Podcasts by Dont Sit in the Front!

Ep 70 - 2021 Yearend Wrap Up w/ Kari Assad from 2021-12-31T08:00

Kari Assad (Twt: @kariassad; IG: @assadkarirocks) came back to help me wrap up the year and talk about some of our favorite moments from the year standup returned from quarantine. We talk a LOT ...

Ep 69 - A Very Thicc WI Christmas from 2021-12-17T17:21:37

I racked my brain thinking of a Christmas-related standup special or album to talk about and the closest thing I could come up with is David Sedaris's reading of "Santaland Diaries," a humorous ...

Ep 68 - British Comedy, Fringe Festival, and Ahir Shah's "Dots" w/ Victoria Caudle from 2021-12-10T08:00

I talked to my friend Victoria (@nureonjongi) who is an encyclopedia of current British standup. We talked about Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Korean standup comedy and its potential, and a bit abo...

Ep 67 - Katie Novotny from 2021-12-03T08:00

A couple weeks ago I ran into Katie Novotny (IG: @kathnovotny) at a comedy show and we chatted about being from the midwest and why we like LA. We talked about comedy and then I invited her on t...

Ep 66 - Jen Saunderson Returns! from 2021-11-27T20:20:05

Jen Saunderson (@jensaunderson) returned to give updates on her crazy year and also what getting back out there and doing shows has been like. It was great to catch up! You can hear Jen on the wond...

Ep 65 - Monique Moreau from 2021-11-19T08:00

I talked to Monique Moreau (Twt: @bigbadbutt, IG: @moniqueandjiminy) about standup, taking a break and coming back to it, neuro diversity, getting out of rural hometowns and how standup is and i...

Ep 64 - "The Last Temptation of Krust" (Simpsons S09E15) from 2021-11-05T20:52:43

I had my good friend Ed back on the pod to talk about more representations of standup with a 1998 episode of the Simpsons, "The Last Temptation of Krust." Krusty the Clown performs discovers tha...

Ep 63 - Halloween Special from 2021-10-29T23:35:33

Happy Halloween! Pow and I watched an episode of Ghost Adventures about the Comedy Store and talked about our own ghost near-sightings. 

Ep 62 - Joe Raines from 2021-10-22T23:38:20

I talked to Joe Raines (@joemfraines) about his old outdoor show, Yellahammered, I asked him the questions I ask every comic, and we both watched Eddie Izzard's "Dress to Kill" (1999). Joe had s...

Ep 61 - This Is My Life (1992) w/ Kari Assad from 2021-10-15T07:00

I convinced Kari Assad (IG: @assadkarirocks, Twt: @kariassad) to watch this little-known movie about standup, This Is My Life (1992). The movie is directed by Nora Ephron and stars Julie Kavner ...

Ep 60 - Listener Q and A from 2021-10-08T07:00

Pow moved back to LA so they came over and helped me work through listeners' questions. We take two steps forward and three steps back in figuring out the alt vs. club distinction, make some pre...

Ep 59 - Sleepwalk With Me (2012) from 2021-10-01T07:00

I talked about Mike Birbiglia's semi-autobiographical movie Sleepwalk With Me (2012) with return guests, Dan Frey and Casey Gates Frey!  Dan Frey is a novelist and screenwriter. You can check out h...

Ep 58 - Mike Mulloy of Faded Comedy from 2021-09-24T07:00

I talked to Mike Mulloy (IG: @fakemikemulloy; Tw: @niceonlineboy) who runs my favorite comedy show in LA, Faded (@fadedcomedyla). We talked about his storied career on social media platforms, sm...

Ep 57 - Anna Valenzuela from 2021-09-17T07:00

I had a delightful conversation with Anna Valenzuela (@annavisfun) about being honest with bummer topics, straight edge vs. sobriety, standup and antiquated terminology, and a whole lot else eve...

