This is a special non-comedy episode.Russ Green is a great DC comic and former guest on the podcast. In this episode we discuss his lack of expectations for how the murder of George Floyd will change the country, being a black person in Americ

Sean answers comics' questions II

Mar 10th, 2020 28m 55s

Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year. In this episode he answers a question from a comic about how to decide between focusing on developing as a comic or focusing on a separate creati

Tommy McNamara

Mar 3rd, 2020 37m 36s

Tommy McNamara is a New York-based comic where he is a regular at Caroline's on Broadway. He is also a contributor for Onion Sports and hosts the popular podcast Stand By Your Band. In this episode, he talks about what it's like trying to get j

Myq Kaplan

Feb 25th, 2020 55m 40s

Myq Kaplan is a veteran comic who has been on pretty much every late night show, Last Comic Standing, America's Got Talent, and has Comedy Central and Netflix specials. In this episode he talks about his background in linguistics and how he has

Sean answers comics' questions

Feb 18th, 2020 20m 11s

Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year. In this episode he answers questions from comics about what is needed from a submission tape and when you should start thinking about making a we

Caleb Synan

Feb 11th, 2020 49m 8s

Caleb Synan has appeared on Conan and Comedy Central, most recently on The Ringers with Bill Burr. In this episode he talks about starting out in Georgia before moving to Los Angeles to begin to climb the ladder there as well as his positive ou

Adam Newman

Feb 4th, 2020 49m 6s

Adam Newman is a Los Angeles-based comic who has appeared on CBS, HBO, and Comedy Central and has an hour special called Fuzzies on Amazon. In this episode he talks about how he was able to hit all of the early markers of stand-up success and h

Noah Gardenswartz

Jan 28th, 2020 37m 12s

Noah Gardenswartz is a great comic who has been headlining with us for years. He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar and is currently a writer for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In this episode, he talks about knowing when it's time to move on, wheth

Denise Taylor

Jan 21st, 2020 39m 25s

Denise Taylor is a very funny DC comic. She is a contributor to the Onion and a regular on Underground Comedy shows. In this episode, we talk about her progression from her first open mic to getting a manager to writing a pilot to committing he

Paris Sashay

Jan 14th, 2020 46m 33s

Paris Sashay was a great DC comic for years before moving on to New York. After being brutally attacked outside of a night club in DC several years ago, Paris was able to turn her experience into a source of strength and inspiration. She found

Mekki Leeper

Jan 7th, 2020 1h 2m

Mekki Leeper is a Los Angeles-based comic who started headlining clubs at the age of 23. Now 25, he is filming a pilot for Comedy Central that is over three years in the making and started as a live show in Philadelphia. In this episode, he tal

Carmen Lynch

Dec 31st, 2019 44m 59s

Carmen Lynch has been headlining with us for years, is a regular at the Comedy Cellar, and has performed on Conan, Last Comic Standing, and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In this episode, she talks about doing stand-up in Spanish, the chal

Russ Green

Dec 24th, 2019 1h 4m

Russ Green is a good friend of mine and one of the first comics I met in DC when we first started almost nine years ago. Since then, Russ has written for multiple publications, including BET, and has been a fixture on Underground Comedy shows a

Josh Gondelman

Dec 17th, 2019 47m 5s

Josh Gondelman spent several years as a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and is now a writer and producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. He has performed on Late Night, Conan, and The Late Late Show. And he just put out a new

Ryan Donahue

Dec 10th, 2019 45m 2s

Ryan Donahue is a New York-based comic who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Crashing on HBO. In this episode, he talks about trying to develop into an authentic comic who is irreplaceable while also learning to navigate the business side o

Sarah Tollemache

Dec 3rd, 2019 1h 5m

Sarah Tollemache has appeared on Comedy Central and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In this episode, she talks about using Twitter to write jokes, how she got into the clubs in New York, and the challenge of being assertive in the comedy wo

Joe List

Nov 26th, 2019 53m 50s

Joe List is one of the earliest Underground Comedy headliners and has headlined with us every year since we started. He has appeared on The Late Show, Conan, and Comedy Central. In this episode, he talks about dealing with anxiety and what it's

Robby Hoffman

Nov 19th, 2019 47m 15s

Robby Hoffman is a Canadian comedian now living in Los Angeles. She has written for The Chris Gethard Show on TruTV and Workin' Moms on Netflix and was recently named a Comedy Central Up Next comic. In this episode, she talks about making the j

Ryan Schutt

Nov 12th, 2019 56m 35s

Ryan Schutt is a New York-based comic who has appeared on Gotham Comedy Live. Ryan and I started doing stand-up in DC around the same time. We talk about what it was like in those early days and how our paths diverged with him moving to New Yor

Monroe Martin

Nov 5th, 2019 44m 26s

Monroe Martin is a very funny comic who has appeared on Last Comic Standing, The Tonight with Jimmy Fallon, and Comedy Central. In this episode he talks about growing up in foster care, moving to New York with no job or money, and his approach

Elahe Izadi

Oct 29th, 2019 59m

Elahe Izadi is a good friend of mine and a very funny local comic who has been performing in the area for years. She is also a pop culture writer for the Washington Post. Elahe and I were both at The Kennedy Center on Sunday night for the Mark

Marina Franklin

Oct 22nd, 2019 1h 5m

Marina Franklin has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, and Chappelle's Show. In this episode, she talks about when to not follow your gut, being a star versus being a great comic, and what is was like when she was recently d

Tom Thakkar

Oct 15th, 2019 46m 18s

Tom Thakkar is a hilarious comic who has appeared on Conan and has a Comedy Central half hour special coming out next month. In this episode Tom talks about progressing from a small scene in Indiana to clubs in Chicago and eventually to New Yor

Alex Edelman

Oct 8th, 2019 48m 4s

Alex Edelman is a great comic who is known for his three critically acclaimed one-person shows. In this episode Alex talks about starting stand-up as a teenager, the difference between his solo shows and performing comedy clubs, and the two fun

Petey DeAbreu

Oct 1st, 2019 1h 29m

Petey DeAbreu is one of the fastest rising comics in New York City and has been featured on Comedy Central. In this episode he talks about his decision to leave his life of hustling and dedicate himself to his earliest dream - being a comedian.