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'Laugh Long & Prosper' with comedians Cathy Boyd & Lianne Mauladin Hi there, I'm Judy Croon, Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to another episode of Laugh Long and Prosper. Today, I'm joined by two very funny comics, Cathy Boyd and Lianne Mauladin. Cathy Boyd is a Toronto based brutally honest stand-up comedian whose debut album, Wise Tracks, was released in June, 2020. Known for her dry demeanor and punchline-heavy hitting, her act impresses audiences everywhere. Her most recent notable credit includes an appearance on Season One of Canada's Got Talent,2022, where Howie Mandell remarked, “You are very funny. You have found your calling.” She can be heard on CBC Radio, Laugh Out Loud and Sirius XM Radio, Just For Laughs and She's So Funny. In January, 2019, Cathy was crowned Comedian of the North. Other notable credits include the Big Sky Comedy Festival in Billings, Montana, Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival in Las Vegas; the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston; New York's She Devil Comedy Festival finalist; The Boston Comedy Festival; Maine Comedy Festival; Jersey City Comedy Festival-Audience Pick and top three Industry pic and JFL42. Cathy can be reached at http://www.BoydsOfLondon.com My other very funny guest is Lianne Mauladin. The very Canadian, Lianne Mauladin, is known for her comfortable, straight shooting, style of comedy and unique perspective on life. She's performed live on ABC's "The View" and her comedy has been recorded and or televised on ABC, Bite TV, iChannel, Sirius XM, CBC and Rogers TV. Her festival appearances include, the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton NB, LOL Comedy festival in Sudbury, the Frigid Festival in NYC, the Out of Bounds Festival in Austin, Texas, the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston, NXNE in Toronto, the SheDot Comedy Festival in Toronto and more. In 2021 she released her first album "Late for the Party" produced by Cottage Comedy Digital. Mauladin hosts and produces the monthly Merry-Janes of Comedy Show, the longest running all female stand-up showcase in Canada. The "Merry-Janes of Comedy" road show performs in clubs, halls and theatres around Ontario, including a regular spot at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Resort! Lianne has further developed her stand-up through classes and workshops at Second City, Boston's Improv Asylum and at the Comedy Bar in Toronto. She is a faculty member at the Second City Training Centre in Toronto. She creates a comic strip for the Bloordale, and the Queen West neighbourhoodmagazines. Lianne can be reached at http://www.LianneMauladin.com I can be reached at http://www.JudyCroon.com Thanks for listening! Judy Croon is Canada's Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network. She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!” Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour'. Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines' and ‘Stand Up For The Girls' which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

In science, we're constantly learning, adapting and evolving. In this week's episode, both of our storytellers need to reckon with a new normal. Part 1: After a neurological disorder leaves Tracey Starin visually impaired, she struggles to fill the void of her love for reading. Part 2: At first comedian Ayanna Dookie doesn't take her Lupus diagnosis seriously. Tracey Starin is a writer and storyteller from Queens, NY. She has performed on actual and virtual stages in Boston, San Diego, Chicago, Toronto, and all over New York City. Tracey has appeared on numerous podcasts, including RISK!, Love Hurts, and The Volume Knob, as well as Stories from the Stage for World Channel. Tracey is the co-producer of the storytelling series Food for Thought for the National Storytelling Network. She also co-hosts a monthly storytelling show at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn called Just One More Thing.  Ayanna Dookie is a stand-up comedian based in Brooklyn, New York. She is the 2014 winner of The She Devil Comedy Festival. She also earned a spot in the semi-finals of NBC's Stand-Up for Diversity and a finalist in the New York Underground Comedy Festival Emerging Comics Competition. She has appeared on Comcast-on-Demand, is currently a cast member on Fox's Laughs, and has been featured in the New York Post, Health Magazine, and the Lifetime Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Standup comedienne, screenwriter, and actor Lauren Hope Krass is passionate about body positivity… except, she says that body positivity is the trojan horse. Inside the trojan horse are fat activism and a message for women everywhere: You are beautiful, exactly as you are. Join us as we discuss:03:57 What helped Lauren step into her full self and switch to an abundance mindset.07:06 How body positivity is more like a Trojan horse.09:12 How fat activism becomes dangerous to fat people, specifically to their safety10:44 A lot of challenges when it comes to a woman in comedy.11:37 How Lauren lands into a comedy career.14:06 Lauren's TV Pilot, called Fat with Standards.15:23 How Lauren ended up on a stage in New York City.19:02 What are the challenges of bringing a message into the world through comedy.21:20 Entertainment business is terrible, unfair, and sometimes unrewarding. If you don't love your message, if you don't love what you're doing, don't do it.22:28 Lauren's joy and fulfillment in what she's doing.About the Guest:Comedian and writer Lauren Hope Krass got her start in comedy in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. There, she performed improv and standup regularly at Theatre 99 and all over the city. Her material ranges from the ridiculous to the brutally honest. Her self-deprecating humor combined with a dash of charm creates a unique perspective relevant to any audience.Lauren has headlined nationwide for Organizations (SAP Americas), Colleges (Princeton) and Clubs (Goonies, MD). Locally, you can catch her at some of the best clubs in NYC such as Caroline's, Stand Up NY, New York Comedy Club and QED among many others. She has also been a featured storyteller on Kevin Allison's RISK! She's the winner of the She Devil Comedy Festival (2018) and her original TV Pilot "Fat With Standards" was an official selection of the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (2021) and a finalist in the Austin Comedy Film Festival (2021). Lauren has also been featured in the Women in Comedy Festival, Cinderblock Comedy Festival, Annapolis Comedy Festival and the Charleston Comedy Festival.Instagram- @LaurenHopeKrassWebsite- LaurenHopeKrass.comAbout the Host:Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.Sponsored By The Aligned Time JournalThe Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website:

