Donovan Strong-O’Donnell holds court with the most interesting comedians, musicians, artists, and dictators, throughout Chicago and the world. Recorded in a pick-up truck in the woods
Brian Roe and Brody Blair are roommates and comedians. Rory McPeak and I are roommates and comedians. We talk about that and honestly I forgot to record a lot of the episode.
@ComedyPickup is going on tour - fellow co-creator (and truck owner) Ryder Olle stops by to plan out the details. Podcast Mansion roommate Rory McPeak joins in to discuss plans for the VooDoo mic now that Donovan will be going on the road. Catch @ComedyPickup on tour 9/12-Pittsburgh 9/13-DC 9/14-Baltimore 9/15-Philly 9/16-NYC 9/17-Boston 9/18-NYC 9/19-NYC 9/20-Cleveland 9/21-Detroit 9/23-Chicago 9/24-Chicago 9/25-Omaha 9/26-Denver 9/27-Vail
Comics Ricardo Angulo joins and Rory McPeak returns to The Funniest Show. They discuss the murder of Caesar, his betrayal by Brutus, and the parallels to Christ and Judas. Also we freestyle rap and share a few jokes from our phones.
We talk about the Wild West that is comedy's return, @ComedyPickup, and performing at colleges.
A landmark episode for The Funniest Show, as this is the first time the episode gets uploaded raw and unedited! Featuring comics Avery Brooks, DJ SliderBite, Dan McCarty, Mo Abbed
Episode 4's panel discusses @ComedyPickup - the pop-up pick up show Ryder Olle and Donovan Strong-O'Donnell run out the back of his pick-up truck that frequently features fellow comics Brody Blair and Nat Silverman - who are both also on the podcast. We all also reminisce about college.
Donovan Strong-O'Donnell has on his childhood friends - cartoonist Demitrios Haldes, philanthropist Gabriel Popuch, and entrepreneur Max Gora to discuss current affairs. Together they mull over the crisis in the Balkan, the conservative response to the boiling Teapot Dome affair, and offer a hot new take on pogo sticks. And the Podcast lands its first two paying sponsors Sponsored by Spite*
On the second episode Max Fitzpatrick, Pete Casey, and Nick Kuntzman talk with host Donovan Strong-O'Donnell about their future plans, Whitney Young's Physical Education Department, The Last Dance, and Tom Cruise flicks. Max Fitzpatrick is an actor and host of The Max and Tony Show, the star of the webseries The Chicago Show Pete Casey is a comedian and host of Hot Spot Comedy at Pressure Billiards Nick Kuntzman is a comedian and host of Tuesday night comedy at Bialystock Pub
For the first episode of The Funniest Show, host Donovan Strong-O'Donnell has brought on Donovan Mullings, Jeffery Brumfield, and Rory McPeak. These guests comprise 'the niche few' of those who run a comedy show with the host. The group talks about the return of comedy Black Lives Matter, naming the podcast, people who smack their mouth when they chew, and everything else in between. Donovan Mullings is one half of the comedy duo Donovan Donovan Jeffery Brumfield is the co-host of the comedy show Taylor Street Handshake, every Monday night at Taylor Street Tap Rory McPeak is the co-host of the Voo-Doo Open Mic, every Saturday at North Bar