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Episode #380

Kat Ellison Williams talks with Valerie Lopez about

• A lifetime of comebacks, from brutal early open mics to overcoming mental health crises
• How improv became a lifeline offering freedom from the perfectionism of standup
• Transitioning and how it reshaped his relationship with performance that turned the stage into a place of authentic self-expression
• His debut special "Daddy's Boy" and the exploration of a loving but complicated father-son dynamic shaped by his transition.

Recorded March 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Kat

• Linktree - linktr.ee/bestkatwilliams
• Instagram - bestkatwilliams

Kat can be seen and heard:

• Comedy Special Taping: Sunday April 19, 2026, 7pm and 8:30pm, Fallout Theater - Tickets
• Candy Necklace - Every other Sunday opening for All Night, All Night, All Night, 7:30pm, ColdTowne Theater
• Mutant Night Sketch team Wet Blanket - Every last Sunday, 6pm, Fallout Theater

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Episode #379

Garrett Buss talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Surviving dirt naps, bees masquerading as alarm clocks, and his welcome to Palm Tree City
• Building his new creative home base with his monthly one-man show Daddy Strong Legs, shopping Exploraphoria, and learning the ropes in a new town.
• Celebrating 10 years in comedy, learning the art of discipline, learning names, and pining for brisket

Recorded March 2026

Follow Garrett

• Website - garrettbuss.com
• Instagram - @garrettbussismyname
• Facebook - Facebook.com/GarrettBuss
• TikTok - @garrettbussismyname
• Youtube - youtube.com/@garrettbuss

Garrett can be seen and heard:

• Daddy Strong Legs - 1st Thursdays, 7pm at The Pack Theater: Tickets
• Lance Vibratto: Astronaut Attorney - a live comedy radio show: Listen
  • 5th season just released and 6th and final season coming out later this year
• Exploraphoria - An experimental variety show: Stay tuned!
• "One Last Show with Garrett Buss & Co." - releasing in the coming months
• Previous Comedy Wham appearances:
  • Ep 266 - Garrett Buss is Mr Tuesdays (2023)
  • Ep. 158 - Garrett Buss Likes to Noodle Around (2019)

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Episode #378

2026 Moontower Comedy Festival Series

Our favorite time of year as we bring you voices from Moontower Comedy Festival before, during, and after the festival! We kick off with a new Austin resident making his Moontower debut! Caleb Elliott talks with Valerie Lopez about

• From a rural way of life to touring the country
• How his calm nature turned into a superpower to bring laughs
• Becoming an Austin resident and landing Moontower Comedy Festival

Recorded February 2026

Follow Caleb

• Website - calebelliottcomedy.com
• TikTok - @calebelliottcomedy
• YouTube - youtube.com/CalebElliottComedy
• Instagram - @calebelliottcomedy
• Facebook - facebook.com/calebelliottcomedy

Caleb can be seen and heard:

• Diary of a Smooth Black Kid - Dry Bar Comedy Special
• Humorous Interpretation - Sirius XM, Laugh USA
• Standup Nashville, Season 2 - Opry Network
• 2025 Moontower Comedy Festival - April 8-19, 2026

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Episode #377

Maria Pond talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Being a shy social butterfly who finds herself in bloom on Austin stages
• Finding community with the legendary Loverboy improv group and its unified brain power
• Big Fart, Boy Moms, and the gift of friendship

Recorded February 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Maria:

• Instagram
  • Maria - @marialillipond
  • Fuck This Week - @fuckthisweek
  • Garage Improv - @garage_improv_atx
  • Big Fart Sketch - @bigfartcomedy

Maria can be seen and heard:

• Fuck This Week - Mondays 8pm at Fallout Theater
• Garage Improv - Thursdays 8:30pm at Fallout Theater
• Character Matters - Monthly 2nd Saturdays 8:30pm at ColdTowne Theater
• Big Fart Sketch - Stay tuned
• Our First Haunted Home - Short film

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Episode #376

The best of Austin's love-obsessed improvisers talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Jane Austin Improv (Rebecca East) - there's no homework necessary to enjoy the costume, accents, and furniture of the show. Don't miss their three year anniversary show in June at The Long Center.
• Love It's Blind (Jami Reetz) - the original cast from the season one run in 2025 is coming back for a one-time Valentine's weekend performance you won't want to miss.
• The Rose (Joseph Simmons) - Starting as a fan and landing a role as one of the show's performers is a treat for Joseph. He relishes in being part of a show that highlights theatrically messy love.

