In an all-new Between Bombs, Dan and Josh callback episode 296 with Ralph Anthony and dive into doing political humor, working in small towns and being tough vs playing to the crowd - what’s the balance? Art of Bombing: "Nobody Had a Podcast Called The Art of Bombing" Theme by John Hult https://johnhult.bandcamp.com/album/half-a-life-to-recover Bumpers provided by https://www.facebook.com/joenicolamusic Website: https://www.artofbombingpod.com/ Links: https://linktr.ee/artofbombingpod Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-art-of-bombing-a-guide-to-stand-up ..read more

Larry Smith and Dan Bublitz Jr are two standup comedians who spend a LOT of time on the road. Fortunately, they love visiting new places, discovering the hidden, and not-so-hidden, gems in a community, and generally hanging out and getting to know people. They’ve also discovered some tips and tricks to thrive while traveling and will pass them along. Let Diners, Drinks, and Drives (yes, purposefully named this to ride on the coattails of a certain celebrity chef) be your travel guide. From large cities to small towns, Larry and Dan will do their best to showcase the best (at least, the best t ..read more

Stand-up comedian James Stanley tells us that becoming a comic is its own right of passage - to be a great headliner, you have to have been through all the tests, and by then, you’ve got to have the hour you need. He earned his stripes. Most recently, he got stuck in a blizzard between Winona and Minneapolis, and a farm hand had to dig him out: literally! With his life saved and his career rolling, he jams with Dan Bublitz Jr about performing in small towns, how/when to work on new stuff, doing political humor, sticking to your stuff in the face of the audience, and several useful merch idea ..read more

In an all-new Between Bombs, Dan and Josh callback episode 296 with Ralph Anthony and dive into focusing too much on what doesn’t work, crowd work on a single individual, and giving space to analyze material. Art of Bombing: "Nobody Had a Podcast Called The Art of Bombing" Theme by John Hult https://johnhult.bandcamp.com/album/half-a-life-to-recover Bumpers provided by https://www.facebook.com/joenicolamusic Website: https://www.artofbombingpod.com/ Links: https://linktr.ee/artofbombingpod Hosts: Dan Bublitz Jr: http://www.danbublitz.com/ Josh Shirley: http://www.joshshirleycomedy.com ..read more

It’s crazy how material works in some places and not others - just ask stand-up comic Ralph Anthony. In his interview with Art of Bombing’s host Dan Bublitz Jr, he recalls his most influential quote from George Carlin: “If it works on Thursday and it works on Friday but not on Saturday: it’s the crowd.” What that means to Anthony is: that you can’t be too hard on yourself. Ralph tells us that you have to give yourself some time, space, and grace if you want to be successful at any performance art. In this episode, you’ll learn the goal of a corporate gig, the balance of material and crowd w ..read more

Four-time guest Nathan Hults jams with Dan Bublitz Jr about the early days of their relationship. Nathan drove a few hours to Watertown to a paying show that he found out was an open mic - that didn’t pay. But Nathan paid - for gas. It’s never a good time when a show producer asks you for a ride to the show. Nathan and Dan talk about sharing the stage with newer comics, balancing your entertainment career with your family, getting buried by your feature, and getting asked to do a three-hour show. Sponsored by https://www.puxhub.com/: Hey bomb squad if you're a comedian or podcaster looking f ..read more

Episode 277: Showing Humility when You Bomb with Sumukh Torgalkar (SiriusXM's Laugh USA) Stand Up Comedian Sumukh Torgalkar has found his recipe for comedy success by adapting comedy to his life, not by doing the opposite. Sumukh believes that you have to incorporate stand-up into what you like to do, and for him, that means creating helpful content for people. He does stand-up comedy the way he wants to do it - in other words, he isn’t trying to measure success on another person’s terms. Like all comics on the Art of Bombing podcast, he tells host Dan Bublitz Jr about a time when he ate it ..read more

Episode 272: That's A Long Way To Go Man with AJ Finney (Last Comic Standing) Sometimes stand-up comedian AJ Finney is just livin’ his life wrong. At the Tropicana Casino in New Jersey (circa 2014) he had a mall-massage-induced panic attack AND one of his worst bombs. He wasn’t confident, and couldn’t bring his set around. Most of the time, he destroys - and he was able to talk to Dan Bublitz Jr about producing comedy albums, how everyone is a nerd about something, why comics sit in the back of the room, how comics have a magnified perception of what’s going on on stage compared to an audienc ..read more

Episode 267: Go Back to College! He doesn’t remember much about it because it happened in 1983, but Garie Lewis’ first set featured props and stolen jokes from Steven Wright and Bill Cosby. When he walked off stage, the club owner told him to ‘go back to college.’ Lucky for us, he didn’t. Garie and Stand-Up Comic Dan Bublitz Jr revisit story after story from Garie’s rich comedy past. They talk about taping your set, recovering when you lose your composure, and how you can’t win them all. Garie tells us: You just can’t make everyone laugh. This episode is “can’t miss” - Garie has truly seen it ..read more

Panel Picks Podcast is a weekly podcast where comedians and comic book enthusiasts, Dan Bublitz Jr. and Jeremy Plumb, show you what's hot in the world of comics in a fun and beginner-friendly way! From mainstream to indy, new releases to personal picks to throwbacks, Panel Picks is your weekly guide to the world of comic books and beyond! New episodes every Tuesday! https://www.spreaker.com/show/6071485/episodes/feed ..read more