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Day 202 - Kris Perry - Executive Director of Children and Screens

Day 202 - Kris Perry - Executive Director of Children and Screens

I truly love guests like Kris Perry. Not that I’m picking favorites here but when you get the chance to speak with someone who’s as wildly intelligent and as passionate about a subject as Kris is you jump at the opportunity to have them on your show. I m...

Day 201 - Jonathan Katz - The Dr. is REAL in.

Day 201 - Jonathan Katz - The Dr. is REAL in.

Dr Katz joins us on Dystopia Tonight for one of my favorite eps of the year as he truly makes himself at home in the world of Dystopia. Answering questions that were never asked, getting us to admit to things we shouldn’t, contemplating the uncomtemplate...

Day 200 - Rita Rudner - ”Adding Something Pink”

Day 200 - Rita Rudner - ”Adding Something Pink”

As if it would come as as some sort of surprise, we had an absolute blast with Rita Rudner on Dystopia Tonight! Hilarious, charming, and chock full of amazing stories which she shares from her new book that can be found here https://www.ritarudner.com/  ...

Day 199 - Maurice LaMarche and The Healing Art Of Laughter

Day 199 - Maurice LaMarche and The Healing Art Of Laughter

Maurice LaMarche joins us on Dystopia tonight to discuss his beginning as a stand-up comic, opening for Rodney Dangerfield on the road, his early influences, The Comedy Store, YukYuks, his thoughts on the ever changing comedy scene, how he dealt with the...

Day 198 - Mel Draisey

Day 198 - Mel Draisey

Mel Draisey joins us on Dystopia Tonight from across the pond to talk about her incredible career in music, her unique style of improvisational performing, entertaining folks in the hospital who are going through a wide range of afflictions, her time wit...

Day 197 - Social Autopsy with Christian Finnegan

Day 197 - Social Autopsy with Christian Finnegan

Christian Finnegan is one of my favorite comics and always a blast to talk to. He’s got an incredible comedy special out on Amazon Prime called “Show Your Work.” We cover everything here from his humble beginnings in comedy, crafting new material, the tr...

Day 196 - Natalya Kay - In A Fiddlers’ House All Are Dancers

Day 196 - Natalya Kay - In A Fiddlers’ House All Are Dancers

Natalya Kay joins us on Dystopia tonight for her very first podcast! She’s an extremely talented musician and vocalist who is currently touring with the Irish rock band Gaelic Storm as their resident Fiddler. We discuss her influences in music, what brou...

Day 195 - Dan Pasternack - The World’s Youngest Old Jew

Day 195 - Dan Pasternack - The World’s Youngest Old Jew

Dan Pasternack, wildly successful producer, comedy writer, stand-up, comedy historian, documentarian and interviewer, joins us on Dystopia Tonight and comes fully loaded with stories of opening for George Carlin, befriending and working with Mel Blanc, M...

Day 194 - The Return of Frank Turner - Almost 50 States

Day 194 - The Return of Frank Turner - Almost 50 States

Frank Turner Returns to Dystopia Tonight to talk his 50 state tour, the struggles of coming out of covid, we have some fun with Skymall, Frank gives us his thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise, IHOP, Waffle House and Stranger Things. We also talk about hi...

Day 193 - Accommodating The ”No” with Tal Bachman

Day 193 - Accommodating The ”No” with Tal Bachman

Had a truly amazing conversation with Tal Bachman. We got to dig into his musical past and upbringing with his father, Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, his trepidation towards entering into the music business, touring, being a...

Day 192 - Ed Sheeran’s A Dick w/ Alec Chambers

Day 192 - Ed Sheeran’s A Dick w/ Alec Chambers

Alec Chambers joins us for a great conversation about his rising TikTok stardom, playing Family Feud live with his fans, and of course his rising new single “Ed Sheeran’s a Dick” which we get into in full detail as well as some deep talks about anxiety, ...

