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On Comedy Roundtable, our hosts Jamie Bendall, Adam Haigh and Jamie Hernan interview stand up comedians, and other funny folks, in a series of segments during which the guests choose from a set of categories to answer lightning round questions. Sometimes off the wall, occasionally contemplative, the questions inspire fun conversations and give our listeners the chance to get to know the comedians they have heard on the radio, seen online or enjoyed during a live performance. Octogenarian comedian Sandra Risser took time out from getting standing ovations at the Punchline Comedy Club during the World Series of Comedy to sit down at the Comedy Roundtable and answer questions from categories "Drinking" and "Can't Go Away Empty Handed."Some might call Sandra Risser a late bloomer, considering she didn't start performing stand up comedy until her 60s; however, she was just too busy being a trailblazing computer programmer, amateur competitive body builder, theatre actress and designated driver when needed. Sandra has performed around the country, including in the World Series of Comedy in Atlanta, where she received a standing ovation (just like she did at the US Comedy Contest). You must see her perform live. Check out some of her YouTube compilations: https://youtu.be/Z0mZm9TSJ4g PG-13 Composite https://youtu.be/wwppTAcYfDE PG-18  Show Website: https://www.sandrarisser.com/homeTwitter: https://twitter.com/SandraRisserWant to interact with the hosts of Comedy Roundtable? Email us at audience@comedyroundtable.com. We love to receive your feedback here at Comedy Roundtable headquarters. If you have suggestions for how we can make the show better and improve the experience of our listeners, please email us at feedback@comedyroundtable.com.Are you a stand up comedian that wants to appear on the Comedy Roundtable? Please email us at booking@comedyroundtable.com. Jamie Bendall: bendall@comedyroundtable.comAdam Haigh: haigh@comedyroundtable.comJamie Hernan: hernan@comedyroundtable.com

Fan favorite comedian Katherine Blanford returns for another chat at the Comedy Roundtable. You loved her in the first episode in which she answered life's difficult questions such as "If you could poop one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?" (You really must check out that answer for her self declared great answer.) Now, Comedy Roundtable brings back Katherine for another round of great lightning round questions.Katherine's first episode on Comedy Roundtable:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DtMsjkiSwfxRLf18BW9Hv?si=d725935253204503 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/katherine-blanford-recorded-live-at-the-punchline/id1549417661?i=1000552562183Be sure to catch Katherine live in a performance at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta, or in comedy clubs around the country. She featured at the Limestone Comedy Festival just before recording this episode and has opened for Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, David Spade and Rob Schneider. Katherine's debut album, Salt Daddy, is out in 2022 and a must listen. Katherine is the host of Cheaties Podcast (the Podcast of Champions) with co-host Lace Larrabee - https://www.cheatiespodcast.com/.  Listen to Cheaties on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42aW3uCdteqpzsnRn2Wjpp or Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheaties-with-lace-larrabee-and-katherine-blanford/id1503079848.Be sure to follow Katherine on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/itskatherineblanford/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/thebizznizz).Let us know your thoughts on this episode or any others by emailing us at feedback@comedyroundtable.com. Email our hosts directly at:Adam Haigh: haigh@comedyroundtable.comJamie Hernan: hernan@comedyroundtable.comJamie Bendall: bendall@comedyroundtable.com

Comedy Johnny Taylor Jr. pulls up a seat at the Comedy Roundtable to discuss episode topics Music of the 1993s and Mystery Question. Johnny Taylor, Jr. is a stand up comedian and actor. He is a writer for The Hard Time News (https://thehardtimes.net/), and hosts their podcast The Hard Talk podcast. Check out his stand up specials on Stand Up Records (https://standuprecords.com/collections/johnny-taylor).Instagram: https://instagram.com/hipsterocracy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Twitter: https://twitter.com/hipsterocracy?s=21&t=3lK3cwgN6LjO9uCmVik1Gg

