The Digression Sessions

"I’mma Slap Your Momma in the Left Titty"

Hola Digheads! On this week’s show the young whipper snapper, comedian Stavros Halkias, joins Josh and Mike (Finazzo) for an interview in the Dig Sesh HQ. Comedian Mike Finazzo was nice enough to pinch hit for the injured Mike Moran.

Stavros started comedy because he was miserable. He’s been doing stand for a few years. And NOW he’s a little less miserable! We kid! He’s doing quite well for a young comedian on the grind. Stavros recently won the Magooby’s New Talent Contest and is earning his stripes and the respect of other comedians by performing all over the Baltimore and D.C. area several times a week.

Stavros also hosts the (seb) Comedy Hour - a monthly comedy show at UMBC. Past Digression Sessions guest - Hampton Yount - will be the headliner at the next show on May 10.

There’s a decent amount of “inside baseball talk” about the art of stand up in this ep, but it’s a good one – especially if you’re thinking about getting into stand up.

We discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: Performing comedy at bar shows, writing jokes, work ethic, the size of Stavros’ penis, teaching America’s youth, Greek translations for tampons, comedic aspirations, dealing w/ the handicapped in underwear, and much more!

Oh, and Mike Finazzo’s album is still coming out May 29th via Better Robot Records!

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"Cheap Lawn Chair"

Hola Digheads! On this week’s show one of Maryland’s finest exports, comedian Matt Baetz, joins Josh and Mike (Finazzo) for an interview in the Dig Sesh HQ. Comedian Mike Finazzo was nice enough to fill in for Mike Moran while he sets up his organic cotton candy farm.

Baetz has performed all over the world and has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 4 times to do stand up and over 50 times as a featured performer in various comedy sketches.

He’s has also traveled extensively doing shows with the USO and AFE (Armed Forces Entertainment) in the Middle East and Europe with Craig Ferguson and on his own.

We discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: what to do when you follow Louis CK, USO tours, working at ESPN, fortune cookie jokes, working at and with Craig Ferguson, performing at universities, pictures of Bob Costas on walls, official Sarah Palin thank you notes, and some much more!

Matt’s album is available on iTunes!

Oh, and Mike Finazzo’s album is coming out May 29th via Better Robot Records!

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Hola Digheads! On this week’s show hip hop producer and beat maker extraordinaire Blockhead joins them Dig Sesh boys for an interview! A phone interview!

Blockhead is an instrumental artist, but has worked with artists such as Aesop Rock, Murs, Slug, Mike Ladd, Cage, Open Mike Eagle, Maclethal, SA Smash, Isaiah Toothtaker, Illogic and others.

Currently, he's working with a myriad of people on different projects , and his fifth solo album on Ninja Tune records “Interludes After Midnight,” will be out on April 30! GET THAT ISH!

Blockhead is also an avid and hilarious blogger. Check out his musings and sweeping generalizations at phatfriend.com

We discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: ice tea tie-ins, demystifying the creative process, drunkenly yelling at Moby, Eskimo brothers, proper crystal placement in one’s yoga studio, circumcision precision, how Blockhead creates his musical concoctions, nicknames of soft towns, and much more!

*All music in this ep was written and provided by Blockhead.

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Hola Digheads! Comedian Jason Weems joins them Dig Sesh boys this week. While time is a precious commodity for comedian / teacher / father / all around good dude, Jason Weems , he was nice enough to join Josh and Mike for a Dig Sesh. Jason discusses his comedic journey, ambitions, and his process. Jason also shares a candid and woeful story about the first time he did stand up. He didn't go back on stage for about six years after that.

However, Jason returned with a vengance. Through dedication and hard work he's become a comedic force of nature. Jason has been seen at the most prestigious “By Invitation Only” comedy festival in the world, The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and was a featured semi-finalist on “Last Comic Standing.” In December 2010, he filmed his first hour comedy special entitled Jason Weems, Vol. 1: Intellectual Property in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland that is available on JasonWeemsComedy.com

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Hola Digheads! On this week’s show comedian Tommy Sinbazo joins them Dig Sesh boys. Tommy has been in the comedy game for about 12 years. Tommy started with improv, moved onto sketch videos, and then settled down in stand up comedy…town.

We discuss a number of topics for this episode including, but not limited to: sex toys in the road, chopping wood w/ a hammer, utility work, TMNT foam pizza robbery, Catholic stories, vegetarian talk, sacrifice, Venom controversy, improv, Mob Television, robot infatuations, paleontologists, black ice air fresheners etc. and more!

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Hola Digheads! On this week’s show comedian Hampton Yount skypes in for an interview w/ them Dig Sesh boys. Hampton has been in the stand up game for over 7 years. He won the DC Improv Comedy Competition in 2008, has worked as a creative consultant on Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and is currently a creative consultant on Ridiculousness on MTV.

We discuss a whole bunch of ish, w/ Hampton such as: the baja men, working at MTV, comedic Everests, comedy careers, juggalo names, new golden age of comedy, Spanish radio, and Hampton interviews Mike and Josh a little bit!

Download Hampton’s album “Unbearable” at HamptonYount.com. All proceeds go to Joe Deeley.

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Hola Digheads! On this week’s show we have Canadian import and comedian Ian Brown. We talk to Ian about how he escaped the grotesque shackles of socialized medicine, Haiti, potties, the corporate world and most importatnly - how much he LOVES America! Listen and love it!

Check out Ian on the facebooks - http://www.facebook.com/BlackCanuck

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Hola Digheads! On this week’s show we have author and musician Brad Warner.

Brad is a Sōtō Zen priest, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist. Brad has played with Zero Defex and Dimentia 13 and published many books – such as Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate, Sex, Sin, and Zen: A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between, and many more!

Check out Brad’s blog - http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com/

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Hola Digheads! On this week’s show we have the duo that comprises the force of comedic nature known as Chucklestorm! AKA Dan Alex. Enjoy!

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Hola Digheads! Here's a quick ep w/ our favorite, and the only, MMA fighter we know (and the only one worth knowing!) BEN HEFFNER! Josh has been friends with Ben since the 6th grade and we were delighted to have him skype into the cast for a quick interview. Ben reigns supreme as the Super Cruiserweight MMA champion and will be testing his undefeated record against Mike Donohue on Saturday February 11, 2012 Harrington Raceway & Casino located on US Route 13, Harrington, DE 19952. GO SUPPORT HIM!!

For more details -http://www.facebook.com/events/304720512897263/

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