InTALLerable

Two hilarious guests join Sean to discuss gonzo-capitalism, the surprising age of Enron’s CEO, and the gift that keeps giving: the Pop-Tart Bowl (RIP Strawberry) — among other things, of course!  We learn more about Jack’s life, from what it was like for him growing up in California, to starting out in the LA comedy scene, to Jack’s dad being a WW2 veteran.  How is that even possible?  Listen and...

Our returning guest comes to us bearing mysterious speculations surrounding the Orb activity that has been reported across the skies over the Eastern US. Plasmoid-like orbs captured in both amateur & professional settings (live news broadcasts), but most commonly brought to the public’s eye through ‘Ole reliable when it comes to the topic of Alien speculation: Reddit.  Chris has done the hard...

Talon Saucerman is an 18-year veteran stand-up comic & Comedy Works regular.  He moved from the humble prairie plains of South Dakota to pursue art school in the “big-city” of Denver, CO.  We talked about Talon’s experience growing up in Midland, South Dakota, how most of the U.S. (outside of cities) is just an outlet mall, after American Furniture Warehouse, after Home Depot, and we hear abou...

This guest is Top Shelf Studio’s 2024 recipient of ‘Kindest Guest of the Year’ award!  Pat Treuer is a talented stand-up comedian, a graduate of Second City in Chicago, a corporate salesman who jumped from his 14-year career in the corporate world to creating a new niche during the Covid Pandemic — producing stand-up comedy shows for corporate gigs over Zoom.  His skills, drive, and timing all coa...

It is rare that I am lost for words when describing a guest of the show, but this is one of those times.  Our guest today is 24 year old, Colorado native, & stand-up comedian — Nate Malouf!   You can follow him — @suffering.malouf — on Instagram Nate provides Top Shelf Studios with perhaps the coolest wing rating to date by changing the scale altogether.  And on top of that, he’s too generous,...

Fellow riffer, a former Pacific Northwesterner, & stand-up comic Jeff Morris is our guest today!  He joined us on Christmas Eve for an episode that ranged from opening a 90’s ‘Godzilla’ pack of collectible cards, to how not-sorry we felt to learn that HawkTua coin investors had the rug pulled, and lost it all.    Jeff tells me all about his plans to curate the saddest possible Christmas for hi...

In celebration of our 150th ep. milestone, we are lucky to welcome back a legend of the show from the early-days.  My guest is one of my childhood friends & my high school debate partner, Nathan Inge.   For the last year or so, Nathan has been living & working in Amsterdam, focused on an entirely new problem space.  We are fortunate to get his first amendment rights on display for our list...

Sunee is a talented stand-up comedian who began performing in Vancouver, Canada.  He then spent some of the pandemic in Edmonton, then a stint in Toronto, before his recent move to the Mile High City here in Denver!  We are lucky to have him join the fray of incredible Denver comedians.    Go see him perform comedy at one of the best places in the country to see stand-up, Comedy Works, on January...

Folks, I am proud to say this episode is someone who I hoped I may someday get on a mobile-road-pod, but thank goodness she moble’d her way all the way home to TSS for a legendary episode I completely fumbled half of with a stupid camera error.  More learning by making massive mistakes, we love to see it! My guest is Melissa, one of the community managers at the company I work for at my day-job. S...

Tanner Coffman is hilarious.  A stand-up of over two years, his perspective & wisdom for life is beyond his years.  Follow Tanner on Instagram @trashbagtanner   “It's him —Luigi!”  We discuss the ethical qualms of the public’s reaction to recent news of the United Healthcare CEO gunned down from behind by a childhood video-game-character-named assailant seen getting his Starbucks before the at...

Two returning guests join TSS for an episode full of riffs, stories, and fun with new friends: James Cooper & Makana Gellatly.  We reflect on our recent staff open mic, where Sean was declared dead, after he was buried by the Denver legend, Sam Tallent.  I will be completely serious for a moment to share a shed truth with our listeners. Sam did the funniest 15 minutes of inside-baseball materi...

The Founder returns! At long last, the highly anticipated event of the holiday season is here!! After a year of living in New York City, our OG co-host — Makana Gellatly — is back with a new aura of NY elitism to share with the fans. We hear about living in a shoebox, moving to midtown Manhattan, and how it only took him 1 month of living in NYC to yell at tourists to get out of the way on crowded...

