Behind The Funny

Tyler Hittner joins us in the Acement. Tyler has become a BTF favorite. Always enjoy hearing about his latest accomplishments. Tyler works his a** off so it's no surprise how much he's accomplished. He just finished his residency at Broadway Comedy Club in NY and then does a spot at Gotham Comedy Club where he has a chance meeting with two huge comedy stars. Check out Tyler at https://www.facebook...

We are starstruck in the Acement this week, not just Tom Stewart, but actor David Naughton joins us for SCOTTOBER. We wanted to talk about his gound breaking movie An American Werewolf In London. Of course, 12 year old Scott and Ace wanted to ask about his 80's movie Hot Dog. What award did American Werewolf start? Listen and find out. Check out David at https://www.instagram.com/imdavid_naughton...

Ken DeCosta is our guest in the Acement. Ken is a staple of Scottober and as the founder of Riseup Paranormal always contributes great paranormal discussions. This time we talk about Conjuring House drama and debunking claims. Check out Ken's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DeadAirNation/featured Go to  ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ⁠  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get y...

Ace's favorite night is when Cody Ray DesBiens and Satori Hawes, The Paranormal Couple, join us in the Acement for Scottober. There has been a lot of controversy at the Conjuring House this year so we wanted to hear their side of the story. Of course, the main reason we love Cody and Satori's visits, the haunted objects they bring in and the stories that go along with them. Why does there always h...

Our Scottober Cohost Tom Stewart joins us in the Acement for a discussion of the best paranormal documentaries that he has seen. With his background in paranormal investigations, you know he chose some good ones. Check out Tom Stewarts podcast https://myparanormalstory.libsyn.com/ Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear at https://www.teep...

It's Scottober in the Acement, so Tom Stewart joins us Scott and Ace as cohost. Dustin Pari for Ghosthunters International is this week's guest to start Scottober 2024. He not only is a member of TAPS and has been on Ghosthunters and Ghosthunters International, Dustin is an author, lecturer, and motivational speaker. What event led him to paranormal research? Listen and find out. Check out Dustin...

Brett Davey joins us in the Acement. Ace and Brett had to clear up something from there past. Brett has experience as a film maker, but what made him try comedy? What Ace bad gig story is tied to Brett? Listen and find out. Check out Brett at https://www.instagram.com/brett_davey_comedy/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear at  https:...

Aimee Schwab is in the Acement this week. After waiting until she was in her 40s to start comedy, it wasn't long until she was a regular on shows all over New England. Not only is Aimee a very funny comic, she is also one of the nicest. What made her take the stage that first time? Listen and find out. Check her out at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093756845845 or https://www.inst...

This week the Brothers Pierce are in the Acement, Jeff and Brad. The BTF audience knows Brad and his "it's never a good story" appearances, but how is his brother Jeff. Well, Jeff's outlook tends to be a little less gloomy but just as funny. Together this was a hilarious conversation. Check out Brad at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552022278766 and Jeff at https://www...

Nick Zaino joins us in the Acement to talk about 100 Years Of Boston Comedy. Nick is an accomplished arts journalist and even spent time performing comedy to experience stand up himself. This first hand knowledge and his experience writing about comedy led him to develop his 100 Years Of Boston Comedy lectures and his Boston Comedy Radio Station on the Live365 App. Check out Nick Zaino at https://...

Paul D'Angelo joins us in the Acement.  Paul is mentioned with the best comics to ever come out of Boston.  His path from DA to comedian is an amazing story.  He is admired by everyone from new comics to established comics to some of the top comics working today.  Check out Paul at https://www.pdangelo.com/site/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon. ...

After seeing him in the penultimate episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, we knew we had to have Maine native Ian Harvie in the Acement for a discussion on his comedy and acting career. From his stand up special "May The Best C*ck Win" to shows like Curb and Will & Grace, Ian had plenty of stories. Why is he Scott's spirit animal? Listen and find out. Check out Ian at https://ianharvi...

Two of our favorite guests, Brian Mulhern and Brendan Kirby, joins us in the Acement to discuss the greatest sitcom every, Seinfeld. We are all mega fans of the show, hell Brendan is the author of The Official Seinfeld Cookbook. We discuss favorite episodes, scenes, guest stars and more. https://www.instagram.com/brendankirbytv/ https://www.instagram.com/bripharm/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.c...

