Send us a text Josh Wilbert turned a decade-long dream into a reality like we all do -- by going to ... Utica? A comedian in Rome, N.Y., Wilbert got on stage at his honeymoon before finding the comedy scenes in Albany and Utica. A voice actor and Stage Time Trivia host, Wilbert ditched the dishwashing job when his daughter was born and he's been telling jokes since the start of 2019. Follow Josh Wilbert Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWilberbeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewilberbea...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Send us a text Richard Douglas Jones has been doing stand-up in Memphis, Tenn., for the last 12 years. He got his start at 30, but he's proven he's one of the best around. Jones opens regularly for Patton Oswalt and Hannibal Buress and has been a part of several festivals. He'll be at the 1865 Comedy Festival in Atlanta in June and the Altercation Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas, in October. He also co-hosts the Black Nerd Power podcast, which is nominated for Best Podcast at the American Black...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Send us a text John Bruton is one of the busiest comedians in Ohio. Based in Cleveland, Bruton runs two weekly shows -- Make Em Laugh Mondays and the Friday Late Show -- and released Nothing Special on YouTube in January. He works with Ali Siddiq and anybody who comes through the Cleveland area at the surrounding Funny Bones and the Cleveland Improv. His great uncle, Bill Bruton, played with the Milwaukee Braves -- he was pretty good, too; led the NL in steals his first three years -- so John an...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Send us a text Rhode Island comedian Maya Manion has been doing stand-up since 2006 and is one of the funniest people in New England. A mother of three supportive kids, Manion grew up in Vermont and lived in Delaware before becoming a staple in the New England comedy scene. She's performing at the 2021 Rogue Island Comedy Festival on May 28 and May 29. Go see her if you can. Follow Maya Manion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maya_manion/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mayamanion Support the s...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Send us a text Salt Lake City comedian Rachel Rothenberg started doing stand-up five years ago while canvassing in Nevada for the 2016 presidential election. An excellent writer and an avid Seinfeld fan, Rothenberg launched the PandeMic in February 2020 to tackle the online market when the pandemic began as a way to keep comedians in shape. She ran that for a year and is still producing content online while preparing for a move to New York City. She's also got two cats. That's the important part...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Send us a text San Antonio comedian Irma Ruiz left her teaching job and found her place on the stage. A stand-up in her sixth year, Ruiz works all over Texas, Las Vegas and anywhere in range of a casino. Born to entertain, she's a mother of four and she's determined to make a career in comedy. Follow Irma Ruiz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindtwistcomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtwistcomedy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindTwistComedy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtw...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Send us a text Wes Corwin got his start in stand-up at the University of Texas in Austin and moved to Memphis for a few years. He came back to Texas to win the Best Comedian in Dallas, awarded by the Dallas Observer, and took first in the Addison Improv's Funniest Comedian in Texas in 2018. He's a hilarious writer and performer and was able to get some of his animation work on Conan during the pandemic. Follow Wes Corwin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesCorwinHasFriends Instagram: https://w...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Send us a text Dewayne White was in the military for 23 years and ended his career in northern Virginia. After sending a kid to college, he began a new journey as a stand-up. Incredibly active during the pandemic, White is trying to stand out in a very competitive D.C. comedy scene, while also giving back to the Armed Services Arts Partnership for veterans. But what's scarier than serving 23 years in the army? Try doing stand-up in cowboy boots in front of a drunk, hostile crowd. Follow Dewayne ...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Send us a text Los Angeles comedian Jonathan Flanagan made the switch from improv to stand-up and has been telling jokes all over the world. He's performed at several festivals across the country and spent three weeks at a fairly big one in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2019. Flanagan is a great writer and once played basketball with Sarah Silverman. That's all the resume anybody ever needs. Follow Jonathan Flanagan Website: https://www.realgoodcomedy.com/ Be a part of the Patreon team. Support the sh...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Send us a text Rebekah Gibson is a hilarious comedian and podcaster in Chicago. She started doing stand-up about five years ago in Wisconsin and moved to Chicago shortly after that. A big fan of fast food, especially Popeye's and Taco Bell, Gibson teamed up with good buddies and fellow comedians Blake Burkhart and Jonah Jurkens to start a new podcast, Never Seen The Simpsons. Gibson is watching The Simpsons for the first time while Burkhart and Jurkens witness the adventure first-hand. The three...