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Now sober comedian, Brennan Tasseff, is joined by guests to reminisce about their best/ worst drinking, drug, partying, and getting in trouble stories.

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    Episode 238- Matt Fulchiron (Fullcharge Power Hour Swapcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 56:59


    This week is a special twist, the legend, Matt Fulchiron joins me in a podcast crossover with his pod The Full Charge Power Hour. We talk about the leg of his Bro Adjacent tour we are about to go on, being back in New York, how life is in LA, and his special taping coming up in November.Find Matt's TOUR DATES HERE and follow Matt on InstagramFind everything for me through LINKTREE

    Episode 237- Antonio Barbosa (A Long Line of Legendary Drinkers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 82:29


    This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster Antonio Barbosa. We talk about him growing up in Road Island, getting into stand up comedy through his parents, finally starting it in college, and eventually getting to New York to pursue it.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Antonio tells us about trying shrooms, partying to hard at a concert, hanging out with a mental hospital escapee, a summer into a fall into the winter that pushed him to stop drinking, and so much more.Find Antonio on everywhere and check out his podcast "The Smoking Simian" via his LINKTREEFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

    Episode 236- Tom Farley Jr. (Every Night Was Friday Night)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 70:18


    This week I am joined by author and addiction recovery advocate Tom Farley Jr. Tom talks about growing up in the mid west, his little brother, Chris Farley, and his comedic success, the biography Tom wrote about his brother "The Chris Farley Show"; how much his brother meant to me and millions of people, and more.This Episode if FULL of EX Drinking Buddy stories: Tom tells us about day drinking then meeting a Beetle, hitch hiking on private planes, his own struggles with addiction and sobriety, and what lead to him getting sober and now working with one of the best resources in addiction recovery- www.recovery.comCheck out Tom's work with RECOVERY and read his BOOKFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 235- Parker Tighe (WAY To Much)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 62:37


    This week I am joined by comedian Parker Tighe. Parker tells us about growing up in Las Vegas, being a tour guide at the Grand Canyon, using a fake ID to start doing stand up comedy, and moving to New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Parker has a story about doing WAY too much acid during an earthquake, tunnel parties in Vegas, smoking weed with Coolio, and so much more.Find everything for Parker on his LINKTREEFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 234- Grace Lobo (The Red Wolf)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 65:22


    This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Grace Lobo. We talk about her love of stand up comedy growing up, then finally doing it for herself, how an argument about a bobcat turned into her podcast "Hill to Die On", traveling the world, and growing up in the north east.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Grace talks about stealing from open bars, college parties, trying Pina Coladas as her first drink, getting drunk in Colombia before meeting the president, and so much more!Follow Grace on Instagram and check out her podcast (with friend of the show Greg Melly) "Hill to Die On"Follow ME, get your tour date tickets, merch, and check out my one man show through the LINKTREE

    Episode 233- Lucy Shelby (Drunk Yoga Teacher)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 66:19


    This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Lucy Shelby. We talk about her upcoming play at The Brooklyn Art House "Georgia Mertching is Dead", how she got into acting and stand up, bouncing between St Louis and Colorado as a kid, and how she ended up in New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Lucy talks about teaching yoga in the Hamptons (drunk), her black out adventures, moonshine in Bushwick, what lead to her getting sober, and so much more.Follow Lucy on Instagram and get tickets for "Georgia Mertching is Dead"Get tickets to my upcoming shows and all the links through my LINKTREE

    Episode 232- Max Fine (Third Time's a Charm)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 97:45


    This week we have the legendary third appearance by comedian Max Fine. Max updates us on his new job in social media (kind of), his takes on stand up comedians vs internet personalities/ influencers invading the space, we also touch on the current political state of the country, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Max is still off booze, but takes us through some shroom trips, Phish festival activities, acid, arrests, and so much more.Find everything for Max Fine through his LINKTREEFind tickets to the "Bro Adjacent" tour, Merch, and everything else for me through my LINKTREE

    Episode 231- Jessica Piervicenti (It Feels Like It's Me)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 64:53


    This week I am joined by actor and comedian Jessica Piervicenti. Jessica tells us about growing up in New York City, getting into acting at a young age, getting her first breaks, manager, and agent, then making the transition into stand up comedy.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Jessica talks about being a cool kid in the NYC School System and drinking with the "street urchins", a slip and fall on ice that was WAY more embarrassing then it should have been, peeing in a closet (that wasn't her own), her bad taste in men, and more!Check out Jessica's acting through IMDb and follow her on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE including MERCH and The "Bro Adjacent" tour tickets

