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Villainous Handlebar Mustache with Jesse Arrow

Author
Elke Thoms | Big Comedy Network
Published
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://www.bigcomedynetwork.com/shows/banging-it-out-with-elke-thoms

Actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur Jesse Arrow grew a villainous handlebar mustache in his 20's after he discovered he was finally capable of growing facial hair. Long before Elke and Jesse were together, Jesse saught to rebel against hitting puberty late and his days as a valet, and boy did he ever. Elke and Jesse sit down to uncover this specific phase in Jesse's life and how grateful they both are that they weren't dating during Jesse's Mr. Monopoly man era.

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ABOUT

Jesse Arrow is an actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur. You’ve seen him on Criminal Minds, and his scripts have been in the semi-finals at Austin Film Festival and on The Black List Labs short list.


IG: @jessearrow



ABOUT BANGING IT OUT WITH ELKE THOMS

One morning you woke up, shaved your head or dyed your hair pink. "Why did you do that?!” your parents screamed—Comedian Elke Thoms would also like to know. We’ve all heard about getting bangs after a breakup, but is that really why you got them?


Elke delves into her guests’ motivations behind their wildest hair changes (whether that was a mullet or ~gasp~ their first trim that was more than just an inch), and investigates if it was to create a new them, to get back at an ex, or the most unhinged of all—just for fun.


Elke Thoms is a rising star on the Los Angeles comedy scene. Get some serious bragging rights and discover her before everyone else does! With her sharp wit and clever humor, she’s already owning stages at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory, while making waves at top comedy festivals both here and abroad.


Elke’s also flexed her writing chops as Editor-in-Chief of Northeastern University’s Literary Arts Magazine, and her plays have been produced in L.A., Boston, and Minneapolis.


So, what are you waiting for? Say you found her first!


😎 CONNECT WITH ELKE 😎

🤹🏻‍♀️ Socials | @elkethoms

🕸️ Website | www.elkethoms.com


🎭 BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIG COMEDY NETWORK 🎭

📸 Socials | @ilovebigcomedy

🌐 Website | https://www.bigcomedynetwork.com


🤝🏼 TEAM 🤝🏼

💜 Creator and Host: Elke Thoms

👩🏼‍💻Producer: Elke Thoms

🎵 Music: Chloe Grace Kinnon and Austin Luther

🎨 Art: Nat Jean

📸 Art Photography: Stephanie Girard


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