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Get ready for a whirlwind of laughter as we sit down with the incredibly talented comedian, Alonzo Bodden. From his early days as an airplane mechanic to gracing the stage of Just for Laughs, Bodden takes us through his uniquely humorous voyage into the world of comedy. He recounts his time on the Last Comic Standing, discusses his comedic influences, including Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock, and shares his thoughts on joke-stealing and the role of fame in comedy. Alonzo peels back the curtain on his process of creating jokes, influenced by the news cycle and inspired by different comedians. We also delve into the realities of the entertainment industry, with Alonzo candidly sharing his experiences, from playing security guard to Leslie Nielsen and Steve Martin, to the knack required to navigate show business. We discuss the intricacies of preparing for a Comedy Central roast and the arduous task of creating an hour-long show. As we wrap up, Alonzo offers invaluable advice to budding comics and shares the formula which has bolstered his career; a blend of luck, talent, and timing. We discuss how to stay creative amidst a political climate that can often seem overwhelming for a comedian. So, buckle up and join us for this insightful, laughter-filled conversation with the one and only Alonzo Bodden. It's more than just comedy; it's a journey of perseverance, creativity, and the relentless pursuit of laughter. BIO: Alonzo Bodden is a comedian and actor, and the winner of Season 3 of Last Comic Standing. He is a regular on NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me and Comedy Congress, as well as being a panelist on the Game Show Network's Mind of a Man. In 2011, he starred in the comedy special Who's Paying Attention on Showtime, released a DVD, and hosts a podcast of the same name. That same year, he was a panelist on the syndicated show Inside the Vault, and voiced the character of Thunderon in the Power Rangers movie. Bodden has also hosted Speed Channel's 101 Cars You Must Drive, and America's Worst Driver on the Travel Channel. Alonzo has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and The Keenen Ivory Wayans show, Comedy Central Presents, and It's Showtime at the Apollo. His film credits include Scary Movie 4, The Girl Next Door, and Bringing Down the House starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. Alonzo has traveled around the world entertaining USO troops from Iraq to Greenland.
Alonzo Bodden pulls up a chair to the Comedy Roundtable to answer questions about topics Mountain Gurus and Plains, Trains and Automobiles. Tune in to hear about his love for motorcycles and his great dane, Hulk. Alonzo has been making audiences laugh around the world for the past twenty years. He is a regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me. Catch his latest comedy special Alonzo Bodden: Stupid Don't Get Tired, available on YouTube from Helium Comedy Studios. Also check out his fourth stand-up special, Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. You may have seen him win season three of NBCʼs Last Comic Standing, on which Alonzo was first introduced to America. He has also appeared on ABC's Dr. Ken and Fresh Off the Boat, Dr. Phil, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Californication. He's also a repeat guest on The Joe Rogan Experience.A car and motorcycle aficionado, Alonzo hosted Speed Channel's 101 Cars You Must Drive and has joined Jay Leno for several off-road trips on his CNBC series Jay Leno's Garage. Alonzo was a field correspondent on Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson and a contributor on the Science Channel's How to Build Everything. Alonzo currently hosts the podcast Who's Paying Attention? (part of All Things Comedy) where he gives his unique take on what's going on in the world. Be sure to follow Alonzo on Twitter and Instagram.
September is National Recovery Month AND this year marks the two year anniversary of The Point is Recovery Podcast! Thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed and shared - your support is what made this podcast the success that it is. We truly appreciate YOU!For episode 37 we are joined by comedian and person in long term recovery, Alonzo Bodden. His first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, but it was as the season three winner of NBCʼs Last Comic Standing, where he was first introduced to America. Since then, Alonzo has starred in two comedy specials for Showtime, he's made appearances on shows like Fresh Off the Boat, Dr. Phil, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, just to name a few. Alonzo is also a car and motorcycle aficionado, having hosted Speed Channel's 101 Cars You Must Drive and joining Jay Leno for several off-road trips on his CNBC series Jay Leno's Garage. In 2018, he released his fifth comedy CD titled Man Overboard, and currently hosts the podcast Who's Paying Attention, where he gives his unique take on what's going on in the world. If you live in the Tampa Bay area you may have seen Alonzo at Side Splitters Comedy Club or on stage for Turning Point of Tampa's Comedy Intervention IX this past March. Alonzo has been making audiences laugh for over 20 years, which he says beats honest work. LOL. If you like what you hear during this episode, you can see Alonzo live in Tampa in November or right now on YouTube for his new special, Stupid Don't Get Tired. Check the Show Notes for more information.New Faces of Comedyhttp://www.yukaholics.orgAlonzo's New Comedy Special - Stupid Don't Get Tired on YouTubeAlonzo @ Side Splitters Comedy Club, TampaCocaine Anonymous (CA)www.tpoftampa.comwww.thepointisrecoverypodcast.comwww.facebook.com/TurningPointofTampawww.twitter.com/TurningPointTPAwww.instagram.com/turningpointtpawww.youtube.com/user/TurningPointofTampawww.linkedin.com/company/turning-point-of-tampa-inc
Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel share the cars they feel you must drive to complete your motoring education. The vast majority of the cars they discuss are real-world, affordable machines, but in every case they will reveal something about what makes a great car. The best writers, the finest stories and no ads, all on The Intercooler's beautiful website. Visit www.the-intercooler.com.
