Black Card Rehab

Hey everyone! The first season of Too Sensitive for Comedy has wrapped! While we gear up for the next season, please check out my new podcast Black Card Rehab. It's a comedy podcast about Black pop culture. Go to iTunes or Spotify or head out our website https://www.kristaladams.com/black-card-rehab Listen, rate us 5 stars and subscribe!!!

Kristen Lundberg is an LA based stand up comedian, originally from Ohio. Kristen has extremely high standards for herself as a comedian now as a comedian with a violin on stage. She shares with me about how All That and Keenan and Kel inspired her to be in comedy as well as some of the worst things people have said to her since she started incorporating her violin. A bonus clip of this episode is also available by subscribing to the Patreon page here https://www.patreon.com/kristaladams...

Brinan Weeks is an LA based stand up comedian who originally started in New York. Brinan is a rare find in stand up comedy in that he actually enjoys performing AND producing shows. He talks to me about struggling to commit to a bit and being proactive as a means to combat bitterness and stagnation. A bonus clip of this episode is also available by subscribing to the Patreon page here https://www.patreon.com/kristaladams Follow Brinan Weeks on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brinanweeks...

Wyatt Gray is a hilarious stand up comedian who breaks up his stand up career into two segments: the time before and the time after bombing on live television. We talk about the unease of feeling like you're in a transition period and what it’s like to pursue an unstructured profession when you’re a person who needs structure. Wyatt shares about the best and worst advice he’s received over the years including how he decided to leave his normal uniform behind on certain occasions. A very fun...

Lando Shepard is a stand up comedian based in Austin, Texas. He shares with me about what it means to really be a student of stand up and to know yourself and your audience. Lando takes a humble approach which he’s developed after some learning some hard lessons from life and the stage. Also listen to find out Lando’s favorite audience to perform for at the 45 minute mark. It. Is. Wild. A very fun bonus clip of this episode is also available by subscribing to the Patreon page here...

Mary Jane French is an LA based stand up comedian from Pennsylvania and who found a home in stand up in the midst of her transition. In this episode she shares with me about being comfortable being a comic who needs to hit their marks and how she actually prefers making eye contact with the audience. She also regularly comes up with a mission statement for how she’s working on her standup. Listen to find learn what is the current mission statement that drives her work on stage. A very fun...

Ever Mainard is a comedian and actor based in Los Angeles and has travelled all over doing stand up comedy. In this episode we talk about one of my favorite subjects to discuss: comedy & money. Also listen to find out about the time she was scolded by a life guard in the UK for “swimming too loudly.” A bonus clip of this episode is also available by subscribing to the Patreon page here https://www.patreon.com/kristaladams Follow Ever Mainard on Instagram...

Guy Branum is a stand up comedian and writer and is one the people I most love to hear on a show or a podcast. I was an avid listener of his previous podcast Pop Rocket and his stand up album Effable. We talk about getting to a point within a stand up career in which you know you can rely on your old tricks and how easy it is to not push yourself to grow. With that in mind, Guy has been getting out to open mics to grow, work out material and be a positive presence for those who may not feel...

Leeann Tooker is a hilarious comedian who has a special place in my heart because I booked her on one of the first round of shows I produced when I began comedy. Leeann has been doing comedy for ten years and is a self described “rule follower.” She shares with me about how following all the rules, especially all of the unspoken rules of comedy can hold you back. Also listen to find out how Leeann’s botox treatments affect her comedy. A bonus clip of this episode is also available by...

Emily Duke doesn’t have a problem doing the work, writing, re-writing, grinding at open mics, trying new bits. But of the many wishes that Emily has for herself, one of the big ones is to be accepted by her comedy peers. We talk about navigating the New York scene as a native New Yorker and how she went about making the decision to produce her first special. A bonus clip of this episode is also available by subscribing to the Patreon page here https://www.patreon.com/kristaladams Follow...

