What's Going On's Podcast

This week we were joined by the hilarious Chris Scopo. He performs at some of the best clubs, not only in New York, but across the country. He has opened for top comics such as Robert Kelly, Dan Soder, Andrew Schulz, Joe List and Luis J. Gomez. He studied two years of acting at Stetson Studio with Ron Stetson of the Neighborhood Playhouse. We talked about comedy, pc culture, technology, relationships among many other hilarious topics. Give it a listen and if you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Andre D Thompson. He has been featured on Music Choice and is a regular at many comedy clubs in New York City. We talked about church, fighting, comedy, hyper sensitivity in comedy and today's culture as a whole among many other hilarious topics. If you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Adam Susser. He has been performing stand up comedy for over 15 years and producing sketch comedy videos for 8. He currently hosts the Montreal Gazette's Hockey Inside Out show. Adam has performed in the Montreal Fringe Festival and the Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival, twice. Adam and his videos have been written about and featured in media outlets such as BBC World, Buzzfeed and the CBC, among others. We talked about using social media as an outlet for comedy, doing comedy as a white male, the comedy scenes in Montreal and NYC among many other hilarious topics.

This week on What’s Going On we are joined by one of the funniest people working today Aaron Berg. He has been featured on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening and Roast Battle Season 2. He also appeared on BIG JAY OAKERSON’s WYFD!?!? on SeesoTV and several appearances on AXS TV’s Live At Gotham. He is the co-host of In Hot Water on Compound Media. We talked about how we built a BBG, comedy, freedom of speech among many other hilarious topics. Get into it. If you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Paul Spratt. He recorded his Comedy Album F**k Yeah! Paul's here at New York Comedy Club. He loves to take time to donating to charity events, running, and working his own events for one of his favorite charities B4BC.org where he's raised over $10,000 for breast cancer. He's been on many comedy festivals around the country and has opened on the road for comics Dom Irrera, Dave Attell, and many more. Give it a listen, if you dig it. Subscribe! 

This week we are joined by hilarious Oscar Collazos. He is a New York City based comedian. Oscar recently started a stand-up comedy show that features Colombian talent. He spent his childhood in Miami, Florida and for the last 15 years has traveled the world spreading his twisted views, unique humor and crazy immigrant family stories. He has been featured on SiriusXM and has performed at the legendary the Apollo Theater. He has also worked alongside comedy greats such as Tracy Morgan, Daniel Tosh, Bruce Bruce and many others. We talked about our upcoming Colombian stand-up comedy show at New York Comedy Club among many other hilarious topics. Get into. If you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by world famous Sugar Sammy. Sammy is one of the hottest comedians on the international circuit, Sugar Sammy has performed over 1,600 shows in 31 countries, in English, French, Hindi, and Punjabi. He is an international star and is flat out hilarious. We talked about comedy, La France a un incroyable talent, his new English tour, among many other hilarious topics. Get into it. If you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Melissa Diaz. She is a Bronx native standup comic who’s been featured at the New York Comedy Festival and Laugh Your Asheville Off. She is a unique and rising talent in the New York City comedy scene. Her sharp and quirky wit paired with an edgy attitude takes audiences through a funhouse of fatalism and hilarity that no amount of therapy will make you forget. We talked about comedy, politics, me too and other topics. If you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Cory Jarvis. He has appeared on the Travel Channel, AXS TV, Funny or Die, and in a national Diet Coke commercial. Cory has his comedy album Crooked Bow Tie coming out on February 12th (February 5th is its pre-release). It will be available on all platforms. We talked about freedom of speech, Jordan Peterson, political correctness, comedy and many other hilarious topics. If you’re into it subscribe and leave me a review!

