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This week, Brendan Gay sits down with Valerie Lopez to talk about the imminent release of his debut album, his acceptance of the a "no pain/no gain" philosophy, and how his moves from Eden Prairie, MN to Chicago to NYC and eventually Austin have been peppered with moments in resiliency and ultimately his singular love of performing standup.

Brendan can be seen and heard:

• Podcast - Send It
• The Creek and the Cave - Headlining April 15, 7pm and 9pm
• The Riot Standup - Headlining April 16, 7:3pm, Rudyards, Houston, TX
• Roughcut Comedy - Co-host of weekly showcase on Tuesdays 8:00pm, Baker Street Pub
• Debut Album release - stay tuned!!

Follow Brendan

• Website - www.kpcomedy.com/brendan-gay
• Instagram - @brendangay
• Facebook  Facebook.com/Brendan Gay
• Youtube - Youtube.com/BrendanGay

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This week, Brian Gendron from Houston sits down with Valerie Lopez to talk about how his fast track comedy progress along with his relentless goal setting has yielded a full plate between performing and producing comedy in Houston, our mutual praise for the benefits of Toastmasters, his serendipitous connection to the launch of the Comedy Wham events calendar for Houston, and the big projects he has in sight for the future.

Brian Gendron can be seen and heard:

• The Riot Standup Comedy Show
• Breaking Down Bits Podcast

Follow Brian Gendron

• Website - thebriangendron.com
• Twitter - @thebriangendron
• Instagram - @thebriangendron
• Facebook - Facebook.com/TheBrianGendron
• Youtube - Youtube.com/BISB Media
• The Riot Standup Comedy Show - TheRiotHTX.com
• Podcasts Hosted - Breaking Down Bits 
• HaHa for Hope Charity Events - hahaforhope.com

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This week, Allison Wojtowecz sits down with Valerie Lopez to talk about how performing in theater growing up prepared (and didn't prepare) her for standup comedy, how being nice lead to one of the best comedy career opportunities touring with Jen Fulwiler, and how her willingness to jump in (in more ways than one) to any adventure guides her.

Allison can be seen and heard:

• All. Is. On. Podcast with Allison Tooms
• Performing at Vulcan Theater at Big Laugh Comedy Network shows

Follow Allison:

• Website - www.allisonwojtowecz.com
• Twitter - @TheAlliwo
• Instagram - @alliwo
• Facebook -  Facebook.com/Allison.Wojtowecz
• Do 512 - Do512.com/Allison-Wojtowecz
• Youtube - Youtube.com/TheAlliwo

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This week, Marty Clarke sits down with Valerie Lopez to talk about how he got his start in Madison, learned valuable lessons in producing comedy shows, his move to Austin, his approach to creating a variety of comedy shows, and his incredible role in the relocation to Austin of the renowned New York City club The Creek and the Cave.

Marty can be seen and heard:

• Almost every night of the week at Rough Cut Comedy Shows
• Working to launch The Creek and the Cave Austin on April 1, 2021 at 611 E. 7th Street in downtown Austin

Follow Marty

• Twitter - @ComedianMarty
• Instagram - @comedianmarty
• Facebook - Facebook.com/Marty.Clarke
• Do 512 - Do512.com/Marty-Clarke
• Rough Cut Comedy on Facebook - Facebook.com/roughcutcomedy
• The Creek and the Cave - @creekandcaveatx

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   To celebrate the 5 Year Anniversary of Comedy Wham Presents we invite one of our first guests ever, Brendan K. O'Grady, along with a newer face to Austin comedy, Gabi Montemayor.  We cover a very broad range of topics about what's been happening in Austin over the last year.  And we end on a hopeful note about the future of the Austin comedy scene.   Brendan and Gabi can be seen and heard:

• Watch and listen to this interview on
• • Twitch: twitch.tv/ComedyWham/5YearAnniversary
  • YouTube: youtu.be/ComedyWham/5YearAnniversary
  • Facebook: fb.watch/ComedyWham/5YearAnniversary/
• Gabi hosts the weekly open mic Wanderlust Wine Co. on Thursdays at 7:30pm
• Brendan and Duncan Carson are founders of Sure Thing Records

  Follow Brendan -

• Website - Sure Thing Records
• Twitter - @YourPalBKO
• Instagram - @yourpalbko 
• Facebook -  facebook.com/brendankogrady

  Follow Gabi -

• Twitter -  @gabmonty
• Instagram - @gabmonty  
• Facebook -  facebook.com/gabi.montemayor

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   This week, Anna Valenzuela sits down with Valerie Lopez to talk about how she got into comedy late after the universe declared she was a comic and was ready, how she prepared for her time with the Comedy Central Roast Battle, sobriety and comedy, and how she adapted to performing comedy in the face of COVID-19.   Anna can be seen and heard:

