Comics Coming Up

25! In honor of this landmark occasion we podcast live from Grandma’s Basement in the Howard Johnson (as we do every Wed at 9pm). I am joined by Wes Hazard (@WesHazard he also hosts a radio show on WZBC 90.3FM and online at www.photonpitch.com ), Shea Spillane (@SheaSpillane) and Anthony Scibelli (@AnthonyScibelli) The tables are […]

Dave Rattigan sits down with me in the attic of The Grog in Newburyport, MA (They have an open mic there every Monday night at eight) . We talk about him teaching a comedy class (and why he no longer does) the trauma that comes with the first time a comic bombs, one of the […]

100 New Jokes part 3: With Mr. Goodnight (@GoodnightDaddy) Scott Oddo (@SOddo) John Baglio (@JohnBaglio) Christa Weiss (@CWeiss), Shea Spillane (@SheaSpillane) Dave Mcdonough (@DavidLMcdonough) Ted Pettingell (@TedPettingell) and the latest podcasting duo in Boston “Mont Mont and The Meatball” Lamont Price (@LPizzle) and Tony Moschetto (LordMoschetto) talking a variety of topics, opening for a band […]

Emma Willmann drops by the V.I.P. section of Side Two Studio (this week’s sponsor, great for bands/rappers/podcasters, etc. www.sidetwostudio.com) to talk about growing up in rural Maine, moving to Boston and doing comedy at poetry open mics before eventually relocating to New York City. Other notable topics include googling hard to spell pornography, trying to […]

Dana Jay Bien (@DanaJayBien), co-host for 100 New Jokes drops by to talk about the behind the scenes aspects of the event, as well as the many hats he wears at Improv Boston (not literally but we taped this in the costumes room and there are quite a few hats). Kate Ghiloni (@kateghiloni) stops in […]

The first of 3 Behind the scenes podcasts at “100 First Jokes” presented in association with Improv Boston Radio (also available on itunes). In Part 1 we talk to event co-host Matt D. (@SimplyMattD), Mike Lemme (@LemmeGetThat), Guitler Raphael, Anthony Scibelli (@AnthonyScibelli), Nick Palm (@nickscomedygo ) and Mike Pincus about their joke, interning for late […]

Peter Bowers drops in for the Wednesday show at The Howard Johnson. He talks about starting sketch comedy in England in the late 60′s, his time as a chemistry professor, starting standup comedy, travelling around the U.S. in an RV and Matt learns about the existence of a road that’s existed since before WWII. Check […]

Dan Boulger and Jono Zalay travel over from a different part of South Boston to hang out at the Side Two Studio. We talk about doing comedy in far away places, wrestling, Jono starting out in San Diego, strawberry milk, Dan’s experience taping The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, tank rampages and more! Follow […]

Shawn Donovan keeps me company in the Side Two Studio(www.sidetwostudio.com), putting his journalism shoes on to interview me about this very podcast. We also talk about HIS podcasting (wellSADcasting) history including his previous “corporate sponsorships”. We also get into walking/offending people at comedy shows, we take a few phone calls, (albeit personal calls) and Erik […]

Maria Ciampa drops by to tell the story about being the first Boston Comic that Matt met in his weird public access days. They talk about her role as a co-producer (and participant) of The Women In Comedy Festival (March 21-25th 2012 info at Women in Comedy Festival ), using podcasts as a way to […]

We record live from Grandma’s Basement with Steve Halligan, Erik Levi, Mike Han, Brad Hemesath, Mike O’Brien and Ted Pettingell. The topic didn’t start out as porn, but it did get there in a hurry. Things get pretty dirty, so download onto a cd and leave under a log in the woods. And leave a […]

The Origin story. Hey! This is going up on Thanksgiving. It’s what would have been the pilot episode of the podcast (pre-ComicsComing Up) name. Danny Kelly joins me for peek into how he got started in standup comedy and more (it’s one of the craziest stories I’ve heard, not to build it up too much). […]

Benny Bosh talks about his beginnings in comedy, leading to starting the Grandma’s Basement room, comedy road trips and dealing with stress from the realities of the world putting a damper on his comedy life and perspective. Recorded at Grandma’s Basement 1271 Boylston st. Boston, MA before the weekly Wed night showcase. www.grandmasbasementcomedy.blogspot.com

Tim Vargulish, Will Noonan, Tom Dunlap and live via pre-taped satellite E.J. Murphy talk about some of the weirder circumstances they’ve had to do comedy under. A dog show, a ski lodge, a bar with a sarcophagus and more! Find more info on the comedians in this episode at www.willnoonan.com , www.facebook.com/tim.vargulish, www.comediantomdunlap.com , www.ejmurphycomedy.com/EJ_Murphy_Comedy/Bio.html […]

Ken Reid and Ryan Douglass come in and talk about characters in comedy, Ryan’s modelling career, transition to becoming a child playwright in Chicago and eventually becoming a standup comic in Boston. Ken talks about starting comedy in the U.K., his seasonal sitcom spread sheets, his approach to what material he does on stage and […]

Erik Levi talks about his move from Arizona to Boston, starting in improv, problems that can be created and perceived by doing multiple shows in a night, being drunk on stage, and much more! He can be found on twitter at www.twitter.com/ErikLeviComedy. As a special ‘double digit podcast’ gift please leave a rating and review […]

Danny Kelly returns to Side Two Studio. He was here before at the very birth of the podcast, but the discussion was short, so we’re saving that session for a future episode. Danny has been doing comedy longer than any guest so far on Comics Coming Up and spins an epic tale about the worst […]

Live From Grandma’s Basement. After the weekly Wednesday show some of the comics stuck around (and some came by) to swap shit stories and hell gigs (many of which host Matt Kona may have been responsible for) With Sean Wilkinson, Ted Pettingell, Jeff MacKinnon, Pat Barrett, Robbie Goodwin, Shaun Connolly, Ryan Staples, Nick Chambers and […]

Shaun Bedgood comes in to recap his weekend in comedy, talk about whether working security as a college helps deal with drunk people in a comedy club, the importance of punctuality when working clubs and where they stand on the age old iphone Scrabble vs. Words With Friends debate. Future podcast guest Erik Levi comes […]

Greg Pivarnik fills in as a last minute guest for this week’s episode(incorrectly referred to as episode 5)You probably don’t recognize that name, unless you happen to see it on the list of many other names at various Boston open mics. I’ve been friends for Greg for a couple of year’s and he has an […]