InTALLerable

Ho Ho Ho!  Merry Christmas to all — especially all you who know how to properly pronounce: ‘Nuclear’ .  Our guests are both returning InTALLerable fan-favorites & Denver stand-up comics, eager to drink some ‘Nog & munch the best backyard smoked chicken wings Colorado offers. Whether you’re reading this at your work desk or you’re comfortably tucked in bed, get UP UP UP on your Christmas-lo...

Our returning guest is the founder of Pallet City Comedy, host & producer of stand-up shows all around Denver, and a high school teacher molding the minds of our future leaders.  Between teaching freshman about genocide during his days and performing stand-up comedy at night, you might be wondering (like I was) how he manages to oscillate between the Holocaust and Ha-Ha’s .  Garrett Nygren say...

Keeping this short & sweet.  Thankful for this one.  We welcome back returning guests: Grant Lucas & Patrick Trujillo, for a Thanksgiving chill-sesh with the boys.  Finally, Sean serves up Patrick his signature smoked wings for his esteemed review.  We all hope you fine internet people enjoy this one as much as we did.  Tell someone you love them or call an old friend to catch up.  Life’s...

Our guest finished 2nd in Comedy Works 2025 New Faces Contest, which in his eyes, means that he was the greatest loser.  A stand-up comic who grew up a Florida-man, don’t let his gay-vampire vibe fool ya, his heart is gold & his wit is quick  — Christian D’Angelo! Follow Christian on Instagram @good_mornin_captain Christian tells me why Dogs are “one-note”, we hear about the cat-clash currentl...

Our guest hosts what he calls “The Dumbest Cooking Show on the Internet.”   A well-seasoned man-of-the-meat, Pat Dawson AKA Chef Pat (‘Cookin’ Meat with Chef Pat’), is ready to take on InTALLerable’s smoked chicken wings & tell us about his crazy life that has led him to his place as an integral part of the Denver Comedy scene.   Follow Chef Pat @Cookin_Meat on Instagram & subscribe to @Co...

Our guest is a ‘Kill Tony’ Golden Ticket Winner , a stand-up comedian from Colorado Springs, now requesting chocolate milk for his green rooms all across America, please welcome back to InTALLerable — JJ Alexander!  Follow JJ on Instagram @JJ_Standup & check out his new podcast @PinkCrocodileProductions  Bonding over smoked wings, JJ tells Sean & producer Grant Lucas about his journey to A...

Our guests are creators of the Steamboat Comedy Show & co-hosts of the award-winning podcast, The Steamboat Comedy Podcast , both stand-up comics who proudly came to Denver for a TiddieBois Weekend , making a stop for smoked-chicken at Top Shelf Studios, please welcome: Matt Newland & Kyle Ruff! This winter, Matt & Kyle are producing perhaps the most unique experience in stand-up, come...

Our guests are Idaho-based stand-up comics & the hosts of ‘Pretty Good Podcast’ — Samson Large & Max Knudson — gracing us at Top Shelf Studios for a quality hang with cigarillo Sam on production. Follow Samson @SkiLarge & Max @MaxKnudson on Instagram!  Go follow/subscribe/support their show: ‘Pretty Good Podcast’ wherever you listen/watch. We discussed the origins of Max’s ‘PrettyGood’...

Our guest is a prolific touring comedian from Detroit, co-host of one of the most popular weekly shows in Colorado, ‘Thick Skin’ , and someone with more stories than he can even remember — Mike Stanley!  Check out his upcoming dates at MikeStanleyComedian.com — Be sure to go follow him on Instagram @Mike_Stanley & TikTok @SirMikeStanley We talked about Mike’s funny family, growing up playing i...

All our flights at TSS are milestones, but we went extra BIG, even more InTALLerable, for our 200th episode.  A live sketch artist plucked from a nearby courtroom, our small (but mighty) studio audience, and two of my favorite silly-goose guests.  It’s a bacon-wrapped fever dream with two of the funniest dudes to grace our modest studios: Nate Malouf (@suffering.malouf) & Jacob Humphries (@chr...

Our guest — Aaron Fleck — makes his podcast debut on InTALLerable at TSS for an unforgettable episode.  Though he looks & sounds like a natural, Aaron had never been on a podcast before, so we feel especially honored he wanted to pop his pod-cherry here at TSS.   Go see him perform comedy & be sure you follow him on Instagram @Aaron_Fleck  — Lots of his videos feature his loving Rottweiler...

Our guest is a stand-up comedian & an open mic host in Denver, who is not liked by the French TSA;  He told us how he learned (after being detained) that he shares his name with a supposed Hamas Financier.  Our guest for this flight in TSS  —  Ameen Mustafa!   Follow Ameen on Instagram @StopitAmeen Ameen's new show ‘Witch Hunt’ debuts October 3rd at Rise Comedy Club  —  If you like game sh...

