Utopia To Me? With Chris Locke

One of my favourite funny men, Ron Lynch is a classic. He is always funny. On stage and off. When he would get off the elevator before me he would act like there was something important to tell me just before the door closed. That's the best joke. Hosts the popular The Tomorrow Show in L.A. Has done voices for Dr. Katz, Home Movies, Bob's Burgers, Adventure Time, and more. Has appeared in Portlandia, W/ Bob And David, Comedy Bang Bang, and more! Listen in to us. Enjoy!   Follow Ron @ronlynch1   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Nemeroff is a very funny stand up comedian out of Toronto, originally from Montreal. He's performed all over Australia, Los Angeles, JFL42 in Toronto, and the Oddblock festival in Winnipeg. He co-produces a monthly show at the Comedy Bar in Toronto with funny friend, Gavin Pounds called sk8ordie@hotmail.com. Listen to us chat!   Follow Nick @nicknemeroff   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eliza Skinner is a hilarious stand up comedian and writer. She has written for The Late Late Show with James Corden, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, and Drop The Mic. Her stand up has appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and The Pete Holmes Show. She has also been on @midnight and so much more. This was a very fun episode that was recorded live at the Oddblock Comedy Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Please enjoy!   Follow Eliza @elizaskinner   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat Thornton and Eric Toth are the creators of the CBC comedy web series, My Kitchen Can Be Anything. Two hilarious comedians and writers. Both got their start in sketch comedy in the early 2000s; Pat with Todd's Lunch, and then The Sketchersons, and Eric with The Imponderables. Pat also has a successful stand up career with a special out on Comedy Network. Eric writes for other Canadian shows like, Still Standing, and has written for The Ron James Show. We laugh and have fun like crazy here. Enjoy!   Follow Pat @patthornton   Follow Eric @etothdaily   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Della Siepe is a super funny stand up comedian who has one of the quickest wits in comedy, on or off stage. He'll get ya! He tours as opener for Harland Williams, and is a regular at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. He's also the co-host of the hit podcast Barely Friending along with MJ Riggins. Check out this fun episode and discover Eddie's utopian ideas and more! Enjoy!   Follow Eddie on Twitter @EddieDellaSiepe   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Wright is a very talented joke writer, and stand up comedian out of St. John's, Newfoundland. He writes for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. As a stand up he has performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs in Montreal, and is doing his first TV taping there this summer. Check him out before he takes over the world! Also, please enjoy this casual convo about utopias and more with a nice glass of kombucha. Enjoy!   Follow Matt on Twitter @mattwrightjokes   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Foisy is a super funny, original stand up. His first stand up album is coming out NOW called, Standing On The Edge Of Unspeakable Anxiety. He also writes funny/real articles for VICE.com. We hung out and talked about everything from, well, anxiety, to robots, war, hell, insanity. Sit back and enjoy!   Follow Jordan @JordanFoisy   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dawn Whitwell is a very enjoyable, funny stand up comedian, and someone who has also become an institution in the city of Toronto for her stand up comedy courses. These courses have helped launch an incredible amount of talented female comedians into the world of stand up and more. As a stand up herself, Dawn has performed at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, and had her hour show at JFL42 in Toronto. She is currently also a writer for the Baroness Von Sketch show. We had fun chatting, as always. Enjoy!   Follow Dawn on @DawnWhitwell   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Smith has a magical voice and is quite the skilled song writer. Playing in The Bicycles, his solo moniker, Doctor Ew, and now his new band, Bunny, Drew has been a staple in the Toronto music scene as a man who can bring the Beach Boys style pop harmonies to very soulful, fun tunes. We both love Indian food and basketball, and more so this was a fun hang on the couch. Dig in and enjoy!   Follow Drew on Twitter @bikedrew   Follow the podcast on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aurora Browne is a hilarious improviser, sketch performer, and writer. Right now she is co-starring on Baroness Von Sketch Show - One of Canada's truly funny new comedy shows. She is a Second City alum, also co-creator and co-star of the web series, Newborn Moms, and always showing up in acting roles all over screens everywhere. We had fun chatting and I hope you sit back and enjoy listening to exactly that! Enjoy!   