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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: February, 2019
Feb 25, 2019

Tim Rogner is the Singer/Guitarist for one of Will's favorite bands.  Allister.  Tim talks to Will about growing up in the suburbs of Chicago,  The legendary underground punk venue Fireside Bowl where he was first exposed to Punk Rock.  The beginnings of Allister, Drive-Thru Records, their massive following in Japan, Guitar, Songwriting, balancing career and family.  Plus some amazing stories from touring in Japan with the band Ellegarden and the powerful friendships that are formed through time spent on the road. 

Allister's New Record Best Of... 20 Years and Counting is available on Itunes now.

 

Japan!  See Allister Live in March!

3/10/19 – Chiba, Japan @ Chiba Look

3/12/19 – Shibuya, Japan @ Club Quattro

3/13/19 – Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro

3/14/19 – Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro

3/16/19 – Ishinomaki, Japan @ Blue Resistance

3/17/19 – Yokohama, Japan @ F.A.D Yokohama

 

Tim on Twitter: @HumbugRog

Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey

The Podcast on Twitter: @awesomedpod

 

 

Feb 18, 2019

Kevin Allison was in the belly of the whale for years in between the end of The State on MTV and the creation of his amazingly popular and funny storytelling live show and podcast Risk.  He talks to Will about knowing he wanted to move to NYC at a very early age,  joining the State while attending NYU, what sketch comedy taught him about group dynamics, His perspective on the dissolution of The State, forgetting your act in the middle of a performance at Luna Lounge, and how advice from Michael Ian Black and a storytelling show at UCB lead him to personal storytelling and the creation of Risk.

 
Kevin on Twitter: @TheKevinAllison
 
Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey
 
Follow the podcast on Twitter: @awesomedpod
Feb 14, 2019

Comedian Sam Z and Will are in the middle of workshopping their storytelling shows, so now is a great time for Sam to return to the podcast to discuss storytelling, what sparked his interest in Storytelling, and what inspired him to want to start working on his show Trust Fund Baby.

 

NYC See Sam and Will Live for Free

2/15: Branded Saloon at 8PM.

2/18: Pete's Candy Store at 8:30PM.

 

Sam on Twitter: @hellfrasier_

Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey

Follow the Podcast on Twitter: @awesomedpod 

Feb 11, 2019

Comedian Kevin McCaffrey was one of the first established comedians that Will met at his job as a doorman at the Laughing Devil Comedy Club.  He talks to Will about the joy of getting passed at your first comedy club in NYC,  growing up in the suburbs of Chicago as the oldest son in a single parent house, Hosting a radio show in High School, Getting crowds in red states to laugh a political material that they disagree with, and what performing on the Late Show with David Letterman meant to him growing up as a fan, former NBC page, and what the experience taught him about writing and performing comedy.

 
Indianapolis!  See Kevin live February 16th 2019 at Black Circle Brewing Co
 
Kevin on Twitter: @KevinMcCaff
 
Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey
 
Follow the podcast on Twitter: @awesomedpod 
Feb 4, 2019

Alex Fossella is trying to make up for lost time and experiences.  He talks to Will about his new love of Broadway musicals documented on his podcast Broadway Baby, his love of Green Day at an early age, leaving music production behind and finding comedy and his work on Modern Day Philosophers with Danny Lobell.

 

Alex on Twitter: @afossella

Alex's Podcasts

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/broadway-baby/id1418029487?mt=2

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-day-philosophers-with-daniel-lobell/id684158414?mt=2

 

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