InTALLerable

Colton Dowling is a stand-up comedian, one half of the podcast ‘Some of This is Bad’, and co-owner of The Creek & The Cave ATX.  He grew up as an army brat, spending his high school years in the ever-accepting, definitely not homophobic, city of Colorado Springs.  We talked about his journey through life & his path in stand-up, all while tossing hard-hitting questions about my sexuality. ...

It’s a hot brunch episode & our newest guest — Kodi Guy (@nevenfisherman) — is giving Rusted Root vibes, because she's yelling “Send me on my way!” as she embarks on her journey to travel the world. Kodi Guy and our returning guest, Lilah Swanson (@master_guppy), talented artist & cover illustrator for our new book: ‘Things Trump Knows Best’, are both coming off a night of dancing at a war...

Who doesn’t love a cup of Joe?  For me, every now and then, a cup of Joe in the afternoon just hits different.  Today’s guest is a talented musician & recently minted stand-up comic, Joe Barnholt!  He is 7 months into his one-year journey to pursue his comedy dreams and plans to snowbird in Austin over the winter.    Joe is living quite the ‘Mile-High’ entertainment journey!  He started playin...

These two are riffin’ with peanut oil! Colorado Springs stand-up comics, JJ Alexander & Matt Campbell venture to Top Shelf Studios for an episode full of British banter and fun with the boys.  Follow JJ @JJ_standup — Follow Matt @Mattcampbellcomedy   JJ is a proud American patriot, whereas Matt hails from that silly nation we broke away from so many years ago.  We learn that French people make...

My guests today are my coworkers: Teke & Ally.  We worked together at our day jobs as accountants.  Otherwise you may not understand why I landed on that episode title.  We enjoyed a brunch hang with some mimosas during the after-hours portion of the show.    The three of us — old happy-hour pals at our day job — hadn't caught up in awhile.  So, it was nice to hear about Teke’s European extrav...

I headed all the way down to beautiful Austin, Texas to do some stand-up comedy, but more importantly to interview my guest today, my Uncle, Steve Smith — for a generational crossover episode full of wisdom ready to be plucked and applied.  Steve was the first in his family to attend college, so naturally MIT seemed like a reasonable place for a smart kid from Bettendorf Iowa (yes, that MIT).  He...

How do you like it?!  Moore, Moore, Moore!    Glory on high. The long anticipated wait is over!!  Connor Moore returns to Top Shelf Studios for a hang filled with foreign policy discussion, hopeful outlooks on a potential global conflict, and valuable book recommendations.  A graduate of Wartburg holding a degree in History & Political Science, Connor spent the last year teaching English in Hu...

As production director of InTALLerable, it’s an honor and a privilege to write my own episode cover. Give this episode along with all others a go because Sean works his tail off to make these worthwhile, long form conversations possible.  A legendary guest of the show returns! Our production director, Sam Krason is here for another fun episode at Top Shelf Studios. During Sam’s long anticipated re...

My guests are stand-up comedians Dana Fuller (@danafullah) & Nick Hahn (@nickhahncomedy).  They got their start performing stand-up in Boston before moving out to Colorado last fall to continue their pursuits.  Their move entailed becoming voluntarily homeless, for Nick, & continuing their voluntary homelessness, for Dana.  Hopefully you can glean some tips from our guests, just in case yo...

Josh Dweh is a stand-up comedian, & writer from Philadelphia.  He currently lives in Denver & performs around the country.  You can follow him —  @joshdweh — on all socials.  Josh grew up on the southwest side of Philly & his parents divorced when he was seven.  We talked a lot during this episode about each of our lives since we had never really met before hanging for this recording. ...

Korey David is a stand-up comedian based in Denver, Colorado. He is the host of ‘Interrogations: True Crime Stories’ — a hilarious true-crime storytelling stand-up show touring all over the U.S. — be sure to follow Interrogation on YT & Instagram @interrogationtruecrime Head over to KoreyDavid.com for Korey’s upcoming dates!   Another great hang at TSS! We discussed the origin of Korey’s Inter...

Nick Ellis is a writer, stand-up comic, and man-of-vibe.  Support Nick by seeing him perform stand-up around Denver and across the U.S. find his dates & follow him on Instagram @ellisnd  He also writes a newsletter, free to follow but open to support: https://streetsatire.substack.com/  Don’t miss out on his satirical business news with a Sunday morning comic vibe!   He was merely a gracious s...

Tommy O’Neill is a stand-up comedian, voice actor, and host of ‘The GizzVerse Podcast.’  His passion for the band: ‘King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’ led him to others who share in a cult-following love, overwhelming the venues where they host fan meet-ups. Recently, Tommy was the feature act for a couple weekend shows where I was the opening spot for Alan Bromwell.  After picking his brain af...