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Send us a text Wendy Wilkins moved from Binghamton to Los Angeles in 1992 and she's been there ever since. A stand-up and screenwriter, she's been working in entertainment since graduating from SUNY New Paltz. From seeing Adam Sandler in the green room during college to working in production on Mr. Show and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Wilkins has been able to achieve a childhood dream. Follow Wendy Wilkins Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyjean/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WendyJeanWil...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Send us a text After spending 15 years in the army, James Mac began his stand-up comedy career in Dallas before moving to Arizona and then to New Jersey. Firmly entrenched in the New York City and Philadelphia scenes, Mac auditioned for a spot at the New York Comedy Club before having to shift his business online. Since then, he's flourished -- both as a producer and comedian. Follow James Mac Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamesmaccomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesmaccomedy/ ...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Send us a text Dan Bublitz, Jr. spent the first six months of his 11-year stand-up career in South Dakota before moving to San Diego. After helping start the San Diego Comedy Festival, he came back to South Dakota and is now in Saint Paul, Minn. Bublitz has interviewed comedians from across the country on his podcast, The Art of Bombing, and filmed a Dry Bar Comedy special in October 2020. He's a perpetual student of comedy and a whole lot of fun. Follow Dan Bublitz, Jr. Facebook: https://www.fa...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Send us a text Williamsport comedian Yeti Kiersnowski got his start in stand-up after hosting a burlesque show. Four years later, he's one of the most established comedians in central Pennsylvania. He grew up near Baltimore in the punk rock scene and uses his skills as a bartender to improve on the stage. He also helped his step-mom discover what a gloryhole is at a Jim Breuer show. You know how that happens, right? Follow Yeti Kiersnowski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eddieisntfunny Instag...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Send us a text Betty Smithsonian found stand-up comedy through her success in the Philadelphia improv scene and she's become one of the best in the area. Philadelphia Magazine's 2019 Best Up-and-Coming Comedian, Smithsonian has been able to transition from the traditional stage to Zoom, which has inspired her one-woman show, Ants Ants Underpants. Plus she's got a megaphone. How can you compete with a megaphone? Follow Betty Smithsonian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettysmithsonian/ Twitt...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Send us a text E.J. Masicampo is a father and a successful psychology professor at Wake Forest with a Ph.D., but decided to give stand-up a shot. Turns out, he's pretty good at that, too. Masicampo's already a big part of the Winston-Salem comedy scene. He's a regular host at the Idiot Box Comedy Club and has been working out material regularly on Zoom throughout the pandemic. But his biggest accomplishment is having a brother who graduated from Harvard. Follow E.J. Masicampo Instagram: https://...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Send us a text Emma Paxton grew up in Montclair, N.J., and has been doing stand-up for three years. After a couple years going between New Jersey and New York City, she decided to move to Rochester -- and then a pandemic happened. Since then, she's been keeping busy doing Zoom shows and waiting to get acclimated to a new comedy scene. Oh. She's also watched a lot of sitcoms. Full House, anyone? Follow Emma Paxton Instagram: https://instagram.com/emma._paxton?igshid=1otg71qzntopk Hyper Aware: htt...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Send us a text Dan Hoppel is a very funny comedian from Scranton. He's fresh out of the hospital with kidney issues and might still be alive by the time of this episode's release. Who knows? He's one of the greats. Hoppel doesn't take any garbage on stage, but he's one of the funniest orphans you'll ever meet. Follow Dan Hoppel: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoppelFamilyReunion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rkothemic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkothemic Support the show...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Send us a text Ithaca comedian Kenneth McLaurin got his start in North Carolina, where he received some advice he'll never forget. One of the funniest people in Upstate New York, McLaurin hasn't met a small town he doesn't like -- at least for the night. He's been telling jokes for 10 years and is always bringing something interesting to Ithaca. Follow Kenneth McLaurin: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KennethMclaurinComedian/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenneth_mclaurin_comedian/ Twi...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Send us a text Niko Lukoff is a comedian in Nampa, , Idaho, but he's made his name by starting a Facebook group page, Displaced Comedians, which has become a great resource for thousands of jokesters without a home during the pandemic. Created in mid-April, Displaced Comedians has about 4,000 members and has become a database for open mics and online shows all over the world. A traveling salesman, Lukoff started doing comedy in August 2019, so he's been learning through Zoom, but has already pic...