Alone At Lunch

This week we are joined by Leland Long! Leland is a standup comedian, who has performed all over the country including the Kansas City Comedy Festival, the Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, the Memphis Comedy Festival, and the North Carolina Comedy Festival. He hosts a great podcast called The Idiots Catalog . Check it out! In this episode we discuss growing growing up in Tucson, Arizona, being in The...

This week we are joined by Joan Glackin! Joan is a comedian, actor, and podcaster. She has acted in feature and short films, & TV and web series, as well as writes, produces, and performs both live and digital sketch comedy. Joan hosts the podcast True Crime Review Time, which takes a critical (and comedic) look at all the hottest (and most horrible) true crime documentaries. Check it out! In...

This week we continue the fun with fellow podcaster Aricia Skidmore-Williams! Aricia is the cohost of Even The Rich , Rich and Daily , & In God We Lust ! Aricia performs improv on multiple teams, including one of the house teams at the Upright Citizens Brigade. If you haven't checked out one or all of her podcasts, listen to her here first, and then go check them out! In this episode we discus...

This week we are so excited to celebrate our 100th episode with fellow podcaster Brooke Siffrinn! Brooke is the cohost of Even The Rich , Rich and Daily , & In God We Lust ! She is a comedian, improviser, and alumna of the iO West Improv School. If you haven't checked out one or all of her podcasts, listen to her here first, and then go check them out! In this episode we discuss growing up in...

This week we are joined by Drew Lausch. Drew is a Brooklyn-Based comedian, writer, producer, and actor! Check it out! He recently filmed an episode of MTV's "Singled Out" and made his headlining debut at La Zoom Room in Asheville, NC. Drew performs regularly at New York venues such as Chelsea Music Hall, Public Hotel, The Bell House, Union Hall, West Side Comedy Club! Check out his Web S...

This week we are joined by Daniel Perafan. Daniel is a Colombian American NYC-based comedian that uses high-energy sardonic humor to entertain crowds. Through his ironic, self-deprecating humor, he demonstrates the best way to deal with a problem is by laughing at it. He is also the producer of Last Call Comedy , hosting three great shows weekly in Brooklyn! Check it out! In this episode we discus...

This week we are joined by Cindy Okereke. Cindy is manager, editorial and publishing for Netflix's Strong Black Lead . She is the founder of Essence of Cin and acts as the lead consultant, producer, and brand strategist. Cindy is a producer for the Therapy for Black Girls podcast, recently awarded a 2021 iHeartRadio Podcast award for Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast. She sits on the advisory bo...

This week we are joined by Sarah Suzuki-Harvard. Sarah is a New York based standup comedian and writer. She was selected for New York Comedy Festival's "Best New Comic” showcase, as well as HBO's Women in Comedy Festival, and was a quarterfinalist for Stand Up NBC. Sarah has been featured on Hulu, NBC, and Vice, and also produces a weekly comedy show called SHUT UP & LAUGH. Check it out!...

This week we are joined by Jeffrey Emerson. Jeffrey is an actor, comedian, and speechwriter living in New York City. Jeffrey recurs as Warden Kilpatrick on Season 2 of Happy! on Netflix and can also be found in season 2 of Only Murders In the Building on Hulu. He founded the standup comedy show LAf DAnce SAloon (NY Times Comedy Shows to Catch 2019, and a regular on Time Out NY’s Best Comedy Nights...

This week we are joined by Mae Planert. Mae is a New York City based stand-up comedian. She is a regular in the NYC club and bar show scene and has been featured on Comedy Central digital. Mae produces comedy shows around New York City and can be heard on two podcasts of her own, Risque Business News and We Were Had ! In this episode we discuss growing up in Sandwich, Massachusetts, being a ping p...

This week we are joined by Vannessa Jackson. Vannessa is a New York City based stand-up comedian, host, and writer. She currently works as a writer for Saturday Night Live, and previously worked on A Little Late With Lilly Singh. She was also the Writing Apprentice for Season 4 of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Check her out! In this episode we discuss growing up in Southern California, sitco...

This week we wanted to take some time and let you get to know more about the hosts of the podcast, Emily Walsh and Carly Montag! Emily and Carly are New York City based comedians. Emily headlined a sold out show at Stand Up NY as part of their Headliner Series, won 1st place in the Comedy Mob Festival at Stand Up NY in 2018 and has been named Comic of the Week on Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmarti...

