Montreal Comedy Festival

Episode 304 | Greg Giraldo Tribute

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I’ve often said that Greg Giraldo was one of THE voices of our generation and in my opinion a comedic genius. Greg died on September 29th, 2010. This week we’d like to pay tribute to him. In the book American Scream: The Bill Hicks story, it was clear that Bill’s commentary on future events would [...]

Episode 212 | Bobby Slayton

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Bobby Slayton has been a stand up for over 30 years. He is ranked number eighty on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. His new Showtime Special Born to Be Bobby recently aired and will be available on DVD. We start talking between Friday night shows in the Green Room [...]

Episode 207 | Ross Bennett (Part 1)

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Ross Bennett has been performing stand up comedy since the late 70s. His career has taken him all over the world and landed him at the Montreal Comedy Festival and Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Ross is a consummate professional and a wealth of knowledge so we wasted little time diving in. We [...]

Episode 201 | Lenny Marcus

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Lenny Marcus has been seen on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and is a fixture in the uber competitive New York City comedy scene. We learn which comedians made the cut for Dice Clay’s furniture shopping extravaganza, who makes comedy look hard, and what advice Lenny gave to Dave Attell. Then Lenny turns the tables [...]

Episode 138 | Julian McCullough

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We were locked out of Dan Allen’s Sunshine Suites‘ office. So we ventured to the comedy cellar and recorded upstairs at the Olive Tree café amidst the background noise,which was mostly that night’s MC Ardie Fuqua. This week’s guest is Julian McCullough. Julian just taped a half hour special for Comedy Central and is a [...]

Episode 132 | Jessica Kirson

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Jessica Kirson is the guest this week as we record at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. Jessica has appeared on the Tonight Show and has her own comedy special on the Logo Network. Learn which celebrity heckled Jessica. Why it can help when you “just don’t care” and what’s Jon’s favorite activity at [...]

Episode 130 | Victor Varnado

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This week, Jon and Dan were joined at Comix in NYC by guest Victor Varnado. Victor’s stand up has been featured on Late NIght with Conan O’Brien and Comedy Central. You may also recognize him from the films Julien Donkey Boy and The Adventures of Pluto Nash. In this episode, Jon and Dan reveal their [...]

Episode 128 | Dan Allen Finds a Home

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We are very happy to announce that after 344 days of homelessness, Dan Allen has found an apartment. If u do not know the story of Dan Allen’s homeless stint, here it is in its abridged version (aka the one Dan Allen is unable to tell due to incredible long windedness). After a particularly rough [...]

Episode 127 | Sans Dan Allen

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Due to a last minute guest cancelation the boys were forced to think quickly on their feet. With Dan Allen at a call back audition and Shaki under time constraints, Jonny Fisch made an executive decision: Sit down and podcast it up with Shaki, then meet up later with Dan Allen and do the same. [...]

Episode 124 | Hannibal Buress

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Hannibal Buress has been seen on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. We sat down with Hannibal at Comix to discuss taste in comedy, developing bits, and the possibility of Xbox stand-up. Right-click the link below to download the mp3 file: Episode 124 | Hannibal Buress If you [...]

Episode 123 | Laurie Kilmartin

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This week we welcome stand up comedian and writer, Laurie Kilmartin (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Best Week Ever, Comedy Central). The show kicks off with Laurie giving Shaki some swimming advice. Then we delve into why Laurie was escorted off a studio lot, what made her a blogging pioneer, and how Colin Quinn influenced her style. [...]

Episode 119 | Tom Ingegno

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In our continued effort to provide insight into the world of stand up comedy, we present our second episode with a guest from behind the scenes – Tom Ingegno runs the New York office of the Omnipop Talent Group, which is currently a management company and has in the past been a talent agency. We [...]

Episode 118 | Amy Schumer

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This week, Comix gave us the vip treatment as we recorded our first episode down in Ochi’s Lounge with guest Amy Schumer. Find out how Amy and Shaki’s first encounter comes back to bite him in the ass, why you shouldn’t listen to the stylist on a TV set and who is my BFF. See [...]

Episode 116 | Joe List and Nate Bargatze

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This week we welcome Nate Bargatze back as our first repeat guest because Dan Allen ruined his first podcast. Nate tells us why it’s important to bomb to get ready for a TV set. Joe List takes a couple of hours away from his girlfriend to tell us why he loves his girlfriend and Joe [...]

Episode 115 | Jamie Lissow

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This week Jon talks with Jamie Lissow on location in Rochester. Find out what brought Jamie back to his hometown, his unique approach to recording a comedy CD, and how he’s coping without his workout buddy Ted Alexandro. Right-click the link below to download the mp3 file: Episode 115 | Jamie Lissow If you are [...]

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