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This week we are joined by Lucas Zelnick! Lucas Zelnick is a stand-up comedian born, raised, and based in New York City who challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material. Lucas has appeared in SF Sketchfest and the New York Comedy Festival. He’s been featured in the New York Times , appeared as a guest on Amazon Prime Video’s Sports Talk , and is a tour opener for Ashley Gavin. In 2...

This week we are joined by Kayla Kleinman! Kayla Kleinman is a multi-passionate social media strategist and content creator based in NYC. On Instagram and TikTok she shares thoughts on life in your 30s, book recommendations, and a realistic approach to wellness. In addition to creating content, she works full-time in social media marketing at Bookshop.org and previously taught yoga and fitness cla...

This week we are joined by Max Higgins! Max (they/he) is a stand up comedian who performs all over Vermont and travels regularly to do standup in New York and around the Northeast. Max runs a monthly show called Comedy Wolf at Radio Bean in Burlington, Vermont. Max wrote, produced, and hosted Talk Show with Max Higgins that ran at the Vermont Comedy Club in October 2023. Max was voted Seven Daysie...

This week we are joined by Kara Klenk! Kara is a stand up comic, writer, and actor who was named by Time Out New York as one of the Top 10 Funniest Women in NYC . Kara has appeared on Netflix, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Oxygen, Hulu and more. She has written for Netflix, Nickelodeon, MTV, TVLand, and Comedy Central and most recently for RuPaul’s Drag Race on VH1 and Wipeout on TBS. Her debut alb...

This week we are joined by Hillary Spiritos! Hillary Spiritos C.L.C. is a pathfinding coach who wants you to have a big, bold life; to help you learn to trust yourself, discover all that you are capable of, and realize that you have the tools to run your own life. She has worked in university advising for years, worked in the private corporate sector, and has solo backpacked across the world and l...

This week we are joined by Mike Lemme! Mike is a comedian, playwright, director and producer. Mike made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2022 with his play 'Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker. Lemme started performing stand-up at the age of 14. A former intern for Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon, Lemme's writing has previously appeared in The New York Times. In 2023, Mike brought his play “Before the Drugs...

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This week we are joined by Eve Ellenbogen! Standup comedian and loudmouth New York Jew, Eve Ellenbogen seems to be an open book. In her decade of doing standup, she has spoken to strangers with ease about her sex life, her insecurities, and a host of other topics often considered “taboo.” In her 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show, Dead Mom Stuff, Eve finally aimed her comedic lens at her past, ex...

This week we are joined by Ariel Elias! Ariel is a standup comedian who has performed on the set of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, was named a “New Face” at the 2021 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival , and has been featured in Rolling Stone , the Washington Post , and on Good Morning America . After catching Jimmy Kimmel’s attention with a viral stand-up clip that displayed her cool, calm, and hilarious...

This week we are joined by Nicole Kowalski-Kleinsasser! In this episode, we discuss Nicole’s journey moving to LA to pursue dancing and acting, her battle with cancer, dealing with insurance companies, advocating for your medical needs, dealing with immense pain, wanting to start a family, and so much more. You don’t want to miss out on our conversation about NIcole finding a community on social m...

This week we are joined by Eitan Levine! Eitan Levine is a New York-based writer and comedian. He’s also written for the New York Times, New York Magazine (The Cut), Amazon, Sony, and Reader’s Digest and has worked on creative projects with companies like Nike, Red Bull, JEEP, Audible, and Tru TV. His work has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, Late Night With Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, and...

This week we are joined by Simon Fraser! Simon is a British comedian who lives and performs standup comedy all over the United States. He has opened for Jason Banks on his nationwide tour and he has performed at festivals such as the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta, the Nantucket Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Simon has received over 80 million views for his jokes on...

This week we are joined by Natalie Wall! Natalie is the creator/producer/headliner of " Awkward Sex... and the City ," which showcases comedians with hilarious awkward sexual tales. She is also the co-founder/co-producer of Bad Assery: The Woman and Comedy Conference. Natalie can also be seen performing stand-up all around New York City. Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss movi...

