I'll Grieve You With This

Comedian Meredith Dietz told me about when a fellow comedian and “friend with benefits” suddenly passed away in 2024, his personality and sense of humor, the reasons why we feel a need to talk about loss publicly, navigating the sense of stolen valor we’ve both felt and concerns for not making someone else’s story about us, and how sometimes our guilt is self-created. I also briefly acknowledge that losing three friends in 90 days in 2020 was something I never really processed, and possibly never will unless I make myself do the work! THANKS FOR LISTENING! WATCH JAY AGBON’S SPECIAL “RESPONSIBLE CHILD”:Jay Agbon - Responsible Child (Stand Up Comedy Special)YouTube · Jay AgbonFeb 1, 2024WATCH STEVE WHALEN’S COMEDY:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwt_Lp61jn0&t=388s FOLLOW MEREDITH DIETZ:Instagram.com/dietz.mFOLLOW MICAH WALSH:Instagram.com/micah_walshTHANKS FOR LISTENING! BE GOOD TO YOURSELF! RATE, REVIEW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND EVANGELIZE THIS PODCAST.PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

Comedian Calvin Cato told me about becoming an only child when his brother suddenly passed, the life and memory of his father and the ups and downs of their relationship, the amends they were able to make before he died, and gratitude for the people who leave us clear instructions for what they want as they approach their own mortality.WATCH CALVIN CATO "DISNEY SINGLE":https://tr.ee/8CBGb81CaqFOLLOW CALVIN CATO:instagram.com/calvinscatoFOLLOW MICAH WALSH:instagram.com/micah_walshGO SEE MICAH'S HALF HOUR ON OCTOBER 3rd:www.eventbrite.com/e/micah-walsh-olivia-witt-do-their-half-hours-stand-up-comedy-tickets-2001890489343THANKS FOR LISTENING!  PLEASE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW, EVANGELIZE, AND REMEMBER TO BE GOOD TO YOURSELF!

Comedian Kenice Mobley (The Tonight Show) told me about finding out the father she never knew had died, immediately filming a comedy video in response, the revelation that she has more siblings, mutual friends we’ve lost, how funerals are becoming reunions for comedians, and why we make jokes about loss.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!LEAVE A RATING OR REVIEW OR TELL A FRIEND, PLEASE AND THANKSFOLLOW KENICE MOBLEY:instagram.com/kenicemobleyFOLLOW MICAH WALSH:instagram.com/micah_walshFOLLOW THE PODCAST:instagram.com/illgrieveyouwiththispodcastCOME TO MY HALF HOUR of stand up:Saturday, October 3rd. 8:30 pm atthe Pine Box Rock Shop instagram.com/pineboxrockshopTHANKS AGAIN, KEEP LISTENING 

Comedian Kat Smith told me about her dad’s larger than life personality and sense of humor, his unexpected and truly bizarre death, what it’s like being the high school senior with the dead dad, the weird things we do immediately after losing someone, and Good Grief, the show Kat is producing at Littlefield in September.Follow Kat SmithInstagram.com/katsmithcomedyFollow Micah WalshInstagram.com/micah_walshLIKE, SUBSCRIBE, LEAVE A NICE RATING OR REVIEW IF IT WOULD’NT KILL YA. THANKS FOR LISTENING, FOLKS!

Comedian Jack Norris and I talked about his recent entry into dead parent club, his dad and their relationship, going back to doing standup after a loss, the grief/comedy show I produced and hosted on Father’s Day, and the ways we use humor to preserve the memory of the people we love.THANKS FOR LISTENING!FOLLOW JACK NORRIS: instagram.com/jokereptileFOLLOW MICAH WALH: instagram.com/micah_walshFOLLOW THE PODCAST: instagram.com/illgrieveyouwiththispodcastPLEASE RATE/REVIEW/LIKE/SUBSCRIBE/PROSELYTIZE!

Comedian Sam Almond and I talked about losing his father earlier this year, the distance that Sam’s autism diagnosis created between them, the efforts they both made to repair the relationship before he passed, how we use humor to mitigate grief, and the Father’s Day comedy shows that we both independently produced last month.THANKS FOR LISTENING! LEAVE A RATING OR A REVIEW IF YOU WANNA HELP ME OUT!REMEMBER TO BE KIND TO YOURSELF!

Comedian Mike Szar told me about the life and sense of humor of his father, his ability to make people feel heard, what it was like for both of us to lose our dads right before their first grandchild was born, and why we feel compelled to write jokes about them.THANKS FOR LISTENING FOLKS!LIKE AND SHARE AND RATE AND REVIEW PLEASE

Comedian Charlie Dawson and I talked about being in the dead dad club, when random songs unexpectedly trigger memories, finding humor in grief, not letting nostalgia deify people after they’re gone, and realizing that you’re parents are just people.THANKS FOR LISTENING, FOLKS!FOLLOW CHARLIE DAWSONinstagram.com/charlievdawsonFOLLOW MICAH WALSHinstagram.com/micah_walshLIKE AND SUBSCRIBE AND RATE AND REVIEW IF IT WOULDN'T KILL YA

Comedian Mara Wiles and I talked about the life and memory of her parents, losing them less than a year apart in 2023-2024, the huge impact they had on the people their lives, having parents that we like, and how that love never goes away. FOLLOW MARA WILES: instagram.com/marawilesFOLLOW MICAH WALSH:instagram.com/micah_walshTHANKS FOR LISTENING, FOLKS! TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

Comedian Alex Berr told me about the life and legacy of her mother, losing a parent while getting her PhD in biomedical engineering, the extremely rare brain cancer Alex had previously studied before her mother was diagnosed with it, starting stand up after she passed, and turning the experience into her show “How To Kill A Mouse”.SEE ALEX’S SHOW “HOW TO KILL A MOUSE” @ CAVEAT, NYC MAY 6thFOLLOW ALEX BERR:Instagram.com/al.berrFOLLOW “UNCONTROLLED VARIABLES”Instagram.com/uncontrolledvariablesFOLLOW MICAH WALSH:Instagram.com/micah_walshFOLLOW THIS PODCAST:Instagram.com/illgrieveyouwiththispodcastLIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW PLEASETHANKS FOR LISTENING!