The Digression Sessions

Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by filmmaker and comedian, Mike Finazzo!

Mr. Finazzo is a regular at clubs and independent comedy shows across the east coast. He’s opened for the likes of 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander, Kevin Pollak, Carlos Mencia, Carl LaBove and Rich Vos.

And most importantly, Mike's debut album, Stupid Genius, was released on Josh’s record label, Better Robot Records, in the Spring of 2012 and debuted in the iTunes Top 50.

In this episode, Mike shares some stories from his recent weekend excursions on the road as a stand up comedian guy. He was living the dream until his wife called and informed him that their house had been broken into that weekend.

We also discuss a number of topics during this episode including, but not limited to: “Lincoln” if directed by Quentin Tarantino, getting caught doing sexual things, early drug experiences (that drum set was expensive), not shitting on local radio stations, and so much more!

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-- Butt Tubes --

Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by comedian, Tim Höeckel!

Tim Höeckel (pronounced Heckle) was born with a name for, or possibly against comedy. Alicia Keys told him that New York City was a “concrete jungle where dreams are made of” so that is where he moved to, pursuing his passion of making people laugh. For Tim, comedy is not just an avenue for slapping together jokes. It is a way to create original material based on personal experiences and present it with a style and energy that you will not see from everyone else.

In this episode, Tim shares his thoughts on pursuing his comedy dreams in the big apple. While, Tim is not living in New York anymore, it does not mean that he’s given up on comedy. He’s still performing, but he chose to focus on his family because “he didn’t want to end up the divorced comedian on the road.”

We also discuss a number of topics during this episode including, but not limited to: coworkers not understanding comedy, Robotripping, the shitty aspect of comedy competitions and “bringer shows,” Big Johnson t-shirts, foreign commercials with US celebrities, and so much more!

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-- I.C.Periodicals --

Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by comedian, Dorian / Violet Gray!

Keeping up with the trend of multitalented guests, Dorian is also a known larper, librarian, juggalo, burlesque troupe leader, and he can transform into a gorgeous lady known as Violet Gray. Dorian performs as Violet quite often. He’s two hilarious people in one!

Dorian / Violet has been performing stand up comedy for over a decade. His first performances were met with silence, but he later went on to win Baltimore's Next Superstar Comedian Contest at the Baltimore Comedy Factory. Vengeance was his! And he deserved it. Dorian is one of the nicest people to visit the Dig Sesh HQ. Maybe that’s why two different gentleman showed him their penises unsolicited? Maybe!

We also discuss a number of topics during this episode including, but not limited to: Dorian’s experiences as a transvestite, Juggalos, gaming, growing up in the inner city, Dorian and Mike’s sober lifestyles, and so much more!

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Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by rapper, beat maker extraordinaire, and comedian - Mickey Freeland aka Mickey Free!

Mickey started rapping in a suburb of Baltimore in his early teens. Although he didn’t fully dedicate himself to music until after he dropped out of college, Mickey quickly gained some notoriety in the underground hip hop scene when he produced the track, “C.O.D.,” for rapper Big Pooh in 2009. Mickey followed that up with his solo album, “The Last of the Tight Wiggers” under the moniker “Mickey Free” in 2010. Which is available for only 5 bones here!

2011 was the year Mickey joined the super-group “Shark Tank,” which featured longtime collaborator Height, Grunge of Pittsburgh’s Grand Buffet, and Canada’s Brendan Richmond. In 2012, Mickey helped produce tracks for Jen Wasner of Wye Oak’s solo project, Flock of Dimes. And along the way he started telling jokes into microphones. Busy man!

During this ep, Mickey discusses some of the aforementioned facts, and his plans for the future as comedian / musician / creative person as he wrestles with his anxiety of touring and the possibilities of “not making it.”

We also discuss a number of topics during this episode including, but not limited to: Kangol hats, rat tails, TV losing it’s middle class, how there ain’t no shame anymore, x-ray iPhones, rat tails, Batman symbol shaved in the back of Josh’s head, and so much more!

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.ShopDogDoug.

Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by a wildly talented feller – he’s a musician, farmer, comedian – Mr. Doug Powell!

Doug has been writing and performing comedy around Washington DC and Baltimore for over a decade. Beginning his career as a comedic songwriter, Doug has begun to find his voice onstage as a storyteller and a joke writer.

2011 marked the release of his latest stand-up album/DVD “I Am You An Hour From Now,” recorded live at the Frederick Cultural Arts Center by Fool Martyr Productions and Hahaas Comedy. Get it on the ol iTunes!

