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Entry Level with Brooks Wheelan

271 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings

This is a podcast about all those jobs we've had that sucked. Each episode Brooks will interview a guest and find out what garbage they had to put up with before they got to the position they're in now. Plus if you have any hellish jobs of your own you want to share email [email protected]

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Episodes

Episode 119 - Kelcey Ayer

February 03, 2020 06:33 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB

Kelcey Ayer (Local Natives) talks about finding out his band got signed while being a car valet, graduating from host to server at a Cocos, lying on his resume, and working for years at a California Pizza Kitchen. Check out Local Natives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoyjUYtk30s See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/dates Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Episode 118 - Chad Daniels

January 26, 2020 23:13 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Chad Daniels - (Comedy Central/Conan) discusses having his dad steal his newspaper money, killing it at an ice cream spot, and being a great bartender. Listen to Chad: https://www.chaddaniels.com/ See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/dates

Episode 117 - David Venhuizen

January 20, 2020 05:22 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

David Venhuizen (stand up/writer) brings the first full South Dakota episode ever to Entry Level. He talks picking up rocks, mink farms, Mount Rushmore hotel jobs, and door to door sales. Dave did it all. Check out Dave: http://www.davidvenhuizen.com/home.html See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/dates Subscribe to the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Episode 116 - Moshe Kasher

January 13, 2020 21:44 - 1 hour - 99.8 MB

Moshe Kasher (stand up/author) comes on to discuss being a sober drug dealer, what it's like wearing a bear costume for a book store, becoming a sign language interpreter, and learning about stand up in the bay area. Get Moshe's new album out January 22, check out his podcast, and read his book: https://twitter.com/moshekasher Sign up for the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/dates

Episode 115 - Will Miles

January 06, 2020 02:15 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Will Miles (The Half Hour/South Side) gives the dirt on how Usher doesn't tip, talks about growing up in Chicago during the Bulls dynasty, and discusses the perks to working at Gap. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/mrwillmiles See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Episode 114 - Joselyn Hughes

December 23, 2019 06:47 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Joselyn Hughes (author/stand up) talks about having to count poops for $3 an hour babysitting, achieving her dreams of working at Pacific Sunwear, and what it was like to work at TOSH.0 Check out Joselyn's book: https://www.amazon.com/DIY-Dammit-Practical-Curse-Free-Crafting/dp/0062371460 See Brooks live: https://brookswheelan.com/dates/ Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/listing/629706167/entry-level-with-brooks-wheela...

Episode 113 - Gnarly Zack

December 16, 2019 03:37 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

Gnarly Zack (Power Moves/Rad dude) comes on discuss selling solar panels door to door as a 15 year old, working his way up the ladder of Panera, and also what the hardcore music scene was like growing up in LA. Check out Gnarly's gram: @gnarlyzack Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Check out Honeybook: honeybook.com/brooks

Episode 112 - Bud Diaz

December 09, 2019 04:54 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

Bud Diaz (Comic/Original Power Violence member) comes on to finish the 4 part Power Violence Mansion series. He talks about killing it at Circuit City, who really was to blame for burning down the first Power Violence apartment, and what his point of view on what it was like to live in the Power Violence Mansion. Check out Bud's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buddanthonydiaz See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/shows Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Episode 111 - Clay Tatum

December 02, 2019 05:28 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

Clay Tatum (Power Violence/Brooks' ex roommate) comes on for part 3 of a 4 part Power Violence mansion series. Clay has made a living out of figuring out how not to work and fills Brooks in on that lifestyle. He also explains how and why his parents came and lived in the mansion he shared with Brooks along with his point of view on the insanity that went on inside that house. Check out Clay's short film: https://vimeo.com/user229174 See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/shows Join the patreo...

