Hyperbrole: A Comedy Advice Podcast

Paul Virzi a stand-up comedian with a hot "newish" special on Comedy Central “Bill Burr Presents Paul Virzi: I’ll Say This’ His comedy album Night At The Stand was #1 on iTunes and reached #4 on Billboards Top 100. He’s performed around North America with Bill Burr in some places you may have heard of like Madison Square Garden, The Chicago Theatre and Carnegie Hall. He can also be seen in the movie The King of Staten Island with Pete Davidson out now! And for all you Phoenix listeners he’s coming to CB LIVE THIS WEEKEND. Tickets Here: https://phxevents.cblive.com/events/39832 Paul joins Stephen to talk about his role in The King of Staten Island with Pete Davidson and working directly with Judd Apatow, the resurgence of his 2018 Comedy Central special and how Paul’s bits went viral on TikTok (and how he found out about it!). Then they dig into some self-help by decoding an inspirational quote from a robot, how a husband can stop sleep-thrashing and sleep-kicking in his sleep, and more. Follow Paul! Instag

Samantha Bearman (her stage name is Sam Bear) founded and runs Bear Cave Comedy, is a contributing journalist for The Syndrome Magazine, competed for Jimmy Kimmel's funniest college student in America and has a beta fish named Francisco Diego, a black cat named Madame Cleo, and a dog named Gusto. She is based out of Santa Barbara and has lived in three different countries. Sam drops by to talk with Stephen & Eric about farms, gifts for kids obsessed with landmarks, ideas for helping a crush that's afraid of the dark, and so much more! Don't forget to subscribe, tell a friend, and leave a review! Follow Sam Bear: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sambearcomedy/ TikTok: @sambearcomedy www.samanthabearman.com Get tickets to her show on June 25th to support the Pacific Pride Foundation of Santa Barbara https://bearcavecomedy.simpletix.com/e/54430 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-comedy-advice-podcast/message

Ben Polizzi is a rising star in stand-up crushing it in INDY and beyond. He is a social media superstar and has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across IG, Twitter, Tik Tok, and YouTube where he can be seen alongside Joey Mulinaro making faces or making hilarious solo sketches. Ben also has a hilarious podcast with a name to match the vibe (“Espresso”). Ben stops by to talk to Stephen about the science of how he makes videos go viral, his approach to getting into stand-up by using a digital presence to show people he’s funny and get tushies in seats, the last time he sat on a girl, and SO MUCH MORE.  Then the we get into the self-help by giving advice to a mom that can't get her daughter to stop humming, help a guy that can't cry while watching tv, and more. Don't forget to subscribe, tell a friend, and leave a review! Follow Ben: IG: https://www.instagram.com/benedictpolizzi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenPolizzi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benedictpolizzi?source=h5_m Website:https://

Adam Ray is a prolific entertainer. He's a comedian, actor, voice actor, and podcaster...and he's phenomenal at all of it. He's a stand-up comedian with a killer “newish” special “Read the Room” and is back on the road coming to Phoenix, AZ June 5-7th. He’s a voiceover artist that can be heard in commercials, video games, Movies & TV shows, including voicing Slimer in 2016’s “Ghostbusters” and the animated medieval comedy “Crossing Swords” coming to Hulu June 12th. He’s also been seen in the flesh on TV & Movies like Netflix’s “Arrested Development,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, Melissa McCarthy's “The Heat”  and most recently starring in “The Bellman”. He is also the host of the About Last Night Podcast with a star-studded guest list. Adam Drops by to tell Stephen about his spot-on Robert Downey Jr. impression, how he became so good at crowdwork (along with moments where it didn't go as planned), how he feels coming back into stand-up, and so much more. Follow Adam: Instagram: https://www.instagra

Comedian Brad Williams has appeared on numerous TV shows including Dave Attell’s Comedy Underground, Live at Gotham, the Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Mind of Mencia, and more. He’s also had two comedy specials on Showtime and was featured on Netflix’s comedy show “The Degenerates”. He drops by to talk about weird things that happen during sex that throw you off, then they give advice for someone that hates the color orange, how to atone for ball and gooch rubs, and so much more. Follow Brad: https://www.bradwilliamscomedy.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bradwilliamscomic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/funnybrad Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/BradWilliamsComic See Brad Live in Phoenix at Stand-up Live! https://phoenix.standuplive.com/events/39513 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-comedy-advice-podcast/message

Jill Kimmel is an esteemed comedian based in Arizona. She was featured performing on Kevin Hart’s “Hart of the City” on Comedy Central and has worked with some of the highest caliber comedians like Norm Macdonald, Jeffrey Ross, DL Hughley and other great comedians at Bonkerz comedy club, Stand Up Live, the Improv comedy club, The Comedy Store and other respected venues around the country. She’s performed for the troops overseas on 5 different tours and has recently given a TEDx talk about embracing her roots by running away from them. This week, Jill joins Stephen, Eric, and Anthony to talk about how she got into comedy at a later age and still ended up crushing it, how she got on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City with Kevin Hart, how she takes on being a woman in stand-up, and about her TEDx talk where she talked about her famous brother and how she ended up embracing her roots. Then comes the advice. Follow Jill! IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsmejillkimmel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsmejillkimmel htt

"Big Irish" Jay Hollingsworth is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He once wrote a joke on a game show that made Bill Engvall stop production to say that the joke was genius. Find out what it was on this episode.  His "charmingly brutal" style has earned him first place in the March Comedy Madness Competition, The Best of Boston and he was a finalist in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition. Don't worry, we ask how a white guy accomplished that.  Jay's stand-up clips and appearances on All Def Digital have earned over 100 million views across YouTube and all social media platforms. Beyond his appearance on ACAP, he has also been a guest on some of the country's top podcasts such as "About Last Night," Robert Kelly's "You Know What Dude," Greg Fitzsimmons "Fitzdog Radio" and Doug Benson's "Doug Loves Movies" and "Benson Interruption" He's also got his own podcast - "The Hollingsworthless Program". Jay pays Stephen and Eric a visit to talk about how his life in comedy, then they p

Nicky Paris is an Italian-American stand-up comedian from New York who has performed on the biggest stages of NY and LA. Nicky has been seen on Wendy Williams's show as their man on the street, and will be one of the comics featured on Audible’s 2020 Pride Special for his epic coming out story. He also recently performed on the acclaimed Don’t Tell My Mother show alongside Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Bobby Berk (Queer Eye) and Betty Who (Singer/Songwriter). Nicky drops in from his pool to chat with Stephen & Eric about how he got into comedy, what it was like headlining at Caroline's Comedy Club in NYC with his WHOLE FAMILY watching, his debut at the Hollywood Laugh Factory right after John Stamos' live Q&A, and his podcast with Dean McDermott and Adam Hunter with a tagline he did NOT sign up for. Then the boys dive headfirst into some self-help, including deciphering a quote created by a robot, how to not make it awkward when watching kissing on tv with your parents, and so much more. F

Comedian Michael Longfellow has performed on Conan, was a semi-finalist in NBC's Bring the Funny, and is on TBS' list of Comics to Watch. He drops by to chat with Stephen & Eric about his glorious achievements, then helps them help others by giving advice to a sucker who forgot his dad's birthday, giving his thoughts on Elon Musk's new baby's robot name, and so much more. Don't forget to subscribe, tell a friend, and leave a review! Follow Michael! https://www.michaellongfellow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/longfellow_michael/ https://twitter.com/Longfellowww TikTok: @michael_longfellow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-comedy-advice-podcast/message