InTALLerable

My guest is Denver stand-up comedian Mitch Jones — finally a guest who can reach above the top shelf, a guest that sees the world like me, but mostly the top of the fridge like I do.  He hails from Louisville, Colorado & started performing stand-up comedy in 2010 after graduating from UNC in Greeley, Colorado.  Follow him @comicmitchjones on Instagram & go see him do stand-up!   We talked...

Did someone say SeanDabsForTheFans Reboot?! A fellow king joins TTS for a dab-tacular crossover episode with our very funny guest, TikTok sensation, Denver stand-up Comedian, let him hear it through those screens, folks — Jacob Humphries.    Jacob blew up on TikTok after starting in 2018. He shares the meaning behind his unique handle, how the ‘ch’ makes a ‘T’ sound. So don’t mispronounce or mispl...

That’s right, before anyone knows what will happen, we satirically-speculate at TSS whether this nation and democracy (I’m told) will die.  Two educated gentlemen join the pod for an episode recorded on election night 2024.  Connor Moore returns for his third appearance, bringing his classmate & politically minded man, Michael Self, to enjoy what to some is just another Tuesday, but what Micha...

My good friend, our faithful live production director, Sam Krason is back!  We were both somewhat uncertain & sad at the state of our Nuggets team when we recorded this episode after an afternoon loss to a Norman Powell led Clippers team.  That’s basketball. But don’t we look foolish now, Joker has started with his best statistical 10 games of his career looking back just a few short weeks lat...

An episode full of learning & laughter, steeped in aluminum foil headwear & historical folly, rolled in a tight tortilla of new friendship — Grayson Schrom didn’t know what he was getting into when he arrived at Top Shelf Studios.  Grayson is a stand-up comedian based in Denver, CO.  Follow him on socials @gs.was.here especially his YouTube where he posts sketch comedy & some of his st...

Chet Tilles joins Sean at TSS for an episode full of meat talk. We expected to be roasting one another, so this would be a great chance to learn about each other. Plans changed and I got roasted by another Comedy Works Door Staff, Nick Hahn, but surely Chet & I will find another time to duel it out. Chet is a Stand-up comedian who has performed sets in English and Spanish. Follow him on Instag...

My guest, Patrick Trujillo, is a stand-up comedian, & a graduate of University of Northern Colorado earning his degree in Economics & English.  He is a corn-fed, American-made, Built-Ford-Tough kind of guest.  Thank goodness I sent that DM to the wrong person & we became friends as a result.    We discuss which hills to die on, the freedom of speech not being free from consequence, &am...

Sam Adams is a stand-up comedian, sports writer, broadcaster, and one of the best storytellers to have graced our studios. He is the first guest to pair his smoked wings with white cheddar Cheez-its, a true delicacy in his eyes. That’s legendary, if you ask me.  If you have the chance to see him perform, do not miss it! You can find tour dates and follow his social media pages on his website — Sam...

This one is perhaps the most anticipated episode to date, certainly within our inner circle of fandom.  Buckle your five-point belts and make sure they click all the way in.  Top Shelf welcomes two all-time guests of our show into the thunderdome to finally give the people what they want, AK v. Klübe.  That’s right folks!!  Both return to TSS for a pre-election episode full of things you can’t say...

Garrett Nygren is a stand-up comic, founder of Pallet City Comedy, host of several open Mics around Denver — and on the day of this recording —a very hung bagel (see polaroids). I was excited to talk to him about his life, his journey through stand-up, hosting mics & producing shows, and more.    We recount the glory of Garrett’s successes the prior night at his Locust Cider show, hear about h...

Stand-up comedian, fellow High Plains Festival volunteer, & unemployed person Christina Vasili makes her InTALLerable debut for an episode full of every white girl's favorite: fall vibes. The leaves are changing colors and the ladies are learning to defend themselves on college campuses. That’s the hope at least! Christina tells me about her recent work teaching self-defense classes to women a...

Colton Dowling is a stand-up comedian, one half of the podcast ‘Some of This is Bad’, and co-owner of The Creek & The Cave ATX.  He grew up as an army brat, spending his high school years in the ever-accepting, definitely not homophobic, city of Colorado Springs.  We talked about his journey through life & his path in stand-up, all while tossing hard-hitting questions about my sexuality. ...

It’s a hot brunch episode & our newest guest — Kodi Guy (@nevenfisherman) — is giving Rusted Root vibes, because she's yelling “Send me on my way!” as she embarks on her journey to travel the world. Kodi Guy and our returning guest, Lilah Swanson (@master_guppy), talented artist & cover illustrator for our new book: ‘Things Trump Knows Best’, are both coming off a night of dancing at a war...

