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Brooks Wheelan. Paul Danke, Melody Kamali, and Annelise Dekker-Hernandez join Brido on the panel. 

They talk Star Wars, Air, Succession, the Dalai Lama, Kid Rock, the best songs of 1979 and a lot more. 

Video and extras at www.patreon.com/brido. 

Ryan Asher (Second City/Great Comic) talks about growing up in Virginia working in a BBQ restaurant, going on Second City cruises, and spending two years on the Second City main stage before moving to LA.

Follow Asher here: https://www.instagram.com/reen_machine/

See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/dates

Josh Onstott (Other Lives/Colley Hobbs) talks all about growing up in Oklahoma where he worked in the oil fields before bailing to Stillwater where he worked in a music store and started making music which led to Other Lives, touring the world, and moving to Los Angeles.

Check out Josh's new project Colley Hobbs: https://www.tiktok.com/@colley_hobbs

See Brooks on tour: Brookswheelan.com/dates

Brooks and Turner catch up and complain about everything. But also Turner is going on tour so go see him.

follow nick for tour dates: https://twitter.com/nicksturners

Strider Wilson (Chad and JT Go Deep) talks about lying to become a valet, the biggest tips he ever got, and which celebrities are actually cool.

Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Check out Brooks on tour: brookswheelan.com/dates

Willie Simon (Brooks' new favorite comic) talks about growing up in Hawaii, working at a comedy club in Seattle, and sleeping in his car above the Comedy Store before breaking into the LA comedy scene.

Check out Willie's comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ItbaGZ950

Also Mike Bridenstine guest hosts and talks about his new album. Check it out here: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mike-bridenstine/544880804

Check out the live version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkAerhNCgxw

Derek Waters (Drunk History) talks about growing up in the tire business, being denied a job at circuit city, and renting movies to celebrities at Hollywood Video.

Ticket link to the Wheelan Motors Table read January 12: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/deadpilotssociety

Jason Burke (Comedy Central) recently found out about Brooks' "there's never been a good movie before Billy Madison" rule and comes on to debate.

Andy Wood (Probably Science/4x Jeopardy winner) talks about the process of getting on and winning jeopardy, getting a degree in engineering then throwing it away, and starting the bridgetown comedy festival along with Probably Science!

Mike Mulloy (FADED LA/banned from twitter) talks about upsetting republicans on twitter, working at a go-kart track when he was 14, being a catcher for a minor league baseball team, and also telling people where to park at a waterpark.

Follow Mike: https://mobile.twitter.com/mikemulloyesq

Join the patreon: Patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Steph Tolev (Comedy Central/Just For Laughs) talks about growing up in Toronto doing competitive Scottish dancing, working in bingo halls, bartending to coked up truckers, and working for a discount canadian store called Winners.

Join the Patreon: Patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Listen to Steph's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steph-infection-the-podcast/id1562058771

Leah Pipes (Sorority Row/The Originals) discusses being a working actor since she was 12. From Connie Britton being her mom, to moving to Africa for a CW show, to being killed off a vampire series when a werewolf bit her, she's done it all. 

THE MUGS ARE FOR SALE: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=629706167

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Nick Youssef (Comedy Central/Writer for Esquire) talks about how being a TOOL fan who got to hang out with TOOL, immigrating from Beruit to the United States, and working his way up at the Comedy Store.

Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/NickYoussef

Read Nick: https://www.esquire.com/author/11614/nick-youssef/

Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Follow Summer on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summer_scout/?hl=en

Donnie Divanian (The Dress Up Gang/Comedy Central) talks about working in the vending machine world for a decade, being a tennis instructor for Bruce Willis’s daughter, and the podcast gets heckled from the street for the first time ever.

Check out the Dress Up Gang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuePaFHcVFc

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Chase Bernstein (Comedy Central/TruTV) gives us the details on working at In-N-Out, getting fired for not working for six full months, and what it's like to get a degree in magazine writing with no desire to actually pursue it.

Check out Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chasebernstein

Check out Chase's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/composed/id1527362747

Join the patreon: Patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Carmen Christopher (Joe Pera/Shrill/Seth Meyers) talks about going to the University of Iowa at the same time as Brooks, working in sales for 8 years, and growing up in Chicago.

Check out Carmen's show if youre in LA: https://dice.fm/partner/brain-dead-llc/event/6vv73-carmen-christopher-street-special-live-23rd-sep-brain-dead-studios-los-angeles-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Brain+Dead%2C+LLC&_branch_match_id=889535494636933172

Go to Talkspace.com and enter promo code: BROOKS

Giulia Rozzi (Comedy Central/Conan) talks about working at a Bruegger's Bagels thinking it was good, being a call person for the Life Alert company, being passed at The Comedy Store on accident, and working on every VH1 show in the 2000s.

Check out Giulia: https://www.instagram.com/msgiuliarozzi/?hl=en

Listen to GIulia's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/should-i-get-bangs/id1547858556

JOIN THE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

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Jono Zalay (Comedy Central/Scientist) talks about working at SeaWorld, getting a PhD on how to get rats off cocaine, and explains how covid testing works.

Follow Jono: @jonozalay on Instagram and twitter

See Jono’s show Barbersecretshow.com

Join the patreon: Patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Sandy Danto (Comedy Central/MADTV) talks about directing gay porn, being Pauly Shore's assistant, and being busted while dealing drugs. These all sound insane, but he's the sweetest guy in the world.

Check out Sandy: http://sandydanto.com/

Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

THE MUGS ARE FOR SALE: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=629706167

Rick Overton (Johnny Carson/Groundhog Day/Willow) talks about starting comedy in 1970 in New York, doing his first late night set when Joan River's was hosting the Tonight Show, and discussing what it was like to be on shows with Andy Kaufman.

Check out Rick's new special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e3kxVkidRM

Get the skeleton shit: getrichnick.com/store

The mugs are for sale: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=629706167