Tight 10 with Dave Dyer

My guests on Episode 32 of "Tight 10 with Dave Dyer" is a second session with a roundtable of Grand Rapids comedians: Matt Lauria, Adam Degi, Nardos Osterhart, and Allen Trieu.  We are all on a text stream we call "Let the Hate Out" where we discuss everything from the current happenings in the World of Comedy, life events, politics...you name it. We have a great discussion tha...

My guest on episode 31 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is running Legend, Greg Meyer! Greg won the Boston Marathon in 1983 with a time of 2:09 and he was the last American to win Boston until 2014.  He has set road racing records in the 8K, 10K, and 15K.  He’s set (10) American Road Racing Records, (2) World Records, AND he’s won the 25K River Bank Run in his hometown and mine of Grand Rapids, MI sev...

It's another episode of "Tight 10 with Dave Dyer"!! My guest was voted the funniest male comedian in the St. Louis area in 2011 barley beating out Nikki Glaser. He also taught English in South Korea for two years, which explains the sarcastic tone of the South Korean population at that time. But you probably know him as one of the co-hosts of The Bob & Tom Show….it’s Josh Arnold!...

My guest on episode 30 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is comedian, television host, podcaster, actor, author, you name it, Dave Landau!  Dave tours all over the country doing incredible stand up.  He was a co-host on “The Anthony Cumia Show with Dave Landau”.  You can see him regularly on Fox News’ “Gutfeld”. He’s currently on a show on Blaze TV called “Stu and Dave Do America” with Stu Burguiere. H...

My guest on episode 29 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Chief Jason St. Onge of the Mackinac Island Fire Department. He’s a Mackinac Island native, he’s a University of Michigan grad who entered the world of finance and then went back to Mackinac Island because life in a cubicle would’ve driven him mad. Mackinac Island is a popular vaction spot in Lake Huron about 5 miles off the coast of the mainl...

My guest on episode 28 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is comedian/actor/writer/TV host, Roy Wood Jr. Roy is the host of the very popular show “Have I Got News for You” which is currently in its 5th season on CNN. In 2025, he released a book which I highly recommend called “The Man of Many Fathers”.  He was a correspondent on The Daily Show for 8 years. He’s hosted The White House Correspondents Dinn...

My guest on episode 27 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Jenn Crumm. Jenn is the founder and the creative mind behind “That Good News Girl” which she started in early 2023 and has over 2 million followers on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook…that’s EACH! Jenn uses those platforms to make us aware of positive stories about animals and good news in general. We can also announce that she is fulfilling a...

My guest on episode 26 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Chrissy Heyne. Chrissy hails from the City of Chicago. She’s an Iowa Hawkeye. She worked for Teach for America, Failure Lab, she’s been an education consultant and executive coach for years.  She has two beautiful children, Jonas and Ruby.  She is also one of my favorite people to work out with (even though we haven’t in years) and she and I f...

My guest on episode 25 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Chad Randall. Chad retired as a Lt. Colonel from the Michigan National Guard a couple years ago. He was a Ranger in the Army.  He’s a father. He’s a husband. He’s one of the best people in the world to have a beer with. He and I have the honor of being kicked out of a bar owned by our boss during our company Christmas party. AND if you need to...

My guest on episode 24 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Tim Finkel.  Tim is a comedian, husband, father, and education software sales manager. He won the Single Speed Elite Class at the Iceman Mountain Bike Race in Northern Michigan in 2011 and 2012. He’s a man who never settles for stock and upgrades everything. On a serious note, Tim started doing stand up after losing his brother 11 years ago as...

My guest on episode 23 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is professional motorcycle racer who hails from Souther Utah by way of Riverside, CA.  He’s raced in the Dakar Rally (where he finished 3rd in 2023), the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, the South African Safari Rally, the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid in Portugal, AND the Vegas to Reno Race!  He has what’s widely considered to be the best mustache in the mo...

My guest on episode 22 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is radio icon and thrift shop virtuoso, Michelle McKormick! Michelle started her career in 1984 at WGRD in Grand Rapids, MI while she was still a student at Central Michigan University. She then went on to New Jersey, came back to Grand Rapids, went to Detroit where she was part of a very successful show with Gregg Henson.  Came BACK to Grand Rap...

