Only Bombs! Comedy Podcast

Joe Newcomer is one of those people you’re always happy to see. If you spend time around Austin comedy, you’ve probably seen him working, smiling, and getting ready for another stage. I wanted to sit down and hear how he became that person. In Episode 41 of Only Bombs!, Joe opens up about his life b...

This episode is with Lino Rodriguez, and this one goes all over the place in the best way. Lino grew up in South Mississippi watching Comedy Central and genuinely never thought becoming a comedian was something he could actually do. A few years later, he got on Kill Tony, moved to Austin to pursue c...

Brandt Tobler joins me on Only Bombs! for a conversation about comedy, storytelling, taking chances, being broke, meeting your heroes, and how all of that played a part in his journey. Brandt grew up in Wyoming, where becoming a comedian seemed so unrealistic that he said he thought he had a "better...

Frank Caesar joins me on Only Bombs! for a conversation about roast battles, stand up comedy, the Austin comedy scene, and what happens when the momentum you’ve been building suddenly gets knocked off course. This episode really became about three things: roast, reflect, and rebuild. We get into how...

Yaqiao Yang came to America from Hunan, China long before stand up comedy was ever part of the plan. Years later, she found herself doing open mics, headlining shows, traveling for comedy, developing her own style, and eventually performing in front of an arena crowd. In this episode of the Only Bom...

🎤 What does it actually take to survive stand up comedy in Austin? Comedian AJ Higlesias joins ONLY BOMBS! to talk bombing, open mics, Kill Tony, finding your voice, social media, psychedelics, and the realities of trying to make comedy work. AJ talks about why he moved to Austin specifically for c...

Extra, extra! This episode has extras! As it turns out Yoel and I have something in common: we were both extras on TV and in movies! Yoel and I discuss everything from Legos to Communism in this easy-to-listen-to chat. Yoel and I work together at a certain Austin comedy club. He goes up on stage and...

The doctor is in! In this mysterious episode, Dr. Rabbit takes us into a world of conspiracy. Watch and listen as we discuss her favorite conspiracies and my ignorance of all of them. This was a hilarious episode because at many points I didn’t even know the conspiracy for which we were speaking. No...

Kimberly Koester is back 💣 and this time we went deep. We're talking about what it really takes to chase this comedy dream, what it's like living with someone who's blowing up while you're still grinding, and what happens when you give up everything just to get on stage and make people laugh. She's...

In this episode I sit down with Isaiah Pichardo, an Austin comedian, as he tells me his journey in finding standup comedy and how it inspires him. Sitting down with Isaiah was a wonderful example of hearing about the grind. Isaiah will be outside "barking," which is advertising a comedy show outside...