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Episode #315

• His return to managing The Velveeta Room
• How the changes in the downtown Austin comedy landscape have affected The Velveeta Room
• The triumphant return of The Lanalax Corporation
• His successful prediction that the Kansas City Chiefs would win the Superbowl

Recorded February 2024

Follow Pat

• Instagram
  • @deanmanp
  • @thevelveetaroom
  • @ilearnednothingpodcast
  • @thelanalaxcorporation
• Twitter - @patdean
• Youtube
  • youtube.com/@thelanalaxcorporation
• Do512
  • do512.com/pat-dean
  • do512.com/the-velveeta-room

Pat can be seen and heard:

• The Velveeta Room - all the damned time (he manages and produces shows)
• I Learned Nothing podcast with Ben Cholok
• The Lanalax Corporation with Aaron Brooks

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Episode #314

• Carving your own path to success and being flexible about your future
• A realistic take on Kill Tony and how it can influence your comedy career
• HIs podcast creation addiction
• The benefits of getting to work at a comedy club

Follow Markus

• Instagram -
  • Markus - beardvonmarkus
  • Works Every Time Podcast - @wet.podcast
• Twitter - @BeardVonMarkus
• Facebook - facebook.com/beardvonmarkus
• Youtube - youtube.com/channel/MarkusOlind

Markus can be seen and heard:

• Black Thanksgiving (Amazon Prime special)
• Joe vs. Joe (movie)
• Podcasts
  • Works Every Time
  • Real Open Mics of Hollywood
  • Porn & Capitalism

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Episode #313

• Growing up in Mumbai
• The differences between the Indian and American comedy scenes
• The balancing act of being an engineer, a comic, and a fashion model
• Clowns for a Cause, his comedy show benefitting Austin Pets Alive!

Follow Ajit

• Website - www.ajitkrishnamoorthy.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/ajit_krishnamoorthy
• Instagram - @pyjama_naps
• Facebook - facebook.com/ajit.krishnamoorthy
• TikTok - @pyjama_naps

Ajit can be seen and heard:

• Clowns for a Cause - comedy show benefiting Austin Pets Alive! - STAY TUNED!!

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Episode #312

• Become a go-to contributor on Fallout Tonight
• Her love of sketch
• The debut of her Weird Gal Skankovic show
• Wanting more rejection (listen and it'll make sense)

Recorded January 2024

Follow Katherine

• Instagram - @katherine_hutch
• Do512 - do512.com/artists/katherine-hutchins
• Youtube - youtube.com/@katherinehutchins

Katherine can be seen and heard:

• Fallout Tonight - Friday nights, 9:30pm at Fallout Theater

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Episode #311

• What keeps him in Sacramento
• The success of his AEW-some Podcast, a wrestling podcast climbing the charts
• His plans to record his 3rd comedy special
• His 5th Headlining appearance at The Velveeta Room, the weekend of February 2-3, 2024

Recorded January 2024

Follow Johnny

• Instagram - hipsterocracy 
• Facebook - facebook.com/hipsteroracy
• Twitter - @hipsterocracy- 
• Youtube - youtube.com/@johnnytaylor
• Wikipedia - wikipedia.org/Johnny_Taylor_(comedian) 

Johnny can be seen and heard:

• On Tour - The Velveeta Room, February 2, 8pm and February 3, 8pm and 10pm
• AEW-some Podcast 
• Specials
  • Tangled Up in Plaid (2014)
  • Bummin' with the Devil (2018)
• Melissa Villaseñor's California music video
  
• Comedy Wham Presents 
  • Johnny Taylor: No Rules (2018)

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Episode #310

• Reflections on the 512th and final show of Sure Thing Showcase
• The launch of Fallout Tonight, his late-night variety show and companion podcast, Signing Off
• Working with his Fallout Tonight writing team and Signing Off podcast co-hosts, Jon Mendoza and Adam Shumate
• Our favorite Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot

Recorded January 2024 at Fallout Theater's Podcast Studio

Follow Duncan

• Twitter - @aduncancarson
• Instagram - @aduncancarson
• Facebook - facebook.com/duncancarson
• TikTok - @duncancarson

Follow Fallout Tonight

• Linktree - FalloutTonight.com
• Instagram - @fallout_tonight

Follow Sure Thing Records

• Website - SureThingRecords.com
• Instagram - @surethingatx

See Duncan

• Fallout Tonight - Weekly on Fridays, 9:30pm at Fallout Theater
• Signing Off Podcast - Weekly episode recapping Fallout Tonight with Jon Mendoza and Adam Shumate

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Episode #309

• Launching a nursing and comedy career just before the pandemic
• Scumberparty with her best friends
• Being the best big sister
• Her uncanny ability to remain calm through chaos

Recorded January 2024

Follow Ashley

• Instagram - @dat_ash
• Youtube - youtube.com/AshleySharma

Follow Scumberparty

• Instagram - @scumberparty
• Youtube - youtube.com/Scumberparty

Ashley can be seen and heard:

• SF Sketchfest 2024!
• Scumberparty Podcast
• Frequently hosting at Cap City Comedy Club

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Episode #308

• Reaching 300 episodes and a change in direction with his podcast
• Nerding out about Austin comedy, Casey Rocket, Comedy Mothership, and Skankfest Vegas
• What he hopes to accomplish in 2024
• Issues Comedy Wham a challenge

Recorded December 2023

Follow Bak

• Website - thefeedbak.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/thefeedbak
• Twitter - @thefeedbak
• Instagram - @thefeedbak
• Facebook - facebook.com/thefeedbak
• Youtube - youtube.com/thefeedbak

Bak can be seen and heard:

• Record Play - "music trivia and comedy show with a stank on it". Win prizes, enjoy comedy, music, and more!
  • Next show: R&B Edition - 2/4/2024 at The Pershing , 4pm - RSVP at recordplay.live/rsvp
• The Feedbak Podcast 

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Episode #307

• The neverending charms of San Antonio
• The in-depth experience of landing a singing role on HBO's Love and Death
• Embracing her zany side to pursue comedic acting roles
• Lessons learned directing her first short film, including the harrowing lesson that "it's her decision"
• Her band Hallo and the upcoming release of their first studio album

Recorded November 2023

Follow Tiana

• Instagram
  • TianaStuart_ATX
  • Hallo_theband
• TikTok
  • @tiana.s.funny

Tiana can be seen and heard:

• Improv performer at ColdTowne Theater
• Teaching at ColdTowne Theater
• Twinsies - short film directorial debut with Festival nods:
  • 25 nominations
  • 4 wins (Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, Best Short Film - Women in Film, Best Short FilmO
• Hallo - Album release in 2024

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Episode #306

• The origin, development, and electric fun of the weekly Come @ Me show at Fallout Theater
• Their own creative endeavors within the Austin comedy scene
• Creative goals they've set for themselves

Follow Come @ Me show

• Instagram 
• Tickets

Come @ Me can be seen and heard:

• Every Saturday night at Fallout Theater, 8:30pm

Show runners of Come @ Me can also be seen and heard:

• A Very Special Episode: Primetime Improv Comedy Fridays at 8pm, featuring Amy Knop & Kyle Irion, ColdTowne Theater 
• All Night, All Night, All Night: The Sunday Harold Sundays at 8pm, featuring Isaac Garza, ColdTowne Theater
• Austin Sketch Fest, Memorial Day Weekend 2024, produced by Amy Knop & Xander Noland et al, ColdTowne Theater
• This is Your Sign: Astrology Themed Comedy, hosted by Jenn Rosario, monthly Saturday 10pm, Fallout Theater
• ColdTowne Throwdowne: Improv Comedy Bracket Competition, hosted by Xander Noland, weekly Saturdays 10pm ColdTowne Theater
• Call Your Mom - short film by Isaac Garza
• Pepito - short film by Isaac Garza, winner of the HBO Latino Short Film Competition
• The Son Who Can't Play Trumpet - short film by Isaac Garza

