Between Awesome And Disaster With Will Carey

Comedian Greg Stone is grounded by viewing his achievements rather than his goals.  He talks to Will about telling stories in a comedy club setting, a great heckler story that occurred while recording his stand up album, amazing heckler stories when you're not trying to win the audience back, Creating the Rad Dudecast, writing for The Break with Michelle Wolf on Netflix, and contributing to Michelle Wolf's White House Correspondence Dinner Performance.   Greg on Twitter: @gregstone_ Gregs Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rad-dudecast/id647946941 https://www.patreon.com/raddudecast   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

Comedian/Actor Jason Salmon is a continuous source of positivity. He talks to Will about growing up outside of Dallas, discovering his love of acting doing community theater, commercial acting, The joys that comedy and theater can bring to audiences, and his love of Martin McDonagh's play the Pillowman.    Jason's Website: http://www.jason-salmon.com/Home.html Jason on Twitter: @JSalmonComedy   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey   Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

Comedian and writer Jaqi Furback's writing sensibilities are informed by sci-fi.  She talks to Will about conspiracy theories, loving sci-fi growing up, being the youngest of 4 girls in her family, Stand Up Comedy, traveling in Thailand, reactions people have to her not pursuing a romantic relationship, and her plans for a sci-fi novel series.   Jaqi on Twitter: @jaqifurback https://www.jaqifurback.com/ Order Jaqi's short story on amazon: https://tinyurl.com/y3rtbffl   Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster    Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Will met Comedian Mark Riccadonna during his time as a doorman at the Laughing Devil Comedy Club.  Mark tells Will about moving to NYC at 17 to study acting, starting stand up comedy while working as a doorman at Stand Up NY, getting into fights with hecklers, Touring with the USO to perform for US Troops all over the world, doing long form stories in comedy clubs, voice over acting, and balancing career with being a Father. Ohio! See Mark at the Bellwether Music Festival kick off party in August http://markriccadonna.com/events/page/3/ Mark on Twitter: @MarkRiccadonna Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

Comedian and Podcaster Jake Flores wasn't intimidated even when Homeland Security knocked on his door.  He talks to Will about the government coming to your house over a joke on the internet, growing up in Houston Texas, Punk Rock, how his college experience was disillusioning and freeing at the same time, DIY Touring and the business side of having a successful podcast like Pod Damn America.   Jake's Website: http://www.feraljokes.com/ Jake on Twitter: @feraljokes  Jake's Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poddamnamerica Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey Awesome Disaster on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

Sketch writer/Performer Mike Brian is the last member of Backdoor BBQ to make an appearance on Between Awesome and Disaster.  He Talks to Will about growing up on Long Island, being an introvert and having 5 siblings, working warehouse jobs in high school, and what drew him to take a sketch class at the People's Improv Theater leading to the creation of the sketch group Backdoor BBQ   Backdoor BBQ's next show  July 26th in NYC https://thepit-nyc.com/events/backdoor-barbecue/   Mike on Twitter: @themikebrian Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster  

Comedian Cyrus McQueen and Will never thought they would swap travel stories about Phuket Thailand but that is where this conversation begins.  He talks to Will about his experiences with his Wife in Phuket, growing up in The Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Loving Sci-Fi and Jimi Hendrix, studying abroad in London, having an epiphany to move to NYC at a rave in London, dealing with hecklers and his experience on Last Comic Standing.   Cyrus on Twitter: @CyrusMMcQueen Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Will on Twitter: @ComicWillCarey The Pod on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod 

Comedian Marcia Belsky's comedy is much more than clickbait headlines written on a deadline. She talk to Will about growing up Jewish in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Starting comedy in Portland Oregon, confronting vitriol on social media, writing a musical, performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and coping with Cynicism and fear in the face of current events.   Brooklyn: Get tickets to Marcia's Show Stevie at Union Hall July 30th   https://www.unionhallny.com/e/stevie-61427525382/ http://www.marciabelsky.com/ Marcia on Twitter: @MarciaBelsky Will on Twitter: @ComicWillCarey The podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod   Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

Host of the 100 Words or Less Podcast and Singer for the Melodic Hardcore band Taken Ray Harkins is the perfect guest for the 100th episode of Between Awesome and Disaster.    He talks to Will about Interviewing guests for his podcast including the experience of his amazing interview with Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail.  Growing up in Orange County California, the Southern California Punk Scene, Taken's beginnings in the DIY music scene, His experience's Touring Japan with his other band Mikoto and later returning with a reunited Taken, and the creation of the 100 Words of Less Podcast.   Ray on Twitter: @xpurposex 100 Words of Less on Twitter: @100wordspodcast Taken's New EP: https://music.apple.com/us/album/with-regard-to-ep/1334879054   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Donate to the podcast:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT 

