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- 400! A Celebration with Lara Smith & Travis Zinzer [VIDEO]
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Episode #400
For this celebrity video episode, Travis Zinzer and Lara Smith (with special guest introduction by Katana the Tripod) talk with Valerie about:- How Lara's famous "no" sent Valerie to Comedy Wham and sparked 400 episodes of conversations
- Valerie's favorite pinch-me moments with Scott Thompson, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Dana Gould, with a dose of back alley dumpster-dodging to bring us down to earth.
- Heartfelt notes from comics who found stages, festivals, and friends through Comedy Wham - Brendan K O'Grady & Duncan Carson, Holly Hart, Rita Patterson, Nikki Coleman, Robert May, Danna Kiel & Gretchen Dietz.
- A retrospective on hundreds of episodes and memorable experiences
- How Travis grew up a junior comedy fan, from Sure Thing showcases to Letterkenny interviews.
Follow Comedy Wham
- Website - comedywham.com (oh wait, you're already here!)
- TikTok - @comedywham (not super active)
- YouTube - @ComedyWham (all the audio and occasional video podcast episodes, the CCPP Comedy Class, and more)
- Instagram - @comedywham (tag us in your show promos & we'll share. Follow us! We live here)
- Facebook - comedywham (not active except when Instagram cross-posts)
- Twitch - comedywham (see archives of our online shows when some big names weren't so big)
Comedy Wham can be seen and heard:
- Weekly podcasts drop every Sunday (twice a month in summer)
- Monthly ImproVintage comedy show - 1st Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. at Fallout Theater
- Sporadic stand-up showcases
- Valerie's articles for the Austin Chronicle, The Barbed Wire, the San Antonio Current can be found in our Columns tab and by visiting their web sites and searching "Valerie Lopez"
1 hr 53 min - Valerie Nies
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Episode #399
Valerie Nies talks with Valerie Lopez about- Trading chilly Bismarck for Austin, bombing at early open mics, and finally taking a comedy class
- Teaching hundreds of comics to write jokes and launching Smile More, her all-women showcase
- Building her own pandemic MFA and publishing the poetry collection Snacks for the Love Hungry
- Half Empty, Half Full, her monthly literary comedy show pairing comedians, writers, optimists, and pessimists
Follow Valerie
- Website - valerienies.com
- Linktree - linktr.ee/valerieknees
- TikTok - @valerieknees
- YouTube - youtube.com/freeneurotica
- Instagram - @valerieknees and @_halfemptyhalffull
- X - @valerieknees
- Threads - @valerieknees
Valerie can be seen and heard:
- Snacks for the Love Hungry - Collection of poems (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Half-Empty Half Full - a literary comedy show (monthly on 1st Saturdays at ColdTowne Theater)
- Standup comedy and writing classes (see valerienies.com)
1 hr 8 min - Kandyce August
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Episode #398
Kandyce August talks with Valerie about:- Starting stand-up at 36 after a comedy class
- Hitting nearly 40 comedy festivals while racing to check off all 50 states
- Her Kill Tony weight loss challenge and the Moody Center New Year's Eve prize on the line
- Hosting for Nicole Byer, Usama Siddiquee, all while inspiring future moms with her pregnancy bits
Follow Kandyce
- TikTok - @just_kandyce
- YouTube - Youtube.com/@Kandyce1978
- Instagram - @just_kandyce
- Facebook - Facebook.com/Just.Kandyce
- Threads - @just_kandyce
- Dot - dot.cards/just_kandyce
Kandyce can be seen and heard:
- LMAOF special #93 - https://of.tv/v/B3zyR
- Kill Tony episodes 701, 726, and 766
- Kill Tony Weigh-in Challenge - Results Coming Soon!!