Episode 110 - Rod Berry

November 25, 2019 02:04 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

Rod Berry (Power Violence/Brooks' ex-roommate) talks about being promoted to manager at a Go-Kart track, delivering groceries to Lindsey Lohan, the history of starting an underground stand up show in LA and living with Brooks and two pitbulls for a scary year. Check out Rod's Tent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXmyp8a4ASU Check out the type of videos Brooks and Rod made as roommates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd936mwmi3E Check out Rod's podcast: https://foreverdogpodcasts.c...

Episode 109 - CJ Toledano

November 18, 2019 00:31 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

CJ Toledano (The Tonight Show/cool weird job for the NBA now) talks about how he became one of the youngest writers in the room on The Tonight Show, was an insane intern for Conan, and how he moved into Brooks' old room and and got rid of the Pearl Jam posters. Go to CJ's show in LA every Thursday at 9pm https://www.facebook.com/MotherlandComedy/ See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows Join the patreon and support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See Broo...

Episode 108 - Jason Burke

November 10, 2019 02:49 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

Jason Burke (Comedy Central/NEW FRIEND) talks about doing some light embezzlement when he worked at a theme park, how a move to to new york did not help his drug problem, and how he slept on a lot of toilets. Check out Jason's comedy central pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru2XOyeYpJk&feature=youtu.be Subscribe to the patreon for bonus junk: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows

Episode 107 - Danny Solomon

November 04, 2019 17:18 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

Danny Solomon (Ridiculousness/great comic) talks about meeting Brooks in Kansas City when they were 20, his, how he swindled his step dad's friend, and being forced to work at McDonalds when he was 14 but finding love there!   

Episode 106 - Jono Kenyan

October 28, 2019 04:27 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

Jono Kenyan (Rad Actor/New Zealand Pal) talks about starting his own acting gigs while living on the south island in New Zealand, working as an Orc on The Hobbit films, and moving to LA and immediately booking an ABC tv show where Brooks played his best friend (never aired). Check out Jono's New Zealand show "Step Dave" : https://www.amazon.com/Step-Dave/dp/B07JFLXZXY Watch Brooks' late night set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDdWEfyuzqI Subscribe to the bonus episodes and read Brooks'...

Episode 105 - Ross Kimball

October 20, 2019 18:20 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

Ross Kimbal (Masterminds/Nice Friend) talks about meeting Brooks when they were auditioning for SNL, cooking macaroni for money, and being the worst waiter in the history of food. Check out Ross' podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-most-wonderful-pod-of-the-year/id1444246273 Get bonus episodes of Entry Level: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Episode 104 - Alana Johnston

October 14, 2019 00:14 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Alana Johnston (canadian friend/great comic) talks about being the raddest 15 year old piano teacher ever, working at a pearl store where she was paid in pearls, and getting way too much money as a young actor then blowing it all. Follow Alana on twitter: https://twitter.com/alana_johnston Follow Alana on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlyalanajohnston Subscribe to the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Get tickets for the NYC show: https://www.eventbrite.c...

Episode 103 - Matt Krishen

October 06, 2019 23:02 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

Matt Kirshen (Last Comic Standing/Probably Science) talks about starting the Probably Science podcast with Brooks 8 years ago, what it's like to go to Cambridge to follow in the footsteps of Isaac Newton then decide to do comedy, and how Tickle Me Elmo was big in England when he worked at a toy store. Get bonus episodes of Entry Level: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Check out the Nick's Corner patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NicksCorner Check out Probably Science: http:/...

Episode 102 - Punam Patel

September 29, 2019 23:15 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

Punam Patel (Emmy nominated best actress LAST WEEK!) discusses getting a degree in fashion from Brooks' nemesis The University of Florida, working as a magazine editor in Atlanta, learning how to make latte art, and also goes through her fun/insane Emmy week. Subscribe to the new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Sorry about the audio!

Episode 101 - Andy Haynes

September 23, 2019 00:36 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

Andy Haynes (Comedy Central Half Hour/Friend) talks about working in the ski industry growing up, not getting help on his paper route, and what it's like to be a mover in new york city.   See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows GET THE MUGS: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=629706167 Go to HoneyBook.com/brooks for 50% off your first year. Find the job meant for you at LinkedIn.com/JOBS

Episode 100 - Best of Entry Level

September 16, 2019 00:20 - 2 hours - 113 MB

EPISODE 100! The listeners voted and here are the 26 best stories ever told on Entry Level. Stories from: Paul Scheer, Taran Killam, Nikki Glaser, Nicole Byer, Bobby Moynihan, Dolph Ziggler, The Lucas Brothers, Andrew Overdahl, Brendan Walsh, Brendan Jennings, Candy Lawerence, CJ Sullivan, Connor O'Malley, Fortune Feimster, Josh Meyers, Kyle Kinane, Kyle Mooney, Al Madrigal, Matty Ryan, Mike O'Brien, Sean O'Connor, Sean Patton, Nick Thune, Whitmer Thomas, and Henry Zabrowski. Guest hosted wit...

Episode 99 - Jesse Popp

September 08, 2019 18:58 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

Jesse Popp (great stand up/writer for Conan) talks about learning as a 12 year old that jobs weren't for him, being accused of arson while working for Ford, and having people scream at him at K-Mart every single day. Check out Jesse's stand up:http://www.cc.com/comedians/jesse-popp See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore Visit MyBookie here to get Entry Level offer: http://bit.ly/MYBEntryLevel

Episode 98 - Travis Irvine

September 01, 2019 21:50 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

Travis Irvine (filmmaker/comic/ran for governor of Ohio!?) talks about being the assistant for the weird "free money question mark suit" guy, growing white dude dreadlocks in the bahamas, and running for mayor, congress, AND governor in Ohio. He lost all drastically, but they're funny stories for sure. Check out Travis' doc:https://www.amazon.com/American-Mayor-by-Travis-Irvine/dp/B01EGQ71PK See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows Go to MyBookie and use the code: Entry Level http://bit.ly/MY...

Episode 97 - Nick Vatterot

August 26, 2019 15:58 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Nick Vatterot (Comedy Central/HBO) joins Brooks for a fast paced episode about getting in trouble writing for his college paper, also growing up in a town called Manchester, and living way too hard in Chicago. Check out Nick's new podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/show/get-rich-nick/ Check out the offer from MyBookie right here: http://bit.ly/MYBEntryLevel

Episode 96 - Brooke Van Poppelen

August 19, 2019 01:49 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB

Brooke Van Poppelen (Girl Code, Hack My Life) talks about the time she was so hung over she threw up making a person's bagel in front of them, being so broke she went to church, how Iowa made her realize she wanted a divorce, and she gives the low down on how to steal cd's if you work at Tower Records. Check out Brooke's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-work-podcast/id1449651821 Get the mug: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore see Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows

Episode 95 - Drennon Davis

August 12, 2019 01:01 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

Drennon Davis (created the Entry Level theme/great comic) is finally on the podcast to discuss a bunch of jobs he walked out on. From sanding boats to being a kindergarten teacher he's quit them all. He also used to teach beat boxing and gives a free lesson. Check out the short film Drennon helped Brooks with: https://vimeo.com/256173576 Get the mugs! https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows

Episode 94 - Ed Larson

August 05, 2019 17:59 - 1 hour - 73 MB

Ed Larson (The Brighter Side Podcast and Comedy Central Roasts) goes for the record of most jobs. He talks about cleaning up cruise ship casinos as a child, the difference between Hooters and Buffalo Wild Wings, and having a weed operation get busted.  Check out Ed's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brighter-side/id857097552 Get the mugs!: https://etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Episode 93 - Tim Nordwind

