Holy crap this is a fun episode!
Jeremy and Kenny are on the panel with the very funny Christian Lawrence. Christian runs Bare Knuckle Comedy in St Louis. BKC puts on a bunch of fun shows, such as History Shmistory and Instant Expert.
Una McGarry tells an absolutely amazing story about a deer.
Rocco Hogan tells a really great story about living with a pig in a crack house.
Next week: a story about multiple dogs named Hitler.
This episode was recorded live at Bird City Comedy Festival in Phoenix. Jeremy, Kenny, and Kris were on the panel. We had amazing comedians from all over as storytellers. The theme was Dating, but all the stories were about random hookups with strangers.
First up was Tyler Snodgrass with a story about an intimate moment on an airplane. Tyler Snodgrass is a comedian living in Chicago. He produces the shame-based storytelling comedy show, We Still Like You, writes for The Whiskey Journal, and performs all over the country. He has a good heart and an OK face.
Next, Sofiya Alexandra told a story about losing her virginity to a guy with a mohawk. Somehow that wasn't his worst trait. Sofiya Alexandra grew up in Odessa, Ukraine, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 11. She performs standup at venues all over LA, including The Comedy Store, UCB, The Improv, and throughout the alt comedy scene. She was named one of The Fifty Funniest Women on Twitter by Playboy and one of 18 Funny Women You Should Be Following on Twitter by Huffington Post. She currently writes on Amazon's Danger & Eggs.
After that, Matt Storrs told a story about someone freaking out in a very odd and ominous way. Matt Storrs is a humor person living in Phoenix. He hosts The Storrs Objection and is the fact-checker for Phoenix Educational Programming's PEP Rally.
Lastly, Jonathan Gregory tried to molest Jeremy onstage. Eventually he told a story and it was so goddamn funny. Jonathan Gregory's unique one of a kind "creepy" comedy has audiences howling wherever he goes . A cross between Steven Wright and Sam Kinison, Jonathan has over 8 million hits on YouTube; and his television credits include Showtime Boxing, NBC's Last Comic Standing season 6, and E! Network's True Hollywood Stories Investigates Hazing.
Kris, Kenny, and Jeremy took a roadtrip down to the Memphis Comedy Festival and had an amazing time. In between sessions of eating their own weight in barbecue, they recorded an episode of the podcast with some great comics. The theme was stories about doing comedy.
First up was Chris Sanders (@Chrisrsanders) telling a story about helping a friend film a sketch at the Chicago Trump rally.
Next up, Jenn Welch told a story about her first time performing improv for an audience, and it gets more awkward from there. Jenn can be found on twitter at @JennWelchNow and also runs a few shows in NYC. She brought her Standup Showdown show to Memphis, and it was a blast.
Then Kevin White told a story about a really awkward situation in Kansas City. Kevin hosts an awesome show and podcast in Chicago called Arguments & Grievances. It's really great comedy debates, and you should check it out.
After that, Mike Albanese told a story about being a dumb open micer doing dumb things with other open micers. He's going to be at Arlington Cinema Drafthouse with Nick DiPaulo on Apriul 29 & 30.
Lastly, Derek Sheen told a story about comedy at a winery. He has an album called Tiny Idiot coming out on Stand Up! Records releasing May 6th.
Stories by Jessica Manchenton and an audience member named Julie.
Panel is Kenny Kinds, Jeremy Hellwig, and Katie Nunn.
Jeremy, Kenny, and special guest Katie Nunn are on the panel.
Stryker Spurlock and Kenny Werner tell stories.
Recorded at Foam in St Louis.