Behind The Funny

Rick Jenkins owner of The Comedy Studio in Somerville MA is our guest this week.  The discussion started about the different ways we are all delivering content during quarantine.  The Comedy Studio has been releasing archived sets on their website that have been sort of Studio comedy history.  We also discuss Rick's beginnings in Buffalo as a comic through his 20 plus years owning The Comedy Studi...

This week we talk to comedy great Bob Marley, Maine's King of Comedy.  Few comics have built a body of work like Bob Marley.  One of the most prolific and funniest comics working today.  From moving to LA, to setting the record for longest comedy performance, to settling back to Maine, we covered a lot of territory.  Check out all things Bob Marley at www.bmarley.com .

Christine Hurley is always shot out of a cannon. She started comedy after starting a family but made up for lost time. Christine started with a contest but quickly became a crowd favorite. Listening to her now you would never know there was a time she had to battle self esteem issues, but she did. She overcame it to become one of the funniest comics working today.     http://www.christinehurleycom...

Ace and Scott sat down with Tony Capobianco in the Ace-ment for the last in person conversation before social distancing. Tony is considered a newer comic but he has been performing for seven years.  Besides working his way up the New England comedy scene, he worked at the legendary WAAF rock radio station.  His first show would turn most people away but he kept coming back and made a name for him...

Joe Yannetty is a true Boston original.  Started at the legendary Ding Ho, he started comedy full time when he was scared at the thought of working a full time day job. He has performed across the globe.  Can a comic perform his act on ice skates?  He lets us know.

Coronavirus is affecting everyone right now.  Entertainers are especially hit hard.  Ace and Scott discuss the current state of things with Behind The Funny favorites Mike Murray and Brad Pierce.  Brad has a bit of a breakdown that we found quite funny, and maybe we shouldn't have...

What do comics do after shows?  Grab bite and talk about the show.  Recently we put on a show at a Veteran's Coffeehouse, so after Mike Koutrobis and Rhonda Corey joined Ace and Scott for an after show hang at Grill 445 in Brooklyn CT to review the show and compare it to other shows we've donated our talents to.

We were excited to talk to long time friends and successful comedy power couple, Tom Cotter and Kerri Louise.  From their starts in RI and Boston to Tom's epic "America's Got Talent" run and Kerri's recent Showtime special "Women Of A Certain Age" there was plenty of great stories. http://tomcotter.com . http://www.kerrilouise.com .    https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Elephant-has-Peanut-Allergy/dp/17...

This week we talk to Jessica Leigh comedian and podcaster.  She started, stopped and restarted comedy and now talks from a very real place.  Check out her Practice Talking podcast on Spotify

We missed having our friend and comedian Dave DiLorenzo on the podcast by one day.  He passed before we had a chance to let him tell his story.  As a tribute, we had some of Dave's friends; Mike Murray, Mary Ellen Depetrillo, Rick Beretta, and John Perotta share some stories about him.  Dave gets the last word, the episode ends with Dave doing what he did best, making people laugh.  To make a dona...

Joey Carroll is a veteran comic that has spent a lot of time overseas entertaining the troops.  He talked about his days getting in trouble in catholic school up to his first tour in the Middle East.  His stories really captivated us.

Ace and Scott are sans guest this week, so they talk about impressions, hecklers and their favorite podcasts.  Two of Ace's voiceovers are included in this episode...

Ever wonder what comedian was like as a kid.  Where the creative gene started.  This episode Ace’s life long friend Rich Bouthillette came into the Ace-ment to share some stories and some long last recordings.  It was fun learning the genesis of Ace Aceto.  Stayed listening at the end for a bonus Ace Aceto voiceover clip.

Maya Manyon and Mary Ellen Depetrillo join us this week to talk about women in comedy.  Ace and I spoke to Janet Hyde at the Rogue Island Comedy Festival about her Dude Talks To A Lady podcast where she challenges male comedians about there misogynistic jokes.  We wanted to know what its like for women in comedy.  It was an interesting conversation.

Ace and I sit down with one of our heroes, Paul D'Angelo.  Paul is mentioned with the best comics to ever come out of Boston.  His path from DA to comedian was amazing.  He is admired by everyone from new comics to established comics to some of the top comics working today.  This was definitely a highlight for us.

We can not finish a 2019 recap without some of the best funny bad gig stories.  This episode includes stories from Red Peters, Ray Harrington, Ken Rogerson, Chris D, Bernadette Pauley, and Al Ducharme. 

We continue our Best of 2019 with clips of how we come up with our episode titles, some of some real deep moments and we finish showing of some of the exotic locations we record at...

We celebrate the new year by looking back at 2019.  In this episode we look back at heroes we talked to and old friends we reconnected with...

We finally get the Ed Waugh in for a conversation.  We had his partner AJ Hapenny in awhile ago in an episode call Who The F*** is Ed Waugh.  He finally has a chance for rebuttal.  Ace and I enjoyed learning what put Ed on the comedy stage and continues to drive him.

Part 2 of our conversations at the 2019 Rogue Island Comedy Festival.  This episode we talk to Justin Williams, Dave Neal, and Janet Hyde.  Thanks to Doug Key and Katie Latimer for having us at the festival.

Part 1 of Ace and Scott at the Rogue Island Comedy Festival with Frank Gazzero, Nick Callas, Alyssa Limperis and Luke Mones.  Thanks to Doug Key and Katie Latimer for inviting us.

Comedy and political correctness don't often mix well together, so we decided to have a panel of veteran and newer comics to discuss how being PC is affecting comedy.  Joining Ace and Scott this week; Joe Hebert, Derrick Fonseca, and Brad Pierce.

Our live podcast at the 2019 Boston Comedy Festival with comedians Jordan Lauterbach, Sean Rosa, Chris Nakis, Tanael Joachim, and Vinayak Pal

Mike Donovan is one of Boston's best comedians, a legend.  Ace and Scott were honored to talk to him.  He has written 81 books, including several based on history.  Mike's comedy career started before there were really any clubs.  He built any amazing career and was even selected to go to Hollywood and read for a sitcom that went on to be hit with a really big star.  You can find Mike's books at h...

Ace and Scott talk to long time friend Nick Albanese.  Nick is a very funny comedian but has made a name for himself as a playwright and an actor.  His one-man show "The Last Sicilian" has been a huge hit.  Nick has had a lot of wow moments with celebrities and we enjoyed the stories.