My guests are Dylan Kantor & Evan Fitzgerald, stand-up comedians & co-hosts of the comedy podcast: Recreational Outrage. Check out their show wherever you consume your pods and catch them all around Denver & their production of stand-up shows from ‘Cloudy Eyed Comedy’ (Dylan) & ‘Slaughterhouse Studios’ (Evan).  We talk about the joys of learning by doing, swapping stories of audio...

We are overjoyed to welcome double the trouble to Top Shelf Studios for a two-guest episode that’s twice as “Iowa-Nice”, since I met both of them in Cedar Rapids while they were studying at Mount Mercy University.   One guest, a newcomer to InTALLeable — Mahlon Steepleton — just returned from a long hot summer in Reno, NV, where he worked as a sportswriter covering the ever-enthralling action of p...

My guest is one of the most talented “hobbyist-musicians” I know. He currently sports three mandolins, a banjo, a fiddle, and a guitar in his instrument quiver, so be sure not to miss out on his jam session deep into the after-hours portion of the show. An old friend of mine going all the way back to our days of playing defensive line in peewee football together, the man who introduced me to “The...

My guest is Jared Chandler, he is a stand-up comedian, writer, & photographer from Greeley, Colorado. He hosts a weekly showcase stand-up show: ‘Stella’s Underground Comedy’ in Greeley every Thursday at 9 pm, where he can be found warming up crowds — opening each show before capturing his fellow comics on the stage with his camera.  His website is JaredChandlerComedy.com & follow him on In...

The Holdin’ Meat Boys are: Anders Lillquist, Lucas Mederos, & Telvin Mobley. They can each be found peddling joy at Comedy Works South at the Landmark, where they hold positions from the highly esteemed manager (Anders), to bar-tender (Telvin), to box-office genius (Lucas), and of course, regular ‘ole door-guys like Sean.  BE ADVISED: the following content should not be taken seriously, in any...

We are blessed with the presence of a Comedy Works pro and Colorado native, stand-up comedian: Alan Bromwell. He tells us about his new show — Backstage — a panel show of comedians which gives audiences a glimpse into how comics chop it up with one another in the green room or other casual, away-from-stage setting. Alan tells us about his experience of over 10 years in comedy. His favorite comics...

From hilarious black dudes, to missing limbs, this episode won’t disappoint! The latest ever-recorded episode of InTALLerable was full of fun with our new friends. True to our roots, it’s uncut, authentic madness the whole way. For this very special late-night episode recorded on Juneteenth, TSS welcomed our guest: Brian Sullivan, a house comic at Loonees Comedy Corner in Colorado Springs and the...

My guest, Talha Khan, is a heavily-involved activist protesting against the genocide of Palestinians by Israel military forces. Talha recently participated & coordinated the longest running student protest across the entire U.S. held at the tri-campus area of downtown Denver, where CU Denver, Metro State, & CCD coalesce. These protests were held in protest for academic institutions to disc...

Thad B. is a house comic at Loonees Comedy Corner in Colorado Springs. He joins us to talk about his life, how his stand-up journey started in a community college comedy course, and his viral high school basketball mixtape — in which Thad recorded (full season) 2 pts & 40 turnovers. Wow. That takes a lot of heart, folks. We here at TSS love the moral player on the squad. The class clown growin...

My guest is a stand-up comic & notorious prankster, David P. Ness. Dave co-hosts a very funny podcast called ‘The Bong Cast with Spaghetti Jake & the Rat Bastard’ — Check it out! He also co-hosts a heckle-friendly bucket spot show every third Thursday called ‘BooHaha’ at Wide Right in Denver — it starts at 10:00 pm, so if you’re a night owl this one’s for you! Mr. Ness got his start perfor...

She’s back folks — THE Ashley Chapa is here for another fun time, this time with a semi-somber undercurrent, as we lay rest and record a retirement special episode for T.S.S. — our O.G. Top Shelf Studios. All good things must come to an end, thankfully momma Mod is here to “Height” the studio. Remember, these walls are just physical walls, it is the vibe within that carries the true weight.  We ta...

Sam Krason is back to discuss the Denver Nuggets game seven. We recorded this episode the day before game 7, so we got to play a fun new game with Sam called: “Schrodinger’s Nuggets” where Sam is our “cat” & will measure alive/dead. Philosophers, delight. Nuggs fans with a heavy heart might just want to bail on the very end of this episode.   We discussed an ebay listing of a highly-coveted co...