On Comedy Roundtable, our hosts Jamie Bendall, Adam Haigh and Jamie Hernan interview stand up comedians, and other funny folks, in a series of segments during which the guests choose from a set of categories to answer lightning round questions. Sometimes off the wall, occasionally contemplative, the questions inspire fun conversations and give our listeners the chance to get to know the comedians they have heard on the radio, seen online or enjoyed during a live performance. Jeff Leeson returned to Comedy Roundtable, bringing his wicked wit and Canadian sensibilities to the discussion of episode categories Childhood Memories and Non-Political Discourse. Follow Jeff across social media using @jeffleesoncomedy, and check out his website at https://jeffleesoncomedy.com/. Want to interact with the hosts of Comedy Roundtable? Email us at audience@comedyroundtable.com.We love to receive your feedback here at Comedy Roundtable headquarters. If you have suggestions for how we can make the show better and improve the experience of our listeners, please email us at feedback@comedyroundtable.com.Are you a stand up comedian that wants to appear on the Comedy Roundtable? Please email us at booking@comedyroundtable.com.Jamie Bendall: bendall@comedyroundtable.comAdam Haigh: haigh@comedyroundtable.comJamie Hernan: hernan@comedyroundtable.com

On Comedy Roundtable, our hosts Jamie Bendall, Adam Haigh and Jamie Hernan interview stand up comedians, and other funny folks, in a series of segments during which the guests choose from a set of categories to answer lightning round questions. Sometimes off the wall, occasionally contemplative, the questions inspire fun conversations and give our listeners the chance to get to know the comedians they have heard on the radio, seen online or enjoyed during a live performance. Stand up comedian and TV warm up comic Gary Cannon sits down at the Comedy Roundtable to answer questions from our categories for this episode "Pretty Sure That's Not True" and "Hot or Cold," as well to spill the tea a bit on Hollywood and give some insight into the role of the warm up comic in keeping audiences engaged for TV shows from Conan to the Batchelor to the Masked Singer. Want to interact with the hosts of Comedy Roundtable? Email us at audience@comedyroundtable.com.We love to receive your feedback here at Comedy Roundtable headquarters. If you have suggestions for how we can make the show better and improve the experience of our listeners, please email us at feedback@comedyroundtable.com.Are you a stand up comedian that wants to appear on the Comedy Roundtable? Please email us at booking@comedyroundtable.com.Jamie Bendall: bendall@comedyroundtable.comAdam Haigh: haigh@comedyroundtable.comJamie Hernan: hernan@comedyroundtable.com

Comedian William Krolowitz took a break from performing in the World Series of Comedy to sit down at the Comedy Roundtable and answer questions from categories Do You Even Lift Bro?, Hands Where I Can See 'Em and Strengths and Weaknesses. 

Ben Frank took a break from performing in the World Series of Comedy at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta to sit down at the Comedy Roundtable and answer questions from episode categories Jobs and Can't Go Away Empty Handed. Check out Ben's new special available everywhere, including through this link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/benfrank10/goodbye-shanghai-2.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benfrankcomedy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/benfrankcomedy

J Chris Newberg returns to the Comedy Roundtable, with Walker Hays joining briefly before her set at the Punchline Comedy Club, where the episode was recorded live. Topics for the episode are Superstitions, Recipes for Disaster and Best Hashtags. J Chris Newberg was one of the first guests on Comedy Roundtable and returns with his unique point of view and voice. He has appeared on America’s Got Talent, the Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live & Comedy Central. He has toured with Dane Cook and written songs for American Idol. His jokes have been heard on SNL, Late Night With David Letterman, Chelsea Lately and The Conan O’Brien show. Walker Hays' stop at the Comedy Roundtable was cut short by her call to return to the stage for her second set of the evening, and we look forward to having her back for a full episode. Catch her performing live at a comedy club near you in the meantime.  J Chris NewbergInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechrisarmy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechrisarmyPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heroin-has-a-great-publicist/id1455119621?mt=2Walker HaysInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/trophycomic/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrophyComic

What’s one rule you could add to battle that would add a comical twist to fighting? If you had to live in a state west of the Mississippi but not coastal, which state would you choose? Are all of our lives just a simulation masterminded by Pete Davidson? Comedian Walter Masterson sits down at the Comedy Roundtable to discuss these questions from our episode categories of The Wild West, Holiday Movies and Arts & Crafts, and much more.Walter Masterson is a comedian and actor who you have no doubt seen on Tik Tok or YouTube with his political satire. Born, raised and living in NYC, he has been seen in movies and on television. Walter has been described as a cross between Sasha Baron Cohen and The Daily Show.  Be sure to follow Walter across social media and check out his long form videos on YouTube and shorter clips on Tik Tok. Twitter: https://twitter.com/waltermastersonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/waltermasterson/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waltermastersonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/waltermasterson Linktree: https://linktr.ee/waltermasterson

