Where funny people discuss life's unfunniest things. Hosts Jesse Draham and Neil Wood discuss life's unfunniest things with the funniest people we can find. Death, drugs disease, depression debt... it's all on the table for a fun frolic through the hilarity of bleakness.
Jesse Draham, Comedian and Depressive
Jesse and Neil return to discuss 6 weeks of quarantine, Neil's first panic attack, and random thoughts on the Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson film Poetic Justice.
Jesse and Neil are all alone and sexy on this one. They discuss the movies at Grandmas house, decapitation during love making, and the temporary HIATUS of the Magical Misery Tour! @JesseDraham @NeilWoodComedy @MagicMiseryTour A DropTent Media Production
Comedian Matt Hyams joins the boys to discuss his French Canadian origins, his new baby, and the astonishing story of his hippy dippy Daddy. Check Hyams out at egobabymag.com, @matt_hyams on twitter, @matthyams on Instagram. @JesseDraham @NeilWoodComedy @MagicMiseryTour
Peggy O'Leary (host of Lovable Monsters Podcast with Ryan Foster) joins the boys to discuss family tragedy (seriously...this is your only warning, this was extremely sad), growing up around death, and Jesse's disgustingly cute relationship. Find Peggy @aunt_peggyo on Instagram and @peggyoleary on Twitter. They run a show at Manny Brown's, NO COVER! November 21st. @MagicMiseryTour @JesseDraham @NeilWoodComedy
The boys are joined by comedian Katonya Mosley, host of "The Leak" podcast (with cohost, Rachel Fogletto, episode #35). We discuss dating older guys, all-girls boarding school, and open mic assaults. The gang also deftly navigate a discussion of the dreaded "N-Word". Catch her every Sunday night hosting at Fergie's pub open mic and judging the upcoming Cave Roast Battle Tournament! Find her @RealKatonya and check out all her stuff! @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Jesse and Neil are guestless this week. They dive into the abyss of feeling you'll never be good enough to succeed, overcoming frustrations, and why variety shows are due for a comeback. @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Comedian and host of the podcast Alt-Black Brandon Mitchell joins the boys. We discuss how he left a stranger to die, comedy grudges, and creepy orphans that are actually murderous adults. Listen to the Alt-Black Podcast with Lemaire Lee (episode 29!) and Keane Cobb. He helps run the Whiz City open mic every Tuesday at Milkboy on South Street. Follow him @barack_obiscuit @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
We sit down with political activist, elected official, and artist Larry West to discuss all kinds of politics, the Amber Guyger case in Texas, impeachment, and why drone strikes are A-OK! Find him @MarkSkull, and be sure to visit LarryWestProductions.com, Mt. Airy Art Garage, and Darksome Art Fair October 26. @MagicMiseryTour @JesseDraham @NeilWoodComedy A DropTent Media Production
Comedian Pete Eckenroth joins Jesse and Neil to discuss high school sex scandals, Produce Junction sex scandals, and the horrors of botched circumcisions. Find him @PeteEck42 on all the things, and check out Cave comedy open mic every Friday at 17th and Arlington! @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Paddy Brooke and Eddie Verzella of Dankman Productions join the boys to discuss a recent scooter crash, heroin addiction, and how Jesse made his girlfriend cry. Also, about 2 hours of DeNiro impressions. Check out Dankman Productions on YouTube and Facebook. Go to Boat Mic on the Ben Franklin Yacht at Penn's Landing every Monday night! @eddieverzella @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Comedian John Deary joins to discuss a dying woman with one final wish and cucking a bull in the ultimate cuckception. Also the Gillis SNL issue Check John out @Oh_deary on Twitter and Instagram. He also hosts "Make Up Or Break Up" with Alyssa Al-Dhooki at Good Good Comedy Theater on the last Saturday of every month. https://goodgoodcomedy.com/makeuporbreakup/ Also at Good Hang free comedy showcase at Moonshine every 2nd Thursday with co-host Hannah Trav. @magicmiserytour @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy
We're joined by professional wrestler and comedian Cory Kastle! We discuss pro wrestling (duh), spirituality, and what it's like to have you face peeled off your scalp. You read that right. Listen to Cory's podcast, Evolving w/ Cory Kastle! Find him @CoryKastle on Twitter and Instagram. @magicmiserytour @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy A Droptent Media Production
It's a very special half-centennial episode for the cast. Jesse watched his comatose stepfather removed from life support, and die. It was fucking crazy. In the spirit of the cast, Jesse and Neil find some laughs amidst the dark filth. @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
The thrilling conclusion to Noah Houlihan's interview! We discuss slutty lycanthropes, being framed for creepiness, and discuss the death of all that exists. FUN! Check out Noah's various projects, Plus Two Comedy, Cosplay Pro Wrestling, and the Stay Doomed Podcast! Find him @TVsNoah @neilwoodcomedy @jessedraham @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Comedian and professional nerd Noah Houlihan joins the boys to discuss saving it for marriage, Catholic school, and disappointing our families by being nerds. They also discuss the impending death of Jesse's stepdad. Check out Noah's various projects, Plus Two Comedy, Cosplay Pro Wrestling, and the Stay Doomed Podcast! Find him @TVsNoah @neilwoodcomedy @jessedraham @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Comedian Michael Kelly joins us to discuss losing a parent at a young age, coming out of the closet, and the time Macho Man Randy Savage got bitten by a cobra on Saturday morning TV. Check out (the award winning!) Tattooed Momedy at Tattooed Mom's, every last Tuesday of the month. You can also find him announcing for AWFUL Wrestling! Find him at @mikalkel on all the things! Follow @magicmiserytour @jessedraham and @neilwoodcomedy on all the things. A DropTent Media Production.
