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Insanely fun chat with Mike Lukas, who has 24+ years in stand-up comedy—including appearances on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien—He performed at top comedy festivals like the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and the Aspen Comedy Festival and coached countless individuals to use humor for better connections. 6 books and counting!

Des Bishop! Comedian! Author! Polyglot! Delight! Des is a super funny comic and here is the proof in the form of nice things that have been said about him and it: “Funny, erudite and effortlessly delivered.” - The Scotsman “Charismatic, sincere, eloquent and always seeking the angle.”- Chortle “Fast paced and clever. A sure-fire winner.” - The Sunday Age, Melbourne Des Bishop's new comedy special, Of All People, is an hour of original stand-up and a culmination of years of experience on stage all over including in Queens, Ireland, and China. Bishop crafts high-energy stories and jokes, bringing the audience on a wildly entertaining ride through tales of his international travels and the gap between his looks and attitude. The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his restless imagination and perceptive observations make Des Bishop a must-see for fans of unique, insightful and provocative comedy. Des's material often focuses on cultural differences he noticed being a transplant into Irish Society from Queens, NY at a young age. He always incorporates a lot of material about language. He is likely the only comic many of us will see doing some of the set in Mandarin and some in Irish, which he learned so he could do comedy while living in China and Ireland. He spent 1 year in China to learn Mandarin and 1 year in Ireland to learn Irish, and he's done 60 minutes of comedy in both languages. And he remains an international presence, with a home and massive career in Ireland, and a life in the United States.  Of All People is the third hour from Des Bishop. You can see the special as of Oct 22, 2024, on the 800 Pound Gorilla Media YouTube channel and comedy hub.   About Des Bishop: Now a massive star in Ireland, native New Yorker Des Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 1990. The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his restless imagination and perceptive comic observations make Des Bishop a must-see for fans of unique, insightful and provocative comedy. He came to Irish fame with TV shows, The Des Bishop Work Experience (2004), where he lived on minimum wage working different jobs in Ireland, Joy In The Hood, where he taught stand-up comedy in disadvantaged areas of four major Irish cities, and In The Name Of The Fada (2008, winner of the IFTA Best TV Series Award) about when he decided to learn Irish from scratch and perform a 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the Irish language. In 2010, Des wrote his most personal show called My Dad Was Nearly James Bond, inspired by his father, Mike who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bishop won an Irish Book Of The Year Award for his memoir of the same name, and brought a solo show version to the Edinburgh Fringe to widespread acclaim and five-star reviews. In 2013, Bishop went to Beijing, China to learn Mandarin. He is now fluent and the show about his experience, Breaking China was another major hit series with another acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Des has appeared on many live stand-up shows including Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live (BBC), Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and Australia's Spicks and Specks (ABC). He was also the star of HBO's A Comic's Climb, his Aspen Comedy Festival debut in 2005. He has released five best selling stand-up DVDs and his new digital special, Of All People comes out Oct 22, 2024 on 800 Pound Gorilla Media after his specials One Day You'll Understand (RTE 2018) and Made in China (Universal 2015).  About this podcast: You can listen to it! AND this is only the first HALF of my conversation with Des. For the second half, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR merely head on over here to Patreon! Thanks and love, all!

