On this 50th episode I have a conversation with comedian Mark Debonis (@TheMarkDebonis) and this is a great example of what I am happy my podcast has become. We talk about the aspirations Mark has had since leaving Canada for The States. And it

#49 - Dave Merheje

Aug 22nd, 2016 58m 7s

Dave Merheje (@davemerheje) is another comedian from Canada whom I worked with at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. It was a real treat to work with Dave because he was very prompt in his exchanges with me leading up to the festival

#48 - Daniel Weingarten

Aug 15th, 2016 1h

I love when I get to know someone for the first time and it's on my podcast. That's what happened with Daniel Weingarten (@dwcomedy) in this episode. The first time I met him was during an audition he went to for a project with comedian Nick Gu

#47 - Ron Josol

Aug 11th, 2016 1h 2m

Ron Josol (@RonJosol) is a name I've known for a while, but never met him until we worked together at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. He was taping two TV sets at the festival and I worked with him on his sets since JFL hired me t

#46 - Eric Shantz

Jul 25th, 2016 43m 15s

Eric Shantz is the guy who got me into comedy festivals, because he invites me to his SLO Comedy Festival every year. He's one of the many people I owe for being able to work with Montreal Just For Laughs this year because he was the first to s

#45 - Jonny Loquasto

Jul 21st, 2016 55m 33s

Jonny Loquasto is one of the nicest guys in comedy. I've never met anyone who has had a bad thing to say about him. I love him because he's a big time sports fan, and since I'm a former sports journalist it's hard to find guys who can speak elo

#44 - Justin Rivera

Jul 7th, 2016 1h 2m

Justin Rivera is the first comedian-magician to appear on my podcast. The first TV show both of us ever worked on was the same show, The Homies Hip-Hop Show back in 2007 when he was 23 and I was 21. Since then Justin has gone on to appear on Am

#43 - Francisco Ramos

Jun 27th, 2016 53m 35s

Comedian Francisco Ramos (@franciscoramos) has the mindset that I think every comedian should have. He leaves himself open to what the comedy universe tells him he should be doing. I always tell comedians to be open to becoming writers, produce

#42 - Leo Flowers

Jun 23rd, 2016 56m 38s

I sat down to chat with Leo Flowers (@leoflowers4real) one day after his breakup with his girlfriend, and in true Leo fashion, he opened with the honesty of it in his set the night it happened and also in his conversation with me. We also discu

#41 - Jeremy Scippio

Jun 20th, 2016 45m 51s

The first time Jeremy Scippio (@JeremyScippio) went on stage to perform comedy was at an audition for Def Comedy Jam, which he flew himself to Washington DC from Cincinnati. His second time on stage for comedy second was in a comedy competition

#40 - Elissa Rosenthal

Jun 16th, 2016 48m 28s

Elissa Rosenthal has a very fascinating story and has one of the more unique positions in the comedy community. I met Elissa when she was a comedian with a drinking problem. The first night I met her we did shots of Jack Daniels in New York Cit

#39 - Anthony Desamito

Jun 13th, 2016 56m 59s

I first met Anthony Desamito at the SLO Comedy Festival in 2015. He has a very memorable personality, which is why I am surprised I don't remember him from the Cracker Barrel in Yuma, AZ where he used to work as a server and where I frequented

#38 - Ryan Harvey Pearcy

Jun 9th, 2016 1h 2m

Ryan Harvey Pearcy (@realrhp) is ridiculous in the best sense of the term. He makes me laugh off stage more than most comedians do on stage. He works the door at the Hollywood Improv, which gives him one of the most unique perspectives in comed

#37 - Mona Shaikh

Jun 6th, 2016 54m 59s

I first met comedian Mona Shaikh (@monascomedy) at a TV taping where she performed a very risque set in front of her Mom where she discussed blow jobs and even made fun of her Mom. It was very ballsy, which makes sense when you find out Mona gr

#36 - Natasha Pearl Hansen

Jun 2nd, 2016 1h 1m

I love chatting with comedians I don't have a history with, because you're hearing their story for the first time with me, and my conversation with Natasha Pearl Hansen (@nphcomedy) is a great example of that. She was pre-med when she decided t

#35 - Forrest Shaw

May 30th, 2016 1h 1m

One of my favorite names in comedy is Forrest Shaw (@forrestshaw) and that's who I chatted with today on my podcast. He not only has one of the more unique names in comedy, but his path to comedy is just as unique in that his prior career was t

#34 - Ryan Broems

May 26th, 2016 1h 3m

Ryan Broems (@ryanbroems) is the ultimate example of not judging a book by its cover because he has the one of the wildest hair styles in comedy that always makes you look twice. He also has a very unique past, including serving in the Air Forc

#33 - Melissa McQueen

May 23rd, 2016 1h 1m

Comedian Melissa McQueen (@melissa_mcqueen) is a performer in the greatest sense of the word. I've seen her excel in stand-up, sketch, improv, and even in karaoke. She was on the Frank Caliendo sketch show Frank TV, and has made it very far in

#32 - Briana Hansen

May 19th, 2016 1h 14m

What I love about the comedy world is that there are so many different people in it that it's impossible to meet everyone. When I met comedian Briana Hansen (@thebrianahansen) we realized we had over 50 mutual friends in common, most of which a

#31 - Jay Mandyam

May 16th, 2016 1h 1m

Comedian Jay Mandyam (@jmandyam) recently surprised me with a character reel he put together of him doing some impressions and some original characters he created. I was blown away, because I have known Jay for about six years ever since he mov

#30 - Matt Ritter

May 12th, 2016 1h 11m

I have spoken frequently on my podcast about a producing gig I ended up not taking that would have sent me internationally for a few months to places like West Africa, Brazil, and a bunch of otherthird world countries. Comedian Matt Ritter (@ma

#29 - Dave Williamson

May 9th, 2016 1h 11m

I love comedians who don't limit themselves. Dave Williamson isthe perfect example of a comedian who thinks of something that hewants to do and attempts to execute the idea even if he's unsureexactly how to go about it. He is not only a very

#28 - Kirk Smith

May 5th, 2016 1h 4m

I know a lot of people, but Idon't REALLY know all of them. I run intocomedian Kirk Smith (@kirksmithcomedy) at least once a week in acomedy club. Our conversations really don't last longer than acouple of minutes because comedy clubs are c

#27 - Brett Riley

May 2nd, 2016 1h 4m

Comedian Brett Riley (@BrettRiley) is one of my favorite peopleto talk to, and not just about comedy. He's someone I would befriends with even if we didn't work in the same industry, becausehe has his priorities in life very well set: family

#26 - Thai Rivera

Apr 28th, 2016 1h 15m

I have known comedian Thai Rivera (@thairivera) for well over a decade. I first saw him go on stage when he was probably less than a year into stand-up and was already a commanding stage presence. He is one of the most brutally honest people I