Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast is celebrating the New Year by releasing the first episode of 2022. In this episode yours truly Kirill Voronin and Abed Owaysi are looking back at the crazy 2021 for the world of comedy – Louis CK dropping a

Episode 24 - A Joke or An Agenda

Dec 6th, 2021 2h 3m

Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast returns after a 3 month hiatus with a brand new episode. This time your hosts Abed Owaysi and Kirill Voronin will be discussing a controversial topic of how a comedy set can turn into an aggressive agenda, ho

Episode 23 - Maria Fedulova

Sep 5th, 2021 1h 28m

Maria Fedulova is a russian stand up comedian who has been active on stage for over two years. For such a short time on stage Maria has managed to perform in multiple cities and towns in Russia like Kazan, Ryazan, Moscow etc. She has become a r

Episode 22 - Adrienne Ebert

Aug 9th, 2021 1h 48m

Episode 22 of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast witnesses the return of one of the first guests of the show - Adrienne Ebert. Join us as we dive into more crazy stories of Aydree Enne’s life as we discuss childhood traumas, how it affects the

Episode 21 - Yulia Arnautova

Jul 25th, 2021 2h 9m

Yulia Arnautova is a russian stand-up comedian based in the capital of Russia Moscow. Yulia has been performing for almost 2 years and has taken part not only in Russian and English but also Spanish comedy shows. In the new episode of Before Th

Episode 20 - Hosting, typical mistakes on stage, Bill Cosby

Jul 18th, 2021 2h 17m

After being on hiatus for almost 3 months Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast is back with new discussions about comedy and whatever comes to our demented minds. In the first episode of the second season comedians Abed Owaysi and Kirill Voronin

Episode 19 - Storytelling (How to write a story for a comedy show)

May 3rd, 2021 1h 57m

Storytelling is one of the genres of modern day stand up comedy. But what is the exact difference between a joke and a story? How to write a story for a comedy show? How to polish the story and present it in a unique and interesting way to keep

Episode 18 - Shawn Wickens

Apr 12th, 2021 1h 19m

Shawn Wickens is a retired NYC window washer and an award-winning comedian.Based in NYC, Shawn Wickens has performed at Stand Up NY, Broadway Comedy Club, Eastville, The Duplex, UCB, The PIT, Magnet Theater.He’s performed at the Yale Club and g

Episode 17 - Comedy Audience, Joke Improvement, Tight Set

Mar 25th, 2021 2h 8m

Comedy audience is arguably one of the most important aspects of any stand up show. But a lot of comedians tend to underestimate the value of people who come to watch them perform. Most of them even struggle to define the meaning of the phenome

Episode 16 - Igor Mondae

Feb 21st, 2021 1h 25m

Igor Mondae is a croatian stand-up comedian who has been performing for 7 years. Coming from a family of performers Igor projects his entertaining skills onto his comedy persona. Igor is one of the first English speaking comedians in Russia who

Episode 15 - Abed Owaysi

Feb 14th, 2021 2h 13m

For the new episode of the podcast we welcome back our good old comedy nerd Abed Owaysi. This time around we’re gonna talk about how the crazy Russian winter can make a comedian so lazy that he doesn’t even want to go out and perform, how diffe

Episode 14 - Gleb Tugushev

Feb 1st, 2021 2h 9m

Gleb Tugushev is a russian stand up comedian who is also one of the original English speaking comedians in Moscow. Currently residing in Australia with almost 10 years of experience Gleb has earned quite a lot of credentials in the world of com

Episode 13 - David Muñoz

Jan 24th, 2021 1h 54m

David Muñoz is an Australian-spanish comedian who has been performing for over 5 years. Starting off his comedy craft in Australia with an accidental 30-minute corporate gig, David is one of the most energetic comedians on English stand up scen

Episode 12 - Adrian Niro

Jan 17th, 2021 1h 35m

Adrian Niro is a canadian comedian who is currently residing in Moscow. For 6 years of being an active performer, he has done all the major stages in Moscow and even abroad – participated in Punchline Comedy Festival, was the runner-up at the v

Episode 11 - A Year In Review

Dec 31st, 2020 2h 23m

In the New Year edition of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast we sit down with fellow comedian Abed Owaysi to look back at the year 2020 and discuss how it affected the comedy scene in general and comedians in particular. We will also point ou

Episode 10 - Holiday festivities and personal stuff

Dec 28th, 2020 1h 6m

As the holiday season is already booming with full force, in the new episode of the podcast yours truly flies solo diving into the holiday festivities and experience that I've had for the 27 years of existing in this world.In addition I will op

Episode 9 - Nickolay Antonov

Dec 20th, 2020 1h 59m

Nickolay Antonov is a stand-up comedian who has been performing for almost 10 years. Having started performing in Finland where at one point he was a working comedian hitting the road and performing all over Finland, he transitioned his comedy

Episode 8 - Sergio Garcia

Dec 13th, 2020 1h 43m

Sergio Garcia is an up and coming comedian who made his first steps into the world of stand up on Moscow comedy scene. Having done comedy for less than a year Sergio has already accomplished plenty of impressive things – reaching the finals of

Episode 7 - Burning yourself out in comedy (featuring Abed Owaysi)

Dec 1st, 2020 1h 34m

One of the most common issues that every comedian encounters on their path in stand up is burning out. This problem can arise at any point and is usually preceded by a huge variety of things - personal issues, a streak of bad shows, no ideas fo

Episode 6 - Arun Khurana

Nov 23rd, 2020 1h 38m

Arun Khurana is a 28 year old Indian who was born in Minsk, Belarus on April 1st and has lived his entire life in Moscow. If that isn’t enough to become a comedian I don’t know what is. Arun has been performing for over 5 years. He is one of th

Episode 5 - Why Stealing Should Never Be An Option

Nov 17th, 2020 1h 8m

This week on the new episode of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast we’re doing something out of format and I will be running solo for this particular episode. In the new edition of the podcast I will dive into the topic of stealing jokes and u

Episode 4 - "Champion of Comedy" stand up competition aftermath (featuring Abed Owaysi)

Nov 8th, 2020 1h 25m

"Champion of Comedy" is a stand up tournament held throughout October 2020 and organized by Steal The Show Comedy - a comedy organization based in Moscow. In the new episode of the podcast we sit down with a fellow comedian Abed Owaysi and take

Episode 3 - Aydree Enne

Nov 1st, 2020 1h 37m

Aydree Enne (aka Adrienne Ebert) is an up-and-coming American comedian based in Moscow and one of the semifinalists of the 2020 Champion of Comedy tournament organized by Steal The Show Comedy. Originally from Houston, Texas she has spent most

Episode 2 - Mum-Z

Oct 25th, 2020 1h 36m

Mamello Mokoena (aka Mum-Z) is a comedian, actor, comedy promoter and a well-known entertainer. Originally from South Africa he has accomplished a lot of notable things in his 10 plus year career - 4 SAFTA Awards (2013: Best Ensemble in a TV co

Episode 1 - Abed Owaysi

Oct 13th, 2020 1h 10m

Abed Owaysi is a jordanian comedian based in the capital of Russia - Moscow. With over 5 years of experience on both English and Russian comedy scenes, Abed has had plenty of accomplishments - performing at the biggest comedy venues in Moscow s