Hold on to your ferrets because we have a new King of Nerdy For!!! Josh Sneed is charming and silly and funny and nice and smart and a touring comedian AND NERDY!! On this episode we chat about the Cyclorama in Atlanta, autographed Star Wars Collections, Death Star Legos, Authentic Ghost Busters Proton Packs, redo honeymoons at Disney World and getting into a bike accident and thus not getting the perfect attendance award the last week of school. Oh, and he also has a gajillion views on Youtube for his Dry Bar set. Buy or listen to Sally Brook's book, and send me questions! Sally Brooks Book "Going to Maine"https://a.co/d/j6BecDJ https://dressingfestive.com/ https://youtu.be/Q-C9mPu7r_4?si=FiFxHuSMr12PzVbT https://www.instagram.com/joshsneed/ https://www.facebook.com/JoshSneed https://www.youtube.com/@JoshSneed https://www.joshsneed.com/ Josh Sneed is a nationally touring comedian who's had appearances on Comedy Central, including his own comedy special. He's been seen on Last Comic Standing and is one of the most played artists on Sirius/XM radio. Josh's new special, "Josh Sneed: Live in the Dessert", was released in 2018 by Dry Bar Comedy. Clips from the special have been viewed more than 50 million times. He has performed at the prestigious “Just For Laughs” Comedy Festival in Montreal, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and was chosen by Comedy Central to perform in their inaugural South Beach Comedy Festival. Josh finished 2nd out of 100 of Comedy Central's top comedians in the Annual Stand-up Showdown Competition, and released an album on Comedy Central Records called “Unacceptable”, which iTunes selected as one of the Top 10 comedy albums released that year. His follow-up album, “Unsung Hero” also debuted at the Top of the iTunes comedy chart. He has made numerous appearances on the nationally syndicated “The Bob & Tom Show”, and performed on many stops of their sold-out theater tour. He's shared the stage with Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffigan, Ron White, and Kevin Hart. Josh is a headliner in standup comedy clubs around the country and has performed at numerous private and corporate events. He currently resides in the Cincinnati area with his wife, two kids, and a pug named Ham. Episode 77 Atlanta based Stand Up Comedian, Amy Brown, invites funny people into her costume chamber to find out what they are Nerdy For. Join her for a weekly gigglefest where she touches on a broad range of topics like motherhood, joke writing, book writing, seasonal depression, how dogs are better than cats, yeah, I said it. New episodes drop every Monday Night. Audio out Tuesday Morning everywhere. Full Video on Youtube and Spotify. https://amybrowncomedy.com/podcast GOD IS SASSY! TRUCKER HATS! https://amybrowncomedyshop.square.site/ For more nerdy comedy subscribe and like my YouTube Page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWEzSFwmUdD_vUneaHBEOw My shows are here… https://linktr.ee/AmyBrownComedy https://www.facebook.com/amy.g.brown.739/ https://www.instagram.com/amybrowncomedy https://www.twitter.com/amybrowncomedy Amy Brown's silly smart ​standup reflects on motherhood, dyslexia, and the perils of shorty shorts. ​Accolades include​ being a touring headliner for Moms Unhinged, opening for Real Housewife of New York, Sonja Morgan in Sonja In Your City, April Macie, Emmy Blotnick, Liza Treyger, Ali Macofsky & Adrienne Iapalucci. She is a regular at Atlanta's Laughing Skull Lounge and was in the top 101 in The World Series of Comedy 2022/2023 in Las Vegas. She was a finalist in the Funniest Person in Rochester 2022 and has performed in The Rochester Fringe Festival, The Boulder Comedy Festival, Oak City Comedy Festival, The North Carolina Comedy Festival, and West End Comedy Fest. She also hosts a weekly podcast and Youtube series called Nerdy For. Find her at www.amybrowncomedy.com. Stand Up, Standup Comedy, Comedy, Podcast, Comedy Podcast, Amy brown, Amy brown comedy, women in comedy, nerds, costumes, Fun, Funny, laughing, moms, motherhood, Southern Comedy, Redneck Comedy, Star Wars, Josh Sneed, Nerds, Nerdy,

osh Sneed is a nationally touring comedian who's had appearances on Comedy Central, including his own comedy special. He's been seen on Last Comic Standing and is one of the most played artists on Sirius/XM radio. Josh's new special, "Josh Sneed: Live in the Dessert", was released in 2018 by Dry Bar Comedy. Clips from the special have been viewed more than 50 million times. He has performed at the prestigious “Just For Laughs” Comedy Festival in Montreal, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and was chosen by Comedy Central to perform in their inaugural South Beach Comedy Festival. Josh finished 2nd out of 100 of Comedy Central's top comedians in the Annual Stand-up Showdown Competition, and released an album on Comedy Central Records called “Unacceptable”, which iTunes selected as one of the Top 10 comedy albums released that year. His follow-up album, “Unsung Hero” also debuted at the Top of the iTunes comedy chart. He has made numerous appearances on the nationally syndicated “The Bob & Tom Show”, and performed on many stops of their sold-out theater tour. He's shared the stage with Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffigan, Ron White, and Kevin Hart. Josh is a headliner in standup comedy clubs around the country and has performed at numerous private and corporate events. He currently resides in the Cincinnati area with his wife, two kids, and a pug named Ham. Connect with us on our website for more amazing conversations!  www.brettallanshow.com  Got some feedback? Let us know! openmicguest@gmail.com  Follow us on social media! IG https://www.instagram.com/brettallanshow/ FB https://www.facebook.com/thebrettallanshow/ Twitter https://twitter.com/brettallanshow Consider giving us a kind rating and review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1486122533?mt=2&ls=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Humor is a way to deal with failure, because you'll be onto something much bigger. Nothing is the defining moment of your life — if you don't let it be.” Did you know that several P&G Alumni have become (inter)nationally known stand up comedians? In honor of World Laughter Day (May 1st), we decided to go deeper and chat with not one, not two, but THREE P&G alumni who are now full-time in the world of comedy — Greg Warren, Josh Sneed, and Rajiv Satyal. And if you count P&G Alumni Podcast co-host Drew Tarvin as a “Humor Engineer” - consider it 3.5 P&G Alumni Comedians. We want to learn about life as a creative entrepreneur, how humor applies to work, and how a business mindset can help anyone in their passion project - because when comedy is your day job, it's no joke. Our guests for this very special (and funny) episode... Greg Warren is a nationally touring headliner and has been featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, BET and CMT. He is a fan favorite on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show and can be heard daily on Sirius/XM. Prior to becoming a full-time comedian, Greg spent 10 years at P&G as an account executive for brands like Pringles and Folgers, and as a project manager at the GO in Cincinnati. He's currently based in St Louis, MO. You can see Greg's recent special, Where the Field Corn Grows on Amazon Prime Video - https://amzn.to/39pXxfT Josh Sneed is a nationally touring comedian with appearances on Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and Dry Bar Comedy with clips from his special having been viewed more than 50 million times. He has performed at the prestigious “Just For Laughs” Comedy Festival in Montreal, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and was chosen by Comedy Central to perform in their inaugural South Beach Comedy Festival. Prior to becoming a comedian, Josh spent five years at working in corporate IT, including time as a systems analyst for P&G in Cincinnati, where he still resides. Check out Josh's special “Life's Better When You're Fat” on YouTube, by Dry Bar Comedy https://youtu.be/Q-C9mPu7r_4 Rajiv Satyal is the first and only comedian to perform standup on all seven continents Rajiv co-created the world-touring Make Chai Not War, a Hindu/Muslim stand-up show sponsored by The U.S. State Dept and he's opened for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajiv hosts the talk show “What Do You Bring to the Table,” (now in it's 2nd season), and his massively viral I AM INDIAN video has been seen over 50 million times. Prior to becoming a full-time comedian, Rajiv worked as an ABM and account director at P&G, including driving award-winning word of mouth campaigns for P&G and external brands such as Coca Cola and Microsoft. He's currently based in LA. https://rajivsatyal.com/ Drew Tarvin is an accomplished author and speaker - having done over 1000 shows as an improv and stand-up comedian, have performed in all 50 states, 30 countries, and 1 planet (Earth). Drew's TEDx talk on the skill of humor has been viewed more than 10 MILLION times. Drew's also the co-founding co-host of Learnings from Leaders (this podcast) and CEO / Founder Humor That Works, a training firm that helps businesses get better results while having more fun - humorthatworks.com

