Behind The Funny

Jason Pollock joins Ace and Scott in the Acement for this weeks chat. Known for his awkward style, Jason performed at legendary clubs like Stand Up NY, Carolines, and Dangerfields. He also managed Rascal's in Cherry Hill NJ making connections with some of the best comics working. Jason has a great story about appearing as Bigfoort in Judah Friedlander's "How To Beat Up Anybody".  What did Jason ov...

Dario Mercadante joins Ace and Scott in the Acement this week. Dario has been a staple in the Western Massachusetts/Connecticut comedy scene for over 25 years. He has made the decision to retire from comedy and on Sunday May 21st and will be performing on his last show with a stellar lineup of headliners. Listen as we discuss why he became a comic, his wow moments and what was his funny bad gig? G...

Paul Taro joins Ace and Scott in the Acement today. Paul is a rising star in the CT/NY comedy scene achieving runner up in the Connecticut's Funniest Comic Contest within his first few years. He has a really unique background and is a great storyteller.  Check out Paul at https://www.facebook.com/paul.taro.9406 Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get...

Brian Holland joins Ace and Scott in the Acement.  Brian is a blue-collar guy by day and hilarious comic by night. Hailing from Central Massachusetts (Leicester to be exact), he brings everyday working class situations to the stage.  Check out Brian at https://www.facebook.com/brian.holland.503 Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear at...

Matt Barry is this weeks guest in the Acement. Matt has performed in clubs, theaters, bars, and apartments in his 8 years. In 2013 he was crowned “New England’s Best Bar Comic” and in 2015, took third place in “Last Comix Standing,” a competition between 120 comics at Mohegan Sun. Matt has opened for national acts including Tom Green, Gilbert Gottfried, and Harland Williams. 4/20 was the perfect t...

Mike Koutrobis joins Ace and guest host Alan Moreau in the Acement. Mike has been a stand-up for over twenty years, performing at places like the Borgata in Atlantic City, Dangerfields & Gotham in NYC, Foxwoods & Mohegan, as well as entertaining US troops overseas. Mike's movies and television roles include Bleed For This, Back Bay & Dead Reckoning, as well as many commercials. He hasn't been on s...

With Scott out, Derrick Fonseca cohosts with Ace. They talk to comedian Dustin Chafin. Born in a doublewide trailer in Kilgore, Texas he was the son of a used-car salesman and a grandson of Choctaw Native Americans, yet Dustin is so much more. Boxed and won Golden Gloves, missionary work in the Chilean mountains, TV writer, and done standup all over the world! Check him out at https://dustinchafin...

In the late 80's & early 90's you couldn't turn on a comedy special without seeing Roger Kabler and his off the wall, high energy, impression filled act. He was the Zima guy in commercials and starred in the sitcom Rhythm & Blues. He took his passion for Robin Williams and released a movie called "Being Robin". Join Ace & Scott as they go behind the funny with Roger Kabler!  https://beingrobinthem...

Ace and Scott decide to start our 7th season with a re-issue of our episode with Myq Kaplan.  From his early days in Boston to his appearance on late night shows like Conan, Seth Myers, and James Corden, we covered a lot of ground.  Myq has several great albums that we highly recommend.  Check them out at https://myqkaplan.com/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee o...

James Firth and Derrick Fonseca join Ace in the Acement while Scott's away at a gig.  We catch up with the two younger comics talking about day jobs, comedy after the pandemic, and where stand up is going.  Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear at  https://www.teepublic.com/ stores/scott-higgins

 Ace & Scott talk to Mike Keller (owner of The Comedy Bus) and old friend of the show Brad Pierce. We've invited Mike on to talk about his new venture, The Comedy Bus, he started last Fall in Providence, and what his plans are for the future of it. It's only been a few months since Brad's been on, so you know he has more crazy experiences to tell us about!  Check out The Comedy Bus at https://www....

Anthony Smith aka Mr Kuze' (Koozay) is in the Acement this week, talking about comedy, becoming a show producer and where the name Mr Kuze' comes from and what it means. Anthony works his but off on his kraft, so what drives him?  Check out Mr Kuze' at https://www.facebook.com/anthony.t.smith.12 Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com/behindthefQ  to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear a...

Tyler Boeh joins us in the Acement from Portland.  Tyler started in Portland, worked his way up there, in Boston, LA, and is now based back in Portland as a national touring headliner.  Scott and Ace reminisce about working with him and discuss his start and the differences in all the comedy scenes his been a part of. Tyler tells about getting his Dry Bar Comedy special and of course we finish up...