Aaron Bell joins Jesse and Neil to discuss the best proms in America, interesting fellatio locations (fellatiocations?), and eating marijuana...RAW... Find Aaron on Twitter and Instagram @aaroncbell93. Catch him at the Pop Inn in Chalfont, PA on September 19th. Come to Jesse's showcase every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at Black Cat Tavern at 12th and Oregon. @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour. A DropTent Media Production
Comedian Kevin O'Fee joins Jesse and Neil to discuss being assaulted by your girlfriend's parents, depression, and the psychedelic afterlife. We also find a video of a woman having a meltdown about evil school principals. Catch Kevin O'Fee at First Friday at Victoria Freehouse where he'll be opening up for Geoffrey Asmus. @Kevin_OFee on Instagram and Twitter. @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy @magicmiserytour A DropTent Media Production
Ryan Foster returns with Neil and Jesse to preview his new podcast, "Lovable Monsters" with co-host Peggy O'Leary! Fans called and wrote in to ask Ryan his dating and sex advice, and Neil and Jesse barge in with their unwanted opinions. Foster helps run the show at Acadia bar on Wednesdays. Find him @ryanlfoster_ on instagram. Follow @neilwoodcomedy, @jessedraham, listen to Nerds with Words, go to Black Cat Tavern every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for the happy hour showcase. Follow the show @magicmiserytour, email us @magicalmiserytourpodcast@gmail.com
Comedian Tom Bair joins Jesse and Neil to talk about crabbing rope, play battle of the bands between Jesse and Tom's musical groups, and discuss Tom's relationships and divorce(s). ALSO, Jesse discusses hsi new whirlwind romance.
The lovely Ellie Summerling joins Jesse and Neil to discuss her lovey dovey family, high school sex dens, touching the corpse at funerals, and she and Jesse sing an impromptu rendition of "Defying Gravity" from the musical, Wicked. See Ellie every Tuesday night at PaddyWhacks at 3rd and South for Whacked Out Open Mic every single week. Find Neil @neilwoodcomedy and listen to our sister cast, Nerds with Words, and on DropTent podcast network! Follow @JesseDraham on Twitter and Instagram and stop by the Black Cat Tavern every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 6:45 for the Happy Hour Showcase!
Alex Yang joins Jesse and Jeff Roser to discuss immigrant parents, read each others half baked joke ideas, discuss Alex's Renaissance Man father, and most importantly, talk at length about My Chemical Romance tracklistings. See Alex at Fergie's U Up open mic every Sunday, and @tragic.yang on Instagram. Jeff has a new podcast coming up, Garbage Kids. Showcase July 20th at Black Cat Tavern, 12th and Oregon.
Tom Crolius discusses stalkers, army life, and polyamory. Check out his show at Sweeneys. @magicmiserytour @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy
Comedian Danny Getz joins Jesse and Neil to talk about personal tragedies and what not. Danny is the co-founder of Wasted Robot Records. Find him @danny_getz and dannygetz.com See Jesse and Neil at Happy Hour Humpday Hahas at Black Cat Tavern, 12th and Oregon, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Neil's out of town, so Jesse interviews famed Tampa Doomsday Prepper, Dale Highman. We discuss the various kinds of apocalypses, the love of gators, and his doomsday bunker business. Go see Jesse at Helium Comedy Club tonight, June 11, at 9:30 for the Philly's Phunniest competition and at Callahan's this Friday at 9 for Speakeasy Comedy!
