The Art of Bombing: A Comedy Podcast

Episode 258: You CAN still die of secondhand smoke! Dewayne White is a DC-based comedian who draws on his experience in the united states Army for 23 years to fuel his journey through comedy. Give this episode a listen, and don’t miss the end of his bombing story! Stand-up comic and podcast host Dan Bublitz Jr jives with Dewayne on the comic’s writing process, a comedian’s view of a person trying...

Episode 257: You’ll bomb, but you’ll wake up tomorrow! Shawna Blake is a Tulsa, OK-based club and festival stand-up comic who’s opened for Dave Attell, Jeff Ross, and Nikki Glaser. Shawna urges anyone who’s curious about comedy to go to open mics - not only to support them but to see the range of comics working on their material. Shawna and Dan Bublitz Jr talk about how comedy could be a way to ge...

Episode 256: Nothing is Sacred! Jozalyn Sharp is a Las Vegas-based stand-up comedian who recently filmed her comedy special at the Comedy Fort in Fort Collins, CO. Performing since she was 12 years old, she’s learned over the years that in order to get better, you have to possess self-awareness. In order to improve you have to be vulnerable, and sometimes that means bombing. Hard. In front of 11 p...

Episode 255: And the Check Bounces! Jack Freeman (Plano Comedy Festival, Tower City Comedy Festival) is a stand-up comic from Brooklyn New York, by way of Texas, by way of Kansas. Jack tells the guys about a particular evening in East Texas where he began bombing, and realized there were another two and a half hours of the show to go! Don’t worry, he speeds off in his Hyundai Elantra just before t...

Episode 254: You got it, kid! Stand-up comedian Tyrone Thornhill reminds us to manage our expectations when it comes to comedy. There’s no easy path to your destination, but everyone has a unique one. Tyrone, based in Brooklyn, NY, did well his first time on stage, but when he peacocked back onto the stage a week later, he left a crater on the stage he’s still talking about. Dan Bublitz Jr and Tyr...

Episode 253: I got us a lawyer for this podcast! In this episode, newcomer Rocky Dhir (Plano Comedy Festival) tells the guys a bombing story that reminds us all that you can choose the material, but not the people in the room. Fireworks! Luckily for Rocky, he’s a lawyer, and he’s been in a few tough situations. The guys talk about the pros and cons of comedy classes, what to consider when starting...

Episode 252: I lived in three different towns during this episode! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by the well-traveled Twin Cities comic Laura Bellini, who talks about how hard it was coming back from COVID. Not the disease, but the reality of having not done stand-up comedy for over a year before bombing hard. Her tight 10 was so tight, she did it in 5 minutes, and performed most of her...

Episode 251: That time I had to follow Reverend Bubba! The more a gig pays, the more it can go sideways. In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by festival comic Zach Funk (Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, Albuquerque Funny Fiesta), who tells the guys about a tight thirty he did at a high school girl’s volleyball fundraiser in a multi-purpose gym cafeteria. This is a fantastic episode for comics who...

Episode 250: Heckles may come in many volumes! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by longtime comedy legend Jackie Kashian (Late Late Show with James Corden, Dork Forest Podcast) who draws from several experiences to assemble a collage of bombing stories from the early 90s to the last few years. Learn how much time to dedicate to new jokes in a set, formulas for set construction, how to leve...

Episode 249: Live at Jest Another Comedy Festival! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by J.C. Anderson, Matt Santos, and Anastasia Washington at Jest Another Comedy Festival in Flagstaff, AZ. This episode was recorded live on the patio of Late for the Train Coffee and is more of a roundtable than a typical episode. Please rate and review Jest Another Comedy Fest J.C. Anderson Matt Santos Ana...

Episode 248: We ARE the game! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Preston Williams, who tells them a story about a pub-crawl comedy show where he had to perform in front of a captive audience, and things get…shut down. Aristocrats became Aristocats, and well, the rednecks win. Get nuts with Preston and learn about what shows not to agree to do. And there’s a twist ending! Plus more! Please...

Episode 247: This is how badly, I’m told, I bombed. In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Fayetteville, Arkansas area comedian Stef Bright (Nashville Comedy Festival, Blue Whale Comedy Festival). She gives the guys a doubling up of bombing stories - one that couldn’t be avoided…and one that she’s made life changes to avoid! Stef is a very experienced comic who has great insights about how sh...

