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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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2025 Moontower Comedy Festival Series

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Episode #348

Scott Wharton talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Being a prolific troublemaker
• Getting his comedy start in Virginia
• Finding home after 30 years
• Landing his first Moontower Comedy Festival with Dressed to Kill

Recorded February 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Scott

• Website -
• Linktree - linktr.ee/thisisnotscott
  • Dressed to Kill - linktr.ee/dressedtokillcomedy
  • Stoney Baloney Podcast - linktr.ee/stoneybaloneypodcast
• TikTok - @thisisnot_scott
• YouTube - youtube.com/@ScottWhartonComedian
• Instagram - @thisisnot_scott
  • Dressed to Kill - @dressedtokillcomedy
  • Stoney Baloney Productions - @stoneybaloneyproductions
• Facebook - facebook.com/ScottWhartonComedian
• Do 512 - do512.com/artists/scott-wharton

Scott can be seen and heard:

• Dressed to Kill
  • March 22 - 9pm at Rozco's (and monthly)
  • March 23 - 7pm at Houston's Punchline
  • Premiering at Moontower Comedy Festival 2025
• Stoney Baloney Podcast
• This is Not a Scottcast Podcast
• Moontower Comedy Festival 2025

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Episode #347

Dulce talks with Valerie Lopez about

• How she landed in Austin
• Erasing trauma
• Her protective circle
• The return of Yeah Yeah Podcast

Recorded February 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Dulce

• Linktree - linktr.ee/dulcemac
• TikTok - @dulcemaccomedy
• YouTube - youtube.com/channel/DulceMac
• Instagram - @dulcemac
  • For Shameless: @shamelesscomedyatx
  • For photography: @shotbydulcemac
• Facebook - facebook.com/DulceMac
• X - @dulcemaccomedy
• Do 512 - do512.com/artists/dulce-mac

Dulce can be seen and heard:

• Yeah Yeah Podcast - relaunching March 12
• Performing all over Austin
• Shameless - Cohosted with Grace Kirk
  • February 23 - 8pm, Vulcan Gas
  • April 3 - 10pm, Fallout Theater
  • June 27 - 10pm, The Velveeta Room

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Episode #346

Izzy Burger talks with Valerie Lopez about

• An adventurous life in improv, theater, and puppetry
• Creating a big presence on stage
• Hosting Ladies Night at The Velveeta Room
• Her disdain for Bradley Cooper

Recorded January 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Izzy

• Website - izzyburgercomedy.com
• Instagram - @danceforgrandma

Izzy can be seen and heard:

• Ladies Night - Weekly showcase 9pm at The Velveeta Room
• Love Games - Comedy/Trivia/Speed Dating show Thursday February 13, 2025

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Episode #345

Julie Talbert talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Learning to break out of her shell
• Getting her comedy start in Houston
• Dark comedy
• The current political environment for trans people

Recorded January 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Fol­low Julie

• Tik­Tok — @cruelly_julie
• Insta­gram — https://​www​.insta​gram​.com/crue…@cruelly.julie

Julie can be seen and heard:

• Per­form­ing all around Austin

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Episode #344

Marceline Amaris talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Her early craving to be on a stage no matter what
• Her adventures from standup to improv to clowning
• Character work
• Dreaming about Adam Sandler

Recorded January 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

Follow Marceline

• TikTok - @isitmarceline
• YouTube - youtube.com/@isitmarceline
• Instagram - @isitmarceline

Marceline can be seen and heard:

• Produced Trisha (a one woman show) at Hacksfest 2024
• Producing FULL SEND - January 28, 8pm at Fallout Theater
• Clown Night - a work in progress night for eccentric acts every 3rd Wednesday, 8pm Fallout Theater
• ColdTowne Theater House Team Heartbreaker

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Episode #343

Duncan Carson talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Yoga
• The continued adventures of Fallout Tonight (Fridays 9:30pm at Fallout Theater)
• The cathartic experience of teaching standup comedy at Fallout Theater

Recorded January 2025

Follow Duncan

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

Follow Fallout Tonight

• Linktree - FalloutTonight.com
• Instagram - @fallout_tonight

Follow Sure Thing Records

• Website - SureThingRecords.com
• Instagram - @surethingatx

See Duncan

• Fallout Tonight - Weekly on Fridays, 9:30pm at Fallout Theater
• Signing Off Podcast - Weekly episode recapping Fallout Tonight with Jon Mendoza, Adam Shumate, and other guests

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Episode #342

Symply Courtney talks with Valerie Lopez about

• His first headlining spot at The Velveeta Room on January 31 - February 1
• His newest passion project R.L. Stein, a comedy music collaboration
• The ongoing success of his open mic and showcase at The Tiniest Bar in Texas
• Reflections on the passage of time as a parent

Recorded January 2025

Follow Symply

• Website - symplyhaha.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/symplycourtney
• Instagram - @iamsymplycourtney
• TikTok - @symplycourtney
• Youtube - youtube.com/@symplycourtney
• Facebook - facebook.com/IAmSymplyCourtney/
• Do 512 - do512.com/artists/symply-courtney

Symply can be seen and heard:

• Headlining The Velveeta Room January 31 (8pm) and February 1 (8pm and 10pm) - ticket link
• Tiniest Bar Open Mic - Tuesdays and Thursdays
• R.L. Stein Along for the Vibes - Fridays at 8 pm at ColdTowne Theater
• All You Talk About album

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Episode #341

Bak talks with Valerie Lopez to recap 2024 and plan for 2025:

• Comedy Wham Milestones in 2024 - Valerie's articles with The Austin Chronicle and The Barbed Wire, the CCPP Podcast with Ellis Aych, planning New Year's Eve show at ColdTowne Theater, and Valerie judges FPIA for the first time
• Comedy Wham plans for 2025 - Launching new features on the website, planning a fundraiser for Austin comics, covering Moontower, and going to Skankfest
• Bak Milestones in 2024 - Record Play Live takes off, doing more standup outside of Austin, launching his latest show, Comedy Nerdz, and returning to Skankfest in Vegas
• Bak plans for 2025 - going "bak" to Skankfest, leaning into his Instagram stories, more hosting and more producing

Recorded December 2024

Follow Bak

• Website - thefeedbak.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/thefeedbak
• Twitter - @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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