The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

Actor & comedian Tim Meadows chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Feb. 16-28 shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Cheese plates (0:00) Starting standup late (1:41) Finding his standup voice (6:38) The Detroit Riots (14:16) The Talking Heads (15:57) Shane Gillis hosting SNL (20:23) Forgiveness (22:23) Curb Your Enthusiasm (24:36) A question he's pondering (27:27) An ode to standu...

Renowned guitarist and blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his "Dirt on My Diamonds' Tour passing through Austin at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre on February 17th . Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Dirt On My Diamonds, Vol. 1 (3:22) His evolution as a singer (6:33) Studio songs that don't translate live (9:34) Listening to albums, start to f...

Comedian & filmmaker Steve Byrne chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Creek & the Cave on February 9th and 10th . Topics include: Austin as a standup mecca (0:00) The Joe Rogan of Nashville? (2:42) Moving out of California (5:06) Parenting challenges in 2024 (6:38) A bum hit on his wife while shitting (12:24) A Cinematic Xmas Journey podcast (15:56) Planes, Trains, &amp...

Jeff Schaffer is Larry David's writing partner, as well as an executive producer and one of the main directors of Curb Your Enthusiasm . In this episode, Jeff chats with Trey Elling about the 12th--and final--season of the iconic comedy and more. Topics include: Still shooting Curb (0:00) Larry having to do press (2:02) The end...really this time (3:07) The series finale (4:40) Favorite Curb e...

Comedian and actor Maz Jabroni chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on February 2nd & 3rd . Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Starting standup (4:25) The Comedy Store's return to greatness (6:46) Working new material (9:19) Getting good at standup (12:23) a Sam Tripoli story (16:23) Doing hard things. (18:38) Working on Curb Your Enthusias...

Legendary standup comedian and actor Lenny Clarke chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at The Comedy Mothership from February 2nd thru the 4th . Topics include: A comedy club for comedians (0:00) Hecklers (3:48) Coming up with new material (5:16) Looking out for others (7:39) Encouragement (10:33) On-stage therapy (14:37) Performing in Austin w/ Kinison (16:17) Bill Hicks (20:10)...

Comedian, writer, podcaster , and actor Moshe Kasher chats with Trey Elling about SUBCULTURE VULTURE: A MEMOIR IN SIX SCENES . Topics include: The book's inspiration (0:00) Getting sober at 15 (3:09) Soberly loving raves (8:36) Hearing among the deaf (17:15) Burning Man (23:52) Being Jewish (24:56) The "art" of standup (29:17) Natasha Leggero going "Kreischer" (35:11)

Musician, comedian, and actor Craig Robinson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club from January 25th thru the 28th . Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Craig's standup evolution (1:20) Killing It (7:26) An epiphany (8:46)

Legendary comedian and actor Brian Regan chats with Trey Elling, prior to his January 28th show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX. Topics include: Touring through Texas (0:00) Brian's comedic style (1:56) The death of etiquette (7:13) Social media (10:35) Darts champion (13:44) Loudermilk (15:34) Bible joke (18:22) Standup & outside input (21:29) A pivotal moment in life (22:5...

Comedian Natasha Leggero chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Cap City Comedy Club (0:00) Parenting challenges in 2024 (4:37) Millennials and their feelings (11:56) The happiest "animal" (13:05) Pivotal moments in life (16:09) Who she's currently jamming to (20:21) The importance of standup (21:44)

Comedian, writer, and sandwich maker Joe DeRosa chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: The Comedy Mothership (0:00) The greatness of sandwiches (2:53) Ingredient distribution & bread (6:57) Texas BBQ or breakfast tacos? (11:54) Covering the Texas Senate in 2001 (15:23)

In this bonus episode with sports betting icon Billy Walters, the guys discuss some specifics from the two chapters Billy spent detailing his system for sports gambling success in his memoir, GAMBLER: SECRETS FROM A LIFE AT RISK . You can hear part one of their conversation HERE . Topics include: Why he'd share such valuable info (0:00) The value of the half-point (4:19) Home field advantage (...

Iconic sports bettor Billy Walters chats with Trey Elling about GAMBLER: SECRETS FROM A LIFE AT RISK . Topics include: Intro (0:00) Why Billy wrote it (1:10) His grandmother's importance (2:14) Pool hall childhood (3:43) Billy's first bet (4:55) His grandmother's death (7:12) Becoming a teen husband/dad (9:03) Getting good at selling cars (14:27) The first trip to Vegas (18:36) Near-de...

