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The DC Improv

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COMEDY

The official podcast of the finest comedy club in all the land.

05/10/2022

Christian Finnegan

Christian Finnegan has been a favorite at the club for years, and he'll be part of our 30th anniversary party at the 9:30 Club on June 27. (Also, we just put his October shows at the Improv on sale.) This week we're talking to him about music and more ... have a listen!

32 min
05/03/2022

Josh Adam Meyers / The Goddamn Comedy Jam

The DC Improv celebrates its 30th anniversary on June 27 at the 9:30 Club, with an all-star edition of The Goddamn Comedy Jam. DC-area native Josh Adam Meyers is the creator and producer of the Jam, so we're talking to him about the show's origins, how he puts it all together and why the 9:30 Club is so special to him.

39 min
04/26/2022

Julia Shiplett

Julia introduces herself before her Washington DC debut May 20-22 in our lounge showroom. Talking about her journalism background, freckles, her unexpected side hustle and more.

30 min
04/12/2022

Steve Byrne / Pun DMV

Steve Byrne was one of the first comics to perform on our stage when we reopened in spring 2021. He's back May 5-7 for another weekend -- plus he'll be at our June 27 birthday party at the 9:30 club. We're talking about The Goddamn Comedy Jam, his new podcast with Joe Gatto and life in Tennessee. Bonus content: To get you pumped for the May 4 Pun DMV show, we've got the audio of host Dana Fleitman as she opened up the winter edition of the pun competition.

47 min
04/05/2022

Jak Knight / Die Laughing Productions

Two interviews, same low price ... [3:00] Jak Knight (@jakknight123) headlines the club April 21-23. We're talking about how Seattle shaped his comedy perspective, his new hit show "Bust Down" and what he wants the next phase of his comedy career to look like. [26:30] Rob Maher and Joe Robinson (@dielaughingproductions) are the guys behind the murder mystery comedy shows at the Improv. They're plugging the April 20 show, "Hit Me '90s One More Time," and we're sharing our own '90s nostalgia.

58 min
03/29/2022

Marshall Brandon / Sketch Night

Marshall (@marshallbrandonstory on IG) headlines our lounge showroom April 14-16. We're talking about his start in Connecticut, how he got hooked up with Donnell Rawlings, what makes his style unique and classic vinyl. Plus we close out the episode with audio sketches from Bad Medicine and High Dramma, who will be performing in our lounge April 9.

46 min
03/22/2022

Loungin' with Matt Deakins / Bria Beddoe / Sketch Night

April 8-9 is a variety weekend in our lounge showroom, so it's time to crank up the hype machine ... Stand-out local stand-ups Matt Deakins and Bria Beddoe call in before competing in Comedy Kumite 33 on April 8. We're talking about whatever gets their competitive juices flowing. Plus we've got free audio sketches from High Dramma and Brick Penguin, the two troupes featured April 9 when Bad Medicine presents sketch night.

34 min
11/18/2021

Gina Brillon

Gina Brillon headlines the DC Improv for New Year's Eve, capping a great run -- in the last two years she had a special on Amazon, made the finals of "America's Got Talent," AND she had her first kid. In this interview we talk about her roots in the Bronx, balancing parenthood with an entertainment career, and lessons she learned on the way to the top. Listen, then get your tickets to close out 2021 at our NYE party!

41 min

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Great Comedians, Great Host

08/25/2017

Megapapa

The show host, Chris White, more than holds his own in the room with many of today's top comics. A funny, fun listen.

The official podcast of the finest comedy club in all the land.

Creator

The DC Improv
Years Active

2015 - 2022
Episodes

100
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© (c) 2017, The DC Improv
Show Website

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