Doug shares stories from his journey as football playing Marine to Jehovah Witness debater and hilarious comedian farmer man. We discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: Bootlegging gasoline, community college, conspiracy theories and 9/11, the depressing yet exciting aspects of creativity, Shop Dog Sam, Deadliest Warrior, mentally wrestling with a Jehova witness, the great Eazy-E vs. Dr. Dre debate, and so much more!

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Hola Digheads! We have the hilarious Dan Friedman on the show this week! Josh and Dan will be co-hosting CHUCKLESTORM: LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW EDITION on Tuesday October 9, 2012 at the Ottobar in Baltimore, Md. COME ON OUT!

We're flipping things on their head. Alex Braslavsky can't make this Chucklestorm or podcast because he's having his spine removed, so Dan's hosting solo and we're going late night style, with a live house band!Featuring comedians BRANDON WARDELL + MICKEY FREELAND, filmmaker CHRIS LAMARTINA, performer PERTH O'DUIBHDIORMA and movie critic SEAN VAN HORNER.$5, 18+, FRIENDS WELCOME.Check out www.chucklestorm.com for more info and to join our mailing list!

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Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by the seasoned hand model and comedian, Mike Storck!

Mike Storck started his stand up comedy career in 1998. Since then he has honed his skill for working with an audience and generating tons of fresh original A-list material. Speaking of A-list material, Mike shares an insane story about the time a woman t-boned him while he was on his motorcycle around 40 mins into the podcast. He flew 43 feet and LANDED ON HIS HEAD. Wear your helmets kids!

We also discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: MLK’s sexual escapades, Storck dumped a girl because she didn’t “get” Arrested Development, (probably too much) Stars Wars talk, Bruce Springsteen, the posers at Bike Week, touring, working on engines, and so much more!

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“What Happened There?”

Hola Digheads! This week, Mike and Josh are joined by the young budding comedian, Chris Hudson!

Chris has been doing the stand up comedies for a little over a year. When he’s not gazing at power plants in his hometown of Curtis Bay, Maryland, he’s performing all over the Baltimore and DC area.

In this episode we discuss the tougher aspects of performing comedy, especially the difficulty of performing while in the throws of your first acid trip. That’s right, Chris shares the harrowing details of performing at an open mic after taking acid earlier in the day. He though it would’ve worn off in time. It did not. And it makes for a great story.

We also discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: Bombing on stage, Mike Tyson, awful awful Godsmack, learning, powerpoint power plants, speaking ill of the dead, Get Rich or Die Trying – THE NOVEL, chicken breasts or chicken tits, Josh confuses Ramona with Rhoda from “They Mary Tyler Moore Show,” and so much more!

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Hola Digheads! This week, through the powers of witchcraft, strong psychic abilities, and something called “Skype,” Mike and Josh are joined the host of Skeptoid, Brian Dunning!

Skeptoid is a weekly science podcast dedicated to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture, and replacing them with way cooler reality.

We discuss Brian’s journey from a Mormon upbringing to becoming one of the foremost skeptics in the game. Josh probes Brian on whether he is an agent of disinformation working at the behest of the ruling class of lizard people to get us all to drink bottled water and breathe in chem trails. (SPOILER ALERT!) It turns out that he is not. Mike asks if critical thinking has helped Brian become a better person. In a sense, Brian agrees because when you figure out how the world works, the world can becomes much more fun. Knowledge is power, yo!

We also discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: The ruling class of the lizard people, taking vitamin C for colds, that Exorcist kid, faith vs. reality, rumored harmful effects of bottled water, salsa on your face, 17 year old shitheads, and so much more!

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“It’s a Jenn Tisdale…Out in the Wild!”

Hola Digheads! This week Mike and Josh are joined by comedian and serial tweeter, Jenn Tisdale!

Jenn Tisdale's comedic style involves a bit of sarcasm, a thimble full of dryness, and a dash of inappropriateness in order to create the greatest melting pot of comedy since America's inception! She can be seen at local clubs and colleges around the Baltimore/D.C. area. Ms. Tisdale will be performing on September 6, 2012 at the Color Me Funny Comedy at Delia Foley’s in Baltimore.

We also discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: Pooping in the woods, crypt keeper puppet, people born in the 90s, Halloween costumes, STP, the twitters, Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, when to answer friend requests, some movie talk, and so much more!

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