Two of our favorites are on this week, Rory O’Connor and Alexis Ramirez. Rory is a 22 year old engineering student from New Jersey with an affinity for art school girls. He spent 2 years in Greenville for an internship where he started doing comedy, and Alexis is my lovely, hilarious roommate. Today we recap our Friday night visit to a Greek restaurant here in Astoria, Alexis and I tell subway stories, Rory talks about his one and only prop joke with color pallets from Home Depot, and we talk ab...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Our first New York comic guest on the show…the very funny, and good at sex, Zach Koscuik! Zach is a stand up comedian and podcaster originally from New Jersey, and has been living in Queens, NY for the last 2 years. With quick wit and a dark sensibility, Koscuik is being recognized, but mostly by people on the N-Train. You may also have seen him performing at some of the biggest dive bars in the city. Zach is hilarious and a very nice guy. Today we talk about all things NY, including the stress ...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Our guest this week is the very funny Julia Macias. Julia describes herself as an “antenna for the unwell”. She exploded into the Asheville comedy scene late 2021, and has already performed as far as Pensacola, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. On this interview, Julia shares her impression of me, and we talk about the “F” word. We discuss anxiety, and what produces anxiety for each of us. We also discuss Julia’s transition, a past relationship & lessons she learned by the idealizing of a partne...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Our guest this week is Famously Robyn! Robyn and I are mutual friends of Columbia, SC based film producer and screenplay writer Corey John. She is on today is to promote a live show this Saturday, August 7 called “The Laugh Supper” at Suite 66 in Columbia SC @ 7PM. The show is produced by Corey, and will have great food, sketch Comedy, improv comedy, music and crowd participation. It’s described as “SNL meets Wild N’ Out and Whose Line is it Anyway? Full meal is included with the ticket price, a...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Two outstanding guests from Asheville today: Christian Lee and Moira Gorree. Christian is a 5 year comic from Puerto Rico, now living in Asheville. In addition to standup, Christian creates great comic art you can check out @pixelateforwork, and is a yo-yo aficionado. Moira is one of the top Asheville comics. She’s been doing standup for 6 years and has opened for Maria Bamford and Shane Torres. We sat outside the Odd in Asheville and had a lot of fun on today’s episode. We chat about where we w...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 115
This week is a Columbia GVL crossover… 2 of the funniest dudes from the midlands came up to GVL to record an episode: Timmy Klaseus and Pate Gardner. I met them at the Art Bar downtown Columbia which is one of the best mics around (every Tuesday @ 8:30). Together they run the “Uncommon Gents” podcast where they talk about their uncommon body shapes, among other things. By day Timmy is a courier for a law firm, like a butler, and Pate is in logistics for a food products manufacturer. Timmy has be...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Our guest today is man who says he loves to dance even though he’s fat… the humble and loveable Zach Stephens. Zach’s the man. Originally from Sylva, NC, Zach has spent most of his life in Greenville and has been doing standup just under a year. He’s quickly becoming a regular at mics in the upstate, and is very supportive of the local scene. On today’s episode, we discuss why are comics so negative? We also hear Zach’s comedy origin story, from growing up with a troubled childhood, working in t...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Our guest today is Tucker Lawson. This is Tucker’s third time on the show. Always love talking to him because he’s a huge nerd like me. He’s a hilarious 7 year comic, in law school at the University of Mississippi, and in one year, he’ll officially be a lawyer. Today we talk about the legality of Ja Morant flashing a gun on his IG story, the psychology of “Trust” as it relates to the Jerry Sandusky, Larry Nassar, and Bernie Madoff cases, a time Tucker got scammed as an Uber Driver, the stand up ...