Sal Votano recently worked with Scott so it was a perfect time to have him in the Acement.  Sal started comedy when he was older and was immediately liked by Boston's finest and has become a go to act.  What drew him to comedy, how to he get started?  Check out Sal at https://www.facebook.com/sal.votano . Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your B...

Eddie Clark is our guest this week. Eddie recently announced his retirement so Ace and Scott had to get him on. Eddie gave Scott some advice when Scott first started that he never forgot. Eddie had an amazing career in comedy but also in the military, police and U.S. State Dept. Not too many comics can say they made people laugh all over the world, kept them safe, and are part of the Marvel Univer...

Caren Lioce and Kyle Cote join us in the Acement this week to discuss coming up in comedy in post pandemic, political correctness times.  Doing stand up is hard enough, doing it in today's climate adds that much more pressure.  So what drove them to the stage?  Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/caren.lioce and https://www.facebook.com/kyle.cote.3532 .  Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee. com...

Fran Capo is a comedian, motivational speaker, author, world record holder, adventurer, just to mention a few things. She is also an amazing guest. Her motto "Just Say Yes And Figure It Out Later" has served her career well. Working with top comedians and in high places. What world records did she break, and still hold? Listen and find out. Check out Fran at https://francapo.com/ Go to  https://ww...

Dan Bublitz Jr joins us in the Acement to talk about ... bombing. Ace and Scott found Dan's podcast, The Art Of Bombing, and knew we had to talk to him.  Dan's a podcaster, comedian and show producer, so he had plenty of stories to share. Check out Dan at https://www.danbublitz.com/ Support the podcast at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ

Mike Cotayo is our guest in the Acement this week and he has quite an inspirational story. While his comedy can be silly it also can be dark but it comes from a very real place and always funny. Mike uses comedy and shows people how to overcome obstacles and heal through laughter using his own comeback story.  Check out Mike at https://www.funnymanmike.com/ Go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behi...

This week we discuss the magical season 10 of SNL. Brian Mulhern, Dan Smith, and Brendan Kirby join us in the Acement to talk about the great characters and sketches that came out of that season. All three of our guest have worked on TV and have comedy writing credits so we knew they would have great insight. With an amazing cast including Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Christopher Guest, among othe...

Brad Pierce has joined us once again in the Acement, except this time he is solo. Ace and Scott were recently discussing some incredibly funny Brad stories and had to have him back on.  Where did Brad recently have his worse gig ever?  What famous singer did Brad roast at show not knowing who the person was?  Find out what we say he is Positively Pessimistic With No Filter. Check out Brad at www.f...

This week is Ace's favorite clips from SCOTTober, Scott kinda likes them too.  Clips include Cody Ray DesBiens & Satori Hawes (The Paranormal Couple), Joe Chin (Ghosthunters International), Andrea Perron (The Conjuring House), Ken DeCosta (RISEUP Paranormal), and of course our SCOTTober cohost Tom Stewart (My Paranormal Podcast).  Go to  www.patreon.com/behindthefunny  to support the podcast    

We look back at 2022's best funny bad gig stories from; Jimmy Dunn, James Firth, Cory Gee, Steve Halligan, Steve Bjork, John Moses, Rodney Norman, Peter Liu, George Hamm, Dan Smith, Don Zollo, Paul Nardizzi, Butch Bradley, Pat O'Connor, Lou Angelwolf, Doug Ouimette, Todd Parker, Wendy Liebman, and Harrison Stebbins.  Go to  www.patreon.com/behindthefunny  to support the podcast    

Ace and Scott decided to share one of their favorite conversations for the holidays.  Frank O'Donnell and Charlie Hall are the reason there is comedy in Rhode Island and the reason Ace Aceto is a comedian.  They are both in the RI Comedy Hall of Fame and deservedly so.  They are fantastic storytellers and learning how it all began was amazing.  Check them out at www.facebook.com/charlie.hall.12576...

Jason Emmitt, K.C. Masterpeace, and Twisted Kid Matt from The Mixtape Podcast join Scott and Ace in the Acement this week to discuss their podcast.  We started listening to the Mixtape Podcast last summer and instantly it became a favorite.  They talk about 80s and 90s music and movies, a twisted walk down memory lane with a group of morons, as they call it themselves.  Always entertaining.  We di...