PODCAST · comedy
It's A Hustle
by Joe Gerics
A quick and casual comedy podcast about turning your passion into your career
Episodes
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Beecher - Episode 127
Beecher, CT Comedy Festival co-founder, comic, and local celebrity joins us for the final piece of the Bill Burr volume story, among other shenanigans!
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Clare Livington - Episode 126
We visit with Clare Livingston, aspiring comic and valued member of the CT Comedy Fest team for another inside look at the the new Mecca of the comedy world.
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Emilio Savone - Episode 124
Emilio Savone, owner of New York Comedy Club, joins us for an inside look on the planning and execution of the Connecticut Comedy Festival and the drama that ensues.
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Candi Clare - Episode 123
The pod is back to celebrate the 2nd Annual Connecticut Comedy Festival. Join NY Comedy Club’s Director of Development (whatever the f*ck that is) and Fairfield Comedy Club’s Booker for an inside look at the Festival and its ensuing shenanigans.
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Stosh Mikita - Episode 122
Stosh Mikita is a New Haven, CT based comedian whose comedy combines observational humor, self-deprecation, and dark personal stories from an unusual upbringing. Starting in 2013, Stosh has quickly become a regularly featured comedian in New England and NYC, performing on WNPR's Colin McEnroe…
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Eric Donnelly - Episode 121
Eric is the guitarist for the band The Alternate Routes. Their song “Safe Haven” was self-produced by Donnelly, drummer and engineer Kurt Leon, and singer Tim Warren, a sonic departure from previous efforts that highlight the use of the recording studio itself as an instrument. The Alternate…
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Beecher - Episode 119
Beecher has performed in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy, the Park Slope Comedy Festival, the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Skankfest, & the Boston Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. Beecher's recorded segments for the Wendy Williams...
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Paul Virzi - Episode 118
Paul Virzi is a stand-up comedian and many of the nation’s top comedy clubs have called him one of the strongest on the rise! His debut hour-long comedy special, Bill Burr Presents Paul Virzi: I’ll Say This debuted on Comedy Central in November and is available to stream now on CC.com. His comedy...
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Tommy DeFilippo and the End of @TrumbullMemes- Episode 117
Tommy DeFilippo is an aspiring stand-up comedian and the creator of Trumbull Memes, a popular social media account, and brand based in Fairfield County, CT that connects local residents to the community through comedy and shared interests. Created in 2017, Tommy took the idea of making fun of…
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Christian Finnegan - Episode 116
Christian Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1’s “Best Week Ever” and as Chad, the only white roommate in “Chappelle’s Show’s” infamous “Mad Real World” sketch. He played Martin on the popular syndicated sitcom “Are We There Yet?” and politics junkies will...
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Jeremy Pinsly and Michael Barker - Episode 115
Michael Barker joined Westport Country Playhouse in September 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company. Previously, Barker was general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater…
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Allie Zisfein - Episode 114
Allie Zisfein is a comedian, writer, actress, host and producer. Zisfein is based in Los Angeles and has performed all of the country. Being born in New York and raised in Westport, CT, could have made her entitled and bitchy, but she's really down to earth, just ask her dog. Since arriving in…
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Dan Kalwhite - Episode 113
Born in Connecticut, and now residing in Connecticut, Daniel has been involved in the entertainment business since he was a fat 3rd grader. At 8 years old Dan starred as Paul the Paleontologist in the off-broadway smash: "Where'd the Dinosaurs Go?!" and played drums in various funk and punk bands...
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Bret Raybould - Episode 111
Funny, sharp, and original, Bret Raybould is a stand-up comedian, writer, and director. Kansas-born, he’s now a staple of the New York stand up and sketch comedy scenes. He performs all over the city and has helped write monologues for Conan on TBS (as a monologue intern), articles for...
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Shaun Murphy - Episode 110
Shaun Murphy is a comedian originally from Buffalo, NY, who has performed in many clubs and colleges throughout North America. He has told jokes at prestigious places like the Boston Comedy Festival and the Asheville Comedy Festival to less prestigious places like a high school graduation party...
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Candi Clare - Episode 109
Candi is the Director of Development at New York Comedy Club and a co-host with Steve Lipman on the podcast Figuring it Out.
