-Universal’s Gone that premiered in early 2019.
Much like Beyer, Pasqual has a variety of irons in the fire, from a psycho-thriller he co-penned to an over-the-top comedy, among many.
Adam Carbone
Nick Pasqual
Nick Pasqual
VOICE OF REASON | CHARACTERS
Carbone and Beyer have worked together on numerous projects, including the coming-of-age dramedy Randy’s Canvas, with him playing the title role and producing; winning Best Actor at the 2018 AutFest Int’l Film Fest.
Carbone writes, directs, acts and sits in the editing chair. Recently he appeared in a supporti
VOICE OF REASON | CHARACTERS
Carbone and Beyer have worked together on numerous projects, including the coming-of-age dramedy Randy’s Canvas, with him playing the title role and producing; winning Best Actor at the 2018 AutFest Int’l Film Fest.
Carbone writes, directs, acts and sits in the editing chair. Recently he appeared in a supporting role and worked as a producer on Another Tango (directed by Beyer) and is in development on the comedy Poor Paul and the dysfunctional super hero comedy The Mrs. Chocolate Milkmen.
Angela Hicks
Nick Pasqual
Angela Hicks
CHARACTERS
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Hicks moved to Virginia and attended high school, before moving back to New York to attend AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy). After permanently moving to Southern California, she continued her musical-theatre education at the Los Angeles campus of AMDA and studied improvisation at
CHARACTERS
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Hicks moved to Virginia and attended high school, before moving back to New York to attend AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy). After permanently moving to Southern California, she continued her musical-theatre education at the Los Angeles campus of AMDA and studied improvisation at Second City.
She’s made on-camera appearances on the Disney’s Jonas and has continued working professionally in the entertainment industry for over a decade. Her voiceover includes: podcasts, audiobooks, animation, video games and educational videos.
An avid athlete, Hicks has trained in parkour for many years, loves animals and spending time outdoors.
GUEST VOICES
We have a treasure trove of talented actors stepping in to supply additional voices to various characters. And you’d totally want to hang out with them,.