A Bit Delayed

This week we interview one of George's mentors in magic, "Magic Man," John Mitsopoulos (Or as George and his former classmates call him, “Mr. Mitso.”). John briefly speaks about his early days as a teacher and track coach, before he made magic his extracurricular activity. This leads John to create the magic club that George joined to kick his drive and love of magic into overdrive. After reminisc...

The boys discuss Halloween and why it is the best holiday, before clearing up a few mistakes they have made over the course of the entire run of the podcast. Afterwards, Patrick waxes poetic about the comedy camp that Broken Drift Productions runs and his experience with it. Afterwards, in the interest of paying respects to all influential people in their lives, George remembers Philadelphia radio...

The boys start by talking about Back to The Future, before Patrick follows up from a couple weeks ago regarding if his mother went to the original Woodstock Music Festival or not. Later, Patrick informs George of Jeremy Irons Hierarchy, which is Grace and her improv partner Danielle’s improv comedy duo. George learns how GhostFest 2025 went for them, including an overview of the magic trick he was...

This week's guest is actor Justin C. Schilling! Justin tells us about how a project in middle school was the spark that led to a full-time acting career! We focus on his early days as an entertainer, from high school theatre, to improv comedy troupes (one of which being the Second Place Champions with Patrick), which led to film acting. We only barely scratched the surface with his career! Justin...

This week, for the first time ever, the boys read some fan mail! Afterwards, Patrick tells George the tale of his recent outing to the Arizona State Fair, where he went to see the first show in the reunion tour of The Format! Patrick describes the electric atmosphere and how, despite not knowing much of the band, was swept away by the environment. Patrick also learns a little more about music hist...

This week, Patrick and George are joined by another entertainer tied to Patrick's past, Mike McEntee! Mike regales us with the tale of how a bribe from his grandfather to sing in public set him on a course for a career as an entertainer. His journey took him all the way from high school theatre in Mount Olive, NJ, to Glassboro, NJ to do improv alongside Patrick, before moving on to an almost ten y...

This week, Patrick & George celebrate Festivus a little early! And what is a Festivus celebration without the airing of grievances? Patrick tells us a tale from a recent open mic experience, which leads to discussions about poor writing, Kill Tony, a magic shop experience, and an overall discussion regarding entertainers taking shortcuts. Sure, it can get your name on everyone's lips...but is...

George has returned from the Ministry of Magic - erm, we mean the Magician's Alliance of Eastern States Annual Convention and Supernova International Ska Fest! He tells us first about his experience at the magic convention, which the boys then compare to comedy festivals. George also tells us about his time bartending at the Ska Fest (eat your heart out, Tom Cruise in "Cocktail!") as they also dis...

This week, George is handling top secret Ministry of Magic business, so Patrick is going it solo (don't worry, the show still goes off the rails at times). He is joined this week by improviser and actress (and his girlfriend), Grace Campbell! Grace walks us through her early days performing in middle school and high school theatre, as well as her quick time in college theatre, before she takes a b...

This week's guest is Zack Lyman, a man who wears many, many hats in the entertainment field. Zack Lyman is a stand-up comedian, currently based in Seattle, and producer of comedy specials The Big Laugh (Amazon Prime, Laugh After Dark TV), Zen Comedy (Amazon Prime, Laugh After Dark TV), & Live in Loveland (Tubi), as well as the documentary Laughing in Loveland (YouTube). Zack jumps on to announ...

This week's guest is Howard Mincone, a juggler, physical comedian, emcee, skateboarder, break-dancer, beekeeper...we should really just list what Howard CANNOT do! Howard takes us through his journey in entertainment thus far, from learning to juggle in a grocery store, to being an emcee at the recent Society of American Magicians Convention in Nashville, and everything in between. It's a rousing...

This week’s show starts off the rails and just keeps going. Whatever Patrick & George were going to talk about just becomes a conversation about physical challenges. George tells a few stories from his days in Army Basic Training, while Patrick discusses his black belt testing from his teen years. They also discuss Jean-Claude Van Damme- seriously, what is this episode about!? Listen and find...