Episode 246: I’m eating this set tonight! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Patrick Shaughnessy, a Colorado-based comic that gives us a perspective from a comic newer into the craft. Beginning during the pandemic, he’s making his way through the Colorado comic scene and comes to a town near you when his day job takes him there. Patrick and Dan discuss the benefits of analyzing sets using...

Episode 245: Shrieking in my Car! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Colorado Stand Up Comic Sam Sisson (Jokechella, Air Sex Champion), national champion of the Air Sex comedy competition - you have questions, we know, so check out the episode! Sam’s bombing story proves how important it is to be on time for your shows! She talks about the difference between filling a 10-minute set with t...

Episode 244: Step into the Hot Tub of Comedy! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Latino pop singer and comedian Jade Esteban Estrada (NBC'S 30 Rock, Comedy Central). Jade’s path to comedy came through the showbusiness ranks, which means he’s got a fresh perspective for you on comedy, festivals, networking, and writing. He tells us about how stand-up is a unique art form, how he recovers a...

Episode 243: Make Hay while the Sun is Shining! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by designer and comedian Rudy Pavich (A Long Walk To Cleveland). Rudy illustrates for the guys his journey thus far, which includes getting to work for Adam Corrolla. Rudy tells the story of bombing at the Acme Comedy Club when he was two years in - an extra potent learning experience that occurred in front of...

Episode 242: My Dad Could Buy this Podcast! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Shaena Rabbani. Shaena bombed when she got the comedy spotlight before she was ready, but she ended up learning a lot. As you’ll soon find out, she’s moved up the ranks quickly, working at the Comedy Store and regularly performing at the Funny Bone and Go Bananas. She and Dan discuss a key topic: that it’s impo...

Episode 241: Games, Jokes, and Origami! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Sam Blackwood (Bang Up Job TV), a Boulder CO area comic who doubles as a variety streamer and YouTuber. Sam talks about how he leverages his orchestrated gaming streams as platforms to try out his jokes. In his bombing story, he makes the age-old mistake of performing comedy - not at a comedy show - and ends up hav...

Episode 240: Comparing Yourself To Other People! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Darrin Chase (Greys Anatomy, Timeless), a headliner on a 100+ show tour of the US. Darrin gives the guys some great perspective on a key thing that bogs comics down: comparing yourself to other people. In his bombing story, he relays a time when he upset the crowd so badly, that two of them were waiting fo...

Episode 239: Festivals Aplenty! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Britt Boyd (Semifinalist in Comedy Fort’s Funniest Competition 2022, Des Comedie Festival 2021). Britt talks about how shows can get awkward for comics, even when you think you’re in front of YOUR people. Hear great insights about overcoming the “freeze” comics feel when jokes don’t work, performing as a queer comic, and s...

Episode 238: I have heard stories! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Fort Collins, CO-based comedian, Dan Jones (World Series of Comedy, Jokechella) who doesn’t remember bombing but not because he hasn’t bombed before but because he was always blackout drunk. His accounts of bombing were pieced together by the information provided by his friends that witnessed the shows. Dan (Jones) has...

Episode 237: I’m a Cryer! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Kelly Zemnickis (Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival), who was a Best-of selection at the Burbank Comedy Festival. As a female comedian starting comedy later in life, she has a lot of great insight for comics who find themselves performing in rooms full of people who aren’t like them. Dan interviews Kelly about ma...

Episode 236: Finding your crowd! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Adam Bathe, a comic from the Phoenix, AZ scene. Adam has been performing one way or another since he was about 6 years old - doing everything from public speaking to Opera. Adam’s bombing story is about knowing your audience and how polarizing jokes don’t have to be divisive. In fact, if they’re well written, they can be...

Episode 235: Luck Breaks! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Kendra Karbowski, a long-time comedy veteran, and entrepreneur. She’s the founder of Yer Mom’s Comedy Show. Drawing on a theater background, she’s developed a large repertoire of characters and voices to back up her stage act. She tells Dan the tale of a recent bomb in Council Bluffs, IA. In this episode, you’ll get insight on h...

Episode 234: This is my face! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by James Schrader, a comedian, actor, and writer from the San Diego area. James tells a great story about how bombing is at its absolute worst when the stakes are - well - highest. He was called to open for Dustin Nickerson and Taylor Tomlinson when he wasn’t expecting it, and let’s just say he wasn’t able to give his best perf...