Podcasts by The Ivy League of Comedy

The Ivy League of Comedy chats with comedian Scott Blakeman from 2021-03-18T20:38:51

Shaun Eli chats with comedian Scott Blakeman about the end of the pandemic, political comedy and its pitfalls and what it was like to work at, or being in the audience at, The Comic Strip, one o...

The Ivy League of Comedy chats with comedy club owner Al Martin from 2021-02-01T17:00:13

In this episode we talk about what’s involved in running a comedy club, why Al went from being a comedian to hiring them for his comedy clubs, how he chose the name for his most recent club, how...

Comedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy, with comedians Shaun Eli and Brian Fischler from 2021-01-22T17:36:14

In this episode I talk to blind comedian Brian Fischler about his charity Laugh for Sight and their shows in NY, LA and Miami. Brian explains about using a screen reader on the internet and how ...

Comedians in the Cloud- episode 201 of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guest Shereen Kassam from 2020-12-26T17:49:56

Our first Caponeless episode, with comedian Shereen Kassam. We talk about working overseas, racial and gender discrimination in comedy, what our parents think of our career decisions, and whethe...

Comedians in the Cloud- 24th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guest Mike Burton, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-11-28T21:40:27

Mike talks about how comedy has to be in the right setting, that comedy isn’t an essential service, how he’d always wanted to be a comedian and how he got started in stand-up. Shaun explains tha...

Comedians in the Cloud- 23rd episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guest Myq Kaplan, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-11-10T22:22:26

In this episode Myq and Shaun talk a lot about language and linguistics as Myq has a master's degree in linguistics and language features prominently in his act. Myq talks about his latest comed...

Comedians in the Cloud- 22nd episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guest Joe Larson, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-11-02T20:12:56

In this episode Joe talks about virtual corporate events and an upcoming hybrid live/virtual comedy show at a comedy club; Shaun asks how a comedian is compensated in such a circumstance and the...

Comedians in the Cloud- 21st episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guest Judy Gold, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-10-27T22:01:28

In this episode Judy opens by bashing Tom’s intro, explains how she got started in comedy and how much easier it was to start in comedy in the eighties. She talks about how people say things to ...

Comedians in the Cloud- 20th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Mick Diflo & Maureen Langan, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-10-19T22:00:23

In this episode Mick talks about how he accidentally got started in stand-up comedy but still had a joke ready. Shaun talks about being terrified when he started out and sometimes hoped his show...

Comedians in the Cloud- 19th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Ross Bennett & Eddie Brill, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-10-10T15:18:40

In this episode Tom mentions David Brenner, and both Ross and Eddie tell stories about working with him. Eddie and Shaun talk about the importance of mentioning your name several times in your a...

Comedians in the Cloud- 18th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Sherry Davey & Jonathan Samson in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-10-10T15:16:08

In this episode Jonathan talks about performing stand-up comedy in Thailand in both English and Thai. Shaun talks about his experiences performing at Jonathan’s club in Bangkok, Khaosan Comedy C...

Comedians in the Cloud- 16th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Noam Dworman & Marion Grodin, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-09-30T22:58:55

Comedian Marion Grodin & Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman, with co-hosts Shaun Eli (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning Association)

In t...

Comedians in the Cloud- 15th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Buddy Fitzpatrick, Mike Burton & Jeff Kreisler, in conjunction with the NYDLA from 2020-09-18T16:20:45

In this episode Shaun suggests that we have it backwards- retire when you’re young and then work the rest of your life to get back to even. Tom asks whether comedians are either rich and famous ...

Comedians in the Cloud- 14th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Clouds - with Comedians, guests Moody McCarth & Robin Fox, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-09-17T18:14:59

Comedians Moody McCarthy and Robin Fox, with co-hosts Shaun Eli (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning Association)

In this episode Moody shows...

Comedians in the Cloud- 13th episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Ophira Eisenberg & Ryan Reiss, in conjunction w/ the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-09-17T18:12:07

Comedians Ophira Eisenberg and Ryan Reiss, with co-hosts Shaun Eli (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning Association)

In this episode Ophira t...

Comedians in the Cloud- twelfth episode of The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Cloud... with Comedians, guests Tom Ryan & Joe DeVito, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-09-02T14:32:13

In this episode Joe and Tom Ryan talk about whether it’s okay to continue telling jokes that have been in your act for a long time, Joe talks about turning his apartment into a gym and all three...

Comedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Clouds - with Comedians, guests Myq Kaplan & Leighann Lord, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-08-19T23:18:07

Comedian Myq Kaplan and Leighann Lord, with co-hosts Shaun Eli  (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning  Association)
In this episode we ta...

Comedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Clouds - with Comedians, guests Jill Twiss & Joe Matarese, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-08-19T23:07:24

Comedian Jill Twiss and Joe Matarese, with co-hosts Shaun Eli  (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning  Association)
In this episode Jill t...

Comedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Clouds - with Comedians, guests Michele Balan & Scott Blakeman in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-08-19T23:03

Comedian Michele Balan and Scott Blakeman, with co-hosts Shaun  Eli (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning  Association)
In this episode w...

Comedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Clouds - with Comedians, guests Jon Fisch & Ellen Karis, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-08-19T22:59:03

Comedian Jon Fisch and Ellen Karis, with co-hosts Shaun Eli (The  Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom Capone (NY Distance Learning Association)
In  this episode we talk ...

Comedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy's Coffee in the Clouds - with Comedians, guests Tali Reese & Al Martin, in conjunction with the NY Distance Learning Association from 2020-08-19T22:49:37

Comedian Talia Reese and comedy club owner (and former comedian)  Al Martin, with co-hosts Shaun Eli (The Ivy League of Comedy) and Tom  Capone (NY Distance Learning Associatio...