Our guest is learning from the pros, just like Sean.  The old way.  Tried and true, by cleaning up one broken glass at a time.  A veteran door-guy at the Denver Improv and a veteran veteran of the US Army, please welcome: Nakata!  We learn how Nakata stumbled upon his door job at the Improv, how his Asian genes will help him look young until he looks way too old, and he tells us (all he can) about...

Our guest brought along her hilarious stage presence to TSS, bravely climbing into our studio (garage) for a hot & heavy episode full of educating two dumb men about the plight of aging womanhood.  We are joined by “the cougar of Colorado Comedy” — Mo Vida! During the Great Financial Crisis, Mo was a recruiter living in NYC & working in private wealth.  Surely, this experience enhanced her...

A freelance graphic designer who is colorblind AND can’t draw?  Now this I gotta hear (or maybe see ??).  Wait, wait, you’re telling me he’s a stand-up comedian from the midwest, played college basketball, and didn’t realize Casa Bonita was a real place until he moved to Colorado?  Ladies & gentlemen, making his InTALLerable debut — Scott Shaffer! Follow Scott @irrelevantscott on socials &...

Our guest is here to educate me about life’s important things: evil Republicans, Stone-Cold Steve Austin’s Coors Beer truck video, & how he learned the magic of lotion from a Bill Burr bit.  Ethan Everhart is a stand-up comedian originally from the Quad Cities in Eastern Iowa.  When starting out in comedy, Ethan often commuted from Muscatine to Cedar Rapids & performed at Penguins Comedy C...

Our guest is a stand-up comedian based in Colorado Springs, the winner of Comedy Works New Faces contest, and most importantly, a great dad — Mike Hammock!   Follow Mike on Instagram @themikehammock & check out his upcoming dates. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to see his comedy when he performs near you! We discussed the arc of comedy through the years and how Mike had found some earl...

Our guest — JoJo Pride — is known across Colorado for his unique style & unmissable flair.  It could be that he is the only guy we know who is performing stand-up comedy while rocking his roller blades on stage.  Badass.  JoJo Pride climbs to Top Shelf for an episode steeped in the philosophy of his signature ‘call-sign’ , his motto for life, a mantra for his path to mastery: YAR .  Follow JoJ...

Our guest, Dan Mazzucca, has a pension for putting together the best lineups of local stand-up possible.  He is a well-traveled working man, a Denver-based stand-up comic, & the talent booker for the Denver Improv.  He went from hearing about this position ‘door-guy,’ from comedians on a podcast, to landing a job as a door guy at the Denver Improv.  After seeing his attitude & work ethic,...

For the past decade on both the AM’s & the FM’s, our guest, the radio machine, Mark Springer, has been producing sports radio across Colorado. He recently added ‘open-mic comic’ to his skillset, joining Denver’s scene.  Here at TSS he is joined one last time by (now) Boston-based stand-up comedian, Nick Hahn.  RIP.  He’s not dead but man could that guy use some peace.   Follow Mark on X/Twitte...

Our guests are: Braxton Fuller (AKA Cave Man), the Editor & Chief of ‘Rocky Mountain Caving’, and returning guest: Connor Moore, who has been working on their new publication powered by young minds: MoorePosts.com   Cave Man takes us through his journey to finding caving. As a kid he would read stories of discovery & adventure, but soon found himself working as a CNA in a memory care unit,...

Our guest is Gus Rey, an artist, muralist, and graphic designer from Denver, Colorado.  Instead of wading into the creative waters slowly, with part-time or on-the-side work, Gus jumped head-first into turning his passion into his career.  This commitment to his craft quickly led him into challenging & rewarding projects, like his recent mural: ‘Why Not Be Great’ which featured Denver Broncos...

Our guest is Josh Beaver, a Denver-based stand-up comic, who at age 24 looks wise beyond his years.  But that might just be the fast-livin’ lifestyle he brings to the world.  Or maybe the drugs..?  Josh works at my “rival” comedy club in town, but that doesn’t matter here at Top Shelf Studios, because just like the worst Italian restaurant found in most midwest towns — when you’re here, you’re fam...

Fresh off the East Coast stretch of his ‘Here To Pee’ 50-state Tour, Ren Q is back in Colorado! He joins us in our new Top Shelf Studios Hilltop (still the same ‘ol playground for imperfection) to talk about how his time traveling the United States has made him more patriotic & hopeful in the spirit of America.  All while at the exact moment, the LGBTQA+ community is feeling like those in the...

Change is good for the soul (or so we’re told).  It’s our first episode in our new studio! We welcome back a couple of our favorite guests from our time at our last studio, TSS Universidad.  Two hilarious dudes who can navigate a conversation that could truly go anywhere — Grayson Garcia & Jeff Morris!   Follow them on Instagram @Grayson_Garcia & @Jeff_Dingus_Morris to see their upcoming s...