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This week I am joined by comedian Gavin Roman. Gavin tells us about growing up in up state New York, how he got into stand up comedy, moving out at 16, working at strip clubs to now working in mental health and recovery.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Gavin talks about his progression from pot to booze to harder drugs in his teens, graduating high school while living solo in a motel, stealing kegs, being one of the only people EVER to get kicked out of an ICP concert for fighting, a run in with the police (while passed out), and so much more.Find everything for Gavin through his LINKTREEFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian and podcaster, Travis Grossi. Travis talks about growing up in the mid west, traveling to Paris as a high schooler for school, loving it so much he decided to go to college in Paris, how he got into stand up, coming out in the early 00's, and so much more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Travis tells us about drinking in Europe at 17, getting really drunk for the first time when he came back to the states, parties in college, moving to New York City and doing his 20's the right way, Halloween debacles, peeing in public, and more!Follow Travis on INSTAGRAM and check out his podcast "Gib Gab Love"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Chase DuRousseau. Chase tells us about how he got into comedy, his awesome ability to host (any show/ anywhere/ anytime), and getting to New York.NO EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week, because Chase and I get side tracked talking Star Wars, Video Games, and other Pop Culture.Follow Chase on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by visual artist and comedian, Aislinn Janek. We talk about how she got into art and stand up, growing up in Ohio, traveling all over the world, and finally making a life in New York City.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Aislinn tells us about going to parties at college before she was in college, partying hard in the dorms her freshman year, smoking weed with a rap star, drinking in so many different cities across the world, and SO much more.Find Aislinn's art HERE and follow her COMEDY INSTAGRAM and her ART INSTAGRAM Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Kelly Kaufman. Kelly tells us about growing up in New York, being a fish out of water at an elite private school, starting standup, and life on the west coast.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Kelly talks about passing out under a bed to be awoken to strangers "on the bed", taking to many edibles before a show, a festival in London that is the basis for this episodes title, and more.Follow Kelly on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Lance Weiss. We talk about how he got into comedy, moving to New York for it right after college, taking 4 years off, and what life has been like since he got back into it.While Lance is not a big drinker, he did come with a few EX Drinking Buddy stories: He talks about not having his first beer until 21, pushing back against peer pressure in High School and college to not drink at all, mixing boozes with meds, and his one and only time blacking out.Find everything for Lance through his website "Party with Lance"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week comedian Brandon Trusso is back for his second time. We talk about Brandon's rise in following on social media, the pros and cons that come with it, what it's like for him being labeled as a comedian, and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Brandon talks about the old days; a run in with the police, his new car, and coke, Daytona spring break gone bad, a wild New York City party in his 20's. He also talks about his life now coming up on 10 years sober.Follow Brando on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by podcaster and comedian Sarah Huntington. Sarah tells us about growing up in the mid west, being a popular girl in a rural town, how she got into comedy through roommates, and her blow up through social media and moving to New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Sarah talks about starting to party in High School, working bottle service in Indianapolis, a molly road trip that turned out to be meth, getting arrested on St Patty's Day, and SO much more.Follow Sarah on INSTAGRAM and check out her podcast "Special Friends"Find everything for me and get your tickets to the Bro Adjacent Tour via my LINKTREE

This week I am joined, for the third time, by comedian Cody Lewis. We talk about the progress and lack there of we have been making in our comedy career, love, life, and our love/hate relationship with social media.A few EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Cody tells us about day drinking adventures, the crazy day (and night) that led to taking a break from drinking, getting back on the booze wagon, what's been going on with his annual "vitamin" party, and moreFollow Cody on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by my great friend and fellow comedian MTG. Michael catches us up on everything that's happened in the year since he has been on: life, love, and comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Michael and I do a deep dive into our lives in restaurants before and after getting sober: showing up to work drunk vs tired, how we talk to tables then and now, what really matters, and going from fun party guys at work to reliable employees.Follow Michael on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE (including tickets to the bro adjacent tour)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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