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Jerry Garcia – “Confidence”

Brian and Drew talk with LA Comedian Jerry Garcia! Jerry has great takes on how to get ahead faster and gain a following in your first years of comedy. Jerry shares how he was able to make relationships with touring headliners to accelerate his growth as a comic. We listen to a set of his hilarious material from Chingo Bling’s “The Can’t Deport Us All” Special from Netflix.

A great listen for comics at all levels but if you’re in your first year or just about to start this is Jerry shares some great advice for you!

Graham Kay – “Grit”

How much do you really want to make it in comedy? When a comic has to restart his career four times he must really want it. That was the case with Graham Kay. Kay had the grit to stick with it, eventually winning prestigious comedy contests and being seen on National TV.

He first found his passion for comedy in Canada and decided he needed to be around industry and made the leap (as an illegal alien) to New York. But his lack of citizenship status limited is opportunities so he retreated back to Canada to restart his career AGAIN and work to enter the US legally this time which included racking up credits and earning enough money and a pretty heavy legal bill amongst other requirements.

Legally in the US he found himself in Los Angeles, for yes his third career restart! Hustling auditions and landing a few acting gigs he identified that standup was really his true passion and moved back to NYC where he restarted his comedy career a forth time but this time for good. Since then he has been on national TV making his late night debut on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and being seen on NBC’s “Bring the Funny.”

We look at material from his recently released third comedy album “Stupid Jokes” and talk about how grant approaches writing and performing. Really inspiring episode to help you as you ride out the grind that is the comedy business!

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Ed Hill – “Candy & Smiley”

Brian & Drew are joined by Taiwanese-Canadian Comedian Ed Hill. Ed recently released his debut comedy album this month “Candy & Smiley.” We discuss his unique choice of recording his comedy album in front of only six people due to the pandemic and listen to a few hilarious clips.

Ed shares his unique and effective approach to writing. We also hear about his effective delivery method. Listen in to find out just how long Ed ran the light on his Ted Talk! Overall a really great discussion about comedy writing and performance with Ed!

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Jenny Zigrino – “Festival Submissions”

Actor and Standup comedian Jenny Zigrino joins the show and shares so much great advice for comics. We break down her killer Valentine’s Day set on CONAN, plus find out which celebrity she distains!

Really excellent advice around submitting for comedy festivals shared by Jenny who has been on the selection side of the submissions.

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Chris Turner – “Freestyling”

We talk with British comedian and freestyle rapper, Chris Turner. Some of the highlights include some tips for working corporate gigs, discussion about arriving on stage, and the story of how his freestyles have him closing out shows across the country including the famous Comedy & Magic Club in LA and the Comedy Cellar in New York.

Chris’s videos have racked up over 25 million views on YouTube and if you have not seem how he does is freestyles, go check them out!

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Willie Macc – “If that’s true, then what else is true?”

Brian and Drew are joined by LA actor, writer, standup comedian and all around creative person Willie Macc. We have a great conversation that ranges from projects to stay sane during the pandemic/lockdown, maximizing your first appearance on stage, leveling up your writing by asking the question “If that’s true, then what else is true?”

Willie shares some of his interactions he had with comedy legends such as Bernie Mac and Dave Chappelle and we even break down some X’s and O’s of the LA comedy scene basketball team, tune in to find out who takes the last shot of this lineup of standup comedy stars and much more!

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Adrienne Iapalucci – “Baby Skeletons”

Brian and Drew are joined by NYC standup comedian Adrienne Iapalucci. Discussion includes delivering dark material, the benefits of writing with other comics you trust, why having a managers isn’t always a good thing, plus much more!

We break down some material from her new comedy album “Baby Skeletons.” Plus hear just how much of a train wreck Adrienne’s first manager was on her Just For Laughs trip.

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Jessica Watkins “Special–ish”

Brian and Drew are joined by Standup Comedian and Filmmaker, Jessica Watkins. The discussion with Jessica is inspiration for comedians to take on projects that can compliment your growth as a standup act. Her documentary “Special-ish” serves as a great example of a creative way to expand your name in the in comedy industry. They discuss funding large projects, editing, storytelling, networking, and much more!

For over eight months Jessica pushed a running stroller from Lewes, DE to Oceanside, California performing standup in a dozen cities along the way and filmed the whole adventure. Part comedy special, part documentary the feature film SPECIALish premiered at the 2019 Broad Humor Film Festival winning Best Feature Film, and is slated to be released through Random Media, April 2021.

Learn more: http://www.jessicawatkinscomedy.com/specialish-documentary

Looking back at Season 2 with Brian & Drew!

Brian and Drew reflect on our interviews from season 2 from comedians Jeff Dye to Mark Normand. We talk about our key takeaways and how it has helped us grow as comics. We also take a look into Season 3 including a clip from Adrienne Iapalucci who joins us on our first episode.

We discuss our online feedback mic — email [email protected] to request a spot – they are Tuesday nights at 9pm CST. We also talk about our upcoming shows in Austin, TX at WTF Icehouse on 1/29 and Lafayette, LA on 3/12 opening for Breaking Down Bits Season 2 Guest, Ian Lara!

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Mark Normand – “Comedy”

Comedy! Mark Normand joins the show and shares valuable insight for comics at any level including the early stages of podcasting, joke writing, trying out bits on stage, and much more! We break down a clip from his new special “Out to Lunch” Available now on YouTube and talk about his podcast “Tuesdays with Stories.”

What a great time with Mark to wrap up our season two. Who drops a surprise towards the end of the interview!