Episode 239- Michael Thomas Geary (It Always Backfires)

This week I am joined, for the third time, by comedian Cody Lewis. We talk about the progress and lack there of we have been making in our comedy career, love, life, and our love/hate relationship with social media.A few EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Cody tells us about day drinking adventures, the crazy day (and night) that led to taking a break from drinking, getting back on the booze wagon, what's been going on with his annual "vitamin" party, and moreFollow Cody on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by my great friend and fellow comedian MTG. Michael catches us up on everything that's happened in the year since he has been on: life, love, and comedy.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Michael and I do a deep dive into our lives in restaurants before and after getting sober: showing up to work drunk vs tired, how we talk to tables then and now, what really matters, and going from fun party guys at work to reliable employees.Follow Michael on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE (including tickets to the bro adjacent tour)

This week is a special twist, the legend, Matt Fulchiron joins me in a podcast crossover with his pod The Full Charge Power Hour. We talk about the leg of his Bro Adjacent tour we are about to go on, being back in New York, how life is in LA, and his special taping coming up in November.Find Matt's TOUR DATES HERE and follow Matt on InstagramFind everything for me through LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster Antonio Barbosa. We talk about him growing up in Road Island, getting into stand up comedy through his parents, finally starting it in college, and eventually getting to New York to pursue it.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Antonio tells us about trying shrooms, partying to hard at a concert, hanging out with a mental hospital escapee, a summer into a fall into the winter that pushed him to stop drinking, and so much more.Find Antonio on everywhere and check out his podcast "The Smoking Simian" via his LINKTREEFind everything for me through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by author and addiction recovery advocate Tom Farley Jr. Tom talks about growing up in the mid west, his little brother, Chris Farley, and his comedic success, the biography Tom wrote about his brother "The Chris Farley Show"; how much his brother meant to me and millions of people, and more.This Episode if FULL of EX Drinking Buddy stories: Tom tells us about day drinking then meeting a Beetle, hitch hiking on private planes, his own struggles with addiction and sobriety, and what lead to him getting sober and now working with one of the best resources in addiction recovery- www.recovery.comCheck out Tom's work with RECOVERY and read his BOOKFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Parker Tighe. Parker tells us about growing up in Las Vegas, being a tour guide at the Grand Canyon, using a fake ID to start doing stand up comedy, and moving to New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Parker has a story about doing WAY too much acid during an earthquake, tunnel parties in Vegas, smoking weed with Coolio, and so much more.Find everything for Parker on his LINKTREEFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian and podcaster, Grace Lobo. We talk about her love of stand up comedy growing up, then finally doing it for herself, how an argument about a bobcat turned into her podcast "Hill to Die On", traveling the world, and growing up in the north east.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Grace talks about stealing from open bars, college parties, trying Pina Coladas as her first drink, getting drunk in Colombia before meeting the president, and so much more!Follow Grace on Instagram and check out her podcast (with friend of the show Greg Melly) "Hill to Die On"Follow ME, get your tour date tickets, merch, and check out my one man show through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by actor and comedian, Lucy Shelby. We talk about her upcoming play at The Brooklyn Art House "Georgia Mertching is Dead", how she got into acting and stand up, bouncing between St Louis and Colorado as a kid, and how she ended up in New York.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Lucy talks about teaching yoga in the Hamptons (drunk), her black out adventures, moonshine in Bushwick, what lead to her getting sober, and so much more.Follow Lucy on Instagram and get tickets for "Georgia Mertching is Dead"Get tickets to my upcoming shows and all the links through my LINKTREE

This week we have the legendary third appearance by comedian Max Fine. Max updates us on his new job in social media (kind of), his takes on stand up comedians vs internet personalities/ influencers invading the space, we also touch on the current political state of the country, and more.Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Max is still off booze, but takes us through some shroom trips, Phish festival activities, acid, arrests, and so much more.Find everything for Max Fine through his LINKTREEFind tickets to the "Bro Adjacent" tour, Merch, and everything else for me through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by actor and comedian Jessica Piervicenti. Jessica tells us about growing up in New York City, getting into acting at a young age, getting her first breaks, manager, and agent, then making the transition into stand up comedy.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Jessica talks about being a cool kid in the NYC School System and drinking with the "street urchins", a slip and fall on ice that was WAY more embarrassing then it should have been, peeing in a closet (that wasn't her own), her bad taste in men, and more!Check out Jessica's acting through IMDb and follow her on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE including MERCH and The "Bro Adjacent" tour tickets