5 QUESTIONS WITH GABRIEL RUTLEDGE

Comedian Gabriel Rutledge

Comedian Gabriel Rutledge

by Ryan Meehan

Since abandoning his successful pizza delivery career in 2000, Gabriel’s combination of talent, hard work, and lack of a fall back plan have made him into one of North America’s finest touring comics. Although, honestly he hasn’t done much in Mexico. A past winner of the prestigious Seattle International Comedy Competition, Gabriel has made television appearances on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, the nationally syndicated Comedy.TV, and Nickelodeon’s Nickmom Night Out.  He is also a frequent guest on the Bob and Tom radio show, heard in over 150 cities.  Gabriel has performed at the HBO/TBS Comedy Festival in Las Vegas and The Great American Comedy Festival held in Johnny Carson’s home town of Norfolk, Nebraska.  Gabriel’s CD “Sometimes Laughter Hurts” was released on Uproar Entertainment, and can be heard on the “Raw Dog” Comedy Channel on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. Rutledge makes his home in one of the great entertainment capitals of the world – Olympia Washington, and he’s our guest today in 5 Questions. Continue reading →

5 QUESTIONS WITH TED ALEXANDRO

Comedian Ted Alexandro

Comedian Ted Alexandro

by Ryan Meehan

Comedian Ted Alexandro has been called “one of the funniest comedians working today” by Time Out New York, and has opened for Louis CK at the legendary Carnegie Hall.  His two decades in the funny business has earned him late night appearances on David Letterman, Conan O’ Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, as well as “The View” and two Comedy Central half-hour specials.  Along with Hollis James, Ted has recently produced the webseries “Teacher’s Lounge” and he’s our guest today in 5 Questions. Continue reading →

5 QUESTIONS WITH MATT WALSH

Actor and comedian Matt Walsh

Actor and comedian Matt Walsh

By Ryan Meehan

Matt Walsh is an actor and comedian who is best known for his work as a founding member of the legendary improvisational sketch comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade.  He can currently be seen playing Julia Louis Dreyfuss’ press secretary on the HBO series “Veep”, and has recently entered the world of sports podcasting by covering the Monsters of the Midway on his new show “Bear Down Podcast”.  “Upright Citizens Brigade” ran for three season on Comedy Central, and Walsh went on to star on another CC show called “Dog Bites Man” as well as “Players” on SpikeTV.  We are very happy to have Matt as our guest today in 5 Questions. Continue reading →

5 QUESTIONS WITH MIKE VECCHIONE

Comedian Mike Vecchione

Comedian Mike Vecchione

By Ryan Meehan

Michael Vecchione was born in Youngstown, Ohio and graduated High School in Boca Raton, Florida…. He played football and placed second in the 1991 AAA state wrestling tournament…He attended Pennsylvania State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and went on to receive a Master’s degree in Special Education from Cabrini College in Pennsylvania. Mike has worked as a counselor and Special Education teacher in the Philadelphia area.  At the end of 2003, Michael moved to New York City. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Comedy Central’s Fresh Face Debates, and Russell Simmons Presents: Stand Up at the El Rey Theatre. Michael also had a guest appearance on the IFC hit show Z Rock.  In 2010, Mike won the People’s Choice Award for the New York Comedy Festival, was a semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and was selected to perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival (New Faces). Later that year, Mike went on to perform on the Tonight Show starring Jay Leno and shot his own Half Hour Special for Comedy Central.  Mike is based in New York City but headlines all over the country, and he’s our guest today in 5 Questions. Continue reading →

FOH FIRST LISTEN: PETE HOLMES – “NICE TRY, THE DEVIL”

Pete Holmes sprinkles your life with goodness on his new disc "Nice Try, The Devil"

Pete Holmes sprinkles your life with goodness on his new disc “Nice Try, The Devil”

by Ryan Meehan

May 14th will bring the release of “Nice Try, The Devil”, the new standup album from Pete Holmes. It’s a CD/DVD combo and the bonus features include Homes’ appearance on “Comedy Central Presents” as well as his performance from “John Oliver’s New York Standup Show”.

Like most comedians, Pete is a busy guy. His most recent television appearance was as a panelist on the panel of “The Jeselnik Offensive”, where he was totally panel. He is the voice of the E-Trade baby from the series popular television commercials, and has recently worked as a story editor on the FOX Comedy “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” as well as NBC’s “Outsourced”. As of late, Pete’s comedic presence is very strong in the world of podcasting. Aside from his appearances on the podcasts of other comedians, Pete has his own show “You Made it Weird” on Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Network which has featured guests such as Judd Apatow, Adam Carolla, and Sarah Silverman. To top it all off, Holmes will be hosting his own half-hour late night talk show on TBS later this fall. Continue reading →