Send us a text Mike O'Donnell is a comedian in Harrisburg, Pa., who started doing stand-up right before 2011 ended. He's still doing it. Plus he's got a podcast, A Boy and His Fridge, with his best friend and roommate, Manny Santiago. O'Donnell is a regular at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone, where he hosts the open mic, and he opened for Dave Attell, who proved why he's one of the nicest people in comedy. Support the show...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Send us a text Syracuse comedian Zach Koscuik did his first set at a talent show in ninth grade. He's grown a lot since then and even started writing his own material. He got his start in Albany in 2017 before finding a home in Syracuse. He moved to New York City to make a run at doing comedy on a full-time basis. He hosts The Wine Boyz podcast, too, because he's very talented. Follow Zach Koscuik: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thezachedward/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thezachedward Sup...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Send us a text Mike Terry did stand-up for the first time when he was 16 years old at a talent show in high school. He got serious at 18 and has been working around Syracuse -- and all over New York -- ever since to become one of the most consistent comedians in the upstate area. He's been all over the state since the state opened up in April and it shows in the work he's been getting. He's also got a new podcast with Jax-On that airs on Friday. Follow Mike Terry Instagram: https://www.instagram...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Send us a text Sarah Aswell started doing stand-up six years ago and has been improving the scene in Missoula, Mont., ever since. She's one of the best comedians in Montana and recently opened for Hassan Manaj and won the Standup Showdown Comedy Competition in Helena. A mother of two and roommate to two clever cats, she runs comedy workshops for women, writes for the New Yorker and Reductress, Mad Magazine and McSweeney's and performs all over the state, including the Last Best Comedy Club in Bo...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Send us a text Alan Fish started doing stand-up in Albany way back in 2002. A radio host for ESPN, Fish moved to Cedar Rapids in 2011 and quickly became the Funniest Person in Iowa. He came back to New York after a five-year run and he's now got a state job, a fiancé and three houses to keep. Fish recorded a special at the Madison Theater on July 18, 2021 -- much to the surprise of everybody at the World of RV Festival. Follow Alan Fish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adickfish/ Twitter: ht...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Send us a text Filmmaker Matt Jardin started his stand-up career on April 1, 2015 in Anchorage and he's one of only a few comedians in Alaska. A producer like so many other comedians in the scene, Jardin was able to do the 2020 Asian Comedy Festival in New York City and helped out with the B4UDie Fest in Anchorage in 2019. He's also got advice for any young comedian dabbling in edgy material. Follow Matt Jardin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattJardin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ma...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Send us a text Ashwyn Singh emigrated from New Delhi to Ontario, Canada, when he was 19 and started doing stand-up when he was working in San Jose, Calif. Already a musician for seven years, Singh has been working hard on developing his new skillset. He's done more than 300 mics or shows during the pandemic and is entertaining audiences all over the world with his intelligent brand of humor. Follow Ashwyn Singh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashwynsingh/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Send us a text Glen Foster has been doing stand-up all over Canada for the last 40 years. Growing up outside of Toronto, Foster fell in love with the attention comedy brought during a talent show in high school. Ever since, he's been performing in clubs, corporate events and wherever he can find a stage. Foster, who's in Ottawa now, has been in festivals all over Canada, including Just For Laughs in Montreal eight times. He released his fourth album, Unchecked, on May 25, 2021. Follow Glen Foste...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Send us a text Tommy Ryman is a super funny and very accomplished stand-up out of Minneapolis. He started right out of college in 2005, released his first album, Bath Time with Tommy Ryman, in 2011 and put out Having the Time of My Life in 2018. He's recording his third album at Acme Comedy Co. on Nov. 24-27. Ryman was a semifinalist on Last Comic Standing in 2014, recorded two Dry Bar Comedy specials and has worked with Nick Swardson, Maria Bamford, Louie Anderson -- fellow Minnesota comics -- ...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Send us a text Chicago Cubs-loving Adam Mamawala started doing stand-up in New Jersey and played at colleges before trying to make a home in the New York City comedy scene. He separated from his wife in September 2019 and found a productive way to deal with everything he was going through -- by taking it to the stage. Mamawala is headlining Stand Up New York on Nov. 30 and Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago on Dec. 3 and 4, where he'll be recording his second album. The pandemic has done his mind a l...