Jul 03, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 112
This is the first episode from our new apartment in New York City. (Well, Queens, technically. Manhattan is expensive). Between unpacking and fighting people for parking, had a chance to upload this. Our guest today is the most interesting man in the world: J. Curtis Strickland. He is a musician, monk, actor, adult film star (jk), b.s. artist, marine, and friend of Adam Schulte/Todd A. Davis. He’s also the host of the Tea & F**** Podcast and designs cool t-shirts for Hells Heart Co. On this ...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 111
I’m moving to New York City, and this is my last week in Greenville. Will miss everyone a lot, but looking forward to continuing standup in NY. This is a special episode with two of my comedy role models, Travis Thuband and Jess Cooley. They’ve both been on before…you know Travis as the friendly-but-sometimes-hostile host of Coffee Underground and ½ of the Nasty Hooks (featured in our intro music). Jess is from Asheville and regularly headlines throughout the area. This interview was kind of ins...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Today we have two lovely ladies from Asheville on the show: Jess Williams and Miranda Allison. Jess and Miranda are good friends who found each other through the comedy scene in Asheville where they’ve been performing standup over the last year. Jess is from NY/Philly area and Miranda is from Hendersonville, NC. In today’s interview, they share their comedy origin stories…Miranda describes how she got on stage after living in a van traveling across the country and how she’s found a comedy home i...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Our guest today is Ivan Judas, our first native Mexican comedian on the show! Ivan was born and raised in Aguascalientes, Mexico. In 2023, he spent several months visiting Asheville where he regularly performed standup and quickly became a favorite of audiences and the local comics. Ivan is a native Spanish speaker and the only comic I know who can perform in both English and Spanish, getting big laughs regardless. In this interview, Ivan describes the differences between standup in Mexico vs. t...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 108
On today’s episode we welcome the man in black himself, George Wagner. He dresses like Johnny Cash (or an Olive Garden waiter). Now living in Canton, originally from Toledo, OH, George is a regular in the Asheville and Greenville comedy scenes who has been doing standup since 2017. By day, George owns a computer consulting business. Geo uses observational comedy with a twisted take on things he encounters to bring laughs to crowds both virtually and in real life. He’s the founder of Buttondown c...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 107
One of my favorite people in Greenville joins the show today: Samiha Islam! Samiha is a Bangladeshi born Asian-American engineer and data specialist. She grew up in NYC and found her way to Greenville, SC 3 years ago for her career. She is a student of life and constantly challenges herself through pageantry, modeling, public speaking, teaching Zumba and experiments here a there in the music and comedy scene. She is a founder of a nonprofit-New Yorkers for Bangladeshi Mutual Aid. And she volunte...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Kelby was one of my first friends in comedy when we started standup almost 3 years ago. Originally from Union, SC, Kelby is now living in LA. Kelby is father, nurse, Army vet, Yogi, actor, and comedian. On this interview, we reminisce about early memories of standup, and Kelby tells his comedy story, beginning in El Paso, Texas when he first was inspired to try standup, through his time in Greenville, Tennessee, and now Hollywood. He shares lessons learned through his divorce and custody battle,...
May 15, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Today on the show we have, Superdad Jones! “da-da-da-dahhhh”. Hailing from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Superdad is in fact a super dad. He’s a father of 7 children. He and his wife / manager Miss Felicia run the “Be Bold and Be Heard comedy competition at the Crystal Ballroom in Roebuck, SC every month. Superdad has been doing comedy for several years and is ‘ten toes down’ (Superdad explained to me what this means, listen if you want to know too). On today’s episode, we talk about black vs. wh...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Historian, seamstress, and comedian Madison Braswell joins the show today. Originally from Charlotte, Madison moved to Greenville and got on stage for the first time fall of 2022 after splitting with her fiancé, and getting peer pressured by her friend Alexis Ramirez. After getting on stage she fell in love with standup. Madison developed a vocal chord disorder over COVID (spasmodic dysphonia) that limited her ability to speak/interact with people, and standup has been the perfect outlet to expr...
May 01, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Today the beautiful comedian, actress, model Jessica Wells joins the show. Also we have two bonus guests…Jessica’s two children Armani and Seven joined us as well. I’m proud to be their new step father. Jessica is from South Carolina originally and has been doing standup for the last year. On stage, Jessica is sweet and likable, and honest to a fault. She’ll go there. Today we talk about astrology, teeth whitening, the power of manifestation, authenticity and consistent communication in relation...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Lots of laughs on this special episode with David Smitty and David Dowdy. Smitty is a new friend of mine from the Columbia SC comedy scene. He’s a worker, comedian, podcaster, and amateur athlete. Smitty always brings hot takes on stage, and is incredibly likable. David Dowdy is originally from Redbank, SC, and has one of the most calming presences I’ve experienced in comedy. David started standup in 2021, and has a background in public speaking for Alcoholic’s / Narcotic’s Anonymous. On this ep...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Dave Landau and Derek Richards are guests today on the 100th episode of the podcast. Dave is an internationally touring comedian, originally from Detroit Michigan. Dave got his start at Second City’s Conservatory, and he’s performed on Comedy Central’s “This is Not Happening, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Louder with Crowder, and he has a new comedy special called “A Prison Ten” linked below. Derek Richards is a comedian, author and cancer survivor. He’s a favorite at comedy clubs, cruise ships, an...
