Your EX Drinking Buddy

This week I am joined by comedian, Chloe Fimiano. We talk about her love of stand up and comedy, growing up in PA then moving to Philly before NYC, going from a loner in High School to the life of the party, psych wards, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Chloe talks about the first time she got drunk (later then most), partying for a year straight after college as a barista, a m...

This week I am joined by my buddy and comedian, Chris Pattwell. We talk about the two totally different worlds of stand up Chris watched as a kid, how he thought about comedy LONG before trying it, and how he eventually got to New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Chris talks about his long breaks from drugs and booze, why, and how he feels during them, the first time he ever drank,...

This week I am joined by comedian Teddy Fischer. We talk about his love for comedy, writing high school and college before going head first into stand up, theater, going from a HUGE high school to a much smaller college, his obsession with films, and more. EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Teddy talks about getting to college, but not going too wild, why he doesn't get out of control, the time...

This week I am joined by return guest, podcaster, and musical artist, Joe Dorvil. We talk about his latest album " Outside ", how he came up with the idea to do something totally different, and what's been going on in his life since the last time he was on. Some fun EX Drinking Buddy stories to go along with the album promotion; The last time Joe threw up thanks to gas station wine, how he came up...

This week I am joined by comedian Quan Wiggins. We talk about growing up in the south and the shock that moving to New York is, how he got into standup, going from playing college football to party promoter, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Quan tells us about the first time doing stand up (super drunk), his pandemic hobby, why Busta Rhymes is the only reason we drink something...

This week I am joined by hip-hop artist Rami Even-Esh. We talk about getting into rapping as a kid, going viral rapping in crazy weather, freestyling with huge rappers outside of Madison Square Garden, where the name Kosha Dillz came from, collaborations with big names, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories; getting into drinking and drugs as a youth, selling drugs through college, college par...

This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Austin Boykin. Austin talks about his upbringing in a well todo southern family, finding acting through Titanic, going to boarding school for fine arts, and ending up in New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Austin talks about 16 being his biggest spiral year when it comes to drugs and alcohol, trying cocaine and harder drugs, finding his...

This week I am joined by comedian Claire Driskill. We talk about her growing up in rural Ohio, being 1 of 14 kids, losing her father young, becoming an influencer, and leaving that behind to focus on standup and sketch comedy. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Claire growing up next door to a meth lab, the FBI raiding a tea party she threw, liking certain drugs more than booze, her short...

This week I am joined by comedian, producer, director, and show runner, Lee Paul. We talk about him growing up in a musical household, always trying to get the grownups to laugh, theater, and then standup. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; trying booze at 14 (and then having to replace it), being dosed with PCP by a neighbor as a kid, getting more and more into drinking and drugs, a bad n...

This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Sharief Johnson. We talk about him growing up in the south until moving to the Northeast at 12, having a son at 17, playing football through college, "trying" stand up at 19 then really getting into at 22. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Sharief talks about first trying booze at 14, going from not really drinking to heavy drinking towards the...

This week I am joined by comedian, Brandon Trusso. We talk about growing up in upstate New York, the bartender/ hospitality lifestyle he was in for many years, moving to LA for a couple years to party, and how he got into stand up. Most of the episode falls into the EX Drinking Buddy Stories; going to court ordered rehab, doing cocaine before a set, a few OD's, opiates making an impact on his life...

This week I am joined by comedian Osama Basal. We talk about him growing up in Syria during a war, coming to America as a refugee, the culture shock of moving to Michigan, working on a farm vs being homeless, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Osama talks about getting drunk for the first time at 20, a cross country drive filled with drinking and drug antics, getting stopped by t...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Joe Gorman. We talk about his upbringing in Kansas, getting on stage as a youth, being ALL IN when it came to theater, moving into stand up, and how he got to New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Joe talks about being straight edge through high school (and why), getting drunk for the first time in college, becoming a :party boy", doi...

This week I am joined by model now comedian, Zach DiDonato. We talk about Zach growing up in California, playing soccer in Italy and through college, him finding standup comedy from podcasts, how he got into being a model, making the decision to move to New York for comedy, and MORE. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Zach never touching a drug and why, the first time he drank (poorly) at...

This week I am joined by my good buddy and hilarious comedian, Derrick Thompson. We talk about so many great stories. Derrick growing up in rural North Carolina, dropping out of college after 4 years, getting started in comedy (and his quick rise), how we feel comedy has changed in the past decade, and how he eventually got to New York. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Derrick not knowin...

This week I am joined by comedian Anna Koppelman. We talk about her growing up on the UWS, her love of SNL (mainly Andy Samberg), getting into improve in high school, then transitioning into stand up. Wild EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Anna's dad making her terrified to try drugs, watching family and friends battle addiction issues, getting kicked out of clown school, a love triangle blow u...

This week I am joined by comedian Savannah McMenemy. We talk about how she got her start in sketch then into stand up, doing Zoom open mics during the pandemic, working at a major comedy club when she first moved to NYC, and how she always knew she would do comedy. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Savannah tells us about the first time she got drunk (and the last time for YEARS), the pol...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Jay Elliot. We talk about her moving around while growing up, joining singing groups in college to meet people, taking a year off in Florida, UCLA, and her deciding to start doing comedy as a way to practice "talking to people" Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; getting really drunk for the first time in college, going to West Hollywood to d...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Dylan Krasinski. We talk about Dylan's journey from college to landscaping to law school, how he got into stand up, his first "performance" doing a famous comics bit for a public speaking class, and how he got to New York from law school and Boston. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Dylan breaking his leg in Rugby and going out to party ins...

This week is a very special one!! I am joined by my one man show Director and producer, Raphael Perahia. Raph talks about his experience in working with me, an untrained idiot, on a solo show, how he even got involved, and where to go from here.  No traditional EX Drinking Buddy stories this week, but it is Raph's second apearence on the show so you can go back and listen to him talk about ge...

This week I am joined by comedian Sam Bilsky. This episode is a wild ride. We talk about how Sam lived in New York City for two years homeless, bouncing around from Detroit to Austin to LA then NYC, how got into standup in the first place, skipping out on rent multiple times, getting sober, and so much more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Sam having his first drink at 17, going buck wi...

This week I am joined by an American Hero turned comedian, Sevrin Remmo. We talk about his upbringing in Colorado, getting a D1 scholarship to play football for the Air Force, our similar and different experiences playing D1 college football (a lot of football talk), how he even got into stand up (in Germany), and so much more. Sevrin has more EX Drinking Buddy stories then you may have thought; h...

This week I am joined by comedian Katie Blunt. We talk about how she got into standup after being a scientist, being a single mom, her divorce, and the family friendly show she started. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week. Katie talks about sneaking drinks while in a boarding school during high school, getting wild at a smaller college in Minn, really turning it up when she transferred to Va...

This week I am joined by comedian, James Pontillo. We talk about him growing up in New York, how he got into standup comedy, and why he is currently taking a step back from drinking. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; James started drinking as a junior in HS, having party spots Tuesday -Sunday in college, slipping into a Yale dorm room party (he did NOT go to Yale), a few brushed with the...

This week I am joined by comedian Zach Vandegrift. We talk about growing up in Atlanta, his horrible college experience at UT, finally starting comedy in Chicago, then making the leap to NYC. Crazy EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Zach having a distain for alcohol at an early age, the pride he has in never getting "hammered", doing Xanax in college (and becoming addicted to it), breaking into...