I wanted to do an episode where each of us picked our top choice for most overrated comedy film, standup comedian and comedy tv show of all time. The problem is, everyone else on my show wants to see the bad in people and not the good, so they each […]
We are joined by the incredibly talented Josh Bard and Kelaine Conochan, co-creators of the comedic writing website The Prompt Magazine. They quickly show off their gift for comedy by gifting the show with a fantastic bit: Ranking the fame, 1-10, of various celebrities. For the most part, we agree…until […]
Upright Citizen’s Brigade NY has closed its UCB East location in NYC, and the theater has given countless other clues that its fortunes in the city are failing. Perhaps more alarming, though, is that the market as a whole for the bevy of talented performers that the theater churns out […]
I’ve known the Kriksciuns for a long time, since I was shoved into a gifted and talented class at age eight with their son, Al. This past Christmas, I spent a ton of time mooching delicious, homemade snack food off of them, and that sort of thing doesn’t go unrewarded […]
Most of you who have listened to the show in the past year are familiar with Shawn Westfall, my improv teacher, friend, and the owner / operator of DC’s Unified Scene Theater. Shawn got it into his head that we should do a live podcast show, titled “WTF Is Wrong […]
Hey guys, I got Lasik last week and my vision is still crap, so forgive any typos. I talk about the experience with Bill Rohland and we also debate Ariana Grande. I’m not sure what else was there, as I recorded this like a week ago. It’s funny. Enjoy. Follow […]
I suffer big time from ADD and, to this day, look for ways to increase my attention span that don’t involve daily 50 mg doses of Dexedrine. I figured meditation couldn’t hurt, and found a place that offered what I thought was going to be a Sunday meditation service. Instead, […]
Shawn Westfall of the improvisational Unified Scene Theater in Washington, DC co-hosts with me (the episode was also recorded at his venue) to discuss topics as varied as why consumerism is the root of all evils (7:30 minutes into the episode) ,why Bohemian Rhapsody, as well as all other musical […]
If you’re a fan of stand-up comedy, Judd Apatow , or read any one of a number of high-end, non-Swank publications, you’ve seen the artwork of this episode’s guest, Comedy Artwork Brian. Brian’s a friend of mine who has enjoyed an awesome career designing all sorts of promotional material for […]
