Mindy's Comedy Archives

Shane Torres enters the archives on June 11, 2025 on CSL at Kabin. The photos are terrible. (We get to that!) This episode goes over Shane’s move from Portland to NYC, getting rock-ig-nized, and getting better at the business side of things. We got all the way up to the current-ish era of Good God shows at The Sultan Room. We got through box one of photos, that cover 2015 to just a smidge into the pandemic. And will cover modern-ish times on Shane's next ep!

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Guest
Shane Torres

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Josh Gondelman enters the archives on stage performing as Dave Attell at Schtick or Treat on November 1, 2011 at Bowery Poetry Club. His first photo as himself is a few weeks later at Sidewalk Café for his show Afterlife with co-hosts Erin Judge, Emily Heller, and George Gordon. Josh appears in the archives fresh off a move from Boston. We hear advice he was given, some great, some stale, about when to make the NYC leap. We talk day jobs, small writing jobs, and photo shoots at my apartment when no one could afford studio time. We get through box one of his archives and end at 50 First Jokes in 2015 with Josh firmly in place in the stand up scene and a writing job. His future wife, Maris, has entered the archives as well. More on this in future archive digging, but for now, you can enjoy a recent special of Josh's here.

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Guest
Josh Gondelman

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Andrea Allan enters the archives on April 16, 2014 at The Village Underground in New York. We sort through photos from The Creek, my studio in Brooklyn, a Keith and the Girl podcast marathon. But maybe we're never gonna top this one photo from 2016 at The Village Underground. And that's... ok. I also go OFF on a tangent about how the algorithm tricked people into thinking I moved outta the city during the panini, but actually, I was here and working on the archives... the very admin drudgery that would make this podcast possible. But I'm not hurt or annoyed by the misunderstanding anymore, as you can see by my tangent.

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Guest
Andrea Allan

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Adam enters the archives on January 6, 2011 performing on Lasers in the Jungle at Luca Lounge. You know Adam from his show on TruTV and his podcast "Factually". I found his insights during the strikes helpful and he has a clear eyed view of comedy at the moment.  It's been fun to see the different ways people have entered the archives. Some are in the background, some have been comedians for a decade before I get there, and some are just starting out. Adam enters early in his stand up career on a night that's a smidge of an art opening; when we installed a backdrop I made for the show. 

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Guest
Adam Conover

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Emmy Blotnick enters the archives on December 1, 2011 outside the long since closed Luca Lounge. We sorted through about half her photos and didn't get to more recent days, but we did get to the "Party Nights" cover. And we skipped ahead to chat about her current special, "What's Her Secret".  Emmy will be back for an episode two... our chat was pretty fast-paced but we still only got through one box of photos! In the meantime, follow her on Instagram... as you'll see in the ep, she is on there now... as we all... apparently... have to be... forever. 

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Guest
Emmy Blotnick

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

This week, Jim Gaffigan and I attempt to describe Moonwork's Evening Of Original Works, the early days of Whiplash at UCB, alternative comedy in general. We got started talking about comedy and only made it through 20 of 200 photos so he'll have to visit again!

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Guest
Jim Gaffigan

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Brittany enters the archives at the Night Train 5th Anniversary Show on November 6, 2017. Wyatt Cenac added her to the line up before she even moved to NYC! We actually got some culling and decisions made during this one!! We also talked about Live Snakes, a show at The Gutter. In the time since our interview, that show has announced a move to... we're not sure where yet. Follow them for updates. And watch Brittany's YT Special here: 

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Guest
Brittany Carney

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Alison first walks by the archives at Whiplash in 2011 and I photograph her for real in 2013! Call it the comedy pipeline, infrastructure, ladder... whatever it was, it changed significantly from 2011 to today. We get into it in this interview. Alison also wrote about the aftermath of her show, "Oh God, A Show About Abortion". I think it's one of the best documents of this time we're in. She has a book out THIS WEEK. Book release show at the Bell House on July 7. You can hear more of her on the Ruined podcast.

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Guest
Alison Leiby

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Nore enters the Comedy Archives on November 29, 2009 at The Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nore shows up again in 2013. We see him regularly until Covid. A highlight is the record cover for Too Woke in 2018. In January of 2022, we teamed up on another cover shoot. Watch Nore's most recent special.

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Guest
Nore Davis

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

Joel enters the Comedy Archives on January 14, 2012 at The Creek and The Cave in Long Island City.  Joel's last photo before our interview for the podcast was in 2016, with an open door exiting the venue, and unknown to us, the archives for quite a while. Shortly after this, Joel gets sober, starts a basketball tournament, and becomes an author. He has a new book coming out on July 14, 2026.  Just because you do comedy for a while doesn't mean you must always and forever do comedy. It was a joy to hear how Joel took some great things from comedy forward and left some others behind.

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Guest
Joel Walkowski

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne