Don't Sit in the Front!

James Hillmer
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Don't Sit in the Front!

Don't Sit in the Front! is a podcast about the love of standup comedy, alternative comedy, and keeping it all alive through a difficult time. Host James Hillmer (@jdhillmer) interviews comedians, writers, and general fans of standup about their favorite comedians and personal connection to this unique art form we love so much! Host: James Hillmer is a Los Angeles based researcher and standup lover. Music: @chrishellking on IG Art: @memorybloomstudio on IG 1. Always punch up. 2. Keep swinging.

  1. 12/31/2021

    Ep 70 - 2021 Yearend Wrap Up w/ Kari Assad

    Kari Assad (Twt: @kariassad; IG: @assadkarirocks) came back to help me wrap up the year and talk about some of our favorite moments from the year standup returned from quarantine. We talk a LOT about Pen15's final season just cause I like it a lot. We talk about new live booked shows we liked, specials/albums that stood out, and finish it all up with new year's resolutions for our experience of standup in 2022.  Happy New Year!  1. Always punch up 2. Keep swinging

    1h 18m

  2. 12/17/2021

    Ep 69 - A Very Thicc WI Christmas

    I racked my brain thinking of a Christmas-related standup special or album to talk about and the closest thing I could come up with is David Sedaris's reading of "Santaland Diaries," a humorous essay about his time working as a mall Santa's elf (link below). I talked to my friend Michael back in WI about it and a little about fun standup things just on the horizon.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5XLjG_S6eE  1. Always punch up 2. Keep swinging

    35 min

  3. 12/10/2021

    Ep 68 - British Comedy, Fringe Festival, and Ahir Shah's "Dots" w/ Victoria Caudle

    I talked to my friend Victoria (@nureonjongi) who is an encyclopedia of current British standup. We talked about Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Korean standup comedy and its potential, and a bit about Ahir Shah's "Dots" (HBO Max).  Here is a list Victoria provided of comedians she saw at the 2018 Fringe Festival, many of whom are now putting out specials and the like:  Kiri Pritchard-McLean — twitter: @kiripritchardmc | Instagram: @kiri_pritchard_mclean | podcast + twitter: All Killa No Filla @killnofillpod Suzi Ruffell — twitter: @suziruffell | Instagram: @suziruffellcomedy Sindhu Vee — twitter: @sindhuvfunny | Instagram: @sindhuvee Mawaan Rizwan — twitter: @MawaanR | Instagram: @mawaanr Nish Kumar — twitter: @MrNishKumar | Instagram: @mrnishkumar Graham Dickson — twitter: @GDogged | Instagram: @grahamdickson Abigoliah Shamaun — twitter: @abigoliah | Instagram: @abigoliah Steen Raskopoulos — twitter: @steenrasko | Instagram: @steenrasko Athena Kugblenu — twitter: @athenakugblenu | Instagram: @athenakugblenu Nina Conti — twitter: @athenakugblenu | Instagram: @theninaconti Special Mention: Sofie Hagen — twitter: @SofieHagen | Instagram: @sofiehagendk Ahir Shah — twitter: @AhirShah

    49 min

  4. 12/03/2021

    Ep 67 - Katie Novotny

    A couple weeks ago I ran into Katie Novotny (IG: @kathnovotny) at a comedy show and we chatted about being from the midwest and why we like LA. We talked about comedy and then I invited her on the show and here we are! She's great! We talked about standup vs. sketch and improv, Chicago and NY vs. LA, all kinds of comedy nerd stuff. It was fun!  Check out her set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydFbq4LeGw&t=2s

    1h 5m

  5. 11/27/2021

    Ep 66 - Jen Saunderson Returns!

    Jen Saunderson (@jensaunderson) returned to give updates on her crazy year and also what getting back out there and doing shows has been like. It was great to catch up! You can hear Jen on the wonderfully funny and informative horror movie podcast, Everything is Scary! Love you all, stay safe.  1. Always punch up  2. Keep swinging

    46 min

  6. 11/19/2021

    Ep 65 - Monique Moreau

    I talked to Monique Moreau (Twt: @bigbadbutt, IG: @moniqueandjiminy) about standup, taking a break and coming back to it, neuro diversity, getting out of rural hometowns and how standup is and isn't like being a concert pianist.  Monique has a show coming up at the small room at Largo that we should watch out for and also a show coming up at the Glendale Room on Dec 9th at 8pm.  1. Always punch up  2. Keep swinging

    56 min

  7. 11/05/2021

    Ep 64 - "The Last Temptation of Krust" (Simpsons S09E15)

    I had my good friend Ed back on the pod to talk about more representations of standup with a 1998 episode of the Simpsons, "The Last Temptation of Krust." Krusty the Clown performs discovers that his offensive material is out of date and becomes a Carlin-esque rant comic but ultimately sells out. It's a nice time capsule of 1998 with some connections to be made about the current kerfuffle with cancel culture.

    1h 15m

  8. 10/29/2021

    Ep 63 - Halloween Special

    Happy Halloween! Pow and I watched an episode of Ghost Adventures about the Comedy Store and talked about our own ghost near-sightings.

    1h 9m
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About

Don't Sit in the Front! is a podcast about the love of standup comedy, alternative comedy, and keeping it all alive through a difficult time. Host James Hillmer (@jdhillmer) interviews comedians, writers, and general fans of standup about their favorite comedians and personal connection to this unique art form we love so much! Host: James Hillmer is a Los Angeles based researcher and standup lover. Music: @chrishellking on IG Art: @memorybloomstudio on IG 1. Always punch up. 2. Keep swinging.

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  • Creator
    James Hillmer
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © James Hillmer
  • Show Website
    Don't Sit in the Front!

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