Recorded January 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Rebecca

• Website - rebeccaeast40.wixsite.com
• Instagram - @rebecca_east

Follow Jane Austin Improv

• Website - janeaustinimprov.com
• TikTok - @jane.austin.improv
• YouTube - youtube.com/@janeaustinimprov
• Instagram - @janeaustinimprov
• Do 512 - do512.com/jane-austin-improv-improv

Follow Jami

• TikTok - @jamiandthe
• Instagram - @_jamifay_ and @2starsreview

Follow Love, It's Blind

• Instagram - @loveitsblind

Follow Joseph

• Instagram - @jos_sim

Follow The Rose

• Valentine's Date Night - Tickets
• Instagram - @theroseimprov
• Facebook - facebook.com/TheRoseImprov
• Do512 - do512.com/the-rose-improv

Follow Hot Water Improv

• Instagram - @hotwaterimprov

Follow Comedy Fusion

• Instagram - @comedyfusionatx

Rebecca can be seen and heard:

• Jane Austin Improv - Monthly on 1st Sundays, 6pm at Fallout Theater
  • June 6, 6pm Rollins Studio Theater, Long Center - Tickets
• The Players (director) - Weekly Saturdays March 21 - May 9, ColdTowne Theater

Jami can be seen and heard:

• Love It's Blind - February 14, 7pm at Fallout Theater - Tickets
• The Rose - 5th Season - Saturdays from January 17 - March 7, 7pm at ColdTowne Theater
• Candy Necklace
• Harold Night - every other Sunday, 7:30pm at ColdTowne Theater
• 2StarsReview

Joseph can be seen and heard:

• The Rose - 5th Season - Saturdays from January 17 - March 7, 7pm at ColdTowne Theater
• Hot Water Improv - Every other Friday, 8pm at ColdTowne Theater
• Comedy Fusion - Thursdays, 7pm at Fallout Theater

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Episode #375

Macey Isaacs talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Trading the weight of the world for sharp jokes and playful joy
• Using her skills as a former basketball player to bounce back on comedy stages
• How ten years in comedy has helped her embrace the comic label
• Her Dry Bar Comedy Special, Don't Tell Comedy Special, Picture Day Comedy Show (Santa Monica), That's Our Time Podcast, and exciting upcoming projects

Recorded January 2026

Follow Macey

• Website - maceyisaacs.com
• Beacon - beacons.ai/maceyisaacs
• TikTok - @maceyisaacs
• YouTube - youtube.com/@maceyisaacs
• Instagram - @maceyisaacs
• Facebook - facebook.com/Macey-Isaacs

That's Our Time Podcast (formerly SSRI'm OK Podcast)

• Website - ssrimokpod.com
• Instagram - @ssrimokpod
• X - @ssrimokpod
• YouTube - youtube.com/@ssrimokpod

The Picture Day Show

• Instagram - @thepicturedayshow
• Linktree - linktr.ee/thepicturedayshow

Macey can be seen and heard:

• Lakeway Comedy Night - Saturday February 28, 6pm at The Highland Village Community Center - Tickets
• Half-Sister - Dry Bar Comedy Special
• Don't Tell Comedy Special
• LMAOF Comedy Special #86
• The Picture Day Show - Every third Wednesday, The Crow (Santa Monica, CA)
• Dork Forest Podcast (Elvis Presley)
• That's Our Time podcast (formerly SSRI'm OK)

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Episode #374

Dani Gonzalez talks with Valerie Lopez about

• A tumultuous exploration of comedy and mental health
• Finding herself at home with fellow improvisers
• The gift of creativity, collaboration, and hope for the future
• Keeping a full plate with Come @ Me, Fuck This Week, Guts!, How High Are You? shows and teaching and coaching improv

