Your EX Drinking Buddy

This week I am joined by comedian Andre Myrie. We talk about how he found standup comedy, starting a podcast before ever getting on stage, growing up in Jersey as a first generation Jamaican, and some of the bigger breaks he's had in comedy. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Andre tells us about his mom finding his stash (but acting like he never had it), blowing money as a drug dealer, a...

This week I am joined by comedian Maggie Naughton. We talk about how she loved attention so much she started doing theater as a kid, then getting attention by being a popular girl, going to college to become a doctor (but then changing course), and how she found standup and fell in love with that. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Maggie getting drunk for the first time at 13, her alter e...

This week I am joined by comedian Austin Sheridan. We talk about him finding theater as a young man, his excessive college career leading him into sketch then stand up comedy, working a ton of different odd jobs when getting to New York, and more. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week... Austin talks about the time him and his friends almost got caught by the cops with weed on the roof, eating...

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS EX Drinking Buddies!! This being a big holiday I wanted to send the episode with my very good friend and the closest person I have to family in New York, Matt Fulchiron. We Talk about the wild ride he has coming up; going from NYC to New Orleans to Asia all within 2 weeks, the move back to the west coast, different projects he has in the works, and more. Fun EX D...

This week I am joined by my great friend and super funny comic, Cab Washington. We talk about him finding comedy, growing up and rolling HARD for Philly, his love of sports, his career in journalism, moving from sports journalism into stand up comedy, and starting a standup show that TOOK OFF "Running Late". Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Cab talks about working as an RA supervisor at...

This week I am joined by actor, podcaster, and hilarious comedian Derek Gaines. We talk about his love of comedy and music, sneaking to watch stand up as a child, going to school for music, the evolution of standup, and so much more. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Derek talks about the deal he made that stopped him from drinking, starting to smoke weed at 29, performing on psychedelics...

This week I am joined by rapper, singer, songwriter, Kay Day. We talk about how she got into rapping as a kid in Kentucky, using her outlet for satire and comedy, online personas vs who we are in real life, and her own personal struggles with sobriety. Wild EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Kay tells us about the time she got married in Vegas to someone she didn't know all to well, dressing up...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Brent Birnbaum. We talk about his upbringing in New York City, being the coolest guy at a super smart high school, getting into comic books, improv, and then stand up. Funny EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Brent talks about first trying alcohol, liking weed more, partying in college, getting out of drunken fights, and so much more. Check out EV...

This week I am joined by super talented musician and lead of the band "Jon and The Projectors", Jon Weisbrot. We talk about his proclivity for music at a young age, playing in front of 110,000 people at halftime during an Ohio State Football game, starting bands, moving to New York, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Jon talks about the first time he drank, going to one of the to...

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This week I am joined by comedian, Chloe Fimiano. We talk about her love of stand up and comedy, growing up in PA then moving to Philly before NYC, going from a loner in High School to the life of the party, psych wards, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Chloe talks about the first time she got drunk (later then most), partying for a year straight after college as a barista, a m...

This week I am joined by my buddy and comedian, Chris Pattwell. We talk about the two totally different worlds of stand up Chris watched as a kid, how he thought about comedy LONG before trying it, and how he eventually got to New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Chris talks about his long breaks from drugs and booze, why, and how he feels during them, the first time he ever drank,...

This week I am joined by comedian Teddy Fischer. We talk about his love for comedy, writing high school and college before going head first into stand up, theater, going from a HUGE high school to a much smaller college, his obsession with films, and more. EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Teddy talks about getting to college, but not going too wild, why he doesn't get out of control, the time...

This week I am joined by return guest, podcaster, and musical artist, Joe Dorvil. We talk about his latest album " Outside ", how he came up with the idea to do something totally different, and what's been going on in his life since the last time he was on. Some fun EX Drinking Buddy stories to go along with the album promotion; The last time Joe threw up thanks to gas station wine, how he came up...

This week I am joined by comedian Quan Wiggins. We talk about growing up in the south and the shock that moving to New York is, how he got into standup, going from playing college football to party promoter, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Quan tells us about the first time doing stand up (super drunk), his pandemic hobby, why Busta Rhymes is the only reason we drink something...

This week I am joined by hip-hop artist Rami Even-Esh. We talk about getting into rapping as a kid, going viral rapping in crazy weather, freestyling with huge rappers outside of Madison Square Garden, where the name Kosha Dillz came from, collaborations with big names, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories; getting into drinking and drugs as a youth, selling drugs through college, college par...

This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Austin Boykin. Austin talks about his upbringing in a well todo southern family, finding acting through Titanic, going to boarding school for fine arts, and ending up in New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Austin talks about 16 being his biggest spiral year when it comes to drugs and alcohol, trying cocaine and harder drugs, finding his...

This week I am joined by comedian Claire Driskill. We talk about her growing up in rural Ohio, being 1 of 14 kids, losing her father young, becoming an influencer, and leaving that behind to focus on standup and sketch comedy. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Claire growing up next door to a meth lab, the FBI raiding a tea party she threw, liking certain drugs more than booze, her short...

This week I am joined by comedian, producer, director, and show runner, Lee Paul. We talk about him growing up in a musical household, always trying to get the grownups to laugh, theater, and then standup. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; trying booze at 14 (and then having to replace it), being dosed with PCP by a neighbor as a kid, getting more and more into drinking and drugs, a bad n...

This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Sharief Johnson. We talk about him growing up in the south until moving to the Northeast at 12, having a son at 17, playing football through college, "trying" stand up at 19 then really getting into at 22. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Sharief talks about first trying booze at 14, going from not really drinking to heavy drinking towards the...

This week I am joined by comedian, Brandon Trusso. We talk about growing up in upstate New York, the bartender/ hospitality lifestyle he was in for many years, moving to LA for a couple years to party, and how he got into stand up. Most of the episode falls into the EX Drinking Buddy Stories; going to court ordered rehab, doing cocaine before a set, a few OD's, opiates making an impact on his life...

This week I am joined by comedian Osama Basal. We talk about him growing up in Syria during a war, coming to America as a refugee, the culture shock of moving to Michigan, working on a farm vs being homeless, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Osama talks about getting drunk for the first time at 20, a cross country drive filled with drinking and drug antics, getting stopped by t...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Joe Gorman. We talk about his upbringing in Kansas, getting on stage as a youth, being ALL IN when it came to theater, moving into stand up, and how he got to New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Joe talks about being straight edge through high school (and why), getting drunk for the first time in college, becoming a :party boy", doi...

This week I am joined by model now comedian, Zach DiDonato. We talk about Zach growing up in California, playing soccer in Italy and through college, him finding standup comedy from podcasts, how he got into being a model, making the decision to move to New York for comedy, and MORE. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Zach never touching a drug and why, the first time he drank (poorly) at...

This week I am joined by my good buddy and hilarious comedian, Derrick Thompson. We talk about so many great stories. Derrick growing up in rural North Carolina, dropping out of college after 4 years, getting started in comedy (and his quick rise), how we feel comedy has changed in the past decade, and how he eventually got to New York. GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Derrick not knowin...