Apr 10, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Brad Deaton is back on the show! From Walhalla, SC, Brad has been doing comedy for 2 years. He books shows at the Palmetto Distillery in Anderson and at the Oconee Community Theater. Brad’s style of comedy is a combination of southern charm, contagious stage energy, personal stories, and “oh my god, did he actually just say that?” In addition to writing and performing stand up comedy, Brad is a musician, TikTok’er, and author. His children’s book “How To Shave A Zebra” is available on Amazon. Ha...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Meet Dan Sweeney - one of the funniest dudes I’ve met in SC. By day he’s a carpenter, and you can follow his work @wisecrackwoodworks on Instagram. He’s an aspiring golfer with a mean stinger draw, and he runs a podcast with his finance Katie called “Coots & Pen.” Originally from Connecticut, Dan is now living in Charleston where he’s been doing standup for the last 5 years. He has a ridiculously dark sense of humor inspired by his dad’s close call with 9/11 and a history of drug and alcohol...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Welcome to Jackie Land. Jackie Rose joins the show today. She is new to the Greenville comedy scene and has been doing standup for the last 2 years. Originally from Montgomery Alabama, Jackie has lived in Denver where she studied psychology and creative writing, and White Plains, New York where she started doing comedy. By day, Jackie is a senior copywriter at a marketing company, and by night she tells jokes, describing herself as a kind and happy gal with a twisted sense of humor. Jackie is hi...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Amelia Nelson! Amelia is our favorite mom (of 5) slash comic proudly hailing from Marietta (South Carolina, not Georgia). Now based in Greenville, Amelia has been doing standup comedy for the last 3 years. We’ve known each other in passing for awhile, but this was our first extended conversation, and we had a blast. We shared our first impressions of each other, and each other’s comedy and how thankfully both have come a long way. We talk about progress in standup, shoutout new local comics who ...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Hillary Begley joins the show today. Hillary is a talented comedian and actress. Originally from Brevard, NC, Hillary now lives in Asheville. This month marks Hillary’s 10thyear doing standup comedy. She’s best most known for playing Lucy Dickson in the 2018 Netflix movie “Dumplin” starring Jennifer Aniston. She has toured the country as the star of the Feral Hogs Comedy Tour, and in 2022, she was a featured performer on the Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam. Hillary is great. She has an...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Tray Diddy Evans joins the show. Tray is kind of an a-hole, but he’s one of the funniest a-holes I know. Tray is from Laurens County, SC, and by day he’s a barber. On today’s interview we are onsite/on-location at Quality Cuts Barber Shop in Laurens where we chat as Tray works. Everybody is a celebrity at the barbershop. Tray has been cutting hair since he was 11 and telling jokes since he was born. Today I learn why it’s bad etiquette to ask who does the best fade at a barber shop, we meet the ...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Unmolded shame, fat tits, the unf*kable homunculus, biscuit Pete (and many other names)…the one and only Travis Thuband returns to the show. Travis is 11 years into standup comedy and one of the best comics in Greenville. Travis is hilarious. Many know him from getting berated as audience members at Coffee Underground downtown Greenville where he hosts a weekly open mic (7PM – come out!). In addition to standup, Travis produces music for the Nasty Hooks: a genre-defying, provocative, group putti...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Alexis Ramirez and Coble Panetti are on the show today. Both former guests, Alexis and Coble are very funny comics, and sometimes we carpool together to mics. So today we brought the mics with us on our drive to the Asheville Music Hall (Open mic every Wednesday 8PM). On the ride, you’ll hear Alexis yell at me for questionable driving. We also debate the worst way to die, who is the smartest local comic, and why I’m uncomfortable talking about sex. Follow Alexis and Coble at the links below, and...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Matt Richards and Bill Riner join the show. Matt is one of my best non-comic friends in Greenville, and most of you know Bill (our favorite bridal tailoring/Batman loving/toast review giving/cat grooming comic w/autism). Today, instead of a normal interview, the 3 of us take the atomic gummy bear challenge: We all eat a “Lil Nitro”, the world’s hottest gummy bear, which is 9,000 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper. Watch us suffer as we try to make conversation in excruciating pain. In between g...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Local comedian and heartthrob Amanda Neal joins the show today. Amanda is great…she’s a beam of light who radiates positive vibes on and off stage. Originally from Charlotte, Amanda moved to Greenville in 2018. She works at Railside Studios and owns a spa called Fortified Wellness Studios. She also runs a book club and hosts music bingo at Birds Fly South and Community Tap in Travelers Rest. On today’s episode, Amanda teaches me about women’s cycles, we share relationship stories, the importance...
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 90
