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comedy podcast

Sep 03
Love42

Alex Pearlman

By Comedian, Podcast No Comments

What happens when anger becomes funny?

Alex Pearlman has built a following by saying the things many people are thinking but cannot always say themselves. His viral Mexican Pizza rant helped put him on the map, but there was a lot of work behind that moment.

This week on Here’s What We Know, comedian and TikTok star Alex Pearlman talks about growing up outside Philadelphia, finding his voice through more than two decades of comedy, going viral, and what happens when the internet suddenly decides you’re an “overnight success.”

Alex believes people have lost sight of the fact that there is a real person on the other side of the screen. His Crashing Out Tour is part of his effort to get people out of comment sections and back into real conversations. Listen now.

This episode is sponsored by:

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In this episode:

  • The real story behind Alex’s viral “Mexican Pizza Hut rant” and what he learned about timing, monetization, and TikTok
  • Why Alex calls himself an “anger translator” for people who can’t say what they’re really thinking
  • Growing up in Delco, outside Philadelphia, and how that shaped his comedic voice
  • The difference between angry-and-funny and angry-and-jerky, and why so few comedians land on the right side of that line
  • What Alex means by a “25-year overnight success” and the odd jobs that quietly fed his material for decades
  • Why his wife became his most trusted editor and what that partnership taught him about ego
  • The danger of young creators going viral with no life experience to back it up
  • Why Alex built the Crashing Out Tour around getting people off their phones and back into a room together
  • What’s coming to San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts on September 11th

Catch Alex Pearlman’s Crashing Out Tour on September 11.

Pick up your tickets here before they sell out! 

Bio:

Alex Pearlman is a comedian, podcaster, and creator who has been performing stand-up since 2002. A longtime Philadelphia-area resident, Alex has built a following with his sharp, often angry, and always funny takes on everyday life, culture, and politics. His viral videos have introduced him to a much larger audience, but his comedy is rooted in more than two decades of performing and developing his voice. He is also the creator of the Crashing Out Tour, which aims to bring people out of online arguments and back into real conversations with one another.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearlmania500/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pearlmania500/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pearlmania500

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexPearlman2000

Jul 01
Love44

Deadair Dennis Maler

By Comedian, Personal Growth, Podcast No Comments

What keeps someone creating after the industry changes, the paycheck shrinks, and the path gets harder?

This week on Here’s What We Know, we welcome comedian, producer, and podcaster Deadair Dennis Maler for an honest conversation about radio, stand-up comedy, podcasting, and the lifelong search for your own voice.

Dennis shares how growing up in punk rock shaped his do-it-yourself mindset, why radio first captured his imagination, and what eventually pushed him toward stand-up comedy and podcasting. We’ll talk about creativity, authenticity, representation, and how staying true to yourself might be the only business model that works anymore.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re on the right path or you’ve questioned whether it’s worth continuing to create, this conversation will remind you why the work still matters.

This episode is sponsored by:

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In this episode:

  • How Dennis went from punk rock DIY culture to radio to stand-up to podcasting
  • The story of radio consultants who made everyone talk the same way for 10 seconds at a time
  • The one thing that separates successful creators from those who burn out
  • How Dennis’s tour guide job in Boston became his favorite platform
  • The reality of building a creative career
  • The real numbers: why most podcasts die, and how to build one that doesn’t
  • What it actually takes to grind out content every single day

Quotations:

“Even if I were independently wealthy, I would still be doing this. I would still be finding a way to perform. I would still be trying to find a way to broadcast, talk to people, or entertain people.” – Deadair Dennis Maler

“I can watch the light up in their face when they laugh at how hard it is. And then I got addicted.”  – Deadair Dennis Maler

“Everyone needs somebody else, whether it’s emotional, whether it’s mental, whether it’s pushing buttons, or whether it’s editing. We all need others in our lives, and I’m as happy to be there for someone else as I am when somebody else is there for me.”  – Deadair Dennis Maler

Bio:

Deadair Dennis Maler is a comedian, actor, writer, & podcaster who has been heard on radio stations throughout the country including SiriusXM, DC101, The Party Playhouse with Jackson Blue, and more.

He has been featured on comedy festivals throughout the country, is the Comedy Editor for DigBoston, and hosts the Big Comedy Network podcast So, What Do You Really Do? and the YouTube show Word of the Day with Comedians.

Deadair Dennis is funny, loud, abrasively social, and allergy-free since 1981.

Guest Contact Info:

Website: https://deadairdennis.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deadairdennis/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deadairdennismaler/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@deadairdennis