Watch the Full episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z4Rihc-7T8&t=11392s The Comedy Cellar presents. The 2021 wrap up show " - The year in Review. Enjoy Some Hilarious and Insightful Talk from The Country's Top Comics and Experts. Live Streamed including Colin Quinn, Judy Gold, Rich Vos , Harry Enten, Danny Cevallos, Coleman Huges, Gregg Rogell, Kurt Metzger, Keith Robinson, Marina Franklin, Rachel Feinstein, Jimmy Dore, Jaye McBride, Jon Laster, Boris Khaykin, Harrison GreenBaum, Zarna Garg, Sherrod Small, Ryan Long, Dave Juskow Ian Fidance, Jocelyn Chia and more... Guests * Line up is subject to change without notice. * Special guests will be unannounced. ***Line up – in order of appearance: Hatem Gabr: Host of “Live from America Podcast”, producer “Up close and personal”, “Live from Broadway”, “Crazy sexy comedy” and the “Times Square comedy festival”. Noam Dworman: Host of “Live from America “and “Live from the table “podcasts, The owner of the legendary comedy Cellar. Gregg Rogell: Comedian – From “The Tonight Show”, “Late Night with Conan O'Brien”, Louie, “Half Baked” and his own half hour special on Comedy Central. Jaye McBride: Comedian, From Comedy Central, Jaye has also been a part of The Boston Comedy Festival, The Maine Comedy Festival and the She Devil Comedy Festival. Colin Quinn: Comedian, actor, and writer. Netflix's "Long Story Short", "Unconstitutional", "The New York Story", and "Red State Blue State". Rich Vos: Comedian – He has over 100 television appearances including 4 Comedy Central Specials as well as HBO, Showtime, and Starz appearances. He is also a 2-time Academy Awards writer. Harry Enten: An American journalist best known for his former role as a senior political writer and analyst for the website FiveThirtyEight and his current job as a senior writer and analyst for CNN Politics. Jon Laster: Comedian – From BET's Comic View and Comedy Central's “Premium Blend”. Boris khaykin: Comedian, writer, and director – MTV, VH-1, Comedy central and the host of “The Bushwick Bears Podcast”. Danny Cevallos: A criminal defense attorney and legal analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. Kurt Metzger: Comedian and writer, Emmy award winner, and the host of the hit podcast “Can't get right “with Kurt Metzger. Harrison GreenBaum: NBC's America's Got Talent, NBC's Last Comic Standing, TBS's Conan, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar Marina Franklin: Comedian – Her own comedy special “Single Black Female”, HBO's “Crashing”, the movie” Trainwreck”. Rachel Feinstein: Comedian and actress. She was a finalist on season 7 of Last Comic Standing. She has been featured on Showtime's "Women Who Kill" comedy special. Judy Gold: Comedian, actress, writer, and producer. Two times Emmy award winner. Author of “Yes, I can say that” Zarna Garg: WINNER KEVIN HART'S LYFT COMICS, WINNER LADIES OF LAUGHTER 2021. Coleman Hughes: is a writer, podcaster and opinion columnist who specialises in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics. Ryan Long: Comedian & Director from Toronto, Canada currently living in New York. Jimmy Dore: A stand-up comedian, political commentator, and YouTube personality. He is the host of The Jimmy Dore Show, a comedy talk show on YouTube David Juskow: Comedian – From HBO's “Crashing”, “The Sarah Silverman program”, comedy central and the movie “Men of certain age” Ian Fiandce: Comedian, writer, and actor – From the last “O.G” with Tracy Morgan, Comedy centrals “This week at the comedy Cellar” Jocelyn Chia is a lawyer turned comedian originally from Singapore, and is now (mostly) based in New York City. #YearInReview2021 #2021Recap #ThecomedyCellar