July 29, 2019 05:39 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

Tim Nordwind (OK Go) breaks the tradition of only having comics on the podcast! He talks about growing up working for a children's community theater in Kalamazoo, MI before bailing to Chicago to hold all the coolest 90s jobs while getting OK Go off the ground. Its a rare actually inspiring interview to go out there and make stuff happen! Check out OK Go's rad teacher's manual for their videos: https://okgosandbox.org/ The music video that Brooks loved in college: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Episode 92 - Blake Anderson

July 22, 2019 01:03 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Blake Anderson (Workaholics/chill friend) talks about shitting his pants while working the movie theater box office, getting a job at a butcher shop and loving "Crab Crackin' Christmas", being mad at his dad for making him get a job in college, and quitting a delivery job because they told him to cut his hair. Also: Johnny Brendan from Brendan Theaters, get at Blake! The Christmas sketch we talked about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dowk3oF0cDk&list=PLDCEF79E0553BC629&index=7&t=0s See Broo...

Episode 91 - Mike Karnell

July 15, 2019 04:57 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

Mike Karnell (Director/Late Night with Seth Meyers) and Brooks go over their insane Europe trip where Mike directed Brooks' first ill fated travel show back in 2016. He also talks about being a terrible greens keeper, getting kicked out of college, and learning how to direct from being a Production Assistant on movies. Brooks and Mike's Europe show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUTgtB0eozU Turner's short Mike directed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGQkW-t7sk See Brooks live: Brookswhee...

Episode 90 - Brendan Jennings

July 08, 2019 00:02 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

Brendan Jennings (AP Bio/Second City) talks about working at Disney World dressed as Eeyore when 9/11 happened, how working in a toy store is actually a nightmare, and the summer he got a job at a water park only to end up working in the parking lot. Follow Brendan: @JenningsBrendan See Brooks in Austin: https://www.capcitycomedy.com/events/32436 GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Episode 89 - Alyssa Limperis

July 01, 2019 22:05 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

Alyssa Limperis (comic/actress/rad new pal) talks about getting a real office job as a consultant straight out of college and not liking it because she wanted to be a bartender and pursue comedy. She also talks about the genesis of her twitter characters that are really great and made Brooks think he had already met her the first time they met. Check them out here: https://twitter.com/alyssalimp Get tix to see Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows THE MUGS ARE FOR SALE: https://www.etsy.com/li...

Episode 88 - Jean Villepique

June 24, 2019 04:59 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

Jean Villepique (AP Bio/Fun Friend) talks about sneaking her boyfriend over when she babysat, going to theater school while working in a candy store, climbing the ranks at Second City in Chicago, and falling asleep while filming an episode of The Office. Check out Jean: @villepique Check out the insta: @entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/shows GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/listing/629706167/entry-level-with-brooks-wheelan-mug

Episode 87 - Tony Sam

June 17, 2019 03:49 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

Tony Sam (great stand up/great friend) talks about pushing his first job as a custodian to the limits, getting a degree in marine biology that led to a career in fish tank cleaning, and cutting a deal while being fired once. Check out Tony: https://tinyurl.com/yyf94ffe Get the mug: https://tinyurl.com/y6rezxkk See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/shows

Episode 86 - Jason Saenz

June 10, 2019 02:46 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

Jason Saenz (Great comic/Fun friend) discusses his upcoming return to comedy after he fell through a skylight, working for Steve Harvey, selling home windows door to door, running the social media for Divorce Court, and the ins and outs of working for REAL ROCK AND ROLL MOVERS in LA. Check out Jason's shows: https://twitter.com/jasonsaenz?lang=en Check out Jason and Nick's comedy central digital series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NljiG8a63zU GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/listing/6297...

