Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Harrison Greenbaum is both a Comedian and Magician in equal measure.  He talks to Will about opening for Paul Mooney at Carolines, an encounter he had with Patrice O'Neal shortly before O'Neal's death.  growing up enamored with magic as a kid on Long Island, deciding to pursue comedy towards the end of his time at Harvard University.  His start in comedy clubs in NYC, performing magic at the Sydne...

Comedian Kunal Arora has learned to see comedy as a series of instances.  He talks to Will about performing comedy in India, how New York doesn't prepare you for bombing abroad, growing up in Flushing Queens, his early experiences taking comedy classes at the Comic Strip, the ever changing face of New York City, and the perspective that therapy gave him on handling grief, heartbreak and how he app...

Actor and Voice Over Instructor Paul Liberti has a career that ranges from A Chorus Line on Broadway, touring with A Chorus Line, Working with Jim Henson on puppets for Sesame Street, and providing the english voice of Professor Elm on Pokemon.  He talks to Will about growing up near Trenton New Jersey, being a working actor at Age 12, working with Jim Henson, freezing in an audition in front of S...

Alex Von David is an ADR writer and Voice Director for Anime including Black Exorcist , Kill La Kill, Accel World, as well as two of Will's favorite anime, Sword Art Online and the film 5 Centimeters Per Second.  He talks to Will about how he came to animation voiceover from directing commercials, The balance of maintaining the original intention of a Japanese script while making the english adapt...

Episode 89 - Mike Borchardt   Mike Borchardt Singer/Guitarist for Nihiloceros and Guitarist for Treads rarely slows down.    He tells Will about growing up in Chicago, including some great stories about Legendary Punk Rock Venue the Fireside Bowl, discovering punk rock and the community around in in St Louis, Hilarious drummer mishap stories in Los Angeles, where to play if your a band in NYC and...

Comedian Steve Hofstetter is well known for heckler videos, and as a comedy club owner, but Will knows him as his former boss who once kept him from getting punched in the face.  He talks to Will about the days of the Laughing Devil Comedy Club, growing up in numerous neighborhoods in Queens, being exposed to political comedy early in life, starting stand up comedy and producing shows in NYC in th...

Episode 87 - Tom Rhodes   Comedian Tom Rhodes has toured the world performing Stand up Comedy.   He talks to Will about a rough year spent in NYC early in his career based on the advice of Jay Leno, the San Francisco comedy scene in the early 90s, being the first comedian to sign with Comedy Central, his friendship with Mitch Hedberg, wanting to know who a comic is through their jokes, and how his...

Comedian Nick Callas commits to what he is doing fully when it comes to comedy.   He talks to Will about growing up loving comic books and manga before it was considered cool.    Starting stand up comedy in New York City, His experience auditioning for Saturday Night Live, how he bounced back when his MTV pilot didn't go to series, as well as some hardcore shop talk on Stand Up Comedy and Live per...

Will knew Ryan as Comedian RG Daniels for a number of years before he left New York for Texas.  Now that he's back Will and Ryan discuss Growing up on Staten Island,  The Beastie Boys, Hair Metal, The NYC comedy scene of the early 2000s, his decision to move away from Stand Up, to move to Texas, and to move back to NYC as well as his new project the satirical Food Blog NOSHKONG.   Ryan's Food Blog...

Paul Cohen was ready to get in the van and go on tour with his band, but when the other members wavered he found himself looking for another path to follow.  He talks to Will about growing up on Staten Island,  Their shared love of Pop Punk, Bass Guitar, and how he found Sketch Comedy and Improv and began working with Will in the Sketch Comedy Group Backdoor BBQ.   Backdoor BBQ's Next show is at t...

Ben Rosen appears frequently in Will's journey through the New York Comedy Scene.  He talks to Will about performing Stand up on the Streets in Union Square, trying to figure life things out at the bar of the Grisly Pear, auditioning for Comedy Central, his time working at Gawker, Buzzfeed, Twitter, and Snapchat, and how he feels his current work at mschf internet studios combines all of his passi...

Comedian Brandon Ream has always felt on the outside of conversations trying to join in through jokes.  He talks to Will about understanding why Serial Killers come from the Midwest having grown up in Iowa,  heavy metal, having niche interests that few others share.  The comedy scene in Iowa, and why the NYC comedy scene makes him feel like he is never doing enough.   Brandon on Twitter: @reamkor...

