After Later with John Wessling and Tommy Drake

When Billy D Washington says he wants to talk to you about something you talked about on a podcast, you don't hem and haw, you press record and get educated. This was a great lesson about race and representation in entertainment and I feel better having received it. Billy has a great new sonic fiction project that is now fully available everywhere, search your favorite audio content provider for T...

Barry Laminack is one of my best friends in comedy and having him on the show is long overdue. But he's a busy man, running one of the best live stream shows on YouTube 5 days a week, so I didn't want to bug him too bad. You gotta watch the master at work, BARRY ON DECK 2-4pm central, Monday through Friday at youtube.com/barryisfunny  I'd love to say we talked about deep issues and serious topics...

Mike MacRae is one of the top impressionist comics and voiceover talents in the country today, and luckily we go way back or he’d never have done this show. We catch up about the good ole days, talk about his favorite characters and when he lets them go, a touch about white actors voicing black characters and probably got ourselves canceled. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeMacRaeMike and watch him...

Paul Farahvar is a very funny comic AND LAWYER out of Chicago, and much to his chagrin I asked lots of stupid legal questions during this episode. But we had a nice chat about live comedy taking a beating for the foreseeable future and how much that hurts, plus the dumb argument that government requiring you wearing a mask is somehow unconstitutional. SPOILER: IT IS NOT. Follow Paul on Twitter at...

Mo Alexander (@moalexander) is man of many many talents. From Memphis Tennessee, Mo and I struggle to pinpoint where we met like old men, lamented the stupid people we live amongst, decried Earth as a parking lot for Mars, talked about Mac computer repair cat hair issues, formulated a million dollar food truck fleet idea that is apocalypse proof. For Mac repair, BBQ, comedy bookings and merch... m...

My old buddy Bob Biggerstaff (@Bob_Biggerstaff) lives up in Astoria Queens NYC now so we dug pretty deep into his daily life walking around the city, hitting comedy rooms and navigating the shady living arrangements a comic there must endure. After a long discussion on the contents of his backpack, we opened up our hearts a little to talk about our deceased amigo Sean Rouse. Follow Bob at @Bob_Big...

Patrick McLellan is a very funny comic and writer and host of several moon-hating podcasts, most notably the Astros fan pod LIMA TIME TIME @LimaTime_Time with friend of the show, James Yasko. I chilled in the After Later Lounge and did some live parenting, talked to Pat about everything baseball, plague, racism, parent related. Follow Pat, as if you don't already, at @pmclellan

Jerome Solomon, if we're being honest, is too damn good to be on this podcast. But I'm lucky he had an hour to spend schooling me on racism, The Rona, the legitimacy of shortened seasons, the lingerie business and so much more. Follow Jerome Solomon on twitter @jeromesolomon, read his column on the Houston Chronicle chron.com, listen to him talk sports on Sunday mornings 8-10 on ESPN 97.5 in Houst...

Jay Whitecotton agreed to do this interview while his ex moved her stuff out of his place. As you can imagine, its a must-listen episode. Watch his comedy special JAZZ FUNERAL on Comedy Dynamics soon or on YouTube if you can still find it. Follow Jay on twitter at @whitecotton on IG at @jaywhitecotton

Seth was on #TeamDallas in the #CoastToCoastRoast and did an amazing job. We tried to keep the conversation light but we got mired in a deep dive into all of the world's biggest societal problems. Hard to pull up out of that with some silly ha-has but I think we pulled it off. Plus we talked about his billion dollar idea of the green light app, an easy guide to black history for ignorant white dud...

Mario SUPERSTAR Salazar from the Rio Grande Valley joins me today as I lounge with the kids on the "After Later Pergola." We talk about life in the RGV where I was born and raised, how they deal with La Rona in the Valley, crazy racism, his fight videos, COVID TOES, Soul Plane Airlines, the Chargers and so much more. Follow Mario everywhere at @superstarcomedy

I've worked with Lawrence Rosales a few times on the road and I really enjoy the hard working kid. We talk about his recent drug-fueled escape from DFW to Seattle, life in the age of The Rona in Texas, legalization of marijuana and how Oklahoma is putting us to shame in that regard, how our ice cream kills people and we don't care and how Texaphiliacs are killing our state. Follow Lawrence at @Law...