Can you be just a little big Pregnant? Is raw-dogging more fun? & can you change your own race by having a biracial baby? Comedian Emily Epstein White discovers that the things people say to you when you're knocked up can blow your mind so this week, we're doling out sex ed & reproduction facts, tips & tricks to avoid racism, and even orgasmic birth. #Procreation #Lactation #LetsSayWereTrying #MixedRace   This week's storyteller:  New York- to-Oakland-to-Philly comedian and storyteller Emily Epstein White has been trapped in a self-cleaning toilet, has stitches from a treadmill accident, and once hung off the front of a truck like a hood ornament to avoid being run over. She performs all around Philadelphia, New York City, the Northeast, San Francisco and the Bay area, and the West Coast, (not to mention a boat in the middle of the Yangtze River in China). She has been featured on FreeSpeech TV, several times on The Q Show on Fox, and in many festivals and publications such as the 360 Comedy Festival, the She-Devil Comedy Festival, The Bechdel Test Fest, a semi-finalist twice at Helium Comedy Club's Philly Phunniest competition, the Boston Globe, and has won the San Francisco MothSlam. Follow her ass @emeps on Twitter.   Song: ‘Dirty Little Secret' (Jefferson Bergey) Jefferson's been writing custom songs for Bawdy for years! Learn more about him and his music at http://www.jeffersonbergey.com/   Episode Links Feeld: Are you single and searching for a dating app that actually encourages you to embrace your sexual side? Are you in a couple and looking to find that third? Then, you need to check out Feeld. Feeld is the alternative dating app for couples & singles.  The app is inclusive to all, no matter your gender or orientation. When you join, you can choose to identify as over 20+ genders and sexualities. 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Martha O’Neill’s wry, often edgy comedy is at odds with her laid-back, likeable stage presence; a combination which has made her an audience favourite wherever she performs.This Toronto native spent the first 10 years of her comedy career performing improv and sketch, but shifted her focus to stand-up 16 years ago and hasn’t looked back since.She performs regularly at the Absolute Comedy chain of clubs, at corporate/private events and has performed all over Canada, and as far away as Dublin and London. Television appearances include a stand-up special, “No Kidding” on iChannel, “The Mom Show” on the Slice Network and “Come Dine With Me Canada” on W Network. She is also a busy voice actor and former on-air personality at 105.9 The Region (serving York Region).Martha was nominated for a 2009 Canadian Comedy Award for “Best Stand- Up Newcomer”, has competed in both the 2010 and 2012 “World Series of Comedy” in Las Vegas and was a performer in the 2013 She Devil Comedy Festival in New York City.From 2013-2018, Martha was the Executive Producer of SheDot Festival (Toronto’s Festival of Funny Women) and continues to produce shows highlighting women in comedy.She recently released her first comedy album “Fine Big Girl”, available everywhere!We spoke about a number thing:Like how she's a b-word on ciderHer dad calling her standup shows skitchesWhat's in the queens purse?That she was a  HUGE fanilowHer Irish mother-in-lawAnd so much more! Find her here:https://twitter.com/Martha_ONeillhttps://www.instagram.com/martha_oneill/     