Comedian and writer Ashley Bez began writing jokes on Twitter and had to learn how to be funny on stage.  She talks to Will about growing up with 3 sisters,  growing as a performer after gaining a solid presence on twitter, how getting off birth control lead to her starting comedy, writing for TV Land's Younger, and what she's learned about writing a TV pilot.   Ashley on Twitter: @Bez   https://w...

Tim Rogner is the Singer/Guitarist for one of Will's favorite bands.  Allister.  Tim talks to Will about growing up in the suburbs of Chicago,  The legendary underground punk venue Fireside Bowl where he was first exposed to Punk Rock.  The beginnings of Allister, Drive-Thru Records, their massive following in Japan, Guitar, Songwriting, balancing career and family.  Plus some amazing stories from...

Kevin Allison was in the belly of the whale for years in between the end of The State on MTV and the creation of his amazingly popular and funny storytelling live show and podcast Risk.  He talks to Will about knowing he wanted to move to NYC at a very early age,  joining the State while attending NYU, what sketch comedy taught him about group dynamics, His perspective on the dissolution of The St...

Comedian Sam Z and Will are in the middle of workshopping their storytelling shows, so now is a great time for Sam to return to the podcast to discuss storytelling, what sparked his interest in Storytelling, and what inspired him to want to start working on his show Trust Fund Baby.   NYC See Sam and Will Live for Free 2/15: Branded Saloon at 8PM. 2/18: Pete's Candy Store at 8:30PM.   Sam on Twitt...

Comedian Kevin McCaffrey was one of the first established comedians that Will met at his job as a doorman at the Laughing Devil Comedy Club.  He talks to Will about the joy of getting passed at your first comedy club in NYC,  growing up in the suburbs of Chicago as the oldest son in a single parent house, Hosting a radio show in High School, Getting crowds in red states to laugh a political materi...

Alex Fossella is trying to make up for lost time and experiences.  He talks to Will about his new love of Broadway musicals documented on his podcast Broadway Baby, his love of Green Day at an early age, leaving music production behind and finding comedy and his work on Modern Day Philosophers with Danny Lobell.   Alex on Twitter:  @ afossella Alex's Podcasts   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...

Lex Friedman's journey into the world of comedy podcasting was not traditional.  He talks with Will about growing up in an observant Jewish household in Pennsylvania, his love of Weird Al, His dream of writing for SNL, sending postcards of jokes to Jay Leno, his time with the Groundlings in LA, his early exposure to tech podcasts, and developing ad selling skills on his own leading to his current...

Comedian Bryan Yang sits down with Will to discuss growing up in Sacramento, finding comedy through Comedy Central Presents Dave Chappelle, and Opie and Anthony dropping out of college to pursue Stand up comedy, Asian food, and his quest to get booked at the Knitting Factory.   https://www.bryanyang.com/ Bryan's Podcast the Fright House available on Itunes Bryan on Twitter: @BryanYang   Will Carey...

Comedian Brendan Eyre has performed on Late Night with Seth Myers, Comedy Central, the Just for Laughs Festival and has headlined across America,    He sits down with Will to talk about his early love of Sherlock Homes, True Crime, needing to get sober in his early twenties, managing anger issues, why it's important to perform at open mics in New York to complete silence, and how headlining shows...

Actress and host of the podcast Tell The Bartender has a unique way of connecting with people.  She sits down with Will to talk about.  her early life growing up in New York City,  beginning her acting career, early voice over gigs doing English dubs for Hentai, being a bartender after 9/11 to her current work in the NYC Storytelling Community, on her podcasts Tell the Bartender and The Strugglebu...

Podcaster/Host of the Sporkful Dan Pashman knew he wanted to work in media.  After comparing Thanksgivings he talks to Will about is early days growing up in New Jersey, Interning at local Radio stations in Massachusetts during college, what he learned working at NPR and as a producer at Air America working with Marc Maron, What he wanted to accomplish when interviewing Guy Fieri and what preparat...

Comedian Jacky Beren sits down with Will to talk about the Struggles of starting Comedy in Florida, producing shows in New York City,  the importance of punchlines when doing long form stories, Booking road work and the tone of comedy in the social climate of 2018.   Jacky on Twitter: @JackyJustKidding    Will on Twitter: @ComicWillCarey

George Gordon decided he was going to be a comedian when he saw Doug Stanhope live.  He talks with Will about that night, growing up in a military family in Virginia, Country Music, Indie rock shows, and learning to talk about what he knows on stage and finding his voice by doing so.   George's Comedy Album Your Good Friend comes out 10/9/2018.  Get it here.   https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you...