WHAT'S NEW IS BACK!  After too long between episodes, What's New is coming back. This show is a teaser of sorts for the next live show, which is April 23 at our new home, THE WORLD FAMOUS COMEDY STORE in Los Angeles!  Tix are only $2 and can be purchased here: http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=384034&cart But this episode isn't just a teaser, it also introduces everyone to the show's new co-host, the hilarious Brenton Biddlecombe!

What's New

Comedy Store Pre-Show Show w/Christian Spicer and Brenton Biddlecombe

This month, the awesome Jesus Trejo (Adam Devine's House Party,Sullivan & Son), Brandon Wardell (Bob Odenkirk's Amateur Hour, Variety’s Youth Impact Report), and Emily Maya Mills (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Key and Peele, Parks and Recreation) get with the telling of new jokes and sit down with Christian Spicer to discuss getting nervous before a show, trying to be a certain kind of comedian, and more. Have a listen, tell your friends, give someone a hug. Thanks for listening to this past year of awesome shows. The coming year of shows promises even more awesome, more insight, and more comedy. Yes and please!

Jesus Trejo, Brandon Wardell and Emily Maya Mills

This month, funny people Jann Karam (Seinfeld, Late Show with David Letterman), Brady Matthews (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jimmy Kimmel Live), and Hasan Minhaj (Chelsea Lately, Failosophy, Arrested Development) tell new jokes and then sit down with Christian Spicer to discuss mic technique, if it'd be better to let comics do more than one take for late-night TV sets, and more. Have a listen, tell your friends, give someone a hug.

Jann Karam, Brady Matthews and Hasan Minhaj

This month Christian Spicer is joined by the awesome and amazing Jono Zalay (Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Festival); Will Weldon (Montreal Just For Laughs, Bridgetown Comedy Festival); and Jade Catta-Preta (Californication, Manhattan Love Story) for new bits and a chat about writing in the moment vs planned writing sessions, and more!

Jono Zalay, Will Weldon and Jade Catta-Preta

This month Christian Spicer is joined by the hilarious Mark Ellis (Punk'd, Schmoes Know); Karl Hess (Montreal Just For Laughs, SXSW, Bridgetown Comedy Festival); and Andy Peters (Wandertown, SXSW, Boston Comedy Festival) for some new material and discussion about writing, being happy with how you work, recording sets vs listening to those recordings, and more. It's a lot of fun.

Mark Ellis, Karl Hess and Andy Peters

The hilarious Dallas McLaughlin (The Aquabats! Super Show!, Yo Gabba Gabba) and Andrew Santino (Mixology, Comedy Central, Arrested Development) join Christian Spicer this month. They work on new material and then sit down to talk about their writing process, writing for stand up versus writing for TV, and more!

Dallas McLaughlin and Andrew Santino

This month, Christian Spicer is joined by Jonny Loquasto (AXS Live, The Wrestling Compadres Slamcast, Gotham Comedy Live), Beth Stelling (Conan, Chelsea Lately, Just for Laughs), and Eli Olsberg (Chelsea Lately, The Soup Investigates) for some new material and discussion regarding when a joke is only told once, where inspiration for material comes from, and more.

Jonny Loquasto, Beth Stelling, Eli Olsberg

Host Christian Spicer is joined by Thomas Dale (Chelsea Lately, Late Show, Just for Laughs), Steve Simeone (NBC, TBS, Comedy Central), and Grant Cotter (MTV's Jerks with Cameras) for some awesome new material and a chat about writing, reviewing old sets, and fans/friends in comedy. Our next live show is Tuesday, April 8 at NerdMelt Showroom in Los Angeles with Eli Olsberg (Chelsea Lately, The Soup Investigates), Jonny Loquasto (AXS Live, Paper Champions on Nerdist, Gotham Comedy Live), and Beth Stelling (Conan, Chelsea Lately, Just for Laughs). Plus co-headlining sets from: Brent Weinbach (Conan, Comedy Central, HBO) and a TOP SECRET GUEST (we can't announce who this is but trust us when we say they are awesome and you know them from TV and clubs around the country).

Thomas Dale, Steve Simeone, Grant Cotter

Was the live-show's audience tight? Were the new jokes a little too rough? Did host Christian Spicer do a poor job "setting the table" for a great show? Regardless, the post-show discussion is fantastic and might be the best yet. Listen to the sets of new material from Christian, Leo Flowers (The Kevin Nealon Show), Rajan Dharni (IMPRO(vs)TANDUP, NCCAF), and Nick Rutherford (Fox's ADHD, Comedy Central), and then the awesome post-show discussion and decide for yourself.

Leo Flowers, Rajan Dharni and Nick Rutherford

Host Christian Spicer is joined by Dan St Germain (Comedy Central, Conan), Fahim Anwar (Comedy Central, Just for Laughs), and Zoltan Kaszas (winner 2013 Seattle International Comedy Competition) for some new material and discussion about writing, the process, and when to keep a joke. Plus a bonus set of new material from Streeter Seidell (CollegeHumor)! And don't miss the next live show Tuesday, February 11 at NerdMelt!

Dan St. Germain, Fahim Anwar and Zoltan Kaszas

Host Christian Spicer, Dave Ross (Holy Fuck, Women Comedy, Terrified) and Chris Thayer (The Pete Holmes Show, SF Sketchfest) do new material and chat about writing and stuff, while Joe DeRosa (Comedy Central, Louie, The Pete Holmes Show) does a What's New first, taking the analysis on stage with him. So good. 

Dave Ross, Chris Thayer and Joe DeRosa

Host Christian Spicer, Nick Youssef (WTF with Marc Maron, SXSW), Mo Mandel (Conan, Comedy Central), and Adam Ray (The Heat, Adam Devine's House Party) release some new material to the wild, discuss their writing process, and why podcasts are a good time to catch up with friends.

Adam Ray, Nick Yousseff and Mo Mandel

Host Christian Spicer, Dean Delray (WTF with Marc Maron, You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes), Brent Morin (Undateable, Conan), and Jerrod Carmichael (Just for Laughs, The Goodwin Games) work on new material and discuss their writing process...and cocaine.

Dean Delray, Brent Morin and Jerrod Carmichael

Amazing comedians work on new material live at the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles and then discuss their writing process, what worked, what didn't, and more with each other and hosts Christian Spicer & Brenton Biddlecombe.

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