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.
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
Lex Friedman's journey into the world of comedy podcasting was not traditional. He talks with Will about growing up in an observant Jewish household in Pennsylvania, his love of Weird Al, His dream of writing for SNL, sending postcards of jokes to Jay Leno, his time with the Groundlings in LA, his early exposure to tech podcasts, and developing ad selling skills on his own leading to his current position as Chief Business Development Officer at Stitcher and Host of Earwolf's The Wolf Den.
Comedian Bryan Yang sits down with Will to discuss growing up in Sacramento, finding comedy through Comedy Central Presents Dave Chappelle, and Opie and Anthony dropping out of college to pursue Stand up comedy, Asian food, and his quest to get booked at the Knitting Factory.
Bryan's Podcast the Fright House available on Itunes
Bryan on Twitter: @BryanYang
Will Carey on Twitter: @ComicWillCarey
Comedian Brendan Eyre has performed on Late Night with Seth Myers, Comedy Central, the Just for Laughs Festival and has headlined across America, He sits down with Will to talk about his early love of Sherlock Homes, True Crime, needing to get sober in his early twenties, managing anger issues, why it’s important to perform at open mics in New York to complete silence, and how headlining shows across America changes your perspective.
Pittsburgh! Get Tickets to See Brendan live on February 10th.
Brendan’s Podcast the Rad Dudecast
Brendan on Twitter: @EyreBud.
Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey
Will on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/