Our guest this week is Sacramento native, but current Las Vegas resident, Carlos Rodriguez! Carlos has been doing comedy for a looong time, much longer than your host, Luke Soin (13+ years). Carlos is a regular not only at the Punch Line and Laughs Unlimited but also LA Comedy Club, Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, AND Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club in Las Vegas. We talk movies A LOOOOOT and a little bit of comedy at the end. This is a fun one that’s all over the place. Enjoy! WATCH on YouTube: https://y...
Aug 12, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 44
WHAT?? Another new episode?? In this one, your host Luke Soin is joined by comedian Sal Calanni! Sal made a big impact in the San Francisco comedy scene before moving to LA. He regularly opens for Tim Meadows and he recently shot a stand up special (filmed and edited by yours truly…). We talk about comedy, movies, and we really get into Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Like REAAAALLY get into it. Andor, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker, all of it. Enjoy and tell your frien...
Jul 29, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 43
We’re back with BRITT BIRRER! Britt is a regular on Roast Battle, and she is going to be Deborah in our film HELL GIG! We have a lot of fun talking about her comedy origins, colonoscopies, strange pets, the crazy notes she takes on her clipboard, and our movie! We also work on some jokes, as usual. Tell a friend, enjoy! WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VgnjCLf107w Links: https://www.instagram.com/britt_beer https://www.youtube.com/@epictiki https://www.instagram.com/lukesoin https://www.instag...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 42
This is a special one, ELLIS RODRIGUEZ, one of my best friends, is back on the podcast. We talk comicbook movies, stand up, Kanye, and write some jokes. ENJOYYYYY. WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/McBVBxcmP8g Links: https://www.facebook.com/EllisRodriguezComedy https://www.instagram.com/ellistrated https://www.youtube.com/@epictiki https://www.instagram.com/lukesoin https://www.instagram.com/epictiki https://www.instagram.com/hellgigfilm https://www.facebook.com/hellgigfilm https://www.instagr...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 41
We teased this one, and now it’s here! Jimmy Earll’s son Calen Genobaga is on the couch to explain all this swinger business! We also talk about how Calen got into comedy and why. We also talk about him opening for the one and only Carlos Mencia. And of course, we do some writing towards the end of the episode. Check it out! Tell your friends! WATCH on You Tube: https://youtu.be/eV9XSVSh3ZQ Links: https://www.facebook.com/calen.genobaga.5 https://www.instagram.com/_calen.g_ https://www.tiktok.co...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 40
Sup guys we have an amazing guest this week… FROM NEW ZEALAND! Nick Rado, a clean comedy killer, traveled all the way to Sacramento for some shows and dropped in to my house to chat for over an hour. We talked what it’s like doing comedy in New Zealand, Nick’s audition for representation at Zanie’s in Nashville, and how a power outage almost ruined his set, and we close on yet another amazing writing session. Check it out! Tell your friends! We got some great episodes coming up so stay tuned… WA...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 39
This week comedian Josef Anolin dropped by since he was in town doing a bunch of shows in Sacramento. We talk about Josef’s time in New York, how the pandemic made him move back home, and how he’s now in LA. We also talk Star Wars, video games, and attempt some joke writing! It’s another good one, enjoy! WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Is2_LT5YVww Socials medias: https://www.youtube.com/@comedianjoe510 https://www.instagram.com/comedianjoe510 https://www.tiktok.com/@comedianjoe510 https://www...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 38
Another Comedian/dentist graces the Epic Tiki Podcast as Jimmy Earll joins me (Luke Soin) for a chat. We talk all things comedy, from opening for famous comics to how best to navigate the industry. We also chat about Jimmy’s hilarious son Calen, and his after-show exploits. This was a good one, so good we had to cut some stuff out! That almost never happens. And we end the episode with some joke writing. Enjoy it! WATCH Now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oRXcb2x4TUo Socials medias: https://www.ins...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 37
Wowzers we got a big one today! TikTok sensation Dr. Brady Smith came by my house and sat on the couch to talk about a whole bunch of stuff, comedy, dentistry, and sperm whales. We delve into Dr. Brady’s stand up journey, how did he start and why, and what it’s been like to go from TikTok star to comedy club and theater headliner! We also write some jokes. So get your dental dam ready cus this is a juicy one! WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kTlEB77hdSU Socials medias: https://www.youtube.com/...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 36
Today’s guest is the one and only Steve Furey! Steve grew up in Sacramento, where he also started his comedy career. He is now a paid regular at the Comedy Store in Hollywood where he runs multiple shows including Comedy Confidential and Steve Furey and Cronies. If you’re ever in West Hollywood, BUY A TICKET, his shows do not disappoint. Steve has also toured with Bert Kreischer and is currently touring with David Cross, as well as doing his own headlining tour dates. He’s a hilarious comic but ...
