Cool Beans Comedy Podcast

Comedian Stevie Rae Dominguez, a Cool Beans U Stand Up Comedy Intensive graduate, talks to Corey Craig and Matthew Moore about high school and the arts, her experience with the Cool Beans U Stand up Comedy Intensive, her need and desire to perform, and the mindset it takes to finally perform on the main stage at the Ice house Comedy Club in Pasadena, California! Want to be a comic?   Want to learn how to make your life experiences the subject of a “killer” stand-up set?  Want to jump start your work each and every week onstage with individualized attention and observation? Click here and register today for the February 8th cycle of Cool Beans U's Stand-Up Comedy Intensive.  Five weeks of training, a grad show in March, and a video recording of your set. *Music provided by bensound.com

D.J. Demers is an award-winning stand-up comedian. D.J. appeared on season 11 of America's Got Talent. He has performed stand-up on Conan twice and was the winner of the 2014 Homegrown Comics Competition at the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. After winning the competition, D.J. was invited to perform at a TV taping, the first time that has happened in festival history. D.J. was also a featured performer at Toronto's JFL42 comedy festival in 2014, the winner of the 2013 Toronto Comedy Brawl, was a finalist in NBC's Stand-up for Diversity, and won 'Best Breakout Artist' at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards. He also wears hearing aids. ACHIEVEMENTS AND STUFF: 2017 appearance on Conan Contestant on season 11 of America's Got Talent (2016) 2015 Canadian Comedy Award - Best Breakout Artist 2014 appearance on Conan 2014 Featured performer at JFL42 2014 Homegrown Comics Competition winner at Just For Laughs 2013 Toronto Comedy Brawl winner Finalist in 2011 NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity Source. *Music

Zainab Johnson, a stand-up comedian and actress, is quickly being propelled as one of the most unique and engaging performers on stage and screen. Zainab’s comedy is based on her unique point-of-view, which was shaped growing up in Harlem as one of thirteen siblings in a Muslim family. After getting a degree in math and taking a job as a teacher, she quickly learned that she had a different calling. Zainab can most recently be seen in her breakout appearance on HBO’s All Def Comedy and has made appearances on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Arsenio, BET’s Comic View, MTV’s Acting Out, AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live! and just recently starred in a new web series titled Avant-Guardians premiering November 19th. She is a regular at the Improv Comedy Club in LA and the Comedy Cellar in NY. Zainab has performed in the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival as one of the 2014 New Faces of Comedy and returned this year to appear on Kevin Hart’s LOL network tapings. Source. *Music provided by bensound.com

Keon Polee is one of the funniest comedians coming out of the bay. His style and presence is something that needs to be seen as he shares his views and life with the world through laughs.  Cool Beans Comedy catches up with the talented comic for a few quick questions regarding self motivation, having kids, and comedy! Follow Keon on Twitter via @KeonPolee *Music provided by bensound.com

Corey Craig and Matthew Moore sit down for ten minutes with the hilarious Thomas Dale to talk about finding your voice as a comedian as using your inner truth in art! Thomas Dale is a native New Yorker unlike any comedian you've ever seen before. His honesty and constant quest for truth and "realness" makes for an unforgettable experience and a night of laughter. He was a regular on E! Chelsea Lately and has done his comedy on Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party, The Late Show with Craig Ferguson and HBO's Funny as Hell. He joined the panel on Craig's show Join or Die on history channel. Thomas was recently a featured comic on The Nasty Show for the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival 2016 in Montreal as well as a New Face in 2012. This year Thomas will be on the new season of "This is Not Happening" on Comedy Central. Thomas has also had a guest spot on Fox's New Girl and multiple talking head shows on VH1. Thomas also has an album on iTunes and Amazon called "Love, Me." *Music provided by bensound.com

Cool Beans Comedy catches up with comedian Francisco Ramos to talk about the business of being funny! Francisco is one of the top 10 finalists from Last Comic Standing Season 9, has appeared on @midnight at Comedy Central, appears as Ramon on Netflix’s “Lady Dynamite” and recently won the NBC Cozi TV Comedy Festival. He is also the voice of the Lead Marmoset in the movie “RIO” with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg. He has toured worldwide as a standup comic, including going to Afghanistan to perform for the US troops. He appeared in the Byron Allen syndicated show “First Family”, has appeared in several sketches for the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show, and is also a part of Steve Carell’s TBS pilot episode of “Tribeca”. Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to Washington D.C. in 1994. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2004 with a double major of Finance and International Business. However, after a short-lived desk job, Francisco realized that his passion was comedy. Since then, he has been selecte

