We Got Next Comedy Podcast

Joey, Trey and Chris welcome in special guest host Jack Welsh for this show to talk about Joey at The Arcade, our first fundraiser, and our rise up the ranks in Stitcher. Then we welcome on local comic Valerie Gauvain to talk about her being up for Twitter of the Year for Pgh City Paper, her love for The Office and some bad experiences at open mics. Then we have another version of "You Don't Know Jack" talking about Jack's trip to The Preakness. 

Everyone is back in the studio to talk about Joey's lack of sleep, The Churchill Haus and The Frankstown Club.  Then we bring on Lorenzo Disilvio to talk about starting standup at a young age, him taking over Pitt Tonight, and bad stage experiences. Then he sticks around as we do another Fantasy Draft of the best video games before the year 2000. 

Trey, Eric and Chris are in the studio while Joey is out being a brand new dad.  They talk about Burning Bridges Festival at Bella Notte, Comedy on the Rocks, and Trey and Eric going to Cleveland. Then we bring on former City Paper Comedian of the Year Derek Minto. He talks about hosting the best open mic in the city, his stories from doing comedy for 9 years and much more. Finally we play a game trying to guess if the comment if from Facebook or a porn site. 

Joey, Trey and Eric get together to talk about The Boomerang open mic and Joey's show at The Comtra Theater. Then we have on John Dick Winters to talk about The Burning Bridges Festival, his own DIY tours and some other great stuff from the road.  Then we break down some news stories. 

Joey, Chris and Eric are in the studio to talk about their show at The Erie Movie House, Chris hosting at Hambones and My Dog Carl. Then we have on national touring comedian Terry Jones. He talks about touring across the nation, his album Limbo Negro, and then dealing with depression and addiction while seeing it constantly in the comedy scene. Then we let you know what we have coming in the near future. 

We talk about Joey getting back on stage, Trey at The Arcade and out Boomerang Open Mic. Then Ian McIntosh talks about his sketch group, filmmaking, and how Joey put him in an awkward moment on stage. Then we do another Fantasy Draft.  We all draft what villains and/or bad guys we would take if we were to start a criminal organization. 

This week the guys discuss Joey's recent injury, A Slice of Comedy, and other shows we have had.  Then we bring on Erik Heinle totally about his first year in standup, some good and bad experiences from being on stage, and how improv has helped his standup. The we all talk about The Winter Olympics and some other news stories.  

We get together to to talk about our recent shows at Goodfellas and The Churchill Haus, how some dude told us we suck, and Trey's new open mic.  Then we bring on Amanda Averell to talk about being a house manager at The Arcade Theater, how women are perceived in stand up and her background in sketch and improv. Then we do some news stories and play the improv game "Sex with me is like". 

Joey, Trey and Eric are in the studio after their winter break. They talk about how their show got canceled, what they did over the holidays and if they have any resolutions this year. Our guest this episode is our old stand up class teacher, Tom Musial.  Tom talks about how the scene has changed over the last 20 years, traveling doing comedy in the trial state area, and how he managed his family and his standup career. Finally, since The Steelers are eliminated from the playoffs, we discussed "Things we would rather see than Tom Brady win another Super Bowl.".

We finally all get back in the studio to talk about Our Holiday Showcase Benefit show, how Trey and Joey took L's at The Improv, and Chris talks about his open mic's in Boston and DC. Then we bring on comic Scott Israel to talk about novels he wrote in the past, how he was rolling with biker and even some conspiracy theories. Then he sticks around to talk about our best/worst christmas gifts and some local news stories. 

We interview the star of the The Home Club variety show at The Unplanned Comedy Theater, Lunchmeat Grumblekraut(Will Ness).  We talk about how he's a rising sandwich in the comedy game, how The Primanti's sandwich has a bad rep, and    Catch Lunchmeat GrumbleKraut along with Co host Garrett Titlebaum on 12/2 at The Unplanned Comedy Theater for another addition of The Home Club. Mike Sasson, Wanjiko Eke, Joey Marchi, Murray Turnbuckle(Tyler Ray Kendrick), and Norlex Belma.  Go to WWW.UNPLANNEDCOMEDY.COM for details        

The guys are back in the studio to talk about Trey and Eric at the Arcade in consecutive weeks, Chris opening up for a Viking comic and the latest A Slice of Comedy.  Then we have own Taylor Gang President Will Dzombak to talk about how he first met up with Wiz, making The Forbes 30 under 30 for music, and plenty of stories from being on the road.  Finally we have another segment of "You Don't Know Jack" with my brother telling two hilarious stories about Cabo and Greg Oden. 

We are back in the studio to talk about Joey being at the grand opening of the new Arcade Theater, Trey and Eric at The Improv, and Chris has another great story about being at an open mic.  Then we bring on Will Ness to talk about juggling being a lawyer and a comic, his writing style, and how improv and sketch has helped his stand up act.  Finally, in honor of the NFL being halfway through its season, we play a game of Marry/Fuck/Kill football edition. 

The gang is all in the studio to talk about their halloween plans, Joey advancing in The Improv contest and how Chris was threatened at an open mic by a large man.  Then we bring on Brandon Schell to talk about quitting his job to pursue comedy full time, how the contests at the improv helped his young career, and what he likes and doesn't like about Pittsburghs comedy scene.  Then he sticks around with us to talk about our favorite places to go when we get The Drunk Munch.  

Everyone is in the studio to talk about our show at Silky's crows nest, Joey's first out of state gig, and Chris's improv team.  Then we have the very funny Shannon Norman on to talk about his cross country tour, The It's Alive Show, and Race to the Coffin. Then he sticks around while we talk about penis shaped waffles, race wedding photos, and a guy so drunk he thought he was from the future.

The whole crew is in the studio talking about A Slice of Comedy and other shows, Chris's hosting debut, and how we all bombed out on Rt 28. Then we have Jesse Irwin to talk about creating Pitt Tonight, interning with Conan and KDKA, and his future plans with comedy.  Then he sticks around with us to talk about Ric Flair, The Log Jammer and more news stories.

Everyone is back in the studio to talk about Joey's PCF performance, The We Got Next show at The Pub in the Park, and Chris's road show in West Virginia.  Then we bring on Alex Homyak to talk about his current hot streak this year, his writing process, and funny stories from the road.  Finally, we finish up with a special fantasy draft with Game of Thrones characters. 

Joey and Chris are holding the group down this episode discussing The Beta Stage and Joey's big win at the PCF comedy festival. Then we bring on local comedian Senneca Stone to talk about his work at Helium in Buffalo, how he gauges his pre set nervousness, and big news at the Pittsburgh Improv.  Then we talk about the worlds oldest lady, a chicken and biscuits bank robber, and how a man claims he killed his girlfriend with oral sex. 

We get the guys into the studio to talk about Joey's show at 565 Live, A Slice of Comedy at Bella Notte, and the MRD Memorial Bar Crawl. We also talk about the show at The Coal Mine and The Young Guns. Then we bring on our guest Collin Chamberlin to talk about his podcast, being a feature act and possibly touring in the near future. Finally we bring my brother Jack Welsh back on for local news and You Don't Know Jack segment. 

We are back this week to talk about how Joey lost in the roast battle, how the guys did at previous shows, and talk about Chris Scriva's big improv win.  Then we bring on local comic Phil Forrence to talk about the Pittsburgh scene compare to Philadelphia, Pitt Tonight, and his upcoming shows. Finally we do a fantasy draft of our favorite TV and Movie characters.