Ever thought about hiring random children to show up to your buddy's funeral and weep at the coffin while crying out Daddy? Or, have you considered who you would want as your celebrity groomsman or pallbearer? And, when you go to prison do you choose top bunk or bottom bunk?  These questions and many more are answered by our guest, comedian Josh Sneed. A native of Cincinnati, Josh is forced to decide for which mascot he would trade the Queen City's beloved hippopotamus, Fiona, and whether Mark Twain was dissing Cincy when he suggested the city is always 20 years behind the times. Which product does he describe as the brown paper bag for middle class white men?  Tune in to the episode to find out. Josh is an acclaimed, nationally touring comedian who has performed at famed festivals around the world such as the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. He can be seen on Comedy Central and heard on The Bob & Tom Show and satellite radio. Website: https://www.joshsneed.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshSneedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshsneed/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshSneed/Please consider posting a five star review for the BHHcast on Apple Podcasts and subscribing to the show (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bhhcast/id1549417661)  as well as Following the BHHcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7aeFsyTsoLF46pkY4eeybN).Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bhhcast)

Episode 207: First impressions in Wisconsin! In this episode, Dan talks with Minneapolis-based comedian, Trevor Anderson (10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, Aspen Comedy Festival) about false validation, playing in bands, and writing segues. Plus Trevor shares his story of bombing while opening for a band at a theater and bombing the first time he met his wife's parents. Plus more! Please rate and review.Trevor AndersonTrevor Anderson is a Minneapolis-based stand-up comedian who has been making a name for himself throughout the Midwest over the past decade.  His intelligent and charmingly enthusiastic approach to comedy helps him connect with and entertain any audience.  Quick wit and quirky takes on everyday observations make Trevor's comedy widely accessible, yet completely one of a kind. Trevor has performed at the 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival and at the Aspen Comedy Festival where he was a winner of the Rooftop Comedy College Competition.  He's a local favorite at Minneapolis' renowned Acme Comedy Company where he regularly performs.  He is the co-creator and producer of the monthly Punchline Punchout showcase.Website: Trevor Anderson Twitter: @TrevorTheComic Instagram: @ch4anderson Art of Bombing: Dead & Mellow: https://deadandmellow.com/ "Nobody Had a Podcast Called The Art of Bombing" Theme by John Hult Bumpers provided by Joe Nicola Music Website: https://www.artofbombingpod.com/   Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/blitzed-entertainmentBuy me a beer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dbubcomedy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artofbombingpod FB: https://www.facebook.com/artobpodcast/ Twitter: @artofbombingpod Instagram: @artofbombingpod YouTube: Art of Bombing Podcast Dan Bublitz Jr: http://www.danbublitz.com/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

