Episode 262- Richie Redding (Go Join A Band)

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

This week my great friend and hilarious comedian, Matt Fulchiron, RETURNS! This is a bit of a swapcast between Your EX Drinking Buddy and The Full Charge Power Hour. We talk about the last stop on the "Bro Adjacent" Tour (Denver), Matt's special taping in Hermosa Beach California in November, and what's in store for 2026.Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories sprinkled in this week: Matt tells us about his epic 21st birthday spent in Denver, drinking vs taking it easy on days he has shows, how getting older has changed his perspective on the "party life", and more.Follow Matt on INSTAGRAM and if you're in southern California in November get tickets to his SPECIAL TAPINGFind everything for me through the LINKTREE and please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE, AND REVIEW the podcast!

This week we have Skyler Holzman BACK. We talk comedy, his awesome show "Leg Day Comedy", and more!Great EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Skyler takes us through his European Vacation! It was if National Lampoon meets Beerfest! Skyler has stories from Dublin, Amsterdam, and Berlin! He also went to Copenhagen, but as the last stop they were running on fumes.Follow Skyler on INSTAGRAM and check out his comedy show in NYC "Leg Day Comedy"Get tickets to the upcoming shows, merch, and everything else for ME through the LINKTREE

This week I have my great friend, comedian, and former chef BACK AGAIN, Dezmend Lee. We spend a lot of time talking about his days in restaurants, what he misses and loved about the environment and the job, his new comedy show SNCKS where he uses his cooking prowess and combines that with a comedy show, and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Dezmend tells us about getting high for everything, the drinking culture he had in restaurants compared to others, going to hard at his first open bar event, and a recent 4th of July that was an epic disaster.Follow Dezmend on INSTAGRAM and check out his show SNCKSFind the Patreon, tickets to my shows, and your EDB MERCH through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Blake Wexler. Blake tells us about getting into comedy as a sophomore in high school, going to a college known for arts and entertainment, moving to Los Angeles and then eventually New York for comedy, his special "Daddy Long Legs", and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Blake tells us about following the rules while in high school, and not really drinking, getting wild while away at college, his favorite kind of drinking (on planes and in airports), getting "cut off", and getting people kicked off a plane.Find everything for Blake through his LINKTREEFind everything for Brennan through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by podcaster an comedian, Patrick Holbert. Patrick talks about loving standup comedy from a young age, doing so poorly his first few tries that he pivoted to bands and a rapper persona to get on stages, his comedy special "Qualification", and an awesome movie he worked on with Joe List (friend of the podcast) "Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian"GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Patrick talks about avoiding drinking until college, then going way to far the other way once he started- getting arrested, breaking and entering's just to "explore", the booze hounds, a disaster of an Italy vacation, and so much more leading to his eventual sobriety.Find everything for Patrick through his LINTREE, check out the special "Qualification", his podcast "We Hired a Sitter for This", and the DOCUMENTARYFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Rob Rego. Rob tells us about the in's and out's of starting his own comedy club with other people in entertainment (Grove 34), becoming a pilot, being in the military, how he got into comedy, and putting together his own special.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Rob talks about being a "good kid" through high school, partying in college, showing up to Frat parties (he wasn't in), getting kicked out of a bar, and drinking before open mics when he got into comedy.Follow Rob on INSTAGRAM, check out his awesome club GROVE 34, and watch his special- "Grove 34 LIVE at Rob Rego"Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week we are joined again by comedian, actor, and NOW Solo Show creator, Austin Jennings. Austin tells us about the creative process for his show, the ups and downs so far, and we compare our experiences with creating our own thing outside of the realm of standup comedy.Lots of EX Drinking Buddy tie ins this week: Austin tells us how his own recovery influenced the show, how some epic drug/ drinking stories gave him the source material, and his initial resistance to incorporate sobriety into the show.Follow Austin on INSTAGRAM and support his Solo Show “A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings”Find everything for me through the LINKTREE

This week I am joined by comedian Max Chavez. Max tells us about growing up in New York, staying in the area for college, knowing he wanted to do comedy, but not learning about open mics until college, and hitting the ground running when he decided to pursue it fully.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Max choosing to drink Smirnoff Ice's when he was a teenager, not getting really drunk until 21, passing out, an after prom disaster, and getting a little too drunk at shows.Follow Max on his INSTAGRAM and check out his YOUTUBEFind the show merch and tickets to upcoming shows through my LINKTREE

This week I am joined by Podcaster Ariel Vizueta. Ariel tells us about his recent venture into the podcasting world with his show "Primos 4 Life", why his cousin started a wrestling podcast, Ariel's upbringing in New York and New Jersey, and more.GREAT EX Drinking Buddy stories this week: Ariel tells us about family parties when he was little, getting into bartending in college and the lifestyle that comes with that, evading DUI checkpoints while another one ruined his job, working in Times Square at The ESPN Zone in its heyday, then getting the cops called when they had a going away party there, and so much more.Check out "Primos 4 Life" and follow the podcast on INSTAGRAMGet your merch, tickets to a show, and everything else for me through the LINKTREE