Who would be the greatest of all time trophy wife? Who would be the greatest trophy wife's husband? What is the greatest prom theme of all time? What is the worst ice cream in the world? Which world leader would make the worst husband to a trophy wife? Podcaster and self-proclaimed participation trophy wife Dayna Pereira sits down at the Comedy Roundtable to discuss these questions and more. Tune in to hear her answers. Episode Categories: G.O.A.T.sWorst in the WorldBad HabitsDayna is the host of That Trophy Wife Life Podcast and The Dirty Little Secrets Club Podcast. What, you wonder, is a participation trophy wife? As Dayna puts it, a "participation trophy wife means that I don't always nail it in life, but I'm doing the best I can. I am constantly learning, growing and evolving so I at least get the participation trophy." Follow Dayna across social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trophywifedayna/Twitter: https://twitter.com/trophywifedaynaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjT3nPhjZLyE8IdoHTPR4BwBe sure to subscribe to Dayna's show to hear more from her, and while you are in a subscribing mood, go ahead and subscribe to the Comedy Roundtable to hear more great episodes from hilarious comedians with new episodes released every Tuesday morning. 

What is your game of choice at the casino? If you had to make a living by cheating at gambling, which game would be your calling card? You are being recruited to be on a casino heist team because of one special skill. What is that special skill that you have been recruited for? Comedian Erin Lok took a break from competing in the World Series of Comedy at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta, Georgia to sit down at the Comedy Roundtable and answer those and other great lightning round questions.  Episode categories: Gambling, Drinking and My Favorite Martian (one of these categories didn't make the cut) Erin Lok is a NY born, Charleston based stand up comedian, improv, and sketch artist. She performs all over the east coast and regularly in her shower. Erin is an alumna of Second City, Lady Laughs Comedy School, IndyProv and was awarded “Best Newcomer” at the Lady Laughs Comedy Awards. She was a finalist in the Cheap Comedy Festival and has been featured at the North Carolina Comedy Festival, International Lady Laughs Comedy Festival, and Charleston Comedy Festival. Be sure to check out her content online, follow her across social media and find an opportunity to see her perform live. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Erinlokcomedy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ErinlokFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErinLokComedy/Want to interact with the hosts of Comedy Roundtable? Send us an email at listener@comedyroundtable.com and give us your feedback. Please spread the word about our show to all of your friends and enemies. Be sure to leave five star reviews wherever possible and subscribe to the show to get our newest episodes downloaded automatically each Tuesday morning when they are released. 

What is the greatest one hit wonder of all time? Want are some fun facts about Canada? Which NFL player was the star of Boris' performance for an NFL event (we'll give you a hint - it was FitzMagical)? The Incredible Boris Cherniak sits down at the Comedy Roundtable to answer these questions and many others, and to discuss his career as a comedic hypnotist. We are fairly sure he has put us under hypnosis and are just waiting for someone to say whatever trigger word he has put into our brains. Categories for this episode are One Hit Wonders, O' Canada and In Five Years.  Boris Cherniak is a multiple award winning comedian hypnotist, hypnotherapist, motivational speaker, actor and author. He regularly appears on television showcasing incredible powers of hypnosis and power of positive thinking. Boris was born in Moscow, Russia in the 1960s. He came to Canada when he was 10 years old. As a child, he lived across the road from the Moscow Circus where he was a regular fixture in the audience and backstage, mentored by world-famous clowns Yury Nikulin (Yury Nikulin's Moscow Circus) and Oleg Popov. Boris started hypnotizing as a teenager at parties and get-togethers. Early on, friends provided ideas, which have evolved into dramatic and theatrical stage routines today. He is a certified hypnotist and hypnotherapist, whose practice encompasses the entertainment field and motivational team building events. Boris is a member of several hypnosis guilds and organizations. His motivational book of life experiences to inspire the reader "You Can Do Anything" is available on Amazon. Boris is a regular guest expert on Maury, helping eliminate unusual fears and phobias. He has also appeared on The Robert Irvine Show, Montel, The Howie Mandel Show, The Vegas Show, Comics! among many others, and prominent comedy festivals - Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and Boston Comedy Festival. Website: Twitter: https://twitter.com/incredibleboris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/incredibleboris/