PART 2!My favorite comedian Brendon Walsh is this week's guest! Brendon Walsh!Brendon Walsh started performing stand-up comedy in Austin, Texas in 2002.He has appeared on The Price Is Right,Premium Blend, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, Last Comic Standing, in sketches on the G4 network,@midnight, and The Bob & Tom Show.He toured from 2005 to 2008 as the opening act for Doug Stanhope. Walsh has performed at the Vancouver Comedy Festival; Just for Laughs in Montreal;South by Southwest (SXSW); the first annual Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.; the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas; the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon; and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2007, he won the $10,000 grand prize on the comedy stage at Famecast.com. In 2008, he was named one of the "Top 9: Emerging Comedians" on AskMen.com On March 12, 2010, Walsh performed at A Night of 140 Tweets, a benefit for Haiti at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2011, he appeared on WTF with Marc Maron and The Joe Rogan Experience.He previously co-hosted a podcast, The Bone Zone, with Randy Liedtke, and Do You Know Who Jason Segel Is? podcast with Nick Thune on the All Things Comedy network. He currently hosts The World Record Podcast, wherein each week he and a guest analyze a different world record. Guests have included Melissa Villaseñor, Josh Gad, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Nolan, Jared Fogle, Michael Keaton, Tom Brady and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.Ted Danson also appeared on the show to discuss his pursuit to break a bowling world record. In December 2020, he interviewed veteran celebrity traspo captain Dicker Troy http://www.brendonwalsh.com/ https://www.patreon.com/worldrecordpodcast natelarsonmusic.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nate-larson-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nate-larson-the-podcast/support

WHAT A EPISODE! My favorite comedian Brendon Walsh is this week's guest! Brendon Walsh!Brendon Walsh started performing stand-up comedy in Austin, Texas in 2002.He has appeared on The Price Is Right,Premium Blend, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, Last Comic Standing, in sketches on the G4 network,@midnight, and The Bob & Tom Show.He toured from 2005 to 2008 as the opening act for Doug Stanhope. Walsh has performed at the Vancouver Comedy Festival; Just for Laughs in Montreal;South by Southwest (SXSW); the first annual Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.; the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas; the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon; and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2007, he won the $10,000 grand prize on the comedy stage at Famecast.com. In 2008, he was named one of the "Top 9: Emerging Comedians" on AskMen.com On March 12, 2010, Walsh performed at A Night of 140 Tweets, a benefit for Haiti at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2011, he appeared on WTF with Marc Maron and The Joe Rogan Experience.He previously co-hosted a podcast, The Bone Zone, with Randy Liedtke, and Do You Know Who Jason Segel Is? podcast with Nick Thune on the All Things Comedy network. He currently hosts The World Record Podcast, wherein each week he and a guest analyze a different world record. Guests have included Melissa Villaseñor, Josh Gad, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Nolan, Jared Fogle, Michael Keaton, Tom Brady and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.Ted Danson also appeared on the show to discuss his pursuit to break a bowling world record. In December 2020, he interviewed veteran celebrity traspo captain Dicker Troy http://www.brendonwalsh.com/ https://www.patreon.com/worldrecordpodcast natelarsonmusic.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nate-larson-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nate-larson-the-podcast/support