We’re calling you out, grocery prices!! That’s right, two returning guests join us for a record-beating episode. Longest one yet & chocked full of riffs, stories, and pontifications on this bloated corpse we call America.    Grayson Schrom (@gs.was.here) & Patrick Trujillo (@Patrick_Trujillo_Comedy) are Denver-based Stand-Up comedians — Follow them on socials & see them all around town...

Our guest is filmmaker, photographer, roast-battler, and stand-up comedian: Jeff Stonic. Jeff is raising funds for his latest project — Bad Indian — a short film that begins with Josh Emerson's journey to produce Netflix's first all-native lineup in Los Angeles while spreading his mom's ashes, yet ends with rediscovering a lost path toward the meaning of life. A small step for America, but a giant...

My guest is Denver stand-up comedian Mitch Jones — finally a guest who can reach above the top shelf, a guest that sees the world like me, but mostly the top of the fridge like I do.  He hails from Louisville, Colorado & started performing stand-up comedy in 2010 after graduating from UNC in Greeley, Colorado.  Follow him @comicmitchjones on Instagram & go see him do stand-up!   We talked...

Did someone say SeanDabsForTheFans Reboot?! A fellow king joins TTS for a dab-tacular crossover episode with our very funny guest, TikTok sensation, Denver stand-up Comedian, let him hear it through those screens, folks — Jacob Humphries.    Jacob blew up on TikTok after starting in 2018. He shares the meaning behind his unique handle, how the ‘ch’ makes a ‘T’ sound. So don’t mispronounce or mispl...

That’s right, before anyone knows what will happen, we satirically-speculate at TSS whether this nation and democracy (I’m told) will die.  Two educated gentlemen join the pod for an episode recorded on election night 2024.  Connor Moore returns for his third appearance, bringing his classmate & politically minded man, Michael Self, to enjoy what to some is just another Tuesday, but what Micha...

My good friend, our faithful live production director, Sam Krason is back!  We were both somewhat uncertain & sad at the state of our Nuggets team when we recorded this episode after an afternoon loss to a Norman Powell led Clippers team.  That’s basketball. But don’t we look foolish now, Joker has started with his best statistical 10 games of his career looking back just a few short weeks lat...

An episode full of learning & laughter, steeped in aluminum foil headwear & historical folly, rolled in a tight tortilla of new friendship — Grayson Schrom didn’t know what he was getting into when he arrived at Top Shelf Studios.  Grayson is a stand-up comedian based in Denver, CO.  Follow him on socials @gs.was.here especially his YouTube where he posts sketch comedy & some of his st...

Chet Tilles joins Sean at TSS for an episode full of meat talk. We expected to be roasting one another, so this would be a great chance to learn about each other. Plans changed and I got roasted by another Comedy Works Door Staff, Nick Hahn, but surely Chet & I will find another time to duel it out. Chet is a Stand-up comedian who has performed sets in English and Spanish. Follow him on Instag...

My guest, Patrick Trujillo, is a stand-up comedian, & a graduate of University of Northern Colorado earning his degree in Economics & English.  He is a corn-fed, American-made, Built-Ford-Tough kind of guest.  Thank goodness I sent that DM to the wrong person & we became friends as a result.    We discuss which hills to die on, the freedom of speech not being free from consequence, &am...

Sam Adams is a stand-up comedian, sports writer, broadcaster, and one of the best storytellers to have graced our studios. He is the first guest to pair his smoked wings with white cheddar Cheez-its, a true delicacy in his eyes. That’s legendary, if you ask me.  If you have the chance to see him perform, do not miss it! You can find tour dates and follow his social media pages on his website — Sam...

This one is perhaps the most anticipated episode to date, certainly within our inner circle of fandom.  Buckle your five-point belts and make sure they click all the way in.  Top Shelf welcomes two all-time guests of our show into the thunderdome to finally give the people what they want, AK v. Klübe.  That’s right folks!!  Both return to TSS for a pre-election episode full of things you can’t say...

Garrett Nygren is a stand-up comic, founder of Pallet City Comedy, host of several open Mics around Denver — and on the day of this recording —a very hung bagel (see polaroids). I was excited to talk to him about his life, his journey through stand-up, hosting mics & producing shows, and more.    We recount the glory of Garrett’s successes the prior night at his Locust Cider show, hear about h...

Stand-up comedian, fellow High Plains Festival volunteer, & unemployed person Christina Vasili makes her InTALLerable debut for an episode full of every white girl's favorite: fall vibes. The leaves are changing colors and the ladies are learning to defend themselves on college campuses. That’s the hope at least! Christina tells me about her recent work teaching self-defense classes to women a...