Episode #461: PunchUp Live’s Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani
The state of the comedy industry, like most everything else in 2024, feels very much in flux. Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani have seen firsthand …
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Episode #460: Ashley Gavin
Ashley Gavin is a comedian from New York City who studied computer science and helped craft the curriculum for Girls Who Code, before deciding to …
Continue ReadingEpisode #459: Sam Reich, Dropout CEO
I spoke to Sam Reich on this podcast back in the fall of 2020, when he was in his first year running Dropout, the subscription-based …
Continue ReadingEd Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog review – fresh angles on manchild awkwardness
Hackney Empire, London Well-spun jokes and great audience rapport elevate the comedian’s show above standard fall-guy fare, though slick management inhibits its sparkHow good can standup be without being very distinctive? This good, I thought, watching…
Continue ReadingEd Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog review – fresh angles on manchild awkwardness
Hackney Empire, London Well-spun jokes and great audience rapport elevate the comedian’s show above standard fall-guy fare, though slick management inhibits its sparkHow good can standup be without being very distinctive? This good, I thought, watching…
Continue ReadingEpisode #458: Hank Green
Hank and John Green began influencing online viewing long before we tied the word influencer to social media, launching their Vlogbrothers YouTube channel on Jan. 1, 2007, …
Continue ReadingEpisode #457: Ali Siddiq
At the age of 49 — three decades removed from an FBI drug bust that sent him to prison, and 24 years into his career …
Continue ReadingEpisode #456: Zoë Coombs Marr
Zoë Coombs Marr is an Australian comedian who won Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2012, then returned four years later to …
Continue ReadingEpisode #455: Janine Harouni
Janine Harouni is a Staten Island native who began her stand-up comedy career in earnest only after moving to London, England, in 2012. Harouni experienced …
Continue ReadingEpisode #454: Dave Merheje
Dave Merheje is an award-winning Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who co-starred in the Hulu series, Ramy, and recently co-starred on the big screen opposite …
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