First Draft Episode #219: Janet Varney Janet Varney, Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. She has appeared in dozens of TV shows, including You’re the Worst, Take My Wife, Burning Love, Stan Against Evil, and Fortune Rookie, and the voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra. She is also the co-founder, creative director, and producer of SF Sketchfest: the San Francisco Comedy Festival (now in its 19th year!), and hosts The JV Club podcast. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Take the First Draft listener survey! David Owen and Cole Stratton were in a sketch group, Totally False People, with Janet Varney. Together the three of them founded SF Sketchfest, and continue to run the annual month-long comedy festival to this day  Totally False People got asked to perform at the Aspen Comedy Festival, and Janet was scoped out by Mad TV Bruce McCullough, one of the members of influential sketch comedy group Kids in the Hall, is one of Janet’s closest friends. They met in Janet’s capacity as producer of Sketchfest One of Janet’s earlier roles was on Love, Inc., a Busy Phillips project about a matchmaker Janet was able to craft her character on Burning Love with the blessing of Ken Marino and Erica Oyama, creators of the movies Janet plays “Janet Varney” on her IFC show, Fortune Rookie Janet (and I) went through the Upright Citizens Brigade improv school, which is focused on “game” as opposed to iO West and The Groundlings, where comedians create broad characters. Matt Besser is one of the four founders of UCB. Janet was the voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra, the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender (not for nothing, but I interviewed Michael DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar, and you can listen to that conversation here). Much like with Korra, I have read that the cast of Adventure Time recorded the show all in a room together. Janet’s podcast The JV Club is amazing! Check it out — you can start with my episode, if you like! Doug Benson’s podcast, Doug Loves Movies, and Jimmy Pardo’s podcast, Never Not Funny, were two comedy podcasts that were around when Janet started her own Pete Holmes’s You Made it Weird and Marc Maron’s WTF with Marc Maron are two long-form interview podcasts that inspired me to start First Draft Memento was a wildly original movie, but Janet argues that level of uniqueness should not be the standard all creators hold themselves to. Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need by Blake Snyder is a great shorthand guide for a formula to write a screenplay. I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. You can also email the podcast at firstdraftwithsarahenni@gmail.com.  Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Leslie Jones is a comedian and actress who is a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live. Jones has been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime. In 2014, Jones appeared in Chris Rock's directing debut, Top Five, she also appeared in the Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer movie, Trainwreck; Jones starred in Ghostbusters (2016) as Patty Tolan. In 2018, Jones is nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live. Tracee Loran is a Brooklyn-based TV host, writer, producer, and actress. Her knack for intrinsic characters and comedic timing lead to her first break when she hosted an Internet program called TV Quickie with Nikki. The popular online show generated thousands of hits and fan mail during its two-year run. Tracee has appeared in numerous national television ads for FedEx, HBO, AT&T, Arby’s, and Sony, to name a few.  She also worked for ESPNMobile where she fused her passion and keen knowledge of sports with her unconventional reporting style to secure interviews with notable sports figures. Her exciting ESPN position carried her to Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the US Open, and the Major League Baseball playoffs. Tracee previously partnered with HBO to write critically acclaimed promos for HBOGo that featured Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) and Rutina Wesley (Queen Sugar, True Blood). A native of Chicago, Illinois, Tracee received her degree in Broadcast Journalism from the College of Communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York City. Alvin Irby is a former kindergarten teacher turned award-winning social entrepreneur, comedian, and author. He is founder and chief reading inspirer at Barbershop Books, a literacy program that creates child-friendly reading spaces in barbershops and provides early literacy training to barbers. His work connecting reading to male-centered spaces and involving men in boys’ early reading experiences earned him the National Book Foundation’s 2017 Innovations in Reading Prize. He has a hilarious children's book called Gross Greg and his new comedy album comes out Friday, August 10th. Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.  

Leslie Jones is a comedian and actress who is a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live. Jones has been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime. In 2014, Jones appeared in Chris Rock's directing debut, Top Five, she also appeared in the Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer movie, Trainwreck; Jones starred in Ghostbusters (2016) as Patty Tolan. In 2018, Jones is nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live. Tracee Loran is a Brooklyn-based TV host, writer, producer, and actress. Her knack for intrinsic characters and comedic timing lead to her first break when she hosted an Internet program called TV Quickie with Nikki. The popular online show generated thousands of hits and fan mail during its two-year run.Tracee has appeared in numerous national television ads for FedEx, HBO, AT&T, Arby’s, and Sony, to name a few.  She also worked for ESPNMobile where she fused her passion and keen knowledge of sports with her unconventional reporting style to secure interviews with notable sports figures. Her exciting ESPN position carried her to Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the US Open, and the Major League Baseball playoffs.Tracee previously partnered with HBO to write critically acclaimed promos for HBOGo that featured Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) and Rutina Wesley (Queen Sugar, True Blood).A native of Chicago, Illinois, Tracee received her degree in Broadcast Journalism from the College of Communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York City. Alvin Irby is a former kindergarten teacher turned award-winning social entrepreneur, comedian, and author. He is founder and chief reading inspirer at Barbershop Books, a literacy program that creates child-friendly reading spaces in barbershops and provides early literacy training to barbers. His work connecting reading to male-centered spaces and involving men in boys’ early reading experiences earned him the National Book Foundation’s 2017 Innovations in Reading Prize. He has a hilarious children's book called Gross Greg and his new comedy album comes out Friday, August 10th. Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.  

This week is one of my oldest friends from my crazy and wild days in the entertainment industry. I can truly say that Kermet is one of the nicest, most special, awesome dude in the entire world. I love the fact that he walks his talk when it comes to his personal and professional life.   Enjoy and please remember to review and subscribe!   Stuff from Episode: Road Comic, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3883282/ List of Open Mics in Portland, http://noiseandcolorpdx.com/2016/01/06/portland-city-guide-open-mic-nights/ Aspen Comedy Festival, https://www.aspenchamber.org/event-calendar/aspen-laff-fest-0    “[Comedy is a] journey versus destination” – Kermet Apio   About Kermet Apio Kermet Apio was born and raised in Hawaii and has lived in Seattle since attending the University of Washington in 1985. He has performed in 47 states, 7 Canadian provinces, as well as Hong Kong, Israel, and New Zealand. He has appeared on television shows such as "Star Search", "Evening at the Improv" and "Comedy Showcase with Louie Anderson." He has also been heard on national radio shows like the "Bob and Tom Show" and "Rewind" on NPR, and can be heard regularly on Sirius/XM satellite radio. He is a past winner of both the Seattle Comedy Competition and the Great American Comedy Festival, a national competition held in Johnny Carson’s home town of Norfolk, Nebraska. He has showcased at comedy festivals in Aspen, Vancouver, Grand Rapids and Las Vegas.    Contact Info http://www.ikerm.com