Ep 56 - Christine Medrano from 2021-09-10T07:00

I had a really fun chat with Christine Medrano (IG: @chrissymeds) looking back at the horrors of zoom, the bright spots of comedy outside, growing up in America and Canada's respective Midwests,...

Ep 55 - Reactions to Tig Notaro's "Drawn" from 2021-09-03T15:30:40

I hopped on Zoom with my good friend Michael Egly for another Labor Day Weekend installment of Thicc WI Accent (that's what I'm calling the episodes when I talk about a new special, show, what-h...

Ep 54 - Nathan Lund from 2021-08-27T07:00

I nerded out about comedy at Nathan Lund (@nathanlundcomedy on IG, @nathanlund on Twitter). Nathan is a Colorado-based comic and cohost of the Chubby Behemoth podcast with Sam Tallent. I told hi...

Ep 53 - Thicc WI Accent vol. 4 w/ Pow from 2021-08-20T07:00

Pow and I talked about the end of Hacks Season 1, the state of the pod, and broke down the whole first season of PAUSE with Sam Jay (HBO Max). 

The live standup shows I shouted out i...

Ep 52 - Candy Lawrence from 2021-08-13T07:00

I had a blast talking with Candy Lawrence (@comedylawrence) about coming back to standup after a hiatus and why comedy should be at 9am. Her pug, Buster also showed up on the Zoom call and I lov...

Ep 51 - Andrew Orolfo from 2021-08-06T18:05:41

Ep 51 - I talked with Andrew Orolfo (@andrew_orolfo) (The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jo Koy’s In His Elements) coming fresh from recording a set for Comedy Central, about his past working wi...

EPISODE 50! w/ Casey Gates Frey from 2021-07-30T07:00

I had Casey Gates Frey (Twt: @caseygates, IG: @theladybrain) on to talk about Vir Das's "Ten on Ten." I also had Casey turn the questions I ask every comic back on me. Thanks so much for everyon...

Ep 49 - Kaitlyn Jeffers from 2021-07-23T07:00

I talked to Kaitlyn Jeffers (@jeffernaut, IG: @_kaitlynjeffers) about comedy and punk, her work with the Hard Times punk news satire site, and the questions I ask every comic. Kaitlyn hosts and ...

Ep 48 - Carter Glascock Returns! from 2021-07-16T07:00

Carter Glascock (@carter_glascock) returns to give updates about doing sets in person, taping a set in Vegas for Laughs After Dark (Amazon), and to indulge me in talking about King of the Hill S...

Ep 47 - American: The Bill Hicks Story (2011) w/ Joe Felix from 2021-07-09T07:00

Joe Felix (@joefelix92) returned to talk about going back on stage, the open mic atmosphere and more. I asked him about the possibility of his definition of alt vs. club, if socialism and standu...

Ep 46 - Thicc WI Accent vol. 3 w/ Michael from 2021-07-02T07:00

I recorded an episode in Milwaukee, WI with my good friend Michael. We talked about his work with a food pantry, not so ideal conditions to see standup, and Beth Stelling's "Girl Daddy" (HBO Max...

Ep 45 - Dina Nina Martinez! from 2021-06-25T07:00

 I talked to Dina Nina Martinez (@dinaninamartinez) in Madison, WI! She was recently on the cover of Madison magazine and runs Lady Laughs Comedy (@ladylaughscomedy). Lady Laughs has a mont...

Ep 44 - Kane Holloway from 2021-06-18T07:00

I talked to standup comic Kane Holloway (IG: @kaneholloway) of Well Actually (@wellactuallypod) and Don't Take Bullshit From Fuckers about comedy in Washington vs. LA, knowing when to leave a ci...

Ep 43 - Reactions to Bo Burnham's "Inside" w/ Pow from 2021-06-11T07:00

Pow returned for another installment of Thicc WI Accent. We watched Bo Burnham's "Inside" (Netflix). We talked about this musical and darkly comic chronicle of quarantine life while contrasting ...