Rebecca Leib is an LA based stand up comedian, podcaster and TV producer. In this episode she talks about how she has been doing something she never thought she would be doing: writing mantras to manifest the future she wants. We also talk about how stand up comedy is a lot like dating and being intimidated by younger stand ups who are really put together. Listen also to find out which famous, dead stand up comedian is watching her according to a psychic. A bonus clip of this episode is also...

Solange Castro started standup comedy in the 90s and both she and comedy have gone through several phases since then. Solange counts herself lucky to have realized pretty early on that comedy is not a complete answer to inner turmoil and has found a lot of joy in Salsa dancing. Listen to get more insights from her journey and find out which award she received from the Los Angeles Comedy Open Mic Awards back in the day. A bonus clip of this episode is also available by subscribing to the...

Ayla Glass is a sketch comedian, standup and creator of the sketch comedy team Baegency. Ayla an I talk about what it’s like being drawn to comedy in spite what we and others originally thought we should do with our lives. Neither of us were class clowns and Ayla shares with me how she is navigating being a person who wants clear answers but who has chosen a career with an overwhelming amount of approaches. Listen to this episode and catch up on past episodes now. If you like this podcast...

Courtney Karwal is a Los Angeles based comedian who is currently happy to NOT be in an improv class with 20 year old boys. We talk about comedy cliques, that one time she had to perform on a show AFTER Seinfeld and we bond over being equally anxious around authoritative women. To listen to the bonus episode of last week's episode where Sara Schaefer tells a tale of sweet, sweet comedy justice, subscribe to the Patreon page. Subscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/kristaladams Follow...

Sara Schaefer is a lot of things, one of which is being someone I’ve wanted to have on this podcast since I started it. She’s been doing comedy now for 17 years and has seen just about every part of the industry. Sara shares about how she’s never felt like she fully belonged in comedy and the effects that being an outsider has had on her internally as well as her career. LOTS of great advice in this episode! In the bonus clip of this episode, Sara shares an amazing story of how an old memory...

Nick Skardarasy is a hilarious stand up comedian from Michigan who started comedy in LA. Nick and I have often bonded after shows over our “sensitivities” and in this episode we talk at length about them. We discuss what it means to come to terms with realizing that you’re not going to be the “prodigy” and the process of applying and subsequently getting rejected from many festivals. Also listen to the end to find out which Dream Girls song Nick *might* make as his new opener. If you'd like...

Barbara Gray is a hilarious stand up comedian who also happens to be a host on two of my favorite podcasts (Lady to Lady & Britney's Gram). We bond over having both started doing comedy at open mics in sandwich shops that were NOT Subway. She also shares about waiting on success and dealing with trolls on the internet and her own self sabotage. In the bonus clip, Barbara spills about the time she was scolded by Haley Joel Osment at a party. You can hear the bonus clip and previous bonus...

Jonathan started comedy in Los Angeles and is a hilarious comedian who has had many cycles of highs and lows in the comedy scene and in the broader entertainment industry. We talk about many realizations he has had which have allowed him to be at peace with the somewhat arbitrary nature of success and watching others rise before you. This is one of those episodes where there is just so much to talk about that we ran out of time for the segments. Patreon members can listen to the segment that...

It's been a while since I've done an episode with just me and it seemed like the right time to catch up a bit. I am just coming off the completion of several large projects of which I am very proud of but I am only now realizing how I set my heart up for failure. Listen to find out what I am doing to change that and also to find out what I really think about family Christmas cards. Watch the Music Video I'm talking about in this episode:...

Sarah Mowrey started stand up comedy in Albuquerque and has now done comedy in three different comedy scenes including Chicago and LA. I caught up with Sarah on the back end of the first ever Albuquerque Funny Fiesta. In this hilarious discussion, Sarah shares with me about how they made the decision to move, what it's like having bipolar in an age of Maria Bamford and not being good at roasting. A bonus clip of this episode will be available on the Patreon page next week if you'd like to...