Taking The Mic!

Taking The Mic!

By Dan StrzempkaComedy
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Taking The Mic! episodes

  • Episode 25 - People Don't Hate Ralph Macchio?
    Opening Stand-Up Set - Therapist Sick DaysNino and I ushered in 2021 by talking about Cobra Kai, and I learned that disdain for Ralph Macchio isn't the prevailing public sentiment. We also talked (loudly) about Reddit and the internet winning the Trump debacle this past weekend. Finally, we resolved to get the hell out of our comfort zone this year!Enjoy, subscribe, tell your friends and also strangers.
    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 24 - 2020 Was a Hell of a Decade
    Opening Stand-Up Set: Turbo Tax ShameIn the final episode of 2020, I discussed the John Mulaney news. It's unfortunate, scary, and it could happen to anyone. Everyone is allowed to have shit, no matter how happy you think they are.I also selfishly confess that this was one of my favorite years ever. How couldn't you love a decade's worth of events crammed into a 10-month period?If you didn't learn something about yourself, you wasted a wonderful opportunity. : )Thank you to everyone who liste...
    39 min
  • Episode 23 - Finally...A Lucid Tom Cruise Tirade
    Opening Stand-Up Set: The Covid ExcuseTom Cruise went ballistic on the set of Mission Impossible whatever number it is, but was he wrong?Also discussed this week: Lamar Jackson had an incredible bathroom emergency, Taylor Swift released a new album, and......There is a show that you must watch, and I do not say that lightly, I know how many damn show recommendations you must hear every week. Enjoy, tell your friends, and subscribe!
    40 min
  • Episode 22 - The Real Villain of Home Alone 2
    Opening Stand-Up Set: Sober In ChicagoIf you've watched Home Alone 2 and think the Wet (Sticky) Bandits are the bad guys, you haven't watched closely enough. Luckily, I'm here to open your eyes to the real fraud in the movie. Also discussed in this episode: The sheer terror of babysitting a toddler, why covid is only going to get worse, and my first virtual date.Enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe...and tell your friends!
    39 min
  • Episode 21 - Venmo For Bully Reparations
    Opening Stand-Up Set: Parallel Parking AudienceWelcome to the new era of the Taking the Mic! Podcast, with each new episode featuring a short stand-up set. The set for this episode was the first joke I ever did on stage, ad-libbed because I had no intro prepared, this one was a little more polished up from that version.Ryan Baldi joined Nino and me for his first ever appearance on the podcast. We talked about a myriad of subjects, including making unhealthy food healthy and life-swapping. Rya...
    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 20 - Election Debriefing - What Does It All Mean?
    This episode was brought to you by Four Seasons Landscaping, lol.AB was back for another episode to follow up on our pre-election convo from last week. My friend of 20+ years, Brad Nykiel, also joined us to spice up the discourse around the election.Was the election a loss for the woke police? Is Trump getting his own TV network? Will he run again in 2024? We tackled all of these subjects on this week's TTM!Next week will be the debut of the new format I have been teasing for a couple weeks n...
    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 19 - Election Special with AB
    This week, my friend AB joined me for a conversation about the upcoming election. We talked about the state of the country, his experience with racism as an immigrant from Pakistan and what we can expect this week with timing and the polls.It's all going to be ok and we're going to get through this together....say it with me! And VOTE!
    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 18 - Covid's Back! Shockingly, It Didn't Care That You Were "Over It."
    That's right, Britney. Covid doesn't give a sh*t that you're "over it" and is choosing to exist despite the fact that you want to go out for bottomless mimosas with your girls. Everything is shut down again, and I threw myself quite the pity party over the last week. But that's fine! We're all entitled to them every once in a while.Something good came out of it, and I'm done pouting about the fact that I can't do open mics. Taking the Mic is undergoing a facelift. Starting next week...
    32 min
  • Episode 17 - I Picked The Wrong Year To Go Into Stand-Up Comedy
    Both of my attempts to return to open mics have been thwarted in the last week, but we're not going to let that bring us down, are we? Well, maybe just a little....My first attempt at an open mic had to be postponed due to a Covid exposure last week. Tonight, I was geared-up to go, only to get rained out. We'll get back on stage eventually, I promise. In the meantime, on this episode, I talked about some TV recommendations and the possible end of our democracy in less than two weeks...
    36 min
  • Episode 16 - White Women are Upppppssset with Bill Burr
    Finally, my comedy podcast is about comedy again! In this week's episode, I discuss how Bill Burr's refreshing SNL monologue got me all jacked up to get back up on stage this week. Also, Seinfeld's new book wasn't what I thought, but I got one VERY important message from it. Both of my open mic sets will be recorded and we will critique together, live, on next week's TTM! Enjoy, do not forget to subscribe.
    42 min

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Ever wondered what it takes to be a stand-up comedian? Same...so last year, I said f*ck it. I love comedy and I'm not going to be an "it's too late" guy (age 36). I started writing and went up for my…