Comedian Andy Lane joins Jesse and Neil to discuss family history, his years as an amateur wrestler, and the life of a serial monogamist. ALSO, a special announcement regarding the future of the podcast. Catch Andy Lane Wednesday June 12th at Black Cat Tavern Happy Hour Showcase, 12th and Oregon, at 630. Find Neil @NeilWoodComedy and the Nerds with Words Podcast. Catch Jesse @JesseDraham and at Helium June 11th for Philly's Phunniest at 9:30.
Comedian Dan Clark (host of the "My Voice Sucks" podcast!) joins the boys to talk about his perfect childhood, therapy, divorce, and how he's a sweet lil' baby boy! Yes he is! See him tomorrow, May 24th headlining at John and Peter's in New Hope, PA at 9 and Saturday May 25th at Hopscotch22 in Doylestown PA at 8:30. Listen to My Voice Sucks Podcast!
Jack Fitzsimmons joins Jesse and special guest co-host, Jeff Roser (Episode 10, Pente-CostCo). We discuss his background in punk rock, dating/sexuality, and bedwetting. Jack is the proprietor of Snappy Pun Comedy, like them on Facebook and go to all their shows. Follow Jeff Roser at his name on Facebook. @magicmiserytour @jessedraham @neilwoodcomedy.
Comedian Rachel Fogletto (host of "The Leak" podcast with Kat Mosley) join Jesse and Neil to discuss ADHD, internet arguing, and why you should go to fucking therapy. Find her online @RachelFogletto on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Follow us @magicmiserytour @neilwoodcomedy @jessedraham on all the things.
Anomie Fatale (Musician/Artist/Disability Advocate) joins the boys for a very special episode. They discuss Anomie's medical condition, becoming physically disabled, lyin' ass doctors, suicide, fate, bird hostages...we talk about a lot. Find @AnomieFatale on Facebook Twitter and Instagram under her name and under her band name, Great Neck. Find the songs from today's episode at greatneck.bandcamp.com and youtube.com/greatneckband . See her and Great Neck play live at Philly's Disability Pride Rally, June 15th, at City Hall. Follow Magical Misery Tour Podcast on Facebook, @MagicMiseryTour on Twitter, @JesseDraham , @NeilWoodComedy
SWAPCAST! We joined forces with our sister cast, Nerds With Words to interview Joe White! We discuss Joe's struggle with addiction, our fury at his hubris to do an hour long special 6 months into comedy (the forthcoming, "It's Fine"), and, most importantly, the specifics of the Albanian flag. Find Joe online as @Joseph_Desmond_White and keep an eye for his hour long recording, "It's Fine". Follow Nerds with Words on Facebook, @NerdsWithWords1 on Twitter. @NeilwoodComedy @MagicMiseryTour @JesseDraham @jezzicho
Comedian, wrestler, sailor, jew, and terribly interesting man Dan Ostrov joins Jesse and Neil for a fascinating cast! Dan tells us about his life as a pirate on the seas (seriously), being naked in front of other boys at camp, and the adventures of the Jew Crew. Jesse tells a heartbreaking story about the song I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men. Neil fucks up the intro on his debut. Follow Magical Misery Tour and Awful Wrestling on Facebook. @MagicMiseryTour, @JesseDraham @NeilWoodComedy.
Dan Madden sits down in our pleasure dungeon to discuss cocaine heart, the death of a parent, and playing with daddy's chest hair. We all leave the studio better men than when we arrived. See Dan at his monthly Scumbags at the Stadium show at the Stadium Bar and Grille in Andalusia, PA.
LeMaire joins Jesse and a (somehow still alive) Neil Wood to discuss loneliness, incest, and n-word allowances. Find him @LemaireLee on everything. Listen to his podcast Alt Black, follow Woke AF on Youtube. Come to SpeakEasy comedy every 2nd Friday.
Our guest this week is Geoff Colella Jr. I forget what we talked about. I was very tired and hungover. Oh, and Neil's dead now. Listen to Beer Naked Joke with Geoff and Rusty Wright. Catch Geoff at Steel Stacks March 22th in Bethlehem Eastville Comedy Club, March 23rd Standum Superjam at Amato Bros, March 29th NY Comedy Club March 30th
Brooke Tomlinson stops by. Find her hosting Nice Set! at Oh Sheas!, on instagram @BrookesCleverMoniker and twitter @TheWordsISaid. We discuss growing up evangelical, sexual assault (TRIGGER WARNING), and find common ground when we realize we had a mutual friend...who accidentally murdered another mutual friend while fooling around with a pistol drunk. It's a bleak one y'all.
