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This week we sit down with Bethany and Leslie Watts, two sisters that have built quite a reputation as fans of comedy. In the past three years they have traveled extensively to see comedians, festivals, and venues. They've come to describe this journey as Comedy Anthropology.  We are so pleased to bring you their story.

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This week we welcome back one of our favorite guests, the amazing Vanessa Gonzalez. On location at Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Valerie Lopez catches up with Gonzalez on what's changed in her life in the past three years, including her move to Los Angeles, festivals and video series she's created, and her upcoming Comedy Central special taping!

Read the article at ComedyWham.com! The first ever Comedy Wham Presents Live from Austin's The Fallout Theater features Austin favorite and star of Chris Gets Money, the amazing Chris Cubas.  Chris shares with Valerie how he got his start in comedy, how he parlayed opportunities into more work, and the lessons he's learned from his experience developing and starring in Fusion TV's "Chris Gets Money".

Special thanks to Fallout Theater, Motern Media, Dustin Svehlak, Richard Goodwin and Lara Smith.

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Ashley Overton sits down with Valerie Lopez to discuss her grounded ways of thinking about a comedy career, her announcement to run for President (date unknown), and she'll convince you that toilet paper is very similar to comedy. 

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On location at Kickbutt Coffee, Valerie and Lara sit down with the sugary-sweet Leanne Morgan to talk about how she got her start in comedy, her ups and downs, and how through it all, family remained her first priority. 

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Recorded on location in New York City, Lara and Valerie catch up with Kelsey Caine and Martin Urbano to discuss how the last few years in New York City have been after their move from Austin.  We cover a lot of ground talking about individual projects, upcoming projects, and how to pursue a career in comedy (hint - moving is critical).

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On location at Altercation Festival 2018, Valerie Lopez sits down with Jacob Erdman to discuss how performing comedy and producing comedy have become simultaneous passions, how he cultivated a thriving comedy scene in Fort Collins, Colorado, and how attaining success by accident is no accident at all.

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Fresh off his first time at the iconic Edinburgh Fringe Fest, Daniel Humbarger is in Austin for Altercation Comedy Festival. We get to know what made this California-based comic give up a career as a lawyer and pursue comedy with everything he's got.

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On location at Altercation Festival 2018, Kristine Levine sits down with Valerie Lopez to discuss how being brutally honest on stage isn't always easy, dealing with negative press (and living to tell about it), and nurturing a comedy scene from the brink of dysfunction.

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Johnny Taylor sits down with Lara Smith to discuss how, despite getting a late start in comedy, he made up for lost time. Having now taken the leap of faith to become a full-time comedian, Taylor shares his comedy process...a process without rules.

Taylor is in from Los Angeles to headline The Velv in advance of his appearances at Altercation Comedy Festival.