Your EX Drinking Buddy

This week I am joined by the man behind a lot of my guests AWESOME pictures, photographer, John Cafaro. We talk about his introduction into photography through his father, how he fell into shooting comedy and loving it, growing up in the Northeast, and some fun stuff that he has seen behind the lens. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; renting a summer house on the shore a few years in a ro...

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian, Torey Cole. We talk about hating certain parts of social media in comedy, why she was hesitant to do the podcast when she first met me, going from Denver snowboard guuurl to city slicker, and her life so far in comedy. LOTS of great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; starting out drinking in high school with 99 Bananas and Jungle Juice, party days in...

This week I am joined by comedian and producer to The Village Idiot Comedy Shows, Isaac Gartenberg. We talk growing up in the Jersey Shore, coming from a pretty religious community, starting stand-up, stopping, and then jumping back in head first. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Isaac tells us about his first time drinking, a major house party between high school and college, spending a...

This week I am joined by super funny comic, podcaster, and overall great guy, Steven Rogers. We talk about him opening for Brian Regan while still working his day job in upstate NY, dealing with his high level anxiety on a daily basis, getting Colbert was like as a fan of late night spots as a kid, and his first comedy SPECIAL “Before He Was Super” . Some great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week;...

This week I am joined by innovator, comedian, and my friend, Katrina Davis. We talk about her getting into stand up, ending up in LA for work while still pursuing standup, her innovate new show, and a few other coming of age tales. Some great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week too; bad mushroom trips in High School, beach parties gone horribly wrong, hanging out with WAY older guys as a freshman...

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian from Atlanta, GA, Damon Sumner. We talk about HIS FIRST ALBUM “I Know Who I Am” OUT NOW !! how he got into stand up, his first headlining gig (which was in China), and maintaining his love for the craft even though he was constantly moving and starting over in new scenes. Some crazy EX Drinking Buddy Stories that Damon was a part of, even though he is an...

This week I am joined by comedian and the final co-producer of the Hell Yeah comedy shows, Jimmy Ong. We talk about his start in comedy, his love of New York even though he grew up hating it in Chicago, How he got involved with the Hell Yeah crew, and some odd turns his life has taken since the pandemic and getting older. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; how Dazed and Confused influenced...

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian, Nathan Orton. We talk about his start in a smaller market, what it was like growing up with both a super famous dad and brother (Cowboy Bob Orton and Randy Orton), we poke fun at a few things in the social climate when it comes to comedy, and have an depth very personal discussion about our anxiety and other things that lead to a reoccurring performance...

This week I am joined by great comedian and co-producer of the Village Idiot comedy show, Andrew Ginsberg. We talk about him starting out in the improv community before switching to stand up, growing up with city parents in rural country, the underground counter culture of stand up during the pandemic, and just a lot about our experiences in comedy in New York. With Andrew being over a year sober...

This week is a little short, but packs a punch! I am joined by great comedian, creator of The God Damn Comedy Jam, host of The 500 podcast, and my friend, Josh Adam Meyers. We talk about his come up in the world of comedy in the two biggest cities for it, LA and NYC, some good old fashion early job stories, his adventures in doing his own podcast and being on some pretty big ones, and his life now...

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian and fellow Gemini, Glorelys Mora. We talk about her passing on a full academic scholarship because of love, trying stand up at 13, going from a traditional office job to comedy, and how her love life has been since the college decision. Plenty of EX Drinking Buddy stories this week mostly involving, you guessed it, Glorelys and Love. Like the time she go...

This week I am joined by filmmaker, podcaster, and former Loveline engineer, Anderson Cowan. Anderson is the third and final host of one of my favorite podcasts, The After Disaster, to come on the show. We talk about him and Mike Carano starting the AD after a meeting where they were admonished for kicking Billy Bush off the air, when he realized at 18 that he wanted to make movies, film school an...

This weeks episode is awesome. I am joined by hilarious comedian, Espi Rivadeneira. She tells us about starting out in Improv before moving into stand up, her upbringing with strict immigrant parents, her fiery temper that gets away from her sometimes, and deciding to give up drinking at 22. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Espi’s last drunk (which ended in a literal fist fight with a du...

