The Slade Ham Experiment

There are a lot of characteristics that can help move us down the line a bit more quickly.  There are things like innate talent and charisma, and practiced skills like patience. I’m not sure where grit falls on that list, but Tammy Pescatelli has plenty. Her story runs from road comic to television regular, most notably including Season 2 of Last Comic Standing and multiple Tonight Show appearances . Her latest special, The Way After School Special, is available now on iTunes. Tammy and I talk about

My guest on this episode is Christopher Titus. You might recognize him from his roles on television where he co-starred in ABC’s “Big Shots” and helmed the eponymous FOX sitcom, “Titus.” I had the privilege of touring with him a decade ago and was fortunate to observe his process along the way. He just wrapped production on his 8th stand up comedy special “Chasing Monsters,”and I feel like I need to pause and acknowledge that number because each one consists of 90 minutes of original stand up

I like disruptive personalities. Usually when we do something we look at the way everybody else is doing it and then we attempt to replicate that. Sure we put our original flourishes on it, but that’s only in the creative process itself. What about how we present everything? Steve Hofstetter is a disruptive personality. You know Steve. If you have the internet his “Comedian Owns Heckler” videos have popped up on your timeline at some point. He’s the ginger kid with glasses and sharp wit and

In this episode I’ll talk with mathematician turned comedian, Matthew Broussard. His credits are many from MTV and the late night circuit to various sitcom appearances and a constant slot in Comedy Central’s stable. He’s also frustratingly good looking. I’d argue that his real success is not the product of luck or looks but of diligently working out how comedy works. I believe that a huge part of what makes comedy work is spontaneity and we certainly get to that. But with stand up specifically,