Before The Show Melts Down We Discuss - Why don't people leave Long Beach, Long Island? - Why did Joe never have peanut butter? - Who took Justin's filet mignon? - Is it stressful to organize backyard hibachi? - See forbidden never before seen video of Tom and his friends! Note: Forgive the bad audio. I'm still learning how to use the DJI Mic 2. ----------------

Tom Kelly wraps up a great concert with Carrie Underwood at Good Morning America

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Tom believes the 2024 Summer Olympics in France should be spread out all year long.

Tips on how to find an Olympian on a dating app like Bumble or Hinge

Deadpool and Wolverine review with zero spoilers.

Plus:  Tom shows his camera bag AND expired products from his medicine cabinet!

While asking why are all of the names of the Long Island hospitals changing . . . Tom has the microphone ripped out of his hand by an elderly man who is mad that Tom didn't know the new name of a hospital. - Plus a Massapequa mom thinks there are more Karens in Massapequa than Tom thinks.

Tom gets attacked by a bird at Jones Beach.

How much communing do you have to do at a communal desk at the office?

Tom gets a picture with a celebrity.  Turns out that celebrity was accused of a crime.

Oh . . . and Tom’s iPhone went into the ocean after his Apple Care expired.

Aerial Footage: Jack Squicciarini @afd413

President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race for President of the United States.  Peter Bales is not without hope.  In fact, Peter thinks this could be good for the democratic party and an exciting time for history.

 Show Notes:

Peter’s Stand Up Comedy Class:

Peter’s Podcast: Stand Up Memories:

Peter’s Facebook

Sam Ramsdell a comedian and TikTok star with one of the world's largest mouths, which has been recognized by the Guinness World Records. What made her start jamming things into her mouth on TikTok? And when that started getting lots of views . . . what made her her decide to do MORE than start jamming things into her mouth on TikTok? Sam grew up in Tom’s favorite vacation town Higgins Beach, Maine! PLUS . . . her boyfriend James is here too and he is awesome.

Sam’s TikTok

Sam’s Instagram

Sam's YouTube

Driving back from Maine, Tom Kelly gets his first taste of vanlife and sleeps in his Jeep Wrangler! Plus: Updates on his work on the new ABC gameshow Lucky 13 with Shaquille O'Neil and more! -

The stand up comedy community mouns the loss of Quentin Heggs. Also known as "Q" or "The Q Man", Q was the warm up comedian at "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" with Regis Philbin, the warm up comedian for "Tough Crowd" with Colin Quinn and was the house emcee at Dangerfield's Comedy Club in the early 2010s. - Tom fondly remembers Q and discusses Q's impact on a historic part of New York's Comedy Scene.

Felix McNulty was a successful personal injury lawyer in New York. As the Billy Joel song goes . . . he gave it all up to do a stand up routine in LA. When he realized what comedy paid . . . he got back into a law practice. Then he chased a bigger dream, owning a comedy club. Then 2020 hit and his investors ran!

On the surface, Felix may seem like a comedy club owner who likes to perform. But after this conversation. you will realize he's a man with a dream and advice on how to handle things when the dream goes wrong.

Felix's Instagram: 

The Comedy Chateau Instagram:

Irina Voronina may have one of the sexiest and interesting paths to being a stand up comedian! She started out as a model in Russia and made her way to Playboy and now to Los Angeles's stand up comedy stages. Hear about Irina's interactions with Bill Cosby and Hugh Heffner! How does she integrate her "revealing" past into her act? How will her work at Los Angeles's hottest new comedy club The Comedy Chateau possibly affect her future?

Irina Voronina Instagram:

Irina's New Comedy Account:

The Comedy Chateau