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Send us a text Andrew Schiavone started out serving chicken wings at the Richmond Funny Bone and moved to New York City in 2013 to start comedy. A co-host of the Panic Attacking podcast with Steven Rogers, Schiavone has been able to combine his anxiety and obsession with comedy into a promising future. Schiavone is a regular in the New York scene and has been doing his best to keep growing during a pandemic. Follow Andrew Schiavone Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewschiavone/ Twitter: h...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Send us a text Jimmy Moynihan is a comedian living in Melbourne, Fla. He got sick of Binghamton and moved closer to the alligators and learned to love it. He's been stuck at home during the pandemic, but he runs one of the best Zoom open mics going with comedians checking in from all over the country. Moynihan did his first set as a junior in high school, booked shows at SUNY Oneonta and had a memorable evening at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. He's a good dude. Follow Jimmy Moynihan Insta...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Send us a text Zach Dresch started his stand-up career seven years ago in Sioux Falls and now he's one of the best comedians in South Dakota. A life-long punk rock fan and a drummer in a dueling piano group, Dresh is able to combine his passions for music and comedy while still being able to work through the pandemic. He saw Motion City Soundtrack twice in 2020, so maybe the year wasn't a total loss? Follow Zach Dresh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zadresch Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Send us a text Chris "Chimmer" Chmielewski has been doing stand-up for about three years in the Lewisburg/Williamsport, Pa., areas. The founder and editor of Foster Focus magazine, Chimmer grew up in the system and he's grown to become an award-winning journalist and frequent guest at the White House. Of course, he could be lying. Who knows? He used to work at the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and I didn't. We get into that here. Follow Foster Focus magazine: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Foster...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Send us a text Christophe Jean is a really funny comedian from Orlando, Fla., who's been doing stand-up for four years. A coronavirus survivor, he's already back on stage because Florida has no rules. Jean left a job at Universal Studios to take a spot at a weed dispensary and he's never been happier. Now he's buried in producing comedy -- through Instagram, TikTok, stand-up and his new podcast with Nick DeStefano, French Booty. Follow Christophe Jean: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imchri...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Send us a text It didn’t take long for Shirelle “Gator” Kinder to be noticed in the Rochester comedy scene. Constantly writing while living her life, Kinder has been able to translate working as a bartender to being a ball-buster on stage. After advancing to the finals of the Funniest Person in Rochester twice, there’s no denying Kinder is one of the best. Even her grandma thinks so. She’s also got a cat named Fellatio. Do you need to know more than that? Follow Shirelle Kinder: Instagram: https...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Send us a text Binghamton comedian Hal Stewart grew up in Syracuse and started doing stand-up in 2018. He's been all over the East Coast telling jokes about his family -- with their consent. Stewart discussed his time in the navy, how being a salesman has helped his comedy career and why you should never trust him when he's got a roll of quarters in his hand. Follow Hal Stewart: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hal-Stewart-Comedy-2118869201728429/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hal.stewa...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Send us a text Nick Hopping got his start in comedy in high school in Richmond, Va., and moved to New York City from Washington, D.C., a couple years ago. Now he's got a half-hour special, Giraffe in the Shed, out on YouTube. Hopping and his girlfriend, Samantha Freeman, run multiple comedy shows under Stand Up a La Mode throughout the city -- including one on their apartment patio. They also own a giraffe statue, a trend that's sure to pick up around the city soon. Watch Giraffe in the Shed htt...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Send us a text Chris Cyr has been doing comedy across the Midwest for the last eight years. A St. Louis native, Cyr works at the Helium and Funny Bone comedy clubs in the city along with producing his own shows and running an open mic. Busy guy. The host of the Impolite Company podcast and a feature at Helium, Cyr has opened for Mark Normand, JB Smoove, Kyle Kinane and Christopher Titus -- even if it meant pausing Fuller House. Follow Chris Cyr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChrisCyr Inst...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Send us a text Bret Raybould started doing stand-up when he was at Wake Forest University, moved to New York City after graduating and has been there ever since. A Kansas City native, Raybould and his brother, Jordan, have toured the country together telling jokes in all sorts of rooms. Bret Raybould released his debut comedy special, Bret Raybould Retires from Comedy, on YouTube on Nov. 23 -- just in time for the holidays. Listen to it and see why he made the decision to retire -- and unretire ...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 56