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Beecher and Dan Kalwhite - Episode 108
Beecher has performed in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy, the Park Slope Comedy Festival, the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Skankfest, & the Boston Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. Beecher's recorded segments for the Wendy Williams...
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Ken Tuccio - Episode 107
Ken Tuccio is the founder/owner of Best Trivia Ever, the area's number one source for bar trivia. Prior to that Ken was a radio host on 95.9 FM, and the host and creator of the Welcome to Connecticut podcast.
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Guy Philoche - Episode 106
Haitian-born, Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated modern artist Guy Stanley Philoche immigrated to Connecticut when he was three. As the middle child of three boys and coming from a family of sports enthusiasts whose passion he didn’t share, Philoche turned to art as his calling. While remaining...
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Matt Schwartzer - Episode 105
Matt is a writer/comedian/musician trapped in the body of a slightly less attractive writer/comedian/musician.
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Michael Barker - Episode 104
Michael Barker joined Westport Country Playhouse in September 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company. Previously, Barker was general manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los Angeles classical theater…
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Madison Malloy - Episode 103
Madison Malloy is a stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer based in New York City. She has performed stand-up all over the country at comedy clubs and festivals including the Odd Ball Comedy Festival, Rock on Range and more. She has also been seen on Fox, Dish Network, DirectTV, NBC and...
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Marc Gerber - Episode 102
Marc Gerber is a born and bred New Yorker who has been performing stand-up for over a decade in New York City and beyond. He was a Caroline’s Breakout Artist in 2016 and looks forward to returning to the stage with all the material he has developed since then. Equally adept at satirizing the…
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Dan Kalwhite and Stosh Mikita - Episode 101
Born in Connecticut, and now residing in Connecticut, Daniel has been involved in the entertainment business since he was a fat 3rd grader. At 8 years old Dan starred as Paul the Paleontologist in the off-broadway smash: "Where'd the Dinosaurs Go?!" and played drums in various funk and punk bands...
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Karina Strobl Gerics - Episode 100
Karina Strobl Gerics is a dog mom, foodie, and founder of Live Well Nutrition. She created LWN to be a supportive nutrition and wellness community for anyone seeking inspiration for healthy gluten-free meals and substantive information on wellness issues. She believes that to “live well”, we must...
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Jeremy Pinsly - Episode 99
Jeremy is ballsy. A risk taker. The type of guy who won't take no for an answer (unless you mean it in which case he'll totally respect your boundaries). After growing up in Nashville, TN, studying finance at the University of Georgia and working in marketing in Dallas, Jeremy realized there is...
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Mike Lebovitz - Episode 98
Mike began his comedy career at the age of six with clowning classes at the local JCC. He's been delighting crowds with his intoxicating brand of wild-eyed humor ever since. Mike’s irreverent bar-stool philosophy careens from topic to topic like a runaway freight train with some dubious…
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Andy Fiori - Episode 97
Andrew Fiori is a nationally touring Stand Up Comedian and Radio Personality based in New York City. He is regarded as one of the most dedicated and likable comedians working today. Time Out NY described his act by saying his "clever style is always enhanced by his affable onstage manner." He has...
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Brendan Sagalow -Episode 96
Prepubescent in both looks and attitude, Brendan Sagalow brings his naturally funny perspective across the country and to all the major elite clubs in Manhattan. Brendan has written for MTV's Joking Off, been a featured guest on many Sirius XM shows, such as The Erik Negal show, The Check Spot…
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Dan Altano - Episode 95
Dan Altano is a New York City-based stand up comic who performs often at NYC's Comic Strip Live and Caroline's on Broadway. Dan recently appeared in the New York Comedy Festival and regularly performs with the nationally-touring comedy group Escape from NY.
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Walker Hays - Episode 94
Walker Hays is a comedian, actress and writer. Based in NYC and hailing from Baltimore, MD she now prefers to live as a gypsy and not be in any one city for more than 72 hours. She can be seen at festivals and in clubs around the country from D.C. to Chicago to L.A. and is part of the Underwear...
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Usama Siddiquee - Episode 93
Usama Siddiquee (formerly known by his stage name “Usama Bin Laughin”) is completely comfortable with writing a bio about himself in third person. His absolute ease should already be impressing you by now. Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian and actor based in New York. He’s…
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Mike Feeney - Episode 92
Mike Feeney is a New York City-based comedian and actor. His laid-back style and dynamic stage presence captivate young and old audiences alike. Mike has been featured on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, Funny or Die, Sirius XM, Fox’s Laughs, TruTV's Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack, The Chive,...
