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The Disturbing Mind Of A Magic & Comedy Teacher. On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Magician, Comedian, and Teacher of comedy at Emerson College Mike Bent. I’m so glad I could finally sit down and talk with him. I’ve wanted him on my podcast long before the introduction of the Comedy Studies major at Emerson College. I wanted to know what goes into creating the first ever college m...

Director of the documentary Life After Flash Today on the podcast I found the lost interview from Boston SciFi Film Fest with documentary filmmaker Lisa Downs. I was really glad Lisa could make time to sit down and talk with me. She had a very busy schedule premiering her film Life After Flash (available on VOD February 26th), which is about actor Sam Jones and his life after… Flash… Gordon. You k...

FROM TEACHER, TO COMEDIAN, TO AMERIKAN WARRIOR Today on the podcast I sat down on the phone with comedian and actor Erik Griffin, who may know most as Montez on Workaholics. By the way, I meant to ask him how much he hates being called that by people just yelling it at him in the airport, but I forgot. This was a fun interview, after a few questions I think he really warmed up and spoke openly abo...

WELL-KEPT SECRET IN THE DORK FOREST EXPLAINS IT ALL On this episode of the podcast I talk with comedian and podcaster Jackie Kashian. Despite earlier technical difficulties that I will not go into, it was a fantastic conversation about Armenian jokes, podcasting, and much more. Jackie will be here in Boston Saturday, January 19th at Sonia (formerly TT the Bear’s Place) doing both stand up and reco...

Today on the podcast I spoke with comedian, television writer, and host Guy Branum! This interview was done in part with an article for DigBoston, which you can read by clicking here. This was a fun, quick chat with Guy about video games, writing for TV, what makes for a good interview, and his new book, My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture. And if you like the interview, and...

Boston’s Mother-Daughter Comedy Combo Today on the podcast I sat down and talked with mother and daughter comedians Kathe & Jessica Farris. This is another podcast I did in conjunction with a DigBoston article. We talked about how each got into comedy, their similarities and differences, and we play a fun game. Music in this episode by my good friends Scott Lester & The Dirty Dottys. 💥 DE...

Well, this episode of the podcast is a bit of a divergence from the norm; although regular listeners may be used to that by now. To start off with, I was fired (laid off, same thing) from my job in radio. 15 years I worked for Clear Channel/iHeartMedia/Total Traffic and Weather Networks came to an end last week. We used to joke about how I had 9 lives in the radio biz because I managed to dodge ge...

This week on the podcast I sat down with comedy teacher and fellow comedian Dana Jay Bein. We talk about stand up comedy, improv, the early days of ImprovBoston, starting his career as a comedy teacher, where he’s at with it now, hottubbing, and much more. You can also read the shortened version of the interview that I wrote up for DigBoston by clicking here. (They come up with such better titles...

This episode of the podcast I had a quick chat with comedian Joel Kim Booster. He will be headlining Laugh Boston June 21st – 23rd. For tickets and more info go to: https://www.laughboston.com/event/1596520-joel-kim-booster-boston/ We talked about working out, gym stories, doing stand up comedy at festivals, and more. This interview was for DigBoston newspaper, which you can pick up a print copy a...

A Day In the Life of a Mom, Writer, and Orphan Author Laurie Kilmartin Today on the podcast I talked to comedian and late night talk show monologist Laurie Kilmartin. Laurie is headlining Laugh Boston May 31st – June 2nd. The conversation was for an article for DigBoston newspaper, which you can read online or pick up at newsstands near you in the Boston area. The podcast is a the unedited, full c...

Since I haven’t uploaded an interview in a very long time (I’m working on the new home studio, so I’ll be back soon), I figured in the meantime let’s take a departure from the norm and upload this Roast Battle my friend Justin P. Drew hosted. This was the one year anniversary of his open mic at The Blarney Stone in Dorchester. Afterwards we had cake and beer. I almost didn’t want to upload this be...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down and talked with filmmaker Dianne Carroll about her time in the military as a counterintelligence agent, interrogations, veteran benefits, mental health, and making movies. Music in this episode by my good friends Scott Lester & The Dirty Dottys. 💥 DEADAIR DENNIS 🔗 Follow | www.linktr.ee/deadairdennis 🌐 Web | www.deadairdennis.com 🎭 BIG COMEDY NETWO...

This week on the podcast I sat down with Baltimore comedians Josh Kuderna and Umar Khan at their home in Hampden just blocks from where the Charm City Comedy Festival was happening. Josh and I ran into each other my night of the festival outside of Golden West Cafe. Had a real quick ‘HEY WHAT’S UP?! Oh, while I’m in town, let’s do a podcast tomorrow! YES!” We talked about first and foremost, what...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down and talked barbering and comedy with New York comedian and Average Black Man Kenny Warren from Comics Cutting Comics. Kenny is a comedian that has been cutting hair for 30 years. In addition to that Kenny is also a comedian and a father, which we discuss the hoops that need to be jumped through to in life and, of course, men’s grooming too. This is an olde...

This week on the podcast I quickly sat down with Tom and Kerri Louise Cotter to talk about parenting while doing comedy. Tom and Kerri are both from New England and on Last Comic Standing season 2. Since they met they moved to New York to pursue their respective comedy careers, got married, had 3 boys (2 of which are twins), and had a reality show. We talk about scheduling, touring, dragging kids...

This week on the podcast I sat down and spoke with former political campaign activist, former sex worker, and comedian Kaytlin Bailey. She was in Boston for the Women in Comedy Festival and to kick off the Cake Comedy Tour. We talked about having to stay in an AirBnB with the fear of bedbugs, putting together a comedy tour, being a political activist, and Kaytlin’s time as a teenage and adult pros...

This week on the podcast is good friend from Baltimore, now living in New York City, writer and comedian Ben Rosen. Ben and I met before I started doing comedy through mutual friends, one a comedian, one who wasn’t. We instantly got a long. We didn’t really keep in touch other than over Twitter and Facebook, so when I started to do standup, I messaged him asking if he wanted to hit an open mic wit...

Today on the podcast Videographer and musician Mike Rickshaw of the band Mickey Rickshaw. I met Mike at an open mic in Jamaica Plain about 8 or 9 months ago, and we finally now were able to get together for this podcast. I was hoping some members of the band were going to show up, so we could get a live acoustic performance in the home studio, but that didn’t happen. Which with musicians is not su...

My guest on the podcast are the amazingly talented musicians Nancy Hornburg and Sue Werner of the band War on Woman. Nancy is actually a very old friend of mine from my earlier days in music and radio. Sue is the bass player in the band, and basically lives the life that is the epitome of this podcast. By day she’s a data analyst for John Hopkins Hospital and by night plays bass in a feminist hard...

Continuing with music month all July is my good friend and drummer Chris Eller. Chris was in Boston on tour as the drummer for CJ Ramone, which he explains the unusual method he used to get into the band, we talk about old hot spots we used to play at in Baltimore, his job working for a moving company, and life as a musician on tour. If you enjoyed this episode go see Chris when his other band The...

This episode of the podcast I got to get out of the studio and onto a boat with The Dirty Dottys. A Boston based Jazz, ska, swing, rock, pop, band. The group is comprised of four music teachers, a scientist, and a musical therapist. This was a fun podcast listening to how each of them are different types of music teachers, finding out what music therapy is, how it helps different types of injuries...

This is a special bonus swapcast episode with fellow podcaster Steven Richard K from Search for a Cohost podcast and sketch group Mister Bismuth. We don’t actually get into Steven’s day job because he keeps that separate from his comedy life, which is foreign and weird to me. We talk about that, when and how he got into sketch comedy and how he met up with the fellow Mister Bismuth sketch group. W...

Ending radio month on the podcast is my good friend Jackson Blue. Jackson and I used to work together in Baltimore at a different station, he left for Boston, and after a few years helped me get my job up here. This was one of my favorite podcasts because we really get into the passion that radio is to both of our careers. We also discuss how being a parent affects his job and vice versa. I’m real...

My guest on the podcast this week is reporter, writer, and musician David Tanklefsky. Continuing with radio month (even though it’s now July), Davis is a fellow radio coworker. He and I work together, he as the traffic reporter, me as the producer. He is currently on TV as the in-house morning traffic reporter for local cable television station NECN/New England Cable News as their in-house morning...

Continuing with radio month here on the podcast my guest this week is good friend Scott Lester. He is both the producer for syndicated radio shows The Kane Morning Show and Club Kane and a musician. We talk about his career in radio, music, how he got started in both, the progression so far, and what the future might hold for both jobs. And we mention little bit about his dog and how adorable he i...