Solo ramble about my recent move, real estate in general and how much stuff we accumulate over the years.

Matt Neal Podcast

48 | moving on up

solo ramble about hope, cds, drums, collections, and moving.

47 | hope and collection

It was so great talking to legendary Seattle comedian Brad Upton (@braduptoncomedy).It was an inspiring chat in so many ways...and we laughed really hard at the long gone days of school corporal punishment.Brad Upton - Will Be Funny For Money, Smart Guy Stupid World, Brad UptoNoGood, and find him on Dry Bar Comedy.Bio:If the Pacific Northwest had a Mt. Rushmore of Comedy, this man’s head would be on it.  Brad opens for some of the biggest names in show business, performs all over the country for numerous corporate events, does 8-12 weeks a year all over the world on cruise ships, opens for the legendary Johnny Mathis and performs at a handful of clubs and casinos keeping his schedule very full.In June of 2018 Brad went viral around the world! Dry Bar Comedy posted a video on Facebook and it had 36 million views in 10 days. They quickly followed with another and they combined for 47 million views in 11 days! His CD shot to Number 1 on the iTunes Comedy chart. Brad’s Dry Bar Comedy videos currently have a combined 170 million views! Needless to say, he’s much in demand!Brad Upton was a 4th grade teacher and high school track coach when he stepped on stage for the very first time in September of 1984 and he’s never looked back. He quickly rose through the standup ranks making numerous television appearances and headlining comedy clubs from coast-to-coast.In September of 2018 he surpassed 6000 lifetime performances. In a 34-year professional career there are too many highlights to name them all. He is a past winner of the Las Vegas  Comedy Festival and appeared at Caesar’s Palace as part of the HBO Comedy Festival. He has spent the last twelve years as the opening act for the legendary Johnny Mathis and did multiple shows all over the country with the late, great Joan Rivers. He has also been seen in concert with The Smothers Brothers, Smokey Robinson, Little Big Town, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Lewis Black, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Pam Tillis, Neal McCoy and many others.All over North America isn’t the only place Brad performs. Brad has headlined in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, The MGM in Macau and did eight nights in Israel as part of the Comedy for Koby benefit. In the fall of 2017 he performed for four nights at Comedy Masala in Karachi, Pakistan. His new CD entitled, “Brad Uptonogood” is heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio and is available online wherever music is sold. He also just released his first DVD entitled, “Brad Upton, Live from the 509”.Writing about everyday life, a long term marriage and anything else that pops into his head, Brad packs more laughs-per-minute into his set than nearly anyone in the business. It’s not all comedy either; he actually has a hobby that keeps him busy every spring. Brad and his wife of 34 years, have a 27-year old son and 24-year old daughter….they are empty-nest, cul-de-sac dwellers.

46 | Brad Upton | just getting started

Buy her book Confessions of a Recovering Party GirlListen to her podcast - Kral Space

45 | Kym Kral | confessions of a recovering party girl

44 | blake wexler | a lifetime of laughter

reminded of the hurricane katrina failure by a recent HBO documentary, a discussion about why would we even think the government could handle a major logistics and communication project; expecations and hangover from the hope and change we thought we experienced prior to trump, bad memory, and the passage of time in a pandemic.

43 | you had one job

Not quite a typical #comedyahoy set, but maybe the conversation in my head on the way to the show trying to decide what to talk about with those animals. Loved that show.

42 | latch key

Opening Songs: Darkness by The Police from the LP Ghost In The Machine (1981) - "Life was easy when it was boring." & Pigs (Three Different Ones) by Pink Floyd from the LP Animals (1977) - "Charade you are."Jacob Givens' Waterproof Records PodcastKym Kral's new book Confessions of a Recovering Party Girl  

41 | how do you say la croix?

after a long week of disappointment, some solo rambling about the pandemic and a tiktok timer.

40 | a blink and an eternity

Check out his podcast Speaking Highly.Check him out in the web series My Death Co.Buy his albums on iTunes: Comprimised Maturity & Fantasticular Hilaritation  

39 | Jon Huck | speaking highly

Critical Thinking.Check out my other podcast - way to busy - from BillionMinds.

38 | the aliens are back

Matt talks to long time friend Jacob Givens (@jacobgivens) - comic, writer, director, rippin' guitar player, host of the Biofriendly PodcastWe talk about how his life has turned to music again, making a viral video series, and how @nicoleaimee almost ruined it.If you rage against the machine, you can watch here or just follow on TikTokHis work speaks for itself...watch and subscribe.Feature Film: I I Had a Bloody Good Time at House Harker on AmazonPrime:Web Series: Tumbleweed, GoodCopsTVShort Films: Intermission, Ember: 

37 | Jacob Givens | TikTok Famous

Zara joins me for a virtual #GreenRoom hang to talk about how she spent the pandemic, how she's going to emerge now that things are getting back to, what we both hope, is a better normal. Really enjoyed my conversation and hope you do, too. Zara is rad.Zara Mizrahi (@zaramizrahi) is an incredible comic, writer and actress. Her work on American Dad, Family Guy and recently joined the Marvel Universe. in Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. on Hulu 

36 | Zara Mizrahi | a voice in all the universes

Adam on Twitter & Instagram | A great write-up in the New York Times about his amazing show, The Mushroom Cure | Check out his website | Check out Episode 1 of his new series on YouTube - The Trip Report 

35 | Adam Strauss | the mushroom cure

A great conversation about comedy, producing comedy, what makes a good comedy show and taking the absolute right approach to building a comedy show experience empire. Don't Tell Comedy is setting a high standard and building an amazing model.Don't Tell ComedyTo watch Danny Jolles' comedy special 'Six Parts' free on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rIhkvTfXacA;Danny talks about the making of the special on @JonHuck 's podcast Speaking Highly.For more information about booking private events with Don't Tell Comedy: https://www.donttellcomedy.com/privateFor tickets and information about Don't Tell Comedy's upcoming shows: https://www.donttellcomedy.com/Some things we mentioned:Madame Tussaud's

34 | Morgan Culbertson & Kyle Kazanjian-Amory | don't tell comedy

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