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Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Comedian and musician Will Carey sees life as a balance between two kinds of moments, awesome and disaster. He sits down with a guest to talk about their life, creative interests, and taking a disastrous moment and turning it into an awesome one. www.awesomedisaster.com
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Now displaying: 2017
Jul 21, 2017

Comedian Abby Feldman had made the decision to move to Argentina when she got the call comedians dream of.  She talks to Will about her time living in performing in South America, to creating web series, working on the show Redacted Tonight, and her live streaming Facebook Show Moist.

Abby on Twitter

@AbbyFeldman

www.willcareyisfunny.com

 

Will on Twitter

@ComicWillCarey

www.willcareyisfunny.com

May 29, 2017

Comedian Adam Sokol sits down with Will to discuss growing up outside of Detroit, the Detroit Tigers, comic books, politics, the nuts and bolts of producing a live comedy show and what makes the great comedy clubs the great comedy clubs.

 

Adam on Twitter

@SokolAdam

http://www.adamsokol.com

 

Will on twitter

@comicwillcarey

www.willcareyisfunny.com

 

Get tickets to see Will Carey and Nasser Khan live in NYC 7/16 at 8:30PM

https://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-07-16-will-carey-and-nasser-khan-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up-each

May 24, 2017

Greg Burmeister is the most rock and roll dude that Will knows.  Will and Greg reminesence about their days on staff at a New York City comedy club, playing rock and roll live, the realities of being in a touring band, and some great stories from Greg's days on the road, working on The Celebrity Apprentice and his new plans for a production and actor's services company

Greg on Twitter

@GregBurmeister 

Will on Twitter:

@comicwillcarey

 

Get Tickets to See Will Carey and Nasser Khan Live in NYC!

https://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-07-16-will-carey-and-nasser-khan-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up-each

Apr 21, 2017

Comedian Eric Frost and Will have been unlikely friends for close to 10 years.  Eric sits down with Will to discuss growing up in Baltimore, and the beginnings of the Baltimore Comedy Scene.  Starting Comedy in Black Rooms, and Eric's deconstruction of political correctness and it's relation to the art of Stand up comedy.

 

Eric on Twitter:

@mrefrost

 

Eric's weekly show at the Shady Lady every Monday in Astoria

https://www.facebook.com/mixednutscomedy/

 

Will on Twitter

@comicwillcarey

www.willcareyisfunny.com

the next edition of You Can Use that at the Creek and the Cave will be on May 7th at 9pm.  Free show! 

Mar 28, 2017

Comedian Alison Klemp sits down with Will to discuss growing up in Las Vegas, finding Colorado, and performing Stand up Naked.

 

Alison on Twitter: @Alisonklemp

 

The Naked Show NYC on Twitter

@nakedshownyc

 

Will Carey on Twitter: @comicwillcarey

Mar 20, 2017

Cinder Block Comedy Festival founder Coree Spencer returns to Between Awesome and Disaster to discuss the 2017 edition of Cinder Block.  Coree and Will discuss the experience of the first Cinder Block, Comedy Festivals in general,  Inclusiveness in comedy, and Coree gives you a break down on how to make your Cinder Block Submission the best it can be.

 

Submit to Cinder Block here before 4/9/17

http://www.cinderblockcomedyfestival.com

Coree on Twitter : @coreespencer

Will Carey on Twitter: @comicwillcarey

 

Donate to the podcast

PayPal.Me/willcarey23

Next Stand up Show

April 2nd Creek and the Cave 9PM NYC hosting You Can Use That.  Free show!

Mar 10, 2017

Comedian and Roastmasters Champion Eli Sairs was one of Will's first friends in comedy.  They Sit down to discuss growing up in Alabama, College Sports, Punk Rock, Joke writing, the creation of The Wildcats, and Roast Battles.

 

Eli on Twitter

@elisairs

 

Will on Twitter

@comicwillcarey

 

Come See Will's Show You Can Use That at the Creek and the Cave in NYC April 2nd at 9PM.  Free!

Want to donate to the show!  You can do so here and thank you very much!

paypal.me/willcarey23

Mar 3, 2017

Comedian Nasser Khan started stand up in New York and started acting in Los Angeles.  He talks with Will about growing up the son of immigrants in the suburbs of Northern California, loving comic books, watching his friends change as he grew up,  how theater gave him the courage to try stand up and what he wants to accomplish next.