Episode 85 - JC Coccoli

June 03, 2019 04:59 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

JC Coccoli (New American Road Trip/Stand Up/Pal) discusses growing up in Pittsburgh working at one of the first Pirmanti Bros Sandwhich shops, being on a reality tv show in college, and working at The Laugh Factory the night Michael Richards AKA: Kramer went viral with racial slurs. Check out JC's show: https://www.amazon.com/The-New-American-Road-Trip/dp/B07K7YXFF9 Follow JC: @JCcoccoli Follow Brooks: @brookswheelan Follow the show on instagram: @entrylevelwithbrookswheelan

Episode 84 - Dolph Ziggler

May 27, 2019 02:17 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

Dolph Ziggler (2x WWE World Heavyweight Champion/stand up comic) AKA Nic Nemeth discusses growing up in Cleveland proper working in an empty mall at a pretend GNC, loving construction work, and getting really really good at amateur wrestling with the hopes that it would one day translate into him wrestling in the WWE (sidenote: it worked). Follow Dolph on twitter and instagram: @heelziggler See Dolph live: https://dolphziggler.org/ Ticket link to Brooks' NYC show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e...

Episode 83 - Henry Zebrowski

May 20, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

Henry Zebrowski (Last Podcast on the Left, Wolf of Wall Street) talks about the delights of giving out his staff pic while working at a video store, working at Barnes and Noble on pills, being mugged three times in New York, and quitting multiple temp jobs by just "ghosting" them. Brooks and Henry also go off topic most of this entire episode but hey that happens!  Check out Henry's live shows: https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/ Get tix to see Brooks in NYC May 30: https://www.eventbrite.c...

Episode 82 - Matty Ryan

May 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

Matty Ryan (great stand up, one of Brooks' oldest friends) is in town to record a comedy central set so he stops by to talk about the tour he and Brooks lost their minds on, being fired by his uncle from his first job, being fired from scooping ice cream, and about the time he took a job to see how long it would take for them to fire him. Truly one of the worst employees ever interviewed.  Check out Matty: https://www.mattyryancomedy.com/ Get tix to Brooks' NYC show May 30: https://www.eventb...

Episode 81 – Jaime Moyer

May 05, 2019 19:56 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Jaime Moyer (AP Bio, Bob’s Burgers, Second City) talks about playing a ghost child in local Detroit play as a 3 year old, working the coat check at an underground BDSM nightclub, and killing it at a movie theater. Check out Jaime: https://twitter.com/jaime_moyer?lang=en Tix to the NYC May 30 show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-wheelan-tickets-60418110194

Episode 80 - DJ Douggpound

April 29, 2019 01:56 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

DJ Douggpound AKA: Doug Lussenhop (Tim and Eric, Portlandia) talks about editing for Playboy.com, working alongside the worst villains in all of Chicago, and how Subway used to mean something with the tri-cut sandwich top! Doug's gram: https://tinyurl.com/y38gvt8z The GI Joe's videos: https://tinyurl.com/zym9tas Behind the scenes Tim and Eric: https://tinyurl.com/y2649f85 tix to NYC show: https://tinyurl.com/yydf7pg4 Check out Bob Palos: https://tinyurl.com/y58asdtk Check out Nate Simmons: ht...

Bonus Episode - Leonardo DiCaprio

April 26, 2019 01:16 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

I promised once we hit 1000 reviews I'd get my pal Leo, well this is what happened.

Episode 79 - Greg Barris

April 22, 2019 07:57 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

Greg Barris (stand up/brooks' camping friend) talks about being the nervous announcer for giant water ski shows in Central Florida growing up, handing out fliers for comedy shows for money, and how he somehow ended up owning a pizza business for a few years. Check out Greg: https://twitter.com/gregbarris Tix for the May 30 NYC show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-wheelan-tickets-60418110194?aff=erelexpmlt GET THE MUG: https://etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Episode 78 - Mike Holmes

April 15, 2019 01:08 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

Mike Holmes (great comedian, the only person Brooks knew when he moved to LA) discusses the child labor laws broken while "detasseling" corn growing up, being the man at Lone Star Steakhouse, failing out of a few colleges while working at Carlos O'Kelly's, and being a solid worker for Sherwin Paints. It's a MidWest heavy great episode. follow Mike: @holmesjokes GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Episode 77 - Nate Craig