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Cathy Ladman. Cathy has not only appeared on The Tonight Show nine times, but was also the only female comic to appear on the last two of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show Anniversary shows. She made four appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, did her own HBO One Night Stand comedy special, and was awarded the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand Up Comic. She is an acclaimed television and film actor. Her film credits include Charlie Wilson’s War, The Aristocrats and White Oleander. Her TV appearances include Mad Men, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Everybody Loves Raymond and NCIS: Los Angeles and has had recurring roles in Caroline in the City, Pretty Little Liars and I'm Dying Up Here. She also appeared regularly on ABC's Politically Incorrect and Comedy Central's Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist. Besides writing her standup act and original scripted projects, she was on the writing staffs of The Caroline Rhea Show, Caroline in the City and Roseanne. She also wrote an episode of King of Queens and other sitcoms. Her theatre credits include a successful run Off-Broadway in, The JAP Show: The Princesses of Comedy, the 25th Anniversary production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove in Los Angeles, which was nominated for several GLAAD awards, and she and HBO developed her first solo show, Scaredypants and took it to the Aspen Comedy Festival. Her second solo show, Does This Show Make Me Look Fat? is in the works.

- Lenny Marcus is a standup comedian and a regular performer at the Comedy Cellar. He has previously appeared on The Late Show w/ David Letterman and at the Aspen Comedy Festival. - Kitty Crystal is a NYC-based actress, model, and the Creator/Host of the Funny or Die series, "The Drunken Yoga Show." 

- Lenny Marcus is a standup comedian and a regular performer at the Comedy Cellar. He has previously appeared on The Late Show w/ David Letterman and at the Aspen Comedy Festival. - Kitty Crystal is a NYC-based actress, model, and the Creator/Host of the Funny or Die series, "The Drunken Yoga Show." 

Jon and Bryan are back in the All Things Comedy studio. They are joined by the dynamic comedy duo of Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov. The ladies take us through their journey that starts with Improv in Chicago to stalking Adam Sandler at the Aspen Comedy Festival, which leads to an invitation to move to LA. Lots of opportunities over the years lead to a surprise announcement at the end of the show. There is also a gross discussion about a weird medical condition. Laughter, farts, radio?, travel mugs, etc...

Today’s guest, Brian Lohmann, has, yes, been on “American Body Shop,” “World Cup Comedy,” “Ask Rita,” and “Rugrats,” but what Brian’s really known for is his love of theater and improvisation. Impro Theatre, the company where he’s the associate artistic director, has performed at The Broad Stage, Aspen Comedy Festival, The Globe Playhouse in LA, and The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Our podcast discussion gets a little “inside baseball,” as the saying goes, but we hit on how theatre makes you a more complete human, finding your passion, and, as Quincy Jones says, finding “your lightning, and ride your lightning.” It’s so worth a listen! 

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Cathy Ladman. Cathy She has not only appeared on The Tonight Show nine times, but was also the only female comic to appear on the last two of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show Anniversary shows. She’s made four appearances, thus far, on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, did her own HBO One Night Stand comedy special, and was awarded the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand Up Comic. She is an acclaimed television and film actor. Her film credits include Charlie Wilson’s War, The Aristocrats and White Oleander. Her TV appearances include Mad Men, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Everybody Loves Raymond. She's done several TV pilots, including Caroline in the City, in which she had a recurring role and a bunch of others that barely saw the light of day. She also appeared regularly on ABC's Politically Incorrect and Comedy Central's Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist. Besides writing her standup act and original scripted projects, she was on the writing staffs of The Caroline Rhea Show, Caroline in the City and Roseanne. She also wrote an episode of King of Queens and other sitcoms. Her theatre credits include a successful run Off-Broadway in, The JAP Show: The Princesses of Comedy, the 25th Anniversary production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove in Los Angeles, which was nominated for several GLAAD awards, and she and HBO developed her first solo show, Scaredypants and took it to the Aspen Comedy Festival. Her second solo show, Does This Show Make Me Look Fat? will be opening in Spring of 2014.

Steve Cooper talks with comedian/actor/writer Jason Nash. Jason recently directed, wrote and starred in the hit movie Jason Nash is Married which is based on the web series he created which was based on his one-person show In The Land of Tall Buildings and Red Fire Engines. In 2010, he was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing and he developed a sitcom for CBS Television. He has also developed shows based on his stand-up act for Oxygen and IFC and he created and starred in the web series The Shaman, a comedic tale of a man who thinks he's Jim Morrison. He was a cast member of the VH-1 sketch shows Random Play and Ill-ustrated and Current TV's Supernews. In addition he has produced, wrote and appeared in segments for HBO's Funny Or Die Presents. He trained with the Upright Citizens Brigade and began his career as a member of the sketch group Price, Nash and Blieden. The three developed TV shows for Fox and NBC and were selected three times to perform at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Jason also co-created the wildly successful podcast Guys With Feelings, which can be heard on iTunes.

