Your EX Drinking Buddy

This week is a special one! I am joined by my older sister, Emily Tasseff!! She is a member of corporate America, so we had to keep the episode out of most hot water, but we do get into her experience as my protective older sister watching her baby brother destroy his life, growing up in a fun drinking kind of family, and how she feels about my progress as a sober member of society. I did manage t...

This week was a literal “Trip”. I am joined by comedian, music festival enthusiast, and drug connoisseur Nick Distefano! We talk about his coming of age (and the chaos that came with it), succumbing to all the peer pressure, how he got into comedy, and our different views about what comedy means to us and others. Nick brings plenty of EX Drinking Buddy stories of the narcotic variety, including; g...

This week is the RETURN of an EX Drinking Buddy favorite, Daisy Tackett!! With her starting comedy in New York and Savanna and I moving there soon we talk about her first impression of the city, why she moved there, and her best/ worst experiences there. We also go into her world travels and a little history lesson. Daisy, as usual, comes with some crazy EX Drinking Buddy stories too; from partyin...

This week I am joined by Orlando comedian Blake Butler! We talk about him discovering his humor, following burlesque his first time on stage, his love of sports, and his love/ horrible luck with cars. Full Disclosure this episode was recorded last during the same sit down with Andre and Billy, so we get a little restless. There are some great Ex Drinking Buddy stories; him going WAY too far with M...

This week is a walk down memory lane and is incredibly nostalgic. My guest is Daniel Barakat, one of my closest and best friends since college. This episode is full of happy memories and sad ones. We talk about first meeting at FAU (and the sad death of the person who brought us together), becoming very close even though we were seemingly polar opposite people (Nerd v Jock), me being by his side e...

This week is a huge one, especially for fans of Comedy! Mike Carano is a photographer, film maker, podcaster, was the booker/GM of multiple Improvs, and is an overall awesome guy with a crazy array of stories. We discuss starting at the Improv as a doorman and turning it into a 30 year career, becoming friends with some of the biggest names in the HISTORY of comedy, his last drunk and continued so...

This week is a BLAST. I am joined by musician, graphic designer, AND comedian, Billy Myers III! We talk about Billy joining bands at a young age, what touring is REALLY like, him being straight edge for years (until he wasn’t), and how he went from a front man to a comic. This episode is FULL of EX Drinking Buddy stories; Billy and his bandmates multiple near death experiences (all in the van), tr...

This week I am joined by super funny comic, new mom, and the better half of previous guest (Aaron Eades), Courtney Olson. This episode is like a roller coaster, we discuss starting the awesome Paper Root show in St Augustine, becoming a new mom, and the very deep life decision Courtney made to NOT live her life in fear, and what consequences that life choice has come with. Courtney has a PLETHORA...

This week is a doozy!! I am joined by the President of The After Disaster, Tyler White! The After Disaster is a fantastic Podcast about anything and everything that has been running strong since 2010. Tyler tells us about how his long running Podcast started with Anderson (Beauty) Cowan and Michael (Keith) Carano, how TyTy went from pool guy to KROCK to winning an EMMY, and going from high school...

This week I am joined by Comedian, True Crime lover, Heart and Soul of the Punt Cunishers, and Sandwich Factory Overlord Andre’ Dahlen. Andre’ tells us how his bitch of an ex got him into comedy, meeting a serial killer he thought was just a barfly, and taking over a comedy institution in Daytona, Tir Na Nog Irish Pub. Some crazy EX Drinking Buddy stories in here as well: Andre’ mis-timing an LSD...

This week I am joined by hilarious comic, licensed pilot, and boat owner Rob Roeck!! Rob shares about his journey from becoming a licensed and rated pilot/ flight instructor too becoming a “Scum Bag” (his words), where he found his love for stand up, and some of his best/worst sets. Rob also has some EX Drinking Buddy Stories mixed in: wandering away from parties on foot, soliciting random strange...

This week I am joined by one of my very close friends and hilariously unapologetic comedian, Will Blaylock. He is super funny and will be the first one to tell you about it. We get into his love for trolling people online and in real life, growing up as a nerd in an environment that, we will just say, wasn’t very conducive for that, and his uncanny ability to take over entire rooms with just his w...

This week I am joined by my very good friend, co-host to our sports podcast, writer, producer, and Hip-Hop artist Joe Dorvil AKA Headphn Joe!! We talk about his creative inspiration when it comes to music, his current venture into working on a feature film, and we get into a very happy moment that came from the horrible tragedy of losing his mother. Joe also brings some super fun EX Drinking Buddy...