Comedian Mike Brown and Will have known each other for close to 10 years, and don't get to see each other very often so they have a lot of ground to cover.  Mike tells Will about growing up in New York City.  Moving from deep Queens to Harlem,  Music, missing out on certain aspects of pop culture.  His approach to Stand Up Comedy, Sketch Comedy,  coping with tragedy while struggling with depresssion, and how he's trying to break Stigma around openly discussing mental health issues with his podcast You Good? With Mike Brown.   Mike's Podcast https://www.yomikebrown.com/podcast Mike on Twitter: @YoMikeBrown   Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Comedian Sharron Paul is more New York than you.  She talks to Will about growing up in Brooklyn, loving early 2000s Teen Pop music.  Loving comedy before being encouraged to try Stand Up, performing internationally, and what goes into producing one of the best, longest running Stand Up Shows in Brooklyn Cheap Date Comedy.   Sharron on Twitter: @Sharronica Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT Will on Twitter: @ComicWillCarey The Podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Comedian Brad Hagan almost served his mission as a Mormon in Wyoming.  He talks to Will about growing up as one of six children in New Hampshire, Soccer, being raised in the Mormon Church, being sent home from his mission before it even started and breaking from his religious upbringing, and why he moved to New York City and away from paid feature work in the New England area.   Brad's Stand Up Special on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3A9cwdvfE Brad on Instagram: @thefunnybrad   Support the Podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MDBxX0iqT   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Comedian Usama Siddiquee's retro gaming skills feed into his stand up comedy skill set.  He and Will discuss their experiences performing comedy internationally, Growing up in the Suburbs outside Dallas Texas, the decision to move to NYC to pursue stand up comedy, getting passed at the Comedy Cellar, his experience performing at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and his plans for his comedy special. Usama's website: http://www.usamastandsup.com/ Usama on Twitter: @UsamaBinLaughin   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey  The podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Comedian and Podcaster Billy Procida thinks people don't like him and created his popular podcast Manwhore in part to learn more about himself.  He talks to Will about being bullied early in life, stand up comedy, talking to ex romantic partners, and turning those conversations into a podcast, the business side of podcasting and why Nina Hartley is the coolest Porn Star he has interviewed. Billy on Twitter: @TheBillyProcida Listen to Manwhore everywhere you listen to Podcasts and support on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/manwhorepodcast Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey Follow the podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Comedian and Podcaster Tracey Carnazzo Feels like a regular person before she feels like a comedian. She Talks to Will about growing up in Forest Hills Queens, how the grind of Stand Up Comedy is over romanticized, The excessive levels of drug fueled madness she was surrounded with when she was working in the restaurant business, and touring with rock bands while working for a record label, 80s hair metal, starting stand up comedy, and interacting with the cast members who are the subject of her podcasts Teen Mom Trash Talk and 90 Day Fiance   Tracey on Twitter: @TrixieTuzzini http://www.traceycarnazzo.com Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod  

Harrison Greenbaum is both a Comedian and Magician in equal measure.  He talks to Will about opening for Paul Mooney at Carolines, an encounter he had with Patrice O'Neal shortly before O'Neal's death.  growing up enamored with magic as a kid on Long Island, deciding to pursue comedy towards the end of his time at Harvard University.  His start in comedy clubs in NYC, performing magic at the Sydney Opera House, performing as the warm up comic for Katie Couric, the experience of making his late night TV Debut on Conan, and plans for his first comedy album and his magic special. Harrison on Twitter: @harrisoncomedy https://www.harrisongreenbaum.com/   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Comedian Kunal Arora has learned to see comedy as a series of instances.  He talks to Will about performing comedy in India, how New York doesn't prepare you for bombing abroad, growing up in Flushing Queens, his early experiences taking comedy classes at the Comic Strip, the ever changing face of New York City, and the perspective that therapy gave him on handling grief, heartbreak and how he applies those tools to comedy.   Kunal's Website:   https://kunalarora.com/   If you are a Stand Up Comedian Kunal put together a very helpful resource.   http://www.comedysafehouse.com/   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Actor and Voice Over Instructor Paul Liberti has a career that ranges from A Chorus Line on Broadway, touring with A Chorus Line, Working with Jim Henson on puppets for Sesame Street, and providing the english voice of Professor Elm on Pokemon.  He talks to Will about growing up near Trenton New Jersey, being a working actor at Age 12, working with Jim Henson, freezing in an audition in front of Stephen Sondheim, how he began voice acting which lead into voice over directing and teaching.  As well as what he thinks the job of an actor is and what he tries to teach.   Paul Teaches Voice Over frequently at Actor's Connection.   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod

Alex Von David is an ADR writer and Voice Director for Anime including Black Exorcist , Kill La Kill, Accel World, as well as two of Will's favorite anime, Sword Art Online and the film 5 Centimeters Per Second.  He talks to Will about how he came to animation voiceover from directing commercials, The balance of maintaining the original intention of a Japanese script while making the english adaptation as natural as possible including specific moments from the SAO Movie Ordinal Scale , the specific process of dubbing and directing voice actors, what he loves about SAO as a fan of something he gets to work on. Plus Alex and Will get nostalgic about Punk Rock, Bass Guitar and the amazing 8 floor Anime and Collectables shop Mandarake in Akihabara in Tokyo.   Alex on Twitter: @alexvondavid Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey The Podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod   Sword Art Online Alicization is airing Saturday Nights On Toonami

Episode 89 - Mike Borchardt   Mike Borchardt Singer/Guitarist for Nihiloceros and Guitarist for Treads rarely slows down.  He tells Will about growing up in Chicago, including some great stories about Legendary Punk Rock Venue the Fireside Bowl, discovering punk rock and the community around in in St Louis, Hilarious drummer mishap stories in Los Angeles, where to play if your a band in NYC and how he finally achieved sobriety after a failed attempt, plus Mike plays a couple of Nihiloceros songs including an early version of a song that will appear on the next Nihiloceros record.   www.nihiloceros.com   Listen to Nihiloceros   https://nihiloceros.bandcamp.com/   Listen to Treads   https://treads.bandcamp.com/   Will on Twitter: @comicwillcarey   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @AwesomeDPod