My guest on episode 21 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is OG Podcaster and comedian, Jimmy Pardo! Jimmy started his comedy career in the Chicagoland area in 1988. He’s hosted TV shows on the Science Channel, The Game Show Network, and “Movies at Our House” on AMC.  He worked with Conan O’Brien on “The Tonight Show” and on the TBS show “Conan”.  He’s been the host of the successful AND pioneering podc...

My guest on Episode 20 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is WNBA player, Grace Van Slooten.  Grace grew up in Toledo, OH where she was a stand out basketball player at Notre Dame Academy.  She spent her senior year playing hoops at the IMG Academy in Florida.  By her high school graduation, she had received over 30 Division 1 full ride offers to play basketball in college. She chose to go to Oregon and...

My guest on this Episode 19 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Professional Motorcycle Racer and 2-time Dakar Rally winner, Ricky Brabec!  In 2014 Ricky won the Baja 1000, the Baja 500, and the San Felipe 250 Endurance Races.  He’s represented the U.S. in the International Six Days Enduro competition, which is the oldest sanctioned competition going all the way back to 1913.  Oh, and about those Daka...

My guest on Episode 18 of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Connor Bondlow.  Connor is a content creator for Canadian motorcycle and marine supplier FortNine and Defender (marine equipment).  The FortNine YouTube Page contains some of the best motorcycle, mountain bike, and boating content on the Tube. He was also part of the FortNine team that broke the record for the overland circumnavigation of the...

My guest on this episode of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Adam Degi! Adam is a stand up comedian from Grand Rapids, MI.  He’s been part of the Boston Comedy Festival.  He’s a staple on the LaughFest Comedy Festival roster here in Grand Rapids.  He’s a successful content creator, he’s a THREE TIME cancer survivor AND he’s been one of my closest friends in the world of comedy for a very long time.  L...

My guest on this episode of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” is Bengt Washburn!  Bengt hails from the great state of Utah.  He was the winner of the 2001 San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He’s been on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Conan on TBS. He has (3) DryBar Comedy Specials with millions of views.  And prior to all that, he was a missionary with the Mormon Church from ages 19-21...

It’s the next episode of “Tight 10 with Dave Dyer” and my guest is comedian Nick Griffin!!  I’ve had the good fortune of doing a few shows with Nick and he’s an incredible writer and one of my very favorite people to watch.  He tours the country performing all over the place and when he’s not doing that, you can find him most nights on one of the many comedy stages in New York City.  Nick has had...

It's another episode of "Tight 10 with Dave Dyer"!! My guest was voted the funniest male comedian in the St. Louis area in 2011 barley beating out Nikki Glaser. He also taught English in South Korea for two years, which explains the sarcastic tone of the South Korean population at that time. But you probably know him as one of the co-hosts of The Bob & Tom Show….it’s Josh Arnold!! You can find...

My guest on this episode is comedian, Big Sky Comedy Festival Host, husband, and father, Auggie Smith!  Auggie was the winner of both the Seattle International Comedy Competition and the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 2010! He’s one of the most engaging comedians I’ve ever worked with and a great conversationalist who will force you to think harder than most….that’s a good thing...

My guests on this episode of "Tight 10 with Dave Dyer" is Indiana Broadcast Pioneer Hall of Famer, Kristi Lee!  Kristi is the news director and co-host of the nationally-syndicated Bob & Tom Show! She’s been a sideline reporter for ESPN, she's on the Board of Trustee’s for the Indianapolis Zoo, but MOST of all, she’s Mom to two beautiful daughters and wife to Andy for the past 3...

My guests on this episode are a roundtable of Grand Rapids comedians: Matt Lauria, Adam Degi, Nardos Osterhart, and Allen Trieu.  We are all on a text stream where topics of all types are discussed and weighed in on.  In this initial episode, you get to know everybody a little bit and you'll get to know them more in the future as we'll do one of these episodes every 2 or 3 months. Here&#39...

My guest on this episode of "Tight 10 with Dave Dyer" is Kevin Matthews! Kevin is a radio legend having started off at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, moving to WLAV in Grands Rapids, MI, doing 9 months in St. Louis, MO before heading to the iconic WLUP “The Loop” in Chicago and conquering the world for 15 years!  Later he came BACK to Grand Rapids and WLAV where I had th...

My guest on this episode is comedian Steve Iott! Steve and I have been friends since I started doing comedy over 33 years ago. He hails from Sturgis, MI and now resides in the metropolis better known as Paw Paw, MI.  He is one of the funniest people and I know and we have a comedy connection like no other and I’m excited for you all to get to know him. You can find Steve online at steveiott.com or...