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"If You're Not Getting Booked, Produce Your Own Show" — Def Goldblum
Def Goldblum is a Columbus-based music comedian, open mic host, and show producer who brings guitar, keyboard, and an absurd love of Facebook Marketplace to every stage he touches. On this episode of…
Her Therapist Told Her to Try Stand-Up | Jules Wagner
Jules Wagner didn't plan on being a comic — her therapist basically prescribed it. After a cancer diagnosis, chemo, and a brutal first attempt at stand-up in Virginia Beach surrounded by frat bros,…
My First Open Mic Was 300 Kids at a Talent Show | Jarrel Beamon
He got in trouble at 10 years old for saying something he definitely shouldn't have to his mom — and the punishment changed everything. Locked out of TV, Jarrel Beaman found an old iPod and fell into…
He Left a 6-figure job to get his car repossessed | Alex Maluchnik
Alex Maluchnik's first joke ever was so bad he quit comedy for 10 years. Now he's opened for his childhood hero. In this episode of First Mic, Alex tells the story of the worst possible first open…
My first heckler was a dishwasher | Sam Fisher
A dishwasher on a smoke break delivered Sam Fisher's first heckle. His advice for new comics? Stop grading yourself mid-set. Sam Fisher thought he had a killer five-minute set ready for his first…
Why He told NPR he was a Comedian
Alex Harshaw told a room full of elite NPR interns he was a standup comedian. He had never done standup in his life. In this episode of First Mic, Alex shares how a panic move at an internship…
She Left a 13-Year Marriage and Started Making Jokes | Allison McBane
Allison McBane walked out of a 13-year marriage, read some books, and realized she'd been abused without knowing it. Her first instinct? Make jokes about it. In this episode of First Mic, Allison…
I was so High I forgot my entire set | Tony Cruz
Tony Cruz was so high at his first open mic he forgot every joke he wrote. What happened next almost made him quit comedy forever. Tony Cruz walked into his first open mic at the Shrunken Head in…
Drunk strangers told her to do comedy, So she did | Audrey Soper
Drunk strangers kept asking Audrey Soper "Do you do comedy?" while she hosted trivia. She didn't. But maybe there was something there. In this episode of First Mic, Audrey shares her unconventional…
He Lost His Vision But Found His Voice on Stage | Larry Danflows
legally blind comedian reveals how losing his sight pushed him onto the stage—and why he crushed his very first open mic. When Larry Danflows started losing his vision, he found an unexpected…
Her Coworkers said they'd quit if she didn't come back | Freddie Simone
Freddie Simone always had a "back end fantasy" of doing comedy. But she thought: "No little black fat girl from Columbus." Then she saw Whoopi Goldberg. In this episode of First Mic, Freddie shares…
Why being the unfunny sibling made him a comedian | Xavier G. Dunson
Xavier G. Dunson went from being the unfunny kid who got roasted by his siblings to running comedy workshops and killing on Columbus stages. In this episode of First Mic, Xavier breaks down his…
from loud family to comedy stage | Sista Lu
She lost her cousin who always pushed her to try comedy. What happened at that first open mic changed everything. 🎤 Sista Lu opens up about the moment that finally pushed her onto a comedy stage,…
From Truck Driver to Columbus Comedy Staple in 10 Months Steven Hobson
Talk about cold-blooded: The trucking company Steven Hobson worked for made employees wait outside in winter, brought them in one by one AFTER clocking in, then fired them. That corporate cruelty…
Pretty Privilege is real - I lean into it Tia Santamaria
Depression brought Tia Santamaria to comedy, but what she found was so much more - an acting career, a community, and some hard truths about being a woman in a male-dominated scene. From sneaking…
Chasing the high of the first giggle - Dusty Estepp
Sometimes quitting is exactly what your comedy career needs. Dusty Estepp spent four years trying stand-up before admitting what David Letterman did: "I was terrible at it." But that's not where his…
The Post-Open Mic Clarity Every Comic Knows - Josh Albert
Comedian Josh Albert gets brutally honest about the comedy journey, from sitting in his car for 30 minutes after his first open mic to performing 5-6 nights a week. A military veteran who started…
Don't Date Comics - None of It's Real August Ulrey
Comedian and Vicious Vixens producer August Ulrey gets brutally honest about navigating comedy as a woman in Columbus. From Taylor Tomlinson inspiring her journey to confronting sexual harassment off…
Mortal Kombat Producer Slid Into His DMs About A TV Show - Jason Banks
Comedian Jason Banks reveals his unconventional path from telling jokes to Target coworkers to pitching shows to Netflix, Fox, and Apple. From winning his first competition on day one to creating…
The Bedroom Comedy Stage That Started It All - Tyson Colson
Tyson Colson shares his unconventional journey from SoundCloud rapper to stand-up comic, including building a fake comedy stage in his bedroom where he performed to nobody for 2 years. From failing…
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