Podcast appearances and mentions of laura merli

On this week's episode we have Laura Merli. This one gets super silly and goofy. I hope you all enjoy this one.  

February 15-21, 1992 This week Ken welcomes the NY based writer, comedian and actor Laura Merli to the show. Ken and Laura discuss being a rare person who didn't grow up in Boston or go to school in Boston yet lived in Boston, taking the first job you get offered, growing up in New Jersey, commuting to NYC, panes of glass falling from the Hancock Tower, growing up with the TV Guide channel instead of the physical TV Guide, Jury Duty, the underappreciated chemistry and skill of Regis and Kathy Lee, The Crash Test Dummies, the best chemistry on TV, Chicken Soup, Jackie Mason, how TV Guide thinks most stand up sucks, diversity in comedy, Def Jam, how the major female comedians in 1992 were mostly the same ones in 2022, Paula Poundstone, Communism, shirtless Jacksons, Julia Sweeney as Pat, when sketches don't hold up, lazy comedy, SCTV, how sometimes on a very rare occasion garbage you buy in a TV Guide does actually go up in value, buying everlasting love, Golden Girls, The Winter Olympics, when Hockey is billed last, peaking at 19, Mary Lou Retton, America's Funniest People, never agreeing that the winning video on American's Funniest Home Videos should have won, the serious episodes of Fresh Prince of Bel Air, how you are either Rope or Summer Rental, The Astronomers, inspired by true stories made for TV Movies, convicting Charles Manson, The Women's Super G, Muppets Night at the Museum, Roseanne, Robin Williams as Mork from Ork, Jason Priestly as Teen Priest, Baptism by Lips, Drexel's Class, Digital Underground, The Boy Who Could Fly, handing out condoms at shopping malls, country music variety shows, The Civil War, complaining about PBS, the KGB's view of the Cuban Missile Crisis, University by Television and hating to see good looking people on TV.

Love on the spectrum is hard to find. Autistic comedian Laura Merli shares how her neurodivergence affects her sex and dating life, as well as the terror of not knowing what you're doing with a woman. Autism makes dating difficult when you struggle with social cues and covert communications when you wish someone would just be straight up with you! Plus, Billy discusses how he handles his long-distance relationship. Share your thoughts on this week's show in The Champagne Room at http://manwhorepod.com/discord! Follow Laura Merli! Instagram: @passiveabrasive TikTok: @passiveabrasive Watch Belly Slappin Fun at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8EA-Fe2Alk Follow Billy! Instagram: @thebillyprocida TikTok: @TheBillyProcida Instagram: @billyisprocida 0nlyFans: @callmebilly Money Stuff Venmo: @BillyProcida Cash App: $manwhorepod PayPal/Zelle: funnybillypro@gmail.com Do your affordable book shopping at http://bookshop.org/shop/billy! Enjoy ad-free episodes at https://www.patreon.com/manwhorepodcast! Email your comments, questions, and criticisms to manwhorepod@gmail.com. Late Night Radio by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ www.ManwhorePod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Hot Evelyn Summer comes to a bewildering conclusion with The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. We were joined by writer and standup comedian Laura Merli (@passiveabrasive) to discuss this time loop locked room mystery. Fun fact: … Continue reading →

Laura Merli! Comedian! Delight! Human with a new standup special out now! ABOUT THE NEW SPECIAL WHICH IS ALSO HER DEBUT SPECIAL, "BELLY SLAPPIN' FUN!"   After cutting her teeth for 8 years in the indie comedy scene, Brooklyn comedy-favorite Laura Merli has amassed over 2 million likes on TikTok. Laura specializes in set-up/punch-line jokes and one-liners rather than storytelling, in the vein of her influences Mitch Hedberg and Maria Bamford, although Laura adds her own distinctive and unique flavor. This style lets her cover A LOT of ground: drugs, sex, family/childhood, her ADHD/autism, and her dog. While the jokes emanate from a wide array of departure points, the humor centers around the awkwardness and absurdity of being alive. Laura's delivery is distinctive as well - people describe her voice as deadpan but she promises she is being very expressive!    Since childhood Merli has been enamored with acting and writing. Although to Merli, improv initially seemed like “paying to embarrass yourself”, she finally followed the lead of some friends and tried classes at ImprovAsylum. She had a great experience and ended up obsessed, but was still wanting the ability to write before stepping onto the stage. Realizing this pointed toward stand-up, Laura got her start at a friend's variety show called “What Else You Gonna Do Wednesday Night” and never looked back!   Merli has taken her art and career in her own hands, refining her material all around NYC, and on the road via The Awkward Route Tour with fellow stand up Freddy G (Sirius XM, NPR). With  comedy well-suited to the TikTok format, Belly Slappin' Fun is eagerly anticipated by her large online following who, along with fans-to-be will get their dose of Belly Slappin' Fun on July 18!    ABOUT LAURA MERLI: Laura Merli is an NYC-based standup, actress, and writer. She amassed over 2 million likes on TikTok, was “passed” at New York Comedy Club, has headlined the “Don't Tell” and “Modelface” comedy shows, and appeared at the New York Comedy festival as well as the Women in Comedy Festival. Every third Thursday, she hosts the Good Girl stand up show at Friends & Lovers, one of the hottest alt-comedy spots in Brooklyn. She has performed at top-tier venues across the city including The Bell House, Littlefield, Caveat, and more.   As someone who didn't start comedy until their late 20s, Laura has held a wide variety of odd jobs including cashier, ebay store photographer, project manager, zombie in an escape room, business analyst, and carnival worker (her grandparents family business). She has since written for and acted on sketch house teams at the PIT and Improv Boston as well as Reductress, The Hard Times, and McSweeney's. Merli has hosted/written/produced videos for the female-focused humor brand Cheezcake.  ABOUT THIS PODCAST!: You can listen to it! We had a great chat! You can have a great listen! And this is only the first HALF of our conversation! For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR just head on over here to Patreon!