    Episode 230- Mark Henely (Guess What's Different)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 67:09


    This week I am joined by comedian Mark Henely. Mark talks about growing up in Jersey, being in metal bands until his late 20's, starting stand up comedy, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Mark tells us about partying at Rutgers, that one friend always getting them into crazy situations, a memorial turned party for a friend that passed, and a fight at a strip club that lead to Mark quitting the booze.Find everything for Mark through his LINKTREEFind tickets to the "Bro Adjacent" tour and everything else through my LINKTREE

    Episode 229- Bobby Lockwood (More Bang For Your Buck)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 58:41


    This week I am joined by comedian Bobby Lockwood. He tells us how he got into stand up through his father, wanting to be a TV writer, losing over 100 pounds, and creating music and poetry as another artistic outlet.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Bobby talks about original 4Loko, trying weed at 23, his first open mic buzzed on a whim, psychedelics, being the go to "fun time guy" in high school, and so much more.Follow Bobby on INSTAGRAMFind all my socials and tickets for the "Bro Adjacent" tour through my LINKTREE

    Episode 228- Travis Przybylski (Quasi-Cool)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 77:08


    This week I am joined by actor and comedian Travis Przybylski. We talk about how he got into acting at a young age, moving to New York, finding stand up comedy, working with famous actors, the challenges of getting a role, and everything that comes with that.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Travis talks about getting drunk for the first time at 15, joining the rugby team and their "appreciation" week, partying to hard at his first college stop, getting arrested as a youth, and so much more.Follow Travis on INSTAGRAM and check out all his acting work HEREFind everything for me through the LINKTREE!! Check me out featuring on The "Bro Adjacent" Tour

    Episode 227- Jon Borromeo (They Called Me To Party)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 63:17


    This week I am joined by comedy producer Jon Borromeo. We talk about how he ended up in New York City, his love for stand up comedy and how he parlayed that into a career behind the scenes, the joy that comes with knowing a young comic turn into a HUGE name, the ups and downs of producing your own shows, and more.A ton of GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Jon tells us about getting into drinking and drugs at a young age, being the go to guy when comedians wanted to party, spending 18k in one night, and the series of events that lead to him getting sober.Follow Jon on InstagramFind everything for me through LINKTREE and get your tickets to the "Bro Adjacent" Tour

    Episode 226- Kellan Breen (Good News... That's Yours)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 58:32


    This week I am joined by sketch and stand-up comedian Kellen Breen. He tells us about growing up upstate, getting to New York City, how he got into stand-up, and what its like to be a meme and have sketches go viral.Some "plot twist" style EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: including Kellen stealing bags and bags of ice for no reason, kicking a door down and staging a break in to stay out of trouble, waking up with a smashed phone, swearing off edibles, doing anything for "the bit", and more.Follow Kellen on INSTAGRAM and check out his and Becca's YouTube CHANNELFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 225- Russ Jenkins (Unsupervised)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 63:37


    This week I am joined by comedian Russ Jenkins. We talk about growing up in the south, how he got into stand-up, his life before working in underground mining, losing 150 pounds, and splitting time between New York and Dallas.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Russ tells us about mixing edibles and booze, partying while living in Europe, getting into Germany hammered without a passport, blacking out in China, and so much more.Follow Russ on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 224- Nick Tornaritis (They Call Me “Nicky T”)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 65:42


    This week I am joined by comedian Nick Tornaritis. We talk about how he got into comedy, going to Harvard, living in Europe to play soccer professionally, divorce, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Nick talks about balancing partying with athletics, getting confused with his identical twin brother and his shenanigan's, strip club miscues, drunken comedy headshots, and so much more.Follow Nick on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 223- Ray Zawodni (I Did Some Investigating)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 71:04


    This week my buddy and great comedian returns, Ray Zawodni. Ray tell us about filming his latest special, getting engaged, his Steelers in the playoffs and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Ray tells us how he drunkenly ruined Avengers: Infinity War for a room full of nerds, the contrast to NFL games drunk and sober, taking on dry January, holiday shenanigan's, and so much more.Follow Ray on Instagram and watch his Special "Must Be Nice"Find everything I have through the LINKTREE

    Episode 222- Bobby Sheehan (Kinda Dangerous)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 69:02


