Kari Assad (Twt: @kariassad; IG: @assadkarirocks) came back to help me wrap up the year and talk about some of our favorite moments from the year standup returned from quarantine. We talk a LOT about Pen15's final season just cause I like it a

Ep 69 - A Very Thicc WI Christmas

Dec 17th, 2021 34m 32s

I racked my brain thinking of a Christmas-related standup special or album to talk about and the closest thing I could come up with is David Sedaris's reading of "Santaland Diaries," a humorous essay about his time working as a mall Santa's elf

Ep 68 - British Comedy, Fringe Festival, and Ahir Shah's "Dots" w/ Victoria Caudle

Dec 10th, 2021 48m 48s

I talked to my friend Victoria (@nureonjongi) who is an encyclopedia of current British standup. We talked about Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Korean standup comedy and its potential, and a bit about Ahir Shah's "Dots" (HBO Max). Here is a list V

Ep 67 - Katie Novotny

Dec 3rd, 2021 1h 4m

A couple weeks ago I ran into Katie Novotny (IG: @kathnovotny) at a comedy show and we chatted about being from the midwest and why we like LA. We talked about comedy and then I invited her on the show and here we are! She's great! We talked ab

Ep 66 - Jen Saunderson Returns!

Nov 27th, 2021 45m 53s

Jen Saunderson (@jensaunderson) returned to give updates on her crazy year and also what getting back out there and doing shows has been like. It was great to catch up! You can hear Jen on the wonderfully funny and informative horror movie podc

Ep 65 - Monique Moreau

Nov 19th, 2021 56m 15s

I talked to Monique Moreau (Twt: @bigbadbutt, IG: @moniqueandjiminy) about standup, taking a break and coming back to it, neuro diversity, getting out of rural hometowns and how standup is and isn't like being a concert pianist. Monique has a

Ep 64 - "The Last Temptation of Krust" (Simpsons S09E15)

Nov 5th, 2021 1h 15m

I had my good friend Ed back on the pod to talk about more representations of standup with a 1998 episode of the Simpsons, "The Last Temptation of Krust." Krusty the Clown performs discovers that his offensive material is out of date and become

Ep 63 - Halloween Special

Oct 29th, 2021 1h 9m

Happy Halloween! Pow and I watched an episode of Ghost Adventures about the Comedy Store and talked about our own ghost near-sightings.

Ep 62 - Joe Raines

Oct 22nd, 2021 1h 27m

I talked to Joe Raines (@joemfraines) about his old outdoor show, Yellahammered, I asked him the questions I ask every comic, and we both watched Eddie Izzard's "Dress to Kill" (1999). Joe had some new insights to updating the club vs. alt dist

Ep 61 - This Is My Life (1992) w/ Kari Assad

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 17m

I convinced Kari Assad (IG: @assadkarirocks, Twt: @kariassad) to watch this little-known movie about standup, This Is My Life (1992). The movie is directed by Nora Ephron and stars Julie Kavner as standup comic Dottie Ingels. It's a weird littl

Ep 60 - Listener Q and A

Oct 8th, 2021 1h 13m

Pow moved back to LA so they came over and helped me work through listeners' questions. We take two steps forward and three steps back in figuring out the alt vs. club distinction, make some predictions for comics that will be big in the coming

Ep 59 - Sleepwalk With Me (2012)

Oct 1st, 2021 1h 8m

I talked about Mike Birbiglia's semi-autobiographical movie Sleepwalk With Me (2012) with return guests, Dan Frey and Casey Gates Frey! Dan Frey is a novelist and screenwriter. You can check out his book, The Future is Yours anywhere books are

Ep 58 - Mike Mulloy of Faded Comedy

Sep 24th, 2021 50m 27s

I talked to Mike Mulloy (IG: @fakemikemulloy; Tw: @niceonlineboy) who runs my favorite comedy show in LA, Faded (@fadedcomedyla). We talked about his storied career on social media platforms, smart-assery, and a whole lot about the recent histo