Apr 08, 2025•50 min•Ep. 35
Today’s guest is Angel Castro! He is a regular at The Punch Line and Laughs Unlimited and just an overall good dude. We talk music, comedy, dirty stuff, vintage video games, and Luke does his BEST Patrick Star impression. Bruh it’s good. WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_UrsOM6pZyE Socials medias: https://www.instagram.com/hyperlivepodcasts https://www.instagram.com/lukesoin https://www.instagram.com/epictiki https://www.instagram.com/canceledfilm https://www.facebook.com/canceledfilm https://...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 34
Today’s guest is Chazz Hawkins! He recently released his first ever stand up special, The First One’s on the House, which I and previous and future podcast guest Vin Chandra helped him to direct, shoot, and edit. Find "The First One's On The House" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKLoBWvgsEg&t=1637s This is a fun episode. We talk comedy, Star Wars, black coffee, Game of Thrones, and more. Enjoyyyy. WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IsVD7DUQUGw Socials medias: https://www.instagram.com...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 33
Mike Nordstrom is on the pod today! He has his own pod called The Hell Yeah Podcast. It's a good time. Mike is a good time. YOU are a good time. Subscribe it, like it looll haha. (Originally released on 1/16/25) WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/x-F2l5l6sVU Socials medias: https://www.instagram.com/hyperlivepodcasts https://www.instagram.com/lukesoin https://www.instagram.com/epictiki https://www.instagram.com/canceledfilm https://www.facebook.com/canceledfilm https://www.instagram.com/mikelnor...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 32
This week comedian Shaheen (Sheno) Khal joins me (Luke Soin) to talk comedy, Pokemon cards, and do some joke writing. Subscribe it, like it haha ahaha ha. (Originally released on 1/6/25) WATCH on You Tube: https://youtu.be/2RYWaDsVAyc Socials medias: https://www.instagram.com/hyperlivepodcasts https://www.instagram.com/lukesoin https://www.instagram.com/epictiki https://www.instagram.com/canceledfilm https://www.facebook.com/canceledfilm https://www.instagram.com/shaheenkcomedy...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 31
In this episode my good pal Vin Chandra and I, Luke Soin, review Robert Eggers's latest film, Nosferatu! Did we like it or did we think it was just ok? Or bad...? Watch, listen, and find out! (Originally released on 12/29/24) WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zUhs2TTyPyw https://www.instagram.com/hyperlivepodcasts https://www.instagram.com/epictiki https://www.instagram.com/lukesoin https://www.instagram.com/canceledfilm https://www.facebook.com/canceledfilm https://www.instagram.com/vinchandra...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 30
Been a long time but I just had to have my old pal Aeriel "SCARIEL" "Garagely" Hunter on to discuss life and comedy and my dog's name and everything in between! This is a long one but it's fun. She is an absolute gem so please follow all her social medias and enjoy her hilarious videos. Thanks for listening please like and sub and rub-a-dub-dub haha. For more Aeriel follow her here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scaeriel https://www.instagram.com/hellascary Twitter: https://twitter.com/ja...
