Send us a text Anthony Morelli has only been doing stand-up for about five years, but he's put the spotlight on the Erie, Pa., comedy scene. He runs the open mic in town and was in the Sixth City Comedy Festival in Cleveland. Morelli and Dan Brady founded the Flagship City Comedy Fest, which debuts this year between April 27 and April 30. They had 240 submissions for their first-year festival, and Morelli is expecting a big boost to the local scene. Follow Anthony Morelli: Instagram: https://www...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Send us a text Prateek Srivastava has been doing stand-up for the last 13 years. He started his career in Chicago, taking the train in and out of the city, and he wound up moving to Los Angeles in 2021. He released his debut album, Nick and Sheila's Kid in 2020. Prateek has been in festivals all over the country and he co-hosts the Gimmick Street Wrestling Podcast. He's got enough ideas to fill a career. And it all started with a speech at DePaul University. Follow Prateek Srivastava: Instagram:...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Send us a text Cody Montanye started doing stand-up in Albany seven years ago and has performed all over the Northeast. He's a regular at the clubs in Albany and Comix at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and just started to headline local shows. He's working on sketches, too, and plans to release them on YouTube soon. He's definitely making the most out of his art degree. Follow Cody Montanye: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codymontanye/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodyMontanye Support the ...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Send us a text Mike Celona got his start in stand-up in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania before moving to New York City. He's in Nutley, N.J., now and is performing all over the country. Celona started out as a musician, playing in punk bands, and is always busy. He's working on a project with Hidden in Plain View, a punk band on the Drive-Thru label in the early 2000s, and plans on recording a special in 2023. Follow Mike Celona: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannycotts/ Facebook: https...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Send us a text Aaron Naylor began doing stand-up in Tucson, Ariz., in 2013 before coming home to Kansas City, Mo., to help create the independent comedy scene. He spent nine years there running shows and building his set and decided to move to Chicago. Naylor co-founded the Fountain City Comedy Festival, which debuted in October of 2022 and has traveled all over the country telling jokes. He was named Kansas City's Funniest Comedian by KC Magazine in 2022 and has performed in more than 30 festiv...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Send us a text Jacob Morrison started doing stand-up off and on in Buffalo when he was 17. Since the pandemic, he's become a big part of the comedy scene. A musician when he was a kid, he found a way to combine the two. He began producing the Comedy Jam last year and is bringing it back to Buffalo on Saturday, Feb. 4 and then taking it to the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester on Friday, Feb. 10. He won't be wearing a werewolf costume for these shows, but The Gerk'n Jerks will be there. Follow J...
Feb 03, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Send us a text Tim Rager grew up in New Jersey and started doing stand-up on Dec. 13, 2019. Four months later, he had to pause. But he's made up for lost time and is one of the best up-and-coming comedians in Jersey. He gave up drinking and doing cocaine at 28 and is solely focused on writing the best jokes he possibly can. He's a regular at Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club. Follow Tim Rager: Instagram: https://instagram.com/timothyrager?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Support the show...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Send us a text Rose Vineshank is a hilarious comedian from Baltimore. She started on her birthday in 2018 and has already become a standout in one of the best comedy scenes in the Mid-Atlantic. She opens for Matt Braunger and works regularly all over Baltimore, D.C., and Virginia. She's a great joke writer and a must-follow on social media. Raised on cartoons and Jim Henson creations, she won't rest until she's a household name. Follow Rose Vineshank: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rose_vi...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Send us a text Damon Millard has done stand-up all over the country over the last 13 years, but he's based in Brooklyn. A Binghamton native, Millard worked for a TV station in Milwaukee when he tried to impress a woman by telling her he was a comedian. He went to his first open mic after that and hasn't looked back. He tours the country, runs Punching Bag Comedy and stars in and produces the Low-Budget Show with Damon Millard, available on YouTube. Follow Damon Millard: Instagram: https://www.in...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Send us a text Andy Malafarina went to Kutztown University and started his stand-up career in the Allentown area. He's in New Jersey now and co-hosts Panties in the Mouth with LeMaire Lee and Nate Marshall and Drag the Lake with Pat George. He also hosts No More Heroes. He just performed at Skankfest in Las Vegas. He's got opinions on everything, from stand-up to sandwiches. Follow Andy Malafarina: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andymalafarina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/andymalafarina P...