Ten days after Alonzo Bodden donated a kidney to his brother, we worked together at REVEL casino in Atlantic City… Let's just put it this way: a decade later, we STILL remember that night. From airplane mechanic to The Power Rangers to Last Comic Standing, we have a great chat about comedy advice, how to kill in a two-minute audition, The Montreal Comedy Festival and we talk about his latest special, “Stupid Don't Get Tired." Pat House is a nationally-touring comedian based out of Philadelphia. A regular performer in comedy clubs, casinos, and theaters all over the country, Pat has been a choice opener for Sebastian Maniscalco, Tom Segura, and Dan Cummins. He recorded his first album Biggest Thing in 2013, and his latest album Heard Enough Yesterday, hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Both can be heard on iTunes, Amazon, and Pandora.A regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years.Alonzo's latest (2022) comedy special Alonzo Bodden: Stupid Don't Get Tired, was released on YouTube by Helium Comedy Studios. In 2019, he starred in his fourth stand-up special, Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. His first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. However, it was as the season three winner of NBCʼs Last Comic Standing where Alonzo was first introduced to America. Since then, he has starred in two comedy specials for Showtime: Historically Incorrect and Who's Paying Attention. His television appearances include ABC's Dr. Ken and Fresh Off the Boat, Dr. Phil, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Californication. He's also a recurring guest on The Joe Rogan Experience.A car and motorcycle aficionado, Alonzo hosted Speed Channel's 101 Cars You Must Drive and has joined Jay Leno for several off-road trips on his CNBC series Jay Leno's Garage. Alonzo was a field correspondent on Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson and a contributor on the Science Channel's How to Build Everything. Alonzo currently hosts the podcast Who's Paying Attention? (part of All Things Comedy) where he gives his unique take on what's going on in the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
If there is one car from each platform you simply must drive, what would it be? The guys are asked this Topic Tuesday question by Ian Kerry, who wonders what cars that enthusiasts should experience. The debate is for Jeff C. in WA, who wants to know what a fun commuter looks like. Social media questions ask if the guys consider stereo sound quality in their reviews, what are design techniques used to win new customers, and why don't the guys discuss self-driving cars anymore? Seasons 1-8 are available on Amazon Prime and Vimeo worldwide, and Season 9 available soon! Please rate and review us on iTunes, and the TV show on IMDB and Amazon. Write to us with your Car Debates, Car Conclusions, and Topic Tuesdays at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com. Share the podcast with your car enthusiast friends!
Another dope podcast from your favorite comedians, Rush and Zapata! This episode we have one of our favorite comedians Alonzo Bodden! We talk current affairs, life and all things comedy! Every comedian needs to hear the nuggets of wisdom that Alonzo shared with us on this podcast! A regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. In August 2019, Alonzo starred in his fourth stand-up special,Alonzo Bodden:Heavy Lightweight, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. In the special he touched upon a range of topics from slavery, cell phones, and the #MeToo movement, to millennials, Kanye West and Taco Bell. His first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, but it was as the season three winner of NBCʼsLast Comic Standing, where Alonzo was first introduced to America.Since then, he has starred in two comedy specials for Showtime:Historically Incorrect and Who's Paying Attention. His television appearances include ABC's Dr. Ken and Fresh Off the Boat,Dr. Phil,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Californication. A car and motorcycle aficionado, Alonzo hosted Speed Channel's101 Cars You Must Drive and America's Worst Driver on the Travel Channel, and has joined Jay Leno for several off-road trips on his CNBC series Leno's Garage. He was also a field correspondent on Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson, and a contributor on the Science Channel's How to Build Everything.Alonzo also released his fifth comedy CD titled Man Over board in 2018, and he currently hosts the podcast Who's Paying Attention?where he gives his unique take on what's going on in the world --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rushandzapata/message
Join the editors of Rider magazine for Episode 6 of our podcast. Our guest is Alonzo Bodden, who has been a comedian for more than 20 years and rode his first motorcycle at age 7. Bodden’s stand-up special “Heavy Lightweight” is available on Amazon Prime Video, and he’s a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” He has done stand-up at clubs, festivals and events around the world, including motorcycle rallies such as Americade and BMWMOA. Bodden has been a guest on late-night talk shows and had roles in numerous TV shows and movies. A car and motorcycle aficionado, Bodden hosted Speed Channel’s “101 Cars You Must Drive” and Travel Channel’s “America’s Worst Driver,” and he has joined Jay Leno for several trips on his CNBC series “Leno’s Garage.”