Laura Merli and Chris Duffy join Dave for some motivational speeches, trivia on movies based on books, and twisted up songs.Laura Merli would like to plug Belly Slappin' Fun and recommends Cora BoraChris Duffy would like to plug Let's Hang Out and recommends Liz GlazerAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend I'm In Love (Subaru)Find us on Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and Danielle Radford, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

Laura Merli is an acclaimed comedian and TikTok celebrity. Sarah Hester Ross is a comedic musician who has appeared on America's Got Talent, because she's from America and has talent. Like so many of us, they are older now than they have ever been but they do remember how things used to be before. Back when they were younger. Travel with them to dreamland on a boat made of memories of clunky home computers, affordable movie tickets, and perfect sugar cookies.Watch Laura Merli's comedy special, Belly Slappin' Fun, on Youtube. Watch Sarah Hester Ross's comedy special, Don't Mess With A Redhead, on the streaming service of your choice. Learn more about Laura at her website, www.LauraMerliComedian.com, and follow her on TikTok @passiveabrasive. Learn more about Sarah Hester Ross by visiting her website, www.SarahHesterRoss.com, and follow her on TikTok @sarahhesterross.Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber? Email us at:  sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsTwitter @SleepWithCelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebsJohn is on Twitter @johnmoe.John's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.Join | Maximum FunIf you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you're the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member. 

Comedian Laura Merli Interview | The Brett Allan Show "Belly Slappin' Fun" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8EA-Fe2Alk After cutting her teeth for 8 years in the indie comedy scene, Brooklyn comedy-favorite Laura Merli has amassed over 2 million likes on TikTok. Laura specializes in set-up/punch-line jokes and one-liners rather than storytelling, in the vein of her influences Mitch Hedberg and Maria Bamford, although Laura adds her own distinctive and unique flavor. This style lets her cover A LOT of ground: drugs, sex, family/childhood, her ADHD/autism, and her dog. While the jokes emanate from a wide array of departure points, the humor centers around the awkwardness and absurdity of being alive. Laura's delivery is distinctive as well - people describe her voice as deadpan but she promises she is being very expressive!    Since childhood Merli has been enamored with acting and writing. Although to Merli, improv initially seemed like “paying to embarrass yourself”, she finally followed the lead of some friends and tried classes at ImprovAsylum. She had a great experience and ended up obsessed, but was still wanting the ability to write before stepping onto the stage. Realizing this pointed toward stand-up, Laura got her start at a friend's variety show called “What Else You Gonna Do Wednesday Night” and never looked back!   Merli has taken her art and career in her own hands, refining her material all around NYC, and on the road via The Awkward Route Tour with fellow stand up Freddy G (Sirius XM, NPR). With comedy well-suited to the TikTok format, Belly Slappin' Fun is eagerly anticipated by her large online following who, along with fans-to-be will get their dose of Belly Slappin' Fun on July 18!    ABOUT LAURA MERLI: Laura Merli is an NYC-based standup, actress, and writer. She amassed over 2 million likes on TikTok, was “passed” at New York Comedy Club, has headlined the “Don't Tell” and “Modelface” comedy shows, and appeared at the New York Comedy festival as well as the Women in Comedy Festival. Every third Thursday, she hosts the Good Girl stand up show at Friends & Lovers, one of the hottest alt-comedy spots in Brooklyn. She has performed at top-tier venues across the city including The Bell House, Littlefield, Caveat, and more.   As someone who didn't start comedy until their late 20s, Laura has held a wide variety of odd jobs including cashier, ebay store photographer, project manager, zombie in an escape room, business analyst, and carnival worker (her grandparents family business). She has since written for and acted on sketch house teams at the PIT and Improv Boston as well as Reductress, The Hard Times, and McSweeney's. Merli has hosted/written/produced videos for the female-focused humor brand Cheezcake.  Connect with us on our website for more amazing conversations! www.brettallanshow.com Have you got some feedback? Let us know! openmicguest@gmail.com Follow us on social media! Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebrettallanshow Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brettallanshow/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrettAllanShow/videos LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-allan-009458168/ Support the show! VENMO @-Brett-Allan-7 Cash App @brettallanshow74 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monica is joined by comedian Laura Merli (Reductress, McSweeney's) who comes in hot with a handkerchief for your butt. When it's hot and you need to get rid of some sweat but need something specific for your sensitive areas? Then they switch serious to shame those who get too many samples at an ice cream shop and what can be done to get rid of this. Laura's new special is out July 18th on Youtube (youtube.com/lauramerlicomedy) and it's called Belly Slappin' Fun!Follow Laura @passiveabrasiveJoin YouTube Memberships and get everything early and ad free. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQB3H0dKK-U0T0nueFX7mjg/join RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE to us here!Find my dates at monicanevicomedy.com

