Billy and Willie's Workshop

Bill Blank and Willie Farrell for 3 Beards Media
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Bill Blank and Willie Farrell are comedians who have toured and done shows across the country. Subscribe and listen as the guys workshop their comedy bits and get a behind the scenes look on how comedians try material and work through their routines. No topic is off limits as they discuss whatever is the hot topic of the week. Every week an episode drops. Produced by 3 Beards Media.

  1. 3d ago

    Billy & Willie's Workshop: EP 3.37 Hawks Win, Excuses Begin: Bill’s Cy-Hawk Victory Lap

    Bill is enjoying every second of Iowa’s Cy-Hawk victory—and he brought the receipts for the Cyclone fans filling his comments with excuses. The guys break down the game, debate which team had more experience and read some of the best insults fired Bill’s way. Then the Workshop goes completely off the rails with AI-generated sports clips, the pointlessness of sideline interviews, an AI apocalypse, questionable relationship advice and another round of “Baseball Player, Country Singer or Porn Star?” Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell of RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

  2. Sep 9

    Billy & Willie's Workshop EP 3.36 Cy-Hawk Week, Kirk’s Gum & How the Hell Did We Get Here?

    It’s Cy-Hawk Week, which means Billy & Willie’s Workshop immediately goes off the rails. The guys break down Iowa vs. Iowa State, argue over who actually has something to lose, debate the Hawkeyes’ season ahead, and somehow launch an investigation into Kirk Ferentz’s game-day gum habits. They also look back at the latest comedy show with Tony Rock—including his wild near-kidnapping story—before the conversation takes its usual Workshop detours through politics, porn-star-or-country-singer trivia, road-trip movies, and memories of September 11. Football, comedy, arguments, questionable transitions, and absolutely no filter. Just another night in the Workshop. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

  3. Sep 2

    Billy & Willie’s Workshop Ep. 3.35: The Road, the Green Room & the Grind of Stand-Up

    Billy and Willie are coming off a big weekend at the Funny Bone, including Willie hitting the stage and Billy spending the week getting ready for Tony Rock. That leads to a deep—and hilarious—conversation about what life as a working stand-up comedian is really like. From the energy drain of doing two shows a night and the pressure of knowing an audience paid to see you, to years spent bouncing between comedy clubs, one-nighters, cruise ships and life on the road, the guys pull back the curtain on the parts of stand-up the audience never sees. They also get into Tony Rock’s approach on the road, the relationship between headliners and their opening acts, legendary comedy club green rooms, partying after shows, selling drinks from the stage, road routines and some wild stories from Billy and Willie’s years in comedy. It’s Tony Rock Week—but this episode turns into a look at what it actually takes to make a living making people laugh. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. 🎙️ LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

  4. Aug 26

    Billy & Willie’s Workshop EP 3.34: Billy’s Back from Omaha & Nobody Is Safe

    Billy is back from Omaha, and the Workshop wastes absolutely no time getting back to what it does best: going completely off the rails. The guys remember Dolly Parton and what made her one of the rare celebrities nearly everyone could agree on before the conversation takes some very Billy & Willie turns. From Hawkeye bike helmets and Willie’s new cycling adventures to politics, the WNBA, sports, movies, celebrity crushes, and the usual arguments nobody asked them to settle, nothing stays on topic for long. Plus, the guys debate public marriage proposals—which leads to the story of a proposal at a Nadas concert that ended up being permanently recorded on a live album. It’s unpredictable, inappropriate, occasionally thoughtful, and exactly what you expect when the guys get together in the Workshop. Billy & Willie’s Workshop is sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell – RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. 🎙️ LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

  5. Aug 18

    Billy & Willie’s Workshop Ep. 3.33 Corporate Radio Wars, Wrestling Buddies & Fat Beavers

    Live from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio and powered by Revelton Distilling Company, Billy & Willie deliver another unfiltered episode of real talk with zero scripts. They open with Cubs frustrations, sponsor support for Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and dinner plans, then dig into iHeartMedia’s legal moves against former talent, the death of local radio personality, and why independent shows like theirs refuse to play the corporate game. Bike trails, e-bikes, RAGBRAI dreams, and a legendary “wrestling buddy” photo take a hard left into identifying a MAGA-friendly wrestler-turned-Gutfeld regular, MAGA comedy audiences, bathroom panic jokes, and a spirited debate on whether Iowa high-school boys could hang with the Indiana Fever. The weekly “Singer, Ballplayer, or Porn Star?” game produces maximum chaos (and original songs), a Ring-camera ethics question about backyard action gets answered bluntly, a Detroit news anchor’s “fat beaver” ice-fishing segment becomes comedy gold, and the show closes with speed-dating schemes and an unexpected deep dive into Martha Stewart thirst traps. Sponsored by KNoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrel of REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. Real talk. No filters. No scripts. From sports to culture—they say what others won’t.