Moose and bears and pedophiles, oh my! Stand-up comedian/Alaskan SALLYANN HALL (winner of the 2017 She Devil Comedy Festival) joins us to talk about the downsides of growing up in Alaska, getting a dog in quarantine, being an au pair to a family of Italian jockeys, and pornography. Gianmarco also talks about how he almost got put on the no-fly list from yelling “F#CK” (to himself!) at an airport in Wisconsin. This is a very negative/good episode.  Join The Downside Patreon for ad-free and bonus episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month. This month's bonus episodes explore the downsides of funerals and celebrity encounters. Fun and sad! Follow SALLYANN HALL on twitter & instagram See her virtual show 'Half-Baked Alaskan' May 28th, 29th, 30th, & 31st Listen to SALLYANN HALL & IRENE FAGAN MERROW's podcast ‘Good Pornin' America' Follow GIANMARCO SORESI on twitter, instagram, tiktok, & youtube Check out GIANMARCO SORESI's special 'Shelf Life' on amazon & on spotify Subscribe to GIANMARCO SORESI's mailchimp Follow RUSSELL DANIELS on twitter & instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Today's Episode of “THee Fire Wolf Podcast” I have my incredible crystal aura friend Val Paschall!!!! She is a wonderful comedian, writer, producer, animal lover, Crystal chakra worker, and friend! She's performed in the She Devil Comedy Festival, The Burbank Comedy Festival, and opened for Wham City! Her and I met through the DC comedy scene and realized we were fellow “woo woos” immediately! Today's episode is all about the moon, crystals and what it is like being an empath during these times of spiritual transformation. Side note: Val also ran a wonderful comedy room at a space called “DOC FC” which is a staple bar for soccer fans in the Washington DC area. I know nothing of this ball sport, but it was really cool to learn about soccer fans and tell jokes to people who are incredibly die hard about their sport and teams! You can find Val here:

Lydia Manning is a comedian based out of Portland, Oregon. This is the second half of the two-episode comedian special. I hadn't really had any comedians until now, and they drove down from Portland to do a show in Eugene so I spoke with them while they were in town!A former staple of the Wilmington, North Carolina comedy scene, Lydia was a regular opener at the Dead Crow Comedy Room, host in the Cape Fear Comedy Festival, writer/cast member for Wilmington's live late-night talk show, Late Fear with Wills Maxwell, and host of the monthly stand-up showcase, Sips & Giggles. Now a new and unique voice in the Portland comedy community, she is quickly becoming a sought after entertainer, performing throughout the Pacific Northwest. Lydia's comedy is dynamic, smart, and absurd, frequently pulling audiences out of their comfort zones and into her universe. She has been a part of the She-Devil Comedy Festival and North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, and has performed with some extremely cool comedians, including Jay Pharoah, Mary Mack, and Arj Barker.She comes on the show to talk about what it's like being a woman in the comedy scene!Reach out to her through her website: https://www.lydiamanningcomedy.com/ And through Twitter: https://twitter.com/lydiawomanning Also reach out to me through Twitter: https://twitter.com/TygerGruber Subscribe and leave a review! (episodes are temporarily being released at half the rate due to quarantine. Hoping to return to the every other day release schedule as soon as possible) 

The Ancient Irish Catholic Abortion Provider. Jaye McBride raises a wee bit of whiskey to Saint Brigid of Kildare. Jaye McBride is funny, smart and proudly transgender. Jaye has traveled the world performing stand-up comedy both as a headliner and sharing the stage with comedy greats like Aziz Ansari, Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Norton & Bobcat Goldthwait. Jaye has also been a part of The Boston Comedy Festival, The Maine Comedy Festival and the She Devil Comedy Festival. In addition to stand-up, Jaye has written, produced and acted in a variety of short films. When not performing on-stage or on-screen Jaye writes ""The Comedy Blog"" for the Times Union and speaks at colleges all across the country with her lecture about being transgender. Having transitioned in 2007, Jaye is uniquely qualified to talk about awkward first dates, strained family relationships and self-acceptance. Follow her @jayemcbride

In this episode Ream and Patrick sit down with comedian LAUREN HOPE KRASS (Winner of the She Devil Comedy Festival)! Follow Lauren on Twitter! No sponsor this week! Join the Patreon! Join our AOL Chat Room! Follow us on Twitter!  Follow us on Instagram!  Like us on Facebook!  Buy a Shirt! Listen on Spotify!  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts (iTunes)! Subscribe on Stitcher! Go listen to all the other shows on the Brain Machine Network! And remember, if you're not an NFer you're an MFer, so get the f*** outta here!

