Black & A Half

Manny, Silas, & Samantha get together for a hostful episode where Silas talks about a recent life changing and scary encounter in a Lyft ride as a driver. They talk conspiracy theories, adrenaline stories and nerd news for the next Batman movie.

Rising Seattle comic Arijana Ramic joins Manny & Silas to talk about Youtube rabbit holes, traveling Europe, UFC, and their favorite Halloween films. 

Stevie Rae, a recent nerdy transplant to Seattle, comedian, and former pro cosplayer, joins Silas and Guest co-host Josepeh Grienauer to talk comicon conventions, The Color Purple firing,  theatre life, racist code wording in real estate, running bits in public and soul sucking chain restaurants. 

Silas Lindenstein & Returning Guest Host Samantha Rund sit down and talk to Seattle Comedian Alex Orozco. They talk about Bill Burr's newest specail about diversity in comedy shows, and making connections with strangers. Alex talks about his new live comedy game show, Poker Face, and Silas explains getting recently shamed into Whole 30 again. 

Orchid King & Seattle area comedian Joseph Grienauer joins Silas to talk about soccer refereeing, Superman movies, and about the new Netflix series Another Life.

Author Pam Stucky joins Silas and Special Guest Host, comedian Samantha Rund.  They chat about high level concepts of "time", yard sales, coffee, preminitions, Pam's journey into becoming an author, and they have a group therapy session for Silas.  About our Guest Once, when Pam Stucky was quite young, she went to the library looking for books on magic. The librarian directed her to a different ki...

Filmmaker Josh Jackson, editor for the Black & A Half film G.A., joins Manny & Silas to talk about there recent Chapelle special. Also, Silas shares his roast joke at a recent competition. 

Black & A Half returns with Silas & A Special Guest co-host, comedian and actor, Samantha Rund. They both sit down and talk with Seattle Filmmaker Yang-Yang Wang. They talk about Yang-Yang's journey into filmmaking, and the craziest foods he's eaten. About Our Guest Yang-Yang Wang is an award-winning director, writer, and actor who helps run the literary non-profit Clarion West. A lover of...

Comedian Mikey Pullman & Ultra Nerd Alan Oursland are guests today for a special "Marvel Blackout" episode where we talk all Marvel. We talk about the movies up through Phase 3 and what we are anticipating for Phase 4. We do discuss Star Wars a litte, but suprisingly it isn't brought up by Silas, Manny is culprit.  Please note you can now help support this podcast by becoming a Patron for as l...

Black & A Half records a live episode at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle for Episode #71. Guests include actor/comic Samantha Rund, Comedian/Comic Book Writer Thomas Nichols, and special musical guest Champagne Honeybee. We talk about the award we received for our recent short film G.A., Thomas Nichols comic book, and about our new Patreon program where listeners can donate to Black & A Half...

Black & A Half records a live episode at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle for Episode #71. Guests include actor/comic Samantha Rund, Comedian/Comic Book Writer Thomas Nichols, and special musical guest Champagne Honeybee. We talk about the award we received for our recent short film G.A., Thomas Nichols comic book, and about our new Patreon program where listeners can donate to Black & A Half...

We had local rising comedian and actor Charles Hall Jr  on to chat about the new short film G.A. from Black & A Half. They talk about storming area 51, what it’s like being a foodie, and gardening by Silas Lindenstein Our Guest Charles Hall Jr.

This week on Seattle’s longest running comedy podcast (probably) – The Women’s World Cup, gardening with Silas, Manny talks about touring Alaska, and the blends introduce their newest segment – Nerd News.

This episode is recording the day after Silas’ surgery so he is high on viacodin as they talk about firing racist people, why NextDoor is awful, and why Manny thinks people hate him. And Silas is still high.

Manny and Silas sit down with Native American comedian Danny LittleJohn to talk about the Karate Kid, cultural appropriation, and Danny’s story of growing up learning about his native heritage. Also, Black & A Half is making a short film this summer. We need your help to make it possible. Check out www. BlackAndAHalf.com/fundraiser to see how you can help. Every $5 makes a difference.   A bout...

Manny and Silas name Seattle’s top ten comics. Also, they discuss Black time travel, gardening with Silas, declassified UFO sightings, and their recent experience auditioning for Stand Up NBC.

This special Episode is dedicated to discussing the recently finished TV series – Game of Thrones. Silas sat down with two super fans of the show, comedian Joseph Grienauer and social media expert Aaron Krupp. This is chalk full of spoilers, so only listen if you are ready to dig deep into Game of Thrones!

Manny and Silas Discuss their trials and tribulation of growing up, Silas becomes a farmer, and what retirement looks like. This episode was recorded on Silas’ favorite day of the year, May the 4th. But the force wasn’t that strong with them. You’ll need to turn your audio way up for this one! Sorry about that! But enjoy!

Seattle based comic Chris Mejia stops by to chat with Manny and Silas about how ethnically ambiguous he really is, why he’s Philadelphia Eagles fan, and to give Silas some parenting advice (despite not being a parent himself). We share lots of laughs, do some building, and change lives. Listen up!   About Our Guest Born in Puerto Rico but raised in Florida, Chris Mejia is taking the Seattle comedy...

Up and coming comic Quinton Jones joins the show to Blerd out with Manny & Silas. They had him on for a review show recently and wanted him back to hang out for an hour of laughter. They talk about the science of spoilers, nerd culture, comedy, and more.   About Our Guest This young comic comes to us from Detroit, Mi. Since moving to Seattle he has made a splash in the Pacific Northwest comedy...

Black & A Half, Manny Martin & Silas Lindenstein, review the new film Avengers: Endgame. They are joined on this film review by local comedian Quinton Jones.

Keto Guru, food coach, and comedian Carole Freeman comes on Black & A Half to discuss with Manny & Silas the healthy ways of keto and what brought her into the keto lifestyle. They also talk the new Star Wars teaser trailer and a long discussion about the closing of the Parlor LIve Comedy Club, getting an exclusive inside view from Manny whom was a club regular. About Our Guest Carole is t...

Krk Nordenstrom, city producer for the Seattle 48 hour film project, comes to Black & A Half to talk about how he brought the 48 to Seattle and became the city producer. They discuss making these 48 hour films and how film teams do on these challenges.  This is a great episode to learn about the Seattle independent film community and how much work they put in. Also, Silas shares his inability...

On this episode of Black & A Half, Manny and Silas recap their recent visit and performance at Emerald City Comicon, and talk about what they are looking forward to this year. This episode number 58 marks the beginning of Season 4 of Black & A Half as they had to take a little time off for the holidays and with Silas moving and working on building a new studio. Big thanks to everyone who h...