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Jonathan Mitchell is one of my favorite comedians that I've had the chance of talking to. Here, we talk about the Washington comedy scene, why you shouldn't wait for people to give you permission, and past traumas. 

This week I focus entirely on what makes Sarah Silverman a great comedian by breaking down what she does on stage, how she became who she is today, and her mental approach to standup comedy. I also talk about some of the controversies Sarah’s had to face in her career as well some amateur insight in different performing techniques. As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com Be sure to check out the other comedy biographies on this podcast including names like Dave Chappelle, Mitch Hedberg, and Patrice O’Neal IG: comedian.ordinaire

Today’s audio essay is all about Mitch Hedberg! “I went to the Doctor last week but all he did was suck blood out of my neck. Never go to Dr. Acula” In this one, I talk about how Mitch got his start, different performing techniques and patterns, as well as his unique mental approach to standup. I hope you learn something from listening to this. I know I learned a lot by just putting it together. As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire

I'm BACK with another short bio-pod! This time about the all time great Patrice O'Neal.  In this one I discuss the different patterns in his performance and how he shaped his mental approach to standup comedy.  I also discuss where I believe he'd be today if he were still around and why he would have a beef with Kevin Hart.  As always, all comments, questions, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire

In this one, I try and break down the career of Dave Chappelle and find out what makes him great. I talk about the Chappelle Show, his standup comedy specials, and his most recently project titled 8:46. Hope to being doing more educational comedy podcasts in the future. Thanks for listening if you chose to do so. As always, all comments, questions, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire FB: Dano Olivares

In this one Big Jake Hovis and I talk about what it means to work clean, buying jokes from Fiverr, and staying focused and consistent through a pandemic. Huge thanks to Jake for sitting down to talk with me via the internet! We’re all just adapting to these new ways of communication and trying to get better each time. Regular scheduled programming will continue every Sunday! And as always, all questions, comments queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire FB: Dano Olivares

First and foremost, if you have at all used your eyes or ears in the past two weeks, please don't be afraid to speak up against police brutality and racism in the United States. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE by voting whenever possible and voicing your opinion. Remaining silent WILL NOT solve anything. Please do your part by visiting blacklivesmatters.carrd.co and educating yourself.  I am more than thrilled to finally share this interview. SLAKE DRANSKY is on the podcast! Slake is a rapper out of Seattle, Washington. He's one of the most talented up and coming artists that I've had the chance of listening to and he was kind enough to talk about his favorite cartoon, his go-to joke in a sticky situation, and his brand new album COLORS which is out everywhere on June 5th. Also be sure to check out the video version of the interview on Facebook! Huge thanks again for choppin it up with me. Slake couldn't have been more genuine and kind and I can't wait for a follow up interview! As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinarie@gmail.com  IG: comedian.ordinaire FB: Dano Olivares 

At last, another comedian has found their way onto the podcast! The wait has been long, but nobody really knows what the future holds, so let's make the best of what we have while we have it! Huge thanks to Helen for chatting with me this time. In this one, we talk all about what it's like being a comedian/mother during a pandemic, future plans for comedy, and Helen's nonprofit organization The Art of Comedy, which you can make a donation to at theartofcoemdy.org All proceeds go directly to helping LGBTQ youths deal with trauma through the art of comedy! It really is a wonderful cause and your donation would mean a lot.  As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comediaordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire

Wow, that was a fun couple of weeks slacking off.  I'm sure you've been at your absolute wits end waiting for this one to come out. Stress no more, the time has come! Huge thanks to Diego and Jeremiah for helping me out this time. I seriously can't believe how fun all of this has been to put together and execute. Remember that the Final round will not be available in audio as it's just far more entertaining to watch. That round is up on Facebook right now.  FB: Dano Olivares I hope I can put together another tournament soon! Please do let me know if you have anybody in mind that would be interested.  As always, all comments, questions, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com You can follow the podcast on IG @ comedian.ordinaire

What a great hiatus that was!  Hopefully you've stuck with me through all this.  I'm very excited to share the first matchup of the semi-finals at last! Huge shoutout to both Jordan and Chan for helping me out with this one. There was a little bit of controversy with one of the nickname answers at the end, but it wasn't pointed out to me until it was too late. Let me know if you can spot it! As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com Make sure to watch all the video of the tournament on Facebook as well.  IG: comedian.ordinaire 

The conclusion to the first round of the tournament is here and worth the wait.  This has to be the funniest trivia episode I've recorded so far. Huge shout out to Diego for being a part of this even though we probably haven't seen each other since 2013 maybe.  Also, if you've heard this podcast before you know who Drew is. He almost needs no introduction, but he hasn't stopped asking me to introduce him. Drew Vanhouse is back on the podcast! As always, if you have any questions, comments, queries, or concerns, they're welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com Be sure to watch all the video versions of the tournament on Facebook too.  IG: comedian.ordinaire

