Podcasts by The Urban Erma

It's Always the Year of the Asshole from 2016-07-14T02:47:39

At a recent comedy show there was a table of disruptive people. They weren’t heckling the comedians directly, just talking animatedly amongst themselves. This seemed odd since this wasn’t a random ...

At the Cleaners: How the Everyday Can Just Flat Out Get Away From You from 2016-07-04T13:00:39

I went to the cleaners the other day and as I pulled out my last item of clothing I saw a crumpled claim ticket in the bottom of the tote ...

When You Want to Hug A Stranger in Dunkin Donuts from 2016-06-26T12:27:37

In Dunkin Donuts there was a Young Woman sitting at the table next to me. She was talking on her cell phone and upset because another girl...

Bitch, Am I Boring You? from 2016-04-13T15:11:56

After our second session I fired my therapist. Two meetings are what it took for me to see we weren’t going to work out. And I’d really hoped we would. 

A Death in the Family from 2016-03-27T16:22

I found out about the death of a cousin on Facebook because that’s how we learn of these things now.  from 2016-03-07T20:11:12

Today is my Mom’s birthday and she’s not happy about it. How can she be? She (and she is not alone in this) has succumbed to the constant ...

Don't Hate on the Skinny Girl at the Gym from 2016-01-06T19:02:28

Okay, we’re a few days in and you’re still up for making a good-faith effort on your New Year’s resolutions. If one of them is going to th...

Indignation vs Communication from 2015-12-10T20:49:30

I was excited about a new bit of material I’d written because I’d only thought of it that morning; fleshed it out that day, and gotten it up on-stage that night. That’s my personal stand-up comedy ...

A View From the Bridge from 2015-11-18T18:19:22

The first straight play (non-musical) I did in college was Arthur Miller’...

Geriatric Stranger Danger from 2015-09-30T13:04:34

New Yorkers are not rude people. It’s just that we can get through the day without a lot of extraneous chitchat. We can communicate with e...

My First Dragon Con from 2015-09-13T22:33:52

My Seven Favorite Moments from The Con

I was invited to perform at my very first Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. For science fiction/fantasy fans this is like being asked to s...

Mission Accomplished: Welcome to Fog-a-licious San Francisco from 2015-06-10T04:08:34

I’m geeked to be working in San Francisco this summer. They say its California’s version of New York, so I feel right at ...

Bite My Shiny Metal Ass from 2015-05-26T21:10:44

Thanks to Netflix I’ve now watched all 10 seasons of Futurama, the science fiction animated cartoon series created by Matt Groening (Simpsons). It began in 1999 on FOX and en...

Name That Dog from 2015-05-13T20:34:02

When a friend group texted that she was getting a pair of dogs – golden doodles, adorable – for her daughters, we immediately began suggesting pet names. Over the course of two days (...

Hey Baby Girl from 2015-04-30T15:22:55

“Baby Girl.” That’s what James Evans, the father on Good Times, called his daughter, Thelma. Years later it’s also how Bernie Mac referred to his yo...

Hellraiser from 2015-04-21T13:00:49

Someone said, “Leighann, what’s your favorite romantic movie?” Believe it or not I’ve never been asked that before so I had to think about it for a ...

The Middle of the Night Phone Call from 2015-02-24T12:18:08

One of my biggest fears is that I’ll get a Phone Call From Home in the Middle of the Night when I’m too far away to do anything about it and once again I’ll be angry that we ...

A Day in the Life of a Standup Comic: Just Writing from 2015-01-22T15:16:20

One day when I was waiting for the subway, a young woman with an expensive camera introduc...

A Year Without A Dog from 2015-01-01T13:54:01

We lost our dog, Rolie, last January 2nd. Everyone says it’s hard to lose a pet because their love is unconditional. That’s a nice sentiment but they clearly didn’t know my, Rolie. His Doggie Daddy...