    This week I am joined by roaster, podcaster, and comedian, Bobby Sheehan. He tells us about growing up in Upstate New York, getting into stand up as a kid, a lifestyle change/ move/ new job/ and starting standup all in the same week, and we riff A LOT about history, New York City, and so much more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Bobby talks about trying drugs at a sleepover as a youth, starting to smoke weed at 14, drinking at 16, what led him to give it all up and get sober, and a lot more.Follow Bobby on Instagram and check out his podcast "The Before Hours Podcast"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 221- David Estrada (I Heard It Second Hand)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 77:23


    This week I am joined by comedian David Estrada. We talk about him growing up in New York, his fathers journey to get here as a Cuban Immigrant, and how he wound up in comedy.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: David talks about going to a very "smart kid" college that also liked to party, the party that sent him to the hospital, getting drunk and doing open mics in the city, his roommates wild acid trip, and so much more.Follow David on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 220- Tyrez Keaton (Infamous)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 72:23


    This week I am joined by comedian Tyrez Keaton. We talk about him navigating two different sets of rules growing up, starting the process to join the Air Force to find some structure in his life, moving to Long Island for acting in his early 20's, moving back home, then making the final jump back to New York to pursue comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Tyrez talks about his infamous reputation in high school he created for himself by getting into trouble, a Dave and Busters DISASTER, leaving house parties when guns come out, a Project X style party gone bad, and more.Follow Tyrez on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 219-Dezmend Lee (It's Probably Fine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 82:31


    This week I am joined by comedian Dezmend Lee. We talk about him growing up in the Midwest, his love for cooking, moving to New York originally to be a chef, how he got into standup comedy, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Dezmend tells us about his first time with booze and weed, his toilet blackout habit, wedding face plants, getting arrested, and more.Follow Dezmend on Instagram and check out his podcast "The LoveLee Podcast"Find everything I have going on through the LINKTREE

    Episode 218- Mary Santora (Why Would I NOT Do It)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 80:06


    This week I am joined by comedian Mary Santora. We talk extensively about high school and college sports' culture, stand up comedy, Mary growing up in Ohio, and how she eventually found her way to New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Mary tells us about when she first got into drinking, being a popular kid and going to parties through high school (and maintaining straight A's), taking a break from that for a while, letting loose in college, what lead to her bottom, and why she decided to get sober.Follow Mary on Instagram and check out all HER DATES HEREFind everything for me through LINKTREE

    Episode 217- Danny Suggs (Everyone is Going Through Something)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 67:23


    This week I am joined by comedian Danny Suggs. We talk about him growing up in Virginia, what its like having an identical twin brother, getting into standup, and how he became a personal trainer.Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories this week, Danny talks about the times he got in trouble as a kid, partying in college, his Boones Farm stage, and trying weed.Follow Danny on InstagramFind everything for my through the LINKTREE

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    Episode 216- Che Durena (I Thought I Had to be Famous First)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 70:07


    This week I am joined by comedian Che Durena. We talk about him growing up in Canada, living in Mexico for a few years for scuba, heading back to the great white north to pursue his standup dream, then eventually landing in New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Che talks about partying while in Mexico, doing shrooms in Toronto, a crazy evection party in the "comedy house", and so much more!Follow Che on Instagram, check out his Podcast "Dark Holes", and get everything else through his LINKTREEFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

    Episode 215- Roger Staton (Enough Delusion to do Anything)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 70:18


    This week I am joined by former professional wrestler and comedian, Roger Staton. Roger tells us about getting into stand up then moving into wrestling then back to stand up, growing up in the sticks outside of Jacksonville, FL, and so much more.Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Roger talks about where his distain for drinking came from, why he likes weed the most, trying steroids', all the trouble he got in as a white trash youth, and so much more.Follow Roger on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 214- Denham Demac (Already the Black Sheep)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 73:04


    This week I am joined by comedian Denham Demac. We talk about growing up being bullied, playing sports through high school, him splitting time between the US and Canada, finding his own fun, and getting into stand up.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Denham talks about the trying drinking for the first time in 7th grade, blacking out in 9th grade, passing out and getting tagged by his teammates, dealing with the cops in suburbia, what lead him to getting sober, and more.Follow Denham on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 213- Matt Fulchiron (Just Fine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 78:27


    This week we see the return of hilarious comedian and my best pal, Matt Fulchiron. We catch up on his life in LA, the differences between the two biggest comedy scenes in the country (NYC and LA), the chaos it is coming back to the east coast, and more.Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Matt talks about a party at Drew Carey's house, extended periods of sobriety, his drinking now compared to his 20's, and we get deep talking about the effects partying has had on our mental and physical health now that we are older.Check out Matt's podcast "The Full Charge Power Hour" everywhere and follow him on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 212- Vannessa Jackson (No Notes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 78:09


