Who's Headlining Anyway? Presented by The Comedy Zone

On March 21, 2020, our friend and comedian Clint Nohr passed away at his home in New York City. Clint was a Charlotte comedian who made the journey to NYC and was one of the comedians many Charlotte-based comics looked up to. Over and above all of that, Clint was just a really good guy. He will be missed.

This special release of the Comedy Zone Podcast includes the audio from a special show at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, NC during the Covid-19 quarantine. It includes comedians Jason Allen King, Comedian Burpie, Todd Riley and Shaun Jones. It was live-streamed to viewers via Facebook Live on Saturday, March 21, 2020. You can contribute to the waitstaff and bartenders fund at The Comedy Zone throug...

Will and Jason connect virtually and talk about the effect the Corona Virus may have on the comedy industry, and a crazy NFL free agency season.

Comedian Ray Money joins Will in-studio to talk about his new son (who has the best rapper name ever) and the things about friends that bug a comic.  

Will forgets stuff. A lot of stuff. It's kind of a problem.

Jason's got his hopes way up for good news, Will's wife holds a grudge.

Wrestling legend Hacksaw Jim Duggan crops in the Comedy Zone Studio to talk about his career, his path to the rein, and what it took to have a decades-long career in the grueling sport of professional wrestling.

Will is joined in-studio by Charlotte comedian Blayr Nias, who talks about her unusual start in comedy, being a mom... and an expecting mom on stage... and how women in comedy are treated on the road.

Charlotte comics Don Garrett and Chris Monds join Will and Jason in-studio to talk about what makes a good emcee, their path to comedy, and the advice they got that just didn't work out.

Cherie Chiles-Buchanan, producer of the Kenan Thompson Ultimate Comedy Experience (at the Comedy Zone Charlotte on February 9) joins Will Jacobs in-studio to talk about the show, being Kenan Thompson's buddy, and meeting Robin Williams backstage at SNL.

Charlotte comedian Joy Wills joins Will and Jason on the podcast and immediately starts busting balls. We also hear about her process, her affection for writing, and her start in improv.

Charlotte comedians Jonathan Williams and J.D. Colwell join Will and Jason in-studio to talk about their starts in comedy, the things they've done right and wrong, and the gigs that keep their comedy aspirations alive.

In the last all-new episode of 2019, Charlotte comedian Lauren Ansley joins Will and Jason in-studio to talk about her Beerly Funny series of shows, and why she walked off stage for three years before getting back on.

Thanksgiving recap, some football talk, and a lesson on what's important at the very end. 

Queen City Comedy's Cale Evans joins host Will Jacobs in-studio to talk about festivals, The Queen City Comedy Experience, and this is the one that's gonna get us canceled.

Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte founder Kevin Shimko joins Will and Jason in-studio to discuss Charlotte's improv scene, his theater and improv classes, the apparent rift between improv and standup, and his days as an improviser in New York City.

Jason returns from Hawaii, some fun comedy shows around town, and Louis CK sells out four shows at The Comedy Zone.

Charlotte's own Paul Hooper is back, this time talking about getting healthy, preferring life on the road, and living with roommates in your 40's.

Will turns to the Sixers for solace while the Eagles struggle; the fine art of self-promotion; suspending disbelief.

Charlotte comedian/writer/actor/dancer PJ Barnes from Screwed Up TV joins Will Jacobs in-studio to talk about his incredible journey, which includes homelessness and a horrific car accident, and the support from the community that he says helped his recovery.

The rules of NFL fandom in the era of relocation, Lions over Eagles, Will's Philly show recap, and showing up at the wrong location for a show.

Recorded live at the Queen City Comedy Experience in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 28, 2019. Host Will Jacobs is joined by guest co-host Jon Reep and comedian Clint Norh. Plus, Elizabeth "EB" Byland and her improv students from Virginia Commonwealth University drop in and build a scene with Will and Jon.

We recap the Queen City Comedy Experience as it's happening, plus, an incredible performance by a comic in a construction site.

Will and Jason go all in on the Shane Gillis/Saturday Night Live controversy, Dave Chapelle and Bill burr's new specials, and one crazy week in the NFL.

Charlotte comic Todd Riley joins Jason Allen King in-studio to talk about his start in comedy, his recent 7-day run at a legendary Chicago comedy club, and a frank discussion about his fight with manic depression and bringing that tough topic to the stage.