• Watch and listen to this interview on
• • Twitch: twitch.tv/ComedyWham/AnnaValenzuela
  • YouTube: youtube/ComedyWham/AnnaValenzuela
  • Facebook: fb.watch/ComedyWham/AnnaValenzuela/
• Her podcast 12 Questions
• Roast Battle - Anna Valenzuela with with Keith Carey

  Follow Anna -

• Website - annavalenzuela.com
• Twitter - @annavisfun
• Instagram - @annavisfun 
• Facebook -  facebook/anna.valenzuela
• Youtube - Youtube.com/channel/AnnaValenzuela

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   This week, Tyler Groce sits down with Valerie Lopez live on our first ever Twitch broadcast of the interview podcast to talk about how he's learned the most in comedy by doing comedy - from improv to standup to videos, and most recently to podcasting.  We learn about his most intensive learning experience with Boom Chicago and we learn about what he most looks forward to once things open up after Covid.    Note that toward the end of the live stream recording on Twitch, we disconnected.  We were able to pick back up and close the show, but you will notice a tone at the end of the recording indicating the loss of transmission and then picking back up roughly where we left off.   Tyler can be seen and heard:

• Watch and listen to this interview on 
  • Twitch: Twitch.tv/ComedyWham/Tyler-Groce
  • YouTube: Youtube/ComedyWham/Tyler-Groce
  • Facebook: Facebook.com/ComedyWham/Tyler-Groce
• Instagram videos posted every few weeks
• A Special Take with Sid and Tyler - podcast reviewing comedy specials

Follow Tyler 

• Twitter - @tylerjgroce
• Instagram - @tjgroce
• Facebook -  Facebook.com/tyler.groce.5
• Do 512 - Do512.com/artists/tyler-groce
• Youtube - Youtube.com/channel/TylerJGroce

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   This week, Vladimir Caamaño sits down with Valerie Lopez to talk about how starting comedy in New York City was a successful training ground in no small part due to living rent free with his dad, successfully landing Just For Laughs Montreal, and his growing TV career.  Apologies in advance for the deep dive into a single guest appearance on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and 3 guest appearances on Superstore, but these are top-notch guest appearances worthy of discussion.  Caamaño shares his outlook on getting to co-star with Edie Falco on the CBS drama (and departure from comedy) "Tommy" and the confidence he gained from working on such a variety of projects.  Where will things go next? Even Caamaño isn't sure, and he knows he's not in control.  So we'll be patient for the next televised appearance (which as it turns out is happening now on TBS' Tournament of Laughs airing Sundays!) and hope to see him do a comedy tour through Austin.   Vladimir can be seen/heard:

• Currently on TBS' competition series airing every Sunday at 10pm EST until August 1st: Tournament-of-Laughs
• Mashable article: mashable.com/entertainment/13198/how-a-hug-from-howie-mandel-launched-this-unknown-comedians-career  
• Howie Mandel Just For Laughs Gala: https://youtu.be/9gGRLImk54c
• Jimmy Kimmel: https://youtu.be/vXm2TEs9V7s 
• Guest appearances on Superstore and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• CBS Drama Tommy

  Follow Vladimir

• Website - LaughingVlad.com
• Twitter - @LaughingVlad
• Instagram -  @LaughingVlad
• Facebook -  facebook.com/LaughingVlad 
• Youtube -  Youtube.com/LaughingVlad

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   This week, Luis Flandes sits down across a computer monitor with Valerie Lopez to talk about how comedy was something he's always wanted to do, how he's seen the Austin comedy scene change over the last 8 years, getting his invitation to his first festival (and what a first festival to land -- Moontower), and how he stumbled into recording and releasing his debut comedy album, Baby Boy.  We also discuss the evolution of the signature joke that inspired the album title and how, yes, with an accounting background, sometimes he does apply equations when crafting his jokes.   Luis can be seen and heard:

• On video at his Youtube channel
• On his debut album Baby Boy available Spotify, iTunes, or Amazon music!

  Follow Luis

• Twitter -  @luisflandes
• Instagram -  @luisiflandes
• Facebook -  facebook.com/luis.flandes 
• Do 512 -  do512.com/luis-flandes
• Youtube -  youtube.com/LuisFlandes

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   This week, Symply Courtney sits down with Valerie Lopez via Zoom to talk about how working at a kid's camp helped launch his comedy career, the lessons he learned from doing 34 shows in 30 nights (pre-quarantine, of course), and how remaining positive has helped him navigate the rough patches in his life and comedy development.   Symply Courtney can be seen:

• On video at his Youtube channel
• Listen to his podcast Black & Tan
• Fallout Storytime - 4/20 9:30pm on twitch.tv/falloutcomedy

Follow Symply

• Twitter - @BoogieSquatch
• Instagram - @boogiesquatch
• Facebook - facebook.com/symply.courtney.7
• Do 512 - do512.com/symply-courtney
• Youtube - youtube.com/channel/SymplyCourtney-