    This week I am joined by writer and comedian, Vannessa Jackson. She tells us about her growing up in California, getting into standup after college, getting a job on Colbert through an internet add, writing for Saturday Night Live, and more.We got caught up talking comedy so only a couple EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Vannessa talks about her Christian college, what they did to stop drinking and driving, and a story involving Common a scarf and almost getting sued.Follow Vannessa on Instagram and check out her upcoming SHOWSFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 211- Paul Saylor (Confessions In My 30's)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 94:04


    This week I am joined by theater actor, musician, and comedian, Paul Saylor. We talk about his upbringing; singing in bars with his dad at 12, going to Christian camps, and finding his love for the stage.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Paul tells us about getting into drinking later in life, challenging the wrong people to drinking competitions, friends that have always had his back while partying, his wedding festivities, and more.Follow Paul on INSTAGRAM and check out his band "West Side Waltz"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 210- Dylan Krasinski (I Gotta Do Something Else)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 68:49


    This week I am joined by my good buddy, comedian, and podcaster, Dylan Krasinski. We talk politics, sports, student loans, how he went became an English major, and then into law school.Fun EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Dylan recaps some of the stories we talked about last time, the amount of hard drugs he saw in Law School, how partying and friends pushed him to go to different state for law school, tailgating at sports games, and more.Follow Dylan on Instagram and check out his podcast "Trouble Makers"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 209- Julio Diaz (Outside The Whole Time)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 61:15


    This week I am joined by comedian Julio Diaz . We talk about him growing up in New York, trying a couple different life paths before landing on comedy, getting into stand up through improv, and the people that pushed him to treat comedy like a job.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Julio talks about why he has such a distain for booze vs softer drugs, the first time he smoked weed, a "free spirit" that got him into mushrooms, a few wild shroom trips, and more.Follow Julio everywhere through his LINKTREEFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

    Episode 208- Peter Guarraci (Winning at Blackjack Will Ruin Your Life)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 67:09


    This week I am joined by actor and comedian Peter Guarraci. We talk about him growing up in a traditional Italian family in the NE, trying acting at a young age, trying stand up to impress a girl at 8 years old, finding his passion for acting and comedy in his late 20's, and more.We go from EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week to EX Betting Buddy stories: Peter tells us about starting to play poker with family friends, to all night poker games, how winning at blackjack ruined parts of his life, begging for gas money to get home from Atlantic City, quitting gambling all together, and so much MORE!Follow Peter on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 207- Matt Vita (Turning X's Into O's)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 50:46


    This week I am joined by film maker and comedian, Matt Vita. We talk about growing up, how he got into making movies at a young age with camcorders, how he found his way into standup, making his first feature film (link down below), and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Matt opens up about taking things all the way, from starting the Roller Kingdom Kegger with his buddy, a slip-n-slide party, bringing in sand for a "blizzard beach" party, and some less crazy situations; like doing stand up drunk and getting a ticket for drinking in the bed of a truck.Follow Matt on INSTAGRAM and make sure to check out the feature- KillingtonFind everything for me via LINKTREE

    Episode 206- Tristan Bowling (A Little Stinker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 78:36


    This week I am joined by comedian Tristan Bowling. We talk about him growing up in Arizona, trying stand up at 16, being a theater kid in school, and how he ended up in New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Tristan talks about drunk cooking, "road soads", getting into drinking at 18 but getting into weed at 12, his alter ego "Dristan", and so much more.Check out Tristan on INSTAGRAM and his podcast "The Final Stop"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 205- Liam Dalton (I'm Going This Way Anyway)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 69:38


    This week I am joined by comedian Liam Dalton. We talk about Liam growing up, getting into rapping in high school (aka Rusty Grey), trying out for a Netflix hip Hop competition show, and then transitioning into stand up comedy.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Liam trying vodka by accident at 13, getting drunk for the first time at 16, his "No Blackout No Puke" streak, getting into awkward tiffs at bars, an Ireland "man on the street" gone wrong, and so much more.Follow Liam on Instagram check out Rusty Grey music HEREFind everything for me HERE

    Episode 204- Dillon Krause (Not For a Lack of Trying)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 79:19


    This week I am joined by comedian Dillon Krause. We talk about Dillon growing up in a more conservative household and how he still found stand up comedy, deciding to forgo his masters to pursue stand up comedy, his adventures in the city post undergrad, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Dillon talks about drunken hijinks when he studied abroad in Europe, high school basement party mishaps, trying weed in high school, trying booze at 13, frat parties and so much more.Follow Dillon on INSTAGRAM and check out everything else he has going on at LINKTREEFind everything for me HERE

