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1980 Laughs opened, 2020 the Podcast launches

 This is Show #1 for this Podcast and features why I did it, what to  expect, and the story of how I got into the business. It also features a  comedy set from the very first act to hit my stage on August  7th,1980...Garry Shandling. In...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #68

"From Russia with Laughs" Interview w/ Famous Russian Comic Yakov Smirnoff "Wow" this was a fun interview, Yakov Smirnoff was relaxing in Bali, and got on the phone with me to share stories from all our years working together. He has gone on to have a Doctorate in...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #66

"Blind Laughter" Interview & set with Alex Valdez Alex Valdez is the only successful Blind standup comic. He worked as half of O'Brien & Valdez, a very successful comedy team that worked all over the Country. Alex is totally blind, and yet he not only earned...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #58

"Comedy Team Magic" Mack & Jamie Interviw & Set Yes, it is a magical pairing; when Mack & Jamie joined forces, the comedy world gained an amazing Comedy team. From humble beginnings, Mack & Jamie went on to play clubs across the country, had their own...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #56

"Cadet to Comedy" Ross Bennett Shares! This show introduces and unique guy, Ross Bennett was one of the strange comics that came through my clubs. Early life included Ross being a Cadet at West Point and transforming himself several times over his lifetime. He went...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #54

"King of the One Man Shows" Bob Dubac Fun interview with a comic actor Bob Dubac who went another direction...after a decade as a road comic, he spent the next 12 years acting on soap operas and making TV appearances as a comic. Then he decided to take control and...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #52

"Star of the BBC" Kelly Monteith Interview & Set A nice interview with Kelly Monteith, star of his own late 70's show for 6 years on the BBC, a writer/producer of TV shows, Movies, and more! Currently airing "Real Geezers of Beverly Hills-Adjacent", a show about...

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Standup Comedy “Your Host and MC” Show #50

Queen of Komödie, from Germany - Lois Bromfield Yes, all the way from her Home in Hochstadt Germany, Lois Bromfield talks with me about her career, comedy, Writing for TV, and moving overseas. Lois was one of the funniest comediennes  back in the 80's, working the...

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