Follow Aurora on Twitter @aurorabrowne   Follow the podcast on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackie Kashian is an incredible stand up that has been working it for three decades! She has appeared on her own Comedy Central haf hour, Conan, and more. She also has her super popular podcast called The Dork Forest which you have to check out! And her new podcast with Laura Kilmartin on Nerdist called, The Jackie and Laura Show. She's super kind, super funny and we had a blast hanging out. Enjoy!   Follow Jackie on Twitter @jackiekashian   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chip Zdarsky is a wonderful writer and illustrator for comic books with a very sharp sense of humour. His recent successes include Sex Criminals, and Kaptara, for Image Comics, and Howard The Duck for Marvel. Plus there are more titles coming soon! The guy is unique as you will see on this ep, lot's of fun, and has some great utopian ideas. Dig in and enjoy!   Follow Chip on Twitter: @zdarsky   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Berlant is a new rising gem of a comedic performer. Her stand up is wholly original and hilarious. Her character work was featured in her own episode of Characters on Netflix, and her stand up has been seen on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. We had a blast hanging out and talking about insane things AND nice things. Enjoy!   Follow Kate on Twitter @kateberlant   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Braunger is an incredible stand up comedian, hilarious and action-packed, poetic delivery. He was a cast member on MADtv, and has performed his stand up on the Late Show With David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents, and more. We recorded this live at the amazing Oddblock comedy festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba and it was a dang blast. Thanks for having us, guys! Enjoy!   Follow Matt on Twitter: @Braunger   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pavone is a super funny blast of energy on stage. There's nothing like it. People think he's on coke but he's not. He's performed at Just For Laughs in Montreal and currently performs regularly at The Stand in NYC. We have a blast hanging out building his perfect utopian world. Plus there are some damned funny stories strewn about throughout. Enjoy!   Follow Alex on Twitter @mralexpavone   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Forward is FOR REAL one of Canada's best stand up comedians. He's blazed his unique brand of stand up across the country and a few other countries! Featured on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Live at Gotham on Comedy Central, and is a Just For Laughs favourite. He has also written for The Jon Dore Show, Mr D, and is now writing on What Would Sal Do. Listen to us banter about his utopian world, science, the biz, and more!   Follow Mark on Twitter @MarkForwardd   Follow Chris on Twitter @chrislockefun   Follow The podcast @UtopiaToMe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Thompson is so hilarious, talented, and super kind, but also will fight you... which is all great! Best known as a member of one of the best sketch troupes ever Kids In The Hall and has been a featured actor on show likes The Larry Sanders Show, and Hannibal, Scott is unstoppable force. Just ask cancer and the Canadian entertainment industry! This was a wonderful conversation so dive on into Scott's utopia and more!   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackie Pirico is one of the fastest rising stand up comedians I've ever seen. After moving to Toronto from Montreal she quickly began to be booked on every show. With her original style and charming stage persona she was asked to become a producer of the Laugh Sabbath shows. Listen to Jackie and I explore her utopian ideas and more! Enjoy!   Follow Jackie on Twitter @JackiePirico   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elvira Kurt is a hilarious stand up comedian and one of the kindest, most open people out there. She's a frequent guest on the show Q, as well as The Debaters on CBC, and hosts a quiz show on TV called Spin Off. She also brought me over a ton of Indian food! my favourite! Sit back and listen to us dive into her utopian world! Enjoy!   Follow Elvira on Twitter @ELtotheVEE   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Steeves is a killer on the stage and in the writing room. Super hilarious stand up and a Canadian classic. As a head writer on Rick Mercer Report Tim constantly sharpens his wit daily at CBC. Listen to us run the gamut from Golf to The Hateful Eight and so much more. Enjoy!   Follow Tim on Twitter @TimSteeves   Follow the show on Twitter @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisLockeFun  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices