Constructing The Clubhouse is the only podcast about starting a comedy club in Barcelona during a pandemic. Hosts Dr. Matthew Murtha and John Allis have opened a new club, The Comedy Clubhouse, and are sharing their experiences. Selecting comics, setting prices, and dealing with disorderly patrons—all are fodder for conversation in Constructing the Clubhouse.
The Comedy Clubhouse, Barcelona
in this episode we talk about how John opening for Tom Segura & all of the feelings associated with that. That's pretty much the whole episode. A bit of a therapy session.
In this episode we talk with Jakob Kerkove. Jakob runs Jokes & Beers at Black Lab. He's a staple of the comedy scene & we talk for ages about everything.
Matt & John's Post Game Analysis of a Serious TalkConclusion? Metaphors Are Cool and The Future is Bright!https://thecomedyclubhouse.es/https://thecomedyclubhouse.es/
In this episode we talk with a founder of Metro Comedy Club Prague about what it's like to start a comedy club. Sorry for the delay - we've been away and busy. Hopefully back to a regular schedule now!
In this episode we speak with comedy legend Frank Castillo about The Roast of Mr Peanut, Joe Rogan's New Comedy Club & what Paul Rudd is like in real life. Along with a whole bunch of other stuff too!
In this episode we get banned from TikTok live on the podcast. We talk with Gabby Killick - The UK's #1 Female Rapper & Stand-Up Comedy Sensation!Also, John takes over as #1 HostIG: GabbyKillickPerformerhttps://thecomedyclubhouse.es/https://thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Episode 52 with Harris Fellman - We talk magic, touring, old feuds and comedian etiquette.@FunnyBaldGuy on IGhttps://thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The Clubhouse Turns 2 and we're celebrating with a podcast! https://thecomedyclubhouse.es/ IG @KylaCobbler @TheComedyClubhouseBcn
In this episode we speak with Polish delight Jordan Thomas Gray who is a TikTok superstar and founder of The Comedy Hole in Warsaw! Have a listen! It's fun. We talk about a bunch of stuff. Mostly we talk about the other Jordan Gray!
John & Matt have a chat for episode 49 of Constructing The Clubhouse!John has been philosophizing. It's a little rambly. But it's short, so that's good!
In this episode we go deep into the ethos behind the Creators Club. What is it? What's included? Will it work or will it break? Also Matt makes a big romantic proclamation for the good of the people... An episode for the people that like inside baseball
John and Matt are in Nantes and hanging out with their best buddy and fellow comedy club owner Yoan Bertetto. We talk running a comedy club in France, the first English comedy show at Micro Comedy Club, annoying expenses, happy expenses, social media strategy & MORE! Check out @MicroComedyClub on Instagram or visit them if you're in Nantes! As per usual, check out https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/ if you're in Barcelona
Post Roast Break Down, Business Advice, Our big trip to Nantes, Monday Madness & More probably!Episode 46 of Constructing The Clubhousehttps://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/Sorry this episode cuts out 3 minutes early... We talked about how big business is better than small business & how Hootsuite is a rip-off!
In this episode we interview our ideal buyer persona and good friend Marcus Arvidsson. Long time fan of The Clubhouse & Comedy, musical mastermind & nominee for The Clubbie for Best Laugh! https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Barcelona is now part of the Official Roast Battle Global League - In this episode we interview the man behind it James Regal & Stand-Up Comedy Legend and Roasting Judge Tamer Kattan!We talk the origins of roasting globally & in Barcelona as well as how to write a roast!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
In this episode we talk hecklers, tension, pride, love, drugs, competition, feuds, feelings & wanting people to like you!2 Episodes a week coming out. Stay tuned for more. https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
In this episode we talk about what it takes to be a pro-wrestler in Spain with the longest reigning Resist Pro Tag Champion & Pro-Wrestler Pedrolo as well as documentary film-maker Andy PerezWatch Pedrolo compete for the Resist Pro Wrestling World Championship on February 4th in Barcelona - Check it out here https://www.instagram.com/resistpw/ Check out @Pedrolo_Wrestler on Instagram & @AndyPerezFilmhttps://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Sonder: The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your ownIn this episode John learns that other people are real people with their own thoughts, emotions and feelings... https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The legend & most dedicated to nonsense Andy Casper joins us to discuss WWYDITWY, our favourite fan & how our competitive egos are holding us back! https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
We update on the very prestigeous Clubbies Awards Ceremony, talk New Years Resolutions, Why trying to be better makes you a wanker & more! Also a shout out to fellow comedy club owner Joe Rogan... Just waiting for him to thank us on his podcast now...https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Matt & John talk about the year they've had. Everything that's happened, the good the bad and the ugly. They also talk what they're up to in 2023 and their goals for The Clubhouse and personally. https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
For this episode we have the European American Comedy legend who is sort of but not really from India. We talk his upcoming tour, another infestation at The Clubhouse, Our Spotlight Shows, Our dire financial situation, Edinburgh Fringe & MORE! https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The Official Nominations for The Clubbies - The First Annual Clubhouse Awards 2022. We catch up with Hannah Becker and talk our big New Years Eve Party! If you listen to this podcast, you can come - Message @TheComedyClubhouseBcn on IG and we'll send you an RSVP link https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
We use AI to write us an introduction and it might be better than usual! We also talk The Clubbies, Matt & John's big Tour de France, Homeless People, Death Threats, Ambulances, Police and Fireman at The Clubhouse, Christmas Presents and More!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
An Interview with Sasha Maloj - We talk Putin, Zelinsky, Russian Stand-Up, getting beat up by skinheads & MORE!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The gang introduces Vem The Video Editing Guru behind such masterpieces as The 'Fuck Off' Fake Ad and Cash 4 Laughs Clip. https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Dr Matthew Murtha and John Allis discuss The Clubbies, Freaks of The Week & The Emotional Swings of life at The Comedy Clubhouse!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Matt & John have assembled a Team and have a Big Plan. Now they just have to do it! A happy episode where we talk about the buzz we've been on recently and only complain a little bit.With Shout Outs to Club99, Hannah Becker, Belinda Filippelli, Noah Levin, Bart Obenda, Tamer Kattan, Mid-Week Crisis, TAB, Comedy Bombshelter, Show Up Go Up & Vem, https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
We released this on YouTube a while ago. It was recorded on the 2nd of September... Sorry for the late upload hereThe gang is back together after a month of John struggling in Edinburgh, Matt struggling with The Clubhouse and Hannah struggling to keep the wheels spinning! We update on everything from the first time Fringe experience, the piss pond, the coin issuing ceremoney & more! For the first time ever in video format!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
4 comedians talk Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Biggest Stand-Up Comedy Festival in the world! How Edinburgh was back in the day and how it is today. Plans for the upcoming shows at The Fringe. https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
We interview Andy Jay Richie - The Grandmother of Barcelona Comedy! We delve into the original shows and how it all began. What happened to convert a single open mic comedy night into the most epic comedy scene in Europe! https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
John and Matt cover a raft of different topics including: Their new radio station, the appearance of Louis CK, A Malaria outbreak at The Clubhouse, New Content, New Ideas, The Clubhouse Coin Minting Ceremoney and So Much More! The Big Update where we update on everything we've been up to for the last 3 and a half months! Life in the new venue is a roller coaster as per usual - But the comedy is on fire! https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Tamer Kattan stops by the Clubhouse ahead of his two solo shows this weekend. He discusses when to put the Rock into a joke, a softer Seinfeld, and learns to posthumously love his father.No news is good news as the Clubhouse carries on, but change is afoot so keep following the show for more updates in the coming weeks.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Kelly Knight—host of Anything Else?, the music, poetry and storytelling open mic night, every second Tuesday at The Comedy Clubhouse—joins John and Matt this week to discuss bringing her show to its new home, working with short deadlines, and the state of the clubhouse. Matt pitches Kelly an idea about how to do deal with creepy patrons, and we dig up some old news about a naked man.Solo shows are selling out, John has his first solo show coming up, and the club has all shows booked for three months!Follow @anythingelse_openmic to reserve your performance slot for the show!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Last weekend a woman didn't ask to see Matt's pee hole but he showed it to her anyway, John learned that charging customers for drinks was a money maker, and newly minted bartender Carlos Toca has entered the chat.Mexican-born, American-trained actor, musician, and bartender, Carlos Toca can usually be found haunting open mic nights and behind the bar at The Comedy Clubhouse. He secretly likes the Perfect Pitch movies and thinks wet willies are a love language.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The Comedy Clubhouse is open (kinda). President Allis, and Treasurer Dr. Murtha are happy to introduce the coming lineup and, more importantly, the new Clubhouse secretary and all-around doer Hannah Becker who's already managed to spend too much money on curtains.The first show went well, and Patreon subscribers are rolling in!https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The new Clubhouse on Canvis Nous begins to take shape. Matt's getting ready to install the pool, and John has taken to minting his own coins with a hammer.Covid + capacity = trouble, but that's not stopping plans from pushing ahead.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
