Broccoli And Ice Cream

Rebecca Kaplan! Comedian! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More! Rebecca is a super funny comedian who is a co-host of Bad Fan Fic Podcast, you can follow her on Instagram & Youtube  @RebeccaTKaplan, and you can visit RebeccaTKaplan.com for a full list of her shows in NYC & tour dates. AND you can listen to this conversation we have on my podcast right here right now or right any time! Enjoy! And this is only the first HALF of our conversation. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply click on over here to Patreon!

Jeremy Pinsly! Comedian! New comedy club owner! Friend! Delight! More! Jeremy and I have a great chat! You can have a great listen! And here's some information from the press release about his new club: ANNOUNCING OPENING WEEKEND OF THE GREENPOINT COMEDY CLUB  APRIL 10-11, 2026 NYC'S NEWEST VENUE FOR COMEDY AND MORE LOCATION: 66 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222 OPENING WEEKEND: Friday April 10th and Saturday April 11th ​Tickets: https://www.greenpointcomedyclub.com/   February 25, 2026 - New York, NY -  NYC comedy favorite and veteran show producer Jeremy Pinsly and his wife and business partner Kayla Pinsly will open The Greenpoint Comedy Club this spring. Greenpoint Comedy Club will feature the best comics in NYC and beyond and boasts a thoughtfully designed bar room where you can find expertly crafted cocktails (and more!) from afternoons through 2AM. The venue is over 2,000 square feet in a prime location in Greenpoint. The bar will open in late March, with a grand opening weekend on Friday, April

Hallie Cantor! Writer! Novelist! Friend! Delight! More! Her new book is called "Like This, But Funnier" and it's available anywhere you buy your books. The release date is April 7 but you can pre-order it anytime before then. (You can't pre-order it after then, because then that's just called "ordering.") You can follow her on Bluesky and Instagram at @halliecantor, and get more info on what she's up to at halliecantor.com! We have a great chat! You have a great listen! And this is only the first HALF of our chat! For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply click on over here to Patreon!

Benny Feldman! Comedian! Friend! Delight! More! Benny is @feldfrog on social media where he posts one-liner stand-up and is on tour right now with his hour of jokes called "Butterfly Pavilion." From his website: "A tour is a made-up concept where you just string together different dates and say it's a tour" It's true! He's right! About a lot of things! We have a great talk about comedy and lots of things. Have a listen! PS This is only the first HALF of our chat. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or simply head on over here to Patreon!

Karin Babbitt! Comedian! Story-teller! Friend! Delight! More! Karin's new album is called Not in A Cult and is available all the album places! She is on a webseries on YouTube, called Cleaner Daze and this is her page there. She is also on the story-telling circuit and here is a related podcast to that situation! Also, here are... Her website   Her Substack  Her Instagram  We have a delightful chat! You have a delightful listen! And this is only the first HALF of our conversation. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply head on over here to Patreon! Enjoy!

Chandler Dean! Comedian! Speechwriter! Friend! Delight! More! We have a fun chat! You have a fun listen! From Chandler's website: Chandler Dean is a comedian and speechwriter who created, hosts, and executive produces the comedy debate show Abolish Everything! on Nebula—taped in front of a live audience every month at Caveat. (Watch the new season here!) He also leads the humor practice at West Wing Writers and hosts the recurring satire and humor reading series Some Fun Lines.  His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vulture, McSweeney's, Reductress, and Hard Drive. He is the author of the speechwriting advice column How to Write Every Speech You'll Ever Need to Give in Your Life, and in 2022, he wrote two of the top ten most-read McSweeney's articles of the year. He was previously a Monologue Writer for Lovett or Leave It, a performer on UCB's Harold Night with the team FKA Deb, and has also worked for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Se

Talia Clay! Comedian! Friend! Delight! More! Talia is a stand-up comedian in Chicago who "has been described as a clean toilet." She co-produces two shows. One is Spilling T, an all trans variety show and Standup Strip Down, a show where comics do burlesque then tell jokes in their undies. Both the shows are monthly!  So, check those shows out if you're in Chicago! And check out this conversation between me and Talia if you're anywhere! We have a great chat! You have a great listen! Enjoy! PS This is only the first HALF of our chat. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or simply click on over here to Patreon!

