For the third year in a row we're back at NY Comic Con for The Superhero Fantasy Draft. Four comedians go head-to-head in a fantasy football style draft to pick their Superhero fantasy team. This year Addie Weyrich, Derek Gaines, Greg Stone, and Monroe Martin square off, building their teams as they trash talk each other, steal picks, and battle it out for audience approval who ultimately decides who the winner is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 127
We returned to NY Comic Con this year for another Superhero Fantasy Draft. Comedians Monroe Martin (Last Comic Standing), Jared Freid (JTrain Podcast, Adrift), Anthony DeVito (People Talking Sports, Comedy Central Half Hour) and Luis J. Gomez (Legion of Skanks, Real Ass Podcast) all gathered with us in room 1A21 of the Javits Center to slug it out and pick, debate, (and probably yell) about comic book heroes that they want on their team. In the end, only one comedian was victorious and the live ...
Oct 12, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 126
Monroe Martin stops by The Riotcast studios to hang with Matt. The two talk about his career in comedy and the story of his childhood in the foster system. Then, the pop culture geeks in both of them gets exposed as they cover everything from comic books, the movies they've spawned, fashion, and of course, some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 125
Joe Sib wears a lot of hats, he's the former lead singer of the punk rock band WAX, he's the co-founder of the record label, SideOneDummy, and he's also been working on his stand-up comedy career for the last decade or so. Sib just released his debut album, "Nowhere Near The Top" on 800 LB Gorilla records and he sits down with Matt to talk about the trip to get to that first album, how his comedy has evolved, and he even tosses in a few good stories about a The Ramones, Bad Religion, and a semi-...
Jun 07, 2017•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 124
Jeff Simmermon is about to release his debut stand-up comedy album, "And I Am Not Lying." It's a culmination of many years working as a writer of stories, that have appeared on both The Moth and This American Life. Now he's following a true passion of his and turning said funny stories into works of stand-up comedy. Simmermon recounts his journey and lets us know a bit about where he's headed. Download, review, and tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Jun 01, 2017•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 123
Comedian Costaki Economopoulos and former SiriusXM comedy jock Aaron Hodges drop in on Matt to talk about Costaki's new comedy album and Aaron's new comedy record label. How are they related? Costaki will serve as the label's first release. It's a move that makes an incredible amount of sense because this duo are old friends and podcasting buddies, co-hosting the Quick Snaps podcast where they talk about football and bust comedy chops. It's a fun hour of three guys having a great conversation ab...
May 25, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 122
Matt and Bram go over all the big news of the week including comedy siblings and all the news about the upfronts including canceled shows, greenlit ones, and all in between. Then, comedian Greg Stone joins us on the podcast to talk about getting his start in comedy and where he's headed. The interview wraps up with a few embarrassing revelations. Download, review, tell a friend. podast@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 121
He'yump! Jon Glaser drops by for an interview about season 2 of his Adult Swim TV show, "Neon Joe: Werewolf Hunter." The show is returning for a second season on May 22nd and with it comes more eyepatches, more guns with blades, and more neon green. Glaser tells us what to expect and talks about some of his other great TV shows like "Delocated" and "Jon Glaser Loves Gear." It's a total blast.... geaaaarrrr! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2017•49 min•Ep. 120
Email podcast@thelaughbutton and follow @thelaughbutton. Chris Gethard is about to make the biggest leap of his career and it's with, "Career Suicide." A one-man show about his battle with depression beginning in his teenage years at college and how he worked his way back to where he is today. Fully aware of his mental illness and making a show that he wishes was available to him when he was in college. Chris has a similar background as host Matt Kleinschmidt, so there's an instant report as the...
May 04, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 119
Email: podcast@thelaughbutton.com and visit www.thelaughbutton.com Comedian Anthony DeVito is having a moment. In about a month's time he landed his first late night stand-up spot, earned a half hour on Comedy Central and got passed at one of New York's most legendary comedy clubs. To say things are looking up for him are an understatement. But he started years before that, he attended comedy clubs as a child and got the stand-up spark, one that lasted him through college, travel, and even a mom...
