It’s a simple equation. If you take a well traveled stand-up comedian who loves to interact with his audience, put him in solitary confinement and shake well, he *must* find a way to reach that audience. Even if it means digging a tunnel, Shawshank style, out of his house through the internet to connect virtually with interesting people. Which is exactly what John Poveromo has done. Dystopia Tonight is John’s way of bringing social back to media.
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About the Host
John Poveromo
Comedian
JOHN POVEROMO is a nationally touring comedian, cartoonist, writer, actor, and host of Dystopia Tonight with John Poveromo on TwitchTV, ApplePodcasts, Spotify and YouTube. John’s been seen on FXX’s Gotham Live, FoxTv’s “The Q”, VH1, MTV, written for Newsweek, and has a short film on Amazon Prime that he both co-wrote and starred in titled, “Duppet.” John’s been featured in the NY Times, as a “Young comic to watch,” detailed in The Asbury Park Press as, “Not your run-of-the-mill-standard-issue-garden-variety stand-up” and profiled in NJ Monthly Magazine and US Weekly Magazine as well as numerous other publications. John is a sought after guest for a variety of comedy, pop-culture, and political podcasts as well as a favorite and frequent guest on SiriusXM radio’s “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang.”