This week I am joined by great comedian Jeff Scheen. We talk about recording his first album where he first started doing open mics, dropping out of college, his crazy journey from his impulsive decision to move to LA and his eventual landing spot in NYC. Plenty of EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; bad mushroom trips, testing drugs (smartly) at a young age, taking XTC cut with speed, his favori...

This week gets CRAZY! I am joined by hilarious comedian Geo Perez. We talk about him going from drug dealing, to jail time, to stand up comedy. Geo tells us all about some of the craziest and rather unfortunate things from his past and how he has parlayed those things into a great future in comedy and podcasting. Some INSANE EX Drinking Buddy stories this week. Geo tells us about how far he is wil...

This week I am joined by the HILAROUS Maddie Wiener. We talk a lot about comedy, her starting at 16, going from a small scene in North Carolina to Chicago then the BUG JUMP to NYC, booking Just For Laughs, and how her life was so different from her friends starting standup so young. Just a few EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Maddie tells us all about her distain for drinking, her former love...

This week I am joined by the super funny comedian and one of the founders of what became known as the Smack Boys, Ian Lara. We talk about him going from class clown to open mics to TV appearances and national tours, how he approaches the grind of comedy, and how he has always had a keen ability to make friends because of his overall genuine and great attitude in life. Lots of great EX Drinking Bud...

Awesome episode this week with hilarious comedian Derek Drescher. We go deep this week talking about Derek growing up in various institutions, the chaos and hell he raised to get put into said institutions, his love of standup, and when he finally decided to go for it. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week from fun to transformative: Derek tells us how drinking derailed his Army career, going...

This week we go “Down Under” with hilarious comedian and another one of the HELL YEAH BOYS, Julian Breheny. He tells us about growing up all around the world, the struggle it was to move to America from Australia, his love of stand-up, and his slow start into drinking. Lots of EX Drinking Buddy stories in this one; organizing the Beer Olympics while at University, trying to get his name embroidere...

This week is a BLAST! I have on hilarious comedian, Oscar Aydin. Despite some technical difficulties we had a great time. Oscar talks about going from Chicago to NYC, starting out in theater, going back and fourth with standup, and then finally hitting it hard and getting passed all around ton (including The Stand). Not a ton of EX Drinking Stories, because Oscar has one that was so traumatic it k...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, actor, and fitness model, Amanda Lundy. We get into how she ended up in New York after growing up in Wisconsin, traveling Europe, and living in DC for a while. What drove her into sketch then stand up, how she got into acting and modeling, and what happened when things were just starting to break her way in comedy right before the world shut down. Lots...

This week I am joined by comedian, ultrarunner, and co-producer of the monthly comedy showcase Rent Money, Dan Lamorte. We go on a wild ride in this one. Dan tells me all about how his promising baseball career ended so abruptly, losing 180 pounds through running stoned, his meteoric rise in the New York Comedy scene at a very young age, and the aftermath of that. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories s...

This week I am joined by the other co-producer of Hell Yeah comedy and stand up comedian, Billy Hockman. We talk about him growing up in private school then attending a major PUBLIC University, signing up for open mics but bailing out when he got there 10 TIMES, finally doing stand up, what he has seen as a host of NYC open mics, and we discuss both of our experiences when meeting people we look u...

This week I am joined by comedian and lead bartender at the best comedy club in New York, John Slack. We talk about him getting into comedy, how he was able to get his job despite their strict “no comics” policy, what its like doing open mics while he is friends with some of the biggest comics in NYC, and how he went from a massive trouble making youngster to the relied upon great dude he is today...

This week I m joined by very funny NYC comic, co-producer of Hell Yeah comedy, and host of the Hell Yeah open mics here in the City, Cody Lewis. It is Cody’s first time ever on a podcast! We talk about how he got into comedy, odd jobs he has worked while in the city, and the kind of stuff he has seen running a few open mics here. Plenty of EX Drinking Buddy stories for us this week as well; Cody t...