Apr 27, 2017•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 118
Matt and Bram are joined by Nick DeSimone on the podcast this week as they learn all about his secret talent. We discuss comedy movie sequels and Netflix. We're then joined by comedian Jim Tews, who just released his debut comedy album, "I Was In Band." Jim stares stories about his time in middle school band, his time in the Coast Guard, starting stand-up comedy in Cleveland, then we go deep into great comedy clubs. It's a kickass episode that you need to tell all your friends about. Learn more ...
Apr 20, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 117
We're coming in hot this episode. If you want to ease into a podcast, this is not the right one for you. Bram and Matt start right off with the barbs as they welcome Olivia Timm onto the show to give the "Millennial Point of View" whatever that is. Then Tim Dillon sits down with Matt to talk about how jury duty made him realize he wanted to be a comedian, giving unorthodox tours of NYC, the super-rich, politics, and a conspiracy theory or two. It's a wild conversation from front to back. Subscri...
Apr 13, 2017•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 116
Seth Olenick is a professional photographer who has spent the last 15 years or so photographing comedians. He recently finished a 7 year project to put together a coffee table book, "Funny Business" as he documented both established and up-and-coming comedians. Many of the latter who would later make it big time. Whether through chance encounters or referrals, Olenick chased down nearly 240 comedians for the project, and that's just for the one book, his career goes even deeper than that. Seth a...
Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 115
It all started at an open mic. Comedian Kevin Gootee was critiquing a comedian on stage and the idea struck him and the start of Comics Watching Comics was born. Think Last Comic Standing meets @Midnight, Gootee recruits his comedian friends to talk about other's stand-up. He sits down with Matt to break it all down and talk about his motivation to follow his dream to be a stand-up comic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 30, 2017•45 min•Ep. 114
We're back from SXSW and oh what great fun it was. Matt runs down the trip with Bram as they run down the week, followed up by a lot of half-hour special conversation. Then, guest comedian Shane Mauss joins us on the podcast to talk about his current tour, "A Good Trip" which is his one-man show out on the road talking about his experience with psychedelics. But Mauss isn't just out to get high, he's on a mission to talk about his experiences and maybe even find out about some of the science beh...
Mar 23, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 113
Katie Goodman is a comical badass. She's a Feminist and mother. She also spent a large chunk of her life in the theater, cranking out hundreds of productions, formed women's comedy troupes, released comedy albums, written songs, teaches theater to children. She's given keynote speeches and put on events to raise money for Planned Parenthood. See, a badass! As luck would have it, she sat down with Matt on International Women's Day to talk about her latest comedy album, "Halfway Closer To Death" f...
Mar 09, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 112
Matt and Bram talk about something Colossal that happened this week with comedy festivals and then take on recent news of comedians behaving badly. Then comedian Seaton Smith joins us to discuss, well everything, getting passed at the Comedy Cellar, how to start a cult, politics, our President, his time on "Mulaney," and his comedy heroes. We get into it! Download, rate, and tell your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 02, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 111
Matt and Bram breakdown the news of Louis C.K. and Netflix and the super wild notion that Joe Piscopo might run for public office in New Jersey. We then welcome comedian Michael Palascak onto the podcast. Mark first met Michael at Gilda's Laughfest last March and he's releasing his new comedy album, "That One Thing" which premiered exclusively on Audible and is now available to the rest of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 110
Matt is once again joined by Metal Insider's Bram Teitelman to take the slow and sensual route to this week's podcast but those plans are scrapped pretty damn quickly. We're covering the big stories of the week including the Grammys (and maybe too much Beyonce), Rolling Stone's top 50 comedians, Wayne's World hitting a 25 year anniversary, and the enduring legacy of Beavis And Butt-head. We then welcome comedian Ryan Beck onto the show to talk about his career in comedy and keeping the eye on th...
Feb 16, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 109
The Laugh Button's editor-in-chief Matt Kleinschmidt is once again joined by Metal Insider's editor-in-chief, Bram Teitelman. Joining us this week is also, Brittany Brave from The Laugh Button who is also a UCB student and publicist living in NYC. The three of us break down the week in news and there's a lot of it. From Conan's joke theft lawsuit, Saturday Night Live's breakout this weekend, and festival season kicking off. Comedian Harrison Greenbaum joins us for an interview about his career i...