Who doesn’t love a cup of Joe?  For me, every now and then, a cup of Joe in the afternoon just hits different.  Today’s guest is a talented musician & recently minted stand-up comic, Joe Barnholt!  He is 7 months into his one-year journey to pursue his comedy dreams and plans to snowbird in Austin over the winter.    Joe is living quite the ‘Mile-High’ entertainment journey!  He started playin...

These two are riffin’ with peanut oil! Colorado Springs stand-up comics, JJ Alexander & Matt Campbell venture to Top Shelf Studios for an episode full of British banter and fun with the boys.  Follow JJ @JJ_standup — Follow Matt @Mattcampbellcomedy   JJ is a proud American patriot, whereas Matt hails from that silly nation we broke away from so many years ago.  We learn that French people make...

My guests today are my coworkers: Teke & Ally.  We worked together at our day jobs as accountants.  Otherwise you may not understand why I landed on that episode title.  We enjoyed a brunch hang with some mimosas during the after-hours portion of the show.    The three of us — old happy-hour pals at our day job — hadn't caught up in awhile.  So, it was nice to hear about Teke’s European extrav...

I headed all the way down to beautiful Austin, Texas to do some stand-up comedy, but more importantly to interview my guest today, my Uncle, Steve Smith — for a generational crossover episode full of wisdom ready to be plucked and applied.  Steve was the first in his family to attend college, so naturally MIT seemed like a reasonable place for a smart kid from Bettendorf Iowa (yes, that MIT).  He...

How do you like it?!  Moore, Moore, Moore!    Glory on high. The long anticipated wait is over!!  Connor Moore returns to Top Shelf Studios for a hang filled with foreign policy discussion, hopeful outlooks on a potential global conflict, and valuable book recommendations.  A graduate of Wartburg holding a degree in History & Political Science, Connor spent the last year teaching English in Hu...

As production director of InTALLerable, it’s an honor and a privilege to write my own episode cover. Give this episode along with all others a go because Sean works his tail off to make these worthwhile, long form conversations possible.  A legendary guest of the show returns! Our production director, Sam Krason is here for another fun episode at Top Shelf Studios. During Sam’s long anticipated re...

My guests are stand-up comedians Dana Fuller (@danafullah) & Nick Hahn (@nickhahncomedy).  They got their start performing stand-up in Boston before moving out to Colorado last fall to continue their pursuits.  Their move entailed becoming voluntarily homeless, for Nick, & continuing their voluntary homelessness, for Dana.  Hopefully you can glean some tips from our guests, just in case yo...

Josh Dweh is a stand-up comedian, & writer from Philadelphia.  He currently lives in Denver & performs around the country.  You can follow him —  @joshdweh — on all socials.  Josh grew up on the southwest side of Philly & his parents divorced when he was seven.  We talked a lot during this episode about each of our lives since we had never really met before hanging for this recording. ...

Korey David is a stand-up comedian based in Denver, Colorado. He is the host of ‘Interrogations: True Crime Stories’ — a hilarious true-crime storytelling stand-up show touring all over the U.S. — be sure to follow Interrogation on YT & Instagram @interrogationtruecrime Head over to KoreyDavid.com for Korey’s upcoming dates!   Another great hang at TSS! We discussed the origin of Korey’s Inter...

Nick Ellis is a writer, stand-up comic, and man-of-vibe.  Support Nick by seeing him perform stand-up around Denver and across the U.S. find his dates & follow him on Instagram @ellisnd  He also writes a newsletter, free to follow but open to support: https://streetsatire.substack.com/  Don’t miss out on his satirical business news with a Sunday morning comic vibe!   He was merely a gracious s...

Tommy O’Neill is a stand-up comedian, voice actor, and host of ‘The GizzVerse Podcast.’  His passion for the band: ‘King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’ led him to others who share in a cult-following love, overwhelming the venues where they host fan meet-ups. Recently, Tommy was the feature act for a couple weekend shows where I was the opening spot for Alan Bromwell.  After picking his brain af...

My guests are Dylan Kantor & Evan Fitzgerald, stand-up comedians & co-hosts of the comedy podcast: Recreational Outrage. Check out their show wherever you consume your pods and catch them all around Denver & their production of stand-up shows from ‘Cloudy Eyed Comedy’ (Dylan) & ‘Slaughterhouse Studios’ (Evan).  We talk about the joys of learning by doing, swapping stories of audio...