Here Al is, on the other side of her whirlwind weekend at the "Just For Laughs" Festival in Montreal! Al recaps her adventures in the beautiful city of Montreal, taking you through the weekend: the man on the plane with separation anxiety from his wife, the fine art gallery, the "New Faces Showcase" itself and one particular adoring fan, and the concluding Flair airlines disaster.
In this episode, Al comes hot out the press with a BIG announcement about a show she's in on Friday July 30th! She has been selected for Just For Laughs' annual "New Faces Showcase", a very prestigious and high-profile show for breakthrough comics. As such, she reflects for a bit on her career before moving on to the regularly scheduled programming of silliness, talking about violent games she used to 'play' with her older brother, texts with mom, and domesticated animals and their future. HUSKY...
We're back to the usual antics! "You can't stop my antics" - that's what I always say! In this episode, Al Val talks about her shitty memory (forgive her if she's spoken about this before), swallowing pills, time travel in movies and tv, funny air instruments, more complaints about movies, tv and Batman, wrangling children/the Harambe incident, and a brief story about Al's brother and a carpet store.
IT'S THE PSYCHOLOGY EPISODE! This episode's got a new flavour to it, so put on your snuggest pants and firmest thinking cap! We're getting all academic on your ass, dudes! In this episode, Al Val dives into the deepest recesses of her memory bank to pull out one intellectual nugget after another, drawing upon her University degree in Psychology in order to explain various social psychological phenomena. Some parts are dark, some parts are funny, but most parts are informative - and PodGis is all...
Since Algis' frenetic delivery on the last PodGis, she's decided to slow it down as much as her attention span will allow, breezing through such silly and personal topics as memories triggered simply by the word "Hello"; reintegrating as a non-passing trans woman in society; European national anthems, and how to write one; wearing spandex around the house; and Jason Statham movies.
I know nobody asked, but this episode is THE most strem of consciousness episode of PodGis, EVER! Hang on for dear life as Al Val sorts through her conflicted emotional state in real time, soaked in true crime documentaries and canned peach juice! Al Val bounces all over the place, discussing through the theme of her debilitating childishness: online age checks for 'mature' content; her first set of business cards; people who wait for days in line outside Apple stores for the latest phone, and b...
*If you are religious (mostly specifically Catholic), fair warning: Algis goes a little harder on this one!* In this delightfully rambunctious episode, Al Val talks about being forced by his fanatic grade 3 teacher to dress as a saint for Halloween; the online gaming community's hard-to-interpret adoption of gay culture; the world's biggest poop, which somehow tangentially turns into reflections on heaven itself, which then tangentially spirals into the pope, Catholicism, and church music. Yeah,...
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! Al Val is once again back after life knocked her down for a bit; HOWEVER, this episode is sure to delight and make you giggle into your cold beverage! In this triumphant return of an episode, Al Val talks about this year's Euro Cup, along with a couple soccer stories from her teen years (don't worry non-sports-fans, they're not too 'sport'-y); Pride month, corporate pandering and people who hate on queerbranding; and then Al closes with her thoughts on the French Prime Ministe...
Fresh out of a hot cry session, Al Val gets right into the issues that matter in another episode that mixes the deeply personal and profound with the silly and irreverant. Al advises on the many things that make a dick pic ineffective; tells a poignant, deeply poetic and personal story about homophobia, repression, and redemption (AKA the time she got suspended from her University Improv Troupe); the simple additive-subtractive nature of bravery vs. fear; then she ends on another vivid personal ...
FOIL BEGONE! Al Val has shaken off the loathsome foil and in this one Al is back to their delightfully silly, optimistic ways! Al talks about being a chump and avoiding that chump life; 'Wheelies' and this generation's stigma against rollerblading, as well as another brief tale of childhood heartbreak; 'Boomer' internet confusion; and a profound realization on transness and triumphing over newly learned agoraphobia. Al Val has come a long way, and damnit that's something worth celebrating! So le...
Al Val is back with a firm message to any fans that are cruel to other people. GO ON, 'GIT! And same goes to you, depression! GO ON, GIT! GIT! In addition, Al talks a lot about crying and getting emotional, an emerging subgroup of new Al Val admirers, wearing a skirt at work that one time, masculinity & repression & butt hygiene, therapy, and a whole bunch of other personal stuff. This one's reeeeal close to the heart! Take care of yourselves!
What an absolute HOOT! You bet your bottom dollar we're on a roll now. Al Val sheds last week's Loathsome Foil and gets into a silly little reminiscent rumpus, waxing poetic about the buffet experience at Mandarin; Movie theatres AND a guaranteed way to get a laugh in the theatre during the previews; Al Val's childhood "am I trans?" moment; doing battle with modesty/self-esteem, and being a "SOOOO RANDOM" person; grown trans adults who detract from the human rights cause because they also seriou...
Al Val discusses being on the cusp of a depressive "Loathsome Foil" episode and all the feels she's dealing with, but still forges onward with some insights on her pen pal friendship with Kentucky Fried Chicken; other people's embellished stories that end with "...and then everyone clapped"; The French crossdressing Duke in the movie "Elizabeth"; Al's totally scientific, totally legitimate concerns about Elon Musk's hyperspeed underground train; and a brilliant "House Turtle Party" that Al think...
