Working Comic Podcast

Hi Working Comic Fans, this is a very epic episode! I interviewed Seattle's favorite comedian, Emmett Montgomery. Emmett is a stand up comedian, storyteller, puppeteer, character comic, curator of talent, and just a quirky cool guy. You might've seen him at Bumbershoot or on Last Comic Standing! I really enjoy this interview because it gives Emmett a chance to showcase his incredible storytelling skills. He is absolutely captivating and runs some really cool unique shows in Seattle that will make you laugh and sometimes cry. Emmett watched the Seattle scene grow up and helped incubate it into the breeding ground for indie shows that it is today.

Here are some topics that we cover:

- Working at Hollywood Video

- Early 2000's Seattle Comedy Scene

- Comedy Boom in Seattle (1970's and 80's)

- Vehicles driving into his store

- Escaping the 9-9 Grind and quitting the day job

- Rise of the Seattle Indie Scene

- Live Comedy competing with Online Comedy

- Running successful shows and curating talent

- How to say 'no' to people that want to be on your show

- Saying 'yes' to puppet shows and entering OTHER scenes

- Opening for and learning from Dave Chappelle

- Dealing with severe health issues

Hey Working Comic Podcast fans, I had a very interesting episode with Sarah Martin. In this episode we cover the joke editing process and talk about the following:

- What bits to do at open mics

- Which bits to develop

- How to allocate stage time at mics

- Recording sets

- Reviewing your recording

- The New England Comedy Scene

In this interview, I speak with Bill Conway and we discuss his experience creating The Hard Times, an online satirical newspaper with over 1,000,000 unique visitors every month. In this episode we talk about:

- Creating viral content

- The nature of the internet landscape for comedy

- Leveraging social media for your comedy career

And more! Hope you all enjoy this one.

In this epsiode, I was lucky enough nto meet up with Natalie Holt. Natalie is a leader in the Pacific Northwest Comedy scene. She produces several shows and runs the famous Comedy Undergroud Open Mic, the longest running comedy open mic in Seattle. Natalie has appeared at Seattle's large Bumbershoot festival, the 208 Comedy Festival, Asheville Comedy Festival, and 10,000 Laughs. In this interview we talk about some of the following:

- Natalie's first stand up comedy experience

- The state of the Seattle comedy scene

- Being a woman in comedy

- How to run a great open mic

- Mentorship in comedy

- Tips to succeed in the PNW comedy scene

I hope you all enjoy!

In this interview, I had the privilege of meeting with Chris Reinacher. Chris is a former Buzzfeed celebrity and current writer, actor, improvisor, filmmaker, and editor to name a few. He has over 800k followers across his social media platforms and has mastered the craft of making viral content that is ALSO funny and doesn't sacrifice comedic integrity. In this interview we talk about a lot of cool things including:

- Being in a popular sketch group

- Learnings from BuzzFeed

- Dealing with "the industry"

- Making of a good team

- Treading the fine line of virality and actually being funny

- How to get good production quality

- Being a better writer/story teller

"The hard part is that I'm constantly working on side projects and thinking of new things. And the really hard part is going like, 'what actually deserves my attention'?" - Chris

In this episode of Working Comic Podcast, I co-host with one of my best friends, Nathan Mosher. Nathan Mosher is a stand up comic based out of Los Angeles. He helped me start and run Shenanigans Comedy Club which has grown to be one of the biggest comedy groups at UCLA. In this more free-formy episode, we share our experiences producing shows and developing a comedy scene from the ground up. We recorded this out of my girlfriend's car in Westwood right before performing at Boyband at The Improv Space.

I had a great phone interview with Kortney Shane Williams - one of the TOP comedians of the Pacific Northwest Comedy Scene. We talk about what his experience was like getting into comedy, how to produce a comedy album, how to open for Dave Chappelle and Hannibal Buress, what moving to New York TWICE is like (and back), and some tips for up and coming comics! Enjoy!

Hey guys, welcome to Episode 7 of Working Comic Podcast. In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing the great Susan "Cupcake" Jones. Susan is a nationally touring comedian that has toured with Dana Carvey and Rob Schneider. She's been featured on several networks and just dropped her 30 minute album on Ride TV. In this conversation, we cover the following topics:

- Handling crowd work

- Preparing for different types of shows (i.e. bar show, club show, theater show)

- Building a 30 minute set

- HOW to WORK as a COMIC

- Booking from Colleges to Cruises

- The Comedy House

This past Sunday, I had a fantastic interview with Ahmed Bharoocha. He was generous enough to have Marlina (my girlfriend) over his house on a Sunday evening even though his little baby was sleeping. Ahmed is a stand up comic featured on Conan O'Brian and Comedy Central (30 minute special), was featured in Montreal's Just for Laugh's, has a viral sketch comedy channel called Dead Kevin, and is on Adult Swim's Dream Corp LLC. 

In this conversation we cover a variety very interesting topics including:

- Starting in a small comedy scene and moving to LA

- Differences between smaller and larger scenes

- Leveraging existing material in a new scene

- Building a 'tight 5' for a Late Night Set

- Being a part of a popular weekly sketch channel

I had the amazing opportunity to interview the Michael Rousselet. Michael is one of the original members of the viral success YouTube channel '5 Second Films' which has featured Patton Oswalt and Weird Al Yankovic, he wrote the comedy movie 'Dude Bro Party Massacre III', is currently a writer for the popular online cartoon site 'Cyanide and Happiness', and STARTED the cult following for the movie "The Room." He is a very cool guy and I gained a lot of valuable insight about writing and collaborating. Enjoy!