REYDAR Podcast

Armando Torres joins Rian Reyes on REYDAR to put an existing friendship through a completely unnecessary evaluation. They talk about his time at Funhaus and Rooster Teeth, writing for Camp Camp, moving to Texas, and getting laid off in the creative industry. Along the way, bowling becomes a competitive sport, the difference between a cult and a culture gets debated, and a movie trivia game collaps...

Tiffany Corrada joins Reydar to talk Pokémon collections, cosplay, and moving across the country to pursue comedy after years of staying inside. Then we put our friendship to the test with million-dollar spending plans, questionable alien diplomacy, and weird habits that probably should’ve stayed private. What makes a friendship truly meaningful? Leave your answer in the comments. THANKS FOR WATCH...

Cooper Lyden returns to Reydar to make friends and accidentally plan a revolution. Between political burnout and a deep appreciation for SpongeBob, we get into finding comedy in a broken system and why letting things go is harder than it sounds. A lucky clover could solve everything, but first we have to argue about how it works.   THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Cooper Lyden: https://www.instagram.co...

Comedian Jon Alcabes is on the couch today to talk about putting on comedy shows in people’s apartments, reading the Torah for a podcast, and accidentally landing on a hidden camera show. They also get into suspicious usernames and Jon’s special Worth the Trouble.   THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Jon Alcabes: https://www.instagram.com/jonalcabes Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reyd...

Greg Bummer joins Reydar to talk about his punk-rock touring days, accidentally giving a fan a permanent tattoo, being served boiled cabbage in Berlin, his obsession with Knott’s Scary Farm, talking to himself, and why mind-meld games are complete bullshit. Can Greg earn enough points to become our new best friend?   THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Bummer: https://www.instagram.com/gregbummer Support...

Maddie Forrest and Daniel Koren join Reydar to talk horny garage rock, their band The BeadEels, making weird art together, and turning a briefcase full of dolls into an immersive courtroom show. Maddie breaks down how Rectangles evolved into Doll Court, Daniel reveals his crucial role as sound guy/co-director/fart-noise curator, and somewhere along the way we get sucked into toilets, clown logic,...

Elizabeth Aziz joins Reydar to talk about moving from Chicago to New York and LA, finding stand-up, why Paris is trash, meeting her creative hero Larry Clark, and the strange jobs she had along the way. Then it’s friendship-game time with SpongeBob arguments, perfect pancakes, childish joys, bonus points, and completely arbitrary scoring.   THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Elizabeth Aziz: https://www.i...

Today we sit with actor and comedian Brady Novak to trace a career that went from small town Kansas and improv to sketch comedy, Channel 101, and a recurring role as Richie on Community. Brady shares stories about working with Dan Harmon, Chevy Chase and the Community cast, surviving a dangerously literal balloon death scene on 1000 Ways to Die, and the strange reality of making a life in comedy. ...

Leo Horta joins Reydar to talk comedy, fishing, insomnia, The Perfect Crime, and The Getaway before putting his friendship skills to the test. Somewhere along the way, things derail into vomiting videos, Belgian waffles, and the perfect heist crew.   THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Leo: https://www.instagram.com/leohortacomedy Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpo Merch - https:/...

Adam Quinn Castillo joins the ship for one of the most chaotic episodes yet as we dive into psychedelic surf rock, mysterious blue cyborg juice, System of a Down nostalgia, robot augmentations, horror movies, and one of the worst high fives in Reydar history. Along the way Adam talks about Los Alamos, writing music, favorite albums, friendship, and why pizza might actually solve every problem. The...

Long time comedian and Winner of 2023 America’s worst cooks Jessica Singer, joins us on this week’s journey of friendship. THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Jessica: https://www.instagram.com/jessicasinger420 Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpo Merch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiansMerch  Legacy Teas and Spices: https://legacyteasandspices.com Use code: 10YEARS Follow Us: Podcas...

On the couch today we have comedian, photographer, and artist Marcus Dawson. We talk about how photography unexpectedly became his career, earning recognition for his work, and the moment he stumbled into stand-up comedy. Marcus shares stories about bombing early, finding his confidence through writing, making sketch content, balancing creative careers, and the unexpected lessons he's picked up al...