Day 191 - Jo(h)n The Double w/ Jonathan Russel of The Head And The Heart

Day 191 - Jo(h)n The Double w/ Jonathan Russel of The Head And The Heart

Jonathan Russell, lead singer of The Head And The Heart joins me on Dystopia Tonight to talk about the ups and downs of the music industry, how not being able to tour during the pandemic fundamentally changed his perspective, sacrificing family for drive...

Day 190 - Michael Bonfiglio - George Carlin’s American Dream

Day 190 - Michael Bonfiglio - George Carlin’s American Dream

Had an absolute blast talking to Michael Bonfiglio on this episode of Dystopia Tonight! We talked about his creative beginnings, what drove him into film making, his passion for storytelling and how he chooses to look at his subjects to make an honest st...

Day 189 - Graham Parker ”A Fabulous Bump for a Number of Years”

Day 189 - Graham Parker ”A Fabulous Bump for a Number of Years”

The man the myth the legend, Graham Parker joins us on Dystopia Tonight to talk about Humans Are The Mutant Virus, the re-release of Another Grey Area, the current but unfortunate relevance of his controversial women’s rights song “Coat Hangers” the curr...

Day 188 - Being The King of ”Not Cool” with Melvin George

Day 188 - Being The King of ”Not Cool” with Melvin George

Melvin George is one of the nicest, funniest, most professional comedians I ever had the pleasure of working with as a young comic. As he says on Dystopia Tonight he’s all about energy. He’ll click with you if you’re energy is good. And we clicked! But I...

Day 187 - Principles of the Universe with Devo’s Jerry Casale

Day 187 - Principles of the Universe with Devo’s Jerry Casale

Devo’s Jerry Casale joins us on Dystopia Tonight and we break down the principles of the universe, the devolution of mankind, what David Bowie stole and made better, an homage vs a ripoff, advertising, the state of the music industry today, church of the...

Day 186 - Dominic Holland

Day 186 - Dominic Holland

It’s not everyday you get to talk to Spider-Man’s dad, who is an accomplished writer with 6 books under his belt (His new one Made in England can be found here https://tinyurl.com/Buy-This-Book-ok) and a renowned stand-up comic for over 3 decades in the ...

Day 185 - Nikita Crump and Billie Webb

Day 185 - Nikita Crump and Billie Webb

Nikita Crump and Billie Webb are best friends, content creators, TikTok stars and soon to be reality stars who just so happen to live in their cars. Dare I say more successfully than most people might live in a house or an apartment. Aside from a myriad ...

Day 184 - Knowing Your Schiff with Mark Schiff

Day 184 - Knowing Your Schiff with Mark Schiff

Absolutely loved having Mark Schiff on Dystopia Tonight! He’s got an amazing podcast called - @You Don't Know Schiff so getting him to take the time to chat with us about his amazing career was great. His book “I killed” which he penned with another gues...

Day 183 - Lobster Party with Angel Yau

Day 183 - Lobster Party with Angel Yau

Angel and I both started our comedy careers at the same time which probably makes her one of my oldest friends in comedy. I love getting to chat with her because no matter how much time has gone by since we've seen each other we pick right up from wherev...

Day 182 - The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer
Music

Day 182 - The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer

The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer joined me on Dystopia Tonight to talk about their experiences touring, meeting some heroes, their humble beginnings, going solo, their new album and pretty much any and all tangents that we could have gone on were take...

Day 181 - SCOUT

Day 181 - SCOUT

I could legitimately talk to Lea Emmery (SCOUT) all day long. One of the easiest conversations I've had to date with one of my favorite singer/songwriters. I think I may have told her more than once how much I love her former band Kid Wave, so we obvious...

Day 180 - Richard Chassler
Comedy Actor

Day 180 - Richard Chassler

Richard Chassler is an actor, comedian, and writer who’s worked with the best of’em and has stories for days as his career and talent has allowed him to traverse through almost every facet of show business. We talk about his passion for stand-up, his beg...

Day 179 - Dave Alvin

Day 179 - Dave Alvin

Dave Alvin’s got a career the spans over 5 decades . I’m thrilled Dystopia Tonight got to be a pit stop within his ever expanding, legendary career. His new book comes out in September, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. We talk about his start ...