Gina Brillon headlines the DC Improv for New Year's Eve, capping a great run -- in the last two years she had a special on Amazon, made the finals of "America's Got Talent," AND she had her first kid. In this interview we talk about her roots in the Bronx, balancing parenthood with an entertainment career, and lessons she learned on the way to the top.
Listen, then get your tickets to close out 2021 at our NYE party!
Christian Finnegan has been a favorite at the club for years, and he'll be part of our 30th anniversary party at the 9:30 Club on June 27. (Also, we just put his October shows at the Improv on sale.) This week we're talking to him about music and more ... have a listen!
The DC Improv celebrates its 30th anniversary on June 27 at the 9:30 Club, with an all-star edition of The Goddamn Comedy Jam.
DC-area native Josh Adam Meyers is the creator and producer of the Jam, so we're talking to him about the show's origins, how he puts it all together and why the 9:30 Club is so special to him.
Julia introduces herself before her Washington DC debut May 20-22 in our lounge showroom. Talking about her journalism background, freckles, her unexpected side hustle and more.
Steve Byrne was one of the first comics to perform on our stage when we reopened in spring 2021. He's back May 5-7 for another weekend -- plus he'll be at our June 27 birthday party at the 9:30 club. We're talking about The Goddamn Comedy Jam, his new podcast with Joe Gatto and life in Tennessee.
Bonus content: To get you pumped for the May 4 Pun DMV show, we've got the audio of host Dana Fleitman as she opened up the winter edition of the pun competition.
[3:00] Jak Knight (@jakknight123) headlines the club April 21-23. We're talking about how Seattle shaped his comedy perspective, his new hit show "Bust Down" and what he wants the next phase of his comedy career to look like.
[26:30] Rob Maher and Joe Robinson (@dielaughingproductions) are the guys behind the murder mystery comedy shows at the Improv. They're plugging the April 20 show, "Hit Me '90s One More Time," and we're sharing our own '90s nostalgia.
Marshall (@marshallbrandonstory on IG) headlines our lounge showroom April 14-16. We're talking about his start in Connecticut, how he got hooked up with Donnell Rawlings, what makes his style unique and classic vinyl.
Plus we close out the episode with audio sketches from Bad Medicine and High Dramma, who will be performing in our lounge April 9.
Stand-out local stand-ups Matt Deakins and Bria Beddoe call in before competing in Comedy Kumite 33 on April 8. We're talking about whatever gets their competitive juices flowing.
Plus we've got free audio sketches from High Dramma and Brick Penguin, the two troupes featured April 9 when Bad Medicine presents sketch night.
Gina Brillon headlines the DC Improv for New Year's Eve, capping a great run -- in the last two years she had a special on Amazon, made the finals of "America's Got Talent," AND she had her first kid. In this interview we talk about her roots in the Bronx, balancing parenthood with an entertainment career, and lessons she learned on the way to the top.
Listen, then get your tickets to close out 2021 at our NYE party!
Lara Beitz (@larabeitz) is a few weeks away from her DC Improv debut, so we're chatting to her on this latest episode. We're talking about her comedy start in the Midwest, meditating, what it's like to process her "big break" (getting some publicity from Joe Rogan) and more. Have a listen, then check her out in the DC Improv lounge Nov. 12-14.
Sketch comedy takes over the Improv's main room on October 20 -- maybe for the first time ever! Andy Weld and Leila Drici of the sketch group Bad Medicine Zoom in to talk about their upcoming show, the inner workings of the sketch group and more. Get some insight in to the sketch world, then get your tickets for the show at dcimprov.com.
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