- Kandyce & Friends - 8:00pm November 5, Upstage Comedy Lounge, San Antonio - Tickets
1 hr 6 min - Carlo Lorenzo Garcia
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Episode #397
Carlo Lorenzo Garcia talks with Valerie about:- Turning TV paychecks into Under Covers, a silly web series pitched as Brooklyn Nine-Nine meets Cheaters
- Flipping Perfect Strangers into Strange, But Perfect, his award-winning Hill Country film starring Ed Begley Jr. and Beth Grant (and Austinites Garrett Rojas and Irielle Wesley)
- Weaving his late father's voicemails into a screenplay, and why you should write down loved ones' stories
- Directing the political satire A Million More to Go
- His surprising nemesis: tinfoil touching metal fillings
Follow Carlo
- Website - carlogarcia.com
- YouTube - youtube.com/@CarloLorenzoGarcia
- Instagram - @carlolgarcia
- Facebook - facebook.com/carlolorenzogarcia
- X - @carlogarcia
Follow A Million More to Go
- Website - amillionmoretogo.com
- Instagram - @amillionfilm
Follow Strange, But Perfect
- Website - strangebutperfect.com
- Instagram - @strangebutperfectfilm
Carlo can be seen and heard:
- Screenplay author and actor - Strange, But Perfect (upcoming release)
- Director - A Million More to Go (upcoming release) - Trailer
- Actor - Empire, Walker, Chicago P.D.
- Web series writer and actor - Under Covers
1 hr 8 min - Vanessa Gonzalez, Volume 4 (VIDEO)
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Episode #396
Vanessa Gonzalez returns to talk with Valerie about
- Self-funding her Hulu special, Mamona, after a manager lied for a year about shopping it.
- Landing her first writers' room job and feeling like an imposter at Warner Brothers.
- The anxiety medication that changed how she handles online hate and self-doubt.
- Why Austin will always be her comedy home, no matter where LA takes her.
Recorded September 2026
Follow Vanessa
- Website - VanessaComedy.com
- Instagram - vanessagcomedy
- Tiktok - @vanessagcomedy
- Youtube - youtube.com/@vanessagcomedy
Vanessa can be seen and heard:
- Hulu special Mamona (2026)
- Comedy Central Special
- HBO Latino special Entre Nos
- TruTV's Laff Mobb Laff Tracks
- Debut Album - My Birthday's Tomorrow (Available on all platforms)
- I'm Not Busy Podcast - Co-hosted with Michael Foulk
1 hr 4 min - Katie Felton, Volume 2
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Episode #395
Katie Felton returns to talk with Valerie about:- Getting engaged, co-hosting Quackin Jokes, and juggling comedy with her 2027 wedding planning
- Retiring her "single girl" jokes and learning to write fresh material as a newly engaged comic
- Teaching special ed adults and finding classroom humor without punching down at anyone
- The annual FPIA contest and having the introspection that fun beats chasing a trophy every time
Recorded August 2026
Follow Katie
- Instagram - @kabbagepatchkatie
- TikTok - @itsmekatiefelton
- YouTube - youtube.com/@katiefelton
Katie can be seen and heard:
- Quackin' Jokes - Monthly 8:00pm, Captain Quack's Soundspace
- The 3 Minute with Katie Podcast
- Comedy Wham Presents
- Katie Felton: Talk Softly and Carry a Big Shtick
1 hr 15 min - Slade Ham & Jimmy Pineapple (VIDEO)
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Episode #394
Slade Ham AND Jimmy Pineapple talks with Valerie Lopez about- Getting their start in Houston alongside a young, pre-fame Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks
- Why LA sketch comedy and short sets never beat an hour alone with strangers
- Reviving the legendary Texas Outlaw Comics brand for a new Houston film taping
- Surviving brutal one-nighters, empty casinos, and what actually makes a comic great
Follow Outlaw Comics
- Website - outlawcomics.com
- YouTube - youtube.com/@TheOutlawComics
- Instagram - @outlawcomics
- Facebook - facebook.com/theoutlawcomics
See the Outlaw Comics
- Outlaw Comics special taping (October 16 at MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center, Houston)
Follow Slade
- Website - sladeham.com
- Linktree - linktr.ee/sladeham
- TikTok - @slade-ham-comedy
- YouTube - youtube.com/sladeham
- Instagram - @sladeham
- Facebook - facebook.com/sladehamcomedy
Slade can be seen and heard:
- Signal/Noise - comedy special