A self-confessed “sad, bearded white dude”, Kyle Kinane has more empathy than the next road warrior, and more bite than the next peddler of whimsy.  He talks here about eschewing personality in favour of better jokes; cultivating talent rather than hustle; and how his failure at a big festival led him to discover a more worthwhile goal than wordplay. Extra content from this interview available free at www.comedianscomedian.com/kyle Soho Theatre, Eddie Pepitone, Kurt Braunohler, Mitch Hedburg, The Johnny Carson Show, Mr Show, The Kids In The Hall, Fin Taylor, Paul W. Valentine, Charles Bukowski, Death Of The Party, Whiskey Icarus, Dave Attell, Aspen Comedy Festival See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rebecca Drysdale grew up in Versailles, France and Vancouver and Montreal, Canada, which makes her sound more like a line of designer clothing then a comedy writer, but comedy writer she is! For the fantastically funny Key and Peele show on Comedy Central. Rebecca attended Sarah Lawrence College for a minute, where she met her writing partner, none other than Jordan Peele himself, and subsequently moved to Chicago to pursue sketch comedy and improvisation. Rebecca is an Alum of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, and The Second City Chicago, and in 2005 she won the first ever "Breakout Performer Award" at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Fortunately, she was willing to talk about all this and more as she takes us through her unique and what seems like exhausting path to her current state of being which includes the writing gig at Key and Peele as well as on screen appearances in the film Enough Said, Kroll Show, Key and Peele, and the upcoming season of Orange Is the New Black (a great show!) As if that wasn't enough, Rebecca also owns and runs the Clubhouse, an independent improv theatre in Hollywood. So go there! (listen on iTunes)

Annabelle Gurwitch is an actress and author of three books including the forthcoming memoir I SEE YOU MADE AN EFFORT: compliments, indignities and survival stories from the edge of 50 which comes out March 6th, 2014 from Blue Rider Press an imprint of Penguin/Random House. You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up, a self-hurt marital memoir co-written with her husband, Jeff Kahn, now a theatrical play in its third national tour; and Fired! Her Fired! book became an acclaimed documentary which premiered on television as a Showtime Comedy Special.  Gurwitch gained a loyal comedic following during her numerous years co-hosting the cult favorite, Dinner & a Movie on TBS, and has appeared in Dexter, Boston Legal, Medium, Seinfeld, Melvin Goes to Dinner, Daddy Day Care among many others. She has headlined programs on Discovery's Planet Green Network, Sci-Fi, ABC,and was the news anchor of the award winning Not Necessarily the News on HBO. Her live appearances include The New York Comedy Festival, Aspen Comedy Festival, 92 St Y, Upright Citizens Brigade and story salons in both New York and Los Angeles. She was a regular commentator for NPR and a humorist for TheNation.com for numerous years. Her writing has appeared in More, Marie Claire, Men's Health, Los Angeles Times, L.A. Magazine and elsewhere.http://www.annabellegurwitch.com/  WORDTHESTORYTELLINGSHOW.COM

Andy Rocco (Monkeydick, Underground Americana, The Tony Show) came by and we talked a lot about Dirtiest Sketch Show in NYC, his 30 seconds in Aspen Comedy Festival, and so much more