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Episode #305

• Getting her start in standup comedy in California and returning (close to) home during the pandemic
• How Alice in Wonderland helped her land Wanderlust, home of her monthly Yuk it Up comedy showcase
• Recording her LMAOF Austin special (set for release in 2024)

Follow Lauren

• Website - laurenjamisoncomedy.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/laurenjamison
• Instagram
  
  • Lauren - @thelaurenjamison
  • Yuk It Up Comedy - @yukitupcomedy
• Facebook - facebook.com/thelaurenjamison
• TikTok - @thelaurenjamison
• Youtube - youtube.com/LaurenJamison
• OnlyFans - onlyfans.com/laurenjamison
• Do512 - do512.com/lauren-jamison

Lauren can be seen and heard:

• Hosting and producing Yuk it Up Comedy (follow them on Instagram for schedule & location)
• The Jewcy Podcast - available on Spotify
• OFTV Comedy Special - Coming soon!! Subscribe to Only Fans for free for comedy bits & live streams

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Episode #304

• The things that did, and did not happen, after he moved to Los Angeles in 2019
• His fondness for The Lanalax Corporation podcast and how it helped him develop as a creative storyteller
• His triumphant return to comedy stages marked by headlining The Velveeta Room for one of his Top 5 shows since he started comedy (and we were there to see it, it ruled!)
• Going against the grain and being 100% okay with that

Follow Aaron Brooks

• Twitter - @aaron__brooks
• Instagram - @aaronbrookscomedy
• Facebook - facebook.com/aaronbrookscomedy
• Youtube - youtube.com/@aaronbrooks
• Tumblr - aaronbrookscomedy.tumblr.com

Aaron can be seen and heard:

• Album: Secrets (Sure Thing Records, 2019)
• Aaron Brooks' Comedy Mastery Tutorial
• The Lanalax Podcast

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Episode #303

• Discovering comedy after being in a career she didn't love
• How that career gave her confidence on stage and the ability to control audiences
• Her debut album Unbelievable
• The fine art of talking on stage about touchy subjects

Recorded November 2023

Follow Amy

• TikTok - @amyshankercomedy
• Twitter - @AmyShanker
• Instagram - @amyshanker
• Facebook - facebook.com/Ashankers
• Youtube - youtube.com/AmyShanker
• Do512 - do512.com/artists/amy-shanker

Amy can be seen and heard:

• Unbelievable - Debut Special (released summer 2023)
• The Most Expensive Joke Show - 1st and 3rd Sundays, 6pm Creek and Cave
• Brian Holtzman & Friends - Tuesday November 21, 8pm 
• Chicago's Laugh Factory - November 24-25
• Fort Worth - December 7

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Episode #302

• After a lifetime of avoiding it, how his friend Viva forced him to do an open mic (and never look back)
• The importance of living life to become a better writer
• The origin and evolution of the Chosen Comedy showcase

Recorded October 2023

Follow Eric

• Instagram - @eric.snader
• Facebook - facebook.com/eric.snader
• Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/Eric.Snader

Eric can be seen and heard:

• Chosen Comedy - Last Tuesday of the month, Live music at 7pm, Comedy starts at 7:30pm at Sunset Strip

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Episode #301

• Being raised in a family of funny, outrageous people
• His mom prediction that he would be a drag queen one day
• How the pandemic changed his life forever by forcing him to live in the present
• The success of his Drag Shows at comedy clubs around Austin

Recorded September 2023

Follow Ruby Dickulous

• Website - rubydickulous.com
• Twitter - @rubydickulous
• Instagram - @rubydickulous
• TikTok - @rubydickulous
• Facebook - facebook.com/rubydickulous
• Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/rubydickulous
• Twitch - @rubydickulous
• Do512 - do512.com/ruby-dickulous

Ruby Dickulous can be seen and heard:

• Drag Brunch - 12pm monthly at Cap City Comedy Club (check schedule for updates)
  • November 12, 2023
  • December 17, 2023
• Drag Brunch - at other venues throughout each month