 

Nasser on twitter

@khanfartist

 

Will on twitter

@ComicWillCarey

 

Want to support the show?  Donate here and many thanks!

https://www.paypal.me/willcarey23

Feb 24, 2017

Comedian Cathy Humes and Will have a lot in common.  They discuss growing up outside of Washington DC, punk rock shows, and beginning in theater and finally finding stand up comedy.

Cathy on twitter

@crappyfumes

 

Will Carey on Twitter

@ComicWillCarey

 

See Will Carey and Tyler Richardson do 30 minutes of stand up each at the Pit This Sunday at 8:30PM

 

https://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-02-26-will-carey-and-tba-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up

Feb 10, 2017

Comedian Maria Heinegg ends this episode of Between Awesome and Disaster with a sentence that Will says he would get a tattoo of.  Before that they discuss Seattle,  Hip Hop and R&B,  Coping with her brother's cancer diagnosis while living abroad in Spain, Soccer in Spain, and while the world may need a hard reset what can still get you out of your house and living.

 

Maria on Twitter

@MariaHeinegg

 

Maria's Podcast The Worst Thing on iTunes

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/worst-thing-maria-heinegg/id1079010987?mt=2

Will Care on Twitter

@Comicwillcarey

Get Tickets to See Will and Tyler Richardson perform 30 minutes each 2/28 at the People's Improv Theater in NYC

https://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-02-26-will-carey-and-tba-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up 

Feb 3, 2017

Comedian Kaytlin Bailey found control over her own life through comedy and sex work.  She sits down with Will to discuss growing up in a military family, the side of sex work that doesn't get talked about often, finding stand up comedy, building a solo show, and the need for audiences to support and help fund independent performers.

 

Kaytlin on Twitter

@KaytlinBailey

Donate to Kaytlin's Independent Comedy Tour

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/426829862/cake-comedy-tour-philadelphia?token=331510a5%2C

Cake Comedy on Twitter

@cakecomedy

http://kaytlinbailey.com 

 

Will Carey on twitter

@comicwillcarey

See Will Carey and Tyler Richardson do 30 minutes of stand up on 2/28 at the Pit in NYC

 

http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-02-26-will-carey-and-tba-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up

Jan 27, 2017

Comedian/ Actress and Violinist Rachel Green was a club kid on Long Island who was going to be the first white Jewish Female rapper.  She talks to Will about the need to rebel early, and how both 9/11 and the Enron Scandal Made her realize that she needed to be on stage,  her slam poetry days, her beginnings in music and tells Will how she got into voice over.

 

Rachel Green on Twitter

@The1RachelGreen

http://www.rachelgreen.nyc

 

Rachel's Early music

 

https://myspace.com/rae/music/songs

 

Will Carey on Twitter

@comicwillcarey

 

get tickets to see Will Carey and Tyler Richardson do 30 minutes each at the Pit in NYC.  Tix are $7

http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-02-26-will-carey-and-tba-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up

Jan 20, 2017

Comedian Chris Calogeo grew up with the idea of the apocalypse being a concievable reality.  He talks to Will about growing up in New Jersey, Sci fi, College Hockey, futures betting,  Stand up Comedy, and how letting go of traditional masculine ideals can make you a happier person.

 

Chris on twitter

@RealChrisCal 

http://www.chriscalogero.com

 

Will Carey on Twitter

@comicwillcarey

www.willcareyisfunny.com

See Will Carey and Tyler Richardson Co Headline the Peoples Improv Theater in NYC on 2/26 !

$7 Tix here

http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-02-26-will-carey-and-tba-do-30-minutes-of-stand-up

Jan 6, 2017

Comedian Samantha Ruddy sits down with Will to talk growing up in small towns, the importance of your favorite punk rock bands in high school,  getting into comedy, writing for Collegehumor and Reductress and the sense of accomplishment that comes from being able to do a half hour of comedy solo.

 

Samantha Ruddy on Twitter:

@samlymatters

www.samantharuddy.com

 

Jan 31st NYC get Tickets to Samantha Ruddy's headlining show at Caroline's on Broadway

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=7089025&pl=carolines&dispatch=loadSelectionData&__utma=92010376.982255128.1456355519.1456355522.1483639990.2&__utmb=92010376.1.10.1483639990&__utmc=92010376&__utmx=-&__utmz=92010376.1483639990.2.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=34817065

 

 

Will Carey on Twitter

@comicwillcarey

www.willcareyisfunny.com 

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