Episode 501 | Mike Vecchione

January 22, 2012

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After a year hiatus we are very happy to return to the podcast with our guest Mike Vecchione.  We think Mike is one of the funniest and hardest working comedians in the business. He has been seen on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, has his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special, and made a stand out impression on the comic judges of Last Comic Standing.

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