Your EX Drinking Buddy

This week we are joined again by comedian and podcaster, Teresa DeGaetano. Teresa catches us up on the last few months since she last came on the show, podcasting, and her comedy, GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Teresa takes us through her now 7 months of sobriety, going from all inclusive's to sober trips, dealing with people in our lives who may not be on board with us not drinking, w...

This week I am joined by comedian Akash Bajpai. Akash tells us about growing up in Jersey, the culture shock when he got to the University of Michigan, getting through college during Covid, and starting stand up. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Akash blacked out on bid night at UM, lit a Christmas tree on fire by accident then ran naked, getting lost in Michigan's upper peninsula hammer...

This week I am joined by film maker, comedian, and music creator Matthew Zeitoun. Matt tells us about his first love, music, moving to Los Angeles, getting into film making, and coming back to the east coast and trying his hand at stand up. Crazy EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Matt talks about crashing USC classes and parties while in LA, eating too many weed brownies while at work, getting...

This week I am joined by comedian Jill Weiner. Jill talks about growing up in the south, the insanity of going to a school that was K-12, getting into stand up at 32, a whole life she lived before moving to New York, a 6 month road trip across the country, and so much more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Jill tells us about getting drunk on scotch at 13, doing acid and other drugs in h...

This week I am joined by comedian Brooks Tawil. Brooks tells us how he got into stand up, Covid derailing his start, his observations about different clubs and the comedy scene in New York as a whole, which led him to opening his own club, Bushwick Comedy Club, with a few other people in stand up. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Brooks explains the transition from a "goodie two shoes" t...

This week I am joined again by my great friend and comedian Michael Thomas Geary. We talk about what we have been up to since his last appearance, stand up comedy, and social media or in his case a lack there of. Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories: Michael talks about his 13 years in sobriety, still getting resentments to this day, and living in the solution instead of the problem. Follow MTG on INSTAG...

This week we have the return of comedian Rob Roeck. Rob tells us what's been going on in the Daytona comedy scene, what he's been up too since his last time one the podcast, and we talk ad nauseum about stand up comedy. Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Rob tell us about a 14 day cruise, a party camping weekend that turned into one of his worst times on stage, traversing across Spain, and a...

This week I am joined by former Executive Chef now comedian, Kieran Minihan. Kieran talks about growing up in London, going from university to bartending to restaurant life, starting from the absolute bottom in the kitchen to being the Executive Chef at an incredibly upscale restaurant in London, his back and forth between England and the US, and the chaos of all of it. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy sto...

This week we have the return of my good friend and hilarious comedian, Samantha Santos. Sam tells us about her comedy career, her engagement with (friend of the podcast) JC Mendoza, we talk halftime show and the diversity in New York City compared to everywhere else we have been to in the US, and so much more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Sam tells us about a trip to Puerto Rico, a B...

This week I am joined by musician, actor, and writer turned firefighter and comedian, Walter Vincent. Walter talks about the elephant in the room- going from feature length films to fire fighting, he tells us how he found and got into stand up comedy, the travel with being in bands and film making, and so much more! GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Walt talks about his partying band days...

This week we have the return of my great friend and hilarious comedian, JC Mendoza. JC tells us about his growth as a comedian and in his career, some fun accomplishments in the last few years, we rail against the social media machine, and catch up on his upcoming nuptials. Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: JC goes into why he has slowed down his drinking, how he got into edibles after thin...

This week I am joined by comedian Liz Glazer. Liz tells us about going to law school, practicing law, becoming a law professor, all before making the move into stand up comedy, growing up in New York, what the last few years have been like becoming more and more successful, and more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Liz talks about weed changing her perspective and pushing her towards st...

This week we have the return of comedian Tessa Fleming. We catch up on her life in New York, Tessa's stand up career, and what it is like now compared to when she first got into it. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Tessa and I do a deep dive into the similarities between trying to "make it" in the arts and sobriety, we discuss how we deal with people drinking and using around us, dealing...

This week I am joined by comedian Shaun Murphy. We talk about his latest special out now on YouTube, how he got into stand up comedy, a New York dry run, then eventually moving to The City full time, and more. Great (adjacent) EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Shaun talks about why he has never had a drink or tried drugs, being the best guy to have in the group because he always has a clear hea...

This week I am joined by comedian Mike Fleming. Mike tells us how he got into comedy, playing tennis all the way through college, thinking he would be a Navy Seal (and just about doing it), then a wild ride to end up in New York City. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Mike talks about being on the straight and narrow through high school as an athlete, then starting to party in college, a...

This week is a solo show looking back on the year that was 2025. My first time featuring across the country for my great friend, my second engagement, and my third coast to coast trip to LA and back just for a day. Reminiscent EX Drinking Buddy stories this time: I talk about hitting seven years sober, what I was like doing stand up and traveling before putting down the bottle, being hammered for...

This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Devon Arnold. Devon talks to us about growing up in and around the performing arts, getting into acting as a child, finding comedy through SNL, getting into stand up comedy, and more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Devon tells us about his first drink with someone that will surprise you, his first time getting high and how Christina Aguilera...

This week one of my best friends returns, comedian Julian Breheny. The Aussie is back to talk about what married life is like, his competitive nature getting the better of him, and we talk a lot about stand up vs sketch in the social media landscape. A few EX Drinking Buddy Stories too: Julian tells us about going "big" on nights out or not going at all, taking long breaks in between big party nig...

This week I am joined by comedian and actor, Amanda Gram. Amanda tells us about growing up in Staten Island, getting into acting as a child, starting the party life early, constantly getting in trouble at school and so much more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Amanda tells us about smoking with her friends at 13, drinking because there was nothing else to do in SI, getting into harder...

This week we are joined by comedian Lauren LoGiudice. Lauren talks about growing up in Queens, playing college basketball for a couple years before moving to rugby, being a donor baby and what comes with that, and so much more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Lauren tells us about starting to drink at 16, tunnel clubs in the city, smoking on the side of a highway, becoming the "funnel q...

This week I am joined by comedian Gavin Rogers. Gavin talks about growing up in Ohio, being diagnosed with and beating cancer as a kid, how he got into comedy, and what brought him to New York. Some great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Gavin tells us about using parties to recruit in the service frat, being a good guy (but working with degenerates) at a bar job, Green Beer Day, and so much m...

This week I am joined by content creator, podcaster, and comedian Chris Tos. He tells use about getting into YouTube EARLY (like 13 years old in the early 00's), blowing up on Vine, being early to "content" before "influencer" was a job, and always looking for the next challenge. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Chris Tos talks about starting to go to parties in 8th grade, frat life in c...

This week I am joined by comedian Vickie Wang. Vickie tells us about growing up in Taiwan, coming to the states in high school, living in Sweden, spending time as an adult in Shanghai, then eventually settling down in New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Vickie tells us about the first time she drank, how she discovered she was actually allergic to alcohol, still trying to drink (e...

This week I am joined by comedian Anthony Jones. Anthony takes us through becoming a lawyer, finding stand up comedy, and giving up his law career to pursue a dream. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories: Anthony tells us about drinking at gay bars, a bouncer that became their dealer, a car accident that lead him to slow down his drinking and so much more. Follow Anthony on INSTAGRAM and check out the c...

This week I am joined by podcaster and comedian, Teresa DeGaetano. Teresa tells us about her podcast " Two Stand Up Gals " with Erica Spera, crazy tales from working as a bartender, and more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Teresa gets right into it telling us about a recent trip to Ireland, all inclusive vacations filled with good times and day drinking, a fire island getaway, what lea...