Feb 09, 2017•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 108
Matt welcomes Metal Insider's Editor In Chief Bram Teitelman on the show to co-host as they talk about how comedy got a bit political this week as we breakdown Jon Stewart making a return to late night, Neal Brennan dropping some politics, and how this is all shaking out. The comedian Joe List joins us for an interview about his life in comedy, particularly his last year on the road opening for Louis C.K., his album "Are You Mad At Me?" and his weekly podcast, "Tuesdays With Stories" that he co-...
Feb 02, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 107
Matt and Mark start things off with a tangent about Super Mario Bros. leading to the very important discussion of who would portray our favorite video game heroes if a live action movie were to be made today. The after that debate is settled, comedian and musician Stephen Lynch swings by the TLB Towers to talk to us. Lynch is currently out on the road testing out some new tunes as part of The My Old Heart Tour. The night before the interview, The Laugh Button presented a show of his in front of ...
Jan 26, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 106
Matt and Mark talk about the "big dog" comedians on the heels of a very large announcement about Jerry Seinfeld. Then, they weigh in on the odds of an Eddie Murphy return to stand-up comedy. Comedian Cristela Alonzo then joins us to talk about her time on her sitcom, Cars 3, and her new Netflix special, "Lower Classy." The conversation might also decay into total fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 19, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 105
Mark and Matt breakdown the trailer for "I'm Dying Up Here." Showtime's new series centered around stand-up comedy in 1970s Los Angeles after that we talk about the abundance of stand-up comedy coming to streaming platforms. Our guest Carrie Keagan then joins us to talk about her new book, "Everybody Curses, I Swear." A book about her time hanging out with Hollywood types as she's interviewed them over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 104
Happy New Year to you all! Mark and Matt return after a few weeks off for the first podcast of 2017. Yay! We made it? After a recap of their lives they talk about what's in store for the new year. Then they welcome comedian Sarah Colonna to the podcast. During a recent visit to NYC, Sarah Colonna stopped by to catch up with us. Colonna is an accomplished comedian with a stand-up comedy special, "I Can't Feel My Legs," she was a writer for "Chelsea Lately" and has written two books - "Life As I B...
Jan 05, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 103
2016 is ending. Many can't wait to see the year die, for its been a weird one for many in the pop culture and entertainment community. Mark and Matt once again welcome some of their comedy journalist friends to sit down and discuss the major comedy stories of the year. We're joined by Katla McGlynn (Vanity Fair, truTV, Splitsider), Sean L. McCarthy (The Comic's Comic, Decider) and Jesse David Fox (Vulture) at the Comedy Cellar in NYC to run down the biggest comedy stories of the year. Learn more...
Dec 29, 2016•59 min•Ep. 102
It's our Christmas episode and Mark and Matt talk about some of their favorite Christmas moments. Including pop culture and what they do for the holiday. Also welcome onto the podcast, we mark the return of "Comedy Knockout" host and comedian, Damien Lemon. The show just began its second season so he came back onto the podcast to talk shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 22, 2016•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 101
Well, we made it to our 100th episode folks. Mark and Matt take a quick look back at the 100 episodes they taped with Riotcast. Then, the perfect guest to help celebrate episode 100 is the one and only Robert Kelly. Robert is the co-founder of the Riotcast podcast network in which we reside on. We talk to Robert about how the podcast started and heap a bit of praise on each other then get into the business of comedy, particularly Robert's great career as a stand-up comedian and actor. He just ha...
Dec 15, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 100
What makes a memorable comedy movie? Well if you ask Mark and Matt it needs Scott Backula and Sinbad returning to college to play football. After that debate is settled they welcome Aaron Beam from hard rock band Red Fang onto the podcast. Aaron is the bassist/vocalist in the band who recently put out a new record, "Only Ghosts." The band are also big fans of comedy. During a recent trip to NYC for some shows, Beam stopped by the studio to talk about the new album, his comedy idols, Croakies, an...
Dec 08, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 99
Thanksgiving is over and we have some announcements, we then reminisce about Patrice O'Neal on the 5th anniversary of his passing. Then Dan Schlissel, the founder of Stand Up! Records joins us on the podcast to talk about his career in the business and how he helped discover some of the finest names in comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 01, 2016•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 98