#1 bestselling author John Allis and returning touring comedian Dr. Matthew Murtha are back on the Barcelona scene. Almost.There was a fake book, invoicing, and dodgy lawyers; but the pair have a new location. Lots to announce, and lots to be excited for.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The Comedy Clubhouse is growing up! That's right, we're getting a new basement.But that means working with engineers and figuring out what the hell to do with a bodega license without degustacion? What does it mean to be licensed, anyway? And who cares if you're legal?Well… John and Matt do, and they're figuring out how to make it work.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
John and Dr. Murtha drop some hot news that careful listeners may (or may not) have expected. Nothing is set in stone yet, there's no writing on the wall, triggers remain yet-to-be-pulled.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Fil Varney is the host of Sunday Funday at the Comedy Clubhouse, but this week he's better known as Matt and John's guest.Fil Varney is from Utah in the U.S., and has spent the better part of his life trying to pretend he's from anywhere other than Utah in the U.S., which is hard to do when you look that much like Mitt Romney. Fil's has been living and performing in Barcelona for 9 months, and has found his niche running the open mic show at the Comedy Clubhouse.John has developed a taste for kicking patrons out of the club (is the club a magnet for these people?), and a new bartender started working at the bar without prior consent.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Kyla Cobbler, bartender extraordinnaire and internet celeb, has left the Comedy Clubhouse for greener pastures. She's leaves behind an unfillable hole, and she takes with her an unfilled hole. She returns to discuss what she's been up to, and shows us that she'll be no stranger to the Clubhouse going forward.Spiraling from the loss, Matt and John are trying out new bartenders and new shows.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Abi Mohanty joins Matt and John to discuss her dating prospects, why Berlin is a great place to start comedy, and doing 100 shows in her first year as a stand up. The Comedy Clubhouse has been selling out shows! John and Matt discuss the state of shows, why not advertising is working, and what they're looking for in a bartender (hint: it's not themselves).Abi is a Berlin based comedian. Fairly new to the scene, Abi's humor is dry and dark. Born in India, she didn't go far from the stereotype of being a software developer. While that fills her pockets, comedy fills the void in her heart.Abi can be found on Instagram as @avipshahaha.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Irish comedian Mike Rice joins John and Matt to discuss kicking out people who were never in, the merits of solo touring, and get to the bottom eurotours.Jamie is a bad person who screws up the audio on stage (but the homosapiens song is pretty good), Matt makes an IRL Instagram faux pas, and John fixes the Saturday night with a pizza pun.You can find Mike Rice on his website.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The Comedy Clubhouse closed last week after the coronavirus got Matt and this week's guest, podcast producer Zak Knudsen. Matt and Zak discuss their experiences, and John talks about going to Ibiza to perform at Pike's.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Instagram phenom, influencer, bartender, and now stand-up comedian Kyla Cobbler joins Matt and John to discuss writing for Irish television and dicks on stage. Plus, Matt gets a hat!You can find Kyla on Instagram as @kylacobbler, or buy her a coffe on her Ko-Fi page.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
It's July and we're back!John and Matt talk about what's happened over June—special guests, new friends, and some new stories—and what's coming up for the Clubhouse.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Dragos Cristian is a Barcelona-based comedian who started in Singapore.Dragos joins Matt and John to discuss building Excel spreadsheets of open mics, touring Europe without a complete show, and social media success.|https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The bar isn't getting shut down! Probably. At least, not in the next three months. Possibly. It kinda depends on who has €25 million.Then Kobe joins John and Matt to discuss God, first sexual experiences, parents as fans, parents with OnlyFans, and being successful at everything he touches.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
Marnie Manning joins Matt and John to discuss doing comedy shows in two both English and Spanish, the hot goss in the Spanish scene (or lack thereof), and her corporate TV gig.Marnie Manning is an energetic comedian and performer from Boulder, Colorado that tells jokes weekly in venues around Barcelona. Marnie is the host of @feismocool in English as well as the Thursday show @thecomedyclubhousebcn.Follow Marnie on Instagram as @marnimal or on Facebook (which mostly links to Instagram) facebook.com/marniecomedy.https://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/
The boys have a run-in with the law, the license for the bar is under threat from capitalism, and an interview with the wonderful Michelle Kalt!Michelle Kalt was born and raised in Switzerland. She holds a Master of Law and a Certificate of Advanced Shit Talking. A fan of self-deprecating humour, contract law, and the Oxford comma, Michelle regularly performs stand-up comedy all over Europe and attempts (but in no way guarantees) to make the audience laugh both in German and English. Since 2020, she's been a writer and correspondent on "Deville", the only late night comedy show on Swiss German national television that airs on a Sunday and has a pineapple in its logo.You can find her on social media:facebook.com/michellekaltcomedianIG: @michellekaltTwitter: @michellemminghttps://www.thecomedyclubhouse.es/