    Episode 203- Jay Simpson (Trying to Look Cool)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 75:56


    This week I am joined by comedian, musician, and karaoke king, Jay Simpson. We talk about how he got into music, then comedy, then combining the two. His multiple moves all around the country for music and comedy, and his life now as an artist with a 3 year old.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week. Trying booze, weed, and sex for the first time at 13, a band lifestyle filled with drugs, drinking too much running karaoke rooms and also crushing on the karaoke stage, and SO much more.Follow Jay on Instagram and check out his music HERECheck out everything I have through the LINKTREE

    Episode 202- Peter James Fowler (I Forgot I Was Trying)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 63:54


    This week I am joined by comedian Peter James Fowler. We talk about him growing up in Arizona, dropping out of High School to pursue comedy, getting a huge endorsement when he first got to New York, and so much more.So many EX Drinking Stories this week; Peter talks about trying weed and drinking at 16, getting heavy into drugs and not so much drinking, moving to New York and his drinking really picking up, and what the catalyst was that got him to check into rehab.Follow Peter on InstagramFind everything I have going on through the LINKTREE

    Episode 201- Rob J (The Beginning of the End)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 62:30


    This week I am joined by Army Veteran and comedian, Rob J. We talk about his upbringing in the south, joining the Army to shake things up, going to the Middle East as a soldier, moving to New York, and getting into comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Rob talks about the first time he drank (at 23), the drinking culture in the military, weed brownies, and his love for orange juice that lead to his love of Mimosa's.Follow Rob on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 200- Mandy Simonson (New York Needs Me)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 67:50


    This week I am joined by comedian Mandy Simonson. We talk about our chance run in 2021 at the cellar when she first started comedy, what the comedy scene is like where she is out west, her life before getting into stand up comedy (as a cop), and so much more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Mandy saved a hammered woman's life on this trip to New York City, the time she got drunk on wine coolers, doing her first set high, crazy drunk people she would deal with as a police officer, and more.Follow Mandy on Instagram and check out her podcast "Late to the Game"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 199- Onika McLean (I Wasn't Ready)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 49:27


    This week I am joined by comedian Onika McLean. We talk about how she got into stand up comedy, having and raising kids while she was young, going back to school later in life, and balancing her life in the cooperate world of lawyers and the creative world of comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Onika tells us about her past life around "entrepreneurs", getting into scotch and whiskey through her co workers, demonizing all drugs to enjoying weed, and so much more.Check out Onika's makeup line "Mainstage", follow her on Instagram, and Check out her SPECIALFind everything I have through the LINKTREE

    Episode 198- Ryan O'Toole (Automatically More Fun)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 56:32


    This week my good buddy and hilarious comedian, Ryan O'Toole, RETURNS! We talk a lot of sports, how his acting and comedy careers are going, and we openly talk about people and things in show business we dislike.Lots of EX Drinking Buddy Stories feathered throughout the episode. We talk about drunkenly (and not so drunk) peeing in public, what the night of/ night after a championship win looks like, what lead to him winning "life of the party" in high school, and more.Follow Ryan and check out his podcast "The Ryan O'Toole Podcast" HEREFind everything I have going on through LINKTREE

    Episode 197- Michael Thomas Geary (Taking it to the TOP)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 70:02


    This week I am joined by comedian Michael Thomas Geary. We talk about how he found stand up through Eddie Murphy, growing up in Los Angeles, getting into acting, and what eventually brought him to New York to pursue comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Michael tells us about just starting off as a beer guy, how working in the service industry ramped up his partying, an intervention, and what his life is like now with over a decade of sobriety.Follow Mike on InstagramFind everything for me on the LINKTREE

    Episode 196- Greg Giraldo Jr. (That's Gross)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 67:36


    This week I am joined by comedian Greg Giraldo Jr. We talk about his path to stand up (which wasn't as clear cut as you'd think), him originally wanting to be a youtuber, his father/ name sake/ and legendary comedian Greg Giraldo, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Greg talks about starting to drink around 15, getting hammered his first time on stage at 18, college parties as a high schooler, peeing in random places, and so much more.Follow Greg on InstagramFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 195- Matt Bowman (The Return of the Sack King)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 72:42


