NYC comedian Calise Hawkins chats about recording her debut comedy album 'Calise Hawkins is Forty AF,' why it's important to be easy on yourself during quarantine, and how learning how to love your "mess" is the key to both personal and comedic growth.  Check out Calise's new album, 'Calise Hawkins is Forty AF' in the iTunes store: https://music.apple.com/us/album/calise-hawkins-is-40-af/1523137696

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Ep 46: Forty AF and Not Giving AF! With Calise Hawkins

South African comic Robby Collins shares how he went from being at the height of his career (touring with Dave Chapelle, being invited to the Netflix Comedy Festival, etc) to then being locked down in quarantine, why he's using this time to focus less on comedy and more on his mental health, and what he sees for the future of global comedy. 

Ep 45: Living for the Now With Robby Collins

NYC comic Richie Redding talks about the insane experience of recording his comedy album, #1 Album of the Year, on March 14th to then having to drive down to Palm Beach, FL to take care of his girlfriend's parents who both contracted life-threatening, ventilator-inducing cases of COVID-19. This episode talks a lot about the unexpected, onset symptoms of COVID and is important for anyone who's trying to avoid dying from it (hopefully you). 

Ep 44: #1 COVID-19 Story of the Year with Richie Redding

NYC comic Natalie Cuomo shares how she went from pursuing a fun hobby with her fiance to launching a full-blown magazine during quarentine, to growing a whopping 18k+ social following, all in the time-span of about 3 months. Plus what it's like to be a native New Yorker, the difference between the NYC and LA comedy scene, and how she managed to turn cross-stitching into a lucrative side-hustle. 

Ep 43: Motorcycles, Comedy, and Cross-stitch Oh My! With Natalie Cuomo

In part 2 of this episode we chat with NYC comic Wendi Starling about her methods for addressing uncomfortable topics on stage, how COVID-19 has impacted her job (both as a comic and hooker), the prospect of a new, long-term relationship, and the refreshing, yet anxious feelings she’s having about settling down.

Ep 42: The Dateable Hooker pt 2 With Wendi Starling

In part 1 of this episode we talk with NYC comic Wendi Sterling about growing up with a bipolar diagnosis and how it’s impacted her life, the serendipitous experience that brought her to comedy, and how signing up for the app “Seeking Arrangements” as a joke turned out to be an extremely lucrative career move.

Ep 41: The Dateable Hooker pt 1 With Wendi Starling

NYC comic and producer Vanetta Schoefield shares how she went from pastor's daughter, to college dropout, to comedy business pro, leading to the launch of her nationwide production company Funny Hunnyz, how her job selling fake perfume for a pyramid scheme proved to be more beneficial than she expected, and the amazing ways she's helping new comics get acclimated in the scene. 

Ep 40: The Business of Comedy With Vanetta Schoefield

NYC comic and producer Kenny Warren shares how he went from offering $1 haircuts at the age of 14 to servicing famous athletes like Kobe Bryant (who didn't tip but even still RIP), why working in a barbershop has been top-notch training for his bustling comedy career, and how gaining authority at the Grisly Pear comedy club, featured on HBO's Crashing, has led to a much-needed transformation. 

Ep 39: Barbershop Comedy Chops With Kenny Warren

Nationwide comic Franqi French shares how stepping away from her original comedy base led to a personal and comedic breakthrough, the insane experience of winning Stand Up NBC and what it's done for her blossoming comedy career, and how refusing to settle has played a role in her rise to the top. 

Ep 38: Winning Stand Up NBC With Franqi French

NYC comic Daniel Perafan chats with us about maintaining notoriety in the comedy scene despite past struggles with addiction, what you should and shouldn't do when pursuing a career in comedy, and the crazy experiences he's had working within the NYC financial industry. 

Ep 37: Leveraging Instability with Daniel Perafan

DFW comic Alberta The Exception shares her experience of being a female football player and coach for the past 14 years, being inducted into the first Women's Football Hall of Fame, and how her love of the field has merged with her love of the stage. 

Ep 36: Scoring Touchdowns and Laughs With Alberta The Exception

DFW comic Jack Freeman chats with Brandy about how he’s managing to stay sane while having only his plants to keep him company during Coronavirus isolation, how his self-deprecating style of comedy has helped him cope with his depression, and why being disabled but not looking disabled has led to tense situations on stage. 

Ep 35: Self-Isolating and Self-Deprecating with Jack Freeman

In this special COVID-19 quarantine edition of CFH, Dara and Brandy chat about what they're doing to stay sane, the differences between the NYC and Dallas "quarantine scenes", how they anticipate this virus impacting comedy going-forward, and their proposed and completely logical solution for ending this virus for good (hint: it involves glitter and a lot of spandex).  Note: This episode was recorded remotely from the safety of our underground bunkers so please excuse any audio issues. 

Ep 34: "Corona is like an Auntie who won't let me be great" -- Dara + Brandy's Coronavirus Catch-up

Dallas-based comedian, producer, and voiceover actor Zak Sprung talks about joining CFH as Brandy's Dallas co-host, his experience of being a fire fighter for 10+ years, and how he manages to juggle 3-4 side hustles while also pursuing comedy. 

Ep 33: Meet Our New Dallas Co-Host, Zak Sprung

NYC comedian Linette Palladino shares how she juggles motherhood, frequent Army deployments, and the non-stop grind of comedy while also keeping her (insanely gorgeous) head on straight. 

Ep 32: Redefining the Hustle with Linette Palladino

Interviews with comics about their day jobs, side hustles, and everything they're doing to survive in the world of comedy.

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