Today on the couch we have Anna Trejo aka Lotta Nonsense, an artist and member of the jesters guild at the Pleasure Fair. She joins us in a discussion about crafting, clowning and character development  THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Anna: https://www.instagram.com/meowgic_cat Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpo Merch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiansMerch  Legacy Teas and Spi...

Today on the couch, comedian Jay Hunter joins Reydar to talk about his path from the Navy and Army Reserve to engineering, stand-up, acting, and becoming his own increasingly unreliable boss. Jay shares the brutal bomb that changed how he performs, stories from strange commercials and indie productions, the pursuit of that first perfect laugh, and why a hot dog absolutely is not a sandwich. Along...

On the couch today we have Ed Across the Street, the artist and tattooer behind years of iconic Chatterbox flyer art and some of the most recognizable illustrations to come out of the San Gabriel Valley. We talk about growing up in Covina, discovering tattooing, developing a unique artistic voice, and preparing for a big move to Houston. Along the way we dive into cartoons, sketchbooks, karaoke mi...

Today we hit the deep blue with JP Puthenveetil, comedian, animal enthusiast, and the only person we know willing to spend 24 hours inside a coffin for comedy. We dive into fascinating animal facts, the weirdest corners of nature, what it's like producing wild live shows, and why comedians might make the best filmmakers. Along the way we spiral into conversations about whales, birds, pudding, roas...

This week comedian Nick Johnson climbs aboard the submarine we talk standup, sketch videos, weird internet rabbit holes, and the random facts that somehow live rent-free in our heads. The conversation drifts from performing in front of Conan O'Brien and creating content with Mobile Homies to bizarre reality TV, gaming nostalgia, conspiracy-adjacent shower thoughts, fishing disasters, tattoos, cats...

We have Allen Strickland Williams on the Blue Couch today! We get into Florida vs. LA living, Conan stories, Adult Swim chaos, cursed children’s movies, trolling on Threads, ADHD brain loops, frozen Cheetos, and the psychology of wanting to disappear into the carpet as a child. Then Alan enters the friendship game and somehow walks away with the highest score in REYDAR history. Featuring tiny brie...

Today we have Mary Spadaro on the Blue Couch and were getting personal, we talk diagnosis, Love languages (what are they) , and which foods are our favorite to make. We get into how comedy is a light at the end of a dark tunnel for some people and we also try to figure out what Cthulhu is. THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow Mary : https://www.instagram.com/marysspadaro/ Support the Podcast: Patreon - htt...

Dani is back on the Blue Couch this time with her sister Sam. We talk about school, working with kids, ADHD and autism, and how all of that’s shaped them.  We bounce around a lot, tell random stories, get sidetracked with dumb tangents, and just let it go wherever it goes. Then we  answer some questions, and see if we actually become best friends by the end of episode! THANKS FOR WATCHING! Follow...

This week we are joined by Jasmine Parniani who shares a funny story about her time with the church. During the friendship game we discuss old fads, stage fright, and growing up with social media  THANKS FOR WATCHING Follow Jasmine Parniani : https://www.instagram.com/thedoglord/ Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpo Merch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiansMerch  Legacy Teas a...

This week on the blue couch we have Will Pepper, a stand up comic who went from Utah open mics to touring and working with creators like Uncle Roger. We get into his start in comedy, bombing vs killing early, college shortcuts, cooking videos with his dad, and some side hustles that didn’t exactly pan out.  THANKS FOR WATCHING Follow Will Pepper: https://willpepper.komi.io/ Support the Podcast: Pa...

This week we are joined by comedian, actor, and professional poker player Christine Medrano! We talk about our favorite compliments, what makes a good partner, what makes a good dream house and our least favorite questions Follow Christine Medrano: https://www.instagram.com/chrissymeds Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpo Merch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiansMerch  Legacy...

The boys are back on the couch and this time they’ve got musical menace Skinny Dave aboard, and the whole episode feels like a loose ship drifting from comedy to chaos as they chop it up about stage names, autism bits, cooking like a madman, and some absolutely wild life stories before diving into a friendship “game” that turns into straight-up soul searching; somewhere between Snapple talk and em...

This week we’re joined by Comedian and fellow veteran of the service industry Molly McLean. We discuss weird drinks, conspiracy theories and play another round of our new Friendship Game! THANKS FOR WATCHING Follow Molly Mclean: https://www.instagram.com/mollmclea?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Support the Podcast: Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpo Merch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiansMerch  Legacy...