This week I am joined by very funny comedian AJ Wilkerson. AJ talks about being diagnosed with Autism late in life, going on tour with Jason Mewes, and living in a converted van while chasing his dream. A few super fun EX Drinking Buddy stories in this one; how weed gave AJ the courage to try stand up, a “re-coding” through an acid trip, and drinking in the military! SUBSCRIBE RATE and REVIEW!! Fo...

I am thrilled this week to be joined by a guy who has been brought up in the majority of the episodes here at EX Drinking Buddy. He is a hilarious comedian, swing dancer, and musician, Chris Buck! We talk about his dreams of being president that devolved into becoming a teacher, his many different “broken roads” that lead to comedy, and how he has only gotten drunk ONCE in his life! SUBSCRIBE RATE...

This week I am joined by my friend and hilarious comedian Aaron Eades. He is a comedian, bartender, HUGE sports fan, and… a father. We talk about Aaron running one of the best comedy rooms in the South East, his love for all things sports, working in the service industry, his proclivity for partying, and the recent birth of his first son, which has put a major dent in his partying. Aaron has some...

This week I am excited to be joined by hilarious comedian Matt Fulchiron aka The Fullcharge! Matt and I discuss what podcasting was like when he started doing it almost 10 years ago, what happened with him after he landed a Comedy Central Presents, he shares so much insight about his experience when it comes to “show biz” and comedy, and his worst bomb and what it meant moving forward. We touch on...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, and self proclaimed Life Enthusiast, Dean Nimock! We get into him starting comedy, growing up in the mostly white suburbs of Jacksonville as a young black man, and his crazy fun party days. Dean gets into some of the craziest EX Drinking Buddy stories about “Life or Death”, drunken robberies, finding his way into clubs and bars, and a School Resource O...

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian Jake Head. We talk about starting comedy in Jacksonville then pursuing it to Atlanta then New York City, getting banned from a club for the wrong reasons, and now being a family man. Jake doesn’t really drink, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting into situations that make for great stories. Getting kicked out of the NBA Mecca, throwing out a first pi...

This week I am joined by my friend and very funny St. Augustine comedian, Topher Matheson. We get into growing up in Costa Rica, destroying his fathers dream, comic books, getting into comedy, and continuing to pursue it. Topher brings the whole spectrum with his “Ex Drinking Buddy” stories; from drunken sets, to close calls with police, awkward interactions with women, to his mouth getting him in...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, and a guy who is quickly becoming a good friend, CJ Couch. We talk about him starting a room for stand up before he even tried it, his mothers passing, his battle with opioids, and how comedy comes into his life. This one is super fun full of stories from dealing drugs, rehabs, halfway houses, and girlfriends. We do get heavy, but not every “EX drinkin...

This week my guest is very funny comedian, podcaster, and YouTube sensation, Jake Ricca!! If you play video games you will recognize his voice right away from his hilarious Call of Duty Warzone videos found all over the internet. He brings that same super upbeat energy to the podcast. We get into gaming, comedy, tragedy, and how the whole YouTube blow up happened. Jake also shares some awesome EX...

This week is a Valentines Day SPECAL!!! My beautiful, fun, super smart girlfriend Savanna joins me to reminisce over some of my horrific cringe worthy drunken pick up stories, dating back when I still drank, and some of her not so awesome boyfriends behavior trying to show off at bars. It is a Valum-Tymes DAY MIRACLE!! ENJOY PLEASE SUBSCRIBE RATE and REVIEW follow me on Instagram and Twitter and c...

This week I am joined by hilarious comedian, Dan Venti, and it is chalk FULL of crazy party stories. Dan talks about house parties as a teen in Long Island, Interning for Conan, coming up in comedy in San Diego with other awesome comics like Taylor Tomlinson and Brian Simpson, Parties in Mexico, DUI’s, and of course choosing his own happiness over the pursuit of the rooster illusion that is comedy...

This week I am joined, via zoom, with Hip-Hop artist, entrepreneur , and my friend for almost 20 years J-Claud! We talk about him chasing his dream: from growing up and starting music in Daytona Beach, too arriving in LA with no where to live, all the way to releasing his album at the beginning of 2021. J-Claud also brings the heat with some crazy drinking stories: Being banned from a certain hote...