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Turner Sparks - Episode 91
After 12 years of living in Suzhou, China, opening Mister Softee China Ice Cream, co-founding the Kung Fu Komedy Club in Shanghai and touring as a comedian all over Asia, Turner is now based in Brooklyn, New York. If you want to listen to him talk every week, subscribe to the Lost In America...
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Jason Salmon - Episode 90
Jason is a Texan comedian based in New York City. He has played venues all over New York and throughout the US ranging from colleges to private events. Festivals include The Dallas Comedy Festival, and competition festivals where he has been a semifinalist, finalist and even placed second.…
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Shaun Murphy- Episode 89
Shaun Murphy is a comedian originally from Buffalo, NY, who has performed in many clubs and colleges throughout North America. He has told jokes at prestigious places like the Boston Comedy Festival and the Asheville Comedy Festival to less prestigious places like a high school graduation party...
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Frank Liotti - Episode 87
Frank Liotti has been seen playing criminals on multiple episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Fox TV's Jonny Zero, Canturbury's Law with Julianna Margulies, and others. A graduate of Yale School of Drama, he landed the cover of The New York Times Arts &...
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Ben Rosenfeld - Episode 86
Ben Rosenfeld is a quirky immigrant whose comedy can be best described as “playfully dark, seriously smart.” Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical beliefs, political observations and unique characters.
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Beecher - Episode 85
Beecher has performed in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy, the Park Slope Comedy Festival, the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Skankfest, & the Boston Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. Beecher's recorded segments for the Wendy Williams...
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Sloane Barbour - Episode 84
Sloane is the VP of Sales at Hired and Joe's boss! He is also a musician and is trying standup comedy for the first time!
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Tommy DeFilippo - Episode 83
Tommy DeFilippo is an aspiring stand-up comedian and the creator of Trumbull Memes, a popular social media account and brand based in Fairfield County, CT that connects local residents to the community through comedy and shared interests. Created in 2017, Tommy took the idea of making fun of…
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Beecher (and Gillian!) - Episode 82
Beecher has performed in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy, the Park Slope Comedy Festival, the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Skankfest, & the Boston Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. Beecher's recorded segments for the Wendy Williams...
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Dave Juskow - Episode 81
David Juskow has appeared on HBO's Crashing, Men of a Certain Age and The Sarah Silverman Program.
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Turner Sparks - Episode 80
After 12 years of living in Suzhou, China, opening Mister Softee China Ice Cream, co-founding the Kung Fu Komedy Club in Shanghai and touring as a comedian all over Asia, Turner is now based in Brooklyn, New York. If you want to listen to him talk every week, subscribe to the Lost In America...
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Susan Gerics - Episode 79
Susan Gerics is Joe’s mom and this is her first time on a podcast!
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Dan Kalwhite - Episode 78
Born in Connecticut, and now residing in Connecticut, Daniel has been involved in the entertainment business since he was a fat 3rd grader. At 8 years old Dan starred as Paul the Paleontologist in the off-broadway smash: "Where'd the Dinosaurs Go?!" and played drums in various funk and punk bands...
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Richie Redding - Episode 77
Richie Redding is one of the funniest guys that you’ve probably never heard of. As a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania it was unlikely that his comedy career start off in urban rooms and burlesque shows, but that’s how it happened. He left the corporate world determined to get paid to…
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Beecher - Episode 76
Beecher has performed in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy, the Park Slope Comedy Festival, the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Skankfest, & the Boston Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. Beecher's recorded segments for the Wendy Williams...
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Jared Freid - Episode 75
Jared Freid is a comedian based out of New York City and originally from the Boston suburb of Needham, Massachusetts. His comedy is current and reflects the ordinary daily thoughts of everyone you know, especially if everyone you know is a millennial, obsessed with dating apps, trying to be a…
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Justin Smith - Episode 74
Justin Smith is a NYC based comedian from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On paper he is the definition of an Oklahoma stereotype. He was raised in a religious household, went to a conservative Christian college, worked in the oilfield, loves BBQ and the phrase "fixen to". But it doesn't take long after...
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A quick and casual comedy podcast about turning your passion into your career
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