Entry Level with Brooks Wheelan

Clay Tatum (Power Violence/Brooks' ex roommate) comes on for part 3 of a 4 part Power Violence mansion series. Clay has made a living out of figuring out how not to work and fills Brooks in on that lifestyle. He also explains how and why his parents came and lived in the mansion he shared with Brooks along with his point of view on the insanity that went on inside that house. Check out Clay's shor...

Rod Berry (Power Violence/Brooks' ex-roommate) talks about being promoted to manager at a Go-Kart track, delivering groceries to Lindsey Lohan, the history of starting an underground stand up show in LA and living with Brooks and two pitbulls for a scary year. Check out Rod's Tent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXmyp8a4ASU Check out the type of videos Brooks and Rod made as roommates: http...

CJ Toledano (The Tonight Show/cool weird job for the NBA now) talks about how he became one of the youngest writers in the room on The Tonight Show, was an insane intern for Conan, and how he moved into Brooks' old room and and got rid of the Pearl Jam posters. Go to CJ's show in LA every Thursday at 9pm https://www.facebook.com/MotherlandComedy/ See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows Join the p...

Jason Burke (Comedy Central/NEW FRIEND) talks about doing some light embezzlement when he worked at a theme park, how a move to to new york did not help his drug problem, and how he slept on a lot of toilets. Check out Jason's comedy central pilot:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru2XOyeYpJk&feature=youtu.be Subscribe to the patreon for bonus junk:  https://www.patreon.com/entryleve...

Danny Solomon (Ridiculousness/great comic) talks about meeting Brooks in Kansas City when they were 20, his, how he swindled his step dad's friend, and being forced to work at McDonalds when he was 14 but finding love there!   

Jono Kenyan (Rad Actor/New Zealand Pal) talks about starting his own acting gigs while living on the south island in New Zealand, working as an Orc on The Hobbit films, and moving to LA and immediately booking an ABC tv show where Brooks played his best friend (never aired). Check out Jono's New Zealand show "Step Dave" :  https://www.amazon.com/Step-Dave/dp/B07JFLXZXY Watch Brooks' late nigh...

Ross Kimbal (Masterminds/Nice Friend) talks about meeting Brooks when they were auditioning for SNL, cooking macaroni for money, and being the worst waiter in the history of food. Check out Ross' podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-most-wonderful-pod-of-the-year/id1444246273 Get bonus episodes of Entry Level: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Alana Johnston (canadian friend/great comic) talks about being the raddest 15 year old piano teacher ever, working at a pearl store where she was paid in pearls, and getting way too much money as a young actor then blowing it all. Follow Alana on twitter: https://twitter.com/alana_johnston Follow Alana on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlyalanajohnston Subscribe to the patreon: https://w...

Matt Kirshen (Last Comic Standing/Probably Science) talks about starting the Probably Science podcast with Brooks 8 years ago, what it's like to go to Cambridge to follow in the footsteps of Isaac Newton then decide to do comedy, and how Tickle Me Elmo was big in England when he worked at a toy store. Get bonus episodes of Entry Level: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Check out...

Punam Patel (Emmy nominated best actress LAST WEEK!) discusses getting a degree in fashion from Brooks' nemesis The University of Florida, working as a magazine editor in Atlanta, learning how to make latte art, and also goes through her fun/insane Emmy week. Subscribe to the new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Sorry about the audio!

Andy Haynes (Comedy Central Half Hour/Friend) talks about working in the ski industry growing up, not getting help on his paper route, and what it's like to be a mover in new york city.   See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows GET THE MUGS: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=629706167 Go to HoneyBook.com/brooks for 50% off your first year. Find the j...

EPISODE 100! The listeners voted and here are the 26 best stories ever told on Entry Level. Stories from: Paul Scheer, Taran Killam, Nikki Glaser, Nicole Byer, Bobby Moynihan, Dolph Ziggler, The Lucas Brothers, Andrew Overdahl, Brendan Walsh, Brendan Jennings, Candy Lawerence, CJ Sullivan, Connor O'Malley, Fortune Feimster, Josh Meyers, Kyle Kinane, Kyle Mooney, Al Madrigal, Matty Ryan, Mike O'Bri...