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Episode #300

• Growing up thinking that Kathy Griffin was the only person who did comedy
• How a browser search on "what city is gay" lead to his move to Portland, Oregon
• The start of a perfectly timed friendship with Colton Dowling, his now co-host of Some of This is Bad podcast
• The road to becoming the 2023 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin (after moving to Austin in 2021 and almost quitting comedy)

Recorded September 2023

Follow Dylan

• Instagram - @dylanpcarlino
• Facebook - facebook.com/carlino2
• TikTok - @dylanpcarlino
• Youtube
  • Dylan - youtube.com/@dylancarlino
  • Some of This is Bad Podcast - youtube.com/Someofthisisbadpodcast

Dylan can be seen and heard:

• Some of this is Bad Podcast - co-hosted with Colton Dowling
• 2023 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin Winner

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Episode #299

• Being the president of his college's Comedy Club
• Throwing out his career dream of becoming an aerospace engineer to become a comic
• Being a finalist in the 2022 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin contest
• His latest podcast project, Sean's Show
• Everything else under the sun

Recorded October 2023

Follow Sean

• Website - www.seanreillycomedy.com
• Beacons.ai- beacons.ai/seanreilly
• Instagram - @seanreillycomedy
• Facebook - facebook.com/seanreillycomedy
• TikTok - @seanreillycomedy
• Youtube - youtube.com/@SeanReillyComedy
• Twitter - @seandoesjokes
• Spotify - spotify.com/SeansShow

Sean can be seen and heard:

• Sean's Show on Youtube and Spotify
• Headlining at LOL San Antonio - Sunday Nov 12, 2023

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Episode #298

• Growing up with a family of roasters
• How Lashonda Lester's advice set her on her way
• How a short move to New York City changed her life
• The wild ride she's had since releasing her Don't Tell Comedy special

Recorded September 2023

Follow Lea'h

• Linktree - linktr.ee/Leahsampson
• Twitter - @leah_sampson1
• Instagram - @officialleahsampson
• Facebook - facebook.com/leah.sampson
• TikTok - @leahsampson2
• Youtube - youtube.com/@leahsampsoncomedy5169
• OnlyFans - onlyfans.com/leeleesimpson

Lea'h can be seen and heard:

• Don't Tell Comedy - 2023 Don't Tell Comedy Set
• Hear Me Bitch - Stay Tuned!

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Episode #297

• Reflecting on the 512 Sure Thing shows since 2011
• The end of an Austin comedy era as Sure Thing winds down on October 6, 2023
• What's next for Duncan and Brendan
• The upcoming release of Mac Blake's sophomore album on Sure Thing Records

Follow Brendan

• Twitter - @YourPalBKO
• Instagram - @yourpalbko

Follow Duncan

• Twitter - @aduncancarson
• Instagram - @aduncancarson
• Facebook - facebook.com/duncancarson
• TikTok - @yesterdayinaminute

Follow Sure Thing

• Website - SureThingRecords.com
• Twitter - @SURETHINGATX
• Instagram - @surethingatx
• Facebook - facebook.com/SureThingATX

See Duncan

• Every Friday Night at Fallout Theater with his new Fallout Tonight variety hour!

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Episode #296

• Being a truck driver and the lessons learned from being on the road 
• Why dancing is so important to her
• How life changed for her after being picked for a Kill Tony minute
• What she's learned from being a door person for The Comedy Mothership

Recorded September 2023

Follow Genivive

• Twitter - @cgenivive
• Instagram - @cgenivive
• Facebook - facebook.com/genivive.clinton
• Do512 - do512.com/artists/genivive-clinton

Genivive can be seen and heard:

• Performing regularly at The Comedy Mothership
• Artisan Distillery - Sunday 9/23 7pm and 9:30pm, San Antonio, TX
• The Creek and the Cave - Thursday 9/28 8pm
• Cap City Comedy Club - Friday 9/29 7:30pm