Your EX Drinking Buddy

This week I am joined by comedian and "New Kids on the Mic" co-producer Greg Melly. We talk about him growing up in Pennsylvania, going to college but then deciding to do acting, and how he ended up in comedy. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week including; Greg getting WAY to drunk the first time he ever drank, the cops arresting him for booze that were not his, finding himself in a bathroom...

This week I am joined by comedian, content creator, and show producer, Samantha Santos. We talk about her introduction into stand up through Cipha Sounds, linking up with past EX Drinking Buddy guests, Derek Drescher and Geo Perez, for 23:1 comedy, a former engagement gone wrong, and living with extreme anxiety BUT NOT self medicating like I did. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Sam had...

This week we have the triumphant return of my friend and comedian, Torey Cole. Torey talks to us about recent and past visits with family, working her sobriety into her standup, and joining the hilarious Troy Bond's podcast, "Bonding". Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Torey walks us through some of her blackout stories, a New Years Eve bar crawl, the epic "Sorry Pizza", drunkenly vampire...

This week I am joined by my good buddy and comedian, JC Mendoza. We talk about his first break in comedy coming from snapchat (before he even tried standup), getting a huge audition before he was ready, growing up in Long Island, and going to college at St Johns. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; JC explains the idea of "freshies", getting so messed up he drank ketchup, frat parties in co...

This week I am joined by comedian Leo C. We talk about him going from being a troubled youth to stand up comedy, the value of being a part of something (even if it's a gang), seeming tough vs being tough, and being a sweet boy. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Leo not drinking until 30, a house party that got out of control, getting drunk in Mexico, hangovers later in life, and so much m...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, and my good buddy; Max Fine. We talk about another NYC comic sharing the same name, how he found standup, and his adventure to get from Atlanta to New York to pursue it. We are chalk FULL of EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Max going to rehab Twice before the age of 25, getting kicked out of his high school for partying, living in a warehouse getti...

This week I am joined by comedian, Danit Sibs. We talk about getting into comedy after she was a successful lawyer, quitting the "slut life" after the age of 30, her recovery process from a bad accident in the middle of 2022, and her great show "Hot Box" Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Danit talks about smoking weed at 16, her first beer in 9th grade, the hazing she went through at her...

This week I welcome BACK my great friend and comedian, Espi. We talk about her new podcast adventure, lots of comedy, some crazy recent events that have happened in her life, and what has changed after doing the HUGE Fringe Festival. As always Espi has great EX Drinking Buddy stories; how she overcomes issues and stays sober compared to what I do, how drinking affected her and people around her, g...

This week I am joined by my great friend and hilarious comedian, Emma Willmann. We talk about her love of entertainment at a young age, starting in the industry at a record label, coming up in rural Maine, and how she built her awesome comedy career. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; starting to drink in 8th grade, constantly getting in trouble, not being able to walk at graduation, rehab...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, and producer, Avery McKinney. We talk about him growing up in LA, making a ton of progress in comedy then quitting and eventually finding his way back, how we know each other through an obscure podcast, working in a rehab for 5 years, and more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Avery not drinking until he was a senior in High School, going cra...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, and twitch streamer, Natalie Cuomo. We talk about her going from acting to standup comedy, her unorthodox style high school, her love of tattoos (and why I never got one while incarcerated), and how she got into Twitch. Some great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Natalie getting caught stealing, her first adventures into drinking (at school), a les...

This week I am joined by my buddy early in his comedy adventure, Josh Simensky. We talk about his passion for stand up starting at a young age, always planning to pursue it in New York, going from a D1 athlete to D3, and the adjustment it has been growing up in Maine to being in the Big City. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Josh getting the cops called at his first and only house party,...

This week I am joined by comedian Ryan Thomas. We talk about him going from the corporate world into stand up, growing up in a strict household with siblings that had little in common, track and field at USC, and his life in New York. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; including some USC hazing, getting corrupted by his corporate co-workers, casual acid, a wild trip to Brazil, and more. Fo...

This week I am joined by my buddy and comedian, Matt Bowman. We talk about him growing up in a religious household, how he got into standup comedy, going to a Christian College instead of THE Ohio State University, and moving to NYC. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Matt tells us about waiting until he turned 21 to get drunk, having "fight nights" in college instead of getting wasted, th...

This week I am joined by actor and hilarious comedian, Ryan O'Toole. We talk about his drive for acting that pushed him to acting school in NYC from Boston, how he got into stand up, being married and divorced before 30, and his distinct personality on and then off stage. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; Ryan talks about drinking 40's as his first drunk experience, getting kicked out of...

This week I am joined by my friend and comic Gastor Almonte. We talk about him going from a sales career into standup comedy at 28, his story telling style, growing up in Brooklyn, and what its like having a family, owning a building, AND doing his comedy career. Great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week; getting super drunk by accident at 13, getting in trouble as a kid after he swore off drinkin...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster Joshua Paled. We talk about him trying comedy then taking a 16 year break, growing up in the middle of plenty of chaos, working on Wall Street, losing over 200 pounds, and so much more. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; including being a child in his fathers night clubs, trying booze for the first time at 5 years old, getting into hard drugs...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Kevin Sanchez. We talk about Kevin's wild childhood including him being adopted and all that comes with it, his decision to go into the Military, then the transition into standup comedy. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Kevin living the hott service industry life into his 20's, his mom calling the cops on him after a bender, drinking in th...

This week I am joined by hilarious comic and my buddy, Michael Rowland. We talk about his mother putting him on a stage and in the arts by 10 years old, coming up in Atlanta, living in California for college, dropping out to do standup, then going back, his love of music, and more. Michael is currently taking a break from drinking, which makes for some great EX Drinking Buddy stories; getting kick...

This week I am joined by comedian Luke Thayer. We talk about his introduction into comedy, his upbringing as a late addition to his family in a religious household (in a religious community), moving to New York one year into performing, going from several different types of comedic styles into stand up, and more. Luke rarely drinks and doesn't do drugs so this episode is a bit of a pallet cleanser...

This week I am joined by former Professional Wrestler turned comedian, Matt Maran. We talk about him going from cutting weight for wrestling tournaments to being a heel in small pro wrestling circuits, how he got into comedy, a near death experience requiring brain surgery, his life now after athletics (what he thinks of the product today), and doing comedy. Lots of great EX Drinking Buddy stories...

This week I am joined by up and coming Orlando comedian Kameron Patterson. We get into his come up in the Florida comedy scene only a few years in, getting in trouble for always being the class clown, and odd jobs he got fired from. Some fun EX Drinking Buddy stories this week too; Kam was a terrible drug dealer, doing mushrooms and having a BAD trip, having to quit weed, lots of crazy times with...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, T.J. Francis. We talk about his love for attention while dealing with crippling anxiety, playing baseball all the way into college, his love of stand up from an early age, and his pursuit of it now. T.J. is now sober, so you know he has some great EX Drinking Buddy Stories; from high school parties where he missed the skinny dip to throw up, using b...

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Sean Donnelly. We talk about him starting comedy later than most (28), the guys from the Opie and Anthony days he looked up too, so many different odd jobs, and some upcoming projects. Some great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Sean's slow start into drinking, random drunken fights defending his buddies honor, almost getting jumped, and so much...

This week I am joined by comedian, podcaster, show runner, and fellow FLA BOI, Jared Waters. Jared tells us about coming up in a strict military household, living all over the world, starting comedy, and getting to NYC. Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week; Jared tells us about partying on the base in Japan in high school, going out in the Netherlands when he lived there, foam parties, crazy...