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Episode 053 CLEAN (1 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “It’s a safe bet”

Posted August 23, 201901:23:48

CLEAN (part 1 of 2) It’s hard to say whether Steven Rogers is nicer than he is funny or vice-a-versa, but with Stephen Colbert and Brian Regan giving...

Episode 052 PRESENCE – Bret Raybould: “Don’t give a fuck if this goes well”

Posted June 28, 2019

The way-too-likable, philosophically funny comic, Bret Raybould, explores the role of PRESENCE in stand-up from a makeshift recording studio inside...

Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”

Posted April 15, 201901:25:08

50 EPISODES AND >100K DOWNLOADS! Thank you to everyone who supports and listens to our show! And thank you to all of our guests and interns who’ve...

Episode 041 PACING – Joe Zimmerman: “It has to be 3x funnier than it is them learning”

Posted October 25, 201801:40:06

PACING Fresh from a set on the Late Late Show with James Corden and just two days after dropping his new Comedy Central Records album, “Innocence,”...

Episode 040 PERSPECTIVE – Dan Perlman: “Don’t stop with the anecdote–keep going”

Posted October 12, 201801:48:37

PERSPECTIVE Award-winning comedy writer and stand-up comic, Dan Perlman, shares his perspective on PERSPECTIVE in stand-up comedy. Questioning, digging,...