Please consider a paid subscription to this podcast (Couldn't make the schedule work for Christian Finnegan today. ) Will Snowden is the director of the Vera Institutes New Orleans office. In this role, he continues and strengthens Vera’s existing partnerships with criminal justice actors and community leaders while identifying new collaborative relationships with government entities and community organizations. The collaborations will focus on improving criminal justice systems in the South. Prior to joining Vera, Will was a public defender for five years representing New Orleanians in all stages of a case from arraignment to trial. Will also developed a focus and specialization in advocacy around reforming the procedures, systems, and policies around jury duty in an effort to promote diversity and representativeness in the jury box. Will also launched The Juror Project—an initiative aiming to increase the diversity of jury panels while changing and challenging people’s perspective of jury duty. Will leads workshops around the country as it relates to how implicit bias, racial anxiety and stereotype threat influence actors and outcomes in the criminal justice system. He received his JD from Seton Hall University School of Law and a BS from the University of Minnesota. 52:42 Alonzo Bodden is one of the smartest and funniest comics I know. He's made the rounds on the late night television circuit including appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” and “The Keenen Ivory Wayans” show. His film credits include “Scary Movie 4,” “The Girl Next Door,” and “Bringing Down the House” starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. who won Season 3 on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, is a regular on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and “Comedy Congress,” as well as being a panelist on the Game Show Network’s “Mind of a Man.” In 2011, he starred in the comedy special “Who’s Paying Attention” on Showtime, released a DVD, and hosts a podcast of the same name. That same year, he was a panelist on the syndicated show “Inside the Vault,” and voiced the character of Thunderon in the Power Rangers movie. He hosted Speed Channel’s “101 Cars You Must Drive” and “America’s Worst Driver” on Travel Channel. Alonzo’s first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at industry festival, Just For Laughs in Montreal. Alonzo has traveled around the world entertaining USO troops from Iraq to Greenland. Follow him on Twitter and listen to his podcast Please consider a paid subscription to this podcast
Alonzo Bodden is a professional standup comedian who loves all things motorized, particularly motorcycles. He won the 3rd season of the reality show "Last Comic Standing", hosted "101 Cars You Must Drive", and "America's Worst Driver", and has a large collection of motorcycles. Follow Alonza @zofunnyFor Alonzo's tour dates, bio, podcast, and media, click here: http://www.alonzobodden.com/Listen to his podcast here: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcast/whos-paying-attention This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/NemdHJI42NcFollow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman NEW SHIRTS!https://www.blipshift.com/tst
The winner of Season 3 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Alonzo Bodden, is a regular on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and “Comedy Congress.” He is also a panelist on the Game Show Network’s “Mind of a Man.” Alonzo has also hosted Speed Channel’s “101 Cars You Must Drive” and “America’s Worst Driver” on Travel […]
The winner of Season 3 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Alonzo Bodden, is a regular on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and “Comedy Congress.” He is also a panelist on the Game Show Network’s “Mind of a Man.” Alonzo has also hosted Speed Channel’s “101 Cars You Must Drive” and “America’s Worst Driver” on Travel Channel. Alonzo’s first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at industry festival, Just For Laughs, in Montreal. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the I’m Not Joking community today: petermcgraw,.org Peter McGraw Twitter Peter McGraw LinkedIn
The guys deviate from their regular debates to discuss their Greatest Hits Cars: given the chance, what cars should you experience and drive for yourself? They also discuss excellent listener questions about how to learn manual, best looking convertibles and which car is in desperate need of an update.. Thanks to you for listening and watching! Please rate & review the podcast, and write to us at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or www.everydaydriver.com
Hello Boys and Girls and welcome to another studio episode with the whole crew plus one this week.... Special thanks to our new Patreon subscriber to the show... Chad has joined the 2nd Gear group and he gets some motorcycle Men stickers and a copy of "Navigating Mountain Curves on a Motorcycle" narrated by your host. Remember kids, 50% of all direct donations to the podcast and Patreon contributions go to to VetRest to help our vets with PTS. You are not just helping us, but you are helping our men and women who have served our nation. So this week, once again, he returns to the podcast! We are joined by Comic and motorcycle guy Alonzo Bodden. Alonzo has appeared on Jay Leno's Garage, Showtime, known for winning the grand prize in the third season of the reality-television series Last Comic Standing. He hosted the Speed TV program 101 Cars You Must Drive. He is also a host for America's Worst Driver. He also guest starred on Angel. He has performed on numerous television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Make Me Laugh, Late Friday, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central