Ep 42 - Terence Hartnett of Down by the River Podcast from 2021-06-04T07:00

Episode 42 - I talked to comic Terence Hartnett (IG: @hahartnett; Twt: @terencehartnett) about his experience doing Down by the River (@downbytheriverpod) where he lived in a van and drove aroun...

Ep 41 - Hacks Ep 1 and 2 w/ Kari Assad from 2021-05-28T07:00

I watched the first two episodes of Hacks (HBO Max) and talked about it with Kari Assad (IG: @assadkarirocks; Twt: @kariassad). Kari updates us on her experiences doing open mics and going back ...

Ep 40 - "Now I'm like a Bobby" w/ Diana Hong from 2021-05-21T07:00

Diana Hong (@wellhongd) returned to give some updates about going back on stage. We talked about being ready to go outside or not, the in-between we're in of regular standup shows, what's going ...

Ep 39 - "He can't sit in the front 'cause he can't take it" w/ Pow from 2021-05-14T07:00

Ep 39. This was a silly one. I talked to my friend Pow for an experimental (hopefully recurring?) segment called "Thicc Wisconsin Accent," where we analyze how comedy hits different coming from ...

Ep 38 - "So was Red" from 2021-05-07T07:00

This week I checked back in with Katrina Davis (@katrinasivad) about getting back on stage in outdoor spaces. I talk up front about some of the stresses of the in-between phase we're in and a littl...

Ep 37 - State of the Pod from 2021-04-30T09:00:46

It's just me! :O  I wanted to slow things down and mix up content a bit. I updated a bit on plans for the podcast as I wait a little longer for more people to be vaccinated and try to do more in-pe...

Ep 36 - Rivers Langley from 2021-04-23T07:00

I talked to standup comic and host of The Goods From the Woods podcast, Rivers Langley! (@riverslangley). We nerded out hard. This was a long one. Rivers talked about comedy in Alabama, running ...

Ep 35 - Julian Fernandez from 2021-04-16T07:00

This was a lot of fun! I talked with standup comic, impressionist, and voice actor Julian Fernandez (@julianfcomedy). I talked with them about standup, their gift of manipulating their voice, an...

Ep 34 - Hysterical (2021) with Casey Gates Frey from 2021-04-09T07:00

This week I watched the new documentary, Hysterical (Dir: Andrea Nevins, 2021; FX/Hulu) and talked about it with return guest, Casey Gates Frey (@caseygates). The documentary is an awes...

Ep 33 - Notes From the Bathroom Line w/ Amy Solomon from 2021-04-02T07:00

This week I talked to Amy Solomon (@amybethsol) about her collection of essays, humor, cartoons and all kinds of funny goodness from women comedians. It's called Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor...

Ep 32 - Keith Carey from 2021-03-26T07:00

I nerded out about standup at Keith Carey (@keithtellsjokes). Keith has a podcast called This is Not a Show (IG: @thisisnotashowpod; Twt: @notashowpod). He's also got an album "Forever Nap" you can...

Ep 31 - Rhea "RB" Butcher from 2021-03-19T07:00

I got to talk with Rhea "RB" Butcher (@rheabutcher) about their new album, Pull Yourself Up by Your Bootleg. They're hands down one of my favorite comics and I'm glad I got to talk to t...

Ep 31 - River Butcher from 2021-03-19T07:00

I got to talk with Rhea "RB" Butcher (@rheabutcher) about their new album, Pull Yourself Up by Your Bootleg. They're hands down one of my favorite comics and I'm glad I got to talk to them about co...

Ep 30 - Kyle Ayers from 2021-03-12T08:00

This week I talked with Kyle Ayers about his album, Happiness which you can find anywhere you find music OR pick it up as a vinyl LP at kyleayers.com. It was my favorite standup album o...