New guest Laura Merli joins Keith to discuss their problems with physical directions and people (ugh). Also, O. J. Simpson is still dead, and Keith is very excited about a PRO megaphone.

This week we are joined by Laura Merli. Laura is an NYC-based standup, actress, and writer. She has amassed over 2 million likes on TikTok, appeared in the New York Comedy festival, the Women in Comedy Festival, and was the first runner up in The Ladies of Laughter stand up competition. Every Wednesday, she hosts a stand up show (Good Girl) at one of the hottest alt-comedy spots in Brooklyn, Friends & Lovers. Make sure to check her out! In this episode we discuss being a zombie in an escape room, studying TV and film in school, using Meetup to make friends, improv comedy, crowd work, and so much more. You don't want to miss our discussion about Laura's process being a content creator. Give this episode a listen!Recommendations From The Episode: The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation ManualThe Last of UsFollow Laura Merli: @passiveabrasiveFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodEmail us! Aloneatlunch@gmail.com**LEAVE US A RATING AND REVIEW** Please :)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Weekly Podcast with weird dating questions from the internet answered by comics! Ask Questions or Comment live! This Week's Guests: Laura Merli & Amy Liszka Hosted by Suzanne Lea Shepherd & Jake Vevera Write your questions to loveguruspodcast@yahoo.com or listen live on youtube every Thursday at 8:30PM EST

Comedian and TikTok-er Laura Merli (@passiveabrasive) teaches the boys what TikTok is and how they can bring the podcast to a viral status. They discuss TikTok's demographic, the algorithm, and how it could affect the psyche on a societal level. After listening to this episode, even YOU can go viral on TikTok.

JOIN US as we kick off Cult of PersonaliMay with a review of Ari Aster’s 2019 disturbing folk horror film Midsommar! We are accompanied by writer and comedian Laura Merli...

JOIN US as we kick off Cult of PersonaliMay with a review of Ari Aster’s 2019 disturbing folk horror film Midsommar! We are accompanied by writer and comedian Laura Merli...

It's time to get awkward with us! For this rather unusual episode recorded right around Valentine's Day, the crew is joined by actor/writer/comedian Laura Merli! We get the inside scoop on Laura's pre-comedy involvements before transitioning into some angsty college-age writing! Featured are an entry from Laura's diary, a few of Rachel's poems, a brief glimpse into Elann's web journal, and some well placed musical interludes (courtesy of Bleachers and The Push Stars). Follow Laura @passiveabrasive on Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok.

Meg and Chris invite guest comedian Laura Merli to review one of Nic Cage's craziest films:  The Wicker Man.  So get your bear suit and don't forget your reverse bee keeper torture mask!

How did a nice(ish) girl like Brenda end up at a murderous improv theatre like ImpConn? Music by Elijah Crocker. Written by Laura Merli. Fea voices by (order of appearance) Laura Merli, Alana Johnson, Brett Johnson, Jerry Burgos, Srilatha Rajamani, Tristan Miller, Wendy Steiner, Aarushi Agni, J.W. Crump, and Candi Clare.