April 08, 2019 06:11 - 1 hour - 76 MB

Nate Craig (Maniac on Netflix, great stand up) talks about how he met Brooks 13 years ago in Iowa. He also discusses substitute teaching in inner city chicago, failing on the first day of delivering newspapers, and how he's pretty sure at one point in his life he could take any 8th grader on the planet.   Check out Nate: https://natecraig.com/ GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Episode 76 - Vince Averill

April 01, 2019 07:08 - 1 hour - 71 MB

Vince Averill (We Watch Wrestling Podcast, great comic) talks about how it's not unusual to find a dead body when you work in the Detroit Parks system, what really goes down inside the Big Boy restaurant chain, and the time he smelled like too much booze when working at a homeless shelter. Listen to Vince's podcast: https://headgum.com/we-watch-wrestling Help our pal Jason Saenz: https://www.gofundme.com/jason-saenz-recovery-fund-aka-saenz-spinez Check out Nick Turner's podcast: https://itune...

Episode 75 - Mary Sohn

March 25, 2019 04:09 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Mary Sohn (AP Bio, dope rad friend) discusses hooking people up with ice cream in Champagne, IL, working at a kid's play area called "Ants in Their Pants", and doing improv on cruises. WATCH AP BIO Thursdays Check out Mary: http://www.missmarysohn.com/index.html Get the mug: etsy.com/shop/entrylevelstore

Episode 74 - Chris Schlichting

March 17, 2019 20:13 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Chris Schlichting (Brooks' oldest friend in comedy) swings by to discuss the open mic scene in Eastern Iowa when Brooks showed up in 2006. He also talks about being a janitor at a veterinarian's office, spending all his money at Old Navy, and never being bumped up to "server." Check out Chris' comedy: https://youtu.be/UjJRCVcz-hU Check out Chris' website: www.schlickcomedy.com Watch Travels and Such: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avigLRUVvAE GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevel...

Episode 73 - Whitmer Thomas

March 11, 2019 01:31 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Whitmer Thomas (great comic, Brooks' old roommate) discusses the jobs available on the Alabama coast growing up, charging a woman $17,000 on a $1.70 ice cream cone, and sleeping with a babe he delivered groceries to. Check out Whit's podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-arts-culture-review-clay-tatum-whitmer-thomas/id1438810598?mt=2 Check out Brooks' travel show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avigLRUVvAE GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore

Episode 72 - Lizzy Cooperman

March 04, 2019 10:52 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

Lizzy Cooperman (comic and pal) talks about helping Prince shop, being a great phone salesperson, and getting accepted to a mime school in Paris. Check out Lizzy: http://www.lizzycooperman.com/ GET THE MUG: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EntryLevelStore Check out Travels and Such Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avigLRUVvAE

Episode 71 - Fortune Feimster

February 25, 2019 04:57 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

Fortune Feimster (great comic, rad actor) discusses being demoted to trash collector, how to take shortcuts if you’re an RA, causing a child to fail English, and being fired from job of “personal assistant” before her comedy career took off.   Check out Fortune on tour: Check out the Instagram: @entrylevelwithbrookswheelan GET THE MUG: etsy.com.entrylevelstore

Guests

Adam Conover
1 Episode
Alana Johnston
1 Episode
Chad Daniels
1 Episode
Giulia Rozzi
1 Episode
James Adomian
1 Episode
Jimmy Pardo
1 Episode
Jonah Ray
1 Episode
Matt Braunger
1 Episode
Matt McCarthy
1 Episode
nicole byer
1 Episode
Nicole Byer
1 Episode
Nikki Glaser
1 Episode
Paul Scheer
1 Episode
Reggie Watts
1 Episode
Ricky Carmona
1 Episode
Ron Funches
1 Episode
Shane Mauss
1 Episode
Zack Bornstein
1 Episode

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