This bi-monthly LIVE radio show on Radio Free Brooklyn! Mock-U-Mental is a tasty treat for your ear holes and is served up with a healthy dose of live jams and interviews, topped with listener questions, comments, requests and prank calls, paired with a feel good, mock bottom drinking game. Come play along with Killy and her enigmatic husband Craig as they mock out with Ben Pernick and Maggie Lalley! Listen here to the LIVE show http://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/mock-u-mental every other Friday About our esteemed guests!  Ben Pernick is a comedy singer/songwriter based in NYC known for his penchant for puerile puns. He is the producer and host of Punpernickel, a monthly comedy song showcase, and is about to release his first comedy song EP, "Bad Jewjew", later this month. Maggie Lalley is a stand up, improviser, and musical comedian living in New York City. She's performed in Last Comix Standing, the She Makes Me Laugh Festival, She Devil Comedy Festival, and the Harlem Comedy Festival,We the People Improv Festival, NYC Improv Festival, and DC Improv Festival. Her demented and hilarious one woman show, Cold Blooded Witch: The Sex Musical, was featured in the 2018 PIT Solocom Festival and at Frigid New York's Under Saint Marks Theater, and was just accepted into this summer's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Maggie performs True Crime: The Improvised Musical with her killer musical improv duo: Beautiful Dreamers, and hosts  Dear Diary: Comedians Read Their Weird Childhood Journals at QED. Maggie is a regular contributor to The Belladonna Comedy, Little Old Lady Comedy, Slackjaw, Picklefork, Lady Pieces, and The Junction. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @magslals, and subscribe to her YouTube Channel, called...you guessed it...Maggie Lalley!  

Zoe Rogers is a stand-up comedian. She’s been featured on Disney Babble and Nickmom.com and has performed at the She Devil Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe. 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

Zoe Rogers is a stand-up comedian. She’s been featured on Disney Babble and Nickmom.com and has performed at the She Devil Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe.   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

Comedian/Writer/Actor Cara Connors brought so much passion for her vision and what she wants to accomplish to the show. I love being around people who are passionate about what they do. It is energizing, inspiring, and reminds you of what is possible in your own life. Sometimes as artists we can fall into the mindset of feeling like we need to be validated or given the permission to ask to be “seen” out of fear of stepping on someone’s toes. Cara blows the lid off of this type of thinking and I could not agree more! At one point in the interview, we were discussing contacting people for opportunities and “jumping the line” so to speak, and Cara proclaimed, “Let them tell me, no, ‘cause I am not going to tell myself no!”.  How often are a daily basis are you telling yourself no? Cara has only been doing comedy for a few years and in that time she has accomplished a lot. She openly shared her goals and dreams with me and does not see any reason why her or anyone else should not proclaim what they want aloud and go for it, “A lot of people I notice don’t like to vocalize what their actual goals are because they don’t want to say that my dream is to do A, B, or C because then if I don’t achieve it, how embarrassing… and I’m like..Go crazy! I think it’s embarrassing to not do that and to be scared of something that hasn’t happened!”  Put it out there! Maybe you’ll reach your goal, maybe you won’t but one thing is for sure you will never get there by thinking about it. I hope you play this one last quote from Cara in your head on a daily basis, “I don’t think there is anything that I don’t deserve to do and I don’t think there is anything that anyone else doesn’t deserve to do.” Get out there and get your ask in gear! In this episode: the hilariously wonderful things we get asked to do in commercial auditions how to get around your head junk and learn to ask for what you want Why you need to declare your dreams and goals What she believes makes great comedy   A Little about Cara: Cara Connors, a native Chicagoan turned Canadian, is a regular contributing writer for CBC Comedy, just filmed her first major television taping for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival this past April, and is currently creating and starring in a series of original digital sketches for CBC Comedy.  In just two short years, Cara has quickly established herself as one of the fastest rising and hardest working new talents on the Canadian comedy scene. Cara is a recent graduate of the Second City Conservatory, can be heard on Sirius XM’s Canada Laughs, was first runner-up at the prestigious She-Devil Comedy Festival in New York City, and was a headliner at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival.  Her sketch duo “Only One of Us Is Jewish” performed at this year’s Toronto Sketchfest as well as the Big City Improv Festival. Cara also hosts a weekly stand-up show, was nominated for the “Best Female Rookie Comedian” at the I Heart Jokes Awards, and a short film she co-starred in was selected as an official nominee for “Best Short Film” at the Canadian Comedy Awards and as a Top 20 finalist for Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Short Film contest as a part of this year's Just For Laughs. Cara has performed in Chicago, New York City, and Montreal and has appeared in multiple national commercials. She is known for her bold, high-energy performances that mix character-driven stories, biting wit, and absurdist takes on the everyday struggles of modern life. Twitter: @connors_cara Instagram: @caraconnorscomedy

