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Episode #358

2025 Moontower Comedy Festival Series

Jeremiah Watkins returns to talk with Valerie Lopez about

• The launch of the Thousand Percent production company with long-time friend Avery Pearson
• His Stand-Up On The Spot show which continues to bring epic lineups around the country
• The continued success of his latest viral podcast with Trailer Tales cohosted with Chelcie Lynn and Libbie Higgins
• The anticipation of launching Red Fuzzy Rug, an animated project with his wife

Recorded April 2025

Follow Jeremiah

• Website
  • Jeremiah Watkins - www.JeremiahWatkins.com
  • Thousand Percent - thousand-percent.com
• X - @jeremiahstandup
• Instagram
  • Jeremiah Watkins - @jeremiahstandup
  • Trailer Tales - @trailertalespod
  • Red Fuzzy Rug - @redfuzzyrug
• Facebook - Facebook.com/Jeremiah.Watkins
• Youtube
  • Jeremiah Watkins - Youtube.com/@jeremiahwatkins
  • Stand-up on the Spot - Youtube.com/@standupots
  • Trailer Tales / Scissor Bros - Youtube.com/@TrailerTalesPod or Youtube.com/@ScissorBros
  • Red Fuzzy Rug - Youtube.com/@RedFuzzyRug
  • Jeremiah Wonders - Youtube.com/@JeremiahWonders

Jeremiah can be seen and heard:

• Specials
  • Latest Special: Jeremiah Watkins: Daddy
  • Debut Special: Jeremiah Watkins: Family Reunion (Amazon, Google Play, Apple TV)
• Podcasts (available on Youtube and your favorite podcast player)
  • Trailer Tales
  • The Scissor Bros
  • Jeremiah Wonders
  • The Building Years
• Album - Regan and Watkins (2019)
• Hosted Shows - Stand-up on the Spot at The Comedy Store and around the country
• Previous appearances on our podcast
  • Jeremiah Watkins: "You're the Best" (2017)
  • Jeremiah Watkins Returns, 2018 Moontower Series (2018)
  • The State of Jeremiah Watkins (2019)
  • Checking in With Jeremiah Watkins: From Father to Bros (2021)
  • Jeremiah Watkins: Still the Best (2022)
  • Jeremiah Watkins: It's Daddy Time Again (2023)
  • Jeremiah Watkins Checks In, Volume 7 (2024)

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Episode #357

2025 Moontower Comedy Festival Series

Willie Macc talks with Valerie Lopez about

• His kickstart into comedy due to an on set conversation with Bernie Mac
• Being a successful commercial and TV actor
• Roses and their thorns
• The tale of lost notebook

Recorded April 2025

Follow Willie

• Website - williemacc.com
• Instagram - @williemacc
• TikTok - @williemacc
• Facebook - Facebook.com/imwilliemacc
• Youtube - Youtube.com/@williemacc
• Linktree - linktr.ee/williemacc

Willie can be seen and heard:

• America's Got Talent Season 20 (debut May 27, 2025)
• Specials
  • Don't Tell Comedy
  • Coming Soon - Dry Bar Comedy "Dad, Grandmas and Bears, Oh My"
  • Coming Soon - Good Dad, Bad Father
• Podcasts (available on Youtube and your favorite podcast player)
  • Afro Noodles Podcast (over 100 episodes)
• Acting
  • College Hill: Virgin Island
  • My Flipping Family
  • CSI
  • The Goldbergs
  • Casual
• Writing
  • Adventures of Dylan and Perry: Operation Treehouse

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Episode #356

2025 Moontower Comedy Festival Series   Sophie Buddle returns to talk with Valerie Lopez about

• Surviving a grueling touring schedule and working on the After Midnight show (and learning to let go)
• Discuss our favorite comedy movies
• Our annual teen slang segment
• Getting engaged and wedding planning

  Recorded April 2025

Follow Sophie

• Website - SophieBuddleComedy.com
• Twitter - @sophiebuddle
• Instagram - @sophbuds
• Linktree - Linktr.ee/Sophbuds
• Youtube - Youtube.com/SophieBuddle

Sophie can be seen and heard:

• Comedy Central Special
• The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon - link
• Debut Album (2020 Juno Comedy Album of the Year): Lil Bit of Buddle
• Podcast - Obsessed with Sophie Buddle
• In Austin
  • Opening for Taylor Tomlinson May 30-31, Moody Center
  • Headlining August 29-30, Red Room at Cap City Comedy Club

• Listen to Sophie's past episodes with us
  • Sophie Buddle is an Exceptional Person (2022)
  • Sophie Buddle Headlines Cap City Comedy Club 12/30-31, 2022 (2022)
  • Sophie Buddle and Her Hot Takes (2023)
  • Sophie Buddle Serves Up (Volume 4) (2024)

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Episode #355

2025 Moontower Comedy Festival Series   Mohanad Elshieky with Valerie Lopez about

• How 6 weeks for a summer school program turned into a new life in America
• Geeking out Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!
• On being a newlywed and 5-time cat parent
• His newest podcast You Could Do That on Television

Recorded April 2025 during Moontower Comedy Festival

Follow Mohanad

• Website - mohanadelshieky.com
• Instagram - @mohanad.elshieky
• TikTok - @mohanad.elshieky91
• Facebook - Facebook.com/MohanadElshieky91
• Youtube - Youtube.com/@MohanadElshieky
• Linktree - linktr.ee/mohanad.elshieky

