Big Welcome is a comedy/journalism podcast featuring live, uninterrupted stand-up from New York City's best up-and-coming comics. Host Adam Rudy interviews the people behind comedy shows at alternative venues across the city, bringing listeners inside the scene and inside the room for the funniest s…
Amateur songwriter Adam Rudy (Mid-Valley Sound) walks The Weekly Undertaking's Mike & Alex through the songwriting process. It takes awhile. Artists mentioned in this episode: Jukebox the Ghost, Billy Joel, Dropkick Murphys, U2, Matt Kearney, Vulfpeck, Green Day, Bowling for Soup, Bruce Springsteen, Simple Plan. Go to audibletrial.com/postfun for a 30 day free trial and a free audiobook, and visit postfun.info for more great podcasts. Find The Weekly Undertaking on Twitter (@TWUpodcast) and Instagram (@weeklyundertaking) and find Adam (@TVsAdamRudy) on both.
In this, the third episode of Big Welcome, Adam arrives early to Therapy, Claire Greising and James Azzaretti's show at the PIT Loft. Adam, Claire, and James gather around a shrub to talk about the show's origins and the catharsis of finding humor in mental illness, and Adam fails to work the name of the show into the interview. After that, it's stand-up and stories from Brian Rosenwinkel (TW: @BROzENWINKEL, IG: @brosenwinkel99), Adam Trubitt, and Kasey Johnson (IG: @kasey.mj).Visit www.bigwelco.me for more information and to suggest a show to be featured on the podcast!
In this, the second episode of Big Welcome, Adam arrives early to Special Delivery, Jamal Richardson's show at The Creek and the Cave. Adam and Jamal sit on a stoop to talk about representation on stand-up lineups, Jamal's one-man show, and bringing FUBU back, and Adam works the name of the show into the interview. After that, it's stand-up from Jamal Richardson (TW/IG: @JamalRichComedy), Michael Scott (IG: @MichaelAnthonyScott), Drexton Clemons (TW/IG: @ThisGuyDrex), and Whitney Chanel Clark (IG: @WhitneyChanelClark).
In this, the first episode of Big Welcome, Adam arrives late to "Should We Go to Law School?", Sophie Bramnick's showcase of college-aged comics at the PIT Underground. Adam and Sophie stand next to a pipe to talk about the differences between comedy clubs and alternative venues and Sophie's job at the Tonight Show, and Adam works the name of the show into the interview. After that, it's stand-up from Sophie Bramnick (TW: @SophieBramnick), Josh Nasser (TW: @YeshuaNasser), Pamela Ross (TW/IG: @PamNotAnderson), and Eytan Boclin (TW: @EBoclin, IG: @EytanBoclin).
A public radio station investigates the disappearance of an entire small town through audio artifacts in the two-part pilot episode of Mid-Valley Sound, an improvised sketch comedy podcast.