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Aug. 27, 2021

Day 61 - Lewis Black

Lewis Black is one of my absolute favorite comedians of all time, a legend, and one of the nicest guys in the business. When you watch Lewis perform you never feel alone with your rage, and general disgust for the powers that be, and as it turns out talk...

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Aug. 23, 2021

Day 59 - Hugh Fink

Hugh Fink joins us on the show to talk about starting out in Standup comedy, his days writing for SNL from ‘95 - 2002, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and the Showbiz Show with David Spade where he also served as executive producer and the curren...

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Aug. 21, 2021

Day 57 - Failure Made Monsters

Failure Made Monsters (one of the absolute best names for a podcast) is helmed by two close friends of the show Santino “The Misfit” Campanelli and Dayne Alexander. Thrust into the podcasting world thanks to the pandemic Santino and Dayne are both wildly...

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Aug. 9, 2021

Day 53 - Jim Vallely

Jim Vallely is a close friend, a comedian and an Emmy winning writer from Arrested Development, The Golden Girls, Running Wilde, The John Larroquette Show, and Ladies Man. More importantly, he's from NEW JERSEY. This seems to be a pattern among my comedi...

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Aug. 4, 2021

Day 51 - Jim David

Jim David is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, and lives in New York City. He was the first openly gay comedian to have his own special on Comedy Central. David has released five albums on S...

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July 29, 2021

Day 49 - John Fugelsang

John Fugelsang is a political commentator, actor, comedian, writer, and television personality who currently hosts his own SiriusXM show “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang.”   Having had the pleasure of being a guest on his show for the past 3 years...

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July 27, 2021

Day 48 - Alonzo Bodden

Alonzo Bodden is an American comedian and actor known for winning the grand prize in the third season of the reality-television series Last Comic Standing. He's a legend on the comedy scene, is a motorcycle enthusiast and just an all around badass in eve...

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July 25, 2021

Day 47 - Joanne Filan

Joanne Filan is my absolute favorite person, and comic to travel on the road with. We've done clubs, colleges, theatres, for the past four years calling ourselves "The Misfits Of Comedy" and were going strong before the pandemic hit but we'll be back on ...

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July 21, 2021

Day 46 - Ted Alexandro

Ted Alexandro is not only one of my favorite people but he’s genuine, brilliant and one of the best comedians working today. We talk about how his Letterman set saved me from the drudges of a doomed relationship, his fight for comedians to get a pay rais...

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July 15, 2021

Day 45 - Kelly Carlin

This one is already going down as one of my favorite episodes of the show. Not just so far, but ever. Kelly Carlin is super funny, smart, and a blast to talk to. We deep dive into everything from social media, creativity, jungian personalities, performin...

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July 9, 2021

Day 43 - Wendy Liebman

One of my all time favorite comedians and the Queen of subtle word play, Wendy Liebman, joins me on the show to talk about getting back to the stage after covid, doing zoom shows, classic television, her first paid gig, therapy, and a couple upcoming pro...

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July 9, 2021

Day 42 - Joe Starr

Joe Starr is an actor, writer, and comedian who has appeared in Steven Spielberg's Adventures of Tin Tin, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, and recently as the beloved character Enzo on Kevin Can Wait! He's also one of the few comics to have done The Mo...

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July 8, 2021

Day 41 - Paris Sashay

We only got 35 min with Paris but EVERY minute is worth watching. She’s one of my favorite comedians and people and she’s fucking hilarious and never holds back. She made time got us while bouncing from one gig to another in the rain and we discuss her u...

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July 6, 2021

Day 40 - Chuck Nice

Chuck Nice had me laughing so hard during this episode my fucking sides still hurt. Super smart, wildly funny, and one of the best comics working today Chuck weigh into climate change, personal responsibility, political activism, showbusiness, comedy, an...

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June 29, 2021

Day 39 - Felicia Michaels

Recently seen in the new Mike Binder documentary on the Comedy Store on showtime Felicia Michales has been a staple of the Los Angeles stand-up scene since she was 18. She has appeared in three movies: Smart Alex, directed by Steve Oedekerk; Los Enchilad...

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June 28, 2021

Day 38 - Jeff Cesario

I can't say enough nice things about Jeff Cesario. Jeff cut his teeth as a comedian during the comedy boom, and quickly turned his genius into being a writer and producer for The Larry Sanders show and Dennis Miller Live! Had an absolute blast talking to...

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June 17, 2021

Day 35 - Peggy Boyce

Peggy Boyce is a comic and the creator of The Ladies Of Laughter Competition! She and I take a deep dive into comedy, comedians, the history of women in comedy and where she believes it's headed as well as how comedy has shifted into the digital real...

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June 4, 2021

Day 33 - Julia Scotti

Julia Scotti - Funny That Way, is not only the name of her new documentary (currently streaming EVERYWHERE) it's a true but humble testament to what a genuinely funny human being she is. In this episode there's no hiding the fact that Julia is one of my ...

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May 30, 2021

Day 31 - Judy Gold

Judy Gold and I are currently working through a bit of a post pandemic funk in this episode and I think we come through it, just, kinda, sorta, almost, OK! We talk about her new book "Yes, I can say that! When They Come For The Comedians, We Are All In T...

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May 25, 2021

Day 30 - Tom Papa

Tom Papa is the most effortlessly positive comedian I've ever seen. Nothing is more evident of that than his last special "Tom Papa: You're Doing Great."  Talking to him for an hour on my show was no different. Easy going, and super funny, we talk about ...

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May 21, 2021

Day 29 - Joey Kola

Leave it to Joey Kola to break the record for the longest episode of Dystopia so far! There’s a reason for that Joey Kola is one of the nicest men in show business and he knows EVERYBODY and everybody knows him. Close to three hours doesn’t even remotely...

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May 1, 2021

Day 24 - Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe's a true comedy hero of mine. He started out in stand-up, worked the clubs and the road, and switched gears into writing on some of my favorite TV shows, Futurama being my all time favorite. But besides all that his new book "It's a Funny Thing...

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April 29, 2021

Day 23 - Cathy Ladman

Loved getting to talk to Cathy Ladman about her stand-up days, who her comedy crew was and still is, how she made her way into acting with some of the greats, how Nichols and May influenced her comedy, and some advice for younger comics coming up tod...

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April 23, 2021

Day 22 - Mark Brazil

Mark and I have zero trouble finding the words to describe the last administration, the past year under lock down, and our complete and utter distaste for how the Dems are and probably will be fucking us for the next four years with a little hope for sma...

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