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Send us a text Hedi Sandberg is a hilarious comedian in Bethesda, Md. A Silver Spring native, she got her start in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia comedy scene back in 2015 with a strong first open mic. She's been a mainstay in the DMV over the last eight years and she's working to become a regular feature on the road. Sandberg's been at comedy clubs in the area, festivals all over the country and produces a monthly house show with Ivi Demi called The House Rules. Plus she's got a cat named Morpheus ...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Send us a text Jason Zongrone saw the Uptown Theater in Utica was coming back and decided to give improv a try. A few months later, he started doing stand-up. Now he's a member of the Bus Stop Robot improv troupe and does stand-up all over New York and making a name for himself in the comedy scene. He's going to do everything it takes to be the next Joey Gladstone. Jason's taking part in the Uptown Tonight's A Very Merry Uptown Family Christmas Holiday Special Broadcast Experience Live! on Frida...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Send us a text Ryan Garcia started doing stand-up while he was a student at Rochester Institute of Technology. After joining the improv group at school, he decided to dive into stand-up. Since then, he's become one of the stronger, young comedians in Rochester's scene. He just did his first weekend at the Comedy at the Carlson club, hosting for Ian Lara, and he's been able to turn his wiseass remarks in class into something productive. Follow Ryan Garcia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rea...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Send us a text Zack Lyman started doing stand-up in Phoenix, Ariz., when he was 18 years old. He hosted fire-breathers for an outdoor open mic until he was old enough to get into bars. Over the last 13 years, Lyman has been working all over the West, from Texas to Seattle, teaching himself how to become a headliner. He hosts the Zack Lyman Podcast and is producing The Big Laugh, a stand-up series he's pitched to streaming services. As soon as the edits are done, he plans on releasing the six-epi...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Send us a text Jim Search grew up in Binghamton and moved to New York City after college. He’s been doing stand-up for more than a decade and recorded his first album, Upstate Understandings, in July. The album is out now, so go buy it and see Jim live. He’s all over New York City and runs a monthly show in Brooklyn. He’s got big plans for 2023, including recording a special, and he even got some encouraging words from a big shot at the Special Victims Unit. Follow Jim Search: Facebook: https://...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Send us a text Luc Thiers started his stand-up career in Rochester after living in New Orleans and Boston. He saw an open mic in New Orleans, but didn't get on stage until 2017 after moving back home. Thiers works at the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester and is launching a new podcast, Sports Lobotomy, with comedian Andy Kuhn. Plus he once met Steve Zahn in a bathroom. Follow Luc Thiers: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thiersofaclown/ Support the show...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Send us a text Kirk Griffiths started doing stand-up while going to Kutztown University. He had a couple memorable performances in front of his fellow students before graduating and joining the comedy scenes in Lancaster and Philadelphia. Twelve years into his comedy career, he's incredibly balanced and happy with how things are going. He hosts the Proper Ebonics podcast with Alan Massenburg and is a regular all over the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Follow Kirk Griffiths: Instagram: https://www...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Send us a text Brian Beaudoin started his comedy career twice. The first time was a tribute to Eddie Murphy. When he began again in 2007, it was all Brian Beaudoin. Since then, he's become the talent coordinator at the Comedy Connection in East Providence, R.I., and has toured the country, telling jokes. He hosted a weekly hardcore show at the Connection to build his chops. Now he helps develop the local talent and book the hosts and features at the club. Beaudoin hosts the Wicked Funny Podcast ...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Send us a text Jesse Winterhalter started his stand-up career when he moved to Buffalo in 2014. He lived in Virginia, Philadelphia and New Mexico, but found himself a home in the Buffalo comedy scene. He's one of the best in the upstate area. He's a regular at the Helium Comedy Club and is on stage whenever he can be. He placed in a comedy contest by not saying a word. Plus, Doug Stanhope is a fan. What more do you want? Follow Jesse Winterhalter: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessewinter...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Send us a text Danny Hucks has been doing stand-up all over Kentucky, Maryland and Pennsylvania since 2014. He started out in Louisville before following his family to Hagerstown, Md., where he got to know the scenes in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pa. Hucks moved back to Louisville in July of 2022 and has been able to transition well into the mix. Follow Danny Hucks: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hucksit/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hucksit TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Send us a text Paul Spratt's started doing stand-up in Scranton, Pa., when he was 25. After seven years in New York City, he moved back during the pandemic. Now at 39, he's set to record his second album on Oct. 26 at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia and first special Oct. 26 at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He's been traveling all over the East Coast and Midwest over the last few years, trying to perfect the material. His first album, "Fuck Yeah! Paul's Here!" came out in 2017. Catch him liv...