Jim Piddock is an actor, writer, and producer, who began his career on the theater stage in England and the United States. From there, he moved on the small screen, appearing in such TV shows as The Tracey Ullman Show, Coach, Max Headroom, The Twilight Zone, Murder She Wrote, Mad About You, Angel, ER, Friends, Crossing Jordan, The Drew Carey Show, Lost, Monk, Without A Trace, Dollhouse, Party Down, Law And Order: LA, Castle, Two And A Half Men, Children’s Hospital, Mom, The Royals, and The Grinder.  You have also seen him on the big screen in major feature films such as Lethal Weapon 2, Independence Day, Austin Powers 3, Get Him To The Greek, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. His memoir Caught With My Pants Down and other tales from a life in Hollywood is available March 23, 2022.  Trailer for Jim's New Book: https://youtu.be/SeLfXgM_lTQLink to Order Jim's Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LMspprJim's Website: https://jimpiddock.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/realjimpiddock We'd love to get your feedback about our show. Constructive criticism is always welcomed. Please email your thoughts to feedback@comedyroundtable.com. Please be sure to leave five star reviews and tell your friends about us - hell, even tell your enemies about us. 

Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician, actor, and radio host, who has appeared on Netflix’s The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks with You, Amazon’s The Tick, Comedy Central’s @midnight and Inside Amy Schumer programs, TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, TV Land's The Jim Gaffigan Show, and TruTV's Comedy Knockout amongst many others. Dave tours internationally, bringing his mix of comedy and shredding on guitar to stages (and jails) around the world.  His special, The Pride of Cleveland, can be viewed on the YouTube Channel of 800 Pound Gorilla Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPtSd7VHmdc. Categories for this episode:Music to My EarsIf I Had a CloneBlast From the PastWebsite: https://www.davehillonline.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrdavehill/ And, then there's this: https://www.davehillonline.com/japan/ Check out Dave's books: Parking the Moose, Tasteful Nudes and Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and the many bands in which Dave has been a member and displeased with his band mates.  Need more convincing about how great Dave Hill is, besides the fact that he is on the Comedy Roundtable Podcast, check out these quotes:  “Whether he’s interviewing a pet psychic or Jimmy Kimmel, Hill usually manages to derail the conversation to his own insecurities with hilariously uncomfortable results.”-Variety Magazine “Brilliant.”-New York Magazine "Cult New York comedian Hill is a hugely talented funnyman."-Time Out London “Hill’s loose jabs and affable, nice-guy demeanor are what make his gently absurdist comedy so enjoyable.”-The Onion "Great comic ideas seem to flood out of him, whether he's mashing up home videos with clips of extreme arthouse movies or engaging in a six-month flame war with a Norwegian black metal musician."-The Guardian UK "One of the funniest people alive."-The Atlantic "Dave Hill makes the rest of us look terrible."-Portland Mercury

You come home and your significant other is furious at you. What did you do that makes you say, "Yeah, that's about right"? What is the weirdest thing you have eaten and liked? These and other great lightning round questions are answered by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who joins the Comedy Roundtable to discuss his short lived bee keeping career, the number of jokes that he has been told by fans after his shows (including, quite often, his own jokes), and how he maintains the stamina to wear so many hats.  Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and best selling author of 26 books. Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature, a style that has been compared to Mark Twain’s.Episode Categories:Yep, That's About RightSomething's CookingThat's Exhausting Website: http://www.jefffoxworthy.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxoutdoorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/realjefffoxworthy/

If you were given the power to poop one thing every time you go to the bathroom for the rest of your life, what would that be? It is safe to say your answer will be different than our guest, comedian Katherine Blanford, who tackled that and many other great lightning round questions. Katherine is an Atlanta-based comedian who tours all over the Southeast and has opened for comedy heavy hitters such as Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, and Rob Schneider. Katherine has featured at The 10,000 Laughs Fest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and Red Clay Comedy Festival. You can catch her as a regular at The Punchline Comedy Club. Her debut album, Salt Daddy, will premier in early 2022. Her film work includes credits as a co-writer of the short, My Lethal Weapon, which was featured at The 2018 Dam Short Film Festival and The 2018 Atlanta Film Festival. Katherine hosts a podcast called Cheaties with  Lace Larrabee, a salacious podcast about cheating. By day, Katherine works as a Pediatric Waste Management Engineer (aka “nanny”).Be sure to subscribe to Comedy Roundtable so new episodes land squarely in your lap every Tuesday morning when released. Be one of the first to hear great guests like Katherine. Well, there's nobody like Katherine, but we do have great guests. 