Alejandro Morales is funny as hell and he's joining Jesse and Neil this week. Not gonna lie, we start a little bit slow. But this unassuming bud blooms into our best episode yet, as we discuss sexuality, a fracturing scene, and most importantly, the temptation of sexy men and fried chicken "blessings". Stay tuned to the end for Jesse and Alejandro performing a song from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "The Origin of Love" Follow us on Twitter @MagicMiseryTour @jdraham @neilwoodcomedy. Check out Alejandro's show Eat Your Beats, he'll be opening for Jen Kirkman at Union Transfer April 25. He'll be at Snappy Pun Comedy in Fishtown March 2 for FEUD and a showcase, and he'll be at Jesse's Sober Show at the VFW in Barrington March 16.
Comedian Erik Terrell joins Jesse and Neil to discuss his new marriage, being a deacon, heaven, the sound of vaginas drying, and children that long for the sweet embrace of the void... It's a good one! Find Erik @ErikTerrellTime on Twitter and Instagram and on MyErikTerrell.com See him at Caroline's on Broadway, March 7th. Follow Jesse @JDraham on Twitter and Neil @NeilWoodComedy on Facebook and Twitter, and listen to Nerds with Words. Be sure to follow us @MagicMiseryTour on Twitter and on Facebook!
Incredibly funny one liner comic Joe Murdock drops by... ...eventually... Until then, Jesse and Neil discuss conspiracy theories, drinking problems, and allergies. When Joe arrives, we discuss healthy poop habits, sham marriages, and of course....Weird Al Yankovic.
The boys are LLLIIIVVEEE!!!! from MilkBoy with comedian/musician Steve Bickel. This was recorded live at Everything is Awesome HeadStrong Comedy Fest on January 27. We discuss Bickel's band, Sonny Knockout, raising a daughter with a disability, and the time he went grave robbing
Comedian Bryan Yanez joins the boys to discuss astrology, becoming an accidental hipster, Mexico, and condom hatred. But not before Jesse and Neil get in a petty vindictive argument that makes it awkward. See Bryan Yanez on Delinquent Comedy TONIGHT! January 31st at Good Good Comedy Theater. Come see him at his open mic at Ortliebs every Monday night, 7:30 signups, 8:00 show.
(Seamus Millar requested we use that photo of his weird looking high school self. Dear god...) Comedian Seamus Millar sat down with Jesse and Neil to discuss abortion, alzheimer's, and a unique take on what happens after death. Find him on Instagram @shamblesmurph and watch his YouTube series, All Set, with Megan Goetz on YouTube. Check out all set live on Saturday, January 26th at 2158 East Dauphin Street.
Jesse and Neil are joined at Neil's new podcast studio with stand up comedian, immigrant, and military man Malakiah Ayres. We discuss having parents in prison, racism, and the time he stole a sandwich during 9/11 that will we will truly #NeverForget. Malakiah will be at Good Good comedy theater for the show Eat Your Beats on January 18th, go check him out! Listen to our sister podcast, Nerds with Words!
Jesse and Neil sit down with Che Guerrero, host of the American Immigrant Podcast. We discuss growing up an immigrant, his recent name change, and how he plans to change the world for the less fortunate. @CheGuerrero88 on all the platforms to find his upcoming work.
Brian Six stops by to discuss the changes in the comedy scene, growing up in the mod infested South Philly of the early 90s, and the late Tim Raymus. Check out his podcast with Ryan Shaner (Episode 12), Ya F#cked It. https://www.facebook.com/YFIPodcast/
Jesse and Neil have a chat with each other. They discuss the Amazon sex position, and that's all I recall from this. I just got home from a gig and am exhausted. Taking off for Xmas next week, we'll return the week after.
Ryan Foster sits down with Jesse and Neil to discuss handjob etiquette, comedy heroes, dead siblings, and much more.
We sit down with local comic and rabble-rouser, James Masculli. Neil, Jesse, and James discuss the alt-right, scene politics, and the time James went to an ex-flames funeral while high on mushrooms. Check him out @NEWTPodcast.
Welcome back after our Thanksgiving hiatus! Billy Strange joins the show to talk about discovering gayness, Craigslist Rape, and the funs of "needle play". This one is pretty intense. Find him on Facebook under Billy Strange Comedy. Enjoy! *We're moving to Fridays now, because frankly, I'm way more free to work on these Thursday nights. We've got some great casts dropping in the next few weeks, so Subscribe, Share, Tell your friends, Carve the Magical Misery Into your forehead, or assassinate a celebrity and scream about us on the witness stand.
Joining Jesse and Neil is comedian Cody Wright! You can see Cody every Thursday at The Flying W Open Mic at the Flying W in Medford, NJ. We discuss drugs, killing bugs for a living, and joining the dead dad club.
Ryan Shaner joins Jesse and Neil to discuss Horror franchises, heartbreak, and self-destructive dads. Check out his podcast with Ryan Six, Ya F#ucked It, and see him at Helium Comedy Club in Philly Nov. 15-17 opening for Big Jay Oakerson!
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