Comedy Buildups & Breakdowns

Howdy boys and girls! This episode was a blast, I got to hangout with the super Cody Woods! He has appeared on Hulu, Season 3 of Comedy Central’s Hart of the City, The Comedy Shaq Network, as well as the Emmy nominated show, Mind Field. He has wanted to be a comedian since he was a kid. Coming from a bleak upbringing with a single mother in a trailer, he frequently switched schools while often finding himself being the ethnic minority in his classes and used his humor to win friends and prevent bullying. Over the years Cody has opened for Dave Attell, Paul Mooney, Tom Segura, Bruce Bruce, Charlie Murphy, Steve O, Todd Glass, and many more. In 2014 he toured for the USO entertaining the troops in Japan as well as the NACA college circuit. In 2015 he was a finalist in the Cabo San Lucas Comedy Festival. Cody continues to tour 36 weeks out of the year and is set for his Comedy Central debut in the winter of 2019.

You can find him on instagram @codyjwoods, Cody Woods on facebook, or go to his website www.codyjwoods.com

The guy is an absolute machine so be sure to check him out!

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Howdy boys and girls! On this episode I got to hangout with my buddy Rick Bruner who is the general manager of the Virginia Beach Funny Bone. It was a lot of fun talking to him and picking his brain on everything.

This episode we talked about a lot of different aspects of comedy, not just the performing aspect but the business side of things. We talked about what it has been like for Rick to watch this business change, progress, and evolve. This episode was great because it was really cool to watch and hear Rick retell and relive some of the best moments that he has been able to witness in the 17 years that he’s been involved in comedy.

If you are a comedy fan, or a comedian that is aspiring to be more than just an open mic comic....this is the episode for you guys. I have done 13 episodes now and the goal of this podcast has and always will be to bring comedy to people that genuinely want it! I want to help people in whatever way I can, and I want to see people grow, and I know from the outside looking in these episodes and this one in particular are full of helpful hints and things I think that people could genuinely grow from hearing! If you are in the area and want to see what they have going on head to virginiabeachfunnybone.com, like their page on Facebook, and follow them on instagram @funnybonevb!!!! They have TONS OF AMAZING SHOWS COMING UP!!!! So do yourself a favor and go check it out!!

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Howdy boys and girls! On this episode I got to hangout with my good friend Michael Ridley and talk comedy! This one was a lot of fun!

Ridley and I got to talk about and breakdown his bit about “Shitty roommates” and lemme tell ya.....it’s a good one. Ridley has been doing comedy for about 5 years now, and the dude is a machine when it comes to the regular open mic circuit here. He’s no stranger to what it feels like walking away with that sweet sweet victory......and the money!(a lot of our mics in this area are contest mics with prizes ranging from 25 dollars all the way up to 100 dollars....just for an open mic!)

Make sure to follow him on facebook Michael Ridley, follow him on instagram and YouTube @riddlediddlez

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On this episode I got to hangout with my friend Von Mychael, I had him bring in a joke about his dad not being able to help with bullies anymore! We talked about a lot of different aspects of comedy, especially traveling. It was definitely a good time! Be sure to give a listen!

Von is a regular at the Richmond and Virginia Beach Funny Bone clubs, as well as the DC improv and plenty of other clubs in the DMV area, feel free to follow him on social media at @vonmychael on all platforms!

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On this episode I went over bits from some of the best and most confident people in the business(in my opinion). The comics on this episode not only embody confidence in material that is considered “taboo” or that would require a level of commitment to pull off, but these comics also each fully embody their stage presence.

The comics clips featured on this episode are.....

Eddie Murphy(Delirious)

Dave Chappelle(Equanimity)

Tracy Morgan(Staying Alive)

Tom Segura(Disgraceful)

Ari Shaffir(Double Negative)

If you haven’t watched/listened to these specials DO YOURSELF A FAVOR!

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On this episode I got to hangout with Garrett Barnes, Garrett brought in a bit about his personal experiences with being gay and his take on where and how he fits in with people!

Garrett and I talked about his experiences with traveling and relocating in comedy and what the different scenes are like. Garrett is no stranger to standup, he has years worth of experience and has also been doing improv! Garrett is an all around great comedian and a super good dude to hangout with!

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This episode was recorded at the Virginia Beach funny bone on New Year’s Eve after Godfrey had one hell of a show! I highly recommend if you’ve never seen him and he comes to your city/town/whatever that you get your life together and go see him!

Godfrey has decades worth of standup as well as acting under his belt, he really is a chameleon when it comes to becoming multiple people in his act!

And not only does he nail every impression but he has a natural talent of being able to seamlessly transition between multiple characters, actouts, and voices over multiple bits but he does it with finesse every time. When I asked him about it, he said his goal has and always will be to have material to backup the characters and vice versa. He really is a good person to watch just to absorb and learn from!

Godfrey is a regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar so I figured why not use a bit from a show he recently did there!

I hope you guys enjoy this episode, because it was honestly a real treat to have him on the show!

Also I was lucky enough to get a video of the majority of this episode so I will be posting that on my own YouTube channel and will be including the link here below once it is uploaded!

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On this episode I got to hangout with my good friend Winston Hodges, Winston brought in a bit about his personal experience as a teacher and what it’s like when the internet says let’s give him a gun.

Winston is a regular at the Richmond Funny Bone, the D.C. Improv and plenty of other clubs in the DMV area, he not only hosts a live show/podcast of his own called “The Winstmas Games” , he hosts a show with his comedy mentor Chris Alan called “Host Battle” , and they also host an open mic at The Southern in Charlottesville Virginia. Follow him and Host Battle on Instagram at @winstonhcomedy and @hostbattlecomedy respectively!

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Merry Christmas everyone, thanks for all the support!

On this episode I got to hangout with my good friend Sebastian Pignato and talk about his highs and lows...including the time he took his shirt off for the Wayans brothers!

Sebastian is a regular at the Virginia Beach Funny Bone, he has worked with some of the best talent in the area!

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