Ep 29 - Angie Stocker from 2021-03-05T08:00

This week I talked with Angie Stocker! (@highlyangie) She’s a comic who has an Etsy shop centered around weed culture, Highly Crafty (@gethighlycrafty) She also has a series of Youtube videos do...

Ep 28 - Punchline (1988) w/ Holly Anabel Brown and Brad Lewandowski from 2021-02-27T00:24:58

This week I watched the 1988 Sally Field and Tom Hanks vehicle, Punchline, an interesting time capsule of the 80s comedy boom. I'm joined by returning guest, Holly Anabel Brown (@hollybrowncomed...

Ep 27 - Katrina Davis from 2021-02-19T08:41:45

Ep 27 - Katrina Davis @katrinasivad - I talked with Katrina Davis about the silver linings of online comedy and no commute, coming to LA early in her standup career, and representations of stand...

Ep 26 - Jackie Kashian from 2021-02-12T07:45:56

Ep 26 - I had the pleasure of talking with standup legend and one of my favorite comics, Jackie Kashian (@jackiekashian). We talked about how she’s utilized Zoom and other platforms to keep work...

Ep 25 - Dan Frey from 2021-02-05T07:51:21

Ep 25: I talked to science fiction novelist and screen writer, Dan Frey (@wordsbydanfrey). His novel, The Future is Yours is out 2/9 on Del Rey, but you can pick it up for preorder at l...

Ep 24 - Carter Glascock from 2021-01-29T08:00

This week I talked to Carter Glascock (Twt/IG: @carter_glascock) about coming up in the Nashville comedy scene and recording his album, "The Crystal Pistol" (Out now on Radland Records (link bel...

Ep 23 - Jen Saunderson from 2021-01-22T08:00

I talked with Jen Saunderson (@jensaunderson) about coming up in the Seattle/PNW comedy scene, her horror movie podcast, Everything is Scary (@PodScary), and we both listened to Elvira Kurt’s 19...

Ep 22 - Smart Funny & Black from 2021-01-15T08:00

In this episode I talked with my good friend, Joseph Harris-Johnson (@helloneverhurts), a PhD student who studies queerness, social media and gamification. We reminisced about one of our favorit...

Ep 21 - Mandee Johnson and Super Serious from 2021-01-08T08:00

In this first episode of 2021 I talked with photographer, show producer and comedy lover Mandee Johnson (@mandeephoto) about her book Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand...

Ep 20 - 2020 Standup Favorites from 2020-12-31T04:16:06

Kari Assad (@assadkarirocks) returns to talk with me about our favorite specials, new podcasts, content creators and more from 2020. This was a weird year for standup comedy but it's still kicki...

Ep 19 - Ryan McKee and Modest Proposal Anthology (2020) from 2020-12-18T16:21:27

I talked with Emmy-winning writer and comic, Ryan McKee (Twt: @theryanmckee, IG: @ryanmckee)  about his comedy zine from the early 2000s. He recently published an anthology of some of the zine's be...

Ep 18 - Put Your Hands Together (2013-2019) from 2020-12-11T08:00

I talked with my friend and good standup show buddy, Sylvia about a booked show called Put Your Hands Together that ran from 2013-19 at UCB in Los Angeles.  We nerd out about the hosts, Cam...

Ep 17 - Holly Anabel Brown from 2020-12-04T08:00

Holly Anabel Brown is a cohost of the Well Actually Podcast (@wellactuallypod) and coproduces the Salty AF (@saltyafshow) standup show. They are bringing the show to Zoom tonight (12/4), tickets...

Ep 16 - Christian Krauspe and The King of Comedy (1982) from 2020-11-27T08:00

I talked with Christian Krauspe (Twt: @lapsedchristian) about his improv with Second City and we both watched Martin Scorcese's The King of Comedy (1982), starring Robert De Niro and Je...