This week we are joined by hilarious Eagle Witt. In 2017 he won The Devil Cup & in 2018 he was a finalist in Comedy Madness. Both are very prestigious competitions. His credits are growing and already include MTV, Amazon Prime, Kevin Harts LOL NETWORK, SiriusXM, Cosmopolitan, Elite Daily, CollegeHumor, FusionTV. We talked about standup, what it takes to be funny in NYC, political correctness among many other hilarious topics. Get into it, if you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Casey Balsham. She started comedy in Los Angeles CA before she came to New York. Casey co-produces a popular monthly show at New York Comedy Club. She has been seen on Lifetime, NuVo TVs Stand Up and Deliver, Arise 360 news, TIDALs No Small Talk Series, and appeared on Gotham Comedy Live twice. She was selected to perform at Festivals in North Carolina, Austin, Atlanta, New York Comedy, Maine and was a finalist at The Big Sky Comedy Festival in Montana.  She also co hosted the AVN affiliated Go Fuck Yourself awards in Las Vegas, which she invited her dad to which was a hilarious experience.  Casey was one of the lead roles in the off Broadway production of HA! The Musical, a musical about stand up comedy that sold out every show in its first run, and in its second run at the NYCF. Get into it! If you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Brian Grossi. He has performed in Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. He recorded his first television appearance as part of Popcorn Flix Presents Empire Tonight! and has appeared on TMZ. In 2014, he completed his first international tour, performing in Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club, Manchester’s XS Malarky, The Madrid Comedy Club and Toronto’s North by Northeast Festival. In March 2016, he made it to the Sweet Sixteen of Caroline’s Comedy Madness competition. In 2017, he founded The Round-Trip Comedy Series, which produces stand-up shows all over the Northeast. Brian does comedy in Spanish as well! Tune in. If you dig it, subscribe.

This week we are joined by good friend Mike Lavin. He is a lifelong New Yorker with an obsession for creating anything and everything. Mike is a photographer, filmmaker, editor, and licensed drone pilot. He is the real deal! We talked about Mike's journey in showbiz, hilarious stories about his projects, the similarities between stand-up and rap, among many other hilarious topics. If you dig it, subscribe!  

This week we were joined by hilarious Ronnie Lordi. Ronnie runs Live At The Barbershop, which is one of the hottest comedy shows in New York City every Friday at 8:00 and 10:15 PM at Original Barbershop, 174 East Second Street, Lower East Side. We talked about babies, how to properly break up with someone, what's it like being married, which dating app is the best app, being emotionally strong, then we talked about babies some more among many other hilarious topics. If you dig it, subscribe! 

This week we were joined by hilarious Stephen Bolles. He started doing stand-up comedy in Hampton Roads Virginia. He was a four-time winner of their Clash of the Comics competition. He moved to NYC in 2014. In 2017 he started the Traveling Circus Comedy Show and produces monthly shows all around the city, including Stationary Circus, and Run From The Police. We talked about stand-up comedy, losing weight, making it in NYC, working at New York Comedy Club among many other hilarious topics. If you like it, share the love and subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Pedro Gonzalez. He was a finalist at Carolines' New York's Funniest Comedy Competition and New York Comedy Club's Comedy Competition. He has been part of many comedy festivals including Boston Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival among many others. Pedro is flat out hilarious and a rising star. We talked about stand-up comedy, how to get into festivals, work ethic among many other hilarious subjects. Tune in, if you dig it, subscribe!  

This week we are joined by hilarious Carmen Lynch. She has been featured on Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (and David Letterman), America's Got Talent among many others. Her album Dance Like You Don't Need The Money was the 2017 Comedy Album of the Year by Sirius XM. We talked about doing comedy in Spanish, growing up bilingual, doing comedy in other countries. Among many other hilarious topics. Tune in, if you dig it, subscribe! 

This week we are joined by good friend and hilarious Daniel Tirado. He has been on Just For Laughs several times. His jokes can be seen on TruTV Laff Tracks. Daniel does comedy in French as well and he is a Montreal treasure. We talked about what it takes to make it in New York, the struggle of comparing yourself to other people, keeping a positive attitude among many other hilarious topics. Get into it, if you like it. Subscribe!  

This week we are joined by Usama Siddiquee. He’s absolutely one of the hardest and funniest comedians working today. Usama has been on BET's 50 Central. He has been a finalist for the 2017 NY's Funniest Competition at Caroline's; the 2017 NBC Standup Competition. He got 1st place winner of the 2016 Laughing Devil Cup Comedy Festival in New York; the 1st place winner of the 2015 Yonkers Comedy Festival as well as the 1st place winner of the 2015 Make Me Laugh Albany Comedy Festival. He was also featured this year on videos for NBC, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, The Scene, Mic.com, FusionTV, and Huffington Post. Most recently he was also featured at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival New Faces Showcase. We talked about comedy, work ethic, what it takes to be undeniably funny among other hilarious things. Tune in, if you dig it, subscribe!

This week we are joined by hilarious Brendan Sagalow. He has written for MTV's Joking Off, contributed jokes to The Roast of Rob Lowe, and has been a featured guest on many Sirius XM shows, such as The Erik Negal show, The Check Spot Live with Emma Willmann, and Bennington on Raw Dog Radio. He's a regular at Caroline's on Broadway, Stand Up NY, and The New York Comedy Club. We talked about comedy, video games, open mics among many other hilarious topics. Get into it. If you dig it, subscribe!