Recorded January 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Dani

• Instagram - @danicaresaboutyou
• Facebook - facebook.com/dani.gonzalez

Dani can be seen and heard:

• Fuck This Week - Mondays, 8pm, Fallout Theater
• Come @ Me - Saturdays, 8:30pm, Fallout Theater
• Guts! - Monthly, Fallout Theater
• How High Are You - First Fridays, 10pm, Fallout Theater
• Big Fart (sketch) - ATX Sketch Fest
• The Roundabout (for artwork)
• Teaching improv
• Coaching
• Graphic design for shows
• Pet portraits for acquaintances you're trying to befriend

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Episode #373

Duncan Carson returns for his record-breaking 8th time with Valerie Lopez about

• His newfound love of the outdoors (what is that??)
• The continued evolution of the Austin comedy scene
• Musing about 10 years of Comedy Wham Presents
• The one-show-only return of Sure Thing on January 30th at Fallout Theater

Recorded January 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Duncan

• Twitter - @aduncancarson
• Instagram - @aduncancarson
• Facebook - facebook.com/duncancarson
• TikTok - @duncancarson

Follow Fallout Tonight / Signing Off Podcast

• Linktree - FalloutTonight.com
• Instagram - @fallout_tonight

Follow Sure Thing Records

• Website - SureThingRecords.com
• Instagram - @surethingatx

See Duncan

• Sure Thing - Show #513 returns for one night only with co-host Brendan K. O'Grady, January 30, 2026, 9pm, Fallout Theater
• Signing Off Podcast - Weekly episodes with Jon Mendoza, Adam Shumate, and other guests

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Episode #372

Garrett Rojas talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Being born into a creative family
• Being a classically trained guitarist who finds the connection on the ColdTowne Theater stage
• His current acting, improv, and sketch projects: Temptress (improv), Misterios (all-Latin improv), Lawn Party Comedy, and Pay Pigs Comedy

Recorded January 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Garrett

• TikTok - @garrettrojas
• Instagram - @garrettrojasyeah

Follow Garrett's projects

• Misterios - @misterios.improv
• Pay Pigs Comedy - @paypigscomedy
• The Temptress - @temptress.atx
• Lawn Party Comedy - @lawnpartycomedy and linkin.bio/lawnparty

Garrett can be seen and heard:

• Misterios (All-Latin improv) - January 16, 8:30pm, ColdTowne Theater
• Pay Pigs Comedy [Decease and Desist, White Elephant in the Room] (sketch) - January 17, 8:30pm, ColdTowne Theater
• The Temptress (improv) - January 23, 8:30pm, ColdTowne Theater (and every other Friday)
• Lawn Party (sketch) Pilot
• Cheering Up Nev (short film)

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Episode #371

Bak returns to talk with Valerie Lopez to recap 2025 and plan for 2026:

• Comedy Wham Milestones in 2025 - Valerie's articles with San Antonio Current, the end of the Comedy Wham Showcase, the start of ImproVintage, more show reviews, new monthly show recommendations, judging FPIA a second time. Talking to FPIA winner JJ Curry before his win!
• Comedy Wham plans for 2026 - More coverage of San Antonio comedy scene, covering Moontower, and will this be the year I go to Skankfest!
• Bak Milestones in 2025 - big year for Record Play with corporate gigs and landing SXSW
• Bak plans for 2026 - Skankfest, of course, more hosting and producing, growing Record Play Live

Recorded December 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Bak

• Website - thefeedbak.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/thefeedbak
• X - @thefeedbak
• Instagram - @thefeedbak
• Facebook - facebook.com/thefeedbak
• Youtube - youtube.com/thefeedbak

Bak can be seen and heard:

• Record Play Live - "music trivia and comedy show with a stank on it". Win prizes, enjoy comedy, music, and more!
• Comedy Nerdz - show and comedy trivia
• The Feedbak Podcast

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