    Disclaimer up front!! I was so excited to talk to Matt about some major life stuff I hijack the first few minutes... I settle down by minute 6.This week I am joined by my very good friend and hilarious comedian, Matt Bowman. Matt talks about some major life changes; including getting married and about to have a child, we also talk a lot about comedy, and what goes into these major life changes when it comes to chasing a dream.Plenty of EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week too: Matt talks about his worst hangover ever, dealing with friends in their 30's that still want to get wasted all the time, tying one on from time to time, not realizing how drunk he got with a friend from Scotland, and more.Follow Matt everywhere and check out his podcast "Matt Bowman is Bothered" through his LINKTREEFind everything for me through the LINKTREE-Sam and Matt had the baby, he is healthy, happy, and they are all doing great-

    Episode 194- Greg Melly (Not What I Was Thinking)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 58:18


    This week we see the return of my great buddy and comedian Greg Melly. We talk about the launch of his podcast "Hill to Die On", his acting career blowing up, we get sidetracked on a conversation about premium television (The Wire, The Sopranos, and Game of Thrones), and more.A few EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Greg tells us about his trip to Portugal, we compare similarities and differences to our stimulant experiences, slowing down on partying, and more.Follow Greg on Instagram, check out "Hill to Die On", and check out the show he co-produces New Kids Comedy.Check out everything I have via the LINKTREE

    Episode 193- Tessa Fleming (One Little Thing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 53:28


    This week I am joined by comedian Tessa Fleming. We talk about how she got into comedy after a day with Colin Quinn, being a theater kid, doing one woman shows at 21, moving to New York, and the 9-5 life vs an artists life.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Tessa tells us about the time she left prom to drink tequila alone in a hotel, becoming a blackout drinker as soon as she started her drinking career, The Stud bar where she had many a drunken night, drag shows, and getting sober at 20 after, ironically, getting drunk and NOT blacking out.Follow Tessa on InstagramCheck out everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 192- Derek Drescher (My Version of Rumspringa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 59:21


    This week I am joined by a great friend and hilarious comedian, Derek Drescher. We talk about the fickle mistress that is show business, stand up comedy and sketch, his career arch so far, and so much more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Derek takes us through over 10 years off of dope, him using CBD/THC for a significant injury, trying psychedelics, and some old war stories from of our crazy days.Find Derek on LINKTREE and InstagramCheck out everything for me through the LINKTREE

    Episode 191- Justin Randall (Historically Psychotic)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 66:09


    This week I am joined by comedian Justin Randall. We talk about his religious upbringing, him becoming hyper religious in high school, not coming out until after college, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week. Justin talks about why he moved away from religion and towards booze, realizing he was going to hard, getting sober, relapsing, and then getting sober again.Follow Justin on InstagramCheck out everything I have on LINKTREE

    Episode 190- Max Fine (That Last Little Bit)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 70:27


    This week I am joined by my buddy and comedian Max Fine. We touch on a few things from his last episode (116), his album release, getting passed at the greatest comedy club in the world, The Comedy Cellar, and more.Some EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Max and I talk about bad financial decisions while drinking and now sober, crazy drunk crowds at comedy shows, going to mics hammered when we started comedy, Max's reasons for not going fully sober, and more.Follow Max on X and Instagram, check out his album "I Like His Style" and go see him LIVECheck out everything I have going on via LINKTREE

    Episode 189- Chris Pattwell (Let's Go On An Adventure)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 68:31


    This week I am joined for a second time by my buddy and comedian, Chris Pattwell. On his first episode we talked about family stuff, comedy, and New York. This time it's mostly EX Drinking Buddy stories, but we do get into some discussion about the show he runs, social media, and of course stand up comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Chris talks about day drinking into the hospital, talking his way out of getting in trouble with a cop at 17 (then running into the cop later), thinking he could handle his booze at 19, throwing up on a person, and a real arrest.Follow Chris on Instagram and check out his "Don't Freak Out" comedy show Find everything I have going on through the LINKTREE

    Episode 188- McKenna Moore (Say Anything)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 61:36


    This week I am joined by comedian McKenna Moore. We talk about the life of a DI Athlete, getting into standup comedy, finding her way to New York City from Ohio, and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; McKenna tells us about shattering her ankle while drunk (and how to keep her scholarship), a college tradition called "Golf Party" that has little to do with actual golf, being an overly excited Sherpa for a friends shroom trip, doing shrooms with a few people and trying to hide it from the rest of the group, and SO much more.Follow McKenna on Instagram and TikTok and check out her standup show "Date-A-Comic"Check out everything I have through the LINKTREE

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