Ep 57 - Anna Valenzuela

Sep 17th, 2021 1h 27m

I had a delightful conversation with Anna Valenzuela (@annavisfun) about being honest with bummer topics, straight edge vs. sobriety, standup and antiquated terminology, and a whole lot else even before getting into the questions I ask every co

Ep 56 - Christine Medrano

Sep 10th, 2021 57m 17s

I had a really fun chat with Christine Medrano (IG: @chrissymeds) looking back at the horrors of zoom, the bright spots of comedy outside, growing up in America and Canada's respective Midwests, and the questions I ask every comic with some new

Ep 55 - Reactions to Tig Notaro's "Drawn"

Sep 3rd, 2021 43m 58s

I hopped on Zoom with my good friend Michael Egly for another Labor Day Weekend installment of Thicc WI Accent (that's what I'm calling the episodes when I talk about a new special, show, what-have-you in the standup world with a non-comic frie

Ep 54 - Nathan Lund

Aug 27th, 2021 1h 25m

I nerded out about comedy at Nathan Lund (@nathanlundcomedy on IG, @nathanlund on Twitter). Nathan is a Colorado-based comic and cohost of the Chubby Behemoth podcast with Sam Tallent. I told him ahead of time I want an oral history of the Denv

Ep 53 - Thicc WI Accent vol. 4 w/ Pow

Aug 20th, 2021 54m 17s

Pow and I talked about the end of Hacks Season 1, the state of the pod, and broke down the whole first season of PAUSE with Sam Jay (HBO Max). The live standup shows I shouted out in the intro are This Is Different! (https://www.eventbrite.com

Ep 52 - Candy Lawrence

Aug 13th, 2021 58m 40s

I had a blast talking with Candy Lawrence (@comedylawrence) about coming back to standup after a hiatus and why comedy should be at 9am. Her pug, Buster also showed up on the Zoom call and I love him. Go look at Buster on her IG and meet Beverl

Ep 51 - Andrew Orolfo

Aug 6th, 2021 1h

Ep 51 - I talked with Andrew Orolfo (@andrew_orolfo) (The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jo Koy’s In His Elements) coming fresh from recording a set for Comedy Central, about his past working with kids, touring colleges and NACA (Crashing fa

EPISODE 50! w/ Casey Gates Frey

Jul 30th, 2021 56m 5s

I had Casey Gates Frey (Twt: @caseygates, IG: @theladybrain) on to talk about Vir Das's "Ten on Ten." I also had Casey turn the questions I ask every comic back on me. Thanks so much for everyone who's listened so far and new listeners I've gai

Ep 49 - Kaitlyn Jeffers

Jul 23rd, 2021 51m 3s

I talked to Kaitlyn Jeffers (@jeffernaut, IG: @_kaitlynjeffers) about comedy and punk, her work with the Hard Times punk news satire site, and the questions I ask every comic. Kaitlyn hosts and produces a booked show,This Is Different! with fri

Ep 48 - Carter Glascock Returns!

Jul 16th, 2021 1h 3m

Carter Glascock (@carter_glascock) returns to give updates about doing sets in person, taping a set in Vegas for Laughs After Dark (Amazon), and to indulge me in talking about King of the Hill S02E16 - "Traffic Jam" aka the origin of Booda Sack

Ep 47 - American: The Bill Hicks Story (2011) w/ Joe Felix

Jul 9th, 2021 1h 13m

Joe Felix (@joefelix92) returned to talk about going back on stage, the open mic atmosphere and more. I asked him about the possibility of his definition of alt vs. club, if socialism and standup comedy are commensurable, and we both watched th

Ep 46 - Thicc WI Accent vol. 3 w/ Michael

Jul 2nd, 2021 42m 54s

I recorded an episode in Milwaukee, WI with my good friend Michael. We talked about his work with a food pantry, not so ideal conditions to see standup, and Beth Stelling's "Girl Daddy" (HBO Max). 1. Always punch up2. Keep swinging