Wilfully Funny

Waterloo, Iowa-based actor/comedian/politician/writer Gary Kroeger is my guest this week. Facebook Blog: Gary has Issue Podcast: The Gary and Kenny Show Gary and I are working on a project called “What made you funny?”. If you’d like to participate, please email your story to how.did.i.get.funny@gmail.com #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Chicago-based improvisor/musical comedy/standup performer and writer Sheri Flanders is my guest this week. Instagram , Facebook #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Ottawa-based comic Serge Nkusi is my guest this week. This turned into the young one asking the old one comedy-related questions. At Serge’s request, not much was cut from this conversation. Instagram: @sergenkusi_ #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Toronto-based comic Mark McNally is my guest this week. Instagram/TikTok/Twitter: @dudermcnarly / Facebook: Mark McNally Comedy / Instagram: @mcnarlymedia #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Montreal-based comic Flo Penicaud is my guest this week. Facebook: @thefunnyfloshow #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Ottawa-based comic Brad Doiron is my guest this week. Instagram: @brad_doiron , TikTok: @somepeoplesaybrad #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Season 6 premiere! Ottawa-based comic Kyle Mesdag is my guest this week. Instagram: @kalmezdawg #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

First episode of Season 6 drops at 9:00am Sunday, August 13 ! Thanks for your support! Here's to another fun season!

Season 5 finale! Ottawa-based comic and chiropractor Michael Friedman is my guest this week. Instagram: @dr.michael71 , @the.essential.dc #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Ottawa-based comic and comedy club owner Nick Burden is my guest this week. Instagram: @nickburden_ , @laughloungeottawa #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Ottawa-based comics Lauren Lane and Rob Morgan are my guests this week. Instagram: @laurenlanecomedy , @robmorganphotography , @pintsnpunchlines #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Ottawa-based actor/comedian Steve Love is my guest this week. Instagram: @drstevelove #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

Ottawa-based comedian Kris Kingsbury is my guest this week. Instagram: @kingsbury.kris / Facebook: Brewing Up Laughs *The sound is terrible because I had the gain too high on both mics and I was holding the mic too close to my mouth. SORRY! #podcast #comedy #standup #ottawa #canada

My guest this week is Betty Baewatch, a burlesque performer in Ottawa.  Instagram: @bettybaewatch

My guests this week are Glenys Marshall and Maggie Harder, the creators and producers of “Small Fish Show” a variety show highlighting marginalized communities in Ottawa.   Instagram: @smallfishshow , @maggiemayharder , @glenys.marshall

American comic Isabelle Pierre is one of the performers at this year’s Black Women in Comedy Laff Festival ( https://www.bwiclafffest.com/ ).   Instagram/TikTok: @theisabellepierre

American comic Shelly Colman is one of the performers at this year’s Black Women in Comedy Laff Festival ( https://www.bwiclafffest.com/ ).   Instagram: @awfullysnippy

S5E8 – Nikkie Knowles   Nikkie is one of the performers at this year’s Black Women in Comedy Laff Festival ( https://www.bwiclafffest.com/ ). Social media: @funnygirlproductions

Toronto-based comic Kelly Zemnickis is my guest this week.   Kelly and I met online during the pandemic. We merely scratched the surface with this conversation. For the record, we were NOT drinking all afternoon.   Instagram: @thelatvianfoodie Twitter: @aijagreen Facebook and YouTube: Kelly Zemnickis

Boston-based comic Amma Marfo is my guest this week. Amma and I met online during the pandemic. We will finally meet in person this June. We merely scratched the surface with this conversation. Instagram and YouTube: @ammamarfo “Enjoy Your Nachos” is available on YouTube and wherever you listen to music or comedy.

Vancouver-based comic Steve Bottomley is my guest this week. Social media: Instagram , Facebook , YouTube

Ottawa-based comic Brad Martin is my guest this week. Brad performed his first stand up set at age 14 at a sketchy dive bar in Hamilton, Ontario. Years later he performed in NYC at an Olive Garden in Queens…it counts. Instagram: @bradleymartin40

I changed the podcast name from "Shooting the Breeze" to "Wilfully Funny". Here's why.

Hamilton-based comic Rae Lockdust is my guest this week. Rae and I talked about mental health, how we met, and the wacky, sinister situation in which we found ourselves in 2021. Social media: @raelockdustcomedy on all platforms

Kingston-based comic Luke Bawn is my guest this week. Luke and I updated each other on what we’ve been up to since the last time he was on the podcast. For the record, I did not have 18 shots of Jameson. Website: https://www.lukebawn.com/