This week we are joined by Kendall Alex Payne! Kendall is a writer, director and stand-up comedian. Kendall writes and directs comedic short films, sketches, and music videos. She has also randomly blown up on TikTok with her viral Lesbian Tiktok Drama series where she breaks down the relationships of lesbian TikTokers. Make sure to check her out ! In this episode, we discuss getting bullied in pr...

This week we are joined by Alexis Gay! Alexis is a standup and sketch video comedian whose satirical viral videos have received 17M+ views online, where she entertains an audience of 130k+. She has been profiled by Fast Company, ABC's Nightline, Business Insider, SF Gate, and CNBC and her written satire has appeared in The New Yorker. Alexis has performed standup in notable venues and festivals ac...

This week we are joined by Casey Balsham! Casey is a stand up comedian who performs at various clubs all over the country and is a regular at New York Comedy Club and Gotham. You’ve heard her as the host of the Shady Shit Podcast on Dear Media, as well as on the Never Not Tired Podcast . Her debut album “Son of a Barb ” hit number one on the iTunes charts and can be streamed on Spotify and Pandora...

This week we are joined by Kendahl Landreth! Kendahl is a character performer, actor and TikTok comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. She studied and performed comedy with The Upright Citizens Brigade and received a degree in Acting for TV and Film from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. She wrote and starred in the short film Natural Disaster, appeared in an Xfinity Comcast PRIDE commercia...

This week we are joined by Steffan Alun! Steffan is a Welsh comedian, TV presenter, radio host and actor, who has performed full runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe every year since 2015! Make sure to check him out! In this episode, we discuss being from Swansea, Wales, being a professional comedian, being bisexual, creating a solo show, speaking Welsh, and so much more. You won’t want to miss o...

This week we are joined by Julia Lindon! Julia Lindon is an LA based comedy writer. She was a writer on In the Know, Peacock's new animated series, and recently worked on Netflix's Survival and the Thickest and Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso. In this episode, we discuss being from Westchester, New York, living in Hong Kong, finding a crew at summer camp, finding comedy in college, being dyslexic, having an...

This week we are excited to bring in the Jewish New Year 5784 by hearing what’s new with hosts Carly Montag and Emily Walsh! We discuss Emily’s journey performing her solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, not taking advice (even when you ask for it), having to present a certain way for social media, “flyering,” gaining confidence in quiet moments, and how audiences respond to dark humor. We...

This week we are joined by Robby Hoffman! Robby is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. She was named one of Vulture's Top Comedians to Watch in 2020, one of Comedy Central's UP NEXT comedians, and was on Conan O’Brien’s Comics to Watch list. She has performed numerous times at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival and New York Comedy Festival. She recorded her first one-hour stand up special "...

This week we are joined by Sheria Mattis! Sheria Mattis is a comedian, writer, and actress. She has written for Reductress, Netflix is a Joke, Leslie Jones, Fran Drescher, and Abby Terkuhle. She is the co-host of the Gay Shame Comedy Show as well as the Semi-Woke Podcast ! Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss growing up in Brooklyn, going to boarding school, being the target of...

This week we are joined by Noelle Malkamaki! Noelle is a Track and Field Athlete who won a gold medal at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, breaking the women’s F46 shot put World Championship record! Make sure to follow her as trains for the Paris 2024 Paralympics! In this episode we discuss growing up in Illinois, becoming a track and field athlete, competing in both able bodied and pa...

This week we are joined by Ahri Findling! Ahri is a writer and comedian living in New York City. He has written for Nikki Glaser is Obsessed on E!, The MTV TV Awards and is currently writing, directing, and acting on the new Nickelodeon sketch show, Nick Shorts. He was named an emerging comedian by the NY Post in 2020 and he performs standup in clubs and colleges all over the country and has opene...

This week we are joined by Joanna Lohamn! Joanna is a retired American professional soccer midfielder /defender who last played for the Washington Spirit of the American National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for the Washington Freedom and Philadelphia Independence. In addition, she served as the general manager of the Washington Freedom Futures, the Washington Freedom Soccer Club's...