Happy Hour with Steve Guy

Cleveland Comedy Network debuts a new show on the Cleveland Comedy Network & Festival YouTube channel this week called, "A Toast to Cleveland" as a tribute to the stories and storytellers found at every local watering hole in the city. The host of that show, Holly B, joins Happy Hour with Steve Guy to talk all about the new show and share some insight on what to expect! Plus a little bit about her wild background that led to her becoming the host of a show where people toss back drinks and tell stories.

Follow Holly on social media @hollyinthecle

Check out the Cleveland Comedy Network & Festival YouTube for "A Toast to Cleveland" and the series "I Love the CLE!"

It's NFL Draft week and all eyes are on Cleveland. No, NOT because the Browns had an awful season and are picking first in the Draft! It's because the 2021 NFL Draft takes place IN Cleveland! There's so much happening beyond teams picking their next crop of talented players and to help give you the rundown of what there is to do in Cleveland this week in terms of activities is the Director of Marketing & Communications from the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Meredith Painter!

What concerts are happening? Where else downtown can you watch the Draft? What other fun fan activities are happening? All of these answers and more thanks to Meredith swinging by Happy Hour with Steve Guy!

For more information on what's happening during Draft week visit rocktheclockcle.com 

The beauty of Happy Hour is the variety of guests and this week's guests will blow your mind! Jason and Stacy Alan are a married couple that perform magic and mentalism. They're so good at what they do that they were even invited to be on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, on the CW network for an episode! They live in Northeast Ohio and have been entertaining audiences for nearly a decade. They sit down with Steve and tell a little bit about what it is they do and their story of how they got to where they are. PLUS dazzle Steve with some of their tricks of course.

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Jeff Shaw has been performing standup comedy all over for 30+ years and makes his home here in the Northeast Ohio area. Jeff's recently released comedy album "Jeff with Two F's" reached number 1 on both Amazon and iTunes! Jeff swings by Happy Hour with Steve Guy to talk about his comedy career, his unique voice and how it's impacted and inspired his comedy, performing for America's Got Talent, and much more! You can see Jeff perform Sunday February 21st at Hilarities in downtown Cleveland, tickets available at hilarities.com 

You can purchase Jeff's comedy album on Amazon!

Check out Jeff's special from Dry Bar Comedy!

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Mary Santora, member of 100.7WMMS Alan Cox Show (M-F afternoons in Cleveland), returns to Happy Hour with Steve Guy. Mary and Steve get to sit down in the same place (safely of course) and catch up! Mary talks about her debut comedy album, Hillbilly Boujee (available for preorder and out on February 26, 2021), her comedy career, her family life and much more. Things get a bit dark at times, but the two friends laugh it all off.

It's Super Bowl week! Which means, whether it's anticipation of the game or the commercials, the thing most talked about at Happy Hour is of course, the Super Bowl! This week, NFL Sideline Reporter for CBS, AJ Ross joins Happy Hour with Steve Guy. AJ gives her thoughts about a variety of topics including the emergence of Women in Sports, her Alma Mater Howard University, her thoughts on the renewed rivalry of the Cleveland Browns and her hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, her career that has already spanned covering the NFL, college sports, and of course a stop at WKYC in Cleveland and more (like the Super Bowl of course).

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The first brand new episode of Happy Hour with Steve Guy features Steve's friend, standup comedian Dwayne Duke. The two chat about Dwayne's two podcasts "Catching up with Dwayne" and "A Different Podcast" which is based on the show "A Different World" and from there, head down a rabbit hole to 90s sitcoms led by predominantly black casts. A discussion about Betty White, being an extra in movies, both experiencing being an extra in LeBron James commercials and so much more!

Follow Dwayne on social media at twitter.com/lifesaparty and instagram.com/funnydwayne 

If you know of someone that's doing something positive or deserving of a shout out, email [email protected] to nominate them for "Here's to You" the closing segment of the show. During the segment each week, we give praise and cheers to people, raising our drink and saying, "Here's to you!"

The second part of looking back at the awesome conversations that took place in the first year of Happy Hour with Steve Guy, 2020. Take a listen and get a feel for the variety of guests and discussions had each week on the show.

On this episode:

Ricky Smith - Comedian/Actor/Philanthropist, Founder of R.A.K.E.

Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) - WWE Superstar, native of NEOhio

David Huffman - Bitchy Vegan Homo

Conrad Abel Miles - filmmaker, The Session documentary

Kelly Dobeck - Meteorologist, Channel 19 News in Cleveland

Zosimo Maximo - owner, GrooveRyde fitness in Cleveland, Filmmaker/tv producer

Ben Roy - Comedian/Podcast Host/Actor, "Those Who Can't" on TruTV (now on HBOMax)

Elliot Frank - Musician/Owner, Superscript Comics & Games

Coyote Peterson - Wildlife adventurer, Host of Brave Wilderness on YouTube

Jason Hanley - VP of Education & Visitor Engagement, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Chris Clem - Comedian, NEOhio native, former contestant of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"

Katie Morrissey - Comedian/Netflix writer, "Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine"

On this special episode of Happy Hour with Steve Guy, in order to move forward, it's time to look back. The very first year of the show was full of some incredible conversations. This episode features clips from the first 12 conversations that took place on the show, giving a glimpse of what Happy Hour is all about with a variety of guests. Next week, we'll look back at the rest of the first year of conversations!

On this episode:

Micah Hyde - Buffalo Bills Safety

Chris Van Vliet - YouTube/Entertainment Personality

Mary Santora - Comedian/Radio Personality, WMMS Cleveland

Curtis Cook - Comedian/Writer Comedy Central

Ryan Nemeth - Actor/Writer/Pro Wrestler, HEEL movie

Lauren Brill - Former Sportscaster, founder of TheUnsealed.com

Pretty Boy Smooth - Pro Wrestler/Philanthropist

Social Sitdown: Being Black in America - John Bruton, Kierra Cotton, Jocelyn Ball

Patrick Shepherd - Associate Director of Cleveland International Film Festival

Graham Veysey - Owner/Founder MANCAN Wine

Valerie Mayen - Fashion Designer, YellowCake Shop/Former contestant Project Runway

Kathy Blackman - Owner of Grog Shop, iconic Cleveland live Music venue 

On the final episode of 2020 Steve welcomes comedian/writer Katie Morrissey to Happy Hour with Steve Guy. Katie originally grew up in Northeast Ohio and even went to Ohio University before heading to Chicago and ultimately New York City where she began her standup career. Katie was a writer on the Netflix special "Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine" and dives into that experience, emotions watching it, standup comedy and so much more, including growing up in Northeast Ohio and her time at the Cleveland Comedy Festival.

Follow Katie on Twitter & Instagram @katiemonyc to keep up with everything she has going on and be entertained!

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