Don't Sit in the Front!

Holly Anabel Brown is a cohost of the Well Actually Podcast (@wellactuallypod) and coproduces the Salty AF (@saltyafshow) standup show. They are bringing the show to Zoom tonight (12/4), tickets in link below. I had a lovely chat with Holly about her standup career, a switch from improv, nerd stuff and Well Actually. She also makes really cool custom shoes and clothing (@hellohollygoods). 

Thanks as always to @chrishellking for the show's music. 

Links: 

12/4 Salty AF Zoom show: https://bonfirealive.com/products/salty-af-friday-december-4th-at-10-00pm-est?variant=34743513120812

Holly's Page: https://www.hollyanabelbrown.com/comedy

Holly's Custom Shoes and Clothing: https://www.hollyanabelbrown.com/customart 

Well Actually Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/well-actually/id1436065387

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1. Always punch up.

2. Keep swinging. 

I talked with Christian Krauspe (Twt: @lapsedchristian) about his improv with Second City and we both watched Martin Scorcese's The King of Comedy (1982), starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis. The film is a darkly funny look at a standup comedian who will go as far as kidnapping his idol to get a late night standup set. 

I helped Christian make some episodes of a comedy history podcast called First Tragedy, Then Farce that you should all check out. 

Thanks as always to @Chrishellking for the show's music and @memorybloomstudio for graphics. 

1. Always punch up

2. Keep swinging 

Doing this episode ruled. I talked to Kyle Clark (@kyleclarkisrad) of This Is Rad (@thisisradpodcast) and Everything is Scary (Twt: @PodScary). Kyle produces the Jackie and Laurie Show (with Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin). The show is comedy nerd gold and what we've called in this episode a "master class" for comics by two women who've worked in comedy for decades.  We also talked about the comedy record label Kyle started, Radland Records (@RadlandRecords). Kyle talks about podcasting, comedy, and has amazing answers to the best/worst comedy-related memory questions. I loved doing this episode. It's long. Thank you for listening. 

http://www.thisisradpodcast.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-rad/id900721560

Kyle's album, "Absolute Terror" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3NzksuEyLWZZQeVnZsJdAO?si=92Ob8HkBTuGnbYR556XYtw

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1. Always punch up.

2. Keep swinging. 

3. Wear a damn mask and stop traveling. 0.0 

This was a very special episode for me. I talked to Sean Jordan (IG: @seancougarmelonjordan Twt: @SeanSJordan), wonderfully positive comedian and integral member of the podcast All Fantasy Everything with Ian Karmel and David Gborie. Sean has an album "The Buck Starts Here" you should all check out. I asked Sean about being from South Dakota, coming up in the Portland comedy scene, and about what makes a good standup show like Faded. The comic of the week is Phil Schallberger! (IG/Twt: @phil_schall)

Sean's Album: https://astrecords.com/products/sean-jordan-the-buck-starts-here-flask

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2g3rhbs5XN7lccWNpLxFo9

All Fantasy Everything: https://headgum.com/all-fantasy-everything

Faded Comedy Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fadedcomedyla

Hope this episode finds you and the country in a good place. I talked with Mary Elaine Ramsey about her comedy and acting careers, club vs. alt comedy, and the weird road back to standup in outdoor shows and whatever else is happening right now. Mary's got cool acting credits as well as performing at the Comedy Store, which I think is pretty damn cool. Thanks for listening. 

Mary Elaine Ramsey on Instagram: @maryelaineramsey and @meramsey1 on Twitter. 

Comic of the week: Ben Herwitz! @benherwitzcomedian

Please follow the show on Instagram @dontsitinthefront 

Send me an email [email protected]

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1. Always punch up 

2. Keep swinging 

I talked to comedian and Dead Frog Podcast (@deadfrogpodcast) host Joe Felix (@joefelix92)! Joe talks about being from LA versus transplant comedy, becoming a comedy nerd, and his podcast where they dissect (get it?) clips from the standup greats. Check out my guest appearance on Dead Frog and the rest of their episode catalog. The comic of the week was Milan Patel (Twt: @Milan_Patel). Hope everyone's doing well and having a happy start to the Halloween weekend! 

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1. Always punch up

2. Keep swinging 

This week I talked to standup show producer Chelsea Quinn! (Twt: @_chelseaquinn_ IG: @chel.sea.quinn) Chelsea produced the comedy stage at Broke LA, Harlequin Comedy and Women Crush Wednesdays with Marcella Aguello. We talked about her ups and downs booking shows and missing live comedy. Chelsea's very funny on Twitter, check her out and give her a follow. 

The comic of the week was Laurie Kilmartin! @anylaurie16

Hello! Please enjoy this interview with the very wonderful Andy Erikson! (@andyerikson)

Andy was a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing and was on Fox's Scream Queens. 

Check out Andy's special, Unicorn Style on Dry Bar! 

http://drybarcomedy.com/andye?r=a41261ef-5837

Also check out Andy's set at Meltdown where she proposed to her husband. It's so nice! :D 

https://youtu.be/V_DHqFwSjGg

The comic of the week is Tommy Ryman! (@tommyryman). You can check out his special Activated on Dry Bar as well! 

Thanks for listening! 

1. Always punch up.

2. Keep Swinging!