# 32 - Steve Messner: A Lack Of Options

# 33 - Brian Rigby: The Sound of Comedy

We are back with Brian Rigby, a very good friend, a great comic, and a killer musician. He actually made the intro and outro music for this podcast. We spoke about everything from dating, life, comedy, music etc. but the biggest theme of the episode was the connection between music & comedy.  Brian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianrigbycomedy?igsh=dmRzejc1YWpodzdl [https://www.instagram.com/brianrigbycomedy?igsh=dmRzejc1YWpodzdl] Check out Brian's newest single "See Me Again" it's fantastic https://open.spotify.com/album/33g7JcIx1zjvE8bQA2Od7k?si=vko2X2eyR2qTNAYwNUiZBg [https://open.spotify.com/album/33g7JcIx1zjvE8bQA2Od7k?si=vko2X2eyR2qTNAYwNUiZBg]

# 32 - Steve Messner: A Lack Of Options

Steve is a NYC stand up comedian and very good friend of mine, he is originally from New Jersey. He runs a weekly open mic called Brainstorm Comedy with his partner Alec Wirth at Judy Z's in the West Village every Wednesday at 6 PM. Steve also has a podcast called The Bridge Burner Podcast. Topics we spoke about - The comedy writing process - Dealing with bugs/rodents in NYC - NYC squirrels vs other squirrels - Pigeons in NYC - Boston becoming PC - Zohran Mamdani - Trump  - New guys in politics - Master marketing in politics - No good options for politicians  - NYC comedy with Zohran as mayor - Digging a hole in comedy and having to get out - The Jews voting in NYC - Principles in politics - Steve takes his socks off - Making old jokes from the beginning good now - Writing routines - Having a girlfriend and doing comedy - Going from business to comedy - How do famous people deal with fame - How COVID affected us  - First time getting on stage - The start of comedy and much more Steve’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve_messner?igsh=NHQwazc1Ymo0YjU [https://www.instagram.com/steve_messner?igsh=NHQwazc1Ymo0YjU]= Brainstorm Comedy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormcomedylive?igsh=N2o2eTZiMHZvOXZz [https://www.instagram.com/brainstormcomedylive?igsh=N2o2eTZiMHZvOXZz] Bridge Burner Podcast’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebridgeburnerpodcast?igsh=MTJrdGhkdWM4dDFreg [https://www.instagram.com/thebridgeburnerpodcast?igsh=MTJrdGhkdWM4dDFreg]

# 31 - Jay Servedio: Hope is Crucial

Jay Servedio is a NYC stand up comedian & writer. He is currently working on a live late night show called On The Watchlist with Jay Servedio, which he is live streaming at the Caveat in the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, November 22nd at 4PM. Info on the show below: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/on-the-watchlist-with-jay-servedio-a-live-late-night-comedy-show-11-22-2025 [https://www.caveat.nyc/events/on-the-watchlist-with-jay-servedio-a-live-late-night-comedy-show-11-22-2025]  Jay's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/therealjayservedio?igsh=N2d1YTdvbmQ4cWY0 [https://www.instagram.com/therealjayservedio?igsh=N2d1YTdvbmQ4cWY0] Topics we spoke about - Jay's late night show and how he put it together - The world is burning  - You have to have hope - Why do we do what we do - Wanderlust and the importance of silence, solitude and travel - The importance of perspective change - The strangeness of comedy - Higher powers & seeing outside of yourself - Legacy, and does it matter? - Everything is a blessing, and remaining grateful - The way your brain experiences imaginary circumstances - Is there a deep state? - USA is just a better Rome - When is America's expiration date? - The Epstein Files and much more.

# 30 - Eli Maroney: Laughing Matters

Eli Maroney is a NYC comic, one of my favorite people in the world and 1 of the 4 Proud Girls. Topics we touched upon - Loneliness epidemic in the world & USA - Gen z men not asking women out - Jim & Marg's morning public radio show - "Friend" AI ad in the NYC subway - The importance of comedy & laughing - It's harder to make people laugh now - Where are all the gay Chinese men? - Hot Asian guys are in - China took our pandas - Reality doesn't feel real anymore  - Army generals using Chat GPT - How we should be using AI - The importance of gay and black culture - Alan Turing - Are we in a simulation? - Eli is working on a podcast about Sex and the City - Comedy thoughts during a date - Dating someone and them seeing your comedy - Corporate prisons - Finding a life partner and not being able to make friends - Ed Gein - and much much more  Eli's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eli.maroney?igsh=cmxvd2xjcDN2dzZ0 [https://www.instagram.com/eli.maroney?igsh=cmxvd2xjcDN2dzZ0]

# 29 - Jamie McClelland: The British Are Coming

Jamie McClelland is NYC based comic and great friend of mine from across the pond. He is originally from England and has been in New York City for few years now doing comedy. We got into sarcasm being a second language in England and that Americans have a very hard time understanding it, the good and bad history of England, The integral role they played in World War 2, His great grandfathers role in World War 1, Winston Churchill being one of the absolute greatest bad asses to have ever lived, the difference between men back then and men now, toxic masculinity and the bullsh*t behind it, being useful as a man, difference between men and women in high stress situations, Jamie's scary moment at a gas station in Compton, my scary moment at a gas station in Oklahoma, England's knife problem, if we took away guns in the states there would be a sword problem, Jamie's week from hell, audience reading emotions while you're on stage, allowing yourself to be free on stage, emotions on stage in general and so much more. Jamie runs a weekly mic called Chewsday Innit in Manhattan  Jamie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamieisnotfunny?igsh=MWw4YzJyMHY4b2VkZw [https://www.instagram.com/jamieisnotfunny?igsh=MWw4YzJyMHY4b2VkZw]== Chewsday Mic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chewsday_innit_mic?igsh=YzdnY2drcG92MGlm [https://www.instagram.com/chewsday_innit_mic?igsh=YzdnY2drcG92MGlm]