Troy Walker! Comedian! Writer! Friend! Delight! More! Troy's debut comedy album "Esquire" is out today! About the album: Troy Walker and Blonde Medicine are pleased to announce the release of Esquire, Troy's debut comedy album recorded at Comedy Works Denver. Esquire is available everywhere comedy is streamed or downloaded. With nearly 20 years of stand-up to pull from, Troy has compiled his favorite bits into his upcoming debut album.  On it, Troy tackles racist magicians and porn plotlines, old-school drink names and dating rules, and culture shock in Paris. He uses anecdotes, accents and honesty to build an album that tells the story of growing up in Denver (the land of legal everything) and moving to Los Angeles (the land of mandatory therapy).  About Troy Walker: While he currently makes his home in Los Angeles, Troy originally hails from Denver, where he has won Comedy Works' "New Faces" contest twice and is also a licensed attorney graduating from University of Denver's Sturm College of Law. After ma

Sue Funke! Comedian! Writer! Actor! Friend! Delight! More! Sue is a super funny comedian with a new album out right now called Congratusorry! Listen to that! And listen to this! PS This podcast is only the first HALF of our conversation. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply click on over here to Patreon!

Jessica Sele! Comedian! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More! Jessica is a super funny comedian whose podcast "Some Timeline" will be changing its name soon to "Late Stage Comedy." She will be starting a weekly live show at Fred 62 in LA called "Eating Out with Jessica Sele" and her IG is @jessicasele. We have a fun chat! You have a fun listen! And this is only the first HALF of our conversation. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply head on over here to Patreon! Enjoy!

Alex Falcone! Comedian! Writer! Friend! Delight! More! Alex is super funny and you can sign up for his newsletter and learn everything about him that he wants you to know here: https://alexfalcone.ninja/newsletter We have a super fun chat! You can have a super fun listen! Enjoy! And this is only the first HALF of our conversation. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply click on over here to Patreon! PS I mentioned at the top of the show that I would put a Minneapolis mutual aid link in the show notes here, and this is that link. Thank you for your support, however works for you best! Feel free share with anyone else who might like to help as well, and much love to you and yours and all.

Carmina Berbari Daou! Comedian! Friend! Delight! More! She co-created and just launched Montreal Indie Comedy Collective, she has a monthly show called Thursday Stand-Up? Cool! in Montreal at Theatre Sainte Catherine, and she will have a solo show at Montreal Fringe throughout the month of June. Follow her @carmina_comedy on IG. And listen to our delightful chat here! Enjoy! PS This is only one HALF of our chat! For the other half, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR merely click on over here to Patreon!

Jeremy West! Mindfulness teacher! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More! Jeremy is a mindfulness teacher whose linktree which can be found at jeremywest.net Calm Hours is a free, drop in online secular sanctuary for rest and nervous system regulation. He's currently running a simple 30 day funding experiment to support that work and keep it accessible. Everything related to that is linked from the site as well. He's also just released the episode of his own podcast ("It's Now Again") featuring his conversation with ME, which you can also find via the linktree (or by clicking the links right here!). We have a wonderful chat. You can have a wonderful listen. And this is only the first HALF of our conversation. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply head on over here to Patreon!

Lindsey Cormack! Professor! Author! Friend! Delight! More! Her book and website: How to Raise Citizen (And Why It's Up to You To Do It). Her social media: @HowToRaiseACitizen on Instagram and @dcinbox.bsky.social  She is a frequent contributor to blogs, podcasts, newspapers, magazines, and other outlets about both parenting and politics and holds a PhD in Government from New York University. As an associate professor of political science at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, her focus revolves around political communication and participation.  We have a fascinating chat! You can have a fascinating listen! And this is only the first HALF of our chat. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or just click on over here to Patreon!