Apparently it's really, really hard for an improv theatre to make money...Music by Elijah Crocker. Written by Laura Merli. Fea voices by (order of appearance) Alana Johnson, Laura Merli, Eileen Hanley, Sean Rosa Donovan, Tristan Miller, John Sucich, Neil Rohit Mallinar

A bitter rivalry gets especially ugly at an open mic. Music by Elijah Crocker. Written by Laura Merli. Fea voices by (order of appearance) Alana Johnson, Laura Merli, Fredric Goldstein, Wendy Steiner, Tristan Miller, and Chris Madden

For one glorious night each month, at midnight, Improv Connecticut lets loose...until horror strikes there too! Music by Elijah Crocker. Written by Laura Merli. Fea voices by (order of appearance) Laura Merli, Alana Johnson, Aarushi Agni, Jack Rokicki, Pedro Lee, Srilatha Rajamani, Andrea Romano, Tristan Miller, and Vicki Hanes

Audition season gets pretty scary at ol' ImpConn...Music by Elijah Crocker. Written by Laura Merli. Fea voices by (order of appearance) Alana Johnson, Laura Merli, Neil Rohit Mallinar, Tristan Miller, Eileen Hanley, Sean Rosa Donovan, Aarushi Agni, Pedro Lee, John Sucich, Chris Madden, Jackson Fisher, Jack Rokicki, Srilatha Rajamani, Vicki Hanes, Julie Merli, and Krissy Howard

Find out the TRUTH about what happened! Music by Elijah Crocker. Written by Laura Merli. Fea voices by (order of appearance) Laura Merli, Alana Johnson, Aarushi Agni, Eileen Hanley, Sean Rosa Donovan, Tristan Miller, Jackson Fisher, Jack Rokicki, and J.W. Crump

This week's guests, Blair Peyton Lauren & Laura Merli Wine of the Week: Cavit This week's questions include: "Is my bf's friend weird or am I being dramatic?” "Help! How to make my boyfriend feel better??” "Should I hook up with my friend's mom?" “My girlfriend and her boss?” “Psychics keep telling me my soulmate is a friend of mine but i am not attracted to him?” The Love Gurus are Suzanne Lea Shepherd and Jake Vevera are NYC comics who answer dating questions from listeners as well as random questions from yahoo answers. To email a question to the show, send to loveguruspodcast@yahoo.com

Laura Merili (Soul Crush Comedy) and Gigi Guarino joined us to talk about The Dead Girl and the rules of sex parties!For more information on the complicated world of sexuality, check out Rape Culture is a Contact We Never Actually Signed by Reina Gattuso! Sam directly quoted it in this episode without realizing and now she's writing the episode description and feels weird about it!Next week's film is Evening!Befriend us:Pod: @thetoniawards on InstagramJake: @jakeheverhart on Instagram, @therealjakobeem on TwitterSam: @samalaprosser on Instagram, @samalaprosser on TwitterGigi: @gigi_patches and @notgigiguarino on Instagram @g_i_g_i_G_ on TwitterLaura: @passiveabrasive on Instagram, @passiveabrasive on Twitter

Matt & Emily have a friend this week and they are talking to Laura Merli about tea and her topic this week, the MTV show, Parental Control. The contestants on this show have to choose between their current significant other or dates their parents picked out for them. Laura talks about what she loves about … Continue reading Parental Control with Laura Merli →

The awk pod returns when Comedian and Actor Chike Robinson joins host Laura Merli to get into drama at work, eyebrows, and why getting into cars can be tricky.

Laura Merli, the comedian and podcast host of "How to be Less Awkward" joins us in the middle of our weekly argument about misogyny. Doug learns about pronouns, what parades really are, we talk Santa Con. Laura discusses with us comedy in Boston vs. NYC and alt shows vs. club comedy. During our 5 questions segment we hear her scariest travel experience in Amsterdam. spoiler: it involves weed She also tells us a travel tale: family cruise for her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary & the most expensive hat ever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 26 features Moxie LaBouche of Blacklist Burlesque and the podcast Your Brain On Facts. We chat about Chico and Groucho's Password Scene from "Horse Feathers" by the Marx Brothers and "Unboxing My Neighbor's Mail" by Laura Merli. Sketch Nerds is a podcast where we breakdown your favorite comedy sketches. For more info visit: badmedicinecomedy.com/sketchnerds/ Here are links to the sketches we discussed: Horse Feathers - https://youtu.be/p0Gwe5gKgjo Unboxing My Neighbor's Mail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUoCeZ8NdtA

Stand up comedians Paul Julmeus and Laura Merli talk about winter anxiety, doing stuff anxiety, and the turning point that put Paul on a more positive track.