Keith Robinson is the quintessential comedian's comedian, admired by his fellow artists. His commanding stage presence has gained him appearances on MTV, VH1, HBO's Def Comedy Jam, TBS's family and comedy series Are We There Yet.  Keith's impressive record of accomplishments include his self-titled special on Comedy Central: Kevin Hart Presents Keith Robinson "Back of the Bus Funny", He was a stand out on shows like: Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Wanda Sykes Show and writer for The Chappelle Show. He was seen in Kevin Hart's record-breaking movie, "Laugh at My Pain" and Amy Schumer’s movie: "Trainwreck". One of New York Comedy Cellar's elite, Keith Robinson has a reputation, best described by Cringe Humor for "being the best at impromptu zingers and one-liners that annihilate his colleagues." Keith co-hosts the Spotify original podcast Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith with Amy Schumer, Rachel Feinstein, and Bridget Everett. Von Decarlo is a stand-up comedian, actress, and author of the book Speak Fluent Man. She completed two seasons as a talking head comedian on BET/Centric’s relationship-based show, According to Him + Her, and is featured on Tru-TV’s hit comedy show, Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks. You can catch her on the 2018 year-end wrap up special for CNN’s AC360. Her one-woman show, Lasagna, debuted at the People’s Improv Theatre to a full crowd and rave reviews. She is the first female to host her own show on Sirius XM NBA Radio called, Coach Von's Corner, where comedy meets sports and you get everything on and off the court in the NBA. It premiered on October 17th. Her podcast, Coach Von Podcast, is available on iTunes and uses sports to anchor into fun, yet honest, conversations about life, love, and relationships. Von is the Executive Producer of the official Patrice O’Neal documentary about the comedian’s life and legacy. Ayanna Dookie is a stand-up comedian, writer, and storyteller based in Brooklyn, New York. The daughter of immigrants, Ayanna's humor is reflective of growing up brown, woman, and first generation American. She is the 2014 winner of the She-Devil Comedy Festival, a 2016 writer for NBC's Scene Showcase, and a recipient of UCB's diversity scholarship. Ayanna has been featured on truTV's Laff Tracks, 2 Dope Queens on WNYC, Fox’s Laughs, and AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live. Her writing can be seen on BET's 50 Central. Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, and HBO's Crashing  

Today on Talkward is comedian SallyAnn Hall! She is the most recent winner of both the Laughing Devil Comedy Festival and the She Devil Comedy Festival. SallyAnn hails from Alaska, […]

Today on Talkward is comedian SallyAnn Hall! She is the most recent winner of both the Laughing Devil Comedy Festival and the She Devil Comedy Festival. SallyAnn hails from Alaska, sings at  Duets piano bar and is a regular on the NYC standup comedy scene. She has a monthly show at The Lantern called Left Breast Comedy, go check it out and her other shows! Follow her on http://twitter.com/supersallyann and instagram  https://www.instagram.com/hallabackearl/

Michelle was a DJ, when kids won’t let go of the microphone, children as sore losers, a note brings a special bonding moment, embracing and supporting children, co-writing “Madge the Vag”, and what’s next in Julie’s comedy career. Julie Kottakis, comedian, lawyer, and “Madge the Vag” on ScaryMommy.com, shared her special mom moments and aspirations with Stacy Igel and Michelle Park.(Instagram: @theweirdjulie and @madgethevag)Presented by Keepsake Frames. Print, frame your photos easily and fast from your phone – handmade in the USA and delivered with free shipping. Use discount code #MOMSGOTTHIS at www.keepsakeframes.com for 30% off first order.In this episode: Michelle was a DJ (will she reveal her DJ name?)! Michelle’s daughter wouldn’t let go of the mic at a church service Kids as sore losers at games Julie leaving her daughter a note that creates special bonding moment Keep eye on what a child loves now, Julie embracing and support her daughter A new comedy album Writing “Madge the Vag” Julie is a New York based comedian who can be seen ​on the very popular web series “Madge the Vag” as Madge and behind the scenes as a cowriter. Julie has been featured on Fox’s Laugh’s TV. Her solo show, “Does This Dress Make Me Look Alone?” was in the New York International Festival 2014. Julie was a finalist in the She Devil Comedy Festival 2017 and released her first comedy album, “Tiny Roommate”, in May of 2018. Julie’s comedy comes from the perspective a solo mom, giving a dark and edgy view on motherhood. To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