Mohanad can be seen and heard:

• Specials
  • Conan
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Don't Tell Comedy
• Podcasts (available on your favorite podcast player)
  • You Could Do That on Television
  • I'm Sorry

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Episode #354

2025 Moontower Comedy Festival Series   Jackie Kashian talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Forming a strong friendship with Laurie Kilmartin via the Jackie and Laurie Show
• Stoking her natural curiosity through the Dork Forest
• Being a road warrior
• Politics and the art of blocking trolls

  Recorded April 2025 during Moontower Comedy Festival

Follow Jackie

• Website - jackiekashian.com
• Instagram - @jackiekashian
• Facebook - Facebook.com/jackie.kashian
• Youtube - Youtube.com/user/Jackie_Kashian

Jackie can be seen and heard:

• Specials
  • Latest Special: Looking Back
  • Stay-Kashian
  • Comedy Central Presents: Jackie Kashian
  • This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux
• Podcasts (available on Youtube and your favorite podcast player)
  • Jackie and Laurie Show (over 400 episodes)
  • The Dork Forest (over 700 episodes)
• Album
  • Cake is Not My Downfall (2004)
  • Circus People (2007)
  • It is Never Going to be Bread (2010)
  • I Am Not the Hero of This Story (2017)
• Writing
  • The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies
  • Comics Comics Quarterly

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Episode #353

Liz Splatt talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Her secret to success (not knowing)
• The vital importance of self-expression
• Being part of the inaugural door guy class of performers at Comedy Mothership
• Falafel and her 2024 Cap City Comedy Club FPIA win
• Her 2025 Moontower Comedy Festival debut

  Recorded March 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Liz

• Linktree - linktr.ee/coveredinliz
• TikTok - @coveredinliz
• YouTube - youtube.com/@coveredinliz
  • Absolute Show - youtube.com/@absoluteshowatx
• Instagram - @coveredinliz
  • Absolute Show - @absoluteshowatx
• Facebook - facebook.com/lizsplattcomedy
• X - @coveredinliz
• Do 512 - do512.com/artists/liz-splatt
• OnlyFans - @coveredinliz

Liz can be seen and heard:

• LMAOF Comedy Special
• Regular on Kill Tony
• Standup on The Spot
• Absolute Show - Co-host with Lukas McCrary, Wednesdays, 8pm at The Creek and the Cave
• 2025 Moontower Comedy Festival

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Episode #352

Connor Nutt talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Turning his musical obsession into comedy
• Walking away from the corporate grind
• Suiting up to launch Dressed to Kill Comedy
• His 2025 Moontower Comedy Festival debut

Recorded March 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Connor

• Linktree
  • Dressed to Kill - linktr.ee/dressedtokillcomedy
• YouTube - youtube.com/@connornutt
• Instagram - @goodguyconnor
  • Dressed to Kill - @dressedtokillcomedy
• Facebook - facebook.com/connor.c.nutt

Connor can be seen and heard:

• Dressed to Kill
  • April 18 - Premiering at Moontower Comedy Festival 2025
  • April 19 - 9pm at Rozco's (and monthly)
  • Monthly in Houston
  • Around the country
• Moontower Comedy Festival 2025
• Working at and sporting Heritage Boot

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Episode #351

Victor Martinez, JR. talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Starting improv and standup comedy in high school after his football career ended
• Taking on a Texas-sized persona in Vancouver, Canada
• The fortunate timing (Part I) of launching The High Tonight Show in Los Angeles
• The fortunate timing (Part II) of moving to Austin and the longevity and success of The High Tonight Show

  Recorded March 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Victor

• Website - thehightonightshow.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/Victormartinezjr
  • The High Tonight Show - linktr.ee/hightonightshow
• YouTube -
  • The High Tonight Show - youtube.com/channel/TheHighTonightShow
• Instagram - @victormartinezjrcomedy
  • The High Tonight Show - @thehightonightshow
• Facebook - facebook.com/itsjustvictor
  • The High Tonight Show - facebook.com/TheHighTonightShow

Victor can be seen and heard:

• The High Tonight Live Show - Rozco's
• The High Tonight Podcast
• The High Tonight Mic - Abe's Shop, Thursdays 8pm

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Episode #350

Jon Mendoza talks with Valerie Lopez about:

• Learning to lean into your personality
• Developing a unique comedy style
• Winning the 2018 Funniest Person in Austin contest
• How Fallout Tonight brought him back to comedy

Recorded February 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Jon

• YouTube - youtube.com/@jdwmendoza
• Instagram - @azodnemnoj
  • Fallout Tonight - @fallout_tonight

Jon can be seen and heard:

• Fallout Tonight - 9:30pm Fridays at Fallout Theater
• Signing Off Podcast - every week, recorded after Fallout Tonight
• 2018 Cap City Comedy Club FPIA Finals Set 

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Episode #349

Robert H. May talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Flipping from comedy fan to student
• Leaning into whimsy
• Surviving the Youtube troll gauntlet
• Adopting a slow and steady approach to comedy

Recorded February 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Robert

• Website - roughdraughtdesign.com
• Instagram - @robert.h.may
  • Rough Draught Design - @roughdraughtdesign

Robert can be seen and heard:

• Bear Arms Open Mic - Host, Thursdays, 6pm at The Creek and the Cave
• Guest Writer for the El Arroyo marquee sign in Austin
• Kill Tony - Episode #655

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