A Comic’s Last Stand

In the final episode of A Comic's Last Stand, Pete discusses why he's ending the podcast now, what he's learned doing comedy over the last fifteen years, and what he plans to do next.  Thanks for lis…

"Muggsy McGeever" is a former stand-up comedian and author of the recently released short story collection "Ham Sandwiches."  In this episode, Muggsy and Pete discuss their time performing stand-up t…

Lauren Hope Krass is a New York based comedian who, until recently, has primarily made her live performing for colleges and cruise ships.  In this episode of "A Comic's Last Stand", Lauren and Pete d…

Emily Walsh is a comedian and storyteller who recently completed a one month run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  In this episode of "A Comic's Last Stand", Emily discusses the process of starting …

Jeff Simmermon is a comedian and storyteller who has been featured on "The Moth" and "This American Life."  In this episode, Jeff discusses his journey into the worlds of storytelling and comedy, ref…

Gus Tate is a New York City comedian whose first special, Top Gus, is now available on YouTube.  In this episode of "A Comic's Last Stand", Gus shares with Pete how he began his stand-up career in Ch…

Jared Freid is a New York based comedian whose recent Netflix special, 37 And Single, premiered in the Netflix Top Ten.  In this episode of A Comic's Last Stand, Jared tells Pete how his experience s…

Brian Parise is a stand-up comedian and writer who has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and written for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.  In thi…

Peter Muth is a comedian and musician, and notably, the only new friend Pete Bladel has made in his 30s. In this episode of A Comic's Last Stand, Peter (Muth) discusses with Pete (Bladel) his initial…

Adam Muller holds multiple graduate degrees from MIT and spent many years working on Wall Street...until he gave it all up to pursue stand-up comedy full time.  In this episode of A Comic's Last Stan…

Liz Miele is a New York comedian who began performing stand-up at the age of 16.  In this episode of A Comic's Last Stand, Liz (along with her cats Ghost and Lunchbox) joins the podcast to talk about…

A. Natasha Joukovsky is the author of the novel The Portrait of a Mirror and the writer behind the Substack Quite Useless.  In this episode of A Comic's Last Stand, Natasha shares how she compartment…

J.P. McDade is a stand-up comedian and comedy writer who has appeared on Comedy Central's Roast Battle and at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.  In this episode of A Comic's Last Stand, J…

In the first remote episode of A Comic's Last Stand, Pete is joined by Evan Valentine, a former comedian and current writer for Comicbook.com.  Evan tells Pete how he made the transition from stand-u…

Ami Kozak is a comedian, musician, podcaster and content creator. After studying at Berklee College of Music, Ami embarked on a fruitful career, composing music for ads, film and TV, and releasing re…

Lafayette Wright is another one of Pete's oldest friends in comedy.  After performing together for years in Washington, DC, Pete and Lafayette both moved to New York City in 2012. Lafayette vividly s…

Jeremy Pinsly is a New York City comedian who was in a situation similar to Pete - Struggling for stage time, searching for opportunities, and worrying about his future in comedy...until he decided t…

In March of 2020, comedian Eric Neumann had 1,700 Instagram followers and no TikTok account. As it stands today, he has 101k Instagram followers, over 400k on TikTok, and a robust touring schedule. E…