  6. Aug 12

    Billy & Willie’s Workshop EP 3.32: E-Bike Rides, Evil Knevil Chaos & Unfiltered Real Talk

    Live from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio and powered by Revelton Distilling Company. Billy and Willie kick things off with Vegas stories, March Madness plans, and Willie’s Hinterland festival run (weather, slow ticket sales, Lorde, kid crowds, and “gay bears with cat ears”). They dive into mushrooms, the Gateway show experiment, past stage mishaps (shrooms, Percocet, ’80s cocaine), and Billy’s brand-new e-bike obsession as his latest attempt at sticking with exercise. The conversation turns unfiltered on Royce White’s WNBA trolling, transgender issues in schools, parental rights vs. media narratives, personal stories, and why some talking points never match the numbers. Plus Evel Knievel clips, the viral QVC “blow job” slip, nude-dining steakhouse news, marriage after 50, post-divorce relationship honesty, and their favorite “baseball player / country singer / porn star” name game that goes gloriously off the rails. Sponsored by Styled by JJ Boutique, Jenny Farrell RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. Real talk. No filters. No scripts.

  7. Aug 5

    Billy & Willie’s Workshop EP 3.31: Ross Peterson Hinterland Corn Shucking, Full Bush Stories & “Baseball Player, Porn Star or Country Singer

    Willie is out, so Ross Peterson steps into the Workshop for a freewheeling episode packed with Hinterland festival war stories. Ross recounts four days of corn-shucking, people-watching (butt cheeks are the new cleavage), the infamous “full bush” stripper conversation, Instagram photo poses, armpit-hair observations, and why the festival crowd never really changes. The guys dig into body positivity, Lizzo, cultural distractions, and the lack of nuance in today’s team-picking politics before launching into a chaotic round of “Baseball Player, Porn Star or Country Singer.” A late-show real-estate question about being naked in your own backyard turns into a full legal deep-dive with special guest attorney John. Plus: Tony Rock is coming to Chuck’s on September 3 for a special live Billy & Willie show, the new B-Side Boys Rugby Podcast launches tomorrow, and plenty of the usual unfiltered Workshop energy. Sponsored by Styled by JJ Boutique, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company.LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

  8. Jul 29

    Billy & Willie Workshop EP: 3.30 Hinterland Mode, Trump’s Stand-Up Bombs & Uncle Frank’s Koi Pond

    Live from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio and powered by Revelton Distilling Company. Billy, Willie, and Chris lock in for another unfiltered Tuesday of real talk. They break down the packed, dialed-in energy at their recent Chuck’s show and the magic of those five questions that always spawn the best road stories. Trump’s White House Correspondents Dinner “stand-up” gets roasted after he bombs jokes (possibly written by Tony Hinchcliffe) and starts blaming the writers mid-set. Celebrity and athlete height surprises, short-guy observations, and a wild email pitching clean-comedy Rabbi Bob Alper as a guest all get the full workshop treatment. Uncle Frank returns with classic stories involving speech impediments, bar-stool reveals, water moccasins, and a Mexican koi pond that ends in thrown flowers and knockout punches. The crew plays their favorite name game—singer, baseball player, or porn star?—with Levi Lowry, Logan Porter, Cole Harvey, Kale Tyson, and Casey Daniels. Weird news rounds include a Costco employee and the famous $1.50 hot dog, plus a professor’s invisible “Madagascar” AI trap that flunked 32 out of 35 students. School cheating confessions, tuxedo-shop stories, conference skepticism, and a deep dive into the gender-bending, people-watching chaos of Hinterland round out the episode. Sponsored by Styled by JJ Boutique, Jenny Farrel REMAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. Three Beards Media. Real talk. No filters. No scripts. Turn it up and lock in.

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5
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About

Bill Blank and Willie Farrell are comedians who have toured and done shows across the country. Subscribe and listen as the guys workshop their comedy bits and get a behind the scenes look on how comedians try material and work through their routines. No topic is off limits as they discuss whatever is the hot topic of the week. Every week an episode drops. Produced by 3 Beards Media.

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  • Creator
    Bill Blank and Willie Farrell for 3 Beards Media
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bill Blank and Willie Farrell for 3 Beards Media
  • Show Website
    Billy and Willie's Workshop