Presents and It's Showtime at the Apollo. He is also a voice actor who has worked on Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue, Masked Rider, and O'Grady. He is a co-host of Inside the Vault on WGN America. In 2011, he was a panelist on a BBC America year end special of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, as well as a recurring panelist currently on the weekly NPR show and podcast. During 2014, he was a comedic panelist on Game Show Network's original series Mind of a Man. To us he is known as a great guy and motorcycle fanatic. We talked about bikes, riding and a couple of articles about the best bikes for tall and short riders. Always a pleasure to have Alonzo on the show. Check him out and if you get a chance to get to Americade to see him there you should. Check his schedule to see where he is performing and make it a point to get there to see him perform. Well worth your time. Don’t forget to check out our friends over at Loud Pipes Podcast, Thottled Podcast, Motorcycles and Misfits, Cleveland Moto, Moterrific, Café Racer Podcast and of course The Wheelnerds. And for you video nerds, check out Delboy’s Garage on Youtube, you might learn something. All of these podcasts and many more out there do great things to promote and encourage our sport and passion. Also look at our sponsors. Love-jugs… cool off your big twin with love jugs. That’s Love-Jugs.com… and… of course Ciro3D…. Providing you with top quality accessories, comfort and performance parts for your big twin…. Ciro3D.com and also our new friends at Uclear Digital Last but not least, Get your leather on with Shore Fire Designs, custom lids for your bagger. Simm’s Designs, your bike ainSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=zPl7v5FjoO6fCov5rwbFo35sxmoOIUqUhcR1q1UVtP34xAVolJzW0aJ6GNSdljsPAT4MC0&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US)
Alonzo Bodden is a comedian and actor, and the winner of Season 3 of Last Comic Standing. He is a regular on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” and “Comedy Congress,” as well as being a panelist on the Game Show Network’s “Mind of a Man.” In 2011, he starred in the comedy special “Who’s Paying Attention” on Showtime, released a DVD, and hosts a podcast of the same name.That same year, he was a panelist on the syndicated show “Inside the Vault,” and voiced the character of Thunderon in the Power Rangers movie. Bodden has also hosted Speed Channel’s “101 Cars You Must Drive,” and “America’s Worst Driver” on the Travel Channel. Alonzo has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” and “The Keenen Ivory Wayans” show, "Comedy Central Presents," and "It's Showtime at the Apollo". His film credits include “Scary Movie 4,” “The Girl Next Door,” and “Bringing Down the House” starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. Alonzo has traveled around the world entertaining USO troops from Iraq to Greenland. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground including: • How a career training airplane mechanics led to comedy • What Last Comic Standing meant to his career, and the behind-the scene “reality" of reality shows • The influence of Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan, Bill Cosby, Damon Wayans, George Wallace, George Carlin, Steven Wright, Robin Williams and more • Why he focuses on topical humor, and where he gets his material from • The difference between joke-stealing and parallel thought • How stand-up comedy leads to film and television roles, and the competition between comedians for network sitcoms • How long it takes to hone material to get it ready for a stand-up TV special • What he thinks about the current election cycle and other current events in terms of comedy • And SO much more!
This week we're joined by comedian and tv host Alonzo Bodden (@AlonzoBodden). You probably know Alonzo from Speed's 101 Cars You Must Drive or America's Worst driver along with a reoccuring role on the final season of Californication, but Alonzo didn't swing by to talk about David Duchovny. We get into Alonzo's long list of cars he has owned over the years as well as his collection of motorcycles.
Comedian Alonzo Bodden is far more than just the winner of the third season of Last Comic Standing. The former aircraft mechanic had no idea he even wanted to pursue comedy until he got sober over two decades ago and met people in recovery who actually loved what they did for a living who all worked in the entertainment industry. (Also, he'd realized through sharing in the program—and also through teaching aircraft mechanics, arguably the least amusing topic in the world—that he was funny.) And so began a career that first started at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, has included appearances on Conan and Leno, acting roles in Scary Movie 4 and Bringing Down The House and hosting duties on 101 Cars You Must Drive and America's Worst Driver. In this episode, he and After Party's Anna David talk about hot women being one of AA's best initial attractions, discovering your dreams in recovery and how he donated his remarkably clean kidney to his brother, among many other topics.
Encore Presentation of the very first Episode of CarCastThe CarCast crew chat with Comedian and automotive aficionado Alonzo Bodden. From his aerospace career which includes working on anything from DC-10's to the Stealth fighter he is a born mechanical master. Alonzo's Comedy was bitten by the comedy bug and now that's what he spends most of his time doing. Alonzo is a car guy through to the bone, from his 60's American Iron to his new BMW X6. If your browsing around on basic cable you may also have caught Alonzo on Speed Channel's "101 Cars You Must Drive". Check out more online at http://www.AceCarCast.com