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"It was like walking onto the surface of the moon," Graham Elwood says of his first experience walking off of a C-17 in Afghanistan. His experience was not unlike many of our own first times deploying to a far-off edge of the world. We take a long, long C-17 (or god help you, C-130) ride for seemingly endless hours. There are no windows. The plane is packed. Forget about an in-flight movie or looking out the window. And when you walk off, it's invariably the middle of the night and you and the hundred or so people you're with walk off the flightline in a single file. From there, who knows? There's a good chance the "hurry up and wait" has just begun. For civilians visiting war zones for the first time, it's no different – except they have no idea how to speak the acronym language. "They said 'When your bird hits the LZ, find your POC, they'll take you to the MWR tent then you can go to the DFAC,'" he jokes. "It's like... what are you saying to me right now, man?" Elwood is a Los Angeles-based comedian with appearances in comedy clubs across America, on college campuses, and even CBS' Late Late Show. He's also a veteran podcaster with shows like Comedy Film Nerds, and The Political Vigilante, and he's a co-creator of the Los Angeles Podcast Festival. None of that prepared him for performing for U.S. troops deployed in combat zones. His first documentary, Laffghanistan: Comedy Down Range, is about his first time volunteering to go do just that. It's amazing how fast you can go from playing the Hollywood Improv to playing Bagram Air Base. For someone who admits he's pretty far removed from the Global War on Terror, it all came home to him when went around the small firebases of Afghanistan. It was his first time in helicopters, driving in unarmored vehicles on the ground in Afghanistan, and seeing minefields. It got real for him for him real fast. "What was said to me and what I've said to other comedians," he says. "Well don't go over there if you don't want to be changed. It will change you. You have no idea. This is no joke." Now that Elwood has done a number of these shows and tours around deployed military bases, he looks back at his first experience in this episode of Mandatory Fun. Nothing could adequately prepare him for performing a comedy act in Afghanistan. All the dive bars and sh*t holes he played as a young comedian is the best thing he could do to prepare. He was still freaking out but couldn't help but put himself in the shoes of young troops. "I'm here for two weeks," Elwood says. "and MY family is freaking out. Imagine them and  their families and how much they're freaking out." But they quickly realized that they need to be the comics. They were there for a reason: to give American troops fighting overseas a few laughs, a taste of a normal night, and a show to help ease their tension, even if it was only for a short time.   Mandatory Fun is hosted By: Blake Stilwell: Air Force veteran and Managing Editor Tim Kirkpatrick: Navy veteran and Editorial Coordinator Orvelin Valle (aka O.V.): Navy veteran and Podcast Producer Catch the show on Twitter at: @MandoFun and on our Facebook group.

Comic Tom Clark has been seen on "Conan," "Chelsea Lately" and CBS' "Late Late Show" in addition to headlining clubs nationwide. He's also got some hilarious stories about growing up Catholic, as do cohosts Carl Kozlowski (still practicing!) and Kevin Corcoran (um, not so much). Tune in for an explosively funny hour, and be sure to order Tom's new streaming comedy special "Outraged" starting Dec. 8 (details at www.tomclark.com)!

Tom Clark is one of the funniest human beings alive, and has been a friend of head Titan Koz for 20 years now. He's always hilarious, so tune in to this interview with a comic who's been on "Conan" and CBS' "Late Late Show."

An amazing episode of "Grand Theft Audio" with "Last Comic Standing" champ Alonzo Bodden and Tom Clark of "Conan" and CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

SHADOE STEVENS is a radio host, producer, writer, voiceover actor, and television personality.  He started in radio as the world's youngest DJ at the age of 11.  From 1988-1995, he replaced Casey Kasem as the host of "American Top 40," the world's most successful and widely syndicated radio show, reaching an estimated 1 billion listeners per week in 120 countries.  Stevens was the voice of CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," and is the announcer for the Antenna TV network.  He created and produced over 1100 "Fred R. Rated for Federated" commercials in only 6 years.  Stevens appeared as himself on "The Larry Sanders Show," and "Caroline in the City," starred in "Dave's World" from 1993-1997, and had parts on "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Baywatch," "Clueless," and the animated series "The Incredible Hulk."  He is the co-founder and creator of Sammy Hagar's "Cabo Wabo Radio," which broadcasts worldwide from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.   Follow him on Twitter @shadoestevens and visit his website www.shadoeart.com, and follow Barry @barrykatz.

Steve Hofstetter. Steve is the host and excutive producer of "Laughs" on Fox Network. He has appeared on CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,"E's "True Hollywood Story,"Showtime's "White Boyz in the Hood,"ESPN's "Quite Frankly," and ABC's Barbara Walters Special," among others. He is a former weekly columnist for Sports Illustrated and the NHL. His fifth album "Pick Your Battles" reached #1 on iTunes' comedy charts.