On the Mic with Tim Drake

Time for an all new episode of On the Mic Podcast with comedian and actor, David Koechner!

This is another mashup episode of the podcast with Christopher James' podcast, 'In Movie Nerds We Trust'. Christopher has been opening for David while he is performing in Salt Lake City, November 5-7 at Club at 50 West. Christopher and I have always loved Dave's work and decided it would be great to do another mashup episode with David as the guest. 

David is best know for his work on Saturday Night Live, The Office, Anchorman and The Goldbergs. Currently David has the film, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse in theaters and Krampus that hits theaters December, 4th. 

We had a great time talking with Dave about his early influences of comedy, collaborating on comedy with his son, how he joined Second City and iO, success in comedy, and so much more. 

It was so great to be able to talk with David and learn so much from his comedy career. A huge Thank You to David Koechner for taking the time to sit down with us for another mashup of On the Mic and In Movie Nerds We Trust. 

David still had 4 shows left at Club 50 West at 7:30 and 9:30, TONIGHT and tomorrow, Saturday November 7th. Tickets are just $15.

Thanks, David!

Enjoy the episode!

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On today's episode of On the Mic Podcast I talked with comedian, Kristian Wong!

Kristina's new show "The Wong Street Journal" premieres at The REDCAT in Los Angeles November 12-15th. "The Wong Street Journal" tells Kristina's story as she left her comfortable life in the U.S. to experience a new life in Uganda, where she ultimately recorded a rap album became a Ugandan hip hop star. 

I had a great time talking with Kristina about how she came up with the idea for "The Wong Street Journal", visiting Uganda, her recent appearance on 'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore', how audiences have accepted her unique shows, studying at UCLA and so much more!

Kristina has created five solo shows and one ensemble show that have toured the U.S. and the UK. Kristina's most notable show was "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", that looked at the high rates of depression and suicide amount Asian American Women, which has toured over 40 venues since 2006. 

A huge Thank You to Kristian Wong for taking the time to join me on the show today. It was such a great time talking with Kristina and getting to know more about "The Wong Street Journal" and about Kristina's career. 

Thanks, Kristina! Enjoy the episode!

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On today's episode of On the Mic Podcast I talked with comedian and podcaster, Barbara Gray!

I first met Barbara briefly at the Salt Lake Comedy Carnival a few years back, but this was the first time we really had a chance to sit down and talk. We recorded this episode at the Inner Sanctum at the Upright Citizens Brigade on Sunset in Los Angeles. 

Barbara and I talked about growing up in Salt Lake City and making the move to Los Angeles, what inspires her comedy, studying at UCB, Lady to Lady Podcast, making a few videos with Comedy Central and so much more!

After the interview I we had the chance to see Barbara perform stand up at Meltdown that evening. It was great to see her perform some of her new material preparing for her upcoming shows. Barbara is such a great comic that you need to know!

A huge Thanks to Barbara Gray for taking the time to join me on the podcast. It was great to get to know her better and learn more about her comedy process. Barbara is currently doing shows the rest of the month in New York City, including a show TONIGHT at the Front Room at the Knitting Factory at 9PM! Make sure to go see her if you are in New York City. Follow Barbara on all of the social media links below and make sure you check out her podcast Lady to Lady!

Thanks, Barbara! 

Enjoy the episode!

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On this episode of On the Mic I talked with comedian, podcaster and filmmaker, Kyle Clark!

Kyle is best known for his work on the Nerdist Podcast and Nerdist.com, as well as his podcast, 'This is Rad'. Kyle sat down with us in the tech room at the Nerdmelt Showroom at Meltdown Comics in LA. 

Kyle has been doing stand up for over 5 years and currently runs the Nerdist Open Mic at Meltdown. I talked with Kyle about how his career started, running the open mic, learning from the Nerdist guests, how he started into filmmaking, horror films and so much more!

Kyle is getting ready to record his next special December 4th at Meltdown in LA. If you're out in LA, get out to his show. My friend Jesse Knight came out to LA with me and also joined us on this episode. 

Huge Thanks to Kyle Clark for taking the time out of his busy schedule to sit down and talk with us about his career. It was so great to finally have Kyle on the show. Follow Kyle and This is Rad on all of the links below and check out Kyle's first comedy album, 'Pizza Night' on the link below.

Thanks for joining us Kyle! Enjoy the episode. 

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On todays episode of On the Mic podcast I sat down with musician Tyler Glenn!

Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the hit band, Neon Trees. I've known Tyler for several years and it was great to finally sit down with Tyler and catch up while he was in town for Salt Lake Comic Con. Neon Trees was part of Salt Lake Comic Con this year having their own panel at the event. 

Tyler and I talked about how Neon Trees started, growing as a band, coming to terms with success, his experience coming out, touring the world and so much more. 