Jesse Popp (great stand up/writer for Conan) talks about learning as a 12 year old that jobs weren't for him, being accused of arson while working for Ford, and having people scream at him at K-Mart every single day. Check out Jesse's stand up:http://www.cc.com/comedians/jesse-popp See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore Visit MyBookie here t...

Travis Irvine (filmmaker/comic/ran for governor of Ohio!?) talks about being the assistant for the weird "free money question mark suit" guy, growing white dude dreadlocks in the bahamas, and running for mayor, congress, AND governor in Ohio. He lost all drastically, but they're funny stories for sure. Check out Travis' doc:https://www.amazon.com/American-Mayor-by-Travis-Irvine/dp/B01EGQ71PK See B...

Nick Vatterot (Comedy Central/HBO) joins Brooks for a fast paced episode about getting in trouble writing for his college paper, also growing up in a town called Manchester, and living way too hard in Chicago. Check out Nick's new podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/show/get-rich-nick/ Check out the offer from MyBookie right here: http://bit.ly/MYBEntryLevel

Brooke Van Poppelen (Girl Code, Hack My Life) talks about the time she was so hung over she threw up making a person's bagel in front of them, being so broke she went to church, how Iowa made her realize she wanted a divorce, and she gives the low down on how to steal cd's if you work at Tower Records. Check out Brooke's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-work-podcast/id1449651821...

Drennon Davis (created the Entry Level theme/great comic) is finally on the podcast to discuss a bunch of jobs he walked out on. From sanding boats to being a kindergarten teacher he's quit them all. He also used to teach beat boxing and gives a free lesson. Check out the short film Drennon helped Brooks with: https://vimeo.com/256173576 Get the mugs! https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore See...

Ed Larson (The Brighter Side Podcast and Comedy Central Roasts) goes for the record of most jobs. He talks about cleaning up cruise ship casinos as a child, the difference between Hooters and Buffalo Wild Wings, and having a weed operation get busted.  Check out Ed's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brighter-side/id857097552 Get the mugs!: https://etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Tim Nordwind (OK Go) breaks the tradition of only having comics on the podcast! He talks about growing up working for a children's community theater in Kalamazoo, MI before bailing to Chicago to hold all the coolest 90s jobs while getting OK Go off the ground. Its a rare actually inspiring interview to go out there and make stuff happen! Check out OK Go's rad teacher's manual for their videos: htt...

Blake Anderson (Workaholics/chill friend) talks about shitting his pants while working the movie theater box office, getting a job at a butcher shop and loving "Crab Crackin' Christmas", being mad at his dad for making him get a job in college, and quitting a delivery job because they told him to cut his hair. Also: Johnny Brendan from Brendan Theaters, get at Blake! The Christmas sketch we talked...

Mike Karnell (Director/Late Night with Seth Meyers) and Brooks go over their insane Europe trip where Mike directed Brooks' first ill fated travel show back in 2016. He also talks about being a terrible greens keeper, getting kicked out of college, and learning how to direct from being a Production Assistant on movies. Brooks and Mike's Europe show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUTgtB0eozU Turn...

Brendan Jennings (AP Bio/Second City) talks about working at Disney World dressed as Eeyore when 9/11 happened, how working in a toy store is actually a nightmare, and the summer he got a job at a water park only to end up working in the parking lot. Follow Brendan: @JenningsBrendan See Brooks in Austin: https://www.capcitycomedy.com/events/32436 GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelSt...

Alyssa Limperis (comic/actress/rad new pal) talks about getting a real office job as a consultant straight out of college and not liking it because she wanted to be a bartender and pursue comedy. She also talks about the genesis of her twitter characters that are really great and made Brooks think he had already met her the first time they met. Check them out here: https://twitter.com/alyssalimp G...

Jean Villepique (AP Bio/Fun Friend) talks about sneaking her boyfriend over when she babysat, going to theater school while working in a candy store, climbing the ranks at Second City in Chicago, and falling asleep while filming an episode of The Office. Check out Jean: @villepique Check out the insta: @entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows GET THE MUG: https://www.e...

Tony Sam (great stand up/great friend) talks about pushing his first job as a custodian to the limits, getting a degree in marine biology that led to a career in fish tank cleaning, and cutting a deal while being fired once. Check out Tony: https://tinyurl.com/yyf94ffe Get the mug: https://tinyurl.com/y6rezxkk See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/shows