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Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Elahe Izadi is a good friend of mine and a very funny local comic who has been performing in the area for years. She is also a pop culture writer for the Washington Post. Elahe and I were both at The Kennedy Center on Sunday night for the Mark Twain Prize which was given to Dave Chappelle. We talk about that night and what it’s like trying to balance stand-up comedy and being a full-time journalist.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Marina Franklin has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, and Chappelle's Show. In this episode, she talks about when to not follow your gut, being a star versus being a great comic, and what is was like when she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tom Thakkar is a hilarious comic who has appeared on Conan and has a Comedy Central half hour special coming out next month. In this episode Tom talks about progressing from a small scene in Indiana to clubs in Chicago and eventually to New York and the Comedy Cellar, and how he had to persevere through the many challenges comics face along the way.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Alex Edelman is a great comic who is known for his three critically acclaimed one-person shows. In this episode Alex talks about starting stand-up as a teenager, the difference between his solo shows and performing comedy clubs, and the two fundamental components that all other aspects of comedy can be grouped into.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Petey DeAbreu is one of the fastest rising comics in New York City and has been featured on Comedy Central. In this episode he talks about his decision to leave his life of hustling and dedicate himself to his earliest dream - being a comedian.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Chris Estrada is a very funny comic from Los Angeles who has appeared on Comedy Central. In this episode he talks about what it was like starting out in South Central LA, learning how to be better by performing in front of hostile crowds, and getting on Comedy Central's new comic showcase after auditioning for four years.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Brittany Carney is a very funny comic who started right here in Washington, DC. She is the first comic to ever go from being an audience member at Big Hunt thinking about trying stand-up to being a regular at The Comedy Cellar in New York City a little over five years later. In this episode she talks about what that experience was like.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tony Woods is a legendary DC comic who has been performing around the world for more than 30 years. He is one of the most respected working comics in the business and has appeared on Def Comedy Jam, Showtime at the Apollo, and Comedy Central. In this episode he talks about what it was like getting started in DC, comparisons between him and his friend, Dave Chappelle, and how he has coped with tragedy in his life.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Ahmed Bharoocha is a very funny comic who lives in Los Angeles. His sketch group, Dead Kevin, has been featured on Tosh.0 and Funny or Die and he can be seen in the upcoming season of Dream Corp LLC on Hulu which comes out later this month. In this episode he talks about beginning stand-up in college in Rhode Island, working on sketch shows and pilots in Los Anegeles, and what a comedy career looks like 15 years in.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Benjy Himmelfarb has grown into one of the best comics in DC and is preparing to move to New York for the next step in his stand-up journey. In this episode he talks about what it was like after his best friend in comedy died suddenly, how he recovered from it, and how he had to change as a person and comic in order to pursue stand-up as a career.
Sean Joyce is the founder of Underground Comedy and produces over 500 live comedy shows each year.
If you have a question about comedy or any feedback about the podcast, you can email undergroundcomedydc@gmail.com.