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Send us a text Indianapolis comedian Gwen Sunkel works as a nurse practitioner in hospice care during the day and takes the stage at night to try to shake off the sadness. Six years into her stand-up career, Sunkel participated in the Limestone Comedy Festival in Bloomington, Ind., in September2021 and she's set to record her debut album, "No More Tears" on Nov. 11. She's a big Golden Girls fan and also opened for Ron Jeremy. What an eclectic life. Follow Gwen Sunkel Instagram: https://www.insta...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Send us a text Wes Williams started doing stand-up seven years ago in Harrisburg, Pa. After taking abuse from audiences all around Pennsylvania, he moved to Denver in 2018 and has been there ever since. Introspective and hilarious, Williams is in a sketch group called Meatloaf and the Milkman and will never be in a polyamorous relationship. Follow Wes Williams: Instagram: https://instagram.com/olwessy?utm_medium=copy_link ML&MM YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK14MovFaqXH44...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Send us a text Al found two feral cats to match her personality and has rebranded herself for when comedy comes back. The only scientist to ever make an appearance on this podcast, Al has been doing stand-up for the last three years -- turning a new-found hobby into a definite skill. After getting her start in Corning, she moved to Rochester and is looking to make a bigger imprint in that scene once things open up again. Follow Al Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flxprincess/ Support the sho...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Send us a text Genevieve Rice is one of the best comedians in Phoenix, Ariz. She started doing stand-up in 2007 when Oklahoma City's scene was tiny and got her footing in Arizona, where she began her producing career in 2014. She established the Bird City Comedy Festival in 2016 and she spends six months every year making sure it's as good as could be. Rice co-produces The Birdcage, a weekly show on Zoom, too, and hosts the Little Bird open mic every Thursday. Follow Genevieve Rice Instagram: ht...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Send us a text Megan Goetz is about to record her first album at the Grape Room in Philadelphia. She started doing stand-up while at Penn State in 2012, then moved to Philly to give it a real go and it's certainly paid. She's a big fan of the paranormal -- she hosts the Real Chills Podcast as proof -- and a regular at the Helium Comedy Club and all over the city. She's recording the album on Saturday, Oct. 16, so grab a ticket and see all of her favorite jokes find a home. Follow Megan Goetz: In...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Send us a text Greg Bach began doing improv in 2006 and started doing stand-up six years later. Now he's one of the key players in the Milwaukee comedy scene. Bach joined Matt Kemple and Kaitlin McCarthy with Milwaukee Comedy collective as a communication director and is now a producer. They're finalizing plans for the 16th Milwaukee Comedy Festival -- which is happening on Oct. 3 to Oct. 10 -- and they're constantly working on making the Laughing Tap Comedy Club one of the best in the country. ...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Send us a text JT Haberstaat grew up in the punk rock scene before taking the stage as a comedian. He grew up in New York, but now he's based in Austin, Texas, and is touring with Eddie Pepitone between working on producing the Altercation Comedy Festival. Haberstaat released his album, Misanthrope, in 2016 and lured in Pepitone with his good charm and producing ability. The Altercation Comedy Festival, which starts on Oct. 27, features Pepitone, Brian Posehn, Samantha Ruddy, Louis Katz, Brandie...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Send us a text Tina Friml started doing stand-up in Burlington, Vt., about five years ago and began building an impressive resume pretty much right away. She was Vermont’s Funniest Comedian in 2018, appeared at the Limestone and New York Comedy Festivals and was named a New Face at Just For Laughs in Montreal all in 2019. She talked a lot about how having cerebral palsy has affected her approach to comedy and how she was able to find a home within the stand-up community. Follow Tina Friml Instag...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Send us a text Dan Mills began his comedy career about three years ago in Bellingham, Wash. A comedian on the clean side with a wife and two kids -- they still love him, too -- Mills has been producing some of the best lineups on Zoom over the last few months. Featuring Matthew Broussard, Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmarten, Caitlin Peluffo, Steven Rogers and several other big names, The Grind with Dan Mills has become a must-see show. We talked a lot about producing and hosting comedy shows. Follo...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Send us a text Cody Webb started doing stand-up in Eugene, Ore., back in 2016 and he's still at it in 2021. Growing up on Mitch Hedberg, Webb found an open mic while at the University of Oregon and kept telling jokes while getting his Master's at Boston University. He came back to Oregon in August 2020 and has been waiting out the pandemic in Portland. He used to host a very popular open mic on Zoom until he ruined it by getting a job and becoming a productive member of society again. Follow Cod...