Latest Comedyworks Podcast Episodes
Episode 20: Quitting your day job with Brent Gill
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - June 21, 2016 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. Also you can reach us at HowComedyWorks...
NEW BIT COMEDY CHALLENGE [EP. 105]
School Of Laughs - June 16, 2016 00:27 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsLast week you met John Branyan. He is the comic with an affinity for Shakespeare and the Three Little Pigs. After I hung up, I thought about a comedy challenge. John and I were both headed to the same conference that weekend (Christian Comedy Association). We were both slated to perform at the s...
Episode 19: Fan Questions and What you Wished you Knew
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - June 14, 2016 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. Also you can reach us at HowComedyWorks...
JOHN BRANYAN - PIGS, KITES & COMEDY [EP. 104]
School Of Laughs - June 09, 2016 14:18 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThis episode is brought to you by Patreon sponsor Ray Price! Today I catch up with comedian, writer, blogger and illustrator John Branyan. John started comedy in 1990. He just wanted to go to a club and try it and move on. Kind of an early bucket list goal. However, the set went better than ex...
Episode 18: What you wished you Knew #3
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - June 07, 2016 17:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. This episode we have great advice...
NEW COMEDIAN QUESTIONS [EP. 103]
School Of Laughs - June 02, 2016 02:40 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThis episode is brought to you by Patreon sponsor Greg Smrdel. Aspiring comedians huddle up after a stand-up comedy writing class to ask a variety of questions about pursuing stand-up. From writing and performing to horrible road gigs - we cover a lot of ground! Questions include: Is there ...
Episode 17: What you wished you Knew with Wende and Rick
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - May 31, 2016 18:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. This episode Wende and Rick discu...
7 TOUGH DECISIONS COMICS HAVE TO MAKE [EP. 102]
School Of Laughs - May 26, 2016 05:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThis episode is brought to you by Patreon sponsors: BRIAN BATES & RHONDA COREY As you move along the path of becoming a professional comedian will encounter many crossroads. Places where decisions must be made. Points where you have to make a careful choice on how to proceed. These tough decis...
Episode 16: New Faces Contest with Deacon Gray
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - May 24, 2016 17:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. This week's episode we have Deaco...
SHOULD YOU QUIT COMEDY? [EP.101]
School Of Laughs - May 19, 2016 20:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsDo you ever have the feeling that this thing is going nowhere? Do you feel like you are pouring time and resources into a bottomless pit? Does it seem like everything and everyone is working against you? SHOULD YOU QUIT COMEDY? Maybe it is over. Or you may just have hit a rough spot in the ...
Episode 15: Just for Laughs Festival and guest storyteller Larry the Cable Guy
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - May 17, 2016 17:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick ta...
100 EPISODES OF THE SCHOOL OF LAUGHS PODCAST!
School Of Laughs - May 12, 2016 21:33 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWe did it. You did it. I did it. It was done. What is IT? 100 episodes! Woo hoo! This episode of the School Of Laughs podcast is brought to you by Chelle Baxter, Peter Margaritas, Sandi Joy Chadwick and John Charlton - thanks! It is crazy to think that a couple of years ago we started this jo...
Episode 14: "What you Wished you Knew Now" with Alice Wetterlund, Henry Cho and John Heffron
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - May 10, 2016 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick di...
099 FROM COMA TO COMEDY - DERRICK TENNANT
School Of Laughs - May 05, 2016 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAt age 14, Derrick Tennant, was pursuing his dream for acareer in sports when one evening in 1985 he laid down and didnot wake up for three days. He had undergone whatdoctors would later term “random bleeding from point ‘x’ for anunknown reason”. Paralyzed and in a coma, Derrick underwentbrain...
Episode 13: Writing with Dana Gould & Greg Fitzsimmons
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - May 03, 2016 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, Owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick disc...
098 BILL FOLEY - LOVE ALWAYS WINS
School Of Laughs - April 28, 2016 13:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsBill Foley is a walking miracle. I don't know how else to put it. Earlier this year on February 11, 6 p.m. 30-year-old Mohamed Barry came into the Nazareth Restaurant in Columbus, OH while Bill was preparing to perform. Barry started swinging a machete and quickly had injured a couple seated ne...
Episode 12: Dealing with Hecklers
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - April 26, 2016 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick disc...
097 MIKE HICKMAN FORGET ABOUT THE AUDIENCE
School Of Laughs - April 21, 2016 13:38 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsChristian comedian Mike Hickman joins me on the show today to discuss his comedy journey. Mike is a versatile performer who can entertain at a retirement home one day and a youth group the next. HIs comedy goes beyond just the stage. As an ambassador for Compassion International, he uses his pla...
Episode 11: Fan Questions
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - April 19, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick answ...
096 JEFFREY JENA - 38 YEARS IN THE BIZ!
School Of Laughs - April 14, 2016 14:46 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsJeffrey Jena started comedy in ... 1978! Were you even born? Ha. I was just 10 years old eating fruit loops in my jammies when Jeffrey Jena first hit the stage. Thirteen years later I worked with him for the first time. And now, some 18 years later, we catch up. Jeffrey is still performing at a...
Episode 10: Finding your Voice with Greg Fitzsimmons
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - April 12, 2016 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, Owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick disc...
095 LUIS RAMEY - DO WHAT WORKS!
School Of Laughs - April 07, 2016 12:44 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWith three Comedy Central specials, appearances on Live at Gotham, The Tonight Show, The View, VH1, MTV and becoming a finalist in Last Comic Standing, Louis has now set his sights on the globe. He performed on a 40 country world tour that took him to Mumbai, Hong Kong, London, Dubai and Johanne...
Episode 9: "What you Wished you Knew Now" with Rory Scovel, Clayton English and Bryan Callen
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - April 05, 2016 17:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick disc...
094 MIKE JAMES #3rdPICKCOMEDY
School Of Laughs - March 31, 2016 18:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsI met Mike James back in 2005 or so and he was starting to get his set together. Writing, tweaking and performing his material constantly has improved his consistency. Now, he is a full time funnyman traveling across the country doing the job he loves. We cover a lot of ground including: Waiti...
Episode 8: Political Correctness and its Place in Comedy
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - March 31, 2016 17:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick dis...
Episode 7: Dirty Comedy vs Clean Comedy
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - March 24, 2016 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick tell...
093 STEPHEN BARGATZE - I HATE KIDS
School Of Laughs - March 24, 2016 15:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsStephen Bargatze joins us today. If that name sounds familiar it may be because you saw him in Las Vegas, caught him at Opryland, perhaps he visited your school or maybe because he is the father of Nate Bargatze. Regardless of whether you knew him before or not, you will love his generous and i...
Episode 6: Creating a Room and Putting in Work
How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - March 17, 2016 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Thursday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. In this episode Wende and Rick discus...
092 DAN SWARTWOUT - LET YOUR STYLE DEVELOP
School Of Laughs - March 17, 2016 16:23 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAre you trying to emulate your favorite comedians? Have you already determined your comedic style before your third open mic? If so, you may be limiting yourself and shortchanging your potential. In this episode, Dan Swartwout (or “Swarty" as his friends call him) and I discuss how our influenc...
091 MAILBAG AND FIX-A-JOKE BONANZA
School Of Laughs - March 10, 2016 19:52 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThis episode is all about YOU. That's right. I opened the mail bag and found a bunch of great questions and some jokes that ... well, you wanted fixed. Join me as we answer the following questions ... Do you have any tips on writing every day? Specifically, is there a place or web site for sub...
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