Dan Perlman! Comedian! Writer! Director! Actor! Filmmaker! Friend! Delight! More! FROM DAN'S WEBSITE: Dan Perlman is a comedian, writer, and director from New York City. He co-created, wrote, and starred in Showtime's critically-acclaimed comedy series, Flatbush Misdemeanors. The series' lauded two-season run holds a 100% Rating on Rotten Tomatoes, earning unanimous praise from outlets including The New York Times, Variety, Roger Ebert, TIME, and The Guardian. Dan made his directorial debut in the Flatbush episode, "boomerang," which Vulture praised for its "masterful direction." He wrote and directed the award-winning short films, Cramming and Practice Space. Most recently, Dan directed and starred in the documentary short Being Bublé. Dan first co-created Flatbush as a zero-budget digital series, which became Oscar-qualified after winning Grand Jury Awards in its film festival run—laying the groundwork for the Showtime adaptation. Previously, Dan co-created and wrote the animated pilot That's My Bus!, then

Firecracker Comedy!  Welcome to the first THREE-GUEST EPISODE of Broccoli and Ice Cream! Because... Firecracker Comedy is a comedy 'supergroup' composed of Gabby Gutierrez-Reed, Kate Strobel and Salma Zaky. Forged in the grade-A comedy incubator of Denver, CO, Firecracker Comedy has been putting on killer shows for years.  The Firecracker Comedy album celebrates this trio of badass women who center their comedy, and everything they do around their deep and undying friendship, love, and appreciation for each other: "We started running Firecracker Comedy as a standup show in a tattoo shop in Denver years ago, when we all were in a bit of a dark place and at a crossroads in our lives. The show is a celebration of finding joy, building community, and being silly with your pals when the world around you is spiraling out of control. We even have matching firecracker tattoos!" Firecracker Comedy consists of 20 minute sets from Gabby, Kate and Salma, following an introduction from all three to welcome the audience t

Brent Weinbach! Comedian! Podcaster! Musician! Friend! Delight! More! Brent is hilarious. His new special Popular Culture is on Youtube! His Instagram is @brentweinbachcomedy. He has a live online chat show every Monday at 6pm PT with his sister called The Chicken Coop. He has a video game music podcast called The Legacy Music Hour. And he's on THIS podcast right here right now! Please enjoy! PS This is only the first HALF of our podcast. For part two (which is actually even LONGER than this first "half," subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply click on over here to Patreon! Thanks all!

Sydney Kane! Actor! Writer! Singer! Comedian! Her new show is called "Wife Material." ABOUT WIFE MATERIAL:  Sydney Kane was just dumped for not being "wife material." Desperate to figure out what wife material is, Sydney signs up for a drug trial for a magical pill that will help transform her into the perfect wife. The only side effect? Being transported into a dramatic interpretation of her love life: a one hour musical sitcom!  Sydney takes you on a PG-13, (leaning R) journey through the most universal experience there is: falling in love and then falling out and then falling back in. And then regretting it, and telling your friends you're done but then you're not. And then you're on your floor waiting for a text that never comes, so you get over it, and then you meet someone new. And you fall in love. Does this ever end? Will Sydney break out of her toxic dating cycle or stay in this endless loop? They say the only way to get over a break up is by breaking out into song and light choreo, so Sydney is givi

Anthony Devito! Comedian! Writer! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More! His new special Straight Hoopin debuts TONIGHT November 20 at 8pm on his YT channel (YouTube.com/@comediananthonydevito)! You can follow him on IG: @comediananthonydevito You can listen to his podcast: Welcome to Talk Town AND You can listen to him on THIS podcast, my podcast, the one you're at right now! We have a great chat! You have a great listen! And this is only the first HALF of our chat! For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR merely click on over here to Patreon!

Bonnie McFarlane! Comedian! Writer! Filmmaker! Friend! Delight! More! Bonnie is a super funny comedian who you can follow on Instagram here! We have a fun chat and you can have a fun listen! And this is only one HALF of our talk! For the other half, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR merely click on over here to Patreon!