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Ep 198 – Brent Weinbach

Ep 198 – Brent Weinbach

We’ve got our friend, comedian Brent Weinbach on the podcast today! Super funny guy, weird sense of humor. I always like weird and funny and that’s why I have had this guy open on some of my shows in the past. He always kills. In addition to his stand-up, he’s done some viral videos, some writing and now he’s releasing…

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Ep 196 – Estevan Oriol

Ep 196 – Estevan Oriol

So exciting to have this guy in the studio. Estevan Oriol is a world-famous photographer who got his start as tour manager for Cypress Hill and House of Pain among others. He talks about his career, new projects and what he still hasn’t had a chance to accomplish. Episode sponsored by MeUndies and ZipRecruiter.com! Please take 5 seconds to rate…

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Ep 184 – Tom Rhodes

Ep 184 – Tom Rhodes

Our old friend, comedian Tom Rhodes came by this week to talk about all of the things he’s experienced over his career. This guy has done it all – stand-up during the 80s comedy boom in San Francisco, he got a sitcom development deal around the time all the comics were getting deals and then he went to Europe to…

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Ep 181 – Robert Zapata

Ep 181 – Robert Zapata

Our old friend Robert Zapata stops by to talk about the L.A. comedy scene as he’s experiencing it now and back in the day, growing up with a well known musician father and being a brand new family man. Go see his show Jan 16 at Ontario Improv – just $10, people… *Episode sponsored by Zip Recruiter Please take 5…

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Ep 165 – Viva Mescal and Mad Macks EOTR

Ep 165 – Viva Mescal and Mad Macks EOTR

We’re in the studio this week with rappers Viva Mescal and Mad Macks from the East of the River network (EOTR) – a group of young up and coming artists and musicians, mostly from East L.A. and Boyle Heights. I go way back with Mescal’s family from the projects of Boyle Heights. But these guys are working hard to make…

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Ep 162 – 2Mex

Ep 162 – 2Mex

Today we have one of the hottest underground hip-hop artists around – 2Mex! This guy has worked his ass off and recently has gone through some health issues that caused him to lose his leg. He’s been through a lot of struggle but still managed to come out with a brand new album inspired by everything he went through. And…

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Ep 161 – George Perez

Ep 161 – George Perez

George and I go back a while. George has some amazing stories, he’s been through some shit and then some and now he’s on the other side of it, turning things around and getting back in the game. Check out his “George Perez Stories” podcast and check him out at the Comedy Store in Hollywood when you can. You won’t…

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Ep 159 – Ahmed Ahmed

Ep 159 – Ahmed Ahmed

You don’t get to witness much new stuff in stand-up comedy these days, but our old friend Ahmed Ahmed was the first to start Muslim/Middle East comedy in the American stand-up world about 10 years ago and we got to witness it taking off. He stopped by the show this week to talk about how he got into comedy, how…

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Ep 156 – Martin Moreno

Ep 156 – Martin Moreno

To say this guy knows us from day 1 is an understatement. Martin Moreno has been touring with Gabriel Iglesias for about 12 years now. Before that, we were young comics struggling for years together on hell gigs, bar shows and anything that paid at least $20. We haven’t seen Martin for about 6 years, maybe more and he made…

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Ep 153 – Peter Murrieta

Ep 153 – Peter Murrieta

Today Rodrigo is back from MX and we have another Hollywood insider – TV writer/showrunner/executive producer Peter Murrieta. Currently writing for CBS’ “Superior Donuts”, Peter was the showrunner on “Wizards of Waverly Place”, staff writer on many other sitcoms and also was the showrunner on my pilot (that didn’t get picked up yet). After we talk about food for an…

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