A huge Thank You to Tyler Glenn for taking the time to sit down with me for this interview. It was great to finally get a chance to catch up with Tyler as this interview has been more than two years in the works. Thank You to our sponsor on this episode, Club at 50 West in Salt Lake City for also allowing Tyler and I to stop into the club and record this episode. 

Make sure to check out Neon Trees albums and follow Tyler on social media on the links below! 

Thanks, Tyler! Enjoy the episode!

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To celebrate Salt Lake Comic Con starting this week, we've decided to post a bonus episode of On the Mic! Last week I was asked to guest host the 'In Movie Nerds We Trust' Podcast with special guest, from Radio From Hell and the GeekShow Podcast, Kerry Jackson!

The theme for this episode was 'Timeless Classics'. We talked about 3 of Kerry's favorite films, and three of the greatest classics of all-time, 'The Godfather, 'Citizen Kane', and the original 'Planet of the Apes'. 

Thanks to Christopher James for asking me to guest host his show while Quinci was out of town. I had such a great time on the show again. Thanks for allowing us to post this as a bonus episode of the show. 

Thank you as well to Kerry Jackson for allowing us to come over to the GeekShow Studios to record the episode. I have such a great time! 

Enjoy this bonus episode of On the Mic Podcast mashed up with 'In Movie Nerd We Trust'. 

See you at Salt Lake Comic Con!

On this weeks episode of On the Mic Podcast I have the panel from Hello, Sweetie! Podcast! 

This was our live episode from Club at 50 West, recorded last week in Salt Lake City. It was such a great time being able to get to know Hello, Sweetie! better. 

I talked with Hello, Sweetie! about how they got their podcast started, what inspired them to start, how they chose their subject matter, movies, TV shows, Salt Lake Comic Con and so much more!

It was great to get to know Hello, Sweetie! better and finally able to meet the entire panel. This was such a fun show and I can't wait to do it again. If you aren't already listening to Hello, Sweetie! Podcast, you really need to check it out!

A huge Thank You to Danielle, Rebecca, Charity, and Kristal of Hello, Sweetie! Podcast for taking the time to join me on the show! Thank you to Club at 50 West for having us! Also a special Thank You to Shayne Smith for opening the show and Mazziotti Design for all of our art work. 

Come see me and Hello, Sweetie! at Salt Lake Comic Con this week, September 24-26 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. 

Thanks for coming to the show!

Enjoy the episode! 

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On today's episode of On the Mic Podcast I sat down with comedian, Spencer King!

It was great to finally have Spencer make it on the show. The last time I had a chance to talk with Spencer was when he was a guest on My House on The Moon in early 2013.

It was great to be able to sit down and talk with comedy with Spencer and learn more about his writing process, learning from the comics he performs with and what has helped him craft his sets. Since the last time I talked with Spencer he became a father. It was great to talk with him about fatherhood and balancing his comedy career and family life. 

Huge Thank You to Spencer King for joining me on this episode. It was great to catch up with Spencer and talk comedy. It's been great continually watching Spencer's comedy career and I can't wait to see what's next for him. 

Spencer has two shows this weekend! You can see Spencer headline at WiseGuys Comedy in Ogden, Utah on Friday September 18th, and then he hosts for Todd Barry the following night, September 19th at WiseGuys Ogden. Go check them out!

Thanks, Spencer! 

Enjoy the episode!

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On todays episode of On the Mic Podcast I talked with comedian, Shayne Smith.

This was the first time I had met Shayne and he was such a great guest on the podcast. I had seen Shayne's name all over the Salt Lake comedy scene over the last few months, as he was winning and placing in comedy competitions, and wanted to know more about Shayne's comedy and his process. 

Shayne and I talked about the levels or "types of fun" that we experience in life, being new on the comedy scene, how he got his start, what keeps him progressing in comedy and so much more. 

Huge thank you Shayne Smith for taking the time to join me on the podcast. If you want to see Shayne live, come check him out as he opens the LIVE On the Mic show on September 16th at Club 50 West in Salt Lake City. I'm thrilled to have Shayne open the show for me. Follow Shayne on all of the links below! 

Thanks, Shayne! 

Enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode of On the Mic I talked with Filmmaker and Improv Actor, Alex Watson. 

I've seen Alex's film work all over online, and our paths have crossed at festivals over the last few years, but this interview was the first time we had ever met face to face. 

I had an amazing time talking with Alex and learning more about his film and improv career. Alex and I talked about his films win at the Star Wars Celebration, how he started J-Wat Productions, ethics of being a filmmaker, meeting Robin Williams, and so much more. 

Huge thanks to Alex Watson for taking the time out of his busy production schedule to sit down with me. I really can't say enough great things about Alex Watson. This was such a fun interview and I'm glad that Alex and I finally had a chance to meet face to face and talk about filmmaking. Make sure to check out the links below and check out some of his work and his company J-Wat Productions. Make sure to donate to his crowd funding as well!

Thanks, Alex!

Enjoy the episode

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