Ep 15 - Kyle Clark and Radland Records from 2020-11-20T08:00

Doing this episode ruled. I talked to Kyle Clark (@kyleclarkisrad) of This Is Rad (@thisisradpodcast) and Everything is Scary (Twt: @PodScary). Kyle produces the Jackie and Laurie Show (with Jac...

Ep 14 - Sean Jordan from 2020-11-13T08:00

This was a very special episode for me. I talked to Sean Jordan (IG: @seancougarmelonjordan Twt: @SeanSJordan), wonderfully positive comedian and integral member of the podcast All Fantasy Every...

Ep 13 - Mary Elaine Ramsey from 2020-11-06T08:00

Hope this episode finds you and the country in a good place. I talked with Mary Elaine Ramsey about her comedy and acting careers, club vs. alt comedy, and the weird road back to standup in outd...

Ep 12 - Joe Felix from 2020-10-30T07:00

I talked to comedian and Dead Frog Podcast (@deadfrogpodcast) host Joe Felix (@joefelix92)! Joe talks about being from LA versus transplant comedy, becoming a comedy nerd, and his podcast where ...

Ep 11 - Mike Carrozza from 2020-10-23T07:00

I talked to Mike Carrozza (@mikecarrozza)! He's worked with some DSitF favorites such as Jackie Kashian, Kyle Kinane, Shane Torres, Dana Gould, and more! We talked about doing comedy in Toronto and...

Ep 10 - Chelsea Quinn from 2020-10-16T07:00

This week I talked to standup show producer Chelsea Quinn! (Twt: @_chelseaquinn_ IG: @chel.sea.quinn) Chelsea produced the comedy stage at Broke LA, Harlequin Comedy and Women Crush Wednesdays w...

Ep 9 - Liz Glazer from 2020-10-09T07:00

This week I talked with the funny and brilliant Liz Glazer! (Twitter: @elizabethglazer IG: @lizglazer) Liz was in LA but is now based in New Jersey. She's opened for Maria Bamford and Myq Kaplan. W...

Ep 8 - Andy Erikson from 2020-10-02T07:00

Hello! Please enjoy this interview with the very wonderful Andy Erikson! (@andyerikson)

Andy was a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing and was on Fox's Scream Queens.&...

Ep 7 - Diana Hong from 2020-09-25T07:11:43

This week's guest is the very funny, very inspiring Diana Hong! (@wellhongd). 

We talked about her long path from a career as an aspiring professional golfer to struggles with mental...

Ep 6 - Lexie Grace from 2020-09-18T07:00

This week I talked to the very positive and self-described "Optimistic Comic," Lexie Grace! (@smilelexie)

We talked about what we're watching in quarantine, Lexie's use of the time indoor...

Ep 5 - Sam Tallent from 2020-09-11T07:21:03

For this week's episode I talked with Sam Tallent (IG: @samtallent) about his novel Running the Light and touring all over the US. Sam's book is amazing and comedians such as Jackie Kas...

Ep 4 - Rebecca Leib from 2020-09-04T07:00

I talked with standup comedian and Ghost Town (@ghosttownpod) cohost Rebecca Leib! (@rebecc...

Ep 3 - Kari Assad from 2020-08-28T07:00

In this episode I talked with the very funny comedian Kari Assad (IG: @assadkarirocks). We talked about weird quarantine snacks, Kari doing comedy in clubs vs. alt shows before the pandemic, and...

Ep 2 - The Comedians of Comedy (2005) from 2020-08-21T07:00

In Episode 2 I talk with my friend Ed about recent specials I watched since we've been in quarantine, news in the world of standup, Variety's 10 Comics to Watch for 2020, drive-in standup shows,...

Ep 1 - Casey Gates Frey and WhoHaha from 2020-08-12T22:36:15

In this first episode I talk with Casey Gates Frey (@CaseyGates, IG: @theladybrain) about WhoHaha (@whohahadotcom, IG: @whohaha), a digital platform for women+ comedians and creators. We also ta...