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Send us a text "Funky" Sam Medina is a comedian out of Tracey, Calif. A San Jose native, Medina reconnected with his future wife, Athena Rodriguez, on Facebook in 2009 and started doing stand-up with her shortly after that. Now the two of them run the Hypothetical Comedy Network, which has been a fantastic tool for comedians to connect with each other during the pandemic. Medina grew up on a combination of Mr. Ed, the Dick Van Dyke Show and Mitch Hedberg -- who hasn't? -- and he's focused on mak...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Send us a text Connor McGrath is a comedian in Portland, Maine. He started stand-up in 2011 and drove all around the New England area, working to get better, and was named Maine's Funniest Comedian by the Portland Phoenix newspaper in 2017 and 2018. McGrath had a Just For Laughs audition scheduled before the pandemic hit, but he's hoping to get back to where he was after his longest layoff in 10 years. He also almost broke up his art teacher's marriage. Haven't we all? Follow Connor McGrath Inst...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Send us a text Brooke Barsell is a comedian and producer in Omaha, Neb., who's been doing stand-up for three years. She decided improv wasn't for her after a couple years and wanted to tell her own story. Now she's doing that at the Omaha Fringe Festival, where she's doing an hour on Aug. 13, 14 and 15. She'll also be at the Omaha Comedy Festival between Sept. 2 and Sept. 5. During the pandemic, she co-hosted the Anarchy Open Mic every Friday and ran the Contagious: The Stay at Home Comedy Show....
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Send us a text JP Leonard has been doing stand-up for the last seven years and he's been bringing in some of the best comedic talent in the world to Lafayette, La., since 2015. A former musician and current teacher, Leonard is one of the most important comedy connections in the south, helping to book the biggest names -- Tom Segura, Mark Normand, Joe List, Kyle Kinane and Todd Barry -- to Club 337 in Louisiana and working with other producers to spread the wealth. He's a regular host at his show...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Send us a text Krangus Gillespie turned a drunken, open-mic set in San Diego into a career as a headliner and comedy producer. A key piece of the scene in Biloxi, Miss., Gillespie started Landmass Comedy and runs shows and open mics to help the local talent grow. He's also bringing in Todd Barry on Aug. 11. In addition to working all over the country on the Brewery Comedy Tour, Gillespie also witnessed a show at a strip club that'll get your imagination running. Follow Krangus Gillespie Instagra...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Send us a text Zeke Buckhaults is a hilarious comedian out of Mobile, Ala. After working in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., Buckhaults came back home to Alabama and found a small scene in Mobile. Over the last few years, he's become a big part of it. He's one of the co-founders of the Mobile Comedy Festival, which is back after a year off and runs from Aug. 6 to Aug. 14, and books regular shows at the Alabama Music Box. Plus he's a drummer, a rapper and a cartoon connoisseur. Follow Zeke Buck...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Send us a text Chino LaForge was the only comedian working on Maui when he began his stand-up career in 2007. Since then, he's helped grow a small scene on the Hawaiian island and has toured with Ari Shaffir and opened for Dane Cook, Roseanne Barr and William Shatner. LaForge hosts an MMA podcast, Stoner vs. Stoner, with Don Stoner and he's hunted a pig. Have you done either of those things? Didn't think so. Follow Chino LaForge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chinobrah/ Twitter: https://tw...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Send us a text Russell Austin went from punk rock to stand-up and feels right at home on the stage. He got his first paid gig at 14 years old and hasn't stopped performing. The only comedian in Jim Thorpe, Pa., Austin is a regular in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Scranton and the best audience member money can buy. Seriously. You can buy his laughter. Follow Russell Austin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russell_austin/ Support the show...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Send us a text Sam Ike is a super funny and smart comedian out of Boston. He studied theatre in high school and college and then did improv before giving stand-up a serious go in 2015. He's traveled all over the country telling jokes -- at SF Sketchfest, Big Sky Festival and the Second City/NBC Universal Breakout Festival -- and has managed to find time to watch every movie ever made and play fantasy baseball. Just the complete package. Follow Sam Ike Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesami...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Send us a text Buffalo comedian Don Johnson took a break from Ubering to talk about comedy and ska -- the only two topics that matter. Johnson's been doing stand-up in the Buffalo area for six years and he just started hosting at the Helium Comedy Club before the pandemic arrived. Maybe he's to blame. Johnson produced the Bourbon Legends podcast and runs the Tudor Open Mic in Buffalo. Follow Don Johnson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dons_johnson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DONS_JOHNSON ...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 86