I met Lars in his hometown of Edmonton Alberta back in 2004 when he was new to comedy and since then he has blossomed to become one of Canada's hardest working and most well traveled comics. We talked about his great new plague comedy project, The Firepit Comedy Tour and I'm debating doing it myself down here in Houston. It was a great conversation about life, comedy and getting by in the time of...

A man known simply as SHOCK by most, joins me today. A fellow exiled broadcaster and alumni of Houston Gameday #HGDFTW, we talk about raising kids, evolving societal and cultural change, his biracial family life, having daughters, the radio landscape and his post-apocalyptic mixtape.

Brad Brumley hosts The Coffee Buzz Podcast but he's best known by ME as my buddy from high school and very FIRST EVER radio partner. It was great to catch up and talk about our favorite conspiracy theories, try to figure out economics, talk about #seniors2020 strife, our bad first cars, old radio buddies, Mickey's Malt Liquor, vegan taco trucks, cats barfing on the floor and his future as a bard a...

Roman Murray is the man who caused me great emotional pains by illuminating my sad lack of any hobbies. He's also one the funniest comics in America, so I don't hold it against him. We had a laidback chat about all the finer things in life, his love of photography, his loss of passion with stand up comedy, shaking off the stage rust when this all clears up, recharging the batteries during the 'Ron...

Pat Barker is a powerfully funny comic, an elite world-class roaster and I still can't believe we got by him and #TeamPhiladelphia in the #CoastToCoastRoast. But he took time out of his busy schedule to hide in his car and talk to me today about the protests, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, our crushing white guy guilt (lol), the art of roasting and his complete surrender to the fates in cas...

One of the CHAMPS of the #CoastToCoastRoast, Bryan Miller guests today in between shifts of community watch in his hometown Minneapolis. He shares his unique perspective from on the ground amidst the epicenter of all the protest and riot turmoil breaking out around the US. We talk about the environment that lead to this in Minny, dealing with racists thinking we're racist too, the homework we had...

My old friend was on #TeamMiami in the #CoastToCoastRoast, but Ricky Cruz and I became buddies back in the late 90's/early 2000's in Los Angeles in and around the great comedy incubator of 1440 N. Gardner. We talk about those good old days around Ralphie May and Joey Coco Diaz and so much more. This was a much needed laugh and trip down memory lane.

Not only is Tre Tutson my replacement teammate on #TeamHouston in the #CoastToCoastRoast and one of my replacements on the Whiskey Brothers podcast, he's one of the funniest rising stars of comedy coming out of Houston. You'll agree very quickly in this episode because he comes right out of the gate throwing heat. Tre gets honest and raw talking about growing up around the klan in Pasadena TX, his...

She represented #TeamDetroit valiantly in the #CoastToCoastRoast and we were having a lovely discussion about The Rona and idiots and modern comedy and then she slipped in the fact that she used to date a magician and aspiring hypnotist and it all fell of the rails from there. Check out her comedy album TRIGGER WARNING on SiriusXM and everywhere else comedy is sold. 

It's very important in this AUDIO ONLY medium that I make it clear to you that Paul Varghese is an Indian American, otherwise you the listener might think we're just two white guys talking about some sensitive racial subject matter. Not trying to get cancelled on the first episode of season 2! Paul is a very funny and accomplished comic out of Dallas Texas and is the guy who recommended me to be a...

My wife calls him the most likable comic on Earth.

Its a tough competition, but after much thought I've decided that Sarah Tollemache is the funniest person I know. She had a break in her busy online schedule to fit in a chat with me about succeeding in the Zoom comedy scene, putting out the digital tip jar with pride, her podcast Vadge and how to say her co-hosts name, accidental deaths, falling window units, having friends post on social media f...

Scott White is so fancy, he has a comedy club booking in Ohio the first week of June. After he rubbed that in my face, we talked about comedy club bookers being impossible to reach, why they aren't your friends, how club staff can ruin you, the bounty we had on his tearaway pants and how he'd be a scout during the post-apocalyptic wastelands.