This week can only be described as an abbreviated masterclass in show production and preparation by our guest, Saskia Bee! Saskia has been in the entertainment industry since childhood. We talk about her performing journey; her early days in community theater in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, up to the present in Phoenix, AZ, where she is a stand-up comedian, show producer, writer, Murder Mystery Theater ac...

Patrick and George discuss what George's online dating profile would look like if he was not happily married. George fills us in on what he saw on his adventure in Colon, Michigan, for the 87th Annual Abbott's Get Together. Patrick issues a challenge to their high school's mascot, and they also discuss funeral plans.   Patrick can be found on social media @patrickbeancomedy as well as patrickbeanc...

This episode almost becomes a backdoor pilot, as Patrick and George discuss exciting towns and cities such as Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, and...Chincoteage, VA? Patrick expresses his enjoyment of his current downtime, and the two emphasize why, sometimes, it really is better to just take the night off.    Patrick can be found on social media @patrickbeancomedy as well as patrickbeancomedy.com  ...

Patrick & George return to talk about their feelings on roast battles, crowd work and how it has impacted their live shows, and doing music outside of a concert versus doing magic outside of a magic show. George also shares a story about David Copperfield...that Patrick immediately almost ruins.    Patrick can be found on social media @patrickbeancomedy as well as patrickbeancomedy.com   Georg...

This week's guest is Steve Grande, an improviser based out of Chicago, IL. Steve & Patrick were roommates in college and were two of the founding members of the Rowan University Sketch & Improv Club, which evolved into their touring improv troupe, "The Second Place Champions." We talk about Steve's early performing days, his creation of the comedy troupe with Patrick, taking the troupe on...

Patrick & George catch up about the vacations the two of them have been on over the last couple of weeks. Patrick went to see friend of the show Ruben Castillo perform in Las Vegas, while George went to Nashville to work at the Society of American Magicians Conference. During which, George got to meet a very special surprise guest for the event that only makes Patrick INCREDIBLY jealous.   Pat...

This week, we’re cracking open the vault! Patrick & George were booked for a show in October of 2023 by a man named Jon Bolton. Jon & George have been friends for years through magic and professional wrestling. They speak briefly about the show, before diving into Jon’s wrestling career, which took him overseas and earned him the respect of a number of legendary professional wrestlers. Enj...

Patrick & George talk about their show at The Bridge Improv Theater from Father's Day, before diving in to their recent travels; George returned to New Jersey, with Patrick also flying back to New Jersey...for two whole hours! Patrick regales us with the tale of his most recent cross country adventure, with stops in Newark, Allentown, Sugarloaf, and Atlanta! They trade some travel tips, before...

Patrick and George are together again, discussing the long awaited sequel to one of their favorite movies of all time, SPACEBALLS! They hope for actual Spaceballs merchandise this time, which leads them to discuss some of the most-and least-valuable toys and collectables in history. They eventually get back to the topic of Spaceballs and share their fond memories of watching it as kids.   Patrick...

Patrick & George are recording TOGETHER in Arizona! They celebrate the occasion with Patrick's first sip of RC Cola; his reaction bothers George. Then they move on to Patrick and Grace's adventures playing Baldur's Gate 3 and George's strategy in Monopoly, which explains why no one wants to play the game with him. The boys round out the episode by discussing get rich quick schemes, businesses...

George surprises Patrick with their guest for the episode, Catherine "Cat" Gee! Cat helped the boys brainstorm their podcast name when they first decided to start one (as well as her own podcast name, topic pending!). George and Cat then tell us the story of seeing Metallica in Philadelphia. They all also discuss the “Metallica-Quake,” and other concerts that have registered on the Richter Scale....

This week, Ruben Castillo is on the podcast! Ruben is a singer, actor, emcee, and award-winning Elvis Tribute Artist. We talk to him about his early days of performing in the choir, to now running his own ELVIStory shows, and everything in between! Ruben embodies the spirit of what the "A Bit Delayed," podcast is about; life sometimes getting in the way, but overcoming its challenges to becoming t...

On this episode, Patrick & George discuss their theme song, which was created by a member of Patrick's family! Patrick also catches George off guard with the "Pivot Questionnaire," which was made famous by its regular usage on the show Inside the Actor's Studio. George then turns the tables on Patrick, asking him the same questions. Patrick makes it look easy...kind of.    Patrick can be found...