Yuk Yuk's Comedy Podcast

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Winston Spear. They chat about making dance music and how Winston incorporates it into his stand-up routine, dancing, his family, and how his comedy career started. YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Vancouver comic Jonathan Baum. They chat about comedy in Vancouver, Whistler & Toronto, how he started his career in performance as a gymnast/trampolinist in busker festival shows, his work in comedy and Fringe shows, and writing his book "My Impaired Moral Compass". http://www.jonathanbaum.ca/my-impaired-moral-compass/ YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews American comic Steve Simeone! Steve is an incredible and inspiring human being. They chat about SO MUCH including: Steve's joke-writing process and his purpose in comedy, his "Good Times Show" podcast, and his children's hospital charity work and his "Santa Steve" fund. https://www.gofundme.com/5ucx38rc YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Vancouver comic Sunee Dhaliwal! They chat about how he got into comedy, his joke-writing process, acting, and his dad. Follow Sunnee on Twitter! @ sunnydcomedy YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Damonde Tschritter! They chat about living on Vancouver Island and in Vancouver, how he got into comedy, living in L.A., the industry and how he is getting more into writing. Damonde is playing Yuk Yuk's Vancouver on New Year's Eve! yukyuks.com/vancouver

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Montreal/Toronto comedian Hunter Collins! They chat about his family, growing up in Montreal, his experience in Yellowknife, and all about the "Puking Chicago Bulls Werewolf". Hunter is MC at Yuk Yuk's London this weekend and he's also opening the Cold Dark January shows, playing a different Yuk's club every weekend of the month! Visit yukyuks.com for tickets and info.

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Kristeen Von Hagen! They chat about the comedy scene in B.C., life in Vegas, her frienship with Russell Peters, the Canadian & American comedy industries, and social media.

Yuk Yuk's Comedy Podcast episode #20! Host Jake Hirsch interviews the hilarious Graham Kay! Jake's intro includes a recap of his recent hang with Russell Peters! Very cool. Then Jake & Graham talk about all the different places Graham has lived and jobs he's had, how he started in comedy, moving to L.A. and how it helped his career, and the Canadian comedy industry and how it compares to other countries. Graham will be home for the holidays and headlines Yuk Yuk's Ottawa in December! http://yukyuks.com/ottawa

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Hamilton comic Patrick Coppolino! They chat about how he started in film & tv production and how it prepared him for his career, how he got into comedy, and how we got lucky with filming big names on tour, which taught him a lot and helped shape his comedy. Patrick also tells the hilarious story of how he went as Louis C.K. for Halloween and used it to trick the internet; one of many pranks he has pulled.

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedienne Kathleen McGee! They talk about sex (warning: this episode is NSFW!), how comics stood up for her when she started out with edgy material, and how the Canadian comedy industry needs to support Canadian comics more. This interview was very honest, raw and emotional; definitely worth the listen.* Kathleen is performing at our clubs for the next 3 weeks starting with Yuk Yuk's St. John's this weekend! www.yukyuks.com/stjohns *The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the speakers' own and do not reflect the views or opinions of Yuk Yuk's Comedy Inc.

Host Jake Hirsch interviews British comic James Mullinger, who now lives and works in Canada. They chat about how Yuk's will always have a piece of James' heart, advice Breslin has given him, the difference between Canadian & UK audiences, and his show Blimey! An Englishman in Atlantic Canada. Catch James headlining Yuk Yuk's Toronto THIS WEEK! www.yukyuks.com/toronto

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comic Eddie Della Siepe! They talk about Eddie's sex apeal, moving to L.A. and how it differs from Canada, and his new webseries, Brick & Sizzle. This chat also includes special guest Myles Morrison chirping in!

Host Jake Hirsch interviews a new signee to the Yuk Yuk's roster, Katie Westman! She's what Jake coined, "a Yukin' Comer"! ;) They chat about living in South America, being from Okotoks, being a female comic, how she got into comedy, what starting out is like, and relating to the audience.

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedy legend Mike MacDonald at Yuk Yuk's Calgary! They chat about the connection between sports and comedy, advice for young comics and his formula for comedy, the TBT posts of his old jokes that he's been doing for 2 years and how he plans to up the ante!

Host Jake Hirsch interviews the original and hilarious Aaron Berg! This is an archival chat by phone from NYC. They disucss Aaron's past as a stripper, how he inserts politics into his comedy, and his trip to Isreal for the filming of the documentary A Universal Language, on which he felt very connected to Jerusalem.

Host Jake Hirsch and comedian Allyson June Smith have a great chat about her career, starting comedy in Calgary and moving to the U.K., British comedy and television, her inspirations, and freedom of speech.

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Yuk Yuk's founder Mark Breslin! They discuss how Mark began a comedy scene in Toronto before there was one in Canada. Mark also talks about his history and how his career has progressed, the Canadian comedy industry and how Canadian comedy it isn't as political as American comedy, how comedy is therapy, his heroes and inspirations, what he looks for in a comedian, and so much more. Really great conversation!

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Lori Gibbs at Yuk Yuk's Calgary. They discuss how Lori got over her fear of doing comedy and started stand up at age 40, her career in radio, and so much more!

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Tony Krolo at Yuk Yuk's Calgary. They talk about how Tony got into comedy to impress chicks, how he is the best dressed comic (hands down), how he made the transition from a career in acting to a career as a comedian and then later transitioned to being an agent.

Host Jake Hirsch interviews Canadian comedian Richard Lett in Calgary, Alberta. They discuss Richard's career in comedy; the addictions that come along with it; his one-man show, Sober But Never Clean; getting clean and doing comedy sober; and addiction and recovery in general.