Today on the podcast we talk with comedian Laura Merli about the underrated use of PowerPoint in comedy, the importance of escaping brain bubbles, the value of believing in your material, the evolution of being awkward, and so much more! You can see Laura's one-woman show "Earned Embarassement" on Thursday 10/26 at The PIT at 6pm and Monday 10/30 at The Tank at 7pm. You can check out the Humdinger Stand-Up open mic at The PIT Monday 10/23 at 10pm (with lottery spots available if you hope to perform!). You can also listen to her podcast "How to be Less Awkward" at WICF.com/awkward! And you can check out a variety show version of the podcast n Thursday 10/19 at The PIT Lofe at 6pm! You can follow Laura on Twitter and Instagram at @passiveabrasive. Follow the show on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, PocketCasts and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! Check out DHAPshow.com! #phenomenal Support the show and buy your Dennis Has A Podcast t-shirt at ProWrestlingTees.com!

"How To Be Less Awkward" with Laura Merli available now!

It’s the first episode! Laura Merli chats with comedian Dylan Uscher about science, 80’s porn, and inviting strangers into your bedroom.

Laura Merli’s back with comedian Kindra L. to talk about growing up in a big family, body image and third nipples.

The Improv Saved My Life Podcast Episode #81 (Mac Gostow & Laura Merli) In this episode Tom is joined by two really talented improvisers, Mac Gostow (Associate Producer at ImprovBoston, Cast Member of "The Family Show" & "All Access Improv" at ImprovBoston, Cast Member of B.U.M.P, "My Musical OK Cupid Date", Producer of "College Comedy Festival" and "The Boston Comedy Arts Festival" ) & Laura Merli ("Hooverville", "Robot Arms", "Monotone" & "Improv Jones"). Topics discussed include Mac's various improv ventures, the isolating nature of technology, mopeds vs scooters, Tom & Mac have a song lyric battle and Mac freestyle raps about clocks. Should you check out this episode? Yes...and also check out Mac in "My Musical OK Cupid Date". Get tickets and info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-musical-ok-cupid-date-tickets-16541162061?aff=es2 Check out Tom and Laura perform with "Robot Arms" and a bunch of cool improv, stand up, sketch and music acts at "The Memorial Day Variety Show Bash at The Middle East" on 5/25. Do me a favor and subscribe and rate "The Improv Saved My Life Podcast” on iTunes at this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b.i.t.s-boston-improv-talk/id786818514?mt=2

The Improv Saved My Life Episode #76 (Rachel Jane Andelman & Laura Merli) In this episode Tom is joined by two extremely talented improvisers, Rachel Jane Andelmen (ImprovBoston Top Shelf Harold Night Team "Viceroy","So That Happened: A Talk Show", "Magic: The Gathering: The Show" & "First Impact") & Laura Merli (Improv Asylum "House Teams", "Improv Jones", "Robot Arms" & "Monotone"). Topics discussed include Rachel's improv background, her time interning at "The Colbert Report", her current improv projects and future aspirations. Also Tom & Laura share awkward staring stories and Andy Devlin makes a cameo to jump in on the "The Made Up Movie Game. Should you check this episode out? Yes...and check out both Rachel and Andy perform with Viceroy at Harold Night at ImprovBoston. Tickets and show info here: http://www.haroldnight.com Also check out both Laura & Tom perform with Improv Asylum House Teams every Tuesday night at 8:00pm at Improv Asylum. Tickets are only $5 get them here: http://www.improvasylum.com/shows/schedule/event-details.aspx?id=8958 Do me a favor and subscribe and rate "The Improv Saved My Life Podcast” on iTunes at this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b.i.t.s-boston-improv-talk/id786818514?mt=2

The Improv Saved My Life Episode #74 (Laura Merli & Elizabeth Ess) In this episode Tom is joined by two extremely talented ladies Laura Merli ("Improv Asylum House Teams", "Improv Jones", "Robot Arms" & "Monotone") & Elizabeth Ess. Topics discussed include Elizabeth & Laura's improv beginnings, transitioning from Russia to America as a child, improv classes and future goals. Should you check this episode out? Yes...and check out both Laura & Tom perform with Improv Asylum House Teams every Tuesday night at 8:00pm at Improv Asylum. Tickets are only $5 get them here :http://www.improvasylum.com/shows/schedule/event-details.aspx?id=8958 Do me a favor and subscribe and rate "The Improv Saved My Life Podcast” on iTunes at this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b.i.t.s-boston-improv-talk/id786818514?mt=2