Listen to the Cool Beans U stand up comedy Q&A session featuring Delanie Fischer as she talks about her experiences and gives advice to a room full of aspiring comics! Delanie Fischer started doing stand-up at UC Santa Barbara, where she frequently took the stage at Laughology, a student-run comedy show. After graduation, she immersed herself in the Los Angeles comedy scene, co-producing and co-hosting The Nine Drink Minimum, which quickly became one of the most popular live shows in LA, featuring some of the biggest names in comedy from the comfort of her mother’s living room. A graduate of The Second City Conservatory and UCB Improv, Delanie co-created, co-produced, and co-starred in the improvised web series, Two Inches Apart, which was nominated for best comedic ensemble at LA Webfest. Delanie has been featured on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly and was a series regular on Fox’s Laughs. Her other TV appearances include Fox's Punchline, Hulu’s Stand Up and Deliver, Lifetime’s Prank My Mom, VH1’s Walk

Erica Rhodes is an American actress and comedian. She has been performing on A Prairie Home Companion since the age of 10 and appeared in several movies and TV shows, including Plague Town, 1,000 Ways to Die, and The Consultants. She has also guest starred on New Girl, @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and Modern Family. Source. *Music provided by bensound.com

Torrance Hill grew up in Rosedale, New York. As a child he always dreamed of moving to Los Angeles and making it big as an actor in movies and television.  However, life had different plans for this talented performer.  Having made friends with numerous comics in L.A. he was encouraged to try his hand at stand up comedy. Stand up unleashed a passion he had for entertaining people and he has not looked back.  Torrance has performed over the years at The Improv, The Comedy Store, Flappers, The Ice House to name a few. *Music provided by bensound.com

Meet Los Angeles based stand up comedian Justin Foster ("Joe Rogan Experience", "Laughs on FOX", and host of the weekly show "Foster the Podcast" available on iTunes), one of the brilliant stand up comics working the L.A. scene today.  Learn how he got his start and why comedians all over the United States would kill to perform on any LA stage. As a special bonus, at minute 10:39, hear Justin address a live class at Cool Beans U where he talks with new stand up comics about the realities of the business and strategies to help push forward and forge a career in stand up comedy. Visit Justin online: https://twitter.com/justincomic http://justincomic.weebly.com/ *Music provided by bensound.com

In 2017, Mark Stevenson challenged himself with a stand up comedy course.  After graduating Cool Beans U's stand up comedy intensive, his hard work, dedication, and the support of his fiancée helped him make it to perform on the main stage at the Ice House!  See his unique comedy live on Sunday, November 19th!  Check out Cool Beans Comedy for details and free tickets. Mark Stevenson is from all over the country,  from Rumford, Rhode Island to  Los Angeles, CA.  He joined the Coast Guard in 2007 and spent his first 5 years in a Command Center in the port of Long Beach as a watch stander where he spent his time taking boater distress calls. He's spent over a year in Venice, Louisiana, where he provided  aide at the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Most recently, Mark was assigned to the deployable Port Security Unit 311, where he's currently the Lead Petty Officer in the communications division.  He and his fiancée live in San Pedro with their two dogs.  *Music provided by bensound.com

Cool Beans Comedy's very own Corey Craig and Matthew Moore catch up with comedians Taylor Tomlinson and Kelsey Cook in the greenroom after their sets at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California. Taylor Tomlinson started doing stand up comedy at just sixteen years old, when she realized that her quiet, sarcastic asides were not being adequately appreciated by her peers. Her self-deprecating charm and conversational wit have made her a favorite at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and other suspicious, rented spaces across the country. She was featured in her own regular segment ("Young as Hell") on Laughs on FOX season 1 and can now be seen hosting the show every week. She was a top ten finalist on season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing and can be seen on the upcoming season of Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central.¹ Kelsey Cook’s quick wit and relatable observations create an easy connection with her audiences. She’s the daughter of an International Yo-Yo Champion and a Professional Foo

Cool Beans Comedy's very own Corey Craig and Matthew Moore catch up with comedian Drew Lynch before his show at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California. Drew Lynch is a stand-up comedian known for his severe stutter. He appeared on the tenth season of America's Got Talent and finished in second place. He is a regular content contributor to YouTube—often featuring his service dog Stella in his videos—with his channel having over 1 million subscribers and 43 million views.* *Source:  Wikipedia *Music by bensound.com