A printed book of your child’s artwork, all the baby shower gifts that didn’t work, an amazing baby seat, mom shaming, and learning to read from—comic books? Julie Kottakis, comedian, lawyer, and “Madge the Vag” on ScaryMommy.com, shared her mom products and solutions with Stacy Igel and Michelle Park.(Instagram: @theweirdjulie and @madgethevag)In this episode: Plum Printing Sending in artwork in a box, book of scanned artwork A bunch of products from a baby shower that didn’t work, diaper genie, something that made sounds that supposed to make baby sleep, vibrating things, a towel to help with colic “Happiest Baby on the Block”  book– worked for her Baby seat that went to restaurants, could clip to table, rubber mat Giant strollers are too much Mom shaming How comic books helped Julie’s daughter read Julie is a New York based comedian who can be seen ​on the very popular web series “Madge the Vag” as Madge and behind the scenes as a cowriter. Julie has been featured on Fox’s Laugh’s TV. Her solo show, “Does This Dress Make Me Look Alone?” was in the New York International Festival 2014. Julie was a finalist in the She Devil Comedy Festival 2017 and released her first comedy album, “Tiny Roommate”, in May of 2018. Julie’s comedy comes from the perspective a solo mom, giving a dark and edgy view on motherhood. To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

When routines are replaced by a baby, kids in bed with you, finding time to date as a solo mom, when the boyfriend moves in with you and your child, and lots of animals. Julie Kottakis, comedian, lawyer, and “Madge the Vag” on ScaryMommy.com, shared her mom routines and relationships with Stacy Igel and Michelle Park.(Instagram: @theweirdjulie and @madgethevag)In this episode: Routine has gone out the window for Michelle with a second child With the first one Michelle did pretty much everything— Now from 9pm-2am Michelle’s husband has her baby, has changed everything Julie’s daughter reads to her now Having a child in bed with you Dylan calling Stacy and her husband while in bed because of dreaming Being a single mom, Julie doesn’t have someone to relieve her, how can she date, figuring out how to fit that in and time management Finally let her boyfriend (met on Tinder!) meet her daughter after a year Who wants to meet someone who has a kid?! Moving in together with boyfriend and daughter – why it was tough Lots of animals – everyone gets along Julie is a New York based comedian who can be seen ​on the very popular web series “Madge the Vag” as Madge and behind the scenes as a cowriter. Julie has been featured on Fox’s Laugh’s TV. Her solo show, “Does This Dress Make Me Look Alone?” was in the New York International Festival 2014. Julie was a finalist in the She Devil Comedy Festival 2017 and released her first comedy album, “Tiny Roommate”, in May of 2018. Julie’s comedy comes from the perspective a solo mom, giving a dark and edgy view on motherhood. To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Being a single mother, potty training, good napping, pooping in the tub, bedwetting, sharing the facts of life, doing standup comedy while pregnant, and being raised by a single mother. Julie Kottakis, comedian, lawyer, and “Madge the Vag” on ScaryMommy.com, shared her Mom Journey with Stacy Igel and Michelle Park.(Instagram: @theweirdjulie and @madgethevag)In this episode: Being a writer and talent for “Madge the Vag” for Scary Mommy Being a single mother Still poddy training at nighttime And naps two hours/day When “my tummy tickles” means poop Poop in the bath, and when a husband has no idea what to do about it Bedwetting Talking about sex with your child, making it technical Being a lawyer who’s also a comedian Standup when pregnant Being raised by a single mother herself Julie is a New York based comedian who can be seen ​on the very popular web series “Madge the Vag” as Madge and behind the scenes as a cowriter. Julie has been featured on Fox’s Laugh’s TV. Her solo show, “Does This Dress Make Me Look Alone?” was in the New York International Festival 2014. Julie was a finalist in the She Devil Comedy Festival 2017 and released her first comedy album, “Tiny Roommate”, in May of 2018. Julie’s comedy comes from the perspective a solo mom, giving a dark and edgy view on motherhood. To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Gina Yashere  stand-up comedian, actress, and voice artist from London. She has appeared on Live At the Apollo, Last Comic Standing (where she made the final ten!), The Tonight Show, Crashing, The Standups on Netflix is the British correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, has voiced numerous characters such as Keisha from Bromwell High and Gravelle in Early Man. She has three stand-up specials out including Skinny B*tch on Showtime and most recently was in The Standups on Netflix She has even been in a West-End production of The Vagina Monologues. Anna Gilchrist  American author who grew up outside Washington D.C., where she wrote her first book at the tender age of ten. A couple of decades later, she received her MFA in Childhood Studies at Swansea University where she learned  about global advocacy for children's rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).  It was during her studies that she decided to get involved and raise awareness by writing, and illustrating a book about a brave girl who fights for the right for all children to play. The Extraordinary Day of Daffodil Grey is available on Amazon. Anna currently lives in New York and currently is a member of the Resistance Revival chorus and is also available for book tours and events. Ayanna Dookie  stand-up comedian, writer, and storyteller based in Brooklyn, New York. The daughter of immigrants, Ayanna's humor is reflective of growing up brown, woman, and first generation American. She is the 2014 winner of the She-Devil Comedy Festival, a 2016 writer for NBC's Scene Showcase, and a recipient of UCB's diversity scholarship. Ayanna has been featured on truTV's Laff Tracks, 2 Dope Queens on WNYC, FoxÃLaughs, and AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live. Her writing can be seen on BET's 50 Central. She is coming out with a new podcast called “Who Does the BabyHair". 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.  