If you're an economist working for HBO and you love comedy, what would you do. Art Bell came up with the idea for Comedy Central. Art Bell joined us in the Acement and shared the story on how he came up with the idea for Comedy Central and how it came to be. You can read about it in his book Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor. https://www.amazon.com/Consta...

Derek Furtado joins us in the Acement this week to breakdown the art of comedy. Derek always offers a perspective on performing comedy and writing that is interesting and this time is no different. His approach to performing gives him a unique voice that makes him a hilarious performer. Check Derek out at https://www.facebook.com/DerekFurtadoComedy/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ...

Jim Colliton is today's guest in the Acement. Jim is a Boston Comedy staple and long time friend of Scott and Ace. Comics admire his fast wit and incredible story telling ability. He is prolific writer with multiple specials and recordings including his latest special Ultimate Dad on Youtube. Even a comic with Jim's talent has a great funny bad gig story. Check out Jim at https://jimwhat.c...

Legendary Boston Comedian and Author Mike Donovan is this week's guest. He was presented with the 2023 Boston Comedy Choice Legacy Award. Besides an amazing comedy career, Mike has written over 100 books. A conversation with Mike Donovan is like taking a master class in comedy. Check out Mike's books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00N7YRHXY?ingress=0&visitId=9e74e3d6-e355-44d...

Jay Burns and Grandma Martha join us in the Acement so you know this one went off the rails. They come to announce their new project, but Martha gets a few scotches in her and F**k It. Where are the focusing their creativity now? Listen and find out. Check out https://www.facebook.com/jay.burns1 & https://www.facebook.com/brian.vincent.750 for more info Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behi...

This week we have Chuck Stanton & Brad Rohrer from the Funbearable Podcast in the Acement. We discuss their careers in music, film, comedy and their podcast that they do with comedian Ray Harrington. Ray wasn't here so we were going to call this episode "F" Ray Harrington. Check out Funbearable at https://linktr.ee/funbearablepod Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ  t...

Scott tells a story of a famous actor, so he thought, he was talking to online. Ace almost the same. Just so happens good friend of BTF, Tom Stewart, has a Facebook page dedicated to messing with scammers. https://www.facebook.com/messingwithtom , We had fun discussing and reading some of them. Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear at ht...

Andrew Kennedy is in the Acement this week. Andrew's father is from England and his mother is from Columbia. He is fluent in Spanish but looks like you'd meet him at an English pub. His stories of growing up in a multi-cultural family, trying stand up, to filming a pilot for CBS made for a very entertaining conversation. Check out Andrew at www.andrewkennedylive.com and his Dry Bar Special...

Comedian Dan Martin joins us in the Acement to talk about his new special that is now available on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yF2lbCklo&t=4s . Dan has a an amazing story of overcoming tragedy in his life. It shaped who he is today and has made him a great comedian. You can also download his album at https://danmartincomedy.bandcamp.com/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behin...

Johnny Ater joins us in the Acement all the way from Maine. A staple of the Maine comedy scene, he started comedy when he was only in his early 40s. Why start comedy in your 40s? How did he do? Well he just recorded a comedy album. You know doing comedy in Maine Johnny was sure to have a great Funny Bad Gig Story. Check out Johnny Ater at https://www.johnnyatercomedy.com/ Go to  https://www.buymea...

Tyler Hittner joins us in the Acement. Tyler may have trouble walking but he has no problem getting laughs. Constantly working on his craft, he recently earned a residency at the famed Broadway Comedy Club in NYC. Check out Tyler at https://www.facebook.com/Wheelz1990 , Ace Aceto at https://www.facebook.com/ace.aceto.3 , and Scott Higgins at https://www.facebook.com/ScottHigginsFunny Go to  https:...

BTF friend, Myq Kaplan, joins us from the road for this episode from the Acement. Myq is known for his quick witty humor. We never know where the conversation is going to go but we know its always going to be interesting. Why is Myq our favorite comedian the entire flat earth? Listen to today's episode and find out. Check out Myq at https://myqkaplan.com/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/be...