We're on episode (unlucky??) THIRTEEN! What a wild ride. Al Val talks about watching back their "New Wave of Standup" set (available for free on CBC Gem in Canada!) and the dumb, cringey thing Al did at the very end; Al talks about cool slang that sounds weird when she uses it; some more gender insights; two PIPING HOT CATCHPHRASES that are super cool, will totally catch on, and are epic tools to help you live a better life and to leave incredible impressions in social situations; a little bit a...
In this one, Al Val gets deeply personal with some recent gender revelations and upgrades, but always sprinkles in goofs and riffy gags aplenty, touching on rap lyrics Al misinterpreted, 'morning wood' and the general characterization of a penis, chaos via egg selection, the time Al met a tax income guy who lived up to 'tax guy' stereotypes, and a dream Al had about a heavenly Apple Strudel that had hellish consequences.
Hey we're back! And SILLIER than a horse wearing pants. Now THAT is silly! In this one, Al gets a bit nostalgic, with the usual deviations along the way. We cover everything, including: The best number of all the numbers; The Magic School Bus and a highly recommended MSB-themed prank; "Small Talk with Al Val", the hit new radio show pumping out the classics; Al's 'First Leather'; and Tales from the time Al went to a Lithuanian Summer Camp as a child.
EPISODE 10 IS A THING, YES YES IT IS! *DISCLAIMER* Sorry for the weird audio to start; I fix it around the one-minute mark. But bear with me! I learned how to fade in and out my themesong! A GREAT VICTORY INDEED. In this one, Al talks about: Sending a message from Past-Present Al to Future-Present Al who will all eventually become Past Al; Getting old and cranky about what's popular with the youth; Being a 'Lucid Dream Coach'; Al's body's sophisticated pain test during the first jog of the seaso...
Al Val is back to their ramblin' ways, twisting this way and that with sincerity and silliness. In this one, Al reveals a secret childhood wish that they kept to themselves and never told anyone until now - something that I'm sure you'll find is very telling about the person Al Val is. They also go on to talk about famous horses, 'horse girls', Al's super wicked awesome triplet of phone game ideas, and a riveting story about the time Al mooned a woman out the back of an elementary school bus and...
AL VAL IS BACK after another lazy, undisciplined two-week break! How do I top the "Roommate and Friend" episode? By making an INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY episode, baby! In this one, Al Val does an International Women's Day Jokerrific countdown; speaks a bit about genderfluidity, about The Potato Head "controversy", Dr. Seuss and people who complain about their childhoods being ruined, and what Al would do if they were in charge of Westworld.
Al is back with their FIRST GUEST!!! This week Al is joined by best friend and roommate (one person, not two) Stephen! The two of them juddle around a single mic and share silly conversations about the coolest new drink in town - the "Stanley Tucci"; Steve compliments the show(!!!); Al introduces a new segment called "Curveball Corner" and throws some moral curveballs at Steve; the two discuss weird dreams; Steve throws a REVERSE CURVEBALL at Al; then Al ends on an unpaid ad for a new sponsor, a...
Al took a wee mental health break there but is BACK with a walloping new chunk of good times! WARNING: EXPLICIT TALK OF CARTOONISH GENITALS IN THIS ONE In this glorious homage to the comedy gods, Al talks about Tom Brady and "Deflategate" (don't worry non-sports-fans, it's not exhaustive); the tale of a (very real) man named Long John Schlong; St. Martin/St. Maarten the tropical island, and the time Al witnessed a boat burn down on New Years' Eve; people whose personalities are just RuPaul's Dra...
Al is back! A day late, but if you're a glass-half-full type, that's a day less you'll have to wait for the next one! WHOOPEE! In this one, Al waxes poetic all about: - The current 'Wall Street Bets vs. Hedge Funds, GME' situation - CORPORATIONS, MAAAN - Bell Let's Talk Day, and public displays of mental anguish - Different types of British accents, and Boris Johnson's tumbledry hair - German accent nonsense, and raccoons at German zoos
WE'RE ON AND ROLLING, BAYBAY!!! In this episode, Al is feeling especially cheery, rambunctious, and inspired. As such, he jumps gleefully from topic to topic, including: - Action movies and internet discussions around them - Really bad voice over acting and dialogue in video games - Voice acting, acting for cringey commercials, and dumb observations about acting in general - A philosophical observation or two on politics, and the nature of freedom - The creepy things rappers do that somehow pass...
In this one, Al Val embraces their crappy state of mind and explores their own procrastination and self-loathing. But it's not all sad! Al also talks a lot of trans/genderbendy stuff, like "passing", male-pattern baldness, BREASTFORMS(!!) and trans dating apps. This one gets real personal.
SORRY THERE'S NO EPISODE ONE, THAT WILL REMAIN A WEIRD, EXCLUSIVE (TWO-PART) PILOT EPISODE YOU CAN ONLY FIND ON SOUNDCLOUD. Al picks up RIGHT where they left off and explores an abundance of topics, including: - Standup comic narcissism - ZOOM Standup material! - The impulse to troll on social media (with bonus Ray Romano impression) - Human beings as the noisiest species - A bit about a podcast about describing memes - FORREST GUMP and observations on kindness (with bonus Bill Clinton impressio...
