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A behind-the-scenes look at the life of a working comedian Primary Format : Comedy Also Listed as: Comedy City : Brooklyn State/Province : NY Country : USA Country : NA User Tags: comedy comedy booking paravonian road gigs rob paravonian standup standup comedy User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: standup | View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of Life as a Comic Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of Life as a Comic Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of Life as a Comic Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Nooners--Life as a Comic Episode 2-4 Nooners--Life as a Comic Episode 2-4Ever wonder what it's like to do a comedy show at noon in the cafeteria of a community college? Will it be as challenging as it sounds? Will the performer break down and cry? Will the students throw tater tots at him?"Nooners," the affectionate term comedians have given these mid-day comedy shows, are tricky to pull off, and this latest episode of Life as a Comic follows Rob as he does a week of three nooners in central Nebraska.So grab your tray, friend ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website College Conventions--Life as a Comic Season 2 Ep 3 College Conventionsfollows Rob P. to Peoria, Illinois where he performs for student union boards and student activities committees in hopes of landing college gigs.See the expense, awkwardness, techical difficulties and more that go into showcasing at aNACAconvention, which is something many comedians do to get college work.Thanks to the folks at theNACA Mid-America region, as well as Rob's wonderful college agents, Kate and Robin atJoey Edmonds Presents. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Roadmobiles--Season 2 Episode 2 RoadmobilesWhen a comic says he's 'going on the road' people don't often think about how he or she gets there and what condition the thing that gets them there might be in. Roadmobiles takes a look at the kinds of cars comedians tool around the country in; and showcasing their darlings of the interstate along with Rob are comedians Jesse Joyce and Ray Devito. See how comics deal with a vehicle that is their bread & butter, their home away from home, their office and their storage unit. note ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music & Comedy--Season 2 premiere! Music & Comedy, a subject Rob knows well, explores what it's like to play music in the ranks of standup comedy. Rob talks with NYC-based musical comedian Joshua Grosvent about the trials and tribulations facing music/comedy hybrids, and you can see some of those trials and tribulations first hand as Josh explains how his big Summer Jam show almost didn't happen because the venue decided to close for the night!Also featured in this episode are The Rob and Mark Show who didn't let a closed v ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Party Boat -- Episode 10 Pirates! Sunken Ships!! Party Boat -- Episode 10 is Life as a Comic's summer blockbuster!Follow Rob as he performs in a show on the Frying Pan, a 75-year-old Lightship that sunk, was salvaged, and is now docked on NYC's west side and used for parties. Journey down into the belly of the beast as the show takes place in the lowest deck of the ship and see what it's like to perform at an 'event' when the crowd is there to drink and mingle and not necessarily catch a show.After the show you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Topical -- Episode 9 "Topical" Episode 9 explores the aspect of doing topical material, i.e. material about current events, following Rob as he works on and performs a bit about the 2006 Fifa World Cup. From the quick development to the material's short shelf life, Episode 9 shows you the ups and downs of being up to date in your act. Many thanks to the folks whose shows we taped at, including Tell Your Friends, Comedy is for Humans, and The Comedy Igloo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Topical -- Episode 9 "Topical" Episode 9 explores the aspect of doing topical material, i.e. material about current events, following Rob as he works on and performs a bit about the 2006 Fifa World Cup. From the quick development to the material's short shelf life, Episode 9 shows you the ups and downs of being up to date in your act. Many thanks to the folks whose shows we taped at, including Tell Your Friends, Comedy is for Humans, and The Comedy Igloo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reels -- Episode 8 Reels -- Episode 8 shows all of the video packages comics have to put together in order to get work and further their careers. From taping sets to editing 90-second vignettes for showcase submissions to putting the press kits together, Rob takes you through the process that leaves comics with more tape on themselves than Nixon. Note from Rob: This episode is a little different in that it doesn't center on a particular show and it's completely behind-the-scenes support for the l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website It's Not Just Me -- Episode 7 "It's Not Just Me" takes you to Hoboken, NJ (sorry) for a show Rob does with fellow comedian and big man on the college market Eric O'Shea. Rob and Eric have worked together before so they meet up early to ride the PATH train under the Hudson to the Stevens Institute of Technology in the downtown 'Boke. This episode also explores the ins and outs of what it's like to perform opposite free cookies and a snack bar. Between the sugar rushes, cafeteria-style seating and the full mo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Morning Radio--Episode 6 Episode 6 shows what it's like to be a guest on a morning radio show, which is something comedians often do. Follow Rob up to Milwaukee for his appearance on Kramp and Adler's morning radio show on 102.1 WLUM, which is Milwaukee's alternative rock station. Many thanks to Brian Kramp and Jon Adler, everyone at WLUM, and the great state of Wisconsin for making my day there something worth getting up early for. Enjoy! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Weekend at Zanies -- Episode 4 Episode 4 -- Weekend at ZaniesClick here to watch.When you're living life as a comic, you're definitely going to spend a lot of time in comedy clubs, and Zanies in Chicago is one of the oldest stand-up clubs in the country. See what it's like to play this quintessential venue, from the three-show Saturday nights, to the green room antics, to dealing with the various audiences.Mad props to the other comics on the bill, Brooke van Poppelen and Rob Brackenridge, as well as to Bert, Martin, an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Going Back to Indiana-- Episode 5 Going Back to Indiana follows Rob to southern Indiana where he performs at Vincennes University hosting their student variety show. See what it's like to do a show at 6:30 in the evening for the local senior citizens, to sample the local cuisine, and to live, laugh, and love in the heartland. Many thanks to the students and faculty at Vincennes University, as well as the good people of Vincennes who came out to the shows. And to John Cougar Mellancamp, who attended Vincennes U ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Weekend at Zanies -- Episode 4 Episode 4 -- Weekend at ZaniesClickhereto watch.When you're living life as a comic, you're definitely going to spend a lot of time in comedy clubs, and Zanies in Chicago is one of the oldest stand-up clubs in the country. See what it's like to play this quintessential venue, from the three-show Saturday nights, to the green room antics, to dealing with the various audiences.Mad props to the other comics on the bill, Brooke van Poppelen and Rob Brackenridge, as well as to Bert, Martin, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website NYC-DIY-- Episode 3 To view movie, click above or here.The New York alternative, or "downtown," comedy scene is where I spend most of my time, and if you've ever wondered what it's like to do shows in these kinds of places, tag along with me. Learn how to entertain hipsters and what it's like to perform for an audience that thinks it's cooler than you.The show I did was put together by Liam McEneaney for his showcase for a Comedy Central Presents submission, and it also featured Baron Vaughn and The Domestics ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website College Gigs -- Episode 2 "College Gigs" is episode 2 of Life as a Comic, to view it click image above or here.Are College Gigs non-stop parties full of hot coeds where comedians party all night long on campus or are they actually work? I started playing colleges early on in my career and I've played over 300 of them since, and I've learned they can be fun, and they can be terrible, but they never seem to be what people think they are when I say "I do a lot of colleges."So check out the real nitty as I perform at O ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website College Gigs -- Episode 2 "College Gigs" is episode 2 of Life as a Comic, to view it click image above orhere.Are College Gigs non-stop parties full of hot coeds where comedians party all night long on campus or are they actually work? I started playing colleges early on in my career and I've played over 300 of them since, and I've learned they can be fun, and they can be terrible, but they never seem to be what people think they are when I say "I do a lot of colleges."So check out the real nitty as I perform at Oh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One Nighters It's the first episode of "Life as a Comic"! View it here!One Nighters are stand-up shows that take place in the most random assortment of venues, sometimes they're fun, sometimes they make you question the choices you've made in your life. And you can never tell going in which kind it will be.For example there was a one nighter in southern Illinois at a bowling alley on a Tuesday night and you'd think it would be the worst show of your year, but it's always packed and the audience is alw ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One Nighters It's the first episode of "Life as a Comic"! View ithere!One Nighters are stand-up shows that take place in the most random assortment of venues, sometimes they're fun, sometimes they make you question the choices you've made in your life. And you can never tell going in which kind it will be.For example there was a one nighter in southern Illinois at a bowling alley on a Tuesday night and you'd think it would be the worst show of your year, but it's always packed and the audience is alwa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website