No Coast Comedy Club

Just an update about the podcast - for anyone that misses me. 

I talk to comic and club manager Emma Jonas out of Salem oregon. With Salem being such a short distance from Portland, how is it much different than doing comedy in Portland. Give the pod a listen to find out. 

My old friend Sam Norton is on the pod talking about moving to Toronto and how it differs from Chicago and other places. Its a good one. Give it a listen

I talk to Shawna out of Tulsa, a place I have never been, but with a thriving scene with multiple clubs and a premiere comedy festival in Blue Whale. Will I bring up Woody Guthrie for no reason? Only one way to find out, listen to the dang episode. 

We talk to Jesse Tuttle out of Champaign Urbana, IL about reating and maintaining a comedy scene in down state Illinois. Give it a listen. 

I speak to Nathan Clemons of The Comedy Cabin and Janesville WI. Nathan is a comic and club owner a little outside of Chicago and Milwaukee. How is it fostering a scene in a place that hasn't had the infastructure before?   GO to https://www.cabinlaughs.com/events for a full listing of upcoming shows

I talk to Neil about his new special "Have Some Diginity" out now, doing comedy in OKC and the changing landscape of Comedy. 

We tlak to the owner and operator of the Lucky Cat Comedy Club in Cedar Rapids Iowa. This was recorded in Febueary at the club in the middel of a weekend there. Its a good time!  visit https://www.theluckycatcr.com/ for details. 

I talk to Lew Morante from the coastal town of Wilmington NC.  A good sized city with a real great club and a livley scene. Give it a listen! 

Chris' Gofundme https://gofund.me/c93e8d9b We catch up with Chris Durant proprietor of Savage Henry Comedy Club in Eureka CA. What it like running a club in Northern California. 

Courtney Baka from CCU and 10k Laughs joins us to talk about comedy in the twin cities. Fun stuff!  Give it a listen! 

After a long tour with Casey we reflect about our tiome on the road and the comedy scene in Boston. 

Talk to Deanna Ortiz out of Chicago about the Windy City's historic and (my personal favorite) comedy scene. 

We are back and we have a live episode to wlecome you back into our loving arms! We have POVs from LA, NYC and Pueblo Colorado, The big Three! 

Talk to Jordan Scott Huggins about moving back to NC,  Tiktok and more. Its a good conversation. Rate review and subscribe! 

We talk to comedian Laura Sanders about the comedy culture of New Orleans and how it fits among the vast amount of culture in the city among other things. 

We talk to JP about producing in Lafayette and how it fits into the existing cultyure there. Give it a listen!

I talk to Stephen Taylor about comedy, producing and more. How things have changed in KC since an exodus of many of the comics and the first Fountain City Comedy Festival. 

I talk to Mo Urban from Tucsan AZ about the southwest, teaching and how to get the most out of licing in Tucsan while doing comedy! 

We talk to Day Peace, a comic from Lake Mills in Northern Iowa. We answer the wuestion how one goes about pursuing comedy from such a small place and the challenges that it offers.

We talk writing and the smallest National Park in the country. Its a good epsiode! give it a listen! 

I speak to comics from Colorado Springs, Chicago, Cleveland, North Carolina, DC and more during The Omaha Comedy Festival

Jake comes from Portland, on his way to NYC talking about what is up in the PNW.Portland has had a long storied and robust scene for a long time, but what does that look like after covid, after Bridgetown and more. 

How does comedy exist in a town of 9000 and how as a comedian do you scatch the comedy itch in such a small community? Listen to the episode and see if either of those questions are answered or if even the title is accurate. 

We talk to Ryan Darling about Chatanooga, being in a comedy bands and how things have changed since after the pandemic. This is a fun one. 

We go down to Northwest Arkansas and Talk to Stetson Banks about getting rolling again after the pandemic and the doing comedy in the region. 

The 5th largest city in The US! The Desert Valley! WHats the it like doing comedy there? We talk to Genevieve Rice about that, the proximity to LA, how COVID has affected the community and more. 

We talk to comic and Co-producer of The Limestone Comedy Festival Dwight Simmon out of Indianpolis Indiana. We get a good run down of what indianapolis looks like, what makes a good and no so great club, festivals and more. 

