Above the Laughs is a comedy podcast that is recorded in the offices above The World Famous Laugh Factory in Chicago. Hosted by struggling comic/underpaid employee Matt Chiaramonte, ATL features conversations with everyone from a nationally headlining comics to a comedy club wait staff. If you want to know everything there is to know about the world of standup comedy, then you need to get Above the Laughs!
Episodes (8)
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Dom Irrera
Dom Irrera
Published: 3 Jun 2013 Duration: 12:22Comedy legend Dom Irrera sat down in the offices above Laugh Factory Chicago to discuss his new video podcast, his comedy heroes and peers, and how he adjusts his act for different crowds. Check out Dom Irrera Live from the Laugh Factory on... Read more →Comedy legend Dom Irrera sat down in the offices above Laugh Factory Chicago to discuss his new video podcast, his comedy heroes and peers, and how he adjusts his act for different crowds. Check out Dom Irrera Live from the Laugh Factory on... Read more →
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Neal Brennan
Neal Brennan
Published: 20 May 2013 Duration: 13:52Accomplished writer (Chappelle's Show), director (The Goods, New Girl), and podcaster (The Champs) Neal Brennan is taking the standup world by storm. Just days before taping his first Comedy Central hour special, Neal sat down with Matt to ... Read more →Accomplished writer (Chappelle's Show), director (The Goods, New Girl), and podcaster (The Champs) Neal Brennan is taking the standup world by storm. Just days before taping his first Comedy Central hour special, Neal sat down with Matt to ... Read more →
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Brendon Burns & Bill Dawes
Brendon Burns & Bill Dawes
Published: 20 May 2013 Duration: 35:55LA vet Bill Dawes and Australian powerhouse Brendon Burns joined Matt in the offices above Laugh Factory in our longest (and most educational) podcast to date. They discuss everything from Australian genocide to joking about rape, and virtu... Read more →LA vet Bill Dawes and Australian powerhouse Brendon Burns joined Matt in the offices above Laugh Factory in our longest (and most educational) podcast to date. They discuss everything from Australian genocide to joking about rape, and virtu... Read more →
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Aaron Weaver
Aaron Weaver
Published: 25 Mar 2013 Duration: 16:39Moments before taking Chicago Laugh Factory stage for the final time before moving to LA, I sat down with Aaron Weaver to discuss starting standup in Chicago, his future on the west coast, and everything in between. His method of "winging i... Read more →Moments before taking Chicago Laugh Factory stage for the final time before moving to LA, I sat down with Aaron Weaver to discuss starting standup in Chicago, his future on the west coast, and everything in between. His method of "winging i... Read more →
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Mike Young and Camilla Cleese
Mike Young and Camilla Cleese
Published: 13 Mar 2013 Duration: 22:23Mike Young, who was headlining a weekend of shows at Laugh Factory Chicago sits down with me to discuss the relationship between comics and crowds. We were lucky enough to be joined by Camilla Cleese, a comic from LA that was doing a guest ... Read more →Mike Young, who was headlining a weekend of shows at Laugh Factory Chicago sits down with me to discuss the relationship between comics and crowds. We were lucky enough to be joined by Camilla Cleese, a comic from LA that was doing a guest ... Read more →
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Jamie Masada
Jamie Masada
Published: 13 Mar 2013 Duration: 15:23Owner and founder of The World Famous Laugh Factory, Jamie Masada, sits down with me in the offices about Laugh Factory Chicago. One of the most influential people in the comedy world, Jamie speaks eloquently about everything from protectin... Read more →Owner and founder of The World Famous Laugh Factory, Jamie Masada, sits down with me in the offices about Laugh Factory Chicago. One of the most influential people in the comedy world, Jamie speaks eloquently about everything from protectin... Read more →
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Dior Sharp
Dior Sharp
Published: 13 Mar 2013 Duration: 15:49Dior Sharp is the sound tech at Laugh Factory Chicago. While he's relatively new to the comedy world, for the past few months he has been watching hours of standup, every single day, from his sound booth. He is a very interesting guy and ha... Read more →Dior Sharp is the sound tech at Laugh Factory Chicago. While he's relatively new to the comedy world, for the past few months he has been watching hours of standup, every single day, from his sound booth. He is a very interesting guy and ha... Read more →
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Mike Stanley and Danny Kallas
Mike Stanley and Danny Kallas
Published: 13 Mar 2013 Duration: 24:38Year after year, comics who make it big in Chicago leave the city that raised them for either New York or Los Angeles. Danny Kallas and Mike Stanley, two of Chicago's most popular comics, have reached that point in their careers. I sat down... Read more →Year after year, comics who make it big in Chicago leave the city that raised them for either New York or Los Angeles. Danny Kallas and Mike Stanley, two of Chicago's most popular comics, have reached that point in their careers. I sat down... Read more →