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Send us a text Marc Hoover started doing stand-up in Binghamton in 2019. He was on stage a few months before the pandemic. He's got great timing. Hoover is a former police officer and an active military member. He's also eight months' sober and is using his newfound outlook to his advantage. Hoover has become a student of the craft and plans to put down the pizza and make a career out of comedy. Follow Marc Hoover: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marc_hoover_/ Support the show...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Send us a text Brian Netzel started doing comedy in Buffalo back in 2014. He's spent this summer driving across the country, going from the Portland Comedy Festival in Maine to the North Carolina Comedy Festival and landing at the Savage Henry Comedy Festival in Eureka, Calif., where he'll be performing between Oct. 6 and Oct. 8. He's been living in his car and writing a book about his travels. The survival skills he's learned from the National Guard are certainly helping him. Brian will be head...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Send us a text Raj Suresh started his stand-up career in Arkansas before moving to Cleveland. After a brief stop in New York City -- he moved there in March 2020 -- Suresh moved back to Ohio to keep pushing. He's a regular feature for Nimesh Patel and Zarna Garg and recorded his first special in June. He's moving back to Arkansas with his girlfriend, but comedy is going to take him all over the country. Follow Raj Suresh: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rajdoescomedy/ Facebook: https://www....
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 152
Send us a text Tyler Rothrock lost two friends and a father in one year, so his mom had him talk to a therapist and a comedian was born. Rothrock spent six years in New York City, but he feels way better in Bethlehem, Pa. A co-host of the Night Moves podcast, Rothrock runs shows in Pennsylvania with Paul Spratt and Kris Fried and released his debut album, Tyler of Nazareth, in 2017. Follow Tyler Rothrock: Instagram: https://instagram.com/tylerrothrock?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Twitter: https://twitter...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Send us a text Korey David got his start in stand-up in the Albany area back in 2017. A couple years in, he decided to move to Denver and his career has been going in the right direction ever since. He got passed at the Comedy Works in Denver, tours the country and runs a weekly Friday show at Banded Oak Brewing Company in Denver called Late Night Comedy, featuring the best comedians in the area. He just started the Interrogation Podcast, which is an off-shoot of his comedy show that he plans to...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Send us a text Mat Alano-Martin began his stand-up career 13 years ago in Bloomington, Ind. He's got a home at the Comedy Attic and he teamed up with its owner, Jared Thompson, back in 2013 to create the Limestone Comedy Festival, which they now run with Dwight Simmons. Alano-Martin came from the punk scene, where he played in several bands -- as the singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer. He just released his third comedy album, Midnight Nachos, and recorded his first half-hour special for Heli...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Send us a text Stephen Brown started doing stand-up in Binghamton on April 8, 2021 at 40 years old as a birthday present. Since then, he's performed all over New York and dipped into Pennsylvania, taking the material his three kids have given him. He grew up promoting punk bands in Binghamton and found a similar feel within the comedy community. We've known of each other for more than two decades and, without knowing, bonded over the same stupid joke for 22 years. Follow Stephen Brown: Instagram...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Send us a text Ron Caine has been working all over the Harrisburg, Pa., comedy scene since 2017. He produces shows under 2CS Productions, including one at Fratelli's in New Cumberland, Pa., that celebrated its first anniversary in July. Caine performs all over Pennsylvania and Maryland and is a co-host of the DNR Podcast with Damien Robinson and he hosts two open mics -- the Mr. Tongue Open Mic at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center on Monday and Tuesday's Doghouse Open Mic at The Kennel in West ...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Send us a text Raghu Adibhatla grew up in the Corning area in Upstate New York, but got his start in stand-up in Chicago back in 2010. A father of two with a career in marketing, he's got big plans for the future -- a late-night spot and eventually, a finished book about his life as a comedian. And if they don't happen, at least his daughter is talented. Adibhatla put in 12 years of work and filmed a Dry Bar Comedy special in April and it came out on Aug. 17. Follow Raghu Adibhatla: Instagram: h...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 146