We are back in Wisconsin! to talk to Charlie Kojis! We talk Madison and Comedy on State, the focal point of the city's comedy scene. How does that city differ from other parts of Wisconsin?

All the way from Montreal, Mike Carozza is on the pod today! We talk to Mike about the difference in logistics of doing comedy in Canada as opposed to The United States and how bornder crossing can really effect your ability to do comedy. Lastly, come to everyone's new favorite eatery Mommy's! 

Ol' Shambonez is on the pod today talking about Pittsburg, sobriety and living through the changes of perspective. It's a great episode that is an honest as you can get, listen to it. 

We talk to Kristin Lytie out of Green Bay Wisconsin about satnd up, producing and how to only do the comedy tha tyou want to do. Give it a listen! 

We talk to Detroit based comic and co-founder of the Independent Comedy Club Johanna Medranda. We talk about the complex landscape of Detroit and Michigan as a whole and the plateaus that come with doing comedy in the midwest region among other things. 

The word of the day is "Community Vuilding" Zach and Scott talk about all the work that goes into creating a viable scene and the challenges when it grows. 

Moving back to Nebraska from LA ten years ago Brad has made his mark on the college town running a his weekly Zoo Bar show. We talk about the changes he has seen in Nebraska comedy in the past ten years and more! 

We talk to executive producer of The Midwest Queer Comedy Festival and road Comic Dwayne Duke. We talk about the scne in Cleveland, producing and the road. Listen to it!

We have 2/3 co-owners and founders of Milwaukee's The Laughing Tap on the show today, we talk about Milwaukee, thier relationship with Chicago, opening a club during COVID and more. 

Pacific Northwest here we go! We have the great Derek Sheen on the podcast today all the way from The Emerald City. (Go Seahawks) We talk about how clubs are changing, how comedy has been effected by COVID and more!

Nathan Hults from Sioux Falls SD is on the show this week, we talk about doing comedy in a town where clubs open and close and finally opening up your own club, working clean, edgelords and more!

We talk to the co-founders of The Secret Group and The Come and Take it Festival in Houston TX. We talk about coming into a scene that didn't feel like a good fit and then making it fit, but mostly talk about lighting. 

There is comedy is Alaska and it is a lot of fun. This episode was recorded in the green room during this year's Alaska before you Die festival (AB4UD) We talk about comedy in Alaska and just the experience of living in Alaska in general. Listen to it! 

From Memphis TN, we talk to Mo Alexander! You may of seen him on Comedy Central or stages around the country. We talk the road, possums, BBQ and much more. give it a listen! 

We have Quad-City champion Chris Schlichting on the pod today. We talk about his Dry Bar special, mental health and the awesome Renwick mansion. Give it a listen! 

Great comic and Comedy Fort proprietor sits down and talks shop. What it takes to open, run and book an independent comedy club, and what it looks like from the other side of the fence. Give it a listen! 

Mandee McKelvey is on the show today! We talk about the awesome scene that is Louisville KY and how coming up in a place that really seems to value ingenuity has shaped her comedic and artisitc voice beyond comedy. Its a good one!Give it a listen!

We talk to Ol' Sammy T, Comic and Author and old friend. Denver has become a hub and a beacon for comedy, but it hasn't always been that way. Sam give a little history about how it has grown and how he was able to grow into the comic that he has become. 

I talk to Sarah Kennedy about AQB and her efforts to bring back the lessons they learned in New York and the challenges that poses. 

At the time Aaron was in a transitional phase, moving from Kansas City to Knoxville Tennessee. We talk how the move has changed his day to day in comedy and how he does the road. Enjoy! 

We talk about a lot in this epsiode with Mat Alano Martin. Doing blue comedy in a red state, how and why Bloomington has become such a great place for comedy, and more. 

This week we talk to Dante Powell, a good friend from Des Moines Iowa who travels the country doing comedy and produces shows around the midwest. A great comic and a great conversation! Give it a listen! 

My guest today is Reena Calm! Reena lives the life that a lot of us talk about living, always on the road and focusing on solely on comedy. A seasoned pro from Chicago and beyond, this episode is a must listen for those itching to hit the highway.