- Until All the Dragons are Dead - collection of stories
- Whiskey Brothers Podcast (retired, 1086 episodes)
- Outlaw Comics special taping (October 16 at MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center, Houston)
- The One that Got Away special (available November through Comedy Dynamics)
Follow Jimmy
- Instagram - @jimmypineapplecomedy
- Facebook - facebook.com/jimmy.pineapple
Jimmy can be seen and heard:
- Outlaw Comics special taping (October 16 at MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center, Houston)
1 hr 1 min - Xander Noland
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Episode #393
Xander Noland talks with Valerie Lopez about- Juggling five-plus Austin comedy shows at once and somehow still adding more to his plate
- Landing a spot on the brand-new UCB Harold team after a wild 96-person audition
- His "directionless" 20s, and why finding performance turned everything around for him
- Launching Clown Carbonara, an immersive clown-run restaurant show premiering this September at the ColdTowne Cabaret
Follow Xander
- Instagram - @xandy_newman
Xander can be seen and heard:
- Austin Sketch Fest: Larry McMurtry's Cowboy Cavalcade - 9:30pm, Friday, August 21, 2026, ColdTowne Theater: Tickets
- Clown Carbonara Presents Pantalones - Sundays in September 2026, 8:00pm, ColdTowne Theater
- Secret Stash - Weekly on Saturdays, 8:30pm, Fallout Theater
- UCB Harold Night - Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00pm, ColdTowne Theater
- Teenage Dirtbag - Monthly on Last Wednesdays, 8:30pm, Fallout Theater
- Guts! - Monthly on Third Fridays, 10:00pm, Fallout Theater
- Silly Billies - Monthly on Third Wednesdays, 8:30pm, Fallout Theater
1 hr 18 min - Matt Evans
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Episode #392
Matt Evans talks with Valerie Lopez about- Growing up a rare native Austinite and stumbling into comedy through Comedy Central reruns
- Becoming a horse vet against everyone's advice, then bombing his way through open mics
- The 300-person equine convention set that turned painting hobbyist into stand-up addict
- Writing his memoir during the pandemic and landing a book deal after three years of rejection
Follow Matt
- Website - mattevanscomic.com
- TikTok - @mattevanscomic
- YouTube - youtube.com/@mattevanscomic
- Instagram - @mattevanscomic
- Threads - @mattevanscomic
- Substack - mattevanscomic.substack.com
Matt can be seen, heard, and read:
- Donna Lee Private Event - August 5, 2026, 7:00pm, Dripping Springs Public Library
- Clean AF - August 15, 2026, 3:00pm Mic Drop, Plano, TX
- Chomping at the Bit - Book release September 8, 2026 - Buy it here: Amazon
- Chomping at the Bit Book Release Event - September 9, 2026, at First Light Books
- Chomping at the Bit Book Release Event at Can't Even - September 12, 2026, in Dripping Springs
1 hr 8 min - Wallis Brown
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Episode #391
Wallis Brown talks with Valerie Lopez about- Her one-woman My Three Stooges Fanfiction show ahead of its Austin Sketch Fest run.
- Performing that fanfiction at 6:30am for Del Close Marathon crowds in New York City.
- Juggling standup, improv, and songwriting as a Story Wrangler adapting 3rd graders' stories at the Paramount Theater.
- Turning 25, finding focus, and building a packed rotation across Switchblade, Unhinged, Candy Necklace, and Doghouse.
Wallis can be seen and heard:
- Where it Hides hosted by Working Poets Entertainment - August 1, 2026, 7:30pm and August 2, 2026, 2:30pm at Trinity Street Playhouse: Tickets
- Follow-Thru Comedy (standup) - August 8, 2026, 10:00pm at The Velveeta Room
- My Three Stooges Fanfiction - Austin Sketch Fest (Weekend 2 - August 22, 2026, 9:30pm) at ColdTowne Theater: Tickets
- Unhinged: Real blind dates, Real funny improv - Monthly on last Saturdays, 7:00 pm at Fallout Theater
- Doghouse: A doggone comedy troupe - Monthly on 2nd Sundays, 7:30 pm at Fallout Theater
- Candy Necklace improv - every other Sunday, 7:30pm at ColdTowne Theater (Final performance July 26, 2026)
- Switchblade improv - Monthly on 2nd Saturdays, 9:30pm at ColdTowne Theater
- Paramount Story Wranglers - Paramount Theater
1 hr 10 min
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