Yuk Yuk's Comedy Podcast

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Matt Wright. They chat about the comedy scene in Newfoundland and how Matt started out in Gander, the joke-writing process, the competitiveness in comedy, social media, and Matt's recent gig writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Matt wraps up his western tour at Yuk Yuk's Edmonton where he headlines this weekend! Follow Matt! @ mattwrightjokes twitter.com/mattwrightjokes http://www.mattwrightcomedy.com/ YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Calgary comics Matt Foster & Malik Elassal, who are currently in Yuk Yuk's Calgary's Yuk & Comers Amateur Comedy Competition. Jake chats with Matt about the competition, how Bill Hicks inspired him to get into comedy, his family and how he got into drumming and played drums on cruise ships. Jake & Malik talk about the competition, how he started comedy, telling riskier jokes and story-telling. Jake also asks them about their joke writing processes and the future of their careers. Follow Matt on Twitter! @ ABitFoster twitter.com/ABitFoster Follow Malik on Twitter! @ malikspin twitter.com/malikspin YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Calgary comics Amy Bugg & Alan Cho, who are currently in Yuk Yuk's Calgary's Yuk & Comers Amateur Comedy Competition. They chat about the Calgary comedy scene, how they got into comedy and why they do it, comedy competitions, their mentors, and the future of their careers. Follow Amy on Twitter! @ amy_bugg twitter.com/amy_bugg Follow Alan on Twitter! @ choaffable twitter.com/choaffable YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews American comedian Brandt Tobler. They chat about growing up in Wyoming, moving to Vegas and his crazy first job there, his comedy career, and how he ended up breaking into Mike Tyson's house. Follow Brandt on Twitter! @ brandttobler twitter.com/brandttobler YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews American comedian Bert Kreischer. They chat about the Rolling Stone article on Bert in 1997 and how he feels about it, what it's like doing comedy in L.A., his comedic friends and who he looks up to, drinking, his family, money, and so much more! Follow Bert on Twitter! @ bertkreischer http://twitter.com/bertkreischer YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Julia Hladkowicz. They chat about her family and growing up as an awkward kid in Ottawa, how she got into acting and then stand-up, her plans to move to L.A., and what she wants for the future of her career. Follow Julia @ juliacomedy www.twitter.com/juliacomedy YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Newfie comedian Colin Hollett. They chat about how he started off in comedy, how his comedy resonates throughout Canada and how he's gotten death threats from the funny viral video he made last week. Follow Colin! @ colinhollett twitter.com/colinhollett YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Spencer Rice. They chat about living in Toronto and L.A., how he got into the entertainment industry starting with music and hearing The Beatles, playing in bands, Kenny Vs Spenny and how they started with making a mockumentary and a documentary, getting lucky breaks, studying film at York University and making films, and even more! Follow Spencer! @ Spenny twitter.com/Spenny YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Lisa Baker. They chat about growing up in Newfoundland and how nice Newfies are, moving to Edmonton and enjoying the other cultures there, racism and Donald Trump, how she got into comedy, hosting, comedy advice and the future of her career. Lisa is performing at Yuk Yuk’s Abbotsford this weekend! http://yukyuks.com/abbotsford Follow Lisa! @ LisaBakerComedy http://twitter.com/LisaBakerComedy YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Australian comedian Andy Curtain. They chat about how he got his comedy start in China, moving there from Australia seven years ago, learning the language, doing comedy and running clubs around the country (nine in total now), figuring it out along the way, and bringing in bigger headliners from America. Follow Andy http://www.twitter.com/andycurtain And check out his Chinese comedy company, Kung Fu Komedy! http://www.kungfukomedy.com YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Toronto comedian Ron Josol. They chat about their shared love of jiu jitsu & MMA (mixed martial arts) and how it relates to comedy, Ron's humble beginnings in stand-up, bombing and getting over it, the different types of success in comedy, doing stand-up in L.A., and the future of his career. Follow Ron on Twitter: @ ronjosol YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews American actor/comedian Sean Carrigan. They chat about how he started as a boxer and then got into acting, then comedy; how Steve Martin inspired him to try stand-up with his book "Born Standing Up"; the pressure of working on The Young & The Restless and performing with the same actors he watched growing up; and the charity work he does with March of Dimes. Follow Sean: @ SeanCarrigan http://twitter.com/SeanCarrigan YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Nicaraguan/Canadian comedian Martha Chaves. They chat about how she got into comedy and why she loves it, her immigration to Canada, doing comedy in English as a second language, being Latina, acting, and so much more! Follow Martha on Twitter: @TheMarthaChaves YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Kelly Dyer. They chat about skateboarding, travelling, living on the west coast, being a comic dad, turning his life around from the dark place he was in, and Canadian politics. Follow Kelly on Twitter - @kdyercomic YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Pat MacDonald. They chat about his love for his cat, a disturbing train story, and post-show gropings! Follow Pat on Twitter - @patmacdonald YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Ian Sirota. They chat about how he got into comedy, his superstitions and rituals, being a comic with a family and how he always puts his family first. Follow Ian on Twitter - @ comicdad1 YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews American podcaster/comedian Frank Prather. They chat about his Superior Podcast with Hal Sparks, the importance of bombing, learning to own the stage, and the reality of doing stand-up in L.A. Follow Frank on Twitter - @ FrankPrather YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Steve Patterson. They chat about growing up, starting in comedy and how he found a way to be successful, writing and tailoring jokes to the place he's performing, his favourite comedian Derek Edwards, hosting CBC'S The Debaters, a new project he's working on, and more! http://stevepatterson.ca/ YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Kevin Stobo. They chat about which comics first inspired Kevin, what he enjoys about being a comedian, doing clean corporate comedy, road stories including performing comedy at strip clubs and opening for Bob Saget, and being a junket reporter! YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Tony Binns. @TonyBinns They chat about his very cool kid, being from Woodstock, Ontario and moving to Alberta, what his first comedy loves & influences were, going to theatre school, writing, impressions, new projects and so much more! Tony is performing at Yuk Yuk's Edmonton in February! yukyuks.com/edmonton YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com