Episode 265- Anthony Jones (Clean Slate. Open Mind.)

This week I am joined by comedian and actor, Amanda Gram. Amanda tells us about growing up in Staten Island, getting into acting as a child, starting the party life early, constantly getting in trouble at school and so much more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Amanda tells us about smoking with her friends at 13, drinking because there was nothing else to do in SI, getting into harder drugs as she got older, a crazy trap house, run ins with cops, and so much more.Follow Amanda on INSTAGRAM and check out her stand up comedy show "Pour Decisions"Find everything for me and the show through the LINKTREE

This week we are joined by comedian Lauren LoGiudice. Lauren talks about growing up in Queens, playing college basketball for a couple years before moving to rugby, being a donor baby and what comes with that, and so much more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Lauren tells us about starting to drink at 16, tunnel clubs in the city, smoking on the side of a highway, becoming the "funnel queen", how drinking is portrayed vs the reality and what eventual lead her to stop drinking.Follow Lauren on INSTAGRAM and check out her "Misfit Variety Show"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Susie Cavalcanti. She tells us about growing up in Brazil, coming to America, her love of video games, getting into streaming, and what lead her to stand up comedy.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Susie talks about how she discovered she couldn't really smoke weed, the first time she got drunk, drinking more as she is getting older, a party crash out, and so much more.Follow Susan at Instagram and check out her stand up show "Guess Who"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Gavin Rogers. Gavin talks about growing up in Ohio, being diagnosed with and beating cancer as a kid, how he got into comedy, and what brought him to New York.Some great EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: Gavin tells us about using parties to recruit in the service frat, being a good guy (but working with degenerates) at a bar job, Green Beer Day, and so much more.Follow Gavin on INSTAGRAM and check out the comedy show he runs- "Cold Beer Comedy"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by content creator, podcaster, and comedian Chris Tos. He tells use about getting into YouTube EARLY (like 13 years old in the early 00's), blowing up on Vine, being early to "content" before "influencer" was a job, and always looking for the next challenge.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Chris Tos talks about starting to go to parties in 8th grade, frat life in college, an epic Halloween that ended with the cops, and more.Apologies for the shorter episode, but the transit system of New York City strikes again.Follow Chris Tos on INSTAGRAM and YOUTUBE and check out his podcast "Close the Door Behind You"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Vickie Wang. Vickie tells us about growing up in Taiwan, coming to the states in high school, living in Sweden, spending time as an adult in Shanghai, then eventually settling down in New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Vickie tells us about the first time she drank, how she discovered she was actually allergic to alcohol, still trying to drink (even though it made her sick), finding weed, and (responsibly) dabbling in other recreational areas to find what works for her.Follow Vickie on INSTAGRAM and check out her comedy show "Wang's World"Find everything for me and the podcast through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Anthony Jones. Anthony takes us through becoming a lawyer, finding stand up comedy, and giving up his law career to pursue a dream.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy Stories: Anthony tells us about drinking at gay bars, a bouncer that became their dealer, a car accident that lead him to slow down his drinking and so much more.Follow Anthony on INSTAGRAM and check out the comedy show he produces "Dead Serious Comedy"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by podcaster and comedian, Teresa DeGaetano. Teresa tells us about her podcast "Two Stand Up Gals" with Erica Spera, crazy tales from working as a bartender, and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Teresa gets right into it telling us about a recent trip to Ireland, all inclusive vacations filled with good times and day drinking, a fire island getaway, what lead her to taking a break from booze, and so much more.Follow Teresa on INSTAGRAM and check out the podcast "Two Stand Up Gals"Find everything for me and the podcast through the LINKTREE

This week we see the return of my great friend and "Cheers from the Press Box" cohost, Joe Isidore. Joe tells us about his recent nuptials, releasing an album the day before, and the idea he and his wife came up with to change both of their last names.A few EX Drinking Buddy Stories this week: While the episode is mainly Joe and I talking about the wedding and the album release; Joe does explain why he didn't get drunk at his own wedding, if he was worried other people would, and his upcoming honeymoon to Europe.Follow Joe on INSTAGRAM, check out his new album "Mama's Boy", and all his other PODCASTSFind the everything for my stand up and the podcast through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Richie Redding. Apologies for the shorter episode, but the MTA is the bane of a New Yorkers existence. We still get into a LOT this week. Richie tells us how he got into stand up comedy, coming up in mainly urban rooms and how that helped him get funny faster, being a nationally ranked for crew, and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories: Richie tells the story of his first drunk... IN JAPAN, trying drugs, a psychotic break, his last drunk, how his life is so much better sober, and so much more.Follow Richie on INSTAGRAM and check out his WEBSITEFind tickets, merch, and the pod's Patreon all through my LINKTREE