This title refers to the fact that we're back to an all-clip show this week. No interviews (although we have a goodie coming up next week!) but I did want to thank everyone who commented, tweeted, emailed and otherwise gave me feedback on last week’s Epi51.5, my I-5 Extra Episode. It was experimental, really – just me recording me as I drove back to San Francisco from Los Angeles up Interstate 5. Maybe I’ll try it again on my next road trip. And it gives me the confidence to play a little bit more between clips of the regular podcast, so we’ll see where that goes. To the left is a shot of the sun setting as I trundled through the San Juaquin Valley at the wheel of Studio F, my Fiat 500. (It's not that picturesque but I post it because I love how pissed off people get when they think of me taking pictures while driving...) THE COUNTDOWN I mention in this episode that I'm thinking of dropping the Stitcher Top 10 Comedy Podcast Countdown that we've been featuring on Succotash since the beginning of the year. Reason? The shows just don't change positions enough to be very interesting. None of these, for instance, are unfamiliar: 10. Deathsquad  9. Doug Loves Movies  8. Real Time with Bill Maher  7. SModcast  6. The Nerdist  5. Mohr Stories  4. NPR: Car Talk Podcast  3. WTF with Marc Maron  2. The Adam Carolla Show  1. The Joe Rogan Experience On the other hand, for the first time I also read down the BOTTOM Ten of the Stitcher Comedy Podcasts. Lots of action and places being swapped down there in the cellar. So maybe I'll just do that from now on… 91. Beauty & Da Beast w/Joey Diaz & Felicia Michaels (down 10!) 92. Laugh Out Loud from CBC Radio (up 9!) 93. The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling 94. The Pod F. Tompkast 95. Walking The Room 96. The Ricky Gervais Podcast (down 13!) 97. Alonzo Bodden: Who's Paying Attention? (up 29!!!) 98. Dining With Doug & Karen (down 31!!!) 99. 76th Street Pod 100. #WeNerdHard DURST This episode our Ambassador to the Middle Will Durst ponders the ex-pontiff and what sort of mischief the former Pope Benedict might get into in his retirement. THE CLIPS JakeThis of Jake Johannsen Comedian Jake Johannsen's podcast is pure Jake. Even when he has guests, it’s got that "Jake" feel to it. I used to hang out with Jake and his guest this latest episode, Bobby Slayton, a lot, as we were all in the San Francisco comedy scene. They were both as the Aspen Comedy Festival recently and Bobby recounts part of a story from when he got to have dinner with Woody Allen. A.D.D. Comedy Podcast David Razowsky is the host, creative force, and backbone of the A.D.D. Comedy Podcast. Ian Foley is the producer and creator. They talk to a lot of comedians, most of whom have come out of the ranks of improv, but also actors and writers. We clip part of David's great interview with screenwriter Carl Gottlieb. Chillpak Hollywood Hour Friends-of-Succotash and podcast royalty Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness continue to fascinate with their Chillpak Hollywood Hour podcast. They get into X-Files memorabilia by way of an email from a listener in this clip. Oh, yes, and they still have a page on MySpace. Too Heavy Too Skydive  Gotta clip in from the guys over at Too Heavy Too Skydive, which is still one of my favorite podcast titles out there. This is Matt's interview with Kai, no last name, who you may have seen on the internet a couple of weeks ago when he stopped a rampaging guy by pulling out a handaxe. Making New Friends Pat O’Rourke invites people into his kitchen every week and I guess gets along with all of them because his podcast is called Making New Friends. He sent this clip along and maybe I lost some notes along the way because, even though I checked the website, I’m not sure who his new friend may be. Sup Dude I THINK the Sup Dude podcast is from England so it kicks off our Triple Shot British Invasion clips this show. AJ & Nathan host a show about a bunch of stuff and yet seem to almost always have time to review a James Bond movie. Here they’re getting into Her Majesty’s Secret Service starring that one-off Bond, George Lazenby. It’s Not Soccer Adam Barker of Barker Podcasts is back with his It’s Not Soccer podcasting partner Billy Bilo. Adam didn’t send a clip but he did send where to find this clip in their lastest episode which, really, is the next best thing. It’s about a package delivery that happened to a friend that went south. Uncle Arthur’s Bollocks This clip is a last minute entry to this week’s show, suggested by the aforementioned Adam Barker who says that it’s a great representative of “north English humour”. I guess that’s humor with a “u” after the  “r”, right? Uncle Arthur seems difficult to find a lot about so just enjoy his ranting about fat people, won’t you? Pod Awful Jesse P-S has kicked off Season 5 of his Pod Awful podcast. His guest, Mike Blejer, a comedian and host of his own podcast, Malignant Brain Humor, and he spend part of the kickoff episode trying to track down a fortune teller of sorts… Salty Language I’m not quite sure what the main thrust of the Salty Language podcast is about. I think it’s a “shootin’ the shit” show, with hosts Bryan, Tony & Tate doing just that. Here’s a chunk that spins off of reading a news item, so that should be a clue, right? Red Mud and Rolling Hills  The Red Mud & Rolling Hills podcast is a sister/brother show, with Dawn Smith and her bro Bo Tate being real from the foothills of South Carolina. Their website proclaims that they use swear words as “sentence enhancers” and there is no shortage of them in the clip we have, where they’re talking about footwear and handsomeness. Once again, we've done our job. Now get out there and do yours: Pass the Succotash! — Marc Hershon

 This week Rodney Perry Live chats with Poet Georgia ME. “GA Me,” or Georgia Me, is an acronym for her life’s credo: “God’s apostle, moving everyone.” Since her conversion to poetry in 1998, the Bankhead Highway gadabout has played the Aspen Comedy Festival, toured Europe with “Def Poetry Jam” and performed on the 2003 Tony Awards program. She has done readings with Danny Glover, Phylicia Rashad and Jeffrey Wright and, while in Scotland with “Def Poetry,” was invited to appear in “The Vagina Monologues.” Her work has just been published in “Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway” (Atria, $20), a book of poems and interviews.   Rodney Perry Live is a show consisting of all arts and entertainment. Everything from comedy and politics to music and acting. Rodney covers it all with a comedic slant. Tune in each and every Monday at 2pm EST www.blogtalkradio.com/rodneyperrylive to check out "Rodney Perry Live" on internet radio: Call in number: (718) 305-6383.