Actor, writer, & comedian Marlon Wayans chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin on January 5th & 6th. Topics include: Marlon's standup evolution (0:00) Finding your voice (2:31) Keenan's compliment (5:17) The stage is therapy (7:00) Damon Wayans (11:32) Requiem For A Dream (16:05) The world needs the Wayans...& vice versa (20:16)...

Comedian & actor Steve Rannazzisi chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership , January 5th - 7th . Topics include: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (0:00) The New York Giants (2:55) Good offensive line play (6:41) Performing at the Mothership (12:25) Comedy crowd etiquette (14:30) Moving back to New York (22:49)

Comedian, musician, & writer Reggie Watts chats with Trey Elling about GREAT FALLS, MT: FAST TIMES, POST-PUNK WEIRDOS, AND A TALE OF COMING HOME AGAIN . Topics include: Why now was a good time to write a memoir (0:00) Reggie's first social hack in Great Falls, MT (1:31) Two people crucial to Reggie's growth as a kid (3:13) A complicated relationship w/ dad (6:00) "Because I said s...

Comedian Tony Rock chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Intro (0:00) Newspaper background (3:03) Parenthood (5:23) Hoops conspiracies (10:03) The Comedy Mothership (13:57) Dealing with hecklers (15:41) A timeline for Ton'y next special (17:19)

Former pro wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr chats with Trey Elling about serving as the wrestling coordinator and playing "The Sheik" in THE IRON CLAW . The film tells the tragic story of the Von Erich family, in and out of the wrestling ring. Topics include: How Chavo got involved in the film (0:00) His initial responsibility (1:21) Getting the wrestling scenes right (3:01) Which star was mos...

Comedian Louis Katz chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on Dec. 22nd & 23rd . Topics include: Louis' new special, PRESENT TENSE (0:00) Starting comedy in SF (3:28) Performing in Austin (6:11) The Comedy Mothership (12:41) Getting married in 2023 (13:48) Japan's brilliance (15:07) Bidet talk (18:32) Performing in China & Russia (20:02) Skank...

In episode #381, comedian Felipe Esparza chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: Performing at the Mothership (0:00) Little Boy & Fat Man (3:16) Conspiracy theories (4:18) TikTok rabbit holes (5:47) Hush puppies (7:24) Mexican food variations (8:54) South Padre (12:32) A near-decapitation in Austin (15:00) Famous homeless people (17:19)...

Austin American Statesman & Austin360.com food critic and reporter Matthew Odam chats with Trey Elling about his 2023 Austin Dining Guide. The guide details the 20 best new restaurants in Central Texas and three Austin 360 Food Hall of Fame inductees . Topics include: An overview of this year's guide (0:00) Ezov (2:12) Uptown Sports Club (6:20) Este (9:58) Ramen Del Barrio (12:51) Wee'...

Comedian Owen Smith chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at The Comedy Mothership on December 8th & 9th. Topics include: Selling out the Mothership (0:00) Raising young kids (1:11) Why Owen loves LeBron (2:36) Personal sports highlights (8:50) Attending Notre Dame (14:28) Coaching youth sports (17:34) Reffing youth sports (22:21) Mothership expectations (25:48) Standup goals (...

Comedian John Crist chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin on December 8th. Topics include: Different standup venues (0:00) Knowing your audiences (2:55) Unwritten rules of standup (7:17) Nashville's standup scene (13:46) John's ridiculous cancellation (18:40) "Christian comedian" (25:26)

Comedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership on December 1st thru 3rd . Topics include: Trey's apology to Donnell (0:00) Cancel culture (1:13) Raising resilient kids in 2023 (5:50) The Comedy Mothership (10:48) The power of laughter (13:10) Comedy Club unwritten rules (14:27) Achieving standup enlightenment (18:48) What he...

Comedian Sean Patton chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on November 25th and 26t h. Topics include: Calling the Comedy Cellar home (1:07) The legitimacy of 'soaking' (3:17) Sean's karaoke injury (5:51) New Orleans (15:01) Comedy Club etiquette (20:42) Giving the audience what you want (26:11) Being a New Orleans Saints fan (29:26) Baton Rogue...