Round 3 of the Trivia Tournament is finally here and the world couldn't be happier about it.  Megan O'Neil was kind enough to join in on this. Hope to have her back for a future episode too! Jordan Thompson who's probably the worlds biggest Wilt Chamberlain fan actually got a question about Wilt wrong so that was great.  Part 4 coming soon.  As always, all questions, comments, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire

We're BACK. Here is the second installment of the NBA Trivia Tournament! In this one we have my old childhood friend of 17 years and counting, Chandler Shinaut going up against my brother of all my life and counting.  Chan has been obsessed with the NBA for just about as long as I have and remains undefeated at home in NBA 2k.  Josh O. who you've heard talk about basketball with me on countless occasions now shows that you don't have to had followed the sport for long to be able to hold your own in a trivia tournament.  Thanks again to both Chan and Josh for helping me out with this one. Parts 3 & 4 coming VERY SOON.  As always, if you have any questions, comments, queries, or concerns, they're all welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com Support the podcast by telling a friend and sharing wherever you internet! All video of the tournament can also be found on The Facebook.  IG: comedian.ordinaire

I can't believe the moment is finally here!  It's the very first installment of the Trivia Tournament. I've been hardly at work for about two weeks now and here we go.  In the left corner we have Jeremiah Bess who stands at 6'1 (6'3 if you ask him) and he claims he "knows hoop".  In the right corner we have Mark Mamunes who stands at 5'10 and asked me not to include his attempt at bribery in the recording.  As always if you have any questions, comments, queries, and concerns, feel free to reach out at comedianordinaire@gmail.com The video versions are also available via Facebook.

Back at it again with the Logo & The Goat! If you don’t like this, you don’t like NBA Basketball! In this one we talk all about the first two parts of the Last Dance10 part documentary series all about Michael Jordan and those historic Chicago Bulls going for their 6th. We break down Scottie Pippen getting slapped in the face, a certain former Chicago Resident, and what’s up with MJ’s yellow eyes?? All that and more in this one. Big shoutout to my brother for always being down to record. It’s made all of this a little bit easier. Hope you’re all doing well and staying as happy as you can. If you’d like to reach the podcast, you can do so at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire

Here we have it! The first of many conversations we’re planning on having around the subject of rap music. In the first episode, we’re talking about one of my favorite rap albums of all time. I’m telling you, I’ve literally never heard anyone with lyrics this powerful and clever and knowledgable and well rounded. I’m talking about When This Is Over by Shad, an incredibly underrated rapper out of Canada and my personal favorite. Please enjoy this in depth conversation and as always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire FB: Dano Olivares All rights to the music here are not owned by me in any way whatsoever and no monetization has taken place with this episode.

Welcome to Logo & The Goat! An NBA podcast series where my brother and I present specific hoop arguments to each other and try to form an alliance through the art of persuasion! Look forward to more crossfire type episodes, as well as NBA theories, Trivia, and anything else we might think of. Huge thanks to my brother Josh again for helping me out with this one. I love talking hoops with him. As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com

Very excited to finally share this one! I throw a ton of random questions at Josh and he answered all of them on the spot.  We also talk a little bit about how we're dealing with isolation and what others can do to combat being bored in the house and in the house bored.  This is also our very first JOKE OFF which is exactly what it sounds like. Confusing! It's a head-to-head format and a battle of the wits. Thanks again to my brother Josh for sitting down and doing another one of these.  As always, all comments, questions, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com IG: comedian.ordinaire

Now that we’re all at home for the next few “insert timeframe”, my brother and I are going to sit down and do as many podcasts as possible! Everything I’ve learned about comedy, I’ve either directly or indirectly learned from Josh. I couldn’t be more excited to finally have him on the podcast and I’m sorry it took so long. In this one, we’re having a conversation many of you have probably had already. We’re talking about how to cope with staying home and the silver linings in all of this mess. As always, if you need someone to reach out to in times like this, you can reach both of us at comedianordinaire@gmail.com or just find us on Facebook. FB: Dano Olivares Please stay safe, wash your hands, practice gratitude.

In this episode Shanel and I discuss the importance of business in comedy, why you should believe in yourself above all else, and what it's like to perform in front of Crips.  Also, a special shoutout to Shanel for FREESTYLE RAPPING on the spot in this one. By far the best talent (besides comedy) that I've come across so far.  I hope everyone is staying safe in these wild times. Please remember to stay inside and wash your hands. We can do this!  As always, all questions, comments, queries, and concerns are welcome at comedianordinaire@gmail.com