This week we are joined by Piers Moreton. Piers is a British, New York City based Comedian. He has performed regularly at comedy clubs all over the United States and was a finalist in the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. He’s also producer of Heavy Pet and Nervous Laughter comedy shows, and cohost of UncommonTakes Podcast . Check it all out! In this episode we discuss going to boarding school...

This week we are so unbelievably excited to be joined by Alaina Urquhart-White and Ash Kelley! Alaina and Ash are hosts of Morbid: A True Crime Podcast, the #1 comedy podcast in the United States. If you haven’t checked it out yet , you’re truly missing out! They also host Scream! - Horror Movie Podcast and Parcast original Crime Countdown. They’re killing the podcast game (pun intended).  In this...

This week we are joined by Sally Ann Hall! Sally Ann is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, actress, and singer, who was a Breakout Artist at Caroline’s on Broadway. Sally Ann is the co-host of Left Breast Comedy Hour! – a musical comedy variety show that has been recommended by The New York Times and TimeOut NY.  Her lockdown solo show Half-Baked Alaskan can be seen online now at the Brighton Frin...

This week we are joined by Ali Mehedi! Ali is a New York City based standup comedian who has performed at comedy clubs all over North America and  even got to perform in Bangkok, Thailand. He was featured at the New York City 2018 FunnYmmigrants Comedy , was one of the NYC semi-finalists in the 2018 StandUp NBC   Competition and won the 2019 Boston Satellite for the World Series of Comedy ! In thi...

This week we are joined by Cher Landman! Cher is a stand up comedian who's work has been featured on Comedians on the Loose, Too Old to Date Podcast, and her own Facebook Live event, Live from My Bed.  Don't miss her headline Caroline's on Broadway on November 16!  In this episode we discuss growing up around Houston, Texas, living in a big football town, starting a school fashion club, going to a...

This week is a very special episode featuring none other than our hosts Emily and Carly's partners Danny and Cait.  You've heard about them in passing and now it's time we let them speak for themselves! In this episode we discuss Cait growing up in Buffalo, NY and Danny moving between Pennsylvania and Georgia, being a jack of all trades, being a dancer,  being an only child, having a significantly...

This week we are joined by Sydni Beaudoin! Sydni is a New York City based actor, dancer, and singer. Move over Jennifer Garner, Sydni was the real star of 13 going on 30 . She was also in the hit musical Mamma Mia! on Broadway! These days, look out for Sydni on your TV screen, in shows and commercials.   In this episode we discuss growing up in Orange County, California, twerking, rehearsals, bein...

This week we are joined by Melody Kamali! Melody is a writer and stand up comedian based in New York City. Melody produces and co-hosts the popular Dyking Out podcast which has been featured in a ‘best of’ list by Logo and featured by A.V. Club, Vulture, Apple Podcasts, Broadway World and more. In this episode we discuss growing up in Central Connecticut, being Middle Eastern, moving to Chicago, s...

This week we are joined by Ed Popski. Ed is a writer, producer, and stand-up comedian who has been nominated for a daytime Emmy twice.  Ed is one of the founders of The Asian Comedy Fest! Check it out! In this episode we discuss growing up in Philadelphia, having dogs, playing video games, having creative careers, the melting pot that is New York City, and being a Korean American adoptee! You don'...

This week we are joined by Freddy G. Freddy is a standup up comedian from New York City. He has performed on Sirius XM and NPR. You also may have seen him on TikTok, where his content has over 2 million likes. Check him out! In this episode we discuss growing up in Queens, New York, recovering from Covid, going to Jewish day school, being in the nerdy group, not knowing what you want to be when yo...

This week we are joined by Eric Williams. Eric is a comedian, actor, and podcast host. Make sure to check out his podcast, That's A Gay Ass Podcast ! He can also be found making hilarious content on TikTok , garnering thousands of views per video! In this episode we discuss moving from growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, moving to New York City, bucket lists, Jewish a cappella, learning about NYC f...

This week we are joined by Adam Mamawala. Adam is a stand-up comedian and actor based out of New York City. Adam has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, BET, SiriusXM, and SeeSo and has headlined over 200 colleges across more than 35 states. His debut album One of the Good Ones , released through Comedy Dynamics, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts.  In this episode we discuss moving from Chica...

This week we are joined by Laura High. Laura is a New York actor and comedian. Laura performs stand-up comedy at venues like Broadway Comedy Club, Bananas, and headlined Carolines on Broadway. She has been featured on the New York Comedy Festival and won the 'Broadly Funny' Division at the 360 Stand Up Festival. Laura is a rising content creator. Laura has gone viral several times on TikTok and he...