Mar 10, 2021•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 29
Mark Burg is BACK! And he's got a brand new YouTube channel! We talk about that, the game it's based on, (Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes), comedy, covid, and everything in between. Follow his YouTube channel, link below! For more Mark follow him here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/captainblunder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markjburg/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/markjburg And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ep...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 28
After a recording snafu, Artie Valenzuela is back on the podcast! We talk about tons of stuff! What it’s like to live without doing standup for months on end, marriage, aging, The Weeknd and his Super Bowl halftime show, and me moving into my new house. Enjoy! For more Artie follow him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artie.valenzuela/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/artielaughs/ And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https://www.twi...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 27
Just like Jack Ma, Joe-Joe Louis is back! He was not killed by the Chinese Government. Thank God. Joe-Joe has been continuing to plug away on his YouTube channel, Joe-Joe Has Fun. We talk about that, plus whether or not Joe-Joe will ever do stand up again. We also discuss deciding on what you should do with your time and why. And finally, we get into some video game stuff, specifically Cyberpunk 2077 and the new Indiana Jones game trailer that was recently announced by Bethesda. For more Joe-Joe...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 26
Only one way to start a new year of podcasting, and that's to bring sexy back, with another (not) The Sexy Podcast! JR De Guzman is back! We recorded at his apartment and talked about comedy, social media, God, and the Philippines. We also did a writing session just like how we used to on The Sexy Podcast. And apologies, the camera overheated and shut off so we had some technical difficulties. Still a great episode, please subscribe and ding the bell for updates! For more JR follow him here: You...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 25
Danielle Arce and Nick Larson are back for another episode! This time they are here as The Secret Minorities Podcast, which you should subscribe to and follow (links below). We did a cross-podcast, so this episode will be the same here as it is on their feed. We talked about a lot but mostly we talked about a pussy photo Nick was texted by a random woman and wow. I saw it, no you will not see it in the video, but let me just say, it is everything we joked it was, and more. Thanks for listening, ...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 24
After all these (2) years I am finally able to have my roommate, ALLIE BERTA on as a guest. In her own house. The house I record all these episodes until I move very soon. We talk about a lot of stuff, comedy, work, politics, and we drink an entire bottle of my aunt and uncle's wine that THEY made themselves at their huge house. It's very good. We liked it. And so will you. For more Allie follow her here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonberta/ And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: I...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 23
Comedian Shannon Battle stopped by this week to talk about comedy (duh), politics, how we went to the same high school (small world!), and he gives his advice for getting booked on shows, even during these awful pandemic times! It's a fun quick one. Enjoy this episode. TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannon_battle_funny Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AceCupid And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https://www.tw...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 22
Holy wow the first 3 HOUR EPISODE of The Epic Tiki Podcast ever! Luke Soin (me) and hilarious comedian Carlos Rodriguez sat down inside Laughs Unlimited to talk about pretty much literally everything. We started talking about Tenet and eventually I think we reviewed it... Idk you have to listen and find out if we ever finished. Because we definitely started talking about it... Anyways, enjoy! For more Carlos follow him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carloscomedy/ Twitter: https://twi...
Oct 23, 2020•3 hr 40 min•Ep. 21
Comedian Taylor M let me (Luke Soin) come host my podcast in his house, which was super nice of him. We talked about comedy, work, aspirations, and a lot of other random things. Enjoy! For more Taylor follow him here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taylor.mbro.5 Website: http://fiscalpatriot.com/ And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/epictikicomedy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epictikicomedy...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 20
Comedian and former roommate Nick Maitoza comes back to the Berta Nest to chill with me (Luke Soin) and have stepdad margaritas. We talk about comedy, a giant bleached penis in the hillside, and the difficulties of writing musical lyrics without hating yourself. For more Nick follow his comedy group The Zexy Banditos here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zexybanditoz/ And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/epict...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 19
Comedian Ellis Rodriguez (Kevin Hart's Hart of the City) stopped by to talk about comedy, his plans to sponsor my podcast, and the scary things our future awaits. Enjoyyyyyy. For more Ellis follow him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellistrated/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ellistrated And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/epictikicomedy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epictikicomedy...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 18
Comedian AJ DeMello braved the pandemic to visit me at home and do another podcast! We talked about comedy, watching movies, and AJ brought some props... Yes. He brought PROPS. Check out his half hour comedy special, I Didn’t Drive Here Either, COMING SOON to Amazon Prime. For more AJ follow him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humorousfiend/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/humorousfiend And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https:/...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 17
Aaaand we’re back with another Zoom call episode, this time with comedian Joey Stults! He and I (Luke Soin) talk about my dead dad, relationships, dating, and being a piece of sh*t during quarantine. It’s dark, it’s funny, it’s therapy. Enjoy it. For more Joey follow him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeystults/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stultsjoey1 And for more Epic Tiki follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epictiki/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/epictikicomed...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 16
Hi Luke here, it’s been a while and I’m sorry for that! But I finally broke down and did a Zoom podcast with the one and only Parker Newman. He is a hilarious stand up whose dad is Artie Lange. He also co-hosts a podcast called Phil My Heart (link below) which you should listen to because it’s very very funny. Sorry for the poor audio and video, it is what it is in these unprecedented times or whatever. Lol! SMH! For more Parker follow him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkerthenewm...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 15