Sam Jay she has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, She has a half-hour stand-up special that aired on Comedy Central’s as Stand Up Presents. She is currently a writer on Saturday Night Live. Most recently, you can her 15 minute stand-up special on Netflix in “The Comedy Lineup”. Ayanna Dookie - She is a stand-up comedian, writer, and storyteller based in Brooklyn, New York. The daughter of immigrants, Ayanna's humor is reflective of growing up brown, woman, and first generation American. She is the 2014 winner of the She-Devil Comedy Festival, a 2016 writer for NBC's Scene Showcase, and a recipient of UCB's diversity scholarship. Ayanna has been featured on truTV's Laff Tracks, 2 Dope Queens on WNYC, Fox’s Laughs, and AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live. Her writing can be seen on BET's 50 Central. Pat Brown CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Fuse’s Uproarious, Axis”s Gotham Live, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed and BET ‘s ComicView for multiple appearances. In 2016, Pat released her critically acclaimed album THE PAT BROWN SEX-TAPE. Pat has won both the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and The She Devil Competition. She has been featured in Time Out Magazine, After-Ellen, Splitsider and Punchline Magazine. She can also be seen in TVOne’s made for TV movie, WHITE WATER, starring as“Ms Sophia”. 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.

Today's super stellar guest is Atlanta comedian and actor, Lace Larrabee! Lace is a Feminist rock star blowing up in the Atl comedy scene. She regularly appears on Fox network programs like PUNCHLINE, has been on Viceland's Flophouse, tours the country doing stand up, and has made a lot of noise (specifically laughter) at comedy festivals from all over like Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, She Dot Comedy Festival in Toronto, the She Devil Comedy Festival, and more! Jason and Lace have an invigorating and thoughtful discussion about comedy, misogyny, racism, and all sorts of things along those lines that people face in the entertainment industry. It's a great discussion! Find out more online! LaceLarrabee.com ThereItIsPod.com Facebook: @lacelarrabeecomedy, @thereitispod Twitter: @lacelarrabee, @thereitispod, @jasonfarrjokes Instagram: @laceabee, @jasonfarrpics

Melissa Shoshahi is an Iranian-American stand-up comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. Performing across the country and Canada, Melissa brings her witty personality to the stage and knows no limits when it comes to comedy - culture, politics, race and gender are all fair game. Melissa also offers insight and humor regarding her unique upbringing. Melissa’s creativity and writing are showcased on Nickelodeon’s NickMom channel, her stand-up has been featured on the TV show Laughs on FOX, she is a NACA showcase artist performing at universities throughout the country, has her weekly podcast Mel Talk on iTunes and can currently be seen in the upcoming indie flick Lost in Austin. Festival credits include the San Francisco Comedy Competition, She Devil Comedy Festival in NY, Westside Comedy Competition and Desi Comedy Festival in San Francisco. Special Guest: Melissa Shoshahi.