What is your go to karaoke song? Is the age of fifty-two a bit too old to be on the pom pom squad? What is a phrase that your significant other could say to you that would be music to your ears? You travel back 100,000 years to a cave that will eventually be discovered by archeologists. What do you put on the wall to mess with? John Heffron took a break between sets at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta, Georgia to join the Comedy Roundtable and answer these and other great lightning round questions, and to discuss his thirty plus year comedy career.  John was one of the earliest guests on the show and returns for another trip around the comedy roundtable. Energetic and accessible, acclaimed standup John Heffron shares an array of relatable experiences from childhood through life as a married father in his act. He’s learned a thing or two about relationships with family, friends, and even himself along his journeys, gaining an astute, uniquely honest perspective widely praised among his comedy peers. Audiences of all ages relate to his enthusiastic, hard-won wisdom, recognizing how often the path to maturity is marked by universal triumphs and failures. You may know him as the winner or NBC's Last Comic Standing or early on as Danny Bonaduce’s wingman on Detroit’s Number One morning show, Danny Bonaduce and the Q Crew. He has appeared on he Tonight Show , Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show, HBO, FX, VH1, A&E, and CMT, and he has two separate Comedy Central specials and an hour long special on Netflix: “Middle Class Funny." In the podcasting realm, Heffron has guested on WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank. He is currently the co-host of the hilarious podcast Heffron and Reep with his co-host Jon Reep. The categories for this episode are Music to My Ears, What the Hell and Forbidden Fruit.  This episode was recorded at the Landmark Diner adjacent to the Punchline Comedy Club. 

Welcome to another episode of Comedy Roundtable with guest comedian Rich Aronovitch. Tune in to hear your favorite hosts and the hilarious Rich explore the three topics of this episode: Romantic Gestures, I Do Declare and Man vs. Animal. You've seen Rich Aronovitch on NBC’S The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Three Men and A Chick Flick on The W.E. Network, Gotham Comedy LIVE, Last Comic Standing as well as The Morning Show on Playboy TV.  He's known as a foodie who has been a guest judge on Beat Bobby Flay multiple times, After listening to Rich on Comedy Roundtable, you can tune in to hear him on Opie and Jim, Friday’s with Jim Breuer on Raw Dog Channel 99 and Standup with Pete Dominick on XM Sirius Radio.  Be sure to follow Rich across social media, and don't miss his amazing dance videos on Tik Tok (you'll be surprised how good Rich is at dancing). Twitter: https://twitter.com/richisfunnyTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@richisfunnyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/richisfunny/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Richisfunny

You are skydiving and your parachute fails...who is the first person that comes to mind? And, do you land feet first, belly flop or curled up in a fetal position? How small could humans be and still be the dominant species on Earth? And, what is a parenting moment you would love to get back? These and other great lightning round questions are answered by our guest, comedian Dustin Nickerson. A Seattle native now suffering in Southern California, Dustin Nickerson is an in demand comic on the rise. In 2020, he released his debut comedy special Overwhelmed which is currently one of the highest rated specials on Amazon Prime Video. In addition, he’s been featured on Comedy Central and Netflix by Kevin Hart, he’s been seen on Fox, the Grand Ole Opry’s Circle Network, Hulu and can regularly be heard on Sirius Radio XM. Online, his stand-up clips and jokes have received tens of millions of views and his podcast, Don’t Make Me Come Back There, has over a million downloads. Dustin describes himself as “the world’s most average person” but is far from it when on stage. He brings you into his life through his jokes about the struggles of parenting, marriage, and being generally annoyed by most people.Website: https://www.dustinnickerson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustinnickerson/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DustinNickersonTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dustinnickersoncomedyNote: Apologies for the audio quality for host Jamie Hernan in this episode. He joined the show from deep in a quarantine cave. 

You are given ten million dollars but have to spend the rest of your life in your favorite comedy movie. Which film becomes the setting for the rest of your days?  You have a chance to eliminate one type of technology, which would you choose? What one thing in a movie will make you roll your eyes and ruin the film for you? Comedian Kimberly Clark joins the Comedy Roundtable to answer these and other great lightning round questions. Tune in to hear her amazing, quick-witted responses and to learn more about Kimberly. Kimberly Clark hails from Syracuse, New York, but currently calls Los Angeles home base for her comedy adventures. You have seen her on Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, Last Comic Standing and many other television appearances. Website: https://kimberlyclarkcomedy.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/clarkkimberlylInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyclarkcomedy/Episode Note: This episode was recorded when the Comedy Roundtable was called the BHHcast.