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Aug. 3, 2022

Nikita Crump and Billie Webb on Dystopia Tonight Ep 185

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 of stories about…

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Aug. 2, 2022

Mark Schiff on Dystopia Tonight Ep 184

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 guest from the show and…

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Aug. 1, 2022

Angel Yau on Dystopia Tonight Ep 183

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 wherever…

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July 25, 2022

The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer on Dystopia Tonight Ep 182

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 taken to the extreme so hang on and…

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July 13, 2022

SCOUT on Dystopia Tonight Ep 181

I could legitimately talk to 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 obviously dive into that part…

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July 11, 2022

Richard Chassler on Dystopia Tonight Ep 180

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 beginnings as an actor, getting fired…

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July 4, 2022

Dave Alvin on Dystopia Tonight Ep 179

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…

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June 26, 2022

Beth Broderick on Dystopia Tonight Ep 178

Beth Broderick is one of those celebrities who, if you’re lucky enough to have her as a guest on your show you’re going to be flooded with messages saying how much they loved her growing up on Sabrina The Teenage Witch as everyone’s beloved aunt Zelda. We discuss her incredible…

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June 21, 2022

John Doe on Dystopia Tonight Ep 177

Man, having John Doe on Dystopia Tonight was a fucking blast. We covered just about everything from his incredible and varied career, his new album, touring, quantifying the mysteries of life, what people were fucking to in the 30s, hanging with John Waters, his friendship with Dave Alvin, supernatural stuff,…

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June 7, 2022

Tom Dreesen on Dystopia Tonight Ep 176

Tom Dreesen is a living legend in comedy and entertainment. Opening for Sinatra and being one of the few individuals to actually get close enough to call him a friend and father figure is extraordinary enough but Tom’s career expands beyond that. Opening for and palling around with Dean Martin,…

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June 5, 2022

Jamie Kennedy on Dystopia Tonight Ep 175

Jamie Kennedy was a blast to talk to on Dystopia Tonight! It’s always a good time when another comedian who has also got a killer podcast (“Hate To Break it to Ya with Jamie Kennedy”) comes to hang out and shoot the shit for a bit. We do a deep…

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June 2, 2022

Adina Lichtman on Dystopia Tonight Ep 174

Adina Lichtman is a young philanthropist and founder of the non-profit Knock Knock Give A Sock (KKGS). Adina’s goal is to reimagine the concept of “charity” and how members of a community care for one another. Rather than simply seeking donations, which often feels transactional and anonymous, KKGS fosters genuine…

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June 1, 2022

Bill Persky on Dystopia Tonight Ep 173

Legendary Emmy Award Winning television writer, director and producer Bill Persky climbs out of the world behind the golden age of television to talk to us on Dystopia Tonight about his beginnings as a comedy writer for comedians with his writing partner Sam Denoff, his relationship with the late George…

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May 26, 2022

Amy Annelle on Dystopia Tonight Ep 172

Loved getting to talk with Amy Annelle about her life and career on Dystopia Tonight. Truly a road warrior as her passion for music and performing kept her Van Lifing before Van Lifing was even a thing! She’s traversed the country performing anywhere that would have her, leaving her lyrically…

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May 24, 2022

Dan Dion on Dystopia Tonight Ep 171

Dan Dion was once described by the late George Carlin as a photographer who takes a picture of you from the inside out. Which Dan has said is the greatest compliment he’s ever received. Nothing I say here can rival that so I’ll just add that having my first set…

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May 22, 2022

Robert Klein on Dystopia Tonight Ep 170

An evening with Robert Klein wrapped in Dystopian foil and served to you via the internet is just what the comedy doctor ordered! Getting to digitally sit down with a legend is always a blast but with Robert it became illuminating in a way I had not expected. Attentive an…

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May 20, 2022

Pandemic Pillow Talk w/ Summer Moore and Star Session on Dystopia Tonight Ep 169

Summer Moore and Star Session join us to talk about their new series Pandemic Pillow talk! "In a world where the standard method to find a suitable mate is swiping men holding dead fish, a levelheaded woman undertakes actual 'online' dating during a global pandemic and finds that she should…

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May 16, 2022

Ukranian Comedian Sviat Zagaikevich on Dystopia Tonight Ep 168

As comedians we’re constantly talking about or being talked about - the balls it takes for anyone to get on a stage alone for a given amount of time and try to make an audience laugh. But in Ukrainian comedian Sviat Zagaikevich’s case he and his fellow comics have set…

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May 12, 2022

Scott Hessel on Dystopia Tonight Ep 167

Loved having Scott Hessel on Dystopia Tonight! He’s been a drummer for the Gin Blossoms for over ten years and will continue his success with the band in their upcoming, “Last Summer on Earth” with Toad The Wet Sprocket and Barenaked Ladies! We talk hair secrets, bearing it all, the…

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May 11, 2022

Jimmy Vivino on Dystopia Tonight Ep 166

Jimmy Vivino was a blast to have on Dystopia Tonight! Larger than life, with great stories we covered all the basics, the joys of eating white paste, playdoh, recycling, Covid, the Beatles, the best foods to eat on the road, working with legends, his start as a musician, comedy and…

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May 10, 2022

Melanie Chartoff on Dystopia Tonight Ep 165

Melanie Chartoff first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays, and in the 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She voiced both Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka, Didi's mother on the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats and All Grown Up! She was a blast to have…

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May 9, 2022

Jay Black on Dystopia Tonight Ep 164

Jay Black is fucking hysterical and according to his wife, the most interesting man in the world for 5 minutes. However we got the pleasure of having him be both for a little over an hour on this episode of Dystopia Tonight. Jay and I talk about the days he…

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May 8, 2022

Francisco Martin On Dystopia Tonight Ep 163

Great talk with Francisco Martin on Dystopia Tonight about his new album, life, American Idol, music, social media, art, traveling, friendship, finding yourself, dealing with anxiety, being true to who you are, his career, collaborations, dealing with the industry and more! Enjoy!

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May 5, 2022

Dave Chappelle attacked on stage | LGBTQ perspective from Comedian Julia Scotti

Julia Scotti weighs in on Chappelle's attacker from the perspective of a veteran comic and trans person. Julia currently stars in the critically acclaimed documentary about her life and career titled, "Julia Scotti, Funny That Way." Dave had commented as a joke that his attacker was trans setting off a…

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